It isn't that Dart isn't what we want or need. The issue is that Google doesn't have a good track record for a long term support of a technology. Google will need to support Dart when it isn't even cool anymore. I am still running into old ASP (Not.NET) apps, things with ActiveX controls, Old C based CGI apps. In the non web front, I have recently had to deal with FORTRAN 77 and COBOL.
A lot of this stuff may not be popular, but some apps have a long life, and needs to be maintained. Google has a track record of dumping ideas that don't get to be super popular. So people will avoid them, as they may not get support for their app across its product live cycle.
PHP - While there is a windows port this is for the Linux Guys JSP - For people who wants to pretend that their web app is a serious business application. ASP.NET - For the people stuck on a windows network.
They all have different levels of suckyness. They were made for web pages a over decade old. Where most stuff was Server Side processing.
We are also talking about a larger population of people who are not gay so even if the percentage is down the actual number of units is higher. (That is why you should smack anyone who gives you facts in percentages) So more people get sick.
In general this requirement is based off of general discrimination not from actual facts, or reason.
My thoughts too. The lines of code comparison is only apt if you are comparing programs that do the same for the same language.
My Python Web Server is coded in 3 lines of code... But that is because Python has a Web Server library built in. If I were to do it in C with only the standard libraries. it would probably be a few hundred lines. If I needed to do the standard libraries too, then I probably need at least a few hundred lines of assembly. Of course the assembly is often contains macros of commonly used fuctions so you really need to write the byte code. Oh don't forget the stuff the OS is handling for you all nice and tidy, like memory management, multi-tasking, and giving you nice easy interface to your network and graphics.
Well how safe? Cantor was considered to be in a safe position, so his district may have been carved to get a few more of those Democrats in his district, and those moderates too, so other republican districts with less then sure thing can get more of the solid republican base.
Now when it comes to the general election lets see if Brat can make sure that he gets some Democrats votes and many of those moderates. The the Democrats get someone good and makes him seem just too crazy he can get a chance.
Reducing Road friction, from someone in the North East means the same as driving on Icy Roads.
Now the people who live in areas where we are use to this sort of driving it may be good. But the South they will just be stuck in traffic for weeks because they just don't know how to drive on reduced friction.
Linux and Unix is a Mainframe OS. Unix then Linux which is based of the Unix design. Is from the old Mainframe days. Where it was used for multiple terminals connected a single Mainframe or server, where people did their work.
Linux came out when the standard PC got to 32bits (80386 era) and was powerful enough to support the workload of many of the lower/mid range mainframes. Originally so people could access and tinker with a Unix Like OS without having to spend big bucks to try it out, or get access to a place where you have limited access, or a place where you can create code for the Unix systems yourself. Now as the PC got more powerful the PC hardware based server became more popular. So Linux came to be the Server OS which is a natural use for the OS.
Then we have the Desktop user community, in general the Microsoft Haters, now they had a lot of legitimates gripes against Microsoft, so they tried to convert Linux into a desktop based OS, with some limited success however. Apple jumped on the bandwagon and Made OS X off of the Unix design. (Microsoft followed suit and made XP off of their NT (Server OS) kernel). So now all modern desktops are running off of Server OS's. Apple and Microsoft actually did a better job at making a Desktop OS, The Linux distributors did do a good job but just never fully caught mainstream for the desktop, Linux had a few starts, such as in Netbooks that lasted until the tablets and smartphones became popular. However Linux for the Desktop never made it big enough for other vendors to fully invest in Linux, thus creating crappy drivers that made games run poorly, or with too many glitches that they never caught on. Combined with a Radical GNU culture, which penalized game companies for not being Open Source, or the Hardware Makers keeping their secrets, so they tended to avoid that market as to not get all the rabid flame wars about being Open Enough for Linux.
Today Linux has made a good market in Mobile Devices via Android. But Google used the Linux Kernel but it isn't GNU/Linux. The same with Apple iOS is uses the Unix kernel but not OS X. But in many ways I am wondering why we are still using a server OS, for a mobile device? Can we make it work? Sure no problem, but is it the best solution? Probably not.
