A corporation is not a person, there is no obligation for a corporations actions to be moral. Corporations exist solely to make money, and should do whatever that can get away with to that end.
Employees, shareholders and concerned citizens are the ones with a moral responsibility. If an employee sees their company doing something immoral/illegal it's the responsibility of that employee to report this to the media/lawinforcement.
Companies should not give to charity unless it's seen as an efficient advertising expense, or sufficiently benificial to employee's moral. The corporation should maximize profits for its shareholders. It's the shareholder's responsibility to only spend as much money as they need to support a basic standard of living for themselves and their families, and give the rest to the less fortunate.
And it's not like Nielsen doesn't track this type of data for thousands of other products, not just beer. Looks like anheuser-busch is just keeping track of the data themselves, instead of paying someone else to do it, which everyone has been doing for decades.
Try moving one of your hands away, as if to get a mouse, then move back to start typing again. I find I need the little nub on the J and F keys to centre my hand.
So you believe japanese internment camps were a good thing then?
War as an excuse for systemic racism, I think, is one of the worst things the government of the US (and Canada in this case) has done in the last century and we should see that it doesn't happen again.
Sorry to be pedantic, but if 80% of divorces are caused by internet porn then the increase in divorces would be 500% (20% non-internet related + 4x20% interent related).
Poor United Statesians. Up here in Canada I got a university degree (Computer Engineering, Waterloo) for ~$4,000/term (~$32,000 total), and with Co-op I've graduated with enough surplus to spend a month and a half traveling around the world.
I'm graduating in May, Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo. Got a job offer from my co-op employer, who I've been working for the previous two co-op terms.
Personally, I think that in a bad tech market you should try to work for a company that's not making it's money purely from Tech. Too easy to take jobs overseas if you can move the whole operation. What can be really valuable these days (again, in my opinion) is a really good understanding of the business of a profitable company. If you have specialized business knowledge and use it regularly that's not something they can ever find on the open market.
[Gnome|Net]meeting is a poor substitute for video conferencing through a instant messanger program, if only because you have to go through the trouble of looking up your IP and sending it to the other person every time (my IP always changes). It's just annoying.
I personally use my powerbook most of the time, but I don't really like iChat. I use Proteus because of the support for multiple protocols and the cool transparent background (blue transparent windows with white text look awesome). I just wish every client would support audio video conferencing....I wonder if the AIM/iChat protocol is open, I'd love to see GAIM and Proteus implement it.
The.Net 1.1 runtime is not backwards compatible (it won't properly run all.Net 1.0 apps), even though it was only a minor version increment. They also changed many interfaces, so you couldn't always recompile on 1.1 without code changes.
That's the risk you take when you use anything with a version number 1.0. With the development cycle the way it is you're basically a beta tester. The only real exception to this is open source software, since it is generally released to the public as 0.1, and by 1.0 it's rock solid.
Wikipedia has been "slashdotted" on:
July 26, 2001 - Slashdot article: 'Britannica and Free Content'
January 22, 2003 - Slashdot article: 'Wikipedia's 100,000th article' (screenshot)
December 28, 2003 Slashdot article: 'Wikipedia Needs $20K'
February 2, 2004 - Slashdot article: 'Wikipedia Reaches 200,000 Articles'
So it already contains a reference to the current slashdotting. That's the beauty of the dynamic content of Wiki pages.
Oh, I know. I once wanted to use SWT on a project that needed to run on a Tru64 box. Java support but no SWT (well, it might have worked, but it said it wasn't supported so I didn't bother trying and went with something else).
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SWT is a set of graphical tools that allow you to code once, but run on any OS
That's not strictly true. The GUI widgits in SWT are provided by a shared library compiled for the local platform and linked to Java code with JNI.
This means you need a shared library compiled and tested for your platform. To see what platforms are currently supported and the status of those platforms, check out the port status section of the eclipse homepage.
My impression of SWT is it's more feature rich than AWT, faster and nicer looking than Swing, but the downside is it won't necessarily run on any platform that supports Java.
The patent office should be financially responsible for damages caused when the grant patents on the obvious. See how many software patents would get granted per year if that happened.
IIRC Toronto and Vancouver are the two most ethnically diverse cities in the world...heard that on TV the other day so I can't really post a reference.
