Here's one, a custom AMD configuration with Windows XP and more...
And there's the fact that TigerDirect does sell iPod Minis and iPod Shuffles, so tying in the Tiger name with Apple's promo special is definitely galling to the higher-ups at Tiger Direct. I mean, after all, if they were simply XDirect(TM) or just Direct(TM) no one would know the name.
I stronlgy believe NO ONE will use the Longhorn default theme as it is now. I've seen a very recent video on Avalon, which will be available as Beta1 this summer, Beta2 in holiday season (+/++ 6-12 months). Take the power of OpenGL/DirectX to a very basic level for the user in XAML...amazing stuff! I just checked out the MacOS site - Aqua will be a puddle compared to the UI that can be designed in Avalon (with some UI designers who know what they're doing). Needless to say, screenshots DO NOT DO IT JUSTICE!
OK, I've been a Windows fanboy for ages and a *NIX noob, but I tried out that *NIX thing. As a littl history, I have the cmd-line Unix stuff down, gcc, g++, make, etc. because I've primarily SSHed into NetBSD/IRIX machines. All the die-hards tell UNIX is all about simplicity, hence the 17-inch LCD monitors with three text editors open simultaneously. WOW!
So, I downloaded Red Hat 8.0 back in the day, burned 3 CDs and created a dual-boot. I really appreciated the graphical install, because I will DISMISS a product right away if it has a bad installer (unless I have liked the predecessor). However, the killer for me was STARTUP TIME. I opted for KDE 3.0, which combined with Redhat bootup was quite a bit longer than Windows and boring to watch.
I'm far from experienced in IT, and can pick my way among *NIX commands, man to the wazoo, and have the GNU compiler stuff down. So, impress me with an OS that is optimized and doesn't take 4 text-based installs before it works correctly!
A good idea, whether open source or not, can turn a profit. It just shows that many "great ideas" in IT are mediocre at best. It indeed is lying through statistics and I actually do enjoy working with Microsoft's products (minus IE and WMP)! It just seems to me that Microsoft does a bit better quality-wise with the products that cost you $$ - IE and WMP are sub-par while Excel and W2K are decent.
A good interview question - how many comments do you write per week on Slashdot? If the average is greater than 1 per week, you are an addict and should be fired and then shot.
Visa programs do seem to have a turnkey policy, and they often hurt US-based companies more than help them. I'm from around NYC area, and pretty familiar with financials (work at one major one). In an effort to meet quotas for minorities, some companies feel great about getting minorities on board but then get shafted after a few years when the new trainees return to their home country with a ton of cash and experience (and probably proprietary info as well).
I have one Indian acquaintance who has a girlfriend back in India, and he'd go either here or there if he knew he could land a good job to support (and marry) her. Is it just me, or should I question his commitment to a company due to his circumstances?
Time clearly has a bias in this article (and in general), so I would like to see another article on the subject by a major news source than this very short piece. And yes, I did read the article.
From the look of it, this meeting can affect security and other technological international decisions, and those who have supported Kerry might not represent the government's policies out of spite or simply because they aren't pro-US in policies. I do repeat, though, that more information would be useful before I make a definitive decision. Of course many have already had a predisposition about Bush, and already have their favorite list of bullet points and know they'll get their +5 Interesting yet again.
On a side note, it should be noted that some darling children of/. like Google and Apple vote 100% Blue (according to buy blue) and based on the comments above, it is noticeable why this is the case. By the way, Microsoft goes 57/43 Republican/Democrat and they of course get no forgiveness from many on/.
I'll probably get modded -1 Flamebait for this, but oh well...
but I would check out this Channel9 video to give an idea of what Microsoft is doing in the future. Microsoft is opening up a lot on ideas behind Avalon, and it's much more powerful than the cookie-cutter OS X. I don't care what Apple's latest skin looks like, Avalon (and XAML) will combine the ease of C#.NET programming with DirectX/OpenGL power/ease of use for any programmer to bring into Windows. Now that it was backported (with Indigo) to Windows XP/2003 Server, you have a much larger market. Few rarely mention Avalon (and any details) even though two CTP editions have been released to the community and customer feedback is strongly encouraged! So, continue with the rants and I'll take another look at Avalon...
