First off, I can't stand Michael Moore, mainly because he distorts and outright makes up "facts" in his pseudo documentaries. As for wikileaks, my main issue with them is they "sit" on their data, and seem to be releasing as a media push, instead of as-available.
prior password of mine: FsckThisShiznit!1.. just incremented the 1 at the end for a while. upper, lower, number, special-char and easy enough to remember. After I get through 9, I start with a new short expression, with !# at the end. It's a pain when you have systems that require a new password every couple weeks for work, and just change them all to be the same. and only different enough over the course of 3-4 months, that you have to remember the first part, and which number you're on...
"Good enough for gov't work!1" or similar should work too, what I hate is systems that limit the length of your password.
If you actually have an old-school fax machine, it really doesn't cost more.. as it isn't ink/toner but heat sensitive paper akin to most receipt systems... Then again, the heating element/pen in the machine could overheat... but I'd think most larger corporations are using digital systems, where all black won't take up much more space than all white, and alternative would be better..
I've thought they should apply a marketing standard to lower than suggested... If you connection is 10mbits, they can only market as "Low Speed Internet" or "Dial up" no other marketing terms allowed that have text larger than those two terms. That would encourage investment in the infrastructure. As it is, they don't even have to market it as "Broadband", they can use terms like "High Speed", "Really High Speed" or "Ludacris Speed" for that matter. It they had a minimum requirement to use anything other than those base terms, that would do it... as it is, marketing can work around it.
Exactly.. nobody is forcing you t do so... also, if you ant to install this on a regular laptop for yor mom, nothing is stopping you... it's a relatively secure system for the common user.. doesn't mean it's right for you/everyone.
I don't mind the iOS walled garden... hell, *I* happen to like windows 7 too. What I don't like is being told or actively prevented from replacing the OS on my hardware... If *I* want to hack the hardware and run Gingerbread on it, so be it... the problem is being locked into a vendor bundle.. it's *MY* hardware, I bought it. I shound be able to run CE, or android on my iPod Touch if I like... that's where many of us draw the line... HTML5 + Offline storage is enough for the vast majority of application scenarios... for the rest, if can replace the OS, it's better than most non-pc hardware devices sold today.
And to your point on Windows. It *IS* a great OS. It's got consistent and compatible APIs across versions, supports a lare portion of free and commercial software, and meets the needs of most users. Like Chrome will. And like Chrome should, if you don't like it, you shouldn't be stopped rom replacing it.
Not all programs in windows use the registry, more and more don't and MS advises against it these days depending on the type of settings... Though a trusted repository for windows app/updates that included FLOSS and a single update mechanism would be very cool.
Thin client + terminal server would work (linux or windows) then disable remote clipboard via policy... won't matter if the terminal has usb ports... at least not as much.
Honestly, I have a few shows I watch the night of, or next night.. wouldn't take much to get used to watching a couple weeks out... Though sometimes discovering a series that's been on a while, and catching up on a few seasons is really nice.
I've switched to chrome at work, mainly because it works better with the firewall... though there are some things I miss, and the F12(firebug) in Firefox has a better UI than the CTRL+SHIFT+I developer tools in Chrome... having to go to the bottom of the screen for the element selector button, to go back to the page to select an element is annoying, there's a few other annoyances as well, some parts work better though... GP is right IMO because the GPO/MSI integration is very important, even having it as a package to be injected to MSI with additional options would be a win. I think the chrome (always current) is better imho than the firefox ask/update... but per-user installs though easier for updates, are a relative fail for chrome.
Well supporting laws that say copyright owners can install spyware on your PC to make sure you aren't copying should be legal... Hell, why not release a couple of crappy programs, and a spyware app for each one.. then really slow down people's computers.
Agreed.. the only pain for me is sometimes TV series DVDs, as they tend to do weird things with their file structure and it's hard to tell the episode info without watching a portion of each show on each disc... I've been doing some rips to.ISO, but that has the same disadvantages as the original. But it's an interim step as I will eventually rip just the episodes without extras.
