I wonder how much you saved in transaction fees by maintaining a credit balance.
With a credit card? Nothing. Microsoft was the one who saved. I'd happily put 50 cent items on my credit card, but the merchants are the ones who pay around 30 cents plus a percentage of the transaction amount just to process the payment.
And for those who don't pay their balance in full, how much did they lose by paying interest on the amount that Microsoft now gets to make interest on?
Scientologists aren't popular because their beliefs are corny or stupid, or because the "church" engages in fraudulent practices and is known to abuse members; that doesn't mean that individual Scientologists are religious extremists or bad people. Scientologists are just a popular group to hate right now.
The fact that they do it under the guise of religion and get tax breaks and perks because of being a religion is what is offensive. I'd have no problem if they called themselves the L. Ron Hubbard science fiction fan club, but to do it while not paying taxes and while enjoying protected status as a religion makes no sense.
Further, BackupPC will automatically email the user saying "It's been n days since your last backup..." and bug them for you. Of course, you can't turn that off without disabling it for the many people who have requested that feature.:)
Yes you can, BackupPC supports per PC overrides, its great software.
Apologies... the sarcasm tag must have been eaten by the smiley.
Though I'd question if the submitter is doing things correctly. Why not run BackupPC and automatically backup every device when it's connected to the network? Depending on storage requirements, you might be able to get away with a 2GB free DropBox account which makes it braindead easy and fully automatic. Or look into Microsoft Groove if you have it through MSDN or such.
Additionally, give everyone a company-wide portal where you can show the computer name and assigned user with the number of days since last backup. Remember: this is a helpful tool for people to lookup their own computer and ensure that it's backed up. Very easy to do with BackupPC... the user can even instantly run their own full or incremental backup right from the web interface. The intended side-effect is to let everyone see who the worst offenders are who never backup their systems.
Further, BackupPC will automatically email the user saying "It's been n days since your last backup..." and bug them for you. Of course, you can't turn that off without disabling it for the many people who have requested that feature.:)
Are you aware that the particles in the LHC are moving at ~= the speed of light?
In opposite directions. Take one particle with its velocity of -c, clockwise and the other particle with its velocity +c, counter-clockwise and collide them together. What is the sum of their velocities?
Upside-down text at the bottom: The answer is a velocity of ~0, relative to the earth.
Even within 'a given area of expertise' the number of lines of code, or average number of lines of code produced by a developer is a meaningless number beyond determining if the developer is working at all.
An unproductive and useless developer can churn out tons of code that doesn't actually do much. A talented developer might implement that functionality in 5% of the same lines of code. Or produce 20% the number of lines with dramatically fewer bugs per line.
Very true. My measurement assumes a certain level of proficiency for each developer. If that isn't known ahead of time, then reimplementing the functionality of a module in Linux should give an indication. Knowing the functionality of what a module does and assuming that the developer reimplementing isn't using the original code as a reference, then the number of lines of C code s/he produces can be compared to the original. This assumes that whoever approves code commits to the Linux kernel is competent and would reject inefficient, sloppy code such that Linux kernel code can be relied upon as a baseline to measure reasonable competency.
Cost-per-line is a patently bad way to compute the worth of code or value of a coder.
Of course, which is probably why the question mentioned nothing about worth or coder value. Knowing that a line of code costs $1 (or whatever) on average, you can then start looking at various modules within the Linux kernel and project how much it would cost for an average developer to reimplement (on a BSD project, for example) based on the number of lines in that module.
To get the relative value of a coder, you could take a sampling over a large enough period of time and then say that, on average, this coder produces X lines of code per day for a given area of expertise. Then to reimplement the module which falls within the coder's area of expertise, you could take the number of lines in the module divided by X lines of code per day for that coder and estimate the number of days required. If the resulting value is better than the average cost to reimplement, then you have a better than average developer, at least for that specific task.
Speaking of which, are there any of the original videos floating around demonstrating building an app using InterfaceBuilder? I seem to recall one where Jobs developed a contact management app from scratch using point and click... but it may not have been Jobs.
But can't you buy in-game items in WoW? (I obviously never played the game).
The only way to legitimately collect gold needed to buy in-game items is by putting your time in, or having very generous friends. Blizzard offers no way to use cash.
Notorious hacker group "The Librarians" thumbed their collective noses today at the intellectual property industry as they investigated new ways to channel IP into the hands of teenagers.
"I got this great new bag today," said one student, "and realized I needed a few novels to put in it." [Editor's note: we believe the term "bag" is street for a memory storage device.]
One self-proclaimed member of this criminal organization stated "The biggest challenge with kids today is getting access to reading material. Many come from poorer families and depend on the free availability of reading material to supplement their school-provided education." She continued, "That's why today we're announcing a reading competition, with the winner awarded a really wonderful bag to store their materials in."
