Well.. at least XML is something thats equally easy or hard to read for humans and machines.
But nice example, even if those font tags clearly are a sign of doing-it-wrong.
And still <section>content<section> is a more consistent way to markup text than \section{content} or \begin{section} content \end{section}, \begin{section}(parameter) content \end{section} or - god beware - \strangemacro{}(that-takes-content-as-parameter)
And don't get me started on the heap of escape characters! "as in a normal quote" needs to be escaped for not to be confused with "a --> ä! granted... "a is faster to type than ä but &mnemonic; or &codepoint; is again easier to remember than replacing a batch of special characters with a pile of special characters.
Throw in a nice editor that wraps up the last lines in <p> automatically when you hit enter twice and handles an internal representation of ", ä et al. as entity while displaying the Umlaut, and I'd be happy.
If only we could get a formating objects parser with the layout finesse of TeX... *sigh*
Similarly, telling someone where I live right now is less useful information as time goes by, as there's a chance I could have moved that increases with time.
Cellphone numbers!
I keep getting telemerketer calls on my cellphone meant for the guy who had that number assigend before me. And that even though there usually is a 6 months grace period before a phone number is assigned again.
'Degrading' is the wrong word, as it would actually improve the quality of the data. (Less outdated data!)
Not sure why FB kept trying to sell me Jewish dating websites, when my profile clearly indicated that I was not Jewish... an Anglo-Norman name, 'Zen Buddhist' as my religion... seems like they missed the mark with that one
That creeps me out even more!
(Not the religion-centered dating sites. Those too, but just a little)
Showing me less, but better targeted ads should be a win-win situation. (Sometimes you don't mind spending money on something you saw in an ad)
But beeing presented with not just a random ad, but with an ad and the knowledge that someone thinks you would be intrested in it clearly is something different.
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Thats why I didn't have a "game" in bind, but rather a guitar tutorial that uses a guitar-hero like feedback mechanism.
Of course it'll be harder than those 5 buttons, but you could use the usual game-mechanics ("levels", unlockable songs, online ranking, guitar battles) to increase learning motivation.
And unlike the book/cd guitar tutorial you get instant feedback or the accompaniment could react to your own style and tempo.
Rockband will ship with a full blown MIDI Keyboard. The Band Hero Drumset has a MIDI interface too, and Guitar-to-MIDI-converters are available too. (don't know the price tags, but it could go down in "mass" production. Up to now it's something for guitarists who need a keyboard but can't play the piano:-) )
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You'd do better learning a real instrument, but that means months of Mary Had A Little Lamb rather than jumping straight to thrash metal.
But why?
Why not hook up a midi-converter to a regular guitar and have some Guitar-Hero-like "game" that guides you at least to "lady in black" on the first day?
Now imagine 4 year olds, touching everything and sucking their thumb, and then checking out a book.
Sounds like a good possibility to train their immune system and have it in working shape when they encounter the first batch of really nasty stuff. Or avoid having it run havoc at the first gush of birch pollen.
The thing is that Murdoch is a genius and a kingmaker. He has shaped the landscape of US and UK politics radically. The guy isn't dumb, and he knows his stuff.
Thats why all the time he never wanted google to stop indexing his pages. He rather wanted Google et al. to pony up some dough for the privilege of advertising his newspapers....
It has always been up to the site owner to choose which parts are to be indexed. Shouldn't be any more news than a rewrite of the site's css-file.
But here Murdoch gets rewarded with news coverage not because he changes the indexing rules, but because he finally stops playing stupid and recognizes that it is up to his company to set those rules in the first place!
Slashdot Mirror
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Well.. at least XML is something thats equally easy or hard to read for humans and machines.
But nice example, even if those font tags clearly are a sign of doing-it-wrong.
And still <section>content<section> is a more consistent way to markup text than \section{content} or \begin{section} content \end{section}, \begin{section}(parameter) content \end{section} or - god beware - \strangemacro{}(that-takes-content-as-parameter)
And don't get me started on the heap of escape characters! "as in a normal quote" needs to be escaped for not to be confused with "a --> ä! granted... "a is faster to type than ä but &mnemonic; or &codepoint; is again easier to remember than replacing a batch of special characters with a pile of special characters.
Throw in a nice editor that wraps up the last lines in <p> automatically when you hit enter twice and handles an internal representation of ", ä et al. as entity while displaying the Umlaut, and I'd be happy.
If only we could get a formating objects parser with the layout finesse of TeX... *sigh*
What about TeX stopping to use this unreadable syntax and moving to xml?
