User: croux

First instruction

On: Ask Slashdot: What Should Be the Attributes of an Ideal Programming Language If Computers Were Infinitely Fast?

An infinitely fast computer requires PAUSE instruction.

Re:Title fail.

On: Why Programmers Need To Learn Statistics

or Windows implementation :

void demalloc(void *ptr) { ptr = NULL; }

and IE implementation :

void demalloc(void *ptr) { free(ptr + 4); }

How many PHDs

On: Antimatter In Lightning

"How many PHDs does it take to change a light bulb?"

Nearby zero if you trust quantum physics and have a lot of time.

Reverse

On: Warner Bros. Acquires The Pirate Bay

In fact this is the Warner Bros's acquisition by The Pirate Bay as M. Poisson d'Avril said.

Re:47% WTF?

On: US Adults Fail Basic Science Literacy

Wikipedia says oceans covered 70,8% of Earth. But the question is how much is covered by water, not only oceans. So you must add seas, antarctic (ice is water isn't it), ... , this gives more than 75% !

Let us choose a GUI level to use

On: How To Fix the Poor Usability of Free Software

Most programs offered just one user interface, but it could be easy to provide the user a choice level: simple, advanced, expert. The simple and advanced user interface levels should show only some parts of the Expert user interface, and this last level will be the one the programers will develop intensively.

Property and responsibility

On: The Case for Lunar Property Rights

The one who claims property of the moon must assume responsibilties in case of damagages generated by Moon. As Moon is responsible of level of the seas (when she's close to earth), why not asking them to pay for coast drowned and houses destruction ? Moreover they must be asked to pay annual taxes for this property, but who should get the taxes, UNO ?

Location of information

On: Fermilab Calls For Code Crackers

Maybe information is not located in the groups of bars but in the spaces betwen the bars.