If everyone at your company is doing similar enough thihgs this should work out OK. I doubt you will see any bump in productivity though.
However, languages are tools. Like carpenters, software developers should use the right tools for the right job. Forcing everyone that's building your house to use exactly the same kind of hammer for every task doesn't give any benefit and will result in worse, not better, construction.
Children born in 1973 would also be the first generation that had ready access to video games. The ability to exercise violent impulses in pixels rather than blood seems like a more probably hypothesis.
Ringworld by Larry Niven is pretty good. Obviously, he takes liberties but Ringworld inspired a body of work focused on if it is actually possible and what it would take to make it happen. That sounds to me like a good educational opportunity. Some of his ideas are also complete bunk and sorting them out also seems like a nice way to discuss the text.
I'd rather spend a few hours installing windows than spend weeks uninstalling the Dell shovelware. I'd be pretty surprised if you bought a Dell and jumped for joy at the "fun" extras.
The MacBook Pro can go up to 3G. I was going to suggest a MacMini but they appear to cap at 2G. I agree with the sentiment that something is wrong though. You shouldn't be using 1.6G right after startup.
As I understand, employment contracts are "at-will," meaning you or your employer may break the contract at any time for any reason. Non-compete clauses, at least in California, are largely unenforceable for anyone but perhaps company officers. Unless you signed something very odd it sounds to me like you are free and clear. I wouldn't counter sue as that marks you as a bad apple for the rest of your career unless the legal fees are outrageous, then I would.
Hopefully your new employer isn't afraid of this nonsense and will help you fight back.
Not sure why everyone's pimping the 48/GX. The 50G is actually the first good calculator from HP in a long time. The screen is sharp, the keys are good, it's fast, and takes SD cards. But if you aren't up for learning RPN, just buckle down and get a TI.
Did Sony back HDMI and HDCP? If so, then damn right they are to blame. Blaming a TV manufacturer for incorrectly implementing a standard that doesn't serve any useful purpose seems to ignore the real problem here.
...we'll tear your product to pieces. It'll be mocked by us mercilessly and swiftly forgotten. The overall marketing effort would be starkly hindered by the historic mauling that we gave it in its infancy.
Yeah, just like the thrashing we gave the iPod. You suck, Apple!
It's a judgment call. You aren't obligated to say anything other than "Thank you for your time." If I'm busy or the person is hopelessly mismatched or defective, I won't say anything. If they seem like they could grow into someone who has a future I might say something like, "Perhaps you should spend a little time looking into that XML standard. I hear it's going to be big someday."
To put it another way, I treat them like I think I would like to be treated. If I know I flunked it and I know why, the interviewer doesn't need to tell me anything. If I'm mystified why I was passed over, some feedback would be nice.
It's probably not a hoax but it's also not a conspiracy. YIM has had trouble sending messages that are only URLs for quite a while. Quite a few people have already commented to that effect and I just want to throw in a "Me too!"
I read the article and played his demo. I'm not excited by this at all for 2 reasons: it invents yet another model of tab spacing and it encourages use of tabs.
Tabs just need to go away so we can get back to real debates, like CR vs. CR/LF vs. LF.
I was surprised that some switches did actually care. I think it was because IPv6 uses multicast ethernet MACs that older switches did not understand. My memory is hazy though and it is possibly I'm wrong on this.
The single greatest drawback is that it is not compatible with IPv4, mandating huge purchases of new equipment. That's why Cisco is pushing for it; they stand to make billions. This isn't a bad plan for them but they have to sell the idea to everyone. The IP space "crisis" is just the tool to do that.
Other drawbacks, besides stuffing Cisco full of cash, are:
1) Upgrades required for all end-user software.
2) Large address spaces is human-hostile (think 192.168.45.22 is hard to use? Try 2ee4:43:2001::3e3e:1ea7, and that's a short one)
3) Default IPv6 address will quite likely embed your Ethernet MAC, making all anonymity a thing of the past. This is not mandated by the spec but is often mentioned and used and makes life simpler for admins.
