So you want the standard view instead of the extended as the default? It's easy to do if you're willing to have your own msc file - run mmc, add the services snap-in, and customise the view. Once done, save the msc file and open that instead of services.msc.
Once it's exactly as you like, use File > Options to turn off author mode, and prevent saving changes to the view.
This is most useful if you have a couple of other annoying MMC snap-ins with bad defaults. Make yourself a single 'control center' set up just how you like it.
I'm not talking about big chunks of code, or entire functions. I'm talking about the smaller things you do all day long. For loops, case statements, defining a trivial property in a java class (the kind that looks identical to almost every other property, but has to be written out manually because java).
I thought the #! example would be enough to make that clear...
There are many times where you repeat code and DRY does not apply. Common patterns that apply to different projects, but are mostly just grunt-work typing.
snipMate for Vim adds a nice version of code snippets. For example, I type "#!" in python scripts to add "#!/usr/bin/env python". It's a small single saving, but things like that add up over numerous scripts, and help avoid typos.
Wow! You're willing to make a gigantic sacrifice like that, just on principle? You're a better man than me... I have to refuse to use IE because it's a shit browser.
There is only anecdotal evidence to help counter yours...
The problem is not when developer (or team) A writes something, learns from the experience, and then rewrites it with all those lessons in mind. The problem is when A leaves, and B takes over. B fails to understand the mess left behind, and decides on a rewrite because they could certainly do better... except they don't, because they don't have A's battle scars.
I have seen this at my workplace - new developers reimplemented a core administrative tool and managed to reimplement a number of bugs that had been both made and fixed in the original, on top of all the new bugs they created.
On the other end of the spectrum, Emacs and Vim offer extreme flexibility, but they [...] can only be customized with special-purpose scripting languages.
So, what, Python is a special-purpose scripting language now? What special purpose might that be? Pissing off whitespace fanatics? Confounding Javscript programmers with sensible behaviour?
I assumed that would be the case, but I know that if I hear about a game and want to learn more, I go to the game's website to check it out. I generally don't browse around Steam, or even open it up until I'm ready to try the game out.
I like the Steam service, but as a game browser it's really horrible (like Apple's App Store, it basically takes a website and crams it into something that's not a real browser, and won't do multiple tabs).
Gee, I'm using Opera Next on a non-retina MacBook Pro... and I'm considered unique among a paltry 3.6M samples. On a site that's *extremely* likely to be visited primarily by Firefox users.
As a long time Opera user, this does not surprise me at all. I cleared my 'browsing data' for the last hour and tried again... a 50% reduction in uniqueness! Huzzah;)
I have never seen this - my downloads resume just fine (and I know they do, because my connection sucks). Maybe the linux client is still having teething problems?
I have noticed that the downloads page is bloody useless, often giving the wrong information. A few times it has even appeared as if it restarted the download from scratch, only to complete the "whole thing" a minute later.
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The Alone in the Dark remake on the Xbox 360 tries to recapture that same sense of "why the fuck am I still playing this" from the very start.
So you want the standard view instead of the extended as the default? It's easy to do if you're willing to have your own msc file - run mmc, add the services snap-in, and customise the view. Once done, save the msc file and open that instead of services.msc.
Once it's exactly as you like, use File > Options to turn off author mode, and prevent saving changes to the view.
This is most useful if you have a couple of other annoying MMC snap-ins with bad defaults. Make yourself a single 'control center' set up just how you like it.
I'm not talking about big chunks of code, or entire functions. I'm talking about the smaller things you do all day long. For loops, case statements, defining a trivial property in a java class (the kind that looks identical to almost every other property, but has to be written out manually because java).
I thought the #! example would be enough to make that clear...
There are many times where you repeat code and DRY does not apply. Common patterns that apply to different projects, but are mostly just grunt-work typing.
snipMate for Vim adds a nice version of code snippets. For example, I type "#!" in python scripts to add "#!/usr/bin/env python". It's a small single saving, but things like that add up over numerous scripts, and help avoid typos.
New article: "Will Betteridge's Law of Headlines apply to this headline?"
Having seen some of the stuff done in web development (or any development really), I wholeheartedly disagree.
My pro tip of the day: if the machine is steaming, don't even take it out of the store.
My only option is to refuse to use IE
Wow! You're willing to make a gigantic sacrifice like that, just on principle? You're a better man than me... I have to refuse to use IE because it's a shit browser.
There is only anecdotal evidence to help counter yours...
The problem is not when developer (or team) A writes something, learns from the experience, and then rewrites it with all those lessons in mind. The problem is when A leaves, and B takes over. B fails to understand the mess left behind, and decides on a rewrite because they could certainly do better... except they don't, because they don't have A's battle scars.
I have seen this at my workplace - new developers reimplemented a core administrative tool and managed to reimplement a number of bugs that had been both made and fixed in the original, on top of all the new bugs they created.
On the other end of the spectrum, Emacs and Vim offer extreme flexibility, but they [...] can only be customized with special-purpose scripting languages.
So, what, Python is a special-purpose scripting language now? What special purpose might that be? Pissing off whitespace fanatics? Confounding Javscript programmers with sensible behaviour?
Nah, I'll iust have some board chow.
AUTO 100, 10
Suddenly GW-Basic is rivalling Eclipse as an IDE!
I assumed that would be the case, but I know that if I hear about a game and want to learn more, I go to the game's website to check it out. I generally don't browse around Steam, or even open it up until I'm ready to try the game out.
I like the Steam service, but as a game browser it's really horrible (like Apple's App Store, it basically takes a website and crams it into something that's not a real browser, and won't do multiple tabs).
On the Maia website, for system requirements:
OS: LINUX 64, WINDOWS. MAC SUPPORT COMING SOON.
Gee, I'm using Opera Next on a non-retina MacBook Pro... and I'm considered unique among a paltry 3.6M samples. On a site that's *extremely* likely to be visited primarily by Firefox users.
As a long time Opera user, this does not surprise me at all. I cleared my 'browsing data' for the last hour and tried again... a 50% reduction in uniqueness! Huzzah ;)
For some reason, I always hate it when people choose an explicit
rather than just
I'm glad those people have to hunt for extra bugs ;)
Pfft. A single checkbox is all that's needed:
"Reduce effectiveness to comply with US Government standards."
It's so cute that you think a 3D FPS is "old school"!
Well they aren't malware
That's just where our opinions differ.
(just to be clear, I am joking... mostly)
X11. Also there's Java.
It's at the bottom of every reply window.
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The article is not wrong; the slashdot summary and lame-ass editing are to blame, once again.
The article says:
the start of Breaking Bad's second half of the fifth and final season
Time for TCPvAngrySlashdot!
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"The Android and WinPhone8 fanboys lose their minds online."
This sudden switch from speculative future to factual description is a bit of a jolt.
I have never seen this - my downloads resume just fine (and I know they do, because my connection sucks). Maybe the linux client is still having teething problems?
I have noticed that the downloads page is bloody useless, often giving the wrong information. A few times it has even appeared as if it restarted the download from scratch, only to complete the "whole thing" a minute later.