What happens when you're playing an offline game and your internet connection is down (no connection to XBox Live) and you get three achievements while offline? When you get your connection back, do all three achievements get fed up to XBL at the same time? Would that be considered cheating?
On my hard drive, rsynced to a NAS box (mirrored disks) and backed up nightly to Amazon S3 storage via JungleDisk. (Disclamer: I work for neither Amazon nor JungleDisk)
the name of the video his friends said really set him off
Zeitgeist: The Movie
He's being tagged as a conservative because it was a Democrat that was shot. Would the tables be turned if it was a Republican? Would we assume the shooter was a liberal? Doubtful.
FWIW, I don't think any self respecting conservative would be caught dead watching that movie. Well, maybe if they needed a good laugh. Maybe.
New Orleans is still there. There were houses IN New Orleans that were destroyed, but there were plenty of places (~75%) that were untouched. The French Quarter, for example.
The problem is (and it's not specific to cable) is that intelligent shows tend to have long story arcs that span multiple episodes, or even seasons. When shows like that get canceled, it leaves the fan hanging as to how the story would have played out. Firefly wasn't as arc-ey (if that's a word) as some, but in it's case the absolute mismanagement and abuse by the very network that was showing it was responsible for it's demise.
Just a few shows off the top off my head that have had the rug pulled out from under them (and me): Defying Gravity, Heroes (ok, that series was really going down hill, but I would have liked some kind of ending and who doesn't like watching Ali Larter?), Journeyman, Life (not sci-fi, but had a long story arc that never got closed). And all of those shows aren't even on cable - those were network.
Actually, I have a masters in CS. I was trying to make a lexical pun of sorts saying it's not about "programming languages" but about "programming", which, in my mind, is more about the problem solving and design than the actual implementation of a particular program. Once you learn how to program - how to solve problems and design a solution - implementing it in any particular language is just a matter of getting the syntax right.
The programming language itself is a tool. Any particular problem can have solutions in any number of languages, and certain languages are more suited than others for particular problem classes.
When the electronic versions of the books cost more than a paperback and are less convenient, yes, there are more negatives to be had than positives. Fourteen days is a little short - it takes me longer than that to get through a large book (not because I'm a slow reader, but I don't get much time during the week to read). Plus you can only loan it once? Fail.
At this point in the electronic book meilu, I'd much rather have a real book that I actually own pysically - it's mine and I can do what the hell I want with it - than to "buy" a book that's not really mine - somebody is just granting me a semi-permanent license to use it.
Bingo. CS has nothing to do with programming languages. It's about PROGRAMMING. Lots of CS grads still don't get this. They are typically the mediocre programmers that move on to project management (or something else that doesn't involve programming) fairly quickly. Or they end up doing horrible ASP web apps and Microsoft Access front ends.
Think of it like storage classes. The 64GB SSD boots your OS, has most of your frequently used files (non bulk stuff like music and video). Use an external mass storage device (100s of GB) to store all your other stuff. I've got a SSD as a boot disk and most bulk files are on a ReadyNAS with 1TB of space (expandable still to 3TB by adding two more $70 drives). I've got space to burn and my system boots from BIOS to a working desktop in less than 30 seconds (and that includes me typing a password during the login)
Fair Tax. Only tax on consumption. Have a rich lifestyle? Like shiny cars and watches? You'll pay lots more taxes than somebody that makes a modest living and buys modest things. Plus, everybody pays taxes, even hookers, tourists, illegal immigrants and drug dealers. Plus, everybody (as long as you're a legal resident of the US) gets cost of living prebates on taxes that would be paid on essential food/clothing, so people that make under the poverty line effectively pay zero tax (like now).
The biggest advantage is that you can control how much tax you pay just like your weight. Spend a lot - pay a lot of taxes, save a lot - lower your taxes. Plus it's COMPLETELY transparent and fair. No exceptions written in for this lobbing group or that lobbying group, no kick-backs or favors for changes to tax code - everybody pays the taxes at the cash register, regardless.
