I don't think that general amount of knowledge known is changed much at all. The difference is that specialization has increased. Yeah, I could figure out how to rewire my phone but why would I? Unless I'm going to save a bundle of money there's no point beyond my own curiosity. At that point it becomes a cost analysis on money spent vs time and enjoyment/misery. I don't have the foggiest idea how to administer Informix 4 (which is running one of our production servers). Now I could certainly pick up a dusty book to learn it but I'd rather let the dba figure that out because there's absolutely no value in it for me. That's exactly the way I feel about rewiring your phone jack.
By mandating in Texas it allows low-income families to get the vaccine without insurance. By mandating it in Texas it raises the taxes of every Texan to pay for those without insurance.
And by mandating the vaccine it forces insurance companies to pay for it so your out of pocket cost is now lower. And by mandating the vaccine it forces the insurance companies to raise premiums which will in turn cost the consumer more than the original cost of the vaccine over time.
And if someone doesn't want to get vaccinated they can opt out. Yeah you can opt out if you don't want your children to be educated.
And there is bills in 20 other states which are going to require girls to get the vaccine. And if his brother worked for Merck why isn't is printed in all the news articles? That would be great at selling more papers. Well, that makes it so much better.
I'm not religious or 'right' in the political sense. However, I don't believe the government should FORCE anyone to get anything injected into them. Available for free and massive awareness campaign? Sure, knock yourselves out. But seriously, force me to take some drug? Forget it.
I disagree. In the land of web 2.0 javascript execution speed is very important. Also, lately I've noticed that when I right click a link in FF it takes about 2 seconds for the popup window thing to appear. This has made me consider dropping FF for another browser. Could I spend a boat load of time trying to figure out exactly what I did to make FF slow down? Probably. But I frankly don't care what I may have done. I'll just dump it as soon as I perceive something else as a better option.
I can generate hundreds of setters and getters via Eclipse in a matter of seconds. I can automagically refactor my application in seconds without having to tediously edit dozens of references. When working with new libraries I can find out all the methods of a class by simply typing a ".". By holding down the control key and mouse-clicking I can move from a method call to its declaration, same with variables and classes. Seriously, vi is great and all, and there's plenty of things it does better than Eclipse but let's not kid ourselves. In the real world of object oriented programming of complex applications a sturdy IDE is almost always going to beat out a text editor.
When you go to the bank and withdraw $100 but the clerk accidentally hands you $120 they will debit $20 from your account after notifying you of the error. It's happened to my mom before. I dunno how they figured out she was the one to get the extra money but we double-checked and the clerk was correct.
Yep, I'm one of those linux users that can probably get it working if I really want to but for the most part if yum install [whatever] doesn't pick it up with my extended repository list it's just not getting installed on my Fedora box. While it's not exactly pertinent to Ubuntu it's basically the same idea. Even people who are capable of doing the work are less likely to do it because it's a pain.
Basically Derby is a major improvement on the idea behind Access. It's got a tiny foot-print (2MB), super easy to install and configure, great application development integration via libraries, uses a standard SQL interface, etc. If you were in a MS shop and might use Access to house the information Derby is a good solution for you in Java land.
Actually, it's about reliability, scalability, and find-a-developer-who-is-familiar-with-the-technolo gy-ility. If you find a *nix sysadmin they more than likely have some knowledge of Apache. PHP developers are a dime a dozen. Why force another tool that gives you 10% better performance when you'll have to retrain your employees and not be able to get TONS of free support on top of your paid for support? I could ramble on and on but you get the idea. It makes business sense.
Environmentalists are happy to kill people by banning everything from pesticides to genetically engineered foods, no matter how badly starving countries need these things. Environmentalism is an urban religion for liberal atheists, and so they justify their behavior as "right" or "just" and attack you as a heretic if you step outside the established biblical doctrine.
Environmentalists are no more evil than anyone else who put up trade embargoes against nations because their governments do evil things. Some must die for the better of the global community. That's the way it goes. It does suck if you're unfortunate enough to be on the short end of the stick evolutionarily speaking. And no, I'm not an environmentalist.
