Comment I don't really think that cows are noble creatures (Score 4, Insightful) 763
... more like methane-spewing, drug-laced, engineered monstrosities - but I don't eat 'em (or other animals).
Google Stops Ads For "Cougar" Sites 319
teh31337one writes "Google is refusing to advertise CougarLife, a dating site for mature women looking for younger men. However, they continue to accept sites for mature men seeking young women. According to the New York Times, CougarLife.com had been paying Google $100,000 a month since October. The Mountain View company has now cancelled the contract, saying that the dating site is 'nonfamily safe.'"
Comment 3,768,452 (Score 1) 465
using a great circle route
Comment DesignWorks (Score 1) 211
Professionally, I use Capilano's DesignWorks schematic capture on a Mac (they also support Windows). They have demos and some educational deals . (I use MacSpice for analog simulation and Osmond for PCB layout.) HTH.
Comment Rant and Whine (Score 2, Interesting) 146
I don't think of myself as an Apple fanboy, but I have bought lots of Macs over the years (starting with a Lisa 2 with MacWorks waaay back in 1984 - I'm old, too). I tend to like most of Apple's products, but the app store sucks, at least for developers.
First of all, you have to submit your app and wait an indeterminate amount of time (usually a week) for it to be approved presumably by some semi-trained monkey-boy. Then there's the whole release date fiasco that costs you sales unless you know about it.
But the worst part, is the freakin' rating system: rate-on-delete? YGTBFKM! And the ratings show up in the 'App store' app, but not in iTunes? And your competitors come along and give you the lowest rating and you have no recourse. Or the luser who didn't read the app description - it's enough to make a BOFH's head explode! I mean, my calculator app may not be great, but it's not crap. http://ghostwood.org/software/ (sorry about the shameless self-promotion).
Anyway, I understand where Trent's coming from - which, come to think of it, is a scary thought.
Comment A real answer (Score 2, Interesting) 1127
I wrote code (bug fixes) on the production floor of a tire factory in Charlotte NC in the Summer. Horrible in so many ways.
Steve Jobs Takes Leave of Absence From Apple 429
An anonymous reader writes with this excerpt from Network World: "A number of sites are reporting that Apple's CEO Steve Jobs is taking a leave of absence till June at least. Speculation over Jobs' possibly failing health has run rampant in the past few weeks. Prior to the recent MacWorld show, Jobs said he had a hormone deficiency that had caused him to dramatically lose weight. In a memo today Jobs told workers his health issues are more complex than he thought." Reader Bastian227 adds a link to this letter from Steve Jobs on Apple's website, which also says that Tim Cook will be responsible for daily operations, though Jobs will remain involved with major strategic decisions.
Comment Re:Well there ya go. (Score 1) 613
Wow, I wasn't expecting the Spanish Inquisition.
Note that I was talking about industrial automation, not automobiles. For example, in the ODVA world, DeviceNet (which is based on CAN) is fading in favor of Ethernet/IP.
It's pretty hard to argue with the performance and cost of Ethernet versus the "older" stuff. At least in industrial automation - I don't know much about automobiles.
FWIW, the automation in my place is done via Ethernet using http://driveweb.com/.
Note that I was talking about industrial automation, not automobiles. For example, in the ODVA world, DeviceNet (which is based on CAN) is fading in favor of Ethernet/IP.
It's pretty hard to argue with the performance and cost of Ethernet versus the "older" stuff. At least in industrial automation - I don't know much about automobiles.
FWIW, the automation in my place is done via Ethernet using http://driveweb.com/.
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