This is really a small part of a huge problem in America, and the rest of the world. Although I can see the case for patents, the system has become so corrupted, that it no longer serves its original purpose. It is now a tool to stifle innovation, restrict competition, and funnel wealth to the wealthiest. Companies have to put more and more resources are being put into non-productive purposes. Instead of hiring 1000 more people, they have to hire 50 lawyers to fight patent suits. America is turning into a country of lawyers and bankers, who are leeching off the hard-working people who actually make something real. What really pisses me off is that these leeches are the wealthiest people in the world.
Unfortunately, several studies (at least one was covered here on slashdot) indicate the vast majority of Java development runs on the same platform on which it was written.
So what? If you don't require the performance of C++, there is nothing wrong with writing software in Java. Having garbage collection on your side makes things easier, which means faster development times, which means lower costs.
The Structured Programming Theorem (redirected from Bohm-Jacopini Theorem) from Wikipedia states: The structured program theorem is a result in programming language theory. It states that every computable function can be implemented in a programming language that combines subprograms in only three specific ways. These three control structures are:
1. Executing one subprogram, and then another subprogram (sequence)
2. Executing one of two subprograms according to the value of a boolean variable (selection)
3. Executing a subprogram until a boolean variable is true (repetition)
I was visiting Toronto last year (from Germany), and I was looking for a pre-paid SIM card from one of the new carriers. And all of them required you to either sign a contract or purchase a phone along with it. In any case, I just stuck with my European SIM since it was too much of a pain in the ass. On the other hand, in Germany, i was able to setup a visiting friend with a SIM with unlimited data for a month for just 10 EUR, including the SIM. Canada's wireless industry is still in the dark ages. I hope it will change soon.
That's exactly my thought. We basically need to choose our poison. Controlling nuclear waste is a lot easier than controlling CO2 released in the air. Of course we can try to go 100% renewable, but how much would electricity cost then? Nuclear is a good interim solution until our renewable technologies gets good enough to make energy affordable.
This is the most useful post in this thread. I understand his predicament. Without a degree, you're automatically taken out of consideration for a lot of jobs.
I tried a WP7 phone in a store for a few minutes, and I was taken completely by surprise how smooth and sleek it was. But then I immediately lost interest and focused my attention back to the iPhone and Android phones. I'm sure I'm not alone here... This will be a tough battle for MS.
I'm on the fence about this. Does anyone besides me think that a strongly-typed language is more appropriate for learning how to program? I started learning with Pascal, if I remember correctly, was strongly typed. On that train of thought, I think that Java or C# would be a good place to start. But on the other hand, maybe it's more important that the kids get a program running as fast as possible, to keep them interested. I remember a lot of my classmates in high-school completely discouraged by the dozens of compiler errors. I would not recommend Perl though... the syntax is too crazy...
Hmm, i have a microwave, where the clock drifts quickly enough that I can never rely on it for time. I thought it was just poor design, not something to do with the input power.
I have a small point and shoot camera, and I rarely ever have the problem that my photos are out of focus. Blurry photos on evening and night shots is the most common problem I have. Not to say this technology sucks, but I doubt that you can get the average consumer to pay double the price for this feature. However, there are probably tons of other uses that this technology might have (in more profitable areas). Maybe for security cameras, or unmanned vehicles.
It boggles my mind to no end, how the richest country in the world can have such inhumane healthcare. All while yelling at the Chinese for their human rights violations.
The problem is that there's a vicious cycle of incentives that are working to screw the people. Politicians who want votes need money, companies give campaign contributions to politicians, who then have to pass laws that are in favour of his contributors. Then the politicians are hired into the board of directors as a reward. The media wants viewers for more advertising dollars, and there's no better way to do this than to scare the shit out of people. Nationalized healthcare becomes death panels and socialism (which I guess is a bad word in the US). The situation in the US is dire, and it will keep getting worse. Without a 3rd party, I don't see the US ever getting back on the right track again.
What about Meredith Attwell Baker, who was the FCC commissioner who approved the NBC Comcast merger, then became a lobbyist for Comcast? What about all the former Goldman Sachs people who are in charge of financial regulation? I guess it's only corruption if this is done in another country.
We definitely shouldn't praise kids for their interest in science. Rather, we should reward kids for being popular and their dreams of becoming like Paris Hilton.
And the financial experts didn't see the 2008 financial crisis coming... So I'll continue turning off my phone on take-off and landing because I like to increase my chances of living, even it if might be by only 0.00000000001%.
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This is really a small part of a huge problem in America, and the rest of the world. Although I can see the case for patents, the system has become so corrupted, that it no longer serves its original purpose. It is now a tool to stifle innovation, restrict competition, and funnel wealth to the wealthiest. Companies have to put more and more resources are being put into non-productive purposes. Instead of hiring 1000 more people, they have to hire 50 lawyers to fight patent suits. America is turning into a country of lawyers and bankers, who are leeching off the hard-working people who actually make something real. What really pisses me off is that these leeches are the wealthiest people in the world.