I'm pretty much the same way... and the only things I tend to download/share are things that have been broadcast over the air, or are not supported (old game system roms).
I think when we get to the point where say a 1/3 size Babylon5 style station is possible could be a worthy goal... Even in a planetary orbit... Of course, we'd probably want to see if we can mine resources from the Moon, Mars or Venus, as that may work out as a better motivator for such a station...
Fair enough... for (var i...) { for (var i...) {} }, even if bad form, tends to work in other languages.
*ALL* variables in JS are scoped to the function they are declared in (with var keywork) or global.
Functions are first-class citizens, they can be extended upon, and have a dual-role as a constructor.
I think if more programmers understood how variable scoping and closures work in JS, they would get a lot farther. Why it's always in either lesson 1, or lesson 2 when I do intro to JS classes for developers.
LOL, I'm guessing you've never been in the hiring process... I've been contracting for a long time, and it always seemed to irritate me how often I would get asked the same very basic questions over, and over again. Then, in the last year, I was involved a couple of times on the technical screenings for several open positions. I couldn't believe how many people looked very similar to me, on paper, and couldn't answer some very basic questions. Despite putting "expert" on their resume. I'm inclined not to do that, despite being near that level on a couple of related topics. The other side, is the filtering of resumes needed before even getting that far was atrocious. The recruiting/consulting companies didn't filter well, and like so many HR departments have no understanding of what technical requirements or skills are related enough to be sufficient. It's actually a very sad state of affairs.
I'm pretty happy with the process of the project I am working on now, I think the only shortfall is that the business doesn't always understand the groundwork that goes into a new project that doesn't always immediately present itself in end user/business stories(SCRUM). Beyond this, we have architects/developers, from there is business QA, developer QA, and a fair amount of planning. Aside from a lot of that planning taking a fair amount of time, we kill about a day out of every two week sprint in planning, and the business side is closer to 3-4 days (but they run 3-4 projects). All told it works pretty well. there are also requirements for Unit Test coverage, and peer review of the related code for all tasks as part of checkin/validation (as our PCI compliance strategy).
The hardest part, for me as a developer, is thinking in terms of being testable. I still don't do "Test First" though I do see the value in having the Tests... even in writing them after, you see logic flaws, and find pieces that don't work as you would think. As to end user expectations, having them involved about 20% of the time in the project is essential in any kind of workable solution. If a user/client isn't able to match at least 20% of the time for the development of the project on confirming/writing expectations and documentation, the project shouldn't be done. It's that simple.
I think a $800-120 control pad, that docks an iPhone/G2, or other handheld phone, with supplemental (AA Batteries) power would be a nicer buy... with most of the newer 4G phones running android being in the 1-1.2Ghz range it could be a better seller than a multifunction phone. having a Hand-held Controller/Dock could be a better win. The issue is being able to act as a dock, for additional power, and as an input device... would it have to be bluetooth, or can the USB port act as a host in these devices, or will it need a special (HTC Headphone route) port? Even requiring a modified USB host port, having such an input available would be nice... keyboards etc... having a semi-standard "docking" port on the side, or bottom would go a long way.
Fair enough.. but as far as Amazon's infrastructure, it's on par with any other customer... The power company doesn't care that you use electricity to allow your DVD player and TV to show you porn.
Fair enough... my far greater issue is even figuring out the right version to get, which is where their website fails first and foremost, before getting that far.
Okay, so my first mistake was going to the debian website to download debian? I guess testin is what I want, not unstable, my bad... Again, clearly defining which version to grab, and how to partition your drive, should be a big focus on the debian site, it isn't... it isn't clear to a debian noob at all, and your reply really drives this point home.
Honestly, I'd be as happy with a dpad on the left and a qwerty keypad to the right... Though with swype, a physical keypad is less important... the trouble is, I don't trust Sony, and haven't spent a dime on them in nearly a decade...
