I agree. it needs the curlies (which WORK great in C and takes up at most 3 chars; 1 for the curlie and 1 for a space before and after. 3 extra bytes for intro and maybe 3 for exit. 6 bytes. big deal. you should 'waste' more space with comments and vertical/horizontal whitespace, just for readability, alone.
In the case of Python, instead of intro/outro curled brackets or begin/end statements AND REDUNDANTLY indenting, using only one of the two was chosen. Why do it twice.
If I were to create a new language, I would not focus on creating the most beautiful syntax or the best built-in functionality. Instead, I would make damn sure it plays well with other languages and that it is trivial to use software packages already written. For example, R, Python, Java -- no one wants to recode the packages (machine learning algorithms, MPI, web automatisation) in yet another language.
Second is the protocol documentation, which is mechanically generated from the protocol definitions and works more like a reference manual. Third is the code documentation, which is also mechanically generated but from the library source code itself.
That's the right way to do it. They use pelican, xmlto with some customized XSLT and graphviz for maintainable high-level diagrams.
Pretty cool. So far I have only used sphinx (and doxygen before), but these days there are a lot of great documentation options out there.
At a gas station it doesn't take you long to fill your tamk. Charging an electric vehicle takes a lot longer so theres less turnover. (Perhaps even all day, or at least all 8 hrs of a shift)
It takes 1 minute, 30 seconds. A electric charging "gas station" could just replace the batteries in cars and charge its pool of batteries independent of the cars.
I don't see why inmates need access to it at all. They can find plenty of other ways to not be productive.
When did Social Media use become an offense? If you can have visitors and make phone calls, why not Internet access. Or vice versa, if you are in solitary confinement, why did they have internet access?
And what on Earth is the point in punishing this? Who gains anything by punishment?
I found the book "The Reason I Jump" enlightening to understand what Autism really is. It was written by a 13-year old autistic kid. When you read it, you really understand that Autism itself is not just "being slightly odd", but a whole different, out-of-control experience for that person, which you do not want to live through. Some may be talented in a narrow type of tasks, but that is not the point. So I heartily recommend reading "The Reason I Jump" to get an insiders POV.
Sure they rely on the kernel and basic OS. But a lot of interface components are developed by them. The right way to think about it is if someone created a new GNOME or KDE, would it be reasonable for them to ask for some donations? Writing a DE and perfecting the usability is very tough work, especially when it comes to consistency across components (some derived). Slashdotters frequently complain that they want GNOME different, so here are some people doing it, put your money where your mouth is.
All of the features you mention are present in Eclipse. But whether you use IntelliJ IDEA or Eclipse, it does not matter to me. The killer feature on Eclipse, for me at least, is Mylyn.
But contrary to python or ruby code, for example, most Java code is not written by hand. No one ever writes import statements for example. Eclipse is so excellent at understanding Java code structure that the writing efficiency is comparable. It brings other benefits too -- I have found re-factoring of large code bases is substantially easier in Java than any other language. This is thanks to the strong structure implied by the language, which can be exploited by tools. In other languages this is prohibited, e.g. Ruby, where every word can mean something different and you can not know until runtime, or C when cluttered with macros.
Many distributions have package groups now, which should fill the role of a "LAMP distribution". In Fedora you can for instance install (yum groupinstall) "Web Server", "MySQL Database", "Authoring and Publishing", "Development Tools". That should give you a basic PHP/MySQL setup. Gentoo has added something similar too recently, probably Debian has also somthing like that, at least in the GUI.
Greece's financial problems can be solved if corruption and tax aversion is drastically reduced, which is part of the program Alexis Tsipras promotes. That is why the Troika only gives money if reforms are made and I think they know it is the key for Greece to become financially independent again.
The question is not whether a Linux distribution uses systemd or not -- the question is what it uses instead to achieve the goals of systemd (suspend, user switching, daemon monitoring,...).
Frankly, I'm surprised Twitter ended up as popular as it is for having basically no structure other than "fits in an SMS message" and "# and @ mean something".
That is exactly why it became popular; brevity and free structure. If you concentrate on sent messages (@recipient) I suspect that the trolls (actually rather death and rape threat-sending harassers) are largely repeat offenders. If everyone has a chance to flag them (something akin to karma), and responses/notifications from those troll accounts do not show up anymore, the problem is largely solved(?).
