I'm the other way round. I found ObjC a joy to learn, picked it up pretty quickly. C++ took several abortive attempts and had me pulling my hair out for a long time. Now that I'm relatively comfortable with both, I still find ObjC to be my path of least resistance (certainly when writing gui apps).
I'm not sure why that is exactly. I think the use of templates in C++ made it difficult for me to pick up. I know you can write C++ code without using templates, but a lot of libraries seem to make heavy use of them. The types of error messages produced by gcc when templates are involved tend to make finding out where you've gone wrong rather difficult at times.
I know though that I have a lot to learn in C++. Specifically, I have yet to write my own generic class or function. I'm sure I will at some point, but so far there hasn't been much call for them in the problem domain I tend to use C++ for.
Trouble is, that's a lot of pictures you're going to have to send to embed a useful payload. Maybe you could set up something like a 1080p webcam looking out of your window so you have a constant stream of plausible signal in which to hide your "noise."
I blame the marketing chimps. They naively assumed that GPRS and EDGE would be temporary stopgaps until "3G" swept the board. They didn't count on having to still be selling these services 10+ years down the line.
And why is someone going to go to the effort of finding a postcode in that MP's constituency when they could just put in their own postcode and contact their own MP?
As the other response to my comment also noted, you are generally required to include a postcode with any email sent to an MP through these sites, which can easily be checked.
The thing is, it's not the same person. It's his constituents, using a tool to enable them to contact him about issues they feel are pressing. The fact that these people are using the same tool to communicate is irrelevant.
When you send an email from one of these web sites, you're supposed to email your own MP, not one picked at random. Therefore, the emails he is talking about are from his own constituents.
The "Tree Style Tabs" add on is great for managing your browsing. It gives your tabs context, lets you collapse groups of tabs and move tabs from one group to another. That, and having the tabs vertically arranged lets you have far more on screen at once and make better use of a widescreen monitor. Solving many of the problems addressed by Tab Candy.
I'm really surprised more people don't use it. It's the one thing now preventing me from switching to Chrome.
One of the most successful cinema chains in the UK operates on a flat rate all you can see for £12 / month subscription basis.
For frequent cinema goers, this is far easier to palate than paying £7 a time for a ticket, and I guess the cinema likes it because they have guaranteed income. And the cinemas in this chain do show their fair share of art house films.
Why isn't this practice employed in the US, for example? It would seem to me to be the most logical way to offset the sustainable rise in ticket prices.
If the pirates can distribute an indie film for $1 along side along side a $100 million Hollywood flick with no advertising and still turn a profit, surely the answer is self evident.
After all, some money is better than no money, and it takes a lot less to break even on a $1 million film than a $100 million one.
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I believe the term is "stepping up to the crease".
There was some speculation that it stood for NeXT / Sun (superseding the old NX prefix used before the OPENSTEP days).
I'm the other way round. I found ObjC a joy to learn, picked it up pretty quickly. C++ took several abortive attempts and had me pulling my hair out for a long time. Now that I'm relatively comfortable with both, I still find ObjC to be my path of least resistance (certainly when writing gui apps).
I'm not sure why that is exactly. I think the use of templates in C++ made it difficult for me to pick up. I know you can write C++ code without using templates, but a lot of libraries seem to make heavy use of them. The types of error messages produced by gcc when templates are involved tend to make finding out where you've gone wrong rather difficult at times.
I know though that I have a lot to learn in C++. Specifically, I have yet to write my own generic class or function. I'm sure I will at some point, but so far there hasn't been much call for them in the problem domain I tend to use C++ for.
Trouble is, that's a lot of pictures you're going to have to send to embed a useful payload. Maybe you could set up something like a 1080p webcam looking out of your window so you have a constant stream of plausible signal in which to hide your "noise."
I pre-empted this by turning off the ability of others to tag me in photos etc.
So where do I send my cheque?
I blame the marketing chimps. They naively assumed that GPRS and EDGE would be temporary stopgaps until "3G" swept the board. They didn't count on having to still be selling these services 10+ years down the line.
Although it probably doesn't sell for US$20,000.
60k sales make that. You're still an idiot though.
EUR600k @ EUR10 / sale = 30k sales.
And you, sir, are an idiot.
I disagree. My PS2, Xbox and Wii are all modded. How many pirated games do I own for these platforms? None.
And why is someone going to go to the effort of finding a postcode in that MP's constituency when they could just put in their own postcode and contact their own MP?
As the other response to my comment also noted, you are generally required to include a postcode with any email sent to an MP through these sites, which can easily be checked.
The thing is, it's not the same person. It's his constituents, using a tool to enable them to contact him about issues they feel are pressing. The fact that these people are using the same tool to communicate is irrelevant.
When you send an email from one of these web sites, you're supposed to email your own MP, not one picked at random. Therefore, the emails he is talking about are from his own constituents.
The "Tree Style Tabs" add on is great for managing your browsing. It gives your tabs context, lets you collapse groups of tabs and move tabs from one group to another. That, and having the tabs vertically arranged lets you have far more on screen at once and make better use of a widescreen monitor. Solving many of the problems addressed by Tab Candy.
I'm really surprised more people don't use it. It's the one thing now preventing me from switching to Chrome.
One of the most successful cinema chains in the UK operates on a flat rate all you can see for £12 / month subscription basis.
For frequent cinema goers, this is far easier to palate than paying £7 a time for a ticket, and I guess the cinema likes it because they have guaranteed income. And the cinemas in this chain do show their fair share of art house films.
Why isn't this practice employed in the US, for example? It would seem to me to be the most logical way to offset the sustainable rise in ticket prices.
If the pirates can distribute an indie film for $1 along side along side a $100 million Hollywood flick with no advertising and still turn a profit, surely the answer is self evident.
After all, some money is better than no money, and it takes a lot less to break even on a $1 million film than a $100 million one.
So I get my number put on a list that says "never call this guy under any circumstances?" Great. Where do I sign up?
Thanks for linking to that add-on. It's great. :)
Thanks. I'm not very familiar with the history of American government, so your response is appreciated.
And who would these people be?
I think those people have a warped definition of "living document".
Damn, I thought you were being satirical.