The one thing I worry about is people becoming reliant on the technology to warn them of danger and becoming less observant. Sort of like when my brother couldn't figure out which way was West until the GPS told him despite many very obvious indicators (mountains, sun, etc.).
Oh...I forgot to add that I agree with the rest of your post. JavaScript just feels annoyingly hacked together. Working with it is getting better all the time, though, and if we continue to see it used for so many things that were not envisioned when it was created, I expect we will see it modernized...at least I hope so.
It uses the same symbol for addition and string concatenation, leading to the necessity of ugly hacks like parseInt() that could just as easily be done transparently if the two (conceptually dissimilar) operations had separate symbols.
IMHO, using the same symbol for string concatenation and addition is actually a fairly logical choice that many modern languages implement. The problem is that it allows you to concatenate a string and a number by just converting the number to a string. So 'blah' + 11 gives you 'blah11'. The problem, of course is that if you have input that you expect to be a number but is actually a string representation of a number you may not get what you are expecting ('1' + 1 = '11').
It forces you to pay attention to your data. I hate that.:)
As noted, the name of the bill is completely unrelated because they took the unrelated bill and completely replaced it with the patriot act renewal. This is the type of practice that happens all the time. Running the congress app on my android has opened my eyes to the shenanigans that are pulled daily. Our government is a sham, folks.
This is basically triage for endangered species. As hard as it is, you don't want to waste your time on someone with a likely irreparable mortal wound when you have five others that might be saved if they are given priority.
Thanks for chiming in over here! I enjoyed reading the AfD debates linked in a comment above....very entertaining in a depressing sort of way. It is amazing that the Conflict Of Interest angle seems to be completely dismissed. What a strange, exclusionary place Wikipedia is.
Huh? I've been calling windows and linux apps 'apps' for a very long time (since the 90s) when talking to non-techie sorts...it just feels friendlier than saying 'programs' let alone 'executable'.
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The one thing I worry about is people becoming reliant on the technology to warn them of danger and becoming less observant. Sort of like when my brother couldn't figure out which way was West until the GPS told him despite many very obvious indicators (mountains, sun, etc.).
Ugh. That UI is ghastly! I didn't think anything could be uglier and more cluttered than MySpace. I was wrong.
Also, be aware that these are not telescopes.
np. thanks for the reply.
Bah! I call shenanigans! I didn't see a single unicorn, pixie, or elf in those pictures...although that might be a gnome on page 4 pic 2.
Do you have any spare invites?
Sweet! Now I can not only see fat people working out in HD but I can smell them sweating too!
Soldier is a generic term that refers to someone in an army (army here is in the general meaning and not the US Army branch of the military).
So far so good...
Marine would be a subset of that.
Woops! Marines are a subset of a navy...not an army; They are the naval infantry.
Oh...I forgot to add that I agree with the rest of your post. JavaScript just feels annoyingly hacked together. Working with it is getting better all the time, though, and if we continue to see it used for so many things that were not envisioned when it was created, I expect we will see it modernized...at least I hope so.
It uses the same symbol for addition and string concatenation, leading to the necessity of ugly hacks like parseInt() that could just as easily be done transparently if the two (conceptually dissimilar) operations had separate symbols.
IMHO, using the same symbol for string concatenation and addition is actually a fairly logical choice that many modern languages implement. The problem is that it allows you to concatenate a string and a number by just converting the number to a string. So 'blah' + 11 gives you 'blah11'. The problem, of course is that if you have input that you expect to be a number but is actually a string representation of a number you may not get what you are expecting ('1' + 1 = '11').
It forces you to pay attention to your data. I hate that. :)
The fix is coming: https://twitter.com/#!/nddrylliog/status/81798532717228032
err...that tweet says:
Stuck in my hotel with no SSH access, cannot bring http://jsmad.org/ back up. Going to Starbucks.
Wrong kind of fix.
Lumping C, C++, C# jobs together seems a bit useless.
try and get a job at Google...........
FTFY
Here is the official roll call, btw:
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=1&vote=00084
As noted, the name of the bill is completely unrelated because they took the unrelated bill and completely replaced it with the patriot act renewal. This is the type of practice that happens all the time. Running the congress app on my android has opened my eyes to the shenanigans that are pulled daily. Our government is a sham, folks.
Maybe...but we can't say with any certainty.
This thing is never going away...
This trial is in Raleigh, NC, not Charlotte, NC. Fact check much, people?
Are you sure? Maybe they are using a router to just make it look like its in Raleigh....
Hundreds of hits on places I've never visited.
Riiiight....."Honest Honey, I've never even heard of 'Kumonawonalaya Pleasure Palace'!"
This is basically triage for endangered species. As hard as it is, you don't want to waste your time on someone with a likely irreparable mortal wound when you have five others that might be saved if they are given priority.
Thanks for chiming in over here! I enjoyed reading the AfD debates linked in a comment above....very entertaining in a depressing sort of way. It is amazing that the Conflict Of Interest angle seems to be completely dismissed. What a strange, exclusionary place Wikipedia is.
Well then, They are a whole MONTH closer now aren't they?
Woops. Forgot this was Cornell doing the study....
This study only shows that Facebook Boosts Your Self-Esteem if all you ever do is stare at a mirror or a blank wall.....
How about adding further control groups that:
Etc.
Huh? I've been calling windows and linux apps 'apps' for a very long time (since the 90s) when talking to non-techie sorts...it just feels friendlier than saying 'programs' let alone 'executable'.