Then we can move on to making an assembly language that ordinary mortals can use! If only we could wrap it in some kind of "higher level" language with more abstract constructs . . .
If it's your job to use computers efficiently and effectively, or have to access servers remotely via a shell, that can be quite useful.
But what do I know? It's not like we extensively use computers that need maintenance. We all know that managing large institutional networks is exactly just like using MS word on our personal PCs.
But the search engine is just impartially pulling, indexing, and presenting existing information. If Google's auto complete says X is bad, then that's because the web crawler came across the phrase enough times on web resources that ranked high enough. So really, many other people are saying. Also, google does not have a monopoly on search engines, as that is not a service it sells. Google's business is in online advertisement, which it is not a monopoly (although it does have a massive chunk of the industry). So the "higher standards", which I agree should be applied to their advertising department, doesn't fit with their search engine or it's algorithms.
It does, in the form of "Would you like to [save|download] this file". Technically, permission is asked (by the browser) and it does pertain to malware . . .:P
If you don't believe me, contrast it to impolite malware (like most commercial AV, *cough*) that comes pre-installed.:D
It's not fucking with evolution. And no, you're not a "darwinist" (which is a derogatory term used by opponents of evolution, btw), as you have a very poor grasp of evolution. In other words you are either ignorant or, given your self description just a creationist troll, as I suspect. Or an out of place satire, but you'd you be parodying other than a certain strawman?
Teaching a troll would be a waste of bits, but for any confused readers, "survival of the fittest" is an old - arguable outdated - and highly informal reference to the ability to propagate ones genes to future generations. It also refers to populations in periods of time, not a specific individual living its life. If you as an individual break your arm, current evolutionary theory says little about your actual survival and absolutely nothing about that random circumstance (your child won't be born with a broken arm). What it does address is that genes to promote effective recovery are favored. Or genes that promote social bindings (such as general welfare to care for those in trouble), which is present in our and many other species.
Further more, the science of evolution does not say anything on how we should live, it's just an explanation and observation for how the biosphere got to where it is today, informally speaking (on a side note, that's why the Theory of Evolution is both referred to as scientific theory and scientific fact). How we organize our social structure is up to us, how we "should" organize our social structure is up to what we value. I'd say we value having a high standard of living, and thus try to extend that to as many people as possible (well, some of us, at any rate). So we do things like take care for the poor, the disabled, the old - and in turn hope that the same treatment comes to us when we need it. And in terms of the big picture, the survival of our species (or more specifically, our genes), all that effort spent on welfare isn't going to hurt it one damn bit. Meh, we might not have guaranteed survival in the bag, but compared to the other fauna, we've got it pretty damn good. Yeah, we could be wiped out by asteroid, atomic war, Justin Beiber clones, or a super bug - and it would take something of that magnitude to kick us off the list - but making handicap parking spots isn't going to affect the probability or outcome of that one bit.
And that's why I know any self-proclaimed social-darwinist doesn't understand two whits of evolution, basic biology, or social science.
No, I remember hearing that what he did was technically legal. I think you (if you lived where Jobs lived) are allowed to have a car without a license plate within some grace period of first buying it.
Please, the only major feature Gambas has that FB doesn't have is inheritance (which is in development (and has been for quite some time now, starting to wonder if it'll ever come)).
/StartObscureLanguageFlameWar:P
Of course, if really want a good flamewar, bring up QB 64.
But a lot of old BASIC dialects were similar, they were variants of the same language packaged in a development environment. If a language can load arbitrary C libraries, then that opens up a *ton* of doors.
Yes . . . if your mom's name happens to be "Large System". Yeah, yeah, mod me down, but it still was totally worth it (at least I didn't make a cvs joke).:D
Easy to say if you were raised in a more habitable place or if you're financially sound enough to move. Otherwise, I guess you're stupid for being born poor or in a poor place.
A reasoned debate? You mean one without resorting to derogatory stereotypes, promoting a product while tearing down the other identified purely by brand, avoidance of actual evidence/references, and lame self-referential irony? You must be some microsoft loving git astroturfing for windows, as anybody could see.
Though truth be told, I'd take a windows phone . . . if it were actually cheap enough for me to afford. Same for any other smart phone.
(ignoring the pathetic, politically motivated derail)
I don't think anybody's complaining that climate scientists aren't providing evidence (it's kind of their job after all). Yeah, there's [valid or invalid] questions about the implications of the evidence, or the scope. Regardless of which side you pick, I think we can all safely say that there is a lot of study into the matter. Millions of dollars poured in on all sides.
And if they are complaining about that, then fuck them.
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how will it be monetized, and I don't mean that in a negative way. (also, bad first link in summary)
Yeah, I don't know why I wrote giga, I was thinking of 10^14 - 10^15.
Well, you'd be more crushed than cancerous if it was literal. Which makes sense if you are trying to crush cancer, figuratively speaking.
Given that Tetrahertz is mostly infrared (or visible towards the gigahertz magnitude), you'd be hard pressed to give anything cancer.
What about us magnetic universe trolls?
Then we can move on to making an assembly language that ordinary mortals can use! If only we could wrap it in some kind of "higher level" language with more abstract constructs . . .
