Leave it to Slashdot comments for know-nothings to show their ignorance. I never said anything about supplanting every network protocol with XML-based standards. BTW, I have XML code running in OFX servers on Fortune 100 companies. In fact, if you've ever used a personal financial manager to download account information, there's a good chance you've used my code. Dumbass.
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XML gives you a parsable standard on two levels; generic XML syntax and specific to your protocol via schemas. It's verbose enough to allow by-hand manual editing while the syntax will catch any errors save semantic errors you'll likely have. It's also a little more versatile as far as the syntax goes. Yes, there are less verbose parsing syntaxes out there, but you always seem to lose something when it comes to manual viewing or editing.
Plus, as far as writing parsers, why burn the time when there are so many tools for XML out there? It's a design choice I suppose like every other one; i.e. what are you losing/gaining by DIYing? Personally, I love XML and regret that it hasn't taken off more. Especially in the area of network protocols. People have been trying to shove everything into an HTML pipe, when XML over the much underrated BEEP is a far more versatile. There are costs, though as you've already mentioned.
Never said anything about funding. I'm talking about the distortion of scientific research to meet political goals. I'm talking about slashing proven space programs to shift money into a single legacy-oriented goal of a Mars mission. I'm talking about pushing abstinence programs when we've already proven that educating kids about STDs and contraception is far more effective. It's not the size of the budget, but his general attitude towards academia.
I for one cheer for anyone protecting money from the prying hands of the State.
Ah, the refrain of all Libertarians. Never mind that there are legitimate responsibilities for both tax payer and government. Does Microsoft build and maintain the roads to-and-from their employee's homes and their distributors. Does Microsoft pay for the infrastructure that pushes electricity, cable, and water lines for them? Does Microsoft provide police and fire protection for them? Nope, that's what your taxes are for. Go ahead and cheerlead every time you hear of some tax cheat pushing their share of the responsibility on the rest of us.
I took engineering physics in college, and from what I recall all formulas only worked on massless, frictionless systems and didn't account for air resistance. Now, how the hell did a physicist crunch these numbers?
I can't help to think back to my high school lab tech days and watching kids blindly trying out any hacking tools they found on the net without fully understanding the potential implications of their actions. Hopefully, all of my superbug fears are irrational.
The problem isn't PAPER BALLOTS (nice job editors)! It's another "silently failing" system just as that used to disenfranchise voters in Florida circa 2000. And, it's not just an issue of voter error. The machine could malfunction and you wouldn't know it.
I just skimmed the article, but the power issues seemed to be at the switch. Are they saying that the remote clients aren't affected? I'd be more concerned about sucking even MORE power out of laptops and PDAs than out of an outlet.
I HATE when people say this. All of those good manufacturing and labor jobs aren't disappearing. Corporate America is just shipping them off to countries with no workers' rights and dirt cheap wages. We're not becoming a service economy, we're becoming trans national at the expense of the working class.
I'm sure you Libertarians are soiling your pants, but this entire project is not much more than the US government was doing 60 years ago. Hey, maybe in another 60 years private industry will bring us a "reusable space truck."
WoW is a friggin' phenomenon that crosses so many demographics unlike any other game I've played over my 25 years as a consumer. My guilds have had husbands and wives playing together, parents and children, mothers playing with babies on their laps (hi Bitters!), and even grandparents. I'm a lifelong addict and I had to FORCE myself to cancel my account to focus on renovating my house.
Yet, there's still some confusingly high number of negative posts on Slashdot from people slamming the game. Yes, it has flaws, but nothing even close to other games I've played. My BF2142 installation crashes with BS memory and driver errors about 1/4 rounds. As a software engineer, I appreciate the design behind the game; efficient bandwidth usage, very few bugs which are addressed very quickly for a game, the well thought-out UI design and API, efficient code, a user-friendly interface. Blizzard has done a remarkable job on so many levels.
Maybe they're pissed that no one wants to play D&D anymore, who knows? But, please, at least concede that WoW is a GREAT game!
That, and the fact that using signed integers allows you to avoid contextual arithmetic operations; i.e. you can just add values everywhere and not have to worry about coding moneybag=moneybag-repairCosts or moneybag=moneybag+questReward.
This is the battle cry of all cheaters. "I want instant gratification so I'm going to cheat because the game is so unfair for making me work for a rewards!" When I played WoW, I burned time as an herbalist for money to buy items/help out guildies. My time translated to in-game rewards as well as it should be. Whether you agree or not, the game maker is attempting to set a balance to cut down on twinks. I'll agree that some grinds are monotonous, but you're usually doing it for a reason.
Americans have been conditioned to accept the narrative that exit polls can be wildly askew from actual results and suspicious results (like Ron Paul's disappearing votes) can be ignored. Properly administered exit polls are highly accurate. Now, I'm not saying that New Hampshire was rigged, but I want to know EXACTLY what happened to change the outcome from a near certain expectation. Only two explanations that I see as viable.
Exit polls conducted by amateurs (I heard ONE comment that this might have happened from a witness).
High number of undecided or uncommitted voters swayed one way. Problem here is that Hillary would have had to have taken an enormous share of these voters.
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Leave it to Slashdot comments for know-nothings to show their ignorance. I never said anything about supplanting every network protocol with XML-based standards. BTW, I have XML code running in OFX servers on Fortune 100 companies. In fact, if you've ever used a personal financial manager to download account information, there's a good chance you've used my code. Dumbass.
