Realistically this level of investment will keep them ahead of the pack for the next 10 years
No it will keep them on an equal footing with many other countries in the world that did this years ago. *Not* doing it will put them even further back.
jeez... Who modded you insightful? The Java platform today is an enormous pile of layers, frameworks, and standards. It's not just Java/EJB. Learning the entire JavaEE ecosystem is more than most people are capable of. And yes, I have worked with both C++ and the JavaEE stack.
When we talk about Java we mean JavaEE, not standard application programming. Sure Java is no better than most other languages when it comes to building small to medium desktop apps/clients. But once you go past a certain point in size/complexity Java is your friend. Perl and php are not. JavaEE is meant to be used for large (really large), complex, distributed, high-availability business systems. And it's damn good at it.
There is a reason most systems of this type are built in either Java or.Net and nothing else, you know. It's not that it can't be done in e.g. Perl, but its so much *easier* in Java.
First: (as several have said) Ignore the people saying "don't". They have no idea what they are talking about, most are trying to sound cool and probably have no experience from the world of large business systems. A good programmer chooses language based on the problem at hand, not based on what is cool.
There is a reason most large enterprises only deploy in either Java or.Net, because both platforms are proven, reliable and *scalable*. Few serious programmers would think of building a large critical 24/7 system in Python or C or whatever. Sure it's possible but you're in for a world of pain when you try to scale/maintain past a certain size and complexity.
that said, many are recomending books on the java language, but you asked for what to do after the language. My advice would be serlvets-jsp-jsf-ejb3, in that order. With servlets you understand the core of all java frameworks, and jsp pretty much the same. After that, you have JSF, which *will* replace struts/etc eventually. JSF borrows heavily from struts but improves on it and is an official standard.
There are several frameworks that build on and extend JSF, like JBoss Seam and the like, and you probably cant learn them all. Stick to basic JSF until you get the hang of it, and then you can try out some of the stuff based on it.
Last is ejb3 which is needed for really large apps when scalability and redundancy is critical, but seldom used otherwise.
You are correct. However since the soviet union no longer exists i choose to say Russia instead since it is currently the closest political equivalent.
The treaty relates to weapons in space, not military transports. Anyway, USA and Russia dont exactly have a history of following treaties they have signed.
No, but "the Internet" isn't a product. Google has a near-monopoly on web searches, and it is (allegedly) leveraging that monopoly to gain a competitive advantage in other industries that also happen to be web-based
I'm not sure it is possible to have a monopoly on something on the internet. There is *no* penalty for using other products. They are not harder to find, they are not more expensive to use, and google can't do anything to prevent you from using them. The definition of a monopoly on a product is that it is the only (or "almost" only, se MS Windows) available one of its type.
There are plenty of other search engines, the reason people dont use them is that they suck compared to google. I'm not sure that makes a monopoly. If google went around buying up start-up search engines to close them doen or bullying isps to block acces to other engines besides google, then you might have a monopoly.
the function is a couple of lines. Its name tells you everything you need to know about it. Portability was not an issue since it's targeted at x86. And the pointer operation is standard stuff if you've done any C programming.
Software patents are a cancer on modern society and economics and need to die a horrible death. I personaly find software patents immoral and thus I ignore them. I understand it's not as easy for companies like RedHat et al, but I can not see any solution since big companies has more bribe money. Sad.
sigh... *every* time there's a blurb about this subject people chime in with the parents ideas.
Really, I shouldn't need to point this out but here goes: the EU is not a petty market, they might have a small military compared to the US but thats it. The EU market is huge, and more importantly, if push comes to shove, the EU will not ban MS products, they will simply:
1) confiscate every single asset the MS holds in Europe. All their offices, all their bank accounts etc. etc. 2) The MS board will be wanted criminals in the EU, which might be irrelevant if they are all from outside EU and have no intention of ever going there but still, it'll probably be slightly annoying for them at least. 3) MS will have all their "intellectual property", patents, copyrights etc. revoked in the EU which means anyone will be free to pirate Vista or whatever MS product they feel like.
