Why use a browser that silently attempts to fix things such as missing </table> tags?
No good reason at all.
I think that IE started this, way back when, because MS was getting errors from their own generated pages. I guess it was easier to kludge the browser than to find out where in the generation process tags were not being closed.
Ok, except that a win would require some number LESS than 50%, usually in the neighborhood of 25%. AFAIK there is no such thing as a quorum requirement for elections.
Would'nt THAT be interesting? An election nullified because not enough people bothered to vote....
I mean that Java places lots of limits on the programmer. For example: no operator overloading, no multiple inheritence, etc
Hmmm, I would call those "features".
I remember the first time I saw C++ code that looked like: aBoat += tempBoat; How the hell do you add a boat to another boat? Make a catameran? Maybe some feature from the temp boat (motor, sail, outrigger)? But what features?
And the ONLY way to know, is to dig through the Boat class. So if you are actively writing code using the Boat class, well then your are familiar with what the overloaded operators do.
Now go away and work on another project. Come back after a few months. Quick, what does += do to a boat?
So you may argue this is restrictive, but I will always vote for clearer source code.
I will not get into the religious discussion regarding multiple inheritence.
Doesn't one of their robot arms have a brush device for brushing off rocks?
The ONE robot arm cannot articulate to a position to reach the panels (it is mounted underneath). Also, the brush is made of wire. Not something you would want rubbing against a solar panel.
Some cell phone patches require a proprietary cable ($25) that will then wipe out your phone book
This could be applied to almost every s/w product:
Some <software name> patches require a proprietary <item, key, dongle> that will then wipe out your <information>.
It is getting better, but there is still a LOT of s/w that will simply overwrite your settings with a new "fresh" file. This is especially bad where the installation process is simply decompressing a distribution file.
Move JUST the tip. The rest of the finger stays straight.
My friend can bend JUST THE TIP to almost 90 degress.
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Funny but if something did happen, the system would be a failure.
Quite true. And it would only work with a consious effort I would think.
After all, when you lift your arm, the other arm does not also automatically lift. Your brain distinguishes between the right arm and the left arm.
I would think that this would work the same way. Just because you are thinking about "format c:" does not mean that you are acting on it.
The brain will learn new pathways, and you will have an extra "appendage" which you can control directly.
As an aside, you cannot move JUST the tip of a finger. Usually the whole finger (both joints) bend. Yet a friend of mine who has played a cello for many, many years CAN move just the tip of the left index finger. Not the right, just the left. That is one of the fingers used to select which notes you are playing. Over the years his brain learned the pathways to reach just the tip muscles.
the abuse departments are too lazy^H^H^H^Hoverwhelmed to do anything about them
I sent them a log of IPs pinging my firewall, trying to connect using NetBUI, trying to pop-up net msgs, etc. I stated somewhere in the msg that my firewall was constantly writing ot the log from all the hits. A LOT of the IPs were from within the Shaw set of IP addresses.
The response?
"this is a common problem, turn off the logging in your firewall".
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Why use a browser that silently attempts to fix things such as missing </table> tags?
No good reason at all.
I think that IE started this, way back when, because MS was getting errors from their own generated pages. I guess it was easier to kludge the browser than to find out where in the generation process tags were not being closed.
All speculation of course.
The average /. reader is an idiot. Half of /. readers are below average. Are you scared yet?
No.
Cannabis is not dope, less harmfull than alcohol
THC might not be as harmful, but smoking pot also makes you inhale fun things like tar, and other poisons.
Though some recent studies have linked pot with long term memory loss and other fun things.
This assumes that voter turnout is less than 50%
Ok, except that a win would require some number LESS than 50%, usually in the neighborhood of 25%. AFAIK there is no such thing as a quorum requirement for elections.
Would'nt THAT be interesting? An election nullified because not enough people bothered to vote....
Well yes, except that in the real world, it is the minority which elects the government. Just look at the voter turnout numbers.
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Too bad then that Microsoft only uses ++i
I'm not arguing against Java
It sounded like it. Or rather you are saying Java allows mediocre programmers to work on projects, which calls Java programmer barely competant.
The more pluggable code is, the more easily code can be passed to someone else and still be maintainable
And this is bad how? Have YOU ever tried to maintian code written by someone else?
, the less useful the original programmer becomes
Ok, so you want to make yourself indispensable because the code you wrote is un-maintainable?
We obviously disagree on a basic level, one which does not have much to do with programming.