When pressed for clarification, this member stated "Of course all the reading materials would be provided for free. That is the whole purpose of what we do." Upon further research, it is believed that local and federal funds are being diverted for these activities.
Organizations representing intellectual property owners did not immediately answer calls. [Editor's note: we let the phone ring once, then hang up. If they can't answer their calls in less than one ring, it's not immediate enough for us.]
He's not asking if it's possible. His question, in part, was: "... are there examples of such licenses that I can provide?" In other words, has the text of a closed source license been open sourced such that anyone can use if for their closed source licensing needs?
Someone's never heard of tumbling, flame deburring, electrochemical mass finishing, etc.
That's great if your part doesn't have a very high tolerance. If you're machining pieces for the aerospace industry, those methods will totally ruin the part.
"The Prime Directive is not just a set of rules; it is a philosophy... and a very correct one. History has proven again and again that whenever mankind interferes with a less developed civilization, no matter how well intentioned that interference may be, the results are invariably disastrous." - Captain Picard (TNG: "Symbiosis")
I assure you that someone, somewhere is getting rich(er) from millions of 'administrative costs'. That's why I never give money to any charitable organization that has a salaried staff.
Agreed. That's why I'm giving all of my money to Scientology, where they make recruits work for free. Zero overhead, hard to beat that!
My appetite for donating was diminished somewhat when I heard that some Haitians were protesting by stacking up barricades of dead corpses and rocks (blocking relief efforts in the process) because handouts weren't getting to them fast enough. I guess no matter what country one looks at, there's always the few ungrateful bastards who do shit like that instead of focusing their energy on helping others.
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I wonder how much you saved in transaction fees by maintaining a credit balance.
With a credit card? Nothing. Microsoft was the one who saved. I'd happily put 50 cent items on my credit card, but the merchants are the ones who pay around 30 cents plus a percentage of the transaction amount just to process the payment.
And for those who don't pay their balance in full, how much did they lose by paying interest on the amount that Microsoft now gets to make interest on?
Scientologists aren't popular because their beliefs are corny or stupid, or because the "church" engages in fraudulent practices and is known to abuse members; that doesn't mean that individual Scientologists are religious extremists or bad people. Scientologists are just a popular group to hate right now.
The fact that they do it under the guise of religion and get tax breaks and perks because of being a religion is what is offensive. I'd have no problem if they called themselves the L. Ron Hubbard science fiction fan club, but to do it while not paying taxes and while enjoying protected status as a religion makes no sense.
The second is referring to mitochondria not kitchen bitches.
Where do the midichlorians come into play?
Further, BackupPC will automatically email the user saying "It's been n days since your last backup..." and bug them for you. Of course, you can't turn that off without disabling it for the many people who have requested that feature. :)
Yes you can, BackupPC supports per PC overrides, its great software.
Apologies... the sarcasm tag must have been eaten by the smiley.
Though I'd question if the submitter is doing things correctly. Why not run BackupPC and automatically backup every device when it's connected to the network? Depending on storage requirements, you might be able to get away with a 2GB free DropBox account which makes it braindead easy and fully automatic. Or look into Microsoft Groove if you have it through MSDN or such.
Additionally, give everyone a company-wide portal where you can show the computer name and assigned user with the number of days since last backup. Remember: this is a helpful tool for people to lookup their own computer and ensure that it's backed up. Very easy to do with BackupPC... the user can even instantly run their own full or incremental backup right from the web interface. The intended side-effect is to let everyone see who the worst offenders are who never backup their systems.
Further, BackupPC will automatically email the user saying "It's been n days since your last backup..." and bug them for you. Of course, you can't turn that off without disabling it for the many people who have requested that feature. :)
There's 415,000 "edge cases" where I live...that's about 1/10th of the population of the U.S.
Did something wipe out several hundred million Americans when I wasn't watching?
Are you aware that the particles in the LHC are moving at ~= the speed of light?
In opposite directions. Take one particle with its velocity of -c, clockwise and the other particle with its velocity +c, counter-clockwise and collide them together. What is the sum of their velocities?
Upside-down text at the bottom: The answer is a velocity of ~0, relative to the earth.
Yeah, I wish I had thought of that. Great way to generate extra money. I wonder if the art bids its own auction up.
Bullshit. $54,000 is one THIRD of the median home price. Where do you get your information, and why did you bother posting that?
Quit trolling. The original statement was:
To put it in perspective, $54,000 would buy a house in her neighborhood.
So here you go. A house for $54,000 in Brainerd, Minnesota: http://kurilla.com/listing.cfm?MLS=188019
The criminals have had almost seven years to try: http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/07/1559238
http://www.ohloh.net/wiki/project_codebase_cost
Right, I had forgotten about that.
