They are. For instance, in Germany, 911 is the area code for Nuremberg.
Actually, 0911 is the area code for Nuremberg. You omit the 0 only if you use the country prefix (+49), but both +49911 and 0911 are distinct from 911.
However, in Germany you always have to dial a 0 to the area code (unless you prefixed it with the international prefix for Germany), but you wouldn't dial a 0 before an emergency 911. That is, with "0911" or "+49911" you get to Nuremberg, with just "911" you'd get to the emergency call.
Indeed, the only numbers you can reach from a cell phone without starting your number with 0 or + are network internal numbers (like your mailbox) or emergency numbers. I don't think the 911 would make problems here.
A reason to not use 911 on cell phones could be that people might then try to use it also on landline phones where it might be the prefix of an ordinary phone number in the same area.
I'd guess the motivation is to find out whether he'd work well under that boss. If you absolutely can't stand your boss, your work will suffer, no matter how excellent you are otherwise.
However another possibility could be to prevent later complaints, since by participating in the selection process, you also participate in the responsibility for the outcome, and thus it's somehow also your fault if things don't work well later.
As an entrepreneur, I don't want passion. I want cold hard logic.
Cold hard logic is how you do it. Passion is why you do it. If you don't have passion, you must have another motive for doing it (or otherwise the cold hard logic would tell you not to do it). However if you have primary motivation (i.e. passion) to do something, you tend to do better work than if you have only secondary motivation (e.g. you only do it to earn a lot of money). Also, if you don't have passion, you are more likely to leave early for a better job if things don't go well, while with passion, you are more likely to try to fix things.
Of course too much passion may also be bad, in that you might not be able to let a failed project end. As in most cases, both extrema are bad, and the best point is somewhere in the middle.
It can... you'd have to write a reverse mouse coordinator to keyboard mapper type app, account for screen resolution, write an algorithm, or use a set of pretty red eyeballs to factor out all the typos, junk clicks, factor in for auto-correct on this types of keyboards and then maybe you'd have something. And these are obvious issues I can think of off the top of my head. Any volunteers?
Screen resolution is of course no problem, you can get that from the browser. A typical numeric PIN pad has a 3x3 grid of numbers with a 0 key below. Auto-correct is no issue here. Your click sequence typically pretty much fixes the position of the keys up to at most three possibilities, likely less. Since most PIN systems allow three tries before locking, that should be enough to break most PINs.
For any reasonable C++ compiler and well-written program, the cost is exactly the same as if you do it manually.
In some cases it will even be less because the compiler knows what's going on and can use that knowledge in optimization, e.g. replace indirect calls by direct calls where it knows exactly the dynamic type of an object, which is generally not possible for hand-written call tables.
Software patents have got to go. And with them, inventions that "can be implemented in software" also need to go. I saw nothing in either link talking about software patents.
From the scarce information in the articles (and the FSFE response linked by this comment I conclude that it basically gives the European Patent Office the power to decide what is patentable. Which almost certainly means software patents will be possible.
It was mentioned in another thread today and was modded 'off topic' which to be fair it was./. Wasn't 'down' though. Th front page was visible, the ads were loading, but, all clicks were ignored except the log in window which you could fill in then a 503 error this morning around 8.30 uk time./. Was up, but unresponsive. Just like me at 8.30 in the morning in the office
Actually the clicks weren't ignored, as the URL bar showed. It's just that the complete URL was ignored, and Slashdot just showed the front page for any and every URL.
Those web browsers, instant message apps, email clients, IRC chat software etc. are dedicated programs you have to explicitly start, and of which you know beforehand that they will send information to the internet, and with the unfortunate exception of web browsers you also have a pretty good idea of what information they send out. For web browsers, the unintentionally sent information can be minimized by using mandatory proxies which filter certain information out. And anyway, the sort of information unintentionally leaked is mostly confined to the things you do on the web, where you are aware that you are communicating with the internet, and can easily keep your confidential data separate (you just don't do a web search for confidential terms). On the other hand, when searching local files, it is highly likely that you will sometimes look for some confidential information in it. If you have activated the internet search option (either because you didn't know about it, or because you accidentally activated it, or maybe you even intentionally activated it for doing an explicit internet search, and then forgot to deactivate it again afterwards), the confidential data has escaped, and you'll only notice it after the fact (or maybe even not at all if the internet search didn't give any results for it).
Hans Reiser could have used this defence as well: "OK, so I killed my wife. But then, that's only one woman. Jack the Ripper killed six women. Thus I killed less women than Jack the Ripper. So you see, I'm still a good guy!":-)
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They are. For instance, in Germany, 911 is the area code for Nuremberg.
Actually, 0911 is the area code for Nuremberg. You omit the 0 only if you use the country prefix (+49), but both +49911 and 0911 are distinct from 911.
However, in Germany you always have to dial a 0 to the area code (unless you prefixed it with the international prefix for Germany), but you wouldn't dial a 0 before an emergency 911. That is, with "0911" or "+49911" you get to Nuremberg, with just "911" you'd get to the emergency call.
