Now, the mods have adjusted it +5 funny, but when I commented originally, the model-T comment was at +5 insightful while my earlier comment has since been modded down (since it makes less sense with the adjustment).
Slashdot renders great on the last ~3 versions of Firefox mobile on my Nokia N9, (which are provided via OTA updates). Ajax and all, it is very responsive, while the rendering quality seems very well done. (It was good before those versions also, but it seems zippier and more responsive with each version since). Firefox on the N9 is a joy.
Disclaimer: I made websites for a living, so I figure I am fairly discerning.
Yes, and also (aside from any value LinkedIn might offer you), publishing, (or forking) your code onto GitHub can arguably compete well against someone with a degree when it comes time to get hired, if your work is well-received within a respected community.
People like to buy what they can see, touch, and feel. Or perhaps what they need supported or advanced.
I am surprised not to have read this is prior comments, but Nokia gives away a (primarily Windows) desktop software environment called Nokia Suite, of which the Asha 305 seems to be a full-featured client device. I mean c'mon, when you can enter contact info into your PC and everything (appointments, etc.) sync with your tiny phone, that's like a smart phone, isn't?
Sure, why not? It is not the same. It is different from what you were expecting, perhaps. So the devs have made an effort to document their work.
Like, previously I had no idea how to easily scale a window to consume exactly half of my display-space. But watching one of those short videos clarified it to me so I can make use of the feature. In fact, I later tried the same technique using Windows 7 and it also worked. I am pleased someone made the effort as easy as possible for me to learn.
Gnome 3 gets way too much hate on Slashdot. No, they did not photocopy The Mainstream, they re-engineered the GUI and underlying pinnings.
For me, I had to take a moment to consider what the devs delivered. I tried a lot of stuff, including Unity on my Netbook and Gnome 3 gets my vote for most-efficient window management and task-switching on the tiny netbook screen. From there, I cautiously tested, then upgraded my main Ubuntu workstation to Gnome 3 as well. For folks willing to seriously consider Gnome 3, here's a total of about 5(!) minutes of training videos on YouTube to fast-track your efforts: https://www.youtube.com/user/GNOMEDesktop
Bottom line in my experience is I have successfully learned to manage my working windows more efficiently than before on both my workstation's double-monitors as well as my netbook's tiny screen. This is worth a lot to me going forward.
OK, there's that. But even when you tow the Microsoft dogma for them: The current Nokia CEO Elop has watched Microsoft's Steve Ballmer 'Osborne' all of Nokia's current products when Ballmer made clear no current phones on the market will run Windows Phone 8 in September. (So Nokia's facing another weak quarter, probably)
That follows the most recent and very expensive Nokia launch is the WP7.8-capable Lumia 900, which some say also face a carrier boycott due to Microsoft's ownership of Skype (the carriers hate Skype). Elop has wasted so much time with no other (i.e. non-Microsoft) new products available. I will also argue the Surface tablet announcement obfuscated much of the Lumia 900 marketing too; so much for the Microsoft/Nokia partnership, at least Nokia got no mention other than being Osborned the day Surface was announced.
And Elop just fired anybody and everybody else that didn't work on Windows Phone; just to make clear the only possible way forward (or down) is as Microsoft's partner.
To show confidence with the troops, Elop also recently sold all his millions of Microsoft shares and invested in Nokia shares. Of course he's still paid very well, and still has a job, he can still afford to do that and no doubt he's seeing the business logic in all this, during his employment.
Being a business partner with Microsoft means being just another Microsoft tool.
My gargantuan 3g USB-dongle mandated with my subscription from Telfort in the Netherlands is from Huwei. But I never use it, and instead have placed the SIM inside my Nokia N9 (which also tethers nicely). Still, I am claiming the Huwei tax here in the Netherlands
You do not fly your F-22 to the corner grocery store to buy your Kellogg's Raisin Bran. You wait for a special occasion to fly your F-22 to Monaco for brunch. If I was Larry, that's what I would do. But he owns an island with a grocery store, so what do I know?
I must agree. My Asus netbook needed upgrading from Ubuntu Netbook Remix, and after trying everything I settled on Gnome 3 because of how efficient and elegant the window display and task switching is.
