Ok... it's DICE but I'll bite... What I have found: IF time allows, the technical debt can be revisited and cleared/reduced. Some schedules don't allow for this, but during non-peak times (like the week between Christmas and New Years) when stuff is slow, I like to revisit some of the bad places and do damage control.
I think spotting these issues, and giving the developer enough time to re-visit the bad section of the code is ESSENTIAL to maintain a relatively clean code base.
Code reviews can help, but the project deadline pressure-cooker usually prevails. My.02
I wonder if you can "3D print a DVD". You submit the AutoCad drawing of a circular disk, even down to the small etchings in the resin (that may or may not contain copyrighted content).
That wouldn't constitute piracy would it? It's just digital representation of a a physical object. =)
So what your saying is we should find some false hope?
I'm not sure that's what I'm saying...
I'm more interested in the idea that maybe there is an evolutionary (aka survival/aka species propagation) advantage in believing in a higher power/God/gods.
I'm not trying to be sarcastic. What if the concept of 'religion' or belief in the intangible acts as a _pressure-relief_ valve for the mind?
The popular thing is to consider having religous beliefs as 'weak'. But maybe there is a value in believing in a higher power? "Why am I here...", "what happens when I die...", etc.
It seems having a belief in a higher power can make it easier to cope with some of the larger questions. *shrug*
Just have one of those nifty "click to expand for transcription" link under the videos. PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! It would probably take less than 10 minutes to transcribe a 3 minute video. For people who WORK in an OFFICE, this would be essential.
I know/. TV is not going away, because you need to stay "relevant" and "hip" with all the kids with their ipad thingies, but for actual people with actual jobs, no one is going to stop and watch a video on the site.
Content wise, I remember a while back there was a guy who was firing home made rockets off on the Great Salt Flats. @#$@ YES, I want to see videos of stuff like that.
Or videos of the IIS passing in front of the sun or something. Product reviews, meh, not so much. Before you post a video, think to yourself... "IS THIS 100% BADASS enough to need a video?" If not, then it's a story. If yes, then post the video!
Thanks for soliciting feedback.
Also, if you REALLY AND TRULY don't accept money for posting review stories, please MAKE IT KNOWN THAT YOU DON'T ACCEPT MONEY FOR POSTING STORIES. I saw soulskill or someone say that the very idea makes you "chuckle". Well, 99% of the readership believes that you do this (I did until I saw soulskill's comment above), and you would be doing yourselves a favor to get some good PR out there, and fight back, explaining that you actually don't take bribes for posting stories!
Thanks for a great 10 years... here's to hoping I'm still reading in another 10 years, not watching videos about hoodies!;-)
Tools like this could help with analysis and finding certain data sets. IIRC, regex are already used in DNA sequencing. There is probably a similar application and use for tools like this with their data.
HELIOSTAT CONTROL SCHEME USING CAMERAS :
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2011/0120448.html
I suspect the submitter came in through the search USPTO system.... I had to click "Next" several times to get to this entry.
Could it be possible that the device is actually virtual? Like a Virtual Machine running under VMware or Virtual PC somewhere, with the software obfuscated or hidden? It would be a lot harder to track down that way.
I am General Mushoomaodomazdeef with the PRN (People Repulic of Nigeria). Recently 1,000,000 US Laptops have come into my possession after the death of the late widow of President Mahiminahjad. Please send me your mailing address, ASAP, along with banking information so that I may send these laptops at your earliest convinience.
Blessings,
Gen. Makisoafmasoinfrata Mushoomaodomazdeef
A bank of ultracapacitors releases a burst of energy to help a crane heave its load aloft; they then capture energy released during the descent to recharge. Buses, trams, and garbage trucks powered by the devices all run for short stretches before stopping, and it's during braking that the ultracapacitors can partially recharge themselves from the energy that's normally wasted, giving the vehicles much of the juice they need to get to their next destinations.
So what happens if the vehicle has to make a series of emergency stops (or a series of emergency actions)? If a car powered by this technology wrecks or impacts with another car, would it not be feasible that a significant amount charge would be depleted during an impact because the energy could not be fully recovered?
I assume it would take a series of such impacts though to fully deplete a charge. *shrug* But it might be something worth taking into consideration.
Or make a handy exploit... just get the guy riding in the car behind you to bump you a few times and he's out of 'gas'. Or as another prank, find a way to fully discharge the capacitor of a stationary car in a few seconds, rendering it underivable without a booster charge.
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Ok... it's DICE but I'll bite... What I have found: IF time allows, the technical debt can be revisited and cleared/reduced. Some schedules don't allow for this, but during non-peak times (like the week between Christmas and New Years) when stuff is slow, I like to revisit some of the bad places and do damage control.
.02
I think spotting these issues, and giving the developer enough time to re-visit the bad section of the code is ESSENTIAL to maintain a relatively clean code base.
Code reviews can help, but the project deadline pressure-cooker usually prevails. My
A whole new meaning. I smell a new sport.
