...and switch to a different provider. That is exactly the wrong thing to do. Dish Net/Cablevision are fighting to keep our rates down, but they can't do it if everybody jumps ship.
No doubt most of the people here understand what you're saying and agree entirely. Unfortunately, I'd guess News Corp knows that any strategy that depends on regular people being informed or showing some kind of conviction is a lost cause. That sucks.:(
only saw a 30% drop in total throughput over the first 24 hours after shutting down TPB
Wow... 30%? For only one (admittedly extremely popular) torrent site, that seems like a hell of a lot. I guess that explains why ISP's want to block torrent traffic so badly.
I can appreciate that some of that would seem more natural, but you can accomplish most (all?) of that using multiple classes and grouping. At the moment, I'd agree with this (http://dorward.me.uk/www/css/inheritance/) in that I'm not sure we even need OO style inheritance given that we have these other methods.
That said, if you REALLY need constants and inheritance you could implement some server side hackery. I realize that would not be optimal for most folks and breaks the independent style paradigm.:)
We've been expecting PV to become viable for decades. I do hope you're right... but I wouldn't bet the farm on it. Same goes for wind, various kinetic sources, etc. They don't do the job yet. In the future? Hope so.
Nuclear OTOH, works right now. That makes it a reliable, relatively clean and cost effective option that we implement in a practical way.
I doubt the moderator was disagreeing over emacs. They are probably only vaguely familiar with the running vi vs. emacs jokes and thinks it's about starting a real fight. Hence the "Flamebait" mod.
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
I guess there really are some politically active groups out there that still don't like it. I really can appreciate that people want even cleaner/safer types of energy production. But from the little I know it sounds like a mature, clean, genuinely workable solution that we already have in hand. It's too bad we seem have a bogeyman complex about it.:(
That makes Persian Gulf oil a mere 5% of our total energy usage.
I've heard this quite often, and it makes me wonder why we are said to care about it so much. I realize that 5% probably represents quite a lot in the way of physical product, but can it be said that our secret ambitions for war surround the supply of oil from these regions? If the shouters are right about that, it sure doesn't sound like a sane investment from any perspective.
and everyone knows we hate Nuclear in the US
I've heard this too, and I guess I must be too young but I've really never encountered this opinion (anecdotal, I know). Even my parents don't seem to have any problems with nuclear energy. Who is still opposed to nuclear energy in a politically meaningful way? Oil and/or coal interests? It seems like this is something that both sides of the aisle could actually agree on... no?
I agree, a number of those look better than their JPG versions.
a) will companies actually adopt WebP and popularize it, or will it die a quiet death
I guess it has the advantage of being tied to the development of something Google isn't going to let go of, so it'll be around whether it's widely used or not. I guess the more specific practical question for everyone here is, what's the likelihood of support in IE?
b) how CPU and memory-intensive is the algorithm to implement compared to JPEG, especially in mobile devices with limited resources and CPU power?
Good question, though I think I'm still worried more about bandwidth conservation on my mobile than processing power. Even so-called high speed data services tend to suck on mobile devices. Obviously this is only the primary issue if you're talking about OTA specific applications (though most are nowadays).
Some will not, but it depends on how they handle this. If you submit your terribly complex application and Amazon says it's worth $.99, I expect you'll have the option not to list it. If they come anywhere close to your estimated selling price I'd guess you'd be pleased to broaden your reach... especially if Amazons service becomes popular.
I don't think this discourages development for the platform, so long as you can list the product with Google either way. Exclusivity could prove to be the real deal breaker here.
I see cubicle drones constantly horrified by the idea of people who aren't owned and bought. What the fuck happened to you to make you like that!
We got mortgage payments.:(
I totally get what you're saying, it's just that most of us are not self employed. Where most of us really will have to worry about future employment, it's just good business for us to say things like, "It wasn't a good fit." instead of, "those people were f'ing retarded, and here's why..."
Sure. If you have data on the subject, you use historical data. If you don't have a problem, you don't have a problem.
As for wasted man hours or other hard-to-gauge issues, you petition for a test roll-out to a few locations and make your case after you get your data. "How long did it take to troubleshoot X issue?" information is collected from locations both with and without your additions. If there's a difference, you have a case. If there isn't a difference then there wasn't a real problem in the first place. The company has learned something and your only exposure was the roll-out cost in the test stores.
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Sure, if you've got a trillion dollars and need to power a handful of incandescent light bulbs. I tease, I tease. ;)
...and switch to a different provider. That is exactly the wrong thing to do. Dish Net/Cablevision are fighting to keep our rates down, but they can't do it if everybody jumps ship.
No doubt most of the people here understand what you're saying and agree entirely. Unfortunately, I'd guess News Corp knows that any strategy that depends on regular people being informed or showing some kind of conviction is a lost cause. That sucks. :(
Nothing. It's typical f'ing patent babel-talk... vague enough to cover absolutely everything while covering absolutely nothing.
This thread is officially epic.
How dare you be so calm and rational! We were all having fun with our "just because I'm paranoid..." rants until you came along.
only saw a 30% drop in total throughput over the first 24 hours after shutting down TPB
Wow... 30%? For only one (admittedly extremely popular) torrent site, that seems like a hell of a lot. I guess that explains why ISP's want to block torrent traffic so badly.
