Saturday, 10 November 2007
Tuesday, 6 November 2007
BBC : new website adverts abroad
I was practically addicted to the BBC channel and website, now I couldnt give a damn if the whole thing was scrapped.
The programing has become extremely poor, and it is now just a propaganda tool for the government coupled with an extremely PC and left wing agenda.
Every time I turn the TV on the BBC try telling me how to lead my life, what I should and should not be doing.
I dont want that in a TV station, I want entertainment and facts, strait up facts not bent truths, and dubious statistics to make me act like a model citizen.
I certainly dont wish to be forced to pay for it. Lets hope these adverts are the beginning of the end, or a new beginning of what was once a great TV broadcaster.
The programing has become extremely poor, and it is now just a propaganda tool for the government coupled with an extremely PC and left wing agenda.
Every time I turn the TV on the BBC try telling me how to lead my life, what I should and should not be doing.
I dont want that in a TV station, I want entertainment and facts, strait up facts not bent truths, and dubious statistics to make me act like a model citizen.
I certainly dont wish to be forced to pay for it. Lets hope these adverts are the beginning of the end, or a new beginning of what was once a great TV broadcaster.
Monday, 5 November 2007
Google and Android
Google today anounced an open source mobile phone operating system.
I think it will take quite a while to make its mark, maybe 5 years or more. But I believe this is a great move by google.
It will kill MSFT OS's dead by eventually taking 70% of the market. It will no doubt be ported to the desktop/laptop (or the desktop/laptop market will cease to exist as we know it, morphed into phone tech).
The writing was on the wall 10 years ago for microsoft. IMO, in the future all operating sytems will be unix based, and this is MSFT's last stand.
MSFT do however have one last chance to remain dominant....write a Unix based OS themselves! But redmond are too thick to realize, and will cling on to their proprietary OS till the bitter end, OR until it is too late.
By my rekoning they have about two years to develop something to combat this onslaught, my bet is they dont have the balls to make such a radical change in business plan. = doom hahahahahahaaa
Oh and Apple? they will continue to take the high end 30% of the market, though I do think they may achive higher than this before the google train arrives.
Apple can survive through providing order within chaos. Applications will be much easier to port over from this new GOOG OS than with MSFT, and inter OS comunication will be relatively painless due to the more standards complient nature of the two operating systems that will inherit the earth.
I think it will take quite a while to make its mark, maybe 5 years or more. But I believe this is a great move by google.
It will kill MSFT OS's dead by eventually taking 70% of the market. It will no doubt be ported to the desktop/laptop (or the desktop/laptop market will cease to exist as we know it, morphed into phone tech).
The writing was on the wall 10 years ago for microsoft. IMO, in the future all operating sytems will be unix based, and this is MSFT's last stand.
MSFT do however have one last chance to remain dominant....write a Unix based OS themselves! But redmond are too thick to realize, and will cling on to their proprietary OS till the bitter end, OR until it is too late.
By my rekoning they have about two years to develop something to combat this onslaught, my bet is they dont have the balls to make such a radical change in business plan. = doom hahahahahahaaa
Oh and Apple? they will continue to take the high end 30% of the market, though I do think they may achive higher than this before the google train arrives.
Apple can survive through providing order within chaos. Applications will be much easier to port over from this new GOOG OS than with MSFT, and inter OS comunication will be relatively painless due to the more standards complient nature of the two operating systems that will inherit the earth.
Wikipedia Techno terminology origins
A common misconception is that the use of the word 'techno' has historically described a narrow sub-genre of dance music. Not until roughly 1993 was the sound thoroughly defined in it's modern form, yet the term techno was used for nearly a decade before.
The scene whose music was once known as 'minimalist techno', eventually shrugged off the minimalist part and fully inherited the term 'techno' for itself.
For many years 'techno' was used to describe a much wider generalization of dance music, and is not "commonly confused" in the manor described in Wikipedia.
In-fact the common and fairly modern confusion is that 'trance techno', 'jungle techno', 'minimal techno' etc did not once share the umbrella genre name of techno.
This continued re-writing of history comes from the now fractured and opposing scenes trying adamantly to differentiate themselves in what was once a reasonably unified community of electronic music enthusiasts.
Claims like the above are furiously denied by passion and elitism rather than historical correctness. And to suggest 'hardcore' was not once a direct subgenre of techno is completely ridiculous.
The scene whose music was once known as 'minimalist techno', eventually shrugged off the minimalist part and fully inherited the term 'techno' for itself.
