>IMHO, a syntax where you have to prefix a variable with a special character ($ in Perl's case) is a bad syntax.
The argument isn't really about syntax; it is rather the strong-typing versus weak-typing argument, and that is worthy of far more investigation than simply declaring it "bad".
I worked in a shop that replaced a really complicated process that had been written in COBOL, with a really efficient, compact, regex-based, DBI-enabled perl program. I'll let you explain to them why that's inappropriate for their enterprise scope...:-)
>C++ and perl are such different languages, that it's not really useful to compare them.
Off-topic, but I say this about C and C++ also.
And I've said it for years, maybe for decades, I can't remember. And over the years, having written much in these languages, even implemented parsers and compilers for each, I say it even more vociferously. I *hate* seeing the expression "C/C++", it makes me cringe, and throw up a little to see that.
"So they might try to have it reprogrammed in something popular (Visual Basic? *evil grin*) only to find out that a change of programming language will not magically cure their woes."
1. It's their money.
2. If it's not (#1), then it means you are in a position of decision making authority and can rectify the situation in a suitable manner.
Seriously, as long as your work environment involves calling decision makers "THEY" you really don't have a dog in the fight. Why aren't you in an authoritative role by now, if you're so experienced, talented, knowledgeable and skilled?
It's no different from the other 10,000 slashdot posts where a decision maker was a "them", and somebody else's money was at risk.
>You miss my point. Up until about 100 years ago at most, musicians made their money off their own performances, not others playing their music.
Well, you have a point, but if you research a bit, you might find numerous parallels today, with the sheet-music publishing situation 100 years ago.
Go back a little further, and it was quite common for artists to simply "have their needs met by benefactors" in exchange for their art.
I would do this. If I could have a comfortable home and plenty of food and plenty of freedom to travel, and of course, artistic freedom, I'd be happy to never *touch* money. But then, my needs are simple, and all I really want in life is a pleasant place to live, with a very good acoustic space large enough for a grand piano (and I want the piano).
I'd pretty much do nothing but play the piano every day, all day, composing music, until I die. Everything I do for money, is essentially nothing but a means to this end. And I'd seriously live without money if I could have that kind of, let's say, Renaissance situation.
Any wealthy mistresses out there who want to be my patron?
>I guess it's merely pointless, then; you're saying, for example, that if I had a combination lock on my house, I wouldn't have to give it up even if >there were a warrant, but then the police would just break down the door.
Yes, indeed.
Good luck with that 2048-bit Diffie Hellman thing though. If you have a warrant, you are certainly welcome to try, officer.
My attorney's name is (.......), he is on the board of the Texas Bar Association and thus easily reached. I shall now invoke my right to remain silent.
>I don't really agree with this ruling though. I don't think that's protecting our fifth ammendment right.
Of course it is. They can get the passphrase through whatever legal means they would like, but compelling the defendant to say one single word after he has been arrested, is not only completely taboo, it will cost them their case. That's what the 5th Amendment is all about.
>Because it's embarrassing to somebody in power. Simple as that.
Somebody without sufficient power to persuade the government agency he works for to become embroiled in a First Amendment case that would take years and cost millions of dollars.
>I don't see how either mandatory or even voluntary reporting of the music I personally listen to can be considered a 'bast case' scenario.
"Mandatory reporting" goes straight into "chilling effect" territory and won't fly. There are straightforward constitutional challenges to it, that even a conservative court would favor.
I hear this all the time. But I'm also sure that the guy with the fast car behind me, likes his car enough not to get an impression of my chrome bumper on his front end.
What's he gonna do? Ram me??? It's TEXAS. I know how to turn that into 5 years in prison for assault.
>Saying the CDDL is incompatible with the GPL is misleading - the CDDL doesn't say anything about code not explicitly released under it. It is the GPL >which imposes constraints on third-party code.
You make it sound like the GPL can reach up from the toilet seat and grab your code.
I hate to admit this but there is *one* genuine benefit that I know of, which applies to Digital Audio Workstations: WaveRT and devices that support it, are a big step forward from ASIO or WDM audio.
It's unfortunate that there's a shallow pool of WaveRT-supporting devices so far. This ends up being a liability for Vista and one very good reason to crossgrade to XP. ASIO drivers are a userland affair on Vista. It's FUD, however, to say they don't work well.
There are a few genuinely interesting people in Second Life still, and some of them do genuinely interesting things. Yes the game is full of total whackjobs and idiots, but people with their heads screwed on straight tend to gravitate toward / build locations that are simply too boring (to the griefers) to ever be messed with.
