The Atari that produced Breakout hasn't existed for a long time. The name "Atari" no longer even refers to a single company -- it is simply a brand name that is licensed to be used by a number of companies.
So even though the Atari we all know and love died a long time ago, it saddens me to see the current owners of the name drag it through the mud like this.
If you see one restaurant without a single customer on a friday night and another one nearby completely full with people waiting out the door you are really going to guess that the empty restaurant has better food?
No, but I also wouldn't guess that the full one has better food.
based on the theory that the busier one has the better food.
These have to be people with limited experience with restaurants. In my experience, a line out the door is less indicative of excellent food than it is of poor restaurant management.
If there is a queue at a restaurant, then I certainly wont be going
Exactly this. Additionally, that restaurant would probably not make my list of places to consider going when planning a night out, because I'd assume that there will be a length wait.
I understand the performance gap between java and C is almost imperceptible now.
How true this is depends on exactly what you're doing. Java-based applications can actually outperform naively coded native C/C++ applications in certain things like communications between threads. But it can underperform in other types of things.
Those are highly specialized (i.e., tiny market) examples and so, yes, I'd call them rare.
But understand -- I'm in no way saying that developers are wrong for using frameworks and I an not really trashing frameworks. There can be excellent reasons for using them, depending on what you're doing.
All I'm saying is that using them comes with a cost to users that must also be considered, and a lot of framework developers seem to either be unaware of it, or think that it doesn't matter.
Hmm, every Android phone I've had, out of the box, has a simple passcode unlock (or pattern unlock) available if you want it.
If you're willing to root, it's pretty easy to set up the device to be encrypted and require a password in order to boot. Even without rooting, install Tasker and you can set up any special button sequence you want and make it perform pretty much any action you want, including shutting down or rebooting.
Yep, I'm even older and can attest that the phrase was very common from before I was born. It used to be electronics jargon, and software adopted it later.
The company I work for has a similar problem, but opposite-like.
I get my paychecks direct-deposited, and have access to my stubs electronically. And yet they still insist on mailing me a 100% worthless printed stub every pay cycle. I tried to get them to stop, but eventually gave up.
I'm the exact opposite with eBooks. I now have all of my technical reference books in eBook form -- they're much easier for me to use that way, and I always have my entire library with me.
For recreational reading, though, eBooks aren't for me at all.
I was just trying to think of the last time I printed something. I believe it was about four years ago, when I had to print a single-page release form because that's what a company required.
Not wanting my equipment talking to other people without my knowledge and consent isn't even remotely paranoia. There are copious very real security issues involved.
antenna can be built right into the board like it is on IoT devices.
Depends on where the board is. The antenna has to be somewhere outside of shielding.
For somebody trying to be paranoid, you're not doing a very good job at it.
I'm not seeing how paranoia enters into it. Paranoid would be if I thought cars were phoning home when they aren't. We both know that they are.
In the end, though, this is probably something I'll be able to sidestep completely simply by sticking with buying cars that are old enough. That's a solution I'm fine with.
I'm going to assume that you're seriously asking this.
The answer is that the the protected classes are groups of people who had been widely singled out to be deprived of the rights that everyone else shares. The courts determined that the discrimination was severe enough as to amount to a widespread violation of the equal protection clause of the Constitution.
Those groups were selected for special protection because there was no other effective way to correct the problem. The argument is that because of the special discrimination they suffer, the special protection does not give them more rights than everyone else, it brings them to parity with everyone else.
The hope is that the day will come when these groups are no longer singled out, and their special status will no longer be required.
I'm quite sure that you disagree with this argument, but that's what it is, and why the courts feel that it is Constitutionally required.
I am liberal, but old enough to remember when you could generally assume that any given conservative was principled, sane, and it was possible to have a discussion that didn't devolve into a vitriol even if agreement was not to be had.
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consumables are about $133 to $199. That seems affordable for a color laser printer.
From where I stand, that seems like the direct opposite of "affordable".
I have seen those 'forests' so many times.
That's because they can't really be considered "forests". They're tree farms. The two are very, very different.
If rooted, yes. You can make it behave however you like. I don't know about stock Android behavior on this point, though.
The Atari that produced Breakout hasn't existed for a long time. The name "Atari" no longer even refers to a single company -- it is simply a brand name that is licensed to be used by a number of companies.
So even though the Atari we all know and love died a long time ago, it saddens me to see the current owners of the name drag it through the mud like this.
Although it was still cheap food, it was way better than KFC.
Well, in all fairness, almost any chicken place has better food than KFC.
