What is the point of having a drivers license at all if anybody can get one?
To show that you know how to drive. You don't have to be a citizen, you don't have to speak English, to know how to drive, not if you understand the signs.
Walking seems to be more efficient than knuckle-walking, so we beat out all the apes. But, oddly, running seems to be more efficient than walking for us.
As an aside, this page describes how to achieve the incredible energy efficiency and weight-carrying capabilities of those women who carry stuff on their heads.
One of the new features that Apple did not mention, is that all built-in text fields, including the editing areas of TextEdit and (presumably) Mail, allow discontinuous selection now. That is, you can select a word here, a word there, a rectangular chunk somewhere else. You can then copy, cut, paste, etc.
Maybe it is just me, but I like being able to do that!
Carbon still does things that Cocoa cannot. Customized OSA support, more advanced menu support, more controllable text code, and bitmapped graphics are four things that spring to mind.
Just yesterday, as I was reading a novel featuring subvocalization tech, I thought to myself:
"Self, you must have read, like, a hundred books that have subvocal mics, etc. But in real life, have you ever heard of subvocal mics?"
And I was forced to confess to myself that no, I had not. And I continued to myself:
"So is it impossible in theory?" And I knew that it probably was not. "So, as impossible as it may seem, has everyone simply overlooked development of subvocal mics?" And I conceded that this could well be the case. But I knew about bone-conduction microphones and earbuds. I thought it more likely that no one had seen the need for subvocals, given bone-induction.
But I was disappointed in the scientists and researchers of these United States, for I knew that many of them were bright and wanted to make the future happen, and yet had left this field fallow.
Thank you Slashdot, for restoring my faith in sci-fi as an agent for progress!
Yeah, that doesn't happen. But, I think it would be basically accurate to say that "the giraffe [species] learned that it needed a longer neck," through the school of hard knocks.
In my personal experience, the people who want DST is the people who like to get up in the morning, and fall asleep in front of the TV in the evening. Everyone else, who hate getting up when it's still dark, and who can't sleeep when it's still light outside hate the stupid idea.
Amen! Darkness sucks, and so does falling asleep in front of the T.V.
Computer Science isn't about programming. CS is about applied theory, specifically: algorithm theory, database theory, data- and instruction-flow theory (don't know the technical term), compression and error-detection, etc. All the abstruse stuff that an OS, DBMS, or compiler writer should know about, but that an application programmer does not need.
Programming and professional software engineering practices should really be vocational school territory, in my opinion. Still valuable--essential--for a developer, but light on the more speculative theoretical areas.
Time dilation is absurd. The idea that time is a physical object that can be manipulated is an extreme claim. Those require extreme evidence. If you think it happens show me.
You seem to be a very skeptical person, or perhaps you have not looked very far, In 1971, experiments were carried out using four caesium beam atomic clocks (The Hafele-Keating Experiment). Two of the atomic clocks were put on commercial jets and flown in opposite directions around the world. The predicted time dilation matched up to the difference in the atomic clocks.
Slashdot Mirror
I like some of the Star Wars references in the article text itself:
"Lightsaber: That's impossible!"
"Lucas was said to be so ashamed of this program that he has systematically hunted down and destroyed every copy he can get his hands on."
Nice to see an immersed writer.
Perhaps we could compromise, and all make a 135-degree angle.
So, we should not drink V8?
What is the point of having a drivers license at all if anybody can get one?
To show that you know how to drive. You don't have to be a citizen, you don't have to speak English, to know how to drive, not if you understand the signs.
That is all a driver's license should be for.
Walking seems to be more efficient than knuckle-walking, so we beat out all the apes. But, oddly, running seems to be more efficient than walking for us.
As an aside, this page describes how to achieve the incredible energy efficiency and weight-carrying capabilities of those women who carry stuff on their heads.
You are quite correct, it is obvious if just keep your eyes open and your mind ready. So, you don't have to be Jobs.
I'm betting you're Schiller, though. "SCHIL-LER! SCHIL-LER"
But...he's the Voice of Priceline!
Maybe Accu means "j'accuse" instead of "accurate"?