PC Games have been Windows Based for generations. Is windows the best for games probably not, but because that is where the games are that is the OS people are going to get. Linux based Steam means you can only play Steam games. However not all games are available on Steam. and you have a better chance of getting new other games off of Windows then you would with any other OS.
There are legal concerns. Your neighbor using your WiFi do do illegal stuff, piracy, hacking, abusing people.... Means you just might get a knock on your door. Sure IP address alone doesn't prove your guilt. However it is enough for a search Warrant, at least a knock on your door.
You also have issues of protection. You have people using their PC inside your local network (That is why I use a non-wireless cable modem and use my own Wi-Fi router) So I can control who does and doesn't have access inside my personal network.
Well apple is about selling product. Google is about selling adds.
In short the money saved by buying a Google Product, is a trade-off in loss of privacy. Comparing Apple and Google would make an interesting economics paper on the value of privacy.
However the details which I didn't bother RTFA about really helps draw the line. a 150k isn't really a Super Computer just a high end server. So it may just be sitting there 16 hours out of the day.
So if it is the case the guy really isn't "screwing people over" by bit coin mining during off hours. Then it isn't that bad. A slap on the hand and a firm warning should be enough to get most people realize what they did is not appropriate uses.
If there is a Line for access to that computer and he is jamming the line up with his "Hobby" then yes he should get stricter punishment. As he is more willfully hindering others at his own expense.
Mining a Bit Coin and Playing Games is in essence the same thing. You are taking CPU Time and using extra power, so the damage is the same. However you are applying a non-universal moral line that states making money is more immoral then just for your own enjoyment.
Well if you look at it a different way... If the Computer is Idle then it is just wasting everyone money. So use the spare CPU Cycles to mine Bitcoins, and make a few bucks.
I don't agree with that way of thinking, however way things get budgeted it is often hard to share your resources with other groups so the system seems to encourage computational inefficiency. He could run Seti-at-home, but he chose to mine bitcoins.
This really should be a slap on the hand type of punishment. Just like if you got a supercomputer and used it to play games on it during the computational off times.
The police needs a balance. Actually we need a balance in a lot of areas.
But it terms of police when they are doing their job correctly, they will always want the best equipment they can get, so they are prepared for anything, they want rules and tools to make their jobs easier and safer. This all sounds Nobel and good. However history has proven when such a force has too much safety and effectiveness it is at the expense of the freedom of the citizens they are trying to protect. Part of living in a free society means we must keep the forces meant to protect us in balanced where they have the tools and resources to do their job, but not free will to be above the law or to hinder on others freedoms.
Now I see the reason to get this stuff is because it is cheap, and effective. As the police see it, while it may be overkill, it is better safe then sorry and it is cheaper then the less effective alternative. However they fail to see it as a source of the police intimidating the public. Which means people will be less likely to call the police for problems and solve them themselves often with out as much care.
Even without our large brains, we are a fairly tough animal. Bi-pedal allows us to stand taller or as tall as animals 100x our size, means we can see them coming and get out of the way. or if we are hunting we can find pry easier.
We can run, when in good condition we can run for miles and exhost most animals to death so we don't need to actually fight to kill them.
We have color vision, being able to help distinguish a lot of camouflage, add this with our ability to see in 3D perspective means we know how far it is out.
Sure a 150lbs frame seems tiny compared to fighting a bovine. But more then adequate for normal deer. We are as big as most bares.
There is a lot of things other then our brains that can make us a dangerous animal. Our brains really give us the extra edge to dominate animals many many times our size.
Car charging vs your little cell phone isn't really an apt analogy.
Your cell phone charger almost always has an option where you can plug it into the standard wall socket, most have an option to plug in a standard USB port. What you are bitching about is the other end of the plug that goes into the cell phone. Now the phone may have different features that will need a special plug, (Unless you really want a data plug(s) (Digital and Analog mix?) and a power plug)
The automotive charger is like standardizing the wall socket or the usb port. So you don't need to bring around a 2-3 meter cable with a set of adapters, with power standards that could either charge your car, charge your car slowly, or cause your car to explode.
