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Do Programming Languages Affect Your Sexual Performance?
bLanark
asks: "I've used a variety of programming languanges over the years, but recently started using Java commercially (as opposed to just playing at home). As soon as I was on that Java project, I became a rampant stallion, never left my wife alone, sexually. She even started sleeping in the spare room just to get some rest on some nights! Soon, I was back on C++ (due to a budget cut and re-org). I am no longer a stallion (I won't go into more details!). My theory is that java's so easy, so after conquering an API a day (JDOM, Swing,...) I just came home and carried on conquering. Now, I have to work for a living again, and it doesn't leave much energy. Do other slashdotters have similar experience? Is lisp tantric? Do assembler programmers favour wham-bam-that's-the-end-of-that-non-maskable-inter rupt-where's-the-remote-control-honey-can-you-get- me-a-beer? What's the best programming language for attracting sexual partners? What about Operating Systems? Does MS == S&M?" Does C/C++ dampen your love life? Does Perl please your partner? Can you jive with Java? Inquiring minds want to know.
Asking what operating systems you can use to attract a sexual partner is like asking which overalls you should wear on a date to get you laid. One is just not condusive to the other.
I'm a loner Dottie, a Rebel.
This should have been marked as Funny. Its more appropriate that way.
-Restil
Play with my webcams and lights here
InterTrust Disputes Microsoft Ownership of Important Trusted Computing Technologies.
InterTrust press release announcing "action to assume ownership of key Microsoft operating system patent claims."
At issue are Microsoft's two Digital Rights Management Operating System patents, discussed in this previous article. The patents are viewable here and here. Microsoft's idea of "trusted computing" is to secure the computer against the owner. If we're lucky this will get tied up in the courts for years.
The press release may be two months old, but I haven't seen it mentioned on slashdot. Instead we get these stupid April fools day articles and this gets rejected.
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April fools day eh?
BUT the article was posted before April 1st!
Posted by Cliff on Sunday March 31, @11:52PM
I'm sorry to say, this article wasen't a joke. Now that's sad.
Sarah,
I don't have time to talk about the issue at length, but the short version is that I agree with you rather than the person your parent was replying to.
The reason I'm replying is to ask about your low uid. Will you tell me about some of your professional qualifications? Maybe it would be easiest if you emailed me a resume. (see my user info), with your personal information stripped if you like.
If you answer, I'll have some questions to ask you about the role of women in the IT industry (on slashdot this is most apparent when anonymous posters are automatically referred to as "he", and from the fact that a much lower percentage of female posters sign their name than of male, perhaps because it's easier to be taken seriously / not get harrassed that way.)
Anyway, if you're not interested in this discussion, you can tell me that, also.
Robert.