The interesting thing about open source is that people can claim that open source is the freeloader's dream while others can claim that it promotes an unprecedented sense of community.
In either case, open source turns on its head some deeply entrenched institutions. For example, in closed-source companies, a college degree is generally a good help to getting a job. However, companies that use open source highly value experience (especially on open source projects) and skill and there is little acceptance for the average programmer.
Right now, I'm graduating college with a CS degree and see many school friends involved in UNIX struggling to find a job. Why? Too much time taking all the credits at college to spend working on FOSS projects that interest them. Those in Windows development (like myself) are doing OK for now...of course I'm very open to changes that may occur and keeping current with FOSS trends.
I'm in an expensive school similar to Duke, and they "gave" us a laptop with all the latest stuff on it. It of course cost us extra in each semester bill, so I sometimes wonder if they instead had a grant so we could buy our own laptop and pay a lot less than the high amount they charged us. Ipods seem like an even bigger waste of money - maybe Tablet PCs or quite possibly laptops...but iPods?
By the way, you can enter code OJD000MN to get Opera Browser v7.54 for free. An email with the license key will be sent. Final v8.0 is out but the license only works on v7.54 or v8.0 beta.
I had the same thing - no Yahoo images. This after I went to Ebay's page and also have no Ebay graphics. Both sites unfortunately use Ying (Yahoo) or Doubleclick and other services (Ebay) to display their graphics.
Yeah, my Adblock is really tight and unforgiving, so I really don't care about a missing picture here or there.
Which is what I find so great about Google...their ads are (a) not offensive since they are not text-based and (b) useful because they text-based and relevant.
Sure, that's a great idea...so now if I or my little brother close the Firefox browser, my antivirus plugin (and protection) is shut down!
I really think they should maybe work on plugins that disable Outlook from working...or maybe use a built-in BitTorrent Plugin to drip the installer for ThunderBird (Pro).
1) data mining (working with Google)
2) Adsearch returns ads/text message coupons from local biz type that I searched for
3) Pay Google - $X per ad sent
4) Profit!
5) More profit!
As far as MSG, it's a common flavor enhancement because some companies don't know how to use *real* spices and flavorings. It's found in virtually every snack (Doritos, etc.) and in much else.
I used to work in McDonalds, and what you said is far from correct. Those who stayed longer were more likely to buy more food, including dessert (where markup is pretty high). Plus, why would there be all these signs advertising the latest and greatest in the dining area, and a PlayPlace, and some foliage and so on if they want you to leave ASAP? As far as temperature, you must be pretty stupid if you think the heat difference wasn't from the 200 degree french fry vats, and 200+ degree grill, and so on. In the dining area, on the other hand, it was actually bearable.
Was it the Discovery Channel or maybe a Google search for "conspiracy theory"?
For this same reason, I check the Slashdot RSS feed continuously when browsing even though fairly often. This despite the fact that I often get the sense that "there is nothing to see here...move along"
I guess it doesn't help that it is so easy to open a gazillion articles in Firefox tabs and the fact that I have 50+ RSS feeds in the browser.
OK, for starters, I'm a Student Ambassador to Microsoft who's heard their side of the story as far as.NET is concerned. I've also seen the FOSS side of things and have really begun to come around to this idea. However, this article REALLY scared me.
If this even happens or gets seriously suggested, FOSS will take a huge hit! At least Microsoft is generally not so galling as to up the license on a specific piece of software or start charging people to use ASP.NET or.NET Winforms! The thought that Google or Yahoo, who have arguably helped the cause of Open Source more than the FSF and similar groups put together, would have to pay retroactively for GPLed code they use is ridiculous...
