You mean posting without thinking, reading the article, spelling correctly, forming meaningful sentences, using punctuation, or reading the parent posts?
Welcome to the Information Age - where having readily-available information means not using it.
That's exactly my thought, and I did read the article. I won't complain, though... as more people learn of these features, the demand for 'em goes up and we get better stuff.:)
I was always skeptical of tablets until my business partner got one (he wasn't at the time).
1. Impresses the hell out of potential clients, most of whom have not seen anything like it. 2. Makes it very easy for a designer to mark up a design during a client meeting. 3. Swivel screen is convenient when you're meeting with others and need to show them what's going on. 4. We carry our laptops everywhere anyway... no need for a PDA, especially when it can't match up on features and usability.
Though I haven't had as much practice with PHP as with other scripting languages, my limited experience has always been that quotes were NOT escaped by default. Maybe a default php.ini has that set, but the host I was on did not.
It's practically instinct to me now... I try some standard injection queries, add an apostrophe into querystring variables, etc. when I visit a new website. If I find something, I almost always send an email to the owner indicating that I found a problem and that they should look into fixing it.
It's better to learn of your vulnerabilities from a friendly visitor.
No kidding. There are thousands of companies that reward their hard-working, profit-leading, genius employees. It usually comes in one of the following forms:
coffee (with non-dairy creamer and sugar!) a mug/hat/pen with company logo doughnuts on the third Tuesday of every month reorganization, yay! casual Fridays 2-ply toilet paper in the bathrooms annual raise (cost of living *.75) pink slip (bright pink!)
Having worked for a company that does not respect the employees, I applaud any company that sees the value of happy, motivated employees.
I'm usually only there to get clarification on the official spec... it never occurred to me that I should contact them directly for clarification. I will certainly try that next time I encounter such a problem.
I just had this conversation with my business partner the other day (we're in web development). I was thinking about it from this standpoint - even Firefox doesn't get everything completely right 100% of the time. Those problems tend to get fixed pretty quick, luckily.
If you've ever tried to read through the W3C recommendations, you'll find them pretty dry and occasionally confusing. You can understand how browsers don't conform completely all the time.
That doesn't excuse Microsoft from developing a way-off-base browser, allowing serious security holes past testing, or refusing to fix the problems they are aware of... There are a few things I like about IE, including some treatments of CSS and JavaScript. Just today I had to implement an auto-progressing slideshow feature into a photo gallery, and IE lets me use blend transitions (Firefox doesn't, at least that I can find).
Despite all the defenses I can imagine, we still develop for Firefox and adjust to make it work in IE. We're both Firefox users that have to keep IE in our arsenal because that's what EVERY SINGLE CLIENT USES. None of them care to switch...and some can't because of the corporate requirements.
I would question the security and common sense of any defense company that keeps a storefront where public citizens can walk by and see anything useful.
I've never read the text of that before, but I've heard about it. Now that I read through it, I'm surprised at how immature "Linus Benedict Torvalds" was when he wrote those. While he makes valid arguments and strong points throughout, he can't refrain from name-calling and insults.
Has this impacted the success of Linux? If you go into a business meeting, interview, etc., and communicate in the way that I see on that thread, you won't go far. Good geeks don't always make good businesspeople.
Just an observation... not trying to flamebait anyone, but we are talking about flames/forks here.
Some search engines are inserting paid results into the natural listings. I haven't found anyone that admits to it, but I know at least one major engine that is.
Google is not that engine. One of the services my company has started selling is Adwords consulting. Anyone can set up an Adwords campaign, but not everyone is savvy enough to understand how it works and run a successful keyword campaign. One of our clients definitely isn't savvy - so we're helping them do this. It's not a huge budget.
A friend of mine works for a company in Chicago that does this kind of thing on a much larger scale - millions of dollars in budget with major corporations. It's amazing how much work they put into tracking and reporting. It's not cheap.
This is a huge business for some folks, and while you can spend a lot on a website it means JACK SQUAT if you don't drive traffic and increase conversions.
And that's only interesting because it's an easier version of the same info that's been available for years. NOAA has a public FTP server that you can use to access the same data in flat text files; unfortunately, it's a huge pain to download, parse, and work with those files. I run a script to pull the data in once an hour, send it to my database, and then pull that info at will.
Not to mention integrating all with the ICAO codes with meaningful locations...
