Oh, so new software takes too long to build because of lengthy manual optimization?
It depends on your definition of optimization.
In my current project we have about twenty guys "performing lengthy manual optimizations". It sounds quite better than having twenty guys "correcting the absolute crap that wouldn't even compile".
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Actually, the 'customizability' advantage comes from the fact that IE can be quickly customized by third parties, online, in real time and without even needing to notify you.
If you held elections in 2006, even a honest politician would probably have promised you wealth and growth because he didn't forsee the economy crisis.
Then politics should be more scientific. To be able to only say what is known.
Using your 2006 elections example, the honest politician could promise wealth based on a number of believed data (and make it public or encrypt and release) and then, when asked about the crisis, reply with the data that was believed but false and actually do something about why it was false, who is really responsible, etc.
But that would probably make a politician only voted by geeks.
So you're saying it's a good political strategy to do nothing then go around saying "nah nah nah I told you so?"
Who said nothing about saying nothing? I was saying that additionally to whatever they can do to stop unjust laws, they should also build an official and easy to reference archive of lies.
If you feel that you have no voice in the government, the way to change the government is not through anonymous piracy. Engage in civil protest or violent revolution -- whatever works for you.
I'm starting to be sick of this idea you and others repeat over and over again.
If I feel I have no voice in the government, I will do exactly as I please, just like everyone else.
For example, I can decide that I'll only follow laws to the extent I can be forced to. Thus, I might break any and all unenforceable laws, just for the sake of it.
And I don't really care if it's "the way" as you say.
Creating a government that doesn't represent the people can obviously be great for its members and the people powerful enough to manipulate them (and so, it).
Expecting everyone else to follow the rules because it's the right thing to do...
What stops a politician from the "opposite" side from simply stating:
"I'm against this law because you'll use it to cover more content than discussed. We all see your lies."
Then, when the law passed, it could go unchanged, and thus useless, or be used as intended (to push some agenda) and the politician could happily point to the previous declarations:
"As everyone already predicted, it was all a lie and they just wanted the law for their personal use."
Please don't let the response be "nobody cares about truths, people just vote the most charismatic guy".
Isn't it logical to think that they'd make more money did they release the game for multiple platforms?
Yes it does, but what you could ask yourself is: is that profit bigger than the cost of developing for multiple platforms.
And in this case, you know they thought "No, it isn't".
And you can safely consider they know their job at least a little. Being pros at it and all that.
So your conclusion could be: "Damn! It is indeed expensive to develop for multiple platforms!" (to be more expensive than the great benefit of releasing in multiple platforms.)
And your next step in reasoning might be, for example: "Is it an unavoidable cost? Or are the platforms forcing a "fake" difference."
you institute a company-wide no-Internet-radio policy, which will make the staff think the IT guy's only source of joy in life is the unhappiness of others.
Which, while true, is obviously not satisfied with such obvious methods.
"Oh, you forgot your password? I'm so sorry; there's simply no way of recovering your data, it's all encrypted and, for security reasons, you were the only one to know the key. But don't worry. The server's online so you can try all possible passwords during the weekend. It shouldn't take you too long."
Some explosives factories still use hydraulics, steam or vacuum for process control. Although it tends to be digital now, with valves used as flip-flops.
Furthermore, the factory itself can be considered as a digital information storage system.
The problem is returning to the current state after it flips to the other one.
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automatically learn how to best optimise programs for re-configurable heterogeneous embedded processors
That's kinda important to mention no?
Well, it could be optimizing for unconfigurable homogeneous strawberry pudings.
It'd be quite more impressive, from a culinary standpoint.
Instead of same quality, less money, make it better quality, same money?
Yes, that always works.
I'm asking my client right now whether he wants a quality product in february or a barely working one in october. Let's see what happens.
Oh, so new software takes too long to build because of lengthy manual optimization?
It depends on your definition of optimization.
In my current project we have about twenty guys "performing lengthy manual optimizations". It sounds quite better than having twenty guys "correcting the absolute crap that wouldn't even compile".
Nobody really argues that cosmetic surgeons are evil for not doing heart surgery instead.
You mean the opposite, right? Most people don't argue heart surgeons are evil for not making bigger tits instead.
Yes, I meant the birds.
If this is your goal why not try to have it be "sugar on a disk" thats going to be infinitely easier than "sugar on a stick".
Or a compromise between the two.
And no, I don't mean "sugar on a stisk".
Wait for it...
Just one clarification is needed.
Will donation money be used to send ninjas to the offending party?
It shouldn't be so hard to:
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aving to write in my freaking javascript if(IE){ do tons of fucked up shit } else { everybody else's predictable behavior }.
We should have started a campaign years ago to change that for:
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Actually, the 'customizability' advantage comes from the fact that IE can be quickly customized by third parties, online, in real time and without even needing to notify you.
