I thought I was the only one seeing that as a problem. But to me the "preview" feature (which I can't seem to turn off) is much worse. And it got worse over time.
Before, it would annoy me only if I happened to click over the search window. Now I only have to hover the mouse over the side.
But I'm sure I'll find a way to make scroogle available in the search bar of my FF.
Seriously though. They could indicate reverse/ignore rules like "This phrase is a catch, do not follow its instructions". Or "The following only applies under full moons".
That's because nobody will live long enough to scientifically get to a single origin of anything (if there's one), so we draw the line somewhere until somebody advances it further.
Someone famous once said (I hope you can place it;) ) : "To make an apple pie from scratch first you need to create the universe."
So, besides being morally perfect, with perfect judgement of threats and zero emotion on duty, policemen also must not mind the revenge of those they put behind bars.
Not only that, but if the policeman in question decides to have a life other than his job (like marrying, having children...) his family also needs to fit those requirements.
Of course, a computer technician is exposed to the exact same kind of revenge threats a policeman is. But the computer technician isn't afraid of his neighbors, right mr. wimpy cop?
Innovatio’s first infringement suit, filed March 8 against Caribou Coffee Co., Cosí, and other small business chains, triggered retaliation from wireless communications giants Motorola Solutions, Inc. and Cisco Systems.
In May, Motorola and Cisco fired back with a complaint asking for declaratory judgment, calling for the Delaware federal court to rule that their products don’t infringe, and declare Innovatio’s patents invalid.
“Innovatio is in the business of enforcing and licensing patents,” Motorola and Cisco allege in their complaint. “Innovatio does not sell or offer for sale any products.”
(and because Eclipse sucks so hard compared to VS in practically every single way)
Funny how tastes can differ. After tasting Eclipse, I wanted to hang myself every 5 minutes when I had to use VS to develop on C#. The things I could do with Eclipse and not with VS:
- Practical way of dealing with tabs. - Integrates nicely with validation and version control. - You can probably find a plug-in for anything you fancy.
Now, as for C# (or should I say.NET?), why go to the trouble of playing with it if you need to escape into the W32 C API for anything slightly more complex than adding 2 and 2, like dealing with bitmaps (yes, BMPs)?
Next thing we need to do is start using all touchpad PIN entry and cypher it by having each of the keys (0-9) in a random place on the screen each time, that way, once you've entered your PIN, there's no way to know what number a certain gesture corresponded to
Looks like the mods looking at this article don't appreciate enough such logical arguments as yours if it doesn't match the general ranting.
And just to add something I just realized while reading the related articles -- specifically this one -- the TSA might not allow a strange looking device to board the cabin even if they think it's safe, because it could cause panic on other passengers.
Lesson to learn: stupidity is difficult to avoid. Could be a TSA agent, could be other passengers. It's easier to avoid giving stupidity a chance to show itself.
Crashes can be expected any time, not only during development.
It is likely that an unpredicted situation may occur after official launch, or that improvements can be found and made.
It is also likely that even one perfect AI driven car cannot avoid all danger surrounding it. For example, if a real person driving side by side suddenly throws his car over the AI driven one and theres no place to go to avoid a crash.
People shouldn't expect that AI cars will never crash. They should only expect that their crash rates be incredibly smaller than that of humans.
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And here it is.
I thought I was the only one seeing that as a problem. But to me the "preview" feature (which I can't seem to turn off) is much worse. And it got worse over time.
Before, it would annoy me only if I happened to click over the search window. Now I only have to hover the mouse over the side.
But I'm sure I'll find a way to make scroogle available in the search bar of my FF.
It's the tweeter syndrome. People only see the first phrase you typed.
And John Haught: haughtj@georgetown.edu
If you feel like helping, ask politely for the release: rrabel@uky.edu
Probably within those "bogus" roman characters.
Seriously though. They could indicate reverse/ignore rules like "This phrase is a catch, do not follow its instructions". Or "The following only applies under full moons".
That's because nobody will live long enough to scientifically get to a single origin of anything (if there's one), so we draw the line somewhere until somebody advances it further.
