I don't know why people care about bogus code in movies.
The people in the movies aren't real either. They are actually actors.
They aren't even speaking their own lines.
It's all a plot I tell you.
Why would anyone go to the trouble to even think that analyzing "source code" posted in movies is a useful endeavor? YAWN.
Probably for the same reason they do it in real life. Belief in the ability to think.
imo, for the amount of time it takes to analyze code, you're probably better off having three different people write the code from scratch.
Or work on better testing. Seems to me most hacks are done from a black box pov which is the direct inverse of source code analysis.
Imagine. Those glasses could recognize advertising. Then mask it with other advertising that Google thinks you are interested in.
For example, that offensive billboard with a barely clothed female could be replaced by a strapping muscle bound shirtless hunk . . . holding puppies or kittens.
Actually, most folks would opt for replacing the puppies with barely clothed people. that's why advertising works already.
Two people wearing glass want to watch a movie together? All they have to do is agree which wall surface will become the "tv".
Or they could just stare lovingly (or vacantly) into each other's eyes.
I wonder: will that render me invisible to google glass wearers?
Here's an option: Google glass is prevented from photo-tagging or otherwise identifying any other google glass wearer.
The only people that are identifiable in google glass vids are non-wearers.
So if you want to stay invisible to the NSA, you'll need to join the google gang.
bwa-hah-ha . pay up for privacy.
As a consumer, why would this entice me to purchase a car from Ford?
As an _American_, you want American companies like Ford, Dodge and NSA tracking your data, not some foreign companies like Mazda, Toyota and Sony.
Basic marketing in the times of international terrorist paranoia.
The "executive" has clearly stated that the data may be potentially shared with marketers.
or even better: "Turn off these ads on your speedometer with just a small monthly payment."
"Flash your brights twice to have your credit card automatically charged."
So by the year 2024 all vehicles will have their whereabouts posted to the governments central traffic monitoring hub. If you disable this system, you will be a terrorist.
Well all I can say is, "Thank God for Google."
It wasn't me officer, this here's a driverless car. Ticket the computer.
I believe the poster is talking about a one-way time machine, one that can only move you into the future faster.
So far, each of those has merely resulted in the untimely death of the inventor;-)
Wasn't until the end of the 19th century before actual science started being applied to medicine, for the most part.
Not really. If you regard science as experimentation method invented by Bacon and DesCartes, then yes.
But if we're talking about medically experimenting on slaves and then trying the procedures on kings, that process has occurred in ancient Egyptian and Peruvian Inca times. The whole point of ethnobotanists investigating the medicines of indigenous peoples is based on the extensive knowledge our ancestors gained.
There are many ways to learn about the physical world and modern technology is not needed for all of them.
On a side note, a question to the grammar Nazis. When using the word "Google" as a verb, should the first character be capitalized?
Seems to me capitalization in current English is used for proper nouns.
I don't know that we've ever Had proper verbs.
To google or not to Google, that is the question.
Whether 'tis nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous liars or search for info about them on the web (because we know everything on the web is absolutely true.)
Seems simple enough but it ain't.
Which completion--the time it took you to write the code or the time it takes the code to execute?
If one time period is longer and the other shorter, which takes precedence?
It is hard to devise a good test. And it's even harder to articulate the expectations thereof.
I learned Pascal and Modula-2 and C and then started using Perl in the web LAMP stack. When I wrote my first Java program, it was straight up procedural. Even I could tell that. Some of my coworkers said it was objects because we used Java. Syntax ain't the same as architectural orientation.
The hardest thing to do for an accurate comparison is deciding on the measurements. Is it speed of processing, speed of programming, ease of maintenance? There are lots of different real-life problems that need to be solved and you cannot solve all of them all the time with a single magic language. Thus even if the 'best' programming language won a sports car race, that wouldn't mean anything to me if I need a tractor trailer.
Disagree.
The perceived odds (not the "real" odds) have changed.
If a supervolcano can only go off during an earthquake, well those don't happen continually. But if a supervolcano can just go off whenever, the odds have changed in the opinion of the oddsmakers (us). Granted, the actual chance of a supervolcano spewing has never changed regardless of our knowledge (imo but I'm not a quantum mechanic either).
This is absolutely brilliant: Looking at windows crash reports. Just think how much data there is.
Even if only 5% of users actually send those reports, it's still the mother lode
One of the ways NSA developed hacks into MS software was by intercepting the error reports that Windoze sends when it crashes.
