He could fall into some lava and then come back as a mask-wearing, rich and powerful overlord who used to be noble but now only does things for his own personal gain.
Java already has support for 64-bit Athlon on Linux.
They also have a release candidate for Windows 64 here: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp
Both of these versions allow the allocation of much more memory to Java apps. The old roughly 2 gig limit was a limitation of 32-bit operating systems, not of the java vm. Give it a shot on the 64-bit VMs with java -Xmx3000m MyApplication it should run fine (assuming you have >=3 gig of memory).
Even if Paul Allen is not involved in the management of Microsoft, as a large shareholder, he still gains a lot if Mr. Mandelson decides to go easy on Microsoft.
I don't see how Allen's lack of direct involvement in MS management makes this a non-conflict of interest. Allen still has every motive to make nice with Mandelson.
This is incredibly pedantic. The purpose of language is to accurately communicate your idea, not to sharpshoot each other about what technical definitions for words are.
You're saying that if someone told you his CPU was capable of very high speeds, you'd interpret that to mean his CPU had a great 100-meter-dash time? I can't think of anyone that would misinterpret that statement.
... tomorrow will be Apple's 30th birthday...... it is the 29th anniversary of Apple's birthday...
Your two statements contradict each other. If you say that this is the 29th anniversary of Apple's birthday, you're implying that the only date that can be considered the true "birthday" is April 1, 1976, and that April 1st in every following year does not fit the definition of "birthday", but is only an anniversary. If the birthday is only the actual original date of birth, then tomorrow cannot be Apple's 30th birthday, because Apple can only have ONE birthday. So which definition of "birthday" do you want to use?
Ok, it's super nitpicking but like you said, this is the geek website:)
A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts, "Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?" The man below says, "Yes, you're in a hot air balloon, hovering 30 feet above this field. " "You must be an engineer", says the balloonist. "I am", replies the man. "How did you know?" "Well", says the balloonist, "everything you have told me is technically correct, but it's of no use to anyone."
The man below says, "You must be in management." "I am", replies the balloonist, "but how did you know?" "Well", says the man, "you don't know where you are, or where you're going, but you expect me to be able to help. You're in the same position you were before we met, but now it's my fault."
I disagree. As a director of software and a someone that interviews hundreds of people, I can tell you that it's a big plus when you find someone that is interested enough in tech to be tinkering with things in their spare time (i.e. the average Slashdotter).
I'd say 80-90% of the people I interview are strictly 9-to-5'ers, they're there for the money and because "IT is a stable profession", not because they have a love for technology. They come in with MCSE and Certified Java Programmer labels, but they can't tell you what Firefox is, because it's outside the scope of what they are strictly required to know.
This guy is clearly interested enough in tech to be trying early access releases. While it was morally wrong to distribute the release, I don't think it's much worse than your typical MP3 or movie file sharer. I'd definitely let him interview with me.
According to the article, there's a permission box that pops up, and you have to click "Yes" before it can continue and install potentially harmful stuff on your computer. Of course harmful things can get on your computer if you give them permission.
What a misleading article synopsis. This is akin to saying Firefox is vulnerable because it's possible to right-click a "Download File" link and save a harmful.exe file to your desktop, and then double-click it to run it.
Don't underestimate the free price of the software as its innovation.
MS Office is Microsoft's biggest cash cow, it books even more revenue than Windows itself. The problem is, all the features anyone needs in an office suite were all added by Office '97. So how is Microsoft supposed to keep selling additional upgrades?
By adding immense amounts of features that nobody finds really useful, but that sound important enough to justify purchasing an upgrade. That's also why the usability of Office has gone down quite a bit. It auto-capitalizes things I didn't want capitalized, it has literally hundreds of buttons on dozens of toolbars. I push what I think is the Print button and I accidentally publish my documents to a FrontPage website. This exchange of usability for superfluous features is all done so that Pointy Haired Bosses see a list of shiny new features, and decide it's worth an upgrade, putting more loot in Microsoft's coffers.
OO is free. Tons of useless features will not be added, because it doesn't need the new version to book additional revenue, and in turn the usability will not be sacrificed. OO's interface will remain clean and intuitive long after Office's looks like the cockpit of the Space Shuttle.
You're getting slapped with a suit for copyright infringement. Did you think you could just use that song however you wanted? What kind of world do you imagine we're in?
Don't forget that the disk in your windows laptop is FAT32 or NTFS or whatever, so you have the added step of making that mountable from OS X, in addition to all your firewire hoopla.
Does the VPN software preventing you from just simply connecting to your home LAN and mounting via Samba? If so, I suggest you make your laptop dual boot, so you can run Fedora or Mandrake linux and then share the drives after booting to one of those. If you don't want to dual boot, just boot from a Knoppix CD and run Knoppix linux.
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You should major in Hindi.
He could fall into some lava and then come back as a mask-wearing, rich and powerful overlord who used to be noble but now only does things for his own personal gain.
Well, at least the MASK would be new.
FTA:
"the RBL blacklist is used by some of the biggest ISPs in the world, including RoadRunner, USA.net, BT, Telstra -- and AOL itself"
I could send an email from my own account, to my own account, and it would be deleted as spam.
Is change your webserver's outgoing HTTP Header for Server to
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: Microsoft-IIS/5.0
and let everyone think you're using IIS.
Q: Why did the French give us the Statue of Liberty instead of putting it up in Paris?
