Because people cared a lot more about speed then. That's a terrible way of putting it, as people still care plenty about speed, but more and more people actually have 'enough' speed these days, so other things are getting more attention.
I figured the 'or something' made it clear that I was being sarcastic (It isn't clear to me if you were expanding on my comment or answering it...if you were expanding then my reply is somewhat redundant).
In the first example, he is saying that he wants you to lay out a basic iteration, like a for loop; I guess there would be bonus points for asking whether to modify the array in place or create a new array.
In the second instance, he wants to see if you can do simple text templating (Like 'I have ' + num + ' children.', or 'I have %d children' % num (that's Python string formatting, not C)); things like making sure that there are spaces in the concatenation form demonstrate an ability to actually get shit done and the string formatting form demonstrates that all is not lost upon you.
Actually, chances are Aspergers doesn't fit. I mean, very few people have an Autism spectrum disorder, to the point that even if you meet someone who seems like they do, it makes more sense to simply assume that they are awkward, self-centered and oblivious (before anyone jumps on that and says that you should be kind to people with ASDs, remember that it is also plenty sane to be kind to the withdrawn dickface).
The actual diagnosis by a professional is vague enough without bringing in the armchair type.
Except anybody with an analytical mind will be able to read the book in two ways: one, as a set of genuine advice targeted at having better interactions with people and two, as a set of principles that can be used to manipulate people to their ends.
Or at least, that's what I thought.
But asking informative questions is a great trick.
Even FLV that is loaded by an swf player object (the more paranoid will increasingly stream it rather than sending a file over raw http)? After all, we are talking about the fact that flash raises the bar on saving video files.
Right. People often complain that such and such a system is bankrupt and then propose as a solution a rule, within the system, that the system cannot be bankrupt. It is a hopeless pursuit.
Well, computers aren't the ones using things like news articles, blog posts and comments; humans are. And humans are the ones generating them. And humans are lazy. And capricious.
A big part of html5 is that the algorithms for dealing with ambiguous content are built into the specification, essentially bringing the functionality provided by Tidy type tools into the spec (part of the process of getting this right was creating multiple implementations of the proposed spec, so there is some chance that it will actually work pretty well). To me, having browser implementers do heroic things to show as much data as possible it going to be a better experience for users than the one where any mistake by a content creator or generator ends up in a screen saying "Ooops!" rather than something that is most of what they are looking for.
I'm not trying to be a negative Nancy, but I don't feel bad pointing out the pitfalls that came up when some other folks tried something similar to what you are talking about (even though there is some likelihood that you are well aware of them).
If you aren't devoted to the break-on-errors aspect of XML, you should make that a lot clearer when you talk about it.
As the PPI of a typical screen has gone up, I have appreciated the fact that typical OS elements have gotten larger. XP probably looks a little ridiculous on a 15" CRT running at 1024x768, but it is about right for a ~21" LCD running at 1680x1050 (the difference there is only about 8 PPI, but you lose more than an inch off of the smaller monitor if you squeeze the dots to match the larger)
So..."It's a thingy for your computer that doesn't cost the company that puts it on there any money, and if you really, really want to, you can see how it works".
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So you've managed to interview us all?
The Dunning-Kruger effect offers at least an interesting perspective on what you are talking about:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning-Kruger_effect
(The title of their initial paper starts "Unskilled and Unaware of It")
Because people cared a lot more about speed then. That's a terrible way of putting it, as people still care plenty about speed, but more and more people actually have 'enough' speed these days, so other things are getting more attention.
That's pretty much the definition of mercenary.
I figured the 'or something' made it clear that I was being sarcastic (It isn't clear to me if you were expanding on my comment or answering it...if you were expanding then my reply is somewhat redundant).
In the first example, he is saying that he wants you to lay out a basic iteration, like a for loop; I guess there would be bonus points for asking whether to modify the array in place or create a new array.
