"Will this company be successful and become another Google? Read more and decide after looking at an example of database drilling."
The point here is how they look at databases, and the ways they can make the information usuable to all. Similar to how the google search engine searches a massive database to give you a list of relavent websites and ranking them on popularity.
It's the ideas presented, not a $1000 software package that no everyday user needs.
I'm not filemaker expert, however from what I recall from FM 5.0 it is NOT a RDBMS, in that to have multiple values for something (IE phone numbers) each one is stored INSIDE the contact table, instead of a seperate table. This makes it a VERY proprietary format that you cannot port to anything using SQL for RDBMS.
The problem here is that FileMaker is moving to a more RDBMS format and the system has to be rebuilt, so why not rebuild it into something that uses the standard RDBMS model instead of filemakers version of it.
so long as he *also* gives the complete source code along, under GPL, with the binary release.
My understanding is that the source must be made available, even if it's by download later. Granting access by a paid Username/pass combination... also the GPL allows you to sell, the GPL doesn't state that the software has to be free, only that the source code HAS to be made available.
The ability to transport or "beam" a light photon used in quantum computing is not nearly as complex as even a grain of sand, let alone transporting a person. I light photon already is pure energy, not really matter (in the sense needed to compare to a person.)
Transportation like on star trek is a long ways off... however we are on trak for the star trek universe... transparent aluminum in 20 years according to scotti when they went to 1985 earth... we've discovered it now...
I'm still waiting for my sub-etha radio, and my kill-o-zap. (Lets see if you can get the reference)
While I've not read all of these books, in my high school The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier was a required reading. However it mentions masturbation, but for a group of 16 year olds that's not a big deal. I was distraught to see at least 2 Mark Twain titles on there.
Some of the titles I can see, however, "what's happening to my body" can help kids at "that stage" in life learn how to deal with things changing. It's much better then the "Fuzzy Bunny" cartoon they used on The Simpsons(tm)
What personal information (apart from your email address) has Steam taken?
Who know's if steam is a packet monitor sending them marketing info, or a keylogger to send them passwords. I highly doubt it is either of these but this is the problem with closed source, and REQUIRED software. If it's the ONLY way to update your game then hopefully that's all it does... but let me just download the patch and click install myself.
Considering the amount of viruses, and spyware out there, it wouldn't be un-believable to think that steam monitors something... even if it's just to see what games you have installed so they may consider making games of the same type/genre.
If most of the updates will be available for current versions of Windows, what is the incentive to upgrade?"
Simple, remember when Windows 98 was basically win95 with IE4.0 enhancing the experience? And remember the bugs that were caused by installing IE4.0 on win95? I do... it wasn't pretty.
These are NEW technologies, and Micro$oft wants to use all windows xp users as a beta test for this new technology, it's cheaper then paying beta testers, AND those that buy windows xp even are PAYING to be beta testers.
First HL2 would have to be more then an urban legend, or fantasy tale if you will. I hope as much as the next guy that it's actually gonna come out some time before I die of old age (should be 45+ years.) However, considering how many time's release dates have been rumoured..... (I'll let you conclude that)
I wonder how long it will be till hackers find away to spoof half life 2's pre-loading authenticiation and users can play hl2 without actually buying it.
It'd be awfly hard to hack that garbage file they're sending on behalf of the RIAA to fill up hard drive space so that there is less room for MP3s on peoples computers.
How can it succeed without OGG/FLAC/DIVX/Radio/Microphone/Wireless/Free Cookies?
Exactly why I went with another portable media player that supports OGG and FLAC.
Also, I don't need to buy accessories for it... it simply works. One of my co-workers is like, "can your mp3 player get fm radio?" I'm like "No but niether can the iPod" He's like, "Well I'm buying the FM Tuner for it" BTW: I can buy a stand alone FM Tuner alot cheaper then he's paying for the iPod accessory.
No... considering iexplore.exe and explorer.exe use the same.dll files to handle known extentions. If you open windows explorer, or My Computer, and type a web address in the address bar, you get the IE look and feel without a new window, or waiting for iexplore to load.
Essentialy the point I'm trying to make is the only way to remove Internet Explorer is to type
format c:/y/s/q
into dos and then install Linux, BSD, Darwin, or if you want to stay with windows, you could install windows 95 or older, but don't update IE to version 4.0 or higher.
Yes bittorrent and other P2P file sharing programs have LOTS of LEGITAMENT uses. Linux Distrobutions, other FOSS software with large files. It's a good way for people to help these technologies by providing bandwidth for them.
Also as I stated in response to this Article music downloads have been benificial to the artists, and only hurting the record labels.
