No wonder there's so much shitty software being thrown out. People are too stoned or drugged up to have any idea of what they're doing and as a result we get crap such as Windows 8 or the near-monthly Facebook "updates".
Some drugs can really help you work better, especially for creative activities. A bit like athletes taking performance enhancing drugs. Of course, even if you do objectively better work while on drugs, it doesn't mean it's good for you, or that it'll work long term.
Mobile phones and VR are not the same. The major complaint with Pentile is the jagged text outlines (which improved a lot BTW), something that doesn't matter much in VR. VR is all about motion, and how Pentile affects this, I don't know. Anyways, AMOLED, pentile or not, is regarded as much better for VR than LCD.
Sports fandom feeds off of the non-deterministic nature of the games that are played, sure there are winners and losers, but there is very little room in eSports to blame Referees, because in the game world it would be called "Exploits" and would be considered verifiable cheating.
Pro gamers use exploits all the time, and these are usually allowed it they don't break the game too much and use only standard manipulations. Some of these exploits became a core mechanic in these games. A classic example is the strafe-jump in Quake, a bug which allowed the player to exceed the maximum running speed by making a series of diagonal jumps. This bug was voluntarily reproduced in the next Quake games because it made gameplay more interesting.
And sure, you have no referees but bugs and hardware malfunctions can happen. It's also common for players to take gambles, make blunders or in general do something unexpected that turns the tides. Believe me, there is a lot to talk about with eSports, some of my friends are into 2D fighting games and they comment the matches the same way as sports fans do (blah blah, should have done this, blah blah, was at a disadvantage, blah blah, just lucky, blah, should have won, blah).
1 trillion becquerels is 27 curies, or the radioactivity of 27 grams of radium-226. It's also 66.6 times less than Ted Sprague's base output in Heroes.
Samsung Galaxy S models may occasionally beat the iPhone in worldwide sales, even though globally, the iPhones are the best selling smartphone models.... but if you count all cell phones, low-end Nokias are well ahead. The Nokia 1110 is the best selling phone of all times, with more than 200 million units sold.
When I was at school I wasted vast amounts of time being forced to write stuff out in draft form and then re-write it neatly.
They don't ask you to re-write stuff to annoy you, they force you to re-write to make sure you double-check your work. Or, in the case of lessons, to help you memorize it. I'm all for teaching kids how to use a computer but it doesn't mean that they should be used all the time. For writing reports, sure, it improves efficiency, but whether it is better for learning is debatable.
Mainly because Windows doesn't know the difference between OPEN and RUN.
And what is the difference between "open" and "run" ?
If you are at a system level, of course windows makes a difference between open (as in "give me a handle to a resource") or run (execute code).
If you are at a GUI level, and it's probably what you are thinking about, it's not about windows or linux or whatever, it's about the program you are using to do the "open". When you are clicking on an URL or an email attachment, the browser or mail program decides what to do with it. On windows, many apps use the "ShellExecute" action with the default action which is the same as double-clinking a file on the desktop but it is not the only way to do it. On linux, there isn't a standard way of opening files so it's really app dependent.
Maths can be very concrete (simple arithmetic) or very abstract (number theory, which is also called arithmetic). Programming can be very concrete (assembly) or very abstract (pure functional) Human language can be very concrete (dog training) or very abstract (philosophy)
Maths can be very lax (estimation) or very rigorous (formal proof) Programming can be very lax (visual programming) or very rigorous (certified code) Human language van be very lax (slang) or very rigorous (poetry)
VR developers are totally aware of the lag issues. Judging by the posts of John Carmack and Michael Abrash it looks like it's they number one priority. 120 Hz seems to be their target now, and that's just because 1000 Hz would be too expensive;)
hosts files are a common attack vector, this is why OSes tend to limit its use. It's also a bit limited as a way to block ads.
There are plenty of other ways : xposed modules such as minminguard / youtube adaway / unbelovedhosts, proxy servers, alternative dns, adblockplus for firefox mobile, pay for "pro" (no-ad) versions of apps, etc...