Depends on if the design includes UI, or takes advantage of platform-specific features.
UIs need to be customized for each platform. And that's that.
One of the new features that Apple did not mention, is that all built-in text fields, including the editing areas of TextEdit and (presumably) Mail, allow discontinuous selection now. That is, you can select a word here, a word there, a rectangular chunk somewhere else. You can then copy, cut, paste, etc.
Maybe it is just me, but I like being able to do that!
Carbon still does things that Cocoa cannot. Customized OSA support, more advanced menu support, more controllable text code, and bitmapped graphics are four things that spring to mind.
Unless you want conditional breakpoints
m l#conditionalbreakpoints.
You have conditional breakpoints. There just isn't a UI for 'em. Unless they added one in XCode 2.
See http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn/tn2032.ht
Hey, if you want an explanation of consciousness, read Consciousness Explained by Daniel C. Dennet, It covers why you have experiences.
Just yesterday, as I was reading a novel featuring subvocalization tech, I thought to myself:
"Self, you must have read, like, a hundred books that have subvocal mics, etc. But in real life, have you ever heard of subvocal mics?"
And I was forced to confess to myself that no, I had not. And I continued to myself:
"So is it impossible in theory?" And I knew that it probably was not. "So, as impossible as it may seem, has everyone simply overlooked development of subvocal mics?" And I conceded that this could well be the case. But I knew about bone-conduction microphones and earbuds. I thought it more likely that no one had seen the need for subvocals, given bone-induction.
But I was disappointed in the scientists and researchers of these United States, for I knew that many of them were bright and wanted to make the future happen, and yet had left this field fallow.
Thank you Slashdot, for restoring my faith in sci-fi as an agent for progress!
Why do all anthropomorphic ducks get to bone Lea Thompson?
Preach on. Howard stole the woman that should have been mine, yo. So very very unfair.
Good movie though. I don't know it gets such a bum rap.
(and yes, I edited the quote, big whoop)
"The giraffe decided it needed a longer neck"
Yeah, that doesn't happen. But, I think it would be basically accurate to say that "the giraffe [species] learned that it needed a longer neck," through the school of hard knocks.
On another note... How do vampires feel about DST?
Well, when we wake up an hour off, we might get reprimanded. But a vampire, when he wakes up an hour off, it's a matter of unlife and death!
So I imagine they hate and fear DST.
In my personal experience, the people who want DST is the people who like to get up in the morning, and fall asleep in front of the TV in the evening. Everyone else, who hate getting up when it's still dark, and who can't sleeep when it's still light outside hate the stupid idea.
Amen! Darkness sucks, and so does falling asleep in front of the T.V.
Aww, you figured it out!
Or...did you?!
Muaha-ha-ha!
- Advanced the Internet
- Guest-starred multiple times on Futurama
- Was Vice-President
- On the Apple Board of Directors
- Now going into...um...network television.
I gotta tell you, I respect the guy. And this is only what I know about!Computer Science isn't about programming. CS is about applied theory, specifically: algorithm theory, database theory, data- and instruction-flow theory (don't know the technical term), compression and error-detection, etc. All the abstruse stuff that an OS, DBMS, or compiler writer should know about, but that an application programmer does not need.
Programming and professional software engineering practices should really be vocational school territory, in my opinion. Still valuable--essential--for a developer, but light on the more speculative theoretical areas.
It's a crying shame that you can't get a higher mod than +5, 'cause that was freaking hilarious!
Have Kylie stripped washed and brought to my tent
"It looks like you want to strip-wash Kylie. Now readying strip-washer, copper surfacer, and metal shearer. Thank you for using Metafor."
Windows users hiding in the closet...
That makes sense, since Windows users are--
No. No, I'm sorry, I can't finish. This is just too easy. Like kicking a dumb puppy that doesn't know any better, or stealing candy from a baby.
No, okay, I can do this. I can do it. Here we go.
That makes sense, since Windows users are SO GHEY!!!
I feel dirty...
Aren't Piles another word for hemerroids?
Yeah, we know...we don't really like to talk about it. Another poor name choice from Apple is AppleScript Studio.