It's been a long time since I learned programming in C. Note I said "C", not "C++". C++ was new when I was learning. I learned C, then I took a look at the plus-plus extensions since the compiler I was using (Borland C++) supported it. After I got the gist of it and wrote some small programs using it, I said "Gee, that's nice, but it's the long way around unless you're working with really complex data" and never used it again. I still feel that way about it: being able to overload otherwise garden-variety operators to work with complex data is really cool, so are the other features of C++, but for many things they just aren't necessary and shouldn't be used.
Likely no one will even see this comment (there are over 300 already), but: Would it make any sense to build flywheels for energy storage on-site at wind farms, to smooth the output as well as not waste excess power generated?
Doesn't the whole "number of the beast" thing actually refer to it being tattooed onto the back of your neck or something like that? What they're referring to in this news story is just an ID card!
Back when I used to play games online, one of the best pieces of advice I ever got was "If someone plays a dirty trick on you, don't get mad, remember it and use it on someone else the next time!". Like TFA says: If they offered an inexpensive, legal, DRM-free service, they'd put the pirates out of business.
Precisely. Isn't the #1 problem in "developing 3rd world countries" there being enough food to go around, not electricity? I know the human machine isn't very efficient, but I'd think that the value of the caloric energy derived from eating the potato would be more valuable to them than any electricity you could get from it.
At the very least, password plus facial recognition. Otherwise, if someone wants to force access to your files, what's to stop them from just having a couple guys grab your head and force it in front of the camera?
The only problem with that plan is that I interpret the RIAA's demands to read as: "We want to own Limewire lock, stock, and barrel, and when we do we'll either completely dismantle and destroy it, or otherwise find some way to pervert it into something that serves us".
People don't seem to understand that caffeine isn't as innocent as it seems, even though it's readily available from any number of sources, including concentrated pill form. It's not a food, it's a drug, and it needs to be respected just like any other drug. Occasional use, or use as an performance booster in athletic events is fine, but like anything else it can be harmful if used constantly and increasingly.
Honestly, I would discount it on that basis as well. People are completely different online than they are in real life, there are things they would say and do that they wouldn't dream of doing in real life.
I see nothing terribly noteworthy or newsworthy about this. They take a non-street-legal chassis, bolt an electric motor to it, and stuff the rest of the thing with batteries and call it an electric car. Seriously, not trolling here, but it sounds more like a science-fair project to me, not anything so much as a technology demonstration or proof-of-concept.
Perhaps I should make the subject "Common sense absent"? Am I the only person left on the planet who can assess a situation and determine whether it's safe or not, and take appropriate actions to safeguard myself? On second thought I call bullshit; I cannot believe anyone is so stupid as this, this woman must be looking for a payday.
These sorts of tests/surveys are pretty useless. Unlike something like the MMPI, which is difficult at best to game, the linked survey is very transparent; you can answer it specifically to get the results you want. That being said it seems that especially since the world economy took it's drastic downturn the world in general has become (for lack of a better term) a more evil place, overall; when times are good and there is plenty for all, it's easy to "pretend" to be not-evil. When the going gets rough, you find out what people are really like beneath the surface.
I usually wouldn't agree with an AC, but since it's the first thing that came to mind when I read this (using the term very loosely here) story, I'd be disingenuous if I didn't agree.
Bravo, sir, well put indeed, and I 100% agree. Too bad that those of us who really understand what's at stake, and what we can do about it, are a tiny minority amidst an ocean of empty-headed consumers parroting over and over again "I have nothing to hide, if you have something to hide then maybe you should stop doing it". It seems evident that the Internet will be remembered as something that was cool for about 5 minutes, before corporate America scooped it up and turned into more monetized worthless bullshit, like they do everything else. Good thing I have other hobbies now.
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It's been a long time since I learned programming in C. Note I said "C", not "C++". C++ was new when I was learning. I learned C, then I took a look at the plus-plus extensions since the compiler I was using (Borland C++) supported it. After I got the gist of it and wrote some small programs using it, I said "Gee, that's nice, but it's the long way around unless you're working with really complex data" and never used it again. I still feel that way about it: being able to overload otherwise garden-variety operators to work with complex data is really cool, so are the other features of C++, but for many things they just aren't necessary and shouldn't be used.
