1) Intelligent design and evolution are not mutually exclusive theories. One does not contradict the other. It is possible to believe in both theories.
2) Intelligent design is actually not such a terrible theory. It certainly deserves to be taught in schools. (the arguement that we know the identity of the intelligent designer is flawed though- it MIGHT NOT be God)
1) A standard has been arrived at already already- it is known as POSIX (http://www.knosof.co.uk/posix.html)
2) Linux Standard Base is yet another self appointed 'governing body' comprised of corporate 'industry leaders'. In other words, LSB hsa nothing to do with those who have made linux great, and therefore their 'ideas' will continue to be met with indifference.
In some circumstaces it may be idiotic to make snide comments about people who drive SUVs. However, making snide comments about these snide commentators is far more idiotic.
Dude- the only thing sadder than the inevitable/predictable "bsd is dead" comment, is the utterly inevitable/predictable way that a 'BSDer will rise to the bait without any sense of humour or irony _EVERY_ _SINGLE_ _TIME_!!!!!! Just let the trolls be and they will go away...
Isnt the real question: why choose CRT over LCD? Everybody knows that LCD is generally better. What some people dont know is that LCD is better for some things (representing page print color for one).
As a young working class irish immigrant, I was subject to all of these hassles and more right up until Muslims replaced Catholics the new niggers/"potential terrorists" of the UK.
This kind of treatment when travelling is an accepted part of the life of me, my family, and my friends. It amuses me when the upper classes (I will make this assumption seeing as the author of the article holds a high level frequent flyer card) get so outraged at being treated in the same way as the Hoi Polloi.
There are many points to be derived from this article, but perhaps the most powerful (and unintentional) is how some people expect to exempt from suspicion of being a terrorist under any circumstances. I really hope that it is not the policy of airlines to exempt frequent business travellers from security checks.
As you should know, Irish republicanism came about due to the slayings of innocent irish catholics for no reason other than their religion.
Subsequent republican groups never targeted individuals due to their religion- sectarian violence has always been the preserve of loyalist (protestant) terrorists.
I am not saying that the IRA and its kin has not done bad things, but if you are to point the finger at terrorist groups in Ireland, then please use your brain and point the finger at the worst terrorist groups.
Recommended reading:
*The civil rights movement in northern ireland in the 1960's
*Why the british army was originally deployed in NI
*Bloody Sunday, and subsequent inquirys.
Because this is not really a stand alone browser. It is a rip off version of IE. Just like irider and myie2/maxthon to name a couple
Ironically, as all of these browsers are "Internet Explorer with a plugin" and nothing actually new, they can be installed on any desktop that allows IE to be installed, even though they may be EVEN LESS secure that explorer (which isnt exactly secure to begin with)
Bugzilla isnt really designed for windows for a host of reasons covered in the documentation and mentioned here by other posters.
Although, it is probably the best bug tracking system available in terms of functionality, there are plenty of other non-free bugtrackers available for windows.
So the choice really comes down to- BUY a lesser known bug tracker for windows, or use Bugzilla on Linux.
XML munches up bandwidth like a lardy butter lover. Yes, yes, RSS feeds are handy, but they dont actually do anything that couldnt be achieved with a much leaner binary format. Its 2004, we dont have byte compatablitily issues any more
See Roedy Greens (one time comp.java.lang FAQ maintainer)excellent essay on why XML causes these problems.
Perhaps the real question here is- why do we, the nerds, get so upset about snooping software? If it gives you some free functionality in return, then what is wrong with a little snoopyness? After all, most of us have nothing to hide right?
Is it something to do with the nerds controll freak tendencies towards his digital space? A reaction to his percieved lack of power in his real world environment?
Whatever- normal people do not care as much about spyware as nerds- they have got better things to worry about. Why? Discuss...
Many environmental scientists have suggested that global warming will actually make Norway colder. This is because Norway is relatively warm considering its latitude due to the Gulf Stream. If the world warms up, the gulf stream disappears (or shifts), and Norway gets colder.
Thats the theory anyway...
Also, Norwegain cottages are at a premium due to hytte culture- so dont expect any bargains there!!
There are lots of people who do not think that a CS degree is that important. These are usually people without a CS degree.
The argument usually goes that experience counts for more, or at least as much, as a CS degree and therefore a CS degree is useless.
The big question is- how do you get your first job? How do you get onto the first rung of the ladder? Answer: in one of two ways 1) you have a CS degree (or similar academic qualification) 2) You (or daddy) knows somebody who can get you in regardless of your experience.
