Yes. SQL is a turing-complete language. Whether you want to actually write full-blown programs with it or stick to the queries it was designed for, however...
That will only work if each repository shut down counts as a separate infraction. $10k overall is a pittance. Even if they all counted as separate infractions at $10k apiece, it may still be seen as a valid business expense to shut down certain projects temporarily with bad faith takedown notices. After all, a project owner would have to bring this to court and prove that the notice was issued in bad faith before the fine would be issued, and the legal expenses to do so would probably cost more than the fine.
If you were to compare the avg. lines of code generated by 100 programmers in age range 21 to 30 versus 100 programmers in age range 42 to 50, which one likely to win?
If the only metric you use is LOC, you have already lost.
'Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight.'
Not just willingness to learn, but active interest in continuing learning....and I've found a lack of that in older folks, true, but also in kids fresh out of uni.
Because if the can't, then they likely won't bother investing the time, energy and money needed to create the new compression algorithm.
Citation needed.
Inventions of all kinds occurred before the patent system was created. Additionally, we currently have a free software movement devoid of profit motive which actively avoids patents. To get even more specific to your point, gzip is patent-free, and it was specifically created to side-step patented compression algorithms.
Those in power have convinced themselves that they can squash a revolt or prevent one from even happening. With the ubiquitous surveillance and militarized local police forces, they may be right.
"Road closed from June 1st to June 14th" Oh, shit, now we need one that says "No left turn from 8a-5p until August 1st", I guess will order a new sign...
"Road Closed" and "No Left Turn" work just as well, and those signs have existed for longer than most of us here have. You don't have to worry about hacking, they're sturdy against most impact damage, and you don't need electricity keep them going..
Privacy and free speech apply to government entities, not to ex girlfriends and basketball associations.
Privacy means that what you do with another person should remain between you two, so long as both of you keep it as such
. All bets are off when one of the individuals involved in the private activity decide to disclose what happened. The moral here is to better choose who you decide to associate with in private.
Free speech doesn't mean that you can say anything you want without consequence - it means that the government cannot be the one to bring about those consequences. Public shaming and ostracization are perfectly OK. In this case, it also happens that the statements ran afoul of NBA policy, which Sterling agreed to when be purchased the team in the first place.
Sterling isn't serving any jail time, and he's getting a giant return on investment. I don't see why the right is to up in arms over the outcome. Sterling probably got more money for the sale of the team now (due to the expediency everyone else felt to buy the team out from under him) than he probably would have putting it up for sale on his own before the controversy.
You may take note that the lasers pictured in that article are a far cry from the 5mw laser pointers which are most commonly available. Instead, those look like the 100mW-1W lasers you get off a site like wickedlasers.
The fear mongering is that the FBI is not making any distinction between 5mW lasers, which are too low power to damage eyesight easily, and higher-powered lasers, which will not only damage eyesight, but can also be used to pop balloons and burn through things like black electrical tape.
It's not really pro- or anti-patent, unless you believe the absence of patents would cause most companies to resort to trade secrets, in which case, it's a pro-patent notion.
One of the main purposes of the patent system (aside from royalties) is to document innovations for the public benefit. Of course, this holds more value for things like a schematic to build a steam engine versus more trivial things like design patents.
It is more difficult to stand on the shoulders of giants if none of them come out in public.
On the other hand, if you believe that many modern technologies and standards would be open anyways, the statement is patent-neutral.
Oh god. Not this again. What makes you think the replacements will be any better? This whole "vote for change because change is good" is such bullshit. If you are going to vote at least do it intelligently. It's voting blindly without thought that has gotten us into this situation in the first place.
The message sent by this is that congressmen can do whatever they like, as they're going to get re-elected no matter how much they work against the public's interests.. It also makes bribery (via gifts, campaign contributions, and lucrative jobs upon leaving office) quite affordable.
The cards are stacked against us, but if enough people ask them to reclassify Internet broadband as common carriers the FCC will cave and do the right thing.
That's only if "people" mean George, Abraham, Alexander, Andrew, Ulysses, and Benjamin.
