Apologies for missing the context of your comment. I sometimes have a knee-jerk reaction to misinformed idiots whose answer to all of lifes problems is to just "ban it". I guess I'm just miffed that there hasn't been a posting here in the last 5 minutes praising Steve Jobs.:)
GreenSmoke. About as close to a real cig as you can get. Other than they are heavier than a real cig (due to the rechargeable battery) they look and taste like the real thing.
http://greensmoke.com/
Well, just removing the extra bullshit doesn't solve the fundamental problem of inhaling hot gases produced by the combustion of solid matter.
Ahem... it might be helpful if you knew what you were talking about. E-cigs do not burn any combustible solid matter. They simply vaporize a (liquid) mixture of water and propylene glycol along with a wee bit of flavoring (if you choose) and are available in various nicotine levels, including zero-nicotene. My wife and I have switched to e-cigs and it's one of the best decisions we've made. After 30 years of smoking, I now, for the first time, don't feel addicted since I can smoke my e-cig (with a very low nicotine level) when I choose to. I sometimes going days without it - but I never feel deprived. I'm not sure what the ALAs beef is, but it has nothing to do with health. This is the equivalent of the wing-nuts who fight against distribution of condoms because they think it promotes promiscuity.
The workers – mostly women aged 18 to 25 – work from 7:45 a.m. to 10:55 p.m. They eat horrid meals from the factory cafeterias. They have no bathroom breaks during their shifts, and must clean the toilets as discipline, according to the NLC.
They sleep in factory dormitories, 14 workers to a room. They must buy their own mattresses and bedding, or else sleep on 28-inch-wide plywood boards. They "shower" with a sponge and a bucket. And many of the workers, because they're young women, are regularly sexually harassed, the NLC alleges.
So how is this different from the typical startup?
To those doing all the UML bashing... Have you ever used it, or more to the point, have you ever used it properly ? I find it hard to believe that anyone with any experience with it at all would take that stand. It's not because I think it's particularly easier to create a complex object oriented design using diagrams - that depends more on the particular project as well as the experience of the developer. No, the real reason I find it indispensable is that (unlike apparently some of the bashers here) I have to communicate my designs to people that are not software engineers (i.e. customers, managers,etc.). These folks may not even understand the language I'm developing in - or care, but if I've done a good job, they can understand the diagrams. That macho "real programmers don't use UML" crap doesn't fly with me, and I've been around long enough to have used Rumbaugh, Booch and Fusion before it became UML. Real programmers (at least any that I would employ) use whatever is the most efficient tool for the given task. You can keep you're "I only program using vi" attitude and get washed out by a college grad or offshore resource willing to work for a fraction of your rate who understands the basic principle that for a design to be good it must be comprehensible by someone besides the designer.
I suspect that IE will come on board once it starts loosing enough market share to browsers that support it. Since Google owns YouTube, it's a pretty safe bet that YouTube will migrate over to it. When that happens, IE won't have much choice or much reason not to support it. Where it gets interesting is with Safari. Apple has been very bullish as of late about only supporting what it wants to support, not what customers want. If it sticks to its guns and refuses to support HTML5 video, there will be a lot of pissed iPhone/iPad users that can't get YouTube video anymore (they already have to live without Flash video). Since it's beginning to look like Opera may not get approved for the iPhone (20 days and counting since its submission - no big surprise if Apple turns them down), iPhone/iPad users will be S.O.L. when it comes to video. I wonder how "cool" Apple will look when all all the Android & WinME Mobile devices are showing off their HTML5 video support and Apples devices can no longer do video?
When an app is launched using JavaWS, the JVM that resides on your workstation is what gets launched - not one from the host (that's why you have to have Java installed to launch using a JavaWS - aka JNLP). The java code itself (i.e. the java application you are intending to launch) is downloaded from the host. The problem above is that the JavaWS code on the server can specify via a parameter what JVM to use when launching the application, and therein lies the vulnerability. If the JavaWS code specifies a trojan horse DLL disguised as JVM previously loaded on your machine, there is a chance it could lauch a virus or malware. Of course, this would require that the virus/malware be already present on your machine and the parameter would have to know where it is located (which is why I feel the scenario is a bit contrived), but nonetheless, the possibility exists.
