I don't think you even really read the summary... it essentially comes down to offering more compile abilities into an application. This can work for extensible plugins, and scripting. It is not the compiler offered via a SaaS (Software as a Service) model.
Which competitor are you referring to? Amazon doesn't have all the streaming options, though an Amazon Prime account is less per year than Netflix. Blockbuster's only decent streaming options are at $2.99+, the only free rentals really don't appeal to me at all. I'm switching to streaming only on netflix, but may well drop them if they lose Starz, and don't get some replacement options in relatively quickly.
The new plan is less, if you don't get the streaming option... how are you spending more? Seriously, a lot of people signed up before there even was a streaming option, so it's not like going DVD only is a horrible thing... or going streaming only, as I am.
I kind of like the touchpad on the last couple years of macs... larger touch area... though no option for middle click (three finger tap?) makes that part a little unfun. I actually used to really like the nub. I even bought a unicomp keyboard with one... buckling spring + trackpoint on a desktop keyboard, epic win. I still prefer an actual mouse though. But apple trackpad then close third trackpoint.. then everything else.
Yeah, after they abandoned Managed JScript and later the DLR altogether. I don't really trust MS all that much until it ships, and even then. The whole thing just pisses me off. And, if it isn't compatible with NPM packages, and Node/CommonJS paradigms, who cares. I love JS, and Metro honestly seems like a great UI for handheld devices, but they're cutting off their sacks regarding desktop/laptop usage.
Because the reality is, that every time, and there have been several in the past decade and a half, that I switch to Linux or FreeBSD as my primary OS (really like how PC-BSD works), I hit a wall where I wind up losing more productivity on system issues that if I simply ran Windows. On some distros, it would crash (kernel panic) because of bad drivers. Other times, there were things that just didn't work right. Setting up multiple desktop screens with acceleration was the most horrible experience I have ever had with it the last time I had it as my main desktop OS. I didn't mind it on my laptop, until the intel graphics regression issues in Ubuntu 10.04 killed my user experience, who ships an OS with that glaring bug on 2/3 of systems out there? Every time I upgrade a Linux distro, one or more things break, OS and Application configurations files changes and often require manual tweaking to get working again. I can't have a full day down every time a major OS update is released. On the rolling distros, it's even worse.
In summary, I'll keep Linux/BSD on my servers, and in virtual machines, but on my actual desktop/laptop I'm sticking with OSX and Windows. I like playing with the FLOSS stuff, but as an OS experience, it still isn't there yet imho. Linux Mint XFCE is about as close as I've seen, when running on older hardware to a smooth experience. I use newer/faster hardware with current graphics cards, and multiple monitors for my desktop, for my laptop I just bought a Macbook Pro as I didn't want the level of vendor frustration I had from Dell and I liked the metal case. Everything that I use either runs well enough in a VM, or runs on all the major OSes. I choose the OSes that give me the least amount of headache. Currently, that's Windows 7. Though Win8 may just push me over the edge completely.
Implying the trend was upward before, you are correct. Though, this isn't investing, it's gaming the system. Pretty much worse for the economy than excessive taxation is.
But the "fast trade" is only valuable for very short term gambling (it isn't an investment at less than a day). I think you should be required to hold on to any stock/bond/market account for at least 24 hours, or pay a 5% tax on the subsequent transaction (not profit, the entire transaction amount). That would curb the stock market gambling, because less than a 6 month investment really isn't an investment it's more akin to gambling, or at least gaming the system and does little to actually improve any company or the economy at large. It would still (taxed) allow one to counteract to curb a bad investment on a company that starts to tank after you bought in, you lose a little more, but the system is better off. Adding in transaction windows, similar to Japan, would go a long way as well.
At this point, if you are using an HDD over an SSD that's your most likely bottleneck. I rarely find compiles these days CPU bound on my Core i5 at work, or the i7 at home. Neither is at the highest end of the cpu pricing scale.
1) Doesn't work without copyright. I'll just visit your website once, make a copy of your works, and post them on my own site. People will visit mine because it's a "book aggregator" -- all the best books in one place! I get money, you get nothing. Thanks for all your hard work!
Though I don't speak for the GP, I can say that very few in here would want the abolishment of copyright. It's only the current term/length that people find offensive. I think that the original terms were pretty reasonable. Even the life of the original author (person, not company) + 5 years would be much more reasonable than life + 70 years. Or, say the lesser of life+30 years, or 45 years from the original date. Lasting more than 4-5 generations just isn't acceptable imho. The original 17 + 17 on renewal seems pretty damned reasonable.
I'd really like for my grandchildren to get paid for those burgers and fries I made when I was a teenager to. Copyright protection longer than the original terms in the U.S. does little to act as an incentive for the creation of new works. If copyright were 20 years, publishing companies would still be publishing works. The cost overhead is far cheaper, with far wider distribution channels. It really doesn't make sense for society as a whole to have copyrights as long as they are. Nothing created in your parent's lifetime will ever be in the public domain. That is just an atrocity imho.
