a mere blog? seems like we got a psych major in here or something. calling the writings of the true god of operating systems "a mere blog" is a crime against humanity. sir, your mouth is a weapon of mass destruction.
seriously, UT Austin put up those notes a long long time ago (i think last year), soon after djikstra's passing away. it's sad when salon puts a tribute to that a year later...
Yes, you know your own answer. You just posted on slashdot to get affirmation.
Don't even think about anything else. I have owned/operated a ton of them. Except for the 600 series and their infamous battery problems, IBM laptops are nearly perfect. They do generally have weaker graphics systems then their counterpart, but I have never really had to use the latest graphics or anything like that. However, they invest a lot of money on design: I love their trackpoint. Remember, they were the first company to implement them. Now, it seems most companies offer that option. IMHO, a trackpoint is much easier to use then a heat and/or pressure sensitive input device.
If you need a clean looking, high performing, low mantainence, ergonomic keyboard and mice, IBM is the answer. WARNING: if you need the latest and greatest graphics, IBM is NOT your answer.
I agree with most of the things you just said. However, I whole heartedly disagree about Microsoft's biggest competitior being Linux+JBOSS+FREE_DB.
I am so sorry, I am not completely sold out on the Open Source mechanism. I mean the solutions are good, but they aren't great (yet). Before you flame me, the above mentioned triad solution do not provide many features found in other enterprise level software. They are also quite slow (overall). The only Open Source solution that performs at an enterprise level is Apache.
When you are a BIG-ASS, Inc. you care little if you save a million on licensing fees, if your software is guaranteed to work. i.e., Oracle, IBM, BEA. (And yes, if they could save money and get 8 sigma uptime...they'll use Open Source software) Plus, there are a billion more folks who know this stuff then the ones who know Open Source solutions.
Yes, these alternate ideas are great for small companies, but, they don't contribute to the massive licensing profits.
And, please let's not go over this one more time: Open Source software is good. And, CTOs aren't all dumb. They *do* want to save money -- you know.
...when the lawyer cost more then T-shirt design, T-shirt winner giveaway, T-shirt printing and total revenue from T-shirt sales: resulting in a massive NET loss.
..when Slashdot advertises banners relating to T-shirt design/printin/sale on a post specifically relating to a "design contest."
...he hires an expensive lawyer to write up "official rules," so that he won't be sued by SCO for IP rights.
...just so that he can get some cheap (well, $75) work out of his readers instead of hiring a decent graphic designer to do the work.
...he begs his readers to buy a t-shirt (or 3) so that he can keep on mantaining this site as a FT job, with the quality and level equivalent to that of the NY Times.
...when i get modded flaimbait or funny (instead interesting;-)
because if you are not a troll, then how come you posted as an AC.
[now this post is a real flaimbait post; which can be easily misunderstood as a troll]
besides that, evolution is not just about the physical senses. if it is just that, then we are surely on the lower echelon of the evolutionary scale. there are many animals out there that have superior strength, eyes, nose, ears, etc. then ours. so, fuck off. evolution is also about increasing our collective sociological feelings, which include taking care of the weak.
not only are you a troll, you are also a retard. because watching a week's worth of animal planet or national geographic would help you understand that only the more evolved species take care of their own. that is the trait of an evolved species. and not brute strength.
examples posted by a previous poster (i.e, hawking, bethoven, etc.) are great counter-examples to your (-1; Troll; Flawed Logic; Idiot) post.
If you had written int main(void) you would still have been wrong as you are supposed to return a value, with return 0 or exit(0) (or possibly some other integer).
What about the *hardware*? It would be nice if the gov't dropped the campaign donations in favor of legislation requiring compatible hardware on all networks.
Well, many of these different providers use different wireless architecture/networks (CDMA, TDMA, GSM, etc.) making incompatibly impossibly unless you want to purchase 3-mode and 4-mode phones. Which would make them expensive, defeating the whole purpose of saving cost.
Now, there are many providers who share the same artchitectures, for example: T-Mobile and part of both ATT and Cingular (GSM), Cellular One and part of ATT (TDMA), Verizon and Sprint (CDMA), so those phones should be made compatible. And, for the most part they are, you just have to open it up and flash it with a new list of "preferred" providers (ie, contact towers).
BTW, do accept my apologies, if you didn't know that.
I'm sorry, but you definitely seem to be w@ReZ-h@x0r type kid to me. Because if you weren't, you would see the reason right way: it actually saves you money.
If you use all the software you just mentioned: Windows XP, 3d graphics in Maya, 2d in Photoshop, video editing in Combustion, you can most definitely afford a $3,000 machine. I would estimate that the cost of this software is way above the measly three grand. Plus, if Apple's claims are correct, you will save time. And, that equates to money for any professional.
Sorry kid, go back to pirating software. There is a lot more to pirate on windows box anyway;-)
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a mere blog? seems like we got a psych major in here or something. calling the writings of the true god of operating systems "a mere blog" is a crime against humanity. sir, your mouth is a weapon of mass destruction.
seriously, UT Austin put up those notes a long long time ago (i think last year), soon after djikstra's passing away. it's sad when salon puts a tribute to that a year later...
ha! slashdot's trademark quality.