Also, IIRC, Canada doesn't have a majority population anymore. The ethnic majority (anglo-saxon?) fell below 50% about 10 years ago.
There are definantly less hispanics in Canada, but there are huge asian communities.
It would be very nice if windows users, by default, can just run as User and have a nice GUI to do a runas Administrator with big warnings about how theyre about to install software, etc. I think that's the biggst problem in the windows world - installing stuff is seen as no big deal, when really its not something to be taken lightly.
Amen. Something I found very refreshing about OSX was the prompt for an administrator password whenever I did something slightly out of the ordinary. It was quite comforting when I was learning the new OS after moving from Windows to know when something was about to be installed. Less worries about nuking my system.
Haven't used linux enough to know if there is a GUI version of the same thing...i guess if you know enough to type "apt-get install" or "sudo" you're not as likely to be running some random bit of code that looks like a pdf.
We need to make doing this a federal crime punishable by hundreds of years in pound-me-in-the-ass prison or else we will continue to suffer the consequences.
That, or maybe OSPTO should be financially acountable for the damages caused by bad patents. When something rediculous like this happens OSPTO should pay the lawyer bills for the defendants, that'd teach them to be more careful.
I find I rarely need WYSIWYG, once I settle on a format for my documents it's just a matter of writing the text and slapping in the graphics, then trying to make the document conform to that format. With LaTeX the last step is not needed, although setting up the style properly to begin with can be a pain.
For school or anything that's just going to be used by me, LaTeX is the way to go. The only reason I give in at work and use Word is when I send out documentation and someone needs to make a change the sure don't want to go into LaTeX source and recompile a PDF...and LaTeX doesn't have version tracking.....now if I could only convince people to use CVS for all documents...hmmmm....well, that and being a microsoft shop with no one else having MiKTeX installed...
and the point of opening an exe in notepad would be?
What windows needs is some sort of sandbox to open exe's with that tells you what they're trying do do without actually doing it...some sort of secure open utility so you're not automatically running everything with root access.
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A corporation is not a person, there is no obligation for a corporations actions to be moral. Corporations exist solely to make money, and should do whatever that can get away with to that end.
Employees, shareholders and concerned citizens are the ones with a moral responsibility. If an employee sees their company doing something immoral/illegal it's the responsibility of that employee to report this to the media/lawinforcement.
Companies should not give to charity unless it's seen as an efficient advertising expense, or sufficiently benificial to employee's moral. The corporation should maximize profits for its shareholders. It's the shareholder's responsibility to only spend as much money as they need to support a basic standard of living for themselves and their families, and give the rest to the less fortunate.
And it's not like Nielsen doesn't track this type of data for thousands of other products, not just beer. Looks like anheuser-busch is just keeping track of the data themselves, instead of paying someone else to do it, which everyone has been doing for decades.
Watch out when you get to 132, you might upset some passerby.
Try moving one of your hands away, as if to get a mouse, then move back to start typing again. I find I need the little nub on the J and F keys to centre my hand.
So you believe japanese internment camps were a good thing then?
War as an excuse for systemic racism, I think, is one of the worst things the government of the US (and Canada in this case) has done in the last century and we should see that it doesn't happen again.
Then try vivismo, the results will be automatically categorized on the left.
For example, this search for access separates "Microsoft Access" from "Network Access".
Sorry to be pedantic, but if 80% of divorces are caused by internet porn then the increase in divorces would be 500% (20% non-internet related + 4x20% interent related).
Good point though.
Poor United Statesians. Up here in Canada I got a university degree (Computer Engineering, Waterloo) for ~$4,000/term (~$32,000 total), and with Co-op I've graduated with enough surplus to spend a month and a half traveling around the world.
:)
Nah nah nah nah nah nah!
I'm graduating in May, Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo. Got a job offer from my co-op employer, who I've been working for the previous two co-op terms.
Personally, I think that in a bad tech market you should try to work for a company that's not making it's money purely from Tech. Too easy to take jobs overseas if you can move the whole operation. What can be really valuable these days (again, in my opinion) is a really good understanding of the business of a profitable company. If you have specialized business knowledge and use it regularly that's not something they can ever find on the open market.
[Gnome|Net]meeting is a poor substitute for video conferencing through a instant messanger program, if only because you have to go through the trouble of looking up your IP and sending it to the other person every time (my IP always changes). It's just annoying.
