Because developing such an advanced animation tool takes a lot of time and money.
Adobe has Livemotion but it's nowhere near Flash and it's still not free. Your best bet is making some templates and allow people to modify them either through XML or by changing JPEGs, for relatively simple changes.
Maybe it's just a good thing. Get off your asses and go outside. When game fans can actually call themselves a community, it may be time to realize there is another **real** community right outside.
There are some things the open source community will have to realize before it has any chance of getting the home users, and pushing MS out. First of all, most users are dumb, they want everything to be easy. 2nd, people like pretty things; they love the Windows interface and they love the new MacOS X candy interface. As good as Gnome is, its interface isn't anywhere near as pleasing as Win and Mac.
I'm getting off-topic here, but something else Linux and the open source movement need is support from commercial software makers. It's indeed starting to grow, but until titles like Photoshop (yes, I know, there's Gimp... but it's not the same), and Office for that matter, are ported to Linux most apps will be too hard for the common user.
On the other side, commercial software makers should learn the value of sharing code and relax on the greediness. This would only improve customer satisfaction and the 'likelyness' of companies.
All that aside, merry christmas everyone.
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As long as they don't botch up the new interface, it could be a good idea.
Let's just say Linux and others aren't recognized for their GUI.
Web developpers are not going to leave 14% of the market in the dust. IE 5.5 does have some IE only candy, but you CAN respect every W3C recommendation and make your sites work in both Netscape and IE nontheless, and that is what responsible developpers will do.
Montreal is a great city for hi-tech. It has been growing steadily over the past few years in the technology sector (especially thanks to countless government subventions), and is now at a level it hasn't been in a long time. The quality of life is great (great food, great shows, and, wow, we have culture), which was proven the other day with the UN calling Canada the most liveable country in the world.
I agree that it might be good for C and C++, but when you start using Java, the Windows tools aren't matched yet. Even with C and C++, the Microsoft candy might make it more enjoyable.
The only good thing about this horrible movie is the bad press it might give to Hubbard and his fellow sect members.
What is it with stars in the Church of Scientology? What kind of benefits do they have to join this ridiculous belief. I know the Church of Scientology has some software companies and such, but do they also control Hollywood to the point that it helps you get in a movie?
You should be higher on the ladder by then
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A 50 yr old developper has tons of experience and probably respect from the younger folks as well. The key is never to stop learning.
The real hardcore guys that develop specs and new ISO standards are rarely young people.
Besides, after 25 years in a company, if you're not up in management ladder, there is a problem.
Our site is multilingual and we use JSP, but it's pretty much the same concept.
The simplest way is to have template files (for example, one file for the front page and one for the sections), that include different texts depending on the sections (to know the current section, you can use an http request ex: http://www.example.com/main.jsp?section=3&language =en).
For the images, the best way is to go with a "imagename_en.gif" and "imagename_fr.gif" and so on. In your code, you can just put something like.gif"> Hope this helps
I don't see what the big deal is... copies of every software Microsoft has ever made since Windows 95 have been available on the net months before their release. Everyone is freaking out but it's been like this for ever, companies just never gave any attention to it.
I worked at home for about 1 year on my own, and then maybe 6 months for a company. I've found that going to work actually makes a big difference. For one, you don't become a hermit. And second, while working from home can work out well, it's never as efficient or fulfilling as working with other human beings.
I get my daily dose of slashdot, wired, news.com as well as world news on the net, but I'll always need the feel of a crisp newspaper... even if it's just for when I go on the can.
Actually, I've found that the net is quite a social place. It helps me keep contact with friends I'd otherwise not see very often. It has also allowed me to meet people from all around the world (some of which I've met). And best of all, it has provided me with some fine booty:)
Actually I believe the web and its users would be better served if there was only one browser (or if both were exactly the same). Which one it is, I don't care, as long as it's good.
Why do they bullshit us with a version 6 when everyone knows it's just a marketing stunt to sound as if it were more advanced than IE. What I've seen from Mozilla (even the "alpha") up to now has been pretty disapointing, and unless they really patch it up good to make things like CSS fully implemented, I don't think it's going to be amazing at all (although I truly hope it is... I'm just playing devil's advocate here).
Funny thing about this story is that their headquarters is right in front of our offices. They are actually real nice people, and most of them only somewhat believe the Alien theory, and are in it for the hot chicks. This is not a Heaven's Gate type of thing, it's nothing like a sect... It's more of an excuse for orgies.
They are also actively involved in a few software companies, btw.
I don't think the cloning is anything serious though, they've been talking about it for years. I wouldn't trust a "religion" where the leader (Rael) participates in GT Races with his Dodge Viper.
Stability wise, speed wise, there is no doubt Linux outperforms Win2k... but as for the interface and ease of use, you can't compare it. Less than 10% of people would be able to compile anything.
A good one is Datek (http://www.datek.com). They have all the nice tables and graphics you can dream of.
Another interesting one is stockchallenge.internet.com which lets you run a virtual 100 000$ portfolio. It's a good way to get into the game without losing everything.
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Because developing such an advanced animation tool takes a lot of time and money.
Adobe has Livemotion but it's nowhere near Flash and it's still not free. Your best bet is making some templates and allow people to modify them either through XML or by changing JPEGs, for relatively simple changes.