I agree completely. If I shop around I can get CDRs free after rebate. Wal-Mart sells 100 of them for $25 regular price. Basically I can produce a cd without a flashy case for $0.25 or less. Is the 1-3 songs I'm interested in on any given album worth $14.75? Apparently the music industry suggests that each of those songs is worth about $1 (in the Apple Music Store), which I tend to agree with. So that means that $14.75 - $3(max # of songs I like) = $11.75 for a hard plastic case and some artwork. Frankly my days of giant towers of cd cases are over. I rip them to mp3, back them up, and then discard the packaging. My music cds are stored on the spindle that blank cdrs come on for long term storage. Basically the 'value-add' produced by the recording industry has lost its value. People aren't interested in showing off their giant stack of alphabetized/categorized album cases anymore. I just want the music.
If you're the copyright holder there's nothing to stop you from dual licensing the code. You can GPL it plus sell it for proprietary use at a nominal fee. No need to confuse the GPL license by free-handing your own legalese in there.
I certainly don't mean to sound as if I'm defending any democrats here, but it is the President and President alone who holds the office of Commander In Chief. Congress can destroy the funding but they cannot bring troops home.
I think it would be cute if Venezuela or Cuba developed a vaccine for the bird flu before America. Frankly I ain't skeered a' no flu, so I don't care really. I just think it would be funny.
You're out of touch. If such a law were in place... [it] could shut down government entirely.
Hmm, tell me more of this government shutting down science.
Yes, but ONLY because they're on virtually every machine on the planet. If they, for instance, only had 10% market share they more than likely could not supply the same product with a 90% discount.
This is an unusual analogy because a general rule of thumb indicates that home built projects (woodworking and such) tend to be over-built when compared to the professional job. The home builder tends to put more nails/glue/braces in place than are required to fulfill the need of the object. I doubt this holds true in software development, but it may.
You're an idiot if you think 'I have a cold' requires 8 years of any kind of experience to troubleshoot. In fact the doctor will just prescribe you [insert whatever antibiotic company has come by with free pens lately] and only really take the time to do an in depth examination of you if the antibiotic fails to solve your problems. The underlying problem that this solves is that people without insurance will still be able to get basic health care provided they can cough up the dough for the drug. And yes, I do believe that people are generally capable of determining whether they need a standard antibiotic or need a real doctor to look them over.
Yes, I make decent income now. However, I did 8 years schooling (that I am still paying for) followed by 7 years of residency and fellowship training in which I made $50K for 80 hour weeks + overnight in hospital calls and every third weekend on call. I think I'm due a bit more than average U.S. income, thank-you-very-much.
You're making an incorrect assumption here. I don't know what kind of doctor you are, but the ONLY reason I have visited my general practitioner in the last 5 years is because she has been granted a monopoly from the government on determining whether or not I can get a decent antibiotic. Here's how the visit usually goes: "Hey Dr. whatever, I have a sinus infection and I need a Z-pack." Ten minutes and $75 later (my copay plus what insurance paid) I'm off to CVS to pick up my script. I tell you, that ten minutes of time is NOT WORTH $75. The reality of the situation is that the market for doctor's is artificially created by the government. If I could walk into CVS to pick up an antibiotic without your permission you'd be out of a job in no time. Getting rid of that would A) mean I don't have to hear you and your brethren whine about how you're not uber-rich and B) the cost of health insurance would decline dramatically because I wouldn't have to use it for routine b.s.
Actually there are quite a few encryption algorithms approved by the NSA for the protection of secret information. AES is the most commonly used one I've seen in various government/military contracts. That information is not classified at all.
Yes, but we're talking about short term vs long term investment. If I only plan on doing business for the next 5 years then sticking with expensive licenses is fine. If I can spend 110% of the cost for five years (keep outlook/exchange + 10% budget to sponsor the project) and then drop my cost to only 10% (continued development with zero licensing costs) then it's a net win for me forever and ever.
It's not THAT much different than the Apple model. Apple only supports their hardware (which is not usually manufactured by Apple). Microsoft can get the same deal. Dell, HP, IBM, etc. will all have drivers in the kernel and that is the hardware they (MS) will support. The drivers will be excellent as you would expect from Apple. That way you will remove a lot of the issues with bad drivers hurting stability of the OS. No more BSODs, etc. At least, in theory. Of course, it sucks hard core for smaller players to enter the market, but since when has business been about small players?
