(On a related note, this brings to mind one of my favorite.sig file quotes: "A message from the system administrator: 'I've upped my priority. Now up yours.'")
I think the problem with 'kiddie porn' is a lot with the way the content is produced and the harm it involves.
To produce a violent videogame like GTA3, you don't need to go in the streets recording movies of people that get ran over by cars or of thug beating grannies.
If you don't know where to start, the best thing is to test and debug existing modules! It's the fastest way to get started on your way to Perl stardom.
1- Having a LISP interpreter in a text editor is one of the best things I've ever seen, (well, do you know LISP? if not, why are you talking about things you don't understand?).
2- ESR didn't write Emacs, RMS did. Get your acronyms straight.
Some people seems to think that programming is only about algorithms, and fast execution of those. But programs are ``algorithms + data''. Programming in assembly lose you all your flexibility when dealing with data.
I'd really love to see a complex distributed network application written in pure Assembly. Then I'd change the spec just a little, just to show the total lack of robustness and flexibility that app would have.
Hardware people tend to think that the fact that you execute your program on hardware matters. I think not. Software lives on its own, you need to be able to abstract the fact that you are running on hardware if you want to be able to manage the complexity.
Suddenly, the color drains from the patient's face. His hand drops the keys. His fingers crimp and gnarl, turning the hand into a disfigured claw. The claw, as if tethered to balloons, rises slowly upward. His arm follows and suddenly whips backward, torso turning with it, snapping his back into a terrible arch. Then his whole body wrenches like a mishandled marionette -- shoulders tilting, neck craning, legs twittering. Within seconds his lips have turned blue and his deadened eyes roll back, revealing bone-white pupils, lids snapping up and down like hydraulic window shades. There's another warping convulsion, and spittle sails from his mouth.
Wow, me neither: I can't wait to experience something like this...
For top-notch 3D technology like the Q3 engine, it seems to me that 250 000$ isn't that much. Just try to imagine how much would cost a few programmers to develop a similar engine... if you can find comptent enough programmers.
Of course, the price tag puts it out of hobyist's reach, but we all know that, eventually, we'll be allowed to look at the source for free.
The natural way to implement a Finite State Automaton is with GOTOs (and long cryptic labels;).
No way. The natural way to implement a FSA is with a lexically scoped language that properly optimize tail-calls so the program can execute in constant space (read: Scheme). Accept no substitute.
I haven't noticed what you are talking about, but maybe you are referring to more "newbie friendly" titles on some chosen subjects.
If you get to hardcore references (like the reviewed book here, the camel book, or a lot of others) then you are wrong. They still have the same good old O'Reilly quality.
If you are talking about "Learning VBScript" or "ASP in a Nutshell" or stuff like that, then you are right, it won't be a very interesting book. But hell, who can write a good, fun and informative book on subjects such as VBScript or XML?
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(On a related note, this brings to mind one of my favorite
He stole my
To produce a violent videogame like GTA3, you don't need to go in the streets recording movies of people that get ran over by cars or of thug beating grannies.
Ouch. Sad but true. Damnit...
If you don't know where to start, the best thing is to test and debug existing modules! It's the fastest way to get started on your way to Perl stardom.
See chromatic's How You (Yes You!) Can Get Involved.
You might want to start learning with a simplified version of physics.
A good place to start is here.
1- Having a LISP interpreter in a text editor is one of the best things I've ever seen,
(well, do you know LISP? if not, why are you talking about things you don't understand?).
2- ESR didn't write Emacs, RMS did. Get your acronyms straight.
typedef struct st_msg {
char * YHL;
} msg;
int main () {
msg* YHBT;
YHBT->YHL = "HAND";
}
I'd really love to see a complex distributed network application written in pure Assembly. Then I'd change the spec just a little, just to show the total lack of robustness and flexibility that app would have.
Hardware people tend to think that the fact that you execute your program on hardware matters. I think not. Software lives on its own, you need to be able to abstract the fact that you are running on hardware if you want to be able to manage the complexity.
I outlined a few problems with the obvious solutions (moderation, etc.).
Are you trying to say, on Slashdot on top of all, that moderation could be a part of a solution?
Heretic!
Well, that's probably what makes it a cool hack ;-)
no limit, so you can't use a FSA.
22.3% - Flappin' in the wind, baby!
:-)
Just to add my 2 cents, I call that "going freestyle"
Wow, me neither: I can't wait to experience something like this...
Of course, the price tag puts it out of hobyist's reach, but we all know that, eventually, we'll be allowed to look at the source for free.
Go Id!
And why do California cares about trolls?
"gwernol", noun:
1) Arrogant bastard calling people idiot and fool.
2) Socially misadapted person frustrated against the entire planet and its inhabitants.
Compare: PissingInTheWind
The natural way to implement a Finite State Automaton is with GOTOs (and long cryptic labels;).
No way. The natural way to implement a FSA is with a lexically scoped language that properly optimize tail-calls so the program can execute in constant space (read: Scheme). Accept no substitute.
Lambda is the Ultimate Goto.
You win. It's just... just... too evil for me.
That's why command-line interface are so superior!!!
Now watch my badassbashskillz...
Intercal is for wimp, try unlambda.
;-)
There is a good reason why he is pushing 'using XML everywhere': he wrote O'Reilly XML and Java books...
If only they knew too...
Do'h, misread you. I apologize, and I heartily agree with you.
If you get to hardcore references (like the reviewed book here, the camel book, or a lot of others) then you are wrong. They still have the same good old O'Reilly quality.
If you are talking about "Learning VBScript" or "ASP in a Nutshell" or stuff like that, then you are right, it won't be a very interesting book. But hell, who can write a good, fun and informative book on subjects such as VBScript or XML?
Wake up buddy.