Naming it Darwinius should be a clue as to how they are trying to sensationalize this.
Paleontologists really need to work on their language usage. An Engineer, Computer Scientist or Lawyer when describing these findings would say, "Attribute X on the skeleton shows a greater likelihood of this specimen being part of the following descendant groups, a, b, c. Further studies are warranted on other specimens for confirmation."
Instead you get "Woo hoo, call it Darwinius, this is my great grandfather to the sixth power. Suck it, beotches!".
It is just marketing to make people think they are using pre-existing tech to keep things cheap.
If they came out and said they were working on a shape shifting liquid metal clokeable craft for the Mars mission it would die in five minutes because people would know it would cost a gazillion dollars.
The current path will still cost a gazillion dollars, just not scare the public in to rejecting it before it gets off the ground.
First off don't know what that is suppose to mean.
Secondly, the amount of work involved in your choice would lead me to say do what you enjoy most. The pay difference between the different options would be offset by how much better you would do it if you liked it (and thus would be better compensated).
Picking based on how much you hope to get paid afterwords probably isn't the best way to look at it.
I might pick one of those up. I just ordered a different one (forget the company name) for use with my MacBook. I would really like Unicomp to come out with one made especially for a Mac and labeled as such.
We'll see, if I don't like the keyboard I ordered I will get one of these.
This is how I see most of my colleagues (and myself) using it. Looking at it as a custom tool(s) in their toolbox not so much as part of the public toolbox.
For the type of tasks I use it for nothing else comes close. I still use it on OpenVMS, Linux and Windows.
I wouldn't build a large system that runs on Perl, but every large system I build gets done quicker and is maintained better because of Perl.
I don't know why they don't just admit they demolished it? Is it for insurance purposes? National Security purposes due to the offices in that building? Either way I don't care.
What I do care about is that I didn't even know about this until about four years after the fact when Jesse Ventura was asked about it in and interview and mentioned things were a little fishy with the whole story.
I actually think the relationship between Wall-E and Eve (Eva, not sure which it was), was foremost. Then the message you talk about, degradation of human relationships. Yes the environmental stuff was a back drop but I didn't see that as primary.
The relationship between the two is what made me find this a very very well made movie. Imagine working at Pixar and being told the story of these two robots. Then being told one would have no facial expressions and the other would only have blue eyes that change shape. Now make it happen. I would say, get a grip this is going to suck. But they made it perfectly. That took some serious skill and I certainly give them credit for that.
The problem isn't really giving the telecom's immunity, it is that the Executive broke the law (original FISA law) and the telecom cases will reveal that. Well they won't now because of the retroactive immunity.
The retroactive immunity was not about protecting the telecom's it was about protecting the illegal behavior of the Executive.
Had the executive used the FISA court originally, none of this would have happened and we wouldn't need a revised FISA law. The hypocrisy is why if the Executive didn't follow the first FISA, even had a retroactive law tailored to protect them, would they worry about following the new one?
They thought they could get away with breaking the law the first time because they felt no one would be able to bring a case against them. Only through whistle blowers at the telecoms did we even know laws were being broken. All of a sudden with these cases being brought forward did the Executive realize "Oh, crap" in that eventually these cases would bring to light their illegal behavior.
They don't have to worry about that now though. They have the trusty congress to protect them.
We are suppose to be a nation of laws, but as one gets older you see enough in Washington to know if the people in those big buildings in Washington agree with each other, they can get away with anything and there is NO law.
I actually haven't read the book. I just saw the author interviewed on The Young Turks and was very impressed. The data and experiments he discussed in terms of "rational" thought were really provocative because not only are we not rational we shouldn't exactly want to be so. It would deny our humanness.
The moon keeps the core of our planet from turning into a brick like Mars. It keeps the internal forces churning to keep it molten, keep volcano's active and to keep the gases coming out of the rocks and into the atmosphere.
Which is why we should make a big moon on Mar's to terraform it.
Us in the industry certainly are not shy about telling people interested in the industry the reality of the profession (which you summed up nicely).
Long hours not compensated for (because you are salary), outsourcing, lay-off's, incompetent managers getting promoted while expertise and pride in what you do are rewarded by making you a slave.
Excellent list. I have been programming professionally in C++ for about 10 years. You see a number of these items you have listed that go contrary to what an Academic or a "puritan" would advocate but are essential in a large project. Particularly:
3. Anything that belongs together should be in one file (even if that files becomes 5000 lines long). Anything that *doesn't* belong together should be split into separate files (but don't make a file for just a single function - instead create a file with "leftovers").
4. Anything that has a non-descriptive name is to be renamed to what it really represents. No more "int x;// x is the number of blarglewhoppers" - just use "int NumBlargleWhoppers" instead.
8. And that goes double for string operations! No more "char *" anywhere; it is the 21st century, use strings already! I'll make an exception for functions that allow "const char *" to be passed in, but only with the "const". If I find a "char *" without the "const", I *will* come to your office and bash your head against the wall. Repeatedly. Just so you know.
10. Pointers, to be replaced by references where possible.
One can argue against some of these for one person doing a project. However, when you have a large project with many developers, some with 6 months experience, some with 25 years of experience, it is a different paradigm and that is a good over all list.
I got the same option after listening to some of the songs and liking them. I am actually listening to it right now. I like this type of music when it is done well and Trent does it great.
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I've wondered the same. I would like to think it is just because the budget to do the real stuff just isn't there.
Naming it Darwinius should be a clue as to how they are trying to sensationalize this.
