Resume? Just post on Slashdot, wait to appear on front-page and then use that in your cover letter. How many times have we seen summaries or articles that were misleading or just plain wrong? But hey... your article reached the front page and hundreds of thousands of people read it!
I almost pissed myself, that's just too funny. Anyway, in case someone decides to take it seriously, here are some differences between food and software that they should consider (disclaimer: my numbering doesn't match the parent's): 1a. Food is usually prepared and packaged by automated machines that do the same thing over and over again 1b. Each piece of software is hand-made by people 2a. Once you get things right with food, you can always replicate them because the working environment is always the same (mostly automated, remember?) 2b. If the working environment isn't mostly automated by machines, the process for manually producing the food is extremely simple 2c. The conditions for writing software constantly change, the requirements are often extremely complex in human terms and when you have to translate that into 1s and 0s... well things kinda go down hill from there 3. The user CAN'T check the exact recipe; we still don't know exactly what Coca Cola is made of, but if it was possible to find the exact recipe, I'm sure we would have a law about it 4a. Software makers don't guarantee that the product won't make your head explode 4b. Food makers don't guarantee that you aren't allergic to any of the ingredients they put in; you can see the contents on the label, but I doubt you'd know if you were allergic to whatever is in there before actually eating it 5a. There is no warranty that the software will work as expected - normally it does, but who knows what pr0n-trojans you've recently downloaded? 5b. Your yogurt should be good, but not if mixed with urine 5c. This soup tastes like chicken but not if you fry it instead of boiling it; and you should boil it in normal conditions (not 10atm, using microwaves) 5d. You should use the software normally, not with 100 other opened windows, clicking randomly and then phoning customer support saying that you've clicked "Yes" but you don't remember what the question was and insisting that you get a solution to whatever mess you got yourself into
The complexity of software development makes it extremely difficult to be legislated. I am 100% against this law, but somehow, deep inside, I feel a shitload of hate against the fuckers that write software in days and sell it at 100x their real price to government agencies and then bill for support and updates with fixes to the bugs they introduced in the first place. Where I work, I get enough time to work on the framework, I get 4x the time it should take to develop a feature and I *never* released a bug into production. Five releases and not one bug... and that's because the company I work for actually cares about the quality of the product (unlike our drowning competitors). We don't even have a testing team, we don't do cross-testing, we don't have unit testing, because we know we don't need them. We just take our time to test the shit out of the product ourselves. We had a few complaints about some exploits a while ago, but that was because we used OpenSSL. At least, that's our excuse... What's yours?
Right! First, MS releases XP. People like it. Then, MS releases Vista. People don't like it. Then, MS releases 7. People compare it to something they didn't like in the first place and say that a computer program reached the conclusion that it is 5% faster than Vista. What am I missing? An article worthy of Slashdot maybe?
Yup... this is what your website looks like running in Firefox 3 at 1024x768 (only the status bar has been removed, the scroll bars should be visible, but they aren't, because of your awful design) on my Mac with the latest updates. The pot is calling the kettle back...
It is so interesting, because achieving 100/100 on Acid3 is extremely difficult and because you have no idea what you're talking about. Don't bother us until you know what Acid3 is 100%.
FYI, Acid3 is more than just "JS implementation"
PS: When was the last time you rolled out something that worked exactly as specified, exactly as expected and 100% of it was OK? Not even a typo in some text? Not even a missing pixel from an image? Did you also manage to roll out that product and give it away for free? Did it also end up being the second most used product of its kind in the world? Did it consist of tens of thousands of different things and they ALL had to interact with each in order for everything to work? I doubt you've managed all of these. In fact, I doubt you've managed to accomplish ANY of these, because if you did, you wouldn't be trolling on Slashdot.
PPS: The article says it's 93 but I see 94 on Acid3's Wikipedia page for Firefox 3.6a1pre.
In other words: it creates and removes imperfections to make the image look more real, by making it seem like "things" are blending in together near their edges.
This is why capitalism failed: because commoners and the intelligent don't understand that no transaction is one-sided except theft (which is why government is theft, by the way).
