On me at least. Surely it's common sense. If a companies annoys me with a huge advert, how is that going to induce me into buying their product? I'd go as far as saying that I purposely don't buy from companies who's advertising gets on my nerves.
How can companies expect to be rewarded by annoying their customers?
Why exactly have OSDN turned off banner ads? What does it achieve? To me it just seems like OSDN a good way for companies to point out to everyone how caring and symapathetic they are. I.e., not running ads is just a form of self-advertising.
I have a Nex II. IMHO It is excellent value for money. Many posters have raved about it, but there are several problems a potential buyer should be aware of:
Buggy firmware. The firmware seems to contain a fixed number of bugs at any time. For example Firmware 1.42 which was released and then later withdrawn, removes support for ID3 tags and several brands of compact flash card. There is no way to downgrade to a previous firmware.
Sound quality. There is a fairly loud "pop" when the unit is powered up. Early models had a fairly audible hiss is the background, although this is much improved on the current model. The sound output from the unit becomes severely distored if the volume is high and the bass is turned up in the equaliser.
Resume. There is now a resume function which starts playing at the start of the last track. But the resume position isn't stored if the batteries run out.
No playlist support. (You can create a playlist, but there is no way to save it.) By default, tracks are played in the order they are saved onto the CF.
Naff user interface. It's functional, but it's not cool.
Build quality. The Nex II just isn't very sturdy. The plastic shell feels quite fragile and the batter compartment is poorly designed.
NB: I am pleased with my Nex II. It has many good features, but they have been listed by other posters already.
Dude, your considering buying an engagement ring and one of the things your worried about is resale value?! I say don't bother: your relationship is doomed already.
Imagine you have just one task running. In a SMP system, one processor would be busy while the other idles.
What will happen when we have one real CPU, but two virtual CPUs? Won't the OS send the idle task to one of the virtual CPUs, thus halving performance?
If we are "tricking" the OS into thinking we have two CPUs, I see no reason why this won't happen.
Have you ever marked 50 undergrad programs? It can be very hard to spot copied programs. Sure, no two programmers are alike, and if two people submit identical code you may realise that you've seen that style before, but students are seldom THAT dumb.
Besides which, this a boring repetitive task, exactly the kind of task computers should be used for. Why check for cheating manually which takes hours and is really dull if a computing can do the work for you?
No-one is suggesting that computers replace marking work, just that they ease the pain a bit.
The question is not "can it be repealed?" but "will it be repealed?".
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However, this bug is far less serious than the IIS bug. In order to exploit the Linux bug, an attacker would need a local account, or find an additional exploit in Linux or another application in order to obtain one.
The IIS bug makes any computer running unpatched running IIS vulnerable. The Linux bug leaves most computers running unpacthed kernels still safe.
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Point 4) simply isn't possible right now, on any platform I've ever heard of. Sorry, but you're at least a decade ahead of us there
In AmigaOS you could set the program that opens an file on a per file basis.
I haven't used it for years, but if it still worked the way it did back then, HTML files would get a default browser, but you could bring up the File Info dialog and change it.
Jeez! Why bother? What difference does it make? How often to you actually boot your computer anyway?
I mean, I start up my computer once a day. I know, I know, it's a lot. And yet somehow I manage to cope with the daily trauma of my computer displaying messages as it boots. In fact, some days, I barely even notice them!
The 1st year undergrads at my University learning C and Java, which IMHO is a very good combination. You get to learn the machine with C, and OOP with Java.
Personally I use Java quite a lot. The programs I write I generally proof of concept, trying out algorithms etc. Java allows me to develop programs rapidly by removing a lot of the tedius memory manage, IO etc. Of course, I am not generally that concerned with performance, and the programs I develope relatively small.
If they go bankrupt, and their is equipment is sold, the following happens:
The government takes any money it's owed (taxes).
People with SECURED debts take their money.
People with UNSECURED debts take their money. (This guys debts are almost certainly unsecured)
IANAL, but I just took a short course on business finance - we were told that when companies go under, people with unsecured debts tend to get around a penny in the pound back.
You can - proof by refutation. If you assume something can be done, and if that assumption leads you to a contradiction you have proved it cannot be done.
You have to realize this: Just because a student says the only version of there work was lost on a courrupt floppy disk doesn't mean it's true! What better excuse is there?:)
At my Uni we submit out work via a web-page.. the files are timestamped and entered directly in the departmental database.
Unfortunately computeres make cruel tutors. You only need to be 1 second after the deadline to for your work to be rejected!
And there have been other viruses in computer games. In 1984 a virus appeared in Core Wars, an early game in which users created programs that did battle in the memory of a computer
What excatly do they mean by this? When was there a 'Core War virus' except in the sense that some peoples 'bots replicated themselves?