The two last points are very effective (especially the last one:p) and do not require root.
But, of course, the ultimate test of machine intelligence is when the computer can sue your ass off and win in the Supreme Court.
Well, I expect computers to become really good at law. The big idea with legal systems is to refer to some written laws and precedents rather than the whim of the judge. Basically it's a search problem and it's one of the things that computers do best.
These bitcoins probably weren't intended to stay as bitcoins forever. The flow probably looks like this : buyer uses USD to buy BTC, buyer transfers BTC to seller, seller sells BTC to get USD. That's pretty much the definition of money laundering.
Even if technology can give us everything we need with no actual human work (i.e. infinite efficency), we are still social animals. It means that people will gladly pay just so they can interact with actual human beings.
Writing small, tricky, code require a certain set of skills but I believe that the mark of great programmers is the ability to scale up. That means writing clean, efficient and flexible code even on large projects. Demos for example may look impressive but due to their non-interactive nature, they can use plenty of tricks that won't work in more general cases.
I'm sort of shocked that such a crime carries a max 12 month sentence.
It's actually a serious punishment if it's just the act of using the DB for personal reasons. If you are using that info to commit another crime, you will probably get a second aggravated sentence.
I believe that the reasoning is : - diversity is good - finding minorities with the required skills is hard - hiring under-skilled people just because they are minorities is bad => we need to give minorities the required skills
I think it is some kind of a long-term experiment, an attempt to increase diversity without compromising skills.
If you have a light aircraft you can pretty much bomb anyplace you want. Areas directly over sensitive facilities are usually prohibited zones, which means that if you penetrate them you may be "pulled over" by a fighter jet and face big trouble after you land. They won't shoot if they can avoid it.
Trouble is, these zones are usually pretty small compared to the speed of even a small plane. For example, if you have zone with a 10 NM radius and you are flying at 120 kts, it only takes 5 minutes to reach the center. During this time, they have to notice you, dispatch an interceptor airplane, intercept you, send you a few signals, notice that you don't intend to comply and finally shoot you.
When Google still owned Motorola they tried to make some quality designs that had a lot more polish than the typical Android phone.
I don't consider phones without user replaceable batteries "quality design". For real quality oriented design, the goal should be "as long as a network exists". And considering that batteries are expected to last for about 3 years, they make for an obvious planned obsolescence. My old Nexus One is still in use today( although not my me and with a new battery) and there is no reason to dump it as it still works as well as it did when I bought it. The 2 or even 3 year smartphone is a pure fabrication. For normal (non-geek) people, keeping a smartphone for 5-10 years should be the norm.
The idea of opportunity cost is valid, however saying that all pirates would have bought the game is wrong, and that's how they inflate their numbers.
If we somehow managed to make piracy impossible, would be pirates could simply not play the game. - because they don't have the budget - because it's not easily available - because of restrictions (invasive DRM, internet connection,...) - because the competition is cheaper (Photoshop piracy probably hurt Paint Shop Pro more than Photoshop itself)
Is the number of patents really meaningful ? For example, a patent on the ballpoint pen is much more powerful than 1000 patents on various ways of making ink cartridges for fountain pens.
It may not be a bad thing you know. Strict timing rules provide a clear separation between work time and personal time and it can be beneficial to both the employer and the employee. Basically trading reactivity for consistency. Not all companies want "110%" and "amazing work ethic". Many prefer a good "100%" and "do what I pay you for" instead.
Of course, a company closely monitoring things such as break time shouldn't expect (or even allow) their employees to work overtime. It means that what you did is normal. No need to be defiant.
Note that it is not how I like to work. But it is a matter personal preference. Many people I know are more than ready to give up flexibility in exchange for well defined work hours.
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No wonder there's so much shitty software being thrown out. People are too stoned or drugged up to have any idea of what they're doing and as a result we get crap such as Windows 8 or the near-monthly Facebook "updates".
Some drugs can really help you work better, especially for creative activities. A bit like athletes taking performance enhancing drugs.
