Programmers do work that is easily repeatable by others. Sorry, but it's the truth . . . ten programmers may implement a spec slightly differently, but the end result is basically the same.
Ten writers will NOT produce the same script given a basic treatment. And probably only one of those will be good enough to become an actual movie.
It's completely different. Programming is NOT art.
Reminds me of a Kurt Vonnegut short story called "The Euphio Question". Someone discovers accidentally that if certain deep-space signals are amplified from a radio telescope and broadcast, it causes ultimate euphoria in the listener. A good read (like all of his work).
Stepping away and using a zoom tends to produce better balanced pictures. Imagine taking a picture of 10 people next to each other. The people on the ends are slightly farther away from you than the people in the middle . . . if you back up and zoom in, the effect of this is lessened.
Not to say that's what the people you describe had in mind, but the end result is that you're probably getting better pictures (assuming you disabled "digital zoom" [worst "feature" ever] on your camera).
Oh, and it's not just hardware that millions of people haven't used before, but simple stuff like modems. Don't make it out to be an exception, when it clearly isn't:)
When's the last time you tried a new distribution of Linux? It now does a better job than Windows for the most part (Windows still requires a lengthy and buggy third-party driver installation process). The reasons for the slow adoption of Linux on the desktop are no longer technical; just market (in a market almost totally controlled by the major competitor). Any progress in this utterly hostile environment is significant.
Prevention of an immoral act via another immoral act is still immoral, regardless of magnitude. Besides, this falls under ethics, not logic, meaning it can't be proven or disproven (or "dismantled", as you so arrogantly put it).
Body count. It's real easy. Just basic arithmetic: addition and subtraction.
Do people really still take pure utilitarianism seriously? I guess so. The simplest ideas are the easiest to grasp.
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Then you're a designer.
Ten writers will NOT produce the same script given a basic treatment. And probably only one of those will be good enough to become an actual movie.
It's completely different. Programming is NOT art.
Oh really, it detects whether or not the TV is already on? Oh, it doesn't?
Only if "allowing yourself to be blinded by money into doing anything" doesn't constitute "evil". Debatable.
So the new Slashdot definition of "youngster" is "less than ~70 years of age".
Presumably this was not the only work he did in his entire life.
From my cold, dead goo nubs!
Did you run naked through the streets screaming "Eureka!" when you thought of that?
Or even a boat, for that matter . . .
Reminds me of a Kurt Vonnegut short story called "The Euphio Question". Someone discovers accidentally that if certain deep-space signals are amplified from a radio telescope and broadcast, it causes ultimate euphoria in the listener. A good read (like all of his work).
And why can't a post mentioning the GNAA be informative?
OK, and what then for the other 90%-99% of the admin staff?
Actually, virii require living cells to thrive. Perhaps you meant worms.
Minor nit to pick, but Apple QuickTime is about the worst software I've seen in that regard, with the exception of RealPlayer.
I think it adds credibility . . . it shows that when he's talking about Linus and Linux, he's not some blind fanboy. He's speaking the truth.
That's also a picture of someone who looked directly at the sun through an unfiltered telescope . . .
Geez, I hope the same rule doesn't apply to the minor version of the Linux kernel . . .
Not to say that's what the people you describe had in mind, but the end result is that you're probably getting better pictures (assuming you disabled "digital zoom" [worst "feature" ever] on your camera).
When's the last time you tried a new distribution of Linux? It now does a better job than Windows for the most part (Windows still requires a lengthy and buggy third-party driver installation process). The reasons for the slow adoption of Linux on the desktop are no longer technical; just market (in a market almost totally controlled by the major competitor). Any progress in this utterly hostile environment is significant.
And when people said "that's one hot computer", it had nothing to do with AMD.
I'd love to buy a computer with 3-4 year old specs, but a modern battery. Battery life would be fantastic. But, alas, they don't make 'em.
Because we all know, and ClearChannel and the RIAA have shown, that digital technology makes everything magically different. Just like the Internet.
Actually more like 7 orders of magnitude.
Body count. It's real easy. Just basic arithmetic: addition and subtraction.
Do people really still take pure utilitarianism seriously? I guess so. The simplest ideas are the easiest to grasp.
A=B does not mean !A=!B
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"lesser killing" does not have a precise definition, if any.