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Programming / Re: Is Java Programming Harder Than Microsoft.net Programming by linxon(m): 6:43pm On May 04, 2009 |
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Programming / Re: Is Java Programming Harder Than Microsoft.net Programming by linxon(m): 6:41pm On May 04, 2009 |
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Sports / Re: Boxing Lovers. Hatton V Pacman by linxon(m): 1:28pm On May 04, 2009 |
Hatton has always been overatted! Who has he fought? A washed up Kostya Tszyu, a washed up Flag of Mexico José Luis Castillo and thats it then he was exposed by Mayweather! So the Pacmans destruction was no suprise to me. But I must say I thought Hatton would last atleast 6 rounds |
Sports / Re: BOXING by linxon(m): 1:22pm On May 04, 2009 |
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Sports / BOXING by linxon(m): 1:13pm On May 04, 2009 |
Sports / Re: Hello Boxing Fans: Pound For Pound, Who Be The Best? by linxon(m): 1:05pm On May 04, 2009 |
Pound for pound: 1. Floyd Mayweather 2. Bernard Hopkins 3. Manuel Marquez 4. Manny Pacquiao 5. Shane Mosley 6. Paul Williams 7. Miguel Cotto 8. Vitali Klitschko 9. Joshua Clottey 10.? |
Politics / Re: Are We Moving Forward? by linxon(m): 12:08pm On May 04, 2009 |
The gearbox is jammed, it only moves in reverse gear |
Politics / Re: Nigeria Ranks Third In World's Online Crime by linxon(m): 12:06pm On May 04, 2009 |
Horus: That is so funny! |
Programming / Re: Is Java Programming Harder Than Microsoft.net Programming by linxon(m): 12:33am On May 04, 2009 |
oyb: They try to irritate and make sneaky little rude comments, then they use primitive english words like "abrasive". Haters, come in all shapes and sizes, but they have one thing in common - they are all mediocre punks. How many rich, ambitious, brilliant, perfectionists do not have an ego Bill Gates vs. Linus Torvalds: Who has a bigger ego? "People everywhere love Windows." Bill Gates vs. "We all know Linux is great…it does infinite loops in 5 seconds." Linus Torvalds "Windows 2000 already contains features such as the human discipline component, where the PC can send an electric shock through the keyboard if the human does something that does not please Windows." Bill Gates vs. "Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems." Linus Torvalds "There are people who don't like capitalism, and people who don't like PCs. But there's no-one who likes the PC who doesn't like Microsoft." Bill Gates vs. "I'd like to say that I knew this would happen, that it's all part of the plan for world domination. " Linus Torvalds "Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one." Bill Gates vs. "My name is Linus Torvalds and I am your god." Linus Torvalds "Microsoft has had clear competitors in the past. It’s a good thing we have museums to document that. " Bill Gates vs. "Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft. That will just be a completely unintentional side effect." Linus Torvalds "Like almost everyone who uses e-mail, I receive a ton of spam every day. Much of it offers to help me get out of debt or get rich quick. It would be funny if it weren't so irritating. " Bill Gates vs. "Most days I wake up thinking I'm the luckiest bastard alive. " Linus Torvalds http://www.junauza.com/2008/07/bill-gates-vs-linus-torvalds-who-has.html The point is: [size=13pt]Stop butting in with bitchy little comments[/size] or else, you know what you are going to get - a verbal ass whipping! |
Programming / Re: Is Java Programming Harder Than Microsoft.net Programming by linxon(m): 11:00pm On May 03, 2009 |
Kobojunkie: From the official Microsoft Website for VS Express Editions ( source: http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.mspx) PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE LIMITATION. Unless otherwise specified, the Services are for your personal and non-commercial use. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products or services obtained from the Services. little Junkie, [size=14pt]Olodo![/size] making petty bitchy comments, offering weak links devoid of original, knowledge as usual. |
Programming / Re: Is Java Programming Harder Than Microsoft.net Programming by linxon(m): 10:46pm On May 03, 2009 |
