Early on I emailed the KIllustrator author and told him that the name was a liability. His response was roughly, "What are they going to do, sue me?". I am in no way surprised by this and think it was moronic to name KIllustrator as such.
The acting was flatter then flat, but I have a hard time blaming any actor required to say dialog so moronic that any high school kid could have written something that sounded more real
Hey Taco, what makes high school kids so bad at writing dialog? I'm sure the average hich school kid could write better prose than the stuff you churn out. One thing is for certain - a degree is not an assurance of skill with the English language.
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Right on with the Behringer. I've got just a MX 602A and it can put out some VERY high quality sound. And of course, it was dirt cheap. Using balanced cables is without a doubt the right way to do things.
I know first hand that you have an uncanny ability to remain calm and level-headed. I emailed you once a flame--it even contained several instances of "DIE"--that while done with some jest was quite insulting. Your reply was not only civil but combined with the fact that you even bothered to reply left me feeling quite embarassed (and rightly so).
What is your secret for keeping your cool when discussions get heated, particularly when techies tend to be very loyal to their causes?
Python on its own is not a speed demon by any means. What it is fast at is development. And it is extremely fast.
I've found that whenever I need my Python to go faster coding up a simple C module for python is as fast as I'll ever need. I've gotten a 100x speed improvement by writing a simple text manipulation function in C.
However, more to the point of your web-based interface question, I don't think that language selection will really have much bearing on your actualy real world performance. I mean, look at Slashdot! It is written in Perl and not even the most optimised perl, and yet they are handling extremely large amounts of traffic.
I'd let slashdot be your model and use what they use: hardware. While perl is faster than Python the development time you save should let you afford more hardware if you need it. But I don't think you'll need it.
I agree, smart people are needed. I also agree that the practice isn't new - even Beck says it isn't.
It is simply naive to think that any group of programmers put together by a company can be made up entirely of talented programmers. All programming methodologies have to deal with this. But XP is likely the best suited to deal with the shortcommings of some programmers in a group through pari programming.
When we did XP, the biggest problem was one guy who didn't like pair programming and none of us bothered to force him (or even try to force him).
If a bird or birds flies into the motors of a plane like this it can badly damage the plane or down it. If the laser mistakes a flock of oncoming geese as a missle it's probably best to shoot them down anyways.
Not quite ridiculous actually. Just considerably different that your opinion. Sorry if you don't think that's valid. I get so much spam it is funny. I have 3 bands on mp3.com that continuously email me their crap. To delist myself I have to remove the bands from mp3.com. How practicle is that? I see TMBG's abuse of their mailing list no less important.
Is john's ego. When asked about why they continually spam their fans he mentioned that he lives an "earthbound existance". This is the same evasive I'm-still-a-good-person BS that politicians feed us.
I'm an artist on mp3.com and luckily enough I've made more than a few dollars there. I don't know how the RIAA can expect to be involved with MY music whatsoever. Not only am I not a member of any music organisation/union so I can't in any way be a RIAA member, but I am not even an American!
I think royalties for signed artists is fine - they know what they are getting into when they sign - but us *truely* independant artists don't owe the RIAA anything!
Actually there is one thing that you learn getting a degree that you would be better off without - bias. Schools too often teach things as if they are laws of Computer Science.
What Universities even teach XP? While it may not be best it and other methodologies are valid tools. In another degree course, like another science (biology?) all the methods are taught. A degree should make you an expert in a field, even - especially - in the aspects that aren't used day-to-day. Dentists earn their money from a minority of the topics covered in school.
And Linux? While it is in some universities, most degrees will teach you that, "Noone was ever fired for choosing Microsoft."
It's great that the Enigma Machine is back. However it is curious that it was returned so easily - discounting the cost of time.
Were the theives fearful of the threat of the Polic and the Media? I wonder if perhaps the Enigma was put to actual use. Could some private collector have some war documents that they wanted to decode first hand? Something along similar lines?
I'm sure it has been said already, but here in Canada we have a pretty big range of climate. What part of Canada? I assure you we have more than algae here.
We have coastal, mountain, arctic and plains climates. Probably more.
Actually, glide is implemented well across platforms. It is also VERY fast. From what I've heard, it is also ridiculously easy to develop for, and that's what I was told by a GL developer.
Glide is one of the few proprietary products I don't mind supporting.
Slashdot Mirror
Or FreeKhand
KreeHand
Freehank.
or Xara K... don't know what I'm taking about? The greatest graphics program on earth... Xara X.
Early on I emailed the KIllustrator author and told him that the name was a liability. His response was roughly, "What are they going to do, sue me?". I am in no way surprised by this and think it was moronic to name KIllustrator as such.
Stupid people get what they deserve.
Is IBM's use of Linux anything more than a strategy of maintaining IBM's brand in technology?
Hey Taco, what makes high school kids so bad at writing dialog? I'm sure the average hich school kid could write better prose than the stuff you churn out. One thing is for certain - a degree is not an assurance of skill with the English language.
