Maybe it was made by a particularly skilled instrument maker, who is no longer alive. Or maybe it was made from some particular kind of old-growth wood, which is no longer available. There are plenty of reasons why old things can be valuable (and it's hardly ever just because it's old).
I was going to file a complaint against every website on the internet that requires a "registration" in order to use the fucking thing and then I clicked on the online form link and decided against it.
In bold text on that page: "You do not have to register to file a complaint."
I think you misunderstood me: imagine if every ad Google serves (on third-party websites, not just Google's) changed to an anti-SOPA ad. It would equally effective as Adsense and Doubleclick ads are usually, and get the word out about SOPA in a huge way that no other entity is capable of.
it doesn't matter if their are older teachers, the point is their career hasn't gone anywhere, and for those that has, it's by going into administration.... Why should a business hire someone who isn't interested in progression? Look, you can bitch and moan about how unfair it is all you want, but it's not up to industry to give you the ride you want, it's up to you to provide something useful to industry, and if you can't do that it's no fucking wonder you can't find a role....
Exactly how many goddamn managers do you think a company (or a school system, or whatever example you pick) actually needs?! I sure as Hell hope the folks actually in charge aren't as deluded as you, because your "if you don't become a manager then your career is worthless" attitude is absolutely toxic to the economy.
We need people, young and old, to some actual fucking work, not become a lumbering horde of extraneous managers!
The thing about all the examples you listed (teachers, nurses, police officers) is that they're all either employed by the government directly or at least regulated much more tightly than IT. Funny coincidence, that...
I missed the first fire sale, and that's fine because I didn't know about it. I'm pissed off about the Ebay sale, though, because I clicked "Buy it Now" the exact second the sale started (and kept trying for half an hour) and still didn't get a damn thing!
Sure, if you had the money to burn to get a flagship phone and an overpriced contract. Those of us who don't enjoy being fucked over, on the other hand, use things like the Samsung Intercept and still don't have Cyanogenmod support almost 2 years after the damn phone was released!
Having ADHD is no excuse for poor grammar, especially for a marketing/business/public relations "professional" sending a message, in his official capacity, to a customer!
Tactically, a UAV wouldn't do the whalers much (if any) good as long as Sea Shepherd has one too. Sea Shepherd's entire goal is to find and then tailgate the factory ship; once they've done that then it doesn't matter if the whalers know where they are.
Now, if the whalers shot down Sea Shepherd's UAV (before it found the factory ship) then they could use their own to track Sea Shepherd and keep the factory ship away from their position, without "wasting" a harpoon ship like they've been doing.
This group was founded by a guy who got kicked out of Greenpeace for being too extreme. Logic has nothing to do with their decisions.
That said, possible justifications might include the argument that the whales are too intelligent to ethically kill, or the argument that the law only allows killing whales for scientific research but the Japanese are instead killing them for food/profit (despite the word "research" written on the sides of their ships).
Also have these people actually tried whale meat? It's delicious.
With regards to Medicare, I'd imagine (hope?) that HIPAA would trump FOIA.
You raise an interesting point though; I wonder if this means we could get documents from GM?
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[Declaring variables at the beginning of a function] leaves variables with a too broad scope...
But wouldn't variables declared in the middle of the function still have function scope anyway?
It also promotes variable reuse when you could create a new one (e.g. reusing the i variable as a loop index, when a narrower declaration would be better).
I'm going to agree with what the AC said: if there's that much code between the variable declaration and the lines where you use it, then your function is too big and you need to subdivide it for readability's sake.
Functions are like UNIX programs: they ought to do exactly one thing each.
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I've never had a problem with just declaring all my variables at the beginning of the procedure. Why do others consider that such a hard thing to do?
...like declaring variables in the middle of your code...
That's a good thing! Declaring variables at the beginning of their scope makes the code more readable and easier to debug. And if you really need an extra variable down in the middle of your function, you can always put some curly braces around the few lines that use it (and then it goes out of scope when you're done with it!).
(It's also true that Ron Paul is simultaneously the only real conservative running in this election. And if that statement doesn't make sense to you, you need to stop thinking of the political spectrum as operating along only a single axis.)
I think (in the general election) that what Romney loses in extremists he will more than make up for moderates (including moderate Democrats who voted for Obama last time).
Of course, Huntsman would be an even better general election candidate, but he really is unelectable in the primary.
Finally, keep in mind that Gingrich more-or-less invented the ultra-adversarial tactics that are causing the gridlock in D.C. that lots of citizens (including Republicans) are so pissed off about right now. Hopefully, folks keep that in mind on election day.
