On a similar note, something I've considered doing for CDs that I've purchased in the recent past that are all scratched up is to ask for a replacement disc since I've "licensed" the IP by purchasing the CD.
I really like that Rhapsody and Napster were called "rental services" here. I think I shall steal the term form my own.
Full time in a Wal-Mart store is 28 or 34 hours depending on your last status change. The point may still stand, but after two years service part time employees are extended health benefits too.
I understand that it may sound beneficial for two years, but really...if Wal-mart was trying to save on benefits they wouldn't even offer them to part time employees.
Miguel de Icaza once said, on his own blog, that blogs are like television for the Internet. I would say that this is a pretty good analogy: you've got the "news" sites with information that you really want, like the "planet"-style aggregate blogs for open source projects, and you've got all the other crap, which is just like any other awful television show that has a cult following. In the end, the "crap" really only gets paid attention to by those that are interested (I'm alawys interested when a friend writes in their blog, but—make nomistake—it is still crap).
My only real fear about all of the crappy blogs out there is that it will make it harder to find real information "non-blog"-style.
A database is the correct structure for this kind of thing. However, not all of us want to us a database. Actually, I do. I prefer use a database to a spreadsheet any day. It's handy. I ask for the information that I need, and I get it back. I write a script to help me visualize the data or perform calculations, and it's great.
However, to a CSR, a spreadsheet is life. Unfortunately, the RDBMS isn't what a CSR is ready to use. CSRs want auto-filter, column-rearranging, sorting, etc. And they don't want to wait for a RDBMS geek to write them a script for their one task. They want to be able to do it immediately without asking anyone else.
Thank you! I am of the same opinion. However, when I watch TV, I don't cooperate with other players, which I can do in some games. Even one player games that are played as a team. I'm currently replaying some 16-bit classics with a friend, and the strategy element is much higher now that we're both playing!
Similarly, as the DVD format dramatically brought down the price of buying something like the LoTR, Star Wars, or television in packs, the reduced amount of media offered by HD will probably bring those costs down even further. That is, after the wholesale price goes down and adoption is more or less "complete."
The file system is the most misunderstood thing I find among laypeople. I'm tired of, "I saved it in Microsoft Word," or the slightly more informed, "In 'My Documents'" answer to "Well, where is your file?" I would encorage users to use the desktop explorer/shell/file manager for a week to find their files.
That more and more open source programs make you agree to the GPL like it was some sort of EULA, baffles me. It isn't.
What would be neat would be that instead of showing the GPL as an EULA with an "I Agree" button show a copy of the GPL phrased as "Right to Copy" in the dialog title and a button or something saying, "I understand my rights!"
Something like this wouldn't really bring Joe Sixpack to use more FOSS. However, it might get people who at least glance at the EULA screen (as opposed to just click through), but less interested than the average Slashdot kid, actually aware that they're using FOSS and maybe move that crowd towards FOSS applications.
1. Sleep. 2. Try out WorkRave. It has some nice exercises for your eyes while you work; though, sleep is the best medicine for lack of concentration and sore eyes.
I think that if there is any truth to this speculation, that this is probably a good question to be asking. Maybe Google sees patents that Opera holds as something that they want more proliferated. Then again, maybe it's all for the mobile. And maybe, just MAYBE, it's complete speculation!
That was my first thought, too. What scares me is that it could be a really bad investment decision for Google. More Jabber users would be great, though.
Some would say that you can deploy better with AJAX. As soon as a change is made, all users see that change.
This can be unwanted behavior in some instances, but it's nice to be able to hook people into a system without an install disk or download.
AJAX is providing that, but a desktop application is a lot nicer to work with. Plug in some remoting and you have a NICE client. Unfortunately, remoting does not seem to be the way that computing is going.
Not only that, but people like the idea of integration and being able to get their PIM with their office suite. Personally, I'm a fan of applications integrating based on standards (desktop, format, whatever), but I don't think I'm in the majority.:\
I think that putting Google's name behind OO.o will only provide more credibility. The average user doesn't care as much about Sun as they do Google. Java is something they need, but aren't supposed to know about, whereas products like Google's are the ones that the user choses every day. Plus, the more companies behind OO.o in general makes it more viable to the technically inclined who aren't yet as receptive to open source ideologies.
Sorry, the "precious AP libraries" comment was not directed at you at all, though, after re-reading, I realize that I should have specified. My bad. I'm talking about people that I know personally.
Personally, I think that using Java's collections framework instead of the AP libraries could solve a lot of student's woes by not letting them think that apvector and apmatrix are available everywhere they go.
I am constantly amazed by the amount of people who are upset because they can't use their code referencing the precious AP libraries after they get to college. When I took AP computer science, we actually ignored the AP libraries and wrote our own pieces when we needed them. I'm glad that we did.
Parent is absolutely correct. People tend to ignore the fact that certain languages are meant for certain tasks. A lot of people also tend to think that all of the theory taught in computer science curriculums is a waste of time. So, just as a Stack is a Stack and a Linked List is a Linked List, the theory makes you think about problems a lot differently, whether you notice it or not. People forget that they're getting a degree in computer science not computer programming.
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On a similar note, something I've considered doing for CDs that I've purchased in the recent past that are all scratched up is to ask for a replacement disc since I've "licensed" the IP by purchasing the CD.
I really like that Rhapsody and Napster were called "rental services" here. I think I shall steal the term form my own.
