Let's keep things in perspective. There are no verified records of anyone being killed by a falling meteor, ever. There are some sketchy stories that can't be confirmed - but even if we believe all of them, the number is still pretty damn small.
Now consider all the wars, genocides, and random violence that humans have inflicted on each other.
Just like every other State of the Union, it doesn't tell us one damn thing we didn't already know. "The planet's getting warmer." "The poor don't have any money." "Rich people don't pay enough taxes." Zzzzz...
How about this:
"My fellow Americans: yes, the aliens are real. We used to keep them at Roswell, but that got a little too touristy, so Lyndon Johnson had them moved to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Ain't nobody gonna look there," he said, and he was right. Oh, and I really was born in Kenya - suck it."
Perfectly readable, and you don't have to worry about the grammar at all. This already helps you if you're only using English, since you don't care if "words" is plural. It helps you even more with a language like Polish, where the word "English" in your example would have to be declined ('angielski' --> 'po angielsku').
ordinals, where English has 1st, 2nd, 3rd
"Number [n]" should work for most situations. Or maybe "item [n]", "row [n]", "position [n]"...
Good question. I would say the best practice is to avoid those situations in the first place. When you're dynamically constructing human-readable strings, it's hard enough to keep the shit together with just one language.
I was thinking more about small children. If you've ever met any, you'd realize that it only takes a few unattended seconds for them to do something they oughtn't do, like open up a Mac Pro and stick their hands in the fan.
The Mac Pro case can be opened in a few seconds without any tools, you don't have to unscrew anything. If there are moving parts exposed inside the case, then this ruling seems perfectly sensible.
A mainframe at a university would shut down with no warning, usually a little after midnight, then a few minutes later power back up. Nobody could figure out why. Finally, some desperate grad students decided to sit and watch the computer in person and see what happens. And what they saw at the appointed hour was a janitor coming in and unplugging the power cord so he could plug in his vacuum cleaner.
A normal spacecraft takes a few minutes, and a few thousand kilometers, to reach orbital velocity. If you try to reach the same velocity right at launch, you'd crush whatever is in the spacecraft. Then there's atmospheric friction.
So I see two possibilities:
1. A slingshot (or cannon, rail-gun, etc) to provide an initial push, then use a rocket. More complicated than what they're using now, but you'd need less rocket fuel, which could be a big deal.
2. A rail-gun that's thousands of kilometers long, and reaches above the atmosphere. Theoretically possible, but way beyond current technology.
Try putting an egg yolk in to stick them together instead of grease. IMHO tastes much better.
Egg yolk "instead of" grease? What the hell do you think yolks are made of?
You DO NOT need to add any binder to a hamburger. All you need is ground beef and seasonings. If you pack the patty tightly and cook it properly, it'll stay together just fine. For fuck's sake, does nobody know how to cook food anymore? We're not talking about some exotic preparation.
Dear AC: I should really take the time to refute your crudely expressed and scientifically baseless assertions. But I'm just not feeling very motivated, for some reason.
What on Earth makes you think that they give a fuck about making it cheap? DARPA is a part of the Defense Department. We're talking about the only branch of the government that actually gets more money from Congress than they ask for.
If you're going to go for a "low calorie" substitute, use a natural one like agave.
Agave syrup is mostly fructose. Ain't nothing "low calorie" about it. It's not a sugar substitute, it's sugar, period.
There's a traditional Mexican preparation whose name escapes me at the moment. They ferment the agave, then distill it: this process removes all of the harmful sugars, and leaves only the healthful components. You should check it out when you get a chance.
A "younger, hungrier" company can't make a meaningful guarantee that they'll still be around in 5 years. No, your first idea is the only real solution: open standards and distributed storage.
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Let's keep things in perspective. There are no verified records of anyone being killed by a falling meteor, ever. There are some sketchy stories that can't be confirmed - but even if we believe all of them, the number is still pretty damn small.
Now consider all the wars, genocides, and random violence that humans have inflicted on each other.
God can aim at the homos just fine, it's His boyfriend that I'm worried about.
Just like every other State of the Union, it doesn't tell us one damn thing we didn't already know. "The planet's getting warmer." "The poor don't have any money." "Rich people don't pay enough taxes." Zzzzz...
