What about a candidate that opposes war, and then an enemy nation starts an invasion of your homeland?
People who oppose war will oppose war. People who oppose only certain wars will only oppose certain wars. That's why I don't trust anti-war candidates worth a damn.
Let's say for purposes of example, I voted for Obama because he wasn't going to fund NASA. The value of a man is the word he keeps. If he says he is going to do (or not do) something, and I'm counting on him to stick to it, there will be only disappointment when he breaks his word to me.
Another example. A candidate says he opposes war. I vote for him. Then when it's convenient, he changes his mind.
If I was that baker, I wouldn't be offended. Why would I be? Feedback means my pay products can be improved.
The only reason to be offended is if I wasn't open to feedback and already believed that my product are so awesome and the heathens who didn't understand why my product is awesome are bothering me.
And it doesn't matter if the architect is around or gone when their part of it is done. When people point to the building and say "That building is a piece of shit designed by Assclown the Architect" that's all that needs to be said.
You are never separated from your work. You may think so but the ability to listen to feedback is what separates good from mediocre.
Why should I devote that time to you, for free, instead of, say, hanging out with friends or seeing a movie?
Because I was under the impression you were a craftsman and you cared about the product of your work. I guess I was wrong. You're just a programmer and not a craftsman.
No, it has nothing to do with contract laws. It has to do with who a company perceives as a customer. That means from the company's perspective you are not a customer.
A business relationship should be one where both parties benefits (symbiotic). If only one side benefits then it's not going to last since it's typically at the cost of the other side (parasitic).
If a company is not benefiting you when you buy their goods and services, you should consider no longer buying their goods and services. Likewise, if you operate a company and taking care of a customer's needs ends up costing you, it's smart to encourage that customer to go somewhere else.
Since companies are fond of making money and less fond of losing money, you can tell where you stand as to whether or not you are a customer based on the company's attitudes towards you. Look at who they treat well and whose business they desire to determine who their real customers are.
It's a two fold problem. The first problem is writing code so that it can make use of multiple cores. The second problem is writing code so that it doesn't significantly add overhead when using a single core.
The first problem isn't simply due to the limitations of your CPU. Most shipping computers have a GPU. Even if you have a single core processors, you actually have two processors capable of handling tasks. If your GPU is idle, it's a candidate to be tapped to take on additional tasks that your single core isn't capable of handling (see also, OpenCL).
The second problem is a run-time problem. What if your GPU is actually busy and you don't have an idle second processor to work with? How do you kick down to single core mode and avoid the overhead of threads? The OS can schedule threads and all but threads do have a cost, albeit smaller than the cost of a forked process itself. Having a structure lighter weight in resources than threads then become ideal in these scenarios.
These scanners are not necessary in any other country. Of course not. But then other countries like Sri Lanka just put the metal detectors at the door to the airport and not just inside it.
You should travel the world some before speaking about countries you've never been to.
That "worst" UI design decision results in a menu bar of infinite size which is better for usability than a menu bar of finite size. Poke around the Mac UI and you'll find other examples of Fitt's Law, like how its tree displays work compared to everyone else's.
* Take something the press has forgotten about because it basically gets no press. Find a product that the press is buzzing about. * Somehow tie the thing the press has forgotten about to the hot new thing. * Remind the world your old forgotten thing is relevant and still exist.
BTW: I never quite understood the sentiment that if someone says that a place has some good points over the USA, they're somehow not worthy of being an American.
I think that every nation has its good points. My post is meant to illicit a more balanced perspective. There is some reason that you aren't living in the nations with these good approaches to particular problems. And in the long run, if the approaches were that important to you, you would have moved already.
The honest truth is that while America is a terrible place with no respect for individual rights, etc. people still want to live here. Why is that? Maybe America being America is just enough reason for you, dear readers, to overlook all of its flaws no matter how bad it is.
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So how many issues can a candidate change his mind to be opposite of the reasons you vote for him before he's untrustworthy? One? Two? A dozen?
If you can't trust a man on his word on one issue, how do you trust him on multiple issues?
People who oppose war will oppose war. People who oppose only certain wars will only oppose certain wars. That's why I don't trust anti-war candidates worth a damn.
I'm wary of politicians who changes their mind.