Even within 'a given area of expertise' the number of lines of code, or average number of lines of code produced by a developer is a meaningless number beyond determining if the developer is working at all.
An unproductive and useless developer can churn out tons of code that doesn't actually do much. A talented developer might implement that functionality in 5% of the same lines of code. Or produce 20% the number of lines with dramatically fewer bugs per line.
Very true. My measurement assumes a certain level of proficiency for each developer. If that isn't known ahead of time, then reimplementing the functionality of a module in Linux should give an indication. Knowing the functionality of what a module does and assuming that the developer reimplementing isn't using the original code as a reference, then the number of lines of C code s/he produces can be compared to the original. This assumes that whoever approves code commits to the Linux kernel is competent and would reject inefficient, sloppy code such that Linux kernel code can be relied upon as a baseline to measure reasonable competency.
So, exactly how much are you paying for the Linux you rely on for your business?
$699. I thought everyone paid this.
How much does a line of code cost?
Cost-per-line is a patently bad way to compute the worth of code or value of a coder.
Of course, which is probably why the question mentioned nothing about worth or coder value. Knowing that a line of code costs $1 (or whatever) on average, you can then start looking at various modules within the Linux kernel and project how much it would cost for an average developer to reimplement (on a BSD project, for example) based on the number of lines in that module.
To get the relative value of a coder, you could take a sampling over a large enough period of time and then say that, on average, this coder produces X lines of code per day for a given area of expertise. Then to reimplement the module which falls within the coder's area of expertise, you could take the number of lines in the module divided by X lines of code per day for that coder and estimate the number of days required. If the resulting value is better than the average cost to reimplement, then you have a better than average developer, at least for that specific task.
You rock! Thanks.
Speaking of which, are there any of the original videos floating around demonstrating building an app using InterfaceBuilder? I seem to recall one where Jobs developed a contact management app from scratch using point and click... but it may not have been Jobs.
Notorious hacker group "The Librarians" thumbed their collective noses today
Ook?
Sorry, I don't speak caveman.
But can't you buy in-game items in WoW? (I obviously never played the game).
The only way to legitimately collect gold needed to buy in-game items is by putting your time in, or having very generous friends. Blizzard offers no way to use cash.
Notorious hacker group "The Librarians" thumbed their collective noses today at the intellectual property industry as they investigated new ways to channel IP into the hands of teenagers.
"I got this great new bag today," said one student, "and realized I needed a few novels to put in it." [Editor's note: we believe the term "bag" is street for a memory storage device.]
One self-proclaimed member of this criminal organization stated "The biggest challenge with kids today is getting access to reading material. Many come from poorer families and depend on the free availability of reading material to supplement their school-provided education." She continued, "That's why today we're announcing a reading competition, with the winner awarded a really wonderful bag to store their materials in."
When pressed for clarification, this member stated "Of course all the reading materials would be provided for free. That is the whole purpose of what we do." Upon further research, it is believed that local and federal funds are being diverted for these activities.
Organizations representing intellectual property owners did not immediately answer calls. [Editor's note: we let the phone ring once, then hang up. If they can't answer their calls in less than one ring, it's not immediate enough for us.]
I'm going to guess Danish or Dutch.
Must be Danish as I read it as "Drupal Buys Dried Tarts on Drupal 7." Is a danish like a tart cooked in a dutch oven?
He's not asking if it's possible. His question, in part, was: "... are there examples of such licenses that I can provide?" In other words, has the text of a closed source license been open sourced such that anyone can use if for their closed source licensing needs?
>by hand
Someone's never heard of tumbling, flame deburring, electrochemical mass finishing, etc.
That's great if your part doesn't have a very high tolerance. If you're machining pieces for the aerospace industry, those methods will totally ruin the part.
"The Prime Directive is not just a set of rules; it is a philosophy... and a very correct one. History has proven again and again that whenever mankind interferes with a less developed civilization, no matter how well intentioned that interference may be, the results are invariably disastrous."
- Captain Picard (TNG: "Symbiosis")
I assure you that someone, somewhere is getting rich(er) from millions of 'administrative costs'. That's why I never give money to any charitable organization that has a salaried staff.
Agreed. That's why I'm giving all of my money to Scientology, where they make recruits work for free. Zero overhead, hard to beat that!
My appetite for donating was diminished somewhat when I heard that some Haitians were protesting by stacking up barricades of dead corpses and rocks (blocking relief efforts in the process) because handouts weren't getting to them fast enough. I guess no matter what country one looks at, there's always the few ungrateful bastards who do shit like that instead of focusing their energy on helping others.