Yes C++ should not be use for everything. But take KDE4 for example. It requires both low- and high level programming. So it's for the better that they use C++. But if you have a project either focusing on just low level or just high level then it is better if you use a language strictly designed for that sort of thing and not C++ just because it is possible. That is what Stroustrup also says in his C++ book.
It's better than C IMO because you have the power of low level programming and high level programming combined and at the same time it's also really useful and way more productive with large scale projects. In other words; C++ gives you the power to do it all, instead of having to learn and combine a high level programming language with a low level programming language. If that wasn't great enough, it also almost doesn't need a runtime environment, except for a few functions so it's also uber fast.
For the most complex 'stuff' there is almost always the most simple explenation. Allthough E=mc^2 is not entirely correct, you do know what I mean...
What the author of TFA basicly is whining about is that everything is supposed to be too hard for them to find an explenation/solution for. So instead of doing the hard work they are just doing statistic analasys because it's much easyer for them to do.
He is basicly almost saying that we should be starting to believe in god because science (in his view, not mine) is crap the way it is today.
In the European Union we have a law that says it's legal to download and use whatever you want (copyrighted films, music, warez, porn, whatever) but it is illegal to share and/or make available and use commercially.
Laws and 'justice' in the US is just ridiculous. If you put your dog in your microwave you can sue the microwave company for not putting the manual that you can't dry animals with it, win and get a million dollar for it...
Yes here you go:http://openoffice.bouncer.osuosl.org/?product=OpenOffice.org&os=winwjre&lang=en-US&version=3.0.0beta
Oh and just click on Yes,Yes,I agree, Yes, Yes, Finnish.
"Wait... is that a virus?" -"No you download email attachments of nakedgrls.exe all the time... just click on it I promise you it's ok. You can trust me
Seriously, all a torrent program does is download and write to the fs... Never had a problem with Bittornado and kTorrent. You can set the speeds and it doesn't crash... so what is so superbly great about uTorrent that makes you want to run a Windows program under Linux?
"Why is my BitLocker USB stick not recognised?", "Why can't Wine install this DRM-packed latest incarnation of MS Office?", Or worse: "Why can't OOo open these DRM MS Office document?". And how is the world supposed to revolve around me?
I heavily disagree. When XP retires we have to start converting Windows user from Vista. Not only is converting from Vista a much bigger pain in the ass, Wine will not be able to run DRM packed games. Right now there is all kinds of support for XP integration, but zero to none for Vista (file systems (not to mention encryption with BitLocker), protocols and formats).
I read on some GNU page about how bad 'trusted computing' could be. It said it could be used for corruption by sending self-destruct emails so that evidence could be erased. Funny TC is now actually already being used for that... Hell someone needs to start selling PC's/latops that lack TPM chips, include coreboot, Sun OpenSparc and upcoming ATI cards (DRM on a seperate circuit so that FLOSS devs can circumvent the DRM (read about that on Proronix.com))... I'll be the first one to buy it.
Men are often better at math, structure and logic on avarage, but you have always got exceptions. But when you take woman who are just as good at math, structure and logic us man fall behind. That is because (sorry I am not a native English speaker so I don't know the English terms for the following:) the 'bridge' that connects the 'left part of the brain' with the 'right part' of girls is bigger. That means girls are better at dealing with more than one thing at the same time, so they,in this case, probably see more potential for bugs and are more creative, with in this case code, than man. Girls have a bigger imagination than man ("I don't need pr0n"). Girls also are better at language on avarage than guys so they probably also write lesser ugly code than man on avarage.
So we have to be nice to machines now? Well fsck you Redmond! Every single day/. reminds me (and gives me more reasons for) why I switched over to Linux completely. I don't even think that I would have completely switched (had to give up some games, and needed to stop buying new ones) if it wasn't for this website. No seriously.../. educated me about: DRM, NSA backdoors, user locking practices, mafia-like activity from Redmond, ET-phone-home-activity, automatic 'we know whats best for you so take this unwanted update even though you stopped wanting to receive updates'... and the list goes on and on and on.
Thanks to all the people who tip/post these stories on/.!
There are also lots of studies that show that your IQ decreases for a while when you are instant messaging. That is because you are constantly interrupted and forced to react every few seconds, which apparently makes you dumb (don't think -> write). So this study is worthless...
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Yes C++ should not be use for everything. But take KDE4 for example. It requires both low- and high level programming. So it's for the better that they use C++. But if you have a project either focusing on just low level or just high level then it is better if you use a language strictly designed for that sort of thing and not C++ just because it is possible. That is what Stroustrup also says in his C++ book.
It's better than C IMO because you have the power of low level programming and high level programming combined and at the same time it's also really useful and way more productive with large scale projects. In other words; C++ gives you the power to do it all, instead of having to learn and combine a high level programming language with a low level programming language. If that wasn't great enough, it also almost doesn't need a runtime environment, except for a few functions so it's also uber fast.