If you see one restaurant without a single customer on a friday night and another one nearby completely full with people waiting out the door you are really going to guess that the empty restaurant has better food?
No, but I also wouldn't guess that the full one has better food.
That's a pretty common and sensible approach.
It may be common, but I don't think it counts as sensible.
based on the theory that the busier one has the better food.
These have to be people with limited experience with restaurants. In my experience, a line out the door is less indicative of excellent food than it is of poor restaurant management.
If there is a queue at a restaurant, then I certainly wont be going
Exactly this. Additionally, that restaurant would probably not make my list of places to consider going when planning a night out, because I'd assume that there will be a length wait.
I understand the performance gap between java and C is almost imperceptible now.
How true this is depends on exactly what you're doing. Java-based applications can actually outperform naively coded native C/C++ applications in certain things like communications between threads. But it can underperform in other types of things.
If it's an ad, it's a pretty terrible one since it doesn't give the impression that Electron (or Standard Notes) is a desirable piece of software.
Those are highly specialized (i.e., tiny market) examples and so, yes, I'd call them rare.
But understand -- I'm in no way saying that developers are wrong for using frameworks and I an not really trashing frameworks. There can be excellent reasons for using them, depending on what you're doing.
All I'm saying is that using them comes with a cost to users that must also be considered, and a lot of framework developers seem to either be unaware of it, or think that it doesn't matter.
I would love to have this technology for video. Anything to turn off those annoying network bugs while watching TV would be nice.
It was those graphics that essentially got me to stop watching commercial TV.
Hmm, every Android phone I've had, out of the box, has a simple passcode unlock (or pattern unlock) available if you want it.
If you're willing to root, it's pretty easy to set up the device to be encrypted and require a password in order to boot. Even without rooting, install Tasker and you can set up any special button sequence you want and make it perform pretty much any action you want, including shutting down or rebooting.
Yep, I'm even older and can attest that the phrase was very common from before I was born. It used to be electronics jargon, and software adopted it later.
So as long as I lie about why I am turning someone away, it's OK.
No. It's not OK. It's just that in the face of lying, the lawbreaking is difficult (but not impossible) to prove.
But there still is a court-enforced "some are more equal than others" hierarchy of victimhood.
That's your interpretation of the law. This is a point on which people can, and do, disagree.
I'm not sure why you're so upset that you feel the need to be insulting. I didn't kick your puppy, I merely stated a personal preference.
By the way, how do you think the newer crop of cars (such as Fords starting in 2016) can get over-the-air software updates?
The company I work for has a similar problem, but opposite-like.
I get my paychecks direct-deposited, and have access to my stubs electronically. And yet they still insist on mailing me a 100% worthless printed stub every pay cycle. I tried to get them to stop, but eventually gave up.
Last year, I got exactly 1. I complained, though, and don't expect to see any this year.
I'm the exact opposite with eBooks. I now have all of my technical reference books in eBook form -- they're much easier for me to use that way, and I always have my entire library with me.
For recreational reading, though, eBooks aren't for me at all.
I was just trying to think of the last time I printed something. I believe it was about four years ago, when I had to print a single-page release form because that's what a company required.
Right next to your unwarranted insult mod.
Not wanting my equipment talking to other people without my knowledge and consent isn't even remotely paranoia. There are copious very real security issues involved.
antenna can be built right into the board like it is on IoT devices.
Depends on where the board is. The antenna has to be somewhere outside of shielding.
For somebody trying to be paranoid, you're not doing a very good job at it.
I'm not seeing how paranoia enters into it. Paranoid would be if I thought cars were phoning home when they aren't. We both know that they are.
In the end, though, this is probably something I'll be able to sidestep completely simply by sticking with buying cars that are old enough. That's a solution I'm fine with.
I'm going to assume that you're seriously asking this.
The answer is that the the protected classes are groups of people who had been widely singled out to be deprived of the rights that everyone else shares. The courts determined that the discrimination was severe enough as to amount to a widespread violation of the equal protection clause of the Constitution.
Those groups were selected for special protection because there was no other effective way to correct the problem. The argument is that because of the special discrimination they suffer, the special protection does not give them more rights than everyone else, it brings them to parity with everyone else.
The hope is that the day will come when these groups are no longer singled out, and their special status will no longer be required.
I'm quite sure that you disagree with this argument, but that's what it is, and why the courts feel that it is Constitutionally required.
Well, to be exact, I am a Goldwater conservative.
Where did you guys all go?
I am liberal, but old enough to remember when you could generally assume that any given conservative was principled, sane, and it was possible to have a discussion that didn't devolve into a vitriol even if agreement was not to be had.
I miss you guys, I honestly do.