blacksta: I know what its like when you buy your first software as a student - you look for freebies. I remember when I was learning Actionscript in Uni, then I wanted to the Adobe creative suite, at the time it was around £1200! So I purchased the student version for £150 which was scaled down and meant I could not produce commercial software with it. commercial version: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Adobe-Creative-Suite-Production-Premium/dp/B001HNDT7K/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1241386306&sr=1-9 student version: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Adobe-Creative-Production-Premium-65023153/dp/B0020L0H00/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1241386306&sr=1-8 So to answer your question it depends on the government and its piracy laws - stronger intellectual property rights means the nation will be richer and it will encourage innovation. In the west most of the economies have de-industrialized and they have a prominent tertiary sector; as a result intellectual property is a huge source of revenue for the government and they take it serious! So the golden question how dose Microsoft catch a thief? Its all about business - something cheap bitches don't know about. You have to look at it from a business point of view, how will you activate the software? imagine you are running a software business and your profits are $120,000 and your cost of software is $0 won't that look a bit dodgy? Even if you deploy an O.S.S solution you will still incur costs. Secondly, you have to produce receipts for everything you have purchased (basic stuff), where will you get the receipt from if the software is not genuine? a fake receipt = crime Thirdly, if you are making a healthy profit from software, say $130,000 why would you not want to pay $1200 (less than 10% of your net profits) to the company that provides the tools? That is like a farmer not wanting to pay for his tractor. How will you upgrade your software? What will you tell your employees? I can go on and on and on. In the real world Global giants that make Billions of Dollars like Walmart, Tesco, BP, Glaxo, BT, etc all use microsoft products and pay millions each for the priviledge - they are all making money. The Business Software Alliance, are the main policemen for pirated software, and they offer incentives for employees to snitch on their bosses! For example you can make up to $200,000 if you give evidence that leads to prosecution. So if you are typing away with bootlegged software and you are not making any money you are not really hurting Microsoft (or any other proprietary software company) - they are looking for the big boys who are making decent profits. [size=15pt]"If your coding dose not make money, then it makes no sense"[/size]. On the other hand of you are making healthy profits and you have integrity why would you not want to pay for a software license? For those who have not studied business at a higher level - the buzz word now is ethics! You will fail miserably in business (in developed economies) if you do not have ethics. On the other hand if you have ethics and run an innovative company you can make mind boggling profits! Nigeria has one of the highest piracy levels in the world (Suprise, suprise), the policing of software piracy is pretty weak - the result is most Nigerian software companies are making PEANUTS especially on a global level: http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art200905013231118 |
Programming / Re: Is Java Programming Harder Than Microsoft.net Programming by linxon(m): 10:30am On May 03, 2009 |
Here we go again, you woke up bored and lonely today and decided to make a sneaky comment against the master Stop trying to argue for the hell of it! Admit you was wrong, was too dumb and broke to realize that Visual studio is not free when you develop COMMERCIAL software and move on. The truth is that you and that KoboJunkie Bitch have never written "commercial software", you are amateurs who have disrespected the master. Freebies are nothing new, all major corporations give out freebies to kids so they can get hooked and learn; so when they grow up they can develop USEFUL, COMMERCIAL software not crap! Do you think Bill Gates is the richest man in the world by giving out freebies? If you try to develop Commercial software with his FREE tools he will sue your smelly pants off! Do you know how much it costs to become a Microsoft certified Gold partner? Nope! you don't know jack! Yes I am against students who write [size=15pt]F[/size]&*^%!g [size=15pt]O[/size]bvious [size=15pt]S[/size]illy [size=15pt]S[/size]oftware Now I need to go back to making money and you need to go back to learning you little bitch! NB: To all the other ugly, haters lurking around their keyboard, who only have guts on the internet, LEAVE ME ALONE AND GET A LIFE!!!!!!! or face a masterful, verbal beat down. |
