I think that VB's popularity is mostly due to the fact that it's very VERY easy to create simple applications with it. In the article, they talk about "Business Software". For PHB's, all that counts is the GUI, so VB is a lot easier there.:-)
Well.. then why don't they use Tcl/Tk or Python?;)
Personally I couldn't care less if Gartner Group slams Linux or not. I don't care if Linux becomes a "mainstream" OS or not.. as long as Linux keeps on being the kick-ass OS and development platfor it is.
No productivity apps for Linux? Who cares? Who needs 'em? Not me.
I've been saying that time doesn't exist for ages. The idea of time exists, and it is a concept we humans have introduced to make some sense out of the world we live in.
How have I come to this conclusion? Errr.. well.. I figured it out a long time ago, and I can't remember why..
This can't be good. I think I'll stop drinking coffeinated beverages until I have children. .. although it would be nice with a larger brain. Hmm.. *sigh* What a difficult choice..
I love Java the promise od 'write once, run anywhere',
Wrong! The promise is : "compile once, run anywhere". If you use C, it would be: "write once, compile anywhere".
C programs like Apache, GIMP, etc. are well known to be compatible with this 'write once, run anywhere' promise and also are extremely fast and powerfull.
Well.. no. GIMP will only compile if you have the GTK library available for your platform. Doh! .. and Apache? I'm no Apache expert, but does it use BSD sockets? Well.. "write once, port a lot"
So, why not you choose your favorite CORBA library written in C and join the development team to add the features you need?
Ah yes.. and of course; the CORBA library exists for all platforms? Yeah, right.
Yes, it all started in Sweden, where it was (or still is?) called the Robinson Expedision (after Robinson Crusoe.. duh!).
We also have it in Norway, with the same name, but it does not appear to be very successful. We can also see swedish television channels in Norway, so those who were interested probably have seen it there.
It's interesting, but there's not a lot of exitement. See the Simpsons instead.
I have a problem with this article itself..particularly the paragraph that states that MS products have become the "de facto standard" among universities. While there is a slight overreliance on Excel and Powerpoint by much of the faculty, IRIX and Linux, as well as Macs and at least one other flavor of Unix, are a very large part of this campus. This I like. If Microsoft tried to move into this university, there would be very vocal opposition from any number of clubs and societies.
Here at the CS faculty of University of Oslo we use mainly Sun and SGI boxes, although some of the professors use MS products like Powerpoint to make handouts (instead of LaTeX.. I can't imagine why..)
It has been like this for a long time (although the Powerpoint stuff is new), but now this era appears to be coming to an end. Although the student organizations are protesting, the PHB's (their academic equivalent, anyhow) have decided that we need NT boxes to run stuff on. Another, related problem is our space problem; there isn't any. To have new NT boxes, they would have to get rid of some of the UNIX boxes. Some of the boxes are pretty old and slow (SGI Indy's.. well at least they're old compared to the Ultra 5 and 10's), but I'd rather use one those instead if a NT box.
*sigh*
I really can't understand why so many people are embracing Microsoft products and the Intel processors. IMHO both Microsoft and Intel make inferior products compared to other companies. I hope people will realise this, and do something about it.
Next time one of my friends asks me about what kind of computer they should buy, I will recommend a Macintosh.
Free the knowledge - keep research open, and out of the meddling hands of private funding.
Don't be so cynical. Many universities need funding, private or other. As long as the results belong to the universities, I don't see any problems with private funding. Give us the money!
Ok.. Free Solaris would have been a bad thing for Linux, but free doesn't neccessarily mean that you get the sourcecode..
People want the sourcecode so they can hack the kernel! Get it?
Duh!
Re:Supercomputing and the future of the computer..
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Now, i also am of the mindset that it would be beneficial in the end effect to have large supercomputers running each and every apartment building, and in each home having dummy terminals. Now, is this a viable alternative to the PC, or is noone willing to take the chance that some privacy will be comprimised.
I like the idea. I'm sure that there are others out there that have the same view. Thoughts? Comments?
I think you're absolutely right. It would be nice if it was like that. People don't need expensive PCs to do regular stuff like surf the web, answer emails and write documents. A large server in every apartment building would be a good idea, as it would reduce the individual costs.
