The most worring aspect of this is that if this discover had been made by American academics (rather than British) it would have been squashed by the DMCA.
A nice real world example, that you should be able to exploit, to beat the politicians, to our collective benefit.
This sounds a lot like what we called Finalist or Final Year Blues.
The pressure of the final year is on, you seem to just be doing more of the same, but under more pressure, the pressure not to 'waste 3 years'. You're working harder, playing softer.
Different people react differently to the pressure of their final year, some get the blues, some get bored, some buckle, however most people don't. Most make it, you can, you might want to consider talking to a college councillor.
The key is to recognize that this is pressure, dealing with real world pressure is probably one of the key lessons of your final year. Take a little time for your self, to make fun again.
Take excercise, Take the piss, Design stupid t-shirts, scream and shout, screw, don't bottle it, don't quit.
DO find something that works for YOU to ease the pressure.
> The Computer Misuse Act 1990 makes it an offence to read a computer file that you do not have authorisation to read.
slightly, (but crucially) wrong.
It is an offence to make unauthorised access to a computer sniffing the data out of the ether without actually accessing a computer would seem to be legal loop hole.
Whenever somebody referes to J# as Java, simple repond tha J# is broken, it is not Java! Management are capable of understanding this simple truth, without explaination.
Remember: In English, the # symbol is a hash, to hash something means to bodge or fcuk it up.
PM: How long to do this work ?
ME: How about a spec ?
PM: You're kidding:) I only want a rough guess.
ME: Roughly 6 weeks.
PM: Nah, too long we'll never get that past the customers, lets call it 4 weeks.
ME: Not again remember what happened last time, you chopped my estimate ?
PM: Don't worry I won't hold you too it, this time!
PM: That work finnished ?
ME: NO, two more weeks.
PM: You said 4 weeks, look here it is in the plan.
ME: I said 6, You said 4 weeks, and that you wouldn't hold me to it.
PM: The only thing I can fault you on is your estimates, they aren't very good.
ME: You £$%&* git !!!
And practically every project manager does the same thing.
> I just have to point out that Java and/or Sun is not open source.
Actually Wrong. Java is 'open source' in a literal sense (sign the agreement and get a copy, easy as pie). It not Open Source in philosophical sense, it's not covered by a GPL compatible licence.
>And many Java projects also happen to be Open Source.
I think this is closer to the point actually being made.
M$ AstroTurfer copped in java.sun.com
on
C# To Crush Java?
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· Score: 2
It seems that once again we have solid evidence of a M$ AstroTurfer. This time on the Java.Sun.Com Advanced Languages discussion board. Apparently the Author of a C# book, advocating the article, advocating the book, advocating the technology.
Microsoft ARE in serious financial trouble, their earning are down, the share price is down;
http://news.excite.com/news/ap/011022/06/earns-m ic rosoft
A recession looks set to help the Free/OS Software community at Microsoft expense and finish them as the dominant player, with cost cutting accelerating Open Source/Free Software installations in place of M$. My employers is increasingly deploying Linux instead of Windows, currently mainly as servers, but this is from an IT Services division that 6months ago was a strongly pro-M$, the XP licencing issue has turned them.
This declining share price issue is going to cause M$ major trouble. The M$ share price will fall, they will cut investment, the share price will fall more, they will lose their 'famous names' the shares will fall further, it is a vicious feed back loop. Before long the Microsoft Empire will be shadow of it's former self, like IBM in the 80's.
We can also help the share price fall. We short M$ on global scale.
http://www.fool.com/FoolFAQ/FoolFAQ0033.htm
Not only will we get to engineer the fall of Microsoft, we'll be able to turn a profit by doing it, personally I love the irony.
I think I had this checking in clerk last time I flew, because she asked me to search my own bag. Yes true!
Firstly I was asked by the Clerk if I packed my Own bag ?
Me: Er, Yes I replied.
Clerk: Has you bag remained in sight since packing?
