Also, if Boeing built a car, it would have a flight data recorder which investigators could examine and say for example "Looks like both(*) potentiometers on the accelerator went hard over at the same time, so we go look on the branches of the fault tree where there's a common-mode failure in the potentiometers or the pedal is down due to mechanical or pilot error".
From working in the field of emergency response, quite a number of newer cars (somewhere around 2000 they started putting them in) do have a "blackbox" of some kind (some more detailed than others). Having said that, I'm not the one to examine them nor do I pull them out of cars after an accident. But, having talked with the guys that do, they get a surprising amount of data from them. It tells them whether or not the air-bags were deployed, the highest speed before "sudden" deceleration, the time it took the car to come to rest, whether the breaks had been applied, whether the seatbelts were engaged, traction of the tires (if the car has one of those "smart" traction-control features), and all time-stamped (sure there is more, but that's all I can remember from the conversation).
Just thought I would point that out for those that are unaware.
Ok, I understand your reasoning, but a generic (geographically) post in reference to the subject of the summary/article would be moot if it weren't in reference to British Columbia and/or Canada.
I could sit here and argue all day about liquor laws in China, but what would be the point.
Even in the US, the laws are different depending on which state you're in (21 in NY last time I checked) and 19 in most parts of Canada. So to argue a case that was presented in an entirely different place, legally, is moot.
I have this awesome idea that does this thing with this do-hickey which lets everyone do stuff in original and clever ways. Like when you're doing that thing and it wont do this thing, you know? That's where this thing really shines!
Why? Because all of these parents that thought they were 'hip and cool' for using Twitter to impress their kids, are now shown the harsh reality that their kids didn't have the heart to tell them.
Or because (for you US residents) it was created in a "Socialist government run health care system", and anyone who would take such a vaccine would be at risk of "Socialist ideals regarding the merits of government run health care".
What the summary doesn't tell you is that the "last election" came to be from the government at the time being dissolved by the Governor General.
It was not a regularly scheduled election (ie the current term was only approx half way through) and the general consensus was that it was a waste of tax-payers money and/or a political publicity stunt held by the opposing party.
I have a script that pulls the comments out of my html, css, and js files before uploading them to the server for this reason entirely.
For simple (read: small) it's not a huge problem (adds 1k or so) but it can become a problem for larger pages. The repositories for the files contain all the comments needed to develop and maintain the code, but the pages that are actually viewed by the end-user don't. As much as the inquisitive end-user may like to have commented html/css/js to look at, it's much more practical to squeeze that little bit extra out of the files to make them load just that fraction of a second faster.
As far as shortening variable/function names... yes I could see it dropping the size of the file, but it wouldn't change the size that much relative to pulling the comments out. Again, it can be done a regex script that would run through your files and say replace drawImage() with X() and loadContent() with Y(), I'm sure you could shave a few k of the file size (and further obfuscate your code to prying eyes). It's not something that I think will make that big of a difference.
I certainly don't agree with omitting closing tags. If anything, the fact that HTML has been so lax (or at least the HTML renderers/browsers) is one of the reasons why html has become so sloppy. It should be considered like a scripting and/or programming language, strict.
Considering he said " not to include editing", are you suggesting that they'll need Final Cut Pro on OSX in order to send email and communicate with each other?
This is Slashdot in 2009, everyone has decided that RTFA is soooo last decade, so now they're not even RTFS.
Maybe in 2015, they'll just stop reading the headlines and post whatever they're thinking at the moment (think a forum of random twitter chatter).
Pun noun 1. the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words. 2. the word or phrase used in this way.
So when I used to laugh at my sister for moving the NES controller around like a steering wheel in Mario Kart or moving it up in the air when jumping in Super Mario Brothers... I guess she just had much more foresight in the future of technology that I had. I wonder if Hallmark has an "I'm sorry I laughed at your stupid hand/eye coordination" section?
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Also, if Boeing built a car, it would have a flight data recorder which investigators could examine and say for example "Looks like both(*) potentiometers on the accelerator went hard over at the same time, so we go look on the branches of the fault tree where there's a common-mode failure in the potentiometers or the pedal is down due to mechanical or pilot error".
From working in the field of emergency response, quite a number of newer cars (somewhere around 2000 they started putting them in) do have a "blackbox" of some kind (some more detailed than others). Having said that, I'm not the one to examine them nor do I pull them out of cars after an accident. But, having talked with the guys that do, they get a surprising amount of data from them. It tells them whether or not the air-bags were deployed, the highest speed before "sudden" deceleration, the time it took the car to come to rest, whether the breaks had been applied, whether the seatbelts were engaged, traction of the tires (if the car has one of those "smart" traction-control features), and all time-stamped (sure there is more, but that's all I can remember from the conversation).
