From TFA: "We honestly believe this is the cleanest flight we have ever done. The only other flight that will be cleaner is the next flight," he added.
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Well, never having programmed in C#, but knowing the difficulties that are encountered with C++ by both myself and others, I'd say C# is a better language. It's not my 'perfect' language but it moves in the correct direction from C++. There's a lot to be said for it - the distinction between reference types and value types, delegates, and attributes.
One of the problems I have with C++ is the calling of functions with reference arguments. If you're unfamiliar with the function being called, you can't tell, without looking at a header file, whether or not the argument is being passed by value or by reference. This can make it difficult when tracing through unfamiliar source code to figure out what's happening. C# addresses this problem by making you put the ref modifier in the arguments to the function
I very much disagree with your statement that it is bad for programmers. It very well may become the next de-facto programming language. This is coming from someone with largely a UNIX background so don't dismiss this as just another Microsoft Fanboy comment.
Eventuallay there will be no market for the things that corporations produce because few people anywhere will be able to afford them. The world will be divided between the haves and the have nots, its happening today here in america. Open your eyes.
Why did the French Revolution occur? Why was there a revolution in Russia in 1917? Why did the depression occur in the 1930's? Can't you see the same thing happening again? Are you so blind?
I'm wondering if in a year ther'll be a few more opteron systems listed. That may depend on how quickly AMD can ramp up production.
Of course they're still testing for floating point operations, not general performance. That may keep the intel based systems high on the list for awhile.
It was more like.5 in or 12.5 mm thick. The actual screen size wasn't all that big either, and it appears to have been only marketed for Japan. Bring the display size up from 7" diag to 9" diag, and simplify what currently appears to be a clumsy interface and you've got yourself the start of a product. Then all you need is to work with some publishing houses to have them supply their books in electronic form on little flash memory cards. You're all set to go then.
Once for a system test, I put in a statement to indicate the progression of the test that printed the message
Forking 50 users.
Later on in the test, another message was printed that stated something like
Spawning.
I hadn't realized what those statements might mean to someone not familiar to some system calls. It was humorous to the customer, but a bit embarassing for me.
You're not likely to see much change in the basic shape of new aircraft. That's pretty much dictated by aerodynamics. Structurally, the planes built today are different. They use different materials in the wings and some of the load bearing components.
City guy: Why do all the farmers paint their barns red?
Hardware store guy: 'Cause red paint is the cheapest.
City guy: Well, why is red paint the cheapest?
Hardware store guy: 'Cause we sell a lot of it.
The lesson is that the status quo tends to be reinforced. It may not be the most advantageous in the long run. The FCC want's to eventually eliminate the current Analog television signals, which given today's technology, is an inefficient use of the broadcast spectrum. It requires 6Mhz of bandwidth for an analog signal. IIRC, the bandwith requirement for a DTV channel is less than half of that.
By moving to DTV, the viewers get better reception, higher resolution pictures and better sound quality, and the FCC has additional bandwith that can be allocated to other uses or more television channels.
I saw on the Samsung site for the CPU that the processor runs at 66 Mhz. That's slow by today's standards, but then the processor is meant to be low power for battery powered devices. Would have been nice if it had something like a 200-300 Mhz cpu.
The solution isn't always possible. If the device isn't mirror symmetric about a horizontal line, turning it over is not going to completely solve the problem.
I've seen or heard of Comp Sci. PhD's entering the realy world and not thinking to add in things like caching or buffering. Um in what? A lot of programming for normal applications the OS takes care of Caching and buffering on its own.
Well, that's just it. Com Sci people don't think about caching and buffering, and memory utilization, and it often bytes them in tha ass. Several years ago there was this project at the company I was working for that involved generating programs to transfer data between databases. The C.S. idiot didn't know enough to take into consideration that maybe he shouldn't be trying to read an entire fucking database into memory at once. And this was after I'd hinted to him that he probably could expect memory problems with his design.
I hope I'm not generalizing too much. There are engineers who are bad at coding, and those who are good at coding, just the same as with com sci grads.
One company I worked for provided a breakdown of the benefits that were provided for me. I think they came to about 22% of my base salary. That would be if I had used ALL of my sick leave, which of course doesn't happen. Factoring this out drops that amount by several percent.
Also the benefits packages that companies provide thes days are less, substantially, than they were 15 years ago. I'm talking significant reductions in vacation and life insurance (2.5 times annual salary used to be standard, now its often 1/2 of anjual salary). Now from what I hear, medical insurance has gone up considerably since then, but I'm wondering still if today the amount that companies spend on benefits as a percent of salary isn't somewhat less than what it used to be.
They also count their portion of social security and medicare, which is something like 7.5% of your salary, automatically. Also, often you have a life insurance policy with the company as well.
My Mother's mother was the worst cook that I know. Her vegetables were boiled till the color was about out of them. She never made anything like pizza, hamburgers, or pasta. It was just meat (ham and dry, overcooked turkey come to mind), boiled (or mashed) potatoes, and plain boiled vegetables. I'm glad I didn't have to eat her meals very often.
My mother is not too good herself, which is why I was the skinniest kid in class going to school. Pretty much survived off of the hot lunches the school served.
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From TFA:
"We honestly believe this is the cleanest flight we have ever done. The only other flight that will be cleaner is the next flight," he added.