Politics / Re: Has Yar Adua Performed Any Of His 7 Points Agenda? by linxon(m): 10:56pm On Apr 30, 2009 |
Hey! You guys need to give him another four years whats the rush? - JOKE!!!!! |
Politics / Re: Soldiers Kill Undergraduate For Wearing Green Colour by linxon(m): 10:45pm On Apr 30, 2009 |
RichyBlacK: I understand your frustration and that of other Nairalanders, but the bad leaders want us all to run away, that way they will become even more powerful. I think they need to be challenged but in creative ways. For example the power is with the locals, if they get together and cooperate they could install secret CCTVs to document this brutality - they could even use their mobile phones collectively. The footage could then be used against the soldiers and if no action is taken, the footage can be posted on Youtube for the world to see. The overall effect would be to remove the "invisibility" of the perpetrators. |
Politics / Re: Endangered Species: Urgent Action Required by linxon(m): 6:54pm On Apr 29, 2009 |
Programming / Re: Is Java Programming Harder Than Microsoft.net Programming by linxon(m): 4:58pm On Apr 29, 2009 |
Ghenghis: Oh!!!! So you admit you are a broke, newbie now! then what are you arguing for? I came here to teach and help, as a professional. Ghenghis: Yes, with me interviewing you for a job! I just hope that you are a reformed character by then |
Programming / Re: Is Java Programming Harder Than Microsoft.net Programming by linxon(m): 2:09pm On Apr 29, 2009 |
Ghenghis: If only this broke, Novice could have some money and use PROFESSIONAL tools instead of freebies: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/vstudio/products/cc263903.aspx Now follow this link and educate yourself. Hey! Heres a cut price version for you: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Visual-Studio-Pro-2008-PC/dp/B000WM04HU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1241012658&sr=8-3 You are so broke you don't even know there is a a FULL commercial version. If you even dream of me learning from you, you should wake up and apologise |
Programming / Re: For Professional Programmers by linxon(m): 2:00pm On Apr 29, 2009 |
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Programming / Re: For Professional Programmers by linxon(m): 1:08pm On Apr 29, 2009 |
candylips: Okay! thats a good idea candylips: Thats a suprise! comming from an advocate of OSS, remember you said: candylips: If we don't participate this I.T revolution will pass us by like the industrial revolution. |
Programming / Re: For Professional Programmers by linxon(m): 1:04pm On Apr 29, 2009 |
blacksta: Thats great! |
Programming / Re: Is Java Programming Harder Than Microsoft.net Programming by linxon(m): 12:51pm On Apr 29, 2009 |
naijafan: I am a professional and you are clearly not, .Net uses VS and VS is not 100% free - got that? naijafan: What on earth are you babbling on about? only a dummy like you would confuse the two. naijafan: What a bore! |
Programming / Re: Is Java Programming Harder Than Microsoft.net Programming by linxon(m): 12:40pm On Apr 29, 2009 |
Ghenghis: .Net uses Visual studio, and Visual studio is NOT 100% free, I know because I have the receipts. I am not a cheap novice like you I do this for a living. Novices use freebies! You simply lack the depth to fathom who I am; An slowpoke like you must not even dream of giving me advice on my etiquette! |
Programming / Re: For Professional Programmers by linxon(m): 12:17pm On Apr 29, 2009 |
candylips: I don't know what gave you the impression that I wanted to create a PRIMITIVE off the shelf product I am currently involved in THREE open source projects so I am pretty busy at the moment. If you read my initial post I included a link for Sourceforge, it showed that there are no open source projects for Nigeria: http://sourceforge.net/search/?type_of_search=soft&type_of_search=soft&words=nigeria I was hoping this thread would be a way to network with progressive Nigerians who are passionate about putting an end to this embarrassment. |
Programming / Re: For Professional Programmers by linxon(m): 8:24pm On Apr 28, 2009 |
blacksta: Like I said in my initial post: I have started this thread to have a CONSTRUCTIVE disscussion about possible projects for and by Nigerian programmers Hopefully, if anyone of us has an idea we can discuss it and most importantly implement it. To answer your question directly, I do not have anything specific in mind at present but I am open to suggestions. |