You can read this right up in a history text book. The Federalist were at the Republicans' throats all the time on the BBSes all the time.
Well, making yourself a bigger target coupled with hosting important information tends to ever-so-slightly nudge risk management behavior.
If it's your job to use computers efficiently and effectively, or have to access servers remotely via a shell, that can be quite useful.
But what do I know? It's not like we extensively use computers that need maintenance. We all know that managing large institutional networks is exactly just like using MS word on our personal PCs.
But the search engine is just impartially pulling, indexing, and presenting existing information. If Google's auto complete says X is bad, then that's because the web crawler came across the phrase enough times on web resources that ranked high enough. So really, many other people are saying. Also, google does not have a monopoly on search engines, as that is not a service it sells. Google's business is in online advertisement, which it is not a monopoly (although it does have a massive chunk of the industry). So the "higher standards", which I agree should be applied to their advertising department, doesn't fit with their search engine or it's algorithms.
It does, in the form of "Would you like to [save|download] this file". Technically, permission is asked (by the browser) and it does pertain to malware . . . :P
:D
If you don't believe me, contrast it to impolite malware (like most commercial AV, *cough*) that comes pre-installed.
It's not fucking with evolution. And no, you're not a "darwinist" (which is a derogatory term used by opponents of evolution, btw), as you have a very poor grasp of evolution. In other words you are either ignorant or, given your self description just a creationist troll, as I suspect. Or an out of place satire, but you'd you be parodying other than a certain strawman?
Teaching a troll would be a waste of bits, but for any confused readers, "survival of the fittest" is an old - arguable outdated - and highly informal reference to the ability to propagate ones genes to future generations. It also refers to populations in periods of time, not a specific individual living its life. If you as an individual break your arm, current evolutionary theory says little about your actual survival and absolutely nothing about that random circumstance (your child won't be born with a broken arm). What it does address is that genes to promote effective recovery are favored. Or genes that promote social bindings (such as general welfare to care for those in trouble), which is present in our and many other species.
Further more, the science of evolution does not say anything on how we should live, it's just an explanation and observation for how the biosphere got to where it is today, informally speaking (on a side note, that's why the Theory of Evolution is both referred to as scientific theory and scientific fact). How we organize our social structure is up to us, how we "should" organize our social structure is up to what we value. I'd say we value having a high standard of living, and thus try to extend that to as many people as possible (well, some of us, at any rate). So we do things like take care for the poor, the disabled, the old - and in turn hope that the same treatment comes to us when we need it. And in terms of the big picture, the survival of our species (or more specifically, our genes), all that effort spent on welfare isn't going to hurt it one damn bit. Meh, we might not have guaranteed survival in the bag, but compared to the other fauna, we've got it pretty damn good. Yeah, we could be wiped out by asteroid, atomic war, Justin Beiber clones, or a super bug - and it would take something of that magnitude to kick us off the list - but making handicap parking spots isn't going to affect the probability or outcome of that one bit.
And that's why I know any self-proclaimed social-darwinist doesn't understand two whits of evolution, basic biology, or social science.
-Yours truly,
Verbose Eye-Dee Ten Tee
No, I remember hearing that what he did was technically legal. I think you (if you lived where Jobs lived) are allowed to have a car without a license plate within some grace period of first buying it.
I think it's as much tradition as it is advertising. Heh, Dragonfly BSD has not one, but two pages dedicated to dragonflies. :D
Please, the only major feature Gambas has that FB doesn't have is inheritance (which is in development (and has been for quite some time now, starting to wonder if it'll ever come)).
/StartObscureLanguageFlameWar :P
Of course, if really want a good flamewar, bring up QB 64.
C and C++ have GOTO as well, should we shun them for that too?
Many developers that would code infinite circles aeound you know what they are doing.
Actually, in code, infinite loops tend to be a bad thing . . .
But a lot of old BASIC dialects were similar, they were variants of the same language packaged in a development environment. If a language can load arbitrary C libraries, then that opens up a *ton* of doors.
From a mathematician's POV, it's a perfectly fine name.
Methinks GP was mocking other posters here. I swear sometimes it's as if slashdot would be better off with a crowed sourced sarcasm counter.
Yes . . . if your mom's name happens to be "Large System". Yeah, yeah, mod me down, but it still was totally worth it (at least I didn't make a cvs joke). :D
Easy to say if you were raised in a more habitable place or if you're financially sound enough to move. Otherwise, I guess you're stupid for being born poor or in a poor place.
A reasoned debate? You mean one without resorting to derogatory stereotypes, promoting a product while tearing down the other identified purely by brand, avoidance of actual evidence/references, and lame self-referential irony? You must be some microsoft loving git astroturfing for windows, as anybody could see.
Though truth be told, I'd take a windows phone . . . if it were actually cheap enough for me to afford. Same for any other smart phone.
(ignoring the pathetic, politically motivated derail)
I don't think anybody's complaining that climate scientists aren't providing evidence (it's kind of their job after all). Yeah, there's [valid or invalid] questions about the implications of the evidence, or the scope. Regardless of which side you pick, I think we can all safely say that there is a lot of study into the matter. Millions of dollars poured in on all sides.
And if they are complaining about that, then fuck them.
Because there's an app for that?