You damned pirates need to be locked up. I mean, we lose quite literally three trillion dollars a year on piracy, because you would obviously have bought it all at inflated prices if you weren't a pirating scumbag.
I would expand on this answer... DropBox + TrueCrypt... that way your stuff is synched and you can keep your stuff private from even the truecrypt people (or the gov't). I don't think this is quite the optimal solution, but is a decent one. An rsync repository over an ssl/ssh connection scripted out could work fairly well also. Though actual versioned backups become an issue with either instance. RSYNC to a system with a separate drive for automated backups is probably the most optimal for home use... most NAS solutions can use optiware or a linux package system, so can usually extend them. I'm partial to Synology myself, but will probably be rolling my own FreeNAS box later this year.
They don't post every Windows security bug. There tends to be a posts on automated exploits/worms/virii in the wild and major encroachments such as this. MS has a tendency, for better or worse, to patch security exploits in their regular release cycles, unless compromised by an automated exploit. MS has made some very poor security choices over the years in favor of their development cycles, and release schedules. Don't get me wrong, I happen to like a lot of things that have come out of MS, but that doesn't absolve them of anything.
Today, just about the most unforgivable sin is not using parameterized queries with database access. It still happens though, and there's lots of cruft code out here written by those who didn't know any better. I would suspect there's more than a handful of areas in systems that weren't truly given a thorough code security audit. It happens, the best you can do is fix what you find, and handle known exploits in the most transparent, and expedient way possible.
Chrome isn't much nicer with self-signed certs, it warns every time... Would be nice to get a warning the first time, have it log the cert, and warn if it changes.
I think that reducing the base courses in early education to concentrate on reading and writing skills, along with basic math skills with general history is key. Once you have that base, you can learn anything else. I do feel that giving inquisitive kids more opportunity to explore, and concentrate on the core works better in the long run. Being able to communicate is first priority, critical thinking second.. I think this would be great for once kids reach the 10yo+ mark... I don't think kids are as well served with technology as more than a tool at a much younger age.
There are exceptions to everything, this is why having the option is nice, but handing every kid a laptop or tablet is a bad idea in general.
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I don't think you even really read the summary... it essentially comes down to offering more compile abilities into an application. This can work for extensible plugins, and scripting. It is not the compiler offered via a SaaS (Software as a Service) model.
Which competitor are you referring to? Amazon doesn't have all the streaming options, though an Amazon Prime account is less per year than Netflix. Blockbuster's only decent streaming options are at $2.99+, the only free rentals really don't appeal to me at all. I'm switching to streaming only on netflix, but may well drop them if they lose Starz, and don't get some replacement options in relatively quickly.
The new plan is less, if you don't get the streaming option... how are you spending more? Seriously, a lot of people signed up before there even was a streaming option, so it's not like going DVD only is a horrible thing... or going streaming only, as I am.
sounds like a pain to actually click+drag, or right-click+drag with that location though.
I kind of like the touchpad on the last couple years of macs... larger touch area... though no option for middle click (three finger tap?) makes that part a little unfun. I actually used to really like the nub. I even bought a unicomp keyboard with one... buckling spring + trackpoint on a desktop keyboard, epic win. I still prefer an actual mouse though. But apple trackpad then close third trackpoint.. then everything else.
Yeah, after they abandoned Managed JScript and later the DLR altogether. I don't really trust MS all that much until it ships, and even then. The whole thing just pisses me off. And, if it isn't compatible with NPM packages, and Node/CommonJS paradigms, who cares. I love JS, and Metro honestly seems like a great UI for handheld devices, but they're cutting off their sacks regarding desktop/laptop usage.
Because the reality is, that every time, and there have been several in the past decade and a half, that I switch to Linux or FreeBSD as my primary OS (really like how PC-BSD works), I hit a wall where I wind up losing more productivity on system issues that if I simply ran Windows. On some distros, it would crash (kernel panic) because of bad drivers. Other times, there were things that just didn't work right. Setting up multiple desktop screens with acceleration was the most horrible experience I have ever had with it the last time I had it as my main desktop OS. I didn't mind it on my laptop, until the intel graphics regression issues in Ubuntu 10.04 killed my user experience, who ships an OS with that glaring bug on 2/3 of systems out there? Every time I upgrade a Linux distro, one or more things break, OS and Application configurations files changes and often require manual tweaking to get working again. I can't have a full day down every time a major OS update is released. On the rolling distros, it's even worse.
In summary, I'll keep Linux/BSD on my servers, and in virtual machines, but on my actual desktop/laptop I'm sticking with OSX and Windows. I like playing with the FLOSS stuff, but as an OS experience, it still isn't there yet imho. Linux Mint XFCE is about as close as I've seen, when running on older hardware to a smooth experience. I use newer/faster hardware with current graphics cards, and multiple monitors for my desktop, for my laptop I just bought a Macbook Pro as I didn't want the level of vendor frustration I had from Dell and I liked the metal case. Everything that I use either runs well enough in a VM, or runs on all the major OSes. I choose the OSes that give me the least amount of headache. Currently, that's Windows 7. Though Win8 may just push me over the edge completely.