So government is theft, by definition? (by your standards) Then please stop using roads, ignore the police (they may not do their job properly, but that is another issue, imagine what the world would be like with NO police at all), please don't expect any kind of help if you were born with a handicap, don't expect the navy to step in and protect you in case of war, etc, etc, etc. While we're at it, please stop breathing.
Thank you.
I'm not saying anything is milk and honey, but there are some not-so-dark sides to this government theft you're talking about. Again, please stop breathing.
A study performed by a [self-proclaimed] scientist revealed that all computer games are good, even the most violent ones. The study originally appeared on Slashdot, a very popular source of news for nerds:
All games are fun and entertaining and they don't have any negative side-effects. 100% of the tested players [me] confirmed it.
Yeah, but knives aren't specifically meant for murder. Almost anything you can find can be used as a weapon. Take the pencil as another example... The thing about TPB was that their tracker was an invaluable resource specifically targeted at illegal file sharers. And don't tell me it's just "a" torrent tracker, after all, it's The Great Piratebay Where You Go Whenever You Need Your Copyright Infringement Fix. I bet that over 99% of the torrents are copyrighted and you don't have the permission to upload or use them. Take 1000 random.torrent files from TPB and if you get more than 10 torrents dedicated to legal material, I will stick any knife you want in my forehead.
When it's about what YOU want and it's legal but not moral, you say it's legal. When it's about what YOU want and it's illegal but it's moral, you say it's moral. Fuck you.
Slashdot Mirror
Oh. My. God. You completely missed the point!
Also, how much work is it to keep thousands of brain scanners all calibrated the same?
And how much does it cost? Over here (some country in the EU), running some old brain scanner in the hospital costs just over $300/scan.
Yeah, please update your Google.
What the fuck?! That's it, I'm moving on to the next website from my search results.
This is required by Swedish law. In fact, no one will lose a single cent, except the companies in processing fees :)
But what about American law?
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Resume? Just post on Slashdot, wait to appear on front-page and then use that in your cover letter. How many times have we seen summaries or articles that were misleading or just plain wrong? But hey... your article reached the front page and hundreds of thousands of people read it!
I almost pissed myself, that's just too funny. Anyway, in case someone decides to take it seriously, here are some differences between food and software that they should consider (disclaimer: my numbering doesn't match the parent's):
1a. Food is usually prepared and packaged by automated machines that do the same thing over and over again
1b. Each piece of software is hand-made by people
2a. Once you get things right with food, you can always replicate them because the working environment is always the same (mostly automated, remember?)
2b. If the working environment isn't mostly automated by machines, the process for manually producing the food is extremely simple
2c. The conditions for writing software constantly change, the requirements are often extremely complex in human terms and when you have to translate that into 1s and 0s... well things kinda go down hill from there
3. The user CAN'T check the exact recipe; we still don't know exactly what Coca Cola is made of, but if it was possible to find the exact recipe, I'm sure we would have a law about it
4a. Software makers don't guarantee that the product won't make your head explode
4b. Food makers don't guarantee that you aren't allergic to any of the ingredients they put in; you can see the contents on the label, but I doubt you'd know if you were allergic to whatever is in there before actually eating it
5a. There is no warranty that the software will work as expected - normally it does, but who knows what pr0n-trojans you've recently downloaded?
5b. Your yogurt should be good, but not if mixed with urine
5c. This soup tastes like chicken but not if you fry it instead of boiling it; and you should boil it in normal conditions (not 10atm, using microwaves)
5d. You should use the software normally, not with 100 other opened windows, clicking randomly and then phoning customer support saying that you've clicked "Yes" but you don't remember what the question was and insisting that you get a solution to whatever mess you got yourself into
The complexity of software development makes it extremely difficult to be legislated. I am 100% against this law, but somehow, deep inside, I feel a shitload of hate against the fuckers that write software in days and sell it at 100x their real price to government agencies and then bill for support and updates with fixes to the bugs they introduced in the first place. Where I work, I get enough time to work on the framework, I get 4x the time it should take to develop a feature and I *never* released a bug into production. Five releases and not one bug... and that's because the company I work for actually cares about the quality of the product (unlike our drowning competitors). We don't even have a testing team, we don't do cross-testing, we don't have unit testing, because we know we don't need them. We just take our time to test the shit out of the product ourselves. We had a few complaints about some exploits a while ago, but that was because we used OpenSSL. At least, that's our excuse... What's yours?
