For one simple reason => football
Until football stops being a sport, the metric system has zero chance.
"It's 1st and 9.14400 from their 32.00400 line, and Manning drops back to pass" just doesn't have the same ring.
Now if I'm a megacorp paying real money for lots of licenses I might be able to get that red carpet. But I'm not.
I work for a megacorp, and even with the "Enterprise Agreement" that supposedly gives us A plus service and cheap licenses, we wait along with everyone else.
Yeah, I'm just an annoying Open Source advocate, but I prefer my support chain open and dissectable. If I don't like the atmosphere, I don't use the product. I wish my CIO saw it the same way.
We haven't even received any free upgrades, because there haven't BEEN ANY since we signed the agreement.
Just hearing the name "Ghosts n Goblins" brought back a lot of repressed memories.
That f*cking game pissed me off, I could never get the "perfect game" you needed to win. I could make it to the last level, just in time to get wiped out. I hate everything about that game - they way you jump, the way you only have to barely nick someone with the edge of your toe in order to lose all your armor, all bullsh*t. I loved having to start over every time, too.
What was their developer's problem anyway? Could it have been too hard to cut people some slack? Just one save halfway through, that's all I want.
AAAAAAAHHHH!, I had finally forgotten all about that game, Thanks for bringing it all back. I still have it saved away, I could set it up and try some more. If I quit my job and play full time, maybe I will beat it one day...
It's too bad that it takes the EC in order to bring about the possibility of these changes. I know it's not the same system [insert pro-America comment here], but aren't these the type of things that the United States should be fighting for?
Monti may also demand that Microsoft itself should propose "within a few months of a ruling" what Windows computer code it should reveal in order to make the operating system fully interoperable with rival software makers' programs for servers
Long overdue in my opinion, Microsoft is bundling way too much s&*^ together these days. They've built their entire market strategy around this idea; Just try to ask your Microsoft rep about any one product. The conversation may start with InfoPath, Sharepoint, Office, whatever, but will undoubtedly end up with discussions on Server 2003, MS SQL, Exchange, Commerce Server, ad infinitum until you have seen every single, poorly designed intertwined product they own. The truth is, Microsoft is right - their products only work well with each other.
I already have the source code anyway;>
Last August the Commission told Microsoft that its practice of bundling Media Player into Windows amounted to an abuse of the operating system's dominant position because it placed rival music and video players at a disadvantage.
Since I have never opened Media Player on my Windows box, I have no idea what sense Microsoft's position makes... Although their crowd control, err DRM, may not work properly.
I agree completely. If more people could telecommute, it could make things a lot better. However, I'm not sure if it would affect salary in the way that you're thinking.
Imagine if your boss were to say to you - "No raises this year, but you can work from home." Some people may take up on the offer, but most would begin looking elsewhere.
Telecommuting's great, I've been able to for almost a year now, but I never do because I seem to get more work done in the office. My entire team who can also work from home chooses to come in as well.
Maybe it's peer pressure, maybe it's trying to network, whatever, it's more than just location. My house would cost just as much; I live where I live for my friends and family, not because of work.
However, I can't help but to think of how much money I would save moving to middle of nowhere West Virginia or Pennsylvania, I would save at least $400 a month in rent and car expenses. We could just ride to the corner store in our shit-kicking pickup!
I've been using C# for about a year or so now. I started with Java, and made a clean switch to C# for a few projects that required it. I don't think that it will ever replace any of the three P languages, but is more targeted at taking Java down.
I'm not a full-time developer, I usually develop some basic web applications to enhance some of the new solutions I implement for Systems Administration. My experience with it is limited, but I'll give you my pro's and con's:
Pro's
Easier access to IO - just try it in Java and see. It's much faster in C#
Improved XML support - also a lot simpler in c#
Not as many third party specifications to learn. I remember having to learn Struts, Ant, Tomcat, and then Sophia after learning JSP - what a pain in the ass.
MSDN - The help system inside VS.NET is better than most languages' will ever be.
Con's
Not the best IDE in my opinon - IntelliJ smokes Visual Studio.NET in almost every respect(except for the help).
Can't use it on Linux or BSD - my applications are bound to fail more frequently than an equivalent Java/PHP/Perl app running on a secure box.
Most of the support I used to recieve about Java, Python, and other open source languages don't discuss c#. There just aren't the same amount of mailing lists, IRC channels, forums, to throw around C# ideas. The ones that do discuss it tend to cater to the Lowest Common Denominator.
I have to resort to Visual Studio 6 in order to create desktop applications that run on everyone's machine. The.NET framework has been a hard sell for the enterprise I work in.
