This highlights the fact that Apple doesn't have the resources to be able to work through issues like this with developers of well-used apps before changes are made. Maybe they should open more positions like these:
http://apple-careers.com/job/Austin-Mac-2FiOS-Developer-Supp...
Sending an email out is insufficient. I've had similar experiences with a company that develops a product that I've written extensions for. If your product relies on an ecosystem, and you do something that is going to disturb that ecosystem, you'd better be prepared for the backlash.
"Second is the environmental and practical advantage. The delivery guy needs to visit one destination, not many. This uses less gas, puts the van on the road for less time and may even reduce shipping costs to you, the customer."
Odds are that the overall carbon footprint goes up because now you have a bunch of people having to drive to the 11-eleven and back, and it likely isn't on the way home.
I was there in 1995, too. People were excited about the possibilities in Java and applets, because that was the only purpose in the beginning as far as most were concerned. Then people started writing UI apps in Java and starting to write other standalone apps and it was deemed "slow" and people made fun of it. People seem to forget that these days, because it wasn't long before it took off and became popular.
"Perl never had any plans to be in the browser it was always a Unix command-line tool."
Perl is not (just) a "Unix command-line tool". It is an interpreted language. It was a preferred language for old school webapps in the mid-to-late 90s, and continued in use a lot through the 2000s. Now for the majority, it has been replaced, except for code that is still running on old servers.
So why are Perl programmers ranting against Dart? Javascript is somewhat of a sore spot, even though the average Perl programmer would not admit to it and may not even realize it. A client-heavy web application that doesn't try to do things quickly saving keystrokes is about as far from Perl as one can get. Dart is "Javascript part 2" to the Perl programmer, and subconsciousnessly eats away at the Perl programmers ego. Even though they can't explain why, they feel as they must destroy it.
The way I understand it, Dart is a higher-level abstraction of Javascript. People thought that Java was crap too when it came out and said C/C++ was still king. Look how that went.
Perl has been out fucking forever and still isn't in the browser, so stop whining. Javascript whipped your ass in this arena, Perl.
One reason might be that posts/users are getting axed. Would be nice if everything except spam was unmoderated, imo. Also, the current rate limiters to keep spam out are blocking those that would otherwise be more active.
The problem is not that we need a communication aggregating tool. The problem is that we have too many methods to communicate. The second problem will solve itself once a method solves all problems and starts to dominate.
The difference between the military and the neighborhood computers you used to assist with are the military has to deal with a plethora of entry points for viruses, and can't scrub every USB thumb drive that is at home rather than at the office. I get the feeling that you've not been doing this for 10-12 years yet. Am I right?
The BMW i8 Concept is not only fast and extremely fuel efficient, it also leads the way in innovative vehicle light technology.. For the first time BMW introduces as part of the BMW i8 Concept the newly developed Laser Light. Headlights that are more efficient than LED lights, highly flexible, ten times smaller, pleasant to the eye and absolutely safe.
BMW i8 Concept Laser Lights
By definition, laser lighting is radically different from sunlight, and also from the various types of artificial lighting in common use today. Laser lighting is monochromatic and it is also a "coherent" light source. As a result, laser lighting can produce a near-parallel beam with an intensity a thousand times greater than that of conventional LEDs. Also, the high inherent efficiency of laser lighting means that laser headlights have less than half the energy consumption of LED headlights. Simply put, laser make the BMW i8 Concept even more efficient.
The intensity of laser light poses no possible risks to humans, animals or wildlife when used in car lighting. Amongst other things, this is because the light is not emitted directly, but is first converted into a form that is suitable for use in road traffic. The resulting light is very bright and white. It is also very pleasant to the eye and has a very low energy consumption.
A further feature of laser technology, which has important implications, is the size of the individual diodes. This opens up all sorts of new possibilities when integrating the light source into the vehicle. These size advantages could be used to reduce the depth of the headlight unit, and so open up new possibilities for headlight positioning and body styling."
Maybe:
http://bitnami.org/stack/wordpress#cloudImage
I'd lean toward 32-bit Ubuntu if you want to avoid issues, but 64-bit if you are thinking long-term maintenance. Even though 64-bit should work, in my experience dealing with 64-bit for simple stuff ends up being more of a pain than it is worth. Of course, I'll probably get downmodded for saying this.
Hmm- I think that is a grey area. Note what is said here about default license/rights on GitHub as of 10-7-2011:
"Copyright and Content Ownership
We claim no intellectual property rights over the material you provide to the Service. Your profile and materials uploaded remain yours. However, by setting your pages to be viewed publicly, you agree to allow others to view your Content. By setting your repositories to be viewed publicly, you agree to allow others to view and fork your repositories.
GitHub does not pre-screen Content, but GitHub and its designee have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to refuse or remove any Content that is available via the Service.
You shall defend GitHub against any claim, demand, suit or proceeding made or brought against GitHub by a third party alleging that Your Content, or Your use of the Service in violation of this Agreement, infringes or misappropriates the intellectual property rights of a third party or violates applicable law, and shall indemnify GitHub for any damages finally awarded against, and for reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by, GitHub in connection with any such claim, demand, suit or proceeding; provided, that GitHub (a) promptly gives You written notice of the claim, demand, suit or proceeding; (b) gives You sole control of the defense and settlement of the claim, demand, suit or proceeding (provided that You may not settle any claim, demand, suit or proceeding unless the settlement unconditionally releases GitHub of all liability); and (c) provides to You all reasonable assistance, at Your expense.
The author publicly announced it was open source via HN.
"Open-source software is software whose source code is published and made available to the public, enabling anyone to copy, modify and redistribute the source code without paying royalties or fees.[19]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source
"Works are in the public domain if the intellectual property rights have expired,[1] if the intellectual property rights are forfeited,[2] or if they are not covered by intellectual property rights at all."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain
He put it on GitHub, and he announced it was Open Source on HN.
"There's no license in this case and you cannot claim any intellectual property of the code. It would be the same if you uploaded the content on your own site without providing any license. According to the terms:
We claim no intellectual property rights over the material you provide to the Service. Your profile and materials uploaded remain yours. However, by setting your pages to be viewed publicly, you agree to allow others to view your Content. By setting your repositories to be viewed publicly, you agree to allow others to view and fork your repositories."
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4007674/whats-the-default...