"From a stock holder perspective. it's a very dumb move." Not necessarily. The biggest impediment to people buying electric cars is the lack of on road recharging. Otherwise people will need 2 cars, an electric one for the daily commute, and a gas/hybrid car for those long trips.
By Opening the charger, this does allow other electric cars to be made using the charger... However it will overall increase demand for electric cars.
Yes they will need to compete against other electric car makers, but being that there is more demand he will be able to sell more units.
More units sold more profit. Shareholders like profit and company growth.
Yes some bean counters will see this a lowering of the overall market share, but that metric is only useful in a mature peaked market, not so much for starting markets.
I know it is painful, but think back to your Jr. High-school days 12-16 years of age. Even if you are growing up in a WASP high end neighborhood. For guys there is the urge to fight, to show your dominance and power. If you were slighted or insulted in front of people (especially the opposite sex) the urge to hit is very strong. Now culture and proper parenting and training means kids don't always act on their instinct, but the instinct is there.
Historically this age was when men began to mate. So if you had a weak jaw and you get KO in front of the other women, chances are you are not going to pass your genetics at this time.
Well Verizon FIOS is the only price competition competition to Cable Internet Access. Netflix streaming is the "Killer App" that makes people want to upgrade to a faster connection. Most people already have Cable based internet and Verizon wants to get people to switch to theirs.
The point about Match education isn't about needing to use the stuff you learned. It is about opening your mind to different methods to solving a problem.
My work doesn't have me handling Calculus Equations. But the ideas of Limits, Local Min and Max, does. Also if I need to do some Calculus again, I can just open up some reference material and continue on without me having to learn the basics.
Why bother trying to solve problems, lets just make them so much worse.
OK yes the NSA did a lot of illegal things and used/misused tools to gather information that they shouldn't have, and they have a problem being a secret organization of having the correct checks and balances to keep them in place. So instead of putting brain power into figuring out how to make such organizations more trustworthy and deserving to be trustworthy. Lets just take all their tools and tricks and give them to the general public. Where any kid with some free time and the trendy hatred of "The Man" can get their hands on it, and use it to cause all sorts of problems.
If you are concerned about your privacy giving these tools to the public is just a bad idea. Sure the black hat argument, if we break in then they will have to fix it and make it more secure... But can they really always do that, Not all software and PC's are equal in security needs. But that is like saying we should all drive armored cars, carry guns, and live like a military personal because there are some kids who just want to destroy things because they can and makes them feel like a big man.
Liberal Arts and Humanities need a STEM infusion much like how technical degrees get a Humanities infusion as part of the graduation requirements.
My Undergrad in Computer Science, required me to take 200+ level humanity classes. Humanity Majors just need to take pre-100 level Math and Science classes. (Basically a rehash on what they took in high school)
As for creating a balanced education Humanity Majors should Take Calculus I-II and 1 200+ Level Math class. And none of this watered down Calculus for Humanities, take the same class that freshmen engineers are taking. And they should be required to take 2 100 level Natural Science Classes (Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Astronomy (The real Astronomy not star gazing and remembering the planets) )
There is a lot of value in a humanity education, it teaches you new ways to think about situations, but so Does Science and Math, when the situation needs a solid fact not a well formed opinion.
$20 is expensive, however it more just payment for using the phone where you really wasn't suppose to. Sure $20 hurts. But $750 could mean not having money to pay your rent/mortgage for the month.
Being that Connect has two high resolution camera's that does some fairly advance stuff like finding where you face and other body parts are, interpret gestures and what not. It seem that the GPU will do a lot of the work.
Oddly enough back in the olden days the CPU was the major player, today a lot of processing is going to the GPU to do most of the work.
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It isn't that Dart isn't what we want or need. The issue is that Google doesn't have a good track record for a long term support of a technology. Google will need to support Dart when it isn't even cool anymore. .NET) apps, things with ActiveX controls, Old C based CGI apps. In the non web front, I have recently had to deal with FORTRAN 77 and COBOL.