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Maybe it was made by a particularly skilled instrument maker, who is no longer alive. Or maybe it was made from some particular kind of old-growth wood, which is no longer available. There are plenty of reasons why old things can be valuable (and it's hardly ever just because it's old).
In bold text on that page: "You do not have to register to file a complaint."
I think you misunderstood me: imagine if every ad Google serves (on third-party websites, not just Google's) changed to an anti-SOPA ad. It would equally effective as Adsense and Doubleclick ads are usually, and get the word out about SOPA in a huge way that no other entity is capable of.
Exactly how many goddamn managers do you think a company (or a school system, or whatever example you pick) actually needs?! I sure as Hell hope the folks actually in charge aren't as deluded as you, because your "if you don't become a manager then your career is worthless" attitude is absolutely toxic to the economy.
We need people, young and old, to some actual fucking work, not become a lumbering horde of extraneous managers!
The thing about all the examples you listed (teachers, nurses, police officers) is that they're all either employed by the government directly or at least regulated much more tightly than IT. Funny coincidence, that...
Imagine if every Adsense ad changed to an anti-SOPA message for a day...
It's "toe the line," dammit! Not "tow." They're sycophants, not longshoremen!
You may want to check your credit report, as there can be consequences other than fees for late payments.
You don't have to be Morman to understand how addiction works.
I missed the first fire sale, and that's fine because I didn't know about it. I'm pissed off about the Ebay sale, though, because I clicked "Buy it Now" the exact second the sale started (and kept trying for half an hour) and still didn't get a damn thing!
Sure, if you had the money to burn to get a flagship phone and an overpriced contract. Those of us who don't enjoy being fucked over, on the other hand, use things like the Samsung Intercept and still don't have Cyanogenmod support almost 2 years after the damn phone was released!
What, in your opinion, makes Ron Paul better than Jon Huntsman?
Not to mention, who is actually making progress eliminating dependence on fossil fuels?
If we won't do it for the environment, at least we'll do it for national security...
Having ADHD is no excuse for poor grammar, especially for a marketing/business/public relations "professional" sending a message, in his official capacity, to a customer!
Tactically, a UAV wouldn't do the whalers much (if any) good as long as Sea Shepherd has one too. Sea Shepherd's entire goal is to find and then tailgate the factory ship; once they've done that then it doesn't matter if the whalers know where they are.
Now, if the whalers shot down Sea Shepherd's UAV (before it found the factory ship) then they could use their own to track Sea Shepherd and keep the factory ship away from their position, without "wasting" a harpoon ship like they've been doing.
This group was founded by a guy who got kicked out of Greenpeace for being too extreme. Logic has nothing to do with their decisions.
That said, possible justifications might include the argument that the whales are too intelligent to ethically kill, or the argument that the law only allows killing whales for scientific research but the Japanese are instead killing them for food/profit (despite the word "research" written on the sides of their ships).
I'd be very surprised if they aren't all vegans.
You met him in person on Slashdot? That really is a miracle!
With regards to Medicare, I'd imagine (hope?) that HIPAA would trump FOIA.
You raise an interesting point though; I wonder if this means we could get documents from GM?
But wouldn't variables declared in the middle of the function still have function scope anyway?
A lack of loop scope is a separate issue.
I'm going to agree with what the AC said: if there's that much code between the variable declaration and the lines where you use it, then your function is too big and you need to subdivide it for readability's sake.
Functions are like UNIX programs: they ought to do exactly one thing each.
I've never had a problem with just declaring all my variables at the beginning of the procedure. Why do others consider that such a hard thing to do?
That's a good thing! Declaring variables at the beginning of their scope makes the code more readable and easier to debug. And if you really need an extra variable down in the middle of your function, you can always put some curly braces around the few lines that use it (and then it goes out of scope when you're done with it!).
"Moot" and "moat" aren't even homophones, damnit!
It's funny because it's true!
(It's also true that Ron Paul is simultaneously the only real conservative running in this election. And if that statement doesn't make sense to you, you need to stop thinking of the political spectrum as operating along only a single axis.)
I think (in the general election) that what Romney loses in extremists he will more than make up for moderates (including moderate Democrats who voted for Obama last time).
Of course, Huntsman would be an even better general election candidate, but he really is unelectable in the primary.
Finally, keep in mind that Gingrich more-or-less invented the ultra-adversarial tactics that are causing the gridlock in D.C. that lots of citizens (including Republicans) are so pissed off about right now. Hopefully, folks keep that in mind on election day.