Implying the trend was upward before, you are correct. Though, this isn't investing, it's gaming the system. Pretty much worse for the economy than excessive taxation is.
These guys don't have time to blink.
Finally... The weeping angels' worst nightmare, people who can't blink... Who can defeat them? Dr. Who? No, it's The Broker Team!
But the "fast trade" is only valuable for very short term gambling (it isn't an investment at less than a day). I think you should be required to hold on to any stock/bond/market account for at least 24 hours, or pay a 5% tax on the subsequent transaction (not profit, the entire transaction amount). That would curb the stock market gambling, because less than a 6 month investment really isn't an investment it's more akin to gambling, or at least gaming the system and does little to actually improve any company or the economy at large. It would still (taxed) allow one to counteract to curb a bad investment on a company that starts to tank after you bought in, you lose a little more, but the system is better off. Adding in transaction windows, similar to Japan, would go a long way as well.
At this point, if you are using an HDD over an SSD that's your most likely bottleneck. I rarely find compiles these days CPU bound on my Core i5 at work, or the i7 at home. Neither is at the highest end of the cpu pricing scale.
Partial birth canon, and aborted fetus grenade launcher. Lab-rat rapid-fire minigun.
1) Doesn't work without copyright. I'll just visit your website once, make a copy of your works, and post them on my own site. People will visit mine because it's a "book aggregator" -- all the best books in one place! I get money, you get nothing. Thanks for all your hard work!
Though I don't speak for the GP, I can say that very few in here would want the abolishment of copyright. It's only the current term/length that people find offensive. I think that the original terms were pretty reasonable. Even the life of the original author (person, not company) + 5 years would be much more reasonable than life + 70 years. Or, say the lesser of life+30 years, or 45 years from the original date. Lasting more than 4-5 generations just isn't acceptable imho. The original 17 + 17 on renewal seems pretty damned reasonable.
I'd really like for my grandchildren to get paid for those burgers and fries I made when I was a teenager to. Copyright protection longer than the original terms in the U.S. does little to act as an incentive for the creation of new works. If copyright were 20 years, publishing companies would still be publishing works. The cost overhead is far cheaper, with far wider distribution channels. It really doesn't make sense for society as a whole to have copyrights as long as they are. Nothing created in your parent's lifetime will ever be in the public domain. That is just an atrocity imho.
You damned pirates need to be locked up. I mean, we lose quite literally three trillion dollars a year on piracy, because you would obviously have bought it all at inflated prices if you weren't a pirating scumbag.
I would expand on this answer... DropBox + TrueCrypt ... that way your stuff is synched and you can keep your stuff private from even the truecrypt people (or the gov't). I don't think this is quite the optimal solution, but is a decent one. An rsync repository over an ssl/ssh connection scripted out could work fairly well also. Though actual versioned backups become an issue with either instance. RSYNC to a system with a separate drive for automated backups is probably the most optimal for home use... most NAS solutions can use optiware or a linux package system, so can usually extend them. I'm partial to Synology myself, but will probably be rolling my own FreeNAS box later this year.
They don't post every Windows security bug. There tends to be a posts on automated exploits/worms/virii in the wild and major encroachments such as this. MS has a tendency, for better or worse, to patch security exploits in their regular release cycles, unless compromised by an automated exploit. MS has made some very poor security choices over the years in favor of their development cycles, and release schedules. Don't get me wrong, I happen to like a lot of things that have come out of MS, but that doesn't absolve them of anything.
Today, just about the most unforgivable sin is not using parameterized queries with database access. It still happens though, and there's lots of cruft code out here written by those who didn't know any better. I would suspect there's more than a handful of areas in systems that weren't truly given a thorough code security audit. It happens, the best you can do is fix what you find, and handle known exploits in the most transparent, and expedient way possible.
link disappeared... http://revision3.com/unboxingporn
been done
Couldn't get the Amish online to post comments...
Right... because a blogger/columnist would never write about areal world personal experience, but make it all up for the ad revenue.
An update already did that for most users.
Chrome isn't much nicer with self-signed certs, it warns every time... Would be nice to get a warning the first time, have it log the cert, and warn if it changes.
I Iove the hardware idea, and side with the desire for a "Model C" with 512-1024MB of RAM and wifi..
+1 for this question.
I think that reducing the base courses in early education to concentrate on reading and writing skills, along with basic math skills with general history is key. Once you have that base, you can learn anything else. I do feel that giving inquisitive kids more opportunity to explore, and concentrate on the core works better in the long run. Being able to communicate is first priority, critical thinking second.. I think this would be great for once kids reach the 10yo+ mark... I don't think kids are as well served with technology as more than a tool at a much younger age.
There are exceptions to everything, this is why having the option is nice, but handing every kid a laptop or tablet is a bad idea in general.