I am still running into old ASP (Not
A lot of this stuff may not be popular, but some apps have a long life, and needs to be maintained.
Google has a track record of dumping ideas that don't get to be super popular. So people will avoid them, as they may not get support for their app across its product live cycle.
Main Web Languages Server side...
PHP - While there is a windows port this is for the Linux Guys
JSP - For people who wants to pretend that their web app is a serious business application.
ASP.NET - For the people stuck on a windows network.
They all have different levels of suckyness. They were made for web pages a over decade old. Where most stuff was Server Side processing.
Browser side
JavaScipt
VBScript
Non Gays can get STD and Aids too.
We are also talking about a larger population of people who are not gay so even if the percentage is down the actual number of units is higher. (That is why you should smack anyone who gives you facts in percentages) So more people get sick.
In general this requirement is based off of general discrimination not from actual facts, or reason.
My thoughts too.
The lines of code comparison is only apt if you are comparing programs that do the same for the same language.
My Python Web Server is coded in 3 lines of code... But that is because Python has a Web Server library built in. If I were to do it in C with only the standard libraries. it would probably be a few hundred lines. If I needed to do the standard libraries too, then I probably need at least a few hundred lines of assembly. Of course the assembly is often contains macros of commonly used fuctions so you really need to write the byte code.
Oh don't forget the stuff the OS is handling for you all nice and tidy, like memory management, multi-tasking, and giving you nice easy interface to your network and graphics.
Well how safe?
Cantor was considered to be in a safe position, so his district may have been carved to get a few more of those Democrats in his district, and those moderates too, so other republican districts with less then sure thing can get more of the solid republican base.
Now when it comes to the general election lets see if Brat can make sure that he gets some Democrats votes and many of those moderates. The the Democrats get someone good and makes him seem just too crazy he can get a chance.
Reducing Road friction, from someone in the North East means the same as driving on Icy Roads.
Now the people who live in areas where we are use to this sort of driving it may be good. But the South they will just be stuck in traffic for weeks because they just don't know how to drive on reduced friction.
Linux and Unix is a Mainframe OS.
Unix then Linux which is based of the Unix design. Is from the old Mainframe days. Where it was used for multiple terminals connected a single Mainframe or server, where people did their work.
Linux came out when the standard PC got to 32bits (80386 era) and was powerful enough to support the workload of many of the lower/mid range mainframes. Originally so people could access and tinker with a Unix Like OS without having to spend big bucks to try it out, or get access to a place where you have limited access, or a place where you can create code for the Unix systems yourself. Now as the PC got more powerful the PC hardware based server became more popular. So Linux came to be the Server OS which is a natural use for the OS.
Then we have the Desktop user community, in general the Microsoft Haters, now they had a lot of legitimates gripes against Microsoft, so they tried to convert Linux into a desktop based OS, with some limited success however. Apple jumped on the bandwagon and Made OS X off of the Unix design. (Microsoft followed suit and made XP off of their NT (Server OS) kernel). So now all modern desktops are running off of Server OS's. Apple and Microsoft actually did a better job at making a Desktop OS, The Linux distributors did do a good job but just never fully caught mainstream for the desktop, Linux had a few starts, such as in Netbooks that lasted until the tablets and smartphones became popular. However Linux for the Desktop never made it big enough for other vendors to fully invest in Linux, thus creating crappy drivers that made games run poorly, or with too many glitches that they never caught on. Combined with a Radical GNU culture, which penalized game companies for not being Open Source, or the Hardware Makers keeping their secrets, so they tended to avoid that market as to not get all the rabid flame wars about being Open Enough for Linux.
Today Linux has made a good market in Mobile Devices via Android. But Google used the Linux Kernel but it isn't GNU/Linux. The same with Apple iOS is uses the Unix kernel but not OS X. But in many ways I am wondering why we are still using a server OS, for a mobile device?
Can we make it work? Sure no problem, but is it the best solution? Probably not.
PC Games have been Windows Based for generations. Is windows the best for games probably not, but because that is where the games are that is the OS people are going to get. Linux based Steam means you can only play Steam games. However not all games are available on Steam. and you have a better chance of getting new other games off of Windows then you would with any other OS.