A: It's not really their style. The statue only has ONE hand in the air.
Java already has support for 64-bit Athlon on Linux.
They also have a release candidate for Windows 64 here:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.js
Both of these versions allow the allocation of much more memory to Java apps. The old roughly 2 gig limit was a limitation of 32-bit operating systems, not of the java vm. Give it a shot on the 64-bit VMs with
java -Xmx3000m MyApplication
it should run fine (assuming you have >=3 gig of memory).
If only microsoft hadn't dropped its support for gay rights yesterday.
I can see the headlines already:
"Peter, Paul, Married"
Even if Paul Allen is not involved in the management of Microsoft, as a large shareholder, he still gains a lot if Mr. Mandelson decides to go easy on Microsoft.
I don't see how Allen's lack of direct involvement in MS management makes this a non-conflict of interest. Allen still has every motive to make nice with Mandelson.
Does that make Blackbeard a pirate pirate?
Steve Meretzky is one hoopy frood.
How about the Translation of the Coral Cache of the Printable Version , two levels of indirection and now we're getting somewhere :) .
This is incredibly pedantic. The purpose of language is to accurately communicate your idea, not to sharpshoot each other about what technical definitions for words are.
You're saying that if someone told you his CPU was capable of very high speeds, you'd interpret that to mean his CPU had a great 100-meter-dash time? I can't think of anyone that would misinterpret that statement.
... tomorrow will be Apple's 30th birthday... ... it is the 29th anniversary of Apple's birthday...
:)
Your two statements contradict each other. If you say that this is the 29th anniversary of Apple's birthday, you're implying that the only date that can be considered the true "birthday" is April 1, 1976, and that April 1st in every following year does not fit the definition of "birthday", but is only an anniversary. If the birthday is only the actual original date of birth, then tomorrow cannot be Apple's 30th birthday, because Apple can only have ONE birthday. So which definition of "birthday" do you want to use?
Ok, it's super nitpicking but like you said, this is the geek website
A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts, "Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?"
The man below says, "Yes, you're in a hot air balloon, hovering 30 feet above this field. " "You must be an engineer", says the balloonist. "I am", replies the man. "How did you know?" "Well", says the balloonist, "everything you have told me is technically correct, but it's of no use to anyone."
The man below says, "You must be in management." "I am", replies the balloonist, "but how did you know?" "Well", says the man, "you don't know where you are, or where you're going, but you expect me to be able to help. You're in the same position you were before we met, but now it's my fault."
I disagree. As a director of software and a someone that interviews hundreds of people, I can tell you that it's a big plus when you find someone that is interested enough in tech to be tinkering with things in their spare time (i.e. the average Slashdotter).
I'd say 80-90% of the people I interview are strictly 9-to-5'ers, they're there for the money and because "IT is a stable profession", not because they have a love for technology. They come in with MCSE and Certified Java Programmer labels, but they can't tell you what Firefox is, because it's outside the scope of what they are strictly required to know.
This guy is clearly interested enough in tech to be trying early access releases. While it was morally wrong to distribute the release, I don't think it's much worse than your typical MP3 or movie file sharer. I'd definitely let him interview with me.
Teach them to speak Hindi.
daveschroeder discovered to be the username for Amit Singh at Slashdot.org
I'm sure that all this bad press for the IRS must be really taxing.
Sorry.
According to the article, there's a permission box that pops up, and you have to click "Yes" before it can continue and install potentially harmful stuff on your computer. Of course harmful things can get on your computer if you give them permission.
.exe file to your desktop, and then double-click it to run it.
What a misleading article synopsis. This is akin to saying Firefox is vulnerable because it's possible to right-click a "Download File" link and save a harmful
Don't underestimate the free price of the software as its innovation.
MS Office is Microsoft's biggest cash cow, it books even more revenue than Windows itself. The problem is, all the features anyone needs in an office suite were all added by Office '97. So how is Microsoft supposed to keep selling additional upgrades?
By adding immense amounts of features that nobody finds really useful, but that sound important enough to justify purchasing an upgrade. That's also why the usability of Office has gone down quite a bit. It auto-capitalizes things I didn't want capitalized, it has literally hundreds of buttons on dozens of toolbars. I push what I think is the Print button and I accidentally publish my documents to a FrontPage website. This exchange of usability for superfluous features is all done so that Pointy Haired Bosses see a list of shiny new features, and decide it's worth an upgrade, putting more loot in Microsoft's coffers.
OO is free. Tons of useless features will not be added, because it doesn't need the new version to book additional revenue, and in turn the usability will not be sacrificed. OO's interface will remain clean and intuitive long after Office's looks like the cockpit of the Space Shuttle.
You're getting slapped with a suit for copyright infringement. Did you think you could just use that song however you wanted? What kind of world do you imagine we're in?
"Have you tried staples?" - Bill Murray
Don't forget that the disk in your windows laptop is FAT32 or NTFS or whatever, so you have the added step of making that mountable from OS X, in addition to all your firewire hoopla.
Does the VPN software preventing you from just simply connecting to your home LAN and mounting via Samba? If so, I suggest you make your laptop dual boot, so you can run Fedora or Mandrake linux and then share the drives after booting to one of those. If you don't want to dual boot, just boot from a Knoppix CD and run Knoppix linux.
Not air powered, but in a pinch it serves the exact same purpose:
Hand Powered Cell Phone Charger