Upsides:
Every single atom in every single dollar bill that Cisco collects can have its own IP address! How sweet is that!
Possibly faster routing. The IP header is simplified and IP checksumming is gone, so IP layer hardware can usually actually go faster despite the larger header. IPv6 routers are also allowed to forgo fragmentation, again making them faster and simpler.
Superior multicast support and death to broadcast. Multicast is used instead of broadcast for ARP.
Improved DNS facilities. Good thing too since the inscrutable addresses means you'll need to put everything in DNS.
Yes. Great idea. I can't seem to find any moving images of people having sex. They'll all covered by popups of people doing horrible things to farm animals.
The parent poster is right. Photographic techniques are probably easier across the board. But there is no reason you can't use both.
I'm ok though. I type in my password with mittens in a dark room. I wish they would let me out of here.
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· Score: 5, Interesting
Seriously, it's just a smaller version of the ipod with a fraction of the disk space. What does this have that the ipod doesn't? At least the Shuffle doubles as a USB key for people who like to transfer files on the go. Aside from the trend factor, I don't see what this thing has that a regular ipod doesn't.
And thus we see why slashdot people are not in marketing.
It's all about form, not function. iPods are functionally inferior to most other MP3 players- no radio, no voice record, no optical outputs, no OGG/WMA support, too expensive for the size, only work with iTunes- but they have a form factor that has yet to be equaled let alone beaten. They look good and feel good. That is what sells. Scoff all you want.
And yes, form matters, even beyond just selling more. I have an iRiver device with a clicky joystick control. It sits at home, unused, because the joystick is a pain to use. My shuffle get carried everywhere and used all the time because it has a simple interface that works.
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The only thing holding me back from upgrading to Vista was a solid comedian endorsement.
If everyone at your company is doing similar enough thihgs this should work out OK. I doubt you will see any bump in productivity though.
However, languages are tools. Like carpenters, software developers should use the right tools for the right job. Forcing everyone that's building your house to use exactly the same kind of hammer for every task doesn't give any benefit and will result in worse, not better, construction.
Heck with an ID as low as mine...
Old != Smart
Children born in 1973 would also be the first generation that had ready access to video games. The ability to exercise violent impulses in pixels rather than blood seems like a more probably hypothesis.
Take that, Jack Thompson!
There's no try/catch in C...
There is only do {} while;
Ringworld by Larry Niven is pretty good. Obviously, he takes liberties but Ringworld inspired a body of work focused on if it is actually possible and what it would take to make it happen. That sounds to me like a good educational opportunity. Some of his ideas are also complete bunk and sorting them out also seems like a nice way to discuss the text.
Amazon Link: http://tinyurl.com/39xh3o
Wikipedia Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringworld
I'd rather spend a few hours installing windows than spend weeks uninstalling the Dell shovelware. I'd be pretty surprised if you bought a Dell and jumped for joy at the "fun" extras.
The MacBook Pro can go up to 3G. I was going to suggest a MacMini but they appear to cap at 2G. I agree with the sentiment that something is wrong though. You shouldn't be using 1.6G right after startup.
As I understand, employment contracts are "at-will," meaning you or your employer may break the contract at any time for any reason. Non-compete clauses, at least in California, are largely unenforceable for anyone but perhaps company officers. Unless you signed something very odd it sounds to me like you are free and clear. I wouldn't counter sue as that marks you as a bad apple for the rest of your career unless the legal fees are outrageous, then I would.
Hopefully your new employer isn't afraid of this nonsense and will help you fight back.
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Not sure why everyone's pimping the 48/GX. The 50G is actually the first good calculator from HP in a long time. The screen is sharp, the keys are good, it's fast, and takes SD cards. But if you aren't up for learning RPN, just buckle down and get a TI.