There are legal concerns. Your neighbor using your WiFi do do illegal stuff, piracy, hacking, abusing people.... Means you just might get a knock on your door.
Sure IP address alone doesn't prove your guilt. However it is enough for a search Warrant, at least a knock on your door.
You also have issues of protection. You have people using their PC inside your local network (That is why I use a non-wireless cable modem and use my own Wi-Fi router) So I can control who does and doesn't have access inside my personal network.
Well apple is about selling product. Google is about selling adds.
In short the money saved by buying a Google Product, is a trade-off in loss of privacy.
Comparing Apple and Google would make an interesting economics paper on the value of privacy.
Ethics is a learned trait not a natural ability.
However the details which I didn't bother RTFA about really helps draw the line.
a 150k isn't really a Super Computer just a high end server. So it may just be sitting there 16 hours out of the day.
So if it is the case the guy really isn't "screwing people over" by bit coin mining during off hours. Then it isn't that bad. A slap on the hand and a firm warning should be enough to get most people realize what they did is not appropriate uses.
If there is a Line for access to that computer and he is jamming the line up with his "Hobby" then yes he should get stricter punishment. As he is more willfully hindering others at his own expense.
Mining a Bit Coin and Playing Games is in essence the same thing. You are taking CPU Time and using extra power, so the damage is the same. However you are applying a non-universal moral line that states making money is more immoral then just for your own enjoyment.
What age do kids start playing Hockey in Canada?
Why is it popular and exciting, because you get to watch the guys beat themselves up.
Without the danger and aggression it would be like ice polo.
Well if you look at it a different way... If the Computer is Idle then it is just wasting everyone money. So use the spare CPU Cycles to mine Bitcoins, and make a few bucks.
I don't agree with that way of thinking, however way things get budgeted it is often hard to share your resources with other groups so the system seems to encourage computational inefficiency. He could run Seti-at-home, but he chose to mine bitcoins.
This really should be a slap on the hand type of punishment. Just like if you got a supercomputer and used it to play games on it during the computational off times.
The police needs a balance.
Actually we need a balance in a lot of areas.
But it terms of police when they are doing their job correctly, they will always want the best equipment they can get, so they are prepared for anything, they want rules and tools to make their jobs easier and safer. This all sounds Nobel and good.
However history has proven when such a force has too much safety and effectiveness it is at the expense of the freedom of the citizens they are trying to protect. Part of living in a free society means we must keep the forces meant to protect us in balanced where they have the tools and resources to do their job, but not free will to be above the law or to hinder on others freedoms.
Now I see the reason to get this stuff is because it is cheap, and effective. As the police see it, while it may be overkill, it is better safe then sorry and it is cheaper then the less effective alternative. However they fail to see it as a source of the police intimidating the public. Which means people will be less likely to call the police for problems and solve them themselves often with out as much care.
Even without our large brains, we are a fairly tough animal.
Bi-pedal allows us to stand taller or as tall as animals 100x our size, means we can see them coming and get out of the way. or if we are hunting we can find pry easier.
We can run, when in good condition we can run for miles and exhost most animals to death so we don't need to actually fight to kill them.
We have color vision, being able to help distinguish a lot of camouflage, add this with our ability to see in 3D perspective means we know how far it is out.
Sure a 150lbs frame seems tiny compared to fighting a bovine. But more then adequate for normal deer. We are as big as most bares.
There is a lot of things other then our brains that can make us a dangerous animal. Our brains really give us the extra edge to dominate animals many many times our size.
Car charging vs your little cell phone isn't really an apt analogy.
Your cell phone charger almost always has an option where you can plug it into the standard wall socket, most have an option to plug in a standard USB port. What you are bitching about is the other end of the plug that goes into the cell phone. Now the phone may have different features that will need a special plug, (Unless you really want a data plug(s) (Digital and Analog mix?) and a power plug)
The automotive charger is like standardizing the wall socket or the usb port. So you don't need to bring around a 2-3 meter cable with a set of adapters, with power standards that could either charge your car, charge your car slowly, or cause your car to explode.
