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  1. Re:Demonstrates flaw of alphabet based languages on Startup Uses AI To Create Programs From Simple Screenshots (siliconangle.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't know what languages you're using, but every one I use allows you to define additional words to do other things. They're called functions, procedures, subroutines macros, whatever. I don't know any computer language that uses a small set of words. Even assembler allows you to use macros that you can call all sorts of names. And then there's labels for jumps in both low and high-level languages.

    Since you used english as an example, there are far more valid words in programming languages than in the english language. $WHAT_THE_FCUK, _this_is_not_a_valid_english_word_, gfx10(), none of these are english words. Even assembler instructions aren't english. JMP, LEA, SHR, XOR, etc.

  2. But it's not implementing the application on ANY platform. Not even the UI behaviour. Just the bare layout. As others have pointed out, we've had tools to do this since the '80s - and the generated code for default behaviours. And the ability to select custom behaviours rather than have to write the code. Even dBASEIV was far more capable than this overhyped "AI".

  3. So you've got to

    1. Create the layout
    2. create a screanshot of it
    3. have the program generate the layout.

    Seems to me that steps 2 and 3 are redundant except for photoshop farts who think that a .psd file is all you need to "define your requirements".

  4. Obviously I do. Prove me wrong - post from an account (and not one just made up a few moments ago).

    Oh, since you're obviously a bit thick between the ears, this challenge is what's called "troll bait."

  5. Most minorities are routinely discriminated against, but you mostly hear about individual cases, so your logic isn't valid in the real world.

  6. Google signed a contract in which they agreed to give the government the data. Telling the government to, as you put it, fuck off isn't going to fly. Breech of contract opens them up to more lawsuits.

  7. You seem to forget that Amazon is nipping at their heels. If google lowers their pay, they can easily leave.

  8. Didn't say google were retarded. Just incredibly stupid.

  9. And yet statistics (which I cited) say you're the one who is full of shit. Deal with it, Donald!

  10. Story not exactly clear on details on Working Theory In Jet Crash: IPhone In Cockpit Is To Blame (appleinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    The linked article doesn't make it clear whether it was the iDevices that overheated from being plugged into the wrong socket, or whether they overloaded or shorted out the socket. A fire behind an instrument cluster panel would be slower to detect, and harder to put out.

  11. Re:SubjectIsSubject on Ask Slashdot: Is There A Screen-Less, Keyboard-Less, Battery-Powered Computer? · · Score: 1

    You need to remove it anyway if you're going to cover the area that's exposed by the lack of an upper screen and lid so it doesn't generate keypresses, so why not shed an ounce or so while you're at it? And if the keyboard is still good, you can give it to someone who spilled something on theirs.

  12. If you were logged in you'd realize just how stupid your comment is. I recommend all women discuss HRT (hormone replacement therapy) with their doctor if they're perimenopausal or postmenopausal. Combined with exercise, it reverses the age-related decline in muscle mass and strength, and the added muscle tone improves both posture and balance. Great way to avoid dowager's hump from a deteriorating spine, as well as helping to avoid bone fractures from falls. And if you do fall, your bones are less likely to break because it limits bone demineralization. Throw in the benefits in reduced risk of heart attacks, strokes, delayed dementia, and most cancers, so what's not to like?

    BTW, slide 23 is wrong. The risk of blood clots, cancer, heart attack and stroke is only if you have an idiot doctor who prescribes premarin (horse estrogens) and progestins. Estradiol alone decreases all these risks, adding an average of 3 years to your lifespan - and those years are of better quality.

    350,000 people fracture their hips every year as their bones demineralize, and 20% of them die within a year. If HRT can lower that risk, on top of all the other benefits, it's about time people got over the bs scare tactics of the Women's Health Initiative (which used only horse hormones), which have since been disproven. And yet almost 2 decades later, the message is still slow to get out.

  13. You're just pissed off that I keep catching you in lies. Hiding behind posting as an AC doesn't work. I'd tell you to f*ck off and die, but you're already, for all intents and purposes, a brain dead idiot who can't get laid so you take out your sexual frustrations here.

  14. 4 to 8 milligrams a day does wonders for your mood. And you'll live longer, which is a bonus. Estrogen is a powerful anti-depressant. Of course, you may or may not be happy with the physical changes, but look at it this way - you won't have to worry about getting someone pregnant after a while, and you'll be less likely to die of coronary diseases or stroke. Stroke is an ugly way to go because it often takes so long that you might prefer to be dead.

  15. Re:SubjectIsSubject on Ask Slashdot: Is There A Screen-Less, Keyboard-Less, Battery-Powered Computer? · · Score: 1

    Just buy a laptop with a broken screen and keyboard. Or look around for one - people tend to junk them because a new screen plus labour on an older laptop is almost as expensive as a newer laptop. You can remove both the keyboard and the screen and cover, it'll be lighter and thinner, and you still have the battery power you want. Bonus points and a Red Green award for duct tape to cover the keyboard hole.

  16. Threats of lawsuits are not extortion on The Lawyer Who Founded Prenda Law Just Got Disbarred (engadget.com) · · Score: 2
    The article ends with this line:

    Their operation brought in $6 million in settlement fees, reports Engadget, adding "While it is illegal to download copyrighted files from file-sharing sites, it is also against the law to extort downloaders."

    A threat to initiate legal action is not extortion. Otherwise, how would anyone bring any case to court?

