When I was in 1st grade I loved used to play with my 160 in 1 Electronic Project Kit from Radio Shack! That was a cool toy. I made everything project in it several times over. I remember building the siren and scaring my sister with it.:-)
I went to find it or something simmilar for my daughters (who are 5 and 6) and could not find it. It was disappointing. The toys (or what passes for them now) require zero creativity to play with. Fortunatly that does not stop my girls from being creative. The general rule of thumb in my house for toys is that they do not require batteries, with a few exceptions.
We are going to start building model rockets soon!
This might be rated Funny, but that is exacly what I did. I got cynical, got layed off, went into consulting. I still deal with the BS and petty politics, but I view it in a semi-detached way now. No emotional involvement. It does not impact me like it used to. I'm here to get the job done. I'm the "go to" guy, a problem solver... oops, no more work... ok, next job please, call me if you have more work...;-)
I'll have to admit though, when you consult you have to do a lot of selling yourself, that took some getting used to. I can BS with the best of the marketdriods now:-)
I love my job now, and thats why I can look forward to getting out of bed every morning!
These changes are not draconian. What is the hubbub all about?
1. They can henceforth change the terms without notice, just by posting the new terms on the website. (Currently they are obliged to give 15 days notice by email, a period that we are currently in for this change.)
It is a free service... if they want to change something should they be shackled by having to email all the users to change anything?
2. They can henceforth remove user accounts without giving a reason. (Currently they are obliged to have a reason, though the set of acceptable reasons is open-ended.)
They avoid leagle entanglement for said free service... People abuse free systems, they need to be delt with quickly and effectivly.
3. They're no longer obliged to make the contents of a deleted account available to its owner. (There was previously a "reasonable effort" clause to that effect.)
The users should have local backups... this is more then resonable.
4. They're no longer obliged to provide notice of changes to the privacy policy, unless the changes are "substantive". (Currently they are obliged to provide notice of any change.)
Hmmm, some web notice would be nice... but again it is a free service...
5. The privacy policy is acquiring a disclaimer that amounts to "this is not true". It actually disclaims the entire privacy policy.
Well, if you bother to read (and comprehend) the policy you should know what you are in for, again it is a free service...
Have you read Hotmail Terms of Use? You know they have your best interest at heart.
Doesn't.NET implement this already. MS just takes over your computer and sells the avaiable resources to the higest bidder? I guess I should have read that EULA more closly....
The problem with this is that in order to log to a remote server, you need a user space process to do it. All user space processes were all killed to get to a "halted" state.
I bounce between several languages/environments all the time, and quick and dirty reference manuals are really handy. It would be nice to have a clearly drawn out syntax for C, C++, Java, Perl, Bash, Python, SQL (and various its dialetcs), etc. in a single "little" pocket reference. SQL is a good example, I have to use it every once in a while, but the syntax always messes me up. I would like to have a book that I can keep on me for reference with out breaking my back.
It would probably suffer the usual consquences of "not invented here" syndrom. Plus you practicaly need to get a senator to sponsor you for the required bugetary pork to get funding. Ted Kennedy is not about to be a proponent of spending on military reaserch, even if it is in his home state.
Just think, you combine the cell phone ring with that "mood ring" technology. Then the secret call to your wife would be to inform her that you are horney. Her cell mood ring could call you back and infom you that she has a head ache.
Check out Patapsco Designs, they make a product called datacatch. I've been to their site and seen the product, it rocks! You can tie it into a cash register system too to track transactions as they happen.
(Plus they are using embedded Linux for thier newer camera-network interface)
http://www.patapsco.com/pdi/featured_product.htm l
After the US DOJ and the courts caved in to Micro$oft, the Marketing department adopted a new attitude. At thier latest press conference their spoke mistress (dressed in black leather) called the meeting to order with her whip and declared that "All your desktops are belong to us!".
The Professional Services arm of Compaq, which has said its 10-year-old investment in Linux compares to IBM's $1 billion commitment, also is cashing in on rising corporate interest in Linux.
10 years? Yeah, right. Can we say "Me too! Me too!"
Compaq would have a hard time finding a clue if it were superglued to its collective face. Any company that would buy the alpha just to watch it die does not deserve any respect.
I suppose they will need a successful and well accepted rollout of Itanium products with an associated push towards Linux to resurrect themselves there.
While they may pin their hopes to the next iteration of Intel product, I have yet to see anything that remotely looks like they are embracing Linux. Lots of lip service, yes, truly using Linux and contributing back to the core of Linux, no.