I considered this such a success I setup one of my main dev boxes with Gnome 3 (and big double monitors). It took a *little* getting used to, moving from 'traditional' window GUIs, but having taken a small investment in getting used to things, I appreciate again the efficient window display and task management. I strongly suggest all Gnome 3 adopters spend about 5 minutes viewing these training videos, to fast-track smoothness: https://www.youtube.com/user/GNOMEDesktop
My next door neighbor likes it too, and thanks me for turning her on to it; she gave up XP on her netbook, thank goodness.
You have heard to 'stay away from the light' haven't you?
(And no I am not referring to a scene of some sort or other in every single Steven Spielberg movie. i.e. E.T., Poltergeist, Close Encounters of the Third Kind...)
OK, so I'm the Facebook corp. and I run a cost vs. risk analysis and come up with the numbers and resulting decision we see here today. Clearly they have the money, and the relative risk plus technical infrastructure so they figure this works out for them.
OK, let's say I'm a Blackhat criminal hacker, poking around the Facebook network doing nasty stuff all the time, as best as I can, because this is what I do. And one day I get caught by Facebook or someone else along those lines. I am so busted. But wait, I can explain I was really a white hat all along, just trying to feed my family the best I can. Whatever happens next can't be too bad, and I'll live to fight another day. So then I figure capitalism rocks. Also maybe I'll see what Facebook offers when I really find a big hole worth exploiting.
Win, win, and so captilism = security?
There must be something I am not seeing here. Could such pure capitalism do something about all those evil Chinese and Russian and Ukranian hackers too? That which laws and police cannot really do very well at this time?
To look at this another way, the US/Israeli State Resources behind Flame and Stuxnet (etc.) seem to have been fairly successful doing harm.
The Nokia N9 is mentioned, and the NFC settings required for this exploit are turned off by default. I first read this detail on arstechnica.com and then double-checked on my own device; it is true.
Awesome. Thanks! I've been doing 'drush up' for each site 'cuz I never figured this out. Still, even doing 'drush up' for each site is miles ahead of anything else AFAIK.
Thank you for describing Agile so I could understand it better, however I try to see The Point, aside from causing me deadline stress with regularity.
I always try to point folks to this wikipedia page that describes RUP; especially the graphic. In fact I have found on every single project whenever I have any say on the matter, all the stakeholders adore planning based off of this instructional page-as-a-plan. I wish I could say this happened to me a lot.
Usually discussing the graphic in an important stage is enough to set the pace of the project, in my experience on more informal projects.
But times are changing, because we learn as each comes to pass. Sometimes by listening carefully and considering the wisdom of others that have passed before. Or else The Hard Way can also serve as an effective teacher.
Oh wait, your post also dealt with accountability. Nevermind.
Try the free open-source SparkleShare software and roll your your own cloud 100%. That would trump any cloud provider option if this is your concern, since all the disks and PCs are under your ownership and control.
SparkleShare is essentially a DropBox clone in terms of a GUI, which extends to recovering older versions with a right-click. It looks like DropBox, and it works like DropBox too. But it is just a scripted GIT environment. In fact if you already have a GIT Repo hosted on a server (or service) somewhere, SparkleShare is easily configured to wrk with it. Here's how you start from scratch, assuming you already have PGP keys shared with the server:
At the server, create a new, empty GIT repository: git init --bare NEWREPOSITORY.git At the workstation:
Normally, you might use something like the following commands to work with GIT. (these are not necessary if you use SparkleShare)
git clone ssh://user@example.com:port/home/user/NEWREPOSITORY.git cd NEWREPOSITORY.git git clone ssh://user@example.com:port/home/user/NEWREPOSITORY.git The SparkleShare config:
Slashdot Mirror
When I select HEALTH index (only) the United States ranks #38. The United States is trailing the industrial powerhouses of Cuba and Costa Rica.
Build your own index using UN data:
http://hdr.undp.org/en/data/build/
I think you just described kickstarter.
Maybe I am wrong, and I'm too lazy to Search The Net, but I think flying is much safer now too.
Now, the mods have adjusted it +5 funny, but when I commented originally, the model-T comment was at +5 insightful while my earlier comment has since been modded down (since it makes less sense with the adjustment).
'Model T' gets modded +5 insightful on slashdot?
In other news: The relevance of insightful Slashdot commentary declines.
