I agree. The most important thing for code now is to be maintainable, and that means easy to read and understand. Also tests are important to take keep it from breaking. While it is good practice to write code that is not wasteful of resources, this is something that can be improved after the code and tests are written.
Censorship is preventing a post or opinion from appearing at all. Moderation includes preventing a post or opinion from appearing on a particular site. A site cannot censor, only moderate.
But I then learned about base-load energy, and that there are three forms of it: fossil fuels, hydro and nuclear.
The implication that renewables such as wind, geothermal, solar etc cannot form base-load power is not proven. With enough diversification of sources there can be base-load power from renewables.
The paper explains that we mean lots of different things when we talk about privacy. Also, there needs to be a balance between privacy and other community concerns. Getting this balance right is difficult.
I agree. There is nothing on the MythDora site that says what it is. Maybe there is something if you dig deeper into the site. I have no idea what it is because I have never heard of it before.
Some options: Start the with a 1 paragraph introduction to MythDora. A page of screen shots (if appropriate). Make the first question in the FAQ "What is MythDora". An "About" menu item.
Another reason Howard is talking about climate change is because he wants to start mining and selling uranium. He has been talking up nuclear power as THE answer.
This is yet another proposal to treat the symptom rather than the disease. It may do something in the shorter term, but we will still be pumping greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. It may also backfire. Earth is the only one we have. We need to treat it well or we risk destroying it. We need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase carbon sequestration (by planting trees).
No one else seems to have mentioned CaliberRM from Borland.
To me it seems as if you want requirement management and tracking. This is what CaliberRM is designed for. It still needs some work though to make it really useable.
I think there are other similar products out there.
AFAIK most RFID tags are just glorified bar codes which tell you their number. If you are serious about implanting it somewhere then you need to make absolutely sure that no one can get access by spoofing your particular tag.
Personally I would choose not ot be tagged unless I was totally in control of when it could be accessed.
Initially there was a big announcement that this would be an ID card. Part way through Tuesday there was another article saying that the card would *not* be an ID card and that it would not be compulsory to carry it. The card will now only be used to identify people for medical and social security purposes.
As others have said before, an ID card is no use against terrorism. This is one of the big reasons the government keeps pushing ideas like this and increasing phone tapping powers.
Another factor that is not mentioned in this set of statistics is how long before the song was released people started hearing it on the radio.
If the song is played for weeks on the radio before it is released then people are sick of it. This seems to happen with so many new singles these days, especially from the big names. They are hyped and hyped and played and played to death so much that no one wants them by the time they are released.
Not using GC requires that you to write code to free those resources repeatedly. That goes against the DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) principle.
I wonder how many of the people who use the "C++ model" bother to unit test that they have freed all their resources.
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Just wondering how many years worth of carbon credits Mr Olson used in his little jaunt. Pity this isn't factored into the price. I would guess it is a few centuries of personal allowances.
Here in Sydney (and most of NSW) we have had a number of changes. The dates have gone back and forth during the 80s and 90s. Also for the Olympics in 2000 we started Daylight Savings 2 months early. Just for that one year. It hasn't changed since 2000.
If I remember correctly it is Minerva that was intended to be the next planet. It might be astrologers that have spoken about this. They need 12 bodies (sun, moon and 10 planets excluding earth) to match the 12 star signs.
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A Discipline of Programming by E.W. Dijkstra (1976)
VVIV, VVV, VVVI
VVI, VVII, VVIII,
I agree. The most important thing for code now is to be maintainable, and that means easy to read and understand. Also tests are important to take keep it from breaking. While it is good practice to write code that is not wasteful of resources, this is something that can be improved after the code and tests are written.
Now hex values in roman numerals would be impressive: ..., VIII, VIV, VV, ...
What is this weird value? Why are fractions being mixed with decimals? How about 0.75 cents? 75 hundredths of a cent? Three quarters of a cent?
I can find no source, open or otherwise.
I can also find no mention of the standards that are being used.
Censorship is preventing a post or opinion from appearing at all. Moderation includes preventing a post or opinion from appearing on a particular site. A site cannot censor, only moderate.
The implication that renewables such as wind, geothermal, solar etc cannot form base-load power is not proven. With enough diversification of sources there can be base-load power from renewables.
I recently read a paper that explained why the "Nothing to hide" response is inadequate: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id =998565
The paper explains that we mean lots of different things when we talk about privacy. Also, there needs to be a balance between privacy and other community concerns. Getting this balance right is difficult.
I agree. There is nothing on the MythDora site that says what it is. Maybe there is something if you dig deeper into the site. I have no idea what it is because I have never heard of it before.
Some options:
Start the with a 1 paragraph introduction to MythDora.
A page of screen shots (if appropriate).
Make the first question in the FAQ "What is MythDora".
An "About" menu item.
SCO failed with their patent suit so this is just the next round. Watch for tactics like SCO's where they refused to specify what was infringing.
I totally agree.
Another reason Howard is talking about climate change is because he wants to start mining and selling uranium. He has been talking up nuclear power as THE answer.
This is yet another proposal to treat the symptom rather than the disease. It may do something in the shorter term, but we will still be pumping greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. It may also backfire. Earth is the only one we have. We need to treat it well or we risk destroying it. We need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase carbon sequestration (by planting trees).
No one else seems to have mentioned CaliberRM from Borland.
To me it seems as if you want requirement management and tracking. This is what CaliberRM is designed for. It still needs some work though to make it really useable.
I think there are other similar products out there.
Make sure you get one with strong cryptography.
AFAIK most RFID tags are just glorified bar codes which tell you their number. If you are serious about implanting it somewhere then you need to make absolutely sure that no one can get access by spoofing your particular tag.
Personally I would choose not ot be tagged unless I was totally in control of when it could be accessed.
Initially there was a big announcement that this would be an ID card. Part way through Tuesday there was another article saying that the card would *not* be an ID card and that it would not be compulsory to carry it. The card will now only be used to identify people for medical and social security purposes.
As others have said before, an ID card is no use against terrorism. This is one of the big reasons the government keeps pushing ideas like this and increasing phone tapping powers.
Another factor that is not mentioned in this set of statistics is how long before the song was released people started hearing it on the radio.
If the song is played for weeks on the radio before it is released then people are sick of it. This seems to happen with so many new singles these days, especially from the big names. They are hyped and hyped and played and played to death so much that no one wants them by the time they are released.
Not using GC requires that you to write code to free those resources repeatedly. That goes against the DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) principle.
I wonder how many of the people who use the "C++ model" bother to unit test that they have freed all their resources.
Just wondering how many years worth of carbon credits Mr Olson used in his little jaunt. Pity this isn't factored into the price. I would guess it is a few centuries of personal allowances.
Here in Sydney (and most of NSW) we have had a number of changes. The dates have gone back and forth during the 80s and 90s. Also for the Olympics in 2000 we started Daylight Savings 2 months early. Just for that one year. It hasn't changed since 2000.
The rest depends on the frameworks I am using and the project.
I used to roll my own, but now I tend to do a web search for what I want before resorting to building my own.
If I remember correctly it is Minerva that was intended to be the next planet. It might be astrologers that have spoken about this. They need 12 bodies (sun, moon and 10 planets excluding earth) to match the 12 star signs.