My life is my life, so I must be the one to choose to live and for how long. Not any church, government, expert body, nor anyone else. If we follow this rule as firmly as we follow the current rule of "no right to die", then we will not go down the path that the Catholic Exchange suggests.
That's my definition of "right to life": The right to decide about one's own life.
As it is...
People die in all sorts of ways, including suicide. We can't stop those tragedies.
People live though great suffering with no living way out. We can stop those tragedies... but we're not permitted to.
The law against the right to die by one's own choice is immoral.
I don't know why JS gets such a bad rep. (FTFY. "rep" is short for reputation)
JS might be great for the things it can do, but it's the things it can't do that limit it.
easy to pickup and write object based code
Sure, but try writing those classes in JS with proper scoping, hard typing, speed from compilation, etc. It's not designed for that. Different tools have different uses, where each tool has its own strengths and its weaknesses. And that is why C++, C#, Java, etc. won't be abandoned for a long time.
And that is why the article is just negative hype. And negative hype is not what/. is supposed to be about, which leads to...
Shit like this makes me not even want to come to this site.
your boss is pestering you for an iPhone app, your managers want a web interface
I doubt that Apple will allow any scripting language on iOS anytime soon, or later, possibly never...
gives you a client which could potentially run across iOS, Android, ChromeOS, OS X, Linux and WIndows from substantially the same codebase.
That is why I really hope that the Mono project manages to survive. (Looks like Xamarin might save it.) Sure, it uses different UI tech for different platforms, but the business logic can be reused. And who knows... as Mono matures, perhaps the Mono team can consolidate UI building too.
Of course, scripting and HTML5 have their strengths, but I think it will take a little longer than one might expect before they're fully supported on all mobile platforms ('cos of Apple and the sheer volume of functionality in HTML5). Although they're great for UI front ends, they're not really suited for serious business logic, IMHO.
Nothing lasts forever. But makeshift armoured vehicles today, and proper military vehicles tomorrow...
Will Mexico become some new kind of military state run by mobsters? Will the people finally stand up en masse and refuse to take further part, despite being murdered en masse as punishment? Others have pointed out that the drug war is funded by the US, but will the US military finally tire and invade Mexico? Will drugs be legalised in the US?
All those options seem pretty far fetched at the moment, but the situation is also unteneble, or at least unacceptable to us with morals. So how is this going to end?
A jock is someone who likes to use his brawn.
A geek is someone who likes to use his brain.
A nerd is a geek who has a strong topical focus.
You're a geek if...
- you study some field of knowledge (real or fantasy) because you enjoy improving your knowledge/understanding.
- you build things that require thought (whether electronics, computer software, or even advanced and complex Lego structures).
- you like to have cerebreal adventures (ex. roleplaying, sci-fi/fantasy fiction)
- you like to think up better ways for society to work.
- etc.
You're a jock if...
- you do physical activies because you enjoy improving your physique/looks.
- you build things that are strong (whether powerful engines, noisy engines, or even building strong brick walls).
- you like to have physical adventures (ex. jumping off high places, chasing a ball)
- you like drink up and socialise
- etc.
Most of us are a combination of both. The question is how much geek vs. jock you are.
Does your geek side overwhelm your jock side, or does your jock side overwhelm your geek side?
On the topic of further education: If you went to college/uni because...
- you liked to learn and understand, then you're a geek.
- you just wanted the degree, then you're not a geek.
Even if you didn't have higher education, if you like to learn, then you're still a geek.
So, if you like to think, but can't be bothered studying, then you're only part geek,
and if you're "opposed to knowledge wherever it occurs" then you're not a geek at all.
Then you've never suffered a real heart ache. A real heartache is torture so painful that its effects can last for years, whereas a boot to the head merely hurts, and even surgery is just very painful for a few days. Nothing compared to a real heart break.
After borrowing my father's 4WD (not some big city pretender, but a proper off roader, diesel, 2 tanks, etc.) I went to fill it up as thanks. So, I filled up the 1st tank with 75 litres. Then I started fillling up the 2nd tank, and at about 20 litres, this passer by points out some liquid on the ground. I looked around and found that I'd stuck the bowser into a hole in the wall of the car for connecting water. Literally just a hole in the side of the car. So I had filled the car floor with 20 litres of diesel. Oh, crap! My poor father. (Turns out that both tanks were supposed to be filled using the same hole.)