.. but I see other possibilities. Apartment building intranets. Creating a cybercommunity to complement the physical relationships. Apartment building newsgroups. A homepage for each apartment.
This would be a Good[tm] idea, and it would hopefully strengthen the relationships between the tenents, and they could also (possibly) have a larger influence on the decision that affect them.
IIRC, the cost of the original playstation was similar.. I bought mine for approx. NOK 3000 ($375) when it first came to Norway. But after a while the price dropped, and a year later it cost NOK 1500 ($187.5). I'm not sure how much it costs now..
The same thing will happen to PS2, just like it happens to all consumer electronics.
Why would 9/9/99 be a problem for any computer? Why wasn't 8/8/88 a problem, or 7/7/77. And what's going to happen on 0/0/00? Seriously though, does anyone have a good explination for why 9/9/99 would cause a computer to have a cpu fart?
Yes.. and no. Apparently, some old COBOL programs are supposed to use 9999 as an End-Of-File marker. For some reason, a few people thought that it would cause problems.. If you ask me, they were probably some old COBOL programmers that needed a little extra cash, and started a rumour about a fake bug.
.. and of course; the media discovered that there could be another bug (in addition to the year 2000 problem), and they wanted something to talk about, and make uneducated guesses about.
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I think that VB's popularity is mostly due to the fact that it's very VERY easy to create simple applications with it. In the article, they talk about "Business Software". For PHB's, all that counts is the GUI, so VB is a lot easier there. :-)
;)
Well.. then why don't they use Tcl/Tk or Python?
ICANN if UCANN!
"slashdot" = "slaskpunktum" or "slaskprikk"
The '/' is a 'slask' and the '.' is either 'punktum' or 'prikk', depending of you interpretation.
One question: DO WE CARE?!
Personally I couldn't care less if Gartner Group slams Linux or not. I don't care if Linux becomes a "mainstream" OS or not.. as long as Linux keeps on being the kick-ass OS and development platfor it is.
No productivity apps for Linux? Who cares? Who needs 'em? Not me.
IANAS (I Am Not A Scientist)
I've been saying that time doesn't exist for ages. The idea of time exists, and it is a concept we humans have introduced to make some sense out of the world we live in.
How have I come to this conclusion? Errr.. well.. I figured it out a long time ago, and I can't remember why..
;-)
No no...who cares about the size of your balls -- it only takes one sperm to do the job. 'sides, you can always get a Swedish made penis pump. ;)
;-)
That's not my thing, baby!
Anyway; a Swedish penis pump would be a good idea, but I would not like to use it on my testicles.. ouch!
..makes your testicles get smaller.
This can't be good. I think I'll stop drinking coffeinated beverages until I have children.
.. although it would be nice with a larger brain. Hmm..
*sigh* What a difficult choice..
I love Java the promise od 'write once, run anywhere',
Wrong! The promise is : "compile once, run anywhere".
If you use C, it would be: "write once, compile anywhere".
C programs like Apache, GIMP, etc. are well known to be compatible with this 'write once, run anywhere' promise and also are extremely fast and powerfull.
Well.. no. GIMP will only compile if you have the GTK library available for your platform. Doh!
.. and Apache? I'm no Apache expert, but does it use BSD sockets? Well.. "write once, port a lot"
So, why not you choose your favorite CORBA library written in C and join the development team to add the features you need?
Ah yes.. and of course; the CORBA library exists for all platforms? Yeah, right.
Yes, it all started in Sweden, where it was (or still is?) called the Robinson Expedision (after Robinson Crusoe.. duh!).
We also have it in Norway, with the same name, but it does not appear to be very successful. We can also see swedish television channels in Norway, so those who were interested probably have seen it there.
It's interesting, but there's not a lot of exitement. See the Simpsons instead.
However, since you can't really modify MACs, it could be as evidence in court to show who you are.
AFAIK you can modify the MAC on your ethernet card just by fiddling around with some jumpers..
Yes; could be blocked.
If it only concerns meta-tags, just drop them if you want to review a new Pez-dispenser.
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I have a problem with this article itself..particularly the paragraph that states that MS products have become the "de facto standard" among universities. While there is a slight overreliance on Excel and Powerpoint by much of the faculty, IRIX and Linux, as well as Macs and at least one other flavor of Unix, are a very large part of this campus. This I like. If Microsoft tried to move into this university, there would be very vocal opposition from any number of clubs and societies.
