I agree. I had no real interest in flash until v4, where Actionscript became really robust. It's powerful, yet easy enough for relatively new programmers to pick up quickly.
No, it is by no means a programming language, but it does get you started down the path of web development, and introduces (or should) some important concepts (HTTP requests/responses, stateless computing, the difference between client and server side).
[rant] As a side note, it wouldn't hurt some 'real developers' to learn to do HTML correctly. These days I do mostly Java and JSP stuff (having started in CGI and ASP), and I am forever frustrated by coders who can't even build a friggin' table! Or don't code cross-browser!
It's not that hard, and it's ridiculous the number of times I've had to fix the HTML of a guy who gets paid 3 times what I do. The fact that a person is 'more advanced' (read: chose to do something else) does not mean that they shouldn't have the basic skills.
I can speak or write eloquently and at length, if I so desire. This doesn't mean I should throw all concept of grammar and spelling out the window (ehem, slashdot folks:) ). It's a basic, requisite skill.
According to the writer/director, at one point "V" was shown in (then segregated) South Africa, as "an example of white and black people working together peacefully". The next morning, thousands of red "V"s were spraypainted all over the country.
The miniseries holds up surprisingly well. I recently purchased it on DVD, and except for the hackneyed (sp?) ending to the second part (um, why can the kid glow?), it is still a good show.
I prefer the first 4 hours mini, as it was a little more allegorical. I am glad to hear that the original writer is back.
I also note that the first mini ended with the humans 'calling for help' via a transmittion into space... maybe that's where the 'new ally' somes from.
My niece could 'use' the net at 2. Granted, she just knew that randomly clicking the mouse made the picture change, but that'd get you into all kinds of porn traps...
Personally, I think "innocence" is lost by age 14. If the kid is (I doubt this is often the case) in mid-late teens and can be seriously effected by seeing dirty pictures, he/she has greater problems.
I am not sure what trauma a dirty picture does to a kid... I accidently saw a few when younger (walked in while folks were watching a R rated movie, etc.) and I didn't go postal or anything but... wait... WHAT??!! STOP STARING AT ME! You BASTARDS!
"Yesterday I got emails offering to improve my performance in bed, grow my hair back, and lose 20 lbs. I thought, 'damn, is the wife giving out my address again???'"
This is true. I've always considered Hustler to be pretty trashy, but the email stuff _is_ worse.
As a suggestion, if you delete (or at least filter) anything with "content-type: multipart/", this will kill almost all HTML emails. This doesn't keep you from getting links, but at least the kid won't accidently see the images.
yeah, that's where the judgment call part of being a parent comes in. I wasn't suggesting showing them everything, just be aware that they will see some bad stuff... and at a certain age need to be able to handle it.
True, you wouldn't want to have the kid see it, but unless you want to supervise your child at all times (parent), then you're going to have to accept that the kid will see plenty of disturbing things in life.
The alternative is to shield the kid from the 'bad stuff' in the world. At some point, this becomes detrimental to the kid.
(And, no, I'm not suggesting that you show the kid the Mr. Ed video, but he/she will see worse, and much younger than you'd like... remember the first naughty film/book/magazine you saw? You weren't 18, were you?:) )
That said, I'm not a parent, and I wish you good luck with the little ones.
I observe that the more I type, the poorer my writing gets.
I am not sure why this is such a horrible thing. Sure, we need to write things down all the time, but I typically just 'print' my notes. Even without computers, most people's handwriting is so different that it's just easier to use the less stylized printing.
I am afraid that this is just a case of 'things ain't the way they used to be' syndrome. Virtually all the old uses of cursive are gone, other than putting down your signature.
Through all of college, I never once had a professor who would even take typewritten, much less handwritten assignments. All 'official' forms (taxes, DMV, job applications, etc.) are printed anyway. Other than aesthetics, I cannot think of why it is a bad thing to lose this style...
I damn near got a black eye from a shock... I stupidly touched an (hot) AC circuit in school. I had _just_ realized that I needed to pull my hand back when I made contact. Between my reaction, and my muscles contracting, my arm jerked back and I hit myself in the face...
The greater the voltage, the "harder" the hit, but you can take a 10,000 V hit, if the amps are low. a 9v battery has high enough amperage to kill, presuming it went across the heart.
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To quote george carlin:
"In america, if you show a tit, it's R, if you cut it off, it's PG"
An early review of Bruce Almighty had a line that said "... featuring Morgan Freeman a God, which sounds about right"
:)
I agree
I agree. I had no real interest in flash until v4, where Actionscript became really robust. It's powerful, yet easy enough for relatively new programmers to pick up quickly.
No, it is by no means a programming language, but it does get you started down the path of web development, and introduces (or should) some important concepts (HTTP requests/responses, stateless computing, the difference between client and server side).
:) ). It's a basic, requisite skill.