Possibly, but probably not the way most people think. Educated people generally have healthier lifestyles e.g. exercise more and eat better, which makes them less likely to be overweight than the average joe. This together with the fact that fat tissue produces oestrogen in humans makes the conclusion fairly straight forward. Fat people == more effeminate because of more oestrogen. Simple.
I dont get your (A), the point is that there is asymetrical pressure on the walls. I dont get (B) either, what does conservation of momentum has to do with it? The device needs energy since it bleeds energy while working, it's not a perpetual motion machine.
From the CIA factbook: Sweden: land area 410,934 square km, population 9,016,596, so density=21.94/sq km ; USA: land area 9,161,923 square km, population 298,444,215, so density=32.57/sq km. No, internet access is not `offered' by the government.
The government directly offering broadband access is not the only way to do it. I the case of sweden, decent governmental subsidies was granted in the late 90's (bubble era) to private companies that offered broadband to private customers. Subsidy size varied with technology used i.e. fiber == larger subsidy than copper.
So yes, government regulation is one reason sweden has good internat access, but not the only reason.
I'm not the first to say this but: This is a viral marketing ploy for something completely different from free energy. Stay tuned to the site and eventually things should become clearer.
You are free to believe fox's lies if you like, I dont really care. I would add though, that the UN personel in the bombed post called israeli commanders no less than 10 times during the preceeding 6 hours before the bombing to ensure that they where not going to be bombed.
And also, the israeli foreign minister had given his word to the UN secretary that the post would not be bombed.
We dont really disagree very much. My issue is with patriotism as in "proud of your country" (closely realted to nationalism). I dont agree with your definition of "self-sacrifice in order to improve the country in which you live" as being patriotism, but it is certainly a good thing no matter the label we put on it.
I'd hate to break this to "Kieren" but being patriotic does not make one mindless. There is nothing wrong with being proud of your country, no matter where you are from
I hate to break this to you but yes, being patriotic is very mindless. Patriotism is almost as bad as organized religion. It's downright stupid to be proud of a country. What is a country anyway? Are you proud of the geographical landmass you're standing on? No? I guess you're proud of the achievements of people that has lived before you? Then you should be proud of them as individuals since the abstract notion of a "nation" has nothing to do with them. An you have nothing to do with them either. Even if you are directly descended from them, why the hell do you feel entitled to be proud of their past deeds? Your only link to them is that by blind change you ended up being born on the same landmass as them (maybe)...
and with European countries' budgets being what they are, such a fine is something they might not willingly forgoe.
While I agree completely that the EU is just as corrupt as any other government, I would not go so far as to say they are as corrupt as the US government. I'd like to point out that while the (total) fine of around 1 billion dollars, is very large, it is ridiculous to suggest that the EU is in it for the money. The projected EU GDP for 2006 is 13888 billion USD, and 1 measly billion more is hardly gonna make the commission salivate.
You don't understand what Religion / Spirituality is even about.
Oh man, where do you people come from? You know nothing about me so I'd say the above statement is a *little* presumptuous.I'm was going to blast you for being an idiot, but since I'm sober now I'll just respond to what you wrote:
Religion is way to prove your philosophy, because it is about putting your beliefs into practise. If you never do anything with your beliefs, they are just that, _beliefs_ and/or Philosophy. Religion is about the letter, to help you understand the spirit / spirituality (the principles.) By your subjective experiences, you will eventually come to learn Truth.
Religion can not prove anything since it is all about blind belief without evidence. Since no religion knows anything, they can not help you understand anything about how/why the universe works. They can help you believe however, whatever thats worth. Talking about Truth as you do is a surefire sign you're a nutcase.
Martial Arts is a religion / spiritual way
Sure. I dont disagree with that. And just like any religion they cant answer anything. They might make you feel better, but there's no Truth in them as you seem to believe.
Atheism is a religion, because its dogma is "We're not religious!"
