I have to agree with this sentiment, for years I worked in software development jobs where I could wear jeans, a concert t-shirt and tennis shoes to work. Then, my company was bought out and *horrors* a dress code was imposed; nothing too serious, just no blue jeans, no t-shirts and leather shoes. Of course, I was enraged at the thought of not being able to dress how I liked and let that get me down for awhile.
Eventually I realized that I actually could find comfortable clothing that both appealed to me and fit the company's dress code. I also began noticing that people were treating me very differently than before, more respect, looks from the ladies, etc.
The hardest part about wearing nicer (more expensive) clothing is remembering to iron your shirts and pants before you get up in the morning.
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You are aware that the "diet" and "low-cal" version of food typically contain more sugar and many more synthetic drugs than the regular variety, aren't you? I'd be more worried about the lifetime ingestion of unnecessary drugs in my food than I would about the caloric, fat, etc. content.
The Nintendo Revolution is THE system to have if you're looking for something new, something that truly makes console gaming a unique experience (rather than just playing on a PC with a controller).
That's true. I'm ecstatic about the possibilty of using a television remote control to play my video games! Seriously, as someone who has been playing games since the Atari 2600 came out and who eventually purchases every video game console in a given generation, it's the games that make a system, not the hardware specifications or user interfaces.
As a rule I wait about two years before buying into the latest generation; that's plenty of time to size up the game library available on different systems, read reviews, and have a nice pool of cheap, used games to draw from.
Free and open source sofyware is a force of market economics. It is a better way to design, deliver and support software. It is lowering costs and improving the bottom line of the consumers of software. F/OSS is leading the way in the commoditization of software, and the profit margins of the closed source vendors are being threatened.
Could you provide some evidence supported the proposition that free and open source software is a better way to design, deliver and support software? I propose that it accomplishes none of this; open source software simply allows people to examine, modify and distribute changes (usually). The effects that you describe are more properly attributed to the community that develops around such software. As I see it, the true value in open source software lies in having a very large collection of applications, components and libraries that can be re-used and extended by anyone at virtually no cost.
Closed source vendors are not being threatened because open source software is open for all to view, extend and redistribute. They're being threatened because they're failing to develop new solutions and all of the old solutions are becoming available to anyone with a `Net connection.
As I understand things, SAP runs Tomcat for certain and possibly JBoss. We've had problems with SAP's consultants not being able to configure Tomcat properly.
We're rolling out SAP here. It took over a week for their consultants to set it up and now they want to kick everyone off the system so they can perform a re-install. When the system was up and running, my boss was having constant problems with things being broken, not available today, etc.
There was plenty of supply, too. retailers didn't have it, but eBay did. Genuine shortage or market manipulation? Hmmmm...
I don't think there was anything sinister going on, some markets just happened to get a (much) larger supply than others. I live in Chicago and drove over to Best Buy on the Nintendo DS' release date after waking up and realizing, "hey, isn't the DS on sale today?"; they had dozens of units available. It was the same situation with the PSP, I (foolishly) waited in line an hour before they opened in order to get a unit, only to find that they had several hundred in-stock. I checked other retailers that afternoon and they all had many, many PSPs available.
If you live in a small town or rural area, you're probably going to be SOL. Metro areas should have a large supply.
...why we'd want to test Sun's code for free? Oh, that's right, we get props at either the JavaOne Conference, or on a webpage!
If you find a flaw in the specification itself - the design of the Type Checking Verifier as embodied in JSR 202 - that compromises the security of the JDK, Sun will specially recognize and thank you for your contribution to the Java platform at the JavaOneSM 2006 conference, during one of the Day 1 keynote sessions on May 15, 2006, in front of all JavaOne 2006 conference attendees.
If you find an ambiguity in the wording of the specification that could allow an alternative, unsafe implementation to be created, or if you find an implementation flaw or coding error in the source code for the Type Checking Verifier in the Java SE 6 JDK, you'll be recognized on a special "Verifier Verified" web page on the JDK Community site, as well as a roll call of contributors that will be included for posterity in the source code itself.
To make the contest even more attractive, we have to sign a legal agreement to review the source code:
Anyone may participate, but if you would like to review the source code, you'll need to agree to the Java Research License first.
Thanks Sun, but no thanks. If you want me to do your work for you, I'd better be getting paid in a cash equivalent.
I can definitely appreciate the weight factor. I ended up putting my 32" CRT on a Metro shelving unit with 2" casters; that way I can just roll the thing to wherever I'd like.