How about this:
"My fellow Americans: yes, the aliens are real. We used to keep them at Roswell, but that got a little too touristy, so Lyndon Johnson had them moved to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Ain't nobody gonna look there," he said, and he was right. Oh, and I really was born in Kenya - suck it."
"Found [1701] matching words in [English]"
language: [English] number of matches: [1701]
Perfectly readable, and you don't have to worry about the grammar at all. This already helps you if you're only using English, since you don't care if "words" is plural. It helps you even more with a language like Polish, where the word "English" in your example would have to be declined ('angielski' --> 'po angielsku').
ordinals, where English has 1st, 2nd, 3rd
"Number [n]" should work for most situations. Or maybe "item [n]", "row [n]", "position [n]"...
Good question. I would say the best practice is to avoid those situations in the first place. When you're dynamically constructing human-readable strings, it's hard enough to keep the shit together with just one language.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmLh1sSFs8Y
What proportion of Windows and Mac users have Python and Perl interpreters?
No clue about Windows, but for Mac it's close to 100%.
I was thinking more about small children. If you've ever met any, you'd realize that it only takes a few unattended seconds for them to do something they oughtn't do, like open up a Mac Pro and stick their hands in the fan.
The Mac Pro case can be opened in a few seconds without any tools, you don't have to unscrew anything. If there are moving parts exposed inside the case, then this ruling seems perfectly sensible.
A story I read once, no idea if it's true:
A mainframe at a university would shut down with no warning, usually a little after midnight, then a few minutes later power back up. Nobody could figure out why. Finally, some desperate grad students decided to sit and watch the computer in person and see what happens. And what they saw at the appointed hour was a janitor coming in and unplugging the power cord so he could plug in his vacuum cleaner.
A normal spacecraft takes a few minutes, and a few thousand kilometers, to reach orbital velocity. If you try to reach the same velocity right at launch, you'd crush whatever is in the spacecraft. Then there's atmospheric friction.
So I see two possibilities:
1. A slingshot (or cannon, rail-gun, etc) to provide an initial push, then use a rocket. More complicated than what they're using now, but you'd need less rocket fuel, which could be a big deal.
2. A rail-gun that's thousands of kilometers long, and reaches above the atmosphere. Theoretically possible, but way beyond current technology.
Try putting an egg yolk in to stick them together instead of grease. IMHO tastes much better.
Egg yolk "instead of" grease? What the hell do you think yolks are made of?
You DO NOT need to add any binder to a hamburger. All you need is ground beef and seasonings. If you pack the patty tightly and cook it properly, it'll stay together just fine. For fuck's sake, does nobody know how to cook food anymore? We're not talking about some exotic preparation.
Dear AC: I should really take the time to refute your crudely expressed and scientifically baseless assertions. But I'm just not feeling very motivated, for some reason.
"Moderate drinking is harmless, even in large quantities." - Antoni Slonimski
What on Earth makes you think that they give a fuck about making it cheap? DARPA is a part of the Defense Department. We're talking about the only branch of the government that actually gets more money from Congress than they ask for.
Why can't the language resemble more readable (English, or native language) rather than obfuscated math.
Because natural languages and programming languages are intended for completely different tasks. Do I really need to explain this?
For a little perspective on professional book reviewers, I give you this little essay.
They've been figuring it out for over half a century. If they haven't got it yet, they never will.
"I am altering the Terms Of Service. Pray I don't alter them any further."
If you're going to go for a "low calorie" substitute, use a natural one like agave.
Agave syrup is mostly fructose. Ain't nothing "low calorie" about it. It's not a sugar substitute, it's sugar, period.
There's a traditional Mexican preparation whose name escapes me at the moment. They ferment the agave, then distill it: this process removes all of the harmful sugars, and leaves only the healthful components. You should check it out when you get a chance.
Kevin Bacon.
A "younger, hungrier" company can't make a meaningful guarantee that they'll still be around in 5 years. No, your first idea is the only real solution: open standards and distributed storage.
Reality is the stuff that doesn't go away when you stop believing it.
Don't be a pedantic asshole. We can't determine the absolute truth, but we can get a close enough approximation.
Now we'll be able to get enterprise-grade fart apps.
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."
Bitcoin is halfway there!