MS code (and license) has the Gorgon effect with reguards to GPL code; after you look at it you can't contribute to free code. MS will claim that you stole ideas from them. I think this is some sort of poison pill for GPL code.
So, I think that this is bad for us free coders and good for MS, which makes it even worse for us:).
Tell me about it. We are due to move into a new building (about 700 of us) and they removed the offices from the managers (they get cubes just like us) and are discussing ways to limit the number of personal items we have in our cubes. I mean, come on!
We've all decided that management is completly out of touch. *sigh* Is it like this everywhere?
Yes, but by cracking it and disabling the auto-format-my-hard-drive functionality, arent you breaking the UCITA?
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The 56K modems push up against the limits of the telephone voice network which has a maximum bandwidth designed to carry voice transmissions. There is no way to push more information through the voice telephone system than this bandwidth limitation of the system itself. (ok, there are ways of using multiple lines/circuits, but that is cheating...)
Well, that's not really true. Todays 56K modems push up against the limits of the old telephone network and even those are theoretical limits. Basically, the phone company could push more speed through the phone line by increasing the maximum allowed voltage. But they don't; because they don't have to.
Access has got to be one of the most inefficient & ugly ways to make a front end to an app. Our Time & Attendence app is written in Access and it's really a stinker. Please, use something else, even if it's VB for the front end. Access does not make a good front end for anything (even Access).
HINT: In Windows, you can hold down CTRL and left click a link and it will (most of the time) load up the link in a new window. I LOVE this feature seeing as I don't have a third button.
BTW: Does anyone know of a Windows driver to emulate a third button?
You should really take another look. Gnutella has cleaned up quite a bit and the clients are much more mature. I also gave up on Gnutella a couple of months ago, but I have recently re-discovered it and am quite fond of it.
My [small] kids are constantly taking the CD out of the player while I'm taking a shower or the wife is cleaning/cooking. I want to encode all my music (damn the RIAA!!) on a server and wire each room with speakers. Then you could have Jazz playing in the bedroom, Trance in the programming cave, Metal in the shower and Country in the kitchen.
I was thinking of just having a SBC with an ethernet port grab an MP3 (or OGG:) stream, decode it and send it to a small amp. There would have to be some sort of user interface (small LCD or Vacumn Florescent screen). But it should be pretty simple to make.
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You should check out Links. I use it all the time! It supports frames, tables, cookies, ssl, etc.
We should put every type of algorithm we can think of on a web site. That way when some bozo wants to patent spellchecking or bubble sort we can just point to this site and say it was in the public domain all the time.
Plus, it would provide a good resource for all programmers. Got a question ("Hmmm...how do you code an optimized sequential reverse bubble sort")? Just look it up!
Man, somebody tries to break out of the traditional WIMP interface and you guys tear them to pieces! I really think the WIMP interface is restrictive and should be replaced or at least worked over. I'm not saying that this particular one is the best one in the world, but at least it's a step in *some* direction.
I think Linux has a great opportunity to build a great UI. I have been reading The Humane Interface by Jef Raskin and I like the things he is saying. Like have menu bars at the top of the screen (like the MacOS & AmigaOS) instead of just below the top (like Windows). This way the user can slam the mouse to the top of the screen and not have to worry about overshooting the menu bar.
If you think Java is still slow, you haven't seen really good Java. It is still not as fast as C/C++ (or assm for that matter:) but it is highly usable. I have been using Sun's Forte for Java lately and am really amazed at the speed. The only time I realize I'm under a JVM is when the garbage collection kicks in, then the IDE stops responding for a second or two. But that's it. Java 1.3 has really impressed me -- it is MUCH better (faster) than 1.1 or even 1.2!
I am running WinNT 4.0 on a PII 366 Mobile processor (work machine) with 224MB and it simply flies. Just be sure and give it *lots* of memory and Java is perfectly happy.:)
BTW: I am using Xalan & Xerces for XML processing and the speed seems really good under Java.
Why just give it away? Can't you sell it on Ebay or something?
The best reason to give it away is simply goodwill. With the increasing popularity of the free operating system Linux, it just sort of made sense to build a site that lets people get free hardware too. Hopefully at least some of this hardware will go to people who couldn't otherwise afford it.
Why not just list the stuff on eBay and get a few bucks for it? I know that is not the "Open Source" way, but heck I need money to eat.
Now if Freeboxen used some sort of monetary unit (i.e. Mojo Nation) to help even it out, I would be more likely to give old stuff to get old stuff. I'd rather build a new computer out of old parts than buy one outright anyway. All of my computers are old/stuck together/frankenboxen except one - my iMac.:)
"...a completely new way of driving my horse and buggy. I mean, just about every buggy out there from any brand is the same. Reins, crappy friction brake, etc. I am looking for something new and different."
Now, doesn't that sound silly? Sometimes there IS a better solution to a particular problem.
We have a lot of power that we didn't have 10 years ago sitting right on our desks. Maybe a 3D UI is now possible. Just a thought.
...a completely new way of handling the user interface. I mean, just about every GUI out there now on any platform is the same. Overlapping windows, mouse pointer, left/right/center clicking, etc. I am looking for something new and different.
What about an object oriented desktop? I know OS/2 & NeXT tried to do this to some extent. Why don't we learn from them instead of trying to copy Windows all the time! Surely someone out there has a unique thought in their heads!
