The guitar and vocals were, in fact, recorded in space.
The music was mixed with his guitar and vocals on Earth. What else do you want? Chris Hadfield in space, mixing tracks with the original recording in Pro Tools? Him playing the piano accompaniment on the ISS?
It's "would have" and "wouldn't have", not "would of" and "wouldn't of".
Sorry, it's the second post of yours attached to this story that I've come across with the same errors.
Also, the 13 year old who shot the younger sibling is a boy.
I could see the ideas and concepts beyond the syntax
^- underrated at +5 informative
I'm "only" 35, but I'm beginning to realize this. You start thinking in psuedo-code, and the act of programming simply becomes "compiling" your psuedo-code into what your target compiler will understand.
I think the programming language debates that are only about "my language is better because it does X this way" are pretty useless. Sure, languages (really the compilers) have pros and cons, but far too few people are able to separate the actual differences (specific hardware optimizations, targeted application/uses, etc) from the purely syntactical differences.
I'm biased (waiting for my watch to come mid-March), but I'd generally agree with you with the exception of the Pebble. It's the first smartwatch that I didn't immediately think "I honestly wouldn't want to be seen wearing that thing".
I don't buy into your reasoning that since Rolex or Citizen (or the many others) aren't making smartwatches, there isn't a market for it. Those companies make watches, not smartwatches. And yes, there's a big difference. Apple, Pebble, Sony, etc. wouldn't try to compete in making "real" watches just as Rolex or Citizen would be ill-advised to compete in the smartwatch market. Speaking of which... the market is tiny at the moment, but I'd bet just about anything that in a year or two it'll be exponentially bigger.
I was thinking the same thing. I'm not affiliated with Pebble, but I am waiting for my watch that's supposed to be shipping mid-March.
However, as I see it, even if Apple does rip Pebble off on some of its design or feature set, it won't be able to do a lot of things Pebble will be able to due to the sole fact that it's from Apple. The guys and gals from Pebble have a lot more potential in what they will be able to accomplish with the smartwatch due to their flexibility; those at Apple will be restricted to stay in line with the designs of its other product lines.
One thing is for sure, the smartwatch market should be interesting to over the next year or so.
Yep. A fairly significant chunk of our small company's business is software that is used by about 100 non-profit organizations across the country, but we barely make any money on it (if we're not losing) because of the support requirements and the amount of money those non-profits have to spend.
You have a good idea in targeting non-profits. However, I want to make the point that doing work for non-profits doesn't mean it has to be non-profit for you. Most non-profits get money through government grants and/or private donations in order to operate. Hiring a programmer to take care of their software needs would certainly qualify as an operational expense they could justify. It most likely isn't going to be the going rate, however, since budgets for non-profits are usually very tight.
Why? Because you'd be clueless without an IDE to hold your hand?
No, because I've been there, done that, and there's absolutely no reason to reinvent the wheel. If the wheel you're using isn't adequate or doesn't fit your needs, find another wheel that is and does. In the rare case that the wheel you need doesn't exist, then sure, re-create it, but your time is often best spent figuring out an elegant solution to efficiently and effectively use an existing one rather than starting from scratch.
The best way of doing that is to look at the problem from a bird's perspective, concentrate the commonalities in a common runtime (including all sorts of defaults, layout rules etc.), design a tiny declarative language for driving it and use it to design the dialogs and interactions.
OK, now I'm beginning to think you're just trolling. You're saying we should, instead of using an existing visual IDE tailored to the environment we're targeting, we should create our own UI backend, resulting in an visual development environment of our own.
I've seen the UI designers available these days and I wasn't impressed
That says, well, nothing.
You couldn't even retarget your UI to another widget toolkit
I disagree. The very best are very good at determining the best tool for the job.
I'd absolutely hate to attempt to build a database application supposed to run in a windowing environment, with emphasis on UI/user experience, using any of the best text editors.
Good for you. I wish more people were involved enough to realize the magnitude of the situation and do the same. Sadly, it seems, most don't care enough because it won't impact them directly (or so they think), so they vote for who they agree with on one certain issue, or the one whose name is more memorable.
This "us vs. them" mentality, coming from a Democrat or a Republican, is a big reason campaign finance reform will probably never happen, and we'll remain a sad, two-party system.
So, practically speaking, what would you suggest those who voted for Obama had done instead? Abstain from voting all together? Then they'd be labeled as not participating in the system and "part of the problem". OK then, I guess we have to take it one step further: everyone who voted for Obama because "the other man was worse" should have ran for office themselves? In part, I agree.
I ran for State Representative in my state 4 years ago because my "representative" was running unopposed. Rather than complain for 4 months leading up to the election about how the system is so screwed up that many, many incumbents run unopposed, I paid the $200 (yes, it costs money to be on the ballot) and ran myself. I was a no-name, had no money to spend (I had just under $1k in donations that I used on yard signs and door hangers so I'd have a little chance). I even had a few neighborhood get togethers, one where our Senator attended (for which I was surprised, and very grateful) in support. Let me tell you, it's very disconcerting when you realize just how the parent post is correct, about having to spend enormous amounts of money. Of course, it's usually proportional to the office you're seeking.
