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  1. Robert C. Martin's Clean Code on Doom 3 Source Code: Beautiful · · Score: 1

    I bet the author did not read that book.

  2. Re:You don't on Ask Slashdot: How Can I Explain To a Coworker That He Writes Bad Code? · · Score: 2

    On the contrary! it is your duty and responsibility, as a team member, to check your colleagues work and the code quality. Otherwise you are not only a bad team player, you are also unprofessional as a developer. Just a solo code typist.

    Of course, It would be easier to avoid confrontation, do your s*it and home like parent does. Just easier, not right.

    His code is the team code and therefore your code as well. Code reviews are to critique code, not to criticize team mates, however, if you cannot even make a remark like 'Do WE see how much better...' you have a bigger problem than just bad code, you have a rotten team, and if you STFU, you are only making it worse.

    For the sake of your project, your company (and then your job), you must do all you can to shed light on these team issues. Talk with other team mates, learn how to organize a team retrospective, ask for help on this matter. Care.

    And specially, don't count on managers to solve these issues by themselves, they can help, but they are not your babysitters.

  3. Maybe 1.5M of Namibian Dollars on Crooks Steal $1.5M In iPads From JFK · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Otherwise I'm sure that ~4559 iPad boxes (@ USD 329 per unit) would certainly not fit in any standard pair of pallets that can be forklifted.

  4. Not ready on Can Android Revolutionize Spacecraft Design? · · Score: 1

    Many Android users have to remove the battery now and then to restart their phones when an offending application completely freezes Android. IMHO, if you need to run a custom (and only) app, it is not worth the hassle. As for the cost of the hardware, there are many cheap SBCs that could do the job running an OS more fit for the job, like Linux or any other free OS, maybe with real-time scheduling and proper GPIO to wire-up a satellite.

  5. Graphic representation on Yale-Led Team Solves Half-Century Carbon-Crystal Mystery · · Score: 2
  6. Re:Move to Azure, spend on connectivity on Ask Slashdot: Low Cost Way To Maximize SQL Server Uptime? · · Score: 1

    It is not our case, we have both Amazon and Azure deployments and when including licensing costs Azure is cheaper. It's probably not linear as you scale up, so it may be the oposite depending on size. In any case, what I wanted to point out is that it's cheaper than having expensive iron or a private cloud.

  7. Move to Azure, spend on connectivity on Ask Slashdot: Low Cost Way To Maximize SQL Server Uptime? · · Score: 1
    • - Move your application to Azure if migration is possible, if not, evaluate Amazon costs. (Amazon will provide you with something more similar to your current server, but it's more expensive).
    • - Spend some bucks in a second backup internet connection from another provider and technology (ie: If you have Cable get DSL, Wireless, etc.).
    • - Get a decent SOHO router with WAN failover capability.
    • - Forget UPSs, your restaurant won't probably work without electricity anyway.
    • - Keep it simple! Restaurants existed since ancient Rome, it wont hurt training your people to use good ol' paper and pen if everything else fails.
  8. Will it work? on Sprint To Shut Down Nextel iDEN Network Next Year · · Score: 1

    I had many iDEN phones ten years ago in Argentina, I was always amazed by how fast the connection is made, as soon as you press the PTT button the beep comes in and you can already speak, it takes less than hald a second. It was also very fast for international connections. Part of the trick is that your voice is already streaming even before the other peer has been found (that's why you could also get an error tone over your own voice when already 3 seconds into your speecBEEEEEEEEP!).

    In the other hand, other two providers tried to implement PTT over GSM, it was a total dissaster. The main problem being that you had to hold the PTT button for almost 4 seconds in the first connection. I guess that GSM was not designed for such low latency operation. The question is...

    Is CDMA be fast enough to replace iDEN?

  9. Re:Not that small on Scientists Create World's Smallest Steam Engine · · Score: 3, Insightful

    One part of the "engine" is apparently a laser beam. But the laser itself weren't measured in, as it's far bigger than a few micrometers. This kind of engine can't be used in a nanobot or in any practical application if it requires an external laser beam to work.

    One part of a reciprocating gas "engine" is apparently an oil extraction platform in the middle of the sea. But the platform itself wasn't measured in, as it's far bigger than a few centimeters. This kind of engine can't be used in a car or in any practical application if it requires an external oil platform to work.