Insurance paid for the car to be disassembled, the parts cleaned and then reassembled. They had no problem accepting that as an accident, 'cos seriously, who on Earth would do something so stupid on purpose?
I really hope I'm not on track for a Darwin Award. But hey, I'm in software, and cars are hardware.
Though I was not referring to a desktop replacement. I was referring to a proper laptop running mostly cool , but feeling uncomfortably overheated by sun light..
All these comments comparing calculators to laptops...
- Have you ever felt a calculator or MP3 player get hot? Ever come across one that gets so hot that it needs a fan?
- Have you ever felt a laptop get hot? Ever come across a laptop that doesn't need a fan?
- Calculators use so little energy that a small strip indoors is enough to power it. Laptops are still not solar powered because the amount of energy required has so far been too much for solar cells to produce.
My point is that, in terms of heat, laptops and calculators are very different.
Have you ever used a laptop in the sun? I have, when sitting next to a window where the sun shines in. I soon move because the laptop gets uncomfortably hot. I don't know how bad that heat is for my laptop, but it's considerable, and I think it might be too much for the little fan, so I'm not about to test it.
Summary: In terms of energy use and heat... Laptop != Calculator
Perhaps he should use material from the extensive library of Star Wars fan fiction. Many of those books certainly contain better stories than the prequels, and in the same spirit of the originals.
Some of the authors are (IMHO) pretty good, such as Timothy Zahn. Also, the fan fiction authors fit their fiction in with existing fan fiction to reduce conflicts. That's something that really bugged me with the prequels, as the prequels completely ignored all the existing fan fiction out there.
In my view George Lucas needs to make use of what he already has, decent stories. But I guess he's never bothered reading the fiction of his own fans.
I'd quite like to see this series, on condition that its potential is realised, because it does have alot of potential. Can you tell that I'm a Star Wars fan?;)
The research is likely to trigger scientific challenges and cause some controversy because it places far more complex life in an environment where researchers have generally held it should not, or even cannot, exist.
If the critters have conclusively been found to live there, then people will just have to accept it, recalibrate their views on what's possible, and continue from there. Why the controversy?
My parents couldn't understand why connecting to their Wi-Fi was intermittent. Though once connected, it all worked fine.
Then I looked into it and found that both they and some neighbour used the same network name: "wireless" (obviously the factory setting), but with different passwords. And this was setup by some IT guy (not me). <facepalm>
I changed the network name, and all is well now.:)
I wonder how common it is for people to unwittingly use each others' Wi-Fi because they use factory settings...
Well, soldiers with cybernetic implants, and I think we're not many years away from that.
People waging war using the internet should be called "internet soldiers".
People waging war using using drones should be called "drone soldiers" or "remote soldiers".
People waging war using using cybernetic implants can/will be called "cyber(netic) soldiers".
Otherwise, when cybernetics do become part of soldiering, what are we going to call them?
Okay, sure, we'd invent another word. But why twist words out of their proper meanings?
I wonder how much of this sort of behaviour must happen before the tide starts turning against the patenting system.
It's unlikely that US lawmakers will stop supporting it, as it is an important tool for ensuring US income. But perhaps other parts of the world eventually decide it's no longer worth putting up with.
The US is an important part of the world, and always will be, but there are now several centres of the modern world (the post war era is long gone), and at some point other nations might decide that US trade threats (such as the patenting system) can fairly safely be ignored as there is plenty of good trade to be done amongst each other, especially if the US can no longer can pay its debts and plays by unfair rules.
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My life is my life, so I must be the one to choose to live and for how long. Not any church, government, expert body, nor anyone else. If we follow this rule as firmly as we follow the current rule of "no right to die", then we will not go down the path that the Catholic Exchange suggests.
That's my definition of "right to life": The right to decide about one's own life.
As it is...
People die in all sorts of ways, including suicide. We can't stop those tragedies.
People live though great suffering with no living way out. We can stop those tragedies... but we're not permitted to.
The law against the right to die by one's own choice is immoral.