Full time in a Wal-Mart store is 28 or 34 hours depending on your last status change. The point may still stand, but after two years service part time employees are extended health benefits too.
I understand that it may sound beneficial for two years, but really...if Wal-mart was trying to save on benefits they wouldn't even offer them to part time employees.
Dankon!
Miguel de Icaza once said, on his own blog, that blogs are like television for the Internet. I would say that this is a pretty good analogy: you've got the "news" sites with information that you really want, like the "planet"-style aggregate blogs for open source projects, and you've got all the other crap, which is just like any other awful television show that has a cult following. In the end, the "crap" really only gets paid attention to by those that are interested (I'm alawys interested when a friend writes in their blog, but—make nomistake—it is still crap).
My only real fear about all of the crappy blogs out there is that it will make it harder to find real information "non-blog"-style.
A database is the correct structure for this kind of thing. However, not all of us want to us a database. Actually, I do. I prefer use a database to a spreadsheet any day. It's handy. I ask for the information that I need, and I get it back. I write a script to help me visualize the data or perform calculations, and it's great.
However, to a CSR, a spreadsheet is life. Unfortunately, the RDBMS isn't what a CSR is ready to use. CSRs want auto-filter, column-rearranging, sorting, etc. And they don't want to wait for a RDBMS geek to write them a script for their one task. They want to be able to do it immediately without asking anyone else.
Thank you! I am of the same opinion. However, when I watch TV, I don't cooperate with other players, which I can do in some games. Even one player games that are played as a team. I'm currently replaying some 16-bit classics with a friend, and the strategy element is much higher now that we're both playing!
Similarly, as the DVD format dramatically brought down the price of buying something like the LoTR, Star Wars, or television in packs, the reduced amount of media offered by HD will probably bring those costs down even further. That is, after the wholesale price goes down and adoption is more or less "complete."
You just described a large portion of Slashdotters!
That is exactly why I haven't committed to playing ANY MMORPGS.
The file system is the most misunderstood thing I find among laypeople. I'm tired of, "I saved it in Microsoft Word," or the slightly more informed, "In 'My Documents'" answer to "Well, where is your file?" I would encorage users to use the desktop explorer/shell/file manager for a week to find their files.
Please write about the file system!
That more and more open source programs make you agree to the GPL like it was some sort of EULA, baffles me. It isn't.
What would be neat would be that instead of showing the GPL as an EULA with an "I Agree" button show a copy of the GPL phrased as "Right to Copy" in the dialog title and a button or something saying, "I understand my rights!"
Something like this wouldn't really bring Joe Sixpack to use more FOSS. However, it might get people who at least glance at the EULA screen (as opposed to just click through), but less interested than the average Slashdot kid, actually aware that they're using FOSS and maybe move that crowd towards FOSS applications.
1. Sleep.
2. Try out WorkRave. It has some nice exercises for your eyes while you work; though, sleep is the best medicine for lack of concentration and sore eyes.
Maybe it's stored in .DOC format.
I think that if there is any truth to this speculation, that this is probably a good question to be asking. Maybe Google sees patents that Opera holds as something that they want more proliferated. Then again, maybe it's all for the mobile. And maybe, just MAYBE, it's complete speculation!
You can change your displayed nickname using Jabber as well. Different clients do it different ways.
Take that, feeble Visual Studio user!
Oh, Ned, you are a vi man!
That was my first thought, too. What scares me is that it could be a really bad investment decision for Google. More Jabber users would be great, though.
Some would say that you can deploy better with AJAX. As soon as a change is made, all users see that change.
This can be unwanted behavior in some instances, but it's nice to be able to hook people into a system without an install disk or download.
AJAX is providing that, but a desktop application is a lot nicer to work with. Plug in some remoting and you have a NICE client. Unfortunately, remoting does not seem to be the way that computing is going.
My two cents.
Not only that, but people like the idea of integration and being able to get their PIM with their office suite. Personally, I'm a fan of applications integrating based on standards (desktop, format, whatever), but I don't think I'm in the majority. :\
I think that putting Google's name behind OO.o will only provide more credibility. The average user doesn't care as much about Sun as they do Google. Java is something they need, but aren't supposed to know about, whereas products like Google's are the ones that the user choses every day. Plus, the more companies behind OO.o in general makes it more viable to the technically inclined who aren't yet as receptive to open source ideologies.
My two cents.
$mcs --aot -o MyApp.exe MyApp.cs
That will do the magic GCJ-ness for you. The C# compiler mcs (at least) for Mono will compile ahead of time with the --aot option.
Sorry, the "precious AP libraries" comment was not directed at you at all, though, after re-reading, I realize that I should have specified. My bad. I'm talking about people that I know personally.
Personally, I think that using Java's collections framework instead of the AP libraries could solve a lot of student's woes by not letting them think that apvector and apmatrix are available everywhere they go.
I am constantly amazed by the amount of people who are upset because they can't use their code referencing the precious AP libraries after they get to college. When I took AP computer science, we actually ignored the AP libraries and wrote our own pieces when we needed them. I'm glad that we did.
Parent is absolutely correct. People tend to ignore the fact that certain languages are meant for certain tasks. A lot of people also tend to think that all of the theory taught in computer science curriculums is a waste of time. So, just as a Stack is a Stack and a Linked List is a Linked List, the theory makes you think about problems a lot differently, whether you notice it or not. People forget that they're getting a degree in computer science not computer programming.
Agreed. Owen Astrachan's book for AP Computer Science AB was absolutely horrid.