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How can companies expect to be rewarded by annoying their customers?
Oh wait.. isn't that what's open source is all about?
Why exactly have OSDN turned off banner ads? What does it achieve? To me it just seems like OSDN a good way for companies to point out to everyone how caring and symapathetic they are. I.e., not running ads is just a form of self-advertising.
If this is a problem for you, you should check out The Hacker Diet - How to lose weight through stress and poor nutrition.
- Buggy firmware. The firmware seems to contain a fixed number of bugs at any time. For example Firmware 1.42 which was released and then later withdrawn, removes support for ID3 tags and several brands of compact flash card. There is no way to downgrade to a previous firmware.
- Sound quality. There is a fairly loud "pop" when the unit is powered up. Early models had a fairly audible hiss is the background, although this is much improved on the current model. The sound output from the unit becomes severely distored if the volume is high and the bass is turned up in the equaliser.
- Resume. There is now a resume function which starts playing at the start of the last track. But the resume position isn't stored if the batteries run out.
- No playlist support. (You can create a playlist, but there is no way to save it.) By default, tracks are played in the order they are saved onto the CF.
- Naff user interface. It's functional, but it's not cool.
- Build quality. The Nex II just isn't very sturdy. The plastic shell feels quite fragile and the batter compartment is poorly designed.
NB: I am pleased with my Nex II. It has many good features, but they have been listed by other posters already.Dude, your considering buying an engagement ring and one of the things your worried about is resale value?! I say don't bother: your relationship is doomed already.
It is a very very sad world in which people think having a red stapler in their cubicle is a sign of rebellion.
What will happen when we have one real CPU, but two virtual CPUs? Won't the OS send the idle task to one of the virtual CPUs, thus halving performance?
If we are "tricking" the OS into thinking we have two CPUs, I see no reason why this won't happen.
I must be missing something somewhere.
Must remember to talk to those GPS guys, their obviously doing useful work.
Besides which, this a boring repetitive task, exactly the kind of task computers should be used for. Why check for cheating manually which takes hours and is really dull if a computing can do the work for you?
No-one is suggesting that computers replace marking work, just that they ease the pain a bit.
We've had a similar program here at the University of Bristol for years!
Lots of people are interested. If you're not, don't read the story. Don't waste your time commenting. Just skip to the next one.
Does it really offend you so much you have to tell everyone?
The GPL does not prevent you selling software.
From GPL v2:
if you distribute copies of such a program, whether gratis or for a fee, you must give the recipients all the rights that you have.
The question is not "can it be repealed?" but "will it be repealed?".
The IIS bug makes any computer running unpatched running IIS vulnerable. The Linux bug leaves most computers running unpacthed kernels still safe.
In AmigaOS you could set the program that opens an file on a per file basis.
I haven't used it for years, but if it still worked the way it did back then, HTML files would get a default browser, but you could bring up the File Info dialog and change it.
Why? After all, the human body has been used to construct machines that are physically superior for many years.
I mean, I start up my computer once a day. I know, I know, it's a lot. And yet somehow I manage to cope with the daily trauma of my computer displaying messages as it boots. In fact, some days, I barely even notice them!
Does anyone else get this, or am I unusually Zen?
The 1st year undergrads at my University learning C and Java, which IMHO is a very good combination. You get to learn the machine with C, and OOP with Java. Personally I use Java quite a lot. The programs I write I generally proof of concept, trying out algorithms etc. Java allows me to develop programs rapidly by removing a lot of the tedius memory manage, IO etc. Of course, I am not generally that concerned with performance, and the programs I develope relatively small.
IANAL, but I just took a short course on business finance - we were told that when companies go under, people with unsecured debts tend to get around a penny in the pound back.
Just remember to check the box on your scanner software that says your old enough to see offensive words. ;)
You can - proof by refutation. If you assume something can be done, and if that assumption leads you to a contradiction you have proved it cannot be done.
You have to realize this: Just because a student says the only version of there work was lost on a courrupt floppy disk doesn't mean it's true! What better excuse is there? :)
At my Uni we submit out work via a web-page.. the files are timestamped and entered directly in the departmental database.
Unfortunately computeres make cruel tutors. You only need to be 1 second after the deadline to for your work to be rejected!
It's been a many years since anyone in a British school did O-Levels.
And there have been other viruses in computer games. In 1984 a virus appeared in Core Wars, an early game in which users created programs that did battle in the memory of a computer
What excatly do they mean by this? When was there a 'Core War virus' except in the sense that some peoples 'bots replicated themselves?