Where Bit Torrent and others hurt us in the distribution of proprietary software that requires money for R&D funding. If the funding for R&D disappears then there will be no more new technologies in our future.
I believe the reference that was made about the Windows XP box only lasting 20 minutes has to do with viruses. Out of the box windows HAS to have an antivirus program installed before you go on the internet.
Speaking from experience using the following order I usually end up with a virus.
Install Windows while connected to my router out to the internet
Install Antivirus while going to windows update
Reboot from AV install and update
Reboot into safe mode to have AV software remove aquired viruses.
That's right... all I do is windows update and I get a virus...:(
Lets review some facts about the Recording industry.
Fact: The artists on a Platinum selling album breaks even, while the record label makes over $100,000
Fact: On a typical one ear tour as of the late '90s the band would usually make about $250,000+ to divide between them, while the record label would make a mere 10% of that.
Fact: Other then rent for the offices, and paying the over paid executives. The record label has no expenses. It is up to the artist to find a studio, rent the studio, and pay for the mixing, mastering, and production of thier albums.
Fact: Concert sales have increased since "illeagal" music trading. This is good for the artists, and bad for the record industry.
I say we skip the middle man, and use the internet as the "record label" to represent musicians, and watch them be happier for making more money because people will go to see them live.
HL2 is a myth.... It's something that they are telling people about for anticipation to keep stocks from falling.
I mean... c'mon... how many times does the release date have to get pushed back before you guys give up?
The worst part about the game is if you don't play all the time then you'll die early on you have to watch the match. If I wanna spectate, I'll join as a spectator.[/rant]
Well... There is a society in Canada where they are researching the possability of a world with no money. We proved that computer software, the internet, and other open/public technologies can survive without corprate funding.
In Star Trek, they are a human society that has no need or want for wealth. People who like to program will still program, those who like to build hardware will still do so. And if we create robots to do the manual labour (build houses, vehicles etc...) then people will have the time to do as they desire (become artists, musicians, programmers, whatever) and we would have no need for the RIAA, because the musicians would record stuff on their computers at home, and distribute it through bit torrent (or other P2P application)
Sure it sounds like an ad... it talks quite extensivly about a single product.... However it then links you to similar products from competitors... Haven't seen any adds do that before...
Slashdot Mirror
"Will this company be successful and become another Google? Read more and decide after looking at an example of database drilling."
The point here is how they look at databases, and the ways they can make the information usuable to all. Similar to how the google search engine searches a massive database to give you a list of relavent websites and ranking them on popularity.
It's the ideas presented, not a $1000 software package that no everyday user needs.
I'm not filemaker expert, however from what I recall from FM 5.0 it is NOT a RDBMS, in that to have multiple values for something (IE phone numbers) each one is stored INSIDE the contact table, instead of a seperate table. This makes it a VERY proprietary format that you cannot port to anything using SQL for RDBMS.
The problem here is that FileMaker is moving to a more RDBMS format and the system has to be rebuilt, so why not rebuild it into something that uses the standard RDBMS model instead of filemakers version of it.
MORE beer.... $hi7.... where do you want me to put it?!?! I've already resorted to opening the server cases to use all that empty space.
so long as he *also* gives the complete source code along, under GPL, with the binary release.
My understanding is that the source must be made available, even if it's by download later. Granting access by a paid Username/pass combination... also the GPL allows you to sell, the GPL doesn't state that the software has to be free, only that the source code HAS to be made available.
We won't see many linux games while so many developers are opting for DirectX over OpenGL :(
SSSHHHHHH..... that's between Scotty and myself
LOL..... yes you did make my day! :D
I never actually laugh at most posts... someone should submit this to Think Geek
The ability to transport or "beam" a light photon used in quantum computing is not nearly as complex as even a grain of sand, let alone transporting a person. I light photon already is pure energy, not really matter (in the sense needed to compare to a person.)
Transportation like on star trek is a long ways off... however we are on trak for the star trek universe... transparent aluminum in 20 years according to scotti when they went to 1985 earth... we've discovered it now...
I'm still waiting for my sub-etha radio, and my kill-o-zap. (Lets see if you can get the reference)
While I've not read all of these books, in my high school The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier was a required reading. However it mentions masturbation, but for a group of 16 year olds that's not a big deal. I was distraught to see at least 2 Mark Twain titles on there.
Some of the titles I can see, however, "what's happening to my body" can help kids at "that stage" in life learn how to deal with things changing. It's much better then the "Fuzzy Bunny" cartoon they used on The Simpsons(tm)
What personal information (apart from your email address) has Steam taken?