One more reason to hold Carly in contempt.
I still use my HP11C, it is the best calulator I ever owned.
MS is vigorously investing it self in other revenue streams at the moment. They know that the OS market is getting comoditized, and they possibly have a limited window of keeping control of the OS market. They may or may not lose this dominance in a few years. So in the mean time they are paddling like ducks (calm on the surface, webbed feet going madly under the water) trying to invest in other technologies where they can gain a simmilar dominance and continue the monopoly.
MS is not going away any time soon, baring the Gov't growing some gonads and dealing with them.
The schools should be teaching several languages, or at least touch on several, and the students should know the differences between them. Students should have an understanding of architecture, assembler, C (or something similar), an OO language or two, data structures, algorithms, and lots of theory to be well rounded. If you cannot use a "malloc()" after you get a 4-year degree in CS you should get your money back!
The gov't should not legislate the quality of software (what a frightning thought), the market place should demand it! Once there is real demand for it there will be vendors falling all over themselvs to prove how safe thier wares are. And eventualy the best quality software will win out. Even MS cannot ignore the market for more then a few years. But the market has to tell MS to make a better product (competition would help too).
~Sean
Why the heck are you praising them?
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Seriously though, it's good to see a company respond to the voices of the online community, and admit it made a mistake. Good job Borland."
They should have known how bad this was before publishing the EULA, especially since they are trying to court the open source fanatics of the world (I count myself in among that group)
They are no Microsoft, they cannot afford to be. They need all of us to combat MS business tactics.
They are in some dire need of bitch slapping, not praise.
You can get a T1 at home, I have three. Two upstream providers and one frame line for resale. Since T1s are "regulated" lines they have to provide them where you want them. You have to pay bell a healthy price, but you can get them to your house.
Also UUnet is/was offering a deal on a 1/2 T for one year. 635/mo depending on location (local loop charge). It is essntialy a full T1 that is regulated via the Frame Cloud. It is a good deal.
Check out the guys at bandwidth.com - No I have no finacial interest in this group. They seem to be on top of what is avaiable.
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When I was in 1st grade I loved used to play with my 160 in 1 Electronic Project Kit from Radio Shack! That was a cool toy. I made everything project in it several times over. I remember building the siren and scaring my sister with it.
I went to find it or something simmilar for my daughters (who are 5 and 6) and could not find it. It was disappointing. The toys (or what passes for them now) require zero creativity to play with. Fortunatly that does not stop my girls from being creative. The general rule of thumb in my house for toys is that they do not require batteries, with a few exceptions.
We are going to start building model rockets soon!
~Sean
This might be rated Funny, but that is exacly what I did. I got cynical, got layed off, went into consulting. I still deal with the BS and petty politics, but I view it in a semi-detached way now. No emotional involvement. It does not impact me like it used to. I'm here to get the job done. I'm the "go to" guy, a problem solver... oops, no more work... ok, next job please, call me if you have more work... ;-)
:-)
I'll have to admit though, when you consult you have to do a lot of selling yourself, that took some getting used to. I can BS with the best of the marketdriods now
I love my job now, and thats why I can look forward to getting out of bed every morning!
~Sean
Would a cluster of these make a good wedding present?
~Sean
1. They can henceforth change the terms without notice, just by posting the new terms on the website. (Currently they are obliged to give 15 days notice by email, a period that we are currently in for this change.)
It is a free service... if they want to change something should they be shackled by having to email all the users to change anything?
2. They can henceforth remove user accounts without giving a reason. (Currently they are obliged to have a reason, though the set of acceptable reasons is open-ended.)
They avoid leagle entanglement for said free service... People abuse free systems, they need to be delt with quickly and effectivly.
3. They're no longer obliged to make the contents of a deleted account available to its owner. (There was previously a "reasonable effort" clause to that effect.)
The users should have local backups... this is more then resonable.
4. They're no longer obliged to provide notice of changes to the privacy policy, unless the changes are "substantive". (Currently they are obliged to provide notice of any change.)
Hmmm, some web notice would be nice... but again it is a free service...
5. The privacy policy is acquiring a disclaimer that amounts to "this is not true". It actually disclaims the entire privacy policy.
Well, if you bother to read (and comprehend) the policy you should know what you are in for, again it is a free service...
Have you read Hotmail Terms of Use?
You know they have your best interest at heart.
~Sean
True, true...
There is another thing to put on my todo list...
