Just curious, will Microsoft continue to offer VBScript in the future, in light of VB.NET? It seems to be a doomed language for server-side web pages, now that MS wants all their web developers to migrate to ASP.NET. I suppose it might live on in the form of VBA in Office, Outlook and the like. Whatever.
And until I can pay my bills over the Internet, it wouldn't be a substitute for me either.
I have an account with Bank of America (yeah, I agree the suck for the most part, but convience of ATM and good online bill pay is worth it), and with direct deposit I get free online bill pay. I pay all my bills via the Internet, the service works find with Mozilla.
Ditto Fleet. I pay my bills through Fleet HomeLink with Mozilla.
Why do people think it is necessary to have a gun in their home for defensive purposes? Do you intend to actually fire that gun at a potential burglar?
Yes.
And to the folks who would rather there be no legal private ownership: If you're so gung-ho on this issue, why don't you hang a sign on the front of your home stating that you don't own a gun?
It's funny, I have yet to see that happen.
The bat and the hammer by the bed may be all good and well for some. Good for them. I won't take that chance though, because I have a feeling I'm not going to care a whole lot if the police manage to apprehend my murderer some time after the fact.
Fleet Bank/Credit Services: refused to let me log in using a non-Windows browser.
Hmm. I pay my bills with Fleet HomeLink Online Banking, and I can do so with IE and Moz on OS X. The site is not JavaScript/DHTML heavy, and I haven't had a single problem with it or them.
I closed my accounts w/ them specifically because they wouldn't even respond to queries regarding compatiblity issues w/ their website.
Their system requirements are right here. They have a link to these requirements right next to the customer login area. From their own requirements page, they require 128-bit SSL in your browser, and they support the following:
* Netscape® Navigator 4.08 and higher
* Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 4.01 and higher for Windows
* IE 5.0 and higher for Macintosh
* AOL version 5.0 and higher
Based on the fact that I use Moz/OS X with their site, I'd be hopeful that Moz/Linux might be okay too, but I haven't tried it. I suppose it would be nice if they stated their policy on Linux browsers one way or the other, though.
I don't know, maybe Fleet has some other sites/services that suck, but HomeLink is not one of them, IMO.
"...and by the way, a three-month old kid in your belly is not a f**king human being, okay? It's just a bunch of congregated cells. You're not a human until you're in my phone book. There, my hat is now in the political ring." - Bill Hicks.
"How come when it's us it's an abortion, but when it's chickens, it's an omlette?" - George Carlin
AOL/TW will buy Red Hat. They're looking to break free of Microsoft...
Why Red Hat? Corel would probably be a lot cheaper...
make me wonder if AOL perhaps missed an opportunity by not buying Be. Seems to me BeOS would have fit the bill for all this talk of an AOL web/email only consumer box, and could have been purchased for a song. Am I overlooking something here?
My company is seriously considering enforcing a SOE on all employee computers, including developers.
In my company, there is the same sort of lockdown on all employee computers (W2K), with the exception of developers. As a developer, I am assigned a higher lever of trust not to screw up my machine, and have admin rights on it. OTOH, my W2K box is also my first-stage development server, so I have to be able to admin that box.
I guess my point is, a blanket policy that considers developers no more savvy than typical office workers seems to be shortsighted.
Just thought I'd throw this into the soup; it's a cut from John Dvorak's Inside Track [pcmag.com] column, 10/30/2001:
"...Meanwhile, will Win XP reignite the PC market? Many people think so, because it crashes less and people will flock to it. Every new Microsoft operating system crashes less when you first get it. Only after your system is loaded up with too many unruly applications will your PC begin to degrade. This might take years. TechTracker (www.techtracker.com) is trying to document system failure on a grand scale by monitoring the Registry and other aspects of a statistically significant number of systems in hopes of finding the odd combinations of applications that make Windows suddenly become unstable. Currently, TechTracker software and its acclaimed cohort VersionTracker.com maintain a database of up-to-date versions of software, which may help people isolate nagging problems. This concept interests me, since I have a Windows 2000 system that has become unstable and reboots itself every half hour. This kicked in after I installed some USB devices. Ack!"
Then again, it's Dvorak, so make of it what you will.
My laptop running Win2k has gone for up to a week without rebooting - that's going between multiple network environments, hardware configurations, and going in and out of suspend and hibernate.