The notion everyone should learn to programme computers is ridiculous in the same sense everyone should should learn to wire their own home or repair their own automobile.
It's interesting you brought that up, because I think a similar analogy is necessary.
While most people do not (and should not) ever try to do advanced mechanic tasks like change out a transmission on their car, it is useful for people to understand basics like rotating tires and changing oil. Similarly with programming, I would not expect most people to pick up programming to the point where they can code up an OS, compiler, or even a typical SOA system. However, giving someone the tools to fiddle around with basic programming like static web pages with a little javascript or simple command-line applications to handle input from a user or a data file and spit out usable information can enhance their hobbies or even non-IT work.
Many people who became programmers after starting in some other field (either in school or the workplace) can recall situations where they used programming to aid in some aspect of their pre-IT life. There's no reason to shut the door for anyone else to do so.
The terrorists hate us because of our freedom, so it naturally follows if we remove all the freedom, they'll have nothing left to hate and cease their attacks.
According to the parent page, the chart for per-pupil spending is already adjusted for inflation. As such, the $4,221 per student figure in 1969 looks to be close to the truth, except that it's *already* adjusted for inflation at that value.
As much as I would like to have a simple explanation like "spending is less than half what it used to be", the numbers don't lie.
Sadly, many of the things that good managers take care of are caused by bad managers. One of the many reasons there are so few good managers is that they can get fed up with the bullshit, too.
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Obama is from Texas?
No, but Ted Cruz is.
I think at this point, IP law is mostly parody.
Yes. SQL is a turing-complete language. Whether you want to actually write full-blown programs with it or stick to the queries it was designed for, however...
That will only work if each repository shut down counts as a separate infraction. $10k overall is a pittance. Even if they all counted as separate infractions at $10k apiece, it may still be seen as a valid business expense to shut down certain projects temporarily with bad faith takedown notices. After all, a project owner would have to bring this to court and prove that the notice was issued in bad faith before the fine would be issued, and the legal expenses to do so would probably cost more than the fine.
Being an accessory to murder as often as Anwar al-Awlaki was would earn you enough 20 year sentences to fill a hundred lifetimes.
The part that's missing is the murder trial before sentencing.
If you were to compare the avg. lines of code generated by 100 programmers in age range 21 to 30 versus 100 programmers in age range 42 to 50, which one likely to win?
If the only metric you use is LOC, you have already lost.
'Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight.'
Not just willingness to learn, but active interest in continuing learning. ...and I've found a lack of that in older folks, true, but also in kids fresh out of uni.
I'm too old to know everything.
Because if the can't, then they likely won't bother investing the time, energy and money needed to create the new compression algorithm.
Citation needed.
Inventions of all kinds occurred before the patent system was created. Additionally, we currently have a free software movement devoid of profit motive which actively avoids patents. To get even more specific to your point, gzip is patent-free, and it was specifically created to side-step patented compression algorithms.
Those in power have convinced themselves that they can squash a revolt or prevent one from even happening. With the ubiquitous surveillance and militarized local police forces, they may be right.
"Road closed from June 1st to June 14th" Oh, shit, now we need one that says "No left turn from 8a-5p until August 1st", I guess will order a new sign...
"Road Closed" and "No Left Turn" work just as well, and those signs have existed for longer than most of us here have. You don't have to worry about hacking, they're sturdy against most impact damage, and you don't need electricity keep them going..
Privacy and free speech apply to government entities, not to ex girlfriends and basketball associations.
Privacy means that what you do with another person should remain between you two, so long as both of you keep it as such
. All bets are off when one of the individuals involved in the private activity decide to disclose what happened. The moral here is to better choose who you decide to associate with in private.
Free speech doesn't mean that you can say anything you want without consequence - it means that the government cannot be the one to bring about those consequences. Public shaming and ostracization are perfectly OK. In this case, it also happens that the statements ran afoul of NBA policy, which Sterling agreed to when be purchased the team in the first place.
Sterling isn't serving any jail time, and he's getting a giant return on investment. I don't see why the right is to up in arms over the outcome. Sterling probably got more money for the sale of the team now (due to the expediency everyone else felt to buy the team out from under him) than he probably would have putting it up for sale on his own before the controversy.
