I thought the phenomenon about black holes is that it growth rate isn't affected by what it "eats". For example, a black hole eats Jupiter, but doesn't grow the size of Jupiter. It just grows at its normal rate. Giving it the phenomenon that we don't know where jupiter went to.
Ugh, the new trek is on UPN, which isn't a part of Time-Warner Cable in Cincinnati. I gotta get out an antenna and try to get UPN outta neighboring cities. Talk about lame...
Good follow-up question:
Has the green party failed in the election because of interference from the Illuminati (or the Trilateral Commission, whichever conspiracy theory you prefer)?
I have been looking for a way to sync my PDA or Outlook to my cell phone...for Windows/Linux
If you are syncing up to outlook, your talking about a windows-only need.
Your PDA might be another thing, but if its outlook you are worried about, then you aren't asking the right question...
Come on...
This is a dumb marketing ploy. Attempt to get the linux community to buy our phones!
I don't need the stability of linux on my phone. I have yet to have my phone blue-screen or crash. Its the age old "I got linux on my fridge" cliche...
Re:Beauty for beauty's sake makes crappy software
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One word:
Maintainability.
That isn't a software rule?? What about re-using code (for us OOP's)?
[OT]:
Man, M$ has destroyed that acronym (XP). Maybe extreme programming should switch to ExtProg?
Re:nice, but welcome back to the real world
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I don't get paid to create beauty, especially not internal beauty. I need it to work, not look good.
I don't know about you, but my job (I'm a consultant) is to get the application to work in accordance to the user specs, and to ensure that the application can be maintained by either my company or the client company (read, "readability").
Even if I didn't, seeing that I only work with OOP languages, its an unwritten rule to make your objects reusable (although its not the truth, I always see this as someone will see my source to the object, so I want to make sure they can easily read the code). Just following this rule and commenting your code makes the code readable (read, "pretty").
Re:Not this stupid 'programming is art' BS again!
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Now now. Art can be seen in any type of medium, even coding.
You may not understand it, but only the artist needs to.
I can see art in some obfuscated code I've seen.
Who are you to tell me what is art and what isn't?
Three different styles makes the code harder to read...
Its a "I'll do it later" thing...
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I've found that most of the cause of the problem is people "whip out a function that does that job" so they can compile the program, then never go back and fix it up. Same with code comments. "I'll add good comments later/when I'm done", and you finally get the program stable when it needs to be released.
I find it a ton easier to do everything the way you were taught in software engineering 101. Design the hell outta documents (I, personally, use RUP which I find nice), then code complete objects, nothing that'll just "let me compile", but whole objects. *AND* I'll code in the javadoc when I make the object. The code comes out quit nice that way.
There is a store (in Cincinnati, at least) called "Computer Renassance" (bad spelling, I know) that buys old computer parts. It isn't hundreds of dollars for the old stuff, but its cash.
Plus, its nice to buy some old stuff (like 200Mhz motherboard/chip) for linux boxen from the store for cheap...
I agree. Usually, when I gripe, the typical response is "He's the only author on/. that makes original stories."
My only response to that is "Then maybe you should replace him with someone that has a better technical understanding."
Its known that Katz isn't the nerd-type, he's the journal-type. And with a critical-eyed crowd like this, its better to have the technical know-how than the nice journal-writing skill.
With all the great things I have with broadband (at the same cost of 28.8 service), plus, if you can compress a stream for 28.8, imagine what you can do with broadband!
This won't eliminate broadband. It'll strengthen it!
But if you want a nice computer kiosk (hell, multiple computer kiosks), its still cheaper. Its all about cost. I live in an apartment with my wife. We want save to buy a house. I can't go spending cash on a laptop, or anything wireless, except maybe a phone. I kill my hardward-buying-urges with old computers and linux. For the income-challenged, its a very nice alternative.
For instance, my refrig should 'read' the goods I place into the refrig and allow me to instantly generate a grocery list or track the age of foods, produce and beer (beer must be fresh).
Try to write a program to do this.
My fridge is dynamic. I never eat the same thing everyday (or ever every week). So the only thing my fridge could track would be "Milk". Seeing that I'm observant, I know when I'm running low, and get some on the way home from work.
The only way for this idea to really work is maybe if I program "reciepies to cook in the future", it knows what I need for those reciepies, then writes the list. But why does my fridge even need to know when I can write that program on my puter?
Next question. Why does it need an internet connection? Only thing I can think of is that it automatically orders the milk to be delievered when I run low. I see two problems. This makes the milk more expensive, and does the ISP cost counteract the leisure of "always having a good supply of milk"??
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I thought the phenomenon about black holes is that it growth rate isn't affected by what it "eats". For example, a black hole eats Jupiter, but doesn't grow the size of Jupiter. It just grows at its normal rate. Giving it the phenomenon that we don't know where jupiter went to.
I need to go fish out my physics book...
Isn't it a fact that black holes grow at a steady rate? At what rate will it affect the orbit of our solar system?
Ugh, the new trek is on UPN, which isn't a part of Time-Warner Cable in Cincinnati. I gotta get out an antenna and try to get UPN outta neighboring cities. Talk about lame...
Good follow-up question:
Has the green party failed in the election because of interference from the Illuminati (or the Trilateral Commission, whichever conspiracy theory you prefer)?
I bet this'll be asked a million times.
What's your take on the DMCA?
How do we get the government to see the wrongs of it??
