Not to mention that, whatever the object is, you’ve got to have it with you at all times - so pick carefully!
This was the first thing that popped into my mind...what magical object must I always have available that isn't susceptible to being lost or stolen? And the answer is....nothing.
If the object is always available to be photographed, it must always be with you, no? And if it's always with you then it could get lost or stolen.
I don't see how this is a solution to anything, frankly.
Utter bullshit. It's perfectly fine to put binary data in a source repository. Binary data, code tests, unit tests, images, codecs, music/sounds, validation playbooks- all that stuff BELONGS in a source code repository.
Frankly, if you're doing development at any non-trivial level, you would be an idiot not to store all that stuff in a repository.
"Our building burned down and we lost all of the art and music and 3-D models we painstakingly made, but we still have the (now useless) source code!"
"Snapchat Reportedly Stuck With 'Hundreds of Thousands' of Unsold Spectacles"
Yeah, no shit, Sherlock. That's because it was an expensive, goofy, bullshit product that was artificially crippled for no good reason and it was almost completely useless except for the selfie-addicted "lookit me" crowd. I'm surprised they only got stuck with hundreds of thousands and not millions. It serves them right and I hope they go out of business.
I was always a hardcore norton commander user. Light and fast even on the most primitive of PCs. But let's face it, nothing is as good as diropus on the Amiga:D
Norton Commander was great, but they kept adding feature after feature after feature (most of them fairly useless) and it eventually got so bloated I just said "fuck it" and uninstalled it. Early on it was a great file manager, probably one of the best. But QDOS still owns mah heart, even after all this time.
I never had an Amiga so I can't speak to diropus. I went from a Timex Sinclair to an Atari 800 to an PC-XT.....and then it was all downhill from there, lol.
Or Xtree Gold, which was pure gold (duh!). I may revisit some alternative implementations for Linux soon, but XTG was beyond amazing.
Xtree Gold was damn good. I also liked QDOS, another great DOS file manager (similar to XTree) that kicked ass. It was made by Gazelle. Am I the only one who remembers QDOS? All I can find for it is this old, old, old reference:
And then the thought occurred to them, "Why not mine bitcoins in your browser AND display shitty, malware-laden ads too?"...and every advertising executive instantly came in his or her pants simultaneously.
We control everything you do, say, and think. We control what you watch, listen to, and eat. We control what ads you see, what products you buy, and even what penis-compensating truck you buy. We own you, you just haven't figured it out yet. We've already replaced you everywhere it matters.:)
Face it, we've won, and you'll be replaced by us no matter how many swastikas you carve into your fat, basement-dwelling, sister-fucking skin.:)
We have one in our office and it was going on and off all day long for no apparent reason. It was probably RFI but who knows. It became so annoying that we finally unplugged it and let the battery die.
No. It's the process where you continue to have a job if you sabotage someone else's.
Exactly. All it lead to was backstabbing and sabotaging of other people's projects. Stack ranking essentially says that no matter how good you are, you'll be fired if you're in a lower percentile.
You could literally have a team of 20 outstanding developers (or whatever) and you'd still have to fire several of them "just because". It was a stupid fucking scheme.
Before Nadella breaks a rib patting himself on the back, it should be noted that Microsoft abolished stack ranking of employees just before he took over as CEO . . . . Microsoft could have hired a tree sloth to replace Ballmer, and employee morale would still have improved. It had nowhere to go but up after years of stack ranking.
Mod parent up, this is spot-on. Stack ranking was a huge self-inflicted wound that turned the company into buildings full of back-stabbing schemers.
Well if Microsoft is launching it, it's definitely going to be a huge success for a year (possibly two) before they kill it, leaving untold numbers of suckers, err, I mean "programmers" cursing at being dropped in the dirt once again.
The more I learn about Uber, the more obvious it becomes that they're a shit-filled cesspool without a shred of ethics or morality.
I was already pretty down on them, but this firmly cements my resolve to never EVER use them and to bad mouth them at every possible opportunity. Shitbags with a logo, that's all they are.
i don't agree. It wasn't a commercial success but I've used a Windows Phone for a while about 5 years ago and it was great.
If it was so great, it should have been at least a modest commercial success. None of the Windows phones have gotten any traction in the marketplace, and I think that speaks volumes about the Windows phone. (And yes, the MS "app store" was a miserable joke. It was like inventing the automobile and forgetting about the need to provide gas.)
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Not to mention that, whatever the object is, you’ve got to have it with you at all times - so pick carefully!
This was the first thing that popped into my mind...what magical object must I always have available that isn't susceptible to being lost or stolen? And the answer is ....nothing.
If the object is always available to be photographed, it must always be with you, no? And if it's always with you then it could get lost or stolen.
I don't see how this is a solution to anything, frankly.
"Purism Now Offers Laptops with Intel's 'Management Engine' Disabled"
Or is that just what they want you to believe, hmmm? (cue the paranoia music...)
Don't put binary data to the source repository.
Utter bullshit. It's perfectly fine to put binary data in a source repository. Binary data, code tests, unit tests, images, codecs, music/sounds, validation playbooks- all that stuff BELONGS in a source code repository.
Frankly, if you're doing development at any non-trivial level, you would be an idiot not to store all that stuff in a repository.