support Apple's decision. What's next, will devs have to give up their first born male child in order to pray at the alter of Jobs? You folks just don't get it. Apple really doesn't want anyone else developing apps for the iPhone - they want that playground all to themselves. They only started allowing indies to be included in the app store to get the momentum going. Now they're going to continue to squeeze devs, putting more and more restrictions on how and what you can develop for their platform. Any really innovative (and profitable) apps that appear will no doubt eventually be pushed out when Apple provides their own version and gives it away for free. Those that think the app store is the way to riches haven't been paying attention. With over 65,000 apps (last count I saw) in the app store to compete with and with most apps going for $0.99, is this really the way to get rich? I certainly is for apple, given their $99 fee for the privileges of being able to submit your apps to the store (with no refund if they turn you down). Not to mention their cut of any sales. I haven't seen this kind of arrogance since the late 70s from IBM when they were an empire. Even Microsoft recognized the benefits of catering to developers to increase their market share. C'mon indy developers, do we really want to grovel and feed off the crumbs dropped from Apples table, or do we have the intestinal fortitude to better them at their own game? Whether it's Android or some other platform, can't we best them with our brilliance or does Apple posses some magic potion that non-Apple engineers and developers can't compete with? As cool as the Android platform is, in order to drive lemming customers away from Apple, it's going to have to get better - and fast. It's going to have to be better on just about every front - from hardware (sleeker, faster, lighter, longer battery life) to software (more intuitive interface, better app multitasking and interoperability, less restrictions on what is allowed to be done). Apple does have an Achilles heal and that is that they are a slave to their own success. One of the reasons they claim for placing restrictions on devs is that they don't want to impact the user experience with inferior apps (i.e. apps that drain the battery, slow the interface, etc). With an alternative platform, the customer can make that decision on their own. If I want to fire up an app that eats the CPU and memory resources up and drains the battery, but does something amazing that I want it to do, I should be able to run it (maybe I only run it while I'm tethered and charging and not doing anything else with the phone). The point is, I don't want Apple dictating to me what I can do with my phone that I paid a lot of $$$ for. If I can show a friend how much better my Android (or whatever) phone is than their iPhone - and I mean every aspect, it will begin to reclaim the "cool" factor from Apple which has had it too long already.
This is not a flaw in java. This is (possibly) a flaw in JavaWS, which is nothing more than a technology for launching applications from a web page. It does not affect java applets, or java applications launched from the command line or desktop. If you RTFA, you'll see that the problem is that a link can redirect the executable that gets launched so that INSTEAD of java launching, something nefarious gets launched.
While the whole scenario described is a bit contrived, it is something that should definitely be corrected. It is not however, a flaw in Java. Calling this a flaw in java is equivalent to claiming that.Net has a serious security flaw because a link can be created that claims to launch a.Net application when in reality it points to a spyware executable.
Apple would be more willing to throw them a bone on the iPhone OS.
Don't bank on it. Flash performance is Apple's excuse to not allow it. I'm sure the real reason has more to do with iJobs OCD and his need to control everything.
You've convinced me! We should all just open our wallets and offer them up to great iJobs. He is the new master of the universe (now that BG has retired). Why should we write software for anything but Apple products - oh, but only if the master says it's ok.
According to TFA, the intended use for this is memory devices (possibly a follow-on to flash memory). Since it can retain it's state even without power, it would seem that this would result in an extremely low power device which should produce very low heat.
Hummm - you're example of 4:20 gives some insight into the deep thought you put into your post (http://parentingteens.about.com/cs/marijuana/a/420meaning.htm)
Since Ubuntu is free (that is, $0.00) , I would say since all users paid $0.00 they are all paying customers. That's 100%! Event Microsoft can't claim that!
NewsFlash! Ubuntu has more paying customers than Microsoft!
When I did DR work (many moons ago), hot backups were done via WAN (electronic vaulting) to a remote hotsite (Comdisco at the time). Since this was expensive, only limited "critical" data was handled this way. Most of the rest of the system was backed up to tape and rotated offsite. I'm sure TurboHercules was targeting much smaller shops with limited funds that couldn't afford the high priced standby hardware or even the high priced hotsite fees for a "real" DR setup.
I can't imagine it would be a good idea to run Linux/390 on Hercules running on Linux/x86 - other than for bragging rights at the next sexagenarian pocket protector party. No, I think IBM's concern are those running Z/OS on Hercules
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Apologies for missing the context of your comment. :)
I sometimes have a knee-jerk reaction to misinformed idiots whose answer to all of lifes problems is to just "ban it".
I guess I'm just miffed that there hasn't been a posting here in the last 5 minutes praising Steve Jobs.
GreenSmoke. About as close to a real cig as you can get. Other than they are heavier than a real cig (due to the rechargeable battery) they look and taste like the real thing.
http://greensmoke.com/
How about we ban organizations that propose bans!
Well, just removing the extra bullshit doesn't solve the fundamental problem of inhaling hot gases produced by the combustion of solid matter.