Just to play devil's advocate on this one point, I submit a cut from John Dvorak's Inside Track column, 10/30/2001:
"...Meanwhile, will Win XP reignite the PC market? Many people think so, because it crashes less and people will flock to it. Every new Microsoft operating system crashes less when you first get it. Only after your system is loaded up with too many unruly applications will your PC begin to degrade. This might take years. TechTracker (www.techtracker.com) is trying to document system failure on a grand scale by monitoring the Registry and other aspects of a statistically significant number of systems in hopes of finding the odd combinations of applications that make Windows suddenly become unstable. Currently, TechTracker software and its acclaimed cohort VersionTracker.com maintain a database of up-to-date versions of software, which may help people isolate nagging problems. This concept interests me, since I have a Windows 2000 system that has become unstable and reboots itself every half hour. This kicked in after I installed some USB devices. Ack!"
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" (George Santayana)
"I've got news for Mr. Santayana: we're doomed to repeat the past no matter what. That's what it is to be alive." - Borrowed from a bit of dialogue from Kurt Vonnegut's Bluebeard, p.91
11:00 PM EST - CBS TV in NY is reporting that a van was stopped on the George Washington Bridge with enough explosives to take down the bridge, and that two people are in custody.
So I compare a CD-ROM, 1/50th the size and weight of a paperback, to 200 paperbacks for the same information capacity. And my notebook, quite dated by now at 2 1/2 years old, has a 6.4 gigabyte disk.
Which is more portable, a 2 lb computer or 2000 paperbacks?
Kind of a weird comparison.
When I'm reading a paperback, I'm carrying one book, not 2000. Now sometimes I've been guilty of starting another book before I'm done with the one I'm already reading, but I don't think I've ever needed access to 2000 paperbacks at one time. Are you just an incredibly fast reader?
I agree. The actual football was enjoyable, sort of the same charm of watching a good high school or college game as opposed to the NFL, which I find boring.
All in all, I'd say it wasn't too bad for it's initial run. They'll tighten the whole presentation up a bit, I believe. I agree with the poster who said to get the cameras out of the crowds. Those shots were mortifying. Also, keep the WWF personalities out of it, except for the broadcast team of Ross and Lawler (I thought they were great).
I hope that there is a good level of parody between the teams, because I enjoyed the Chicago game (it was close) a lot more than the NY game (blowout).
One more thing: despite the WWF being involved, the games have to be on the level, because there are Vegas betting lines on the games. As another poster pointed out, the pure betting demographic is huge in and of itself. If there is legitimate action to be had on these games, some people will watch just for that.
I hope the XFL does well, and I hope it works on the strength of the actual football being played, not on the carnival taking place around it.
They would be far less likely to suffer from depression...
You must never have listened to The Smiths.;)
Peace.
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"Coding has begun to become something for the braindead. And the sad thing is, that many corporations will hire these pimple faced teen VB programmers that have no knowledge of algorithem analysis, and have little to know experience writing anything else than yet another Visual Basic Calculator."
Oh, that old gag.
C'mon, don't people ever get tired of blaming VB for all the world's problems? And where are all these corporations employing armies of teenage VB grinders? How many Northwind DB apps can a single company need?:)
I thought the issue was software bloat, specifically in light of Netscape 6? No one's using VB to write web browsers, operating systems, or most of the other crap that makes your WinME install take up 550MB of real estate.
VB app developers are cut and pasting If-Else blocks to script GUI widget events. They're not supposed to have to know about algorithm analysis. If they did, they wouldn't be VB coders, they'd be programmers.
Now, the folks who coded VB itself, it'd be nice if they knew how to code tight, efficient software...
First it's climbing stairs and doing other cute little human things. Next thing you know, it's fitted with a docking port for Nixon's head, and all hell's breaking loose.
Apologies to those who haven't seen that episode...
...AOL will be able to market this thing, especially if they do the rebate thing in exchange for 2 or 3 years of agreed AOL membership. They've already got 30 million people gladly accepting advertising at every online move they make. All they have to do is show some beautiful, acne-free teenagers in Limp Bizkit shirts posting to MTV's Total Request Live chat rooms on these things.
At least the touch screens will get them ready for a career of ringing up meals at fast food restaurants.
It's like buying a britney spears album. Under standard copyright law, I would buy it for $18 (rhetorically). But if the packaging said "Hey, you can't make a copy of this CD for any purpose whatsoever, you can't make an MP3 of it, you can't dispose of the jewel case or the packaging, and you sure as hell can't play any part of it in a public setting where more than 2 people are present." You simply won't buy it. Neither will anyone buy your scripts if you are going to bind their hands like that.
I can't say I'd be opposed to that particular restriction...
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What was that quote?
"If voting actually changed anything, it'd be illegal."
I don't know who said it, though.
I heard it in a Jello Biafra spoken word performance. Though whether he was quoting a third party, I don't recall.
Session 9 (horror)
Ginger Snaps (horror)
Donnie Darko (dark fantasy)
Nadja (horror, vampire flick)
Lord of Illusions (horror)
In the Mouth of Madness (horror)
They Live (Sci-fi. Not underappreciated around here, I imagine.)