Indeed, the only numbers you can reach from a cell phone without starting your number with 0 or + are network internal numbers (like your mailbox) or emergency numbers. I don't think the 911 would make problems here.
A reason to not use 911 on cell phones could be that people might then try to use it also on landline phones where it might be the prefix of an ordinary phone number in the same area.
You usually get the + by pressing down the 0 key for a longer time.
OK, so they have evidence of humans making cheese back then. But where is the evidence that they were eating that cheese? :-)
So I get that proper dress would rule someone out as manager, just as profanity, excessive sarcasm and hints of poor anger management would? :-)
I'd guess the motivation is to find out whether he'd work well under that boss. If you absolutely can't stand your boss, your work will suffer, no matter how excellent you are otherwise.
However another possibility could be to prevent later complaints, since by participating in the selection process, you also participate in the responsibility for the outcome, and thus it's somehow also your fault if things don't work well later.
Cold hard logic is how you do it. Passion is why you do it. If you don't have passion, you must have another motive for doing it (or otherwise the cold hard logic would tell you not to do it). However if you have primary motivation (i.e. passion) to do something, you tend to do better work than if you have only secondary motivation (e.g. you only do it to earn a lot of money). Also, if you don't have passion, you are more likely to leave early for a better job if things don't go well, while with passion, you are more likely to try to fix things.
Of course too much passion may also be bad, in that you might not be able to let a failed project end. As in most cases, both extrema are bad, and the best point is somewhere in the middle.
This is ridiculous. Apple invented the patent! How could they infringe on one?
They may have invented the patent, but they forgot to patent it.
The rounded corners are a design patent, which, despite it's similar name, is something completely different to a patent.
Screen resolution is of course no problem, you can get that from the browser. A typical numeric PIN pad has a 3x3 grid of numbers with a 0 key below. Auto-correct is no issue here. Your click sequence typically pretty much fixes the position of the keys up to at most three possibilities, likely less. Since most PIN systems allow three tries before locking, that should be enough to break most PINs.
Yeah, the left one is clearly photoshopped. :-)
I'm not sure any one has achieved survival of a nuke when using it... /pedantic misreading
Actually it is possible for a nuke to survive when used. However that would then be considered a failure.
How's that sweet math coprocessor treating you?
It treats me as NaN. :-)
Not to mention the massive regression from 2000.
For any reasonable C++ compiler and well-written program, the cost is exactly the same as if you do it manually.
In some cases it will even be less because the compiler knows what's going on and can use that knowledge in optimization, e.g. replace indirect calls by direct calls where it knows exactly the dynamic type of an object, which is generally not possible for hand-written call tables.
Software patents have got to go. And with them, inventions that "can be implemented in software" also need to go. I saw nothing in either link talking about software patents.
From the scarce information in the articles (and the FSFE response linked by this comment I conclude that it basically gives the European Patent Office the power to decide what is patentable. Which almost certainly means software patents will be possible.
But there is a mention of a Pirate Party member being against it. I think this is a good indication that the change is not for the better.
$ tr "Firefox Opera" "Opera Midori" < parentcomment
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I'm not sure what this is intended to tell me, though.
It was mentioned in another thread today and was modded 'off topic' which to be fair it was. /. Wasn't 'down' though. Th front page was visible, the ads were loading, but, all clicks were ignored except the log in window which you could fill in then a 503 error this morning around 8.30 uk time. /. Was up, but unresponsive. Just like me at 8.30 in the morning in the office
Actually the clicks weren't ignored, as the URL bar showed. It's just that the complete URL was ignored, and Slashdot just showed the front page for any and every URL.
Check out the Penny-Arcade link below (I was going to post it, but saw it down there, and don't want to steal the credit)
You could have posted the link to that other post to help others find the link without stealing the credit.
"How do I use my keyboard? I'm so confused by the many buttons!" :-)
Only problem: The brains made of those neurons always feel pissed ...
Those web browsers, instant message apps, email clients, IRC chat software etc. are dedicated programs you have to explicitly start, and of which you know beforehand that they will send information to the internet, and with the unfortunate exception of web browsers you also have a pretty good idea of what information they send out. For web browsers, the unintentionally sent information can be minimized by using mandatory proxies which filter certain information out. And anyway, the sort of information unintentionally leaked is mostly confined to the things you do on the web, where you are aware that you are communicating with the internet, and can easily keep your confidential data separate (you just don't do a web search for confidential terms). On the other hand, when searching local files, it is highly likely that you will sometimes look for some confidential information in it. If you have activated the internet search option (either because you didn't know about it, or because you accidentally activated it, or maybe you even intentionally activated it for doing an explicit internet search, and then forgot to deactivate it again afterwards), the confidential data has escaped, and you'll only notice it after the fact (or maybe even not at all if the internet search didn't give any results for it).
Hans Reiser could have used this defence as well: "OK, so I killed my wife. But then, that's only one woman. Jack the Ripper killed six women. Thus I killed less women than Jack the Ripper. So you see, I'm still a good guy!" :-)
So there's only one user left? :-)