Unfortunately, several studies (at least one was covered here on slashdot) indicate the vast majority of Java development runs on the same platform on which it was written.
So what? If you don't require the performance of C++, there is nothing wrong with writing software in Java. Having garbage collection on your side makes things easier, which means faster development times, which means lower costs.
What the hell is a rant?
The Structured Programming Theorem (redirected from Bohm-Jacopini Theorem) from Wikipedia states: The structured program theorem is a result in programming language theory. It states that every computable function can be implemented in a programming language that combines subprograms in only three specific ways. These three control structures are:
1. Executing one subprogram, and then another subprogram (sequence)
2. Executing one of two subprograms according to the value of a boolean variable (selection)
3. Executing a subprogram until a boolean variable is true (repetition)
How does one exactly break this theorm?
Searching is for pussies. Real men memorize every unique key in the database.
How do you leave G+? I have to admit, I didn't search hard, but a link would be helpful to all of us.
I was visiting Toronto last year (from Germany), and I was looking for a pre-paid SIM card from one of the new carriers. And all of them required you to either sign a contract or purchase a phone along with it. In any case, I just stuck with my European SIM since it was too much of a pain in the ass. On the other hand, in Germany, i was able to setup a visiting friend with a SIM with unlimited data for a month for just 10 EUR, including the SIM. Canada's wireless industry is still in the dark ages. I hope it will change soon.
That's exactly my thought. We basically need to choose our poison. Controlling nuclear waste is a lot easier than controlling CO2 released in the air. Of course we can try to go 100% renewable, but how much would electricity cost then? Nuclear is a good interim solution until our renewable technologies gets good enough to make energy affordable.
This is the most useful post in this thread. I understand his predicament. Without a degree, you're automatically taken out of consideration for a lot of jobs.
I tried a WP7 phone in a store for a few minutes, and I was taken completely by surprise how smooth and sleek it was. But then I immediately lost interest and focused my attention back to the iPhone and Android phones. I'm sure I'm not alone here... This will be a tough battle for MS.
I'm on the fence about this. Does anyone besides me think that a strongly-typed language is more appropriate for learning how to program? I started learning with Pascal, if I remember correctly, was strongly typed. On that train of thought, I think that Java or C# would be a good place to start. But on the other hand, maybe it's more important that the kids get a program running as fast as possible, to keep them interested. I remember a lot of my classmates in high-school completely discouraged by the dozens of compiler errors. I would not recommend Perl though... the syntax is too crazy...
What the hell does PHP have anything to do with Android hardware faults? Just curious.
Hmm, i have a microwave, where the clock drifts quickly enough that I can never rely on it for time. I thought it was just poor design, not something to do with the input power.
I have a small point and shoot camera, and I rarely ever have the problem that my photos are out of focus. Blurry photos on evening and night shots is the most common problem I have. Not to say this technology sucks, but I doubt that you can get the average consumer to pay double the price for this feature. However, there are probably tons of other uses that this technology might have (in more profitable areas). Maybe for security cameras, or unmanned vehicles.
It boggles my mind to no end, how the richest country in the world can have such inhumane healthcare. All while yelling at the Chinese for their human rights violations.
The problem is that there's a vicious cycle of incentives that are working to screw the people. Politicians who want votes need money, companies give campaign contributions to politicians, who then have to pass laws that are in favour of his contributors. Then the politicians are hired into the board of directors as a reward. The media wants viewers for more advertising dollars, and there's no better way to do this than to scare the shit out of people. Nationalized healthcare becomes death panels and socialism (which I guess is a bad word in the US). The situation in the US is dire, and it will keep getting worse. Without a 3rd party, I don't see the US ever getting back on the right track again.
2 x 0 = 0.
What about Meredith Attwell Baker, who was the FCC commissioner who approved the NBC Comcast merger, then became a lobbyist for Comcast? What about all the former Goldman Sachs people who are in charge of financial regulation? I guess it's only corruption if this is done in another country.
+1, I think most people (not this crowd, but most people in general) misunderstand that military spending is a drag on the economy.
I don't understand why they can't do both: extract oil and gas, and put up wind farms.
We definitely shouldn't praise kids for their interest in science. Rather, we should reward kids for being popular and their dreams of becoming like Paris Hilton.
And the financial experts didn't see the 2008 financial crisis coming... So I'll continue turning off my phone on take-off and landing because I like to increase my chances of living, even it if might be by only 0.00000000001%.
So what are the chances that this release will be canceled again? It might be a bit risky to pre-order now.
I would argue that 100% of Windows machines are loaded with malware, called Windows.
This prison boss is just a greedy bastard using his position for profit. This story is not unique to China.