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The genetic programming future

The genetic programming futureBorders, schmordersWrong straw man, John. Ask the victims of the Unabomber or Timothy McVeigh -- or for that matter the residents of Baghdad today.The fundamental problem lies in the amount of power available to imperfect beings.Are you nuts........ the concept of treating DNA as a program...

Tags: Biotechnology, genetic programming

Discussion threads 2007-05-29

The genetic programming future

I used to to write short stories for awhile after college, and big surprise, they were all of the "science fiction" variety. In one of them, I opened with a bearded man on the cover of Time magazine sitting next to a rubber plant (written before I even knew...

Tags: Offbeat, Programming

Blog posts 2007-05-29

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Chrome's JavaScript poses challenge to Silverlight

Experts speaking at Microsoft's TechEd conference in Australia warn that JavaScript will continue to get speedier, making it the biggest rival of Silverlight technology. The biggest rival for Microsoft's next-generation Silverlight web technology will be JavaScript, not Adobe's ubiquitous Flash, according to experts speaking at Microsoft's TechEd conference in...

Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, JavaScript, Chrome, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Suzanne Tindal ZDNet Australia, Silverlight, Microsoft, Adobe, Flash, Google

News items 2008-09-05

Are we "done" with rich Internet applications?

This week I've been putting together slides and preparing for my talk at Web 2.0 Expo New York City. I'm doing one titled "Making Sense of Rich Internet Applications" so it's more of a general talk covering everything from Adobe's stuff, to Microsoft Silverlight, to the mobile world, and now...

Tags: Rich Internet Application, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Five reasons Chrome will take over the world

Five reasons Chrome will take over the worldFive reasons Chrome will take over the worldYou know what ZDNet needs? More articles about Chrome! 12 over the last 24 hours just isn't enough so why not add to that number.Chrome isn't taking over anything because its terribly broken. It doesn't render...

Tags: Development tools, Web browsers, chrome, Chrome, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

Would you abort George Clooney

Would you abort George ClooneyWowNot willing to take on controversial topics, are you? Good luck with this one. :)Here's my two cents: Genetic research and the possibility of using it to "purify" the gene pool using whatever criteria can be justified reminds me of an episode of the old Muppet...

Tags: George Clooney, gene

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

FlashDemo Studio (exe)

Record your PC screen activity in real time to create interactive demonstrations, tutorials, and e-learning material. Key features: Record, edit, and share; Create stunning demo with ease. No programming skill required; Publish as Flash movie in extremely small file size. Perfect for Web distribution; Custom capture area; Record mouse and...

Tags: Programming, FlashDemo, Keyboards, E-learning, Development Tools, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2008-09-03

2008 Acura MDX

Photo gallery:2008 Acura MDXThe 2008 Acura MDX remains largely unchanged from the 2007 model, when we reviewed the then-new redesign and found it chock full of tech options inherited from Acura's sedans, and with improved handling courtesy of similarly upgraded four-wheel-drive management. Back in 2006, the first-generation MDX had some...

Tags: navigation system, Acura MDX, Acura, car

Product reviews 2008-09-02

Dish Network TR-40 CRA

Editors' note: This review is nearly identical to our review of the Dish Network DTVPal, as both products offer exactly the same functionality. However, since the TR-40 CRA costs less, CNET advises all buyers to go with the cheaper TR-40 CRA.Back at CES 2008, Dish Network promised to deliver a...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, TVs, TR-40 CRA, DTVPal, DTV converter box, digital television, Dish Network

Product reviews 2008-09-02

JavaScript 2.0: Why Give Programmers Crutches?

JavaScript 2.0: Why Give Programmers Crutches?Crutches have their placeMy biggest complaint against C has always been that it makes it too easy to write buggy code.That said, given what JS is used for, what you describe appears to be severely overwrought.RE: JavaScript 2.0: Why Give Programmers Crutches?I disagree, having classes...

