My cable modem used to cost $10 a month. I guess a lot of people were buying their own modems though, because recently the company raised internet prices by $7 and lowered the modem rental to $3. Didn't change my bill at all. But if you were using your own modem, now you are paying more. God I hate AT&T.
Mainframes are still around in part because for some of the bigger custmers, IBM will drop their shorts to keep them on a mainframe. That's what happened for quite some time where I worked.
In my shop we are currently converting a bunch of IBM Mainframe applications (mostly written in Natural and COBOL) to open intranet applications. The decision ended up being an easy one because this way will save a boat load of money. However, IBM still worked hard to make sure we are using a DB2 database, which overall doesn't really work as well as some other database applications with what we are doing.
I bought twice as many cd's back in Napster's heyday as I do now....probably more. Granted, the current economy makes me think twice about some of my more frivolous purchases, but the main reason is that my exposure to music has been cut down.
Back when Napster was kicking, my friends would send me an e-mail saying "Hey, check out this song by this band." I would go to Napster, give it a listen and if I liked their music I might go buy the cd. These days, I just don't get to hear the songs, except for what popular radio shoves down our throat during drive time. I won't be buying any of those cd's anytime soon.
The labels want to be able to steer people to the music they want to sell, not the music that the people necessarily like.
Screw that. I'll just keep listening to the good songs that I already have.
That's just it. It copies what Java does, and does it better. Not to mention that the development tools are cheaper. I'm not talking about any development tools, I'm talking about the ones with all the bells and whistles of Visual Studio.
And that is why Microsoft owns the market. They play to the "point&click People", also known as the "majority". Linux tends to be such a "smart" tool that your everyday user finds it too cumbersome. Most of them just want to click on an icon and get on the internet, or click an icon and read e-mail. It's a pretty simple concept that most braniacs will never grasp.
You didn't catch all that, did you? Granted, I wouldn't mind seeing what you are talking about happen, but it will be a long time coming. Like it or not, Microsoft IS the standard right now. Most developers MAY want to code to a standard and not a browser, but when one browser owns the market, you better make damn sure that your web page looks and works good in that browser. Even if you have to break the "standards" to make it that way.
Wow, two slashdot articles that apply directly to me have come through within the last two days. First the C#/.NET article on Thursday (what we are porting our systems TO) and now an article mentioning JCL (which is what we are converting FROM....JCL, Natural and Cobol).
I disagree. In this case, using the pointers is the main thing that will cause the code to be unsafe....and in C# it's a lot easier to do without the pointers.
That's actually considered one of the "good things" about the language.
Maybe your version of civil behavior started in a church/temple but mine started at home. So did a bunch of other people I know, who happen to be a lot more civil than many church goers I happen to also know. Not to say you can't learn civil behavior from religion, but there is no black and white here. Just going to church doesn't make you a saint.
I know what you meant towards the end there, but I have to restate one part. There is nothing bigger than us...as in all of us. The problem as I see it with society today and what has been repeated again and again in this discussion is that people don't think about US. The think about ME. What do I want...What do I need...What do I deserve. A whole lot of us today don't take into account how our actions effect others. Even if you do, I'd bet you don't do all the time. I try to, because that's how I was raised. Even still I catch myself sometimes looking out for #1 first before anyone else and not thinking about how it might effect someone else.
Now the problem we have reached is "Why should I think about other people? It's not like everyone is looking out for me." That's not gonna change, no matter how hard we try.
It all falls back to ME again. At the end of the day I know that I've done the best I could and tried to stick by my morals and not mess up anyone else's good vibe.
All you have to do is read the release notes to know what it's going to do.
Granny just wants to send e-mail, and she can still do that. She doesn't need to connect tasks and hyperlinks. Anyone who does, should be smart enough to read about what they are installing.
no. Cable IS better.
In Portland we are lucky enough to have both in most places. I've never seen any of my friends' DSL service keep up with my cable connection. Most of them have switched to cable now.
Hell, just go an napster and watch.
Cable will download/upload quicker every time.
But you're right either is better than a dial up.
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You know good and well he meant english.
Not to mention that when using the English language, the word "america" primarily means the United States of America. Yes, even when it's not a U.S. citizen, they usually mean the U.S. It can also stand for "The Americas" of which Latin America is part of which also stands for South America and North America (again, Latin America). Look in an english dictionary and most time the United States will be listed there, followed by a note about "The Americas".
By the way you also forgot to mention French as one of the language.
The hype was because too many morons were expecting to see someone get his head taken off while waiting to catch the ball.
The five yard halo keeps people from getting killed. Seeing a knockout blow on almost every punt was not the intent of the rule (although one might wonder with the WWF being involved).
The big thing about "no fair catches" is that it's there to guarantee a run back (or attempt) on every punt. The other rule that wasn't hyped, or talked about as much was the fact that it's a free ball after 20 or 25 yards (I forget). Again, forcing the returner to catch it. For those who don't know, in other forms of american football the returner can let the ball go by and the defense can down it (for the return team to take over) wherever they touch it.
Yeah... try working for a union. Then try working a raise into a union contract. Sounds like a pretty easy thing. Not so. If you have a huge shop of programmers, DBA's, Lan guys, and the like it takes forever (we've been waiting for well over a year).
What is there to "get" or "not get" about Yar's Revenge.
It's a perfect game for relaxation. Just turn off your brain and go to town.
Get yourself a big cannon and shoot the fireball when it comes after you.....or was it a comet?
Damn.... I'm gonna have to go play that now....
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samus IS a chick
I've had a couple of dates that resemble the blue screen of death.
My cable modem used to cost $10 a month. I guess a lot of people were buying their own modems though, because recently the company raised internet prices by $7 and lowered the modem rental to $3. Didn't change my bill at all. But if you were using your own modem, now you are paying more.