Ahem... it might be helpful if you knew what you were talking about.
E-cigs do not burn any combustible solid matter. They simply vaporize a (liquid) mixture of water and propylene glycol along with a wee bit of flavoring (if you choose) and are available in various nicotine levels, including zero-nicotene. My wife and I have switched to e-cigs and it's one of the best decisions we've made. After 30 years of smoking, I now, for the first time, don't feel addicted since I can smoke my e-cig (with a very low nicotine level) when I choose to. I sometimes going days without it - but I never feel deprived. I'm not sure what the ALAs beef is, but it has nothing to do with health. This is the equivalent of the wing-nuts who fight against distribution of condoms because they think it promotes promiscuity.
What? No mention of the iPhad?
The workers – mostly women aged 18 to 25 – work from 7:45 a.m. to 10:55 p.m. They eat horrid meals from the factory cafeterias. They have no bathroom breaks during their shifts, and must clean the toilets as discipline, according to the NLC.
They sleep in factory dormitories, 14 workers to a room. They must buy their own mattresses and bedding, or else sleep on 28-inch-wide plywood boards. They "shower" with a sponge and a bucket. And many of the workers, because they're young women, are regularly sexually harassed, the NLC alleges.
So how is this different from the typical startup?
people don’t see the true genius behind Steve Job’s vision and moves.
Another day, another worship piece for Jobs. Could he be the Maitreya after all? http://www.share-international.org/maitreya/Ma_main.htm
To those doing all the UML bashing...
Have you ever used it, or more to the point, have you ever used it properly ?
I find it hard to believe that anyone with any experience with it at all would take that stand. It's not because I think it's particularly easier to create a complex object oriented design using diagrams - that depends more on the particular project as well as the experience of the developer. No, the real reason I find it indispensable is that (unlike apparently some of the bashers here) I have to communicate my designs to people that are not software engineers (i.e. customers, managers,etc.). These folks may not even understand the language I'm developing in - or care, but if I've done a good job, they can understand the diagrams.
That macho "real programmers don't use UML" crap doesn't fly with me, and I've been around long enough to have used Rumbaugh, Booch and Fusion before it became UML.
Real programmers (at least any that I would employ) use whatever is the most efficient tool for the given task. You can keep you're "I only program using vi" attitude and get washed out by a college grad or offshore resource willing to work for a fraction of your rate who understands the basic principle that for a design to be good it must be comprehensible by someone besides the designer.
Now get off my lawn!
Yea, right. IE8 was a real killer too wasn't it. The best feature they put in IE8 was IE7 compatibility mode....
But can Google get Safari and IE on board?
I suspect that IE will come on board once it starts loosing enough market share to browsers that support it. Since Google owns YouTube, it's a pretty safe bet that YouTube will migrate over to it. When that happens, IE won't have much choice or much reason not to support it.
Where it gets interesting is with Safari. Apple has been very bullish as of late about only supporting what it wants to support, not what customers want. If it sticks to its guns and refuses to support HTML5 video, there will be a lot of pissed iPhone/iPad users that can't get YouTube video anymore (they already have to live without Flash video). Since it's beginning to look like Opera may not get approved for the iPhone (20 days and counting since its submission - no big surprise if Apple turns them down), iPhone/iPad users will be S.O.L. when it comes to video.
I wonder how "cool" Apple will look when all all the Android & WinME Mobile devices are showing off their HTML5 video support and Apples devices can no longer do video?
It ran for about 5 minutes before the CPU fried.... does that qualify?
When an app is launched using JavaWS, the JVM that resides on your workstation is what gets launched - not one from the host (that's why you have to have Java installed to launch using a JavaWS - aka JNLP). The java code itself (i.e. the java application you are intending to launch) is downloaded from the host. The problem above is that the JavaWS code on the server can specify via a parameter what JVM to use when launching the application, and therein lies the vulnerability. If the JavaWS code specifies a trojan horse DLL disguised as JVM previously loaded on your machine, there is a chance it could lauch a virus or malware. Of course, this would require that the virus/malware be already present on your machine and the parameter would have to know where it is located (which is why I feel the scenario is a bit contrived), but nonetheless, the possibility exists.
support Apple's decision.
What's next, will devs have to give up their first born male child in order to pray at the alter of Jobs?
You folks just don't get it. Apple really doesn't want anyone else developing apps for the iPhone - they want that playground all to themselves.
They only started allowing indies to be included in the app store to get the momentum going. Now they're going to continue to squeeze devs, putting more and more restrictions on how and what you can develop for their platform. Any really innovative (and profitable) apps that appear will no doubt eventually be pushed out when Apple provides their own version and gives it away for free.