Perhaps a more meaningful question is take 2 school leavers and put one in CS college, the other directly into a software job. after three years- who knows more a about software development? Answer- the college guy will have a much broader and conceptual knowledge of software development. He will have had to have proved his worth to get into college in the first place, and also programmed full time for 3-5 years, learning a variety of state of the art techniques. He will be as profficient in database modelling as he is in evaluating compression algorithms. The guy that got the job directly from school? He will probably have a deep understanding of the organisation that he works in and a reasonable understanding of the part of the product that he works on (although he will have nothing to compare it to). Having never had any of his abilities independently evaluated, he may be completely useless- you just cant tell.
The bottom line- beware the guy with no CS degree, for he is an unknown entity.
It is interesting to note that the most sucessful software companies have stringent academic requirements on new hires. Try getting into Google or Microsoft with anything less than a CS Masters! There is a reason for this- CS graduates are ususally far better programmers. I should know- I have worked with both for years.
A CS degree counts for a lot. Many people feel threatened by it and will try to undermine it. These people are idiots. Ignore them.
Its called Felles Systemet (The shared system), and it makes many processes in the education sector VERY much more efficient
Outsiders, especially those from the USA think that this is a potentially bad idea, because it is a threat to negative freedom, however these types of system, merely distribute information to people who have access to it already in a more efficient manner.
Ironically, because the system becomes so much more efficient, the total number of people with access to this "private" information decreases
I would push the boat out even further and say that 30 hours is about the maximum weekly programming effort (ie actually coding, not just being at work) that can be indefinately sustained. Every once in a while you might manage a bit more, but you cannot sustain that effort week in week out.
Programming, requires a lot of thinking about programming in addition to the actual coding. I would say that this is a 50-50 ratio. Sometimes you solve a problem when you are at home making dinner, riding your bike, playing with your kid, or having a beer with your buddies. Take into account meetings and communication with coworkers and suddenly 30 hours a week coding is the absolute max.
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This is their problem, not yours. You have been professional, they have not. Move on.
...you have a mamoth project that you cant cope with yourself and you want some other people to work for you for free.
Check out this guy's reply to the main article. Its really funny. Open source is bad you say...
Is it just me or is Joel on Software reeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaalllly annoying? The man seems like a bit of an egomaniac, and a Windows apologist to boot.
Nope- you are wrong. Evolutionary theory does usually preclude the existance/influence of a 'creator'.
First off, I am not a god fearing christian.
now-
1) Intelligent design and evolution are not mutually exclusive theories. One does not contradict the other. It is possible to believe in both theories.
2) Intelligent design is actually not such a terrible theory. It certainly deserves to be taught in schools. (the arguement that we know the identity of the intelligent designer is flawed though- it MIGHT NOT be God)
Why does nobody care about Linux Standard Base?
1) A standard has been arrived at already already- it is known as POSIX (http://www.knosof.co.uk/posix.html)
2) Linux Standard Base is yet another self appointed 'governing body' comprised of corporate 'industry leaders'. In other words, LSB hsa nothing to do with those who have made linux great, and therefore their 'ideas' will continue to be met with indifference.
For the love of god, please stop using meaningless phrases that include 'enterprise'
'Enterprise infrastructure' has no meaning. Yes, it has possible meaning; No, it is not well defined enough to use in this context.
This language is invented by salesmen to sell expensive stuff to pointy haired bosses. We should not use this language here.
cant... stop... must... flame...
Access/Rekall as a database for 'real' use!?!?!?!
Please- the big boys use Postgres, Oracle, MySql or (at a push) sybase, or db2.
As Bob Cringely predicted in his article called 'The New Mac Mini is All About Movies'.
Apple Mac Mini + Tivo = ipod for tv programs
In some circumstaces it may be idiotic to make snide comments about people who drive SUVs. However, making snide comments about these snide commentators is far more idiotic.
Dude- the only thing sadder than the inevitable/predictable "bsd is dead" comment, is the utterly inevitable/predictable way that a 'BSDer will rise to the bait without any sense of humour or irony _EVERY_ _SINGLE_ _TIME_!!!!!! Just let the trolls be and they will go away...
The question is why choose LCD over CRT?
Isnt the real question: why choose CRT over LCD? Everybody knows that LCD is generally better. What some people dont know is that LCD is better for some things (representing page print color for one).
As a young working class irish immigrant, I was subject to all of these hassles and more right up until Muslims replaced Catholics the new niggers/"potential terrorists" of the UK.
This kind of treatment when travelling is an accepted part of the life of me, my family, and my friends. It amuses me when the upper classes (I will make this assumption seeing as the author of the article holds a high level frequent flyer card) get so outraged at being treated in the same way as the Hoi Polloi.
There are many points to be derived from this article, but perhaps the most powerful (and unintentional) is how some people expect to exempt from suspicion of being a terrorist under any circumstances. I really hope that it is not the policy of airlines to exempt frequent business travellers from security checks.
As you should know, Irish republicanism came about due to the slayings of innocent irish catholics for no reason other than their religion.
