Yeah, I was just being an ass. Funny how, looking at a post made just the day before can make you wonder why you wrote it in the first place. Of course there are uses for old machines. That AC probably has no idea how many systems in the world are still running on ancient mainframes.
Luckily, most people continue to learn math after grade 5. If you're willing to say that 1 is not an integer, then 0.9999..... is not an integer. Conversely, tell me what the difference is between 1 and 0.99999... by difference I mean subtract the two numbers. How about this, 1 = 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 right? then 1 = 0.33333.....+0.33333......+0.33333....... = 0.9999999.....
If a number is contained by the set of integers(the number 1), any representation of that number that is equal to that number is also in the same set of integers, since it is the same number.
It's a math operation. Don't assume we are talking about adding with a computer in code. We are talking about theoretical math. and 2 + 0.99999.... is an integer operation, because 0.999... repeating 9's forever, is an integer. It is 1.
Drupal is without cost, so I fail to see how it is a scam to get people to pay money.
The intention of a CMS is not so developers who can write HTML code don't have to write them. It's for non technical writers, artists, etc., so that they can create nice content oriented web sites without learning HTML.
Let's not forget that the bug submitter is complaining that he'll have to change and test for months because of this one change. Was he planning to not test his application at all after upgrading to a new version of PHP?
They don't say what it will return if you pass in something other than a number. I just checked the documentation (php.net). This is a function that takes a float value and formats it for display as a string. The documentation clearly states it takes a float, if you pass in a string (empty or not) you are relying on how that string is treated by PHP.
Should an empty string be formatted as 0? I could imagine a situation where an empty string is returned by some other method because a value was not found in a DB, not because the value was 0. In that case formatting as 0 would be wrong. Lack of knowing a value doesn't make it 0, it makes it an unknown.
Give it a rest dude, The same is damn close to true about every live action movie filmed.The dialogue is picked up on boom mikes, but every sound effect and music is added in at a different time.
Why would I run android on a desktop? I just don't see the reason for that. I'd rather use my preferred distro and get a way to run android apps on top of that if needed... I guess you mentioned that at the end of your post, but it's too late. I can't delete, my backspace key is broken.
Anyone that has any interest at all can understand how to fix their car easily. Having no interest at all and being apathetic about it will get you in line at the mechanic to get the "doohickey" fixed.
The only hard part about fixing one's car, is obtaining the specialized parts and tools that car manufacturers are requiring by design. Without that crap, even a simple job like changing a timing belt can become a huge pain in the ass.
That is all very expensive to produce, but do you think 30% of every sale is justified? Really, if writing software to do things takes up 30% of all economic activity, why the hell are we embracing that? The answer is because it doesn't. 30% covers the costs with a massive profit margin for Apple. Are they justified with that profit margin just because they wrote it? Sure, but only until a better deal is offered by someone else (or they use their clout to prevent better deals).
Cows would have to be slaughtered in a way to save a certain vein for a procedure like this. Current slaughterhouse practices would not lead to much useable matter for medical procedures like this. It's do-able, but would take some changes. That's assuming the cow vein is indeed compatible.
You are correct that the fault of this is LinkedIn, however, blaming LinkedIn doesn't help anyone who's password was swiped.
The bottom line is trust no one. Assume that whatever site you are setting an account on will be compromised at one point and take steps to eliminate risk from that. Making a stronger password can help get your password into the 0.1% unknown when someone has cracked 99.9% of the dumped hashes. Not reusing passwords is even more important as it limits the spread of damage if the password does get cracked.
Perhaps an even better idea is to limit the number of accounts people make and have them really think twice about whether they need that account or not.
I agree that those specs are really good, but for $2200, that is what I expect to get if not more. I believe the thin-ness and weight (and the Apple logo) inflate the price a bit. I'd rather spend less and have a thicker, heavier version. Although, I'm a cheap ass that hasn't spent close to $2k for a computer since the mid 90's.
It seems we are well into a new era where miniaturization is being done via use of proprietary components and non serviceable products. This works great for products that are just bought by non techie consumers, but people that would like to upgrade their components rather than throw the whole thing away are out of luck.
People need to stop password reuse. Usually the first argument against that is inability to remember a different password for every site. My solution to that is a variation on password reuse. Use the same base password and come up with your own "salt" algorithm that combines your base password with the sites name (not simply adding the site name to the end of your password, but even that would work) to come up with the unique site password.
They are flying planes all around the world that have been shown capable of destroying massive skyscrapers and thousands of lives. From a financial standpoint, I find it hard to believe that commercial spacecraft could cause significantly more damage.
An interesting idea, but I wouldn't trust Facebook to continue keeping things live forever. Would you need to set up a trust to ensure your public data is maintained (in this case paid for) after you are dead?
They might change the eula, but that doesn't mean you are agreeing to every change they will ever make. I believe a changed eula requires you to agree again.
Slashdot Mirror
Yeah, I was just being an ass. Funny how, looking at a post made just the day before can make you wonder why you wrote it in the first place. Of course there are uses for old machines. That AC probably has no idea how many systems in the world are still running on ancient mainframes.
Luckily, most people continue to learn math after grade 5. If you're willing to say that 1 is not an integer, then 0.9999..... is not an integer. Conversely, tell me what the difference is between 1 and 0.99999... by difference I mean subtract the two numbers. How about this, 1 = 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 right? then 1 = 0.33333.....+0.33333......+0.33333....... = 0.9999999.....
