[0013] Similarly, (for example), if a user wanted to perform Z if the variables a and b do not point to the same memory location, the following code, combining two operators, "Is" and "Not" (a negation of the expression) would be required:
3 Dim a, b As x a = New x( ) b = New x( ) . . . If Not (a Is b) Then (Perform Z) End If
[0014] Such a language construction is ungrammatical, requires more typing and violates the philosophy on which BASIC rests. It would be helpful therefore, if a single more intuitive operator could perform the function that the combination of the two operators Is and Not typically performs.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0015] A system, method and computer-readable medium support the use of a single operator that allows a comparison of two variables to determine if the two variables point to different locations in memory, that is, the reverse of the existing "Is" operator in a BASIC programming language or a derivative of BASIC or BASIC-like programming language. In one embodiment of the invention, the memory locations represent objects. The new operator enables a user to determine if the left operand (e.g., a reference type) "is not" the same instance as the reference type listed as the right operand. The use of a single operand for this concept may increase the readability of the programming language.
Wow. They even explain that it's neither original, innovative nor useful. How can this application fail?
That's an interesting model, and not one I've seen before, thanks for the link.
My point was only with the OP's claim the vast majority of companies "respect" IP law for fear of punishment - attributing level 5 behaviour to level 2 motivations...
Whether any company could have strong enough culture and procedures to act in a cohesive manner is indeed a much larger question!
The vast majority of "commercial enterprises" [...] respect IP rights, if only because not doing so can quite easily land you in court.
Surely this demonstrates "fear of punishment" rather than "respect for IP rights". If they truly respected IP rights, they wouldn't need the law to keep them in line, hmmm?
>>Targeted ads that read my messages, gee, what a great *feature* !
>It sure is better than untargetted ads.
It's also useful as it allows you to switch off adverts (at some risk to your personal liberty) - try sending emails with "hot" keywords such as "bomb plot president assassinate" in them. Hey presto - no adverts!
I have to go now, there's someone hammering at my door.
...Virgin launched the worlds prototype discount airline...
Actually Virgin is not a discount airline, it's a traditional carrier with a simple network, and so greater control over its costs. As another poster has noted, Branson's competition is the entrenched large airlines such as BA and AA who had it their own way for too long.
Having said that, he doesn't seem to want to compete *too* hard - I just had a look at a flight LHR(28th)->JFK, overnight stay, return next day, cheapest seats:
BA £860, Virgin £855 (cf American at £947).
The Intermediate Technology Development Group (www.itdg.org) have an interesting factsheet (http://www.itdg.org/html/technical_enquiries/docs/micro_hydro_power.pdf) on "micro-hydropower", which gives a quick overview of some of the issues you should think about.
They're also a charity that's well worth supporting - they train and support people in the application of simple but effective technologies appropriate to their situation.
If you want to promote "learning", you should choose your sources more carefully - the link you included has the following interesting passage:
The notion of the unconscious receiving messages directly through finer perceptive mechanisms than available to the conscious mind is based upon a theory of the unconscious proposed by Sigmund Freud. Freud taught that the driving force behind human behavior is the unconscious mind. He described the mind as being like an iceberg with most of the mass (the unconscious) below the surface. According to Freud, it is out of this internal (subterranean) unconscious abyss, of which we are unaware, that our external behavior arises. Therefore, the promoters of subliminals are basically Freudian, most without even knowing it. Also, most are unaware that Freud's ideas about the unconscious and other matters have been discredited because they have not been supported either neurologically or scientifically. Moreover, the "Freudian unconscious" is contrary to the Word of God. No Scripture passage supports such an idea. Instead, the Bible is consciously and volitionally oriented.
Drawing religious teachings into a discussion of scientific hypotheses in this manner muddies the issues rather than clarifying them.
"Next, you should never rely on JavaScript to do your form validation."
The key word here is 'rely'. It's perfectly reasonable to allow the page to do simple first-pass checking of the content to avoid simple errors, like blank or incorrectly formatted data. You just need to ensure that (1) you re-validate at the server, (2) the form still submits if you don't have JS enabled (ie put validation code in the onSubmit event).
"1) subsidized education. American workers have to charge more because they paid for their own education."
Who do you think pays for 'free' education in, say, India?
Answer: it's their government, and they get the money to do so by taxing economic activity in their country. Now if the Indian government was funding education and healthcare by running up a $7,000,000,000,000 debt (US government debt) that would be an unreasonable subsidy.
Although it was state-owned at the time of Concorde's development, British Airways isn't State-funded now, and hasn't been since it was privatised in 1983. At the time of privitisation, the government sold Concorde to BA for 1, writing off all the development costs. This meant that Concorde has always operated as a profit for BA.
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Extract from application:
[0013] Similarly, (for example), if a user wanted to perform Z if the variables a and b do not point to the same memory location, the following code, combining two operators, "Is" and "Not" (a negation of the expression) would be required:
3 Dim a, b As x a = New x( ) b = New x( ) . . . If Not (a Is b) Then (Perform Z) End If
[0014] Such a language construction is ungrammatical, requires more typing and violates the philosophy on which BASIC rests. It would be helpful therefore, if a single more intuitive operator could perform the function that the combination of the two operators Is and Not typically performs.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0015] A system, method and computer-readable medium support the use of a single operator that allows a comparison of two variables to determine if the two variables point to different locations in memory, that is, the reverse of the existing "Is" operator in a BASIC programming language or a derivative of BASIC or BASIC-like programming language. In one embodiment of the invention, the memory locations represent objects. The new operator enables a user to determine if the left operand (e.g., a reference type) "is not" the same instance as the reference type listed as the right operand. The use of a single operand for this concept may increase the readability of the programming language.
