Really though, I'm still a bit confused with how Kansas City managed to get Google's fiber optic cables when really it was Topeka that should have been chosen...
And your reason(s) for Topeka would be...
Or why don't you just tell us why you're a bit confused?
Maybe that'll teach people to be more wary about random links they see.
Some people might call you a sadist, unfortunately. In my case though, I hope Slashdot will not 'force' us to use Facebook login...or whatever they call it.
This is because I do not have a Facebook account and do not intend to get one. Do not call me weird. People at work have called me names for not having a Facebook account.
Here is my reason for not having one: Having a Facebook account adds no value to me at all, save for inviting unwanted folks I have always loved to avoid into my life. Besides, I am too busy for Face-book anyway.
I hope you aren't blaming OpenOffice or LibreOffice folks for this deficiency. MS Office is closed, so any attempt to decode its formats can only go so far.
You took it from my mouth! Good question, but I'm also skeptical about the effectiveness of the provision below:
(b) Use open standards unless specific project requirements preclude use of an open data format.
Here's how closed format shills will dissuade this state from helping open source software gain any meaningful foothold.
They will tout the need to inter-operate with other 'established' closed formats (which 90% of the world uses by the way), and they will have a point.
As an example, when it comes to LibreOffice's ability to read and write Microsoft Office formats with high fidelity, this open source software simply does not measure up, I am afraid.
In my case, I also wish I could use it. But the problem is its lack of a [credible] MS-Access like database. The one found bundled with it sucks big time! It's a non-starter for me.
I could pitch this suite to those who could find its other attributes compelling, but the fact that it's just too ugly (by default), kills the 'appetite' for those who would probably give it a chance.
The American method of 'learning' is mostly rote learning. This does not help. As Einstein once said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge."
How shall we as Americans be able to steer our future when what we mostly test is the ability to cram? As a former educator, one of my best times in class was when a student was 'teaching' me. Even when they were wrong, the dialogue enriched both of us and for the student, it was invaluable.
Multiple choice questions make matters worse. No wonder foreign kids beat us in math and science. It's not funny at all.
I had a chance to teach a group of refugees from an African country and it was amazing to see how they approached a problem. While our Americanized kids reached for their calculators, these kids internalized the problem in their heads, then wrote down the range of where they thought the answer would lie, then solved the question. 100% of the time, they were right.
I will ask my doctor what she thinks about this issue when I see her in a fortnight.
The Japanese used to be very pragmatic people. What happened to them? Some have said the South Koreans have taken over. I am inclined to agree when I look around my home.
Android is 'open'. The Japanese build and maintain their networks. The problem they describe is can be stemmed by a [simple] software 'update'. Why don't they do just that?
Who cares anyway? At the end of the day, the billions Apple has in the bank will not help me pay my student and credit card debts. Neither will Android's success assist in making life easier for me.
In other words, at the end of the day, my life will not change one bit! These successes by Apple and Android companies only encourage me to save more of my dollars.
Planned obsolescence especially in the mobile gadget ecosystem only benefits huge multinational companies anyway.
In our case, my company used one of the open source hospital management systems available. We had a group of four foreigners come over to familiarize themselves with our operations and business logic.
They then returned home after setting up a skeletal system onto which they would [remotely] add functionality. Turnaround was about 8 weeks. The web based front end was done in PHP while the DB was PostgreSQL.
They still maintain our system by adding a few features from time to time. Those that are not needed are simply disabled and do not appear on users' screens. I must say though, that it was not a complex system as most of potential input errors were caught by scripts on the pages themselves.
We have saved about $237,000 dollars and we still have the entire source code. Best of all, the system has never broken down in the over 6 years it's been running. Problems we have encountered have to do with the help system. These folks are yet to understand that in may organizations (mine inclusive), there are folks who are not that computer savvy.
Otellini thinks the tablet market will get much more competitive over the next year as ICS devices mature and Windows 8 devices arrive.
Intel should know that from last year, there's not been a tallet market save for an Ipad market. I do not think matters will change until Google and its partners tame the chaos within the Android ecosystem.
You ask your self: Why has a hugely successful company like Samsung released a [very compelling] Galaxy Note tablet based on already outdated software? Promising an update does not cut it either. It only showcases the chaos within the ecosystem, giving trolls fodder to feed on. Sad.
How could an investigation rule out a possible inside job? These hackers are pretty good at covering their tracks.
One of the many clever ways they employed in one heist, was to run malicious code that incapacitated random parts of the system once it detected that it was itself under some kind of detection or surveillance. Clever indeed.
I just wonder why someone would be willing to live in a place that is by all measures a risky place to establish a life. Why? When I think of the polar bear, the weather, the isolation and so on, I fail to see the reason why I would want to live there. Man is surely intriguing.