'nuff said.
I think the only reason Novell bought WordPerfect was to get at GroupWise.
Once they had GroupWise, they sold off the rest of the s/w they got in the deal.
Then they intergrated GroupWise into the Novell Netware Directory Services.
How is that sillier than:
F1! F1!
My Heathkit H100 had an actual key labled HELP.
So I could yell:
HELP! HELP!
lower the bar for what kind of programmer is required
So why are you not using machine code then? About as wild and loose as can be desired.
Sure.
But aBoat.addFuel(tempBoat) is more descriptive.
I mean that Java places lots of limits on the programmer. For example: no operator overloading, no multiple inheritence, etc
Hmmm, I would call those "features".
I remember the first time I saw C++ code that looked like:
aBoat += tempBoat;
How the hell do you add a boat to another boat? Make a catameran? Maybe some feature from the temp boat (motor, sail, outrigger)? But what features?
And the ONLY way to know, is to dig through the Boat class. So if you are actively writing code using the Boat class, well then your are familiar with what the overloaded operators do.
Now go away and work on another project. Come back after a few months. Quick, what does += do to a boat?
So you may argue this is restrictive, but I will always vote for clearer source code.
I will not get into the religious discussion regarding multiple inheritence.
Code re-use was around a lot longer than Java. There were huge C libraries you could get to fill almost any niche.
As for "severely restrictive", do you mean strongly typed? That is there to allow the compiler to catch coding errors.
You will always have different levels of programming expertise. Visual Basic (and MS Access) for instance let almost anyone be a "real programmer".
But a good programmer will always produce better code, faster than a mediocre programmer, with any language.
If US companies wanted code written in COBOL, well then, India would be training COBOL programmers.
1. Many programming jobs are increasingly becoming jobs for laborers.
2. ?????
3. The popularity of Java is a testament to this.
You seem to have left out a step in your logic...
That depends on the materials. Some material combinations increase electrostatic charge, while other combinations do not.
Um, don't ask me which. I remember the basics, not the details on this.
From the "blurb":
the approach of autumn on the Red Planet
shorter periods of sunlight
Doesn't one of their robot arms have a brush device for brushing off rocks?
The ONE robot arm cannot articulate to a position to reach the panels (it is mounted underneath). Also, the brush is made of wire. Not something you would want rubbing against a solar panel.
Is there some reason why these rovers do not have a fan to blow away the accumutating dust on the solar panels?
The weight penalty should be offset by being able to work longer.
Or is the dust sticky? Maybe something akin to a wiper?
Some cell phone patches require a proprietary cable ($25) that will then wipe out your phone book
This could be applied to almost every s/w product:
Some <software name> patches require a proprietary <item, key, dongle> that will then wipe out your <information>.
It is getting better, but there is still a LOT of s/w that will simply overwrite your settings with a new "fresh" file. This is especially bad where the installation process is simply decompressing a distribution file.
Move JUST the tip. The rest of the finger stays straight.
My friend can bend JUST THE TIP to almost 90 degress.
Funny but if something did happen, the system would be a failure.
Quite true. And it would only work with a consious effort I would think.
After all, when you lift your arm, the other arm does not also automatically lift. Your brain distinguishes between the right arm and the left arm.
I would think that this would work the same way. Just because you are thinking about "format c:" does not mean that you are acting on it.
The brain will learn new pathways, and you will have an extra "appendage" which you can control directly.
As an aside, you cannot move JUST the tip of a finger. Usually the whole finger (both joints) bend. Yet a friend of mine who has played a cello for many, many years CAN move just the tip of the left index finger. Not the right, just the left. That is one of the fingers used to select which notes you are playing. Over the years his brain learned the pathways to reach just the tip muscles.
Singing to self: "I wish I was an Oscar Myers wiener"
P O O F !
the abuse departments are too lazy^H^H^H^Hoverwhelmed to do anything about them
I sent them a log of IPs pinging my firewall, trying to connect using NetBUI, trying to pop-up net msgs, etc. I stated somewhere in the msg that my firewall was constantly writing ot the log from all the hits. A LOT of the IPs were from within the Shaw set of IP addresses.
The response?
"this is a common problem, turn off the logging in your firewall".
Turn off my logging? How does that stop the hits?
It's not just windows. I was testing a DOS based USB driver, and it takes FOREVER to locate USB devices. Even if they are plugged in.
Must be the discovery algorithms.