:)
[rant]
As a side note, it wouldn't hurt some 'real developers' to learn to do HTML correctly. These days I do mostly Java and JSP stuff (having started in CGI and ASP), and I am forever frustrated by coders who can't even build a friggin' table! Or don't code cross-browser!
It's not that hard, and it's ridiculous the number of times I've had to fix the HTML of a guy who gets paid 3 times what I do. The fact that a person is 'more advanced' (read: chose to do something else) does not mean that they shouldn't have the basic skills.
I can speak or write eloquently and at length, if I so desire. This doesn't mean I should throw all concept of grammar and spelling out the window (ehem, slashdot folks
[/rant]
Now now... I thought we established the other day that selling vaporware was criminal...
Duh, the virus will beat 'em both :)
... and thinking "It is???"
Eh, people have gone to war over silly things before...
It's mostly a plot device... it establishes the baddies as really bad (along with dining on grandma), and allows the allegory to progress.
According to the writer/director, at one point "V" was shown in (then segregated) South Africa, as "an example of white and black people working together peacefully". The next morning, thousands of red "V"s were spraypainted all over the country.
oopsie.
The miniseries holds up surprisingly well. I recently purchased it on DVD, and except for the hackneyed (sp?) ending to the second part (um, why can the kid glow?), it is still a good show.
I prefer the first 4 hours mini, as it was a little more allegorical. I am glad to hear that the original writer is back.
I also note that the first mini ended with the humans 'calling for help' via a transmittion into space... maybe that's where the 'new ally' somes from.
My niece could 'use' the net at 2. Granted, she just knew that randomly clicking the mouse made the picture change, but that'd get you into all kinds of porn traps...
Of course. You can spend all day running around slashdot saying 'but that's just your opinion', but your fingers will be awfully tired.
I don't think anyone was talking about the gov't or anyone drawing that line.
Personally, I think "innocence" is lost by age 14. If the kid is (I doubt this is often the case) in mid-late teens and can be seriously effected by seeing dirty pictures, he/she has greater problems.
I am not sure what trauma a dirty picture does to a kid... I accidently saw a few when younger (walked in while folks were watching a R rated movie, etc.) and I didn't go postal or anything but... wait... WHAT??!! STOP STARING AT ME! You BASTARDS!
Ah... no, it's not. It's an opinion.
:)
Do we feel better now?
Could be... I heard this comic talking once:
"Yesterday I got emails offering to improve my performance in bed, grow my hair back, and lose 20 lbs. I thought, 'damn, is the wife giving out my address again???'"
This is true. I've always considered Hustler to be pretty trashy, but the email stuff _is_ worse.
As a suggestion, if you delete (or at least filter) anything with "content-type: multipart/", this will kill almost all HTML emails. This doesn't keep you from getting links, but at least the kid won't accidently see the images.
yeah, that's where the judgment call part of being a parent comes in. I wasn't suggesting showing them everything, just be aware that they will see some bad stuff... and at a certain age need to be able to handle it.
Very young children shouldn't be reading email unsupervised. Period.
Flame on AC, I shall not respond.
True, you wouldn't want to have the kid see it, but unless you want to supervise your child at all times (parent), then you're going to have to accept that the kid will see plenty of disturbing things in life.
:) )
The alternative is to shield the kid from the 'bad stuff' in the world. At some point, this becomes detrimental to the kid.
(And, no, I'm not suggesting that you show the kid the Mr. Ed video, but he/she will see worse, and much younger than you'd like... remember the first naughty film/book/magazine you saw? You weren't 18, were you?
That said, I'm not a parent, and I wish you good luck with the little ones.
I observe that the more I type, the poorer my writing gets.
I am not sure why this is such a horrible thing. Sure, we need to write things down all the time, but I typically just 'print' my notes. Even without computers, most people's handwriting is so different that it's just easier to use the less stylized printing.
I am afraid that this is just a case of 'things ain't the way they used to be' syndrome. Virtually all the old uses of cursive are gone, other than putting down your signature.
Through all of college, I never once had a professor who would even take typewritten, much less handwritten assignments. All 'official' forms (taxes, DMV, job applications, etc.) are printed anyway. Other than aesthetics, I cannot think of why it is a bad thing to lose this style...
Incidently, they are making a new 3 hr. V TVmovie... with the original writer and some of the cast. I read about it on cnn.com this morning.
I damn near got a black eye from a shock... I stupidly touched an (hot) AC circuit in school. I had _just_ realized that I needed to pull my hand back when I made contact. Between my reaction, and my muscles contracting, my arm jerked back and I hit myself in the face...
The greater the voltage, the "harder" the hit, but you can take a 10,000 V hit, if the amps are low. a 9v battery has high enough amperage to kill, presuming it went across the heart.
I was always told that the caps can hold a charge for months (same thing for color TVs, for the same reason). Is this no longer true?
Mr. Coward, you are under arrest for the abuse of a metaphor!