p2p is nice, but somehow the idea doesn't strike me as so special. MP3 encoding on the other hand is what made all this possible to begin with. So I'd have to vote for that being even more revolutionary than the p2p networks - with mp3 around, thinking about ways to distribute music was just a natural next step...
I haven't read the article, but with regard to email: since it's invention, people have picked up up other means of electronic communication, like ICQ. So perhaps they would also pick up something like 'email2'? Some nerds could start using it, just for kicks, and more and more people might join in. Eventually the old email system could become obsolete. Because of the spam problem, people also have a real incentive to make the switch.
"The prostitute does get in the car. The car does shake around. The health of the player goes up."
You forgot to mention that instead of paying the prostitute, you can club her to death afterwards.
Why do people never give up on that idea of internet on the TV? Why would anybody want to surf on a eye straining device that is usually placed in a position inconvenient for work.
WHy don't they focus their energies on phasing out TV for good, replacing it by something internet based...
Oh well, one company I wouldn't invest my money in.
I don't think using more a less bandwidth makes a difference in the costs for the provider of said bandwidth? They only had the costs once, when laying down the cables, satellite links, whatever? So somewhere down the food chain, there is somebody who doesn't have increased costs by increased bandwidth usage?
It would be fair if said party would decide to not charge for abused bandwidth (or whatever to call it).
Although I must admit that perhaps things can get more complicated. Ie if the provider has guaranteed a certain bandwidth to another party and that party charges the provider for not delivering.
Ultimately I guess it's in the interest of the provider not to charge for abusive traffice, because they want to give their customers a limited risk. They'll be much more likely to sign up with them that way.
But I think the inventors of that scheme are missing the point of blogging. It's not that blogging is inherently cool, it's usually that people have something interesting to say - and that they are not repetitive, either. Do I really want to read a blog about someones daily obsession with a dairy product??? I think not.
I guess I don't like it for the same reason that I don't like paying for online news etc.: I don't get to keep what I pay for. I bet in the end it costs more to do all this renting than just buying the books.
I have another solution to the shelf-space problem: rent books from the local library for free.
Of course it would be great to have the information available online the instance you need it, but it's still to expensive this way...
Get familiar with Perl or Python(or any other similar language) and write something that's semi-complex, and then write it in C. You'll find that your C program is at least 2 - 4 times as large.
I didn't deny that, I only don't think that shorter code doesn't equate better maintainability. I know some Perl, evaluated Python once, but dismissed it for reasons I forgot. Might try it again, it certainly has some appeal.
scripting languages require less total code, and therefore it's easier to absorb quickly
This often heard argument simply doesn't hold. Perhaps some script that looks like
skjhsd ~/skjh/%askf a $$ kjs hf$"$ s
can really do the same thing as a half page Java Program. But to debug it, you might need to read a 50 page manual and take consciouness enhancing drugs.
Not that I think Scripting languages should be discriinating against. I can relate to comapnies who want to focus on one language, though. At least it sounds like a good idea, otoh I don't know if it's very realistic.
In any case, Programmers could still use scripting languages to speed up their coding in other languages, ie for code generators.
I thought it has been proven years ago that perpeteum mobiles wouldn't work?
I suppose it boils down to using solar energy (of which wind and water presumably are just derivatives)? But even oil is solar energy, if I remember correctly it's just plants that are thousands of years old and have been pressed together to become oil.
I suppose the key is not using solar energy, but reducing the amount of energy used to the amount that is presently being provided by the sun in a usable form.
I suppose plastering the whole planets with solar cells or windmills would have quite an impact on the climate, too.
If you want to save money and lose weigth, why not use a bicycle? Not an option in the US? Not that I don't have sympathies for the segway, it sure looks funny.
I think the latest craze is underclocking in the hopes to get by without a cooler and achieve a truly silent PC.
That's also the main thing that's interesting about that card: no fan. I wonder how many other cards in that category have that feature?