Is it the case that until Android came around, Java, the language, the libraries and the VM collectively known as "Java" was write once run everywhere platform? Or is was Oracle, now Sun being unfaithful in its representation of what Java really is?
Couldn't agree with you more. In addition to this, Google's recent move mandating the 'Holo' theme on all Android Market accessing devices shipping Android 4.x, is another step in the right direction.
Google's executive chairman knows exactly what's going on, and will agree that some level of standardization would be beneficial to the Android ecosystem.
CES also had some unofficial [Apple] spies...
on
Who Goes To CES?
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..., that's right, despite the fact that Apple did not officially attend.
I used to employ Google for all kinds of web searches, but over the last few month's, I realized (by accident), that Bing's video search returns were better presented (but not necessarily more relevant) than Google's.
Particularly, I have come to love Bing's playing of the videos when the mouse is hovered over them. Google has nothing close! Google should watch out.
I will not debate you on what is, and is not a bug. You are 100% right. But why didn't this programmer inform users that what they are talking about is a feature? I am sure they would understand. Simple.
When I remotely monitor their computer screens, for example, I often see 1 or 2 minutes at a time when code is not being typed into the terminal. There is no excuse for such laziness.
So you'd rather have a programmer write junk so that the terminal appears busy? Let me inform you that I can write a script to populate my terminal regularly, so that people like you get satisfied, while I continue to do what I want.
Remember that a big portion of getting good code written takes place in the head, not at the point of typing.
I remember times I had to think and obtain a particular solution while driving home, then get it implemented the moment I am at work. So as I am refreshing my mental faculties, people like you think I am wasting time! Coding is not that simple. Trust me. Why do you think there are bugs in software that are decades old? Is it because programmers are "lazy?"
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Just last month, it was news about its best ever quarter.
Then just today, news of its stock hitting north of $500.
Again today, some site reporting that Apple's iPad3 will hit us in March.
When Apple finally fades, these pundits will be the ones saying something to the effect: -
I say this because Apple has had a number of failed products in the past.
I am just tired of all news Apple. Am I alone?
How can something that was 'deleted' still be available? Obviously, it must not have been deleted. Whoever is lying should be brought to book.
I know I [might] have opened a can of worms. My law-inclined slashdotters are going to argue that I obviously "do not understand."
Really though, I'm still a bit confused with how Kansas City managed to get Google's fiber optic cables when really it was Topeka that should have been chosen...
And your reason(s) for Topeka would be...
Or why don't you just tell us why you're a bit confused?
Some people might call you a sadist, unfortunately. In my case though, I hope Slashdot will not 'force' us to use Facebook login...or whatever they call it.
This is because I do not have a Facebook account and do not intend to get one. Do not call me weird. People at work have called me names for not having a Facebook account.
Here is my reason for not having one: Having a Facebook account adds no value to me at all, save for inviting unwanted folks I have always loved to avoid into my life. Besides, I am too busy for Face-book anyway.
I hope you aren't blaming OpenOffice or LibreOffice folks for this deficiency. MS Office is closed, so any attempt to decode its formats can only go so far.
Wan to to see probems with LibreOffice's MS Office conversions? Head here for a more recent 'complaint' by one user.
Want to see to what extent close source shills will work to defeat open source implementations?
I have an example from more than half a decade ago; still relevant today as those folks are still living with the repercussions of that decision.
You took it from my mouth! Good question, but I'm also skeptical about the effectiveness of the provision below:
(b) Use open standards unless specific project requirements preclude use of an open data format.
Here's how closed format shills will dissuade this state from helping open source software gain any meaningful foothold.
They will tout the need to inter-operate with other 'established' closed formats (which 90% of the world uses by the way), and they will have a point.
As an example, when it comes to LibreOffice's ability to read and write Microsoft Office formats with high fidelity, this open source software simply does not measure up, I am afraid.
This same patent expert insinuated that Google Motorola buy was a bad idea!
Now, we hear that push email may be gone from iDevices. This is to the expert... ...What you say...?
In my case, I also wish I could use it. But the problem is its lack of a [credible] MS-Access like database. The one found bundled with it sucks big time! It's a non-starter for me.
I could pitch this suite to those who could find its other attributes compelling, but the fact that it's just too ugly (by default), kills the 'appetite' for those who would probably give it a chance.
The American method of 'learning' is mostly rote learning. This does not help. As Einstein once said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge."
How shall we as Americans be able to steer our future when what we mostly test is the ability to cram? As a former educator, one of my best times in class was when a student was 'teaching' me. Even when they were wrong, the dialogue enriched both of us and for the student, it was invaluable.
Multiple choice questions make matters worse. No wonder foreign kids beat us in math and science. It's not funny at all.
