It's a lot cheaper to get into University in the UK where the highest they can charge is £3000 (that's after a recent increase) a year. This coupled with Tony Blair trying to get more people into university means that having a degree doesn't make you stand out as much as it used to.
Having recently graduated, I simply can't find an IT related job. There are few positions available with experience here and those that are have 40+ applicants. They couldn't care less about my Computer Science qualification, without experience around here, if you lack experience, you're lucky if you can get a £6 an hour data entry job.
What was that about degrees being worth the extra tuition fees because of higher wages Mr Blair? So many people are getting degrees now that they've stopped being the ticket to a good, high paying job that they used to be.
You're not only not buying the book of whoever did the (possibly expensive) research, you're not even crediting them so they get zero credit and because you've got the info you need you're even less likely to seek out the author's work! Just because the perpatrator(sp?) has little to gain commiting the crime doesn't make it victimless!
Deaths by gunshot are extremely rare in the UK but there are a number of factors which make this case special.
1: Gun crime as I mentioned
2: The victim didn't do anything wrong and wasn't involved in gangs (apparently)
3: The victim was young (and importantly for the media had a sweet, innocent photo of him)
4: family was outspoken and generally media friendly
Not all of murders like this get large media coverage, you get maybe 2-3 child murder cases hitting the front pages a year. However it wouldn't suprise me if you didn't run out of fingers counting the number of cases like this in a year.
Sorry the support offered for free for OSS products is pretty hopeless for businesses. If a company has lost 100's of hours of work due a bug or problem, they have the option of complaining the makers of commercial software. Ever tried complaining to the makers of a piece of OSS? "if you don't like it, make something better yourself" isn't an option for the vast majority of businesses (and inviduals too).
Most community support for programs involves forums and messageboards, sometimes wikis. That's not an advantage of OSS, every popular piece of software has forums like these.
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X-windows didn't include a start menu-esque feature until after windows 95 did.
Adope Photoshop had nowhere near the functionality of Powerpoint.
The difference isn't the marketing, it's the lengths people go to find existing examples. They'll did up semi-obscure features in programs that had nowhere near the equilivant functionality. Apple roll out a slightly enhanced version of System restore or a search tool in their new OS and people praise their innovation.
A print of the mona lisa is the genuine article. It was still painted by the artist and it looks identical to the real thing! Anyone want to buy the genuine Mona Lisa off of me for $800,000,000?
The logic of the article is just flawed. Even assuming a counterfeit version has an authentic CD, serial numbers have to be unique if it's being used by lots of people this serial has been COPIED. An unauthorised copy = counterfeit.
Capacitors are great.... until they explode. The higher the power the capacitor naturally, the bigger the bang. you're not just talking about the build up of gas here.
With these polymer batteries you've got the high voltage and high current. if these get shorted not only will there be a violent bang but surely the huge current would result in melting/igniting the immediate surroundings or creating an EMP.
"It also worked with IBM Corp to adopt Linux for a server-based document management system to meet Freedom of Information Act requirements, claiming savings of between 20,000 and 30,000 pounds ($36,000 and $54,000) over five years on hardware costs."
Are those savings seperate to the savings by using Linux or inclusive? All that seems to indicate is that their new server system means they need less hardware and save money. The Linux side of things is irrelevant if the reason they're saving money is mostly because they're using a centralised server system.
Java is the best language for learning OOP, it's straightforward makes sense and most importantly : doesn't cause hours of headaches as students try to figure out what's causing a null pointer exception.
Considering it's no longer reallu possible or practical to start students off on some form of BASIC they need a language that's fundamentally simple and has functions built in that make sense. Expecting students to learn how to make strings is something that should be one of the first things they learn yet C requires them to either use Arrays or use object functions to do so. Needing to know more advanced concepts to make one of the fundamental data types is just one of the things that makes C a language which is a nightmare to learn from scratch.
Having a shortage of consoles can drive up sales...
If there are no products that compete with it. If people can't get a console, they'll possibly look to another console such as the cheaper 360 or (potentially) bargain Wii. Sony have received enough bad press over the PS3 in regards to price (especially in the UK where we get especially ripped off), copycat features and lowered tech specs.
The PSP shortages hurt Sony as lots of people bought the cheaper DS instead and as a result the PSP didn't get that vital early userbase.
The poverty line in one country isn't the same as the poverty line in a different country. It's much lower in china because goods are much cheaper and, because it's communist, lots of services you'd have to pay for in the US are provided by the Chinese government for 'free' and paid for by taxes.
I admire them for switching but this seems more based on cost effectiveness then what's good for the student.
It isn't specific on how much MS related software they'll still be using but if the main reason for switching to linux is cost cutting then it's possible they won't have office, photoshop etc. running under WINE. Yes there are alternatives to all these programs but employers when looking at your CV, are looking specifically for Excel, access, photoshop experience. While having Open office and GIMP experience may still interest employers looking for office experience, lots won't see it as relevant (I also have to wonder how many CV's have been binned by HR people who have never heard of GIMP...)