But what is the definition of being on top of the social ladder? It doesn't seem to be 'having the ost nerdy friends'? Is ist just how many parties you are being invited to? Would the nerds actually like to be friends with the footballers? Or is it all just about the girls?
I haven't read the whole article as it was quite lengthy, but one thing strikes me. Even the nerds themselves put the Footballers into the A category. Why? What was it about them that invoked the envy? WHy were the nerds not content with themselves?
I also think that smartness is not the issue, as I recall several smart people who were popular.
If everything in the movies is wrong, are there actually any aspects of being a programmer that are fun?
Seriously, I am very pessimistic about working as a software developer in a company that isn't my own. I know software development is fun for my own pet projects. But within a corporation???
There is only so much time, money, etc. People find something they like and recommend it. Some things become popular. System is not fair any more.
I think it's not so much about fairness, as it's about missing out on some cool articles etc., just because they fell through the masses filter. It's not about complaining, I actually find it interesting how to solve this problem of editing. Or maybe that's just the solution, form one's own interest group, and if it's interesting enough, it will soon gain momentum. Ie if you start reviewing blogs you like, you might mike it likelier for the fans of those blogs to unite and become a critical mass for self-amplifieing popularity. On the other hand it might create pressure on the participating blogs to stay on topic of the interest group.
Both ways lead to growth of computing power...
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Wether you use a super chip or several low cost chips, the computing power at your disposal still grows exponentially, I guess. So no refutation of Moore's law.
Well you kind of answered your own ramble there, eh?
I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean? If it's about the question 'can there be unbreakable encryption', I don't think that nobody can break it today proves that it is unbreakable.
combines it with a one million-bit key, which is unheard of in today's data security markets. Competing solutions offer a maximum of 256 bits.
So this companies business model is essentially to use longer keys than other people? And that's supposed to be an achievement? Never mind the matrix stuff they mention - no indication that the principle differs from existing technologies. Then the article goes on about how nobody managed to crack the encryption so far - as if that proves anything. Nobody would be able to break RSA with a million bit key, either.
I'll wait untill I see a mentioning of this in a more competent journal.
Isn't it so that the "publicity" never applied to the whole Framework, just bits of it? Ie not all of the API or whatever. But it was a brilliant publicity stunt, as everybody was saying, gee, C# is free, Java isn't...
I did once write a parser for windows media ASF stream in java, that was an experience I never want to repeat....
Don't know ASF-streams, but I am still curious what you disliked about Java and you think would have been better in other languages?
Is Python really all the rage among (slashdot) geeks? I've tried it recently, being a bit frustrated by Java's longwindedness, but I dismissed Python, too. Sadly, I forgot the reasons, I think I didn't like the documentation much and some things I wanted didn't seem doable. Perhaps I should try it again.
I had to do a Perl project lately, though, and I know I spent hours chasing bugs that wouldn't have been possible in Java. The annoyance of that was far worse than the little bit of extra typing I have to do in Java. Had more problems with default initialisations than with types, though.
It's not luck, I've changed my life to how I want it.
But it also requires knowing how to do it. I'm not entirely sure about the luck thing. Of course it doesn't take the 'job offer out of the sky' kind of luck - but maybe you had to be lucky years ago, when something laid the foundation for you being able eventually do what you want. Usually several factors enter into the equation - I'd even say you are lucky for knowing what you want...
Also, I think there is a danger in that usually one only get's to hear the success stories. For all I know, there might be 10 failures for every person who manages to change their life as they want it. Not that I recommend not trying, but still...
As somebody who knows how to program, I suffer even more from the stupidity of many commercial software products. Granted, I also know that time is often too short to implement every nice-to-have intuitive feature, but on the other hand I often encounter stupid solutions that would have been trivial to solve in a better way. That kind of stupidity tends to drive me absolutely mad (I don't like that trait of mine, but still).
I pity the normal users who tend to think that it's their fault if the computer is not intuitive. Let's face it, most commercial software products are bad...
