So why has nobody bootstrapped themselves a bit by writing some libraries or extending/improving the language? Or at least written a good editor. It's been around for a long time. Hasn't some bored guru written his own vi/emacs clone for it in the last 40 years? Or improved the compiler to make the errors easier to understand? Or addressed any of the other complaints I've seen upthread?
Seriously... Is there something about cobol that makes that effectively impossible?
Even better will be when someone here manages to hack it and starts posting pics of his wife topless sunbathing in their backyard on the net. As soon as he realizes that it's also watching HIM, he may be a little less enthusiastic about how great it is.
First they were smaller than a Volkswagen. Then they were smaller than a breadbox. Now they've crossed the "Neal Stephenson" limit >> "smaller than a Neal Stephenson novel"
I'm not really up on my alternate measurement units. What's the next milestone? Cigarette box? Kitten? Red Stapler?
Tell them that as part of an art project, you're running a keylogger and a script to randomly post snippets of whatever the user enters to a random facebook friend. Ask if they still want to use the machine... and if they do lock the machine (Windows key-L) , then login as the guest account.
There's a difference between something that's discretionary and and something that's required to keep alive/healthy.
So what if someone else has a bigger problem than I have? There's always *someone* with a bigger problem. Doesn't mean I can't make choices about what is and is not acceptable in my own life.
The classy repartee keeps bringing me back. Call me a fool -- but I just can't get enough of the insightful and thought-provoking discussion that epitomized the Slashdot community.:-P
AOL did this back in the day as well. It's a small step from "I'm an unpaid volunteer helper" to "You owe me a salary for all the hours I work for you!".
Much the same way that Americans got all excited about fighting terrorists because of the Sept 11 attacks (killed approx 3000 people in the USA in the last 9 years), but don't put nearly as much time, effort, or money into fighting heart disease (killed 652,091 in the USA just in 2005)
People do not act rationally when they are afraid.
The 2nd rule of Usenet: you do NOT TALK about Usenet 3rd rule: If someone says you are a Nazi... the thread is OVER 4th rule: only two sides in a flame war 5th rule: flame all you want fellas 6th rule: don't say you're a girl when you're really a guy 7th rule: flames will go on as long as they have to and the 8th rule.... if this is your first thread, you WILL get flamed.
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So you don't have to argue about brace styles :-)
So why has nobody bootstrapped themselves a bit by writing some libraries or extending/improving the language?
Or at least written a good editor. It's been around for a long time. Hasn't some bored guru written his own vi/emacs clone for it in the last 40 years?
Or improved the compiler to make the errors easier to understand?
Or addressed any of the other complaints I've seen upthread?
Seriously... Is there something about cobol that makes that effectively impossible?
Even better will be when someone here manages to hack it and starts posting pics of his wife topless sunbathing in their backyard on the net. As soon as he realizes that it's also watching HIM, he may be a little less enthusiastic about how great it is.
They should do what the media companies do when presented with new technology that makes them less relevant.
Use lobbyists to get "beneficial" legislation... Then use the threat of legal action to CRUSH the users!
First they were smaller than a Volkswagen.
Then they were smaller than a breadbox.
Now they've crossed the "Neal Stephenson" limit >> "smaller than a Neal Stephenson novel"
I'm not really up on my alternate measurement units. What's the next milestone? Cigarette box? Kitten? Red Stapler?
It's in reference to Monty Python... you're lucky it was comprehensible at all.
and now for something completely different...
Obviously it's not indexing http://www.style.org/unladenswallow/
Tell them that as part of an art project, you're running a keylogger and a script to randomly post snippets of whatever the user enters to a random facebook friend. Ask if they still want to use the machine... and if they do lock the machine (Windows key-L) , then login as the guest account.
Until someone hacks into that system ... then that person will know the OP's daughter very well too.
No. I'm pretty sure booby trapping your home in a way that injures a government agent would put you in a world of shit.
That's mainly because they mostly only care about the web browser.
Well, the people won't love you. But hey... Two out of three ain't bad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_Tf2lQvDz0
You should say "Lego Bricks", not "Legos".
"Lego" is the name of the company.
There's a difference between something that's discretionary and and something that's required to keep alive/healthy.
So what if someone else has a bigger problem than I have? There's always *someone* with a bigger problem. Doesn't mean I can't make choices about what is and is not acceptable in my own life.
I have 2 kids under 5 and my wife's been hinting that number three might be on its way.
So yeah... I know all about that.
*shrug*
The once a month injection is a deal-killer for me though.
The classy repartee keeps bringing me back. Call me a fool -- but I just can't get enough of the insightful and thought-provoking discussion that epitomized the Slashdot community. :-P
AOL did this back in the day as well. It's a small step from "I'm an unpaid volunteer helper" to "You owe me a salary for all the hours I work for you!".
Except for those of us who gave up on television years ago and don't miss it.
Hell, I hardly even find *movies* a compelling use of my time anymore.
Much the same way that Americans got all excited about fighting terrorists because of the Sept 11 attacks (killed approx 3000 people in the USA in the last 9 years), but don't put nearly as much time, effort, or money into fighting heart disease (killed 652,091 in the USA just in 2005)
People do not act rationally when they are afraid.
The 2nd rule of Usenet: you do NOT TALK about Usenet
3rd rule: If someone says you are a Nazi... the thread is OVER
4th rule: only two sides in a flame war
5th rule: flame all you want fellas
6th rule: don't say you're a girl when you're really a guy
7th rule: flames will go on as long as they have to
and the 8th rule.... if this is your first thread, you WILL get flamed.
Why exactly? (no sarcasm intended)
I think I pretty clearly stated why I thought it sucked. What about it engaged you?
[spoiler]
Only so the author could throw in the the "shocker" that the ship had previously visited Earth (or a planet/reality that identified itself as Earth)
Not worth the pain of all the made up words for that teeny-tiny payoff.
It's usually not cheaper to demolish and build new.
This is also true for software development in my experience. I've learned this through bitter experience.
No, it was a Futurama episode in season 3
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasites_Lost