Of course, I tend to ruthlessly avoid interaction with players who hide their Real Life identities. That pares the field WAY down, which suits me fine.
I'm a musician in SL. It's really difficult for an artist with a recognizable style to hide his or her identity, and I consider it folly to do so. I also think it's funny that people are actually concerned about the fact that, whatever the numbers are, X% of the avatars are female and X+Y% of the players are male. When you narrow your interactions down to only those players who are willing to be upfront and honest about their Real Life identities, those things are no longer a subject of consideration, and then you are simply dealing with interesting people, just like any other social networking or what have you.
>That's a flaming pile of fail right there. I wonder what they spent on that.
Except for one Chinese friend and one friend who was once an olympic swimmer herself, I don't know anyone personally who didn't totally ignore the Olympics either as part of a boycott or just out of apathy.
>Your example is worlds away from what's going on here.
Patent application process exposes the individual to all kinds of personal civil and criminal liability. He should ask the company for written prior agreements to represent him with his choice of legal counsel. The company is asking him to take personal liability for certain things. He has a right to refuse this.
>If your on the disclosure and you know of prior art and didn't report it then you can be liable for fines and jail time plus the patent invalidated >(according to paperwork).
Boss, filing a patent gets into legal territory that personally exposes me to fines and jail time. With all due respect, you don't pay me enough to ask me o personally cross that bridge.
>"He wouldn't do what I told him to do" would be for cause.
Not so simple. "What I told him to do" cannot amount to an abridgement of any person's rights, unless there is a contract to mitigate this, and of course you cannot ask someone to do anything illegal.
How do you think your idea will go if I fire my secretary because she wouldn't pose for nude photos when I told her to?
Don't laugh, my example is not as different from the situation in TFA as you might think.
Slashdot Mirror
What we have come to expect is entertaining drama when government officials get caught in the act.
>IMHO, a syntax where you have to prefix a variable with a special character ($ in Perl's case) is a bad syntax.
The argument isn't really about syntax; it is rather the strong-typing versus weak-typing argument,
and that is worthy of far more investigation than simply declaring it "bad".
I worked in a shop that replaced a really complicated process that had been written in COBOL, with :-)
a really efficient, compact, regex-based, DBI-enabled perl program. I'll let you explain to them
why that's inappropriate for their enterprise scope...
>C++ and perl are such different languages, that it's not really useful to compare them.
Off-topic, but I say this about C and C++ also.
And I've said it for years, maybe for decades, I can't remember. And over the years, having written much in these languages,
even implemented parsers and compilers for each, I say it even more vociferously. I *hate* seeing the expression "C/C++", it makes me cringe, and throw up a little to see that.
"So they might try to have it reprogrammed in something popular (Visual Basic? *evil grin*) only to find out that a change of programming language will not magically cure their woes."
1. It's their money.
2. If it's not (#1), then it means you are in a position of decision making authority and can rectify the situation in a suitable manner.
Seriously, as long as your work environment involves calling decision makers "THEY" you really don't have a dog in the fight.
Why aren't you in an authoritative role by now, if you're so experienced, talented, knowledgeable and skilled?
It's no different from the other 10,000 slashdot posts where a decision maker was a "them", and somebody else's money was at risk.
>You miss my point. Up until about 100 years ago at most, musicians made their money off their own performances, not others playing their music.
Well, you have a point, but if you research a bit, you might find numerous parallels today, with the sheet-music publishing situation 100 years ago.
Go back a little further, and it was quite common for artists to simply "have their needs met by benefactors" in exchange for their art.
I would do this. If I could have a comfortable home and plenty of food and plenty of freedom to travel, and of course, artistic freedom, I'd be happy to never *touch* money. But then, my needs are simple, and all I really want in life is a pleasant place to live, with a very good acoustic space large enough for a grand piano (and I want the piano).
I'd pretty much do nothing but play the piano every day, all day, composing music, until I die. Everything I do for money, is essentially nothing but a means to this end. And I'd seriously live without money if I could have that kind of, let's say, Renaissance situation.
Any wealthy mistresses out there who want to be my patron?
>I guess it's merely pointless, then; you're saying, for example, that if I had a combination lock on my house, I wouldn't have to give it up even if
>there were a warrant, but then the police would just break down the door.
Yes, indeed.
Good luck with that 2048-bit Diffie Hellman thing though. If you have a warrant, you are certainly welcome to try, officer.
My attorney's name is (... ....), he is on the board of the Texas Bar Association and thus easily reached. I shall now invoke my right to remain silent.
>I don't really agree with this ruling though. I don't think that's protecting our fifth ammendment right.
