Be carefull, according to
this article Microsoft might have a patent on that process.
A quote from the article: Consuela Xiang a 12 year old veteran employee of Microsoft's Block XP project said, "I get mail. I delete mail. I eat today."
The young woman who supposedly drove in her motorcycle through Chernobil is a perfect example of the kind of hoax that you are reffering to. The story was intensly captivating and the Slashdot croud was mesmerized. I believe that a few hearts were broken when it turned out to be half fact and half fiction.
If it was a nuke, what about the radiation dust. I read that is was near the chinese border; wouldn't the chinese get irradiated? Isn't that enough of a reason for China to go to war?
I believe that science fiction is a genre where science is used to drive, or at least support the plot. Star Trek is Sci Fi, Dune is Sci Fi/Fantasy. Fantasy is a world where a scientific explanation is not given to the magical events. LOTR is fantasy, old school pre midiclorian count Star Wars is fantasy.
What if we were to chandge the backgroung of Star Wars. What if in SW instead of shooting laserbeams into a reactor while being guided by the magical powers of a dead samurai master they were shooting a magical arrow from a winged horse while being guided by the magical powers of a dead samurai?
What if I were to rewrite star wars with magic and wizards, and fantastic creatures and fantastic worlds where no scientific explanation is given to the magical phenomena. Oh... wait;-)
Lets change the background for LOTR. Instead of a ring, you could have an ancient Sith artifact. Instead of hawks and dragons you have starships instead of gandalf you have Yoda or Obi Wan and instead of swords you have light sabers. And then you have the Hobbit that comes from the boonies from a simple life learn about the powers of the ancient sith artifact while trying to destroy if but is instead drawn to the dark side of the... force, ring?
And what about the gungans and the wookies and the Ewoks, they seem to live in pseuso middle ages.
Sadly, I've got no mod points, so I will post instead.
I agree 100%. Star wars is fantasy. The only diference between SW and Lord of The Rings type of movies is the background. One is technological and the other is not. Considering that this background is in another galaxy in another time frame it doesn't imply any future technology, but a mere definition of its alien background and status quo.
There is no science behind star wars light sabers, ships, force (except the midiclorian mistake) or anything else in the universe. It is the analogy to magic swords, horses, unicorns, olifants and whaterer mechanical doomsday devices you might want to add.
Just because it has blinking lights doesn't make it sci fi.
The big changes arrive when you try to convert the stored procedures, views, constraints, subqueries, functions, etc.
I've worked with databases that have thousands of those, and porting the code has been very tedious and time consuming.
I can infer that your application had most of it database logic in the app, not in the database. Perhaps I used the wrong approach and need to learn a lot from you;-).
If you want to send a good message, send one that describes our achievements as a race, our dreams and aspirations. I believe that this sort of message will say a lot more about us and about what we are really made of. Is it more important to know what you were born with, or what you made with what you were given?
The parent might be seen by some as a troll, but if you think about it, by giving our genome we are giving information on every aspect of our biology! What makes us live, what makes us sick, what makes us die.
It is quite naive, egocentric, and overly optimistic to believe that a higher inteligence must be ruled by our ethics, or by our standards. The european were very advanced when they "discovered" the new world and that didn't make it any easier for the natives.
I am still using a decade old natural keyboard and an almost as old Microsoft mouse. The keyboard is rock solid and extremely comfortable (it was the one with the reverse lever). It has industrial strength. I will have to say goodbye to the mouse because its rubber feet have worn off, everything else is just like the day that I bought it. The keyboard has survived spills, and it has been thrown to the ground or stored under heavy stuff on transportation, but not even the ink on the keys has started to fade.
The layout of the new natural keyboard is horrendous, especially the arrow keys, and it makes cracking sounds when you rest your hands on it.
Ill take my keyboard with me to the grave. It is the best product that Microsoft has ever made. However, bling bling attracts more customers to a new product, because quality of construction is only noticed once you have had the product for a while. Look, that turd has a flashing neon light and 20 buttons.
I am sorry, but I am more than willing to take a karma drop for these statements.
Many of these books were banned solely on the basis that they contradicted the religious beliefs of a single group. I thought that this country was suposed to be a democracy, but every day I become more and more convinced that it is becoming a fundamentalist christian teocracy. I also read that in Texas, information on condoms is not being included in books as a method of birth control and STD prevention. And that evolution is being removed from science books unless they include Creationism.
As an agnostic, I refuse to have my life controled by a group whose purpose is to preserve myths and stories that are not based on science or on truth. Religious indoctrination belongs in the churches, not in the libraries or in the classrooms.
If you want to ban a book based on violence, war, sex crimes, oppresion, racism and injustice, then the Bible should be first on their list, if you dont trust me, then go and read Deuteronomy.
