It's hard to accept, but digital now means "on a hard drive" or something. CDs and DVDs aren't considered digital. I bought a blu-ray a while ago and it actually said on the box "Includes bonus digital copy!"
It's maddening, but sometimes I find it best to just accept these things. It's not as bad as the whole hacker == criminal thing.
Emacs is awesome, but there are some things that more modern IDEs do that are nice. In Eclipse you can get a list of all calls to a function from the spot where it's defined. I haven't been able to find a way to do that with Emacs. etags works great for jumping to the function definition, but not the other way around.
That's not enough to convert me to a pointy/clicky bloated thing for coding just yet, but at some point, it seems like there will be enough features like that that Emacs - even with a lot of customization - just won't be viable.
If I did move to another editor, at least it would be nice to bring the good parts of Emacs along.
Agreed. Mass media is optimized for getting you to watch/buy the thing, not to like it. They get the same payoff regardless of whether you passively tolerate their production or really love it.
Firefly's a good example. It didn't take off, but the people that liked it really got into it. I imagine they would have funded season 2 easily if it was on Kickstarter.
Maybe the fact that they're not directly responsible to anyone will lead to trouble, but I'm hoping my donation to the Wasteland project will result in a true Fallout 3.
There are a few problems with functional programming languages that have prevented their true adoption anywhere.
That's true (mostly; if you've bought a plane ticket in the last 5 years, there's a good chance that functional code priced your fare.)
1. Limited paradigms - I always prefer languages that let me write my code the way I want, a la C++, than a language that requires a strict paradigm from academia like Lisp. If I want to use the inherent hardware property based side effects of certain code structures, let me. Programming languages =/= mothers.
Are you from bizarro world? You can say a lot of bad things about Lisp, but "limited paradigms" is not one of them (unless you've got extremely specific criteria or don't like parenthesis.)
2. Difficulty. 90% of programmers...
I'll give you that one, functional programming is hard to grok.
3. Most functional languages except Ocaml are like Ruby and Python in that they have tremendous performance overhead...
C's going to win on I/O and other low level stuff, but modern Lisp compilers can produce some pretty efficient code.
With all the disadvantages accounted for, there's still a reason some people use functional languages. There are a bunch of things you can do that are near impossible otherwise.
Not paying attention to WoW would be dumb, but it's like they just copied it exactly and decided to tweak a few things.
Judging from some of the videos, combat consists of standing a couple of feet in front of a guy and repeatedly shooting him in the face until he's dead.
Maybe that's a bit lame in sword/sorcery games too, but for some reason it seems to really stick out more in this case (and I guess all gun based MMOs).
Last night, I was trying to do JUST THAT, looking for some sort of power supervisor, or even an HC gate package I could use to fashion a reasonable Power-On-Reset circuit...
They're trying to help you think more creatively! All three of those products - combined with a motor or electromagnet of some type - could provide the functionality you're looking for with extra Rube Goldbergy style.:)
On topic: That video was pretty bad. What was the point of saying their projects don't involve "LED lights" and capacitors? And then the phrase "maker and DIY consumer" seemed really awkward/wrong. The request for feedback seemed like it was going in the right direction until they made us limit our request to three products. I don't know if I'll need germanium diodes or opto-isolators or tantalum capacitors ahead of time. The whole point of radio shack is that you can go there and overpay to grab that random part when you need it.
There should be a regulation that any audio/video capture device integrated into a computer can be disabled with a foolproof manual interlock. I'm thinking maybe a little cover that slides in front of the camera; I'm not sure how to do the equivalent with the mic.
Maybe I'm a bit paranoid, but I live in constant fear that my laptop is watching me... trying to figure out how to sap and impurify my precious bodily fluids.
I was tickled that I got emacs into a block buster movie.
Always good to see Emacs getting some screen time.
I'm reminded of the line from The Social Network "It's definitely necessary to break out emacs and modify that perl script." Anyone who's done screen scraping could totally relate to that sequence (PHP and redirects... I'll come back to that one) but I imagine even regular people can subconsciously detect the difference between realistic computer stuff and "I'm going to virtualize an inverse Java applet to localize the virus!"
Does anybody even use PERL anymore? It seems like kind of a scarecrow argument. I think/. used to use it back in the day, but it's much better since they switched to Javascript.
Assembly's used all the time for embedded systems.
No compiler's going to generate code as compact as a good programmer. That can be important when there's only a handful of KB for firmware. Performance is less of an issue these days, but if you're clever you can still shave off a few cycles. I don't think we've quite reached the 'John Henry' point yet in terms of optimization.
I even know a few weirdos who find it easier to write and/or read than C.
