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  1. Automation on How To Get Developers To Document Code · · Score: 1

    There are tools that will reverse engineer code to produce UML, or DB schema to produce ER diagrams. Add good naming conventions, IDE automatic code completion in IDEs combined with tools like JavaDoc go a long way. These need to be ubiquitous.

    The same process improvement we've seen automating the build, unit testing and deployment needs to be applied to take the donkey work out of the documentation process.

  2. Re:Reflections on Why Everyone Hates the IT Department · · Score: 1

    Because too many IT regard BOFH as a 'role model' rather than a satire.

  3. Eve thrives on drama on EVE Online Players Rage, Protest Over Microtransactions · · Score: 1

    It is the whole point of the sandbox approach of players driving the storyline.

    One player started a protest to sell his stock of surplus missiles. Others did it boost their e-peen, and some just because it was something different to do.

  4. Legal deposit on Google To Digitize, Make Available British Library's Historical Holdings · · Score: 1

    Legal deposit cover printed material, digital publications (Newspapers, scholarly journals, software including games) and online material are covered by a voluntary scheme.

  5. Bitcoin is a classic Pyramid/Ponzi scheme on Bitcoin Price Crashes · · Score: 1

    Bitcoins are a glorified Pyramid scheme and like all similar schemes early adopters may raise a profit. However they only do this by continually increasing the numbers of people involved. There is no intrinsic value, no underlying worth, nothing is backing them up. 'Trading' them is not investing, at best it is gambling they will pay off before they crash, and at worst scamming.

  6. A thin line.. on Japan Criminalizes Virus Creation · · Score: 1

    Between autonomous software agents and malicious virus. Intent is all.

  7. Judgement on Julian Assange To Be Extradited To Sweden · · Score: 2

    The Judgement

    Howard Riddle, Senior District Judge: ... "I am satisfied that extradition is compatible with the defendant's Convention rights, I must order that Mr Assange be extradited to Sweden." Assange has seven days to appeal the decision.

    He also said that Hurtig (Assange's Swedish Lawyer) is an "unreliable witness".

    Ms Ny (Swedish Prosecutor) notified Mr Hurtiq at 0911 on September 27th that she had decided to arrest Assange, he left Sweden the afternoon of the same day ahead of schedule. Hurtiq claimed he was not told until 30th September."

    Mr Hurtig said in his statement that it was astonishing that Ms Ny made no effort to interview his client. Judge states "In fact this is untrue", "I do not accept that this was a genuine mistake." and "The statement was a deliberate attempt to mislead the court."

    Mr Robertson, (Assenge's British Lawyer) accepted that onward extradition to Gitmo was without merit excluding it from final argument.

    Judge final statement "In fact as I am satisfied that extradition is compatible with the defendant's Convention rights, I must order that Mr Assange be extradited to Sweden."

  8. No surprise really... on Drivers Blamed For Out of Control Toyotas - Again · · Score: 2

    The incompetent are unaware of their level of incompetence and therefore must blame external elements. It called the Dunning Kruger effect.

  9. Re:No - World ITO shortage. on Will Touch Screens Kill the Keyboard? · · Score: 1

    The world reserves of Indium tin oxide the only material commercially suitable for making the transparent semi-conductive layers of touch screens is rapidly running out.

  10. Shooting themselves in the foot on Recording the Police · · Score: 1

    For a moment, lets set aside this is an obviously an abuse of power.

    There are TV programmes of Cops with Cameras and in Patrol Cars on the satallite everyday.

    So this Judge is saying every one of those Cops is a criminal.

  11. How to avoid arrest... on 'Anonymous' WikiLeaks Proponents Not So Anonymous · · Score: 1

    use the proxy at 127.0.0.1

  12. Liability not a hero on Pentagon Papers Ellsberg Supports Wikileaks · · Score: 0

    He's a massive liability for WikiLeaks and even WikiLeak insiders are starting to realise that ...