The XML is exciting for me because I can slim down my process a ton. Also, it releases many folks from the Weather.com/Accuweather grip - most of the components I saw when I started trying to do this myself were all about grabbing the data off other websites' front pages. When weather.com changed their page, it ruined everyone's data.
They're not measuring "market share," they're simply measuring the gains of Firefox against IE. If the entire world moved to Linux and Mac OS, we wouldn't have this conversation - because gains against IE wouldn't be relevant. And yes, if Bill Gates were the only Windows user then IE would have 100% of the Windows browser market (assuming he uses IE). Again, that's not the issue at hand.
Increasing Linux users means that you're obviously going to decrease IE market share. That's the important part to understand, because they want to see how Firefox is doing in the market when people not only have plenty of options but they have one force-fed to them. If Firefox is increasing in market share because of increases in Linux, that's less important for the new browser wars than if Firefox is stealing IE users.
It might not be wise to measure gains in the browser market by introducing a platform variable... if you just look at platforms where IE is available, you'll more accurately depict the Firefox gains. I think that's what they're trying to do - show gain, not depict actual browser market share. That's ok, because as the number of Linux users inrease, the percentage of IE users will decrease. That's an extra factor to consider here, and might not be something they want to bother with.
I also own my own business... having just started it a few months ago, I am discovering many of those same things. The learning process is frustrating, but it's coming fast. My partner was working on his MBA so he would be prepared for some of these issues, but he's since stopped - they teach you how to be a manager, but not run a business. It's not the same thing.
As for the aforementioned "Slashdot break," I'm discovering that I am even more strict with my time than any of my previous bosses. I have been working 16+ hour days because 1) I know it's going to pay off for my business, 2) I love what I do, and 3) working hard for myself is far more rewarding than working hard for someone else.
It's not hard to find a small business owner that you can talk to about starting your own company. Luckily, I've got a few contacts like that - uncles, friends, etc. that were willing to point me in the right direction. But when you're in high school or college, there's a ton to learn and not many folks that will encourage it. Still, I'm glad I took a "real" job right out of college. I had an opportunity to learn from others' mistakes and develop fantastic experience and skills (while someone else did the legwork of getting the projects and running the business). When I felt I was solid enough to start those, I made the jump.
It's beginning to pay off now. I landed a big contract this week... it'll take care of my paycheck for another six months.
I'm still young, just fresh out of college. While my high school days were packed with a lot of outside projects and involvement, I regret not having spent my time better in college. On the other hand, I'm still young enough to see my brothers and a few friends in the same situation.
The result is that I'm able to spend my time better now, which will certainly pay off later. While you can look back and realize that you might have spent your time better (who doesn't wish they'd invested in some tech stocks at the right time?) you can also feel satisfied knowing that you weren't wasting all of it on something with no payoff. I spent so many hours of college seeing how fast I could beat each level of the 8-bit Mario Super Bros.
Speaking of wasting time, I think my Slashdot break has gone on long enough.
No stock, just a lot of frustration with most registrars I've dealt with. I hate paying so much for NetSol, but I've gotten great support.
The biggest horror story was waiting three weeks for a domain to be unlocked by Register.com. During that whole time, the client's site was down and the client's email was unavailable. It was resolved by transferring it to Network Solutions who eventually called Register.com to make sure the transaction was approved. Within an hour, we were back up and in control.
As for bogus renewals, I haven't seen that from NetSol. Domain Registry of America does it all the time - we just moved a client away from them (classic: he got a letter, thought it was real, unwittingly transferred his domain).
Funny...as I recall, the reason I tried one of the other registrars was because of the SiteFinder crap that Verisign was pulling.
Slashdot Mirror
You mean posting without thinking, reading the article, spelling correctly, forming meaningful sentences, using punctuation, or reading the parent posts?
Welcome to the Information Age - where having readily-available information means not using it.
That's exactly my thought, and I did read the article. I won't complain, though... as more people learn of these features, the demand for 'em goes up and we get better stuff. :)
I was always skeptical of tablets until my business partner got one (he wasn't at the time).
:)
1. Impresses the hell out of potential clients, most of whom have not seen anything like it.
2. Makes it very easy for a designer to mark up a design during a client meeting.
3. Swivel screen is convenient when you're meeting with others and need to show them what's going on.
4. We carry our laptops everywhere anyway... no need for a PDA, especially when it can't match up on features and usability.
