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zq29

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  1. Yeah, .mobi is just another TLD.

     

    Although more and more mobile phones are supporting (X)HTML(-MP), most phones with a WAP browser decode pages in WML, HTML (2.0 - 4.1 / Unstandardised) and HDML.

  2. that was the answer to pixar question and the program you suggest ?

     

    Neither. I've never used a 3D animation package before, but that was the only Open Source one I was aware of, so that you could give it a go without it costing you money, and the fact that it is used my a major studio to prove its worth. Just throwing it out there.

  3. My mistake, I forgot to select the UK only search...

     

    Like I said, the value of a website like yours is totally subjective - With no revenue, a user base of 7000 seekers of tech support is going to be worth different amounts to different people for different reasons.

     

    E.g. If you were approached by a company that offered a premium tech support service, 7000 potential customers is going to be worth more to them than someone who would purchase it just to run Google / Affiliate ads on there.

  4. I think if the site doesn't make any money, then its value is not only subjective, but also of interest to a very small market of potential buyers.

     

    You must be doing something wrong if those Google Ads aren't earning you anything though. 7000 members and a page one ranking for a generic search term. Unless I'm looking at the wrong website...

  5. That depends on the area of the world you're looking at. In the USA, 60 is now considered to be middle age, not old. For instance, in my family, my father is the youngest of 5 brothers. He just turned 88 in January. The second oldest of the brothers passed away last Fall, 3 months after his 100th birthday. The oldest died about 10 years ago at 92 and the second youngest is 95. The middle brother was the only one to die in his 60's -- 31 years ago. My mother is 85 and her brother is 87. I'm 56 (almost 57), my brother is almost 59 and my sister is 63.

     

    In 2007 the life expectancy in the US was between 77.5 and 80. In Canada it was over 80. See http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Life_Expectancy_2007_Estimates_CIA_World_Factbook.PNG

     

    Ken

     

    That was an eye-opener! For some reason I was under the impression that you weren't older than 30 :S

  6. Skip breakfast every morning.

     

    Get into the office and have tea and cake, followed by several more cups of tea, then pop out and get a sandwich (traditional, baguette, toasted or wrap) with a bag of crisps or something around 12ish, along with several more cups of tea, while coding.

     

    Dinner in the evening, varying from something healthy like pasta and salad to something not so healthy like a pizza, while drinking about half a bottle of red wine, coding personal / internal projects. Yes, I'm eating and drinking that while working.

     

    I'm writing code pretty much 10-12 hours a day, eating and drinking stuff that's generally not considered proper healthy. Though I weigh less than 10 st. (which isn't healthy for my height). I used to exercise, but never have time any more, so get knackered quite easily - I should really cut down my work hours and sort myself out...

  7. SA: If you do it properly, it's very easy to implement a system that will save you a lot of time in development. Put the right directories in include_path, put the right code in the right directories, and fill in the __autoload function, and then all you have to do is make the new classname() call. __autoload takes care of the include or require call, and voila, you have your classes.

    Hmmm, I have often wondered if OOP would speed up the development of my 'back-end' administration areas for projects, as they are almost always based on the same layout and similar functionality (create/modify/remove content fields) - I always start a new project by copying the contents of the previous project and modifying it to fit the requirements of the new one, improving things along the way if I can and writing new functionality if required.

     

    I have "PHP 5 Objects, Patterns, and Practice" (APress), I bought it after a recommendation by someone on here. Although what I have read makes sense, it just doesn't outline the clear benefits for going OOP. I'd like an article that shows the same practical functionality coded in both procedural and OOP methods where the gains are obvious. I've yet to find one, does anyone know of such an article (or book)?

  8. I almost always write my code procedurally - I have a basic understanding of OOP, in the way that I can use and modify classes that others have written (PHPMailer, jpGraph, FCKEditor etc.) But as far as writing and utilising my own, I have never attempted it. I have a book on OOP but have only read the first chapter or so - I just can't think of a situation where it would benefit me. Though, maybe my opinion would change if I had a better understanding of the subject.

  9. Upon the release of IE8, what are your thoughts on supporting/coding for IE6? Are you still going to test and bugfix pages for it? If so, at what point would you feel comfortable to disregard it?

  10. The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Ray Charles, Jimi Hendrix, Christina Aguilera, Rage Against the Machine, Talib Kweli, Avril Lavigne, Arctic Monkeys, Citizen Cope, The Roots, Stephen Lynch, The White Stripes, Oasis, Jurassic 5, Death Cab for Cutie, DJ Shadow, Maceo Parker, RJD2, Alicia Keys, Prince, Tenacious D, Easy Star Allstars, Radiohead, Air, Fenix TX, Black Sabbath

     

    Nine Inch Nails (the new Ghosts album - not quite what I was expecting, but well worth the $5.)

    I've never heard any of their other stuff, but I heard that this was an all instrumental album, so grabbed it (Why not, it's less than the cost of a pint). It's interesting... Not one track stood out to me though. Ok for background music, a little too much saw-tooth synth sounds for my liking, too harsh.

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