6) some of us have a PDA but have no need whatsoever for a cell phone. I have a clie that I use for the usual PDA stuff, but I mostly use it as a voice recorder to take notes.
In ancient times many systems were limited to displaying 256 colors so a standard palette was created so that web designers knew that if they stuck to that palette then the colors would appear just as they specified and not the nearest approximation. I don't believe this is an issue anymore.
I listened to that too. Although his next audiobook (The Universe in a Nutshell) was read by a professional voice actor. It was much easier to listen to.
I always did my own taxes. After I graduated and my income suddenly increased I found one year that I owed $650 in taxes. It was a shock to me since I was used to getting a refund every year. So I went to H&R Block. After they looked over my taxes they said: you owe the government $650 and you owe us $50. So now I still do my own taxes. I have a small business on the side. TurboTax really helps. I did my taxes in less than three hours this year and spent my refund in February. Between automatic import of W2s and mortgage records it's getting easier every year. And thanks to electronic filing and direct deposit I get my refund pretty quickly. Obviously you still need a tax professional if your situation is more complicated but the niche that was H&R Block's bread and butter no longer exists.
While I agree that assembly is very rarely required these days, a programmer who has a strong understanding of assembly language still has an advantage over one who has never been exposed to it. I have been programming for 23 years (20 professionally) and I always find the best HLL coders are the ones who know assembly and understand the strengths and limitations of the underlying machine architecture.
With a name like robodex...
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That said, Mozilla developers are generally a friendly bunch, and will be towards you as long as you follow these guidelines.
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This entire document can be summed up in one sentence: do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
But are things like airfares copyrightable? I could understand it if they took the whole web page and posted it as their own, then there is definite copyright infringement. But just taking raw numbers off the page? What if a person went to the page, wrote down all the fares and then created a page using those fares. Would that still be infringement? What's the difference if a piece of software does the web surfing?
He did use the Bussard Ramjet in his story. But the credit for "inventing" it should go to Robert Bussard, the physicist who first came up with the idea in the early 60's.
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of course I read that as force-field management and thought "Cool! a PDA that projects a personal force-field around me! Watch out evil-doers!"
6) some of us have a PDA but have no need whatsoever for a cell phone. I have a clie that I use for the usual PDA stuff, but I mostly use it as a voice recorder to take notes.
Yes.
Parallel Universes
I think that we learned from COBOL that making the starting column of a statement significant is a really bad idea.
A Hoax! NO SHIT!
More importantly...
How many geeks does it take to screw up a network?
Don't you dare insult my dog!
Nonsense! The Z80 was the finest 8-bit architecture ever! ;-)
"I can't see it being useful for cross-platform GUI apps because there's no guarantee that .NET really is cross-platform."
.NET Server!
Of course it's cross-platform. It runs on 2000, XP and
In ancient times many systems were limited to displaying 256 colors so a standard palette was created so that web designers knew that if they stuck to that palette then the colors would appear just as they specified and not the nearest approximation.
I don't believe this is an issue anymore.
Is there a lameness filter for run-on sentences?
Those treaties ban the use of nuclear bombs in space, ironically the only place that nuclear explosions can be put to constructive use.
Shhh!... No, but don't tell the lawyers that! They seem to be buying it.
Now if only it was 3D as well... whoa.
how about calling it "Flaming Turkey"?
1 parsec = 3.26 light years
I listened to that too. Although his next audiobook (The Universe in a Nutshell) was read by a professional voice actor. It was much easier to listen to.
That'll certainly make gas stations a lot safer...but it might be a bit harder to start your car.
it's 10 ^ (10 ^ 1.42) meters which is approximately 199,526,231,496,887,960,135,245,539 meters.
I always did my own taxes. After I graduated and my income suddenly increased I found one year that I owed $650 in taxes. It was a shock to me since I was used to getting a refund every year. So I went to H&R Block. After they looked over my taxes they said: you owe the government $650 and you owe us $50. So now I still do my own taxes. I have a small business on the side. TurboTax really helps. I did my taxes in less than three hours this year and spent my refund in February. Between automatic import of W2s and mortgage records it's getting easier every year. And thanks to electronic filing and direct deposit I get my refund pretty quickly. Obviously you still need a tax professional if your situation is more complicated but the niche that was H&R Block's bread and butter no longer exists.
or just read them in the library and photocopy the relevant diagrams.
While I agree that assembly is very rarely required these days, a programmer who has a strong understanding of assembly language still has an advantage over one who has never been exposed to it. I have been programming for 23 years (20 professionally) and I always find the best HLL coders are the ones who know assembly and understand the strengths and limitations of the underlying machine architecture.
It sounds like a new PDA.
So, how many contacts can it hold?
Bugzilla Etiquette
There's a number of faux pas you can commit when using Bugzilla. At the very least, these will make Mozilla contributors upset at you; if committed enough times they will cause those contributors to demand the disabling of your Bugzilla account. So, ignore this advice at your peril.
That said, Mozilla developers are generally a friendly bunch, and will be towards you as long as you follow these guidelines.
1. Commenting
This is the most important section.
No pointless comments. Unless you have something constructive and helpful to say, do not add a comment to a bug. In bugs where there is a heated debate going on, you should be even more inclined not to add a comment. Unless you have something new to contribute, then the bug owner is aware of all the issues, and will make a judgement as to what to do. If you agree the bug should be fixed, vote for it. Additional "I see this too" or "It works for me" comments are unnecessary unless they are on a different platform or a significantly different build.
No obligation. "Open Source" is not the same as "the developers must do my bidding." The only person who has any obligation to fix the bugs you want fixed is you. Never act as if you expect someone to fix a bug by a particular date or release. This is merely obnoxious, and is likely to get the bug ignored.
No personal abuse. Bugzilla is a window into the world of Mozilla development. The fact that we permit anyone with an account to add a comment does not mean you may harass, harangue or otherwise hassle contributors. Do not make weak threats like "I won't use Mozilla until this bug is fixed!" If a respected project contributor complains about your Bugzilla attitude, then you may have your account disabled. If you don't like this possibility, become a respected project contributor.
2. Changing Fields
No messing with other people's bugs. Unless you are the bug assignee, or have some say over the use of their time, never change the Priority or Target Milestone fields. If in doubt, do not change the fields of bugs you do not own - add a comment instead, suggesting the change.
No whining about decisions. If a respected project contributor has marked a bug as INVALID, then it is invalid. Someone filing another duplicate of it does not change this. Unless you have further important evidence, do not post a comment arguing that an INVALID or WONTFIX bug should be reopened.
3. Applicability
Some of these rules may not apply to you. If they do not, you will know exactly which ones do not, and why they do not apply. If you are not sure, then they definitely all apply to you.
If you see someone not following these rules, the first step is to point this out by private mail. They may well not be aware of this document. Flaming people publically in bugs just causes resentment. In the case of persistent offending you should report the matter to Gerv.
This entire document can be summed up in one sentence: do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
But are things like airfares copyrightable? I could understand it if they took the whole web page and posted it as their own, then there is definite copyright infringement. But just taking raw numbers off the page? What if a person went to the page, wrote down all the fares and then created a page using those fares. Would that still be infringement? What's the difference if a piece of software does the web surfing?
He did use the Bussard Ramjet in his story. But the credit for "inventing" it should go to Robert Bussard, the physicist who first came up with the idea in the early 60's.