Paleontologists really need to work on their language usage. An Engineer, Computer Scientist or Lawyer when describing these findings would say, "Attribute X on the skeleton shows a greater likelihood of this specimen being part of the following descendant groups, a, b, c. Further studies are warranted on other specimens for confirmation."
Instead you get "Woo hoo, call it Darwinius, this is my great grandfather to the sixth power. Suck it, beotches!".
I think it is THE reason they are buying them and also the reason why the FTC should NOT approve the purchase (but we all know they will).
Would of been a brave move to let it be named Colbert. Which is why I am not surprised they didn't.
Chaka Fatah is proving once again what a moron he is.
It's "Fattah"... moron.
Just like NASA, you are where fun goes to die.
It is just marketing to make people think they are using pre-existing tech to keep things cheap.
If they came out and said they were working on a shape shifting liquid metal clokeable craft for the Mars mission it would die in five minutes because people would know it would cost a gazillion dollars.
The current path will still cost a gazillion dollars, just not scare the public in to rejecting it before it gets off the ground.
a relatively competitive university
First off don't know what that is suppose to mean.
Secondly, the amount of work involved in your choice would lead me to say do what you enjoy most. The pay difference between the different options would be offset by how much better you would do it if you liked it (and thus would be better compensated).
Picking based on how much you hope to get paid afterwords probably isn't the best way to look at it.
I might pick one of those up. I just ordered a different one (forget the company name) for use with my MacBook. I would really like Unicomp to come out with one made especially for a Mac and labeled as such.
We'll see, if I don't like the keyboard I ordered I will get one of these.
Would have been nice if they said how Mac friendly each was.
but few people use object oriented beyond procedural wrapped in a class
You say that like it is a bad thing. In the majority of cases I come across this is appropriate.
to disprove the unseen. Why am I not surprised?
This is how I see most of my colleagues (and myself) using it. Looking at it as a custom tool(s) in their toolbox not so much as part of the public toolbox.
For the type of tasks I use it for nothing else comes close. I still use it on OpenVMS, Linux and Windows.
I wouldn't build a large system that runs on Perl, but every large system I build gets done quicker and is maintained better because of Perl.
I don't know why they don't just admit they demolished it? Is it for insurance purposes? National Security purposes due to the offices in that building? Either way I don't care.
What I do care about is that I didn't even know about this until about four years after the fact when Jesse Ventura was asked about it in and interview and mentioned things were a little fishy with the whole story.
I tend to agree.
I actually think the relationship between Wall-E and Eve (Eva, not sure which it was), was foremost. Then the message you talk about, degradation of human relationships. Yes the environmental stuff was a back drop but I didn't see that as primary.
The relationship between the two is what made me find this a very very well made movie. Imagine working at Pixar and being told the story of these two robots. Then being told one would have no facial expressions and the other would only have blue eyes that change shape. Now make it happen. I would say, get a grip this is going to suck. But they made it perfectly. That took some serious skill and I certainly give them credit for that.
The problem isn't really giving the telecom's immunity, it is that the Executive broke the law (original FISA law) and the telecom cases will reveal that. Well they won't now because of the retroactive immunity.
The retroactive immunity was not about protecting the telecom's it was about protecting the illegal behavior of the Executive.
Had the executive used the FISA court originally, none of this would have happened and we wouldn't need a revised FISA law. The hypocrisy is why if the Executive didn't follow the first FISA, even had a retroactive law tailored to protect them, would they worry about following the new one?
They thought they could get away with breaking the law the first time because they felt no one would be able to bring a case against them. Only through whistle blowers at the telecoms did we even know laws were being broken. All of a sudden with these cases being brought forward did the Executive realize "Oh, crap" in that eventually these cases would bring to light their illegal behavior.
They don't have to worry about that now though. They have the trusty congress to protect them.
We are suppose to be a nation of laws, but as one gets older you see enough in Washington to know if the people in those big buildings in Washington agree with each other, they can get away with anything and there is NO law.
Humans are not the great rational thinkers we think we are. This book goes into a lot of the scientific data for why that is, if you're interested.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0670019275?tag=theyoungturks-20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=0670019275&adid=12NM04WGMRXRDTH7SN6V&
I actually haven't read the book. I just saw the author interviewed on The Young Turks and was very impressed. The data and experiments he discussed in terms of "rational" thought were really provocative because not only are we not rational we shouldn't exactly want to be so. It would deny our humanness.
The moon keeps the core of our planet from turning into a brick like Mars. It keeps the internal forces churning to keep it molten, keep volcano's active and to keep the gases coming out of the rocks and into the atmosphere.
Which is why we should make a big moon on Mar's to terraform it.
Many scientists have wised up to the fact their fun invention today maybe burning the skin off some poor kid tomorrow.
While they didn't do the actual killing, they do have other options available to them.
Us in the industry certainly are not shy about telling people interested in the industry the reality of the profession (which you summed up nicely).
Long hours not compensated for (because you are salary), outsourcing, lay-off's, incompetent managers getting promoted while expertise and pride in what you do are rewarded by making you a slave.
I can quite easily choose to stop giving any money whatsoever to the RIAA. I can't stop paying my taxes if I disagree with policy.
The RIAA is creating a whole generation of enemies by going after College students. Their demise can't happen soon enough.
One can argue against some of these for one person doing a project. However, when you have a large project with many developers, some with 6 months experience, some with 25 years of experience, it is a different paradigm and that is a good over all list.
I think the answers are better than the ones we get from political candidates. That's got to be worth something, not sure what :-).
I got the same option after listening to some of the songs and liking them. I am actually listening to it right now. I like this type of music when it is done well and Trent does it great.