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  1. Re: Not even about syntax for me. (informative ran on Mirah Tries To Make Java Fun With Ruby Syntax · · Score: 1

    Composition is less brittle than inheritance.

  2. Undecidability Theorem on Go For It On Fourth Down? Ask Coach Watson · · Score: 1

    I usually related the story like this: In the 1700s, Isaac Newton and Leibniz invented calculus (you know that really hard stuff we still have a difficult time learning today.) By the late 1800s, math guys knew how to do almost anything using just a pen and paper (calculate orbits, really advanced mostly graduate level math stuff). They felt brilliant. And they said, "shoot, 30 years from now, we're going to essentially be God. From any starting point, we'll be able to predict any outcome."

    Then the undecidability stuff with Goedel happened, and then we had intutionism with Brouewer, etc, and they realized it wasn't to be.

    This sounds a lot like that.

  3. Dont leave records on Students Suspended, Expelled Over Facebook Posts · · Score: 1

    The most important thing to teach kids is : don't leave records of what you say. I'm sure kids have done this forever and "everybody" knew they said it, same as when you post on FB; the difference is here is something someone can use as evidence.

  4. Re:Descendent distributions != Importance on Debian Is the Most Important Linux · · Score: 1

    Debian doesn't like 95% probability (stable should be stable). Plus Ubuntu ships with non-free parts that make it unacceptable to Debian.

    I think the only reason I like Debian as a desktop is I use FluxBox as my windowing manager, no dock, and just use the whiz-bang GTK-based *apps*. Best of both worlds and fast.

  5. Re:IE 4? on Even Microsoft Wants IE6 Dead · · Score: 1

    pfft, I'm still running Netscape Navigator 1.0 with Trumpet Winsock on Windows for Workgroups 3.11. Leet!

  6. Re:C# - DateTimeOffset on Timezone Maintainer Retiring · · Score: 1

    Oh I forgot it easily handles the 3 hour window when the east is in EDT and the west is still in PST. At 3/13/2011 1:59 AM -05:00, it's 3/12/2011 10:59 PM -08:00. But one minute later at 3/13/2011 3:00 AM -04:00, it's 3/13/2011 11:00 PM -08:00!

  7. C# - DateTimeOffset on Timezone Maintainer Retiring · · Score: 1

    I have seen countless examples of bad Business Programming for time, all while knowing that Windows had some elegant rules handling it at the Win32 API level. (So to speak.)

    When DateTimeOffset came out, I heard it was supposed to eliminate all the problems. The problem was, I couldn't figure out how to use it.

    Well finally between TimeZoneInfo.GetUtcOffset(DateTimeoffset) and TimeZoneInfo.ToOffset(DateTime, TimeSpan), I have a half-sane wrapper that gives me the accurate times. I put in 3/13/2011 2:00 AM -05:00, and it nicely gives me 3/13/2011 3:00 -04:00 as the "real time." There's even a helper called IsInvalidTime that tells me that 3/13/2011 2:00 AM isn't really a real time. I'm still trying to learn how to use IsAmbiguousTime.

    The problem is I now am beholden Microsoft to do all this for me, and thus I don't REALLY understand how to do it. I guess I'll have to use Reflector to peek at the implementation.

    I feel better today than I did yesterday. Bugged me for years.

  8. Exactly like google! on The Decline and Fall of System Administration · · Score: 1

    Wow, this technique of if its not working reimage is such a lame idea that Google, amazon and every cloud in the world does it! Must be a dumb idea

  9. Re:seriously, apple, fuck off on If App Store's Trademark Is Generic, So Is Windows' · · Score: 1

    Apple - Mac OS X - Windows Compatibility - How Mac works with PCs

    Every new Mac lets you install and run Windows at native speeds, using a built-in utility called Boot Camp.

    http://www.apple.com/macosx/compatibility/

  10. Re:In other words on Apple in Talks to Improve Sound Quality of Music Downloads · · Score: 1

    I realize cd are 16 bit. I probably couldnt hear any diff on 24 bit which is the subject here. Flac sounds like CD and thats a BIT better than 128 mp3 on real speakrer

  11. Re:In other words on Apple in Talks to Improve Sound Quality of Music Downloads · · Score: 1

    Maybe its in my head but cymbols always seem a bit brighter on CD versus 128k mp3.