Interesting. Thanks for correcting me. :)
I don't know why JS gets such a bad rep. (FTFY. "rep" is short for reputation)
JS might be great for the things it can do, but it's the things it can't do that limit it.
easy to pickup and write object based code
Sure, but try writing those classes in JS with proper scoping, hard typing, speed from compilation, etc. It's not designed for that. Different tools have different uses, where each tool has its own strengths and its weaknesses. And that is why C++, C#, Java, etc. won't be abandoned for a long time.
And that is why the article is just negative hype. And negative hype is not what /. is supposed to be about, which leads to...
Shit like this makes me not even want to come to this site.
your boss is pestering you for an iPhone app, your managers want a web interface
I doubt that Apple will allow any scripting language on iOS anytime soon, or later, possibly never...
gives you a client which could potentially run across iOS, Android, ChromeOS, OS X, Linux and WIndows from substantially the same codebase.
That is why I really hope that the Mono project manages to survive. (Looks like Xamarin might save it.) Sure, it uses different UI tech for different platforms, but the business logic can be reused. And who knows... as Mono matures, perhaps the Mono team can consolidate UI building too.
Of course, scripting and HTML5 have their strengths, but I think it will take a little longer than one might expect before they're fully supported on all mobile platforms ('cos of Apple and the sheer volume of functionality in HTML5). Although they're great for UI front ends, they're not really suited for serious business logic, IMHO.
Interesting. Anyone have a spare mod point?
That's what ushers are for. And people serving drinks double as ushers. It's about being discreet and considerate to other patrons.
+1 to you for being a good devils advocate, but she has no excuse.
Nothing lasts forever. But makeshift armoured vehicles today, and proper military vehicles tomorrow...
Will Mexico become some new kind of military state run by mobsters? Will the people finally stand up en masse and refuse to take further part, despite being murdered en masse as punishment? Others have pointed out that the drug war is funded by the US, but will the US military finally tire and invade Mexico? Will drugs be legalised in the US?
All those options seem pretty far fetched at the moment, but the situation is also unteneble, or at least unacceptable to us with morals. So how is this going to end?
Because sometimes one wants numbers that simply can't be negative, by definition.
Tennessee is undermining the very concept of the internet!
I think that might be the idea... to gradually reduce the use of the technology in Tennessee and start returning to good ol' fashioned Mormon ways.
A jock is someone who likes to use his brawn.
A geek is someone who likes to use his brain.
A nerd is a geek who has a strong topical focus.
You're a geek if... - you study some field of knowledge (real or fantasy) because you enjoy improving your knowledge/understanding.
- you build things that require thought (whether electronics, computer software, or even advanced and complex Lego structures).
- you like to have cerebreal adventures (ex. roleplaying, sci-fi/fantasy fiction)
- you like to think up better ways for society to work.
- etc.
You're a jock if...
- you do physical activies because you enjoy improving your physique/looks.
- you build things that are strong (whether powerful engines, noisy engines, or even building strong brick walls).
- you like to have physical adventures (ex. jumping off high places, chasing a ball)
- you like drink up and socialise
- etc.
Most of us are a combination of both. The question is how much geek vs. jock you are.
Does your geek side overwhelm your jock side, or does your jock side overwhelm your geek side?
On the topic of further education: If you went to college/uni because...
- you liked to learn and understand, then you're a geek.
- you just wanted the degree, then you're not a geek.
Even if you didn't have higher education, if you like to learn, then you're still a geek.
So, if you like to think, but can't be bothered studying, then you're only part geek,
and if you're "opposed to knowledge wherever it occurs" then you're not a geek at all.
Then you've never suffered a real heart ache. A real heartache is torture so painful that its effects can last for years, whereas a boot to the head merely hurts, and even surgery is just very painful for a few days. Nothing compared to a real heart break.
I don't care if I die, 40 (or 42?) virgins will be my reward for fighting the Holy War
Perhaps that the question for which the answer is 42...