Subsequent republican groups never targeted individuals due to their religion- sectarian violence has always been the preserve of loyalist (protestant) terrorists.
I am not saying that the IRA and its kin has not done bad things, but if you are to point the finger at terrorist groups in Ireland, then please use your brain and point the finger at the worst terrorist groups.
Recommended reading:
*The civil rights movement in northern ireland in the 1960's
*Why the british army was originally deployed in NI
*Bloody Sunday, and subsequent inquirys.
Answer:
Because this is not really a stand alone browser. It is a rip off version of IE. Just like irider and myie2/maxthon to name a couple
Ironically, as all of these browsers are "Internet Explorer with a plugin" and nothing actually new, they can be installed on any desktop that allows IE to be installed, even though they may be EVEN LESS secure that explorer (which isnt exactly secure to begin with)
It is. That is the whole point of this thread and the article. Please RTFA
Bugzilla isnt really designed for windows for a host of reasons covered in the documentation and mentioned here by other posters.
Although, it is probably the best bug tracking system available in terms of functionality, there are plenty of other non-free bugtrackers available for windows.
So the choice really comes down to- BUY a lesser known bug tracker for windows, or use Bugzilla on Linux.
XML munches up bandwidth like a lardy butter lover. Yes, yes, RSS feeds are handy, but they dont actually do anything that couldnt be achieved with a much leaner binary format. Its 2004, we dont have byte compatablitily issues any more
See Roedy Greens (one time comp.java.lang FAQ maintainer)excellent essay on why XML causes these problems.
Perhaps the real question here is- why do we, the nerds, get so upset about snooping software? If it gives you some free functionality in return, then what is wrong with a little snoopyness? After all, most of us have nothing to hide right?
Is it something to do with the nerds controll freak tendencies towards his digital space? A reaction to his percieved lack of power in his real world environment?
Whatever- normal people do not care as much about spyware as nerds- they have got better things to worry about. Why? Discuss...
Actually, the cooling in The Day After Tomorrow was caused by the drawing down of supercooled air from the upper atmosphere.
What I described, is NOT what happens in The Day After Tomorrow (world enters new ice age)
Many environmental scientists have suggested that global warming will actually make Norway colder. This is because Norway is relatively warm considering its latitude due to the Gulf Stream. If the world warms up, the gulf stream disappears (or shifts), and Norway gets colder.
Thats the theory anyway...
Also, Norwegain cottages are at a premium due to hytte culture- so dont expect any bargains there!!
There are lots of people who do not think that a CS degree is that important. These are usually people without a CS degree.
The argument usually goes that experience counts for more, or at least as much, as a CS degree and therefore a CS degree is useless.
The big question is- how do you get your first job? How do you get onto the first rung of the ladder? Answer: in one of two ways 1) you have a CS degree (or similar academic qualification) 2) You (or daddy) knows somebody who can get you in regardless of your experience.
Perhaps a more meaningful question is take 2 school leavers and put one in CS college, the other directly into a software job. after three years- who knows more a about software development? Answer- the college guy will have a much broader and conceptual knowledge of software development. He will have had to have proved his worth to get into college in the first place, and also programmed full time for 3-5 years, learning a variety of state of the art techniques. He will be as profficient in database modelling as he is in evaluating compression algorithms. The guy that got the job directly from school? He will probably have a deep understanding of the organisation that he works in and a reasonable understanding of the part of the product that he works on (although he will have nothing to compare it to). Having never had any of his abilities independently evaluated, he may be completely useless- you just cant tell.
The bottom line- beware the guy with no CS degree, for he is an unknown entity.
It is interesting to note that the most sucessful software companies have stringent academic requirements on new hires. Try getting into Google or Microsoft with anything less than a CS Masters! There is a reason for this- CS graduates are ususally far better programmers. I should know- I have worked with both for years.
A CS degree counts for a lot. Many people feel threatened by it and will try to undermine it. These people are idiots. Ignore them.
Its called Felles Systemet (The shared system), and it makes many processes in the education sector VERY much more efficient
Outsiders, especially those from the USA think that this is a potentially bad idea, because it is a threat to negative freedom, however these types of system, merely distribute information to people who have access to it already in a more efficient manner.
Ironically, because the system becomes so much more efficient, the total number of people with access to this "private" information decreases
I would push the boat out even further and say that 30 hours is about the maximum weekly programming effort (ie actually coding, not just being at work) that can be indefinately sustained. Every once in a while you might manage a bit more, but you cannot sustain that effort week in week out.
Programming, requires a lot of thinking about programming in addition to the actual coding. I would say that this is a 50-50 ratio. Sometimes you solve a problem when you are at home making dinner, riding your bike, playing with your kid, or having a beer with your buddies. Take into account meetings and communication with coworkers and suddenly 30 hours a week coding is the absolute max.