The big chunky electronic parts are still around. The Internet is your friend in rediscovering your lost childhood. Here are some links to get started.
When I was a video game tester (1998-2004), I used to regale the fresh out of high school younglings by informing them that video games existed long before they were born. I would introduced them to a tester who tested and fixed arcade machines back in the 1980's. Another tester who tested pen-and-paper and board games in the 1970's, many of which became inspirations for computer games. And my modest contributions to history was playing Pong when it first came out in the mid-1970's and the primitive consoles in the late 1970's and early 1980's.
Radio Shack used to sell these mystery boxes for $9.99 back in the early 1980's. My friend and I bought about three or four boxes each. Each one had brand new electronic components like resistors, capacitors, diodes, ICs, LEDs, gears and motors. Completely random, mostly useless stuff.
I tend to write scripts in Python first and then covert them to PowerShell. Like most Windows shops, I'm not allowed to install and use Python on my workstation.
This little game he's playing instead is far from charity.
When you have quite a bit of money, the rules of the game changes considerably. What Zuckerberg is doing by using an LLC as a charitable entity is quite smart.
According to my coworkers, the last time they were invited to a Microsoft conference was in Hawaii ten years ago. Prior to that they attended three or four conferences per year. Looks like Microsoft caught on to Red Hat by not offering that perk.
Something must have changed. Carbon API is 32-bit only and depreciated since 2012. Meanwhile, the current version of iTunes for Windows is a 64-bit executable.
My biweekly paycheck is direct deposited into three accounts: $10 into a prepaid debit card for laundry, $100 into an online savings account, and the net balance into a credit union checking account. The only time I remember about the money in the online savings account is when I'm reviewing the monthly statements.
Obviously they would need to port then parts of their Frameworks, too. Or how exactly should a non console Swift application (aka a GUI application) run on Windows?
I guess those Mac devs pull "iTunes for Windows" out of their asses instead of using a common code base.
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And the old Reagan chestnut — "I'm from the government and I'm here to help you." — scores a -28 on the sarcasmometer. Seems busted to me.
After the 1980's, Radio Shack was no longer your granddaddy's Radio Shack.
If Microsoft is going the open source route, open source must be a good thing.
I thought it was about time. R.I.P., SoundBlaster.
The big chunky electronic parts are still around. The Internet is your friend in rediscovering your lost childhood. Here are some links to get started.
http://www.jameco.com/
http://www.555-timer-circuits.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/EEVblog
When I was a video game tester (1998-2004), I used to regale the fresh out of high school younglings by informing them that video games existed long before they were born. I would introduced them to a tester who tested and fixed arcade machines back in the 1980's. Another tester who tested pen-and-paper and board games in the 1970's, many of which became inspirations for computer games. And my modest contributions to history was playing Pong when it first came out in the mid-1970's and the primitive consoles in the late 1970's and early 1980's.
Radio Shack used to sell these mystery boxes for $9.99 back in the early 1980's. My friend and I bought about three or four boxes each. Each one had brand new electronic components like resistors, capacitors, diodes, ICs, LEDs, gears and motors. Completely random, mostly useless stuff.
I tend to write scripts in Python first and then covert them to PowerShell. Like most Windows shops, I'm not allowed to install and use Python on my workstation.
The more exotic accounting that is required, the less legitimate the tax arrangement.
I have that feeling every time I fill out a 1040EZ. Too much accounting!
This little game he's playing instead is far from charity.
When you have quite a bit of money, the rules of the game changes considerably. What Zuckerberg is doing by using an LLC as a charitable entity is quite smart.
I doubt Zuckerburg can do a better job than George W.
Zuckerburg is transferring shares into the LLC., where he can donate shares directly to a charity or sell shares to raise cash to buy businesses.
Meh... I've been hearing that for that last 30 years or so.
Capture a mermaid and update your Facebook status with a single gesture of your fishing rod.
Uranus.
Windows is a dying platform, since ... 20 years?
Oh, really? That's news to me. As a senior system admin at my organization, I'm responsible for 80,000+ Windows workstations.
Sorry, I say it more bluntly: why one demands an OS project to be supported on a fucked up platform, is beyond me.
Windows pays my salary. And PowerShell sucks.
According to my coworkers, the last time they were invited to a Microsoft conference was in Hawaii ten years ago. Prior to that they attended three or four conferences per year. Looks like Microsoft caught on to Red Hat by not offering that perk.
I'm sure the Microsoft tax department will give you a number.
Something must have changed. Carbon API is 32-bit only and depreciated since 2012. Meanwhile, the current version of iTunes for Windows is a 64-bit executable.
Swift is a replacement for... drum roll, please... Objective-C. I wonder what programming language and libraries Apple uses for QuickTime.
Spaghetti code is bad enough. A spaghetti CPU? Meh...
My biweekly paycheck is direct deposited into three accounts: $10 into a prepaid debit card for laundry, $100 into an online savings account, and the net balance into a credit union checking account. The only time I remember about the money in the online savings account is when I'm reviewing the monthly statements.
Use a credit union. I'm getting 3% interest on my money market account.
Obviously they would need to port then parts of their Frameworks, too. Or how exactly should a non console Swift application (aka a GUI application) run on Windows?
I guess those Mac devs pull "iTunes for Windows" out of their asses instead of using a common code base.
Swift is relatively new and a replacement for Objective-C. Check the Objective-C job listings.