Yes, you know your own answer. You just posted on slashdot to get affirmation.
Don't even think about anything else. I have owned/operated a ton of them. Except for the 600 series and their infamous battery problems, IBM laptops are nearly perfect. They do generally have weaker graphics systems then their counterpart, but I have never really had to use the latest graphics or anything like that. However, they invest a lot of money on design: I love their trackpoint. Remember, they were the first company to implement them. Now, it seems most companies offer that option. IMHO, a trackpoint is much easier to use then a heat and/or pressure sensitive input device.
If you need a clean looking, high performing, low mantainence, ergonomic keyboard and mice, IBM is the answer. WARNING: if you need the latest and greatest graphics, IBM is NOT your answer.
Oops, definitely got carried away with "web services" paradigm, completely ignoring the millions of other projects. GCC and perl, for example.
;-)
BTW, are you sure about sendmail?
I agree with most of the things you just said. However, I whole heartedly disagree about Microsoft's biggest competitior being Linux+JBOSS+FREE_DB.
I am so sorry, I am not completely sold out on the Open Source mechanism. I mean the solutions are good, but they aren't great (yet). Before you flame me, the above mentioned triad solution do not provide many features found in other enterprise level software. They are also quite slow (overall). The only Open Source solution that performs at an enterprise level is Apache.
When you are a BIG-ASS, Inc. you care little if you save a million on licensing fees, if your software is guaranteed to work. i.e., Oracle, IBM, BEA. (And yes, if they could save money and get 8 sigma uptime...they'll use Open Source software) Plus, there are a billion more folks who know this stuff then the ones who know Open Source solutions.
Yes, these alternate ideas are great for small companies, but, they don't contribute to the massive licensing profits.
And, please let's not go over this one more time: Open Source software is good. And, CTOs aren't all dumb. They *do* want to save money -- you know.
...McBride would be lynched to death, put in a sushi roll, and shipped to North Korea for the starving millions.
No. They just stopped supporing NS 4.X internally. That's it. You can still install and use NS 6/7. Or, like you said, the even better: Mozilla.
Here are a couple more:
...when the lawyer cost more then T-shirt design, T-shirt winner giveaway, T-shirt printing and total revenue from T-shirt sales: resulting in a massive NET loss.
..when Slashdot advertises banners relating to T-shirt design/printin/sale on a post specifically relating to a "design contest."
...he hires an expensive lawyer to write up "official rules," so that he won't be sued by SCO for IP rights.
...just so that he can get some cheap (well, $75) work out of his readers instead of hiring a decent graphic designer to do the work.
...he begs his readers to buy a t-shirt (or 3) so that he can keep on mantaining this site as a FT job, with the quality and level equivalent to that of the NY Times.
...when i get modded flaimbait or funny (instead interesting ;-)
because if you are not a troll, then how come you posted as an AC. [now this post is a real flaimbait post; which can be easily misunderstood as a troll] besides that, evolution is not just about the physical senses. if it is just that, then we are surely on the lower echelon of the evolutionary scale. there are many animals out there that have superior strength, eyes, nose, ears, etc. then ours. so, fuck off. evolution is also about increasing our collective sociological feelings, which include taking care of the weak. not only are you a troll, you are also a retard. because watching a week's worth of animal planet or national geographic would help you understand that only the more evolved species take care of their own. that is the trait of an evolved species. and not brute strength. examples posted by a previous poster (i.e, hawking, bethoven, etc.) are great counter-examples to your (-1; Troll; Flawed Logic; Idiot) post.
But my friendly AC, even you are duly uninformed.
From Stroustrup's C++ Style and Technique FAQ:
Yes, You're welcome.
Insightful? How about karma-whoring non-sense!
Well, many of these different providers use different wireless architecture/networks (CDMA, TDMA, GSM, etc.) making incompatibly impossibly unless you want to purchase 3-mode and 4-mode phones. Which would make them expensive, defeating the whole purpose of saving cost.
Now, there are many providers who share the same artchitectures, for example: T-Mobile and part of both ATT and Cingular (GSM), Cellular One and part of ATT (TDMA), Verizon and Sprint (CDMA), so those phones should be made compatible. And, for the most part they are, you just have to open it up and flash it with a new list of "preferred" providers (ie, contact towers).
BTW, do accept my apologies, if you didn't know that.
I'm sorry, but you definitely seem to be w@ReZ-h@x0r type kid to me. Because if you weren't, you would see the reason right way: it actually saves you money.
;-)
If you use all the software you just mentioned: Windows XP, 3d graphics in Maya, 2d in Photoshop, video editing in Combustion, you can most definitely afford a $3,000 machine. I would estimate that the cost of this software is way above the measly three grand. Plus, if Apple's claims are correct, you will save time. And, that equates to money for any professional. Sorry kid, go back to pirating software. There is a lot more to pirate on windows box anyway