However, it sounds odd (to European ears) that people are freaked out that they need to show ID to police.
Bull.. it doesn't sound odd at all to my Dutch ears.
We didn't have to show any ID nor have any on our person until about ten years back here in the Netherlands. Since then, the powers that be have slowly eroded those freedoms and they are pushing
for an obligation to carry and show an ID everywhere. (See the
press release
and
open letter
from
Privacy International
to the Dutch government.)
Just about all of the reasons for obligatory ID are unfounded or shown misguided yet they are still pushing for it and the majority of the government supports it.
At least if you're planning on making levels for FPS games. The levels for these games are getting so detailed that the abstraction layer and the simplicity in editing that level editing tools give you, are not sufficient anymore and not much of a time-saver either.
Two game companies where friends of mine work have switched from level editors to 3D Studio MAX for level editing.
If artists/copyright holders wish to give their consent to have their works redistributed via free, P2P or otherwise, networks that's entirely up to them.
Maybe in an ideal world, but ignoring physical realities isn't going to help them. If their music is going to be shared they might as well be compensated for it.
It's not as if they have a say at the moment about whether their music gets taped and given to a friend. Hence additional tax on blank tapes in some countries.
The EFF is campaigning against a bad solution for the problem of artists not getting properly compensated for their work. And they offer alternative solutions.
The **AA, on the other hand, isn't even really looking for a solution. They just want to keep the current system in place in which they fill their pockets and most artists still aren't properly compensated, whether their work gets copied by P2P or not.
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Ugh! I hate all those panels, taskbars and what else. Such a waste of screen estate. Just give me an empty screen and a root menu.
I just use a bunch of virtual desktops with apps of similar functionality per desktop.
Also, I bound the right-most windows key to window manager operations so all those operations have become a one hand gesture. (Shading, switching apps, switching desktops, raising & lowering windows, killing them, etc. etc.)
Of course, Lisp is also write-only, like Forth and APL.
Aw, come on. This is so very much a personal thing, it isn't even funny anymore.
For most languages, except those that have been made intentionaly difficult to read, it is just a matter of experience whether the language is easy to read or not. (And now I probably get jumped by a Brainfuck supporter.)
Besides, I think it is a good thing to get exposed to some radically different things now and then. It keeps your brain in shape.
[LISP]While these languages are interesting, they do not have the same advantages as Python. Some examples would be a clean readable language, a cohesive standard library, a simple syntax, and a strong OO heritage pulling from background such as smalltalk.
Oh boy, you've really said it now. Better start wearing that asbestos suit you've lying around. While Lisp's readability is certainly something to get used to it has about the simplest syntax of any programming language and it's OO support ranks up there with the best (CLOS).
Anyway, since you obviously had no idea what you were talking about you might as well do the research for yourself ( http://www.lisp.org/table/contents.htm ), instead of me doing it for you. Perhaps other posters will give you a much deserved roasting.
*sigh* LSD or whatever psychedelics may not be for you but don't go around reiterating PDFA and DARE propaganda like a sheep.
It makes you look stupid.
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Problem is, they rejected us! So we built a place of our own where we could get together freely to escape the crap that the future members of the "real world" heaped on us.
Oh fuck you and your geek pride thing. The internet was never build as a home for a few pimple faced sissies that were too afraid to kick a jock in his balls when they needed too.
This whole thing didn't start until after Columbine and the resulting Slashdot articles last year.
Erik. (very much aware that he probably just got trolled)
Slashdot Mirror
Bull.. it doesn't sound odd at all to my Dutch ears.
We didn't have to show any ID nor have any on our person until about ten years back here in the Netherlands. Since then, the powers that be have slowly eroded those freedoms and they are pushing for an obligation to carry and show an ID everywhere. (See the press release and open letter from Privacy International to the Dutch government.)
Just about all of the reasons for obligatory ID are unfounded or shown misguided yet they are still pushing for it and the majority of the government supports it.
The mind wonders :-(
"Worse Is Better" I guess.
The novice had a problem. "I know", thought the novice, "I'll just use regexps!" The novice now has two problems.
-- Erik Naggum, comp.lang.lisp
Two game companies where friends of mine work have switched from level editors to 3D Studio MAX for level editing.
A remake has already been made but I just wanted to mention te game :)
You guys are so sad.
The future is here. Humans, dolphins and androids unite!
[1] with credits to Mister Bill Hicks. America's greatest comedian. Remember him!
Strange, I'm used to seeing the function name as the first thing inside the parenthesis.
Ah! So that's why they're so pissed off.
Maybe in an ideal world, but ignoring physical realities isn't going to help them. If their music is going to be shared they might as well be compensated for it.
It's not as if they have a say at the moment about whether their music gets taped and given to a friend. Hence additional tax on blank tapes in some countries.
Forcing them to do so is, however, going too far.
They don't have much of a choice.
The EFF is campaigning against a bad solution for the problem of artists not getting properly compensated for their work. And they offer alternative solutions.
The **AA, on the other hand, isn't even really looking for a solution. They just want to keep the current system in place in which they fill their pockets and most artists still aren't properly compensated, whether their work gets copied by P2P or not.
I just use a bunch of virtual desktops with apps of similar functionality per desktop.
Also, I bound the right-most windows key to window manager operations so all those operations have become a one hand gesture. (Shading, switching apps, switching desktops, raising & lowering windows, killing them, etc. etc.)
They are terrorists, all of them!
My sanity.
To the parent of previous poster, try http://ww.telent.net/cliki/ for a starting point or http://clisp.sourceforge.net/
The point about a decent editor is very true. I'm still suprised seeing people use Notepad or an old-skool vi (Vim, however, is very decent).
Aw, come on. This is so very much a personal thing, it isn't even funny anymore.
For most languages, except those that have been made intentionaly difficult to read, it is just a matter of experience whether the language is easy to read or not. (And now I probably get jumped by a Brainfuck supporter.)
Besides, I think it is a good thing to get exposed to some radically different things now and then. It keeps your brain in shape.
- http://www.franz.com/products/
- http://www.xanalys.com/software_tools/products/id
e .html
Handy link with a lot of information http://ww.telent.net/cliki/More Lisp vendors:
'Free' (whatever the current definition of that is nowadays) Lisps:
You forgot a third option: one can ignore it and continue living a happy MS-free life.
No, you don't.
Oh boy, you've really said it now. Better start wearing that asbestos suit you've lying around. While Lisp's readability is certainly something to get used to it has about the simplest syntax of any programming language and it's OO support ranks up there with the best (CLOS).
Anyway, since you obviously had no idea what you were talking about you might as well do the research for yourself ( http://www.lisp.org/table/contents.htm ), instead of me doing it for you. Perhaps other posters will give you a much deserved roasting.
Cheers!
I just started paying more attention when crossing the streets after Carmageddon. So there's good sides to these games too :)
It makes you look stupid.
Oh fuck you and your geek pride thing. The internet was never build as a home for a few pimple faced sissies that were too afraid to kick a jock in his balls when they needed too.
This whole thing didn't start until after Columbine and the resulting Slashdot articles last year.
Erik. (very much aware that he probably just got trolled)
There's little to dispute yet. Why don't you give us some arguments for your claim that Lisp is a worthless language?
It was greatly pleasing to see Philip "If there was any justice in the world, the guys who wrote Perl should go do jail." Greenspun backpedaling.
Yawn... Everybody's wrong now and then. Including you.