Indeed. It's all a bit strange in the US. If you owe someone money you have to write a cheque. Apparently procedures arr so lax though that by having the account number and routing code, people can empty your bank account.
You do realize that (in the US at least) the account number and routing number are on every check written, don't you? That's why I've never understood why friends/family are so nervous about giving me those numbers so I can send them "electronic checks" via ING Direct. Now I usually just ask for a VOIDED check.
Why are people wringing their hands over this? Those R rated super hero movies were placed out there in the free market and consumers made a voluntary choice to not spend money on them.
The problem is that Watchmen marketing (previews especially) portrayed the movie as something much different than it was in reality. Having not read the comic book I was expecting something on the order of Dark Knight, but ended up with more than I bargained for. I expect that many people felt the same.
I have used this name since right around the time Warcraft (the original RTS) was released. I have used it over many years in games, on forums, in Email addresses, and I was very sad when I found out I couldn't use it in WoW because they had named a monster "Firelord." But I guess what it really comes down to is the fact that I don't *own* the name Firelord; I just use it and most of the time it works out. I used another name on launch day and have become very attached to it over the months that I've played WoW.
So, really CmdrTaco, I don't think you are really that upset about not getting to use CmdrTaco, but rather that the identity you had established in-game is now gone. It will get better with time, I promise.
I will agree with you there. Concurrency problems can get very complicated. So long as you are aware of the problem you've won half the battle. From your past experience you should be well prepared to handle future concurrency problems that arise.
It frightens me when so many "programmers" or "software engineers" seem to be frightened by or even oblivious to concurrency problems. This should be a fundamental skill anyone writing software should have. Are there schools out there not teaching these basic concepts somewhere in their degree program?
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Indeed. It's all a bit strange in the US. If you owe someone money you have to write a cheque. Apparently procedures arr so lax though that by having the account number and routing code, people can empty your bank account.
You do realize that (in the US at least) the account number and routing number are on every check written, don't you? That's why I've never understood why friends/family are so nervous about giving me those numbers so I can send them "electronic checks" via ING Direct. Now I usually just ask for a VOIDED check.
Why are people wringing their hands over this? Those R rated super hero movies were placed out there in the free market and consumers made a voluntary choice to not spend money on them.
The problem is that Watchmen marketing (previews especially) portrayed the movie as something much different than it was in reality. Having not read the comic book I was expecting something on the order of Dark Knight, but ended up with more than I bargained for. I expect that many people felt the same.
These days, students are responsible for students' learning.
There. Fixed that for you.
Ever thought about tutoring someone on sentence capitalization?
I have used this name since right around the time Warcraft (the original RTS) was released. I have used it over many years in games, on forums, in Email addresses, and I was very sad when I found out I couldn't use it in WoW because they had named a monster "Firelord." But I guess what it really comes down to is the fact that I don't *own* the name Firelord; I just use it and most of the time it works out. I used another name on launch day and have become very attached to it over the months that I've played WoW. So, really CmdrTaco, I don't think you are really that upset about not getting to use CmdrTaco, but rather that the identity you had established in-game is now gone. It will get better with time, I promise.
I'm not usually one to complain about sentence structure, but this is just silly:
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Inspiring for an SVG enthusiast, informative for any geek.
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I will agree with you there. Concurrency problems can get very complicated. So long as you are aware of the problem you've won half the battle. From your past experience you should be well prepared to handle future concurrency problems that arise.
It frightens me when so many "programmers" or "software engineers" seem to be frightened by or even oblivious to concurrency problems. This should be a fundamental skill anyone writing software should have. Are there schools out there not teaching these basic concepts somewhere in their degree program?
Actually, the first 'release' of Gabber2 was made available today. You can get it here [jabberstudio.org]