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  1. Re:More social engineering on Stoplights to Mete Out Punishment? · · Score: 1

    Did you read the article? This is in a residential
    neighborhood that is a convenient shortcut between two interstate highways. They're trying to defend against shortcutters blasting through the neighborhood.

  2. Re:IRS recordkeeping on No EZ Fix For The IRS · · Score: 1
  3. Harrison's Laws of Math Textbooks on Five Free Calculus Textbooks · · Score: 2, Funny
    1. Anything entitled "Fundamental Theorem of X" will have no obvious connection to X.

    2. Any section entitled "Applications of ..." is going to be a lot of work.

  4. Re:Does software count? on Digital Oscars Awarded · · Score: 1

    The rendering software for ROTK is Pixar's Renderman. Ed Catmull, Rob Cook, and Lauren Carpenter received an oscar for it in 2001. According to the site, "Pixar's RenderMan(R) was used in 35 of the last 39 films nominated for a Best Visual Effects Oscar(R) by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences (2004)." An interesting feature article is in the IEEE Spectrum

  5. Re:Conflicting Values on Chinese Internet Censorship Proves Difficult · · Score: 1
    Does anybody know how much involvement the Chinese Government has with Red Flag?



    Not much. Red Flag was started by the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS). There are several chinese-language distributions available, and Red Flag does not seem to be particularly popular.

  6. Postgresql is BSD, not GPL [Re:But, what about...] on Viral GPL Misconceptions Elegantly Explained · · Score: 1

    Just to avoid confusion, Postgresql is released
    under a BSD license.

  7. Re:Apple tells you this when you download iTunes on iTunes Disables MusicMatch · · Score: 1

    You can't "act" like a monopoly. You either are
    one or not.


    That's it. I'm banning you from slashdot!

  8. Re:Am I Stating the Obvious here? on Living Life in Fast-Forward · · Score: 1
    Why do you think that english or philosophy are inherantly easier then OS design or quantum mechanics?



    Coz I took a class in english and I took a class in quantum mechanics!

  9. Re:Why Pascal is Not My Favorite Programming Langu on Linux Journal Interview With Brian Kernighan · · Score: 2, Informative
    I should note here that the Borland Object Pascal language has dealt with nearly all of the problems presented in the paper...

    Pascal's main problem is that nearly every "real world" implementation of Pascal has dealt with the problems presented in the paper, Unfortunately in different and incompatible ways.
  10. Re:Project management Lessons on Open Source Project Management Lessons · · Score: 1
    Is Open source project management really that much different from any other project management?

    I think the answer is "yes", because you have a much different set of motivations (paycheck vs. fun and fame) and resources available (volunteers vs. "professional" sales/marketing). There are some things which are similar, of course. Maybe there's something to be learned by studying project management at other volunteer organizations.
  11. price is $104 -- am I making a mistake? on Core Mac OS X and Unix Programming · · Score: 1

    Am I reading it correctly that the price is $US97 plus shipping?
    Also, is it showing up on Amazon? I looked and didn't see it.
    Clues gratefully accepted...

  12. what deprecated really means on HTTP: The Definitive Guide · · Score: 4, Funny

    A) What does "deprecated" mean?

    "No matter how much we pretend otherwise, this will stay around forever."

  13. SCO's leverage with IBM on SCO To Show Copied Code · · Score: 1

    "We also have contractual obligations to IBM related to our license of Unix System V source code, which IBM has used for AIX. We have the ability to withdraw or pull the AIX license on June 13, which should cause IBM to expedite this issue as well."

    They're hoping that they can get IBM to agree to this in order to avoid trouble with the AIX license.

  14. Re:Dumbest question ever on How Would You Move Mount Fuji? · · Score: 1

    Most of the non-technical kinds of interview questions are intended to explore your personality. Are you the person I want to be spending hours a day with? etc. Occasionally this question reveals a real treasure, though. If somebody answers "I have a hard time finishing projects" but he has other attributes you desire (clever, able to start projects well) you can put that person in as part of a team which compensates for his weakness, and have some confidence that the person will have some degree of honesty about project status, etc.

  15. Re:The resume test on What Makes an Open Source Project Successful? · · Score: 1
    Put "Key developer on Samba" and you'll probably get the job.


    I tried this and it didn't help at all!

  16. The original statechart sources on Practical Statecharts in C/C++ · · Score: 1
    Statecharts were originally developed by David Harel. His original paper is here: Statecharts.pdf


    He is an ACM Fellow, whose citation reads


    For his fundamental work in various areas of theoretical science, his invention of the visual language of statecharts for specifying reactive systems, and his expository contributions, especially via the widely acclaimed 1987 book "Algorithmics, the Spirit of Computing".

    If you are interested at all in theoretical computer science, you should read his book, which is coming out in a 3rd edition this year.
  17. Re:Ok, state machines on Practical Statecharts in C/C++ · · Score: 1

    Try again. It's not a PDA. Here's the original TR by Harel, who developed the concept:

    Statecharts.pdf

  18. for the impatient, a short summary... on Too Much Free Software · · Score: 1

    "In order to conquer the desktop, we have to stop using the software you like and use only the software I like."

  19. What not to do. on Improving Company Morale? · · Score: 2, Insightful
    If your management team is truly clueless, they are probably not going to appreciate any management hints you are going to provide. If there's some specific details about situations they can address, that's fine, but "here's some tips on how to run a company" are not going to be appreciated.


    So be careful what you say and don't come across as implying they're clueless managers. That's not going to help them and it could hurt you.

  20. another article that discusses the issue on Sun 'Calls JBoss bluff' on J2EE compliance · · Score: 2, Informative
    There's another informative article here


    Highlights:

    • Sun is miffed because JBoss supports J2EE 1.3, but doesn't seem anxious to move to 1.4.
    • JBoss isn't happy with Sun taking this public.
    • Sun wants "well under $1 million" for the licensing.
    • Sun wants to be the "seal of approval" for J2EE servers
    • JBoss believes anyone can claim J2EE compatibility even if they are not certified.
  21. Opt-out solution sounds good... on CDT Releases New Report on Origins of Spam · · Score: 1

    It sounds as if it would be easier to pass, and the spam filters will probably add the feature "auto-reply to opt-out messages" very quickly.

  22. Ahem! on TRON + Linux = "T-Linux" · · Score: 1

    Don't you mean GNU/T-Linux... and on RMS's birthday, for shame!

  23. rendering software on WETA Digital Operations Mgr. Talks Special Effects · · Score: 3, Informative
    And it's all rendered with Pixar's RenderMan Artist Tools:
    Joe Letteri, Visual Effects Supervisor for Weta Digital, said, "The new speed optimizations in PRMan 11 gave us the breakthrough we needed to put the finishing touches on The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. PRMan 11 has so many great new features that we couldn't use them all! "
    Quote here
    Lots of interesting Renderman stuff here
  24. Re:What he says on Software Craftsmanship · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Another Samuri joined the group only for the love of the craft.

    Yeah, and this is the guy who ends up dead... :-(

  25. trivia: "Tejas" means "Friend"... on Intel To Redesign PC With "Grantsdale" Chip · · Score: 1, Informative

    ... and is the word from which Texas is derived.