If a number is contained by the set of integers(the number 1), any representation of that number that is equal to that number is also in the same set of integers, since it is the same number.
It's a math operation. Don't assume we are talking about adding with a computer in code. We are talking about theoretical math. and 2 + 0.99999.... is an integer operation, because 0.999... repeating 9's forever, is an integer. It is 1.
Drupal is without cost, so I fail to see how it is a scam to get people to pay money.
The intention of a CMS is not so developers who can write HTML code don't have to write them. It's for non technical writers, artists, etc., so that they can create nice content oriented web sites without learning HTML.
Why would you keep an old computer to "run" Ubuntu. I'm assuming there is something you do with the computer after Ubuntu loads, no?
Let's not forget that the bug submitter is complaining that he'll have to change and test for months because of this one change. Was he planning to not test his application at all after upgrading to a new version of PHP?
They don't say what it will return if you pass in something other than a number. I just checked the documentation (php.net). This is a function that takes a float value and formats it for display as a string. The documentation clearly states it takes a float, if you pass in a string (empty or not) you are relying on how that string is treated by PHP.
Should an empty string be formatted as 0? I could imagine a situation where an empty string is returned by some other method because a value was not found in a DB, not because the value was 0. In that case formatting as 0 would be wrong. Lack of knowing a value doesn't make it 0, it makes it an unknown.
There's no penguins in the arctic. They asked America for permission, because its in American territorial waters.
Being able to replace it under warranty doesn't change the fact it was a poor quality drive that started to fail prematurely.
As jonnythan mentioned 4k is not 4000 lines of vertical resolution, it is ~4000 lines of horizontal resolution, so about what you mentioned as 2160P.
Give it a rest dude, The same is damn close to true about every live action movie filmed.The dialogue is picked up on boom mikes, but every sound effect and music is added in at a different time.
What military force would be needed? Shoot down one MIG-29 (I haven't heard any talk of any weapons on that MIG) and he's defenseless.
I'm pretty sure there would be no political backlash if the state of Hawai'i or the US decided to seize this land back due to nonpayment of taxes.
No. That's the third time you've mentioned that. I'm not going to look at it simply because you are pressing it so hard.
Why would I run android on a desktop? I just don't see the reason for that. I'd rather use my preferred distro and get a way to run android apps on top of that if needed... I guess you mentioned that at the end of your post, but it's too late. I can't delete, my backspace key is broken.
Anyone that has any interest at all can understand how to fix their car easily. Having no interest at all and being apathetic about it will get you in line at the mechanic to get the "doohickey" fixed.
The only hard part about fixing one's car, is obtaining the specialized parts and tools that car manufacturers are requiring by design. Without that crap, even a simple job like changing a timing belt can become a huge pain in the ass.
That is all very expensive to produce, but do you think 30% of every sale is justified? Really, if writing software to do things takes up 30% of all economic activity, why the hell are we embracing that? The answer is because it doesn't. 30% covers the costs with a massive profit margin for Apple. Are they justified with that profit margin just because they wrote it? Sure, but only until a better deal is offered by someone else (or they use their clout to prevent better deals).
Cows would have to be slaughtered in a way to save a certain vein for a procedure like this. Current slaughterhouse practices would not lead to much useable matter for medical procedures like this. It's do-able, but would take some changes. That's assuming the cow vein is indeed compatible.
You are correct that the fault of this is LinkedIn, however, blaming LinkedIn doesn't help anyone who's password was swiped.
The bottom line is trust no one. Assume that whatever site you are setting an account on will be compromised at one point and take steps to eliminate risk from that. Making a stronger password can help get your password into the 0.1% unknown when someone has cracked 99.9% of the dumped hashes. Not reusing passwords is even more important as it limits the spread of damage if the password does get cracked.
Perhaps an even better idea is to limit the number of accounts people make and have them really think twice about whether they need that account or not.
I agree that those specs are really good, but for $2200, that is what I expect to get if not more. I believe the thin-ness and weight (and the Apple logo) inflate the price a bit. I'd rather spend less and have a thicker, heavier version. Although, I'm a cheap ass that hasn't spent close to $2k for a computer since the mid 90's.
It seems we are well into a new era where miniaturization is being done via use of proprietary components and non serviceable products. This works great for products that are just bought by non techie consumers, but people that would like to upgrade their components rather than throw the whole thing away are out of luck.
People need to stop password reuse. Usually the first argument against that is inability to remember a different password for every site. My solution to that is a variation on password reuse. Use the same base password and come up with your own "salt" algorithm that combines your base password with the sites name (not simply adding the site name to the end of your password, but even that would work) to come up with the unique site password.
They are flying planes all around the world that have been shown capable of destroying massive skyscrapers and thousands of lives. From a financial standpoint, I find it hard to believe that commercial spacecraft could cause significantly more damage.
An interesting idea, but I wouldn't trust Facebook to continue keeping things live forever. Would you need to set up a trust to ensure your public data is maintained (in this case paid for) after you are dead?
I was hoping your anecdote about Siri's dirty mistakes would have been, you know, dirty.
They might change the eula, but that doesn't mean you are agreeing to every change they will ever make. I believe a changed eula requires you to agree again.