Talk about a lot of data;-)
slashdot is also dying a slow death. It' one of those deaths where it looks like it's still growing and working but we all know _eventually_ it will die, kind of like the universe itself (barring divine intervention).
...I'll write a long and thoughtful comment as a reply. The response is then "Ugh, you're so wordy"
1. They are reading your stuff on smart phones with a screen so small if you view porn on it, you really will go blind.
2. Get over yourself. If you want to sell books to a specific market you have to meet them on their terms or write them off.
Not all thoughtful comments have to be long. "Sorry this letter was so long but I didn't have enough time to write a shorter one." [Editing works]
Most people care more about the status symbol of the new shiney, but I wouldn't be surprised to see it used in a series of Dodge/Chevy ads. "Silverado, tough as steel" or some such.
Ford: Made battle armor tough.
I don't think it'll be a hard sell at all to the macho guys. Buy a truck made out of battle armor that reinforced humvees!?! Are you kidding me?
Calling it a "rolling beer can" is just frosting on the cake.
Simple answer to the original question. Mobile web sites suck because regular web sites suck and they're all designed by the same people for the same corporations.
Listen, part of the reason anonymous (and to a lesser extent, pseudonymous) commenting is a good thing is because you can say something you wouldn't normally be able to say for fear of some sort of real life consequences.... Yes, it cuts down on "trolling," but the cost is too high
Disagree. What's going to change from a bunch of anonymous posts? Hell, they might have all been written by the same lobbying group or sales organization.
Nothing changed during the McCarthy error from anonymous people complaining. What changed was real people standing up and saying their opinions out loud in front of congress and the American people. Egyptians can whine all they want anonymously on the internet but when they finally go stand in front of the government palace, then things start to change.
Spewing crap on the internet is about the same as spewing opinions in a bar. Don't pretend it is something holy or important.
Slashdot Mirror
Yeah, everyone knows that "Password123" is probably what will get you into most corporate systems.
And for govt nuclear weapons, the code is 123456.
I don't know why people care about bogus code in movies.
The people in the movies aren't real either. They are actually actors.
They aren't even speaking their own lines.
It's all a plot I tell you.
Why would anyone go to the trouble to even think that analyzing "source code" posted in movies is a useful endeavor? YAWN.
Probably for the same reason they do it in real life. Belief in the ability to think.
imo, for the amount of time it takes to analyze code, you're probably better off having three different people write the code from scratch.
Or work on better testing. Seems to me most hacks are done from a black box pov which is the direct inverse of source code analysis.
Imagine. Those glasses could recognize advertising. Then mask it with other advertising that Google thinks you are interested in.
For example, that offensive billboard with a barely clothed female could be replaced by a strapping muscle bound shirtless hunk . . . holding puppies or kittens.
Actually, most folks would opt for replacing the puppies with barely clothed people. that's why advertising works already.
Two people wearing glass want to watch a movie together? All they have to do is agree which wall surface will become the "tv".
Or they could just stare lovingly (or vacantly) into each other's eyes.
I wonder: will that render me invisible to google glass wearers?
Here's an option: Google glass is prevented from photo-tagging or otherwise identifying any other google glass wearer.
The only people that are identifiable in google glass vids are non-wearers.
So if you want to stay invisible to the NSA, you'll need to join the google gang.
bwa-hah-ha . pay up for privacy.
As a consumer, why would this entice me to purchase a car from Ford?
As an _American_, you want American companies like Ford, Dodge and NSA tracking your data, not some foreign companies like Mazda, Toyota and Sony.
Basic marketing in the times of international terrorist paranoia.
The "executive" has clearly stated that the data may be potentially shared with marketers.
or even better: "Turn off these ads on your speedometer with just a small monthly payment."
"Flash your brights twice to have your credit card automatically charged."
So by the year 2024 all vehicles will have their whereabouts posted to the governments central traffic monitoring hub. If you disable this system, you will be a terrorist.
Well all I can say is, "Thank God for Google."
It wasn't me officer, this here's a driverless car. Ticket the computer.
I believe the poster is talking about a one-way time machine, one that can only move you into the future faster. ;-)
So far, each of those has merely resulted in the untimely death of the inventor
Wasn't until the end of the 19th century before actual science started being applied to medicine, for the most part.
Not really. If you regard science as experimentation method invented by Bacon and DesCartes, then yes.