After borrowing my father's 4WD (not some big city pretender, but a proper off roader, diesel, 2 tanks, etc.) I went to fill it up as thanks. So, I filled up the 1st tank with 75 litres. Then I started fillling up the 2nd tank, and at about 20 litres, this passer by points out some liquid on the ground. I looked around and found that I'd stuck the bowser into a hole in the wall of the car for connecting water. Literally just a hole in the side of the car. So I had filled the car floor with 20 litres of diesel. Oh, crap! My poor father. (Turns out that both tanks were supposed to be filled using the same hole.)
Insurance paid for the car to be disassembled, the parts cleaned and then reassembled. They had no problem accepting that as an accident, 'cos seriously, who on Earth would do something so stupid on purpose?
I really hope I'm not on track for a Darwin Award. But hey, I'm in software, and cars are hardware.
Agreed!
Though I was not referring to a desktop replacement. I was referring to a proper laptop running mostly cool , but feeling uncomfortably overheated by sun light..
But yes, I agree with you.
All these comments comparing calculators to laptops...
- Have you ever felt a calculator or MP3 player get hot? Ever come across one that gets so hot that it needs a fan?
- Have you ever felt a laptop get hot? Ever come across a laptop that doesn't need a fan?
- Calculators use so little energy that a small strip indoors is enough to power it. Laptops are still not solar powered because the amount of energy required has so far been too much for solar cells to produce.
My point is that, in terms of heat, laptops and calculators are very different.
Have you ever used a laptop in the sun? I have, when sitting next to a window where the sun shines in. I soon move because the laptop gets uncomfortably hot. I don't know how bad that heat is for my laptop, but it's considerable, and I think it might be too much for the little fan, so I'm not about to test it.
Summary: In terms of energy use and heat... Laptop != Calculator
Maybe it has peaked, and he is no longer as curious. ;)
Perhaps he should use material from the extensive library of Star Wars fan fiction. Many of those books certainly contain better stories than the prequels, and in the same spirit of the originals.
Some of the authors are (IMHO) pretty good, such as Timothy Zahn. Also, the fan fiction authors fit their fiction in with existing fan fiction to reduce conflicts. That's something that really bugged me with the prequels, as the prequels completely ignored all the existing fan fiction out there.
In my view George Lucas needs to make use of what he already has, decent stories. But I guess he's never bothered reading the fiction of his own fans.
I'd quite like to see this series, on condition that its potential is realised, because it does have alot of potential. Can you tell that I'm a Star Wars fan? ;)
The research is likely to trigger scientific challenges and cause some controversy because it places far more complex life in an environment where researchers have generally held it should not, or even cannot, exist.
If the critters have conclusively been found to live there, then people will just have to accept it, recalibrate their views on what's possible, and continue from there. Why the controversy?
iSuppose that it can go on for a bit longer. Though iHave no iDea, really.
International Atomic Energy Agency
This is done in order to protect their income stream.
FTFY
My parents couldn't understand why connecting to their Wi-Fi was intermittent. Though once connected, it all worked fine.
Then I looked into it and found that both they and some neighbour used the same network name: "wireless" (obviously the factory setting), but with different passwords. And this was setup by some IT guy (not me). <facepalm>
I changed the network name, and all is well now. :)
I wonder how common it is for people to unwittingly use each others' Wi-Fi because they use factory settings...
Yeah, I agree.
what could be more 'cyber' than that?
Well, soldiers with cybernetic implants, and I think we're not many years away from that.
People waging war using the internet should be called "internet soldiers".
People waging war using using drones should be called "drone soldiers" or "remote soldiers".
People waging war using using cybernetic implants can/will be called "cyber(netic) soldiers".
Otherwise, when cybernetics do become part of soldiering, what are we going to call them?
Okay, sure, we'd invent another word. But why twist words out of their proper meanings?
Call it it for what it is and avoid confusion.
I wonder how much of this sort of behaviour must happen before the tide starts turning against the patenting system.
It's unlikely that US lawmakers will stop supporting it, as it is an important tool for ensuring US income. But perhaps other parts of the world eventually decide it's no longer worth putting up with.
The US is an important part of the world, and always will be, but there are now several centres of the modern world (the post war era is long gone), and at some point other nations might decide that US trade threats (such as the patenting system) can fairly safely be ignored as there is plenty of good trade to be done amongst each other, especially if the US can no longer can pay its debts and plays by unfair rules.
But it's so boooring to have to read every article.
;-)