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p2p is nice, but somehow the idea doesn't strike me as so special. MP3 encoding on the other hand is what made all this possible to begin with. So I'd have to vote for that being even more revolutionary than the p2p networks - with mp3 around, thinking about ways to distribute music was just a natural next step...
I haven't read the article, but with regard to email: since it's invention, people have picked up up other means of electronic communication, like ICQ. So perhaps they would also pick up something like 'email2'? Some nerds could start using it, just for kicks, and more and more people might join in. Eventually the old email system could become obsolete. Because of the spam problem, people also have a real incentive to make the switch.
"The prostitute does get in the car. The car does shake around. The health of the player goes up." You forgot to mention that instead of paying the prostitute, you can club her to death afterwards.
Why do people never give up on that idea of internet on the TV? Why would anybody want to surf on a eye straining device that is usually placed in a position inconvenient for work. WHy don't they focus their energies on phasing out TV for good, replacing it by something internet based... Oh well, one company I wouldn't invest my money in.
"Mozilla to me is the open source project that has really reinforced the adage 'you get what you pay for' "
Just because it missed a few release deadlines??? Doesn't seem to be specific to open source software.
I don't think using more a less bandwidth makes a difference in the costs for the provider of said bandwidth? They only had the costs once, when laying down the cables, satellite links, whatever? So somewhere down the food chain, there is somebody who doesn't have increased costs by increased bandwidth usage? It would be fair if said party would decide to not charge for abused bandwidth (or whatever to call it). Although I must admit that perhaps things can get more complicated. Ie if the provider has guaranteed a certain bandwidth to another party and that party charges the provider for not delivering. Ultimately I guess it's in the interest of the provider not to charge for abusive traffice, because they want to give their customers a limited risk. They'll be much more likely to sign up with them that way.
But I think the inventors of that scheme are missing the point of blogging. It's not that blogging is inherently cool, it's usually that people have something interesting to say - and that they are not repetitive, either. Do I really want to read a blog about someones daily obsession with a dairy product??? I think not.
I guess I don't like it for the same reason that I don't like paying for online news etc.: I don't get to keep what I pay for. I bet in the end it costs more to do all this renting than just buying the books. I have another solution to the shelf-space problem: rent books from the local library for free. Of course it would be great to have the information available online the instance you need it, but it's still to expensive this way...
Get familiar with Perl or Python(or any other similar language) and write something that's semi-complex, and then write it in C. You'll find that your C program is at least 2 - 4 times as large.
I didn't deny that, I only don't think that shorter code doesn't equate better maintainability. I know some Perl, evaluated Python once, but dismissed it for reasons I forgot. Might try it again, it certainly has some appeal.
scripting languages require less total code, and therefore it's easier to absorb quickly
This often heard argument simply doesn't hold. Perhaps some script that looks like /%askf a $$ kjs hf$"$ s
skjhsd ~/skjh
can really do the same thing as a half page Java Program. But to debug it, you might need to read a 50 page manual and take consciouness enhancing drugs.
Not that I think Scripting languages should be discriinating against. I can relate to comapnies who want to focus on one language, though. At least it sounds like a good idea, otoh I don't know if it's very realistic.
In any case, Programmers could still use scripting languages to speed up their coding in other languages, ie for code generators.
I thought it has been proven years ago that perpeteum mobiles wouldn't work? I suppose it boils down to using solar energy (of which wind and water presumably are just derivatives)? But even oil is solar energy, if I remember correctly it's just plants that are thousands of years old and have been pressed together to become oil. I suppose the key is not using solar energy, but reducing the amount of energy used to the amount that is presently being provided by the sun in a usable form. I suppose plastering the whole planets with solar cells or windmills would have quite an impact on the climate, too.
I don't have any such problems. What did Bugzilla say?
If you want to save money and lose weigth, why not use a bicycle? Not an option in the US? Not that I don't have sympathies for the segway, it sure looks funny.
I think the latest craze is underclocking in the hopes to get by without a cooler and achieve a truly silent PC.