OpenOffice is, frankly, garbage. LibreOffice I haven't used, but is still in beta with only a few 100k downloads so I doubt it's been deployed in a large city.
Really? How long did you use it? I've been using it for several years and have had less problems with it than with MS Office. Even my non-computer savvy wife used it for several years writing term papers and book reports for her masters degree. Your follow up statement about LibreOffice tells me you don't know that much about either OpenOffice or LibreOffice. They are one in the same - OpenOffice became LibreOffice after it split from under Oracle(nee Sun)'s wing.
Hmm.. Jdeveloper (from Oracle) is free as is Eclipse and NetBeans, and not just the crippled versions. The super-duper versions are free, too. Oracle XE is free as well, along with MySQL and PostgreSQL. There are other alternatives to Microsoft when it comes to free software. Most of the others don't have strings attached, too.
Disclamer: I do not work for Oracle. I wasn't paid by anybody to say this. Hell, I wish I was - I could use the extra cash.
Technically, he's the Sci-Fi author that's had the most stories turned into films. And speaking of somebody who's read most of the stories and seen all the films - some of them are SO LOOSELY based, it's hard to even say it's based on the story. Read The Golden Man then watch Next and you'll see what I mean.
Same here. At home for years and years, at work for the last 3 or 4, too. (somewhat contrary to the corporate Microsoft yes men...)
I still have to flip back to my Windows Vista (blech) laptop occasionally, but since the Evolution to MS Exchange connector has got much better in the last year or so, it's been less and less that I have to.
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I'm waiting for Dr. Tesla's version...
What happens when you're playing an offline game and your internet connection is down (no connection to XBox Live) and you get three achievements while offline? When you get your connection back, do all three achievements get fed up to XBL at the same time? Would that be considered cheating?
The casino doesn't tattoo "Cheater" on their forehead for all to see, though. In a sense, MS has done this by labeling his account "Cheater."
telekineses, for the pedantic spellers out there.
And didn't Clarke say "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
How is "the force" different from telekenesis + the powers of Charlie McGee's dad?
On my hard drive, rsynced to a NAS box (mirrored disks) and backed up nightly to Amazon S3 storage via JungleDisk. (Disclamer: I work for neither Amazon nor JungleDisk)
the name of the video his friends said really set him off
Zeitgeist: The Movie
He's being tagged as a conservative because it was a Democrat that was shot. Would the tables be turned if it was a Republican? Would we assume the shooter was a liberal? Doubtful.
FWIW, I don't think any self respecting conservative would be caught dead watching that movie. Well, maybe if they needed a good laugh. Maybe.
I'm "Constitution protector". I'm glad the 14th amendment is there and don't have any problems with it at all.
The 16th amendment, though... I'd love to see that one go.
and if you're only doing SELECTs, you want a tuple store, not a relational database...
I'm curious... How do you get data out of a relational database if you're not using the SELECT statement?
New Orleans is still there. There were houses IN New Orleans that were destroyed, but there were plenty of places (~75%) that were untouched. The French Quarter, for example.
Touche, sir. I salute your singular wit.
You're suggesting rich people should be penalised [sic] more on the abstract basis that they happen to be more wealthy?
Isn't there already a precedent in the United States Tax Code for this?
The problem is (and it's not specific to cable) is that intelligent shows tend to have long story arcs that span multiple episodes, or even seasons. When shows like that get canceled, it leaves the fan hanging as to how the story would have played out. Firefly wasn't as arc-ey (if that's a word) as some, but in it's case the absolute mismanagement and abuse by the very network that was showing it was responsible for it's demise.
Just a few shows off the top off my head that have had the rug pulled out from under them (and me): Defying Gravity, Heroes (ok, that series was really going down hill, but I would have liked some kind of ending and who doesn't like watching Ali Larter?), Journeyman, Life (not sci-fi, but had a long story arc that never got closed). And all of those shows aren't even on cable - those were network.
