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I occasionally use java when the environment requires it. I'm not going to claim that c# is better than java and i have not done so above. I prefer c#, simple as that. Java changes so constantly.. you got awt, swing, netbeans.. on and on. When java doesn't run like shit and when java doesn't consume so much memory and when there is a decent non buggy pile of shit IDE for it i'll use it even more.
Java works with JREs from competing companies IBM,Sun). Java works on any platform. And your point is... As mentioned several times above so does c#/.net and it yes it needs a great deal of improvment. C#/.net is tryig to be everything java is++
So what is the point of a "standard"?To ensure growth and popularity.
All an IEEE standard is going to do is dramatically slow down changes (which have almost exclusively been for the better) to the language.Fantastic!
A scientist's stamp on a specification means a heck of alot less to me than a signature on my paycheck, which is going to be bigger if I'm using a language that quickly adapts itself to the business environment.Ya common sense says follow the money, FOR ME the money is in c#/.net right now.
I'm not trying to start a flame war, i'm not trying to piss people off and i'm not trying to stray off topic, in all truthfullness java is my #2 prefrence for programming then maybe c++ although the distance between #2 and #3 is lightyears. Look at my title... i'm saying that c# is not a threat to java, i'm saying its a threat to VB.
RAD is a myth.
LOL what an asinine comment. You write a complete app in C or C++ (dont' be using templates) and i'll do the same in c#, i'll not only complete it far quicker than you i'll use 50%+ less lines of code.
Cross platform support from Microsoft is a siren song leading into a slippery trap.
I missed if anyone said microsoft was making this cross platform. Who said that? I said it was being done if thats what you mean i never gave the slightest hint that microsoft had anything to do with it, as a matter of fact on the contrary if your ass would have followed the link provied you see that Ximian (makers of Redcarpet and major contributor to gnome) are the primary force behind Mono aka C# on linux as well as many other platforms. Try to RTFA next time.
The fact that it came from Microsoft is rather compelling.
Irrelovent.
Standardizing the language is of very limited value. How many of the important APIs have been standardized? APIs form lock-in, not languages.
Bullshit, again if you would have read the fucking site i linked you to you'd know the answers to these questions. Here is another link Mono.24 has been released
Its unfortunate for all of use that there are people like you. You have a hate for microsoft, like most of use including myself but your brain is tainted because you cannot look past the fact that somethign that is now independant from (but strongly used by) microsoft. Microsoft heavily uses c, c++ and asm too, do you hate those languages? Would you hate linux if microsoft suddenly contributed 50% of the kernel code and it was commited? Probably... how sad.
C# is the perfect blend of vb java and c++, it has rad as well as power and even cross platform support coming up quick (http://www.go-mono.com). C# has a very good free IDE (SharpDevelop) which is also going to be cross platform.
So what does c# have going against it? m$ haters that won't look past the fact that c# came from m$. I don't like m$ either but c# will join the ranks of c++ and c in regards to a publised standard language unlike java.
I do a lot of side work dealing with computer upgrades. I outright give 2 options:
1.) We get cheap stuff and save you money. I make it very clear that it may not work
2.) We get Normally priced ram and be sure its good
Of the few people that did not want to spend the money to get a good brand even with me warning that its a bad idea about 1 in 3 ram chips did NOT work. I've NEVER had a good brand (crucial, kingston etc) fail even 1 time. I dont' gamble on my system I use Corsair XMS and thats what i recommend but anways thats what i've found.
My Rough Stats:
Cheap Memory 30%+ failed
Good Memory 0% failed
this is only dealing with about 100 experiances in the last few years, i don't do much side work.
Although i've said this many times before when its come up... I give these things out like AOL trial cds! Whenever a new version of knoppix comes out i burn about 10 copies and hand them out to co-workers, friends and family. I give a very brief explanation of what it is and and I offer support.
I have sucsessfully switched only a few people over (they both dual boot and only use windows if needed) but if we all got a few people switched over.... think about that:P
Killer Klowns from Outter space and...
Freddy Got Fingered, its a great movie! Tons of funny genius planned shit.. just gotta watch it 100 times before you 'get it'.
All time favorites would have to be Evil Dead Series which would include Army of Darkness.
Simple math (I know these numbers are not accurate.. its just an example)
GameCube +200 dollars
Warranty +30 dollars
Replace Broken cube -200
Total revenue from this series 30 dollars
Total potential revenue 400 dollars (not counting warranty).
Whats so hard to understand? The compnay is making up for those charges somewhere. And I mention shoplifting because its the same deal.. people getting something for nothing, or in this case close to nothing.