That's also the main thing that's interesting about that card: no fan. I wonder how many other cards in that category have that feature?
But what is the definition of being on top of the social ladder? It doesn't seem to be 'having the ost nerdy friends'? Is ist just how many parties you are being invited to? Would the nerds actually like to be friends with the footballers? Or is it all just about the girls?
I haven't read the whole article as it was quite lengthy, but one thing strikes me. Even the nerds themselves put the Footballers into the A category. Why? What was it about them that invoked the envy? WHy were the nerds not content with themselves?
I also think that smartness is not the issue, as I recall several smart people who were popular.
If everything in the movies is wrong, are there actually any aspects of being a programmer that are fun?
Seriously, I am very pessimistic about working as a software developer in a company that isn't my own. I know software development is fun for my own pet projects. But within a corporation???
There is only so much time, money, etc. People find something they like and recommend it. Some things become popular. System is not fair any more.
I think it's not so much about fairness, as it's about missing out on some cool articles etc., just because they fell through the masses filter. It's not about complaining, I actually find it interesting how to solve this problem of editing. Or maybe that's just the solution, form one's own interest group, and if it's interesting enough, it will soon gain momentum. Ie if you start reviewing blogs you like, you might mike it likelier for the fans of those blogs to unite and become a critical mass for self-amplifieing popularity. On the other hand it might create pressure on the participating blogs to stay on topic of the interest group.
Wether you use a super chip or several low cost chips, the computing power at your disposal still grows exponentially, I guess. So no refutation of Moore's law.
Well you kind of answered your own ramble there, eh?
I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean? If it's about the question 'can there be unbreakable encryption', I don't think that nobody can break it today proves that it is unbreakable.
combines it with a one million-bit key, which is unheard of in today's data security markets. Competing solutions offer a maximum of 256 bits.
So this companies business model is essentially to use longer keys than other people? And that's supposed to be an achievement? Never mind the matrix stuff they mention - no indication that the principle differs from existing technologies. Then the article goes on about how nobody managed to crack the encryption so far - as if that proves anything. Nobody would be able to break RSA with a million bit key, either.
I'll wait untill I see a mentioning of this in a more competent journal.
Isn't it so that the "publicity" never applied to the whole Framework, just bits of it? Ie not all of the API or whatever. But it was a brilliant publicity stunt, as everybody was saying, gee, C# is free, Java isn't...
I did once write a parser for windows media ASF stream in java, that was an experience I never want to repeat....
Don't know ASF-streams, but I am still curious what you disliked about Java and you think would have been better in other languages?
Is Python really all the rage among (slashdot) geeks? I've tried it recently, being a bit frustrated by Java's longwindedness, but I dismissed Python, too. Sadly, I forgot the reasons, I think I didn't like the documentation much and some things I wanted didn't seem doable. Perhaps I should try it again.
I had to do a Perl project lately, though, and I know I spent hours chasing bugs that wouldn't have been possible in Java. The annoyance of that was far worse than the little bit of extra typing I have to do in Java. Had more problems with default initialisations than with types, though.
It's not luck, I've changed my life to how I want it.
But it also requires knowing how to do it. I'm not entirely sure about the luck thing. Of course it doesn't take the 'job offer out of the sky' kind of luck - but maybe you had to be lucky years ago, when something laid the foundation for you being able eventually do what you want. Usually several factors enter into the equation - I'd even say you are lucky for knowing what you want...
Also, I think there is a danger in that usually one only get's to hear the success stories. For all I know, there might be 10 failures for every person who manages to change their life as they want it. Not that I recommend not trying, but still...
As somebody who knows how to program, I suffer even more from the stupidity of many commercial software products. Granted, I also know that time is often too short to implement every nice-to-have intuitive feature, but on the other hand I often encounter stupid solutions that would have been trivial to solve in a better way. That kind of stupidity tends to drive me absolutely mad (I don't like that trait of mine, but still).
I pity the normal users who tend to think that it's their fault if the computer is not intuitive. Let's face it, most commercial software products are bad...