Of course, even if you do objectively better work while on drugs, it doesn't mean it's good for you, or that it'll work long term.
As for Google, well, Google owns online marketing advertising market, so those apps really are helping Google in the end...
Only if they use Google's spyware.
Mobile phones and VR are not the same.
The major complaint with Pentile is the jagged text outlines (which improved a lot BTW), something that doesn't matter much in VR. VR is all about motion, and how Pentile affects this, I don't know.
Anyways, AMOLED, pentile or not, is regarded as much better for VR than LCD.
Sports fandom feeds off of the non-deterministic nature of the games that are played, sure there are winners and losers, but there is very little room in eSports to blame Referees, because in the game world it would be called "Exploits" and would be considered verifiable cheating.
Pro gamers use exploits all the time, and these are usually allowed it they don't break the game too much and use only standard manipulations. Some of these exploits became a core mechanic in these games. A classic example is the strafe-jump in Quake, a bug which allowed the player to exceed the maximum running speed by making a series of diagonal jumps. This bug was voluntarily reproduced in the next Quake games because it made gameplay more interesting.
And sure, you have no referees but bugs and hardware malfunctions can happen. It's also common for players to take gambles, make blunders or in general do something unexpected that turns the tides. Believe me, there is a lot to talk about with eSports, some of my friends are into 2D fighting games and they comment the matches the same way as sports fans do (blah blah, should have done this, blah blah, was at a disadvantage, blah blah, just lucky, blah, should have won, blah).
1 trillion becquerels is 27 curies, or the radioactivity of 27 grams of radium-226.
It's also 66.6 times less than Ted Sprague's base output in Heroes.
Samsung Galaxy S models may occasionally beat the iPhone in worldwide sales, even though globally, the iPhones are the best selling smartphone models. ... but if you count all cell phones, low-end Nokias are well ahead. The Nokia 1110 is the best selling phone of all times, with more than 200 million units sold.
When I was at school I wasted vast amounts of time being forced to write stuff out in draft form and then re-write it neatly.
They don't ask you to re-write stuff to annoy you, they force you to re-write to make sure you double-check your work. Or, in the case of lessons, to help you memorize it.
I'm all for teaching kids how to use a computer but it doesn't mean that they should be used all the time. For writing reports, sure, it improves efficiency, but whether it is better for learning is debatable.
Mainly because Windows doesn't know the difference between OPEN and RUN.
And what is the difference between "open" and "run" ?
If you are at a system level, of course windows makes a difference between open (as in "give me a handle to a resource") or run (execute code).
If you are at a GUI level, and it's probably what you are thinking about, it's not about windows or linux or whatever, it's about the program you are using to do the "open". When you are clicking on an URL or an email attachment, the browser or mail program decides what to do with it.
On windows, many apps use the "ShellExecute" action with the default action which is the same as double-clinking a file on the desktop but it is not the only way to do it. On linux, there isn't a standard way of opening files so it's really app dependent.
Maths can be very concrete (simple arithmetic) or very abstract (number theory, which is also called arithmetic).
Programming can be very concrete (assembly) or very abstract (pure functional)
Human language can be very concrete (dog training) or very abstract (philosophy)
Maths can be very lax (estimation) or very rigorous (formal proof)
Programming can be very lax (visual programming) or very rigorous (certified code)
Human language van be very lax (slang) or very rigorous (poetry)
VR developers are totally aware of the lag issues. ;)
Judging by the posts of John Carmack and Michael Abrash it looks like it's they number one priority. 120 Hz seems to be their target now, and that's just because 1000 Hz would be too expensive
hosts files are a common attack vector, this is why OSes tend to limit its use. It's also a bit limited as a way to block ads.
There are plenty of other ways : xposed modules such as minminguard / youtube adaway / unbelovedhosts, proxy servers, alternative dns, adblockplus for firefox mobile, pay for "pro" (no-ad) versions of apps, etc...
The two last points are very effective (especially the last one :p) and do not require root.
The "sexual" part of "sexual harassment" refers to gender, not the sex act.