One of the problems I have with C++ is the calling of functions with reference arguments. If you're unfamiliar with the function being called, you can't tell, without looking at a header file, whether or not the argument is being passed by value or by reference. This can make it difficult when tracing through unfamiliar source code to figure out what's happening. C# addresses this problem by making you put the ref modifier in the arguments to the function
I very much disagree with your statement that it is bad for programmers. It very well may become the next de-facto programming language. This is coming from someone with largely a UNIX background so don't dismiss this as just another Microsoft Fanboy comment.
History says your wrong.
Eventuallay there will be no market for the things that corporations produce because few people anywhere will be able to afford them. The world will be divided between the haves and the have nots, its happening today here in america. Open your eyes.
Why did the French Revolution occur? Why was there a revolution in Russia in 1917? Why did the depression occur in the 1930's? Can't you see the same thing happening again? Are you so blind?
the Opteron can compute two floating point operations per second,...
My pocket calculator can do that. I think you meant to say 'per cycle'. Now would that be a machine cycle or a clock cycle?
I'm wondering if in a year ther'll be a few more opteron systems listed. That may depend on how quickly AMD can ramp up production.
Of course they're still testing for floating point operations, not general performance. That may keep the intel based systems high on the list for awhile.
Nigh - isn't that like when the sun goes down? You know, the opposite of da.
A tatoo that shows that you're with the right gang when you're out on the street and disappears when you're at home with your parents.
It was more like .5 in or 12.5 mm thick. The actual screen size wasn't all that big either, and it appears to have been only marketed for Japan. Bring the display size up from 7" diag to 9" diag, and simplify what currently appears to be a clumsy interface and you've got yourself the start of a product. Then all you need is to work with some publishing houses to have them supply their books in electronic form on little flash memory cards. You're all set to go then.
Forking 50 users.
Later on in the test, another message was printed that stated something like
Spawning.
I hadn't realized what those statements might mean to someone not familiar to some system calls. It was humorous to the customer, but a bit embarassing for me.
You're not likely to see much change in the basic shape of new aircraft. That's pretty much dictated by aerodynamics. Structurally, the planes built today are different. They use different materials in the wings and some of the load bearing components.
Interesting that the great circle route between NY and Tokyo is mostly over coastal regions.
City guy: Why do all the farmers paint their barns red?
Hardware store guy: 'Cause red paint is the cheapest.
City guy: Well, why is red paint the cheapest?
Hardware store guy: 'Cause we sell a lot of it.
The lesson is that the status quo tends to be reinforced. It may not be the most advantageous in the long run. The FCC want's to eventually eliminate the current Analog television signals, which given today's technology, is an inefficient use of the broadcast spectrum. It requires 6Mhz of bandwidth for an analog signal. IIRC, the bandwith requirement for a DTV channel is less than half of that.
By moving to DTV, the viewers get better reception, higher resolution pictures and better sound quality, and the FCC has additional bandwith that can be allocated to other uses or more television channels.
I'd have to disagree. Writing correct code is more than the equivalent of getting ALL your commas, capitalization, grammer, and punctuation correct.
I saw on the Samsung site for the CPU that the processor runs at 66 Mhz. That's slow by today's standards, but then the processor is meant to be low power for battery powered devices. Would have been nice if it had something like a 200-300 Mhz cpu.
The solution isn't always possible. If the device isn't mirror symmetric about a horizontal line, turning it over is not going to completely solve the problem.
Not if they're planning to use a dual core AMD chip.
You forgot scilab
Um in what? A lot of programming for normal applications the OS takes care of Caching and buffering on its own.
Well, that's just it. Com Sci people don't think about caching and buffering, and memory utilization, and it often bytes them in tha ass. Several years ago there was this project at the company I was working for that involved generating programs to transfer data between databases. The C.S. idiot didn't know enough to take into consideration that maybe he shouldn't be trying to read an entire fucking database into memory at once. And this was after I'd hinted to him that he probably could expect memory problems with his design.
I hope I'm not generalizing too much. There are engineers who are bad at coding, and those who are good at coding, just the same as with com sci grads.
Agreed. Engineers generally are real-world problem solvers. Comp Sci - pi in sky.
Well it's a robot. It should work for free. Especially if its solar powered.
Also the benefits packages that companies provide thes days are less, substantially, than they were 15 years ago. I'm talking significant reductions in vacation and life insurance (2.5 times annual salary used to be standard, now its often 1/2 of anjual salary). Now from what I hear, medical insurance has gone up considerably since then, but I'm wondering still if today the amount that companies spend on benefits as a percent of salary isn't somewhat less than what it used to be.
The thing is, that there are a lot of equally talented, intelligent people out there that DO have a degree.
By the way, Have you gotten a GED yet? From there you should be able to go on to college, but it will take a lot of dedication.
They also count their portion of social security and medicare, which is something like 7.5% of your salary, automatically. Also, often you have a life insurance policy with the company as well.
Use vi. Navigate with hjkl,^d,^f,^b, etc. You don't need a square keypad to have fast navigation. You don't even need an inverted T.
My Mother's mother was the worst cook that I know.
Her vegetables were boiled till the color was about out of them. She never made anything like pizza, hamburgers, or pasta. It was just meat (ham and dry, overcooked turkey come to mind), boiled (or mashed) potatoes, and plain boiled vegetables. I'm glad I didn't have to eat her meals very often.
My mother is not too good herself, which is why I was the skinniest kid in class going to school. Pretty much survived off of the hot lunches the school served.