Wow. They even explain that it's neither original, innovative nor useful. How can this application fail?
That's an interesting model, and not one I've seen before, thanks for the link.
My point was only with the OP's claim the vast majority of companies "respect" IP law for fear of punishment - attributing level 5 behaviour to level 2 motivations...
Whether any company could have strong enough culture and procedures to act in a cohesive manner is indeed a much larger question!
The vast majority of "commercial enterprises" [...] respect IP rights, if only because not doing so can quite easily land you in court.
Surely this demonstrates "fear of punishment" rather than "respect for IP rights". If they truly respected IP rights, they wouldn't need the law to keep them in line, hmmm?
I'm taking my Score:0, Redundant as a warning shot from Hemos for daring to question the hallowed Slashdot editorial process.
I guess I'm lucky they didn't use their power to replace random Boobies in my posting with childish Weeners.
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/10/2 4/0024241&tid=191&tid=126&tid=14
>>Targeted ads that read my messages, gee, what a great *feature* !
>It sure is better than untargetted ads.
It's also useful as it allows you to switch off adverts (at some risk to your personal liberty) - try sending emails with "hot" keywords such as "bomb plot president assassinate" in them. Hey presto - no adverts!
I have to go now, there's someone hammering at my door.
Well this sample screenshot (NSFW!) makes me think you were on the right tracks. That's a baaad cold she's got.
What the fuck is an "analyzation"? Is it anything like an analysis?
Actually Virgin is not a discount airline, it's a traditional carrier with a simple network, and so greater control over its costs. As another poster has noted, Branson's competition is the entrenched large airlines such as BA and AA who had it their own way for too long.
Having said that, he doesn't seem to want to compete *too* hard - I just had a look at a flight LHR(28th)->JFK, overnight stay, return next day, cheapest seats: BA £860, Virgin £855 (cf American at £947).
Clive Sinclair had an invention that might do the job for you.
I don't use anything that I don't understand how it works, and that I don't know how to construct at least a basic version of it.
So, how's the girlfriend coming along?
Fortunately, the webmaster's decision to use Flash means that that wasn't a problem for anyone with Flash disabled.
But, using Flash to display a list of words???
Wow.
I'm particularly impressed by this page.
An introduction to Klingon, written in Esperanto.
I'm always pleased when something reminds me that I'm not really that geeky.
How low can we go before those snooty 3-digit guys show up?
Places like India and China are intensely crowded already.
That's not strictly true - here's some interesting comparisons (mainly from Wikipedia).
Population density (people per square km)I find your ideas intriguing and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
The language shootout page gives an idea - it's up there with Java!
The Intermediate Technology Development Group (www.itdg.org) have an interesting factsheet (http://www.itdg.org/html/technical_enquiries/docs /micro_hydro_power.pdf) on "micro-hydropower", which gives a quick overview of some of the issues you should think about.
They're also a charity that's well worth supporting - they train and support people in the application of simple but effective technologies appropriate to their situation.
Probably too late to be noticed, but anyhoo.
If you want to promote "learning", you should choose your sources more carefully - the link you included has the following interesting passage:
The notion of the unconscious receiving messages directly through finer perceptive mechanisms than available to the conscious mind is based upon a theory of the unconscious proposed by Sigmund Freud. Freud taught that the driving force behind human behavior is the unconscious mind. He described the mind as being like an iceberg with most of the mass (the unconscious) below the surface. According to Freud, it is out of this internal (subterranean) unconscious abyss, of which we are unaware, that our external behavior arises. Therefore, the promoters of subliminals are basically Freudian, most without even knowing it. Also, most are unaware that Freud's ideas about the unconscious and other matters have been discredited because they have not been supported either neurologically or scientifically. Moreover, the "Freudian unconscious" is contrary to the Word of God. No Scripture passage supports such an idea. Instead, the Bible is consciously and volitionally oriented.
Drawing religious teachings into a discussion of scientific hypotheses in this manner muddies the issues rather than clarifying them.
Or have I been trolled?
One Java developer recently quoted in JDJ remarked: "I use a Mac, it's like Linux with class and QA." (or something close to)
Heh, "one Java developer" - that would be James Gosling you're thinking of: "I tend to think of OSX [as] Linux with QA and Taste."
"Next, you should never rely on JavaScript to do your form validation."
The key word here is 'rely'. It's perfectly reasonable to allow the page to do simple first-pass checking of the content to avoid simple errors, like blank or incorrectly formatted data. You just need to ensure that (1) you re-validate at the server, (2) the form still submits if you don't have JS enabled (ie put validation code in the onSubmit event).
Indeed. It still amuses me that Fox thought this one through a few years ago when Lisa Simpson visited http://www.whatbadgerseat.com/ .
"1) subsidized education. American workers have to charge more because they paid for their own education."
Who do you think pays for 'free' education in, say, India?
Answer: it's their government, and they get the money to do so by taxing economic activity in their country. Now if the Indian government was funding education and healthcare by running up a $7,000,000,000,000 debt (US government debt) that would be an unreasonable subsidy.
Heh - my girlfriend said to me the other day that "Cast Away" felt like 'one big advert for UPS'.
Although it was state-owned at the time of Concorde's development, British Airways isn't State-funded now, and hasn't been since it was privatised in 1983. At the time of privitisation, the government sold Concorde to BA for 1, writing off all the development costs. This meant that Concorde has always operated as a profit for BA.
Now, Air France is a different matter!