Slashdot renders great on the last ~3 versions of Firefox mobile on my Nokia N9, (which are provided via OTA updates). Ajax and all, it is very responsive, while the rendering quality seems very well done. (It was good before those versions also, but it seems zippier and more responsive with each version since). Firefox on the N9 is a joy.
Disclaimer: I made websites for a living, so I figure I am fairly discerning.
Yes, and also (aside from any value LinkedIn might offer you), publishing, (or forking) your code onto GitHub can arguably compete well against someone with a degree when it comes time to get hired, if your work is well-received within a respected community.
People like to buy what they can see, touch, and feel. Or perhaps what they need supported or advanced.
I am surprised not to have read this is prior comments, but Nokia gives away a (primarily Windows) desktop software environment called Nokia Suite, of which the Asha 305 seems to be a full-featured client device. I mean c'mon, when you can enter contact info into your PC and everything (appointments, etc.) sync with your tiny phone, that's like a smart phone, isn't?
https://www.nokia.com/ph-en/support/product/305
https://www.nokia.com/global/support/nokia-pc-suite-specifications/?view=detail
The latest Nokia Suite beta supports the Linux Nokia N9 too, (known only because I pay attention since I am pleased to own an N9).
Lasers that can identify and vaporize female mosquitos, (because only females bite humans). Is that good, or God's work?
http://intellectualventures.com/OurInventions/PhotonicFence.aspx
You be the judge, but how do I find one of these on amazon.com for overnight delivery? This looks like some awesome redneck fun.
Sure, why not? It is not the same. It is different from what you were expecting, perhaps. So the devs have made an effort to document their work.
Like, previously I had no idea how to easily scale a window to consume exactly half of my display-space. But watching one of those short videos clarified it to me so I can make use of the feature. In fact, I later tried the same technique using Windows 7 and it also worked. I am pleased someone made the effort as easy as possible for me to learn.
Gnome 3 gets way too much hate on Slashdot. No, they did not photocopy The Mainstream, they re-engineered the GUI and underlying pinnings.
For me, I had to take a moment to consider what the devs delivered. I tried a lot of stuff, including Unity on my Netbook and Gnome 3 gets my vote for most-efficient window management and task-switching on the tiny netbook screen. From there, I cautiously tested, then upgraded my main Ubuntu workstation to Gnome 3 as well. For folks willing to seriously consider Gnome 3, here's a total of about 5(!) minutes of training videos on YouTube to fast-track your efforts: https://www.youtube.com/user/GNOMEDesktop
Bottom line in my experience is I have successfully learned to manage my working windows more efficiently than before on both my workstation's double-monitors as well as my netbook's tiny screen. This is worth a lot to me going forward.
OK, there's that. But even when you tow the Microsoft dogma for them: The current Nokia CEO Elop has watched Microsoft's Steve Ballmer 'Osborne' all of Nokia's current products when Ballmer made clear no current phones on the market will run Windows Phone 8 in September. (So Nokia's facing another weak quarter, probably)
That follows the most recent and very expensive Nokia launch is the WP7.8-capable Lumia 900, which some say also face a carrier boycott due to Microsoft's ownership of Skype (the carriers hate Skype). Elop has wasted so much time with no other (i.e. non-Microsoft) new products available. I will also argue the Surface tablet announcement obfuscated much of the Lumia 900 marketing too; so much for the Microsoft/Nokia partnership, at least Nokia got no mention other than being Osborned the day Surface was announced.
And Elop just fired anybody and everybody else that didn't work on Windows Phone; just to make clear the only possible way forward (or down) is as Microsoft's partner.
To show confidence with the troops, Elop also recently sold all his millions of Microsoft shares and invested in Nokia shares. Of course he's still paid very well, and still has a job, he can still afford to do that and no doubt he's seeing the business logic in all this, during his employment.
Being a business partner with Microsoft means being just another Microsoft tool.
My gargantuan 3g USB-dongle mandated with my subscription from Telfort in the Netherlands is from Huwei. But I never use it, and instead have placed the SIM inside my Nokia N9 (which also tethers nicely). Still, I am claiming the Huwei tax here in the Netherlands
...and maybe Larry likes Raisen Bran too?
You do not fly your F-22 to the corner grocery store to buy your Kellogg's Raisin Bran. You wait for a special occasion to fly your F-22 to Monaco for brunch. If I was Larry, that's what I would do. But he owns an island with a grocery store, so what do I know?