Me: Er, no it's been in the boot (trunk).
Clerk: Can you search it please.
Me: Er really ?
Clerk: Yes.
Me: OK, doing so.
As case leaves my sight, disappearing down the conveyor.
Me: It's left my sight when do I have search it again?
Clerk: Stern unamused look, that has my whole party in hysterics, and results in them all having to search their own bags.
I've long felt that BeOS would be an a good OS for STB's for interactive Digital TV. It's multimedia friendly, simple to use and a light-weight s/w load, it's Ideal. Combined with Palm's direction toward the remote Internet Appliance market this surprises me. However their loss looks to be be Open Sources gain.
[You have a right to refuse searches] and they have a right to fire you for doing so
In the UK, we have a concept of 'constructive dismissal', where an employer does something entirely unreasonable which forces you to quit you get to sue them through an industrial tribunal [court]. Surely the US has some similar protection? Talk to your Union Rep.
If everyone shorts MS at once, that'll drive their stock price way up at the time of the buy.
No short the M$ stock it will send it way down. Going short is selling a stock.
and you get your option called real quick.
No you are wrong. If I short I have an agreed period to settle the deal, (the settlement period). Since the share price would be down, the short's buyer is never going to make a call, because he would have to pay up, even if he wants to cut losses (exposure) he would short himself, which would have a increased market pressure further down. So even if he tries to defend, he just help's me at some other long's expense.
You conspire to drive it down so you can profit off the fall and that's stock manipulation... if you're not barred from trading altogether, the lawsuits alone will bankrupt you.
If you knew what you where writing about (or read the link TMF) you would know that shorting is an every day transaction and is perfectly legal.
>> + Ridiculous AI cheats
> These were toned down (computer civs have to build wonders too - they aren't just given them). But I'll admit, knowing which of your cities have SDI defences is a bit much.
The biggest cheat is the computer earn's between 2 and 4 times the resources relative to human players depending on level.
+ Spending hours moving around settler units is not fun.
You can always hit 'shift + a' to automate a settler.
Automated settles lack finesses and efficiency, and always do the wrong improvements, for example irrigating a hill with coal, hacking down a railroad'ed forest on my front line and loosing key defensive units. This is probably the main reason for the above cheat, I would bet this feature just uses the Settler's AI.
>> + Having your bomber shot down by a spearchucker over and over again is stupid.
> Again, this was fixed in civ II by introducing hit points. A spearguy might hurt a bomber, but he's not going to kill it.
Improved not fixed. Perhaps you did not realise that the Italians defeated 'spearmen' in ethiopia with 6 (WW1 era) bi-planes and hand grenades. Aircraft are ridiculously weak and too easily lost. Expecially when compaired to Battleships Howitzers , tank's, etc.
Typically just sail a Battleship upto the city pound it
Civ I-II, Wonders were too good to be ignored, but not so powerful that they dominated the game: a nice balance.
Not dominate the game I beg to differ. Wonders, are the key to victory, particularly Leonardo's Workshop, properly managed this gives free unit upgrades from warrior/horsemen to rifle/cavalry and Victory becomes a walk in the park even at deity level.
Slashdot Mirror
The most worring aspect of this is that if this discover had been made by American academics (rather than British) it would have been squashed by the DMCA.
A nice real world example, that you should be able to exploit, to beat the politicians, to our collective benefit.
Shock as Alan Cox installs [new double glassed] Windows.
Phew that was close. NOT!!!
This sounds a lot like what we called Finalist or Final Year Blues.
The pressure of the final year is on, you seem to just be doing more of the same, but under more pressure, the pressure not to 'waste 3 years'. You're working harder, playing softer.
Different people react differently to the pressure of their final year, some get the blues, some get bored, some buckle, however most people don't. Most make it, you can, you might want to consider talking to a college councillor.
The key is to recognize that this is pressure, dealing with real world pressure is probably one of the key lessons of your final year. Take a little time for your self, to make fun again.
