I agree fully. PostGIS has excellent support for spatial operations and is easily accessed using a simple PHP frontend. I've used it in the past to output VBR (view-based refresh) KML for Google Earth. This essentially only returns the data in your current view port when you reach a specified zoom level. Saves a lot of load time and it was actually a pretty great experience setting it up.
"Google's P/E ratio (stock price divided by earnings per share, a measure of expected profits) is a whopping 76. Compared with the average of about 20 for S&P 500 tech stocks"
I agree. I bet half the people who comment on MS file compatibility have never used the 2.0 version or RCs leading up to it. Compatibility is at a completely different level. My resume, which used to have awful import artifacts in the 1.x line, comes into 2.0 perfectly. That can't be said about other versions of Word. It maintains the header across multiple pages, non-standard margins, bulleting is preserved. I save changes and open it in Word and it is still fine. I've got tons of Excel sheets that open great in Calc, no formula problems or anything. The only thing I can't figure out is a suitable way to get Ctrl+D (fill down).
I think Google is the IE in your comparison. This isn't a new field, and there have been big players for years (MSN, Yahoo, Lycos, Altavista, etc.). Google snuck in and blew the doors off the competition by giving them what they wanted - relevant search results without obnoxious paid inclusions. Netscape never recoved in your example, and I'm not sure many of the other search engines will recover either. Fortunately for MSN and Yahoo they have a pretty large base of people as an internet portal.
Navigating the Wolfram site is a walk in the park when compared to the Math-atlas. I tried to find information on both sites regarding least-squares solutions of linear systems. Wolfram took me directly to what I wanted simply by using the search box, whereas the Math-atlas directed me to listing on the search page from which I had to choose from several options. After thinking about this for several moments, I clicked one that directed me to a bibliographical reference with no immediate gratification. I tried this from several other links and got the same.
Websites have progressed quite a bit since year 2000 haven't they.....
I don't think you can even compare the situation of a small business to that of a corporate entity. What if your competition owned the software you use to develop your product and changed their licensing in a way that made it prohibitive to your progress? Not necessary illegal but potentially very damaging.
I fully agree with one business out evolving another, but big business doesn't play on a strictly business field. They can compete on levels (financial, legal, political...) that a SMB can't touch. So while you are developing a superior product, they've lobbied for increased legislation, received $10 billion in federal funding, spent $100 million on advertising, bought companies and explanded into other key related areas, all while successfully selling their mediocre product.
That's if Google doesn't get him first. From the sounds of their recruiting policy they may be right up there with some of the government agencies, maybe even beyond.
I can see it now....
gLocate (beta) - Find Your Computer... Anywhere!
My previous job was a university marine research laboratory and I can tell you one thing... these people are very cheap - they have to be. They expect to get many of these journals for free from the University, and of course they should. The school takes a large chunk of the award to cover overhead on facilities, which by the way are falling apart. There has been talk of moving some of the publications to an online format but this was halted by strong resistance. These guys don't want to read on the computer screen, they want to sit at their desk and file the article away in their cramped office space. The journal is a necessity for many in the research field.
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so 20% huh?
When did Weird Al start working for Google?
Um.... hello? You didn't buy anything from Google. You use their service as a convenience.
Microsoft got in trouble for bundling software with Windows (IE) that gave it an unfair market advantage.
I agree fully. PostGIS has excellent support for spatial operations and is easily accessed using a simple PHP frontend. I've used it in the past to output VBR (view-based refresh) KML for Google Earth. This essentially only returns the data in your current view port when you reach a specified zoom level. Saves a lot of load time and it was actually a pretty great experience setting it up.
.... they want your pass back.
That imagery is really cool, and as you can imagine, extremely hard to collect.
Don't expect to see it in to many places.
From the recent Time magazine cover story:
"Google's P/E ratio (stock price divided by earnings per share, a measure of expected profits) is a whopping 76. Compared with the average of about 20 for S&P 500 tech stocks"
You need to check your facts.
Your Rights Online: Verizon Threatens Fed's 'Free Lunch'
I'm from New England and I didn't even notice.....
go figure.
Okidata 10 - holy shit.... I just had a flashback.
How the computer world has progressed.
I suddenly have a new found respect for virus writers.
Go get em boys.
RESPECT MY AUTHORITAY!!!!
I agree. I bet half the people who comment on MS file compatibility have never used the 2.0 version or RCs leading up to it. Compatibility is at a completely different level. My resume, which used to have awful import artifacts in the 1.x line, comes into 2.0 perfectly. That can't be said about other versions of Word. It maintains the header across multiple pages, non-standard margins, bulleting is preserved. I save changes and open it in Word and it is still fine. I've got tons of Excel sheets that open great in Calc, no formula problems or anything. The only thing I can't figure out is a suitable way to get Ctrl+D (fill down).
I think 2.0 is great.
I think Google is the IE in your comparison. This isn't a new field, and there have been big players for years (MSN, Yahoo, Lycos, Altavista, etc.). Google snuck in and blew the doors off the competition by giving them what they wanted - relevant search results without obnoxious paid inclusions. Netscape never recoved in your example, and I'm not sure many of the other search engines will recover either. Fortunately for MSN and Yahoo they have a pretty large base of people as an internet portal.
It was cheaper. The 50 bucks killed their budget.
I'm using the info to solve some image registration issues I'm having.... primarily perspective transformations.
Ugh.
Navigating the Wolfram site is a walk in the park when compared to the Math-atlas. I tried to find information on both sites regarding least-squares solutions of linear systems. Wolfram took me directly to what I wanted simply by using the search box, whereas the Math-atlas directed me to listing on the search page from which I had to choose from several options. After thinking about this for several moments, I clicked one that directed me to a bibliographical reference with no immediate gratification. I tried this from several other links and got the same.
Websites have progressed quite a bit since year 2000 haven't they.....
we only have to put up with the ads for the next 5 years.
They would be bigger but that damn Rebel fleet keeps blowing them up. They've been reduced to building on the Spaceballs "Winnebago" scale.
...knowing I just downloaded a piece of software with no intention of using it just to see someone perform a task during which they will surely die.
What support group do I go to for this?
I didn't realize he had time to administer DBs outside of Velvet Revolver.
I don't think you can even compare the situation of a small business to that of a corporate entity. What if your competition owned the software you use to develop your product and changed their licensing in a way that made it prohibitive to your progress? Not necessary illegal but potentially very damaging.
I fully agree with one business out evolving another, but big business doesn't play on a strictly business field. They can compete on levels (financial, legal, political...) that a SMB can't touch. So while you are developing a superior product, they've lobbied for increased legislation, received $10 billion in federal funding, spent $100 million on advertising, bought companies and explanded into other key related areas, all while successfully selling their mediocre product.
That's if Google doesn't get him first. From the sounds of their recruiting policy they may be right up there with some of the government agencies, maybe even beyond.
I can see it now....
gLocate (beta) - Find Your Computer... Anywhere!
Just watch out for those disappearing floor panels....
I'm surprised a $100 computer even includes a mouse!
A new Logitech mx1000 costs almost that much by itself, though I'm sure it won't be making the sub-$100 PC parts list.
My previous job was a university marine research laboratory and I can tell you one thing... these people are very cheap - they have to be. They expect to get many of these journals for free from the University, and of course they should. The school takes a large chunk of the award to cover overhead on facilities, which by the way are falling apart. There has been talk of moving some of the publications to an online format but this was halted by strong resistance. These guys don't want to read on the computer screen, they want to sit at their desk and file the article away in their cramped office space. The journal is a necessity for many in the research field.