This was my thought. I can say that I rarely re-watch a DVD.....but also buy fewer these days. I rent from Redbox for new releases. That one DVD is probably viewed on the order of 10 times in the first two weeks of release. Probably 25 times over the shelf-life of the movie. Is that enough to justify it?
This is my biggest gripe with open source. You *SHOULD* be concerned whether the format changes or not. All of these different versions of similar products fracture the landscape which hampers the adoption. Just like there are too many Linux distros for Linux to ever win, too many Office products will keep adoption numbers lower than they could be.
While I don't condone it, people in the Finance/Accounting departments have made complete applications in Excel. Then, they throw it over the wall to I/T and say "turn this into a web app for us -- it should take, what, two or three days?"
But again, I've seen plenty of complex spreadsheets that use way more functionality than I as a developer would ever use.
And MS Access will upsize decently enough to SQL Server when you Access database outgrows the limits of Access (and I don't really mean the file size limits).
I expect to be a millionaire at some point in my life....but 1) I expect it to be because I've saved over the years and 2) by the time I have $1M or more, it won't be the same as having $1M today. I don't necessarily expect it to be my salary or that I've sold "the next big thing" to Facebook.
And a million monkeys will eventually type out the complete works of Shakespeare
Open source is no more (or less) perfect that closed source at a fundamental level. Bugs are introduced in both. The difference is that once found, open source has more eyes looking to try to fix it.
The notes at the bottom said to use [URL: blah blah blah] to auto link a URL (angle brackets instead of square brackets). That's what I tried. I know standard HTML.....I just didn't try it.
Here's another site that can help. They have templates for emails/letters and guidelines on how to approach the situation when you find your stuff in use elsewhere. ahref=http://picturedefense.blogspot.com/rel=url2html-27041http://picturedefense.blogspot...>
The 7-11 I used to frequent had a ethernet jack near the soda dispensers......this jack was where the nearby ATM was plugged in. It would have been quite easy for me to insert any sort of device between the ATM and the jack. There was enough space between the jack and the ATM and there was also a valid reason for me to be in the area that it wouldn't look like I was doing anything with it. While it wasn't an official bank ATM (unaffiliated), I still could have been malicious had I wanted to. [I also never had a reason to use that ATM and am always wary of using an ATM that isn't physically at a bank...not that those are drastically safer.]
I offer as a solution not covered by the patent the following. This solution is released free of charge to any and all podcasters / podcasting software / podcast playback devices:
Create a REST based url which requires a random number to be passed as the final argument. Without this random (non-predetermined) argument, the compilation file (aka RSS or ATOM feed) will not be returned.
From the patent statement linked in the summary: The compilation file was stored at a predetermined URL known to the Personal Audio player and was updated as new episodes became available
I've always mentored people because I don't want to be a star among numpties; it is harder to judge my true worth. I want to be the best player on the all-star team. The only way to do that is to make sure everyone around me is as good as they can be......and to stay ahead of them.
I agree. I think the current "future" is Single Page Applications with HTML and Javascript (subject to change at a moment's notice).....whether it's Angular or Knockout based, SPA apps seem to be the way to go (for now). It's probably the closest we've come to the write once / run anywhere......it works on the desktop and on the device, doesn't require anything other than a decent browser, and requires very little infrastructure (a basic web server).
This, but also get a mentor. I more or less took a guy through this type of exercise and had him rewrite the same application four times to teach various concepts. But by being his mentor, he was able to grok the design considerations of the new technology to even know what to look up......
Rewriting an app the same way you always have but in a new platform doesn't teach you the best practices and new approaches. And not having the knowledge or experience to know the better ways makes it really hard to search for them. A mentor's job is to point you in the right direction.
That's not a contract price, that's to buy it straight out. If you play with the phone, it's responsive and for the money, the specs aren't bad (5MP camera, dual-core 1Ghz CPU, etc.). There are apps that won't run on it, but most will. And it's the Nokia design. If you want to play around with Windows Phone development, it's a great dev phone.
Great performance on lesser hardware. Windows Phone is more responsive on comparable hardware than Android or iOS. If it's free to license, I think you'll see Windows Phone make a good run at the lower-end phone market......it already does fairly well there in Europe, we'll see what this does for their position in India.
I've solved plenty of problems in novel ways. I've also solved problems based on a post I found on Stack Overflow.
My main complaint is that software patents don't reveal how to implement them. So I can't know whether I've devised a new and novel way of sliding to unlock or not. Software patents are akin to patenting "engines" and suing for billions when the rotary engine even though you invented the carburated combustion engine
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Now hiring Swift programmers. 10 years experience required. /sarcasm.
For that matter, you can write native "Metro" apps using Javascript (link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-u...)
There is no requirement to use C#.
This was my thought. I can say that I rarely re-watch a DVD.....but also buy fewer these days. I rent from Redbox for new releases. That one DVD is probably viewed on the order of 10 times in the first two weeks of release. Probably 25 times over the shelf-life of the movie. Is that enough to justify it?