For many years 'techno' was used to describe a much wider generalization of dance music, and is not "commonly confused" in the manor described in Wikipedia.
In-fact the common and fairly modern confusion is that 'trance techno', 'jungle techno', 'minimal techno' etc did not once share the umbrella genre name of techno.
This continued re-writing of history comes from the now fractured and opposing scenes trying adamantly to differentiate themselves in what was once a reasonably unified community of electronic music enthusiasts.
Claims like the above are furiously denied by passion and elitism rather than historical correctness. And to suggest 'hardcore' was not once a direct subgenre of techno is completely ridiculous.
Monday, 29 October 2007
This post is just notes to myself(to be continuously updated)
PHP:
or withassociative array
=== checks with data type also
with an associative array, the array_keys() and array_values() list of all the keys and values
PHP:
print_r()$pizzaToppings = array('onion', 'tomato', 'cheese');or withassociative array
$fruits = array('red' => 'apple', 'yellow' => 'banana'); (same as cocoa dictionary)=== checks with data type also
explode()sizeof()with an associative array, the array_keys() and array_values() list of all the keys and values
foreach()isset()include() and require()or die()file() file_put_contents()file_get_contents()func_get_args()globalpublic function __construct() {}public/privateaccess object properties.. $obj->author
Monday, 15 October 2007
Apple, Analysts and Experts
I like to have a good old moan about Apple analysts because I often find them to be way off the mark (they are getting better admittedly).
It would often seem like very little research is done, but this is what people pay them for. No?
If I had no clue about Apple, and I was interested in investing, I would presume the analyst I entrusted my money with had done his homework. Surely?
I expect someone to have particular flair in his/her work in order to qualify as being called an 'expert' (which is a title I'm presuming these analysts would like to be known as). But what is an expert?
Because I do not consider myself as an expert in anything, I expect an expert in a subject to be someone who is at least as good at his job than myself.
An expert to me traditionally conjured up notions of infallibility, but I have kind of learnt over the years that there are very few people who live up to the title of being an 'expert' in their chosen profession, and as I learn about each subject, I often find, the people I once revered as experts are often just common garden blaggers hidden behind cloaks of pretense.
I freely admit I know little when it comes to the finer details and number crunching essential in the wider profession of business analyst, but with Apple I think this is your average analysts downfall.
You see I feel that analysts (in general) are oblivious to the larger picture, and in particular they lack the understanding that Apple is not an ordinary company, that fits the 'standard model' they think every company should behave like.
The moral is, to be cautious, especially of those who call themselves experts!
It would often seem like very little research is done, but this is what people pay them for. No?
If I had no clue about Apple, and I was interested in investing, I would presume the analyst I entrusted my money with had done his homework. Surely?
I expect someone to have particular flair in his/her work in order to qualify as being called an 'expert' (which is a title I'm presuming these analysts would like to be known as). But what is an expert?
Because I do not consider myself as an expert in anything, I expect an expert in a subject to be someone who is at least as good at his job than myself.
An expert to me traditionally conjured up notions of infallibility, but I have kind of learnt over the years that there are very few people who live up to the title of being an 'expert' in their chosen profession, and as I learn about each subject, I often find, the people I once revered as experts are often just common garden blaggers hidden behind cloaks of pretense.
I freely admit I know little when it comes to the finer details and number crunching essential in the wider profession of business analyst, but with Apple I think this is your average analysts downfall.
You see I feel that analysts (in general) are oblivious to the larger picture, and in particular they lack the understanding that Apple is not an ordinary company, that fits the 'standard model' they think every company should behave like.
The moral is, to be cautious, especially of those who call themselves experts!
Saturday, 13 October 2007
Poor old Fish
An interesting story which doubles as a great example of how easy it is to be manipulated by the media.
I thought Michael Fish's legendary weather forecast screw up actually happened until today...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?xml=/portal/2007/10/11/nosplit/ftweather111.xml
I thought Michael Fish's legendary weather forecast screw up actually happened until today...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?xml=/portal/2007/10/11/nosplit/ftweather111.xml
Thursday, 11 October 2007
AAPL in 10% Drop Shocker!
Apple shares took a violent turn for the worst today by dropping from $171 to $153 within minutes.
With such rosy prospects ahead for the next few months I couldn't' understand what else would have caused such a dip. For a brief moment I feared the worse... Steve Jobs... was DEAD!!
Thankfully the old 'turtleneck' is alive and kicking.
It seems (although hard to entirely pin down) the cause was due to the big boys manipulating the market, coupled with nervous investors worldwide.