Now I want one.
Though I haven't had as much practice with PHP as with other scripting languages, my limited experience has always been that quotes were NOT escaped by default. Maybe a default php.ini has that set, but the host I was on did not.
It's practically instinct to me now... I try some standard injection queries, add an apostrophe into querystring variables, etc. when I visit a new website. If I find something, I almost always send an email to the owner indicating that I found a problem and that they should look into fixing it.
It's better to learn of your vulnerabilities from a friendly visitor.
1. Buy a book about how to make database-driven websites.
2. Find the sections that tell you how to get it working.
3. Don't read any more about it.
Two words: "SQL Injection."
That should read:
"Cellphone Drivers Drive Like Women."
No kidding. There are thousands of companies that reward their hard-working, profit-leading, genius employees. It usually comes in one of the following forms:
.75)
coffee (with non-dairy creamer and sugar!)
a mug/hat/pen with company logo
doughnuts on the third Tuesday of every month
reorganization, yay!
casual Fridays
2-ply toilet paper in the bathrooms
annual raise (cost of living *
pink slip (bright pink!)
Having worked for a company that does not respect the employees, I applaud any company that sees the value of happy, motivated employees.
Thanks! I'm really pleased to see the examples that several folks have posted..
I'll be re-writing my code to use this method instead of the IE-only stuff I've got.
Excellent!
I'm usually only there to get clarification on the official spec... it never occurred to me that I should contact them directly for clarification. I will certainly try that next time I encounter such a problem.
I just had this conversation with my business partner the other day (we're in web development). I was thinking about it from this standpoint - even Firefox doesn't get everything completely right 100% of the time. Those problems tend to get fixed pretty quick, luckily.
If you've ever tried to read through the W3C recommendations, you'll find them pretty dry and occasionally confusing. You can understand how browsers don't conform completely all the time.
That doesn't excuse Microsoft from developing a way-off-base browser, allowing serious security holes past testing, or refusing to fix the problems they are aware of... There are a few things I like about IE, including some treatments of CSS and JavaScript. Just today I had to implement an auto-progressing slideshow feature into a photo gallery, and IE lets me use blend transitions (Firefox doesn't, at least that I can find).
Despite all the defenses I can imagine, we still develop for Firefox and adjust to make it work in IE. We're both Firefox users that have to keep IE in our arsenal because that's what EVERY SINGLE CLIENT USES. None of them care to switch...and some can't because of the corporate requirements.
I'm glad someone can spot a knee-jerk reaction.
I would question the security and common sense of any defense company that keeps a storefront where public citizens can walk by and see anything useful.
Along with my 3-month oil changes, six month tire rotations, and annual checkup, I need to buy a new LiveUpdate license so my car won't crash?
To be fair, if I spent that much on a Lexus I should expect to see pictures of Anna Kournikova.
I've never read the text of that before, but I've heard about it. Now that I read through it, I'm surprised at how immature "Linus Benedict Torvalds" was when he wrote those. While he makes valid arguments and strong points throughout, he can't refrain from name-calling and insults.
Has this impacted the success of Linux? If you go into a business meeting, interview, etc., and communicate in the way that I see on that thread, you won't go far. Good geeks don't always make good businesspeople.
Just an observation... not trying to flamebait anyone, but we are talking about flames/forks here.
Between Scheme and Prolog, I can't figure out which was the worst language I studied in college.
Oh, wait.. I know... it was Japanese.
Did you watch the movie? Point me in the direction of a mirror that's not a smoking pile of rubble, fucktard.
Are they claiming to have additional footage of the 1984 commercial? Or just a copy of it?
Because the original 1984 commercial has been all over the 'net and on my computer several times in the last few years.
Some search engines are inserting paid results into the natural listings. I haven't found anyone that admits to it, but I know at least one major engine that is.
Google is not that engine. One of the services my company has started selling is Adwords consulting. Anyone can set up an Adwords campaign, but not everyone is savvy enough to understand how it works and run a successful keyword campaign. One of our clients definitely isn't savvy - so we're helping them do this. It's not a huge budget.
A friend of mine works for a company in Chicago that does this kind of thing on a much larger scale - millions of dollars in budget with major corporations. It's amazing how much work they put into tracking and reporting. It's not cheap.
