Programs like SVN, TFS from Microsoft and GIT take care of remembering all the changes, of course. That's what I do for a living.
With software change management using these programs, you can write any documentation you want as you can access any part of the code at any moment in time in its history.
At my place of work, we are using the Scrum development process and past code isn't really worried about too much. In a sense we are always massaging all the code in the direction of satisfying clients, and making the code work better, while keeping track, using TFS of all the described items that were worked on as time goes along. We can access any file at any time along with its associated work items.
From this any sort of story can be created about the deletion of code. The usual story in a busy business is that documentation is hard, so let's just move on.
When ideas that seem possible come to scientists in general, I'm guessing that they don't generally think, "I know that seems possible, but I'm not going to bother to check."
When scientific investigations get funded, they are usually not looking around for anything, but at a specific set of things. So, things get missed.
I think this cool kid represents a new force in knowledge through technology, etc, etc. I'm sure it's been defined millions of times somewhere, but basically crowd sourcing brainpower; computer power.
What a cool find.
Spend good money on high quality software and controls. Ones that are industry wide, and well supported. This is one way to make it easier on yourself and everyone. My Father, before he retired, was an Electrical and Ventilation engineer. The software for the control points, switching from room to room, or what have you, should be high quality, preferably supported in a way that you can call someone for solutions and won't have to search around on weeknights and weekends for blogged half solutions, unless you enjoy that challenge. The controls should be the highest quality you can afford from a well trusted resource. This is going in for a house, and needs to be reliable, like a light switch.
I've been reading Slashdot from the beginning, and this story is one of the most ridiculous. What does viable mean in this context. Might it have anything to do with market penetration? Whatever issues Windows 8 might have with gaming it will be fixed.
That's about what I was going to say. Prognosticators hooked on their own thinking as somehow magically representative, who have not learned that the future has been predicted much more incorrectly than correctly in tech, do as you say; take their limitations and expand it to their own level of misunderstanding.
"I've been noticing lately that everything I'm biased about seems to be reality!"
Once Windows 8 is released Microsoft will lose all it's cash in a sudden inexplicable explosion, resulting in the entire mass of MS including the people imploding on itself in an inescapable plunge toward a gravity well, sucking all of Redmond into it.
This is absolutely going to happen, because I know the future. Even though Windows 8 has a desktop, which can be left open, looking very usable by normal Windows users, and offers added features like an entirely new way of doing things, will be COMPLETELY rejected by every living thing.
I know these things because I can predict the future.
Oh, and sure, I've been waiting since 1998, having been a Linux lover for years and years (true), I predict that Linux, just like they use to say ad nauseum, will take over the desktop! The Cathedral and Bazzaar, people! Any day now a sleeping public will wake up to the fact that their usable, integrated Windows OS with all it's attendant features will suddenly, also inexplicably, hate it. Everyone will fall inline with every terrible prognostication that has been spouted on Slashdot.
Oh yeah, baby, the jig is up for Microsoft! They won't ever do anything people will like ever again, because they suck so bad.
Really? Unfortunately reality doesn't respond to people's wishes. Windows 8 in my estimation will do just fine. Most here will find new things to complain about, and Linux still won't make a dent in the desktop.
How Windows does on tablets remains to be seen. I certainly will take a serious look at them.
Slashdot Mirror
So far, with my inattentive glance through comments, I don't see cat pee mentioned anywhere.
Darn.
Programs like SVN, TFS from Microsoft and GIT take care of remembering all the changes, of course. That's what I do for a living. With software change management using these programs, you can write any documentation you want as you can access any part of the code at any moment in time in its history. At my place of work, we are using the Scrum development process and past code isn't really worried about too much. In a sense we are always massaging all the code in the direction of satisfying clients, and making the code work better, while keeping track, using TFS of all the described items that were worked on as time goes along. We can access any file at any time along with its associated work items. From this any sort of story can be created about the deletion of code. The usual story in a busy business is that documentation is hard, so let's just move on.
When ideas that seem possible come to scientists in general, I'm guessing that they don't generally think, "I know that seems possible, but I'm not going to bother to check." When scientific investigations get funded, they are usually not looking around for anything, but at a specific set of things. So, things get missed. I think this cool kid represents a new force in knowledge through technology, etc, etc. I'm sure it's been defined millions of times somewhere, but basically crowd sourcing brainpower; computer power. What a cool find.
My thoughts exactly. For some reason I want to know what was in his mind about what he was doing, as if it matters.
8 has only been out a month and already prognosticators know the future. BS
Spend good money on high quality software and controls. Ones that are industry wide, and well supported. This is one way to make it easier on yourself and everyone. My Father, before he retired, was an Electrical and Ventilation engineer. The software for the control points, switching from room to room, or what have you, should be high quality, preferably supported in a way that you can call someone for solutions and won't have to search around on weeknights and weekends for blogged half solutions, unless you enjoy that challenge. The controls should be the highest quality you can afford from a well trusted resource. This is going in for a house, and needs to be reliable, like a light switch.
I've been reading Slashdot from the beginning, and this story is one of the most ridiculous. What does viable mean in this context. Might it have anything to do with market penetration? Whatever issues Windows 8 might have with gaming it will be fixed.
That's about what I was going to say. Prognosticators hooked on their own thinking as somehow magically representative, who have not learned that the future has been predicted much more incorrectly than correctly in tech, do as you say; take their limitations and expand it to their own level of misunderstanding. "I've been noticing lately that everything I'm biased about seems to be reality!"
I was going to write something but this is perfect
I'm not sure advertising is "evil," but I agree that a person should do whatever they please, as they wish, just as advertisers do.
Once Windows 8 is released Microsoft will lose all it's cash in a sudden inexplicable explosion, resulting in the entire mass of MS including the people imploding on itself in an inescapable plunge toward a gravity well, sucking all of Redmond into it. This is absolutely going to happen, because I know the future. Even though Windows 8 has a desktop, which can be left open, looking very usable by normal Windows users, and offers added features like an entirely new way of doing things, will be COMPLETELY rejected by every living thing. I know these things because I can predict the future. Oh, and sure, I've been waiting since 1998, having been a Linux lover for years and years (true), I predict that Linux, just like they use to say ad nauseum, will take over the desktop! The Cathedral and Bazzaar, people! Any day now a sleeping public will wake up to the fact that their usable, integrated Windows OS with all it's attendant features will suddenly, also inexplicably, hate it. Everyone will fall inline with every terrible prognostication that has been spouted on Slashdot. Oh yeah, baby, the jig is up for Microsoft! They won't ever do anything people will like ever again, because they suck so bad. Really? Unfortunately reality doesn't respond to people's wishes. Windows 8 in my estimation will do just fine. Most here will find new things to complain about, and Linux still won't make a dent in the desktop. How Windows does on tablets remains to be seen. I certainly will take a serious look at them.
I thought we already had a fog of information.
So he's saying, "I can predict future history!"