I have been looking for a way to sync my PDA or Outlook to my cell phone...for Windows/Linux
If you are syncing up to outlook, your talking about a windows-only need.
Your PDA might be another thing, but if its outlook you are worried about, then you aren't asking the right question...
Come on...
This is a dumb marketing ploy. Attempt to get the linux community to buy our phones!
I don't need the stability of linux on my phone. I have yet to have my phone blue-screen or crash. Its the age old "I got linux on my fridge" cliche...
One word:
Maintainability.
That isn't a software rule?? What about re-using code (for us OOP's)?
[OT]:
Man, M$ has destroyed that acronym (XP). Maybe extreme programming should switch to ExtProg?
I don't get paid to create beauty, especially not internal beauty. I need it to work, not look good.
I don't know about you, but my job (I'm a consultant) is to get the application to work in accordance to the user specs, and to ensure that the application can be maintained by either my company or the client company (read, "readability").
Even if I didn't, seeing that I only work with OOP languages, its an unwritten rule to make your objects reusable (although its not the truth, I always see this as someone will see my source to the object, so I want to make sure they can easily read the code). Just following this rule and commenting your code makes the code readable (read, "pretty").
Now now. Art can be seen in any type of medium, even coding.
You may not understand it, but only the artist needs to.
I can see art in some obfuscated code I've seen.
Who are you to tell me what is art and what isn't?
but without a coding standard that you state up front you have multiple coding styles.
//blah
//blah2
//...<snip>...
//...<snip>...
I.E.:
int main ( int argc, char** argv )
{
if ( CONDITIONAL )
{
}
else
{
}
}
char
foobar(char foo, int bar){
if(ANOTHERCONDT){
blah;
}else
blah2;
}
}
void foobar2(char * blah)
{
blah;
if(YACONDITIONAL)
{
blah;
}
etc...
Three different styles makes the code harder to read...
I've found that most of the cause of the problem is people "whip out a function that does that job" so they can compile the program, then never go back and fix it up.
Same with code comments. "I'll add good comments later/when I'm done", and you finally get the program stable when it needs to be released.
I find it a ton easier to do everything the way you were taught in software engineering 101. Design the hell outta documents (I, personally, use RUP which I find nice), then code complete objects, nothing that'll just "let me compile", but whole objects. *AND* I'll code in the javadoc when I make the object. The code comes out quit nice that way.
Imagine a beo....
Seriously, though, a bunch of slow machines could be hooked together to create a nifty beowulf cluster. Something to brag to your friends about!
There is a store (in Cincinnati, at least) called "Computer Renassance" (bad spelling, I know) that buys old computer parts. It isn't hundreds of dollars for the old stuff, but its cash.
Plus, its nice to buy some old stuff (like 200Mhz motherboard/chip) for linux boxen from the store for cheap...
I agree. Usually, when I gripe, the typical response is "He's the only author on /. that makes original stories."
My only response to that is "Then maybe you should replace him with someone that has a better technical understanding."
Its known that Katz isn't the nerd-type, he's the journal-type. And with a critical-eyed crowd like this, its better to have the technical know-how than the nice journal-writing skill.
Why not log out of IM?
Writing a story about how email affects people to a bunch of nerds that have been using email since the old BBS's??
What kind of comment am I supposed to post here?
Email has affected me!
Its worse than preaching to a choir, its insane. I imagine that there are good stories being rejected so I can spend time reading this story.
And the worse part, its a multipart Katz column!!
To quote Billy Madison:
We are all dumber having read this.
First of all, I logged in so I'd be taken seriously (plus I got 50 karma, I can burn some without duress).
:-P
Second of all, nice switch, but I hope Taco will fix it anyway
For those that don't know:
You can redirect in your public key, and by clicking on the parent's sig link, you'll go to some nasty troll site.
Taco, can we do something about this ASAP??
Too bad that place in Belgium isn't named:
/.
Bouillabaisse
Whoops... sorry for bringing that troll back to
I couldn't resist.
Pshah!
With all the great things I have with broadband (at the same cost of 28.8 service), plus, if you can compress a stream for 28.8, imagine what you can do with broadband!
This won't eliminate broadband. It'll strengthen it!
Will this work with AMD's upcoming SledgeHammer??
What kind of functionality limitations will be placed on these machines (its ms... there's always limitations...)??
But if you want a nice computer kiosk (hell, multiple computer kiosks), its still cheaper. Its all about cost. I live in an apartment with my wife. We want save to buy a house. I can't go spending cash on a laptop, or anything wireless, except maybe a phone. I kill my hardward-buying-urges with old computers and linux. For the income-challenged, its a very nice alternative.
For instance, my refrig should 'read' the goods I place into the refrig and allow me to instantly generate a grocery list or track the age of foods, produce and beer (beer must be fresh).
Try to write a program to do this.
My fridge is dynamic. I never eat the same thing everyday (or ever every week). So the only thing my fridge could track would be "Milk". Seeing that I'm observant, I know when I'm running low, and get some on the way home from work.
The only way for this idea to really work is maybe if I program "reciepies to cook in the future", it knows what I need for those reciepies, then writes the list. But why does my fridge even need to know when I can write that program on my puter?
Next question. Why does it need an internet connection? Only thing I can think of is that it automatically orders the milk to be delievered when I run low. I see two problems. This makes the milk more expensive, and does the ISP cost counteract the leisure of "always having a good supply of milk"??