In the second instance, he wants to see if you can do simple text templating (Like 'I have ' + num + ' children.', or 'I have %d children' % num (that's Python string formatting, not C)); things like making sure that there are spaces in the concatenation form demonstrate an ability to actually get shit done and the string formatting form demonstrates that all is not lost upon you.
You are not forgiven.
Mensa scares me, I mean, I don't want to meet other pretentious windbags, I want some variety.
Logging out should prevent the cancellation (or a different browser).
(but you probably figured that out already)
At least two thirds of the comments above yours suggest going out and doing stuff like taking classes.
Actually, chances are Aspergers doesn't fit. I mean, very few people have an Autism spectrum disorder, to the point that even if you meet someone who seems like they do, it makes more sense to simply assume that they are awkward, self-centered and oblivious (before anyone jumps on that and says that you should be kind to people with ASDs, remember that it is also plenty sane to be kind to the withdrawn dickface).
The actual diagnosis by a professional is vague enough without bringing in the armchair type.
Except anybody with an analytical mind will be able to read the book in two ways: one, as a set of genuine advice targeted at having better interactions with people and two, as a set of principles that can be used to manipulate people to their ends.
Or at least, that's what I thought.
But asking informative questions is a great trick.
The church really doesn't matter if you consider that particular component of their life to be essentially equivalent to a mental illness.
Even FLV that is loaded by an swf player object (the more paranoid will increasingly stream it rather than sending a file over raw http)? After all, we are talking about the fact that flash raises the bar on saving video files.
It's the spot in your refrigerator where you keep your bacon.
Right. People often complain that such and such a system is bankrupt and then propose as a solution a rule, within the system, that the system cannot be bankrupt. It is a hopeless pursuit.
Well, computers aren't the ones using things like news articles, blog posts and comments; humans are. And humans are the ones generating them. And humans are lazy. And capricious.
A big part of html5 is that the algorithms for dealing with ambiguous content are built into the specification, essentially bringing the functionality provided by Tidy type tools into the spec (part of the process of getting this right was creating multiple implementations of the proposed spec, so there is some chance that it will actually work pretty well). To me, having browser implementers do heroic things to show as much data as possible it going to be a better experience for users than the one where any mistake by a content creator or generator ends up in a screen saying "Ooops!" rather than something that is most of what they are looking for.
I'm not trying to be a negative Nancy, but I don't feel bad pointing out the pitfalls that came up when some other folks tried something similar to what you are talking about (even though there is some likelihood that you are well aware of them).
If you aren't devoted to the break-on-errors aspect of XML, you should make that a lot clearer when you talk about it.
Plenty of people are willing to repudiate copyright. Is that close enough?
If so, the answer is probably something like 5 minutes ago.
If not, go to weather.gov and look for some data that was generated by a government employee.
What do you think would change at Apple if they released everything they have copyright over under a BSD style license? How about a GPL style license?
Or would that not be sufficient to make them 'FOSS'?
Imagine if your institution were merely average.
Yeah, lawyers are well known for not being in any way mercenary. Or something.
It comes down to how you define legitimate. If laws are for sale, shouldn't the people buying them expect that they will be enforced?
As the PPI of a typical screen has gone up, I have appreciated the fact that typical OS elements have gotten larger. XP probably looks a little ridiculous on a 15" CRT running at 1024x768, but it is about right for a ~21" LCD running at 1680x1050 (the difference there is only about 8 PPI, but you lose more than an inch off of the smaller monitor if you squeeze the dots to match the larger)
It really depends on who you ask. Or maybe whom. Here is a link to a British newspaper discussing how a British dictionary chooses to define Xerox:
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1024683/xerox-forbids-use-of-word-xeroxing
Now, I'm pretty sure we could impugn The Inquirer all the day long, but the Oxford English Dictionary presents somewhat of an edifice.
Is your comment prescriptive, or is it descriptive?
So..."It's a thingy for your computer that doesn't cost the company that puts it on there any money, and if you really, really want to, you can see how it works".
And what percentage of youtube users do you think even use the comment system?