So what are YOU going to do on your deathbed? Are you going to tell your grandchildren about how you put your life on the line when the proxy server at work went down, or how you once suffered with a cellphone without a camera, or how many witty comments you made on slashdot? When your last breath leaves your body are you going to say to yourself "boy, am I glad I spent those countless hours watching TV. I wish I could stay alive a little longer so I could watch more."
For the majority of us on/., this place is simply a diversion from a boring inane job. The difference between you and I is that one of us recognizes this fact. Even the creators of this site hint at this. Is there a big difference between "CMDR_TACO" and "P3NIS_CLEAVER"? They are both genital references if you get your head out of your ass.
Stuff that matters indeed.
The real question we ought to be asking, is given there are as many people alive today as ever, why don't we have 10000 geniuses making enormous progress in the sciences, when largely we hear about questionable things like "cold fusion," and the like.
The low-hanging fruit have been picked. I think we are going to find that the interval from when something is discovered and when it is recognized to be significant is going to become longer and longer.
Teaching yourself calculus is not that big of a deal. My brother taught himself in 8th grade. We still have the notebooks. Of course he did eventually win a westinghouse scholorship and went to caltech.
Since half of them happened when someone did call, I would say that 25% of them would be prevented since if they did call it would only help 50% of the time.
Really though I worry more about gas lines. In NJ last year workers dug up a gas line by a large pet store and blew the whole damn thing up.
A polymer based superconductor with a printed on sensor will be the next disruptive technology. The sensor doesn't need to be that small or fast so it will be possible with sub-standard materials. How about a 4x5 sensor with 50million pixels?
Yeah, I get a laugh out of stuff like this. When I was a kid I told my dad about an idea I had for a motor with a square in the middle instead of a piston. My pop informed me that the wankel engine was around a long time before I was.
The hardest concept for many beginners is understanding where stuff is, and how to get to it. Understanding the difference between memory and hard disk, and things on the internet. Maybe if your mom understood that you never want anything on the internet on her hard drive, she wouldnt install spyware on it.
An important benefit of written communications is that it forces the person to collect their thoughts in a way that makes sense. I have always challenged (customer,manager) to put their (bad) ideas in writing. Once they try to get it on paper they discover the logical holes in their thinking.
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How about the lack of static connection in JDBC? (might be changed now but this was in 2000)
We use a wrapper for ado.net that makes it really easy use.
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The portability thing is a red herring issue. Incorporating a web server from a different operating system into your network is trivial.
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Another point is that it turns a low-value fuel (coal) into a high value fuel (biodiesel). No middle eastern entanglements and you get electricity to boot!
I don't think that is weird at all. I am an atheist, but I am certainly not against religion. I don't need to cut up others beliefs to feel okay about my choices. I judge people by what the say and do, not their religion.
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Windows Media Player does exactly the same thing, when I put in a cd it gets info from their website. Presumably they track/store this information.
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Ironic, isn't it?
Your the one arguing with P3NIS_CLEAVER.
Blew a gasket? You don't know trolls very well. You are looking for something, aren't you? You are reading at -1.
So what are YOU going to do on your deathbed? Are you going to tell your grandchildren about how you put your life on the line when the proxy server at work went down, or how you once suffered with a cellphone without a camera, or how many witty comments you made on slashdot? When your last breath leaves your body are you going to say to yourself "boy, am I glad I spent those countless hours watching TV. I wish I could stay alive a little longer so I could watch more."
/., this place is simply a diversion from a boring inane job. The difference between you and I is that one of us recognizes this fact. Even the creators of this site hint at this. Is there a big difference between "CMDR_TACO" and "P3NIS_CLEAVER"? They are both genital references if you get your head out of your ass.
For the majority of us on
Stuff that matters indeed.
As if sitting in front of a computer isn't enough, your going to go home and watch tv? Get a life.
The real question we ought to be asking, is given there are as many people alive today as ever, why don't we have 10000 geniuses making enormous progress in the sciences, when largely we hear about questionable things like "cold fusion," and the like.
The low-hanging fruit have been picked. I think we are going to find that the interval from when something is discovered and when it is recognized to be significant is going to become longer and longer.
Teaching yourself calculus is not that big of a deal. My brother taught himself in 8th grade. We still have the notebooks. Of course he did eventually win a westinghouse scholorship and went to caltech.
OMG Stephen King is dead? I need to light a candle!
In 'saving private ryan' they used high speed film in daylight. The strobe effect on the action was quite noticable.
As far as I am concerned, lots of service packs are a sign of weakness. Perfect software (i know, just a nice goal) wouldn't need any!
Maybe service packs arent as critical now since security updates/hotfixes are distributed automatically? IMHO this is a good thing.....
Since half of them happened when someone did call, I would say that 25% of them would be prevented since if they did call it would only help 50% of the time.
Really though I worry more about gas lines. In NJ last year workers dug up a gas line by a large pet store and blew the whole damn thing up.
And once the transition is complete, expect to see Apple move to AMD. They are playing Intel like a fiddle.
A polymer based superconductor with a printed on sensor will be the next disruptive technology. The sensor doesn't need to be that small or fast so it will be possible with sub-standard materials. How about a 4x5 sensor with 50million pixels?
Actually a guy in NJ got busted for running a porn server on an army base. (Fort Monmouth)
Yeah, I get a laugh out of stuff like this. When I was a kid I told my dad about an idea I had for a motor with a square in the middle instead of a piston. My pop informed me that the wankel engine was around a long time before I was.
The hardest concept for many beginners is understanding where stuff is, and how to get to it. Understanding the difference between memory and hard disk, and things on the internet. Maybe if your mom understood that you never want anything on the internet on her hard drive, she wouldnt install spyware on it.
An important benefit of written communications is that it forces the person to collect their thoughts in a way that makes sense. I have always challenged (customer,manager) to put their (bad) ideas in writing. Once they try to get it on paper they discover the logical holes in their thinking.
How about the lack of static connection in JDBC? (might be changed now but this was in 2000) We use a wrapper for ado.net that makes it really easy use.
The portability thing is a red herring issue. Incorporating a web server from a different operating system into your network is trivial.
You can use Borland or Eclipse for .net development. Where did you get this info?D =39696&SP=10023&CID=0&PID=772687&PN=1&V1=772687&CU R=840&DSP=&PGRP=0&ABCODE=&CACHE_ID=0
http://shop.borland.com/dr/v2/ec_Main.Entry17c?SI
Funny I always assumed the ham was green too.
Another point is that it turns a low-value fuel (coal) into a high value fuel (biodiesel). No middle eastern entanglements and you get electricity to boot!
I don't think that is weird at all. I am an atheist, but I am certainly not against religion. I don't need to cut up others beliefs to feel okay about my choices. I judge people by what the say and do, not their religion.
Windows Media Player does exactly the same thing, when I put in a cd it gets info from their website. Presumably they track/store this information.