Az Sanders

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Recent posts by Az Sanders

Microbrain (can tell im a fan huh ) gave "strong-arming" Vista onto consumers a try by saying pretty much any new machine comes with Vista and nothing else, luckily -some- of the machines its claimed "will only run vista" can be reformatted -before- full installation of Vista (some out the box PCs have Vista on the HDD ready to be installed), and XP installed on them.

but then why would anyone want to do so? after all Vista is sooooo good... that a new OS is released shortly after...

go figure
15 years ago
Try my hand at this (my first attempt at a program, spot the errors)



tons of obvious errors (and yes my bedroom is also my office. comfy)
[ July 09, 2008: Message edited by: Az Sanders ]
15 years ago
Its only after, two weeks of "dreaming" and working in a scripting language i honestly have little clue about, (someone who thought Java was made by Java and Sun was the big yellow ball in the sky -for those not in Europe anyway- up until three weeks back), that now i begin to wonder "what was i thinking?" (promptly followed by "what the hell, onwards!")

(Intellectual property/Patent -is- pending on this so if i see a miraculous clone of this i will -so- be getting rich).

Apparently this concept is "Interesting"/"great" (thus sayth a tech at the Open University, Nicole and Mike from Sun (Project Wonderland) and another Mike who's part of the wonderland project (though is a professor at Essex university).

-----------------------------Concept-------------------------------------

Take:
One Opensource (enterprise level) Instant messenger.
tie one virtual chat applet to the IM. (3D chatroom anyone?)
tie one Java web-browser to the IM. (that only does HTML right now )
-Alot- of forums. (accessible through the IM's browser)
an email server for users(accessible via the IM browser/online, somehow).
a blogging server for users (accessible via the IM browser, see above).
RSS feeds -from- users favourite forums (still see above).
tie Media streaming P2P -and- S2P (watch a movie with a freind?) to the visual chat.

Tie it all together to mostly run -from- the IM, Be -extremely- clever in how you organise it all, Add the normal advertising space (gotta pay for it somehow).

then begin pulling together scientific research teams (by field, cancer research anyone?), various charity organisations (stop human trafficking!).
Give them their own secure section on the forums and a secure group chatroom (the IM does secure IRC style chats as well as 1-2-1), encourage them to play nice and share, throw in free advertising once in a while, and let it simmer for a few months.
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A great idea, multi-armed project, part of me wonders why "Hello world" wasn't enough XD as a beginning.

thoughts/comments/offers of help will engender love for respondents
[ July 09, 2008: Message edited by: Az Sanders ]
15 years ago
XD *lol*

(Ive been at Java about two weeks and it concerns me i actually understand that XD)
15 years ago
http://www.jibble.org/cookies.php

(figured i'd share what can be found when trying to teach a Java browser to deal with cookies)
15 years ago
If you can should definitely give it another go infuture.

Dealing with "big" names:
Its easy to get intimidated almost heart-stoppingly so when faced with a big name company (dealt with some in other sectors outside of I.T).

The thing to remember is, they weren't always big, <Bill gates firm> started as a guy -just like you- in his garage, he had a talent and he used it.

every company no matter how big it gets or how fast it does so starts off as one or two guys (normally having only the slightest clue) just going for something, and its people -just like you- that made them "big".

Next time you face a giant remember that, they're made giants by having lots of people like you and without people like you they'll not grow.

Maybe just -maybe- this door closed because another is due to open, one you couldnt step through without having experienced what you have.

and on the plus side, to even -get- an interview with a big name says you have talent, in your next interview perhaps mention that X was interested in
you, such can impress the right employer.

//::Edited by Az to remove specific company name (not enough coffee yet!)
[ June 29, 2008: Message edited by: Az Sanders ]
15 years ago
If you have not signed anything with them (company 01) then its only a verbal agreement, not a legal contract of employment.

Ethics is an individual thing, you said its unethical to take 02's position after agreeing to take 01's, so it is.

Be honest, tell 01 that 02 has come up with a better offer, see what 01 says about that, -do not- accept attempts to have your ethics "used" against you by 01 "but you agreed", but don't disregard your ethics, chances are 01 will ask you which you want to go with, anyone with sense would prefer their employee's thinking they have the best possible, a disgruntled/disheartened employee is a source of unneeded trouble.

Good luck
15 years ago
(abit of whitespace as i think where to start)

Just finished yet another attempt to solicit someone to come work on my quite crazy project, how do you start a business/company with next to 0 capital? XD
good faith, seemingly its hard to find, I told the last "victim" of my soliciting attempts a story, about a man who went to the bank with a new idea was rejected and the next bank.. and the next bank.. and the next.. ninety seven times apparently till some manager said "why not" and gave a loan, Im getting a good idea of how the man felt on loan application 45.

By the way "Hi, Im Az , Resident Walt (i hope)"

<Obligatory first post intro dispensed >

For abit more coherence, my mind goes abit faster than reality can quite keep up with, I am alternating between starting my own business (which where i am from is as simple as "My companies called *** and it exsists!" with inevitable nod to the taxman of course) and building a team for Development work on my star App..eeh

Vox how i love and hate thee, a simple dream made nightmare with my ignorance of Java.

So that's me, Az, quite round the twist, saying Hi while starting up my own online company (oh gods...).

Advice? guidance? discourse?
(Feel free to assume my ignorance as once in a while you may be right and i may learn something)
15 years ago