Just thought I would point that out for those that are unaware.
Cheers.
Com on, give the serial port a break. The future may not be bright, baud I would bet it will still play its port.
If your life was tied to your I-Phone, you have much worse things to worry about than your phone.
Hint: repeatedly assfucking your customers does NOT a good reputation make.
Unless you're in the homosexual prostitution business of course....
have a look at this post I think it will clarify things for you.
Ok, I understand your reasoning, but a generic (geographically) post in reference to the subject of the summary/article would be moot if it weren't in reference to British Columbia and/or Canada.
I could sit here and argue all day about liquor laws in China, but what would be the point.
Even in the US, the laws are different depending on which state you're in (21 in NY last time I checked) and 19 in most parts of Canada. So to argue a case that was presented in an entirely different place, legally, is moot.
Thanks for coming out though, I appreciate it.
Since when did Kansas City become a part of Canada?
P.S. You should check out this new site called Google Maps. It lets you find things geographically (hint: Canada is North... that's up).
For instance:
I have this awesome idea that does this thing with this do-hickey which lets everyone do stuff in original and clever ways. Like when you're doing that thing and it wont do this thing, you know? That's where this thing really shines!
Why?
Because all of these parents that thought they were 'hip and cool' for using Twitter to impress their kids, are now shown the harsh reality that their kids didn't have the heart to tell them.
Here.... now put it to rest :P
Store it in the cloud.... clouds are light, fluffy and they float, right?
Or because (for you US residents) it was created in a "Socialist government run health care system", and anyone who would take such a vaccine would be at risk of "Socialist ideals regarding the merits of government run health care".
Oh the horror!
What the summary doesn't tell you is that the "last election" came to be from the government at the time being dissolved by the Governor General.
It was not a regularly scheduled election (ie the current term was only approx half way through) and the general consensus was that it was a waste of tax-payers money and/or a political publicity stunt held by the opposing party.
Ballmer Peak
Sorry.... couldn't resist
I have a script that pulls the comments out of my html, css, and js files before uploading them to the server for this reason entirely.
For simple (read: small) it's not a huge problem (adds 1k or so) but it can become a problem for larger pages. The repositories for the files contain all the comments needed to develop and maintain the code, but the pages that are actually viewed by the end-user don't. As much as the inquisitive end-user may like to have commented html/css/js to look at, it's much more practical to squeeze that little bit extra out of the files to make them load just that fraction of a second faster.
As far as shortening variable/function names... yes I could see it dropping the size of the file, but it wouldn't change the size that much relative to pulling the comments out. Again, it can be done a regex script that would run through your files and say replace drawImage() with X() and loadContent() with Y(), I'm sure you could shave a few k of the file size (and further obfuscate your code to prying eyes). It's not something that I think will make that big of a difference.
I certainly don't agree with omitting closing tags. If anything, the fact that HTML has been so lax (or at least the HTML renderers/browsers) is one of the reasons why html has become so sloppy. It should be considered like a scripting and/or programming language, strict.
The Wii doesn't provide a "watered-down" game experience.
The developers who port a game to the Wii as an after-thought provide a "watered-down" game experience.
That was funny until I figured mine out....
Chewie Carmel
It's a shame to have such a huge and expensive PR department, then not consult them
And while we're at it, how about I get a cut of the resale each time a house I've built changes hands?
Maybe when you buy a used car you should send a percentage to the original manufacturer....
Or maybe all that Lego I get for my nephews at yard sales for 25cents/bucket, the guys throwing the yard sale should mail a penny back to the company.
Does this not all seem just a tad crazy?
It's no different than what they're asking.
Oh yea?!
That's an excellent letter to them.
I'm going send the same one word-for-word, I think it'll help get the point across!
Considering he said " not to include editing", are you suggesting that they'll need Final Cut Pro on OSX in order to send email and communicate with each other?
This is Slashdot in 2009, everyone has decided that RTFA is soooo last decade, so now they're not even RTFS.
Maybe in 2015, they'll just stop reading the headlines and post whatever they're thinking at the moment (think a forum of random twitter chatter).
Pun
noun
1. the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
2. the word or phrase used in this way.
verb (used without object)
3. to make puns.
Does that help?
al-qaeda-mailing-list@hotmail.com might have given it away.
So when I used to laugh at my sister for moving the NES controller around like a steering wheel in Mario Kart or moving it up in the air when jumping in Super Mario Brothers...
I guess she just had much more foresight in the future of technology that I had.
I wonder if Hallmark has an "I'm sorry I laughed at your stupid hand/eye coordination" section?