I can appreciate that some of that would seem more natural, but you can accomplish most (all?) of that using multiple classes and grouping. At the moment, I'd agree with this (http://dorward.me.uk/www/css/inheritance/) in that I'm not sure we even need OO style inheritance given that we have these other methods.
That said, if you REALLY need constants and inheritance you could implement some server side hackery. I realize that would not be optimal for most folks and breaks the independent style paradigm. :)
Extremely strict oversight might not be great, but neither is total anarchy.
I appreciate that this is offtopic, but I'm amazed how well that translates into so many things. Workplace? Politics? Economics?
True, maybe an automated phone call with a, "Press 1 to speak with a Comcast representative"?
We've been expecting PV to become viable for decades. I do hope you're right... but I wouldn't bet the farm on it. Same goes for wind, various kinetic sources, etc. They don't do the job yet. In the future? Hope so.
Nuclear OTOH, works right now. That makes it a reliable, relatively clean and cost effective option that we implement in a practical way.
I doubt the moderator was disagreeing over emacs. They are probably only vaguely familiar with the running vi vs. emacs jokes and thinks it's about starting a real fight. Hence the "Flamebait" mod.
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
And the students in Spain...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5005022/Teens-capture-images-of-space-with-56-camera-and-balloon.html
I think you overestimate their ability to plan for the long term.
I expect it's more of a side effect.
Right after I posted that question I did a little hunting. I guess Greenpeace (at least) is still very much opposed to nuclear.
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/nuclear/
I guess there really are some politically active groups out there that still don't like it. I really can appreciate that people want even cleaner/safer types of energy production. But from the little I know it sounds like a mature, clean, genuinely workable solution that we already have in hand. It's too bad we seem have a bogeyman complex about it. :(
That makes Persian Gulf oil a mere 5% of our total energy usage.
I've heard this quite often, and it makes me wonder why we are said to care about it so much. I realize that 5% probably represents quite a lot in the way of physical product, but can it be said that our secret ambitions for war surround the supply of oil from these regions? If the shouters are right about that, it sure doesn't sound like a sane investment from any perspective.
and everyone knows we hate Nuclear in the US
I've heard this too, and I guess I must be too young but I've really never encountered this opinion (anecdotal, I know). Even my parents don't seem to have any problems with nuclear energy. Who is still opposed to nuclear energy in a politically meaningful way? Oil and/or coal interests? It seems like this is something that both sides of the aisle could actually agree on... no?
I agree, a number of those look better than their JPG versions.
a) will companies actually adopt WebP and popularize it, or will it die a quiet death
I guess it has the advantage of being tied to the development of something Google isn't going to let go of, so it'll be around whether it's widely used or not. I guess the more specific practical question for everyone here is, what's the likelihood of support in IE?
b) how CPU and memory-intensive is the algorithm to implement compared to JPEG, especially in mobile devices with limited resources and CPU power?
Good question, though I think I'm still worried more about bandwidth conservation on my mobile than processing power. Even so-called high speed data services tend to suck on mobile devices. Obviously this is only the primary issue if you're talking about OTA specific applications (though most are nowadays).
Some will not, but it depends on how they handle this. If you submit your terribly complex application and Amazon says it's worth $.99, I expect you'll have the option not to list it. If they come anywhere close to your estimated selling price I'd guess you'd be pleased to broaden your reach... especially if Amazons service becomes popular.
I don't think this discourages development for the platform, so long as you can list the product with Google either way. Exclusivity could prove to be the real deal breaker here.
I see cubicle drones constantly horrified by the idea of people who aren't owned and bought. What the fuck happened to you to make you like that!
We got mortgage payments. :(
I totally get what you're saying, it's just that most of us are not self employed. Where most of us really will have to worry about future employment, it's just good business for us to say things like, "It wasn't a good fit." instead of, "those people were f'ing retarded, and here's why..."
Should have thrown this in...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_v._Lindows
I'd say there's a good chance Apple gets trounced on this.
in this case Apple is in essence trying to claim ownership of an English word which has been in existence for hundreds of years
Eerily like... "windows"
"I care about the planet as much as the next guy"
In oher words, you don't give a shit?
Context, sir. This is slashdot, where we're all very high-and-mighty. ;)
This was actually a great primer on the current state of US national politics without any crazy bias. That's no small feat.
Well done, and thanks... I might borrow it. :)
(I'm sure Repubs don't want you to eat something)
I seem to remember being told I'm not supposed to eat french fries. I failed. :(
Sure. If you have data on the subject, you use historical data. If you don't have a problem, you don't have a problem.
As for wasted man hours or other hard-to-gauge issues, you petition for a test roll-out to a few locations and make your case after you get your data. "How long did it take to troubleshoot X issue?" information is collected from locations both with and without your additions. If there's a difference, you have a case. If there isn't a difference then there wasn't a real problem in the first place. The company has learned something and your only exposure was the roll-out cost in the test stores.
This is remarkable... exactly the sort of thing I hoped to find in the comments (I am not the OP). Thanks for pointing it out!