...is that SQL sucks as a language. It's not terribly expressive, the ordering of arguments is inconsistent, and whoever designed the way JOIN works should be in jail.
Frankly, I'd like to see SQL die and get replaced with something more modern. We don't program in Cobol anymore, so why the hell are we still using SQL?
If you don't get outraged when outrageous stuff happens, then don't be surprised when more outrageous things happen. It's your own damn fault for not standing up for what's right.
A browser is a piece of software, and to say that it "consumes" power is a very strange way to think about it.
The amount of power being used depends on the hardware. If you want to reduce your power, get a computer that's more efficient, and don't worry about your browser at all.
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...is that SQL sucks as a language. It's not terribly expressive, the ordering of arguments is inconsistent, and whoever designed the way JOIN works should be in jail.
Frankly, I'd like to see SQL die and get replaced with something more modern. We don't program in Cobol anymore, so why the hell are we still using SQL?
I didn't know Stallman had a Slashdot account...
Maybe, but that still doesn't explain why Microsoft Office still uses a floppy disk icon to mean "save."
Next I bet you're going to tell me that Scientologists aren't scientists!
What's depressing is that WD-40 doesn't exist in the future to fix that sound they always make.
You'd think Starfleet would be suing whatever contractor made those damn things.
"Director of foundation says his foundation is doing very well. More at 11."
They must have an incredibly advanced command line parser on Star Trek ships.
I'm afraid I can't let you do that, Dave.
......maayy suufferr frromm aa sttuuckk kkeyyboaardd annd//orr mminddssett.
Yup, you nailed it.
But as if often the case, my post is getting modded down as it suggests that Steve Jobs' latest sneeze may not be newsworthy.
It's a good thing we have our priorities in order.
At some point you have to ask whether or not it's okay to enslave robots that are capable of doing everything humans can do.
Besides, free labor doesn't mean we won't need police, education, etc. You can't have a utopia from free labor alone.
You just have to start enjoying games!
I'll have to remember the term "gamification" next time my boss catches me playing Minesweeper.
"It's gamification! This is motivating me!"
Saying nice things about people never sold anything. If he said nice things about Gates, would the book even be on Slashdot?
If you want your autobiographical book, newspaper, magazine, etc. to sell, you have to be at least a little mean.
We already have fruit made from plastic. So why not make plastic from fruit? That way the circle of life continues indefinitely.
If you don't get outraged when outrageous stuff happens, then don't be surprised when more outrageous things happen. It's your own damn fault for not standing up for what's right.
You should like someone I went to college with.
Netbooks are laptops with a smaller form factor.
Tablets are smart phones in a bigger form factor.
It appears that size does matter, but in what context is anyone's guess.
"Nintendo Seal of Quality" = "Nintendo Seal of We're Getting a Cut"
I have a laptop that's just fine with 65 watts, and a desktop that barely gets by with 750 watts.
It's not the software that sucks down the power; it's the hard drives and graphics card.
A browser is a piece of software, and to say that it "consumes" power is a very strange way to think about it.
The amount of power being used depends on the hardware. If you want to reduce your power, get a computer that's more efficient, and don't worry about your browser at all.
Oh I'm sorry, I forgot that on Slashdot people treat science as though it were a religion and are opposed to any kind of skeptical thinking.
So far it's zero! Well, duh. Cancer isn't something that kills you instantly.
Yes, and when the World Trade Center collapsed, killed thousands, that was part of the "planned failure mode" of the buildings.