Here is what they do: 1) Set up some null hypothesis of zero correlation between jogging and health, diet and health, etc (probably at least five per study). 2) Measure things until one of the outcomes reaches "statistical significance". 3) Misinterpret this statistical significance to be the probability their theory is true: jogging really does affect health.
Where is the science in that? Do not blame science.
There are 2 competing theories for the beginnings of the Universe.
There are many more theories (read: thousands) for the expansion of the Universe since the last scattering (CMB) (the topic of your post), and hundreds for the origin of the early universe (mostly inflation, but also others). Another hundred theories for what Dark Energy is (the most recent expansion). If you only hear people talking about one theory, you are probably in the wrong room.
The surveys found broad support for government to spend money on science, but that doesn't mean the public supports the conclusions that scientists draw.
If I understand the report correctly, they sampled "scientists", but not scientists actually working in the field. E.g. the fraction of scientists working on climate who attribute climate change to human activities is around 99% (IIRC), not below 90%. So all they did is compare a group with average education levels to a group with very high education levels (measured in obtained degrees). Not sure that tells us much. The sentence "that doesn't mean the public supports the conclusions that scientists draw" at least does not follow.
Some are things like having your food produce poison (insecticide). I'm not sure how my food containing more poison is more safe.
Probably for the same reason you use WiFi. You think there is a level of poison that is safe (Paracelsus says hi), whereas someone uninformed may think even a single molecule / ray is the devil.
Regarding your other misconceptions:
I'm not sure how my food containing more poison is more safe. Have the scientists actually studied it, or are they just assuming it's safe because other scientists made it?
There is a reason insecticides are put in: to combat insects, as the name suggests. Which can affect your food in a negative way. It's a trade-off with a benefit. Otherwise go for organic food, which uses other solutions (typically more manpower). The study of the effects of toxins is a serious topic. There are safety standards for virtually every chemical -- ask your consumer protection agency. Typically the limits are derived from medical studies.
Tablets are useful for reading colored PDF files (e.g. research articles), for which eBook readers are not meant (better for breakable text).If I were to buy a tablet, I would foremost go for battery life, the most important feature for reading.
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I agree. it needs the curlies (which WORK great in C and takes up at most 3 chars; 1 for the curlie and 1 for a space before and after. 3 extra bytes for intro and maybe 3 for exit. 6 bytes. big deal. you should 'waste' more space with comments and vertical/horizontal whitespace, just for readability, alone.
Haha, here you all complain that Java is too fluffy, but if a language reduces the fluff it is also not good?
In the case of Python, instead of intro/outro curled brackets or begin/end statements AND REDUNDANTLY indenting, using only one of the two was chosen. Why do it twice.
If I were to create a new language, I would not focus on creating the most beautiful syntax or the best built-in functionality. Instead, I would make damn sure it plays well with other languages and that it is trivial to use software packages already written. For example, R, Python, Java -- no one wants to recode the packages (machine learning algorithms, MPI, web automatisation) in yet another language.
That's the right way to do it. They use pelican, xmlto with some customized XSLT and graphviz for maintainable high-level diagrams.
Pretty cool. So far I have only used sphinx (and doxygen before), but these days there are a lot of great documentation options out there.
At a gas station it doesn't take you long to fill your tamk. Charging an electric vehicle takes a lot longer so theres less turnover.
(Perhaps even all day, or at least all 8 hrs of a shift)
It takes 1 minute, 30 seconds.
A electric charging "gas station" could just replace the batteries in cars and charge its pool of batteries independent of the cars.
I don't see why inmates need access to it at all. They can find plenty of other ways to not be productive.
When did Social Media use become an offense? If you can have visitors and make phone calls, why not Internet access. Or vice versa, if you are in solitary confinement, why did they have internet access?
And what on Earth is the point in punishing this? Who gains anything by punishment?
at 39:39
ehm, could you point to the minute?
I found the book "The Reason I Jump" enlightening to understand what Autism really is. It was written by a 13-year old autistic kid. When you read it, you really understand that Autism itself is not just "being slightly odd", but a whole different, out-of-control experience for that person, which you do not want to live through. Some may be talented in a narrow type of tasks, but that is not the point. So I heartily recommend reading "The Reason I Jump" to get an insiders POV.
Hey, there is some valuable stuff on tumblr these days, for example http://frenums.tumblr.com/tagg...
Interesting, the Wikipedia page does not even mention the upper case version (since it is not an acronym?).
