The articles points out that log records will be chained with hashes (like changesets in git and mercurial) so you can't just rewrite part of a log file. You would have to replace the whole chain, and an externally held checksum would pick that up.
I think it might be useful for messaging in environments where authorities try to monitor communication. Without the decryption key you just see a stream of encrypted data. Keys would be distributed off-line.
Smalltalk has no goal to be cross-platform - Java does.
I can't speak to the rest of your opinions, but you're outright wrong about this. The current implementation of Smalltalk is Squeak, and Squeak is cross-platform, implements a virtual machine which is ostensibly the same across platforms just as Java is ostensibly the same across platforms, et cetera.
And the current implementation of BASIC has named functions, doesn't require line numbers, in fact it can do anything pascal did, so what?
They only really needed to do their slocs thing on the deltas and they would be happy. Lines taken out is still work. I have had arguments with management over sloc algorithms which exclude comments. I think we should be evaluating our developers on the basis of the amount of comment lines they write.
Problem is that you need to be a big country to make your own nukes, so nuclear weapons place small countries at an even greater disadvantage than they already are at.
That resources boom is pushing up the value of the aussie dollar and threatening to move my engineering job to Europe. Ending it would give me job security.
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Why is everyone re-inventing the boat, poorly?
Because its easy work and gives people lots of opportunities to argue about inconsequential stuff.
Close enough is good enough (Aussie here). None of them are going to use my flag.
I hope they haven't afflicted AZERTY keyboards on you.
A good icon works for readers of any language. You know that flag which identifies localized versions of a page? Thats an icon.
text can be altered - so can a binary file
The articles points out that log records will be chained with hashes (like changesets in git and mercurial) so you can't just rewrite part of a log file. You would have to replace the whole chain, and an externally held checksum would pick that up.
Everything in /var/log on my netbsd system (except the currently written files) is compressed with gzip so I access them with:
gzcat messages.1.gz | grep MY-STUFF
Its happened too many times to me to be funny.
True to form, she got distracted by the pretty lights and will be on her way in the next couple of weeks.
Geez why not just inhale the ether ;)
I think it might be useful for messaging in environments where authorities try to monitor communication. Without the decryption key you just see a stream of encrypted data. Keys would be distributed off-line.
Laser printer toner is a great explosive. As is flower.
Gives me an idea for a forum which is just a constant stream of encrypted content. Clients decrypt any content they can.
Could be used for web forums too.
Now you have me imagining Apple instead of Compaq buying DEC. Unfortunately the timing was wrong.
You need to quit while you are ahead Julien.
It was not meant to be a sueable system.
While BSD on the other hand....
Smalltalk has no goal to be cross-platform - Java does.
I can't speak to the rest of your opinions, but you're outright wrong about this. The current implementation of Smalltalk is Squeak, and Squeak is cross-platform, implements a virtual machine which is ostensibly the same across platforms just as Java is ostensibly the same across platforms, et cetera.
And the current implementation of BASIC has named functions, doesn't require line numbers, in fact it can do anything pascal did, so what?
Lets compare smalltalk from 1995 with Java.
Years ago I climbed mount Bogong in February and there was a patch of snow close to the summit.
They only really needed to do their slocs thing on the deltas and they would be happy. Lines taken out is still work. I have had arguments with management over sloc algorithms which exclude comments. I think we should be evaluating our developers on the basis of the amount of comment lines they write.
The bigger monkeys with bigger sticks fuck the smaller monkeys with no sticks.
I bet you live in a big country.
Problem is that you need to be a big country to make your own nukes, so nuclear weapons place small countries at an even greater disadvantage than they already are at.
I propose feeding people to a giant sugarcane crusher, as soon as they clear security!
This way might work
No because Diaspora was going nowhere.
That resources boom is pushing up the value of the aussie dollar and threatening to move my engineering job to Europe. Ending it would give me job security.
An example? Most if the farmers I recall in his stories were real human people.