Did Sony back HDMI and HDCP? If so, then damn right they are to blame. Blaming a TV manufacturer for incorrectly implementing a standard that doesn't serve any useful purpose seems to ignore the real problem here.
...we'll tear your product to pieces. It'll be mocked by us mercilessly and swiftly forgotten. The overall marketing effort would be starkly hindered by the historic mauling that we gave it in its infancy.Yeah, just like the thrashing we gave the iPod. You suck, Apple!
It's a judgment call. You aren't obligated to say anything other than "Thank you for your time." If I'm busy or the person is hopelessly mismatched or defective, I won't say anything. If they seem like they could grow into someone who has a future I might say something like, "Perhaps you should spend a little time looking into that XML standard. I hear it's going to be big someday."
To put it another way, I treat them like I think I would like to be treated. If I know I flunked it and I know why, the interviewer doesn't need to tell me anything. If I'm mystified why I was passed over, some feedback would be nice.
There is no higher honor than earing the scorn of Bill O.
We must not be thinking of the same XML.
Why isn't there a Warcraft category on /. yet? I would love to not see any WoW related posts. Ever.
I think I speak for everyone when I say "GET A LIFE!"
It's probably not a hoax but it's also not a conspiracy. YIM has had trouble sending messages that are only URLs for quite a while. Quite a few people have already commented to that effect and I just want to throw in a "Me too!"
Yahoo: It's here, it's broken, get used to it.
I read the article and played his demo. I'm not excited by this at all for 2 reasons: it invents yet another model of tab spacing and it encourages use of tabs.
Tabs just need to go away so we can get back to real debates, like CR vs. CR/LF vs. LF.
Layer 2 switches won't notice or care.
I was surprised that some switches did actually care. I think it was because IPv6 uses multicast ethernet MACs that older switches did not understand. My memory is hazy though and it is possibly I'm wrong on this.
The single greatest drawback is that it is not compatible with IPv4, mandating huge purchases of new equipment. That's why Cisco is pushing for it; they stand to make billions. This isn't a bad plan for them but they have to sell the idea to everyone. The IP space "crisis" is just the tool to do that.
Other drawbacks, besides stuffing Cisco full of cash, are:
1) Upgrades required for all end-user software.
2) Large address spaces is human-hostile (think 192.168.45.22 is hard to use? Try 2ee4:43:2001::3e3e:1ea7, and that's a short one)
3) Default IPv6 address will quite likely embed your Ethernet MAC, making all anonymity a thing of the past. This is not mandated by the spec but is often mentioned and used and makes life simpler for admins.
Upsides:
Every single atom in every single dollar bill that Cisco collects can have its own IP address! How sweet is that!
Possibly faster routing. The IP header is simplified and IP checksumming is gone, so IP layer hardware can usually actually go faster despite the larger header. IPv6 routers are also allowed to forgo fragmentation, again making them faster and simpler.
Superior multicast support and death to broadcast. Multicast is used instead of broadcast for ARP.
Improved DNS facilities. Good thing too since the inscrutable addresses means you'll need to put everything in DNS.
Ever heard of Windows?
Yes. Great idea. I can't seem to find any moving images of people having sex. They'll all covered by popups of people doing horrible things to farm animals.
How about a zoom lens?
The parent poster is right. Photographic techniques are probably easier across the board. But there is no reason you can't use both.
I'm ok though. I type in my password with mittens in a dark room. I wish they would let me out of here.
And thus we see why slashdot people are not in marketing.
It's all about form, not function. iPods are functionally inferior to most other MP3 players- no radio, no voice record, no optical outputs, no OGG/WMA support, too expensive for the size, only work with iTunes- but they have a form factor that has yet to be equaled let alone beaten. They look good and feel good. That is what sells. Scoff all you want.
And yes, form matters, even beyond just selling more. I have an iRiver device with a clicky joystick control. It sits at home, unused, because the joystick is a pain to use. My shuffle get carried everywhere and used all the time because it has a simple interface that works.