I you looked a little closer you would see that he's only doing 103mph in 3rd gear. He's coasting. Like the other guy said, he's Montoya, so the engine is clearly blown.
I kept re-reading your comment, until it finally dawned on me. For those not familar with CMM, the levels are as follows:
Level 1: Initial or chaotic.
Level 2: Repeatable or reactive.
Level 3: Defined or proactive.
Level 4: Managed or predictive.
Level 5: Optimising or making process improvement a way of life.
jdavidb, repeat after me "Would you like fries with that?";)
I was just wondering what bespoke technology the FBI, CIA and other government organisations use to pass information around. How about the police? The armed forces? NASA?
It only seems fair to me that Acacia should try to enforce their patent on those guys.
This is appalling. As far I recall (I am an English expat), in the UK it isn't even legal to ask someone's marital status at an interview, let alone financial status. Doesn't a company have to get written permission before they can even follow up on references? I can sort of understand such checks on a prospective employee of a large financial institution, but a technology company? Tell them to go fuck themselves.
Technically, a digital camera uses compressed digital media transmission technologies to upload photos to your PC. Does this patent also cover this? How about FireWire interfaces on digital camcorders?
Bad form replying to my own post, but I will preempt the flames.
From the review I would hazard a guess that the book makes no reference to the Standard Template Library
The review stated quite clearly that The STL is not mentioned at all. That's what I get for talking on the phone, drinking coffee, eating doughnuts and posting on/. at the same time. I stand by the rest of my comment though.
Instead of using standard C++ strings, this book chooses NULL-terminated C strings.
I take it you mean STL strings? Apart from those, I cannot imagine what you mean by standard C++ strings. If that is what you mean, I have to point out that STL strings are no more 'standard' than the null terminated variety. From the review I would hazard a guess that the book makes no reference to the Standard Template Library. Nice heads-up though. I get pretty tired of books that don't acknowledge life outside the M$ development environment.
I realise that some people out there may baulk at this kind of comment, but it is a valid point of view nevertheless. You don't have to agree with the guy - I'm not sure if I do or not, so maybe I need some help coping with choices. Self-help books do serve a valuable purpose for many people, but I often wonder if they are aimed over the head of the people who could most benefit from their advice.
This is a great question. It reminds me of some particularly moving comments made by Scott Adams in his newsletter shortly after September 11, 2001. I often wonder how humourists manage to make us smile even in the darkest times.
EXACTLY 250 years ago today, a Scottish inventor penned a theory that led to the electric telegraph and the mobile phone.
It's only a matter of time before the Scots claim to have invented everything (which they usually did, but we English can invoke the 'British' clause to steal the glory - ha ha!). Shortly after that, the Americans claim to have invented everything (on the grounds that their ancestors were Scottish/Irish/English/Whatever suits them at the time [delete as applicable]).
If you read this paper, it becomes clear that the practice of using human excrement as a natural fertilizer is far from perfect.
Cysticercosis of the central nervous system (neurocysticercosis) is caused by the larval stage
(cysticerci) of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium. The two-host life cycle of this tapeworm comprises
human beings as definitive hosts and swine as intermediate hosts. Pigs become infected when they
ingest human faeces containing T. solium eggs, which develop in the muscle and brain into cysticerci.
When people eat undercooked pork containing viable cysticerci, they develop an intestinal tapeworm
infection, but not cysticercosis of the central nervous system. Human beings can also become
intermediate hosts, however, by directly ingesting T. solium eggs shed in the faeces of human carriers
of the parasite. These eggs then develop into cysticerci which migrate mostly into muscle (causing
cysticercosis) and into the central nervous system where the cysticerci can cause seizures and many
other neurological symptoms (cysticercosis of the central nervous system).
This is particularly prevalent in China, where as you quite rightly observed, human faeces is used as fertiliser.
Slashdot Mirror
"When it's over, "Barton Fink" feels like a sophisticated joke you didn't get but laughed at anyway for fear of looking stupid."
It seems that Speer Boulevard has been slashdotted. I knew I should have caught the bus.
...you still got your ass fragged
You insensitive clod!
I you looked a little closer you would see that he's only doing 103mph in 3rd gear. He's coasting. Like the other guy said, he's Montoya, so the engine is clearly blown.
Yep. I got there in the end
...and he fired me for reading /. on company time. The link is wrong BTW.
Level 1: Initial or chaotic.
Level 2: Repeatable or reactive.
Level 3: Defined or proactive.
Level 4: Managed or predictive.
Level 5: Optimising or making process improvement a way of life.
jdavidb, repeat after me "Would you like fries with that?" ;)
It only seems fair to me that Acacia should try to enforce their patent on those guys.
This is appalling. As far I recall (I am an English expat), in the UK it isn't even legal to ask someone's marital status at an interview, let alone financial status. Doesn't a company have to get written permission before they can even follow up on references? I can sort of understand such checks on a prospective employee of a large financial institution, but a technology company? Tell them to go fuck themselves.
Technically, a digital camera uses compressed digital media transmission technologies to upload photos to your PC. Does this patent also cover this? How about FireWire interfaces on digital camcorders?
I am amazed that IE doesn't perform 'custom' rendering depending upon the site being visited. For example, it could replace this with this.
That image is copyrighted!
Everyone knows that the main cause of hiccups is beer. I have been studying this phenomenon for years. I should know.
I just found out where it all went
If you are female, then the answer is simple. Have an affair with a congressman.
If you are male, then the same advice should work.
I wish I had some mod points for you.
Where can I get one?
Really? Me too!
/dcc get TeenDJ *.mp3
Do you have a sister?
Yeah? Right on! Does she have any decent music?
This is a great question. It reminds me of some particularly moving comments made by Scott Adams in his newsletter shortly after September 11, 2001. I often wonder how humourists manage to make us smile even in the darkest times.
..all those who use their armpits as a UPS. On second thoughts, keep them down.