I guess they would have to take away the ability to ALT-PRINT SCREEN into another application as well?
Column tagline: "How to Avoid the Almost Certain End of Sun Microsystems"
From the column: "I don't know exactly what Sun should do to save itself..."
Thanks for the insight, Bob!
Just curious, will Microsoft continue to offer VBScript in the future, in light of VB.NET? It seems to be a doomed language for server-side web pages, now that MS wants all their web developers to migrate to ASP.NET. I suppose it might live on in the form of VBA in Office, Outlook and the like. Whatever.
I have an account with Bank of America (yeah, I agree the suck for the most part, but convience of ATM and good online bill pay is worth it), and with direct deposit I get free online bill pay. I pay all my bills via the Internet, the service works find with Mozilla.
Ditto Fleet. I pay my bills through Fleet HomeLink with Mozilla.
Why do people think it is necessary to have a gun in their home for defensive purposes? Do you intend to actually fire that gun at a potential burglar?
Yes.
And to the folks who would rather there be no legal private ownership: If you're so gung-ho on this issue, why don't you hang a sign on the front of your home stating that you don't own a gun?
It's funny, I have yet to see that happen.
The bat and the hammer by the bed may be all good and well for some. Good for them. I won't take that chance though, because I have a feeling I'm not going to care a whole lot if the police manage to apprehend my murderer some time after the fact.
the main issue here: attrackt windows developers to use Mono on linux instead of .NET on Windows
I agree, but please, violence is not the answer!
Fleet Bank/Credit Services: refused to let me log in using a non-Windows browser.
Hmm. I pay my bills with Fleet HomeLink Online Banking, and I can do so with IE and Moz on OS X. The site is not JavaScript/DHTML heavy, and I haven't had a single problem with it or them.
I closed my accounts w/ them specifically because they wouldn't even respond to queries regarding compatiblity issues w/ their website.
Their system requirements are right here. They have a link to these requirements right next to the customer login area. From their own requirements page, they require 128-bit SSL in your browser, and they support the following:
* Netscape® Navigator 4.08 and higher
* Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 4.01 and higher for Windows
* IE 5.0 and higher for Macintosh
* AOL version 5.0 and higher
Based on the fact that I use Moz/OS X with their site, I'd be hopeful that Moz/Linux might be okay too, but I haven't tried it. I suppose it would be nice if they stated their policy on Linux browsers one way or the other, though.
I don't know, maybe Fleet has some other sites/services that suck, but HomeLink is not one of them, IMO.
This debate always makes me a little tense.
Must... retreat... into... humor...
"...and by the way, a three-month old kid in your belly is not a f**king human being, okay? It's just a bunch of congregated cells. You're not a human until you're in my phone book. There, my hat is now in the political ring." - Bill Hicks.
"How come when it's us it's an abortion, but when it's chickens, it's an omlette?" - George Carlin
AOL/TW will buy Red Hat. They're looking to break free of Microsoft...
Why Red Hat? Corel would probably be a lot cheaper...
make me wonder if AOL perhaps missed an opportunity by not buying Be. Seems to me BeOS would have fit the bill for all this talk of an AOL web/email only consumer box, and could have been purchased for a song. Am I overlooking something here?
Cheers.
...Ace Ventura, Pet Detective? The opening scene warned me off of ever shipping anything UPS.
In my company, there is the same sort of lockdown on all employee computers (W2K), with the exception of developers. As a developer, I am assigned a higher lever of trust not to screw up my machine, and have admin rights on it. OTOH, my W2K box is also my first-stage development server, so I have to be able to admin that box.
I guess my point is, a blanket policy that considers developers no more savvy than typical office workers seems to be shortsighted.
Just thought I'd throw this into the soup; it's a cut from John Dvorak's Inside Track [pcmag.com] column, 10/30/2001:
"...Meanwhile, will Win XP reignite the PC market? Many people think so, because it crashes less and people will flock to it. Every new Microsoft operating system crashes less when you first get it. Only after your system is loaded up with too many unruly applications will your PC begin to degrade. This might take years. TechTracker (www.techtracker.com) is trying to document system failure on a grand scale by monitoring the Registry and other aspects of a statistically significant number of systems in hopes of finding the odd combinations of applications that make Windows suddenly become unstable. Currently, TechTracker software and its acclaimed cohort VersionTracker.com maintain a database of up-to-date versions of software, which may help people isolate nagging problems. This concept interests me, since I have a Windows 2000 system that has become unstable and reboots itself every half hour. This kicked in after I installed some USB devices. Ack!"
Then again, it's Dvorak, so make of it what you will.