I understand that lawyers are expensive, but this one would require about 30 seconds of analysis.
IANAL, but can't they also get compensated for that 30 laywer seconds for such an obviously retarded waste of time?
No wonder advertisers like it! They get to sell their products to everyone for 5 seconds at a cut rate, to known-interested parties for X seconds at a normal rate, PLUS info on which ads get the most dropouts, least dropouts, and presumably WHEN they drop out.
That could be good for the consumer too. If they use the data to target the ads intelligently, some would consider it a feature rather than an annoyance. I'd be happy to watch a 30 second spot that's entertaining/relevant, and Google's probably smart enough to figure that out after categorizing the ones I opt out of.
Attempting to install the non-existent update seems to fool the console into thinking you are trying to play a pirated game
It's likely that the XBox update is working properly, but the production servers aren't set up to communicate with the new firmware yet. Unless the affected systems don't start working properly on the release date, this is just dumb antimicrosoftism.
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That's one of my favorite things about music. Nobody can explain it. People throw around some bullshit hypotheses, but in reality we just don't know.
It's hard to accept, but digital now means "on a hard drive" or something. CDs and DVDs aren't considered digital. I bought a blu-ray a while ago and it actually said on the box "Includes bonus digital copy!"
It's maddening, but sometimes I find it best to just accept these things. It's not as bad as the whole hacker == criminal thing.
noise isolation (not cancellation)
Excellent. Wear them for an extended period and when you take them off it's shocking how noisy the world is.
flat/near flat response (I need to be able to hear bass, but I don't need my eardrums blown out)
Not flat, but very pleasant sounding. Bass isn't hyped, and highs get a subtle emphasis.
long-term comfort (earbuds usually hurt for me) and durability.
They're comfortable to wear for hours, and the cable's detachable/replaceable, so the vast majority of failures can be remedied.
Emacs is awesome, but there are some things that more modern IDEs do that are nice. In Eclipse you can get a list of all calls to a function from the spot where it's defined. I haven't been able to find a way to do that with Emacs. etags works great for jumping to the function definition, but not the other way around.
That's not enough to convert me to a pointy/clicky bloated thing for coding just yet, but at some point, it seems like there will be enough features like that that Emacs - even with a lot of customization - just won't be viable.
If I did move to another editor, at least it would be nice to bring the good parts of Emacs along.
Agreed. Mass media is optimized for getting you to watch/buy the thing, not to like it. They get the same payoff regardless of whether you passively tolerate their production or really love it. Firefly's a good example. It didn't take off, but the people that liked it really got into it. I imagine they would have funded season 2 easily if it was on Kickstarter. Maybe the fact that they're not directly responsible to anyone will lead to trouble, but I'm hoping my donation to the Wasteland project will result in a true Fallout 3.
There are a few problems with functional programming languages that have prevented their true adoption anywhere.
That's true (mostly; if you've bought a plane ticket in the last 5 years, there's a good chance that functional code priced your fare.)
1. Limited paradigms - I always prefer languages that let me write my code the way I want, a la C++, than a language that requires a strict paradigm from academia like Lisp. If I want to use the inherent hardware property based side effects of certain code structures, let me. Programming languages =/= mothers.
Are you from bizarro world? You can say a lot of bad things about Lisp, but "limited paradigms" is not one of them (unless you've got extremely specific criteria or don't like parenthesis.)
2. Difficulty. 90% of programmers ...
I'll give you that one, functional programming is hard to grok.
3. Most functional languages except Ocaml are like Ruby and Python in that they have tremendous performance overhead...
C's going to win on I/O and other low level stuff, but modern Lisp compilers can produce some pretty efficient code.
With all the disadvantages accounted for, there's still a reason some people use functional languages. There are a bunch of things you can do that are near impossible otherwise.
They should have used Errol Flynn, or even Russell Crowe. Hell, Cary Elwes was a better Robin Hood than Costner.
Prince of Thieves has to be the only Robin Hood story where you're kind of rooting for the sheriff of Notingham.
That's not a link that's a spoon.
I can see you've played linky spoony before!
I now downloaded all my media and buy it when it hits a price I agree with.
I was going to accuse you of just being a cheap bastard, but I thought about it, and I'm just as bad in a slightly different way.
If I can't download/stream a thing legally, I'll usually get the torrent. I really don't care what it costs (within reason).
It's annoying when I want to give a company money for their content, and they don't let me do it.
Not paying attention to WoW would be dumb, but it's like they just copied it exactly and decided to tweak a few things.
Judging from some of the videos, combat consists of standing a couple of feet in front of a guy and repeatedly shooting him in the face until he's dead.