Insert deep cynicism...I kind of had a sneaking suspicion that the FSF (Lawrence Lessig, etc.) leaned toward a socialist to communist mindset. But this would be a direct hit on big businesses and a redistribution of wealth in favor of the FSF so they can give speeches at universities and explicitly support devices that promote piracy. Woohoo!
I tested "What is goatse?" which is seemingly innocuous for some noobs to/. with SafeSearch turned on as a setting. Unfortunately, for the little kid (your daughter) or unsuspecting person, SafeSearch isn't a great protection from that stuff.
This may be hard to implement, but while they're formatting, they could run SafeSearch on the blurbs...
It would be interesting to study the Ramapo and Pequannok (as well as Deleware River) floodplains on this satellite image to determine where all the water came from.
Nearby, I've seen water up to 1st-2nd story windows which didn't even happen when we've had Hurricane Floyd come through. And some parking lots were shown to be poorly designed and totally filled up with pools of water.
"You're very comfortable with the metric system," Swean observed.
"I grew up in Mexico, sir," Oscar said.
Swean nodded. He eyed their rudimentary flip chart.
"Why don't you have a PowerPoint display?" he asked.
"PowerPoint is a distraction," Cristian replied. "People use it when they don't know what to say."
"And you know what to say?"
"Yes, sir."
These guys would be a huge asset in any good college because they have more desire to learn this stuff than many students I've seen combined together. I seriously doubt they'd waste their time playing CounterStrike if given the chance at a good Engineering school. Maybe I'll mention their names to my school.
In the Visual Studio editor, you can press Alt and click + drag to do rectangular select, and then Cut & Paste. This is like MS Word and most other similar Microsoft text editors. Just because you don't know it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
And then there's the Ctrl + Left and Right Arrow keys to go from word to word (and shift to select the words). And then Ctrl + Home / End to go to beginning and end of the code. And Ctrl + Up Arrow and Ctrl + Down Arrow to move between paragraphs.
There are definitely free plugins to VS to work with Trac Subversion, and CVS, as well as the built-in Source Safe compatability.
I'm sure the black on green or some wacky color combination when using VIM on your 32-bit color 17" LCD monitor makes a lot of sense.
For all those who bow down at the shrine of Mac, some of you make fools of the entire Mac community. The amount of grand-standing that passes for Apple allegiance is quite galling...
Sure, it's great to say Mac OS X is more secure than Windows XP - it undoubtedly is if you see that they built recent Mac OSes off of *BSD, which has had a long time to deal with security issues. Of course Windows XP, and parts of 2000, and so on are built essentially off of the original codebase from 10 years ago when security was hardly an issue that was discussed. So, yes, Microsoft continues to pay that price and will likely do so until Longhorn (hopefully), where they can build off the (presumably) more secure.NET platform, and rework the OS essentially from the ground up.
Of course the Microsoft time schedule is whacked and they've hardly released anything big even close to on time lately, but that's another issue.
Of course, now we are talking about the invincible Mac OS X, which was designed from the ground up with a focus on security! So it's provable secure, huh? And I guess social engineering tactics that work so well in the Windows world will not work on OS X because "the dialog boxes are clearer"? Writing Mac viruses, while not as easy to write as Windows viruses which have an existing codebase (and even virus wizards), are definitely not impossible!
However, that said, (with apologies to the Symantec developer who already responded) Symantec anti-virus is becoming more and more a pile of BS, with McAfee and free scanners becomming more and more effective. Oh, and since Symantec claims "spyware is not their thing" when you get their bloated antivirus program which hogs tons of system resources, the joke's on them when spyware disables their effectiveness.
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Some people in Canada in Software Development say that they are underpaid compared to their US counterparts, so that may be something to consider.
Here's one, a custom AMD configuration with Windows XP and more...
