VS2005/SQLServer2005/IIS6 is something they got right, and students should be exposed to that.
There's one major beef I have with IIE6 - logging of STDERR. Why the f*ck doesn't it do it? Youy get a CGI failing on you (or anything other than an ASP program) and you get some utterly useless generic message like 'The CGI application misbehaved...'. Apache sends STDERR to a logfile; if MS just implemented this in IIS6, it would alleviate one of my major bugbears.
It DOES have that, but you don't need to use it because Windows (XP) mounts the device synchronously. I receive no errors about possible loss of data, and have never lost data rom my USB dongle because I haven't 'safely disconnected' it. Never. You just make sure you take it out after the light stops flashing.
The answer to the question from TFA is definitely 'hell no' partially b/c of the reasons given in your post, but more importantly, because any sort of internet user provided journalism will inevitably need an editorial function for it to be usable.
Absolutely. Just look at the difference in the quality of news between Digg and Slashdot.
It seems to be a rather peculiarly US thing not to want a national curriculum for teaching. In the UK, we've had one for ages, and it is generally set by competent people (the politicians, ya know, consult) and seems to work quite well. Did until recently, anyway, when they started mandating silly things like '5 hours of culture per week'...
A California State Senator is seeking to mandate climate change as part of the standard science curriculum. Other members of the legislative body seek to teach an opposing view.... what opposing view?
He might be talking about the Great Salt Lake, although that supports a bit more life than the Dead Sea (I wonder why saline shrimp don't exist in the latter?)
But you have to admit, the salinity of the Dead Sea kills off pretty much everything (I think there's like 1 little bacteria that lives in it, but nothing else).
I have no doubt that SOME UK kids are 'broken', as you put it, but please don't generalize like that. The large majority of UK teens are perfectly reasonable and sensible people, and your saying that makes you sound like some kind of isolationist nutcase.
And one thing I did find useful, generating a high-pitched noise above human hearing (I've got a delta-1010lt connected to a PA system, it's oscillator is 50Khz) was to get my neighbors dog's to STFU. I certainly wasn't keen on disturbing the rest of my neighbors by yelling at the dogs at 1,2,3,5,6,7am. Worked a treat - even for the dogs in the next street along - and no-one was the wiser - thus avoiding unnecessary confrontation. It's amazing what can be done with a few heavy duty tweeters, an amp, and a distorting high-frequency signal source (ardour and ladspa in this case).
I looked at the FA, and I'm pretty disappointed to see they've gone the IE/Safari way with the interface, assuming that people want a back/forward button, and URLbar, and pretty much nothing else. I like the FF2 buttons along the top, damnit. I hope there's a way to get that interface style back.:-(
Seriously, isn't that what you want to hear a politician just come out with? I'm so sick of greedy pricks in suits going around attacking anyone and everyone for infringing on their precious IP, and getting quoted in the media. Ignore them, for god's sake.
Don't let the mechanisms of the system confuse into thinking that your decision over a minuscule set of options (often representable with a single bit)
If you tried Freenet a year or two ago and found it slow or difficult to use, try it out again. There are thousands of users now and a lot more filesharing, and speeds, memory usage and user-friendliness have improved dramatically.
But does it actually have anything INTERESTING on it?
A social system like the Internet allows people with extreme views to find others who share them. They can then more easily exclude people with more mainstream opinions and eventually believe the ones they keep encountering to be normal.
Hey, you don't need to lecture us about Slashdot, OK? We already live here.
Quite frankly, I object to the question. This is another typical example of Slashdot catering to the lowest common denominator, with racism that would never be accepted in polite...
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VS2005/SQLServer2005/IIS6 is something they got right, and students should be exposed to that.
There's one major beef I have with IIE6 - logging of STDERR. Why the f*ck doesn't it do it? Youy get a CGI failing on you (or anything other than an ASP program) and you get some utterly useless generic message like 'The CGI application misbehaved...'. Apache sends STDERR to a logfile; if MS just implemented this in IIS6, it would alleviate one of my major bugbears.
He's a Lutherian. A Lutherian.
