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  1. Re:How can we take this seriously... on GIMP Not Enough for Linux Users? · · Score: -1

    Okay, I'm a extroverted nerd. Here's what you must do to reset the alarm which occurs in the ICU. Unplug your battery from the car for 15 minutes, buy a ODB-(I/II/or III/etc) reader, or learn how to use a paperclip to read/reset the warnings from your ODB(or other) port.

    BTW, to the person who said you couldn't learn everything.. You can learn as much as your brain allows you to learn, however you spend your time if up to you, but there are people who just love to become scholars since they are the age of 2, the use the knowledge to earn them loads of money. Yes, I've been on computers since I was the age of 2, also my father was a mechanic and I learned great amounts of information on how to service, repair, strip/rebuild cars/trucks/service vehecles.

    Tsume

  2. Where? on Small, Virtual Sysadmin Services? · · Score: -1

    Heh. Well, usually you might be able to strike a deal with a local. Best to not go with a company who will "find" you a admin, but to hire one from a well trusted source(friend, business partner, or co-worker) Verification from remote can be very difficult, and you have to watch out for the people who say they the skills required but show up, screw up, and run away. Bad for business.. you know :)

    If you're wanting cheap, horrible english, and non-american, go with a rent-a-coder like service to where all they care about is the money and let you're company be screwed over by people who are con artists. You'll probably be able to get some poor sap for about 5 dollars each session he fixes a problem, but the catch is you don't know if he is a person you'll be able to trust.

    Good luck finding your admin

  3. Re:Right :) on Linux Desktops Send NASA Rovers to Mars · · Score: 0

    :D
    +1 Humor

    I wish OS X had no flaws. Any hardcore Mac'er will complain about some :( MacOSX is really good. The only real problem I know with MacOSX which bother me is the latest version as of late 2005 has a few bugs. Ruby was cross compiled, so the little endian and big endian are wrong. I hear complaints about the MacOSX linker all the time, and even though there is fink and darwinports.. people still complain about packaging.


    Can't wait to get a powerbook when it has a 'Intel inside' *chuckle*

  4. Right :) on Linux Desktops Send NASA Rovers to Mars · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    So they use NetBSD on the servers, and Linux on the dumb terminals :) NetBSD just more stable and not a big hype.
    http://www.netbsd.org/Misc/features.html#stability
    http://www.netbsd.org/gallery/research.html#sams-i i

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    Burn karma, burn!

  5. Waste of time on Students Compete at Video Game Creation · · Score: -1, Troll
    I could never motivate myself to make a product which wastes time for everyone. Real innovation comes from making productive programs which not only save time, but make money. I hope these kids learn to like the life of a EA game programmer. Long hours, not enough pay, and a serious crimp in life style. I recommend these kids rethink their future plans as programmers if they choose the infamous "Game Developer" path. I don't really understand kids, they do go to college, then the whole CS 101 is full of these types of comments like...

    "I wanna make a game!" "Oh I'm going to make the next best Unreal"

    Get a life people, programming is NOT about games, and real work does take time. I know most of the kids drop out of the class, but there are still the ones who even think they can make a game on their own which will be a huge seller.

    KIDS! You are not as smart as the Quake engine author, you can't do it by yourself. Quit the overzealous cocky attitude!

    There are plenty of decent subjects which you can actually achieve and produce valuable code. Games are just throw away work afterall. Engineering areas need good programs for simulation, nuclear stations could use better monitoring programs, even improvements to existing code which does REAL WORK is great too!

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    I really don't care for karma, anyone marking as troll or flamebait is just a game player/dev who is in denile.
  6. Re:welcome to 1999 on The Role of the Operating System In the Future · · Score: 0

    Right. My point was though there are other reasons to programming besides for the fast track jobs. There are opportunities in other programming languages. I seriously couldn't care for learning for money. I learn for the educational aspect and hope I'm able to obtain results which other people may use as an advancement of science. As you would see, more scientific jobs are perl, not sun java. Its not a anti-java issue, but a portability issue. The problem with sun's java implementation is the portability. the Sun JVM which you can obtain freely works best on windows, and somewhat well on Linux. Doesn't work well at all on BSD, even with the linux emulation.

    The point I was trying to make earlier are the points of using a language for the scientific aspect, not an attack on java.

    I can see however how the assumption of an attack would come out, as most of the other kids are flame baiting trolls attacking projects just because they make it famous. ;)

    btw, speaking on speed of language. It does depend on the implementation.. funny story. I know this guy from Optinumerics, and he was talking to me how fast his libraries are compared to others. However, he started gloating, "Oh! my libraries are in complete FORTRAN! they have been tested for the past 20 years!" Fine and everything, but he must really be a nut, since he asked me if there were any available compilers on BSD for fortran95. Of course there is gfortrans and g95, but I didn't want to tell him because he obviously didn't figure out yet compiler implementations/libs avail define the speed of the code :) Just another small 411 on why choosing another language, or even weaknesses in a language implementation might show.

