The true benefit, I think, is a move to two-factor authentication. Something you have (the card) and something you know (the PIN). Biometrics would serve as the third factor (something you are), but I don't now if this is used for authentication.
According to CNN, 80% of Americans are in favor of the mm wave scanners in spite of the fact that they haven't caught a single terrorist.
Don't get me wrong, I don't disagree with your overall point... but I wish people would stop using this specific argument. There's no way to know how many terrorists acts the TSA has prevented. It's completely possible (even likely) that this number is a big fat goose egg, or maybe the TSA prevents an incident every month (unlikely but possible)... but we simply don't know.
And that's the better argument to make. Why spend billions of dollars on the TSA when fake security cameras might be just as effective? After all, they'll catch just as many terrorists!
IANAL, obviously, so could someone with more knowledge explain the legal reasoning here?
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
So, it seems to me that the government must justly compensate the owner for seizing the private property. Or does Eminent Domain only apply to Real Estate?
Unfortunately, Linux tends to be lacking in GUI support while Windows tends to be lacking in CLI support. And, given the choice of only having a CLI or only having a GUI... well, see all the other comments in this discussion and pick a side.
I used to agree with you. After all, C, C++, Java, and C# all have nearly identical syntax. Just learn the slight differences between them and you know them all, right? Learn at least one language in each major class (procedural, functional, scripting, etc), and the next one of the class will be just about the same.
It's a good theory, but reality is different. It's so incredibly obvious when C++ code was written by a C programmer. Or when Java code has been written by a C++ programmer. Just like with human languages, programmers have an accent when writing code in a foreign programming language.
The difference isn't just syntax! It's the way code is organized. It's the way algorithms are written. Even code syntax with direct analogues (templates vs. generics, for example) tend to be used completely differently! And this isn't even getting into the issue of APIs.
Learning syntax is like learning the grammar of a human language. APIs might be analogous to vocabulary. These will get you around and let you communicate to a point, but full fluency (and writing good code) will only come once you learn the culture, too.
The point is that 1,2,5, and 6 are similar enough to be combined into one bullet point, which means that the style guide doesn't follow it's own recommendation in 6: "Avoid repetition."
Which would be a good point if the style guide were an android app, but it isn't.
Also, there's a significant difference between each of the four points, even if they have a common theme. 1 deals with overall length. 2 deals with simple language. 5 deals with simple content (note the distinction between 4 and 5). 6 deals with using the same word over and over again in the same or neighboring text (my English teachers called them "echo words," but I don't think that's the right term).
Oh, what a twist on fate. Now it's the Apple products that have superior games. Of course, the competition is Linux, and with its history with gaming, maybe I shouldn't be too surprised.
My company does the same thing. Even worse for the company is that any time you've banked grows with your salary: the vacation is earned while your salary was lower, but the payout is at your salary when leaving. Working instead of taking vacation is an investment that grows at the same rate as my salary.
He'll have to learn APL, or at least Perl. After all, he's going "to take a coding class in 2012 via Twitter." Anything else and the program won't fit in a single tweet!
Here's hoping such a deal (if it's not just a rumor and actually goes through) doesn't touch Qt. I was happy when Nokia bought it, but I really, really don't want MS to get control over Qt.
I guess it comes down to corporate structure. Is Qt part of the smartphone division? The two are closely related (and it's why Nokia bought Qt to begin with), so I wouldn't be surprised.
4. Security by Obscurity: Put things where smash-and-grab thief won't think to look (such as with the spare tire in the trunk) 5. Security by Poverty: Don't own anything worth stealing and drive a junky car that probably won't have anything of worth inside anyway 6. Security by Deception: Put leave a case with a Compaq logo on it in a very visible spot, leave your car unlocked. Keep you laptop under the seat.
It's not a perfect solution, but many SUVs and hatchbacks have an opaque retractable cover that you can pull over the storage area. Keeps your stuff out of the sun as well.
You don't have to run faster than the bear, only faster than your nearby friends. Likewise, just making your car less of a target than the one next to it helps.