What seems to always get overlooked, it seems to me, is that the root of the systematic problem in the US political system is the dire need for campaign finance reform. And I mean severe campaign finance reform. It's such a huge problem, the solution won't be easy, and it certainly won't be perfect. But it must be pushed by "we the people" or we'll be stuck in this two-party freak show.
..and some companies may actually realize that number of years in a field, or experience, is not a good gauge for knowledge, either for or against.
So someone that hasn't been exposed to many such stressful situations may in fact be more knowledgeable than the interviewers. However, if that's a trait you must have, performance under fire, then by all means...
That sounds like an extremely thorough, and effective interview process.
However, on the interviewer's side, I'd bet they would have to take nerves into consideration as that sort of "evaluation" (or public humiliation, depending on how well you do under pressure) would most certainly cause a significant amount of less experienced applicants a lot of anxiety. Or maybe you just don't have any sympathy for anyone without the confidence to handle the situation.
Obviously the job they were hiring for required JavaScript knowledge. It's certainly fair to expect an interviewee for a job that requires JavaScript skills to be able to code something rudimentary in JavaScript.
So, since nothing happened, it wasn't a valid reason for concern? What kind of argument is that against him releasing what he did?
this goes to show that if you're going to release stolen/hacked documents, it's best you do it anonymously and don't brag about it.
Seriously? The submitter thinks that the thing to learn from this is that you need to do things anonymously and don't brag about it? My god. Does anyone think about consequences, or anyone but themselves, before acting anymore?
And yes, that's a rhetorical question.
Um, you have a very loose definition of robots. Electronics programmed to do certain things under certain predefined conditions, without any need to adapt or handle conditions that are not predefined, are rarely considered robots.
I also experienced the same thing. I was heading to work after one of my college classes and my friend (coworker and classmate) got a call from his mom saying that there was a small plane flying around New York City, making it sound like some Cessna pilot that got way off course, but certainly not what we heard when we got to work. I immediately tried to bring up those same sites, until realizing that Slashdot was one of the only outlets that was reachable, besides the small TV in my boss' office.
Bizarre day, but one that would have been even more frustrating had Slashdot not weathered the storm as well as it did during that time of severely increased traffic.
Slashdot Mirror
Ah, yes, that would be impressive!
The guitar and vocals were, in fact, recorded in space.
The music was mixed with his guitar and vocals on Earth. What else do you want? Chris Hadfield in space, mixing tracks with the original recording in Pro Tools? Him playing the piano accompaniment on the ISS?
It's "would have" and "wouldn't have", not "would of" and "wouldn't of".
Sorry, it's the second post of yours attached to this story that I've come across with the same errors.
Also, the 13 year old who shot the younger sibling is a boy.
Like the minimal regulations of the housing and mortgage industry prior to 2010 or so?
^- underrated at +5 informative
I'm "only" 35, but I'm beginning to realize this. You start thinking in psuedo-code, and the act of programming simply becomes "compiling" your psuedo-code into what your target compiler will understand.
I think the programming language debates that are only about "my language is better because it does X this way" are pretty useless. Sure, languages (really the compilers) have pros and cons, but far too few people are able to separate the actual differences (specific hardware optimizations, targeted application/uses, etc) from the purely syntactical differences.
Ballmer isn't always so Robert-De-Niro-as-Al-Capone-in-the-Untouchables (remember that scene with the baseball bat?)
What? Posting a summary on slashdot of a Dice.com fluff piece from June 2011 isn't a good idea?!
I'm biased (waiting for my watch to come mid-March), but I'd generally agree with you with the exception of the Pebble. It's the first smartwatch that I didn't immediately think "I honestly wouldn't want to be seen wearing that thing".
I don't buy into your reasoning that since Rolex or Citizen (or the many others) aren't making smartwatches, there isn't a market for it. Those companies make watches, not smartwatches. And yes, there's a big difference. Apple, Pebble, Sony, etc. wouldn't try to compete in making "real" watches just as Rolex or Citizen would be ill-advised to compete in the smartwatch market. Speaking of which... the market is tiny at the moment, but I'd bet just about anything that in a year or two it'll be exponentially bigger.
I was thinking the same thing. I'm not affiliated with Pebble, but I am waiting for my watch that's supposed to be shipping mid-March.
However, as I see it, even if Apple does rip Pebble off on some of its design or feature set, it won't be able to do a lot of things Pebble will be able to due to the sole fact that it's from Apple. The guys and gals from Pebble have a lot more potential in what they will be able to accomplish with the smartwatch due to their flexibility; those at Apple will be restricted to stay in line with the designs of its other product lines.
One thing is for sure, the smartwatch market should be interesting to over the next year or so.
Yep. A fairly significant chunk of our small company's business is software that is used by about 100 non-profit organizations across the country, but we barely make any money on it (if we're not losing) because of the support requirements and the amount of money those non-profits have to spend.
