You seem to have a misguided belief that VB Programmers != Real Programmers.
I would say there is a large number (70-80%) of VB programmers that suck and couldn't compile an app with Strict turned on if their life depended on it.
But the remaining 20-30% are damn good programmers who produce good stuff, they just produce that code in VB. They could probably move to C++ or something else without to much trouble but there are way more jobs for VB programmers than C++.
Pressure differential is much much smaller than going down 30 metres underwater. It is only 1 atmosphere difference between sea level and the vacuum of space. But for every 10 metrs of depth you dive, you are increasing the pressure by 1 atmosphere. Therefore at 30 metres (~100 feet) you are experiencing 4 atmospheres of pressure.
Come up quickly from 30 metres and you are asking for trouble, but coming up quickly from 10 metres and there is little chance of the bends.
I think Tycho missed the point of the classification personally. There is more to the difference than just the length of the violence, it is the graphic nature of the sexual content as well and a few other reasons I think.
Like if you see a murder on Law & Order, you never see the bullet strike, not much blood, no close-ups of the wound. If they were to show all the close-ups and maybe a slow motion of the bullet entering the skull, there is no way in hell it would be allowed to broadcast.
Maybe GTA:SA was just on the edge of going to AO before this patch was released. The patch sent it tumbling over the edge.
But that said, GTA:SA should have probably had an AO for the violence content alone. I really don't know why western society in general and the US in particular is so uptight about sex, yet they let their kids watch many murders a week.
That makes total sense...
So either every day becomes an hour out so that eventually 12 AM is midday or you get to sleep for the same length of time, just the time figure changes...
A West Australian company called 'Harvey Fresh' make lactose free milk in 1 liter UHT cartons. I live on the stuff. It tastes slightly sweeter than normal milk, so you don't need any extra sugar on you Weeties. If you know about lactose intolerance you will probably understand why it is sweeter.
Same thing happens to/. when you tell someone to have a look...
Person 1: 'Go to slashdot dot org'
Person 2: 'Is that one dot or two?'
P1: 'Just one dot'
P2: 'Ok then. Wait a sec, slash dot org doesn't work...'
P1: 'No, it is slashdot dot org, not slash dot org'
P2: 'I'll try again. Nope slash dot dot org doesn't work either.'
P1: Head explodes
I said: I would say the gasoline is more like the TCP or IP, the base level of the operation. What we are talking about here is not a mandatory thing for the web to work.
You said: Oh, BTW, TCP/IP is mandatory for internet, the Web, on the other hand, is all about HTTP content that's supposed to work the same in every user agent avaible, hence needs interoperability.
Where did I say that TCP/IP is not mandatory? I was referring to the AJAX framework not being mandatory and correcting the analogy of the GP.
Because the HTTP standard is basically set in stone, I agree that MS shouldn't fiddle with them. But in this case, the AJAX framework came from MS's own work and is not even a standard. The other browsers came up with their own implementations, MS is their own business and can do what they like with their own products.
Give me a good reason why MS should care if other browsers can or can't support the AJAX framework which isn't even a declared standard?
If they choose to support only their own products then that is their business choice. If it ends up losing them money, that is their problem, not yours.
If MS keep co-opting standards and changing them to suit their own business ideas, sooner or later the world is gonna get pissed off with them and stop using MS. That said, I don't see it happening any time soon because there are no real commercially viable competitors in most of their product lines.
I would say the gasoline is more like the TCP or IP, the base level of the operation. What we are talking about here is not a mandatory thing for the web to work.
And what is wrong with that? IE is the most popular browser by a long way, sure Mozilla/Firefox is making progress but they are still a way off.
Or are you saying that MS should support everyone else's browsers? That is kinda like Ford making engines that will bolt straight into a Toyota... not. gonna. happen.
BP Ultimate fuel questions Q. Why five tankfuls to clean up a dirty engine?
A. With increased detergency, Amoco Ultimate from BP will clean up engines with deposits in about 1,500 miles of use at an average of 300 miles per tank. Those five tankfuls will restore the engine to its previous level of performance, and with continuous use, Amoco Ultimate will keep that engine running cleanly.
Q. Why don't you apply the increased detergent additive in all three grades?
A. We offer customers a choice. Many customers have told us they want the enhanced performance that is possible in a premium gasoline.
Base oil alone is not enough to properly protect your engine. Motor oil needs to perform a wide variety of functions under a wide range of engine operating conditions. Therefore several additives are incorporated into the formulation:
Detergent/dispersant additives - used to maintain engine cleanliness, keeping the various contaminants in a fine suspension and preventing them from settling out on vital engine components.
Slashdot Mirror
You seem to have a misguided belief that VB Programmers != Real Programmers.
I would say there is a large number (70-80%) of VB programmers that suck and couldn't compile an app with Strict turned on if their life depended on it.
But the remaining 20-30% are damn good programmers who produce good stuff, they just produce that code in VB. They could probably move to C++ or something else without to much trouble but there are way more jobs for VB programmers than C++.
Pressure differential is much much smaller than going down 30 metres underwater. It is only 1 atmosphere difference between sea level and the vacuum of space. But for every 10 metrs of depth you dive, you are increasing the pressure by 1 atmosphere. Therefore at 30 metres (~100 feet) you are experiencing 4 atmospheres of pressure.
Come up quickly from 30 metres and you are asking for trouble, but coming up quickly from 10 metres and there is little chance of the bends.