    There are flaws with every compiler out there, but its more of a contest to which compiler is more complete and less buggy. Especially if you go write C++ code. :) Intel, MS's C++, gcc, digital mars, etc.. Languages are the same way, each has its benefits. The point is I use what I need to, I don't just stick to a language because it is the "industry standard" because there are better, and faster(runtime or devel time) ways of getting the job(wether it be research or work) done.

    Cheers,
    Tsume

  7. Re:welcome to 1999 on The Role of the Operating System In the Future · · Score: 0

    well the first problem you have here is personal attacks. You seem to think anyone not using java is a looser. You need to take a step back and stop being jealous of people who are able to use the language they like to use while programming. There are specific reasons I just use Ruby for various tasks, even just programming. I'm not really one with the Ruby on Rails scene, but use a different toolkit. Why not PHP? The problem with PHP was 4.x was not OO enough for my taste. I'm able to use what language I please, and people pay me.

    I believe you need help. Seek a professional.

    Tsume

  8. Re:welcome to 1999 on The Role of the Operating System In the Future · · Score: 0

    Okay, but there is a small problem. You are programming in Java for the money, not the design. Real programmers will study and choose a language for the synaptics and structure of the language, not the money. There are reasons you must still learn what programming is about if you are still stuck in the "I'll use java because its the most popular to earn money to my pocket"

    You should do some real studies in programming lanugages starting with Haskell, Smalltalk, Ruby, Perl, C, C++, Java, Lisp, Ocaml, and a couple other languages which you can apply to via applications.

    Really, the language depends what area you want to focus. If you want to write throw away apps, AI based applications, networking, information mining, different types of analysis. You will find out for real work(tm) Java is not a good language for all applications. There are still good reasons to use FORTRAN or even a ML based language.

    The choice is up to you to find out for yourself.

    If you want to be a drone programmer fine.
    If you want to learn.. congrats.

  9. buy licensed to norton or other competitor on Virus Prevention in the Small/Medium Business? · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I know churches spending costs. I'm telling you to go buy licenses. Churches get great vasts donations. You are not wanting to spend a penny on software. Well news flash buddy, not everything good is free. Churches get roughly 10-20k a year to spend money on church from donations. Yes, small churches, even businesses. You are best to go buy licensed and stop being a penny pinching bastards, mainly because it makes you look bad.

  10. Re:Two guys, ages 19 and 21 on FreeBSD Ported to XBox · · Score: 1

    The corporate world was ready for me. I've jobs in the past with a couple larger companies I felt really small while working. Not only do you need to know your knowledge, but you must be a polite show off during the interview, its the only way to get hired. They are looking someone who can do the job, and provide the best methods of making money to the company. If I ever hire somebody, it sure damn well won't by by degree or certification. One of the two companies I worked for a while said they don't hire people who are certified, and the other I quit because I moved. Its all in the talk. If you've agood sales pitch, then theres no doubt you'll get the job over some college kid with his degree. Large businesses are ready for even the people without degrees and generally I couldn't care what people think of me on how much I charge my customers. :D I love production!

  11. Re:Two guys, ages 19 and 21 on FreeBSD Ported to XBox · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I can't wait to finish all my programming projects and port them from *BSD to Linux after their initial release. I've been on computers since I was the age of 2 starting with a C64, and I've learn much more than just computers. I've learned to deal with the likes of you and your other buddies who feel like you have to try dragging down people who are more fortunate and have accomplished much more than you. I'm only 20 and have my own company. I'm pulling in 10k a month by myself programming and consulting. Get a grip. I don't have a degree, and I program much better than most people out there. I think you need to understand you don't need a degree when you spend time reading books and studying hard in school. I'm the type of kid you probably picked on in primary and secondary school. My turn to be the boss. Even making me more happy is I'm going to go through college without any type of financial aid, and I'm doing it all by myself. You're just some looser kid who became an adult and try to knock people down while you go to your grave. Get a life, thanks. Now I'm off to go find some decent kids on IRC to hire out on some of my projects for Opensource. Maybe you'll hear about some works here and there in the future.

    My best wishes to the fellows who made the Xbox patchset for FreeBSD. I hope you prosper in life, you are the seeds of the future. Please continue with your development, as your efforts are appreciated. What most people don't realise is productivity is more worthwhile than arguing over which OS is better. Godspeed.

    Thanks,
    Fellow doing well without degree