The way I look at it, I never need to lose an argument, by as soon as I realize I'm wrong, switch to the other side and then I'm winning again.
It sucks to be wrong, but it sucks more to remain wrong.
I always wondered how the door handles would work after an ice storm or freezing rain. I've dealt with my share of frozen car door locks, but at least I could get the handle to move.
Wow, you remind me why I'm glad to live in Silicon Valley
That's part of "making it work."
Because not all code needs to be efficient, but if some code does need to be efficient, then you can't say it's complete if it's not.
If it's clean I can get it to work reasonably quick. If it's not clean and not working then I can easily justify a re-write. But if I can't understand it and it seems to be working, I always have the dread that someday it will break in a disastrous fashion in the most inconvenient of times with me being unable to do anything about it
Anyhow, I hate to give Windows any credit but they're much harder to exploit - even unpatched and new installs online, without the user doing something stupid, than they used to be.
Yes. Remember the days of Nimda and Code Red? Windows was an open door, inviting the world to enter.
Now if you want that kind of welcome mat, you need to look at the IoT.
Years ago it was true that if you took a brand new Windows machine, put it on the internet, it would probably be hacked within 30 minutes. I very much doubt that has changed for the better.
Ironically, the "Uber economy" you favor is heading toward putting its "contract workers" (people who struggle to cobble together enough part-time work to live) back in the same place that the stevedores were before unions... standing on the docks, hoping that enough ships come in today to feed the family.
You can actually complain about false advertising here. Major advertisers know the rules though, and get close to the line of illegality without actually crossing it. Although not always.
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The way I look at it, I never need to lose an argument, by as soon as I realize I'm wrong, switch to the other side and then I'm winning again.
It sucks to be wrong, but it sucks more to remain wrong.
Still, sunlight is the most important source of radiation caused cancer by far.
ok, you're right I'm wrong lol
The form of radiation that causes the most cancers, year after year, remains sunlight.
That's a good point.
I also suggest, if we're going to report this sort of thing, that we start reporting every time someone dies from disease due to a coal plant.
I always wondered how the door handles would work after an ice storm or freezing rain. I've dealt with my share of frozen car door locks, but at least I could get the handle to move.
Wow, you remind me why I'm glad to live in Silicon Valley
rely on IDEs...amirite?
I consider any codebase that is tied to a particular IDE to be somewhat deficient......
You forgot one point:
3) Make the code efficient.
That's part of "making it work."
Because not all code needs to be efficient, but if some code does need to be efficient, then you can't say it's complete if it's not.
If it's clean I can get it to work reasonably quick. If it's not clean and not working then I can easily justify a re-write. But if I can't understand it and it seems to be working, I always have the dread that someday it will break in a disastrous fashion in the most inconvenient of times with me being unable to do anything about it
Yeah that's well said.
Because you can buy a house over 30 years, sell it (for a profit!), move to Nashville, and then buy seven houses with what you sold it for.
1) Make the code work
2) Make the code readable
4) Make the code flexible.
Based on your article, it looks like Sidecar is the only one that has limitations based on state.
Where car insurance is the only redeeming factor...
From what I understand, Uber actually provides insurance for drivers while they are driving.
Anyhow, I hate to give Windows any credit but they're much harder to exploit - even unpatched and new installs online, without the user doing something stupid, than they used to be.
Yes. Remember the days of Nimda and Code Red? Windows was an open door, inviting the world to enter.
Now if you want that kind of welcome mat, you need to look at the IoT.
Years ago it was true that if you took a brand new Windows machine, put it on the internet, it would probably be hacked within 30 minutes. I very much doubt that has changed for the better.
It's generally less than 10 minutes.
I don't see how this could benefit Facebook.
Because they have your phone number.
Do you mind if corporations know your every activity on the internet?
Given what people put on Facebook, the answer is no, they don't mind.
I'm glad you liked it. Thankyou for mentioning it.
I remember you've written posts in the past about systemd that were rather insightful, too.
Which part? If you're talking about the journal entry, I've written several. Not all of them are negative, though.
Ironically, the "Uber economy" you favor is heading toward putting its "contract workers" (people who struggle to cobble together enough part-time work to live) back in the same place that the stevedores were before unions... standing on the docks, hoping that enough ships come in today to feed the family.
Taxi drivers are already there.
If you want to know how Unix works, this is a good place to start.
If you want to know why systemd doesn't follow the Unix way (which means it's lousy), I discuss parts of it here.
Why did you take the tube instead of hailing a regular taxi?
Though Uber drivers are worse off, because they've to worry about the cost of the vehicle their driving.
They're probably not worse off, if you look at the article, it calculates why.
It's not surprising some Taxi companies are cutting health care
When did they ever offer health care?
You can actually complain about false advertising here. Major advertisers know the rules though, and get close to the line of illegality without actually crossing it. Although not always.
lol best comment in the story
All regulations are an affront to individual freedoms and as such they are all bad.
This isn't phrased very well, I'm not sure it's what you really mean. Can you really not think of any regulation that you think is good?