And there's the fact that TigerDirect does sell iPod Minis and iPod Shuffles, so tying in the Tiger name with Apple's promo special is definitely galling to the higher-ups at Tiger Direct. I mean, after all, if they were simply XDirect(TM) or just Direct(TM) no one would know the name.
I stronlgy believe NO ONE will use the Longhorn default theme as it is now. I've seen a very recent video on Avalon, which will be available as Beta1 this summer, Beta2 in holiday season (+/++ 6-12 months). Take the power of OpenGL/DirectX to a very basic level for the user in XAML...amazing stuff! I just checked out the MacOS site - Aqua will be a puddle compared to the UI that can be designed in Avalon (with some UI designers who know what they're doing). Needless to say, screenshots DO NOT DO IT JUSTICE!
OK, I've been a Windows fanboy for ages and a *NIX noob, but I tried out that *NIX thing. As a littl history, I have the cmd-line Unix stuff down, gcc, g++, make, etc. because I've primarily SSHed into NetBSD/IRIX machines. All the die-hards tell UNIX is all about simplicity, hence the 17-inch LCD monitors with three text editors open simultaneously. WOW!
So, I downloaded Red Hat 8.0 back in the day, burned 3 CDs and created a dual-boot. I really appreciated the graphical install, because I will DISMISS a product right away if it has a bad installer (unless I have liked the predecessor). However, the killer for me was STARTUP TIME. I opted for KDE 3.0, which combined with Redhat bootup was quite a bit longer than Windows and boring to watch.
I'm far from experienced in IT, and can pick my way among *NIX commands, man to the wazoo, and have the GNU compiler stuff down. So, impress me with an OS that is optimized and doesn't take 4 text-based installs before it works correctly!
A good idea, whether open source or not, can turn a profit. It just shows that many "great ideas" in IT are mediocre at best. It indeed is lying through statistics and I actually do enjoy working with Microsoft's products (minus IE and WMP)! It just seems to me that Microsoft does a bit better quality-wise with the products that cost you $$ - IE and WMP are sub-par while Excel and W2K are decent.
A good interview question - how many comments do you write per week on Slashdot? If the average is greater than 1 per week, you are an addict and should be fired and then shot.
Visa programs do seem to have a turnkey policy, and they often hurt US-based companies more than help them. I'm from around NYC area, and pretty familiar with financials (work at one major one). In an effort to meet quotas for minorities, some companies feel great about getting minorities on board but then get shafted after a few years when the new trainees return to their home country with a ton of cash and experience (and probably proprietary info as well).
I have one Indian acquaintance who has a girlfriend back in India, and he'd go either here or there if he knew he could land a good job to support (and marry) her. Is it just me, or should I question his commitment to a company due to his circumstances?
Yes, this does indeed smack of Democratic Underground. Oh well...I did get the flamebait and it felt surprisingly good. :)
Time clearly has a bias in this article (and in general), so I would like to see another article on the subject by a major news source than this very short piece. And yes, I did read the article.
/. like Google and Apple vote 100% Blue (according to buy blue) and based on the comments above, it is noticeable why this is the case. By the way, Microsoft goes 57/43 Republican/Democrat and they of course get no forgiveness from many on /.
From the look of it, this meeting can affect security and other technological international decisions, and those who have supported Kerry might not represent the government's policies out of spite or simply because they aren't pro-US in policies. I do repeat, though, that more information would be useful before I make a definitive decision. Of course many have already had a predisposition about Bush, and already have their favorite list of bullet points and know they'll get their +5 Interesting yet again.
On a side note, it should be noted that some darling children of
I'll probably get modded -1 Flamebait for this, but oh well...