I thought 'Pump and Dump' was illegal, but it seems to be alive and kicking, as two posters on Yahoo Financial forum today summed up...
"this kind of manipulation BS should be prosecuted"
To the reply of: "it happens all the time, its part of the game!"
Shares are currently trading After Hours for $160.80, and I would say this is another opportunity to advise on investing...
Buy today, and if you are looking for a short term gain the 23rd of October might be worth keeping an eye on, which is the day after Apples fourth quarter financial results (which will beat expectations by quite a margin).
Then we have Leopard being announced shortly after, the results of which are harder to predict, but to be on the safe side I would sell the day before and capitalize on the hype.
Otherwise, just hang in there and enjoy the ride...
:)
With such rosy prospects ahead for the next few months I couldn't' understand what else would have caused such a dip. For a brief moment I feared the worse... Steve Jobs... was DEAD!!
Thankfully the old 'turtleneck' is alive and kicking.
It seems (although hard to entirely pin down) the cause was due to the big boys manipulating the market, coupled with nervous investors worldwide.
I thought 'Pump and Dump' was illegal, but it seems to be alive and kicking, as two posters on Yahoo Financial forum today summed up...
"this kind of manipulation BS should be prosecuted"
To the reply of: "it happens all the time, its part of the game!"
Shares are currently trading After Hours for $160.80, and I would say this is another opportunity to advise on investing...
Buy today, and if you are looking for a short term gain the 23rd of October might be worth keeping an eye on, which is the day after Apples fourth quarter financial results (which will beat expectations by quite a margin).
Then we have Leopard being announced shortly after, the results of which are harder to predict, but to be on the safe side I would sell the day before and capitalize on the hype.
Otherwise, just hang in there and enjoy the ride...
:)
Wednesday, 10 October 2007
Web Tech Moans (xhtml) Part 1
Oh the joys of programming for the web! It's been a few years now since I properly got stuck into web tech. But I need a new website, there are 'new' buzzwords flying around and I feel out of touch...
I have recently been lucky enough to expand my mind with the joys of writing in the highly evolved world of Objective C and Cocoa. Everything you can think of has been thought of, and structured in the most pleasant and logical fashion.
Which contrasts completely with my memory of the ever changing and conflicting soup of 'standards' that power the web.
OK, first buzzword to tackle is 'xhtml', something I have been made to feel..
1) "I absolutely have to know"
2) "makes pages display properly"
3) "makes pages render super fast"
4) "cure for AIDS, and my entrance to the cool gang"
I'm halfway through the tutorial, and I cant help thinking I have been here before... I continue until the end regardless, sit back and think "what a crock of shit!".
There is almost no difference between html and xhtml, (unless of-coarse you had some VERY bad programming habits) and I fail to see how it warrants all the surrounding hoohaa.
No significant speed difference will be achieved except for a few less cycles of the CPU which is neither here nor there in the modern world. And all other supposed benefits are dubious at best.
On further investigation, I find it's still the looneys at W3C pulling the strings. These guys are on crack (allegedly) and IMO have had an equal part to play in the fractured world of the web as MSFT.
Explained better here...
http://www.webdevout.net/articles/beware-of-xhtml
I will continue to use xhtml as I unknowingly always have done...
Right, next up is the fabled "Web 2.0" buzzword, forgive me for being a sceptic, but it's exuding something its blatantly not already, and I know little about it. Maybe a complete replacement for the HTTP protocol??!!
I have recently been lucky enough to expand my mind with the joys of writing in the highly evolved world of Objective C and Cocoa. Everything you can think of has been thought of, and structured in the most pleasant and logical fashion.
Which contrasts completely with my memory of the ever changing and conflicting soup of 'standards' that power the web.
OK, first buzzword to tackle is 'xhtml', something I have been made to feel..
1) "I absolutely have to know"
2) "makes pages display properly"
3) "makes pages render super fast"
4) "cure for AIDS, and my entrance to the cool gang"
I'm halfway through the tutorial, and I cant help thinking I have been here before... I continue until the end regardless, sit back and think "what a crock of shit!".
There is almost no difference between html and xhtml, (unless of-coarse you had some VERY bad programming habits) and I fail to see how it warrants all the surrounding hoohaa.
No significant speed difference will be achieved except for a few less cycles of the CPU which is neither here nor there in the modern world. And all other supposed benefits are dubious at best.
On further investigation, I find it's still the looneys at W3C pulling the strings. These guys are on crack (allegedly) and IMO have had an equal part to play in the fractured world of the web as MSFT.