Maybe that's a bit lame in sword/sorcery games too, but for some reason it seems to really stick out more in this case (and I guess all gun based MMOs).
I'd rather play T'Rain
you could sit down ... and apprehend the basic windowing functions.
Is that like in the movie Tron? "You're under arrest, basic windowing function."
Last night, I was trying to do JUST THAT, looking for some sort of power supervisor, or even an HC gate package I could use to fashion a reasonable Power-On-Reset circuit ...
ANYWAY, Here is what the Radio Shack website lists under the category Microcontrollers and DIGITAL ICs.
They're trying to help you think more creatively! All three of those products - combined with a motor or electromagnet of some type - could provide the functionality you're looking for with extra Rube Goldbergy style. :)
On topic: That video was pretty bad. What was the point of saying their projects don't involve "LED lights" and capacitors? And then the phrase "maker and DIY consumer" seemed really awkward/wrong. The request for feedback seemed like it was going in the right direction until they made us limit our request to three products. I don't know if I'll need germanium diodes or opto-isolators or tantalum capacitors ahead of time. The whole point of radio shack is that you can go there and overpay to grab that random part when you need it.
From the Aeyron website "Operational duration: up to 25 minutes."
In practice it's probably a lot less than that.
I'm not sure that their scenario of detecting a dork dressed up like a spy stealing my Hyundai has me sold on the concept.
There should be a regulation that any audio/video capture device integrated into a computer can be disabled with a foolproof manual interlock. I'm thinking maybe a little cover that slides in front of the camera; I'm not sure how to do the equivalent with the mic.
Maybe I'm a bit paranoid, but I live in constant fear that my laptop is watching me... trying to figure out how to sap and impurify my precious bodily fluids.
The lifesaving results are lethal.
Does that only apply if you're destroying a village to save it? or maybe if you're in a war with Eastasia or Eurasia?
I was tickled that I got emacs into a block buster movie.
Always good to see Emacs getting some screen time.
... I'll come back to that one) but I imagine even regular people can subconsciously detect the difference between realistic computer stuff and "I'm going to virtualize an inverse Java applet to localize the virus!"
I'm reminded of the line from The Social Network "It's definitely necessary to break out emacs and modify that perl script." Anyone who's done screen scraping could totally relate to that sequence (PHP and redirects
but if the alleged offender omits the lies, you're case is over
That's clever introducing an error that will be identifiable when someone reposts your +4 comment on the next article about plagiarism.
Does anybody even use PERL anymore? It seems like kind of a scarecrow argument. I think /. used to use it back in the day, but it's much better since they switched to Javascript.
Not that anyone even uses assembly anymore...
Assembly's used all the time for embedded systems.
No compiler's going to generate code as compact as a good programmer. That can be important when there's only a handful of KB for firmware. Performance is less of an issue these days, but if you're clever you can still shave off a few cycles. I don't think we've quite reached the 'John Henry' point yet in terms of optimization.
I even know a few weirdos who find it easier to write and/or read than C.
I understand that lawyers are expensive, but this one would require about 30 seconds of analysis. IANAL, but can't they also get compensated for that 30 laywer seconds for such an obviously retarded waste of time?
Maybe it will take him some time to lose that reputation, but his latest novel Anathem had an ending like an 80s John Hughes movie.
It's hard to imagine a new Alien movie being any good after all the crap since Aliens.
William Gibson wrote an interesting if flawed script for what could have been Alien 3, but it seems like they've missed a few obvious wins:
1.) The aliens get to earth and it's all out war. 2.) We find the alien home planet and it's all out war.
No wonder advertisers like it! They get to sell their products to everyone for 5 seconds at a cut rate, to known-interested parties for X seconds at a normal rate, PLUS info on which ads get the most dropouts, least dropouts, and presumably WHEN they drop out.
That could be good for the consumer too. If they use the data to target the ads intelligently, some would consider it a feature rather than an annoyance. I'd be happy to watch a 30 second spot that's entertaining/relevant, and Google's probably smart enough to figure that out after categorizing the ones I opt out of.
11 counts of negligent homicide (or manslaughter in other jurisdictions) should be adequate cause for a long jail time.
That chart hardly seems like damning evidence. You could list 11 safety tradeoffs as the cause of just about any conceivable accident.
Do you run diagnostic checks on the braking system every time you drive a car? Does not doing so save time and increase risk?
Attempting to install the non-existent update seems to fool the console into thinking you are trying to play a pirated game
It's likely that the XBox update is working properly, but the production servers aren't set up to communicate with the new firmware yet. Unless the affected systems don't start working properly on the release date, this is just dumb antimicrosoftism.