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First off, I can't stand Michael Moore, mainly because he distorts and outright makes up "facts" in his pseudo documentaries. As for wikileaks, my main issue with them is they "sit" on their data, and seem to be releasing as a media push, instead of as-available.
prior password of mine: FsckThisShiznit!1 .. just incremented the 1 at the end for a while. upper, lower, number, special-char and easy enough to remember. After I get through 9, I start with a new short expression, with !# at the end. It's a pain when you have systems that require a new password every couple weeks for work, and just change them all to be the same. and only different enough over the course of 3-4 months, that you have to remember the first part, and which number you're on...
"Good enough for gov't work!1" or similar should work too, what I hate is systems that limit the length of your password.
If you actually have an old-school fax machine, it really doesn't cost more.. as it isn't ink/toner but heat sensitive paper akin to most receipt systems... Then again, the heating element/pen in the machine could overheat... but I'd think most larger corporations are using digital systems, where all black won't take up much more space than all white, and alternative would be better..
I've thought they should apply a marketing standard to lower than suggested... If you connection is 10mbits, they can only market as "Low Speed Internet" or "Dial up" no other marketing terms allowed that have text larger than those two terms. That would encourage investment in the infrastructure. As it is, they don't even have to market it as "Broadband", they can use terms like "High Speed", "Really High Speed" or "Ludacris Speed" for that matter. It they had a minimum requirement to use anything other than those base terms, that would do it... as it is, marketing can work around it.
Exactly.. nobody is forcing you t do so... also, if you ant to install this on a regular laptop for yor mom, nothing is stopping you... it's a relatively secure system for the common user.. doesn't mean it's right for you/everyone.
I don't mind the iOS walled garden... hell, *I* happen to like windows 7 too. What I don't like is being told or actively prevented from replacing the OS on my hardware... If *I* want to hack the hardware and run Gingerbread on it, so be it... the problem is being locked into a vendor bundle.. it's *MY* hardware, I bought it. I shound be able to run CE, or android on my iPod Touch if I like... that's where many of us draw the line... HTML5 + Offline storage is enough for the vast majority of application scenarios... for the rest, if can replace the OS, it's better than most non-pc hardware devices sold today.
And to your point on Windows. It *IS* a great OS. It's got consistent and compatible APIs across versions, supports a lare portion of free and commercial software, and meets the needs of most users. Like Chrome will. And like Chrome should, if you don't like it, you shouldn't be stopped rom replacing it.
Not all programs in windows use the registry, more and more don't and MS advises against it these days depending on the type of settings... Though a trusted repository for windows app/updates that included FLOSS and a single update mechanism would be very cool.
ChromeOS !== Android ... it isn't meant for phones.. it's meant for netbooks, and maybe tablets...
Thin client + terminal server would work (linux or windows) then disable remote clipboard via policy... won't matter if the terminal has usb ports... at least not as much.
PETA is racist... mostly rich white people...
Honestly, I have a few shows I watch the night of, or next night.. wouldn't take much to get used to watching a couple weeks out... Though sometimes discovering a series that's been on a while, and catching up on a few seasons is really nice.
I've switched to chrome at work, mainly because it works better with the firewall... though there are some things I miss, and the F12(firebug) in Firefox has a better UI than the CTRL+SHIFT+I developer tools in Chrome... having to go to the bottom of the screen for the element selector button, to go back to the page to select an element is annoying, there's a few other annoyances as well, some parts work better though... GP is right IMO because the GPO/MSI integration is very important, even having it as a package to be injected to MSI with additional options would be a win. I think the chrome (always current) is better imho than the firefox ask/update... but per-user installs though easier for updates, are a relative fail for chrome.
Well supporting laws that say copyright owners can install spyware on your PC to make sure you aren't copying should be legal... Hell, why not release a couple of crappy programs, and a spyware app for each one.. then really slow down people's computers.
Agreed.. the only pain for me is sometimes TV series DVDs, as they tend to do weird things with their file structure and it's hard to tell the episode info without watching a portion of each show on each disc... I've been doing some rips to .ISO, but that has the same disadvantages as the original. But it's an interim step as I will eventually rip just the episodes without extras.