Likely no one will even see this comment (there are over 300 already), but: Would it make any sense to build flywheels for energy storage on-site at wind farms, to smooth the output as well as not waste excess power generated?
Doesn't the whole "number of the beast" thing actually refer to it being tattooed onto the back of your neck or something like that? What they're referring to in this news story is just an ID card!
Actually I wasn't in the least ignoring that or failing to realize it.
Hell must be freezing over, because I'm agreeing with the ACs.
Back when I used to play games online, one of the best pieces of advice I ever got was "If someone plays a dirty trick on you, don't get mad, remember it and use it on someone else the next time!". Like TFA says: If they offered an inexpensive, legal, DRM-free service, they'd put the pirates out of business.
If this passes into law, it had better be opt-in. Do not want!
Precisely. Isn't the #1 problem in "developing 3rd world countries" there being enough food to go around, not electricity? I know the human machine isn't very efficient, but I'd think that the value of the caloric energy derived from eating the potato would be more valuable to them than any electricity you could get from it.
Ultimately, it's not only about saving money, but also reducing load on the electricity grid by removing needless power use
Ultimately, it's not only about saving money, but also reducing what little privacy people have in their own homes.
There, fixed that for ya.
How about this: Don't put any real data in something like Facebook in the first place!
At the very least, password plus facial recognition. Otherwise, if someone wants to force access to your files, what's to stop them from just having a couple guys grab your head and force it in front of the camera?
Beat me to it. If the average person was any good with numbers, we wouldn't have thriving lottery ticket sales in states that offer them.
The only problem with that plan is that I interpret the RIAA's demands to read as: "We want to own Limewire lock, stock, and barrel, and when we do we'll either completely dismantle and destroy it, or otherwise find some way to pervert it into something that serves us".
Chinese citizens enjoy freedom of (state approved) speech on the internet
There, China, fixed that for ya.
You drink it, and it kills you. If you're dead, you don't age anymore, and dead things technically can't contract diseases.
People don't seem to understand that caffeine isn't as innocent as it seems, even though it's readily available from any number of sources, including concentrated pill form. It's not a food, it's a drug, and it needs to be respected just like any other drug. Occasional use, or use as an performance booster in athletic events is fine, but like anything else it can be harmful if used constantly and increasingly.
I suspect that what they really want is a standardized e-book format that supports a standardized DRM.
Honestly, I would discount it on that basis as well. People are completely different online than they are in real life, there are things they would say and do that they wouldn't dream of doing in real life.
I see nothing terribly noteworthy or newsworthy about this. They take a non-street-legal chassis, bolt an electric motor to it, and stuff the rest of the thing with batteries and call it an electric car. Seriously, not trolling here, but it sounds more like a science-fair project to me, not anything so much as a technology demonstration or proof-of-concept.
Perhaps I should make the subject "Common sense absent"? Am I the only person left on the planet who can assess a situation and determine whether it's safe or not, and take appropriate actions to safeguard myself? On second thought I call bullshit; I cannot believe anyone is so stupid as this, this woman must be looking for a payday.
These sorts of tests/surveys are pretty useless. Unlike something like the MMPI, which is difficult at best to game, the linked survey is very transparent; you can answer it specifically to get the results you want. That being said it seems that especially since the world economy took it's drastic downturn the world in general has become (for lack of a better term) a more evil place, overall; when times are good and there is plenty for all, it's easy to "pretend" to be not-evil. When the going gets rough, you find out what people are really like beneath the surface.
ITS GALACTIC WARMING!
So when they speak of the eventual "heat death" of the Universe, it's not what you think it is?
I usually wouldn't agree with an AC, but since it's the first thing that came to mind when I read this (using the term very loosely here) story, I'd be disingenuous if I didn't agree.
Bravo, sir, well put indeed, and I 100% agree. Too bad that those of us who really understand what's at stake, and what we can do about it, are a tiny minority amidst an ocean of empty-headed consumers parroting over and over again "I have nothing to hide, if you have something to hide then maybe you should stop doing it". It seems evident that the Internet will be remembered as something that was cool for about 5 minutes, before corporate America scooped it up and turned into more monetized worthless bullshit, like they do everything else. Good thing I have other hobbies now.
'unique thermo-nuclear reaction device.'
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