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  1. Re:I once watched.... on Evolution Of The Online Tax Debate · · Score: 1

    No, the no. 1 place to see movies is at home in front of your widescreen HDTV with THX certified stereo system (I don't have this). Why would you want to deal with: annoying kids, sticky floors, tall person in front of you, overreactors, lack of pizza :), burnt or dirty film, not-so-comfortable chairs (at least not like a couch), need I go on?

  2. Re:What to tax on Evolution Of The Online Tax Debate · · Score: 2, Informative

    However, any gains by the government are mitigated by the fact that anyone LOSING money on the stock market gets a tax CREDIT.

    That's simply not true. You can use capital losses to offset your own capital gains. However you never get a credit.

    Two examples:

    buy 100 shares of Stock A for $10 sell for $8
    buy 100 shares of Stock B for $10 sell for $13
    (assume all done in the same year)
    you pay capital gains tax on $100

    buy 100 shares of Stock A for $10 sell for $7
    buy 100 shares of Stock B for $10 sell for $12
    (assume all done in the same year)
    you pay no capital gain tax (you get no credit)

  3. Re:lint is horrible on Using Redundancies to Find Errors · · Score: 1

    One of the purposes of str*() returning a pointer is that you can program in a semi-functional way. eg strcpy(buf1,strcat(buf2,"test"))

  4. Re:Why don't they use slashdots karma system on Slackware Forums Alive Again! · · Score: 1

    I actually find some of the trolls' posts more interesting and entertaining than others.

  5. Re:2 ways to deal with this on SPAM - A Different Kind of Identity Theft? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I don't see 1) and 2) as mutually exclusive actions.

  6. Someone in the know, please answer! on Bad News From Canada On NetTV And Media Levies · · Score: 1

    The question should be: is it now alright to burn legal copies (for friends) of CDs since we pay extra in the US for Music CD-Rs?

  7. Other Failings on Segway Banned In San Francisco · · Score: 4, Informative

    The postal carriers are ditching it also (and others who were expected to use it, like policeman, security, etc). A quote from a postal worker in this week's Business Week was "You can't keep warm if you're not walking. You end up frozen like popsicle on a stick." Not a ringing endorsement for those states that are chilly 9 months of the year.

  8. Same with voicemails on SMS Messaging Unreliable · · Score: 1

    Voicemails on SprintPCS can show up days later without warning. I have checked my voicemail somedays several times, then checked it the next day, and get a message that was left 5 days ago (it's not an error with their timestamping, as the person confirms it was left days ago).

    Pretty shitty.

  9. Re:Standard C++ Easier on GCC Gets PCH Support And New Parser · · Score: 1

    I will, thank you. But let's not exaggerate.

    using std::map;
    using std::vector;
    using std::map;
    typedef map<string, vector<my_ns::my_class>, my_comp> mymap;
    for (mymap::iterator i = v.begin(); i != v.end(); ++i)


    Check out Stroustrup's book, as this is what he frequently does.

    I really hope they don't add it to the standard, it will only lead to more shitty code.

  10. Re:Standard C++ Easier on GCC Gets PCH Support And New Parser · · Score: 1

    So, in other words, auto is useless? :)

  11. Re:Standard C++ Easier on GCC Gets PCH Support And New Parser · · Score: 1

    No, suppose I am writing a function that uses a map. The function consists of two for loops. In the first, I iterate through the map, but don't want to change it. Hence I use a const_iterator to make sure that I don't try to change it in the body of the for. In the second loop, I do actually make some changes (or there is a possibility I could), so I use a iterator. The point of the constant version is to help prevent errors. Are you proposing that functions have to be divided along those lines?

  12. Re:Standard C++ Easier on GCC Gets PCH Support And New Parser · · Score: 1

    Exactly, this was my point. This is a case where the compiler is guessing... and may guess incorrectly.

  13. Re:Standard C++ Easier on GCC Gets PCH Support And New Parser · · Score: 1

    What is the context? It depends on whether the person was later going to modify the map using that iterator. But even making a decision based on that is bad... using the const version is usually to prevent programmer mistakes.

  14. Hank on Games Controlled By An Exercise Bike · · Score: 1

    There's a project called Hank supported by the NSF and Ford that would make a nice environment for such a thing.

  15. Re:Standard C++ Easier on GCC Gets PCH Support And New Parser · · Score: 2, Interesting

    But map::begin() is an overloaded function returning two types, iterator and const_iterator. How do you propose the compiler resolves that?

  16. Re:Prediction on Cryptome Log Subpoenaed · · Score: 1

    Will it specify which applications have to generate certain kinds of logs?

    If not, just modify the Apache httpd source to not log anything. Then nil * (each request) = nil.

  17. duh on Network Solutions Take 2 · · Score: 1

    Gandi, of course!

  18. Re:A little known fact. on Network Solutions Take 2 · · Score: 1

    That was stupid. Some might be heading over to snapnames.com or namewinner.com right now...

  19. Re:No, it's not. on Why IE Is So Fast ... Sometimes · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "They are only kept in the RAM cache"

    Isn't a "RAM cache" a cache? Did the parent specifically mention disk cache?

  20. It Depends on Education Research By A Consulting Firm? · · Score: 1

    It's not always the just the university covering its ass. The federal government has many restrictions on subject data for certain areas. I deal with this constantly, as I administer computer systems that hold the date (psychological data, educational data, medical data, etc). There are very strict requirements, and violating those can incur a substantial penalty. I suggest instead of asking slashdot you consult with others that have done similar studies (at universities) and see certification from some higher authority (say at a university). That way, if it's wrong, it's their butts, not yours.

  21. Re:Strange things said about H1B workers on AFL-CIO Proposed Reforms for the H1B Program · · Score: 1

    I'm not a big fan of foreigners, but nothing could be more true than "US schools seem more interested [sic] in boosting people's self esteem than teaching students anything useful".

  22. Re:Hunh? on AFL-CIO Proposed Reforms for the H1B Program · · Score: 1

    No, it's called sitting there trying to figure out what the fuck they just said. I deal with this a lot. It becomes a real pain when every word has to be spelled just to be able to communicate.

  23. Other Excuse on Cable TV A La Carte Part 2 · · Score: 2, Informative

    I just received a letter about this today. However they (Mediacom) don't mention the federal law at all, they blame it on the local authority. That's the first three sentences. Then the rest (a full page) is advertisement for their digital stuff, of course.

  24. Re:X-OSX? heh? on Apple Win32 to OS X Porting Guide · · Score: 1

    "want to pay for Photoshop"

    That's why they invented Gnutella, bitch.

  25. Re:DMCA Violations on OptimumOnline Bans uploads to P2P networks · · Score: 1

    And you accept that list as fact? Nice innocent-until-proven-guilty implementation there.