Programming / Re: For Professional Programmers by linxon(m): 2:26pm On Apr 28, 2009 |
candylips: Well, I try to do XP but sometimes I design and test as I go along, lol candylips: Yep, thats right, however there is a very thin line between unit and functional testing; I would say that Junit is fine for both. The tools, phew! Have you used Visual Studio Team System? Its built for testing! It has all sorts of testing tools, the one that impressed me the most (From a web development perspective) was the Web Test Recorder, it makes integration testing a breeze by capturing http sessions. So for example in IE you load your web app. and press the record button; Then you simply execute one of your requirements and when you are finished you press the stop button - No coding! From that point onwards if you make any changes to your code you can run that same test again and again (rather than doing it manually) to make sure the functionality has not broken - I'll try anything that makes testing remotely exciting |
Programming / Re: For Professional Programmers by linxon(m): 9:59pm On Apr 27, 2009 |
blacksta: Phew! Thats a heavy load! What apps have you been testing? I try to write test first code with JUnit (Nunit nowadays for C#) but lets be honest - programmers usually make lousy testers |
Programming / Re: For Professional Programmers by linxon(m): 8:45pm On Apr 27, 2009 |
Well, , its a long story how many years do you have? |
Programming / Re: For Professional Programmers by linxon(m): 7:07pm On Apr 27, 2009 |
candylips: You are proof that the species has not died out yet, now we need to get you to a lab ASAP to preserve your DNA - Joke!! You have raised a very good point there, the I.T profession in general is about constantly learning or aging within six months. What is your current skill set? |
Programming / Re: For Professional Programmers by linxon(m): 12:08pm On Apr 27, 2009 |
You might find this site a bit handy: http://www.startupsnigeria.com/about/ |
Programming / For Professional Programmers by linxon(m): 12:03pm On Apr 27, 2009 |
I have started this thread to have a CONSTRUCTIVE disscussion about possible projects for and by Nigerians Three years ago: https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-6792.0.html Nigerian Open source projects http://sourceforge.net/search/?type_of_search=soft&type_of_search=soft&words=nigeria Nigeria: Indigenous Software Developers are Endangered Species, Says Saromi http://allafrica.com/stories/200904140197.html Is there any good news when it comes to the Nigerian software industry? |
Politics / Re: How Can We Hold Credible Elections In Nigeria? by linxon(m): 11:50pm On Apr 26, 2009 |
Sky Blue: You ended your very first post with: "Or do we all prefer the alternative of more wasted years of crying electoral fraud and using it as an excuse for underdevelopment?" I ended the post you are talking about with (if I remeber correctly): "Since most on this board like President Obama, remeber he said 'You are the solution'" Now, this referred to the fact that Americans can solve their own problems collectively and no person should feel excluded. Now I am not a political scientist like you I am a Computer Scientist, so I cannot be bothered to explain every point in detail I expect my fellow inteligent Nairalanders to read between the lines sometimes. My main point was all our creative ideas will probably go to waste with the current political system - it needs to be changed completely before we can come up with NEW ideas that will be IMPLEMENTED. On reflection, some of the points I listed (finger printing, International observers, A cap on campaign funds) may have been quite obvious but this reflected my "why bother with them" attitude. Finally, whilst there is more corruption in the west than there is Africa, African politicians are corrupt beyond what their nation can afford. What I have gathered from your posts is that you are saying you will not give up with that corrupt cabal and if anyone has some "fresh" ideas that WILL NOT BE IMPLEMENTED they should type their soul away, well lets agree to disagree on that one. |
Politics / Re: How Can We Hold Credible Elections In Nigeria? by linxon(m): 11:19pm On Apr 26, 2009 |
Sky Blue: Okay, now you have read my post before responding, phew! I will re-iterate that you're attempt at an essay about CCTV, keeping balot boxes static and making sure the media behave was ridiculously poor and lacked substance. |
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