Sure they rely on the kernel and basic OS. But a lot of interface components are developed by them. The right way to think about it is if someone created a new GNOME or KDE, would it be reasonable for them to ask for some donations? Writing a DE and perfecting the usability is very tough work, especially when it comes to consistency across components (some derived). Slashdotters frequently complain that they want GNOME different, so here are some people doing it, put your money where your mouth is.
All of the features you mention are present in Eclipse. But whether you use IntelliJ IDEA or Eclipse, it does not matter to me. The killer feature on Eclipse, for me at least, is Mylyn.
But contrary to python or ruby code, for example, most Java code is not written by hand. No one ever writes import statements for example. Eclipse is so excellent at understanding Java code structure that the writing efficiency is comparable. It brings other benefits too -- I have found re-factoring of large code bases is substantially easier in Java than any other language. This is thanks to the strong structure implied by the language, which can be exploited by tools. In other languages this is prohibited, e.g. Ruby, where every word can mean something different and you can not know until runtime, or C when cluttered with macros.
Many distributions have package groups now, which should fill the role of a "LAMP distribution". In Fedora you can for instance install (yum groupinstall) "Web Server", "MySQL Database", "Authoring and Publishing", "Development Tools". That should give you a basic PHP/MySQL setup.
Gentoo has added something similar too recently, probably Debian has also somthing like that, at least in the GUI.
Greece's financial problems can be solved if corruption and tax aversion is drastically reduced, which is part of the program Alexis Tsipras promotes. That is why the Troika only gives money if reforms are made and I think they know it is the key for Greece to become financially independent again.
Why is everything a slippery slope for you people? Is it not possible that we find a middle way?
The question is not whether a Linux distribution uses systemd or not -- the question is what it uses instead to achieve the goals of systemd (suspend, user switching, daemon monitoring, ...).
Frankly, I'm surprised Twitter ended up as popular as it is for having basically no structure other than "fits in an SMS message" and "# and @ mean something".
That is exactly why it became popular; brevity and free structure. If you concentrate on sent messages (@recipient) I suspect that the trolls (actually rather death and rape threat-sending harassers) are largely repeat offenders. If everyone has a chance to flag them (something akin to karma), and responses/notifications from those troll accounts do not show up anymore, the problem is largely solved(?).
Slashdot moderation isn't web scale ;)
Here is what they do:
1) Set up some null hypothesis of zero correlation between jogging and health, diet and health, etc (probably at least five per study).
2) Measure things until one of the outcomes reaches "statistical significance".
3) Misinterpret this statistical significance to be the probability their theory is true: jogging really does affect health.
Where is the science in that? Do not blame science.
And do not state the size of the effect.
Here is a nice article about exactly this, titled Mindless statistics
How do you tell God and Devil apart?
http://dwindlinginunbelief.blo...
There are 2 competing theories for the beginnings of the Universe.
There are many more theories (read: thousands) for the expansion of the Universe since the last scattering (CMB) (the topic of your post), and hundreds for the origin of the early universe (mostly inflation, but also others). Another hundred theories for what Dark Energy is (the most recent expansion).
If you only hear people talking about one theory, you are probably in the wrong room.
If I understand the report correctly, they sampled "scientists", but not scientists actually working in the field. E.g. the fraction of scientists working on climate who attribute climate change to human activities is around 99% (IIRC), not below 90%. So all they did is compare a group with average education levels to a group with very high education levels (measured in obtained degrees). Not sure that tells us much. The sentence "that doesn't mean the public supports the conclusions that scientists draw" at least does not follow.
Some are things like having your food produce poison (insecticide). I'm not sure how my food containing more poison is more safe.
Probably for the same reason you use WiFi. You think there is a level of poison that is safe (Paracelsus says hi), whereas someone uninformed may think even a single molecule / ray is the devil.
Regarding your other misconceptions:
I'm not sure how my food containing more poison is more safe. Have the scientists actually studied it, or are they just assuming it's safe because other scientists made it?
There is a reason insecticides are put in: to combat insects, as the name suggests. Which can affect your food in a negative way. It's a trade-off with a benefit. Otherwise go for organic food, which uses other solutions (typically more manpower).
The study of the effects of toxins is a serious topic. There are safety standards for virtually every chemical -- ask your consumer protection agency. Typically the limits are derived from medical studies.
Youtube just switched to HTML5 video by default, so perhaps we can uninstall Flash for good now!
Tablets are useful for reading colored PDF files (e.g. research articles), for which eBook readers are not meant (better for breakable text).If I were to buy a tablet, I would foremost go for battery life, the most important feature for reading.