It DOES have that, but you don't need to use it because Windows (XP) mounts the device synchronously. I receive no errors about possible loss of data, and have never lost data rom my USB dongle because I haven't 'safely disconnected' it. Never. You just make sure you take it out after the light stops flashing.
when i present ubuntu, i highlight the integration:
:-(
- synaptic is a killer application, the dumbed down version is literally idiot proof
And yet, the default setting is that when you remove a USB memory stick without first umounting, you're likely to lose your data.
When oh when will this get fixed? Newbs are much more likely to expect the default Windows (synchronous mount) behaviour.
The answer to the question from TFA is definitely 'hell no' partially b/c of the reasons given in your post, but more importantly, because any sort of internet user provided journalism will inevitably need an editorial function for it to be usable.
Absolutely. Just look at the difference in the quality of news between Digg and Slashdot.
It seems to be a rather peculiarly US thing not to want a national curriculum for teaching. In the UK, we've had one for ages, and it is generally set by competent people (the politicians, ya know, consult) and seems to work quite well. Did until recently, anyway, when they started mandating silly things like '5 hours of culture per week'...
A California State Senator is seeking to mandate climate change as part of the standard science curriculum. Other members of the legislative body seek to teach an opposing view. ... what opposing view?
Are you mooning that guy?!
But they can make your life a living hell for practicing that behaviour, which is surely something to fight to stop?
He might be talking about the Great Salt Lake, although that supports a bit more life than the Dead Sea (I wonder why saline shrimp don't exist in the latter?)
But you have to admit, the salinity of the Dead Sea kills off pretty much everything (I think there's like 1 little bacteria that lives in it, but nothing else).
Seeing how Canada is located in America, this is an easy mistake to make :).
It's not, really. The common understanding is:
America = USA
US = USA
USA = USA
Canada = Canada
North America = continent
That's no mistake. Really young kids' hearing is SO good they can actually hear silence. It drives them nuts!!
I have no doubt that SOME UK kids are 'broken', as you put it, but please don't generalize like that. The large majority of UK teens are perfectly reasonable and sensible people, and your saying that makes you sound like some kind of isolationist nutcase.
And one thing I did find useful, generating a high-pitched noise above human hearing (I've got a delta-1010lt connected to a PA system, it's oscillator is 50Khz) was to get my neighbors dog's to STFU. I certainly wasn't keen on disturbing the rest of my neighbors by yelling at the dogs at 1,2,3,5,6,7am. Worked a treat - even for the dogs in the next street along - and no-one was the wiser - thus avoiding unnecessary confrontation. It's amazing what can be done with a few heavy duty tweeters, an amp, and a distorting high-frequency signal source (ardour and ladspa in this case).
You're The Brain from Pinky and The Brain, right?
Think that's bad, you should see what Microsoft does to companies they buy out. Ever hear of LinkExchange?
I looked at the FA, and I'm pretty disappointed to see they've gone the IE/Safari way with the interface, assuming that people want a back/forward button, and URLbar, and pretty much nothing else. I like the FF2 buttons along the top, damnit. I hope there's a way to get that interface style back. :-(
Seriously, isn't that what you want to hear a politician just come out with? I'm so sick of greedy pricks in suits going around attacking anyone and everyone for infringing on their precious IP, and getting quoted in the media. Ignore them, for god's sake.
Physical, Data link, Network, Transport, Session, Presentation, Application.
Don't let the mechanisms of the system confuse into thinking that your decision over a minuscule set of options (often representable with a single bit)
I think a bit might be overkill.
If you tried Freenet a year or two ago and found it slow or difficult to use, try it out again. There are thousands of users now and a lot more filesharing, and speeds, memory usage and user-friendliness have improved dramatically.
But does it actually have anything INTERESTING on it?
Anonymous were attacking the CoS. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. QED.
A social system like the Internet allows people with extreme views to find others who share them. They can then more easily exclude people with more mainstream opinions and eventually believe the ones they keep encountering to be normal.
Hey, you don't need to lecture us about Slashdot, OK? We already live here.
Apparently, a thing needs only be measured in nanometers to be considered "nano".
Or, rather small and made by Apple.
Quite frankly, I object to the question. This is another typical example of Slashdot catering to the lowest common denominator, with racism that would never be accepted in polite...
Oh, you said ethics? My mistake.