Tags: Scripting languages, C#, Programming languages, OOA/OOD/OOP, JavaScript, Crutches, Javascript 2.0

Discussion threads 2008-08-29

JavaScript 2.0: Why Give Programmers Crutches?

[Guest Comment from Shane Steinert-Threlkeld] A new spec on which JavaScript 2.0 will be based , should be finalized by the end of the fall. Yet most of the proposed changes do close to nothing to actually improve the language. A lot of...

Tags: JavaScript, Programmer, JavaScript 2.0, Shane Steinert-Threlkeld, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-08-29

GXDeviceEditor (msi)

Create a device profile of the protocol and parameters of any physical device. The profile is a device template, containing protocols, settings and messages understood by the device. Then create one or more user interfaces for the profile. New device types can be used immediately, without any upgrading. No programming...

Tags: Device, Gurux, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2008-08-29

Towerball (zip)

Towerball is an entry for LD12 (www.ludumdare.com), a 48 hour game programming competition. The goal of the game is to guide two balls connected by a string to a yellow target. Set your trajectory and speed using the mouse, then left-click to fire and right-click to dampen your shot.Climb the...

Tags: Wall, Towerball, Construction, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-08-28

SOA adoption down from 2006: if so, why?

SOA adoption down from 2006: if so, why?The SOA Problem has moved elsewhereMy comments here.http://www.gandalf-lab.com/blog/2008/08/soa-adoption-down-from-2006-are-you.htmlI think the problem SOA tried to solve has moved elsewhere. With WOA ,SaaS and crowd sourcing the notion of a central body managing all enterprise services has diluted and hence you see a lot of...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, SOA Problem, SOA

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1All part of the MS plan to keep browsers dumbded down. If we had reallygood browsers, how would they get people to use MS proprietary solutions for rich internet applications.RE: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1The title says Firefox 3.0.1The graph...

Tags: Web browsers, Scripting languages, Quality, Adrian, Firefox 3.0.1, Mozilla Firefox, JavaScript, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, Internet Explorer 8 Beta, Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

"Why do you hate Vista so much?"

"Why do you hate Vista so much?"Reasons that Vista bothers me...1) I have now spent over 4 hours trying to get SP1 installed on a new box.... the BSOD's are blurry (kind of funny huh?) The same box, XP installed with less heart ache and fewer issues... while I am...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, SP1, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Interview with HTML 5 Editor Ian Hickson about features, pain points, and more

In this interview, HTML 5 Editor Ian Hickson discusses his favorite features, the features he thinks might be most contentious, the pain points he expects HTML 5 will address, and much more. He also tells what he would change in the original HTML spec if he could go back in...

Tags: HTML, Justin James

Download resources 2008-08-27

FoxEditor (exe)

FoxEditor is no tabbed, text, HTML and programming editor for Windows. It has support syntax highlighting, encrypting, HTML tags inserting, themes and multilanguage, autocompleting, running programs and all installed encodings. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: HTML, Programming, ADSoft, FoxEditor, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2008-08-27

Canada, U.S. two ships passing in the ideological night

Canada, U.S. two ships passing in the ideological night.....Our arrogance is our own demise. It's that simple. ]:)We already have a crippled two-level systemIt's called Medicare/Medicaid.And once again the author shows his ignorance of economics. In a truly private, competitive health care system, if universal electronic records provided increased profits,...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, Strategy, health care, ideology, ideological night, enormous innovation, surcharge, innovation

Discussion threads 2008-08-25

Google and Sirius XM: Build my "Dream" Handheld

The current rumor-mongering seems to indicate that HTC's "Dream" will soon be making landfall in the US. Based on the initially leaked specs of this device, it still sounds like it doesn't do what I really would want it to do in order to replace by Blackberry 8820. ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Handheld, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Video, Sirius, Android, Mesh Networking, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Communications, Networking, Marketing, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-08-24