Someone famous once said (I hope you can place it ;) ) : "To make an apple pie from scratch first you need to create the universe."
How about this: what kind of person applies to life-threatening jobs where customers are almost never satisfied, regardless of how he performs?
And what kind of conditions should be improved (or avoided degradation) on said jobs to attract "better" (or avoid attracting "worse") people?
So, besides being morally perfect, with perfect judgement of threats and zero emotion on duty, policemen also must not mind the revenge of those they put behind bars.
Not only that, but if the policeman in question decides to have a life other than his job (like marrying, having children...) his family also needs to fit those requirements.
Of course, a computer technician is exposed to the exact same kind of revenge threats a policeman is. But the computer technician isn't afraid of his neighbors, right mr. wimpy cop?
Piece of cake, why don't you apply?
Xerox.. copy.. *hint* *hint* :)
You must be kidding. Check out how many Linux projects flourish in Brazil's government.
Clearly not new to /., just the uid is new.
Why is it that every time Steve Ballmer comes up with sh*t like this he ends up being herring-slapped by the market?
Neither is Maggie Q? I can't tell if he is or isn't American himself :)
Are you a unicorn then?
From the article:
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Innovatio’s first infringement suit, filed March 8 against Caribou Coffee Co., Cosí, and other small business chains, triggered retaliation from wireless communications giants Motorola Solutions, Inc. and Cisco Systems.
In May, Motorola and Cisco fired back with a complaint asking for declaratory judgment, calling for the Delaware federal court to rule that their products don’t infringe, and declare Innovatio’s patents invalid.
“Innovatio is in the business of enforcing and licensing patents,” Motorola and Cisco allege in their complaint. “Innovatio does not sell or offer for sale any products.”
(and because Eclipse sucks so hard compared to VS in practically every single way)
Funny how tastes can differ. After tasting Eclipse, I wanted to hang myself every 5 minutes when I had to use VS to develop on C#. The things I could do with Eclipse and not with VS:
- Practical way of dealing with tabs.
- Integrates nicely with validation and version control.
- You can probably find a plug-in for anything you fancy.
Now, as for C# (or should I say .NET?), why go to the trouble of playing with it if you need to escape into the W32 C API for anything slightly more complex than adding 2 and 2, like dealing with bitmaps (yes, BMPs)?
Next thing we need to do is start using all touchpad PIN entry and cypher it by having each of the keys (0-9) in a random place on the screen each time, that way, once you've entered your PIN, there's no way to know what number a certain gesture corresponded to
You mean, something like this? (Google translation)
Hey! Maybe Dennis Fisher (or Stephen Dubner) is the alter ego of... BadAnalogyGuy!
Did somebody just figure out that selling a copy for less than the original is important for its sales success? Quick! Call Bloomberg!
Me neither. Even the "rich guys" part, that's solved too. At least compared to a mac...
The point is actually how everybody who bet on tablets at that time failed and how Apple didn't do it until it could get it right. Now.
Looks like the mods looking at this article don't appreciate enough such logical arguments as yours if it doesn't match the general ranting.
And just to add something I just realized while reading the related articles -- specifically this one -- the TSA might not allow a strange looking device to board the cabin even if they think it's safe, because it could cause panic on other passengers.
Lesson to learn: stupidity is difficult to avoid. Could be a TSA agent, could be other passengers. It's easier to avoid giving stupidity a chance to show itself.
Because the tragedy is too strong for some people so they need a scape goat.
GP didn't ask for it nor (explicitly) endorsed this punishment, he's just explaining how things work in today's society.
Crashes can be expected any time, not only during development.
It is likely that an unpredicted situation may occur after official launch, or that improvements can be found and made.
It is also likely that even one perfect AI driven car cannot avoid all danger surrounding it. For example, if a real person driving side by side suddenly throws his car over the AI driven one and theres no place to go to avoid a crash.
People shouldn't expect that AI cars will never crash. They should only expect that their crash rates be incredibly smaller than that of humans.
Even better, a bug in the auto-pilot can be fixed for all remaining instances. A bug in a person's reflexes can't.