Believe it or not, there exists a level of intimacy between "friends" and "sexual partners." And believe it or not, a lot of people enjoy this level of emotional and physical intimacy. Girls, especially, of course, but many guys as well. Dating is the process of developing these emotional connections, and isn't just a way of getting a girl in bed.
"no wireless... less space than a Nomad... lame" is the relevant quote, I believe
I believe the point of this article can be summarized as:
No hardware volume buttons. Less speedy than an iPad. Lame.
Most criticisms of $200 tablets seem to fall along these lines. It's time for manufacturers to step up and show people why a product doesn't have to duplicate Apple's ideas in order to be acceptable.
The Nook Color has some issues too. If we had the processor of the Fire and the features of the Color running full Android 3+ including Marketplace instead of dinking around with crippled versions of the OS, at that price point, or even a little more, well, I'd buy one. Some day it'll happen.
The new Nook Tablet is what you want, if you're willing to wait a bit. It has the processor of the Fire but with the same features as the original Nook Color. Give the hackers some time and it'll have Android 4 with Marketplace (they already have the Nook Color running ICS, barely). It's just $50 more than the Fire. Oh, and it has more RAM and storage, not to mention an SD card slot.
4. Set up a rotation system, where each person in the group "catches" someone else after five minutes. 5. Last one proctoring at the end of the test holds the hot potato.
Heck Sony has even started chipping their cameras the way printer manufacturers chip their cartridges to prevent 3rd party batteries from eating into their overpriced originals.
Yeah, but knock-off printer cartridges don't explode because they were made without protective circuitry.
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The true benefit, I think, is a move to two-factor authentication. Something you have (the card) and something you know (the PIN). Biometrics would serve as the third factor (something you are), but I don't now if this is used for authentication.
According to CNN, 80% of Americans are in favor of the mm wave scanners in spite of the fact that they haven't caught a single terrorist.
Don't get me wrong, I don't disagree with your overall point ... but I wish people would stop using this specific argument. There's no way to know how many terrorists acts the TSA has prevented. It's completely possible (even likely) that this number is a big fat goose egg, or maybe the TSA prevents an incident every month (unlikely but possible) ... but we simply don't know.
And that's the better argument to make. Why spend billions of dollars on the TSA when fake security cameras might be just as effective? After all, they'll catch just as many terrorists!
IANAL, obviously, so could someone with more knowledge explain the legal reasoning here?
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
So, it seems to me that the government must justly compensate the owner for seizing the private property. Or does Eminent Domain only apply to Real Estate?
Which is why both should be available. Ideally.
Unfortunately, Linux tends to be lacking in GUI support while Windows tends to be lacking in CLI support. And, given the choice of only having a CLI or only having a GUI ... well, see all the other comments in this discussion and pick a side.
Back in the early days of C, some PASCAL programmers thought it would be a clever idea to do something like the following:
#define BEGIN {
#define END }
Then the could write PASCAL code in C!
If you've ever worked with such code, you know that the results aren't pretty. Thankfully the practice was short-lived.
No, no no!
I used to agree with you. After all, C, C++, Java, and C# all have nearly identical syntax. Just learn the slight differences between them and you know them all, right? Learn at least one language in each major class (procedural, functional, scripting, etc), and the next one of the class will be just about the same.
It's a good theory, but reality is different. It's so incredibly obvious when C++ code was written by a C programmer. Or when Java code has been written by a C++ programmer. Just like with human languages, programmers have an accent when writing code in a foreign programming language.
The difference isn't just syntax! It's the way code is organized. It's the way algorithms are written. Even code syntax with direct analogues (templates vs. generics, for example) tend to be used completely differently! And this isn't even getting into the issue of APIs.
Learning syntax is like learning the grammar of a human language. APIs might be analogous to vocabulary. These will get you around and let you communicate to a point, but full fluency (and writing good code) will only come once you learn the culture, too.
I don't know about ls, but bash comes with Inception built-in! Just use the command:
(Disclaimer: watch at your own risk.)
The point is that 1,2,5, and 6 are similar enough to be combined into one bullet point, which means that the style guide doesn't follow it's own recommendation in 6: "Avoid repetition."
Which would be a good point if the style guide were an android app, but it isn't.