God I hate AT&T.
Mainframes are still around in part because for some of the bigger custmers, IBM will drop their shorts to keep them on a mainframe.
That's what happened for quite some time where I worked.
In my shop we are currently converting a bunch of IBM Mainframe applications (mostly written in Natural and COBOL) to open intranet applications. The decision ended up being an easy one because this way will save a boat load of money. However, IBM still worked hard to make sure we are using a DB2 database, which overall doesn't really work as well as some other database applications with what we are doing.
I bought twice as many cd's back in Napster's heyday as I do now....probably more.
Granted, the current economy makes me think twice about some of my more frivolous purchases, but the main reason is that my exposure to music has been cut down.
Back when Napster was kicking, my friends would send me an e-mail saying "Hey, check out this song by this band." I would go to Napster, give it a listen and if I liked their music I might go buy the cd. These days, I just don't get to hear the songs, except for what popular radio shoves down our throat during drive time. I won't be buying any of those cd's anytime soon.
The labels want to be able to steer people to the music they want to sell, not the music that the people necessarily like.
Screw that. I'll just keep listening to the good songs that I already have.
Well, from the IBM DB2 end, it works fine
That's just it. It copies what Java does, and does it better. Not to mention that the development tools are cheaper. I'm not talking about any development tools, I'm talking about the ones with all the bells and whistles of Visual Studio.
And that is why Microsoft owns the market. They play to the "point&click People", also known as the "majority". Linux tends to be such a "smart" tool that your everyday user finds it too cumbersome. Most of them just want to click on an icon and get on the internet, or click an icon and read e-mail. It's a pretty simple concept that most braniacs will never grasp.
You didn't catch all that, did you? Granted, I wouldn't mind seeing what you are talking about happen, but it will be a long time coming. Like it or not, Microsoft IS the standard right now. Most developers MAY want to code to a standard and not a browser, but when one browser owns the market, you better make damn sure that your web page looks and works good in that browser. Even if you have to break the "standards" to make it that way.
Wow, two slashdot articles that apply directly to me have come through within the last two days. First the C#/.NET article on Thursday (what we are porting our systems TO) and now an article mentioning JCL (which is what we are converting FROM....JCL, Natural and Cobol).
I disagree. In this case, using the pointers is the main thing that will cause the code to be unsafe....and in C# it's a lot easier to do without the pointers.
That's actually considered one of the "good things" about the language.
actually it's "dude, chinaman is the the preferred nomenclature."
Maybe your version of civil behavior started in a church/temple but mine started at home. So did a bunch of other people I know, who happen to be a lot more civil than many church goers I happen to also know. Not to say you can't learn civil behavior from religion, but there is no black and white here. Just going to church doesn't make you a saint.
I know what you meant towards the end there, but I have to restate one part. There is nothing bigger than us...as in all of us. The problem as I see it with society today and what has been repeated again and again in this discussion is that people don't think about US. The think about ME. What do I want...What do I need...What do I deserve. A whole lot of us today don't take into account how our actions effect others. Even if you do, I'd bet you don't do all the time. I try to, because that's how I was raised. Even still I catch myself sometimes looking out for #1 first before anyone else and not thinking about how it might effect someone else.
Now the problem we have reached is "Why should I think about other people? It's not like everyone is looking out for me." That's not gonna change, no matter how hard we try.
It all falls back to ME again. At the end of the day I know that I've done the best I could and tried to stick by my morals and not mess up anyone else's good vibe.
All you have to do is read the release notes to know what it's going to do.
Granny just wants to send e-mail, and she can still do that. She doesn't need to connect tasks and hyperlinks. Anyone who does, should be smart enough to read about what they are installing.
.....all you have to do is put up a tent. Like in that one move....
uhhh....... maybe you better start over at the beginning and read everything again.
no. Cable IS better.
In Portland we are lucky enough to have both in most places. I've never seen any of my friends' DSL service keep up with my cable connection. Most of them have switched to cable now.
Hell, just go an napster and watch.
Cable will download/upload quicker every time.
But you're right either is better than a dial up.
Amen!
You know good and well he meant english.
Not to mention that when using the English language, the word "america" primarily means the United States of America. Yes, even when it's not a U.S. citizen, they usually mean the U.S. It can also stand for "The Americas" of which Latin America is part of which also stands for South America and North America (again, Latin America). Look in an english dictionary and most time the United States will be listed there, followed by a note about "The Americas".
By the way you also forgot to mention French as one of the language.
The hype was because too many morons were expecting to see someone get his head taken off while waiting to catch the ball.
The five yard halo keeps people from getting killed. Seeing a knockout blow on almost every punt was not the intent of the rule (although one might wonder with the WWF being involved).
The big thing about "no fair catches" is that it's there to guarantee a run back (or attempt) on every punt. The other rule that wasn't hyped, or talked about as much was the fact that it's a free ball after 20 or 25 yards (I forget). Again, forcing the returner to catch it. For those who don't know, in other forms of american football the returner can let the ball go by and the defense can down it (for the return team to take over) wherever they touch it.
Yeah... try working for a union. Then try working a raise into a union contract. Sounds like a pretty easy thing. Not so. If you have a huge shop of programmers, DBA's, Lan guys, and the like it takes forever (we've been waiting for well over a year).
What is there to "get" or "not get" about Yar's Revenge.
It's a perfect game for relaxation. Just turn off your brain and go to town.
Get yourself a big cannon and shoot the fireball when it comes after you.....or was it a comet?
Damn.... I'm gonna have to go play that now....
Pascal here too. Ended up being pretty useful when I later had to code in Ada
you can't beat THE SPACE MADNESS!
they're the French.
That's gotta suck.