Now i ask you... how could it possibly not be raising prices even if slightly?
Now i realize i may be wrong but warranties are generally to replace defective merchandise, not broken merchandise however lets be honest here.... its widely abused.
If you use your brains and don't buy cheap inferior products you generally don't need a warranty in my opinion.. unless your goign to fuck up overclocking it.
warrantys actually piss me off.. i think they are way abused much as returns are. I opened the box and it was broke!!! BULLSHIT you broke it and want another crack at it. Its gotta be raising the prices of the products i buy atleast a lil bit.
Because you at the very least take a very huge hit in profits. mySQL is a perfect example.. they do make money, i acknowldge that much but 90% of mySQL servers are probably not licensed or have paid support.
Another aspect is this... Microsoft is trying to stay on top not get to the top.. open source software is doing the opposite, they are trying to get to the top. Microsoft WILL lose control of all their propriety stuff (yay for gnu/linux) if they go opensource. Anyone with 2 brain cells knows that if m$ was opensource their would be many distros of windows. Many of those would be free and they would essentially replace microsofts paid products...
Why the fuck does m$ need to spam? I'd be willing to bet that if they sent out spam telling us not to use m$ products they would sell just as much.. christ when its tax money everyone pays whether they use it or not.
I work for a state government and although i dont' directly make decisions the people i work direclty for do and very much listen to me. I sat down and figured it out one day and I could cut literally millions from the budget over the next 5 years if we switched from Microsoft and other Expensive solutions to Gnu/Linux and other open source solutions. StarOffice (not openoffice, its got the shittiest spell checker) alone would save us a bundle.
Only major stopper i have at this point is MICROSOFT ACCESS!! There is NOTHING in linux that general office people can use to replace access, i've explorered tons and tons and tons of alternatives and nothing is even slightly close. Oh and btw i mean Access as a front end, not the actual data.
Anyone who works in an office knows that many people have a few dozen access databases that they use regularly and lets face it, spreadsheets can't cut it.
Other than Access every piece of software we use can be replaced easily.
Not only would a Gnu/Linux solution be cheaper but it would make employees more productive for many reasons.
I find it extremely hilarious those TCO reports paid for by microsoft, etc... running linux is way way way way cheaper in every aspect for the most part. And i've found that Tech Support will NOT cost much more at all.
In addition to cheaper software it will cost the State less money for the machines too since the lifetime of a computer is suddenly a bit longer (since linux can run on slower hardware better than windows).
I guess another big part of this would be avoiding the Microsoft Tax however.
These guys are definitly not going to sell several million Playstation 3s if they sneak it in! Its going to take something to make people excited enough to buy it.
Although i could picture them just putting it on the market and stop producing PS2s, I just think its extrememly unlikely.
Maybe with the knowledge that filtering is imporving and new protocols, proggies etc are on the way spammers will just stop spamming.. LOL
So in a nutshell you could handle it this way (i didn't think of this my self i read the story and links and other messages)...
Mails are not auto delivered they sit on the server so any fake emails looking like they came from someone else will not get delivered.
So.. Fag Spammer sends mail looking like it came from cowboyneal@slashdot.org and the client sees (automatically) that there is email to pick up from cowboynea@slashdot.org and then requests the mail, cowboyneal's postoffice responds no such message and then deletes the notification... boom spam stopped. At this point in time this would stop 90% of spam dont' you think? Its such a simple solution.. a big undertaking maybe but simple.
And this would cause email to come from real addresses only or atleast real servers. But then you have the same problem... blacklists, you'd have to either setup your own blacklist or *GASP* assume someone elses blacklist aint gonna fuck up your mail. On the other hand you know the real server so its easier to talk to the datacenter/isp the spammer is using and have their box shut down before that spam is picked up and since it was never delivered the whole time.. just ready for pickup i guess a lot of spam is still stopped.
1.) Its illegal to distribute personal information (I'm fairly certain) without your consent, so michelin will not be giving out these RFIDS
2.) Even if its not illegal to distribute it certainaly is unethical and will/can killl a business... odds are they wouldn't attempt it
3.) Many everyday things already have RFID placed in them, such as car keys and some credit cards etc.
4.) RFID must be scanned from within a few feet (on a good day), simply driving down the road they cannot be scanned in a reasonable manner. Not to mention that a 'good' scanner will not read at rates above 50 mph or so.
5.) RFID will make it far easier and cheaper to track a tire from assembly line to junk yard, it will help the company improve its product acheive better efficiency.
