I don't know how much my coworkers make, but given that the youngest of them is 5 years older than me (and they're all more experienced than me) I expect that they make more than I do. And I don't care if my title includes "engineer" or not. I'd be happy being called a "programmer" if the job and benefits were the same.
As for the English lit deadbeats, the degrees my closer friends hold range from business, history, various engineering disciplines, to some medical-related stuff.
You don't need a degree to avoid being a "low-life." I don't have a degree (yet) and I make much more as a software engineer than most of my degree-holding friends.
Unfortunately, if you scroll to the bottom of this page to see the specs, it is USB 2.0. That's great for peripherals and basic PC connectivity, but with only 8GB of internal storage, having fast access to external storage would have been nice. I'll still be getting one, though;)
Couldn't this serve to discourage ISPs from improving their infrastructure? If they let their infrastructure age, they'd be spending nothing on improvement, and would eventually be allowed to put data caps in place as bandwidth usage increases.
I understand that vim isn't for everyone, but with a little bit of configuring your.vimrc file, you can completely eliminate whitespace problems, even if you are copying and pasting from other sources.
set ts=4
set shiftwidth=4
set expandtab
If you copy something in with tab characters, just use:retab and it will expand your tabs to spaces.
This review reads like it was written by someone who hasn't paid any attention to video games for the past 20 years.
Yeah, I thought that when I read this:
the release of Street Fighter X Mega Man, a celebration of two excellent game series that have lost their luster in the HD age
Since the dawn of the "HD age," Street Fighter has seen 3 new releases (Street Fighter IV, Super Street Fighter IV, and Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition), an HD remake of an older game (Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix), and a fan-service release of another popular entry (Street Fighter III 3rd Strike: Online Edition). Wow, Capcom's Street Fighter naming system is terrible.
Uhh... C# is more of a "niche" language than Python, and maybe even Ruby. Microsoft has all but killed C# on the desktop, which means its pretty much only useful as a server-side language, and is even more limited by the fact that you have to use a Windows server (unless you want to try running Mono).
C is a great language, but not nearly as friendly as Python. And Python doesn't have "whitespace issues" unless you're a moron or use a terrible editor. Lack of curly braces doesn't make a language immature. There's just so much wrong with your comment; it's no wonder you posted anonymously.
It's easy, it's fun, and it's versatile. It would be useful to all of the field you mentioned and would also be useful for scripting if you do end up going back to IT.
I thought this game looked pretty good (never played the first one), however I won't be touching it because it's Sony. I wish more gamers would make ethical decisions when purchasing games (no, I don't share the feelings of Stallman, I'm just against a company that spies on you as a reward for being their customer) so that companies would actually be punished for their evil practices.
And even worse, we get to sift through all the comments from basement-dwellers complaining about how hard it is to ignore stories they're not interested in.
(Yes, I appreciate the irony of how I could have not seen this comment if I were not browsing at -1)
I skimmed through the store, and it looks like most of what is up there is FOSS. I think the perceived value in such a "store" is not like that of the App Store or Google Play Store where it essentially represents the one place where you can go and get software, but instead represents a place where you can get software that is known to run well on the Raspberry Pi, which is very limited in resources compared to typical desktop computers.
Until they decide to restrict you from running software that doesn't come from the Raspberry Pi Store (which won't happen), I see no problem in this.
At least in my state, and I'm assuming it's not the only one, there is both. You get a fine with the ticket, but you also get a number of points put against your license. If you exceed a certain amount in a year, your license gets suspended for 6 months.
TFA (or blog post in this case) talks about how much better the web used to be, then uses purple-colored links everywhere, tricking me into thinking I've already clicked those links.
I'm not stating how I feel it should be, I'm stating what constitutes permissible use of force based on the law enforcement training I've received through the USAF.
I don't think you understand the use of force as it pertains to law enforcement. It is not binary, it is not a concept where you are either granted use of force or you are not. There are several levels of use of force, with deadly force being at the top, and subdual techniques such as tasers, pepper spray, and unleashing a K-9 being right under it. From the information given, there was no reason to escalate to that level. If she was violently resisting arrest, then maybe it would have been justified. As it is, two officers should have been able to get the situation under control without the need for tasers. The primary role of a police officer is to protect; that includes the protection of all citizens, even if they are behaving badly. By jumping one or two levels of escalation of force and tasing her, putting her at a significant risk of death or serious harm, they completely failed to carry out their primary duty.
I have some police training from when I was in the military, and with it, training on the use of force. Use of a taser or pepper spray should be limited to subduing threatening individuals where lethal force is not necessary. The question you should ask yourself first is "Is this person going to harm myself or someone else without much risk of fatality?". If you can answer "yes" to that, then it's permissible to use a taser. These cops are assholes and should be held responsible for their abuse, and anyone in their chain of command who is covering for them should receive at least the same punishment. As long as we allow cops the indiscriminate use of weapons like tasers and pepper spray to subdue non-threatening citizens, this is only going to get worse.
It's funny that this happens (and gets posted on Slashdot) today, not long after the announcement of the live interview with Luke Leighton, who started the Samba TNG fork.
Slashdot Mirror
I don't know how much my coworkers make, but given that the youngest of them is 5 years older than me (and they're all more experienced than me) I expect that they make more than I do. And I don't care if my title includes "engineer" or not. I'd be happy being called a "programmer" if the job and benefits were the same.
As for the English lit deadbeats, the degrees my closer friends hold range from business, history, various engineering disciplines, to some medical-related stuff.