This is a huge business for some folks, and while you can spend a lot on a website it means JACK SQUAT if you don't drive traffic and increase conversions.
And that's only interesting because it's an easier version of the same info that's been available for years. NOAA has a public FTP server that you can use to access the same data in flat text files; unfortunately, it's a huge pain to download, parse, and work with those files. I run a script to pull the data in once an hour, send it to my database, and then pull that info at will.
Not to mention integrating all with the ICAO codes with meaningful locations...
The XML is exciting for me because I can slim down my process a ton. Also, it releases many folks from the Weather.com/Accuweather grip - most of the components I saw when I started trying to do this myself were all about grabbing the data off other websites' front pages. When weather.com changed their page, it ruined everyone's data.
They're not measuring "market share," they're simply measuring the gains of Firefox against IE. If the entire world moved to Linux and Mac OS, we wouldn't have this conversation - because gains against IE wouldn't be relevant. And yes, if Bill Gates were the only Windows user then IE would have 100% of the Windows browser market (assuming he uses IE). Again, that's not the issue at hand.
Increasing Linux users means that you're obviously going to decrease IE market share. That's the important part to understand, because they want to see how Firefox is doing in the market when people not only have plenty of options but they have one force-fed to them. If Firefox is increasing in market share because of increases in Linux, that's less important for the new browser wars than if Firefox is stealing IE users.
Can you install Internet Explorer on Linux?
It might not be wise to measure gains in the browser market by introducing a platform variable... if you just look at platforms where IE is available, you'll more accurately depict the Firefox gains. I think that's what they're trying to do - show gain, not depict actual browser market share. That's ok, because as the number of Linux users inrease, the percentage of IE users will decrease. That's an extra factor to consider here, and might not be something they want to bother with.
I also own my own business... having just started it a few months ago, I am discovering many of those same things. The learning process is frustrating, but it's coming fast. My partner was working on his MBA so he would be prepared for some of these issues, but he's since stopped - they teach you how to be a manager, but not run a business. It's not the same thing.
As for the aforementioned "Slashdot break," I'm discovering that I am even more strict with my time than any of my previous bosses. I have been working 16+ hour days because 1) I know it's going to pay off for my business, 2) I love what I do, and 3) working hard for myself is far more rewarding than working hard for someone else.
It's not hard to find a small business owner that you can talk to about starting your own company. Luckily, I've got a few contacts like that - uncles, friends, etc. that were willing to point me in the right direction. But when you're in high school or college, there's a ton to learn and not many folks that will encourage it. Still, I'm glad I took a "real" job right out of college. I had an opportunity to learn from others' mistakes and develop fantastic experience and skills (while someone else did the legwork of getting the projects and running the business). When I felt I was solid enough to start those, I made the jump.
It's beginning to pay off now. I landed a big contract this week... it'll take care of my paycheck for another six months.
To some extent, I'd agree...
I'm still young, just fresh out of college. While my high school days were packed with a lot of outside projects and involvement, I regret not having spent my time better in college. On the other hand, I'm still young enough to see my brothers and a few friends in the same situation.
The result is that I'm able to spend my time better now, which will certainly pay off later. While you can look back and realize that you might have spent your time better (who doesn't wish they'd invested in some tech stocks at the right time?) you can also feel satisfied knowing that you weren't wasting all of it on something with no payoff. I spent so many hours of college seeing how fast I could beat each level of the 8-bit Mario Super Bros.
Speaking of wasting time, I think my Slashdot break has gone on long enough.
No stock, just a lot of frustration with most registrars I've dealt with. I hate paying so much for NetSol, but I've gotten great support.
The biggest horror story was waiting three weeks for a domain to be unlocked by Register.com. During that whole time, the client's site was down and the client's email was unavailable. It was resolved by transferring it to Network Solutions who eventually called Register.com to make sure the transaction was approved. Within an hour, we were back up and in control.
As for bogus renewals, I haven't seen that from NetSol. Domain Registry of America does it all the time - we just moved a client away from them (classic: he got a letter, thought it was real, unwittingly transferred his domain).
Funny...as I recall, the reason I tried one of the other registrars was because of the SiteFinder crap that Verisign was pulling.
over this:
? I, for one, welcome the obscuring verbosity. It's a challenge. It's exciting. It's job security.
I'll email 'em to you.