Take excercise, Take the piss, Design stupid t-shirts, scream and shout, screw, don't bottle it, don't quit.
DO find something that works for YOU to ease the pressure.
> The Computer Misuse Act 1990 makes it an offence to read a computer file that you do not have authorisation to read.
slightly, (but crucially) wrong.
It is an offence to make unauthorised access to a computer sniffing the data out of the ether without actually accessing a computer would seem to be legal loop hole.
> mention "war walking", ... down the strand.
This is assuming you don't get steamed first.
Whenever somebody referes to J# as Java, simple repond tha J# is broken, it is not Java! Management are capable of understanding this simple truth, without explaination.
Remember: In English, the # symbol is a hash, to hash something means to bodge or fcuk it up.
I think this is a pretty poor trailer, (especially when compared the LOR trailer) it gives nearly no feel for the movie.
PM: How long to do this work ? :) I only want a rough guess.
ME: How about a spec ?
PM: You're kidding
ME: Roughly 6 weeks.
PM: Nah, too long we'll never get that past the customers, lets call it 4 weeks.
ME: Not again remember what happened last time, you chopped my estimate ?
PM: Don't worry I won't hold you too it, this time!
PM: That work finnished ?
ME: NO, two more weeks.
PM: You said 4 weeks, look here it is in the plan.
ME: I said 6, You said 4 weeks, and that you wouldn't hold me to it.
PM: The only thing I can fault you on is your estimates, they aren't very good.
ME: You £$%&* git !!!
And practically every project manager does the same thing.
Why engineer failure into the plan ?
No, They where in the dead sea basin, and almost certainly destoyed by Earth Quake. This happened is southern Iraq.
Since whenever you sign this licence.
http://www.sun.com/software/communitysource/ind
> I just have to point out that Java and/or Sun is not open source.
Actually Wrong. Java is 'open source' in a literal sense (sign the agreement and get a copy, easy as pie). It not Open Source in philosophical sense, it's not covered by a GPL compatible licence.
>And many Java projects also happen to be Open Source.
I think this is closer to the point actually being made.
It seems that once again we have solid evidence of a M$ AstroTurfer. This time on the Java.Sun.Com Advanced Languages discussion board. Apparently the Author of a C# book, advocating the article, advocating the book, advocating the technology.
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http://genamics.com/developer/csharp_comparativ
http://forum.java.sun.com/profile.jsp?user=9855
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/05960007
American slashdotter's should support his stand in defence of freedom, send him a email/letter, thanking him for is efforts.
You could also suggesting some of the better ideas/arguments from around here. Let him know that his stand is appeciated.
Microsoft ARE in serious financial trouble, their earning are down, the share price is down;
http://news.excite.com/news/ap/011022/06/earns-m ic rosoft
A recession looks set to help the Free/OS Software community at Microsoft expense and finish them as the dominant player, with cost cutting accelerating Open Source/Free Software installations in place of M$. My employers is increasingly deploying Linux instead of Windows, currently mainly as servers, but this is from an IT Services division that 6months ago was a strongly pro-M$, the XP licencing issue has turned them.
This declining share price issue is going to cause M$ major trouble. The M$ share price will fall, they will cut investment, the share price will fall more, they will lose their 'famous names' the shares will fall further, it is a vicious feed back loop. Before long the Microsoft Empire will be shadow of it's former self, like IBM in the 80's.
We can also help the share price fall. We short M$ on global scale.
http://www.fool.com/FoolFAQ/FoolFAQ0033.htm
Not only will we get to engineer the fall of Microsoft, we'll be able to turn a profit by doing it, personally I love the irony.
I'm thinking that adding a FUD (-1) option to post scoring to help counter the increasing amount of M$ astroturfers disrupting slashdot.
Look at This [gotdotnet.com]...
FUD (c) Microsoft 2001.
http://slashdot.org/~ayjay29/
By a M$ astroTurfer.
