I don't see what is so hard about creating an unbreakable encryption code. You have a random number generator. Give it a start value. Produce a string of random letters as long as your message, and do an XOR with the text to be encrypted. The receiving people can only decode the message if they know the start value for the random number generator. Am I missing something?
Since corporations are people, they can pay their fare share.
Bill Gates doesn’t pay Microsoft’s taxes. You and I pay it in the form of higher prices when we buy Microsoft Word. The corporate income tax is a regressive tax that falls more on the poor. It amazes me that people can’t see this.
Read the "Mythical Man Month". Experiments have been done that show that a factor of ten in productivity is not uncommon between programmers. And this was on fairly simple programs that any programmer could do. On more complex tasks I think the difference would be much higher.
One question I ask is for them to give me an example of some difficult or challenging programming problem that they have solved at work. That way they don't have to try to come up with a solution to a tough problem on the fly.
In my job I need to know a significant amount of math, understand data structures and object oriented programming, and implement complex algorithms. Most liberal arts majors would be lost. There may be some programs where the user interface is the most important thing. A liberal arts major could be good at that. Even user interface design requires significant attention to detail to handle input errors.
The faithful will continue to believe, regardless of the scientific evidence.
Scientist B. F. Skinner has proven rather conclusively that people believe what they get reinforced for believing. Of course, most people don't believe that.
The question is, what percentage of computer science graduates are black. I can't believe that there are large numbers of unemployed black software developers.
I think the thing that really gave Microsoft the lead over Apple, is that an old computer truism got turned on its head. That was, that you make the most money by selling mass produced hardware instead of software that has to be customized for a specific customer. With the advent of the personal computer you could write one word processing program and sell ten million copies. Apple was the only provider of MacIntosh computers while multiple companies produced Windows compatible computers at bargain prices.
Here is my impression. Jobs was not a great innovator. What made him successful was his ability to recognize and surround himself with people who had talent. People like Andy Hertzfield and Steve Wozniak. Most managers like to surround themselves with people that look and act "professional".
Programming is easy. Developing large, reliable applications that are easy to use, understand, modify, and extend is difficult. Otherwise, programmers would not be making the significant salaries they get, and there would not be so many failed applications.
I am a recently retired software developer who specialized in scientific, engineering, and image processing applications. I must have been considered pretty good because I kept getting significant raises and I retired with a net worth of over a million dollars. I do not know what a netmask is.
Lincoln was worst than Obama, he killed all those American citizens in the 1860's without trial just because they were wearing Confederate Army uniforms.
Obama is almost as bad as Lincoln who killed all those American citizens in the 1860's without trial just because they were wearing Confederate Army uniforms.
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First of all, we have to write the AI. And so far, we haven't even gotten close.
Several couriers. Each with a (sometimes bogus) part of the key.
I don't see what is so hard about creating an unbreakable encryption code. You have a random number generator. Give it a start value. Produce a string of random letters as long as your message, and do an XOR with the text to be encrypted. The receiving people can only decode the message if they know the start value for the random number generator. Am I missing something?
Bill Gates doesn’t pay Microsoft’s taxes. You and I pay it in the form of higher prices when we buy Microsoft Word. The corporate income tax is a regressive tax that falls more on the poor. It amazes me that people can’t see this.
I use to ask this question, but everybody answered "I sometimes work too hard".
Read the "Mythical Man Month". Experiments have been done that show that a factor of ten in productivity is not uncommon between programmers. And this was on fairly simple programs that any programmer could do. On more complex tasks I think the difference would be much higher.
One question I ask is for them to give me an example of some difficult or challenging programming problem that they have solved at work. That way they don't have to try to come up with a solution to a tough problem on the fly.
Not really. Modern Science originated in Europe during the Renaissance.
In my job I need to know a significant amount of math, understand data structures and object oriented programming, and implement complex algorithms. Most liberal arts majors would be lost. There may be some programs where the user interface is the most important thing. A liberal arts major could be good at that. Even user interface design requires significant attention to detail to handle input errors.
Scientist B. F. Skinner has proven rather conclusively that people believe what they get reinforced for believing. Of course, most people don't believe that.
The Nazi government was really keen on restricting speech. How did that work out?
We are better off knowing about the haters than to have them seething behind our backs.
True. But what is the solution to bad parents?
I agree. At least our presidents worry about what's best for the country, rather than what's best for my district so I can get re-elected.
The question is, what percentage of computer science graduates are black. I can't believe that there are large numbers of unemployed black software developers.
I think the thing that really gave Microsoft the lead over Apple, is that an old computer truism got turned on its head. That was, that you make the most money by selling mass produced hardware instead of software that has to be customized for a specific customer. With the advent of the personal computer you could write one word processing program and sell ten million copies. Apple was the only provider of MacIntosh computers while multiple companies produced Windows compatible computers at bargain prices.
Here is my impression. Jobs was not a great innovator. What made him successful was his ability to recognize and surround himself with people who had talent. People like Andy Hertzfield and Steve Wozniak. Most managers like to surround themselves with people that look and act "professional".
I like this solution. I would quickly become one of the new unemployed.
Programming is easy. Developing large, reliable applications that are easy to use, understand, modify, and extend is difficult. Otherwise, programmers would not be making the significant salaries they get, and there would not be so many failed applications.
I am a recently retired software developer who specialized in scientific, engineering, and image processing applications. I must have been considered pretty good because I kept getting significant raises and I retired with a net worth of over a million dollars. I do not know what a netmask is.
Actually, it should be "you're" not "your".
You need some work on the proper use of American (you're not your).
Lincoln was worst than Obama, he killed all those American citizens in the 1860's without trial just because they were wearing Confederate Army uniforms.
Obama is almost as bad as Lincoln who killed all those American citizens in the 1860's without trial just because they were wearing Confederate Army uniforms.
I have a 90 line .emacs file that allow me to be even more productive on my computers. You win some and you lose some.