I have always considered the mind to be a byproduct of the brain. What is my proof? If you have brain damage your mind will not be as sharp. If your brain chemicals are not balanced, you will be kind of crazy.
I do believe that our society has become obsessed with being politically correct to the point of throwing away our freedom of speech willingly because of fear of offending anyone. We might not burn books, but we are suspending students from school for comments that they make on their blogs and censuring public media because it might be offensive to certain people.
No, I don't believe it is Karl Rove's fault and yes, I got the Fahrenheit 451 reference.
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transition al.dtd">
That is the second line that Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition will put on every ASP.NET 2.0 page by default. ASP.NET 1.0 and 1.1 controls rendered good code on IE and old code everywhere else. Then again, you can use ASP.NET without the server controls and use it like ASP classic or PHP.
Rob Cockerham on slashdot? All that we need now is a reference to Drew Curtis and the circle of the internet will be complete. Go check his other stuff, some of it is quite amusing.
Yes, MySQL _should_ make date fields something generic xor NULL, or a valid date, not Feb 31, 2000, but its something that needs to be done at the programming level.
A database should enforce certain rules so that its data will not be compromised. It must not allow bad external code to destroy its integrity, otherwise, it will be worthless for important applications. That is the purpose of features like stored procedures, constraints and trigers. MySQL has those features, but it is still missing some details like type consistency in certain areas.
When it should be done, it should be done in the outside.
When it must be done, it must be done in the inside.
PostgreSQL has an elephant, and so does the republican party. MySQL has a dolphin and Linux a Penguin and the democrats a donkey and SUSE some sort of reptile and Ferrari a horse and Apple an apple and so on and so on.
Most of those companies/institutions seem to be taken seriously... why shouldn't postgres.
Sir, allow me to say that your post is the one that makes the most sense in this entire discussion. I wish that I could mod you insightfull but I already made a few lame comments.
Solid type consistency and a BSD license. The first one will spare you of countless headaches and the second one will save you about 500 bucks. I still get nightmares about MySQL dates.
PostgreSQL will always be slower than a MySQL database that uses MyISAM tables. The speed of both databases will be about the same when you use InnoDB tables in MySQL.
MySQL uses MyISAM by default because it is fast. Then again, MyISAM should not be used for anything more complex or important than storing cooking recipees.
I "inherited" a badly designed MySQL database that a couple of developers were shoveling data into with their nifty little apps. Empty dates were sometimes NULL and sometimes 0000-00-00 and sometimes something else. Also, since it was designed with MyISAM tables there was no referential integrity and there were countless orphans. I am so glad that it was not a database that dealt with bank accounts.
MySQL has never cared about enforcing database integrity and are just starting to do so. The sad part is that the vast mayority of the people that use MySQL because it is the default database don't fully understand what data integrity or consistency is.
Most people that I've worked with don't know the importance or value of the database features that MySQL didn't include before version 5. Even with the arrival of MySQL 5 they insist on using MyISAM tables. Most people don't care about solid reliable data warehousing. They care about simple tables that will make their forums run. If they didn't use PostgreSQL before they will not use it now that MySQL has a competitive feature set.
If you want to make people switch to PostgreSQL explain to them that since it has a BSDish license, instead of a dual licensing scheme like MySQL, using it might be 500 bucks cheaper;-)
I battled with OCD and Tourette's for a couple of years. These conditions were not the result of being sad, bored or having childhood trauma but of my brain chemicals being a little off. Because of the prevalent reasoning that "mental" disease is the result of weakness of character I refused to take any drugs. After wasting a couple of years of my life with needless suffering and after almost ending sleeping on a sidewalk and becoming the neighborhood nut I started taking pills skeptically. Today, I live an almost normal life.
The brain is an organ. It is not an abstract construct like the mind. Its health is not something that can be fixed with the power of will any more than being able to produce insulin by wishing it.
As long as the prevalent notion that mental health is nothing more than having a bad attitude exists many people will suffer.
I agree that many doctors give drugs as if it were candy, needless to say, many people do need them.
Do not underestimate the afflictions of the brain, and please, do not berate people that might be quite sick just because you don't understand their conditions.
SSH was designed to be a secure comunications protocol.
It is not an open door or window like your analogy suggests. It is a door with a lock. Locks can be picked, but the solution is not to build houses without doors, but to improve and fix the locks on them.
SSH will be insecure only if it is implemented wrongly. Disabling it should not be the solution, just an ugly patch. What should be the alternative if you needed to use SSH on your system?
The safest computer that you can get is one that is not connected to the wall. Then again, it will not be very usefull.
Turning off functionality because of security is not acceptable. It the OS offers certain features, they should be secure, otherwise, they are flawed. Stop apologizing for Apple computer and its defects.
It's just too late in the ballgame for Swing to ever be anything except something server side guys use to leverage their Java skills and produce something that will never see the light of day outside of a corporate office.
My Gateway laptop has its air intakes in the bottom, causing ventilation problems when it is not placed on a hard surface. I wonder how hard it would have been to place them in the back.
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I have always considered the mind to be a byproduct of the brain. What is my proof? If you have brain damage your mind will not be as sharp. If your brain chemicals are not balanced, you will be kind of crazy.
I got a 27 also. This raises some suspicions.
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I do believe that our society has become obsessed with being politically correct to the point of throwing away our freedom of speech willingly because of fear of offending anyone. We might not burn books, but we are suspending students from school for comments that they make on their blogs and censuring public media because it might be offensive to certain people.