[Sorry for the duplicate posting -- damn enter key]
I am thinking of slapping some VB code together (I know, but I need to surf at work too) to replicate Galeon on Windows. Or has someone already done this?
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I was wondering the same thing.
Does anyone know how to point WinAmp to FreeDB?Later...
No. It's fine that FreeDB could be used this way. What CDDB is doing is making *me* pay for my own content. That sucks!
OTOH, I guess if Prince or Sting walk into WalMart to get their latest release, they have to pay for it too. Right?Later...
MS code (and license) has the Gorgon effect with reguards to GPL code; after you look at it you can't contribute to free code. MS will claim that you stole ideas from them. I think this is some sort of poison pill for GPL code.
So, I think that this is bad for us free coders and good for MS, which makes it even worse for usLater...
Tell me about it. We are due to move into a new building (about 700 of us) and they removed the offices from the managers (they get cubes just like us) and are discussing ways to limit the number of personal items we have in our cubes. I mean, come on!
We've all decided that management is completly out of touch. *sigh* Is it like this everywhere?Later...
Yes, but by cracking it and disabling the auto-format-my-hard-drive functionality, arent you breaking the UCITA?
Later...
The 56K modems push up against the limits of the telephone voice network which has a maximum bandwidth designed to carry voice transmissions. There is no way to push more information through the voice telephone system than this bandwidth limitation of the system itself. (ok, there are ways of using multiple lines/circuits, but that is cheating...)
Well, that's not really true. Todays 56K modems push up against the limits of the old telephone network and even those are theoretical limits. Basically, the phone company could push more speed through the phone line by increasing the maximum allowed voltage. But they don't; because they don't have to.Later...
Access has got to be one of the most inefficient & ugly ways to make a front end to an app. Our Time & Attendence app is written in Access and it's really a stinker. Please, use something else, even if it's VB for the front end. Access does not make a good front end for anything (even Access).
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HINT: In Windows, you can hold down CTRL and left click a link and it will (most of the time) load up the link in a new window. I LOVE this feature seeing as I don't have a third button.
BTW: Does anyone know of a Windows driver to emulate a third button?
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You should really take another look. Gnutella has cleaned up quite a bit and the clients are much more mature. I also gave up on Gnutella a couple of months ago, but I have recently re-discovered it and am quite fond of it.
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I don't think you would find too many companies willing to tie their product/service to a virus.
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Man, this sounds an awful lot like JSP. :)
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You just use Heisenberg Compensator to take care of "flashing" the person.
Sheesh, you think someone around here would have seen Star Trek a couple of times. :)
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My [small] kids are constantly taking the CD out of the player while I'm taking a shower or the wife is cleaning/cooking. I want to encode all my music (damn the RIAA!!) on a server and wire each room with speakers. Then you could have Jazz playing in the bedroom, Trance in the programming cave, Metal in the shower and Country in the kitchen.
I was thinking of just having a SBC with an ethernet port grab an MP3 (or OGGLater...
You should check out Links. I use it all the time! It supports frames, tables, cookies, ssl, etc.
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We should put every type of algorithm we can think of on a web site. That way when some bozo wants to patent spellchecking or bubble sort we can just point to this site and say it was in the public domain all the time.
Plus, it would provide a good resource for all programmers. Got a question ("Hmmm...how do you code an optimized sequential reverse bubble sort")? Just look it up!
Later...
Man, somebody tries to break out of the traditional WIMP interface and you guys tear them to pieces! I really think the WIMP interface is restrictive and should be replaced or at least worked over. I'm not saying that this particular one is the best one in the world, but at least it's a step in *some* direction.
I think Linux has a great opportunity to build a great UI. I have been reading The Humane Interface by Jef Raskin and I like the things he is saying. Like have menu bars at the top of the screen (like the MacOS & AmigaOS) instead of just below the top (like Windows). This way the user can slam the mouse to the top of the screen and not have to worry about overshooting the menu bar.Later...
I agree! I really liked that movie!
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Life with Java 1.3 is *much* better and faster! :)
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Too little - too late.
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I am running WinNT 4.0 on a PII 366 Mobile processor (work machine) with 224MB and it simply flies. Just be sure and give it *lots* of memory and Java is perfectly happy. :)
BTW: I am using Xalan & Xerces for XML processing and the speed seems really good under Java.
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From the Freeboxen FAQ:
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Now if Freeboxen used some sort of monetary unit (i.e. Mojo Nation) to help even it out, I would be more likely to give old stuff to get old stuff. I'd rather build a new computer out of old parts than buy one outright anyway. All of my computers are old/stuck together/frankenboxen except one - my iMac. :)
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Now, doesn't that sound silly? Sometimes there IS a better solution to a particular problem.
We have a lot of power that we didn't have 10 years ago sitting right on our desks. Maybe a 3D UI is now possible. Just a thought.
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What about an object oriented desktop? I know OS/2 & NeXT tried to do this to some extent. Why don't we learn from them instead of trying to copy Windows all the time! Surely someone out there has a unique thought in their heads!
[Sorry for the duplicate posting -- damn enter key]
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I am thinking of slapping some VB code together (I know, but I need to surf at work too) to replicate Galeon on Windows. Or has someone already done this?
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