This could be apocryphal, but when I worked for Salomon Brothers (pre Smith Barney) in the mid 90's, there were tales of COBOL programs there that had been running since the late 50's. Some of which the source code had since been lost.
> Many mathematically proven that even if you call life rare, the sheer number of stars with the possibility of planets in a habitable zone means there is a crapload of civilizations out there.
While I believe there is other life than Earth's, and for this very reason, it is not a "proof" in any rigorous nor mathematical sense of the word.
> Americans these days jump at any opertunity [sic] to be un-happy [sic] with just about anything, and asking if their [sic] unhappy only permits them to be more un-happy [sic] and express it loudly.
Self important Europeans these days jump at any opportunity to denigrate Americans for just about anything, and asking if why they're so pompous only permits them to be more pretentious and express it loudly.
Amen. The original article is a load of rubbish. As was noted, it's hardly Sigil/Vanguard that started this; I dare say this has been going on in every industry that sells a product since buying and selling.
Too, and more importantly IMO, in our (somewhat) free-market, if you don't like it, don't buy it. It's not your RIGHT to demand bug free software, it's your RESPONSIBILITY to reward the companies that give you what you want and punish those that don't. Demanding a company do this or that before they release (or implying that those that don't have done it somehow "wrong" or are "bad") puts the power in the company's hands; our economic system is based on the power goes to the consumer.
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This could be apocryphal, but when I worked for Salomon Brothers (pre Smith Barney) in the mid 90's, there were tales of COBOL programs there that had been running since the late 50's. Some of which the source code had since been lost.
You asked the question, indicating your desire to have an answer.
Or were you just showing your coolness by taking a cheap shot at something that works for others?
Probably because for them, it works? Maybe for you it doesn't, but unilaterally declaring "it's really not that good" doesn't make it so.
That wasn't the editor. That was the story submitter.
You are of course correct. My apologies (seriously).Would it help to mention I'm old? =)
> He pitches his idea of "literate programming" which I must admit I've never heard of...
Wow. Simply, wow.
> Many mathematically proven that even if you call life rare, the sheer number of stars with the possibility of planets in a habitable zone means there is a crapload of civilizations out there.
While I believe there is other life than Earth's, and for this very reason, it is not a "proof" in any rigorous nor mathematical sense of the word.
> Well, I regret wasting time reading that article...
I was getting that same feeling. At least if I'm wrong, I'm wrong WITH someone; thanks. =)
Can someone point out the regrets? I couldn't find any. Neither could firefox.
Eh? What particles make up a sound wave; the audion?
Also, "not proven to exist" is a far cry from "proven to not exist".
> now ... Ruby both look like line noise that's been encrypted -- compared to my new girlfriend, Python.
Then you are doing something horribly, horribly wrong.
And they probably wouldn't subsidize your tin foil beanie upkeep regimen either, I bet. [Rolls eyes]
> in my 7 years of professional programming, I've seen 2 Python programs.
That's not 7 years of professional programming, that's 1 year repeated 7 times.
(Capcha: "hopeless".... indeed)
A counter-counter-opinion: http://www.planeterlang.org/story.php?title=Erlang _vs-_Trolls
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> I'm a baby programmer (young, i don't actually program babies)
You should; you could name your price. Retire in about 18 months.
I'm 41 and my *father* WAS in WWII. He was born in 1921, and was 44 when I came along.
Yeah, because things like this NEVER happen in China or any other countless places; the people have ALL the power over there.
> Americans these days jump at any opertunity [sic] to be un-happy [sic] with just about anything, and asking if their [sic] unhappy only permits them to be more un-happy [sic] and express it loudly.
Self important Europeans these days jump at any opportunity to denigrate Americans for just about anything, and asking if why they're so pompous only permits them to be more pretentious and express it loudly.
> Besides I really wanted to see Meadow and AJ beheaded.
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She has a head? http://plancksconstant.org/blog1/image2/jamie-lyn
I thought it was pretty softball too, but that level of interview fits the level of the game itself
> So a presidential hopeful wants somebody who at least knows how technology works to be a technology adviser?
No, TFA says he wants Steve Ballmer.
> Flatscreen TVs with grounded powerchords .
Like Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, and the Scorpions?
> In fact I saw one review give it an 8/10, while admitting that the game in its current state was flat out awful.
Pics or it didn't happen.
>The researchers want to see the pieces reassembled into the original documents, not into a crude version of goatse.cx.
Excuse me, a CRUDE version of goatse.cx? The original wasn't crude enough?
Amen. The original article is a load of rubbish. As was noted, it's hardly Sigil/Vanguard that started this; I dare say this has been going on in every industry that sells a product since buying and selling.
Too, and more importantly IMO, in our (somewhat) free-market, if you don't like it, don't buy it. It's not your RIGHT to demand bug free software, it's your RESPONSIBILITY to reward the companies that give you what you want and punish those that don't. Demanding a company do this or that before they release (or implying that those that don't have done it somehow "wrong" or are "bad") puts the power in the company's hands; our economic system is based on the power goes to the consumer.