If you held elections in 2006, even a honest politician would probably have promised you wealth and growth because he didn't forsee the economy crisis.
Then politics should be more scientific. To be able to only say what is known.
Using your 2006 elections example, the honest politician could promise wealth based on a number of believed data (and make it public or encrypt and release) and then, when asked about the crisis, reply with the data that was believed but false and actually do something about why it was false, who is really responsible, etc.
But that would probably make a politician only voted by geeks.
That was indeed my thought.
However that rises the next question: "Is there no truthful politician?"
(for some reason, I suspect the chain of questions will end in "people are stupid")
So you're saying it's a good political strategy to do nothing then go around saying "nah nah nah I told you so?"
Who said nothing about saying nothing? I was saying that additionally to whatever they can do to stop unjust laws, they should also build an official and easy to reference archive of lies.
If you feel that you have no voice in the government, the way to change the government is not through anonymous piracy. Engage in civil protest or violent revolution -- whatever works for you.
I'm starting to be sick of this idea you and others repeat over and over again.
If I feel I have no voice in the government, I will do exactly as I please, just like everyone else.
For example, I can decide that I'll only follow laws to the extent I can be forced to. Thus, I might break any and all unenforceable laws, just for the sake of it.
And I don't really care if it's "the way" as you say.
Creating a government that doesn't represent the people can obviously be great for its members and the people powerful enough to manipulate them (and so, it).
Expecting everyone else to follow the rules because it's the right thing to do...
What stops a politician from the "opposite" side from simply stating:
"I'm against this law because you'll use it to cover more content than discussed. We all see your lies."
Then, when the law passed, it could go unchanged, and thus useless, or be used as intended (to push some agenda) and the politician could happily point to the previous declarations:
"As everyone already predicted, it was all a lie and they just wanted the law for their personal use."
Please don't let the response be "nobody cares about truths, people just vote the most charismatic guy".
gesture recognition to make it so that your door only unlocks for people when they do the Truffle Shuffle!
Whatever turns you on, dude. I'm setting mine to "Big-Breasted Naked Lady with Case of Beer"
I'd like to point out that the second system is backwards compatible.
The story points out how our health care system is like the Geek Squad: poor troubleshooting. In the end the client has to figure out their problem.
"I've got a brainsplitting headache"
"Have you tried switching it off and on again?"
Life isn't black and white
Unless you suffer from a severe case of color blindness.
Or you're blind and have an electronic vision implant.
Or you're not human but a member of some creature that only sees the presence or absence of light.
Or you're a radical fanboy of a certain game, fruit of the forbidden union of Populous and a Tamagochi.
I diagnoezd my own disleksya at skool yeers ago. Since zen I'v goten a lott beter.
Ha ha, yu rote "dysleksia" uith teh "i" frist!
Yur dumb.
Too much time has passed.
The professor's probably dead by now, the kids will be all late teenagers, etc.
In Bender's case you can always put another guy in the costume but come on! Where do they expect to find another actress with the eye mutation?
All hail the hypnotoad.
Isn't it logical to think that they'd make more money did they release the game for multiple platforms?
Yes it does, but what you could ask yourself is: is that profit bigger than the cost of developing for multiple platforms.
And in this case, you know they thought "No, it isn't".
And you can safely consider they know their job at least a little. Being pros at it and all that.
So your conclusion could be: "Damn! It is indeed expensive to develop for multiple platforms!" (to be more expensive than the great benefit of releasing in multiple platforms.)
And your next step in reasoning might be, for example: "Is it an unavoidable cost? Or are the platforms forcing a "fake" difference."
But you have many other, less paranoid, paths.
And their robot bird could turn into a cassette tape too. For easy playback, no less.
That project would go much beyond the planned $10M.
An entire tape? at $650.000 per song in IP rights?
you institute a company-wide no-Internet-radio policy, which will make the staff think the IT guy's only source of joy in life is the unhappiness of others.
Which, while true, is obviously not satisfied with such obvious methods.
"Oh, you forgot your password? I'm so sorry; there's simply no way of recovering your data, it's all encrypted and, for security reasons, you were the only one to know the key.
But don't worry. The server's online so you can try all possible passwords during the weekend. It shouldn't take you too long."
Some explosives factories still use hydraulics, steam or vacuum for process control. Although it tends to be digital now, with valves used as flip-flops.
Furthermore, the factory itself can be considered as a digital information storage system.
The problem is returning to the current state after it flips to the other one.
Isn't it an option to remove the difference between outside and inside?
Is it so hard to build electronic components that:
- Are individually insulated from the surrounding water.
- Have no internal compressible parts.
You'd then be able to let the water in. No pressure difference, no crunchy toy.