You have a good idea in targeting non-profits. However, I want to make the point that doing work for non-profits doesn't mean it has to be non-profit for you. Most non-profits get money through government grants and/or private donations in order to operate. Hiring a programmer to take care of their software needs would certainly qualify as an operational expense they could justify. It most likely isn't going to be the going rate, however, since budgets for non-profits are usually very tight.
Why? Because you'd be clueless without an IDE to hold your hand?
No, because I've been there, done that, and there's absolutely no reason to reinvent the wheel. If the wheel you're using isn't adequate or doesn't fit your needs, find another wheel that is and does. In the rare case that the wheel you need doesn't exist, then sure, re-create it, but your time is often best spent figuring out an elegant solution to efficiently and effectively use an existing one rather than starting from scratch.
The best way of doing that is to look at the problem from a bird's perspective, concentrate the commonalities in a common runtime (including all sorts of defaults, layout rules etc.), design a tiny declarative language for driving it and use it to design the dialogs and interactions.
OK, now I'm beginning to think you're just trolling. You're saying we should, instead of using an existing visual IDE tailored to the environment we're targeting, we should create our own UI backend, resulting in an visual development environment of our own.
I've seen the UI designers available these days and I wasn't impressed
That says, well, nothing.
You couldn't even retarget your UI to another widget toolkit
OK, now I know you're trolling.
I disagree. The very best are very good at determining the best tool for the job.
I'd absolutely hate to attempt to build a database application supposed to run in a windowing environment, with emphasis on UI/user experience, using any of the best text editors.
Before anyone asks, Mean Time Between Failure.
Out of curiosity, why do you keep an old medium when you have no way to read that old medium, assuming you don't have a 5.25" drive in your junk box?
Good for you. I wish more people were involved enough to realize the magnitude of the situation and do the same. Sadly, it seems, most don't care enough because it won't impact them directly (or so they think), so they vote for who they agree with on one certain issue, or the one whose name is more memorable.
This "us vs. them" mentality, coming from a Democrat or a Republican, is a big reason campaign finance reform will probably never happen, and we'll remain a sad, two-party system.
So, practically speaking, what would you suggest those who voted for Obama had done instead? Abstain from voting all together? Then they'd be labeled as not participating in the system and "part of the problem". OK then, I guess we have to take it one step further: everyone who voted for Obama because "the other man was worse" should have ran for office themselves? In part, I agree.
I ran for State Representative in my state 4 years ago because my "representative" was running unopposed. Rather than complain for 4 months leading up to the election about how the system is so screwed up that many, many incumbents run unopposed, I paid the $200 (yes, it costs money to be on the ballot) and ran myself. I was a no-name, had no money to spend (I had just under $1k in donations that I used on yard signs and door hangers so I'd have a little chance). I even had a few neighborhood get togethers, one where our Senator attended (for which I was surprised, and very grateful) in support. Let me tell you, it's very disconcerting when you realize just how the parent post is correct, about having to spend enormous amounts of money. Of course, it's usually proportional to the office you're seeking.
What seems to always get overlooked, it seems to me, is that the root of the systematic problem in the US political system is the dire need for campaign finance reform. And I mean severe campaign finance reform. It's such a huge problem, the solution won't be easy, and it certainly won't be perfect. But it must be pushed by "we the people" or we'll be stuck in this two-party freak show.
..and some companies may actually realize that number of years in a field, or experience, is not a good gauge for knowledge, either for or against.
So someone that hasn't been exposed to many such stressful situations may in fact be more knowledgeable than the interviewers. However, if that's a trait you must have, performance under fire, then by all means...
That sounds like an extremely thorough, and effective interview process. However, on the interviewer's side, I'd bet they would have to take nerves into consideration as that sort of "evaluation" (or public humiliation, depending on how well you do under pressure) would most certainly cause a significant amount of less experienced applicants a lot of anxiety. Or maybe you just don't have any sympathy for anyone without the confidence to handle the situation.
Obviously the job they were hiring for required JavaScript knowledge. It's certainly fair to expect an interviewee for a job that requires JavaScript skills to be able to code something rudimentary in JavaScript.
Seriously? The submitter thinks that the thing to learn from this is that you need to do things anonymously and don't brag about it? My god. Does anyone think about consequences, or anyone but themselves, before acting anymore? And yes, that's a rhetorical question.
Um, you have a very loose definition of robots. Electronics programmed to do certain things under certain predefined conditions, without any need to adapt or handle conditions that are not predefined, are rarely considered robots.
I usually don't comment, but I'd be happy to pay $0.02.
;-)
I also experienced the same thing. I was heading to work after one of my college classes and my friend (coworker and classmate) got a call from his mom saying that there was a small plane flying around New York City, making it sound like some Cessna pilot that got way off course, but certainly not what we heard when we got to work. I immediately tried to bring up those same sites, until realizing that Slashdot was one of the only outlets that was reachable, besides the small TV in my boss' office. Bizarre day, but one that would have been even more frustrating had Slashdot not weathered the storm as well as it did during that time of severely increased traffic.