Causes aside, what would you call an increasing trend in temperatures if not global warming? Or did you think global warming suddenly meant all cold weather would disappear overnight?
The drinking of milk and the production of it are 2 seperate arguments. I agree industrialised production of milk doesn't have the best interests of animal welfare at heart , but ditto every other aspect of farming, even arable where acres are scorch earthed and planted with a monoculture. The only solution is to reduce the population then we can all eat "organically" produced produce. But that suggestion doesn't go down well with about 50% of the population who are programmed to have kids and a lot of men who think its a divine commandment.
In fact we've even evolved to keep the lactase enzyme into adulthood in the majority of the worlds population just because of drinking milk. So get over it cupcake and take your hand wringing animal rights agenda elsewhere.
Didn't you know, he's the Second Coming amongst his cult of fanboys. He knows all, He can see all and His mere presense on a low bitrate Skype call from some chicken coup in Omsk or whatever luxury establishment the FSB have put Him up in will banish the darkness of the interwebs! Or something.
.. with some strengthening bars up front, because 1970s cars weren't exactly known for their crash resistance and limited run small manufacturer cars barely had any especially if they were licensed as quadricycles, not cars.
"For code that's not immediately obvious, or complex: that's what comments are for."
Agreed. But sadly a lot of coders think comments are for sissies, so given that I'd sooner have to read their uncomment mess in python than perl.
"Have you ever used the MySQL-python extension (a.k.a. MySQLdb)"
No, but I've used Cx_Oracle and that seemed fine to me. Anyway, you can't blame the language for someones bad library design. That happens in every language.
" Perl has always considered itself primarily a programmer-centric language, while Python has always considered itself to be more institution-centric. So in a sense it's a bit dumbed down, much like Java. You'll note both of those languages make their greatest appeal to managers.:-) "
What a pile of steaming ****. I'm a C++ programmer (so I'm used to obtuse syntax), not a manager but I'd always choose Python over Perl since I want a scripting language to have a lot of useful libraries (yes, perl has those too) but crucially I want any code I write in it to be obvious what its doing not only to other coders in the future but to me too! Now I don't much care for the whitespace-is-indentation aspect of Python, but aside from that its syntax kicks Perls backside I'm afraid. It someone might think its clever to write a 10 line script in perl that can process an entire DB and make the coffee at the same time, but I'd sooner have to work on the 50 line python script that I can actually understand in 10 mins, not 3 hours. Too many sigils in a language does NOT aid clarity - it has exactly the opposite effect. Line noise is not a good look for code.
If the brain starting shrinking again at the age of 3 - an age at which it isn't even close to its adult size - the sufferers would never mentally progress beyond that age. Clearly they do so this article is rubbish from the 1st sentence.
Yeah, I'm sure they'll go for that and risk crippling fines if any of that data is compromised or even going out of business the "cloud" goes down and all transactions grind to a halt.
"Paul Taylor, a Cambridge University academic"
Says it all really. Very smart but little real world business experience and no common sense.
..have ANY sort of moral compass? Are they complete sociopaths? Using encrypted files as blackmail is bad enough, but just deleting someones personal files altogether is just sick.
Oh, but wait! He started a Linux distro! Clearly then the man deserves beatification , nay , sainthood to be worshipped by tin foil hat fanboys for all eternity... or at least until the next community death occurs when they'll forget all about him.
" It's an amazing language developed by brilliant designers over many years and it is attracting a lot of smart people because"
Blah blah blah....
Newflash - they said exactly the same damn thing about Java and how it was going to change the world when it came out. Ditto C#. They have their niches but C & C++ still keep on trucking. Don't expect Rust to gain much traction in a rather overcrowded market. Unless it does something that C++ DOESN'T do then not many people will bother to learn it if it gains them nothing. And no, bounds checking and no segfaults isn't a USP. Java does that too.
Make it absolutely clear in the manifesto what is a promise - ie we WILL do it (short of a nuclear war or similar disaster) - and what we a hope to do if finances/time/law permits.
... for all the basis in reality the plan will have once she gets elected in.
Wouldn't it be nice if politicians were legally oblidged to give realistic manifestos and if they failed to deliver on at least a given percentage of them then there would be a fine or reduction in tenure time or some other punative measure?
"And aircraft don't go backwards, and they don't stop in mid-air, etc."
Helicopters do, and even if you're only talking fixed wing - the Harrier could do exactly that. But hey, that was prehistoric 1960s tech, lets replace it with something that costs the GDP of a small country and is less manouverable.
I find trackpoints utterly unusable. Using them to guide the pointer is like trying to guide a drunk across a busy road using sign language from 2 miles away. A trackpad is much better, but the small trackballs that used to be incorporated into laptops back in the day are far superior to both.
It exists for a reason. Yes this shifter is a dumb design, but it doesn't exactlt require a degree to operate it, its little different to a bike sequential shifter and people manage to operate them ok. This is just dumb fools looking for a payout for their own stupidity. And I feel sorry for this actor and his family - but leaving a car on a hill and not even putting the brake on , never mind checking the gears was just asking for a Darwin award nomination.
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Causes aside, what would you call an increasing trend in temperatures if not global warming? Or did you think global warming suddenly meant all cold weather would disappear overnight?
The drinking of milk and the production of it are 2 seperate arguments. I agree industrialised production of milk doesn't have the best interests of animal welfare at heart , but ditto every other aspect of farming, even arable where acres are scorch earthed and planted with a monoculture. The only solution is to reduce the population then we can all eat "organically" produced produce. But that suggestion doesn't go down well with about 50% of the population who are programmed to have kids and a lot of men who think its a divine commandment.