You don't need a degree to avoid being a "low-life." I don't have a degree (yet) and I make much more as a software engineer than most of my degree-holding friends.
That thing looks far more terrifying than a metal spider on tank treads.
Unfortunately, if you scroll to the bottom of this page to see the specs, it is USB 2.0. That's great for peripherals and basic PC connectivity, but with only 8GB of internal storage, having fast access to external storage would have been nice. I'll still be getting one, though ;)
If you're by yourself, great. If you're watching Youtube videos with other people, the TV is much nicer.
I would have figured someone like you would be hiding in your Faraday cage bomb shelter today in anticipation of the end of the world.
Couldn't this serve to discourage ISPs from improving their infrastructure? If they let their infrastructure age, they'd be spending nothing on improvement, and would eventually be allowed to put data caps in place as bandwidth usage increases.
Disclaimer: Didn't RTFA.
Which is a division of Sony, meaning their profits benefit the Sony corporation as a whole.
I understand that vim isn't for everyone, but with a little bit of configuring your .vimrc file, you can completely eliminate whitespace problems, even if you are copying and pasting from other sources.
set ts=4
set shiftwidth=4
set expandtab
If you copy something in with tab characters, just use :retab and it will expand your tabs to spaces.
I use vim and have never encountered any "whitespace issues". IDLE is there as a crutch for those who aren't able to write software without an IDE.
This review reads like it was written by someone who hasn't paid any attention to video games for the past 20 years.
Yeah, I thought that when I read this:
the release of Street Fighter X Mega Man, a celebration of two excellent game series that have lost their luster in the HD age
Since the dawn of the "HD age," Street Fighter has seen 3 new releases (Street Fighter IV, Super Street Fighter IV, and Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition), an HD remake of an older game (Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix), and a fan-service release of another popular entry (Street Fighter III 3rd Strike: Online Edition). Wow, Capcom's Street Fighter naming system is terrible.
Don't forget Pylons. It's a pretty good web framework that has a different approach than Django.
Uhh... C# is more of a "niche" language than Python, and maybe even Ruby. Microsoft has all but killed C# on the desktop, which means its pretty much only useful as a server-side language, and is even more limited by the fact that you have to use a Windows server (unless you want to try running Mono).
C is a great language, but not nearly as friendly as Python. And Python doesn't have "whitespace issues" unless you're a moron or use a terrible editor. Lack of curly braces doesn't make a language immature. There's just so much wrong with your comment; it's no wonder you posted anonymously.
It's easy, it's fun, and it's versatile. It would be useful to all of the field you mentioned and would also be useful for scripting if you do end up going back to IT.
I thought this game looked pretty good (never played the first one), however I won't be touching it because it's Sony. I wish more gamers would make ethical decisions when purchasing games (no, I don't share the feelings of Stallman, I'm just against a company that spies on you as a reward for being their customer) so that companies would actually be punished for their evil practices.
And even worse, we get to sift through all the comments from basement-dwellers complaining about how hard it is to ignore stories they're not interested in.
(Yes, I appreciate the irony of how I could have not seen this comment if I were not browsing at -1)
I skimmed through the store, and it looks like most of what is up there is FOSS. I think the perceived value in such a "store" is not like that of the App Store or Google Play Store where it essentially represents the one place where you can go and get software, but instead represents a place where you can get software that is known to run well on the Raspberry Pi, which is very limited in resources compared to typical desktop computers.
Until they decide to restrict you from running software that doesn't come from the Raspberry Pi Store (which won't happen), I see no problem in this.
The whole reason Blu Ray has been a flop
Has Blu Ray been a flop? I've never done any research, but I've certainly never seen anything to indicate that (at least in the US).
At least in my state, and I'm assuming it's not the only one, there is both. You get a fine with the ticket, but you also get a number of points put against your license. If you exceed a certain amount in a year, your license gets suspended for 6 months.
TFA (or blog post in this case) talks about how much better the web used to be, then uses purple-colored links everywhere, tricking me into thinking I've already clicked those links.
Public vs private places.
I'm not stating how I feel it should be, I'm stating what constitutes permissible use of force based on the law enforcement training I've received through the USAF.
I don't think you understand the use of force as it pertains to law enforcement. It is not binary, it is not a concept where you are either granted use of force or you are not. There are several levels of use of force, with deadly force being at the top, and subdual techniques such as tasers, pepper spray, and unleashing a K-9 being right under it. From the information given, there was no reason to escalate to that level. If she was violently resisting arrest, then maybe it would have been justified. As it is, two officers should have been able to get the situation under control without the need for tasers. The primary role of a police officer is to protect; that includes the protection of all citizens, even if they are behaving badly. By jumping one or two levels of escalation of force and tasing her, putting her at a significant risk of death or serious harm, they completely failed to carry out their primary duty.
I have some police training from when I was in the military, and with it, training on the use of force. Use of a taser or pepper spray should be limited to subduing threatening individuals where lethal force is not necessary. The question you should ask yourself first is "Is this person going to harm myself or someone else without much risk of fatality?". If you can answer "yes" to that, then it's permissible to use a taser. These cops are assholes and should be held responsible for their abuse, and anyone in their chain of command who is covering for them should receive at least the same punishment. As long as we allow cops the indiscriminate use of weapons like tasers and pepper spray to subdue non-threatening citizens, this is only going to get worse.
It's funny that this happens (and gets posted on Slashdot) today, not long after the announcement of the live interview with Luke Leighton, who started the Samba TNG fork.