Slashdot is hardly ever the best resource, or even a good one. Well, maybe it is in the same sense that "Entertainment Tonight," "Access Hollywood," and "Extra" are the best resources for investigative reporting and excellent commentary.
Slashdot is good entertainment, but I rarely go past the the article post because so much of the discussion is driven by knee-jerkers and people who don't RTFA that this "thoughtful discussion" thing you mention rarely happens.
2. CFCs have nothing whatsoever to do with stratospheric ozone.
Is that so?
Even though a Nobel Prize was given for the supposed link between CFCs and ozone depletion, no-one has ever explained how CFC molecules which are much heavier than air, can rise up in the stratosphere, travel all of the way to Antarctica before being broken down into chlorine and fluorine and reacting the O3
They aren't so heavy that the wind can't take them up. Dust particles are much heavier than CFCs and seems to get into the stratosphere just fine (hint: the bit where it says "principally wind-blown dust").
Most people who murder someone will probably spend the rest of their life fucked up in the head. They have created their own punishment, living every day with the guilt.
I'd say they started off effed up in the head. Normal people don't commit violent crimes like murder.
Think about the _very_worst_thing_ you have ever done. Do you think you should be judged for the rest of your life on that one thing?
Sure. Of course, I haven't done anything so bad that I'm terribly worried about what other people will think.
"virus - infects other files and is distributed via infected files. The main characteristic is that the virus intercepts the startup or shutdown hooks in an executable in order to run itself when the"
when the executable starts. That'll teach me for getting sidetracked mid-post.
virus - infects other files and is distributed via infected files. The main characteristic is that the virus intercepts the startup or shutdown hooks in an executable in order to run itself when the worm - exploits vulnerability in remote system to spread itself (you were close). Usually standalone. trojan horse - tricks the user
The other poster is right, though. The average user calls any software in the above a "virus."
They won't be happy until human beings are near-extinct in the pre-stone age, living to about age 20 if they are lucky, and the only legitimate use of fire is to light up a reefer.
(1) Shit happens, including regressions. Yeah, it sucks. Yeah, it should have been caught. Nonetheless, shit happens. (2) It's none of your business who was responsible. Are you some kind of stalker? (3) The Mozilla team can handle their own internal affairs just fine, I imagine. (4) You can always not use Mozilla products. (5) I'm pretty sure I've been trolled, but what the hell, I haven't responded to a troll for a while. Then again, I haven't trolled for a while, either: (6) Does having Snyder mean we'll see a need for Symantec, McAfee, etc. products for Mozilla just to keep the malware away? That's what we need for Microsoft products...
Yes, I have seen that, but he called France the "most productive nation." He did not say "France has the most productive workers." There is a difference.
If it wasn't for Dubya and all of his oil-thirsty friends, there wouldn't be an increase in solar activity. If we'd signed Kyoto we could stop this from happening and return the Sun to normal!
Bad humans!
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(If it wasn't obvious, that was supposed to be funny).
#4 Q: How is VMware Server different from Workstation? Will Workstation also be free?
A: VMware will continue to charge for Workstation and has no plans to drop its price. Workstation has unique, advanced features that are not available in VMware Server. These features include memory optimization and the ability to manage multi-tier configurations and multiple snapshots. Workstation is a productivity tool used by developers and technical professionals on an individual PC. VMware will continue to develop compelling features on this product that dramatically streamline software testing and development.
No, you inferred it. Incorrectly, I should add. Note that I said "You can definitely do good work in it." To me, maintainability is part of doing work. I take it you feel otherwise?
No, I agree. And I stand corrected on your comment. I reread it and understand what you're getting at.
I don't think languages really matter much for maintainability; it's mainly the people and their behaviors. That's why I said, "a lack of sense means not designing for long-term maintainability.
I disagree. While you can write unmaintainable code in any language, I think some make it a lot easier to write unmaintainable code than others. There's a reason my employer switched from Perl/CGI to J2EE for a lot of critical systems.
As a 2nd-place winner of The Perl Journal's 4th Annual Obfuscated Perl contest, I can definitely tell you it's far easier to write unmaintainable code in Perl!
So, why does implementing something in Java mean that it is not maintainable in the long term? (Yes, you didn't directly say that, but you sure as hell implied it).
What do you suggest in its stead? C#? Or some quasi-functional* language that was designed for doing math and not implementing large applications?
Actually, what languages do you think lead to better maintainability?
* There are very few pure functional programming languages out there.
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I didn't read the grandparent post. All I saw was your post and my first thought was: "No, that's just you being a dick."
Seriously, I didn't bother to read the rest of your post because this part was so mature and compelling that I didn't feel the need.
Slashdot proved to be the best resouce [sic]
ROTFLMFAO!
Slashdot is hardly ever the best resource, or even a good one. Well, maybe it is in the same sense that "Entertainment Tonight," "Access Hollywood," and "Extra" are the best resources for investigative reporting and excellent commentary.
Slashdot is good entertainment, but I rarely go past the the article post because so much of the discussion is driven by knee-jerkers and people who don't RTFA that this "thoughtful discussion" thing you mention rarely happens.
At least half of that 99% are children.
