Comment Re:Apples (Score 2, Funny) 148
"Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads.
Comment Re:Plaintext passwords? (Score 1) 435
the operator in this case is the equivalent of the keyboard where you enter your website pass phrase, if you dont trust it then you shouldn't be using it
and just because an authorised user can see the pass phrase doesn't mean its sitting in a db unencrypted
Submission + - Violent game banned in UK (bbc.co.uk)
An anonymous reader writes: The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has banned the sale of the game Manhunt 2 in the UK. While the original Manhunt was given an 18 certificate, the sequel, due to be released for the PS3 and Wii this summer, was denied this classification. David Cooke, director of the BBFC, explained: "There is sustained and cumulative casual sadism in the way in which these killings are committed." The original Manhunt was mired in controversy shortly after its UK release when, in 2004, it was linked to a violent murder.
Submission + - DRMless EMI catalog on iTunes
apple fanboi writes: EMI anounces full DRMless catalog on iTunes, 256kbps AAC, from May. Songs go for 1.30$/, albums for 9.99$/. You can still buy DRM'd versions at old price, and upgrade songs already purchased for 0.30$/. http://www.emigroup.com/Press/2007/press18.htm
Journal Journal: Reg says, Vista first look: Bugs and confusion
The Reg has a nice
review
of their attempt at installing and using Windows Vista; worth reading.
Submission + - The Oscars, Pirate Bay style
Little_Professor writes: "the Pirate Bay proudly present OscarTorrents. OscarTorrents is the Oscars as it should be — everyone can download the year's nominations using the popular BitTorrent service, watch the movies, then use our rating system to choose their favourites. Why restrict the voting to a few bought-off jurors when the whole world can have their say?
The site is not just aimed at torrent verterans — it features an easy to use guide to downloading bittorrent files for newbies. there's even a reassuring notice: "To those worried about downloading in case they get sued: by our calculations, your chances of getting nailed are way less than your chances of winning the lottery. Don't think twice about it.""
The site is not just aimed at torrent verterans — it features an easy to use guide to downloading bittorrent files for newbies. there's even a reassuring notice: "To those worried about downloading in case they get sued: by our calculations, your chances of getting nailed are way less than your chances of winning the lottery. Don't think twice about it.""
Submission + - Music execs think DRM slows the marketplace
MacGod writes: "From BBC News comes a story about a Jupiter Research survey conducted before Steve Job's anti-DRM essay, indicating that most music industry execs see DRM-free music as a way to expand the sales on digital tracks. To summarise: 54% of music execs think the current DRM is too restrictive and 62% think selling unencumbered music would be a way to boost sales. Even limiting the survey to the record labels themselves, 48% believe this. Yet, many also believe it's not going to happen without significant governmental intervention-even though most insiders think DRM is harmful, the labels are keen to stick with it.
Is this yet another sign of the typical media industry "head in the sand, refuse to change" approach, or might we be seeing the early stages or some actual change? After all, admitting you have a problem is the first step to fixing it."
Is this yet another sign of the typical media industry "head in the sand, refuse to change" approach, or might we be seeing the early stages or some actual change? After all, admitting you have a problem is the first step to fixing it."
Submission + - Breaking into the C++ programming field
An anonymous reader writes: Does anyone have any advice for breaking into the C++ programming field? I graduated college with a bachelors in CS in 2002, but after being unemployed for a year I took whatever job I could get (SQL Server/Some VB.NET). About a year ago I changed jobs at last, but the only people who looked at me seriously were for SQL Server skills, no one looked at me as a developer at all. Now, deciding that DBA is not really what I want to do, I am unable to even get the time of day for anyone recruiting for Software Engineering jobs.
To be honest, I agree that there is a certain skillset I am missing and that is the skills of working on a gigantic project in one of these procedural languages. At my current job database work and development is completely separate, so I can't even touch any source code (mostly in C# anyway). In my previous job there were some web front ends coded in .NET but it was a start up and emphasis was on getting the job done...not proper software engineering. Also, all the .NET code was relatively small. Unfortunately, I cannot find a company to let me start doing real development where I can be introduced to a gigantic project in an imperative (C/C++/Java/C#) language. I would really like to do C++, but even just learning C++ is not enough. Most of the C++ jobs I see also require Java or Java Web Services, or Oracle. As much as I would like to learn all these things, I can't go around learning everything I see in job ads just to get a job, because by the time I do, the next job ad might have something different. Also, at home I just don't have a need for much power, even C++ is usually overkill for the typical home project.
I just want to know how I can break into the programming field and without taking a huge paycut (since I have to support a family). Even in my current job as a DBA I am exposed to the software development process, and stored procedures are similar to developing for a procedural language (loops, variables, etc.). So surely somehow my experience must translate into real programming? C++ is my favorite language because of its raw power, but most jobs I see with C++ require 5+ years of work experience with "C/C++", which unfortunately I will never get since no one will hire me to do either.