I had a chance to teach a group of refugees from an African country and it was amazing to see how they approached a problem. While our Americanized kids reached for their calculators, these kids internalized the problem in their heads, then wrote down the range of where they thought the answer would lie, then solved the question. 100% of the time, they were right.
I will ask my doctor what she thinks about this issue when I see her in a fortnight.
...Or horizontal at the equator? After all, the earth is [almost] spherical, right?
This is one question that has dogged me all my adult life. Anyone?
The Japanese used to be very pragmatic people. What happened to them? Some have said the South Koreans have taken over. I am inclined to agree when I look around my home.
Android is 'open'. The Japanese build and maintain their networks. The problem they describe is can be stemmed by a [simple] software 'update'. Why don't they do just that?
Again, what happened to the Japanese?
Have a read:
Here
Who cares anyway? At the end of the day, the billions Apple has in the bank will not help me pay my student and credit card debts. Neither will Android's success assist in making life easier for me.
In other words, at the end of the day, my life will not change one bit! These successes by Apple and Android companies only encourage me to save more of my dollars.
Planned obsolescence especially in the mobile gadget ecosystem only benefits huge multinational companies anyway.
In our case, my company used one of the open source hospital management systems available. We had a group of four foreigners come over to familiarize themselves with our operations and business logic.
They then returned home after setting up a skeletal system onto which they would [remotely] add functionality. Turnaround was about 8 weeks. The web based front end was done in PHP while the DB was PostgreSQL.
They still maintain our system by adding a few features from time to time. Those that are not needed are simply disabled and do not appear on users' screens. I must say though, that it was not a complex system as most of potential input errors were caught by scripts on the pages themselves.
We have saved about $237,000 dollars and we still have the entire source code. Best of all, the system has never broken down in the over 6 years it's been running. Problems we have encountered have to do with the help system. These folks are yet to understand that in may organizations (mine inclusive), there are folks who are not that computer savvy.
Hey dude,
Some eggs are diseased. Others never hatch! WebOS is one of the two. Pick one.
Why would anyone ever have to "share" backup files with anyone else.
Because it was really useful for collaborative projects.
Because it is my freedom to do what the hell I want with *my* files, including backup files.
Otellini thinks the tablet market will get much more competitive over the next year as ICS devices mature and Windows 8 devices arrive.
Intel should know that from last year, there's not been a tallet market save for an Ipad market. I do not think matters will change until Google and its partners tame the chaos within the Android ecosystem.
You ask your self: Why has a hugely successful company like Samsung released a [very compelling] Galaxy Note tablet based on already outdated software? Promising an update does not cut it either. It only showcases the chaos within the ecosystem, giving trolls fodder to feed on. Sad.
How could an investigation rule out a possible inside job? These hackers are pretty good at covering their tracks.
One of the many clever ways they employed in one heist, was to run malicious code that incapacitated random parts of the system once it detected that it was itself under some kind of detection or surveillance. Clever indeed.
I just wonder why someone would be willing to live in a place that is by all measures a risky place to establish a life. Why? When I think of the polar bear, the weather, the isolation and so on, I fail to see the reason why I would want to live there. Man is surely intriguing.
Disclaimer: I am no Java expert.
Is it the case that until Android came around, Java, the language, the libraries and the VM collectively known as "Java" was write once run everywhere platform? Or is was Oracle, now Sun being unfaithful in its representation of what Java really is?
Couldn't agree with you more. In addition to this, Google's recent move mandating the 'Holo' theme on all Android Market accessing devices shipping Android 4.x, is another step in the right direction.
Google's executive chairman knows exactly what's going on, and will agree that some level of standardization would be beneficial to the Android ecosystem.
..., that's right, despite the fact that Apple did not officially attend.
Here's how I have contributed:
I used to employ Google for all kinds of web searches, but over the last few month's, I realized (by accident), that Bing's video search returns were better presented (but not necessarily more relevant) than Google's.
Particularly, I have come to love Bing's playing of the videos when the mouse is hovered over them. Google has nothing close! Google should watch out.
I will not debate you on what is, and is not a bug. You are 100% right. But why didn't this programmer inform users that what they are talking about is a feature? I am sure they would understand. Simple.
When I remotely monitor their computer screens, for example, I often see 1 or 2 minutes at a time when code is not being typed into the terminal. There is no excuse for such laziness.
So you'd rather have a programmer write junk so that the terminal appears busy? Let me inform you that I can write a script to populate my terminal regularly, so that people like you get satisfied, while I continue to do what I want.
Remember that a big portion of getting good code written takes place in the head, not at the point of typing.
I remember times I had to think and obtain a particular solution while driving home, then get it implemented the moment I am at work. So as I am refreshing my mental faculties, people like you think I am wasting time! Coding is not that simple. Trust me. Why do you think there are bugs in software that are decades old? Is it because programmers are "lazy?"