Why does there not seem to be any comments anywhere regarding what motivates terrorism in the first place? What does it take to motivate a person to kill themselves and other innocent people? Most of what I hear, from governments and from individuals is regarding the current situation and how to deal with terrorists. But why are they terrorists in the first place? What has been done to piss people off so badly that they are resorting to killing innocents to convey their message? We need to deal with the cause, not the symptoms.
I think this is quite revolutionary. Since when have the big shops favored electronic distrubution of their music officially? It sounds like a studio is actually embracing the new age of music distribution. This is a happy first step for the industry in what is, in my opinion, the right direction for them to go to survive. If one group is doing this, it opens the gate for others to start. By setting this example I they are doing more to push the industry forward than you might think. Plus, the additional content also adds value just as the added content on most DVDs have done compared to VHS.
Interesting...
Experimental ADDS http://weather.aero/ also just opened a data service for text products using XML, CSV and other formats. Currently METARs are available, but the next release will have PIREPs and TAFs as well with AIR/SIGMETs soon after.
I believe every single one of the patterns mentioned above share names with patterns out of the book by Martin Fowler (and company): Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture. I'm not sure I would be as unqualifyingly kind as the author of this review about regurgitating them. They are great patterns, but is a PHP-ized version of these patterns worth the price when it's such a major part of the book?
Despite the levels of annoyance that people like this engender, celebrating a death is not ok. On the one hand you have a low level of constant annoyance (spam) and on the other hand you have someone's well-being (his DEATH). I think some priorities need to be examined.
This move makes sense for Google. Their advertising revenue comes from Internet users, so assuming the technology works as advertised they will increase their revenue by increasing access to the Internet. Maybe there's something more subtle going on here, but that is at least one obvious answer.
That's why they came out with Java Web Start. Now even your Dad can run and automatically update your application. It's easy as can be. The only requirement to get it is to download the JRE once and he has your apps launchable by a link.
There will definitely be some who see OSX as more valuable now that it is available on this platform, but the real strengths of Linux are still unchanged. It's free (as in beer) and free (as in open). I think a lot of the attraction of Linux comes from those two things.
WTF? Because she took nude photos with her ex-boyfriend, now she is of "low" moral standing? Give me a break, I don't think morality has ANYTHING to do with what she does or doesn't do in her bedroom.
I think this is a funny point of view considering how many Slashdotters have complained about offshoring. This is almost the same situation as a company deciding they would be better off moving their jobs to India. When they offshore YOUR job they're simply being "certain they can provide profit in the future for their shareholders". I think some sympathy is in order for these folks.
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Iron Council
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· Score: 3, Insightful
China Mieville is one of the most creative authors I have had the fortune to hear of. Rather than base a world on Tolkien or folklore, his world is almost completely his own creation. IMHO, Perdito Street Station especially deserves reading and The Scar (his second book) is also very good. Iron Council is definitely the weaker of the three.
This web site doesn't have a whole lot of criticism. They seem to be technical corrections, rather than a huge reason to avoid the book.
Looking at the numbers of criticisms and the reviewers comments, my guess would be that this is still a worthwhile read.
> The fact that we're able to ask questions and write articles about the PATRIOT Act indicates that the PATRIOT Act is not being abused
You're assuming that
A) it is POSSIBLE to suppress all discussion about the Patriot Act
B) it is USEFUL to suppress all discussion about the Patriot Act
For example, I think the case could be that information about abuses is being censored, but not general discussions. After all, only the information about abuses is harmful. I don't think that being able to ask questions about the Patriot Act implies anything.
I think it's also worth mentioning the ADDS site. It is somewhat aviation-oriented, but is a great site with a lot of good weather-related information.
http://adds.aviationweather.gov/
It seems like there is an implicit bias in the question. I would like to see a fair assesment of commercial vs open source tools over a biased statement about how open source tools are better. I'm sure there are worthwhile products in both categories.
I don't know as much about.NET, but most client Java runs through Java Web Start, which offers signing and a sandbox so that the user can't let and end user application delete files unless they've previously said "I know this code is unsigned, but please harm my computer anyway".
The whole point of JNI as I see it is to integrate functionality that you can't do with Java itself. It is a last resort; it breaks platform independence, isn't that speedy, and requires that you maintain two code bases in different languages. It is almost always a bad practice to be writing code using JNI. Don't do it.
Most likely they put these in place because of the anthrax-filled envelopes that have made their way to certain locations. I'm not endorsing what they're doing, but along the lines of Homeland Security this would make sense.
There is a clear difference between the level of impact of To Kill a Mockingbird and any game I can think of. I'm an avid gamer, but I don't play games to think deep thoughts or find new perspectives. They shouldn't be compared because while you may classify games as telling a story, that only begins to cover the role of many books. Books can be used as entertainment, but that is not their sole purpose.
If none of the recommended pieces of software fit your needs, why not just write one? You will be able to fulfill your exact needs and end up with what you want. For something basic such as a ToDo list it "should be" fairly simple.
I disagree that there's no point since we can't and won't port all games. I think if you got a good games distro and some good games then it would start the process of making games companies and the general player more aware of Linux as an important platform to develop games for. Raising interest and a user base is definitely a worthy goal.