His reply should signal his choice. If he repeatedly submits the same invalid entry then he is likely a Windows supporter. If he comes back to rant about how the system is inherently flawed because it is not capable of handling a reasonably sized response which he'd happily fix if the corporate assmonkeys would just GPL the site's source he's a linux supporter. Alternatively, if he implies his response is too good for the lowly BBC to comprehend he is obviously a mac user.
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I don't think that general amount of knowledge known is changed much at all. The difference is that specialization has increased. Yeah, I could figure out how to rewire my phone but why would I? Unless I'm going to save a bundle of money there's no point beyond my own curiosity. At that point it becomes a cost analysis on money spent vs time and enjoyment/misery. I don't have the foggiest idea how to administer Informix 4 (which is running one of our production servers). Now I could certainly pick up a dusty book to learn it but I'd rather let the dba figure that out because there's absolutely no value in it for me. That's exactly the way I feel about rewiring your phone jack.
I'm not religious or 'right' in the political sense. However, I don't believe the government should FORCE anyone to get anything injected into them. Available for free and massive awareness campaign? Sure, knock yourselves out. But seriously, force me to take some drug? Forget it.
I disagree. In the land of web 2.0 javascript execution speed is very important. Also, lately I've noticed that when I right click a link in FF it takes about 2 seconds for the popup window thing to appear. This has made me consider dropping FF for another browser. Could I spend a boat load of time trying to figure out exactly what I did to make FF slow down? Probably. But I frankly don't care what I may have done. I'll just dump it as soon as I perceive something else as a better option.
I can generate hundreds of setters and getters via Eclipse in a matter of seconds. I can automagically refactor my application in seconds without having to tediously edit dozens of references. When working with new libraries I can find out all the methods of a class by simply typing a ".". By holding down the control key and mouse-clicking I can move from a method call to its declaration, same with variables and classes. Seriously, vi is great and all, and there's plenty of things it does better than Eclipse but let's not kid ourselves. In the real world of object oriented programming of complex applications a sturdy IDE is almost always going to beat out a text editor.
When you go to the bank and withdraw $100 but the clerk accidentally hands you $120 they will debit $20 from your account after notifying you of the error. It's happened to my mom before. I dunno how they figured out she was the one to get the extra money but we double-checked and the clerk was correct.
Yep, I'm one of those linux users that can probably get it working if I really want to but for the most part if yum install [whatever] doesn't pick it up with my extended repository list it's just not getting installed on my Fedora box. While it's not exactly pertinent to Ubuntu it's basically the same idea. Even people who are capable of doing the work are less likely to do it because it's a pain.
Basically Derby is a major improvement on the idea behind Access. It's got a tiny foot-print (2MB), super easy to install and configure, great application development integration via libraries, uses a standard SQL interface, etc. If you were in a MS shop and might use Access to house the information Derby is a good solution for you in Java land.
Actually, it's about reliability, scalability, and find-a-developer-who-is-familiar-with-the-technolo gy-ility. If you find a *nix sysadmin they more than likely have some knowledge of Apache. PHP developers are a dime a dozen. Why force another tool that gives you 10% better performance when you'll have to retrain your employees and not be able to get TONS of free support on top of your paid for support? I could ramble on and on but you get the idea. It makes business sense.
Environmentalists are no more evil than anyone else who put up trade embargoes against nations because their governments do evil things. Some must die for the better of the global community. That's the way it goes. It does suck if you're unfortunate enough to be on the short end of the stick evolutionarily speaking. And no, I'm not an environmentalist.
I agree completely. If I shop around I can get CDRs free after rebate. Wal-Mart sells 100 of them for $25 regular price. Basically I can produce a cd without a flashy case for $0.25 or less. Is the 1-3 songs I'm interested in on any given album worth $14.75? Apparently the music industry suggests that each of those songs is worth about $1 (in the Apple Music Store), which I tend to agree with. So that means that $14.75 - $3(max # of songs I like) = $11.75 for a hard plastic case and some artwork. Frankly my days of giant towers of cd cases are over. I rip them to mp3, back them up, and then discard the packaging. My music cds are stored on the spindle that blank cdrs come on for long term storage. Basically the 'value-add' produced by the recording industry has lost its value. People aren't interested in showing off their giant stack of alphabetized/categorized album cases anymore. I just want the music.