I personally use my powerbook most of the time, but I don't really like iChat. I use Proteus because of the support for multiple protocols and the cool transparent background (blue transparent windows with white text look awesome). I just wish every client would support audio video conferencing....I wonder if the AIM/iChat protocol is open, I'd love to see GAIM and Proteus implement it.
Well...I could tell you...but then I'd have to shoot you.
Even funnier, from that link:
Relevance to Wikipedia
Wikipedia has been "slashdotted" on:
July 26, 2001 - Slashdot article: 'Britannica and Free Content'
January 22, 2003 - Slashdot article: 'Wikipedia's 100,000th article' (screenshot)
December 28, 2003 Slashdot article: 'Wikipedia Needs $20K'
February 2, 2004 - Slashdot article: 'Wikipedia Reaches 200,000 Articles'
So it already contains a reference to the current slashdotting. That's the beauty of the dynamic content of Wiki pages.
Oh, I know. I once wanted to use SWT on a project that needed to run on a Tru64 box. Java support but no SWT (well, it might have worked, but it said it wasn't supported so I didn't bother trying and went with something else).
SWT is a set of graphical tools that allow you to code once, but run on any OS
That's not strictly true. The GUI widgits in SWT are provided by a shared library compiled for the local platform and linked to Java code with JNI.
This means you need a shared library compiled and tested for your platform. To see what platforms are currently supported and the status of those platforms, check out the port status section of the eclipse homepage.
My impression of SWT is it's more feature rich than AWT, faster and nicer looking than Swing, but the downside is it won't necessarily run on any platform that supports Java.
The patent office should be financially responsible for damages caused when the grant patents on the obvious. See how many software patents would get granted per year if that happened.
IIRC Toronto and Vancouver are the two most ethnically diverse cities in the world...heard that on TV the other day so I can't really post a reference.
Also, IIRC, Canada doesn't have a majority population anymore. The ethnic majority (anglo-saxon?) fell below 50% about 10 years ago.
There are definantly less hispanics in Canada, but there are huge asian communities.
ideally they come from a smoke (cigarette) free household
But if they come from a smoke (marijuana) household, that would be awesome!
It would be very nice if windows users, by default, can just run as User and have a nice GUI to do a runas Administrator with big warnings about how theyre about to install software, etc. I think that's the biggst problem in the windows world - installing stuff is seen as no big deal, when really its not something to be taken lightly.
Amen. Something I found very refreshing about OSX was the prompt for an administrator password whenever I did something slightly out of the ordinary. It was quite comforting when I was learning the new OS after moving from Windows to know when something was about to be installed. Less worries about nuking my system.
Haven't used linux enough to know if there is a GUI version of the same thing...i guess if you know enough to type "apt-get install" or "sudo" you're not as likely to be running some random bit of code that looks like a pdf.
We need to make doing this a federal crime punishable by hundreds of years in pound-me-in-the-ass prison or else we will continue to suffer the consequences.
That, or maybe OSPTO should be financially acountable for the damages caused by bad patents. When something rediculous like this happens OSPTO should pay the lawyer bills for the defendants, that'd teach them to be more careful.
I find I rarely need WYSIWYG, once I settle on a format for my documents it's just a matter of writing the text and slapping in the graphics, then trying to make the document conform to that format. With LaTeX the last step is not needed, although setting up the style properly to begin with can be a pain.
For school or anything that's just going to be used by me, LaTeX is the way to go. The only reason I give in at work and use Word is when I send out documentation and someone needs to make a change the sure don't want to go into LaTeX source and recompile a PDF...and LaTeX doesn't have version tracking.....now if I could only convince people to use CVS for all documents...hmmmm....well, that and being a microsoft shop with no one else having MiKTeX installed...
Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the lord my source to keep
Inside Linux and BSD
And may all money come to me
and the point of opening an exe in notepad would be?
What windows needs is some sort of sandbox to open exe's with that tells you what they're trying do do without actually doing it...some sort of secure open utility so you're not automatically running everything with root access.
mmmm? 300k/15s = 20kbps
Was Ottawa chosen because it's both on the border between the French and English-speaking nations of Canada?
Yes. By the queen....Victoria?