Explained better here...
http://www.webdevout.net/articles/beware-of-xhtml
I will continue to use xhtml as I unknowingly always have done...
Right, next up is the fabled "Web 2.0" buzzword, forgive me for being a sceptic, but it's exuding something its blatantly not already, and I know little about it. Maybe a complete replacement for the HTTP protocol??!!
Tuesday, 9 October 2007
Passwords and the Internet
Over the years my password collection has become quite a muddle. So many websites, so many new accounts to open, and each needs a password.
Anyhow, after years of mucking about, I have come to the conclusion that a 3 password strategy is a good compromise.
1) a password for your email accounts.
2) a password for 'trusted' websites.
3) a password for everything else.
I dont have time to elaborate on why I have come to this conclusion, but will do in the course of time...
Anyhow, after years of mucking about, I have come to the conclusion that a 3 password strategy is a good compromise.
1) a password for your email accounts.
2) a password for 'trusted' websites.
3) a password for everything else.
I dont have time to elaborate on why I have come to this conclusion, but will do in the course of time...
Apple 'nearly' as big as Microsoft???!
About 10 years ago my prediction that Apple would one day be as big as Microsoft was met with laughter. And back then it certainly looked a daunting task.
But armed with foresight, a great strategy, and some of the best (the best) software programers in the world, the goal is looming ever closer...
For the last 7 years Apple have doubled their worth year on year, and are now on the home strait.
AAPL finished today with Mkt Cap of 146B, and MSFT 280B. That puts Apple slighly over halfway in their market value.
If Apple keeps it up (and there is no sign of the juggernaught slowing) in just over 1 year innovation will have taken its rightful place in what has been an epic battle of the nerd world.
And a few people will owe me a tenner!
But armed with foresight, a great strategy, and some of the best (the best) software programers in the world, the goal is looming ever closer...
For the last 7 years Apple have doubled their worth year on year, and are now on the home strait.
AAPL finished today with Mkt Cap of 146B, and MSFT 280B. That puts Apple slighly over halfway in their market value.
If Apple keeps it up (and there is no sign of the juggernaught slowing) in just over 1 year innovation will have taken its rightful place in what has been an epic battle of the nerd world.
And a few people will owe me a tenner!
Monday, 8 October 2007
Nice tutorials
I will be edditing this every now and then with tutorials I have found handy....
htaccess = http://www.javascriptkit.com/howto/htaccess.shtml
robots.txt = http://www.javascriptkit.com/howto/robots.shtml
Regular Expressions = http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/services/helpsheets/unix/regex.html
XML = http://www.tizag.com/xmlTutorial/index.php
cross domain policy files = http://www.moock.org/asdg/technotes/crossDomainPolicyFiles/
Mysql + Flash Remoting = http://blog.aboutme.be/2007/09/30/flash-remoting-with-swx-and-cakephp/
xhtml = http://www.w3schools.com/xhtml
validate xhtml = http://validator.w3.org/check/referer
fbml = http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/FBML
htaccess = http://www.javascriptkit.com/howto/htaccess.shtml
robots.txt = http://www.javascriptkit.com/howto/robots.shtml
Regular Expressions = http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/services/helpsheets/unix/regex.html
XML = http://www.tizag.com/xmlTutorial/index.php
cross domain policy files = http://www.moock.org/asdg/technotes/crossDomainPolicyFiles/
Mysql + Flash Remoting = http://blog.aboutme.be/2007/09/30/flash-remoting-with-swx-and-cakephp/
xhtml = http://www.w3schools.com/xhtml
validate xhtml = http://validator.w3.org/check/referer
fbml = http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/FBML
Tuesday, 31 July 2007
Another AAPL Opportunity!
Investors are thick as shit, it's official.
Hot on the heals of the last opportunity to make bucks on Apple, comes another within days...
This time investors have panicked because of some rumour that Apple are cutting production of iPhone or iPod by 50%.
Which they may well be, but it would only be to make way for another model, or to move operations to another plant. Either way, it certainly isn't a sign that Apple are doing as badly as many investors obviously think.
@ $131.72 BUY BUY BUY!!! And if the shares dont increase, you can poke me in the eye!
Hot on the heals of the last opportunity to make bucks on Apple, comes another within days...
This time investors have panicked because of some rumour that Apple are cutting production of iPhone or iPod by 50%.
Which they may well be, but it would only be to make way for another model, or to move operations to another plant. Either way, it certainly isn't a sign that Apple are doing as badly as many investors obviously think.