Ok, I am sorry, I will quit my rambling and go rent Farenheit 451 and pray for the future. I just hope that I dont make the mistake of praying to a god that is not being supported and sponsored by the government.
That site has a couple of good ones. You should read first "The lost continent". The book was written shortly after, or during WWI and follows a hypotetical developement of the world if the new world and the old world had lost comunication until 200 years later. The most interest thing about those old science fiction books is to contrast their world view with ours and to see what futuristic devices would exist by now.
Thanks for the info, I'll try to be more carefull next time when I am posting in my second language.
By the way, now that you mention it, there were actually 6 spelling mistakes:
dont - don't
programing - programming
recieve - receive
ussually - usually
procesing - processing
programers - programmers
I already feel like a better, more complete person. And because of you, from now on, I will check my posts to avoid shamefull mistakes like the ones that I made today. Because of that my english will probably be a lot better.
I dont mean to sound like a jerk, but being someone that creates Server Browser Apps for a living, I am compelled to clarify a point.
It doesn't matter if the page is.asp,.aspx,.cfm,.pl,.jsp or.php, the only thing that is ever sent to the browser is plain old HTML. The server pages are pages that may contain one or more programing languages, recieve and process data, and ussually interact with a database. All of this is done on the server side. Therefore, the server must be compatible with the technology used. But the output of the pages, that is the info that is passed to the browser, is always html.
The reason why many apps require Internet Explorer might be an Active X control. Active X controls run on the browser, on the client, and only in IE. Such controls are sometimes used to provide word procesing like text input capabilities in the browser, instead of plain boxes like the ones that slashdot uses to write comments.
No, you don't need IE to view.asp
Yes, your programers were dumb enough to use non standard / non compliant client side coding or scripting.
A. The programs themselves will not run on a web browser, or off the web. The closest thing to that approach avaliable today are java applets, and the java web start, and we all know how well that works. Users cannot take the risk of not being albe to finish their reports just because their connection just disconnected, or because their ISP is down.
B. The way it will work will be with web services like those avaliable today. For example, their MSN calendar. Users will comunicate with each other through their Office apps through a collaborative MSN Messenger like approach, with microsoft's servers serving as the platform for centralized content transmission. Peer to peer is out of the question, because the lack of need for a centralized approach will nullify phase C.
C. Buying MS Office will give you a three month subscription for this sevices, and afterwards you must pay for their use.
The technology for this is available today, and doesn't seem that hard to implement. I don't doubt that they can do this by Longhorn's deadline.
In the spanish language nouns are either feminine or masculine. Examples:
la flor = the flower : feminine
el carro = the car : masculine
Being spanish my primary language, I have always wondered if such language gender distinctions give us preconcieved notions of the roles that men or women must take in society.
I don't particulary enjoy all-in-one products like Mozilla. If I wanted to browse the web, I launched Firefox. If I wanted to read my mail I used Thunderbird. If I wanted to view my calendar I... was forced to open one of the other programs even if I didn't want to check my mail or browse the web and use the calendar add in.
Aethera and Outlook also forced me to do this. But now, perhaps I can have the calendar app open without having it reminding me every 15 minutes that I wasn't connected to the internet.
Once again, I thank the mozilla group.
Cheers,
Adolfo
PS. Now, If I could just convince the Opera team to unbundle their chat and mail apps from their browser...
Slashdot Mirror
The first time one of my nephews used my computer he was able to become a power user very fast! My parents don't use it because it is too complex.
;-).
I believe that young age they are able to learn faster. Now even more since videogame consoles are very similar to computers.
Whatever you tell them, make it fun and interesting!!!
While you are at it, maybe one of them will be able to program your VCR
Cheers
Adolfo
The P in LAMP refers to any of the following: Perl, Python, PHP.
The one that you are refering to uses java.
Moderators, please verify your sources before you mod informative.
;-)
Be carefull, according to this article Microsoft might have a patent on that process.
A quote from the article: Consuela Xiang a 12 year old veteran employee of Microsoft's Block XP project said, "I get mail. I delete mail. I eat today."
Cheers,
Adolfo
The young woman who supposedly drove in her motorcycle through Chernobil is a perfect example of the kind of hoax that you are reffering to. The story was intensly captivating and the Slashdot croud was mesmerized. I believe that a few hearts were broken when it turned out to be half fact and half fiction.
If it was a nuke, what about the radiation dust. I read that is was near the chinese border; wouldn't the chinese get irradiated? Isn't that enough of a reason for China to go to war?
I can also see your point, it is very valid. The Buck Rogers example is a great one.
;-)
I believe this fits in the same category as hacker and cracker.