.. well at least they're old compared to the Ultra 5 and 10's), but I'd rather use one those instead if a NT box.
Here at the CS faculty of University of Oslo we use mainly Sun and SGI boxes, although some of the professors use MS products like Powerpoint to make handouts (instead of LaTeX.. I can't imagine why..)
It has been like this for a long time (although the Powerpoint stuff is new), but now this era appears to be coming to an end. Although the student organizations are protesting, the PHB's (their academic equivalent, anyhow) have decided that we need NT boxes to run stuff on.
Another, related problem is our space problem; there isn't any. To have new NT boxes, they would have to get rid of some of the UNIX boxes. Some of the boxes are pretty old and slow (SGI Indy's
*sigh*
I really can't understand why so many people are embracing Microsoft products and the Intel processors. IMHO both Microsoft and Intel make inferior products compared to other companies. I hope people will realise this, and do something about it.
Next time one of my friends asks me about what kind of computer they should buy, I will recommend a Macintosh.
Ah yes.. I missed the patent thingy.
:-(
Oh well..
Free the knowledge - keep research open, and out of the meddling hands of private funding.
Don't be so cynical. Many universities need
funding, private or other. As long as the results
belong to the universities, I don't see any
problems with private funding.
Give us the money!
Any large company would never invest that
kind of money without expecting something in
return.
You can expect this I-Campus (I'm surprised they
didn't use a small i) to use boxes with Microsoft
software installed. That's how they do business.
So.. of course the feelings are mixed.
Ok.. Free Solaris would have been a bad thing for Linux, but free doesn't neccessarily mean that you get the sourcecode..
People want the sourcecode so they can hack the kernel!
Get it?
Duh!
Now, i also am of the mindset that it would be beneficial in the end effect to have large supercomputers running each and every apartment building, and in each home having dummy terminals. Now, is this a viable alternative to the PC, or is noone willing to take the chance that some privacy will be comprimised.
I like the idea. I'm sure that there are others out there that have the same view. Thoughts? Comments?
I think you're absolutely right. It would be nice if it was like that. People don't need expensive PCs to do regular stuff like surf the web, answer emails and write documents.
A large server in every apartment building would be a good idea, as it would reduce the individual costs.
.. but I see other possibilities. Apartment building intranets. Creating a cybercommunity to complement the physical relationships. Apartment building newsgroups. A homepage for each apartment.
This would be a Good[tm] idea, and it would hopefully strengthen the relationships between the tenents, and they could also (possibly) have a larger influence on the decision that affect them.
Damn! That box looks sexy! I'll have to get me one of these when they arrive in Norway.. can hardly wait.
Does anyone know if they will continue with the stupid "zone" stuff?
For 10 points: who am I impersonating in the subject?
IIRC, the cost of the original playstation was similar.. I bought mine for approx. NOK 3000 ($375) when it first came to Norway. But after a while the price dropped, and a year later it cost NOK 1500 ($187.5). I'm not sure how much it costs now..
The same thing will happen to PS2, just like it happens to all consumer electronics.
Don't worry.
I'm willing to bet Y2K will go as smoothly, and all the news we'll have to read will be, 'Power is still up in xxxx'
Well.. I know that there are year 2000 problems, but the big question is if they are fatal, or just cosmetical.
.. and the bugs are (probably) easy to fix, but they still have to be fixed.
Bah.. I don't care. I'll probably have a major hangover 1. jan 2000, so I won't notice armageddon at all.
Why would 9/9/99 be a problem for any computer? Why wasn't 8/8/88 a problem, or 7/7/77. And what's going to happen on 0/0/00? Seriously though, does anyone have a good explination for why 9/9/99 would cause a computer to have a cpu fart?
Yes.. and no.
Apparently, some old COBOL programs are supposed to use 9999 as an End-Of-File marker. For some reason, a few people thought that it would cause problems.. If you ask me, they were probably some old COBOL programmers that needed a little extra cash, and started a rumour about a fake bug.
.. and of course; the media discovered that there could be another bug (in addition to the year 2000 problem), and they wanted something to talk about, and make uneducated guesses about.
Well.. there was some kind of power surge or something here where I am.. all the computers temporarily lost power, but they came right back up.
;-)
Makes you wonder.. hmmm..