2. CFCs have nothing whatsoever to do with stratospheric ozone.
Is that so?
Even though a Nobel Prize was given for the supposed link between CFCs and ozone depletion, no-one has ever explained how CFC molecules which are much heavier than air, can rise up in the stratosphere, travel all of the way to Antarctica before being broken down into chlorine and fluorine and reacting the O3
They aren't so heavy that the wind can't take them up. Dust particles are much heavier than CFCs and seems to get into the stratosphere just fine (hint: the bit where it says "principally wind-blown dust").
Vote #3, remember what number 1s and number 2s mean in the toilet. Thats what they ar
Wow, that's such a mature and thought-provoking argument, I'm going to start voting for #3 right away!
Of course I can't know it for sure. But from memory, the reoffence rate for released murders is 5%. That is, most people don't do it again.
I beg to differ. Let's look at statistics from Washinton State: 34.9% of murderers are rearrested for a violent crime within three years (yes, "violent" doesn't necessarily mean murder/manslaughter, but violence is violence.)
Most people who murder someone will probably spend the rest of their life fucked up in the head. They have created their own punishment, living every day with the guilt.
I'd say they started off effed up in the head. Normal people don't commit violent crimes like murder.
Think about the _very_worst_thing_ you have ever done. Do you think you should be judged for the rest of your life on that one thing?
Sure. Of course, I haven't done anything so bad that I'm terribly worried about what other people will think.
"Why do you think hardly anyone has bread-making machines at home?"
Nearly everyone has bread making machines at home.
Of course, not everyone knows how to use their hands, a few mixing bowls, and an oven.
20 years of fossil-powered electricity will end up costing you 10x that.
Good thing I use power supplied by the deaths of innocent salmon. Much cheaper.
What you should do is leave your neighbor the hell alone as long as all that stuff stays on his property.
"virus - infects other files and is distributed via infected files. The main characteristic is that the virus intercepts the startup or shutdown hooks in an executable in order to run itself when the"
when the executable starts. That'll teach me for getting sidetracked mid-post.
virus - infects other files and is distributed via infected files. The main characteristic is that the virus intercepts the startup or shutdown hooks in an executable in order to run itself when the
worm - exploits vulnerability in remote system to spread itself (you were close). Usually standalone.
trojan horse - tricks the user
The other poster is right, though. The average user calls any software in the above a "virus."
Haven't you figured it out yet?
They won't be happy until human beings are near-extinct in the pre-stone age, living to about age 20 if they are lucky, and the only legitimate use of fire is to light up a reefer.
For the same reasons you don't have a gasoline power plant in your back yard.
My generator begs to differ.
For the same reasons you don't have a sewage/water recycling plant in your back yard.
So does my septic tank and sand filtration system.
A few points:
(1) Shit happens, including regressions. Yeah, it sucks. Yeah, it should have been caught. Nonetheless, shit happens.
(2) It's none of your business who was responsible. Are you some kind of stalker?
(3) The Mozilla team can handle their own internal affairs just fine, I imagine.
(4) You can always not use Mozilla products.
(5) I'm pretty sure I've been trolled, but what the hell, I haven't responded to a troll for a while. Then again, I haven't trolled for a while, either:
(6) Does having Snyder mean we'll see a need for Symantec, McAfee, etc. products for Mozilla just to keep the malware away? That's what we need for Microsoft products...
Yes, I have seen that, but he called France the "most productive nation." He did not say "France has the most productive workers." There is a difference.
Troll.
By what standard? Not this one for sure.
I had this reaction last Friday.
A pluton is already a solidified magma intrusion. Calling little planets "plutons" is just silly.
Way to confuse planetary Geologists.
If it wasn't for Dubya and all of his oil-thirsty friends, there wouldn't be an increase in solar activity. If we'd signed Kyoto we could stop this from happening and return the Sun to normal!
Bad humans!
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(If it wasn't obvious, that was supposed to be funny).
My I be the first to name it "oncoperegrine disease".
No, you inferred it. Incorrectly, I should add. Note that I said "You can definitely do good work in it." To me, maintainability is part of doing work. I take it you feel otherwise?
No, I agree. And I stand corrected on your comment. I reread it and understand what you're getting at.
I don't think languages really matter much for maintainability; it's mainly the people and their behaviors. That's why I said, "a lack of sense means not designing for long-term maintainability.
I disagree. While you can write unmaintainable code in any language, I think some make it a lot easier to write unmaintainable code than others. There's a reason my employer switched from Perl/CGI to J2EE for a lot of critical systems.
As a 2nd-place winner of The Perl Journal's 4th Annual Obfuscated Perl contest, I can definitely tell you it's far easier to write unmaintainable code in Perl!
So, why does implementing something in Java mean that it is not maintainable in the long term? (Yes, you didn't directly say that, but you sure as hell implied it).
What do you suggest in its stead? C#? Or some quasi-functional* language that was designed for doing math and not implementing large applications?
Actually, what languages do you think lead to better maintainability?
* There are very few pure functional programming languages out there.
Jeezus.
I really wanted to sleep tonight. You just fucked it up for me.
Nice. Even I want one of those, and I don't even have a land line!