I must agree. My Asus netbook needed upgrading from Ubuntu Netbook Remix, and after trying everything I settled on Gnome 3 because of how efficient and elegant the window display and task switching is.
I considered this such a success I setup one of my main dev boxes with Gnome 3 (and big double monitors). It took a *little* getting used to, moving from 'traditional' window GUIs, but having taken a small investment in getting used to things, I appreciate again the efficient window display and task management. I strongly suggest all Gnome 3 adopters spend about 5 minutes viewing these training videos, to fast-track smoothness: https://www.youtube.com/user/GNOMEDesktop
My next door neighbor likes it too, and thanks me for turning her on to it; she gave up XP on her netbook, thank goodness.
You have heard to 'stay away from the light' haven't you?
(And no I am not referring to a scene of some sort or other in every single Steven Spielberg movie. i.e. E.T., Poltergeist, Close Encounters of the Third Kind...)
OK, so I'm the Facebook corp. and I run a cost vs. risk analysis and come up with the numbers and resulting decision we see here today. Clearly they have the money, and the relative risk plus technical infrastructure so they figure this works out for them.
OK, let's say I'm a Blackhat criminal hacker, poking around the Facebook network doing nasty stuff all the time, as best as I can, because this is what I do. And one day I get caught by Facebook or someone else along those lines. I am so busted. But wait, I can explain I was really a white hat all along, just trying to feed my family the best I can. Whatever happens next can't be too bad, and I'll live to fight another day. So then I figure capitalism rocks. Also maybe I'll see what Facebook offers when I really find a big hole worth exploiting.
Win, win, and so captilism = security?
There must be something I am not seeing here. Could such pure capitalism do something about all those evil Chinese and Russian and Ukranian hackers too? That which laws and police cannot really do very well at this time?
To look at this another way, the US/Israeli State Resources behind Flame and Stuxnet (etc.) seem to have been fairly successful doing harm.
The Nokia N9 is mentioned, and the NFC settings required for this exploit are turned off by default. I first read this detail on arstechnica.com and then double-checked on my own device; it is true.
"drush @all up"
Awesome. Thanks! I've been doing 'drush up' for each site 'cuz I never figured this out. Still, even doing 'drush up' for each site is miles ahead of anything else AFAIK.
Thank you for describing Agile so I could understand it better, however I try to see The Point, aside from causing me deadline stress with regularity.
I always try to point folks to this wikipedia page that describes RUP; especially the graphic. In fact I have found on every single project whenever I have any say on the matter, all the stakeholders adore planning based off of this instructional page-as-a-plan. I wish I could say this happened to me a lot.
Usually discussing the graphic in an important stage is enough to set the pace of the project, in my experience on more informal projects.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Rational_Unified_Process
But times are changing, because we learn as each comes to pass. Sometimes by listening carefully and considering the wisdom of others that have passed before. Or else The Hard Way can also serve as an effective teacher.
Oh wait, your post also dealt with accountability. Nevermind.
Try the free open-source SparkleShare software and roll your your own cloud 100%. That would trump any cloud provider option if this is your concern, since all the disks and PCs are under your ownership and control.
SparkleShare is essentially a DropBox clone in terms of a GUI, which extends to recovering older versions with a right-click. It looks like DropBox, and it works like DropBox too. But it is just a scripted GIT environment. In fact if you already have a GIT Repo hosted on a server (or service) somewhere, SparkleShare is easily configured to wrk with it. Here's how you start from scratch, assuming you already have PGP keys shared with the server:
At the server, create a new, empty GIT repository:
git init --bare NEWREPOSITORY.git
At the workstation:
Normally, you might use something like the following commands to work with GIT. (these are not necessary if you use SparkleShare)
git clone ssh://user@example.com:port/home/user/NEWREPOSITORY.git
cd NEWREPOSITORY.git
git clone ssh://user@example.com:port/home/user/NEWREPOSITORY.git
The SparkleShare config:
Add Hosted Project...
Address:
ssh://user@example.com:port
Remote Path: /home/user/NEWREPOSITORY.git
This document explains how to add a layer of encryption, (which also works to secure services like DropBox btw: https://github.com/hbons/SparkleShare/wiki/Encrypting-your-files-before-transfer