Just to play devil's advocate on this one point, I submit a cut from John Dvorak's Inside Track column, 10/30/2001:
"...Meanwhile, will Win XP reignite the PC market? Many people think so, because it crashes less and people will flock to it. Every new Microsoft operating system crashes less when you first get it. Only after your system is loaded up with too many unruly applications will your PC begin to degrade. This might take years. TechTracker (www.techtracker.com) is trying to document system failure on a grand scale by monitoring the Registry and other aspects of a statistically significant number of systems in hopes of finding the odd combinations of applications that make Windows suddenly become unstable. Currently, TechTracker software and its acclaimed cohort VersionTracker.com maintain a database of up-to-date versions of software, which may help people isolate nagging problems. This concept interests me, since I have a Windows 2000 system that has become unstable and reboots itself every half hour. This kicked in after I installed some USB devices. Ack!"
To any senators or congressmen listening:
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" (George Santayana)
"I've got news for Mr. Santayana: we're doomed to repeat the past no matter what. That's what it is to be alive."
- Borrowed from a bit of dialogue from Kurt Vonnegut's Bluebeard, p.91
11:00 PM EST - CBS TV in NY is reporting that a van was stopped on the George Washington Bridge with enough explosives to take down the bridge, and that two people are in custody.
If I built a roof on somebody's house the way I write code...I'd still be doing time.
So I compare a CD-ROM, 1/50th the size and weight of a paperback, to 200 paperbacks for the same information capacity. And my notebook, quite dated by now at 2 1/2 years old, has a 6.4 gigabyte disk.
Which is more portable, a 2 lb computer or 2000 paperbacks?
Kind of a weird comparison.
When I'm reading a paperback, I'm carrying one book, not 2000. Now sometimes I've been guilty of starting another book before I'm done with the one I'm already reading, but I don't think I've ever needed access to 2000 paperbacks at one time. Are you just an incredibly fast reader?
I agree. The actual football was enjoyable, sort of the same charm of watching a good high school or college game as opposed to the NFL, which I find boring.
All in all, I'd say it wasn't too bad for it's initial run. They'll tighten the whole presentation up a bit, I believe. I agree with the poster who said to get the cameras out of the crowds. Those shots were mortifying. Also, keep the WWF personalities out of it, except for the broadcast team of Ross and Lawler (I thought they were great).
I hope that there is a good level of parody between the teams, because I enjoyed the Chicago game (it was close) a lot more than the NY game (blowout).
One more thing: despite the WWF being involved, the games have to be on the level, because there are Vegas betting lines on the games. As another poster pointed out, the pure betting demographic is huge in and of itself. If there is legitimate action to be had on these games, some people will watch just for that.
I hope the XFL does well, and I hope it works on the strength of the actual football being played, not on the carnival taking place around it.
They would be far less likely to suffer from depression...
;)
You must never have listened to The Smiths.
Peace.
"Coding has begun to become something for the braindead. And the sad thing is, that many corporations will hire these pimple faced teen VB programmers that have no knowledge of algorithem analysis, and have little to know experience writing anything else than yet another Visual Basic Calculator."
:)
Oh, that old gag.
C'mon, don't people ever get tired of blaming VB for all the world's problems? And where are all these corporations employing armies of teenage VB grinders? How many Northwind DB apps can a single company need?
I thought the issue was software bloat, specifically in light of Netscape 6? No one's using VB to write web browsers, operating systems, or most of the other crap that makes your WinME install take up 550MB of real estate.
VB app developers are cut and pasting If-Else blocks to script GUI widget events. They're not supposed to have to know about algorithm analysis. If they did, they wouldn't be VB coders, they'd be programmers.
Now, the folks who coded VB itself, it'd be nice if they knew how to code tight, efficient software...
...was fortold by the TV show Futurama.
First it's climbing stairs and doing other cute little human things. Next thing you know, it's fitted with a docking port for Nixon's head, and all hell's breaking loose.
Apologies to those who haven't seen that episode...
...AOL will be able to market this thing, especially if they do the rebate thing in exchange for 2 or 3 years of agreed AOL membership. They've already got 30 million people gladly accepting advertising at every online move they make. All they have to do is show some beautiful, acne-free teenagers in Limp Bizkit shirts posting to MTV's Total Request Live chat rooms on these things.
At least the touch screens will get them ready for a career of ringing up meals at fast food restaurants.
It's like buying a britney spears album. Under standard copyright law, I would buy it for $18 (rhetorically). But if the packaging said "Hey, you can't make a copy of this CD for any purpose whatsoever, you can't make an MP3 of it, you can't dispose of the jewel case or the packaging, and you sure as hell can't play any part of it in a public setting where more than 2 people are present." You simply won't buy it. Neither will anyone buy your scripts if you are going to bind their hands like that.
I can't say I'd be opposed to that particular restriction...