If you're the copyright holder there's nothing to stop you from dual licensing the code. You can GPL it plus sell it for proprietary use at a nominal fee. No need to confuse the GPL license by free-handing your own legalese in there.
I certainly don't mean to sound as if I'm defending any democrats here, but it is the President and President alone who holds the office of Commander In Chief. Congress can destroy the funding but they cannot bring troops home.
I think it would be cute if Venezuela or Cuba developed a vaccine for the bird flu before America. Frankly I ain't skeered a' no flu, so I don't care really. I just think it would be funny.
If such a law were in place... [it] could shut down government entirely.
Hmm, tell me more of this government shutting down science.
Yes, but ONLY because they're on virtually every machine on the planet. If they, for instance, only had 10% market share they more than likely could not supply the same product with a 90% discount.
This is an unusual analogy because a general rule of thumb indicates that home built projects (woodworking and such) tend to be over-built when compared to the professional job. The home builder tends to put more nails/glue/braces in place than are required to fulfill the need of the object. I doubt this holds true in software development, but it may.
You're an idiot if you think 'I have a cold' requires 8 years of any kind of experience to troubleshoot. In fact the doctor will just prescribe you [insert whatever antibiotic company has come by with free pens lately] and only really take the time to do an in depth examination of you if the antibiotic fails to solve your problems. The underlying problem that this solves is that people without insurance will still be able to get basic health care provided they can cough up the dough for the drug. And yes, I do believe that people are generally capable of determining whether they need a standard antibiotic or need a real doctor to look them over.
You're making an incorrect assumption here. I don't know what kind of doctor you are, but the ONLY reason I have visited my general practitioner in the last 5 years is because she has been granted a monopoly from the government on determining whether or not I can get a decent antibiotic. Here's how the visit usually goes: "Hey Dr. whatever, I have a sinus infection and I need a Z-pack." Ten minutes and $75 later (my copay plus what insurance paid) I'm off to CVS to pick up my script. I tell you, that ten minutes of time is NOT WORTH $75. The reality of the situation is that the market for doctor's is artificially created by the government. If I could walk into CVS to pick up an antibiotic without your permission you'd be out of a job in no time. Getting rid of that would A) mean I don't have to hear you and your brethren whine about how you're not uber-rich and B) the cost of health insurance would decline dramatically because I wouldn't have to use it for routine b.s.
Actually there are quite a few encryption algorithms approved by the NSA for the protection of secret information. AES is the most commonly used one I've seen in various government/military contracts. That information is not classified at all.
The glass is twice as large as it needs to be.
In that case, XP and Vista are pretty secure. It's those third party apps like Outlook and Internet Explorer which are the issue.
Yes, but we're talking about short term vs long term investment. If I only plan on doing business for the next 5 years then sticking with expensive licenses is fine. If I can spend 110% of the cost for five years (keep outlook/exchange + 10% budget to sponsor the project) and then drop my cost to only 10% (continued development with zero licensing costs) then it's a net win for me forever and ever.
It's not THAT much different than the Apple model. Apple only supports their hardware (which is not usually manufactured by Apple). Microsoft can get the same deal. Dell, HP, IBM, etc. will all have drivers in the kernel and that is the hardware they (MS) will support. The drivers will be excellent as you would expect from Apple. That way you will remove a lot of the issues with bad drivers hurting stability of the OS. No more BSODs, etc. At least, in theory. Of course, it sucks hard core for smaller players to enter the market, but since when has business been about small players?
His reply should signal his choice. If he repeatedly submits the same invalid entry then he is likely a Windows supporter. If he comes back to rant about how the system is inherently flawed because it is not capable of handling a reasonably sized response which he'd happily fix if the corporate assmonkeys would just GPL the site's source he's a linux supporter. Alternatively, if he implies his response is too good for the lowly BBC to comprehend he is obviously a mac user.