I can see you're not developing kernel code or device drivers. If you wished to be fully accurate with your statement, it should have read: "And anyone who uses goto in anything but kernel code or device drivers gets a swift kick in the junk." After all, performance matters most when you're at or near the hardware level.
But, then again, perhaps you fit into the category you described as, "The majority have wacked out egos because they don't have a concept of the field as a whole, just their little piece, which makes them overestimate their knowledge and ability."
Or is it, 'the first job ego: "I produced something that actually works, I'm awesome!" '?;)
This is what I was wondering when I saw this article was on some tech review site I had never heard of before. I then wondered more about this when I saw they were only reviewing two pieces of hardware for this category.
I then decided to read the reviews. Lo and behold, less than twenty minutes after this posting on slashdot, and the site had already succumb to the "Slashdot effect."
Conclusion: Small, new site indeed.
I wonder if there will be any mirrors for this site, since the web hosting company already suspended this account for reasons of bandwidth restrictions.
Hey, I've thought about using the CAPS LOCK key for something else before, but for some reason, seeing this question posted just gave me a great idea this time. I don't know if it's possible without adding additional code yet, but I'm going to see if I can make the pressing the CAPS LOCK key insert the two characters that I have to hit often and are the most inconveniently placed:
( and )
I think if I could configure the X Server to enter this sequence:
Then it would make my life much easier. I REALLY hate having to reach for those keys all the time. The spaces are there because I always put a space before the first parameter and after the last.
If I can't do this, then I guess mapping it to _ would be the next best thing. I use that one a lot as well, and it would definitely make things more convenient.
Does anyone know how to do this already? (XFree86 4.3.0)
Ok, everyday, I get on the net and I see a story that Sun has announced something. Then the next day I read a story that Sun has backtracked on what they announced the previous day. Later that day, Sun makes a different announcement. The next day, they backtrack on that announcement. Later that day, they make another anouncement... And the cycle continuous.
So, my proposal is this. For Sun stooping to such tactics, I say we teach them a lesson about continously blowing smoke up our collective ass by boycotting news from Sun until they stop constantly backtracking on their announcements and actually live up to a promise.
Until then, I do not want to see any more news from Sun. I used to be interested in any news about the company. Now, however, I only think about how much internet bandwidth is being wasted by these fiction stories every time I see a Sun announcement.
Please don't get me wrong, I would love to continue to hear news about Sun. I just don't want to hear any more lies.
I can't believe no one seems to know that the source code has been available for this for four years or more. I downloaded the source code for this off of msdn.microsoft.com in early 2000, because I needed to evaluate the possibility of using it for a project I was working on. It was supposed to be lightweight, fast, and easy to use. These claims are what lead me to evaluate it, as the application required high performance (video software). This is nothing new, MS just seems to be trying to make it appear that they are contributing when they really aren't.
Did anyone check out the first "open source" project they put up? It's a joke. There's nothing to it. I could write that code in my sleep. Well, seriously, I'm pretty sure any coder worth their salt could write that code in a couple weeks time.
My take is that this is just another ploy by the microsoft marketing regime, nothing more.
Slashdot Mirror
I can see you're not developing kernel code or device drivers. If you wished to be fully accurate with your statement, it should have read: "And anyone who uses goto in anything but kernel code or device drivers gets a swift kick in the junk." After all, performance matters most when you're at or near the hardware level.
;)
But, then again, perhaps you fit into the category you described as, "The majority have wacked out egos because they don't have a concept of the field as a whole, just their little piece, which makes them overestimate their knowledge and ability."
Or is it, 'the first job ego: "I produced something that actually works, I'm awesome!" '?
I then decided to read the reviews. Lo and behold, less than twenty minutes after this posting on slashdot, and the site had already succumb to the "Slashdot effect."
Conclusion: Small, new site indeed.
I wonder if there will be any mirrors for this site, since the web hosting company already suspended this account for reasons of bandwidth restrictions.
( and )
I think if I could configure the X Server to enter this sequence:
(, `space`, `space`, ), `cursor-left`, `cursor-left`
Then it would make my life much easier. I REALLY hate having to reach for those keys all the time. The spaces are there because I always put a space before the first parameter and after the last.
If I can't do this, then I guess mapping it to _ would be the next best thing. I use that one a lot as well, and it would definitely make things more convenient.
Does anyone know how to do this already? (XFree86 4.3.0)
I HAVE A PROPOSAL
Ok, everyday, I get on the net and I see a story that Sun has announced something. Then the next day I read a story that Sun has backtracked on what they announced the previous day. Later that day, Sun makes a different announcement. The next day, they backtrack on that announcement. Later that day, they make another anouncement... And the cycle continuous.
So, my proposal is this. For Sun stooping to such tactics, I say we teach them a lesson about continously blowing smoke up our collective ass by boycotting news from Sun until they stop constantly backtracking on their announcements and actually live up to a promise.
Until then, I do not want to see any more news from Sun. I used to be interested in any news about the company. Now, however, I only think about how much internet bandwidth is being wasted by these fiction stories every time I see a Sun announcement.
Please don't get me wrong, I would love to continue to hear news about Sun. I just don't want to hear any more lies.
Did anyone check out the first "open source" project they put up? It's a joke. There's nothing to it. I could write that code in my sleep. Well, seriously, I'm pretty sure any coder worth their salt could write that code in a couple weeks time.
My take is that this is just another ploy by the microsoft marketing regime, nothing more.