Must have been a typo. It's now been updated to Tuesday, April 26...
but I would check out this Channel9 video to give an idea of what Microsoft is doing in the future. Microsoft is opening up a lot on ideas behind Avalon, and it's much more powerful than the cookie-cutter OS X. I don't care what Apple's latest skin looks like, Avalon (and XAML) will combine the ease of C#.NET programming with DirectX/OpenGL power/ease of use for any programmer to bring into Windows. Now that it was backported (with Indigo) to Windows XP/2003 Server, you have a much larger market. Few rarely mention Avalon (and any details) even though two CTP editions have been released to the community and customer feedback is strongly encouraged! So, continue with the rants and I'll take another look at Avalon...
The interesting thing about open source is that people can claim that open source is the freeloader's dream while others can claim that it promotes an unprecedented sense of community.
In either case, open source turns on its head some deeply entrenched institutions. For example, in closed-source companies, a college degree is generally a good help to getting a job. However, companies that use open source highly value experience (especially on open source projects) and skill and there is little acceptance for the average programmer.
Right now, I'm graduating college with a CS degree and see many school friends involved in UNIX struggling to find a job. Why? Too much time taking all the credits at college to spend working on FOSS projects that interest them. Those in Windows development (like myself) are doing OK for now...of course I'm very open to changes that may occur and keeping current with FOSS trends.
I'm in an expensive school similar to Duke, and they "gave" us a laptop with all the latest stuff on it. It of course cost us extra in each semester bill, so I sometimes wonder if they instead had a grant so we could buy our own laptop and pay a lot less than the high amount they charged us. Ipods seem like an even bigger waste of money - maybe Tablet PCs or quite possibly laptops...but iPods?
By the way, you can enter code OJD000MN to get Opera Browser v7.54 for free. An email with the license key will be sent. Final v8.0 is out but the license only works on v7.54 or v8.0 beta.
here: http://www.130th.net/pub/mirror/opera/win/800/en/o w32enen800.exe
I had the same thing - no Yahoo images. This after I went to Ebay's page and also have no Ebay graphics. Both sites unfortunately use Ying (Yahoo) or Doubleclick and other services (Ebay) to display their graphics.
Yeah, my Adblock is really tight and unforgiving, so I really don't care about a missing picture here or there.
Which is what I find so great about Google...their ads are (a) not offensive since they are not text-based and (b) useful because they text-based and relevant.
Sure, that's a great idea...so now if I or my little brother close the Firefox browser, my antivirus plugin (and protection) is shut down!
I really think they should maybe work on plugins that disable Outlook from working...or maybe use a built-in BitTorrent Plugin to drip the installer for ThunderBird (Pro).
Wow, great idea!
1) data mining (working with Google)
2) Adsearch returns ads/text message coupons from local biz type that I searched for
3) Pay Google - $X per ad sent
4) Profit!
5) More profit!
As far as MSG, it's a common flavor enhancement because some companies don't know how to use *real* spices and flavorings. It's found in virtually every snack (Doritos, etc.) and in much else.
I used to work in McDonalds, and what you said is far from correct. Those who stayed longer were more likely to buy more food, including dessert (where markup is pretty high). Plus, why would there be all these signs advertising the latest and greatest in the dining area, and a PlayPlace, and some foliage and so on if they want you to leave ASAP? As far as temperature, you must be pretty stupid if you think the heat difference wasn't from the 200 degree french fry vats, and 200+ degree grill, and so on. In the dining area, on the other hand, it was actually bearable.
Was it the Discovery Channel or maybe a Google search for "conspiracy theory"?
For this same reason, I check the Slashdot RSS feed continuously when browsing even though fairly often. This despite the fact that I often get the sense that "there is nothing to see here...move along"
I guess it doesn't help that it is so easy to open a gazillion articles in Firefox tabs and the fact that I have 50+ RSS feeds in the browser.
OK, for starters, I'm a Student Ambassador to Microsoft who's heard their side of the story as far as .NET is concerned. I've also seen the FOSS side of things and have really begun to come around to this idea. However, this article REALLY scared me.
.NET Winforms! The thought that Google or Yahoo, who have arguably helped the cause of Open Source more than the FSF and similar groups put together, would have to pay retroactively for GPLed code they use is ridiculous...