Ultimately : Linux experience - good, potentially leaving students unprepared for the workplace by not teaching the most common applications - bad.
Sorry I call BS on opensource browsers only taking a few months with a dozen devolopers to get to the levels of usability and compatibilty they are now.
The most used browsers have been mostly around for years AND almost all of them have been based off of existing code, whether it be konquerer or Mozilla. The only one I can think of that wasn't was Opera and that was designed from the ground up specifically to meet standards.
The fact is no browser is 100% complient. Even if all browsers could bost 90%+, web developers would still have to spend ages testing and modifying sites so they display uniformily in every browser
The big problem is not the browsers, it's a standards body that's completely out of touch with developers and users. They feel that to make a web page, users should need to learn 3 different languages (at least), are constantly depreciating much used tags and clearly aren't working with the broswer coders enough to ensure consistant functionality across the various browsers.
The browser coders are continually playing catch up with the creators of the supposed standards and because of the size and nature of microsoft and the large amount of interoperbility internet explorer has to maintian with windows and office programs, it's much harder for them to catch up.
Microsoft are just examples of how stupid the situation with web standards are.
I've never heard of a windows mobile virus although they probably do exist. The nature of PDAs means that these viruses simply don't spread unless the user is stupid.
I have heard of symbian viruses that spread via unsecured bluetooth but feel free to keep bashing the microsoft's OS...
Something people should realise : Aside from some visual similarities and interopability between MS Office and Windows Mobile, the OS has little in common with desktop Windows
However patching suffers from the same problem of virus scanners in that it's usually reactionary, they only patch bugs after they're known.
A smart hacker will find an exploit, not reveal it to anyone and only use it on select targets. It could be a long time before this exploit is noticed and fixed. One of the flaws of OSS is that a hacker can find flaws that haven't been fixed in a much easier way because the source is in front of him.
1: that was a patent issue, not a copyright one
2: people were against EOLAS not because it would effect microsoft but because it'd effect every browser
SCO have been dragging their feet because they've been forced too.
Their trump card which the case revolves around is the code in question, it's pretty much their only weapons in the case. If IBM get their hands on it long before the trial, their lawyers could work their magic and spend huge resources looking for prior art or claiming that it was well known code, resources SCO can't/couldn't match. They're stalling because it's that or risk giving IBM a huge advantage in the case.
You can argue that SCO are stalling, you could also argue that IBM are holding up the trial by demanding evidence up front. SCO can't afford to give up their only advantage, IBM however can wait until the judge gets fed up gives a date the main trial. SCO are stuck in the corner, IBM are making sure they stay in that corner.
A smaller company sues a larger one. The larger company spends so much on lawyers that it drains the resources of the smaller company, crippling the company until they can't fight any more.
If you take away the open source aspect of things, this is just a standard case of 'justice' where the company with the most resources wins. Regardless of the validity of the arguments put forward in the case, if microsoft had done something like this, people would be screaming bloody murder.
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That's the problem, the job I 'think is below me' requires experience...
It's a lot cheaper to get into University in the UK where the highest they can charge is £3000 (that's after a recent increase) a year. This coupled with Tony Blair trying to get more people into university means that having a degree doesn't make you stand out as much as it used to.
What was that about degrees being worth the extra tuition fees because of higher wages Mr Blair? So many people are getting degrees now that they've stopped being the ticket to a good, high paying job that they used to be.
Not that I'm bitter and twisted or anything...
you may not buy his books but you may come across his article on a site he writes for...
You're not only not buying the book of whoever did the (possibly expensive) research, you're not even crediting them so they get zero credit and because you've got the info you need you're even less likely to seek out the author's work! Just because the perpatrator(sp?) has little to gain commiting the crime doesn't make it victimless!
Yes I know they were supposed to be fixed but I still get them (and my computer is malware free)
1: Gun crime as I mentioned
2: The victim didn't do anything wrong and wasn't involved in gangs (apparently)
3: The victim was young (and importantly for the media had a sweet, innocent photo of him)
4: family was outspoken and generally media friendly
Not all of murders like this get large media coverage, you get maybe 2-3 child murder cases hitting the front pages a year. However it wouldn't suprise me if you didn't run out of fingers counting the number of cases like this in a year.
Sorry the support offered for free for OSS products is pretty hopeless for businesses. If a company has lost 100's of hours of work due a bug or problem, they have the option of complaining the makers of commercial software. Ever tried complaining to the makers of a piece of OSS? "if you don't like it, make something better yourself" isn't an option for the vast majority of businesses (and inviduals too). Most community support for programs involves forums and messageboards, sometimes wikis. That's not an advantage of OSS, every popular piece of software has forums like these.
X-windows didn't include a start menu-esque feature until after windows 95 did. Adope Photoshop had nowhere near the functionality of Powerpoint. The difference isn't the marketing, it's the lengths people go to find existing examples. They'll did up semi-obscure features in programs that had nowhere near the equilivant functionality. Apple roll out a slightly enhanced version of System restore or a search tool in their new OS and people praise their innovation.