We just have George Bushes. He thinks God wanted him to invade Iraq, so what's the difference?
XML gives you a parsable standard on two levels; generic XML syntax and specific to your protocol via schemas. It's verbose enough to allow by-hand manual editing while the syntax will catch any errors save semantic errors you'll likely have. It's also a little more versatile as far as the syntax goes. Yes, there are less verbose parsing syntaxes out there, but you always seem to lose something when it comes to manual viewing or editing.
Plus, as far as writing parsers, why burn the time when there are so many tools for XML out there? It's a design choice I suppose like every other one; i.e. what are you losing/gaining by DIYing? Personally, I love XML and regret that it hasn't taken off more. Especially in the area of network protocols. People have been trying to shove everything into an HTML pipe, when XML over the much underrated BEEP is a far more versatile. There are costs, though as you've already mentioned.
There's a filter option for that.
My sister had a kid a year ago and the only mining I ever see him doing is in his nose.
Never said anything about funding. I'm talking about the distortion of scientific research to meet political goals. I'm talking about slashing proven space programs to shift money into a single legacy-oriented goal of a Mars mission. I'm talking about pushing abstinence programs when we've already proven that educating kids about STDs and contraception is far more effective. It's not the size of the budget, but his general attitude towards academia.
Science has been bad news for Bush's agenda.
They're Republicans who want to smoke pot and get laid.
I for one cheer for anyone protecting money from the prying hands of the State.
Ah, the refrain of all Libertarians. Never mind that there are legitimate responsibilities for both tax payer and government. Does Microsoft build and maintain the roads to-and-from their employee's homes and their distributors. Does Microsoft pay for the infrastructure that pushes electricity, cable, and water lines for them? Does Microsoft provide police and fire protection for them? Nope, that's what your taxes are for. Go ahead and cheerlead every time you hear of some tax cheat pushing their share of the responsibility on the rest of us.
I was making an attempt at a joke, apparently very poorly.
I took engineering physics in college, and from what I recall all formulas only worked on massless, frictionless systems and didn't account for air resistance. Now, how the hell did a physicist crunch these numbers?
I can't help to think back to my high school lab tech days and watching kids blindly trying out any hacking tools they found on the net without fully understanding the potential implications of their actions. Hopefully, all of my superbug fears are irrational.
The problem isn't PAPER BALLOTS (nice job editors)! It's another "silently failing" system just as that used to disenfranchise voters in Florida circa 2000. And, it's not just an issue of voter error. The machine could malfunction and you wouldn't know it.
I just skimmed the article, but the power issues seemed to be at the switch. Are they saying that the remote clients aren't affected? I'd be more concerned about sucking even MORE power out of laptops and PDAs than out of an outlet.
Our economy has become a service economy...
I HATE when people say this. All of those good manufacturing and labor jobs aren't disappearing. Corporate America is just shipping them off to countries with no workers' rights and dirt cheap wages. We're not becoming a service economy, we're becoming trans national at the expense of the working class.
And so that mother with a baby on her lap plays WoW instead of taking care of her baby?
How disrespectful of her to leave the kitchen. Your life doesn't end when you have children you know.
I'm sure you Libertarians are soiling your pants, but this entire project is not much more than the US government was doing 60 years ago. Hey, maybe in another 60 years private industry will bring us a "reusable space truck."
WoW is a friggin' phenomenon that crosses so many demographics unlike any other game I've played over my 25 years as a consumer. My guilds have had husbands and wives playing together, parents and children, mothers playing with babies on their laps (hi Bitters!), and even grandparents. I'm a lifelong addict and I had to FORCE myself to cancel my account to focus on renovating my house.
Yet, there's still some confusingly high number of negative posts on Slashdot from people slamming the game. Yes, it has flaws, but nothing even close to other games I've played. My BF2142 installation crashes with BS memory and driver errors about 1/4 rounds. As a software engineer, I appreciate the design behind the game; efficient bandwidth usage, very few bugs which are addressed very quickly for a game, the well thought-out UI design and API, efficient code, a user-friendly interface. Blizzard has done a remarkable job on so many levels.
Maybe they're pissed that no one wants to play D&D anymore, who knows? But, please, at least concede that WoW is a GREAT game!
I'm tired, eukaryote.
Don't you listen to Faux News? Free speech is so...liberally biased.
That, and the fact that using signed integers allows you to avoid contextual arithmetic operations; i.e. you can just add values everywhere and not have to worry about coding moneybag=moneybag-repairCosts or moneybag=moneybag+questReward.
Close, he's American.
This is the battle cry of all cheaters. "I want instant gratification so I'm going to cheat because the game is so unfair for making me work for a rewards!" When I played WoW, I burned time as an herbalist for money to buy items/help out guildies. My time translated to in-game rewards as well as it should be. Whether you agree or not, the game maker is attempting to set a balance to cut down on twinks. I'll agree that some grinds are monotonous, but you're usually doing it for a reason.
Americans have been conditioned to accept the narrative that exit polls can be wildly askew from actual results and suspicious results (like Ron Paul's disappearing votes) can be ignored. Properly administered exit polls are highly accurate. Now, I'm not saying that New Hampshire was rigged, but I want to know EXACTLY what happened to change the outcome from a near certain expectation. Only two explanations that I see as viable.