For the most complex 'stuff' there is almost always the most simple explenation. Allthough E=mc^2 is not entirely correct, you do know what I mean...
What the author of TFA basicly is whining about is that everything is supposed to be too hard for them to find an explenation/solution for. So instead of doing the hard work they are just doing statistic analasys because it's much easyer for them to do.
He is basicly almost saying that we should be starting to believe in god because science (in his view, not mine) is crap the way it is today.
I call ThisFA a piece of crap
Say goodbye to your Windows logo Slashdot.
I am posting this from my backyard. Laptop + Wi-Fi FTW.
You're absolutely right. I made a mistake. I just grabbed a hardcopy of the GPLv2 and it says:
You should have recieved a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation"Apparently my memory doesn't serve me well.
The GPL itself says you should write to the FSF when someone is violating the GPL.
In the European Union we have a law that says it's legal to download and use whatever you want (copyrighted films, music, warez, porn, whatever) but it is illegal to share and/or make available and use commercially.
Laws and 'justice' in the US is just ridiculous. If you put your dog in your microwave you can sue the microwave company for not putting the manual that you can't dry animals with it, win and get a million dollar for it...
The US is corrupt as fsck.
You meant discrimination. The people of Israel are not a different race.
No that stuff is reserved for the "elite hacker".
Have you tried changing the upload bandwith?
document12345.doc.pdf and pray that he has a default Windows install.
Yes here you go:http://openoffice.bouncer.osuosl.org/?product=OpenOffice.org&os=winwjre&lang=en-US&version=3.0.0beta
Oh and just click on Yes,Yes,I agree, Yes, Yes, Finnish.
"Wait... is that a virus?" -"No you download email attachments of nakedgrls.exe all the time... just click on it I promise you it's ok. You can trust me
"What? Where is the document?
re-send the pdf
Seriously, all a torrent program does is download and write to the fs... Never had a problem with Bittornado and kTorrent. You can set the speeds and it doesn't crash... so what is so superbly great about uTorrent that makes you want to run a Windows program under Linux?
And you set Wine to WinXP... Wait for deeply-integrated-in-Vista games using the TPM chip.
"Why is my BitLocker USB stick not recognised?", "Why can't Wine install this DRM-packed latest incarnation of MS Office?", Or worse: "Why can't OOo open these DRM MS Office document?". And how is the world supposed to revolve around me?
I heavily disagree. When XP retires we have to start converting Windows user from Vista. Not only is converting from Vista a much bigger pain in the ass, Wine will not be able to run DRM packed games. Right now there is all kinds of support for XP integration, but zero to none for Vista (file systems (not to mention encryption with BitLocker), protocols and formats).
I read on some GNU page about how bad 'trusted computing' could be. It said it could be used for corruption by sending self-destruct emails so that evidence could be erased. Funny TC is now actually already being used for that... Hell someone needs to start selling PC's/latops that lack TPM chips, include coreboot, Sun OpenSparc and upcoming ATI cards (DRM on a seperate circuit so that FLOSS devs can circumvent the DRM (read about that on Proronix.com))... I'll be the first one to buy it.
Men are often better at math, structure and logic on avarage, but you have always got exceptions. But when you take woman who are just as good at math, structure and logic us man fall behind. That is because (sorry I am not a native English speaker so I don't know the English terms for the following:) the 'bridge' that connects the 'left part of the brain' with the 'right part' of girls is bigger. That means girls are better at dealing with more than one thing at the same time, so they ,in this case, probably see more potential for bugs and are more creative, with in this case code, than man. Girls have a bigger imagination than man ("I don't need pr0n"). Girls also are better at language on avarage than guys so they probably also write lesser ugly code than man on avarage.
Sounds to me like "Oh shit... we invested FLOSS but now we can't implement Palladium into it". Don't give it to them!
"[...]'No flash photography' and 'No talking out loud' to these devices by disabling features or disabling the device entirely.[...]"
"as it describes a number of possible uses for the technology, including 'in particular zones to limit the speed and/or acceleration of vehicles"
Situation: An accident happening nearby
... and the car stops responding...
The driver shouts: "HOLY FSCK!"
Great 'invention' dipshits!
Have these 'career pirates' taken over one of the EA storage building and stolen their CD's/DVD's? Oh wait... MAFIAA...
So we have to be nice to machines now? Well fsck you Redmond! Every single day /. reminds me (and gives me more reasons for) why I switched over to Linux completely. I don't even think that I would have completely switched (had to give up some games, and needed to stop buying new ones) if it wasn't for this website. No seriously... /. educated me about: DRM, NSA backdoors, user locking practices, mafia-like activity from Redmond, ET-phone-home-activity, automatic 'we know whats best for you so take this unwanted update even though you stopped wanting to receive updates'... and the list goes on and on and on.
Thanks to all the people who tip/post these stories on /.!
There are also lots of studies that show that your IQ decreases for a while when you are instant messaging. That is because you are constantly interrupted and forced to react every few seconds, which apparently makes you dumb (don't think -> write). So this study is worthless...