@ $131.72 BUY BUY BUY!!! And if the shares dont increase, you can poke me in the eye!
Wednesday, 25 July 2007
AAPL breaks $150 mark in after hours!
Apple shares today made the incredible leap from $134 to over $150 within a day.
Anyone who took me up on my earlier tip should already be more than happy :)
Anyone who took me up on my earlier tip should already be more than happy :)
Apple Posts Results for 3rd Quarter 2007
Apple's net income for its fiscal third quarter was $818 million, compared with $472 million, or 54 cents per share, a year earlier.
Apple had been expected to earn $644.4 million, according to the average analyst forecast on Reuters Estimates.
As suspected, shares have shot back up on after hours trading.
Apple had been expected to earn $644.4 million, according to the average analyst forecast on Reuters Estimates.
As suspected, shares have shot back up on after hours trading.
APPLE shares $134.89!! BUY BUY BUY!
Apples stock took a plunge today on news of smaller than expected iPhone sales for the first two days sales(146,000 activations from ATT), but dont dispair, its an ideal time to buy AAPL!
My suspicion is that this is Apple cleverly playing with your minds!
I think they sold 400,000, but people have been getting carried away with numbers arround 700,000 or even 1,000,000.
I sometimes use a similar tactic, I hype things up, then hype it down at last second so as to not dissapoint.
Its like going to watch a film when everyone tells you is AMAZING, then you watch it and often feel disappointed no matter how good the film was. But if people told you the film was rubbish, and you have already bought a ticket to see it, you would walk out of the cinema much more upbeat about the film.
So, back to Apple, if I was in their situation, i would think "ooh lets ask ATT to release activation stats just before the wednesdays results". Reverse hyping it so it sounds like Apple is doing very bad in sales, then when the true number of 400,000 hits later today, everyone breaths a sigh of relief, the stock bounces back, except minus the overhyped delusion.
Which if wasnt taken care of, may have affected share price wednesday with no particular reason to bounce back, as everyone walks out of the cinema complaining the film(Apple) didnt live up to the hype.
iPhone aside, what people often forget is that the Mac is Apples bread and butter, expect huge growth in this area later today, you have been warned!
APPLE shares $134.89!! BUY BUY BUY! And if you dont make money off it you can poke me in the eye.
My suspicion is that this is Apple cleverly playing with your minds!
I think they sold 400,000, but people have been getting carried away with numbers arround 700,000 or even 1,000,000.
I sometimes use a similar tactic, I hype things up, then hype it down at last second so as to not dissapoint.
Its like going to watch a film when everyone tells you is AMAZING, then you watch it and often feel disappointed no matter how good the film was. But if people told you the film was rubbish, and you have already bought a ticket to see it, you would walk out of the cinema much more upbeat about the film.
So, back to Apple, if I was in their situation, i would think "ooh lets ask ATT to release activation stats just before the wednesdays results". Reverse hyping it so it sounds like Apple is doing very bad in sales, then when the true number of 400,000 hits later today, everyone breaths a sigh of relief, the stock bounces back, except minus the overhyped delusion.
Which if wasnt taken care of, may have affected share price wednesday with no particular reason to bounce back, as everyone walks out of the cinema complaining the film(Apple) didnt live up to the hype.
iPhone aside, what people often forget is that the Mac is Apples bread and butter, expect huge growth in this area later today, you have been warned!
APPLE shares $134.89!! BUY BUY BUY! And if you dont make money off it you can poke me in the eye.
Monday, 9 July 2007
awakeFromNib
- (void)awakeFromNib{
}
Widely used method that is called automatically when the object is unachieved from the NIB file.
}
Widely used method that is called automatically when the object is unachieved from the NIB file.
Tuesday, 3 July 2007
T-Mobile to Sell iPhone in Germany: November 1st?
Uh oh... I dont see much of Europe getting the 3G iPhone for some time with this news.
When US gets 3G, Europe will get 3G. Which wont be any time soon.It's inevitable, what with unlocking laws in parts of EU. A two tiered 3G in EU with Edge in USA situation just didnt seem the Apple way. Apple want one worldwide product, and product launch. And without unlocked 3G iPhones being shipped back to the US spoiling the surprise. I wouldn't be surprised if the majority of EU don't get the iPhone for a year.
That said I'm guessing that's why ATT's contract is 5 year (much longer than I expected. They have probably had their arm twisted into upgrading the 3G network ASAP, which is an expensive business without long term rewards/contract.
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