    "It has nothing whatsoever to do with WikiLeaks or the CIA and I regret very much that Julian Assange does not publicly say that himself."

    "I don't think it was a conspiracy, but this provided a golden opportunity for the enemies of WikiLeaks to use the situation"

    "I spoke to him (Assange) about this. I warned him that it was not a good way to behave ethically."

    "His (Assange) weakness was - is - women. I warned him it would cause him trouble."

  13. Assange's personal bank account frozen on Is Twitter Censoring Wikileaks Trends? · · Score: 4, Informative
  14. New arrest warrent on Is Twitter Censoring Wikileaks Trends? · · Score: 1
  15. A failure on 'I Just Need a Programmer' · · Score: 1

    "... what it would be like if more people could implement their own ideas."

    The result would be that most of the ideas would turn out to be failures.

    In my experience the type of people that make that kind of simplistic statement tend to over simplify everything.

  16. Deep and Varied challenges on Have I Lost My Gaming Mojo? · · Score: 1

    Eve Online and the Total War games offer a deep and varied challenge.

  17. Nuclear Paranoia on Researchers Race To Recover Radioactive Rabbits · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Cesium is more dangerous as a toxic heavy metal than as a radioactive source and the level of Cessium was insufficient to kill the rabbit via toxicity, because it's still only as toxic as common salt. When Cesium decays it emits Beta radiation which doesn't penetrate heavy clothing and barely penetrates the skin. The level of Radioactivity was insufficient to kill the rabbit but they still go to all that trouble to track it down. All the hallmarks of Nuclear Paranoia.

  18. Re:Real Ale vs. Keg Beer on Americans Less Healthy, But Outlive Brits · · Score: 1
  19. Real Ale vs. Keg Beer on Americans Less Healthy, But Outlive Brits · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Real ale is fresh living beer that undergoes a natural second fermentation in the cask. Like any natural live product, the beer will mature age and ultimately go off. Real Ale must therefore be drunk within a strict timescale. Real ales requires proper handling on its way to the pub, and care within the pub to bring it to condition for serving. However, real ale can reach its full flavour potential, without chilling, filtration, pasteurisation and added gas.

    Keg Beer, mass produced, often pasteurised, dead, with C02 gas added. The reason it is chilled is to inhibit a natural secondary fermentation.

    Campaign for Real Ale definition of Real Ale.

  20. Re:Even so! on Americans Less Healthy, But Outlive Brits · · Score: 1

    In fact every country in the top 10 by life expectancy have universal government provided healthcare systems, and the vast majority of the top 30.

  21. My Corollary on How Allies Used Math Against German Tanks · · Score: 1

    As an online discussion about WW2 grows longer, the probability of the assertion that everybody would be speaking German without the intervention of American approaches 1.

  22. Law Enforcement exemption on UK Man Prevented From Finding Chipped Pet Under Data Protection Act · · Score: 1

    Something doesn't ring true about this article. The Data Protection Act contain the following exemption.

    Law Enforcement
    Personal data held for the purpose of preventing or detecting crime, apprehending or prosecuting offenders,...

    The exemption is not restricted to bodies such as the police or Inland Revenue. So, information about suspected fraud held by a bank or a social security officer could also be covered.

    http://www.yourrights.org.uk/yourrights/the-right-to-know/data-protection-act/data-protection-act-exemptions.html

  23. UK already caved in. on Some Countries Want To Ban 'Information Weapons' · · Score: 1

    You would hope so, but British Police have arrested 6 men for burning the Koran on 9/11. Many probably consider it stupid & ignorant but it should never be illegal.

  24. Video of lecture on New Photos Show 'Devastating' Ice Loss On Everest · · Score: 0, Redundant
  25. Re:The most exciting PvP experience I've ever had on EVE Online PVP Tournament Streamed Live · · Score: 1

    I think this video gives a better flavour of EVE Online: The Butterfly Effect