Does it means that if a bisexual sexually-as-in-sex-act harass people of both genders, that's not sexual harassment ?
I included the word "doom" in a post and it did not go to the newsfeed. Changed the word and then it goes. Nazis would be thrilled to see this.
If you are so keen on raging, try to talk about quakes.
But, of course, the ultimate test of machine intelligence is when the computer can sue your ass off and win in the Supreme Court.
Well, I expect computers to become really good at law.
The big idea with legal systems is to refer to some written laws and precedents rather than the whim of the judge. Basically it's a search problem and it's one of the things that computers do best.
These bitcoins probably weren't intended to stay as bitcoins forever.
The flow probably looks like this : buyer uses USD to buy BTC, buyer transfers BTC to seller, seller sells BTC to get USD. That's pretty much the definition of money laundering.
Even if technology can give us everything we need with no actual human work (i.e. infinite efficency), we are still social animals.
It means that people will gladly pay just so they can interact with actual human beings.
Writing small, tricky, code require a certain set of skills but I believe that the mark of great programmers is the ability to scale up. That means writing clean, efficient and flexible code even on large projects.
Demos for example may look impressive but due to their non-interactive nature, they can use plenty of tricks that won't work in more general cases.
I'm sort of shocked that such a crime carries a max 12 month sentence.
It's actually a serious punishment if it's just the act of using the DB for personal reasons.
If you are using that info to commit another crime, you will probably get a second aggravated sentence.
I don't know how it is in the US but in France, many pedestrians don't give a fuck about signals so we might as well remove them.
I believe that the reasoning is :
- diversity is good
- finding minorities with the required skills is hard
- hiring under-skilled people just because they are minorities is bad
=> we need to give minorities the required skills
I think it is some kind of a long-term experiment, an attempt to increase diversity without compromising skills.
If you have a light aircraft you can pretty much bomb anyplace you want. Areas directly over sensitive facilities are usually prohibited zones, which means that if you penetrate them you may be "pulled over" by a fighter jet and face big trouble after you land. They won't shoot if they can avoid it.
Trouble is, these zones are usually pretty small compared to the speed of even a small plane. For example, if you have zone with a 10 NM radius and you are flying at 120 kts, it only takes 5 minutes to reach the center. During this time, they have to notice you, dispatch an interceptor airplane, intercept you, send you a few signals, notice that you don't intend to comply and finally shoot you.
When Google still owned Motorola they tried to make some quality designs that had a lot more polish than the typical Android phone.
I don't consider phones without user replaceable batteries "quality design". For real quality oriented design, the goal should be "as long as a network exists". And considering that batteries are expected to last for about 3 years, they make for an obvious planned obsolescence.
My old Nexus One is still in use today( although not my me and with a new battery) and there is no reason to dump it as it still works as well as it did when I bought it. The 2 or even 3 year smartphone is a pure fabrication. For normal (non-geek) people, keeping a smartphone for 5-10 years should be the norm.
The idea of opportunity cost is valid, however saying that all pirates would have bought the game is wrong, and that's how they inflate their numbers.
If we somehow managed to make piracy impossible, would be pirates could simply not play the game. ...)
- because they don't have the budget
- because it's not easily available
- because of restrictions (invasive DRM, internet connection,
- because the competition is cheaper (Photoshop piracy probably hurt Paint Shop Pro more than Photoshop itself)
Is the number of patents really meaningful ?
For example, a patent on the ballpoint pen is much more powerful than 1000 patents on various ways of making ink cartridges for fountain pens.
It may not be a bad thing you know.
Strict timing rules provide a clear separation between work time and personal time and it can be beneficial to both the employer and the employee. Basically trading reactivity for consistency.
Not all companies want "110%" and "amazing work ethic". Many prefer a good "100%" and "do what I pay you for" instead.
Of course, a company closely monitoring things such as break time shouldn't expect (or even allow) their employees to work overtime. It means that what you did is normal. No need to be defiant.
Note that it is not how I like to work. But it is a matter personal preference. Many people I know are more than ready to give up flexibility in exchange for well defined work hours.