And I must say that perhaps my statement was more of an ideological one and yours more of an actual reality based nature.
I have a way with loosing touch with reality.
Cheers,
Adolfo
I believe that science fiction is a genre where science is used to drive, or at least support the plot. Star Trek is Sci Fi, Dune is Sci Fi/Fantasy. Fantasy is a world where a scientific explanation is not given to the magical events. LOTR is fantasy, old school pre midiclorian count Star Wars is fantasy.
;-)
:-)
What if we were to chandge the backgroung of Star Wars. What if in SW instead of shooting laserbeams into a reactor while being guided by the magical powers of a dead samurai master they were shooting a magical arrow from a winged horse while being guided by the magical powers of a dead samurai?
What if I were to rewrite star wars with magic and wizards, and fantastic creatures and fantastic worlds where no scientific explanation is given to the magical phenomena. Oh... wait
Lets change the background for LOTR. Instead of a ring, you could have an ancient Sith artifact. Instead of hawks and dragons you have starships instead of gandalf you have Yoda or Obi Wan and instead of swords you have light sabers. And then you have the Hobbit that comes from the boonies from a simple life learn about the powers of the ancient sith artifact while trying to destroy if but is instead drawn to the dark side of the... force, ring?
And what about the gungans and the wookies and the Ewoks, they seem to live in pseuso middle ages.
Well, you get my point
Cheers,
Adolfo
At least we can agree to disagree.
Sadly, I've got no mod points, so I will post instead.
I agree 100%. Star wars is fantasy. The only diference between SW and Lord of The Rings type of movies is the background. One is technological and the other is not. Considering that this background is in another galaxy in another time frame it doesn't imply any future technology, but a mere definition of its alien background and status quo.
There is no science behind star wars light sabers, ships, force (except the midiclorian mistake) or anything else in the universe. It is the analogy to magic swords, horses, unicorns, olifants and whaterer mechanical doomsday devices you might want to add.
Just because it has blinking lights doesn't make it sci fi.
Cheers,
Adolfo
The big changes arrive when you try to convert the stored procedures, views, constraints, subqueries, functions, etc.
;-).
I've worked with databases that have thousands of those, and porting the code has been very tedious and time consuming.
I can infer that your application had most of it database logic in the app, not in the database. Perhaps I used the wrong approach and need to learn a lot from you
Cheers
Adolfo
Guys, great work on the template and the colors. And, how about we do a makeover to the IT section. ;-)
Cheers
Adolfo
Actually, for me, the death of the floppy disk usually involved a stack of double density 3.5ers, a power drill and the hopes of saving a few bucks.
Cheers,
Adolfo
If you want to send a good message, send one that describes our achievements as a race, our dreams and aspirations. I believe that this sort of message will say a lot more about us and about what we are really made of. Is it more important to know what you were born with, or what you made with what you were given?
Cheers,
Adolfo
The parent might be seen by some as a troll, but if you think about it, by giving our genome we are giving information on every aspect of our biology! What makes us live, what makes us sick, what makes us die.
It is quite naive, egocentric, and overly optimistic to believe that a higher inteligence must be ruled by our ethics, or by our standards. The european were very advanced when they "discovered" the new world and that didn't make it any easier for the natives.
Cheers,
Adolfo
I am still using a decade old natural keyboard and an almost as old Microsoft mouse. The keyboard is rock solid and extremely comfortable (it was the one with the reverse lever). It has industrial strength. I will have to say goodbye to the mouse because its rubber feet have worn off, everything else is just like the day that I bought it. The keyboard has survived spills, and it has been thrown to the ground or stored under heavy stuff on transportation, but not even the ink on the keys has started to fade.
The layout of the new natural keyboard is horrendous, especially the arrow keys, and it makes cracking sounds when you rest your hands on it.
Ill take my keyboard with me to the grave. It is the best product that Microsoft has ever made. However, bling bling attracts more customers to a new product, because quality of construction is only noticed once you have had the product for a while. Look, that turd has a flashing neon light and 20 buttons.
Cheers,
Adolfo
I am sorry, but I am more than willing to take a karma drop for these statements.
Many of these books were banned solely on the basis that they contradicted the religious beliefs of a single group. I thought that this country was suposed to be a democracy, but every day I become more and more convinced that it is becoming a fundamentalist christian teocracy. I also read that in Texas, information on condoms is not being included in books as a method of birth control and STD prevention. And that evolution is being removed from science books unless they include Creationism.
As an agnostic, I refuse to have my life controled by a group whose purpose is to preserve myths and stories that are not based on science or on truth. Religious indoctrination belongs in the churches, not in the libraries or in the classrooms.
