I was also denied a chance to direct a Star Wars film. Since it wasn't my idea, and I haven't been involved in any of the previous films in the franchise, it came as a great shock to the intertainment industry when I stated publicly that I wasn't being allowed to direct the next one.
George Lucas could not be reached for comment, since he doesnt' give a rats ass about me.
You are correct, code quality is subjective. High Quality code should not only be functional, and error-free, but it should encourage (by example) future code which is equally functional and error-free.
As raung points out: in some languages there are compelling reasons to put constants on the left, to prevent possibly un-noticed uses of if (x=1)... the fact that a situation like that CAN happen in SOME languages, is reason enough why people should put constants on the left when they write code in ANY langauge. It gets you in the habit of doing it, so you don't have to actively remember: "I'm writting C code today, so I should put the constant on the left ot be safe." Other people reading your code are reminded by your example that it's a good idea, and they learn from your code practice.
As stupid as i think your example of "poor quality code" is, your point is valid: It's not enough to say "i wrote this many lines of code" or "i wrote this many lines of error free code".. you also have to ask how easy that code will be to debug, and how easy it will be for other people to read it, understand it, and (most importantly) learn from it.
JWZ allready wrote the coolest apps I've ever seen that harvest the power of Internet search engines...
Webcollage -- slowly builds a random collage of images from the net.
DadaDodo -- generates random sentences based on word probabilities in pages on the net.
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Technically, this slashdot article is about the NewScientiest.com article, the previous slashdot article was about the orriginal paper the NewScientiest.com article is about.
(for some reason, even when you look at the google cache version of a page, google still tries to source the orriginal image, instead of the cached versions)
I don't disagree with you, but if options are going to be added to let people selectively block posts based on criteria (like AC) then then the options should distinguish between true Anon Cowards, and registered users who are posting as AC to protect their anonymity. -- The former typically post links to (redirectors to) pictures of goat porn; the later typically post usefull comments that they don't want to get fired for -- if they don't, they'll get moderated down, and their karma will reflect it.
(karma may not mean much now, but there's no reason it can't mean more in the future -- we're talking about future features after all)
MongooseCN's orriginal point was that people value their own privacy, but are critical of ACs,... All I'm saying is that I wouldn't check a box that treated all Anon posts as -1, but I'll gladly check a box that treats all posts by unregistered people as -9.9E+9
In the interest of keeping slashdot alive and profitable, I'll be the first to suggest that the user info section should be expanded to all users to include more detailed self profiles (ie: gender, hobbies, job title, income, etc...) purely for the purpose of advertising.
No, I don't really want that info showing up on my public page. Yes, it would suck if slashdot sold that info to spammers -- but Rob & Taco have earned my respect over the years, I don't mind giving that info out to a site I respect if the plus side is that they can make twice as much per Ad impression, and the downside is that the Ads I see are more specific for me.
(It's not like my Topics prefs and slashbox customizations don't allready create a tight profile of my interests)
Unlike some of the other prior art pentioned, homestead.com had a system that opperated exactly as described. They annouced it in a press release just 11 days prior to the patent application.
I won't even consider the issue of trying to force students/staff to install Ads on their own machines, but as someone who used to work for a university, I can appreciate how much time computers in labs sit unused... running a distributed.net client (or something similar) might be productive, but if a lab is only half full, that's a lot of screen realestate (that people at other machines still see) going to waste.
I'm generally opposed to companies exerting influence over the educational system, (for the same reason other posters have pointed out) but what about putting those screens to good use for non commercial purposes? Screen saver space could be donated to NonProfits or campus activism groups to get out their message. Headlines from school, local, or national newspapers could be displayed... just about anything that had informative value would be better then the geometric shapes that are dancing across thousands of school computers at any given moment.
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George Lucas could not be reached for comment, since he doesnt' give a rats ass about me.
Maybe they were too stupid to list the short form of the URL. (I can't check due to /. effect)
No more violent then acctually skateboarding, and it won't cause all the planters and lunch tables at your school to get scraped up.
As raung points out: in some languages there are compelling reasons to put constants on the left, to prevent possibly un-noticed uses of if (x=1) ... the fact that a situation like that CAN happen in SOME languages, is reason enough why people should put constants on the left when they write code in ANY langauge. It gets you in the habit of doing it, so you don't have to actively remember: "I'm writting C code today, so I should put the constant on the left ot be safe." Other people reading your code are reminded by your example that it's a good idea, and they learn from your code practice.
As stupid as i think your example of "poor quality code" is, your point is valid: It's not enough to say "i wrote this many lines of code" or "i wrote this many lines of error free code" .. you also have to ask how easy that code will be to debug, and how easy it will be for other people to read it, understand it, and (most importantly) learn from it.
...that the community strings (aka: passwords) are sent in cleartext?
Webcollage -- slowly builds a random collage of images from the net.
DadaDodo -- generates random sentences based on word probabilities in pages on the net.
Technically, this slashdot article is about the NewScientiest.com article, the previous slashdot article was about the orriginal paper the NewScientiest.com article is about.
Peer-2-Peer pressure perhaps?
And don't forget thumbnails from images.google.com
(for some reason, even when you look at the google cache version of a page, google still tries to source the orriginal image, instead of the cached versions)
(karma may not mean much now, but there's no reason it can't mean more in the future -- we're talking about future features after all)
MongooseCN's orriginal point was that people value their own privacy, but are critical of ACs, ... All I'm saying is that I wouldn't check a box that treated all Anon posts as -1, but I'll gladly check a box that treats all posts by unregistered people as -9.9E+9
In the interest of keeping slashdot alive and profitable, I'll be the first to suggest that the user info section should be expanded to all users to include more detailed self profiles (ie: gender, hobbies, job title, income, etc...) purely for the purpose of advertising.
No, I don't really want that info showing up on my public page. Yes, it would suck if slashdot sold that info to spammers -- but Rob & Taco have earned my respect over the years, I don't mind giving that info out to a site I respect if the plus side is that they can make twice as much per Ad impression, and the downside is that the Ads I see are more specific for me.
(It's not like my Topics prefs and slashbox customizations don't allready create a tight profile of my interests)
Hopefully some distinction will be made between ACs who are just being pricks, and people who are logged in but posting Anonymously
Coincidince?
The new site is: http://members.tripod.com/rkusnery/remorse.html
I won't even consider the issue of trying to force students/staff to install Ads on their own machines, but as someone who used to work for a university, I can appreciate how much time computers in labs sit unused ... running a distributed.net client (or something similar) might be productive, but if a lab is only half full, that's a lot of screen realestate (that people at other machines still see) going to waste.
... just about anything that had informative value would be better then the geometric shapes that are dancing across thousands of school computers at any given moment.
I'm generally opposed to companies exerting influence over the educational system, (for the same reason other posters have pointed out) but what about putting those screens to good use for non commercial purposes? Screen saver space could be donated to NonProfits or campus activism groups to get out their message. Headlines from school, local, or national newspapers could be displayed
For whatever reason, the article has moved since orriginally posted... http://www.dailybreeze .co m/content/bln/jim/nmwebking.html