Maybe it's just a good thing. Get off your asses and go outside. When game fans can actually call themselves a community, it may be time to realize there is another **real** community right outside.
There are some things the open source community will have to realize before it has any chance of getting the home users, and pushing MS out. First of all, most users are dumb, they want everything to be easy. 2nd, people like pretty things; they love the Windows interface and they love the new MacOS X candy interface. As good as Gnome is, its interface isn't anywhere near as pleasing as Win and Mac.
I'm getting off-topic here, but something else Linux and the open source movement need is support from commercial software makers. It's indeed starting to grow, but until titles like Photoshop (yes, I know, there's Gimp... but it's not the same), and Office for that matter, are ported to Linux most apps will be too hard for the common user.
On the other side, commercial software makers should learn the value of sharing code and relax on the greediness. This would only improve customer satisfaction and the 'likelyness' of companies.
All that aside, merry christmas everyone.
As long as they don't botch up the new interface, it could be a good idea.
Let's just say Linux and others aren't recognized for their GUI.
Web developpers are not going to leave 14% of the market in the dust. IE 5.5 does have some IE only candy, but you CAN respect every W3C recommendation and make your sites work in both Netscape and IE nontheless, and that is what responsible developpers will do.
What this will create is a world full of socially phobic people, incapable of interacting in person, but fully uninhibited in front of their screen.
Scary.
Montreal is a great city for hi-tech.
It has been growing steadily over the past few years in the technology sector (especially thanks to countless government subventions), and is now at a level it hasn't been in a long time. The quality of life is great (great food, great shows, and, wow, we have culture), which was proven the other day with the UN calling Canada the most liveable country in the world.
Good luck
I agree that it might be good for C and C++, but when you start using Java, the Windows tools aren't matched yet. Even with C and C++, the Microsoft candy might make it more enjoyable.
The only good thing about this horrible movie is the bad press it might give to Hubbard and his fellow sect members.
What is it with stars in the Church of Scientology? What kind of benefits do they have to join this ridiculous belief. I know the Church of Scientology has some software companies and such, but do they also control Hollywood to the point that it helps you get in a movie?
A 50 yr old developper has tons of experience and probably respect from the younger folks as well. The key is never to stop learning.
The real hardcore guys that develop specs and new ISO standards are rarely young people.
Besides, after 25 years in a company, if you're not up in management ladder, there is a problem.
Our site is multilingual and we use JSP, but it's pretty much the same concept.
e =en).
.gif"> Hope this helps
The simplest way is to have template files (for example, one file for the front page and one for the sections), that include different texts depending on the sections (to know the current section, you can use an http request ex: http://www.example.com/main.jsp?section=3&languag
For the images, the best way is to go with a "imagename_en.gif" and "imagename_fr.gif" and so on. In your code, you can just put something like
With the number of hits you're getting, you could make as much as the 250 000$ you want to sell your site for with a little marketing...
As for the first poster loser guy, grow up lamer.
I don't see what the big deal is... copies of every software Microsoft has ever made since Windows 95 have been available on the net months before their release. Everyone is freaking out but it's been like this for ever, companies just never gave any attention to it.
I worked at home for about 1 year on my own, and then maybe 6 months for a company. I've found that going to work actually makes a big difference. For one, you don't become a hermit. And second, while working from home can work out well, it's never as efficient or fulfilling as working with other human beings.
I get my daily dose of slashdot, wired, news.com as well as world news on the net, but I'll always need the feel of a crisp newspaper... even if it's just for when I go on the can.
Actually, I've found that the net is quite a social place. It helps me keep contact with friends I'd otherwise not see very often. It has also allowed me to meet people from all around the world (some of which I've met). And best of all, it has provided me with some fine booty :)
Actually I believe the web and its users would be better served if there was only one browser (or if both were exactly the same). Which one it is, I don't care, as long as it's good.
Why do they bullshit us with a version 6 when everyone knows it's just a marketing stunt to sound as if it were more advanced than IE. What I've seen from Mozilla (even the "alpha") up to now has been pretty disapointing, and unless they really patch it up good to make things like CSS fully implemented, I don't think it's going to be amazing at all (although I truly hope it is... I'm just playing devil's advocate here).
no, juste pretty sick
Funny thing about this story is that their headquarters is right in front of our offices. They are actually real nice people, and most of them only somewhat believe the Alien theory,
and are in it for the hot chicks. This is not a Heaven's Gate type of thing, it's nothing like a sect... It's more of an excuse for orgies.
They are also actively involved in a few software companies, btw.
I don't think the cloning is anything serious though, they've been talking about it for
years. I wouldn't trust a "religion" where the leader (Rael) participates in GT Races with
his Dodge Viper.
Slashdot should have a sweet mix of weed and munchies smell.
Stability wise, speed wise, there is no doubt Linux outperforms Win2k... but as for the interface and ease of use, you can't compare it. Less than 10% of people would be able to compile anything.
Go for the hype and get rid of em quickly :)
Uuhh... isn't RedHat already supposed to be free?
A good one is Datek (http://www.datek.com). They have all the nice tables and graphics you can dream of.
Another interesting one is stockchallenge.internet.com which lets you run a virtual 100 000$ portfolio. It's a good way to get into the game without losing everything.