Its rediculis to think that your losing rights here... it takes ignorance to believe that.
Many open source projects sell support, they just usually offer some form of it for free...
mySQL is kind of a good example as well as Mandrake Linux, or WineX, although those companies sell versions of their product too unlike it sounds like in this case;
Just when you think nothing can be more expensive than a Pentium processor (as compared to athlons) they invent a way.
And what the @#^%#? I go to check prices and a Athlon XP 2700 333 costs almost as much as a P4 2.8 ghz.
What you don't want to buy a diamond Pentium 5? Too bad thats all that Dell and Gateway sells and you must buy a diamond cd of WindowsXP SE, all for the remarkable low price of 6,000 dollars.
You have 2 choices, work what they want you to work or don't work for them.
If you do what they want and it doesn't coincide with what you want then you can try to negotiate however this will probably not work. You'll end up pissing them off and they will get rid of you one way or another if they don't get what they want from you.
The simple fact is that if your unwilling to put up with their bullshit, someone else will. If this is the only good job you can come up with, then your stuck with their terms. If you have several opportunities then you can negotiate or even laugh in their face.
I love c#, i hate microsoft.. there is a dilema(sp?) there.
Now i can use something as easy as c# and be more and more m$ free.
I love the mono project (http://www.go-mono.com) but we all know sooner or later m$ is going to blow them out of the water in court:(
This is so similar to c#! I love it. C++ and C are too time consuming, Java blows ass, c# is a happy medium. C# is the perfect mix of RAD and Power IMHO.
I've been trying to get people to work on an open source game for several months now.
Nobody wants to do the bitch work... all the hardest stuff to get started. They just wanna join in and help after it gets goin.
I'm no coding wizard, i can do enough to get by... I write the working shit code and the people too lazy to help at first fix it. Maybe it works better than i thought.
There may be no poles in lots of areas, but in the areas that need high speed internet are also the areas that would most likely have poles.
As for the electric company having to pay more than the phone company... well of course they would! Cable companies do, no big deal.
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I occasionally use java when the environment requires it. I'm not going to claim that c# is better than java and i have not done so above. I prefer c#, simple as that. Java changes so constantly.. you got awt, swing, netbeans.. on and on. When java doesn't run like shit and when java doesn't consume so much memory and when there is a decent non buggy pile of shit IDE for it i'll use it even more.
Java works with JREs from competing companies IBM,Sun). Java works on any platform.
And your point is... As mentioned several times above so does c#/.net and it yes it needs a great deal of improvment. C#/.net is tryig to be everything java is++
So what is the point of a "standard"? To ensure growth and popularity.
All an IEEE standard is going to do is dramatically slow down changes (which have almost exclusively been for the better) to the language. Fantastic!
A scientist's stamp on a specification means a heck of alot less to me than a signature on my paycheck, which is going to be bigger if I'm using a language that quickly adapts itself to the business environment. Ya common sense says follow the money, FOR ME the money is in c#/.net right now.
I'm not trying to start a flame war, i'm not trying to piss people off and i'm not trying to stray off topic, in all truthfullness java is my #2 prefrence for programming then maybe c++ although the distance between #2 and #3 is lightyears. Look at my title... i'm saying that c# is not a threat to java, i'm saying its a threat to VB.
RAD is a myth.
.24 has been released
LOL what an asinine comment. You write a complete app in C or C++ (dont' be using templates) and i'll do the same in c#, i'll not only complete it far quicker than you i'll use 50%+ less lines of code.
Cross platform support from Microsoft is a siren song leading into a slippery trap.
I missed if anyone said microsoft was making this cross platform. Who said that? I said it was being done if thats what you mean i never gave the slightest hint that microsoft had anything to do with it, as a matter of fact on the contrary if your ass would have followed the link provied you see that Ximian (makers of Redcarpet and major contributor to gnome) are the primary force behind Mono aka C# on linux as well as many other platforms. Try to RTFA next time.
The fact that it came from Microsoft is rather compelling.
Irrelovent.
Standardizing the language is of very limited value. How many of the important APIs have been standardized? APIs form lock-in, not languages.
Bullshit, again if you would have read the fucking site i linked you to you'd know the answers to these questions. Here is another link Mono
Its unfortunate for all of use that there are people like you. You have a hate for microsoft, like most of use including myself but your brain is tainted because you cannot look past the fact that somethign that is now independant from (but strongly used by) microsoft. Microsoft heavily uses c, c++ and asm too, do you hate those languages? Would you hate linux if microsoft suddenly contributed 50% of the kernel code and it was commited? Probably... how sad.