How does that make it a religion? Does my statement "I like apples" mark the foundation of a new religion as well?
Science is a religion too, because it worships at the the opposite altar -- the altar of objective Truth. It is equally incomplete, because there is no experiment you can do that will answer the question, "Why Do I exist? Why does the Universe exist?"
Your failure here is to understand that while science can not answer that question now, there's no way to be sure it wont be able to in a thousand years. The big difference between science and religion is that science does not presume to answer this question because "it" knows it can't. Contrary to your religions that all claim to be able to do this from listening to the voices in their heads.
Seriously. Are you completely retarded or just unable to read written text?
Not trying to pick a fight here but your last statement is one reason the world today (and before) is a mess
Does my above statement equal "blaming all the worlds problems (past and present) on one reason" ? Hint: the keyword here is "one".
You can not learn anything about the world from religion (you can learn alot about people however)
Possibly, possibly I was just a little bit wague here, (and you jumped to it immediately). What I meant with "the world" was "the physical world" i.e. the rules that govern the universe, thats why I added "you can learn alot about people".
You are right in one thing though, I do have an axe to grind when it comes to religion. Few things have caused so much suffering as organized religion. It's a cancer in human culture and is, and has always been, just a tool for the strong to rule the weak.
And if you think my spelling sucks you're probably right since I'm slightly drunk at the moment. Get over it.
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Seriously, this is an awesome plan. When I invent a free energy machine I'll call you to be my most trusted lieutenant.
No it will keep them on an equal footing with many other countries in the world that did this years ago. *Not* doing it will put them even further back.
jeez... Who modded you insightful? The Java platform today is an enormous pile of layers, frameworks, and standards. It's not just Java/EJB. Learning the entire JavaEE ecosystem is more than most people are capable of. And yes, I have worked with both C++ and the JavaEE stack.
Yes you are wrong.
.Net and nothing else, you know. It's not that it can't be done in e.g. Perl, but its so much *easier* in Java.
When we talk about Java we mean JavaEE, not standard application programming. Sure Java is no better than most other languages when it comes to building small to medium desktop apps/clients. But once you go past a certain point in size/complexity Java is your friend. Perl and php are not. JavaEE is meant to be used for large (really large), complex, distributed, high-availability business systems. And it's damn good at it.
There is a reason most systems of this type are built in either Java or
First: (as several have said) Ignore the people saying "don't". They have no idea what they are talking about, most are trying to sound cool and probably have no experience from the world of large business systems. A good programmer chooses language based on the problem at hand, not based on what is cool.
.Net, because both platforms are proven, reliable and *scalable*. Few serious programmers would think of building a large critical 24/7 system in Python or C or whatever. Sure it's possible but you're in for a world of pain when you try to scale/maintain past a certain size and complexity.
There is a reason most large enterprises only deploy in either Java or
that said, many are recomending books on the java language, but you asked for what to do after the language. My advice would be serlvets-jsp-jsf-ejb3, in that order. With servlets you understand the core of all java frameworks, and jsp pretty much the same. After that, you have JSF, which *will* replace struts/etc eventually. JSF borrows heavily from struts but improves on it and is an official standard.
There are several frameworks that build on and extend JSF, like JBoss Seam and the like, and you probably cant learn them all. Stick to basic JSF until you get the hang of it, and then you can try out some of the stuff based on it.
Last is ejb3 which is needed for really large apps when scalability and redundancy is critical, but seldom used otherwise.
You are correct. However since the soviet union no longer exists i choose to say Russia instead since it is currently the closest political equivalent.
The treaty relates to weapons in space, not military transports. Anyway, USA and Russia dont exactly have a history of following treaties they have signed.
So in other words the definition can also be "not an OS at all"? I guess "WebDeskTop" is not as catchy...
I'm not sure it is possible to have a monopoly on something on the internet. There is *no* penalty for using other products. They are not harder to find, they are not more expensive to use, and google can't do anything to prevent you from using them. The definition of a monopoly on a product is that it is the only (or "almost" only, se MS Windows) available one of its type.