Plug'n'Play?
Windows Themes? (yes you could customise other OS' but that made it far easier to share)
Isn't Windows Mobile 5 the first portable OS to use XML for its shell?
Start menu?
not sure about this but wasn't Powerpoint pretty revolutionary?
The logic of the article is just flawed. Even assuming a counterfeit version has an authentic CD, serial numbers have to be unique if it's being used by lots of people this serial has been COPIED. An unauthorised copy = counterfeit.
With these polymer batteries you've got the high voltage and high current. if these get shorted not only will there be a violent bang but surely the huge current would result in melting/igniting the immediate surroundings or creating an EMP.
Are those savings seperate to the savings by using Linux or inclusive? All that seems to indicate is that their new server system means they need less hardware and save money. The Linux side of things is irrelevant if the reason they're saving money is mostly because they're using a centralised server system.
Java is the best language for learning OOP, it's straightforward makes sense and most importantly : doesn't cause hours of headaches as students try to figure out what's causing a null pointer exception. Considering it's no longer reallu possible or practical to start students off on some form of BASIC they need a language that's fundamentally simple and has functions built in that make sense. Expecting students to learn how to make strings is something that should be one of the first things they learn yet C requires them to either use Arrays or use object functions to do so. Needing to know more advanced concepts to make one of the fundamental data types is just one of the things that makes C a language which is a nightmare to learn from scratch.
The UK, ie. Sony's whipping boy.
If there are no products that compete with it. If people can't get a console, they'll possibly look to another console such as the cheaper 360 or (potentially) bargain Wii. Sony have received enough bad press over the PS3 in regards to price (especially in the UK where we get especially ripped off), copycat features and lowered tech specs.
The PSP shortages hurt Sony as lots of people bought the cheaper DS instead and as a result the PSP didn't get that vital early userbase.
The poverty line in one country isn't the same as the poverty line in a different country. It's much lower in china because goods are much cheaper and, because it's communist, lots of services you'd have to pay for in the US are provided by the Chinese government for 'free' and paid for by taxes.
It isn't specific on how much MS related software they'll still be using but if the main reason for switching to linux is cost cutting then it's possible they won't have office, photoshop etc. running under WINE. Yes there are alternatives to all these programs but employers when looking at your CV, are looking specifically for Excel, access, photoshop experience. While having Open office and GIMP experience may still interest employers looking for office experience, lots won't see it as relevant (I also have to wonder how many CV's have been binned by HR people who have never heard of GIMP...)
Ultimately : Linux experience - good, potentially leaving students unprepared for the workplace by not teaching the most common applications - bad.
The most used browsers have been mostly around for years AND almost all of them have been based off of existing code, whether it be konquerer or Mozilla. The only one I can think of that wasn't was Opera and that was designed from the ground up specifically to meet standards.
The fact is no browser is 100% complient. Even if all browsers could bost 90%+, web developers would still have to spend ages testing and modifying sites so they display uniformily in every browser The big problem is not the browsers, it's a standards body that's completely out of touch with developers and users. They feel that to make a web page, users should need to learn 3 different languages (at least), are constantly depreciating much used tags and clearly aren't working with the broswer coders enough to ensure consistant functionality across the various browsers. The browser coders are continually playing catch up with the creators of the supposed standards and because of the size and nature of microsoft and the large amount of interoperbility internet explorer has to maintian with windows and office programs, it's much harder for them to catch up. Microsoft are just examples of how stupid the situation with web standards are.
I have heard of symbian viruses that spread via unsecured bluetooth but feel free to keep bashing the microsoft's OS...
Something people should realise : Aside from some visual similarities and interopability between MS Office and Windows Mobile, the OS has little in common with desktop Windows
A smart hacker will find an exploit, not reveal it to anyone and only use it on select targets. It could be a long time before this exploit is noticed and fixed. One of the flaws of OSS is that a hacker can find flaws that haven't been fixed in a much easier way because the source is in front of him.
1: that was a patent issue, not a copyright one 2: people were against EOLAS not because it would effect microsoft but because it'd effect every browser
SCO have been dragging their feet because they've been forced too. Their trump card which the case revolves around is the code in question, it's pretty much their only weapons in the case. If IBM get their hands on it long before the trial, their lawyers could work their magic and spend huge resources looking for prior art or claiming that it was well known code, resources SCO can't/couldn't match. They're stalling because it's that or risk giving IBM a huge advantage in the case. You can argue that SCO are stalling, you could also argue that IBM are holding up the trial by demanding evidence up front. SCO can't afford to give up their only advantage, IBM however can wait until the judge gets fed up gives a date the main trial. SCO are stuck in the corner, IBM are making sure they stay in that corner.
If you take away the open source aspect of things, this is just a standard case of 'justice' where the company with the most resources wins. Regardless of the validity of the arguments put forward in the case, if microsoft had done something like this, people would be screaming bloody murder.