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  1. Re:Stereotypes usually have some kernal of truth on Does Dell Know What Women Want In a Laptop? · · Score: 1

    I don't see anyone complaining about any of the popular women's magazines that follow the exact same format.

  2. Re:technical possiblities on Google Mows With Goats · · Score: 1

    Of course they should only start out with beta-males for at least a couple of years.

  3. Re:Visual medium = psychological effects on Cameron's Avatar a 3D Drug Trip? · · Score: 1

    It's not so ridiculous, directors will use things like lighting and film stocks to set a mood. Why not 3d?

  4. Re:Can we always kill javascript? on Adobe Confirms PDF Zero-Day, Says Kill JavaScript · · Score: 1

    All of these things seem pointless with 'always on' internet connectivity. Why not just go back to the provider for a new version?

    These architectural considerations for reader are so 1999.

  5. Re:Just do what your boss wants on Handmade vs. Commercially Produced Ethernet Cables · · Score: 1

    What hasn't been mentioned too is what happens if you are off site for some reason. If someone needs a cable then can get one out of the stock cabinet.

  6. Re:Yet another new version on Microsoft Suffers Leaks, Lagging Sales Numbers As They Look Forward To Windows 8 · · Score: 1

    As the size and complexity of Windows has grown, so too has the planning process and time horizons.

  7. Re:Hardcore gaming is dying but not because of cas on Nintendo and the Decline of Hardcore Gaming · · Score: 1

    Not a real gamer myself but from just a quick browse around gamestop the market seems saturated with what people would consider 'hardcore' titles.

    How many hours can one waste in a day?

  8. Re:pirate repellents on Mariners Develop High Tech Pirate Repellents · · Score: 1

    Maritime law allows you to bring arms into port as long as they are locked away properly.

  9. Re:This already occurs in NYS on The End of Tax-Free Internet Shopping? · · Score: 1

    This is just a silly argument. I doubt that more than 1% of our taxes go to road projects.

  10. If this is a loop hole on The End of Tax-Free Internet Shopping? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This 'loop hole' has been in existence since the beginning of the mail order business.

  11. Re:Why ground installation? on Florida To Build Solar-Powered City · · Score: 1

    I guess you have never owned a house, have you? What do you do in 10 years when the roof starts leaking? It's pretty expensive to replace even without solar panels on the roof.

  12. Re:No connection on Curved Laser Beams Could Help Tame Lightning · · Score: 1

    More important as a weapon---
    this would suggest you could have a mountain based laser station that could shoot around the earth's curvature.

  13. Re:Glad to see.. on Angry Villagers Run Google Out of Town · · Score: 1

    I fail to understand how providing pictures of residential areas has a legitimate use.

  14. Re:Ignore The Rules At Your Peril on "Slacker DBs" vs. Old-Guard DBs · · Score: 1

    I can't ever remember regretting that I had properly normalized data.

    Ever.

  15. Re:Wow... on Mississippi Passes Law To Ban Traffic Light Cameras · · Score: 1

    In Albuquerque we have a similar system, except that several seconds before and after the infraction are recorded.
    If you get a ticket you can go online and actually view the video. In the one case where I actually got a ticket for this it was pretty clear that I ran the light (it was really a rightways arrow and there was no traffic coming the other way) and that they yellow period was reasonably long.

  16. NOT IMPRESSED on Computer Science Major Is Cool Again · · Score: 1

    These are kids that have learned that MBAs aren't in demand any more since the financial collapse and are going into computers because it is the only decent paying job left that doesn't require an advanced degree.

    It's like 1999 all over again.

  17. Re:Oh they'll crash all right on Narcissistic College Graduates In the Workplace? · · Score: 1

    That's nice, but I don't remember anything I did in college courses- and when your business is mostly CRUD apps little things like that matter even less. I write things so that they could conceivably be maintained by even our most junior coder.

    The functionality of software is important but it is also a form of communication, much like mathematics.

  18. Re:Oh they'll crash all right on Narcissistic College Graduates In the Workplace? · · Score: 1

    I understand your solution but I wouldn't want someone to write something like that in production code because it would be hard to maintain.

    If your boss can't maintain it then who can?

  19. Re:significant figures on US Adults Fail Basic Science Literacy · · Score: 1

    "More than half water" is probably a little lacking

    Unless someone was writing weather software, why would anyone need a more precise answer than that?

    Facile approximation and the application of context are everything

  20. New Idea for Micropayments on Is Free Really the Future of Gaming? · · Score: 1

    You could house the hardware in a large single unit box and provide a slot to put coins in! You would let someone play until they have had a set number of characters expire- if they want to continue playing they can put more money into the slot to get more 'lives'

    Should I patent this idea?

  21. Re:compare SQL to Code on Refactoring SQL Applications · · Score: 1

    The problem is that 'in code' the modules driving the business rules are far and away from the data driving the rules- requiring you to spend an inordinate amount of time ferrying the data back and forth from the db to the code modules.

    The real problem is that 'everything is a nail' and most developers do not have a solid handle on data design and database coding concepts.

  22. Re:compare SQL to Code on Refactoring SQL Applications · · Score: 1

    If you are competent you can accomplish 99-100% of your business logic in the database.

  23. Re:Use views on Refactoring SQL Applications · · Score: 1

    I do something similar by using a 'facade' pattern to assemble several modules' output into one stored procedure.

  24. Much better ways to do complex sql on Refactoring SQL Applications · · Score: 2, Informative

    I have developed a design pattern using in memory data table objects that can satisfy the most complex requirements without using any dynamic code.
    It also allows the queries and business logic to be broken into discreet chunks that are easily optimized and debugged.

  25. Re:Please kill ActiveX on IE8 May Be End of the Line For Internet Explorer · · Score: 1

    I think the main users of active x in IE are intranet sites/applications.