There are plenty of other search engines, the reason people dont use them is that they suck compared to google. I'm not sure that makes a monopoly. If google went around buying up start-up search engines to close them doen or bullying isps to block acces to other engines besides google, then you might have a monopoly.
aww come on!
the function is a couple of lines. Its name tells you everything you need to know about it. Portability was not an issue since it's targeted at x86. And the pointer operation is standard stuff if you've done any C programming.
Software patents are a cancer on modern society and economics and need to die a horrible death. I personaly find software patents immoral and thus I ignore them. I understand it's not as easy for companies like RedHat et al, but I can not see any solution since big companies has more bribe money. Sad.
sigh... *every* time there's a blurb about this subject people chime in with the parents ideas.
Really, I shouldn't need to point this out but here goes: the EU is not a petty market, they might have a small military compared to the US but thats it. The EU market is huge, and more importantly, if push comes to shove, the EU will not ban MS products, they will simply:
1) confiscate every single asset the MS holds in Europe. All their offices, all their bank accounts etc. etc.
2) The MS board will be wanted criminals in the EU, which might be irrelevant if they are all from outside EU and have no intention of ever going there but still, it'll probably be slightly annoying for them at least.
3) MS will have all their "intellectual property", patents, copyrights etc. revoked in the EU which means anyone will be free to pirate Vista or whatever MS product they feel like.
1) and 3) will hurt MS substantially.
Possibly, but probably not the way most people think. Educated people generally have healthier lifestyles e.g. exercise more and eat better, which makes them less likely to be overweight than the average joe. This together with the fact that fat tissue produces oestrogen in humans makes the conclusion fairly straight forward. Fat people == more effeminate because of more oestrogen. Simple.
I dont get your (A), the point is that there is asymetrical pressure on the walls. I dont get (B) either, what does conservation of momentum has to do with it? The device needs energy since it bleeds energy while working, it's not a perpetual motion machine.
The government directly offering broadband access is not the only way to do it. I the case of sweden, decent governmental subsidies was granted in the late 90's (bubble era) to private companies that offered broadband to private customers. Subsidy size varied with technology used i.e. fiber == larger subsidy than copper.
So yes, government regulation is one reason sweden has good internat access, but not the only reason.
you kids these days :-)
Besides a constelation, Orion is also a well known space project from the 70s which dealt with nuclear propulsion (wiki).
I'm not the first to say this but: This is a viral marketing ploy for something completely different from free energy. Stay tuned to the site and eventually things should become clearer.
You are free to believe fox's lies if you like, I dont really care. I would add though, that the UN personel in the bombed post called israeli commanders no less than 10 times during the preceeding 6 hours before the bombing to ensure that they where not going to be bombed. And also, the israeli foreign minister had given his word to the UN secretary that the post would not be bombed.
We dont really disagree very much. My issue is with patriotism as in "proud of your country" (closely realted to nationalism). I dont agree with your definition of "self-sacrifice in order to improve the country in which you live" as being patriotism, but it is certainly a good thing no matter the label we put on it.
Bah... patriotism. Crutch of the stupid.
Yes. Like vetoing punishment against israel at the moment for their uncesasing bombing of civilian targets in lebanon.
Yes, the US is often in charge of UN commissions.
While I agree completely that the EU is just as corrupt as any other government, I would not go so far as to say they are as corrupt as the US government. I'd like to point out that while the (total) fine of around 1 billion dollars, is very large, it is ridiculous to suggest that the EU is in it for the money. The projected EU GDP for 2006 is 13888 billion USD, and 1 measly billion more is hardly gonna make the commission salivate.
You are right in one thing though, I do have an axe to grind when it comes to religion. Few things have caused so much suffering as organized religion. It's a cancer in human culture and is, and has always been, just a tool for the strong to rule the weak.
And if you think my spelling sucks you're probably right since I'm slightly drunk at the moment. Get over it.
Point being?