Who know's if steam is a packet monitor sending them marketing info, or a keylogger to send them passwords. I highly doubt it is either of these but this is the problem with closed source, and REQUIRED software. If it's the ONLY way to update your game then hopefully that's all it does... but let me just download the patch and click install myself.
Considering the amount of viruses, and spyware out there, it wouldn't be un-believable to think that steam monitors something... even if it's just to see what games you have installed so they may consider making games of the same type/genre.
If most of the updates will be available for current versions of Windows, what is the incentive to upgrade?"
Simple, remember when Windows 98 was basically win95 with IE4.0 enhancing the experience? And remember the bugs that were caused by installing IE4.0 on win95? I do... it wasn't pretty.
These are NEW technologies, and Micro$oft wants to use all windows xp users as a beta test for this new technology, it's cheaper then paying beta testers, AND those that buy windows xp even are PAYING to be beta testers.
First HL2 would have to be more then an urban legend, or fantasy tale if you will. I hope as much as the next guy that it's actually gonna come out some time before I die of old age (should be 45+ years.) However, considering how many time's release dates have been rumoured..... (I'll let you conclude that)
I wonder how long it will be till hackers find away to spoof half life 2's pre-loading authenticiation and users can play hl2 without actually buying it.
It'd be awfly hard to hack that garbage file they're sending on behalf of the RIAA to fill up hard drive space so that there is less room for MP3s on peoples computers.
You may now call me troll...
The next version it's supposed to be implemented. For now the courts are happy that you can hide IE in favor of another browser.
Well.. you hit the nail on the head.
How can it succeed without OGG/FLAC/DIVX/Radio/Microphone/Wireless/Free Cookies?
Exactly why I went with another portable media player that supports OGG and FLAC.
Also, I don't need to buy accessories for it... it simply works. One of my co-workers is like, "can your mp3 player get fm radio?" I'm like "No but niether can the iPod" He's like, "Well I'm buying the FM Tuner for it" BTW: I can buy a stand alone FM Tuner alot cheaper then he's paying for the iPod accessory.
Essentialy the point I'm trying to make is the only way to remove Internet Explorer is to type into dos and then install Linux, BSD, Darwin, or if you want to stay with windows, you could install windows 95 or older, but don't update IE to version 4.0 or higher.
Yes bittorrent and other P2P file sharing programs have LOTS of LEGITAMENT uses. Linux Distrobutions, other FOSS software with large files. It's a good way for people to help these technologies by providing bandwidth for them.
Also as I stated in response to this Article music downloads have been benificial to the artists, and only hurting the record labels.
Where Bit Torrent and others hurt us in the distribution of proprietary software that requires money for R&D funding. If the funding for R&D disappears then there will be no more new technologies in our future.
Speaking from experience using the following order I usually end up with a virus.
- Install Windows while connected to my router out to the internet
- Install Antivirus while going to windows update
- Reboot from AV install and update
- Reboot into safe mode to have AV software remove aquired viruses.
That's right... all I do is windows update and I get a virus...Lets review some facts about the Recording industry.
I say we skip the middle man, and use the internet as the "record label" to represent musicians, and watch them be happier for making more money because people will go to see them live.
the correct quote is "yvan eht nioj"
You gotta admit... it was a catchy song
HL2 is a myth.... It's something that they are telling people about for anticipation to keep stocks from falling.
I mean... c'mon... how many times does the release date have to get pushed back before you guys give up?
The worst part about the game is if you don't play all the time then you'll die early on you have to watch the match. If I wanna spectate, I'll join as a spectator.[/rant]
all 6 movies????
There were only three
Well... There is a society in Canada where they are researching the possability of a world with no money. We proved that computer software, the internet, and other open/public technologies can survive without corprate funding.
In Star Trek, they are a human society that has no need or want for wealth. People who like to program will still program, those who like to build hardware will still do so. And if we create robots to do the manual labour (build houses, vehicles etc...) then people will have the time to do as they desire (become artists, musicians, programmers, whatever) and we would have no need for the RIAA, because the musicians would record stuff on their computers at home, and distribute it through bit torrent (or other P2P application)
Sure it sounds like an ad... it talks quite extensivly about a single product.... However it then links you to similar products from competitors... Haven't seen any adds do that before...
(and microsoft, please fix your stuff pro-actively.)
Keep dreaming... Windows XP was released with about 5 million known errors/exploits..... an average of 2.7 per feature......
Just looking at the DLPs (still relativaly new)
Do some homework. DLP is a technology that's been around since the mid 70's. It's just been too expensive to hit the mainstream market before now.
BTW: I got family that works at Best Buy, It's their job to know this.