Seems like this guy has a real problem with casting pointers to integers and vice versa.
In the types section, he states:
Casting pointers to non-pointers and vice versa is not allowed in D. This is to prevent casual manipulation of pointers as integers, as these kinds of practices can play havoc with the garbage collector and in porting code from one machine to another. If it is really, absolutely, positively necessary to do this, use a union, and even then, be very careful that the garbage collector won't get botched by this.
Ok, fine, I guess I could live with that. But later, in the declarations section, he states:
Note: perhaps we should do away with unions entirely, or at least unions that contain pointers.
Now, I'm not sure what this guy's background is, but it looks like he may have forgotton about system-level programming. For instance, I'd like to see him write an efficient JVM without the ability to interchange pointers and integers. Besides, if the garbage collector is conservative, it doesn't matter much whether the program thinks a pointer is an integer, since the GC will have to assume it's a pointer anyway. (Of course, this rules out compacting collection, which seems to be a goal of his.)
Why use a C-type language if not to get bit-level control over the machine? For any other purpose, there are better languages out there. I'm afraid that if a descendant of C loses C's bit-twiddling ability, it won't be very useful.
Did it occur to you that maybe I really think "Attack of the clones" is no worse than "Empire Strikes Back"? It's not an attempt to be clever. Maybe I really disagree with you.
Not everyone who gets 5, Insightful is karma whoring.
Here's a nice quote from that KITT page you linked to:
"You'd need a structure the size of a truck to hold a computer large enough to make the decisions K.I.T.T. makes while auto-cruising down the block."
Right. Because we all know that when it comes to building computers, it's all about the physical size of the hardware. A computer the size of a car couldn't possibly do it, but one the size of a truck--no problem.
Here is a link to
the Bugtraq advisory for this,
as well as a
fairly insightful reply,
both of which come from my own submission of this story which was rejected six hours before this one was accepted, not that I'm bitter.
You must be talking about H2 gas.
It couldn't possibly leak that much liquid H2.
According to
this, the hydrogen tank holds 1,500,000 litres of H2, meaning that it would be entirely depleted in 1.5 hours.
Of course not. You could make the exact same argument about magnetism, and it would be equally bogus: imagine one of your buckets is attracted to a magnet placed under it while the other "floats" up.
You may find
this
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I agree. And if these things turn out to suck bigtime (eg. accidentally slice clean through someone's abdomen), and people associate the term "light saber" with "highly dangerous medical instrument and associated cover-up scandal", it's not the plastic toys' image which may be tarnished, but the movies themselves, past and future.
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In the types section, he states:
Ok, fine, I guess I could live with that. But later, in the declarations section, he states: Now, I'm not sure what this guy's background is, but it looks like he may have forgotton about system-level programming. For instance, I'd like to see him write an efficient JVM without the ability to interchange pointers and integers. Besides, if the garbage collector is conservative, it doesn't matter much whether the program thinks a pointer is an integer, since the GC will have to assume it's a pointer anyway. (Of course, this rules out compacting collection, which seems to be a goal of his.)Why use a C-type language if not to get bit-level control over the machine? For any other purpose, there are better languages out there. I'm afraid that if a descendant of C loses C's bit-twiddling ability, it won't be very useful.
Did it occur to you that maybe I really think "Attack of the clones" is no worse than "Empire Strikes Back"? It's not an attempt to be clever. Maybe I really disagree with you.
Not everyone who gets 5, Insightful is karma whoring.
That's lower bitrates for a given level of quality. Duh.
What Australian cities are larger than what Canadian cities? I think the only Australian city the size of Toronto or Montreal would be Sydney.
:-)
I think it may actually be the case that Australia has less light pollution. One more reason to make me want to move there.
I feel kind of ignorant, but what's that huge bright spot off the coast of Argentina? It looks too big to be the Falkland islands.
Remember, periods go inside the quotes.
This is a silly convention which leads to ambiguity, and I only use it informal writing.
Alright, I've had it with all the AotC/ESB title comparisons; its not clever, or a revelation.
Ok, and here comes your own clever revelation:
"Attack of the Clones" sucks, bottom line, end of story.
Wow, touche. Now I see the light.
Here's a nice quote from that KITT page you linked to:
"You'd need a structure the size of a truck to hold a computer large enough to make the decisions K.I.T.T. makes while auto-cruising down the block."
Right. Because we all know that when it comes to building computers, it's all about the physical size of the hardware. A computer the size of a car couldn't possibly do it, but one the size of a truck--no problem.
You're going to sign a petition to make him change the name from "Attack of the Clones"? Really, is that any worse than "The Empire Strikes Back"?
I swear, Lucas can do nothing right anymore.
Here is a link to the Bugtraq advisory for this, as well as a fairly insightful reply, both of which come from my own submission of this story which was rejected six hours before this one was accepted, not that I'm bitter.
You must be talking about H2 gas. It couldn't possibly leak that much liquid H2. According to this, the hydrogen tank holds 1,500,000 litres of H2, meaning that it would be entirely depleted in 1.5 hours.
Of course not. You could make the exact same argument about magnetism, and it would be equally bogus: imagine one of your buckets is attracted to a magnet placed under it while the other "floats" up.
I can't believe I just used up my last mod point before reading this. This is the most informative article I have seen here in a long time.
Thanks for the clarification. I had always just assumed that the huge initial velocities would make the atmosphere irrelevant.
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You may find this amusing. It's usenet article looking for new programmers. Note that they have specifically ruled out anyone over 28 years old, or with more than 3 years of experience.
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Apparently this guy saw it coming.
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Just to be pedantic...
50 minutes is not half an hour. 15 hours amounts to 170 years' worth of downtime.
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You mean tidal forces? Maybe, I suppose. But if the station is that long, why wouldn't they just rotate it slowly?
(But then, if we're going to analyze it to these lengths, why wouldn't they just operate their probe ships by remote control instead of apes?)
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Orbits, by definition, are in free-fall.
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I agree. And if these things turn out to suck bigtime (eg. accidentally slice clean through someone's abdomen), and people associate the term "light saber" with "highly dangerous medical instrument and associated cover-up scandal", it's not the plastic toys' image which may be tarnished, but the movies themselves, past and future.
(Although, I think he did a pretty good job of tarnishing them himself with that last stinker...)
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Hey, it wasn't intentional, but once I had done it I realized it might just have that effect... :-)
Next time I promise I'll ask in the reply that the parent not be modded up. (I only got one more point for it anyway.)
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http://www.soundalert.co.uk/research.htm
I still can't find actual audio files, though.
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