No, I don't believe it is Karl Rove's fault and yes, I got the Fahrenheit 451 reference.
I don't know if I should mod you funny or insightfull. I would mod you "scary because it is true" but such tag does not exist.
I like to use EssentialPIM on the desktop. The non free version includes PocketPC connectivity. There is even a "portable" version for thumb drives.
;-)
http://www.essentialpim.com/
No, I don't work for the company, I just like their app
Needless to say, I would love to see the lightning project finished and connecting with PocketPC.
Cheers,
Adolfo
Having to choose between prostate cancer and jalapeño suppositories is definite proof that God exists and that he has a very sick sense of humor.
Rob Cockerham on slashdot? All that we need now is a reference to Drew Curtis and the circle of the internet will be complete. Go check his other stuff, some of it is quite amusing.
My emphasis on most. ;-)
For you: +3 funny... because its true.
When it should be done, it should be done in the outside.
When it must be done, it must be done in the inside.
Cheers,
Adolfo
PostgreSQL has an elephant, and so does the republican party. MySQL has a dolphin and Linux a Penguin and the democrats a donkey and SUSE some sort of reptile and Ferrari a horse and Apple an apple and so on and so on.
Most of those companies/institutions seem to be taken seriously... why shouldn't postgres.
Cheers,
Adolfo
Sir, allow me to say that your post is the one that makes the most sense in this entire discussion. I wish that I could mod you insightfull but I already made a few lame comments.
Solid type consistency and a BSD license. The first one will spare you of countless headaches and the second one will save you about 500 bucks. I still get nightmares about MySQL dates.
Cheers,
Adolfo
PostgreSQL will always be slower than a MySQL database that uses MyISAM tables. The speed of both databases will be about the same when you use InnoDB tables in MySQL.
MySQL uses MyISAM by default because it is fast. Then again, MyISAM should not be used for anything more complex or important than storing cooking recipees.
Cheers, Adolfo
I "inherited" a badly designed MySQL database that a couple of developers were shoveling data into with their nifty little apps. Empty dates were sometimes NULL and sometimes 0000-00-00 and sometimes something else. Also, since it was designed with MyISAM tables there was no referential integrity and there were countless orphans. I am so glad that it was not a database that dealt with bank accounts.
MySQL has never cared about enforcing database integrity and are just starting to do so. The sad part is that the vast mayority of the people that use MySQL because it is the default database don't fully understand what data integrity or consistency is.
Cheers,
Adolfo
Most people that I've worked with don't know the importance or value of the database features that MySQL didn't include before version 5. Even with the arrival of MySQL 5 they insist on using MyISAM tables. Most people don't care about solid reliable data warehousing. They care about simple tables that will make their forums run. If they didn't use PostgreSQL before they will not use it now that MySQL has a competitive feature set.
;-)
If you want to make people switch to PostgreSQL explain to them that since it has a BSDish license, instead of a dual licensing scheme like MySQL, using it might be 500 bucks cheaper
Cheers,
Adolfo
I battled with OCD and Tourette's for a couple of years. These conditions were not the result of being sad, bored or having childhood trauma but of my brain chemicals being a little off. Because of the prevalent reasoning that "mental" disease is the result of weakness of character I refused to take any drugs. After wasting a couple of years of my life with needless suffering and after almost ending sleeping on a sidewalk and becoming the neighborhood nut I started taking pills skeptically. Today, I live an almost normal life.
The brain is an organ. It is not an abstract construct like the mind. Its health is not something that can be fixed with the power of will any more than being able to produce insulin by wishing it.
As long as the prevalent notion that mental health is nothing more than having a bad attitude exists many people will suffer.
I agree that many doctors give drugs as if it were candy, needless to say, many people do need them.
Do not underestimate the afflictions of the brain, and please, do not berate people that might be quite sick just because you don't understand their conditions.
Cheers,
Adolfo
SSH was designed to be a secure comunications protocol.
It is not an open door or window like your analogy suggests. It is a door with a lock. Locks can be picked, but the solution is not to build houses without doors, but to improve and fix the locks on them.
SSH will be insecure only if it is implemented wrongly. Disabling it should not be the solution, just an ugly patch. What should be the alternative if you needed to use SSH on your system?
Cheers,
Adolfo
The safest computer that you can get is one that is not connected to the wall. Then again, it will not be very usefull.
Turning off functionality because of security is not acceptable. It the OS offers certain features, they should be secure, otherwise, they are flawed. Stop apologizing for Apple computer and its defects.
Cheers,
Adolfo
If this doesn't keep the software bundling lawsuits away I don't know what will.
Although it will make it a bit harder to get through the wire...
Cheers,
Adolfo
Cheers,
Adolfo
Thanks for the links :-) :-P
A couple of years too late but at least they will fix it in a couple of years
Swing has improved over the years, but it has improved at an unacceptable pace.
Call me back when it finally supports Clear Type.
Cheers,
Adolfo
That is true, but it will force anyone who isn't a big corporation to settle or to loose an extraordinary ammount of money in the process.
Justice is always served to the highest bidder.
Cheers,
Adolfo
My Gateway laptop has its air intakes in the bottom, causing ventilation problems when it is not placed on a hard surface. I wonder how hard it would have been to place them in the back.
Cheers,
Adolfo