You may take note that the lasers pictured in that article are a far cry from the 5mw laser pointers which are most commonly available. Instead, those look like the 100mW-1W lasers you get off a site like wickedlasers.
The fear mongering is that the FBI is not making any distinction between 5mW lasers, which are too low power to damage eyesight easily, and higher-powered lasers, which will not only damage eyesight, but can also be used to pop balloons and burn through things like black electrical tape.
It's not really pro- or anti-patent, unless you believe the absence of patents would cause most companies to resort to trade secrets, in which case, it's a pro-patent notion.
One of the main purposes of the patent system (aside from royalties) is to document innovations for the public benefit. Of course, this holds more value for things like a schematic to build a steam engine versus more trivial things like design patents.
It is more difficult to stand on the shoulders of giants if none of them come out in public.
On the other hand, if you believe that many modern technologies and standards would be open anyways, the statement is patent-neutral.
Oh god. Not this again. What makes you think the replacements will be any better? This whole "vote for change because change is good" is such bullshit. If you are going to vote at least do it intelligently. It's voting blindly without thought that has gotten us into this situation in the first place.
No, the situation we are in is the result of a House and Senate with a 90%+ re-election rate despite a 13% approval rating.
The message sent by this is that congressmen can do whatever they like, as they're going to get re-elected no matter how much they work against the public's interests.. It also makes bribery (via gifts, campaign contributions, and lucrative jobs upon leaving office) quite affordable.
As opposed to what? Some Scientologist teatard? No thanks.
No. As opposed to Alex Miller, Eduardo Hamilton, or Carlo Poliak
I must say, though, it was quite amusing that "None of these" got 10% of the vote.
The cards are stacked against us, but if enough people ask them to reclassify Internet broadband as common carriers the FCC will cave and do the right thing.
That's only if "people" mean George, Abraham, Alexander, Andrew, Ulysses, and Benjamin.
The notion everyone should learn to programme computers is ridiculous in the same sense everyone should should learn to wire their own home or repair their own automobile.
It's interesting you brought that up, because I think a similar analogy is necessary.
While most people do not (and should not) ever try to do advanced mechanic tasks like change out a transmission on their car, it is useful for people to understand basics like rotating tires and changing oil. Similarly with programming, I would not expect most people to pick up programming to the point where they can code up an OS, compiler, or even a typical SOA system. However, giving someone the tools to fiddle around with basic programming like static web pages with a little javascript or simple command-line applications to handle input from a user or a data file and spit out usable information can enhance their hobbies or even non-IT work.
Many people who became programmers after starting in some other field (either in school or the workplace) can recall situations where they used programming to aid in some aspect of their pre-IT life. There's no reason to shut the door for anyone else to do so.
The bigger bonus to this is that it teaches children that constant surveillance is OK and expected.
You know, for the children.
I believe in making the world safe for our children, but not our children's children, because I don't think children should be having sex.
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There are still several other top causes of death to tackle. Cancer (#2) is a good one, and it's only barely behind heart disease.
For comparison, 9/11 would have to happen once a month to crack the top 10 and weekly to hit the top 5.
The terrorists hate us because of our freedom, so it naturally follows if we remove all the freedom, they'll have nothing left to hate and cease their attacks.
Why are you holding up the fact that you're willingly following con-men as a badge of honor?
Also, you're wrong. Both parties run long cons *and* short cons. The short cons differ from party to party, but the long con is shared.
According to the parent page, the chart for per-pupil spending is already adjusted for inflation. As such, the $4,221 per student figure in 1969 looks to be close to the truth, except that it's *already* adjusted for inflation at that value.
As much as I would like to have a simple explanation like "spending is less than half what it used to be", the numbers don't lie.
We're running out of work to do, but we don't have any socially acceptable way to distribute wealth w/o work. This should be fun.
Sure we do. It's called management.
Sadly, many of the things that good managers take care of are caused by bad managers. One of the many reasons there are so few good managers is that they can get fed up with the bullshit, too.