If you want to ban a book based on violence, war, sex crimes, oppresion, racism and injustice, then the Bible should be first on their list, if you dont trust me, then go and read Deuteronomy.
Ok, I am sorry, I will quit my rambling and go rent Farenheit 451 and pray for the future. I just hope that I dont make the mistake of praying to a god that is not being supported and sponsored by the government.
Cheers
Adolfo
http://www.icarusindie.com/Literature/Library/
That site has a couple of good ones. You should read first "The lost continent". The book was written shortly after, or during WWI and follows a hypotetical developement of the world if the new world and the old world had lost comunication until 200 years later. The most interest thing about those old science fiction books is to contrast their world view with ours and to see what futuristic devices would exist by now.
Cheers,
Adolfo
This will decrease my productivity even further!
Now I will not only waste my time reading and trolling in slashdot, but also by trying to hack this application.
And if I succeed, I will waste even more time bragging about it!
You see, I haven't even downloaded it, and I am already posting on slashdot!
Cheers,
Adolfo
Thanks for the info, I'll try to be more carefull next time when I am posting in my second language.
:
By the way, now that you mention it, there were actually 6 spelling mistakes
dont - don't
programing - programming
recieve - receive
ussually - usually
procesing - processing
programers - programmers
I already feel like a better, more complete person. And because of you, from now on, I will check my posts to avoid shamefull mistakes like the ones that I made today. Because of that my english will probably be a lot better.
Cheers,
Adolfo
I dont mean to sound like a jerk, but being someone that creates Server Browser Apps for a living, I am compelled to clarify a point.
.asp, .aspx, .cfm, .pl, .jsp or .php, the only thing that is ever sent to the browser is plain old HTML. The server pages are pages that may contain one or more programing languages, recieve and process data, and ussually interact with a database. All of this is done on the server side. Therefore, the server must be compatible with the technology used. But the output of the pages, that is the info that is passed to the browser, is always html.
.asp
It doesn't matter if the page is
The reason why many apps require Internet Explorer might be an Active X control. Active X controls run on the browser, on the client, and only in IE. Such controls are sometimes used to provide word procesing like text input capabilities in the browser, instead of plain boxes like the ones that slashdot uses to write comments.
No, you don't need IE to view
Yes, your programers were dumb enough to use non standard / non compliant client side coding or scripting.
Cheers
Adolfo
A. The programs themselves will not run on a web browser, or off the web. The closest thing to that approach avaliable today are java applets, and the java web start, and we all know how well that works. Users cannot take the risk of not being albe to finish their reports just because their connection just disconnected, or because their ISP is down.
B. The way it will work will be with web services like those avaliable today. For example, their MSN calendar. Users will comunicate with each other through their Office apps through a collaborative MSN Messenger like approach, with microsoft's servers serving as the platform for centralized content transmission. Peer to peer is out of the question, because the lack of need for a centralized approach will nullify phase C.
C. Buying MS Office will give you a three month subscription for this sevices, and afterwards you must pay for their use.
The technology for this is available today, and doesn't seem that hard to implement. I don't doubt that they can do this by Longhorn's deadline.
Cheers,
Adolfo
In the spanish language nouns are either feminine or masculine. Examples:
la flor = the flower : feminine
el carro = the car : masculine
Being spanish my primary language, I have always wondered if such language gender distinctions give us preconcieved notions of the roles that men or women must take in society.
Anyone care to enlighten me on this?
Cheers,
Adolfo
Call me crazy if you want, but to me the next logical step would be to release some sort of virtual machine.
Sunbird, Firefox and Thunderbird run using a lot of code in common. Because of that they were originaly available in the Mozilla Application Suite.
Wouldn't it be easier, and more efective to release a common runtime environment, and then be able to release much smaller apps to run in it?
Cheers,
Adolfo
Please mod parent up as informative.
Perhaps I deserve to get modded down for not RTFFAQ!
"...a stand-alone calendaring application..."
:-P
Some people, like me for example, don't bother to read TFA.
Some people, like the parent for example, don't bother to read TF sumary.
Is this the begining of a new trend?
Cheers
Adolfo
I don't particulary enjoy all-in-one products like Mozilla. If I wanted to browse the web, I launched Firefox. If I wanted to read my mail I used Thunderbird. If I wanted to view my calendar I... was forced to open one of the other programs even if I didn't want to check my mail or browse the web and use the calendar add in.
Aethera and Outlook also forced me to do this. But now, perhaps I can have the calendar app open without having it reminding me every 15 minutes that I wasn't connected to the internet.
Once again, I thank the mozilla group.
Cheers,
Adolfo
PS. Now, If I could just convince the Opera team to unbundle their chat and mail apps from their browser...