>>It is absolutely pathetic that Microsoft now has a browser that is the constant source of ridicule from open source users and developers that leaves their main browser technologically in the dust.
Unless you account for rendering web pages.....which i guess not everybody does. *shrug*
also, its a good idea to repeatedly call cops "sir" because they exhibit an unfortunate combination of power and insecurity. better to pacify them with something small and simple than to get into a grudge match in court.
a lot of people dabble in js and get frightened away. this happens for a couple of reasons. first, the native dom interfaces are hell. anyone who writes a large amount of js code uses a framework to overcome browser differences and provide a more coherent API. the other reason people get scared is prototype based inheritance. class based inheritance is so engrained that people simply assume this limits the complexity of their code.
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I just upgraded from a Drobo to a ReadyNAS NV+. I have to say that I'm very impressed. Its very easy to use, quite fast (up to 15MB/sec), and a regular linux subsystem if you care to tinker. The GUI provides the ability to share music and other media to networked players. Also, I'm a big fan of the built in bittorrent client.
>>I agree with you: Javascript is not technically the best solution to write such an application
And how exactly does JavaScript fall short?
A lot of programmers look down on it because of its poor start but in its current state its a perfectly capable programming language, even without superfluous v2 features. The biggest problem with web apps is supporting IE 6.
i took a look at SproutCore since i'm familiar with some Cocoa ideas, like data-interface binding, which would be great in javascript. i was disappointed to find out that SproutCore projects are created with RUBY and that you touch javascript very little, if at all.
just how important is ruby to sproutcore? go to their download link and they tell you to "sudo gem install sproutcore"
very disappointing for a javascript programmer. i suspect this will be the same.
javascript is the turkey lunch meat of programming languages, imitating all the others. and, like turkey, its best when its simply itself.
Yes, some cyclists are stupid, how does that make them different from drivers?
As for breaking more rules in general, I completely agree. However, there are also a number of places along my daily route where following the rules is MORE dangerous than alternatives.
Cars get the road, pedestrians get the sidewalk, and cyclists get the gutter.
>>If everyone in America knew what was happening there would be a hue and a cry to do something about it, just like with health care or gas prices....and by that you mean that we'd be told it was for our own good and nothing would change?
>>I've seen a plant which was infected with a (naturally-occurring) virus which caused it to grow buds all over the tops of its leaves instead of just on its branches, so I would imagine the answer is "yes".
that doesn't necessitate that the dna has changed, only that cells are differentiating oddly. pretty much all the cells in your body have the same dna although they perform very different functions.
>>It became the #3 most watched video the week it was put up and now his friend is making enough from his online sales that he was able to quit his day job and concentrate on his music full time.
are you friends with the chocolate rain guy?
(i think that song is about racism but i'm not sure)
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>>Meanwhile, the 99% of the population that doesn't own land suitable for growing additional trees will have to find something else to do.
I think a much bigger problem is that 99% has land suitable for planting trees but doesn't believe it.
"but thats my lawn!!!"
>>It is absolutely pathetic that Microsoft now has a browser that is the constant source of ridicule from open source users and developers that leaves their main browser technologically in the dust.
Unless you account for rendering web pages. ....which i guess not everybody does. *shrug*
also, its a good idea to repeatedly call cops "sir" because they exhibit an unfortunate combination of power and insecurity. better to pacify them with something small and simple than to get into a grudge match in court.
>>I'd be a little perplexed if Haiti didn't have the animal in it, IT SHARES THE SAME GOD DAMN ISLAND with the Dominican Republic.
Despite sharing the same GOD DAMN ISLAND, economic and environmental conditions are extremely different.
Not sure if I should rate that
+1 Female
or
-1 Impersonating Female
but look on the bright side...you don't live in PA anymore!
a lot of people dabble in js and get frightened away. this happens for a couple of reasons. first, the native dom interfaces are hell. anyone who writes a large amount of js code uses a framework to overcome browser differences and provide a more coherent API. the other reason people get scared is prototype based inheritance. class based inheritance is so engrained that people simply assume this limits the complexity of their code.
YOU!
RUN STEEPLECHASE!
AMERICA NEEDS YOU!
(some text down here to see if i can avoid the lameness filter. it worked? y-a-y!
prototype? please, jquery, at least!
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To get a summary of a document, select the text and choose Services from the application's menu, then choose Summarize.
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61336
(but i know this feature was in OS 9 or earlier)
I just upgraded from a Drobo to a ReadyNAS NV+. I have to say that I'm very impressed. Its very easy to use, quite fast (up to 15MB/sec), and a regular linux subsystem if you care to tinker. The GUI provides the ability to share music and other media to networked players. Also, I'm a big fan of the built in bittorrent client.
Can't go wrong with ReadyNAS.
its great for a large number of applications but it certainly isn't like anything else.
>>I agree with you: Javascript is not technically the best solution to write such an application
And how exactly does JavaScript fall short?
A lot of programmers look down on it because of its poor start but in its current state its a perfectly capable programming language, even without superfluous v2 features. The biggest problem with web apps is supporting IE 6.
i took a look at SproutCore since i'm familiar with some Cocoa ideas, like data-interface binding, which would be great in javascript. i was disappointed to find out that SproutCore projects are created with RUBY and that you touch javascript very little, if at all.
just how important is ruby to sproutcore? go to their download link and they tell you to "sudo gem install sproutcore"
very disappointing for a javascript programmer. i suspect this will be the same.
javascript is the turkey lunch meat of programming languages, imitating all the others. and, like turkey, its best when its simply itself.
>>IE5, of course. Why? Because that's what was installed on the machine when we bought it.
Please have a talk with your father-in-law.
Its for the good of the internet.
i don't know what bleeth are but its not defined on urbandictionary.com - this is your chance!
Yes, some cyclists are stupid, how does that make them different from drivers?
As for breaking more rules in general, I completely agree. However, there are also a number of places along my daily route where following the rules is MORE dangerous than alternatives.
Cars get the road, pedestrians get the sidewalk, and cyclists get the gutter.
How long can nerds talk computer art until Chuck Close gets mentioned?
He's not wedded to the computer but his work constantly explores how images are composed of smaller units (we'd call them pixels)
http://www.rcs.k12.va.us/csjh/8th_05/web_05b/Thomas/artwork_images_139_203464_chuck-close.jpg
>>If everyone in America knew what was happening there would be a hue and a cry to do something about it, just like with health care or gas prices. ...and by that you mean that we'd be told it was for our own good and nothing would change?
the vast majority of rappers are black, but the majority of rap fans are white.
Isn't that also the first name of Fiona Apple?
Annoying pop culture reference or 1337 geek reference - you decide!
>>I'm guessing it's in the brain directly and not in the sex organs
only one way to find out - apply cocaine directly to the sex organs
these cats won't be able to hunt mice at dance clubs or pot dens.
>>I've seen a plant which was infected with a (naturally-occurring) virus which caused it to grow buds all over the tops of its leaves instead of just on its branches, so I would imagine the answer is "yes".
that doesn't necessitate that the dna has changed, only that cells are differentiating oddly. pretty much all the cells in your body have the same dna although they perform very different functions.
>>It became the #3 most watched video the week it was put up and now his friend is making enough from his online sales that he was able to quit his day job and concentrate on his music full time.
are you friends with the chocolate rain guy?
(i think that song is about racism but i'm not sure)