C# is the perfect blend of vb java and c++, it has rad as well as power and even cross platform support coming up quick (http://www.go-mono.com). C# has a very good free IDE (SharpDevelop) which is also going to be cross platform.
So what does c# have going against it? m$ haters that won't look past the fact that c# came from m$. I don't like m$ either but c# will join the ranks of c++ and c in regards to a publised standard language unlike java.
I do a lot of side work dealing with computer upgrades. I outright give 2 options:
1.) We get cheap stuff and save you money. I make it very clear that it may not work
2.) We get Normally priced ram and be sure its good
Of the few people that did not want to spend the money to get a good brand even with me warning that its a bad idea about 1 in 3 ram chips did NOT work. I've NEVER had a good brand (crucial, kingston etc) fail even 1 time. I dont' gamble on my system I use Corsair XMS and thats what i recommend but anways thats what i've found.
My Rough Stats:
Cheap Memory 30%+ failed Good Memory 0% failed this is only dealing with about 100 experiances in the last few years, i don't do much side work.
Although i've said this many times before when its come up... I give these things out like AOL trial cds! Whenever a new version of knoppix comes out i burn about 10 copies and hand them out to co-workers, friends and family. I give a very brief explanation of what it is and and I offer support.
.... think about that :P
I have sucsessfully switched only a few people over (they both dual boot and only use windows if needed) but if we all got a few people switched over
Killer Klowns from Outter space
and...
Freddy Got Fingered, its a great movie! Tons of funny genius planned shit.. just gotta watch it 100 times before you 'get it'.
All time favorites would have to be Evil Dead Series which would include Army of Darkness.
I of course don't have the need for such security. I think running debian is good enough :P
Places that need the extra security such as the US government are running freaking windows!!
Simple math (I know these numbers are not accurate.. its just an example)
GameCube +200 dollars Warranty +30 dollars Replace Broken cube -200 Total revenue from this series 30 dollars Total potential revenue 400 dollars (not counting warranty).
Whats so hard to understand? The compnay is making up for those charges somewhere. And I mention shoplifting because its the same deal.. people getting something for nothing, or in this case close to nothing.
Now i ask you... how could it possibly not be raising prices even if slightly?
Now i realize i may be wrong but warranties are generally to replace defective merchandise, not broken merchandise however lets be honest here.... its widely abused.
So your saying prices aren't raised from shopplifting either? The cost comes from somewhere and a warantee can't cover all of it.
Example: I buy a gamecube. I break it the following day. I return it under warranty and get a new one.
Someone is paying for that... Who is? We all are.
If you use your brains and don't buy cheap inferior products you generally don't need a warranty in my opinion.. unless your goign to fuck up overclocking it.
warrantys actually piss me off.. i think they are way abused much as returns are. I opened the box and it was broke!!! BULLSHIT you broke it and want another crack at it. Its gotta be raising the prices of the products i buy atleast a lil bit.
Because you at the very least take a very huge hit in profits. mySQL is a perfect example.. they do make money, i acknowldge that much but 90% of mySQL servers are probably not licensed or have paid support. Another aspect is this... Microsoft is trying to stay on top not get to the top.. open source software is doing the opposite, they are trying to get to the top. Microsoft WILL lose control of all their propriety stuff (yay for gnu/linux) if they go opensource. Anyone with 2 brain cells knows that if m$ was opensource their would be many distros of windows. Many of those would be free and they would essentially replace microsofts paid products...
East coast :( Sorry.
I'd outright say what state i'm in but i'm not sure if that would be wise or not at this point.
Why the fuck does m$ need to spam? I'd be willing to bet that if they sent out spam telling us not to use m$ products they would sell just as much.. christ when its tax money everyone pays whether they use it or not.
I work for a state government and although i dont' directly make decisions the people i work direclty for do and very much listen to me. I sat down and figured it out one day and I could cut literally millions from the budget over the next 5 years if we switched from Microsoft and other Expensive solutions to Gnu/Linux and other open source solutions. StarOffice (not openoffice, its got the shittiest spell checker) alone would save us a bundle.
Only major stopper i have at this point is MICROSOFT ACCESS!! There is NOTHING in linux that general office people can use to replace access, i've explorered tons and tons and tons of alternatives and nothing is even slightly close. Oh and btw i mean Access as a front end, not the actual data.
Anyone who works in an office knows that many people have a few dozen access databases that they use regularly and lets face it, spreadsheets can't cut it.
Other than Access every piece of software we use can be replaced easily.