Entamoeba histolytica!
Use this chart to quickly interpret blood test results:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Reference_ranges_for_blood_tests_-_by_mass.svg
(shamelessly stolen from this post a few months back)
I wonder if you can "3D print a DVD". You submit the AutoCad drawing of a circular disk, even down to the small etchings in the resin (that may or may not contain copyrighted content).
That wouldn't constitute piracy would it? It's just digital representation of a a physical object. =)
Have you ever thought about marketing your blenders as Data Destruction devices?
Blending thumb drives or Hard Disks?
Or doing paid placements in movies for such? Seems like a Hollywood spy movies would make a great place for a product placement.
Blend-tec blender: Will it recursively blend?
I'm not sure that's what I'm saying...
I'm more interested in the idea that maybe there is an evolutionary (aka survival/aka species propagation) advantage in believing in a higher power/God/gods.
Isn't that what a belief in God (or gods) is for?
I'm not trying to be sarcastic. What if the concept of 'religion' or belief in the intangible acts as a _pressure-relief_ valve for the mind?
The popular thing is to consider having religous beliefs as 'weak'. But maybe there is a value in believing in a higher power? "Why am I here...", "what happens when I die...", etc.
It seems having a belief in a higher power can make it easier to cope with some of the larger questions. *shrug*
If you do a SOCKS proxy, try one of these to catch the traffic... should catch almost anything if properly configured.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_proxifiers
Just have one of those nifty "click to expand for transcription" link under the videos. PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! It would probably take less than 10 minutes to transcribe a 3 minute video. For people who WORK in an OFFICE, this would be essential.
/. TV is not going away, because you need to stay "relevant" and "hip" with all the kids with their ipad thingies, but for actual people with actual jobs, no one is going to stop and watch a video on the site.
;-)
I know
Content wise, I remember a while back there was a guy who was firing home made rockets off on the Great Salt Flats. @#$@ YES, I want to see videos of stuff like that.
Or videos of the IIS passing in front of the sun or something. Product reviews, meh, not so much. Before you post a video, think to yourself... "IS THIS 100% BADASS enough to need a video?" If not, then it's a story. If yes, then post the video!
Thanks for soliciting feedback.
Also, if you REALLY AND TRULY don't accept money for posting review stories, please MAKE IT KNOWN THAT YOU DON'T ACCEPT MONEY FOR POSTING STORIES. I saw soulskill or someone say that the very idea makes you "chuckle". Well, 99% of the readership believes that you do this (I did until I saw soulskill's comment above), and you would be doing yourselves a favor to get some good PR out there, and fight back, explaining that you actually don't take bribes for posting stories!
Thanks for a great 10 years... here's to hoping I'm still reading in another 10 years, not watching videos about hoodies!
Because no one can fill up his car, and then just SIPHON it off to a friend
in a nearby parking lot?
I smell a black market opportunity!
<sarcasm>We're from the government, and we're here to HELP<sarcasm>
Here's to hoping one person can make a difference! :-)
They have HUGE amounts of data kicking around from various simulations/experiments.
Check out the wikipedia article for supercomputers, and you'll see DOE mentioned.
Tools like this could help with analysis and finding certain data sets. IIRC, regex are already used in DNA sequencing. There is probably a similar application and use for tools like this with their data.
Two Words. TERM LIMITS.
Hit 'em where it hurts.
HELIOSTAT CONTROL SCHEME USING CAMERAS : http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2011/0120448.html
I suspect the submitter came in through the search USPTO system.... I had to click "Next" several times to get to this entry.
I always hated that show. *ducks*
In the defense of all slashdotters that refuse to acknowledge climate change, it's very difficult to see outdoors from one's basement.
Don't you mean from "one's mom's basement"?
Could it be possible that the device is actually virtual? Like a Virtual Machine running under VMware or Virtual PC somewhere, with the software obfuscated or hidden? It would be a lot harder to track down that way.
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am General Mushoomaodomazdeef with the PRN (People Repulic of Nigeria). Recently 1,000,000 US Laptops have come into my possession after the death of the late widow of President Mahiminahjad. Please send me your mailing address, ASAP, along with banking information so that I may send these laptops at your earliest convinience.
Blessings,
Gen. Makisoafmasoinfrata Mushoomaodomazdeef
I assume it would take a series of such impacts though to fully deplete a charge. *shrug* But it might be something worth taking into consideration.
Or make a handy exploit... just get the guy riding in the car behind you to bump you a few times and he's out of 'gas'. Or as another prank, find a way to fully discharge the capacitor of a stationary car in a few seconds, rendering it underivable without a booster charge.
Balmer: $750 million dollars?? ****Agrrrrahhahahhahahah***** (throws chair)
Facebook: Ok $240 million could do nicely as well.
Oh well, not a bad sum though. This approach has proven to work well with other contest's like DARPA's Grand Challenge.