It's too bad that Sony is phasing out it's CRT production. Granted, flat-screens have much better resolution, a smaller footprint and are lighther, but they're still extremely expensive. A 32" Sony Trinitron is going for around $400, while a 32" Sony LCD Wega flat panel is more than $2,000 (the cheapest 32" LCD flat screen I could find goes for $1,300). I just don't understand why anyone would buy one flat screen when they could get four or five CRTs for the same price.
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I have to agree with this sentiment, for years I worked in software development jobs where I could wear jeans, a concert t-shirt and tennis shoes to work. Then, my company was bought out and *horrors* a dress code was imposed; nothing too serious, just no blue jeans, no t-shirts and leather shoes. Of course, I was enraged at the thought of not being able to dress how I liked and let that get me down for awhile.
Eventually I realized that I actually could find comfortable clothing that both appealed to me and fit the company's dress code. I also began noticing that people were treating me very differently than before, more respect, looks from the ladies, etc.
The hardest part about wearing nicer (more expensive) clothing is remembering to iron your shirts and pants before you get up in the morning.
You are aware that the "diet" and "low-cal" version of food typically contain more sugar and many more synthetic drugs than the regular variety, aren't you? I'd be more worried about the lifetime ingestion of unnecessary drugs in my food than I would about the caloric, fat, etc. content.
Starbucks coffee is no worse than the competitors? That means it's good coffee, right?
Personally, I find the Eight O'Clock brand to be damn good, and cheap, coffee. Much, much better than what you get in any of the chain coffee shops.
That's true. I'm ecstatic about the possibilty of using a television remote control to play my video games! Seriously, as someone who has been playing games since the Atari 2600 came out and who eventually purchases every video game console in a given generation, it's the games that make a system, not the hardware specifications or user interfaces.
As a rule I wait about two years before buying into the latest generation; that's plenty of time to size up the game library available on different systems, read reviews, and have a nice pool of cheap, used games to draw from.
Did I read that correctly? You're saying that the uninstaller actually installs additional backdoors?
Sun certainly needs something to raise it's earnings.
That's funny, SAP's portal server uses Tomcat.
Could you provide some evidence supported the proposition that free and open source software is a better way to design, deliver and support software? I propose that it accomplishes none of this; open source software simply allows people to examine, modify and distribute changes (usually). The effects that you describe are more properly attributed to the community that develops around such software. As I see it, the true value in open source software lies in having a very large collection of applications, components and libraries that can be re-used and extended by anyone at virtually no cost.
Closed source vendors are not being threatened because open source software is open for all to view, extend and redistribute. They're being threatened because they're failing to develop new solutions and all of the old solutions are becoming available to anyone with a `Net connection.
As I understand things, SAP runs Tomcat for certain and possibly JBoss. We've had problems with SAP's consultants not being able to configure Tomcat properly.
We're rolling out SAP here. It took over a week for their consultants to set it up and now they want to kick everyone off the system so they can perform a re-install. When the system was up and running, my boss was having constant problems with things being broken, not available today, etc.
...and the Earth is smoother than a bowling ball. http://www.keepmedia.com/pubs/SiteManagementTechno logy/2002/08/01/151689?extID=10026.
I don't think there was anything sinister going on, some markets just happened to get a (much) larger supply than others. I live in Chicago and drove over to Best Buy on the Nintendo DS' release date after waking up and realizing, "hey, isn't the DS on sale today?"; they had dozens of units available. It was the same situation with the PSP, I (foolishly) waited in line an hour before they opened in order to get a unit, only to find that they had several hundred in-stock. I checked other retailers that afternoon and they all had many, many PSPs available.
If you live in a small town or rural area, you're probably going to be SOL. Metro areas should have a large supply.
To make the contest even more attractive, we have to sign a legal agreement to review the source code:
Thanks Sun, but no thanks. If you want me to do your work for you, I'd better be getting paid in a cash equivalent.I can definitely appreciate the weight factor. I ended up putting my 32" CRT on a Metro shelving unit with 2" casters; that way I can just roll the thing to wherever I'd like.
It's too bad that Sony is phasing out it's CRT production. Granted, flat-screens have much better resolution, a smaller footprint and are lighther, but they're still extremely expensive. A 32" Sony Trinitron is going for around $400, while a 32" Sony LCD Wega flat panel is more than $2,000 (the cheapest 32" LCD flat screen I could find goes for $1,300). I just don't understand why anyone would buy one flat screen when they could get four or five CRTs for the same price.