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IMO, The less fortunate should learn something more mainstream that they can get a job with. Like Microsoft Office.
For one simple reason => football Until football stops being a sport, the metric system has zero chance. "It's 1st and 9.14400 from their 32.00400 line, and Manning drops back to pass" just doesn't have the same ring.
Comodo Personal Firewall 2.3.6.81 diapers for their outstanding level of anti-leak protection.
This may be the worst article I've ever seen on /.
Sounds great - Just let me know when the Google version is ready to use in my flying car.
That'll be a pretty sweet server. Imagine the bandwidth you'll save...
Yeah, I'm just an annoying Open Source advocate, but I prefer my support chain open and dissectable. If I don't like the atmosphere, I don't use the product. I wish my CIO saw it the same way.
We haven't even received any free upgrades, because there haven't BEEN ANY since we signed the agreement.
Just hearing the name "Ghosts n Goblins" brought back a lot of repressed memories.
That f*cking game pissed me off, I could never get the "perfect game" you needed to win. I could make it to the last level, just in time to get wiped out. I hate everything about that game - they way you jump, the way you only have to barely nick someone with the edge of your toe in order to lose all your armor, all bullsh*t. I loved having to start over every time, too.
What was their developer's problem anyway? Could it have been too hard to cut people some slack? Just one save halfway through, that's all I want.
AAAAAAAHHHH!, I had finally forgotten all about that game, Thanks for bringing it all back. I still have it saved away, I could set it up and try some more. If I quit my job and play full time, maybe I will beat it one day...
It's too bad that it takes the EC in order to bring about the possibility of these changes. I know it's not the same system [insert pro-America comment here], but aren't these the type of things that the United States should be fighting for?
;>
Monti may also demand that Microsoft itself should propose "within a few months of a ruling" what Windows computer code it should reveal in order to make the operating system fully interoperable with rival software makers' programs for servers
Long overdue in my opinion, Microsoft is bundling way too much s&*^ together these days. They've built their entire market strategy around this idea; Just try to ask your Microsoft rep about any one product. The conversation may start with InfoPath, Sharepoint, Office, whatever, but will undoubtedly end up with discussions on Server 2003, MS SQL, Exchange, Commerce Server, ad infinitum until you have seen every single, poorly designed intertwined product they own. The truth is, Microsoft is right - their products only work well with each other.
I already have the source code anyway
Last August the Commission told Microsoft that its practice of bundling Media Player into Windows amounted to an abuse of the operating system's dominant position because it placed rival music and video players at a disadvantage.
Since I have never opened Media Player on my Windows box, I have no idea what sense Microsoft's position makes... Although their crowd control, err DRM, may not work properly.
I agree completely. If more people could telecommute, it could make things a lot better. However, I'm not sure if it would affect salary in the way that you're thinking. Imagine if your boss were to say to you - "No raises this year, but you can work from home." Some people may take up on the offer, but most would begin looking elsewhere. Telecommuting's great, I've been able to for almost a year now, but I never do because I seem to get more work done in the office. My entire team who can also work from home chooses to come in as well. Maybe it's peer pressure, maybe it's trying to network, whatever, it's more than just location. My house would cost just as much; I live where I live for my friends and family, not because of work. However, I can't help but to think of how much money I would save moving to middle of nowhere West Virginia or Pennsylvania, I would save at least $400 a month in rent and car expenses. We could just ride to the corner store in our shit-kicking pickup!
fo' real. I hate hearing about all these great PDA's that I can't buy. AFAIK, if I don't have the opportunity to buy it, stop telling me about it.
I'm not a full-time developer, I usually develop some basic web applications to enhance some of the new solutions I implement for Systems Administration. My experience with it is limited, but I'll give you my pro's and con's:
Pro's
Easier access to IO - just try it in Java and see. It's much faster in C#
Improved XML support - also a lot simpler in c#
Not as many third party specifications to learn. I remember having to learn Struts, Ant, Tomcat, and then Sophia after learning JSP - what a pain in the ass.
MSDN - The help system inside VS.NET is better than most languages' will ever be.
Con's
Not the best IDE in my opinon - IntelliJ smokes Visual Studio.NET in almost every respect(except for the help).
Can't use it on Linux or BSD - my applications are bound to fail more frequently than an equivalent Java/PHP/Perl app running on a secure box.
Most of the support I used to recieve about Java, Python, and other open source languages don't discuss c#. There just aren't the same amount of mailing lists, IRC channels, forums, to throw around C# ideas. The ones that do discuss it tend to cater to the Lowest Common Denominator.
I have to resort to Visual Studio 6 in order to create desktop applications that run on everyone's machine. The .NET framework has been a hard sell for the enterprise I work in.