Not only would a Gnu/Linux solution be cheaper but it would make employees more productive for many reasons.
I find it extremely hilarious those TCO reports paid for by microsoft, etc... running linux is way way way way cheaper in every aspect for the most part. And i've found that Tech Support will NOT cost much more at all.
In addition to cheaper software it will cost the State less money for the machines too since the lifetime of a computer is suddenly a bit longer (since linux can run on slower hardware better than windows).
I guess another big part of this would be avoiding the Microsoft Tax however.
Couldn't agree more...
These guys are definitly not going to sell several million Playstation 3s if they sneak it in! Its going to take something to make people excited enough to buy it.
Although i could picture them just putting it on the market and stop producing PS2s, I just think its extrememly unlikely.
Maybe with the knowledge that filtering is imporving and new protocols, proggies etc are on the way spammers will just stop spamming.. LOL
So in a nutshell you could handle it this way (i didn't think of this my self i read the story and links and other messages)...
Mails are not auto delivered they sit on the server so any fake emails looking like they came from someone else will not get delivered.
So.. Fag Spammer sends mail looking like it came from cowboyneal@slashdot.org and the client sees (automatically) that there is email to pick up from cowboynea@slashdot.org and then requests the mail, cowboyneal's postoffice responds no such message and then deletes the notification... boom spam stopped. At this point in time this would stop 90% of spam dont' you think? Its such a simple solution.. a big undertaking maybe but simple.
And this would cause email to come from real addresses only or atleast real servers. But then you have the same problem... blacklists, you'd have to either setup your own blacklist or *GASP* assume someone elses blacklist aint gonna fuck up your mail. On the other hand you know the real server so its easier to talk to the datacenter/isp the spammer is using and have their box shut down before that spam is picked up and since it was never delivered the whole time.. just ready for pickup i guess a lot of spam is still stopped.
Several issues are ignored here...
1.) Its illegal to distribute personal information (I'm fairly certain) without your consent, so michelin will not be giving out these RFIDS
2.) Even if its not illegal to distribute it certainaly is unethical and will/can killl a business... odds are they wouldn't attempt it
3.) Many everyday things already have RFID placed in them, such as car keys and some credit cards etc.
4.) RFID must be scanned from within a few feet (on a good day), simply driving down the road they cannot be scanned in a reasonable manner. Not to mention that a 'good' scanner will not read at rates above 50 mph or so.
5.) RFID will make it far easier and cheaper to track a tire from assembly line to junk yard, it will help the company improve its product acheive better efficiency.
Its rediculis to think that your losing rights here... it takes ignorance to believe that.
Allow me to correct myself source/limited source. Full open source should have community support atleast though..
Many open source projects sell support, they just usually offer some form of it for free...
mySQL is kind of a good example as well as Mandrake Linux, or WineX, although those companies sell versions of their product too unlike it sounds like in this case;
Just when you think nothing can be more expensive than a Pentium processor (as compared to athlons) they invent a way.
And what the @#^%#? I go to check prices and a Athlon XP 2700 333 costs almost as much as a P4 2.8 ghz.
What you don't want to buy a diamond Pentium 5? Too bad thats all that Dell and Gateway sells and you must buy a diamond cd of WindowsXP SE, all for the remarkable low price of 6,000 dollars.
You have 2 choices, work what they want you to work or don't work for them.
If you do what they want and it doesn't coincide with what you want then you can try to negotiate however this will probably not work. You'll end up pissing them off and they will get rid of you one way or another if they don't get what they want from you.
The simple fact is that if your unwilling to put up with their bullshit, someone else will. If this is the only good job you can come up with, then your stuck with their terms. If you have several opportunities then you can negotiate or even laugh in their face.
I love c#, i hate microsoft.. there is a dilema(sp?) there.
:(
Now i can use something as easy as c# and be more and more m$ free.
I love the mono project (http://www.go-mono.com) but we all know sooner or later m$ is going to blow them out of the water in court
This is so similar to c#! I love it. C++ and C are too time consuming, Java blows ass, c# is a happy medium. C# is the perfect mix of RAD and Power IMHO.
I've been trying to get people to work on an open source game for several months now.
Nobody wants to do the bitch work... all the hardest stuff to get started. They just wanna join in and help after it gets goin.
I'm no coding wizard, i can do enough to get by... I write the working shit code and the people too lazy to help at first fix it. Maybe it works better than i thought.
There may be no poles in lots of areas, but in the areas that need high speed internet are also the areas that would most likely have poles. As for the electric company having to pay more than the phone company... well of course they would! Cable companies do, no big deal.