You could give Gargoyle a try......
http://www.gargoyle-router.com...
This is my biggest gripe with open source. You *SHOULD* be concerned whether the format changes or not. All of these different versions of similar products fracture the landscape which hampers the adoption. Just like there are too many Linux distros for Linux to ever win, too many Office products will keep adoption numbers lower than they could be.
While I don't condone it, people in the Finance/Accounting departments have made complete applications in Excel. Then, they throw it over the wall to I/T and say "turn this into a web app for us -- it should take, what, two or three days?"
But again, I've seen plenty of complex spreadsheets that use way more functionality than I as a developer would ever use.
And MS Access will upsize decently enough to SQL Server when you Access database outgrows the limits of Access (and I don't really mean the file size limits).
I expect to be a millionaire at some point in my life....but 1) I expect it to be because I've saved over the years and 2) by the time I have $1M or more, it won't be the same as having $1M today. I don't necessarily expect it to be my salary or that I've sold "the next big thing" to Facebook.
And a million monkeys will eventually type out the complete works of Shakespeare
Open source is no more (or less) perfect that closed source at a fundamental level. Bugs are introduced in both. The difference is that once found, open source has more eyes looking to try to fix it.
The notes at the bottom said to use [URL: blah blah blah] to auto link a URL (angle brackets instead of square brackets). That's what I tried. I know standard HTML.....I just didn't try it.
Sorry. I suck at Slashdot's markup.
Text version of the link (or autoformatted, whichever) http://picturedefense.blogspot...
Here's another site that can help. They have templates for emails/letters and guidelines on how to approach the situation when you find your stuff in use elsewhere. ahref=http://picturedefense.blogspot.com/rel=url2html-27041http://picturedefense.blogspot...>
So....no preventative care, just reactionary care......even someone that seems fairly healthy can have untreated issues that early treatment can cure.
Looks more like the Y U No guy (facing left, with his mouth open).
But does it come in Mauve?
http://search.dilbert.com/comi...
I thought everyone got 80 virgins......
The 7-11 I used to frequent had a ethernet jack near the soda dispensers......this jack was where the nearby ATM was plugged in. It would have been quite easy for me to insert any sort of device between the ATM and the jack. There was enough space between the jack and the ATM and there was also a valid reason for me to be in the area that it wouldn't look like I was doing anything with it. While it wasn't an official bank ATM (unaffiliated), I still could have been malicious had I wanted to. [I also never had a reason to use that ATM and am always wary of using an ATM that isn't physically at a bank...not that those are drastically safer.]
I offer as a solution not covered by the patent the following. This solution is released free of charge to any and all podcasters / podcasting software / podcast playback devices:
Create a REST based url which requires a random number to be passed as the final argument. Without this random (non-predetermined) argument, the compilation file (aka RSS or ATOM feed) will not be returned.
From the patent statement linked in the summary: The compilation file was stored at a predetermined URL known to the Personal Audio player and was updated as new episodes became available
I didn't read the article, but the summary says MORE THAN 30K. Maybe they matched them 1:1 which lead to the extra valuation.
I've always mentored people because I don't want to be a star among numpties; it is harder to judge my true worth. I want to be the best player on the all-star team. The only way to do that is to make sure everyone around me is as good as they can be......and to stay ahead of them.
I agree. I think the current "future" is Single Page Applications with HTML and Javascript (subject to change at a moment's notice).....whether it's Angular or Knockout based, SPA apps seem to be the way to go (for now). It's probably the closest we've come to the write once / run anywhere......it works on the desktop and on the device, doesn't require anything other than a decent browser, and requires very little infrastructure (a basic web server).
This, but also get a mentor. I more or less took a guy through this type of exercise and had him rewrite the same application four times to teach various concepts. But by being his mentor, he was able to grok the design considerations of the new technology to even know what to look up......
Rewriting an app the same way you always have but in a new platform doesn't teach you the best practices and new approaches. And not having the knowledge or experience to know the better ways makes it really hard to search for them. A mentor's job is to point you in the right direction.
Go check out the Nokia 520. http://www.amazon.com/Nokia-Lu...
That's not a contract price, that's to buy it straight out. If you play with the phone, it's responsive and for the money, the specs aren't bad (5MP camera, dual-core 1Ghz CPU, etc.). There are apps that won't run on it, but most will. And it's the Nokia design. If you want to play around with Windows Phone development, it's a great dev phone.
Great performance on lesser hardware. Windows Phone is more responsive on comparable hardware than Android or iOS. If it's free to license, I think you'll see Windows Phone make a good run at the lower-end phone market......it already does fairly well there in Europe, we'll see what this does for their position in India.
I've solved plenty of problems in novel ways. I've also solved problems based on a post I found on Stack Overflow.
My main complaint is that software patents don't reveal how to implement them. So I can't know whether I've devised a new and novel way of sliding to unlock or not. Software patents are akin to patenting "engines" and suing for billions when the rotary engine even though you invented the carburated combustion engine