Actually, I have a masters in CS. I was trying to make a lexical pun of sorts saying it's not about "programming languages" but about "programming", which, in my mind, is more about the problem solving and design than the actual implementation of a particular program. Once you learn how to program - how to solve problems and design a solution - implementing it in any particular language is just a matter of getting the syntax right.
The programming language itself is a tool. Any particular problem can have solutions in any number of languages, and certain languages are more suited than others for particular problem classes.
When the electronic versions of the books cost more than a paperback and are less convenient, yes, there are more negatives to be had than positives. Fourteen days is a little short - it takes me longer than that to get through a large book (not because I'm a slow reader, but I don't get much time during the week to read). Plus you can only loan it once? Fail.
At this point in the electronic book meilu, I'd much rather have a real book that I actually own pysically - it's mine and I can do what the hell I want with it - than to "buy" a book that's not really mine - somebody is just granting me a semi-permanent license to use it.
Bingo. CS has nothing to do with programming languages. It's about PROGRAMMING. Lots of CS grads still don't get this. They are typically the mediocre programmers that move on to project management (or something else that doesn't involve programming) fairly quickly. Or they end up doing horrible ASP web apps and Microsoft Access front ends.
Think of it like storage classes. The 64GB SSD boots your OS, has most of your frequently used files (non bulk stuff like music and video). Use an external mass storage device (100s of GB) to store all your other stuff. I've got a SSD as a boot disk and most bulk files are on a ReadyNAS with 1TB of space (expandable still to 3TB by adding two more $70 drives). I've got space to burn and my system boots from BIOS to a working desktop in less than 30 seconds (and that includes me typing a password during the login)
Microsoft shipped their own JVM (MSJVM) with XP SP1.
Fair Tax. Only tax on consumption. Have a rich lifestyle? Like shiny cars and watches? You'll pay lots more taxes than somebody that makes a modest living and buys modest things. Plus, everybody pays taxes, even hookers, tourists, illegal immigrants and drug dealers. Plus, everybody (as long as you're a legal resident of the US) gets cost of living prebates on taxes that would be paid on essential food/clothing, so people that make under the poverty line effectively pay zero tax (like now).
The biggest advantage is that you can control how much tax you pay just like your weight. Spend a lot - pay a lot of taxes, save a lot - lower your taxes. Plus it's COMPLETELY transparent and fair. No exceptions written in for this lobbing group or that lobbying group, no kick-backs or favors for changes to tax code - everybody pays the taxes at the cash register, regardless.
OpenOffice is, frankly, garbage. LibreOffice I haven't used, but is still in beta with only a few 100k downloads so I doubt it's been deployed in a large city.
Really? How long did you use it? I've been using it for several years and have had less problems with it than with MS Office. Even my non-computer savvy wife used it for several years writing term papers and book reports for her masters degree. Your follow up statement about LibreOffice tells me you don't know that much about either OpenOffice or LibreOffice. They are one in the same - OpenOffice became LibreOffice after it split from under Oracle(nee Sun)'s wing.
Hmm.. Jdeveloper (from Oracle) is free as is Eclipse and NetBeans, and not just the crippled versions. The super-duper versions are free, too. Oracle XE is free as well, along with MySQL and PostgreSQL. There are other alternatives to Microsoft when it comes to free software. Most of the others don't have strings attached, too.
Disclamer: I do not work for Oracle. I wasn't paid by anybody to say this. Hell, I wish I was - I could use the extra cash.
Parent has a point, not a troll.
Bring a towel, you mean...
Technically, he's the Sci-Fi author that's had the most stories turned into films. And speaking of somebody who's read most of the stories and seen all the films - some of them are SO LOOSELY based, it's hard to even say it's based on the story. Read The Golden Man then watch Next and you'll see what I mean.
Same here. At home for years and years, at work for the last 3 or 4, too. (somewhat contrary to the corporate Microsoft yes men...) I still have to flip back to my Windows Vista (blech) laptop occasionally, but since the Evolution to MS Exchange connector has got much better in the last year or so, it's been less and less that I have to.