Right on with the Behringer. I've got just a MX 602A and it can put out some VERY high quality sound. And of course, it was dirt cheap. Using balanced cables is without a doubt the right way to do things.
I know first hand that you have an uncanny ability to remain calm and level-headed. I emailed you once a flame--it even contained several instances of "DIE"--that while done with some jest was quite insulting. Your reply was not only civil but combined with the fact that you even bothered to reply left me feeling quite embarassed (and rightly so).
What is your secret for keeping your cool when discussions get heated, particularly when techies tend to be very loyal to their causes?
Rob, what's up with the x.0 releases?
Python on its own is not a speed demon by any means. What it is fast at is development. And it is extremely fast.
I've found that whenever I need my Python to go faster coding up a simple C module for python is as fast as I'll ever need. I've gotten a 100x speed improvement by writing a simple text manipulation function in C.
However, more to the point of your web-based interface question, I don't think that language selection will really have much bearing on your actualy real world performance. I mean, look at Slashdot! It is written in Perl and not even the most optimised perl, and yet they are handling extremely large amounts of traffic.
I'd let slashdot be your model and use what they use: hardware. While perl is faster than Python the development time you save should let you afford more hardware if you need it. But I don't think you'll need it.
I agree, smart people are needed. I also agree that the practice isn't new - even Beck says it isn't.
It is simply naive to think that any group of programmers put together by a company can be made up entirely of talented programmers. All programming methodologies have to deal with this. But XP is likely the best suited to deal with the shortcommings of some programmers in a group through pari programming.
When we did XP, the biggest problem was one guy who didn't like pair programming and none of us bothered to force him (or even try to force him).
Cool! Know what the biggest plane that IS threatened by birds in the engine?
Anywhere I can see some of this video you mention?
If a bird or birds flies into the motors of a plane like this it can badly damage the plane or down it. If the laser mistakes a flock of oncoming geese as a missle it's probably best to shoot them down anyways.
Not quite ridiculous actually. Just considerably different that your opinion. Sorry if you don't think that's valid. I get so much spam it is funny. I have 3 bands on mp3.com that continuously email me their crap. To delist myself I have to remove the bands from mp3.com. How practicle is that? I see TMBG's abuse of their mailing list no less important.
Cheers.
Is john's ego. When asked about why they continually spam their fans he mentioned that he lives an "earthbound existance". This is the same evasive I'm-still-a-good-person BS that politicians feed us.
Seems my Mac theme is the only one left. Perhaps Apple leaves the accurate themes alone out of respect (kidding).
Or perhaps it is because I don't use the Mac logo everywhere. I may have used it once, but I'm sure I had a legal-like disclaimer.
Oddly, at one point I did have a Mac logo, a little dark grey one and now I see it has made its way into a winamp theme.
I'm an artist on mp3.com and luckily enough I've made more than a few dollars there. I don't know how the RIAA can expect to be involved with MY music whatsoever. Not only am I not a member of any music organisation/union so I can't in any way be a RIAA member, but I am not even an American!
I think royalties for signed artists is fine - they know what they are getting into when they sign - but us *truely* independant artists don't owe the RIAA anything!
I feel like a Windows jerk, but... since I use Linux like most people, I don't really mind.
I agree. I think a CS degree is like being a tech. I don't know a degree program that educates what a Software Engineer should be.
The blueprints are the code.
Actually there is one thing that you learn getting a degree that you would be better off without - bias. Schools too often teach things as if they are laws of Computer Science.
What Universities even teach XP? While it may not be best it and other methodologies are valid tools. In another degree course, like another science (biology?) all the methods are taught. A degree should make you an expert in a field, even - especially - in the aspects that aren't used day-to-day. Dentists earn their money from a minority of the topics covered in school.
And Linux? While it is in some universities, most degrees will teach you that, "Noone was ever fired for choosing Microsoft."
I think efm can.
It's great that the Enigma Machine is back. However it is curious that it was returned so easily - discounting the cost of time.
Were the theives fearful of the threat of the Polic and the Media? I wonder if perhaps the Enigma was put to actual use. Could some private collector have some war documents that they wanted to decode first hand? Something along similar lines?
I'm sure it has been said already, but here in Canada we have a pretty big range of climate. What part of Canada? I assure you we have more than algae here.
We have coastal, mountain, arctic and plains climates. Probably more.
Uhgg Slashdot, you got me excited again. I was just thinking of what *I* might enter, when the post said that JUDGING has begun.
Kind of silly, Slashdot.
Actually, glide is implemented well across platforms. It is also VERY fast. From what I've heard, it is also ridiculously easy to develop for, and that's what I was told by a GL developer.
Glide is one of the few proprietary products I don't mind supporting.
I've 'stopped' using ICQ twice. Think I remembered my password? No... so I have two accounts that I will never touch again.
AOL needs some garbage collection.
No, just a government that kills citizens out of paranoia instead of tracking them.