I'm pretty much the same way... and the only things I tend to download/share are things that have been broadcast over the air, or are not supported (old game system roms).
I think when we get to the point where say a 1/3 size Babylon5 style station is possible could be a worthy goal... Even in a planetary orbit... Of course, we'd probably want to see if we can mine resources from the Moon, Mars or Venus, as that may work out as a better motivator for such a station...
Fair enough... for (var i...) { for (var i...) {} }, even if bad form, tends to work in other languages.
*ALL* variables in JS are scoped to the function they are declared in (with var keywork) or global.
Functions are first-class citizens, they can be extended upon, and have a dual-role as a constructor.
I think if more programmers understood how variable scoping and closures work in JS, they would get a lot farther. Why it's always in either lesson 1, or lesson 2 when I do intro to JS classes for developers.
LOL, I'm guessing you've never been in the hiring process... I've been contracting for a long time, and it always seemed to irritate me how often I would get asked the same very basic questions over, and over again. Then, in the last year, I was involved a couple of times on the technical screenings for several open positions. I couldn't believe how many people looked very similar to me, on paper, and couldn't answer some very basic questions. Despite putting "expert" on their resume. I'm inclined not to do that, despite being near that level on a couple of related topics. The other side, is the filtering of resumes needed before even getting that far was atrocious. The recruiting/consulting companies didn't filter well, and like so many HR departments have no understanding of what technical requirements or skills are related enough to be sufficient. It's actually a very sad state of affairs.
I'm pretty happy with the process of the project I am working on now, I think the only shortfall is that the business doesn't always understand the groundwork that goes into a new project that doesn't always immediately present itself in end user/business stories(SCRUM). Beyond this, we have architects/developers, from there is business QA, developer QA, and a fair amount of planning. Aside from a lot of that planning taking a fair amount of time, we kill about a day out of every two week sprint in planning, and the business side is closer to 3-4 days (but they run 3-4 projects). All told it works pretty well. there are also requirements for Unit Test coverage, and peer review of the related code for all tasks as part of checkin/validation (as our PCI compliance strategy).
The hardest part, for me as a developer, is thinking in terms of being testable. I still don't do "Test First" though I do see the value in having the Tests... even in writing them after, you see logic flaws, and find pieces that don't work as you would think. As to end user expectations, having them involved about 20% of the time in the project is essential in any kind of workable solution. If a user/client isn't able to match at least 20% of the time for the development of the project on confirming/writing expectations and documentation, the project shouldn't be done. It's that simple.
I think a $800-120 control pad, that docks an iPhone/G2, or other handheld phone, with supplemental (AA Batteries) power would be a nicer buy... with most of the newer 4G phones running android being in the 1-1.2Ghz range it could be a better seller than a multifunction phone. having a Hand-held Controller/Dock could be a better win. The issue is being able to act as a dock, for additional power, and as an input device... would it have to be bluetooth, or can the USB port act as a host in these devices, or will it need a special (HTC Headphone route) port? Even requiring a modified USB host port, having such an input available would be nice... keyboards etc... having a semi-standard "docking" port on the side, or bottom would go a long way.
Fair enough.. but as far as Amazon's infrastructure, it's on par with any other customer... The power company doesn't care that you use electricity to allow your DVD player and TV to show you porn.
Fair enough... my far greater issue is even figuring out the right version to get, which is where their website fails first and foremost, before getting that far.
Again, the point is even determining that... from the debian website' homepage, where would I click to find that out?
Okay, so my first mistake was going to the debian website to download debian? I guess testin is what I want, not unstable, my bad... Again, clearly defining which version to grab, and how to partition your drive, should be a big focus on the debian site, it isn't... it isn't clear to a debian noob at all, and your reply really drives this point home.
Honestly, I'd be as happy with a dpad on the left and a qwerty keypad to the right... Though with swype, a physical keypad is less important... the trouble is, I don't trust Sony, and haven't spent a dime on them in nearly a decade...