    This lawyer had pled guilty to "perjury, fraud and money laundering" - not extortion. He was disbarred for perjury, fraud, and money laundering, not extortion. Sheesh people, use some common sense, or at least read the summary and note any contradictions.

  17. There are individual cases because those are the ones that get to court. Most settlements include a non-disclosure clause, or have you never been through arbitration?

  18. Estrogens also result in increased strength and muscle mass, same fashion testosterone does. But unlike testosterone, it doesn't give rise to unstable emotions, it actually reduces them. And also unlike testosterone, it increases lifespan by 3 years over women who aren't on HRT for menopause. Studies done on male volunteers with just a single 4mg estrogen patch showed a calming influence without any increase in emotional instability.

    The "well-documented effect on all manner of behaviours" is bullshit if you're implying a negative effect. It's down to women having to put up with bullshit like having to do an unequal share of work around the house despite supposedly being "equal partners" (20 hours for women each week, vs 8 hours for men) and putting up with job and pay discrimination.

    Yes, there is a difference between the sexes - women do a better job. If you want to live longer, get a woman for a doctor. Women doctors are statistically better listeners. Being a better listener means getting more information before making a judgement call. Male doctors also tend to take complaints of pain from women and children less seriously than from men. And let's not forget the "man cold." Suck it up the same as women do, buttercup.

  19. Re:Not Googles Job on Accused of Underpaying Women, Google Says It's Too Expensive To Get Wage Data (theguardian.com) · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    There is plenty of proof that men get paid more, moron. Or don't you know how to do a search? Open your mind to facts instead of mindlessly believing shit?

    Proof that there is no pay bias? Hah!

    And it doesn't end at work. Just look at the bias against women in housework. 8 hours a week for men, 20 hours a week for women. And if the man's retired and the woman's still working, she still has to make her lunch before going to work (I know a woman in that exact situation). It's ridiculous. I'd have told him to turn off the tv and do his share, or you can do your own laundry, your own shopping, and your own cooking and cleaning up. Fair is fair, and that should include an equitable distribution of labour in the home.

    Just another reason men die younger. Women get fed up and leave, and they lose their "built-in housekeeper" and can't fend for themselves. And there's a sociological-biological bias against women, because women are generally younger than their spouses, and it's the man who is more likely to need extra care and are unable to do house work for health reasons later on in the marriage. And since women also live longer than men, women are often the ones who end up alone with nobody to help them when they need it. From the BLS

    -On an average day, 85 percent of women and 67 percent of men spent some time doing household activities such as housework, cooking, lawn care, or financial and other household management.

    On the days they did household activities, women spent an average of 2.6 hours on such activities, while men spent 2.1 hours.

    On an average day, 22 percent of men did housework--such as cleaning or laundry--compared with 50 percent of women. Forty-three percent of men did food preparation or cleanup, compared with 70 percent of women. Men were slightly more likely to engage in lawn and garden care than were women--12 percent compared with 8 percent.

    So even in the home, where both partners are supposed to be equal, women work more days in housework, for more hours each week. Or did you think that clean underwear magically picked itself off the floor where you left it, jumped into the washing machine, and snuck back into your dresser? You don't see the disparity because you're so used to it everywhere that you've become blind to it.

  20. They won't stop bitching until their penises are just as long as those of the men.

    No, we it's "we won't stop bitching until wages and working conditions are equal to those of men." There's plenty of proof out there. People who go from female to mail report an increase in earnings, from male to female a HUGE decrease. And yet it's the same person, with the same skills. Can you think of a better real-world experiment - this is even better than identical twins reared apart.

  21. He's not "missing the point". He's showing that google's rationale is bogus, so anyone with half a brain should realize that google is lying. You can be sure they've already run the analysis and know that they're in for a world of hurt if they give it up.

    Or are their systems so deficient that they can't provide the data? Or alternatively, purposefully designed so as not to be able to easily provide the data?

  22. Re:Not Googles Job on Accused of Underpaying Women, Google Says It's Too Expensive To Get Wage Data (theguardian.com) · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Hey moron, the poster posits that men and women, doing an equal job, the man gets paid more. Can you prove his assumption, that a man gets paid more for the same job, isn't true? To quote you, before you go any further, you'll need to provide proof that this isn't true.

    Just look at the pay disparities from the Sony leaks. Shitty male stars making as much or more than top drawer women. There is no way in hell that Adam Sandler was worth $20 million for Jack and Jill.

  23. Not really -while some SJWs are in it for the money, google's not doing it for the money. They're doing it for a shitload of money.

  24. And if google acts like they're a monopoly, they'd better be ready to suffer the consequences of being broken up in terms of loss of power.

  25. Re:Not Googles Job on Accused of Underpaying Women, Google Says It's Too Expensive To Get Wage Data (theguardian.com) · · Score: -1, Troll

    They would also be fiscally stupid NOT to comply with this request.

    1. Better to face the music now, because you're just adding more people over a longer term who can sue your ass.

    2. You are in breach of your federal contract. Damages - let us count the ways that count to google (ie: $$$). Nonperformance, moral, punitive, requirement to submit to and pay for more intensive auditing fir x number of years, loss of revenue from said government contracts ..

    3. Since your are blatantly acting like a monopoly, maybe it's time to take a chainsaw to you and carve you up like the Europeans want.