This is rather reminding me of the book, "Flowers for Algernon". It didn't end very well.
I would disagree. The alternative was a life of drudgery with enough intelligence to understant that it could be better, but not enough intelligence to attain it.
I find that annotations on properties (in java) make the code less readable. This is a problem already when using something like hibernate without adding more annotations.
The @property syntax may be a little nicer, however I don't find the boiler plate code related to getters and setters in java to be a problem (any more). They exist at the bottom of the class so I never have to look at them and the IDE takes care of adding and removing them when necessary.
If the ads are not absurdly obnoxious then how many would really do it? Do you realise that there are people who watch broadcast TV with advertisments when they have the DVD of the same film sitting right next to the TV?
Why? Because the player had already decided to spend the money to tip the dealers, and now the player is gambling with their money.
I disagree, you're offering money with a condition attached. The dealers (& employees) could always refuse the money if they don't like the conditions.
Car analogy: You're offered a loan for a car and then complain that you have to spend the money on a car.
The other point of course is that no java programmer is going to type all of that anyway. Your IDE will write it all for you with just a few keystrokes.
I have and I do, I don't own a car. Safe bike paths are a non issue if I can't cycle because of any of my three points. What good is a phone call if you can't speak?
1. It'd be good sometimes, but.. You just get used to it. Know the limits, do not cycle too hard and then your'e at work dry and happy.
Unless its summer, rains, your cycle journey takes longer than 10 minutes. I would prefer not to offend my co workers.
2/3. Not an issue at all - get a simple bike and u-lock with extra cable to lock wheels.
Doesn't help my brakes, seat, handlebars or prevent my wheels from being buckled.
Yes, users may be idiots but I don't think that this is the problem here. I place the blame with Microsoft. You'll probably never achieve a completely secure system, however Microsoft could have done many things to vastly minimise the problem. With all their experience and money the best they could come up with is a completely unhelpful warning box "warning this programs wants to make modifications. ok. cancel.". How is a normal user ever going to know if that is a safe operation or not? If they always choose cancel they may as well toss the pc out as it will never have anything running on it.
Even if Microsoft didn't have any novel ideas of their own they could take a look around. Well before vista there were many examples such as: sandboxes; installs handled by the OS (instead of running an exe to install); application stores. As well as this the OS could offer further help the user by fine grained permissions when installing. For example: Permission to run at startup; Permission to access the internet; Permission to read/write to various file system locations. Further more for "power users" benefit the OS could also track and display exactly what a application is doing, especially with regard to read/writes and network activity.
Assuming that you had an OS with these features the standard attack vectors would be greatly reduced. Of course "Make it idiot-proof, and someone will make a better idiot". However you should be trying to empower users with the information to make the correct choice and not just throw up stupid dialog boxes for every piece of software and desensitise the user.
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This is rather reminding me of the book, "Flowers for Algernon". It didn't end very well.
I would disagree. The alternative was a life of drudgery with enough intelligence to understant that it could be better, but not enough intelligence to attain it.
Give me the "breakthrough procedure" anytime.
I find that annotations on properties (in java) make the code less readable. This is a problem already when using something like hibernate without adding more annotations.
The @property syntax may be a little nicer, however I don't find the boiler plate code related to getters and setters in java to be a problem (any more). They exist at the bottom of the class so I never have to look at them and the IDE takes care of adding and removing them when necessary.
If the ads are not absurdly obnoxious then how many would really do it? Do you realise that there are people who watch broadcast TV with advertisments when they have the DVD of the same film sitting right next to the TV?
civilizing? I do not think it means what you think it means.
Why? Because the player had already decided to spend the money to tip the dealers, and now the player is gambling with their money.
I disagree, you're offering money with a condition attached. The dealers (& employees) could always refuse the money if they don't like the conditions.
Car analogy: You're offered a loan for a car and then complain that you have to spend the money on a car.
Its a sad state of affairs when getting yourself educated on the subject matter at hand is described as going the extra mile.
It would still be a winner. Just more difficult to acheive than some people may realise.
Muslims.
>> sprinkle me with holy water
Is that what were calling it these days?
How exactly would that prevent people driving while drunk?
The other point of course is that no java programmer is going to type all of that anyway. Your IDE will write it all for you with just a few keystrokes.
Corner cases are no longer important. They can be filled in post release with patches.
Obviously there were less species at the time of the flood, They have since evolved into all the species we see today.
Whats the point of a bike path if your bike has been trashed by vandals?
you haven't tried cycling
I have and I do, I don't own a car. Safe bike paths are a non issue if I can't cycle because of any of my three points. What good is a phone call if you can't speak?
1. It'd be good sometimes, but.. You just get used to it. Know the limits, do not cycle too hard and then your'e at work dry and happy.
Unless its summer, rains, your cycle journey takes longer than 10 minutes. I would prefer not to offend my co workers.
2/3. Not an issue at all - get a simple bike and u-lock with extra cable to lock wheels.
Doesn't help my brakes, seat, handlebars or prevent my wheels from being buckled.
Welcome.
The project will not target English speaking web sites (yet)
We're not supposed to start yet.
Damn strait!. The end always justifies the means.
Yes, users may be idiots but I don't think that this is the problem here. I place the blame with Microsoft. You'll probably never achieve a completely secure system, however Microsoft could have done many things to vastly minimise the problem. With all their experience and money the best they could come up with is a completely unhelpful warning box "warning this programs wants to make modifications. ok. cancel.". How is a normal user ever going to know if that is a safe operation or not? If they always choose cancel they may as well toss the pc out as it will never have anything running on it.
Even if Microsoft didn't have any novel ideas of their own they could take a look around. Well before vista there were many examples such as: sandboxes; installs handled by the OS (instead of running an exe to install); application stores. As well as this the OS could offer further help the user by fine grained permissions when installing. For example: Permission to run at startup; Permission to access the internet; Permission to read/write to various file system locations. Further more for "power users" benefit the OS could also track and display exactly what a application is doing, especially with regard to read/writes and network activity.
Assuming that you had an OS with these features the standard attack vectors would be greatly reduced. Of course "Make it idiot-proof, and someone will make a better idiot". However you should be trying to empower users with the information to make the correct choice and not just throw up stupid dialog boxes for every piece of software and desensitise the user.
The militant cyclists should focus on:
1. Showers and changing rooms at the destination.
2. Safe bike parking at work
3. Safe bike parking at home
Don't worry, trickle down economics will fix this problem for you.
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Great idea! I hear that Ubisoft are doing something just like that too.
Yes
If we removed more of the ozone layer we may be able to increase the max watts per square meter though.