Let's say for purposes of example, I voted for Obama because he wasn't going to fund NASA. The value of a man is the word he keeps. If he says he is going to do (or not do) something, and I'm counting on him to stick to it, there will be only disappointment when he breaks his word to me.
Another example. A candidate says he opposes war. I vote for him. Then when it's convenient, he changes his mind.
If $30 million/month in sales is what happens iPhone development is choking, I'd love to have my business choke too.
If I was that baker, I wouldn't be offended. Why would I be? Feedback means my pay products can be improved.
The only reason to be offended is if I wasn't open to feedback and already believed that my product are so awesome and the heathens who didn't understand why my product is awesome are bothering me.
And it doesn't matter if the architect is around or gone when their part of it is done. When people point to the building and say "That building is a piece of shit designed by Assclown the Architect" that's all that needs to be said.
You are never separated from your work. You may think so but the ability to listen to feedback is what separates good from mediocre.
You didn't ask for pay. You said "patches welcome". I can't read your mind and divine that you needed or required pay.
Because I was under the impression you were a craftsman and you cared about the product of your work. I guess I was wrong. You're just a programmer and not a craftsman.
In that case Wal-Mart is the greatest company ever on the face of this planet since it provides roughly 1.8 million jobs, more than public company.
I didn't realize the purpose of companies was to provide jobs. Here I am thinking the purpose of companies was to make profit.
How do their profits stack up?
No, it has nothing to do with contract laws. It has to do with who a company perceives as a customer. That means from the company's perspective you are not a customer.
A business relationship should be one where both parties benefits (symbiotic). If only one side benefits then it's not going to last since it's typically at the cost of the other side (parasitic).
If a company is not benefiting you when you buy their goods and services, you should consider no longer buying their goods and services. Likewise, if you operate a company and taking care of a customer's needs ends up costing you, it's smart to encourage that customer to go somewhere else.
Since companies are fond of making money and less fond of losing money, you can tell where you stand as to whether or not you are a customer based on the company's attitudes towards you. Look at who they treat well and whose business they desire to determine who their real customers are.
They also make packaging. Does that make them a packaging company?
Since Apple is a hardware company, if you don't buy an Apple computer, how are you their customer?
It's a two fold problem. The first problem is writing code so that it can make use of multiple cores. The second problem is writing code so that it doesn't significantly add overhead when using a single core.
The first problem isn't simply due to the limitations of your CPU. Most shipping computers have a GPU. Even if you have a single core processors, you actually have two processors capable of handling tasks. If your GPU is idle, it's a candidate to be tapped to take on additional tasks that your single core isn't capable of handling (see also, OpenCL).
The second problem is a run-time problem. What if your GPU is actually busy and you don't have an idle second processor to work with? How do you kick down to single core mode and avoid the overhead of threads? The OS can schedule threads and all but threads do have a cost, albeit smaller than the cost of a forked process itself. Having a structure lighter weight in resources than threads then become ideal in these scenarios.
If you see learning a new language as an issue, please just don't ever call yourself a developer. Just stop. Right now.
You should travel the world some before speaking about countries you've never been to.
Please point me towards a Dell laptop with motion sensors.
What makes a smartphone suitable for business usage versus multimedia usage? What do business users need that's different than a non-business user?
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If you need to scroll in the first place, it's time to consider refactoring that code.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitts'_law
That "worst" UI design decision results in a menu bar of infinite size which is better for usability than a menu bar of finite size. Poke around the Mac UI and you'll find other examples of Fitt's Law, like how its tree displays work compared to everyone else's.
Here's how it works:
* Take something the press has forgotten about because it basically gets no press. Find a product that the press is buzzing about.
* Somehow tie the thing the press has forgotten about to the hot new thing.
* Remind the world your old forgotten thing is relevant and still exist.
* Fade back to obscurity shortly thereafter.
I think that every nation has its good points. My post is meant to illicit a more balanced perspective. There is some reason that you aren't living in the nations with these good approaches to particular problems. And in the long run, if the approaches were that important to you, you would have moved already.
The honest truth is that while America is a terrible place with no respect for individual rights, etc. people still want to live here. Why is that? Maybe America being America is just enough reason for you, dear readers, to overlook all of its flaws no matter how bad it is.
You should move there. Let us know how it goes.
http://theshapeofdays.com/2007/09/05/the-scourge-