Doesn't .NET implement this already. MS just takes over your computer and sells the avaiable resources to the higest bidder? I guess I should have read that EULA more closly....
~Sean
Isn't the lisp GUI implemented in AutoCAD? or is it the other way around?
The problem with this is that in order to log to a remote server, you need a user space process to do it. All user space processes were all killed to get to a "halted" state.
~Sean
Ok, imagine a cluster of these chips? No really, if you stood to close, would it be considered a cancer cluster?
~Sean
A lot of professionals would buy them too.
I bounce between several languages/environments all the time, and quick and dirty reference manuals are really handy. It would be nice to have a clearly drawn out syntax for C, C++, Java, Perl, Bash, Python, SQL (and various its dialetcs), etc. in a single "little" pocket reference. SQL is a good example, I have to use it every once in a while, but the syntax always messes me up. I would like to have a book that I can keep on me for reference with out breaking my back.
~Sean
~Sean
Just think, you combine the cell phone ring with that "mood ring" technology. Then the secret call to your wife would be to inform her that you are horney. Her cell mood ring could call you back and infom you that she has a head ache.
Check out Patapsco Designs, they make a product called datacatch. I've been to their site and seen the product, it rocks! You can tie it into a cash register system too to track transactions as they happen.
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(Plus they are using embedded Linux for thier newer camera-network interface)
http://www.patapsco.com/pdi/featured_product.ht
or
http://www.digitaldatacatch.com
~Sean
This is like a "honey pot" for investors?
~Sean
I can't wait for the abuse to start a fresh!
After the US DOJ and the courts caved in to Micro$oft, the Marketing department adopted a new attitude. At thier latest press conference their spoke mistress (dressed in black leather) called the meeting to order with her whip and declared that "All your desktops are belong to us!".
10 years? Yeah, right. Can we say "Me too! Me too!" Compaq would have a hard time finding a clue if it were superglued to its collective face. Any company that would buy the alpha just to watch it die does not deserve any respect.
morons.
~Sean
I was half way done with a 4.4 ISO download. Saw this, said "whoohoo", clicked cancel. Then I read it was a fake.... yeah real funny.
Imagine a...
I suppose they will need a successful and well accepted rollout of Itanium products with an associated push towards Linux to resurrect themselves there.
While they may pin their hopes to the next iteration of Intel product, I have yet to see anything that remotely looks like they are embracing Linux. Lots of lip service, yes, truly using Linux and contributing back to the core of Linux, no.
One more reason to hold Carly in contempt.
I still use my HP11C, it is the best calulator I ever owned.
~Sean
Dont forget EDS, we get to herd cats, but we do not have a groovy acronym.
~Sean
MS is vigorously investing it self in other revenue streams at the moment. They know that the OS market is getting comoditized, and they possibly have a limited window of keeping control of the OS market. They may or may not lose this dominance in a few years. So in the mean time they are paddling like ducks (calm on the surface, webbed feet going madly under the water) trying to invest in other technologies where they can gain a simmilar dominance and continue the monopoly.
MS is not going away any time soon, baring the Gov't growing some gonads and dealing with them.
~Sean
I agree!
The schools should be teaching several languages, or at least touch on several, and the students should know the differences between them. Students should have an understanding of architecture, assembler, C (or something similar), an OO language or two, data structures, algorithms, and lots of theory to be well rounded. If you cannot use a "malloc()" after you get a 4-year degree in CS you should get your money back!
~Sean
The gov't should not legislate the quality of software (what a frightning thought), the market place should demand it! Once there is real demand for it there will be vendors falling all over themselvs to prove how safe thier wares are. And eventualy the best quality software will win out. Even MS cannot ignore the market for more then a few years. But the market has to tell MS to make a better product (competition would help too).
~Sean
They should have known how bad this was before publishing the EULA, especially since they are trying to court the open source fanatics of the world (I count myself in among that group)
They are no Microsoft, they cannot afford to be. They need all of us to combat MS business tactics.
They are in some dire need of bitch slapping, not praise.
~Sean
You can get a T1 at home, I have three. Two upstream providers and one frame line for resale. Since T1s are "regulated" lines they have to provide them where you want them. You have to pay bell a healthy price, but you can get them to your house.
Also UUnet is/was offering a deal on a 1/2 T for one year. 635/mo depending on location (local loop charge). It is essntialy a full T1 that is regulated via the Frame Cloud. It is a good deal.
Check out the guys at bandwidth.com - No I have no finacial interest in this group. They seem to be on top of what is avaiable.
~Sean