Also, there's a significant difference between each of the four points, even if they have a common theme. 1 deals with overall length. 2 deals with simple language. 5 deals with simple content (note the distinction between 4 and 5). 6 deals with using the same word over and over again in the same or neighboring text (my English teachers called them "echo words," but I don't think that's the right term).
Oh, what a twist on fate. Now it's the Apple products that have superior games. Of course, the competition is Linux, and with its history with gaming, maybe I shouldn't be too surprised.
My company does the same thing. Even worse for the company is that any time you've banked grows with your salary: the vacation is earned while your salary was lower, but the payout is at your salary when leaving. Working instead of taking vacation is an investment that grows at the same rate as my salary.
He'll have to learn APL, or at least Perl. After all, he's going "to take a coding class in 2012 via Twitter." Anything else and the program won't fit in a single tweet!
[rimshot]
Here's hoping such a deal (if it's not just a rumor and actually goes through) doesn't touch Qt. I was happy when Nokia bought it, but I really, really don't want MS to get control over Qt.
I guess it comes down to corporate structure. Is Qt part of the smartphone division? The two are closely related (and it's why Nokia bought Qt to begin with), so I wouldn't be surprised.
If you keep that extra day apart from other months, it could be a permanent holiday, we'll call it splorchday or something equally silly.
I'm a fan of using Overlithe, as should most people here.
Mind you, I've seen fewer ravens on one thread -- but never more.
Oh, how I hope some mods with a sense of humor read this!
Give them a hand: when they aim for their foot, they make sure it's gone.
Don't give them a hand. I'm sure they'd rather have their foot back instead.
4. Security by Obscurity: Put things where smash-and-grab thief won't think to look (such as with the spare tire in the trunk)
5. Security by Poverty: Don't own anything worth stealing and drive a junky car that probably won't have anything of worth inside anyway
6. Security by Deception: Put leave a case with a Compaq logo on it in a very visible spot, leave your car unlocked. Keep you laptop under the seat.
It's not a perfect solution, but many SUVs and hatchbacks have an opaque retractable cover that you can pull over the storage area. Keeps your stuff out of the sun as well.
You don't have to run faster than the bear, only faster than your nearby friends. Likewise, just making your car less of a target than the one next to it helps.
README: The History of Important Configuration and Installation Information
I can't wait to read it!
Same here. At first I thought the article came with a README file that had important information.
Bzzzt. Wrong.
Believe it or not, there exists a level of intimacy between "friends" and "sexual partners." And believe it or not, a lot of people enjoy this level of emotional and physical intimacy. Girls, especially, of course, but many guys as well. Dating is the process of developing these emotional connections, and isn't just a way of getting a girl in bed.
I feel sorry for the girls you "date."
"no wireless... less space than a Nomad... lame" is the relevant quote, I believe
I believe the point of this article can be summarized as:
No hardware volume buttons. Less speedy than an iPad. Lame.
Most criticisms of $200 tablets seem to fall along these lines. It's time for manufacturers to step up and show people why a product doesn't have to duplicate Apple's ideas in order to be acceptable.
The Nook Color has some issues too. If we had the processor of the Fire and the features of the Color running full Android 3+ including Marketplace instead of dinking around with crippled versions of the OS, at that price point, or even a little more, well, I'd buy one. Some day it'll happen.
The new Nook Tablet is what you want, if you're willing to wait a bit. It has the processor of the Fire but with the same features as the original Nook Color. Give the hackers some time and it'll have Android 4 with Marketplace (they already have the Nook Color running ICS, barely). It's just $50 more than the Fire. Oh, and it has more RAM and storage, not to mention an SD card slot.
You run the VM in another VM, of course.
VMception, it's VM's all the way down, and all that.
4. Set up a rotation system, where each person in the group "catches" someone else after five minutes.
5. Last one proctoring at the end of the test holds the hot potato.
Heck Sony has even started chipping their cameras the way printer manufacturers chip their cartridges to prevent 3rd party batteries from eating into their overpriced originals.
Yeah, but knock-off printer cartridges don't explode because they were made without protective circuitry.