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Why does there not seem to be any comments anywhere regarding what motivates terrorism in the first place? What does it take to motivate a person to kill themselves and other innocent people? Most of what I hear, from governments and from individuals is regarding the current situation and how to deal with terrorists. But why are they terrorists in the first place? What has been done to piss people off so badly that they are resorting to killing innocents to convey their message? We need to deal with the cause, not the symptoms.
I think this is quite revolutionary. Since when have the big shops favored electronic distrubution of their music officially? It sounds like a studio is actually embracing the new age of music distribution. This is a happy first step for the industry in what is, in my opinion, the right direction for them to go to survive. If one group is doing this, it opens the gate for others to start. By setting this example I they are doing more to push the industry forward than you might think. Plus, the additional content also adds value just as the added content on most DVDs have done compared to VHS. Interesting...
Here's a link to the documentation. http://weather.aero/tutorials/dataserver/DataServe r.php
Experimental ADDS http://weather.aero/ also just opened a data service for text products using XML, CSV and other formats. Currently METARs are available, but the next release will have PIREPs and TAFs as well with AIR/SIGMETs soon after.
I believe every single one of the patterns mentioned above share names with patterns out of the book by Martin Fowler (and company): Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture. I'm not sure I would be as unqualifyingly kind as the author of this review about regurgitating them. They are great patterns, but is a PHP-ized version of these patterns worth the price when it's such a major part of the book?
Put a case of them in an obvious place, and VOILA instant developers...
Despite the levels of annoyance that people like this engender, celebrating a death is not ok. On the one hand you have a low level of constant annoyance (spam) and on the other hand you have someone's well-being (his DEATH). I think some priorities need to be examined.
This move makes sense for Google. Their advertising revenue comes from Internet users, so assuming the technology works as advertised they will increase their revenue by increasing access to the Internet. Maybe there's something more subtle going on here, but that is at least one obvious answer.
That's why they came out with Java Web Start. Now even your Dad can run and automatically update your application. It's easy as can be. The only requirement to get it is to download the JRE once and he has your apps launchable by a link.
There will definitely be some who see OSX as more valuable now that it is available on this platform, but the real strengths of Linux are still unchanged. It's free (as in beer) and free (as in open). I think a lot of the attraction of Linux comes from those two things.
WTF? Because she took nude photos with her ex-boyfriend, now she is of "low" moral standing? Give me a break, I don't think morality has ANYTHING to do with what she does or doesn't do in her bedroom.
I think this is a funny point of view considering how many Slashdotters have complained about offshoring. This is almost the same situation as a company deciding they would be better off moving their jobs to India. When they offshore YOUR job they're simply being "certain they can provide profit in the future for their shareholders". I think some sympathy is in order for these folks.
China Mieville is one of the most creative authors I have had the fortune to hear of. Rather than base a world on Tolkien or folklore, his world is almost completely his own creation. IMHO, Perdito Street Station especially deserves reading and The Scar (his second book) is also very good. Iron Council is definitely the weaker of the three.
This web site doesn't have a whole lot of criticism. They seem to be technical corrections, rather than a huge reason to avoid the book. Looking at the numbers of criticisms and the reviewers comments, my guess would be that this is still a worthwhile read.
> The fact that we're able to ask questions and write articles about the PATRIOT Act indicates that the PATRIOT Act is not being abused You're assuming that A) it is POSSIBLE to suppress all discussion about the Patriot Act B) it is USEFUL to suppress all discussion about the Patriot Act For example, I think the case could be that information about abuses is being censored, but not general discussions. After all, only the information about abuses is harmful. I don't think that being able to ask questions about the Patriot Act implies anything.
I think it's also worth mentioning the ADDS site. It is somewhat aviation-oriented, but is a great site with a lot of good weather-related information. http://adds.aviationweather.gov/
It seems like there is an implicit bias in the question. I would like to see a fair assesment of commercial vs open source tools over a biased statement about how open source tools are better. I'm sure there are worthwhile products in both categories.
I don't know as much about .NET, but most client Java runs through Java Web Start, which offers signing and a sandbox so that the user can't let and end user application delete files unless they've previously said "I know this code is unsigned, but please harm my computer anyway".
The whole point of JNI as I see it is to integrate functionality that you can't do with Java itself. It is a last resort; it breaks platform independence, isn't that speedy, and requires that you maintain two code bases in different languages. It is almost always a bad practice to be writing code using JNI. Don't do it.
Most likely they put these in place because of the anthrax-filled envelopes that have made their way to certain locations. I'm not endorsing what they're doing, but along the lines of Homeland Security this would make sense.
There is a clear difference between the level of impact of To Kill a Mockingbird and any game I can think of. I'm an avid gamer, but I don't play games to think deep thoughts or find new perspectives. They shouldn't be compared because while you may classify games as telling a story, that only begins to cover the role of many books. Books can be used as entertainment, but that is not their sole purpose.
If none of the recommended pieces of software fit your needs, why not just write one? You will be able to fulfill your exact needs and end up with what you want. For something basic such as a ToDo list it "should be" fairly simple.
I disagree that there's no point since we can't and won't port all games. I think if you got a good games distro and some good games then it would start the process of making games companies and the general player more aware of Linux as an important platform to develop games for. Raising interest and a user base is definitely a worthy goal.