FTFY
Right! First, MS releases XP. People like it. Then, MS releases Vista. People don't like it. Then, MS releases 7. People compare it to something they didn't like in the first place and say that a computer program reached the conclusion that it is 5% faster than Vista. What am I missing? An article worthy of Slashdot maybe?
The world is full of retards (ATM you're modded -1 Troll). apparently it is possible to be a complete retard and even use the tubes!
Too much can make you lose hair, have the shits like you've been sucking on a water faucet in Mexico, anemia and so on.
How do you know what sucking on a water faucet in Mexico feels like?
Oops! Sorry, this is Slashdot. I meant to say "the summary says..." I didn't RTFA. Thanks for the update!
Yup... this is what your website looks like running in Firefox 3 at 1024x768 (only the status bar has been removed, the scroll bars should be visible, but they aren't, because of your awful design) on my Mac with the latest updates. The pot is calling the kettle back...
It is so interesting, because achieving 100/100 on Acid3 is extremely difficult and because you have no idea what you're talking about. Don't bother us until you know what Acid3 is 100%.
FYI, Acid3 is more than just "JS implementation"
PS: When was the last time you rolled out something that worked exactly as specified, exactly as expected and 100% of it was OK? Not even a typo in some text? Not even a missing pixel from an image? Did you also manage to roll out that product and give it away for free? Did it also end up being the second most used product of its kind in the world? Did it consist of tens of thousands of different things and they ALL had to interact with each in order for everything to work? I doubt you've managed all of these. In fact, I doubt you've managed to accomplish ANY of these, because if you did, you wouldn't be trolling on Slashdot.
PPS: The article says it's 93 but I see 94 on Acid3's Wikipedia page for Firefox 3.6a1pre.
In other words: it creates and removes imperfections to make the image look more real, by making it seem like "things" are blending in together near their edges.
Kerbet Xela
This is why capitalism failed: because commoners and the intelligent don't understand that no transaction is one-sided except theft (which is why government is theft, by the way).
So government is theft, by definition? (by your standards) Then please stop using roads, ignore the police (they may not do their job properly, but that is another issue, imagine what the world would be like with NO police at all), please don't expect any kind of help if you were born with a handicap, don't expect the navy to step in and protect you in case of war, etc, etc, etc. While we're at it, please stop breathing.
Thank you.
I'm not saying anything is milk and honey, but there are some not-so-dark sides to this government theft you're talking about. Again, please stop breathing.
I actually opted out of /. beta mode because I find it obnoxious
Of course you do. It took me about a month to get used to it and now I don't know what I'd do without. Just give it a chance.
There's this "preview" button now, you see... and people HAVE to click it before they click on "submit..." oh, never mind!
A study performed by a [self-proclaimed] scientist revealed that all computer games are good, even the most violent ones. The study originally appeared on Slashdot, a very popular source of news for nerds:
All games are fun and entertaining and they don't have any negative side-effects. 100% of the tested players [me] confirmed it.
You smoke too much pot.
torrent != torrent tracker != torrent peer != torrent search engine
Yeah, but knives aren't specifically meant for murder. Almost anything you can find can be used as a weapon. Take the pencil as another example... The thing about TPB was that their tracker was an invaluable resource specifically targeted at illegal file sharers. And don't tell me it's just "a" torrent tracker, after all, it's The Great Piratebay Where You Go Whenever You Need Your Copyright Infringement Fix. I bet that over 99% of the torrents are copyrighted and you don't have the permission to upload or use them. Take 1000 random .torrent files from TPB and if you get more than 10 torrents dedicated to legal material, I will stick any knife you want in my forehead.
When it's about what YOU want and it's legal but not moral, you say it's legal. When it's about what YOU want and it's illegal but it's moral, you say it's moral. Fuck you.
Of course, you realize that "The Real Story Behind..." means that most other stories are fake and this is the only real one, right?
This is like "duuuuh!", like you know...
It's like I can't see why China would like, you know, PUBLICLY ADMIT LIKE THEY'RE FUCKING WITH THE U.S.
This is not news at all. Thank you.