I think Tycho missed the point of the classification personally. There is more to the difference than just the length of the violence, it is the graphic nature of the sexual content as well and a few other reasons I think. Like if you see a murder on Law & Order, you never see the bullet strike, not much blood, no close-ups of the wound. If they were to show all the close-ups and maybe a slow motion of the bullet entering the skull, there is no way in hell it would be allowed to broadcast. Maybe GTA:SA was just on the edge of going to AO before this patch was released. The patch sent it tumbling over the edge. But that said, GTA:SA should have probably had an AO for the violence content alone. I really don't know why western society in general and the US in particular is so uptight about sex, yet they let their kids watch many murders a week.
Or hard wire them into your house and have a rechargeable battery backup... seems logical to me. Like this
That makes total sense... So either every day becomes an hour out so that eventually 12 AM is midday or you get to sleep for the same length of time, just the time figure changes...
Yeah, the dictator has been replaced by DU debris too...
I think the Hiroshima and Nagasaki experiments exported a future Ukranian way of life...
Mmmmm.... Space Whores... you might be onto something there buddy.
Hurry and patent it!
Weightlessness + Drugs + Space Whores = 'Good Time'
Add in the effects of asphyxia during sex and a lot of people will pay a lot of money for an experience like that.
I hope the glue and dope that holds the balsa and tissue paper together is dry in time for launch...
Don't worry, the prize for the 500,001st song download is 4 Coldplay tickets...
You call Picasa a utility?
Methinks some Google developers might be a little pissed at that one...
Tosspot...
Why release Linux when we already have Windows?
Why release MSN Messenger when we already have ICQ?
Why release an iRiver when we already have an iPod?
Why release a Mustang when we have a Corvette?
It is all about choice. The automotive world is not the only place where this is a good thing...
Isn't he some foreigner? Probably a terrorist too...
A West Australian company called 'Harvey Fresh' make lactose free milk in 1 liter UHT cartons. I live on the stuff. It tastes slightly sweeter than normal milk, so you don't need any extra sugar on you Weeties. If you know about lactose intolerance you will probably understand why it is sweeter.
BTW it also makes great custard.
Same thing happens to /. when you tell someone to have a look...
Person 1: 'Go to slashdot dot org'
Person 2: 'Is that one dot or two?'
P1: 'Just one dot'
P2: 'Ok then. Wait a sec, slash dot org doesn't work...'
P1: 'No, it is slashdot dot org, not slash dot org'
P2: 'I'll try again. Nope slash dot dot org doesn't work either.'
P1: Head explodes
I said: I would say the gasoline is more like the TCP or IP, the base level of the operation. What we are talking about here is not a mandatory thing for the web to work.
You said: Oh, BTW, TCP/IP is mandatory for internet, the Web, on the other hand, is all about HTTP content that's supposed to work the same in every user agent avaible, hence needs interoperability.
Where did I say that TCP/IP is not mandatory? I was referring to the AJAX framework not being mandatory and correcting the analogy of the GP.
Because the HTTP standard is basically set in stone, I agree that MS shouldn't fiddle with them. But in this case, the AJAX framework came from MS's own work and is not even a standard. The other browsers came up with their own implementations, MS is their own business and can do what they like with their own products.
Give me a good reason why MS should care if other browsers can or can't support the AJAX framework which isn't even a declared standard?
Every band sells out as soon as they sign with a big label...
Is it painted with an aluminium based paint on a canvas substrate?
Who says they need to work to standards?
If they choose to support only their own products then that is their business choice. If it ends up losing them money, that is their problem, not yours.
If MS keep co-opting standards and changing them to suit their own business ideas, sooner or later the world is gonna get pissed off with them and stop using MS. That said, I don't see it happening any time soon because there are no real commercially viable competitors in most of their product lines.
I would say the gasoline is more like the TCP or IP, the base level of the operation. What we are talking about here is not a mandatory thing for the web to work.
And what is wrong with that? IE is the most popular browser by a long way, sure Mozilla/Firefox is making progress but they are still a way off. Or are you saying that MS should support everyone else's browsers? That is kinda like Ford making engines that will bolt straight into a Toyota... not. gonna. happen.
You want a diesel hybrid? They could be here soon... http://www.wired.com/news/autotech/0,2554,66949,00 .html
That is, if the technology is as good as advertised. If not, it will fade away from the memory of /.ers everwhere.
/.ers that still go on about Blu-Ray discs.
Not necessarily true, there are
And you can't spell, you will fit right in...
Are you that ignorant?
BP Ultimate fuel questions
Q. Why five tankfuls to clean up a dirty engine?
A. With increased detergency, Amoco Ultimate from BP will clean up engines with deposits in about 1,500 miles of use at an average of 300 miles per tank. Those five tankfuls will restore the engine to its previous level of performance, and with continuous use, Amoco Ultimate will keep that engine running cleanly.
Q. Why don't you apply the increased detergent additive in all three grades?
A. We offer customers a choice. Many customers have told us they want the enhanced performance that is possible in a premium gasoline.
Castrol Motor Oil basics
Additives
Base oil alone is not enough to properly protect your engine. Motor oil needs to perform a wide variety of functions under a wide range of engine operating conditions. Therefore several additives are incorporated into the formulation:
Detergent/dispersant additives - used to maintain engine cleanliness, keeping the various contaminants in a fine suspension and preventing them from settling out on vital engine components.