  10. Re:Booting Linux on Boot Linux In Your Browser · · Score: 1

    It works on my Debian on both IceWeasel(4.0) and Chrome (10.0.648.204)

  11. Re:Hacked != Independent Drivers Available. on Microsoft CEO Says Kinect To Support PCs Eventually · · Score: 2

    Currently, "hacker" is used in two main ways, one positive and one pejorative. It can be used in the computing community to describe a particularly brilliant programmer or technical expert (for example: Linus Torvalds). This is said by some to be the "correct" usage of the word (see the Jargon File definition below). However, in popular usage and in the media, it generally describes computer intruders or criminals. "Hacker" can be seen as a shibboleth, identifying those who use it in its positive sense as members of the computing community. You are assuming that only the second definition applies, however Slashdot is one of the places in which the first definition generally applies, not the second. Hacked = Independent drivers made available.

  12. Will it be used to for hardware enforced DRM? on Intel Launches Atom CPU With Integrated FPGA · · Score: 1

    I just hope not, OEMs could easily avoid you to reprogram the FPGA.

  13. Re:Does NOT work. on Military Uses 'Bat-Hook' To Tap Power From Lines · · Score: 1

    Residential electricity (typically) uses a coaxial cable from the pole to your house. This is done to avoid taping, it's not a coincidence. As I have stated in another reply, the problem is that a three-phase wire would not even fit in that small hook.

  14. Re:Why not? on Military Uses 'Bat-Hook' To Tap Power From Lines · · Score: 1

    You could do that, but If you look in TFA, the gap is just around 20mm wide, there is no way that blade will successfully puncture something like this regular stranded aluminum wire. As I have said, usage is very limited, not impossible. It would work on some street lighting lines if you are lucky, and that's it.

  15. Does NOT work. on Military Uses 'Bat-Hook' To Tap Power From Lines · · Score: 1

    In most places, even low voltage power lines are 3 phase, that's four wires, all insulated. There is a very-very limited use on this device. Also... if a special ops team is doing such a thing, they would rather climb to reach the wires and make a safe connection.

  16. srly on Texting On the Rise In the US · · Score: 1

    this sms thng drivs m cz

  17. Prioritization is here, already. on AT&T Says Net Rules Must Allow 'Paid Prioritization' · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Often we choose an expensive ISP over another because it is faster, or has a lower national or international latency. How is this different from paid prioritization? A real problem is the size and power of AT&T and similar companies, which limit the available options when choosing your ISP.

  18. The only perfect handshake on Scientists Create Equation For a Perfect Handshake · · Score: 3, Funny

    > syn seq=X
    < syn ack=X+1 seq=Y
    > ack=Y+1 seq=X+1
    > DATA

  19. Please mod parent up! on SFLC Wants To Avoid Death by Code · · Score: 1

    The FDA DOES require software to be reviewed, along with full UML, state machine diagrams, etc of whatever piece of software that is likely to have an impact on the patient's life. Even for non life-essential devices like x-ray, machines, CT scanners and the like, where a bug could lead to a wrong diagnostic.

  20. Windows, not ready for the kiosk. on Photo Kiosks Infecting Customers' USB Devices · · Score: 2

    I still do not understand how people dare to deploy Windows on non-attended machines. Severe tweaking to the OS is necessary to accomplish this task successfully, at a point you would be probably violating the license you are paying for. I bet everybody reading this has seen a 'funny' dialog or information box popping up on kiosks, information screens, ATMs, etc. not to mention BSODs. A photo kiosk is the typical application for which Windows is an overkill.

  21. PICA200 Technology demo video on Nintendo 3DS GPU Revealed · · Score: 4, Informative
  22. The Voyager on Japan Successfully Deploys First Solar Sail In Space · · Score: 1

    Somebody is forgetting about one of the most successful space program ever. Worse than not learning from our mistakes is not learning from our success.

  23. Re:Human retinas on Is the 4th Yellow Pixel of Sharp Quattron Hype? · · Score: 1

    In humans there are three different types of cone - responding respectively to short (blue), medium (green) and long (yellow-red) light. Wikipedia

  24. Re:Naturally, the passwords were not in clear on Apache Foundation Attacked, Passwords Stolen · · Score: 1

    Normally where? there is no such a thing as passwords for HTTP in the first place. If you are speaking about simple HTTP authentication, the Apache httpd does not even accept plaintext .htpasswd files on Linux (it does when running on Windows, Netware or TPF, read the htpasswd man page). Other types of authentication rely on a wide diversity of different password storage backends and -normally- they do not store the plaintext password but at least an MD5 hash. In any case, modifying the script or cgi where the login form points to is trivial, that way you can get user's passwords as they log in.

  25. Driver's perspective? on GM Working On Interactive Windshields · · Score: 2, Insightful

    How do they draw a line that represents the edge of the road without knowing the exact position of the drivers eyes? This is just half of the puzzle.