"Our building burned down and we lost all of the art and music and 3-D models we painstakingly made, but we still have the (now useless) source code!"
"Snapchat Reportedly Stuck With 'Hundreds of Thousands' of Unsold Spectacles"
Yeah, no shit, Sherlock. That's because it was an expensive, goofy, bullshit product that was artificially crippled for no good reason and it was almost completely useless except for the selfie-addicted "lookit me" crowd. I'm surprised they only got stuck with hundreds of thousands and not millions. It serves them right and I hope they go out of business.
I was always a hardcore norton commander user. Light and fast even on the most primitive of PCs. But let's face it, nothing is as good as diropus on the Amiga :D
Norton Commander was great, but they kept adding feature after feature after feature (most of them fairly useless) and it eventually got so bloated I just said "fuck it" and uninstalled it. Early on it was a great file manager, probably one of the best. But QDOS still owns mah heart, even after all this time.
I never had an Amiga so I can't speak to diropus. I went from a Timex Sinclair to an Atari 800 to an PC-XT.....and then it was all downhill from there, lol.
Or Xtree Gold, which was pure gold (duh!). I may revisit some alternative implementations for Linux soon, but XTG was beyond amazing.
Xtree Gold was damn good. I also liked QDOS, another great DOS file manager (similar to XTree) that kicked ass. It was made by Gazelle. Am I the only one who remembers QDOS? All I can find for it is this old, old, old reference:
http://www.verycomputer.com/12...
Oh yeah, QDOS and my 14.4 Courier HST modem...good times.
Whew, just in time....a useless 30-year old OS that likely won't run on anything.
Now what?
And then the thought occurred to them, "Why not mine bitcoins in your browser AND display shitty, malware-laden ads too?" ...and every advertising executive instantly came in his or her pants simultaneously.
We will replace you. :)
We control everything you do, say, and think. We control what you watch, listen to, and eat. We control what ads you see, what products you buy, and even what penis-compensating truck you buy. We own you, you just haven't figured it out yet. We've already replaced you everywhere it matters. :)
Face it, we've won, and you'll be replaced by us no matter how many swastikas you carve into your fat, basement-dwelling, sister-fucking skin. :)
We have one in our office and it was going on and off all day long for no apparent reason. It was probably RFI but who knows. It became so annoying that we finally unplugged it and let the battery die.
Kelly LeBrock was smooooooooooookin' back in the day.
I'll bet the business plan is "become a big enough threat to be bought out by Google for a few billion, and then laugh all the way to the bank."
Bingo.
"PornHub Uses Computer Vision To ID Actors, Acts In Its Videos"
Science Marches On (driven by the unquenchable desire for more boobies)
What a time to be alive.
"Amazon Is Reportedly Building a Doorbell That Lets Drivers Into Your House"
In other news, Amazon has been smoking crack if they think I'm ever going to use this under any condition.
Sorry, I'm just not a big fan of letting random strangers enter my home and wander around when I'm not there.
"I am not saying Microsoft has malicious intent by adding Cortana to Skype; the company could have good intentions."
I'll say it: Microsoft has malicious intent by adding Cortana to Skype.
The admission that they're parsing and mining your "private" conversations means they're no longer "private".
No. It's the process where you continue to have a job if you sabotage someone else's.
Exactly. All it lead to was backstabbing and sabotaging of other people's projects. Stack ranking essentially says that no matter how good you are, you'll be fired if you're in a lower percentile.
You could literally have a team of 20 outstanding developers (or whatever) and you'd still have to fire several of them "just because". It was a stupid fucking scheme.
Before Nadella breaks a rib patting himself on the back, it should be noted that Microsoft abolished stack ranking of employees just before he took over as CEO . . . . Microsoft could have hired a tree sloth to replace Ballmer, and employee morale would still have improved. It had nowhere to go but up after years of stack ranking.
Mod parent up, this is spot-on. Stack ranking was a huge self-inflicted wound that turned the company into buildings full of back-stabbing schemers.
"Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone."
The title is enough to make me puke up my lunch.
"Save us, Satan Nutella, you're our only hope!"
Well if Microsoft is launching it, it's definitely going to be a huge success for a year (possibly two) before they kill it, leaving untold numbers of suckers, err, I mean "programmers" cursing at being dropped in the dirt once again.
The more I learn about Uber, the more obvious it becomes that they're a shit-filled cesspool without a shred of ethics or morality.
I was already pretty down on them, but this firmly cements my resolve to never EVER use them and to bad mouth them at every possible opportunity. Shitbags with a logo, that's all they are.
Like rust?
If I had mod points, they'd be yours.
"Whooooooooooooooooosh" times ten to the 300th power.
That went so far over your head, it's probably in low-Earth orbit.
You're not helping.
"...with a starting price of $1,150, including a color-matched pen."
Well if it comes with a color-matched pen, sign my skanky ass up! Hell, I'll take two!
i don't agree. It wasn't a commercial success but I've used a Windows Phone for a while about 5 years ago and it was great.
If it was so great, it should have been at least a modest commercial success. None of the Windows phones have gotten any traction in the marketplace, and I think that speaks volumes about the Windows phone. (And yes, the MS "app store" was a miserable joke. It was like inventing the automobile and forgetting about the need to provide gas.)