You know, if you were just joking, then you should have just let it go. Now you look like you're grasping at straws to justify what you said, since any (reasonably-educated) native English speaker will be familiar with the definition of 'fraction' that he was using.
Sarten-X is 100% correct — and his original post was hilarious in my opinion. Fractions do not need to be less than 1 (or greater than -1, for that matter). Common English definitions are irrelevant here; this is a mathematical definition.
It really depends what you're typing. I guarantee you there is not a single person on the planet who can speak C or C++ code as fast as it can be typed, even by a novice typist. If you disagree, well, then consider Perl code instead. Case closed.
Is anyone as tired as I am over these security risks, especially from CNET? I remember when it was announced that someone could spy thru your window, video tape the lights on your modem and decode your communication.
Videotape?!? That would not even work for 100 baud modems. An NTSC videotape will give you 60 fields per second; a PAL videotape will give you 50 fps.
Software that's single-threaded, no it doesn't benefit from more cores.
Well that's not entirely true. If you're running several single-threaded programs simultaneously, your computer will still run faster with multiple cores than it would with a single core (at the same clock speed, obviously). But if a single-threaded program is the only thing running on the system, then it won't see benefits from multiple cores.
I'm extremely skeptical of that. If "distraction" were the case, then it would be just as dangerous (if not more) to talk with a passenger while you drive.
In a move eerily reminiscent of the Cold War, the US and Russia have set up a hotline to avoid an accidental or catastrophic cyber war, after two years of discussing how best to collaborate on online threats.
The two companies want to “reduce the possibility that a misunderstood cyber incident could create instability or a crisis in our bilateral relationship”, according to a fact sheet from the White House.
Both Russia and the US are hotbeds of cyber criminal activity, and both are thought to be throwing much funding into military efforts in cyber too.
I do that as well — for very short-term insertions of debugging code.
Of course, it's imperative to remove it or, at the very least, properly indent it, before checking it in.
As a side note, every source code version control system should have a customizable pass/no-pass filter that can reject the checking in of improperly formatted code.
It's not exactly what I'd call "high resolution" (it's 1366x768 horizontal, 768x1366 vertical), but it is USB-powered and portable (15.6" diagonal, 3.4 pounds):
The new MacBook Pro Retina may have 2880 x 1800 resolution, but for software enginers it isn't much better than a 1440x900 screen because it doesn't fit more text (at a readable size) than this smaller resolution.
I disagree. The rMBP runs very nicely in "more space" mode, which is the equivalent of 1920x1200 mode. It's quite usable for smaller and still readable text.
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I thought the world leader would be Tom Riddle.
And actually, he goes by Matthew.
Sarten-X is 100% correct — and his original post was hilarious in my opinion. Fractions do not need to be less than 1 (or greater than -1, for that matter). Common English definitions are irrelevant here; this is a mathematical definition.
Actually, any real number (not just the rationals) is a fraction. For example, pi/4 is a fraction (one fourth of pi).
For that matter, any complex number is also a fraction.
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It really depends what you're typing. I guarantee you there is not a single person on the planet who can speak C or C++ code as fast as it can be typed, even by a novice typist. If you disagree, well, then consider Perl code instead. Case closed.
>Imaging with Hubble, they located a small red dot which, over the course of the following two weeks, dimmed.
So that's why my cat has been frantically pawing at the sky for the last two weeks!
FTFY
Videotape?!? That would not even work for 100 baud modems. An NTSC videotape will give you 60 fields per second; a PAL videotape will give you 50 fps.
Um, Apollo 13 never made it to the Moon.
Apollo 13 article on Wikipedia
Well that's not entirely true. If you're running several single-threaded programs simultaneously, your computer will still run faster with multiple cores than it would with a single core (at the same clock speed, obviously). But if a single-threaded program is the only thing running on the system, then it won't see benefits from multiple cores.
That's what she said.
Brilliant.
I'm extremely skeptical of that. If "distraction" were the case, then it would be just as dangerous (if not more) to talk with a passenger while you drive.
I, for one, welcome our new drunken mobile-editing overlords.
What, you mean like the blasters in Star Wars? Those aren't laser pulses, they're charged particles. They travel at a fairly slow speed.
...right below the main port. The shaft leads directly to the reactor system.
FTFA:
Emphasis mine.
WTF?
...all Borg.
I do that as well — for very short-term insertions of debugging code.
Of course, it's imperative to remove it or, at the very least, properly indent it, before checking it in.
As a side note, every source code version control system should have a customizable pass/no-pass filter that can reject the checking in of improperly formatted code.
In Soviet Russia, space wooshes you!
Sometimes (but not always) a bad photo is better than no photo.
Ah yes. Missed that. Damn.
It's not exactly what I'd call "high resolution" (it's 1366x768 horizontal, 768x1366 vertical), but it is USB-powered and portable (15.6" diagonal, 3.4 pounds):
http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/07/hp-u160-usb-monitor/
I disagree. The rMBP runs very nicely in "more space" mode, which is the equivalent of 1920x1200 mode. It's quite usable for smaller and still readable text.