"Sometimes it gets sour, sometimes it gets bitter, but it never goes "bad", "
Err, the sour and bitter taste is a clue that is HAS gone off.
In fact we've even evolved to keep the lactase enzyme into adulthood in the majority of the worlds population just because of drinking milk. So get over it cupcake and take your hand wringing animal rights agenda elsewhere.
Didn't you know, he's the Second Coming amongst his cult of fanboys. He knows all, He can see all and His mere presense on a low bitrate Skype call from some chicken coup in Omsk or whatever luxury establishment the FSB have put Him up in will banish the darkness of the interwebs! Or something.
They won't be happy. He'll might have his ration of Borsch withdrawn.
.. with some strengthening bars up front, because 1970s cars weren't exactly known for their crash resistance and limited run small manufacturer cars barely had any especially if they were licensed as quadricycles, not cars.
Whatever it is you're smoking I suggest you refrain. Once your brain fog has cleared you might be able to write a coherent post.
"For code that's not immediately obvious, or complex: that's what comments are for."
Agreed. But sadly a lot of coders think comments are for sissies, so given that I'd sooner have to read their uncomment mess in python than perl.
"Have you ever used the MySQL-python extension (a.k.a. MySQLdb)"
No, but I've used Cx_Oracle and that seemed fine to me. Anyway, you can't blame the language for someones bad library design. That happens in every language.
They don't, they simply add to the already unreadable brevity due to a lot of implicit functionality.
" Perl has always considered itself primarily a programmer-centric language, while Python has always considered itself to be more institution-centric. So in a sense it's a bit dumbed down, much like Java. You'll note both of those languages make their greatest appeal to managers. :-) "
What a pile of steaming ****. I'm a C++ programmer (so I'm used to obtuse syntax), not a manager but I'd always choose Python over Perl since I want a scripting language to have a lot of useful libraries (yes, perl has those too) but crucially I want any code I write in it to be obvious what its doing not only to other coders in the future but to me too! Now I don't much care for the whitespace-is-indentation aspect of Python, but aside from that its syntax kicks Perls backside I'm afraid. It someone might think its clever to write a 10 line script in perl that can process an entire DB and make the coffee at the same time, but I'd sooner have to work on the 50 line python script that I can actually understand in 10 mins, not 3 hours. Too many sigils in a language does NOT aid clarity - it has exactly the opposite effect. Line noise is not a good look for code.
If the brain starting shrinking again at the age of 3 - an age at which it isn't even close to its adult size - the sufferers would never mentally progress beyond that age. Clearly they do so this article is rubbish from the 1st sentence.
Yeah, I'm sure they'll go for that and risk crippling fines if any of that data is compromised or even going out of business the "cloud" goes down and all transactions grind to a halt.
"Paul Taylor, a Cambridge University academic"
Says it all really. Very smart but little real world business experience and no common sense.
..have ANY sort of moral compass? Are they complete sociopaths? Using encrypted files as blackmail is bad enough, but just deleting someones personal files altogether is just sick.
Star Simpson? The utter moron who wore a fake bomb to an airport for "art"? Oh boo hoo, poor ickle her.
You're going to have to do better than that piss poor example my friend.
Oh, but wait! He started a Linux distro! Clearly then the man deserves beatification , nay , sainthood to be worshipped by tin foil hat fanboys for all eternity... or at least until the next community death occurs when they'll forget all about him.
" It's an amazing language developed by brilliant designers over many years and it is attracting a lot of smart people because"
Blah blah blah....
Newflash - they said exactly the same damn thing about Java and how it was going to change the world when it came out. Ditto C#. They have their niches but C & C++ still keep on trucking. Don't expect Rust to gain much traction in a rather overcrowded market. Unless it does something that C++ DOESN'T do then not many people will bother to learn it if it gains them nothing. And no, bounds checking and no segfaults isn't a USP. Java does that too.
Oh wait, this is Windows. It probably doesn't have anything like that in user space to intercept system calls.
Make it absolutely clear in the manifesto what is a promise - ie we WILL do it (short of a nuclear war or similar disaster) - and what we a hope to do if finances/time/law permits.
... for all the basis in reality the plan will have once she gets elected in.
Wouldn't it be nice if politicians were legally oblidged to give realistic manifestos and if they failed to deliver on at least a given percentage of them then there would be a fine or reduction in tenure time or some other punative measure?
Harriers have vectored thrust and can vector it forward. So basically - yes.
"And aircraft don't go backwards, and they don't stop in mid-air, etc."
Helicopters do, and even if you're only talking fixed wing - the Harrier could do exactly that. But hey, that was prehistoric 1960s tech, lets replace it with something that costs the GDP of a small country and is less manouverable.
Who cares. If you want that then get a touchscreen or a tablet.
I find trackpoints utterly unusable. Using them to guide the pointer is like trying to guide a drunk across a busy road using sign language from 2 miles away. A trackpad is much better, but the small trackballs that used to be incorporated into laptops back in the day are far superior to both.
It exists for a reason. Yes this shifter is a dumb design, but it doesn't exactlt require a degree to operate it, its little different to a bike sequential shifter and people manage to operate them ok. This is just dumb fools looking for a payout for their own stupidity. And I feel sorry for this actor and his family - but leaving a car on a hill and not even putting the brake on , never mind checking the gears was just asking for a Darwin award nomination.