Of course it is. They can get the passphrase through whatever legal means they would like, but compelling the defendant to say one single word after he has been arrested, is not only completely taboo, it will cost them their case. That's what the 5th Amendment is all about.
Well, how's it going where the support really needs to be? For instance, where do the Harry Fox agency and ASCAP stand on the proposition?
>Because it's embarrassing to somebody in power. Simple as that.
Somebody without sufficient power to persuade the government agency he works for to become embroiled in a First Amendment case that would take years and cost millions of dollars.
>I don't see how either mandatory or even voluntary reporting of the music I personally listen to can be considered a 'bast case' scenario.
"Mandatory reporting" goes straight into "chilling effect" territory and won't fly. There are straightforward constitutional challenges to it, that even a conservative court would favor.
"...unless you want to get run over...."
I hear this all the time. But I'm also sure that the guy with the fast car behind me, likes his car enough not to get an impression of my chrome bumper on his front end.
What's he gonna do? Ram me??? It's TEXAS. I know how to turn that into 5 years in prison for assault.
I'll go my speed. You can pass me. Your call.
"Motorized wheelchairs are allowed on the roads, at least the residential streets around here, I don't see much difference."
I'm pretty sure the distinction will be based on horsepower and possibly on noise.
Somebody could make the "Whitey" tape w/o much trouble, but for that you really just need film gimp and a voice actor.
>Saying the CDDL is incompatible with the GPL is misleading - the CDDL doesn't say anything about code not explicitly released under it. It is the GPL
>which imposes constraints on third-party code.
You make it sound like the GPL can reach up from the toilet seat and grab your code.
Modding THIS post "Flamebait" is an insult to all my *actual* flamebait posts.
>By "many, many" do you mean "more than none"?
I hate to admit this but there is *one* genuine benefit that I know of, which applies to
Digital Audio Workstations: WaveRT and devices that support it, are a big step forward from ASIO or WDM audio.
It's unfortunate that there's a shallow pool of WaveRT-supporting devices so far. This ends up being a liability for
Vista and one very good reason to crossgrade to XP. ASIO drivers are a userland affair on Vista. It's FUD, however,
to say they don't work well.
>I went online and downloaded XP.
I'll assume you downloaded it from say, a properly licensed MSDN source...
Snapzilla http://www.sluniverse.com/pics/
There are a few genuinely interesting people in Second Life still, and some of them do genuinely interesting things.
Yes the game is full of total whackjobs and idiots, but people with their heads screwed on straight tend to gravitate
toward / build locations that are simply too boring (to the griefers) to ever be messed with.
Of course, I tend to ruthlessly avoid interaction with players who hide their Real Life identities. That pares the field WAY down, which suits me fine.
I'm a musician in SL. It's really difficult for an artist with a recognizable style to hide his or her identity, and I consider it folly to do so.
I also think it's funny that people are actually concerned about the fact that, whatever the numbers are, X% of the avatars are female and X+Y% of the players are male. When you narrow your interactions down to only those players who are willing to be upfront and honest about their Real Life identities, those things are no longer a subject of consideration, and then you are simply dealing with interesting people, just like any other social networking or what have you.
>Would you let a doctor fresh out of med school slice and dice in heart surgeries?
Yes, if that was their residency specialty. Do you know much about med school matriculation?
>That's a flaming pile of fail right there. I wonder what they spent on that.
Except for one Chinese friend and one friend who was once an olympic swimmer herself, I don't know anyone personally who didn't totally ignore the Olympics either as part of a boycott or just out of apathy.
>Your example is worlds away from what's going on here.
Patent application process exposes the individual to all kinds of personal civil and criminal liability.
He should ask the company for written prior agreements to represent him with his choice of legal counsel.
The company is asking him to take personal liability for certain things. He has a right to refuse this.
>If your on the disclosure and you know of prior art and didn't report it then you can be liable for fines and jail time plus the patent invalidated
>(according to paperwork).
Boss, filing a patent gets into legal territory that personally exposes me to fines and jail time. With all due respect, you don't pay me enough to ask me o personally cross that bridge.
>"He wouldn't do what I told him to do" would be for cause.
Not so simple. "What I told him to do" cannot amount to an abridgement of any person's rights, unless there is a contract to mitigate this,
and of course you cannot ask someone to do anything illegal.
How do you think your idea will go if I fire my secretary because she wouldn't pose for nude photos when I told her to?
Don't laugh, my example is not as different from the situation in TFA as you might think.
>What if your web server and programming language are forbidden from creating or writing files?
The time-tested solution in the UNIX world is log message over sockets to syslog daemons (on dedicated hosts, if the situation dictates).