I think I had this checking in clerk last time I flew, because she asked me to search my own bag. Yes true!
Firstly I was asked by the Clerk if I packed my Own bag ?
Me: Er, Yes I replied.
Clerk: Has you bag remained in sight since packing?
Me: Er, no it's been in the boot (trunk).
Clerk: Can you search it please.
Me: Er really ?
Clerk: Yes.
Me: OK, doing so.
As case leaves my sight, disappearing down the conveyor.
Me: It's left my sight when do I have search it again?
Clerk: Stern unamused look, that has my whole party in hysterics, and results in them all having to search their own bags.
A dramatic reconstruction of a true story!
OK,
.Net: closed, immature, unstable, unscalable, expensive ($1,000-$10,000+) licence.
Sun's Java: open, mature, stable, scalable, portable, free licence.
Microsoft
I've long felt that BeOS would be an a good OS for STB's for interactive Digital TV. It's multimedia friendly, simple to use and a light-weight s/w load, it's Ideal. Combined with Palm's direction toward the remote Internet Appliance market this surprises me. However their loss looks to be be Open Sources gain.
[You have a right to refuse searches] and they have a right to fire you for doing so
In the UK, we have a concept of 'constructive dismissal', where an employer does something entirely unreasonable which forces you to quit you get to sue them through an industrial tribunal [court]. Surely the US has some similar protection? Talk to your Union Rep.
As an Israeli, I know that this should be moderated insightful, and not funny.
What is 'insightful' about propagating the propaganda of totalitarian control freaks ?
If I was modding, I would have modded that post 'troll', because I refuse to accept that any slashdot poster could be so stupid.
If everyone shorts MS at once, that'll drive their stock price way up at the time of the buy.
... if you're not barred from trading altogether, the lawsuits alone will bankrupt you.
No short the M$ stock it will send it way down. Going short is selling a stock.
and you get your option called real quick.
No you are wrong. If I short I have an agreed period to settle the deal, (the settlement period). Since the share price would be down, the short's buyer is never going to make a call, because he would have to pay up, even if he wants to cut losses (exposure) he would short himself, which would have a increased market pressure further down. So even if he tries to defend, he just help's me at some other long's expense.
You conspire to drive it down so you can profit off the fall and that's stock manipulation
If you knew what you where writing about (or read the link TMF) you would know that shorting is an every day transaction and is perfectly legal.
>> + Ridiculous AI cheats
> These were toned down (computer civs have to build wonders too - they aren't just given them). But I'll admit, knowing which of your cities have SDI defences is a bit much.
The biggest cheat is the computer earn's between 2 and 4 times the resources relative to human players depending on level.
+ Spending hours moving around settler units is not fun.
You can always hit 'shift + a' to automate a settler.
Automated settles lack finesses and efficiency, and always do the wrong improvements, for example irrigating a hill with coal, hacking down a railroad'ed forest on my front line and loosing key defensive units. This is probably the main reason for the above cheat, I would bet this feature just uses the Settler's AI.
>> + Having your bomber shot down by a spearchucker over and over again is stupid.
> Again, this was fixed in civ II by introducing hit points. A spearguy might hurt a bomber, but he's not going to kill it.
Improved not fixed. Perhaps you did not realise that the Italians defeated 'spearmen' in ethiopia with 6 (WW1 era) bi-planes and hand grenades. Aircraft are ridiculously weak and too easily lost. Expecially when compaired to Battleships Howitzers , tank's, etc.
Typically just sail a Battleship upto the city pound it
Fortu
Civ I-II, Wonders were too good to be ignored, but not so powerful that they dominated the game: a nice balance.
Not dominate the game I beg to differ. Wonders, are the key to victory, particularly Leonardo's Workshop, properly managed this gives free unit upgrades from warrior/horsemen to rifle/cavalry and Victory becomes a walk in the park even at deity level.
Path's would actually become easier, it would become a O^6 rather than O^8 problem.