"From a stock holder perspective. it's a very dumb move."
Not necessarily. The biggest impediment to people buying electric cars is the lack of on road recharging. Otherwise people will need 2 cars, an electric one for the daily commute, and a gas/hybrid car for those long trips.
By Opening the charger, this does allow other electric cars to be made using the charger... However it will overall increase demand for electric cars.
Yes they will need to compete against other electric car makers, but being that there is more demand he will be able to sell more units.
More units sold more profit. Shareholders like profit and company growth.
Yes some bean counters will see this a lowering of the overall market share, but that metric is only useful in a mature peaked market, not so much for starting markets.
Not necessarily.
I know it is painful, but think back to your Jr. High-school days 12-16 years of age. Even if you are growing up in a WASP high end neighborhood. For guys there is the urge to fight, to show your dominance and power. If you were slighted or insulted in front of people (especially the opposite sex) the urge to hit is very strong.
Now culture and proper parenting and training means kids don't always act on their instinct, but the instinct is there.
Historically this age was when men began to mate. So if you had a weak jaw and you get KO in front of the other women, chances are you are not going to pass your genetics at this time.
Well Verizon FIOS is the only price competition competition to Cable Internet Access. Netflix streaming is the "Killer App" that makes people want to upgrade to a faster connection.
Most people already have Cable based internet and Verizon wants to get people to switch to theirs.
The point about Match education isn't about needing to use the stuff you learned. It is about opening your mind to different methods to solving a problem.
My work doesn't have me handling Calculus Equations. But the ideas of Limits, Local Min and Max, does. Also if I need to do some Calculus again, I can just open up some reference material and continue on without me having to learn the basics.
Why bother trying to solve problems, lets just make them so much worse.
OK yes the NSA did a lot of illegal things and used/misused tools to gather information that they shouldn't have, and they have a problem being a secret organization of having the correct checks and balances to keep them in place.
So instead of putting brain power into figuring out how to make such organizations more trustworthy and deserving to be trustworthy. Lets just take all their tools and tricks and give them to the general public. Where any kid with some free time and the trendy hatred of "The Man" can get their hands on it, and use it to cause all sorts of problems.
If you are concerned about your privacy giving these tools to the public is just a bad idea. Sure the black hat argument, if we break in then they will have to fix it and make it more secure... But can they really always do that, Not all software and PC's are equal in security needs.
But that is like saying we should all drive armored cars, carry guns, and live like a military personal because there are some kids who just want to destroy things because they can and makes them feel like a big man.
How would general corruption of the United States or any government help prevent extradition, for illegal activity?
It sounds like Kim Dotcom is being corrupt to pay for people to dig up dirt on the US by any means necessary to save his own but.
My thoughts too.
This is dads that could fit on a 5 1/2 floppy
Perhaps one sided.
Liberal Arts and Humanities need a STEM infusion much like how technical degrees get a Humanities infusion as part of the graduation requirements.
My Undergrad in Computer Science, required me to take 200+ level humanity classes. Humanity Majors just need to take pre-100 level Math and Science classes. (Basically a rehash on what they took in high school)
As for creating a balanced education Humanity Majors should Take Calculus I-II and 1 200+ Level Math class. And none of this watered down Calculus for Humanities, take the same class that freshmen engineers are taking. And they should be required to take 2 100 level Natural Science Classes (Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Astronomy (The real Astronomy not star gazing and remembering the planets) )
There is a lot of value in a humanity education, it teaches you new ways to think about situations, but so Does Science and Math, when the situation needs a solid fact not a well formed opinion.
$20 is expensive, however it more just payment for using the phone where you really wasn't suppose to. Sure $20 hurts. But $750 could mean not having money to pay your rent/mortgage for the month.
Being that Connect has two high resolution camera's that does some fairly advance stuff like finding where you face and other body parts are, interpret gestures and what not. It seem that the GPU will do a lot of the work.
Oddly enough back in the olden days the CPU was the major player, today a lot of processing is going to the GPU to do most of the work.