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Prepublication offer: Thinking in C# Release Candidate digital version for just $10!
This non-printable version of Thinking in C# contains 249 sample programs in almost 1,000 pages and is available for just $10. The print version lists for $49.99 and the digital version is almost identical (the index is not yet finalized in the digital version, although the Acrobat file is fully searchable). Complete source code is available for download. This is a limited time offer to test the viability of an eBook edition of Thinking in C#.
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Sunday, November 10, 2002 |
Why does Google news have so much on the sport of cricket?
I could definitely understand if soccer dominated the algorithmically-generated "pages" of Google sports news, but cricket? Is cricket, in fact, the hidden obsession of the world? A particularly written about sport? Or is Google news the product of some twisted sould with wicket-mania?
1:55:38 PM 
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New C# Language Features (someday).
Chris Sells: "On November 7th, at the OOPSLA Conference in Seattle, WA, C# creator Anders Hejlsberg unveiled several potential language features for the next major release of Visual C# .NET. The four primary features Anders spoke about were: -Generics, a form of C++ templates that makes reusing existing code easier -Iterators, a construct that makes traversing collections of data significantly faster and easier -Anonymous methods, an easier way to perform simple tasks using delegates -Partial types, a means for programmers to split code across multiple files" [Sam Ruby]
1:19:35 PM
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During the Tablet PC launch keynote, Gates talked about "immersive reading" and ... a usable experience for interacting with published media on a computing device. .... I think it will be a lonnnng time before people are comfortable reading War and Peace or Wired on a computer screen. I like the physical asset aspect of literature and published media in general....The value of literature is much, much more than just the words and the stories they tell. [Matt Pope's Radio Weblog]
I disagree. Not about the sensual experience of print or the bevy of cultural aspects (I have a bookshelf of first editions of Patrick O'Brian novels in my living room -- of course it's a statement!), but about the desirability and usability of the vast majority of print. Just last week, I threw out several hundred pounds (14 shopping bags) of computer books out of sheer shelf-space consideration. And every time I do this, I find myself a month later regretting having thrown out a specific title. I would much rather my technical library be on DVD or CDs than in print.
Having used a Tablet PC for the past 3 weeks, there's no doubt that it's the best way to read long digital pieces to date. Is it perfect? Not even close; even with sub-pixel anti-aliasing a la ClearType, the screen is not yet at the resolution of a laser printer, much less that of a printing press. But in a world where, for instance, the release candidate of Thinking in C# is available in a $5 digital version or can be ordered at Amazon for $34.99, the economics of digital are compelling. Would I read War and Peace on a computer screen? Well, a digital version from Project Gutenberg for free and a print version from Amazon is $13.95; for me, who has no book shelf space and, let's face it, I might never get beyond the first chapter, I'd go with Gutenberg. And why kill a tree for the kind of disposable fiction that you buy before a plane flight? The tablet formfactor is one that you can actually read while sitting on a train or plane, which makes it vastly different from both notebooks and PDAs. If you don't believe me, I strongly advise you to try it: buy a Tablet PC and the release candidate of Thinking in C#.
1:15:45 PM
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Oi! The first Winter storm of the season just knocked out my power for 60 hours. Catching up...
Friday Five:
1. Did you vote in your last elections?
Of course. I've voted in every election since I was 18. I am appalled that people don't vote.
2. Do you know who your elected representatives are?
Of course.
3. Have you ever contacted an elected representative? If so, what was it about?
Yes, I write letters regularly. Environmental issues are my major interest, although sometimes I just write to register my displeasure at this vote or that piece of political posturing.
4. Have you ever participated in a demonstration?
I used to. I've come to think that demonstrations are the only form of organized behavior more debased and reactionary than media coverage.
5. Have you ever volunteered in an election? What was the result?
No. I've donated to a lot of measures and some candidates, but I've never worked phones or anything like that.
10:31:33 AM
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