Just to add, I'm a UK-based Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of my professional institute (IET, as it happens). I work exclusively in this area (software-intensive safety and security), and have for 20+ years.
And of course I agonise over releases! As you rightly point out, under the parent's policy we wouldnt have air bags, and may other things.
I'm afraid I doubt the parent, and would like to see their experience laid out!
By an accident of birth, I'm British. I guess you are American? What about all the non-Muslims who, by an accident of birth, live in the area you've left as a free-for-all? I'd be OK if they were free to leave the area, but (a) they can't leave, and (b) they have nowhere welcoming to go to. As citizens of the world, should we not try to ensure all people who want to live free can, and then leave those who choose to fight this war to get on with it as you describe?
Mind you, between Brexit and Trump, we seem to be trying to level the playing field so that accidents of birth are less telling;-)
I'm British, and the first time I came across this "no flush" was actually in... Newport, Rhode Island! Apparently the hotel and local plumbing couldn't cope with the paper.
Disclaimer: Praxis employee, used Spark on several high integrity projects, love it.
Image your plane is flying along, and then x becomes 16 because of a scenario you didn't think of and thus didn't test. Constraint error, and program stops.
The Spark version has a PROOF that this cannot happen. You can thus fly your plane knowing that the software is NEVER going to raise a constraint error.
The firebombing of Dresden was an atrocity. Many innocent people died. Does that make the dropping of atomic bombs an atrocity too? Worthy of a war criminal?
It is almost 6pm on a Monday evening (in London). When I was in Uni, I wasn't generally working Monday evenings in December! "Pub" and "Party" spring to mind as a far more likely options...
I'm English, and I live in the UK. First, let me express my condolences to the people of America.
One of our respected national newspapers devotes today's first 5 pages to the appalling acts of terrorism yesterday. I would expect no less. The next page has a story titled "Bush refuses to ban Sinn Fein Funding".
Let me explain the significance of this.
Sinn Fein is the political wing of the IRA, the Irish Republican Army. A terrorist organization. Much of my childhood (near London) was characterized by the IRA terror campaign. Question: Why are there no litter bins on London stations? Answer: Because the IRA dropped bombs into a few of them, and removing the bins was all that could be done to stop this style of bombing.
Basically what this means is that it is legal for Americans to fund terrorist organizations. This isn't an empty issue, it is estimated that 70% of the funding of Irish terrorists comes from the US. (Sorry, I can't remember the original source - a much used statistic though.)
Now I'm not pro- or anti- Bush. My total knowledge of the US political system is based on being in DisneyWorld in Florida in December 2000! Neither do I have solutions for the problems in Northern Ireland. All I'm suggesting is that maybe this would be a good time to get your legislation in order? Surely the implicit support of terrorism (through funding) should be banned?
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Excellent post.
Just to add, I'm a UK-based Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of my professional institute (IET, as it happens). I work exclusively in this area (software-intensive safety and security), and have for 20+ years.
And of course I agonise over releases! As you rightly point out, under the parent's policy we wouldnt have air bags, and may other things.
I'm afraid I doubt the parent, and would like to see their experience laid out!
By an accident of birth, I'm British. I guess you are American? What about all the non-Muslims who, by an accident of birth, live in the area you've left as a free-for-all? I'd be OK if they were free to leave the area, but (a) they can't leave, and (b) they have nowhere welcoming to go to. As citizens of the world, should we not try to ensure all people who want to live free can, and then leave those who choose to fight this war to get on with it as you describe?
Mind you, between Brexit and Trump, we seem to be trying to level the playing field so that accidents of birth are less telling ;-)
Now, you're not playing the game!
I get to reply next with my 5 digit id, and only then do you post with 4 digits. To be later trumped by a 3....
By getting in so early, you've left me nowhere to go!
I'm British, and the first time I came across this "no flush" was actually in ... Newport, Rhode Island! Apparently the hotel and local plumbing couldn't cope with the paper.
N.
> Worried about it being a flop in the US and not
:-)
> wanting to damage their reputation, perhaps?
Actually the marketing people said nobody would buy it as a Merc. The car is so distinct that it required a brand all of its own.
Nice efficient Smart car, nasty gas-guzzling Merc
PB
Disclaimer: Praxis employee, used Spark on several high integrity projects, love it.
Image your plane is flying along, and then x becomes 16 because of a scenario you didn't think of and thus didn't test. Constraint error, and program stops.
The Spark version has a PROOF that this cannot happen. You can thus fly your plane knowing that the software is NEVER going to raise a constraint error.
This makes me a happier passenger!
The firebombing of Dresden was an atrocity. Many innocent people died. Does that make the dropping of atomic bombs an atrocity too? Worthy of a war criminal?
I would agree with you that Java currently has more people using it than Ada, but I have to disagree that Ada is a minor language.
How many aircraft are out there with flight systems in Ada? You don't use a minor language for that!
Java was the first major language to integrate multithreading as a fundamental feature rather than a special purpose add-on library.
Except Ada83 which is
There are probably others too.
These planes (and the Canberra, for that matter) have been flying for more than half the history of powered aircraft flight!
The Wright brothers first flew in 1903. Some of the Canberra airframes are 1950's vintage! They still do photo rec' at 70K feet.
I assume some of the B52 airframes are 1950's too.
PB.
It is almost 6pm on a Monday evening (in London). When I was in Uni, I wasn't generally working Monday evenings in December! "Pub" and "Party" spring to mind as a far more likely options...
Polar Bear.
Sorry, I wasn't quite clear.
We are talking about individuals within a country supporting a terrorist cause, not the country itself supporting a cause.
I know the US is big on civil liberties (and I support that fully) but I see an individual who funds a terrorist organisation as a guilty party.
Polar Bear.
I'm English, and I live in the UK. First, let me express my condolences to the people of America.
One of our respected national newspapers devotes today's first 5 pages to the appalling acts of terrorism yesterday. I would expect no less. The next page has a story titled "Bush refuses to ban Sinn Fein Funding".
Let me explain the significance of this.
Sinn Fein is the political wing of the IRA, the Irish Republican Army. A terrorist organization. Much of my childhood (near London) was characterized by the IRA terror campaign. Question: Why are there no litter bins on London stations? Answer: Because the IRA dropped bombs into a few of them, and removing the bins was all that could be done to stop this style of bombing.
Basically what this means is that it is legal for Americans to fund terrorist organizations. This isn't an empty issue, it is estimated that 70% of the funding of Irish terrorists comes from the US. (Sorry, I can't remember the original source - a much used statistic though.)
Now I'm not pro- or anti- Bush. My total knowledge of the US political system is based on being in DisneyWorld in Florida in December 2000! Neither do I have solutions for the problems in Northern Ireland. All I'm suggesting is that maybe this would be a good time to get your legislation in order? Surely the implicit support of terrorism (through funding) should be banned?