250K MIGHT buy you ONE 30 second spot in prime time!
You reach MANY more people with a newspaper.
They also have the time to read all the information that is presented rather than getting up to go to the bathroom or pushing the ">>" button on the Tivo.
And, yes, this is a fair price for the ad. It's just the laws of supply and demand.
Though everything you said makes sense, it all _supports_ having a coding standard. You were saying that people are being too anal and that an 80 character limit is not needed. Now it seems that you think someone ELSE needs to be anal about it, but it needs to be done?
THe whole point to coding conventions is to make the code more readable to a group. Thus, making it easier to find those bugs!
I find very long lines very hard to read. Think of it in terms of statistical analysis... if you graph the lenghts of all the lines and there are serious outliers (like 150 chars), they should be brought closer to the mean:)
It's shame to see a/.-er with a low ID having no idea whatsoever about the development of GUI.
Well... you supposedly know something but you're posting as an AC? Try again...
True that neither company invented GUI and mouse, but it's a load of crap to say that Apple ripped off Xerox for at least 2 reasons: 1. Apple let Xerox buy its share ($1M, IIRC) which Xerox later sold for a very handsome profit for the priviledge of the infamous Xerox PARC tour. What did Microsoft ever pay to Apple?
1) So... Apple paid them off rather than getting sued... Doesn't mean they didn't steal it. 2) You're still assuming that Microsoft ripped off Apple with no proof. You could just as easily claim that MSFT stole concepts from Quarterdeck. Feel free to come up with some proof... Oh yeah... and feel free to post as a real user. I rarely reply to ACs.
2. The desktop metaphor Apple used were very different from Xerox' GUI. Microsoft, however, pretty much copied everything.
Sill waiting for examples... any time you'd like...
Google around before you post. You may learn something.
Post actual facts when you attempt to refute something. You might actually be able to make a point that way.
Why does everyone always say this stuff. "Microsoft ripped off Apple!" That's such a load of crap. Apple and Microsoft both ripped of Xerox PARC and a whole bunch of other people... NEITHER company invented a "point and click"-oriented Desktop concept. The mouse was invented in the 60's FFS...
There are plenty of reasons to dislike Microsoft (and Apple for that matter), but supposedly stealing from Apple is not one of them.
And... since we use the most oil/gasoline on the planet, market pressures dictate that the prices would be lower for us. It's basic economics. Never mind all the free military shit we give the Saudis for preferential treatment. Shit... we taught them how to manufacture their OWN F-15s! What's Canada given them lately?
It's not that I want things changed to my liking, I want things left the way they originally were for years.
Well, Lucas breathed life into those stories and was always dissappointed about how they were because of certain scenes he felt he always wanted in there. He finally got to do things the way he always wanted to do it. He's the creator of the movies and this is the way he likes it. It's his baby, not yours. He decides what goes into them now. I don't see how a couple of special effects-laden scenes has ruined the movie for anyone.
It's just a few scenes. Does it have to be _exactly_ as you saw it when you were a tadpole?
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Well, I've seen the New York Times in France and Greece amongst others.
It's delivered daily all over the USA.
T
OK... then it's the most widely distrubuted _respected_ paper in the world :)
:)
tongue planted firmly in cheek
What are you smoking?
250K MIGHT buy you ONE 30 second spot in prime time!
You reach MANY more people with a newspaper.
They also have the time to read all the information that is presented rather than getting up to go to the bathroom or pushing the ">>" button on the Tivo.
And, yes, this is a fair price for the ad. It's just the laws of supply and demand.
The New York Times is probably the most widely distributed newspaper in the world!
It's not just advertising in New York, Jeez!
Kids these days!
Yeah...and we're something like 80% water and putting it in the wrong places (think: lungs) will kill you too!
I know... Jesus.. how the hell does someone post this to Slashdot? There are WAAAAY too many science geeks on here for that shit to fly.
T
Remind me not to run any or _your_ code!
I don't drink! It's a dirty habit! ;)
Though everything you said makes sense, it all _supports_ having a coding standard.
You were saying that people are being too anal and that an 80 character limit is not needed.
Now it seems that you think someone ELSE needs to be anal about it, but it needs to be done?
Do you support it or not?
Unless, of course, more money WAS the reason you were looking in the first place...
THe whole point to coding conventions is to make the code more readable to a group. Thus, making it easier to find those bugs!
:)
I find very long lines very hard to read. Think of it in terms of statistical analysis... if you graph the lenghts of all the lines and there are serious outliers (like 150 chars), they should be brought closer to the mean
And... how many people in Switzerland??
Well... you supposedly know something but you're posting as an AC? Try again...
1) So... Apple paid them off rather than getting sued... Doesn't mean they didn't steal it.
2) You're still assuming that Microsoft ripped off Apple with no proof.
You could just as easily claim that MSFT stole concepts from Quarterdeck. Feel free to come up with some proof... Oh yeah... and feel free to post as a real user. I rarely reply to ACs.
Sill waiting for examples... any time you'd like...
Post actual facts when you attempt to refute something. You might actually be able to make a point that way.
You went to the prom??? What are you doing reading Slashdot?
Why does everyone always say this stuff. "Microsoft ripped off Apple!"
That's such a load of crap. Apple and Microsoft both ripped of Xerox PARC and a whole bunch of other people... NEITHER company invented a "point and click"-oriented Desktop concept. The mouse was invented in the 60's FFS...
There are plenty of reasons to dislike Microsoft (and Apple for that matter), but supposedly stealing from Apple is not one of them.
T
Used to say I'd do any chick with a pulse... now I'll have to think up a new line...
...They purposely ignore opt-out requests from people...
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Get out of all of their databases ASAP:
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UHhh... If they ignore opt-outs... why are you trying to have us opt-out?
Just seeing if you can keep us busy?
Try MythTV... it rocks.
Does this mean they're going to run the schoolgirl by an RFID reader before they dump buckets of spooge on her face?
That's why it's pronounced "OOPS!"
All versions of .Net Framework can be installed side-by-side with older versions... no compatibility problems.
T
Am I the only guy that pictured Tux with a tooth missing and a big fat wad of tobbaco in his lip?
(ignoring the math errors)
And... since we use the most oil/gasoline on the planet, market pressures dictate that the prices would be lower for us. It's basic economics. Never mind all the free military shit we give the Saudis for preferential treatment. Shit... we taught them how to manufacture their OWN F-15s! What's Canada given them lately?
And look at how Apple blatantly ripped off Xerox PARC!
Get your info straight. Jobs/Woz did not invent the windowing concept or using a mouse to navigate.
It's not that I want things changed to my liking, I want things left the way they originally were for years.
Well, Lucas breathed life into those stories and was always dissappointed about how they were because of certain scenes he felt he always wanted in there. He finally got to do things the way he always wanted to do it. He's the creator of the movies and this is the way he likes it. It's his baby, not yours. He decides what goes into them now. I don't see how a couple of special effects-laden scenes has ruined the movie for anyone.
It's just a few scenes. Does it have to be _exactly_ as you saw it when you were a tadpole?