But if we're talking about medically experimenting on slaves and then trying the procedures on kings, that process has occurred in ancient Egyptian and Peruvian Inca times. The whole point of ethnobotanists investigating the medicines of indigenous peoples is based on the extensive knowledge our ancestors gained.
There are many ways to learn about the physical world and modern technology is not needed for all of them.
On a side note, a question to the grammar Nazis. When using the word "Google" as a verb, should the first character be capitalized?
Seems to me capitalization in current English is used for proper nouns.
I don't know that we've ever Had proper verbs.
To google or not to Google, that is the question.
Whether 'tis nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous liars or search for info about them on the web (because we know everything on the web is absolutely true.)
Then I'd rank them by time to completion.
Seems simple enough but it ain't.
Which completion--the time it took you to write the code or the time it takes the code to execute?
If one time period is longer and the other shorter, which takes precedence?
It is hard to devise a good test. And it's even harder to articulate the expectations thereof.
I learned Pascal and Modula-2 and C and then started using Perl in the web LAMP stack. When I wrote my first Java program, it was straight up procedural. Even I could tell that. Some of my coworkers said it was objects because we used Java. Syntax ain't the same as architectural orientation.
The hardest thing to do for an accurate comparison is deciding on the measurements. Is it speed of processing, speed of programming, ease of maintenance? There are lots of different real-life problems that need to be solved and you cannot solve all of them all the time with a single magic language. Thus even if the 'best' programming language won a sports car race, that wouldn't mean anything to me if I need a tractor trailer.
Disagree.
The perceived odds (not the "real" odds) have changed.
If a supervolcano can only go off during an earthquake, well those don't happen continually. But if a supervolcano can just go off whenever, the odds have changed in the opinion of the oddsmakers (us). Granted, the actual chance of a supervolcano spewing has never changed regardless of our knowledge (imo but I'm not a quantum mechanic either).
This is absolutely brilliant: Looking at windows crash reports. Just think how much data there is.
Even if only 5% of users actually send those reports, it's still the mother lode
One of the ways NSA developed hacks into MS software was by intercepting the error reports that Windoze sends when it crashes. ;-)
Talk about a lot of data
Farmville, as parodized in GTAV, combines the mind-numbing boredom of growing crops with the soul-crushing loneliness of the internet. win-win.
slashdot is also dying a slow death. It' one of those deaths where it looks like it's still growing and working but we all know _eventually_ it will die, kind of like the universe itself (barring divine intervention).
...I'll write a long and thoughtful comment as a reply. The response is then "Ugh, you're so wordy"
1. They are reading your stuff on smart phones with a screen so small if you view porn on it, you really will go blind.
2. Get over yourself. If you want to sell books to a specific market you have to meet them on their terms or write them off.
Not all thoughtful comments have to be long. "Sorry this letter was so long but I didn't have enough time to write a shorter one." [Editing works]
nobody who buys a new car cares if it will last longer than some other car. They're going to buy a replacement vehicle in 3 or 4 years anyways.
ummmmm, did you miss the part where they're building it out of BATTLE ARMOR?
Beat that Dodge.
...The most common cargo (in this country especially) in the bed of a pickup is air.
I thought it was a dog. (of course, we may not recognize it on the internet).
Most people care more about the status symbol of the new shiney, but I wouldn't be surprised to see it used in a series of Dodge/Chevy ads. "Silverado, tough as steel" or some such.
Ford: Made battle armor tough.
I don't think it'll be a hard sell at all to the macho guys. Buy a truck made out of battle armor that reinforced humvees!?! Are you kidding me?
Calling it a "rolling beer can" is just frosting on the cake.
Simple answer to the original question. Mobile web sites suck because regular web sites suck and they're all designed by the same people for the same corporations.
Listen, part of the reason anonymous (and to a lesser extent, pseudonymous) commenting is a good thing is because you can say something you wouldn't normally be able to say for fear of some sort of real life consequences.... Yes, it cuts down on "trolling," but the cost is too high
Disagree. What's going to change from a bunch of anonymous posts? Hell, they might have all been written by the same lobbying group or sales organization.
Nothing changed during the McCarthy error from anonymous people complaining. What changed was real people standing up and saying their opinions out loud in front of congress and the American people. Egyptians can whine all they want anonymously on the internet but when they finally go stand in front of the government palace, then things start to change.
Spewing crap on the internet is about the same as spewing opinions in a bar. Don't pretend it is something holy or important.