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I remember a movie back in the 20th century that extolled the use of the new "Feelaround" technology. It was a spoof on "Surroundsound" but now I wonder...
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Sadly can we all imagine what the first application of "Feelaround" technology might be.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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Apple is said to be preparing for a September 9 iPhone event this year, at which we’ll likely see the next generation iPhone devices Translation into fanboyish: OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG
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A research team at the University of Washington pushes forward with technology that uses radio frequency for power. Where did I put my tin-foil hat?
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It’s far too often that I see people shying away from newest technologies in the spirit of backwards compatibility. Yeah, don't bother about maintenance, just do "File, New Project" with the latest shiny. Your customers will thank you.
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Kent Sharkey wrote: just do "File, New Project" with the latest shiny
Yes, and have it be able to access the legacy data; any legacy code is probably quite stale at this point in time and better to have new and shiny...
"I've seen more information on a frickin' sticky note!" - Dave Kreskowiak
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Oh, no. Next step is to create new data. Legacy data is anthrax. Or maybe thrush. 
TTFN - Kent
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It is not always the best option to convert legacy system to new shiny stuff.... I recently converted system that was running on BASIC to .NET and for end users who are so used to with the DOS based look and feel and keyboard short cuts it was bit of a challenge embarrassing the power of web based UI....
Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf *
Math is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.
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I must concur, the state of new web-based UI is embarrassing.
(I suspect, however, you actually meant embracing, sadly).
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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Totally. All that stale, old, tested, well-understood, debugged and fire-hardened code.
Who needs it!
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Time to fire your old employees and hire new ones. 
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I've come to the conclusion that, for me, ORMs are more detriment than benefit. In short, they can be used to nicely augment working with SQL in a program, but they should not replace it. Leaky abstractions oftimes leak
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Agreed...too many abstractions are bad for your health.
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Amen! I dabbled with an ORM just once, but no thank you for an extra layer of indirection, problems and learning curve! Plus there are a zillion of ORM's out there which are non-standardized, while SQL is a standard that every programmer is somewhat familiar with. I don't mind writing SQL at all, and the basic CRUD stuff you can easily generate with some code generator.
Wout
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Microsoft has officially squashed all the rumors that suggested existence of 'Windows 8.1 Update 2.' Though, the company will deliver security patches and small tweaks through its monthly Patch Tuesday update. The rumour mill has been missing a lot lately. Almost makes me want to start ignoring them
Yes, I'm a tabloid.
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This kills me.
Why does Microsoft keep insisting on doing major announcements so close to Apple announcements?
Although maybe this one is actually by design if the talk of Microsoft wanting Windows 8 to vanish in a puff of denial are true.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Over the past few weeks, the details surrounding Threshold have slowly been surfacing and the picture is becoming a little bit clearer today. I'll just use this space to say that they are awesome and/or lame. Assuming they actually do get added.
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Virtual desktops.... hmmm, Windows NT 3.51 anyone? Wasn't that a sample app on Windows NT?
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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It was indeed one of the extras. I wonder if they just polished it up and stuck it in the main product? Wouldn't be the first time.
TTFN - Kent
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About f***ing time, if that's true!
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Paypal's two-factor problems are the rule, not the exception Let's forget about the whole password thing. It was a failed concept.
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The HTTP/2 protocol will speed Web delivery, though it also may put more strain on Web servers I still read that as half a protocol
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Ah, people that don't like others googling for them, how handy.
Still, without reading that site (I'm allergic to the TSA), what do they do? Grope you in advance? Ask you to fax in a picture of you sitting on a photocopier?
TTFN - Kent
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Kent Sharkey wrote: what do they do? Grope you in advance? Ask you to fax in a picture of you sitting on a photocopier?
No, I am afraid not  . It's an expedited security screening thing. The description contains a lot of "ifs" and "mays" along with "at participating US airports and with participating airlines" (it sounds like one of those disclaimers at the end of a radio commercial). I guess they will let you leave your shoes on and thing like that.
Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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