  12. Re:So true on The Death of BCC · · Score: 1

    Well, that was part of Netiquette where I used it. You'd better not BCC someone if you really meant to CC them. There truly were instances where BCC is warranted. Mostly where the follow ups are of too deep a nature for the BCC'd to care about, and you don't trust everyone else you are continuing the discussion with to know the difference between who cares and who does not.

    Most cases are CC, but there are a few where you want BCC. Or at least will take advantage of it when its there.

  13. Re:So true on The Death of BCC · · Score: 2

    No, I want BCC. That way people on the BCC don't get the replies; people on the CC do (they stay on the thread).

    BCC = 1 reply no followups. CC = all followups.

  14. Re:So true on The Death of BCC · · Score: 1

    If something's sent to the group and you want the group to know you're sending a reply about a topic they might not care get the followups on. Like you may be interested in X but don't want to see all the back and forth that comes after.

    I've always put who I BCC'd to in the body. It's common courtesy.

  15. Re:Really Stupid Idea on Chrome May Drop the URL Bar · · Score: 1

    In both ie and firefox i combine the toolbar and menu bar into one. I've been doing this for years

  16. Anonymous = Liberal version of Militiamen on Anonymous Goes After GodHatesFags.com · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I wonder how long it will be before some Anonymous fan decides to kill a few people to prove a point. I always said during the Bush years that I was glad that the paranoid nutjobs (the 9/11 truthers) all appeared to be on the Left this decade. It was such a drag when the militia idiots were in the news all the time.

  17. Re:Cheating? on Bing Is Cheating, Copying Google Search Results · · Score: 0

    It does not imply Google is better. (although google may be in fact better, copying them does not imply that). It implies that google is the Leader (no One disputes that) and MS finds value in making their results match Google. People are comfortable when they find "x is the same as y" so they will be more willing to UsE either.

  18. Re:Pointer vs Cursor on Researchers Track Mouse Movements and Hesitations · · Score: 1

    In windows they are called carets (typing) and cursors (mouse) . I miss the really old days (win31) when you'd sometimes call your own caret create and destroy functions. You could have two! :)

  19. Re:Um, on Model Says Religiosity Gene Will Dominate Society · · Score: 5, Insightful

    There are no atheists during Orgasms or when you bang your knee.

  20. Re:Is it Windows or Internet Explorer? on New Critical Bug In All Current Windows Versions · · Score: 1

    Nothing really works with .mht anymore, anyway. I used to use it to save web page receipts, etc. no more.

  21. Re:Those Who Ship Win on The Abdication of the HTML Standard · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Gee, that sounds like - a De Facto standard. Like MS Word .doc format! Guess evil is in the eye of the beholder.

  22. Re:HAM on Egypt Shuts Off All Internet Access · · Score: 1

    Can you still do packet data over HAM? Back in "the day" that was like the coolest TCP trick.

  23. Re:Its really on New Mega-Leak Reveals Middle East Peace Process · · Score: -1

    Since it's Al-Jazeera, I strongly expect that this is Propaganda. Maybe the former spooks at the KGB are helping the Iranians. It's the Cold War all over again.

  24. The new abortion on Greenland Ice Sheet Melts At Record Rate In 2010 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    For those who don't remember the Abortion debate in the 80s , it was a lot like Gw. Both sides really intense. Finally you just learned not to bring it up. Both sides too strongly belief in their own POV, no possibility of rational debate. Sex, religion, politics - not possible to discuss in public

  25. I use Skydrive on How Do You Store Your Personal Photos? · · Score: 1

    It's like 25GB and pictures from my iphone is growing ~5-10 GB year. When I run out, I'll create another login.

    It's kind of slow uploading unless you compress them as you upload - like 10X faster.

    I upload the originals uncompressed. I use UNXUTILS for windows to call split.exe to split the MPGs into 50MB chunks. It doesn't play back movies anyway.

    Then I can browse them on the phone!