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  1. Re:Easy! on Ask Slashdot: Best Way To Solve a Unique Networking Issue? · · Score: 1

    Or an intern?

  2. Re:Do most of the work? on Choosing the Right IDE · · Score: 1

    http://dictionary.reference.co...

    Clearly the way I interpreted the articles usage is valid. You refer to a composers work as the concrete result, not the effort. I guess maybe I have an inflated idea of what I do.

  3. Re:Do most of the work? on Choosing the Right IDE · · Score: 1

    Does your job pay you to be productive or expend effort? I understand the physical definition of 'work', but when you go to work every day what are you paid for.

  4. Re:Do most of the work? on Choosing the Right IDE · · Score: 1

    My work (ie what I get paid to do) is to program things, anything else is a loss. If people were paid based on your definition of work, then ditch diggers would be millionaires.

  5. Re:Do most of the work? on Choosing the Right IDE · · Score: 1

    Of course I do. I don't consider memorizing the methods of a unfamiliar library to be programming.

  6. Do most of the work? on Choosing the Right IDE · · Score: 5, Insightful

    IDE's don't do any of the work- they take care of the things aren't actually programming.

  7. Re:Typing on Ask Slashdot: What Tech Skills Do HS Students Need To Know Now? · · Score: 1

    Agree one hundred percent, typing has been given short shrift. In 8th grade we had a whole year of typing on IBM Selectrics. In addition to touch typing we learned a lot about proper letter formats and things of that nature. I am sure they could throw in a lot of relevant stuff about word processing software, but they don't offer typing now- at least at my children's school.

  8. Re:Compelling? on Why Apple Ditched Its Plan To Build a Television · · Score: 1

    I wouldn't necessarily say this is true- definitely recommend a Samsung or LG. The premium for those brands though is only maybe 20%, even more of a reason for Apple to not get involved.

  9. Re:Substantially correct, but . . . on Book Review: The Terrorists of Iraq · · Score: 1

    You should review your history a bit- from wikipedia:

    In 1951 Mohammad Mosaddegh was elected prime minister. He became enormously popular in Iran after he nationalized Iran's petroleum industry and oil reserves. He was deposed in the 1953 Iranian coup d'état, an Anglo-American covert operation that marked the first time the US had overthrown a foreign government during the Cold War.[92]

  10. Re:The goal hasn't changed. on Navy's New Laser Weapon: Hype Or Reality? · · Score: 1

    I think so far they have only invested 20 or 30 million on the system- and the advantages of having one that works is obvious. Not sure where the 'billions' from the article comes from if we are talking about fiber laser systems.

  11. Re:That's cause we're cooler on What Happens To Our Musical Taste As We Age? · · Score: 1

    I think it is because the social value of music may be different for men and women. Unless you are in a band, most guys could care less what their friends are listening to and this becomes even more pronounced as you age. Perhaps this is different for women.

  12. Re:Went to classical myself on What Happens To Our Musical Taste As We Age? · · Score: 3, Informative

    That's what is interesting about classical music though- unlike popular music often times the music does not become popular until the public is ready for it. Bach finished the Sonatas and Paritas for Violin in 1720 and the music was not actually published until 1802, long after his death. Even then it was not popularized until 50 years later.
    If anything this is a testament to Bach's genius, discussed more in the book "Godel Escher and Bach" which I highly recommend.

  13. Went to classical myself on What Happens To Our Musical Taste As We Age? · · Score: 1

    Used to listen to rock and metal but I acquired tinnitus several years ago racing motorcycles. Listening to anything else is painful, but I have also really grown to appreciate classical for it's own merits. There is something amazing about music written almost 300 years ago that is still moving and relevant.

    An example would be Bach's paritas and sonatas for violin which are still considered to be an apex in music.

  14. Re:Yes on Is Agile Development a Failing Concept? · · Score: 1

    Totally agree- I am certified scrum master and most of the attempts I have seen at organizations being 'agile' have been atrocious.

  15. Re:Usability 101 on How Responsible Are App Developers For Decisions Their Users Make? · · Score: 1

    That's what I thought about the article too. It's not an issue if there are good requirements, unfortunately we are usually trying to cobble something together that makes sense by channeling a customer's insane wishes.

  16. I think they are claiming that only 0.3% of their notices(to the isp) made the 6 strikes CAS cutoff and actually materialized as a mailing to the customer.

  17. Re: News for nerds on Religious Affiliation Shrinking In the US · · Score: 1

    The half life for glyphosate is ~45 days. What you claim doesn't make any sense.

  18. Re:I'm shocked, shocked, I tell you... on After Over a Year of Police Action, Dark Net Black Markets Still Growing · · Score: 1

    I drive over the Rio Grande pretty regularly- care to go into a little more detail?

  19. Re:Possibilities on Microsoft Is Confident In Security of Edge Browser · · Score: 1

    I would say that 'good business' is when you make a transaction and both parties walk away satisfied. It's not easy but I think it is possible for a corporation to be run that way.

  20. must be stopped on Technology and Ever-Falling Attention Spans · · Score: 1

    How can I focus on browsing /. with a limited attention span?

  21. Re:How one drives is a big part of the story on 25 Percent of Cars Cause 90 Percent of Air Pollution · · Score: 1

    "without actually getting ahead of anyone doing that"

    Sometimes they do. For gambling types this is awesome.

  22. Re:As long as you don't count CO2... on 25 Percent of Cars Cause 90 Percent of Air Pollution · · Score: 1

    They measure the CO2 and use that as the baseline for the rest of the pollution measurements.

  23. Re:News? on The Programming Talent Myth · · Score: 1

    I see a big disconnect between performance art and programming, they aren't even closely related. I play the viola and am a programmer if this matters.

    Software just has to work properly and be maintainable for it to acceptable and nobody cares how you got it to that point. Music is on a much higher level.

  24. Re:little-known programming language on Is It Worth Learning a Little-Known Programming Language? · · Score: 2

    Many of the problems with APL have been fixed in J, of course if you are going to work on old APL systems it would be your first choice.

    http://www.jsoftware.com/

  25. Re:Hmmm ... on The Programming Talent Myth · · Score: 2

    Anecdotally I haven't seen this- the best teams have one or two star people and the rest with good work ethic and personality.