As much as I like this whole "compile your text to different outputs"-thing and the results of TeX layout, the markup language is a PITA!
-1 overrated
He didn't say anything about scientists in general, but about mathematical proofs.
But what happens to the neutrons? Wouldnt that be something similar than beta-rays?
In Soviet Russia...... ?
It's the true name of him, who never shall be named, the root of all that's evil.
Perhaps you might recognize him from his terror instilling face.
Thx. Knowing that now, I'll never mix them up.....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gods_Must_Be_Crazy
have a look at the cast list.
IIRC "!" is pronounced as a tounge-clicking sound
William Gates III.
And what's with McLean and MacLean?
you would have thought people would, by now, have caught on to the idea that something like half the world's population has the family name first.
And to makes things worse: Sometimes people know that the other half of the world has a different name and give their name the other way round..
You could end up with one or more bruises if you get it wrong and then insist that "well, they're the same anyway".
Isn't that a general risk when dealing with scotsmen? :-)
But where does the difference with the missing 'a' come from?
Google could benefit from this according TFA? Seriously? Giving up data on their customers and replacing it with less useful data benefits them?
Well, yes.
They only need to relize that wrong, outdated data isn't an asset anymore, but a liability as it might lead to costly mistakes.
Similarly, telling someone where I live right now is less useful information as time goes by, as there's a chance I could have moved that increases with time.
Cellphone numbers!
I keep getting telemerketer calls on my cellphone meant for the guy who had that number assigend before me. And that even though there usually is a 6 months grace period before a phone number is assigned again.
'Degrading' is the wrong word, as it would actually improve the quality of the data. (Less outdated data!)
Over here, the SAR has to be noted with the technical details for at least 10 years now. Not a cellphone less was sold.
Also, I suspect there is a single feed for the coverage (can someone confirm?)
Confirm.
Thats the company producing the feed thats syndicated to the TV stations in the world:
http://www.hbs.tv/
I *knew* there was a reason why I'm ignoring it.
Hmm.. I think it was elemantary sodium you used for that....
Not sure why FB kept trying to sell me Jewish dating websites, when my profile clearly indicated that I was not Jewish... an Anglo-Norman name, 'Zen Buddhist' as my religion... seems like they missed the mark with that one
That creeps me out even more!
(Not the religion-centered dating sites. Those too, but just a little)
Showing me less, but better targeted ads should be a win-win situation. (Sometimes you don't mind spending money on something you saw in an ad)
But beeing presented with not just a random ad, but with an ad and the knowledge that someone thinks you would be intrested in it clearly is something different.
Might lead to this little gem...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118655/quotes?qt0367869
Thats why I didn't have a "game" in bind, but rather a guitar tutorial that uses a guitar-hero like feedback mechanism.
Of course it'll be harder than those 5 buttons, but you could use the usual game-mechanics ("levels", unlockable songs, online ranking, guitar battles) to increase learning motivation.
And unlike the book/cd guitar tutorial you get instant feedback or the accompaniment could react to your own style and tempo.
Rockband will ship with a full blown MIDI Keyboard. The Band Hero Drumset has a MIDI interface too, and Guitar-to-MIDI-converters are available too. (don't know the price tags, but it could go down in "mass" production. Up to now it's something for guitarists who need a keyboard but can't play the piano :-) )
You'd do better learning a real instrument, but that means months of Mary Had A Little Lamb rather than jumping straight to thrash metal.
But why?
Why not hook up a midi-converter to a regular guitar and have some Guitar-Hero-like "game" that guides you at least to "lady in black" on the first day?
Now imagine 4 year olds, touching everything and sucking their thumb, and then checking out a book.
Sounds like a good possibility to train their immune system and have it in working shape when they encounter the first batch of really nasty stuff. Or avoid having it run havoc at the first gush of birch pollen.
The thing is that Murdoch is a genius and a kingmaker. He has shaped the landscape of US and UK politics radically. The guy isn't dumb, and he knows his stuff.
Thats why all the time he never wanted google to stop indexing his pages. He rather wanted Google et al. to pony up some dough for the privilege of advertising his newspapers....
This is newsworthy?
Thats what it is for!
It has always been up to the site owner to choose which parts are to be indexed. Shouldn't be any more news than a rewrite of the site's css-file.
But here Murdoch gets rewarded with news coverage not because he changes the indexing rules, but because he finally stops playing stupid and recognizes that it is up to his company to set those rules in the first place!
You mean like that one? (german)