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Submission + - Documentation Naming Conventions 1

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realsilly writes: "I am a requirements analyst, and I often find myself in companies where they either have an extremely rigid naming convention and structure for storing documents or there is no structure in place at all. I find myself in the latter of the two situations, where I'm trying to come up with an easy to use and implement naming convention that will be followed by those who don't name things formally. I am avoiding using numbers and dates within document names and in many cases, I have much of my early documentation on internal wiki pages. I'm looking for some best practices ideas from the Slashdot community."

Comment Re:Doesn't make a difference. (Score 1) 334

by scoot80 (#28117189) Attached to: Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Released

half of the video streaming sites I use (legitimate, obviously) break with "AMAGAD UR OS IZ NOT ZUPPRORTREAD." messages

Which, of course, are all thanks to Microsoft's monopoly, which you're supporting by still using Windows. Not trying to cause trouble, but there's no point complaining about a problem if you're still part of the problem.

And you are supporting terrorism, animal abuse, and global warming by using whatever the hell you are using.. Mac is it?

Comment Re:Make darn sure the Feds don't mind! (Score 1) 259

by scoot80 (#28089077) Attached to: Best Way To Build A DIY UAV?
Yes, however with most RC toys, the person using it is usually in "total" control (unless it runs out of batteries/goes out of range) and it either plummets to the ground, or keeps flying into a really tall tree... It sounds like the OP is trying to build a set and forget plane, and there may be a few issues with that.. Don't know, just my 2c worth..
Wireless Networking

Submission + - Bonanza for CSIRO after landmark patent win

Submitted by scoot80
scoot80 writes: According to the article from the Sydney Morning Herald, CSIRO has won a patent case which revolved around the CSIRO's patented wireless local area network technology, a process invented in the 1990s that is being used in almost every wireless device — including mobile phones, computers, game consoles, networking equipment and internet-enabled TVs. "We are very pleased with the outcome in financial terms," said Mike Whelan, the deputy chief executive, operations. Companies involved in the lawsuit were Hewlett-Packard, Asus, Intel, Dell, Toshiba, Netgear, D-Link, Belkin, SMC, Accton, 3Com, Buffalo, Microsoft, Nintendo. The patent in question was the 802.11 wireless standard.
Businesses

Warner Bros. Acquires The Pirate Bay 348

Posted by Soulskill from the if-you-can't-beat-'em dept.
mlingojones writes "TorrentFreak breaks the news of The Pirate Bay's acquisition by Warner Bros: 'After years of hostility, lawsuits, police raids and heated invective between the two groups, the Pirate Bay has today announced they have settled their differences with US media conglomerate Warner Bros. The largest BitTorrent tracker has sold out to Hollywood and the two have agreed a deal.'"
The Courts

Halo 3 Criticized In Murder Conviction 839

Posted by Soulskill from the master-chief-charged-as-an-accessory dept.
oldwindways writes "An Ohio teen was found guilty of murdering his mother and shooting his father in the head after they took away his copy of Halo 3. One has to wonder if this is going to have any effect on the games industry. Clearly, the AP thought they could stir up something controversial by asking the IP owner for a statement: 'Microsoft, which owns the intellectual property for the game, declined to comment beyond a statement saying: "We are aware of the situation and it is a tragic case."' I suppose the good news is they did not accept his insanity plea, so no one can claim that Halo 3 drove him insane. Even so, I don't think anything good can come out of this for gamers." Unfortunately, it seems somebody can claim that the game was a contributing factor; the judge who presided over this case said he believes that the 17-year-old defendant "had no idea at the time he hatched this plot that if he killed his parents, they would be dead forever." GamePolitics has further details from the judge's statement. It doesn't help that the boy's lawyers used video game addiction as a defense.

Comment Re:2009 (Score 1) 133

by scoot80 (#26381311) Attached to: The 2008 Linux and Free Software Timeline
I was raised on a Microsoft desktop. Well, on a Microsoft command line to start off with. I've been going back and forth between various flavors of Linux and Windows for years. First one I tried was Mandrake. I simply go back to Windows because it lets me play the latest games. I've been keeping up with Ubuntu releases and I even had a paid account for Transgaming. Transgaming experiences weren't the best. Poor fps, even on pretty good hardware at the time.

But certain things that you just take for granted in a Windows world take a lot of effort in Linux. Getting my wireless card in the laptop to work, installing Nvidia drivers, getting my work (windows mobile) device to sync, plus using software that I need for work which have no Linux versions available are just examples of things that pull me back to Windows.

Year of the Linux desktop will be different for everyone. Once I'm able to seamlessly switch without requiring too much effort, it'll be the year of the linux desktop for me. It may be 2009, it may be 2015, who knows. Till then, Windows is filling a gap that Linux cannot.

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