If this even happens or gets seriously suggested, FOSS will take a huge hit! At least Microsoft is generally not so galling as to up the license on a specific piece of software or start charging people to use ASP.NET or
Insert deep cynicism...I kind of had a sneaking suspicion that the FSF (Lawrence Lessig, etc.) leaned toward a socialist to communist mindset. But this would be a direct hit on big businesses and a redistribution of wealth in favor of the FSF so they can give speeches at universities and explicitly support devices that promote piracy. Woohoo!
I tested "What is goatse?" which is seemingly innocuous for some noobs to /. with SafeSearch turned on as a setting. Unfortunately, for the little kid (your daughter) or unsuspecting person, SafeSearch isn't a great protection from that stuff.
This may be hard to implement, but while they're formatting, they could run SafeSearch on the blurbs...
It would be interesting to study the Ramapo and Pequannok (as well as Deleware River) floodplains on this satellite image to determine where all the water came from.
Nearby, I've seen water up to 1st-2nd story windows which didn't even happen when we've had Hurricane Floyd come through. And some parking lots were shown to be poorly designed and totally filled up with pools of water.
"You're very comfortable with the metric system," Swean observed.
"I grew up in Mexico, sir," Oscar said.
Swean nodded. He eyed their rudimentary flip chart.
"Why don't you have a PowerPoint display?" he asked.
"PowerPoint is a distraction," Cristian replied. "People use it when they don't know what to say."
"And you know what to say?"
"Yes, sir."
These guys would be a huge asset in any good college because they have more desire to learn this stuff than many students I've seen combined together. I seriously doubt they'd waste their time playing CounterStrike if given the chance at a good Engineering school. Maybe I'll mention their names to my school.
Very interesting story...
I beg to differ...
In the Visual Studio editor, you can press Alt and click + drag to do rectangular select, and then Cut & Paste. This is like MS Word and most other similar Microsoft text editors. Just because you don't know it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
And then there's the Ctrl + Left and Right Arrow keys to go from word to word (and shift to select the words). And then Ctrl + Home / End to go to beginning and end of the code. And Ctrl + Up Arrow and Ctrl + Down Arrow to move between paragraphs.
There are definitely free plugins to VS to work with Trac Subversion, and CVS, as well as the built-in Source Safe compatability.
I'm sure the black on green or some wacky color combination when using VIM on your 32-bit color 17" LCD monitor makes a lot of sense.
For all those who bow down at the shrine of Mac, some of you make fools of the entire Mac community. The amount of grand-standing that passes for Apple allegiance is quite galling...
.NET platform, and rework the OS essentially from the ground up.
Sure, it's great to say Mac OS X is more secure than Windows XP - it undoubtedly is if you see that they built recent Mac OSes off of *BSD, which has had a long time to deal with security issues. Of course Windows XP, and parts of 2000, and so on are built essentially off of the original codebase from 10 years ago when security was hardly an issue that was discussed. So, yes, Microsoft continues to pay that price and will likely do so until Longhorn (hopefully), where they can build off the (presumably) more secure
Of course the Microsoft time schedule is whacked and they've hardly released anything big even close to on time lately, but that's another issue.
Of course, now we are talking about the invincible Mac OS X, which was designed from the ground up with a focus on security! So it's provable secure, huh? And I guess social engineering tactics that work so well in the Windows world will not work on OS X because "the dialog boxes are clearer"? Writing Mac viruses, while not as easy to write as Windows viruses which have an existing codebase (and even virus wizards), are definitely not impossible!
However, that said, (with apologies to the Symantec developer who already responded) Symantec anti-virus is becoming more and more a pile of BS, with McAfee and free scanners becomming more and more effective. Oh, and since Symantec claims "spyware is not their thing" when you get their bloated antivirus program which hogs tons of system resources, the joke's on them when spyware disables their effectiveness.