Those that think the app store is the way to riches haven't been paying attention.
With over 65,000 apps (last count I saw) in the app store to compete with and with most apps going for $0.99, is this really the way to get rich? I certainly is for apple, given their $99 fee for the privileges of being able to submit your apps to the store (with no refund if they turn you down). Not to mention their cut of any sales.
I haven't seen this kind of arrogance since the late 70s from IBM when they were an empire. Even Microsoft recognized the benefits of catering to developers to increase their market share.
C'mon indy developers, do we really want to grovel and feed off the crumbs dropped from Apples table, or do we have the intestinal fortitude to better them at their own game? Whether it's Android or some other platform, can't we best them with our brilliance or does Apple posses some magic potion that non-Apple engineers and developers can't compete with?
As cool as the Android platform is, in order to drive lemming customers away from Apple, it's going to have to get better - and fast. It's going to have to be better on just about every front - from hardware (sleeker, faster, lighter, longer battery life) to software (more intuitive interface, better app multitasking and interoperability, less restrictions on what is allowed to be done).
Apple does have an Achilles heal and that is that they are a slave to their own success. One of the reasons they claim for placing restrictions on devs is that they don't want to impact the user experience with inferior apps (i.e. apps that drain the battery, slow the interface, etc). With an alternative platform, the customer can make that decision on their own. If I want to fire up an app that eats the CPU and memory resources up and drains the battery, but does something amazing that I want it to do, I should be able to run it (maybe I only run it while I'm tethered and charging and not doing anything else with the phone). The point is, I don't want Apple dictating to me what I can do with my phone that I paid a lot of $$$ for.
If I can show a friend how much better my Android (or whatever) phone is than their iPhone - and I mean every aspect, it will begin to reclaim the "cool" factor from Apple which has had it too long already.
This is not a flaw in java. This is (possibly) a flaw in JavaWS, which is nothing more than a technology for launching applications from a web page. It does not affect java applets, or java applications launched from the command line or desktop.
.Net has a serious security flaw because a link can be created that claims to launch a .Net application when in reality it points to a spyware executable.
If you RTFA, you'll see that the problem is that a link can redirect the executable that gets launched so that INSTEAD of java launching, something nefarious gets launched.
While the whole scenario described is a bit contrived, it is something that should definitely be corrected. It is not however, a flaw in Java.
Calling this a flaw in java is equivalent to claiming that
Apple would be more willing to throw them a bone on the iPhone OS.
Don't bank on it. Flash performance is Apple's excuse to not allow it. I'm sure the real reason has more to do with iJobs OCD and his need to control everything.
You've convinced me! We should all just open our wallets and offer them up to great iJobs. He is the new master of the universe (now that BG has retired). Why should we write software for anything but Apple products - oh, but only if the master says it's ok.
Yep Priority one make sure the developers can make money doing this.
Good luck with that.
I think I'll use my time to develop for a platform that I don't have do ask iJobs for permission to sell.
Priority two no outdated technology like Flash or Java
Right. Only state-of-the-art early-80s Objective-C.
Me sorry. Forgive English. I from Kissmyassikstan.
According to TFA, the intended use for this is memory devices (possibly a follow-on to flash memory). Since it can retain it's state even without power, it would seem that this would result in an extremely low power device which should produce very low heat.
4:20pm exactly when it should be 4:20pm.
Hummm - you're example of 4:20 gives some insight into the deep thought you put into your post (http://parentingteens.about.com/cs/marijuana/a/420meaning.htm)
How does gravity affect light?
Drop a flashlight out of a 3rd story window and you'll see.
How much matter is in space?
All of it.
I don't know anyone who uses redhat when not forced to do so by some vendor relationship / policy at work
...which accounts for a rather large percentage of enterprise linux installations.
Since Ubuntu is free (that is, $0.00) , I would say since all users paid $0.00 they are all paying customers. That's 100%! Event Microsoft can't claim that!
NewsFlash! Ubuntu has more paying customers than Microsoft!
When I did DR work (many moons ago), hot backups were done via WAN (electronic vaulting) to a remote hotsite (Comdisco at the time). Since this was expensive, only limited "critical" data was handled this way. Most of the rest of the system was backed up to tape and rotated offsite. I'm sure TurboHercules was targeting much smaller shops with limited funds that couldn't afford the high priced standby hardware or even the high priced hotsite fees for a "real" DR setup.
I can't imagine it would be a good idea to run Linux/390 on Hercules running on Linux/x86 - other than for bragging rights at the next sexagenarian pocket protector party.
No, I think IBM's concern are those running Z/OS on Hercules