Microsoft produces mainly computer software and makes money with that. Both Google and Facebook by design make money by exploiting users privacy and selling their data to advertisers
Microsoft doesn't have search engines, online user accounts, web mail, etc, just like Google...?
It only applies to single CCD color sensors using a color mosiac. I would presume all 3 CCD cameras are not covered.
...and this is a perfect example of all that's wrong with the patent system. Patents are supposed to be "non-obvious". Doing it in color instead of black-and-white is about engineering, not imagination.
Sure, it suffers from feature bloat - to say the least.
So...which features could you remove without harming the language and making a whole lot of people's jobs more difficult?
I can only think of one - C++ arrays. new[] and delete[] are a dangerous blight (the C++ FAQ calls them "evil") and are made obsolete by std::vector.
And it suffers from a lack of a coherent structure of libraries and tools - it's nothing like java.
That's mostly because the world will never agree on one that's 'best'. There's plenty to choose from but none has ever become The Standard. The user interfaces in Java have only managed become the standard for mediocrity (if you disagree then where's the shrinkwrapped Java applications?)
The one thing that's hurt C++ more than anything else is the lack of a smart pointer class. It would have helped C++ a lot if a good reference-counted pointer had been in the ISO standard. Yes, there's Boost but most programmers are overwhelmed by the style of Boost and all they want is a pointer, not a new lifestyle.
Re: "The US obsession with RF power never ceases to amaze me"
It's a bit like their obsession with cubic inches in engines. Non-US engine designers are always amazed at how little horsepower the USA engineers get per unit of engine capacity.
(I'm guessing it's something to do with the American consumer demanding high torque at low revs and the engineers not daring to try and educate those consumers about how gasoline engines work. The result is jaw-droppingly inefficient gas guzzlers for no reason other than ignorance).
Yep, I know NOTHING abotu CB radio but I figured out what "10m" meant and I intuit that a 1600W transmitter is much more than legally allowed by the FTC.
Everybody knows that federally mandated odometers aren't tamper-proof. The government doesn't mind too much when it's only car dealers ripping people off but when it's tax money they're not going to trust Joe Public to play by the rules.
I don't know how they will enforce this law, I just know it will cost a fortune.
After the major intersections will come the minor intersections. Pretty soon every corner will have one.
They'll come up with some spin about "denying criminals the use of the road" or something - no stolen car will be able to drive around without being flagged, etc.
PS: This system is already being implemented in the UK... and that's the exact phrase Tony Blair used to justify it (google it). Think it can't happen in the USA? Look at what the TSA is doing and how people are just bending over and taking it.
How's this: Automatic number plate recognition cameras at all major intersections. Every time you drive past one it logs your position and starts calculating.
Competitor: Pirate copy of Office, value: $500 GM: Guaranteed government bailouts no matter how crappy their cars, billion dollar bonuses for CEOs that bring the company to ruin despite record income, value: Priceless
You could trickle charge an ultracapacitor in your garage all day then just dump the accumulated electrons into your car in a couple of minutes, no 30 amps required.
Re: "stop every hour"
I'm pretty sure even today's electric cars can drive for a lot longer then that....
Yep. If you destroy their "principal" argument (deadly nuclear waste!!) they'll just pull another one out of their asses. These people have too much emotional/peer investment to suddenly go around saying they were wrong and we should start using nuclear power.
The correct answer is that since everybody chooses either "password", "123456" or "iloveyou" to guard their life secrets then there's no point in encrypting anything.
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Microsoft produces mainly computer software and makes money with that. Both Google and Facebook by design make money by exploiting users privacy and selling their data to advertisers
Microsoft doesn't have search engines, online user accounts, web mail, etc, just like Google...?
Didn't the Romans have sunshades over the Coliseum...?
It only applies to single CCD color sensors using a color mosiac. I would presume all 3 CCD cameras are not covered.
...and this is a perfect example of all that's wrong with the patent system. Patents are supposed to be "non-obvious". Doing it in color instead of black-and-white is about engineering, not imagination.
Sure, it suffers from feature bloat - to say the least.
So...which features could you remove without harming the language and making a whole lot of people's jobs more difficult?
I can only think of one - C++ arrays. new[] and delete[] are a dangerous blight (the C++ FAQ calls them "evil") and are made obsolete by std::vector.
And it suffers from a lack of a coherent structure of libraries and tools - it's nothing like java.
That's mostly because the world will never agree on one that's 'best'. There's plenty to choose from but none has ever become The Standard. The user interfaces in Java have only managed become the standard for mediocrity (if you disagree then where's the shrinkwrapped Java applications?)
The one thing that's hurt C++ more than anything else is the lack of a smart pointer class. It would have helped C++ a lot if a good reference-counted pointer had been in the ISO standard. Yes, there's Boost but most programmers are overwhelmed by the style of Boost and all they want is a pointer, not a new lifestyle.
Why don't C programmers program in assembler...?
Their reasons for preferring C over C++ are equally applicable to "C-vs-assembly language" so I don't understand why they use C....anybody?
(Be aware that any answer you give will be instantly reworked to fit "C++ vs. C" so you'll lose by default...)
Re: "The US obsession with RF power never ceases to amaze me"
It's a bit like their obsession with cubic inches in engines. Non-US engine designers are always amazed at how little horsepower the USA engineers get per unit of engine capacity.
(I'm guessing it's something to do with the American consumer demanding high torque at low revs and the engineers not daring to try and educate those consumers about how gasoline engines work. The result is jaw-droppingly inefficient gas guzzlers for no reason other than ignorance).
Yep, I know NOTHING abotu CB radio but I figured out what "10m" meant and I intuit that a 1600W transmitter is much more than legally allowed by the FTC.
Everybody knows that federally mandated odometers aren't tamper-proof. The government doesn't mind too much when it's only car dealers ripping people off but when it's tax money they're not going to trust Joe Public to play by the rules.
I don't know how they will enforce this law, I just know it will cost a fortune.
After the major intersections will come the minor intersections. Pretty soon every corner will have one.
They'll come up with some spin about "denying criminals the use of the road" or something - no stolen car will be able to drive around without being flagged, etc.
PS: This system is already being implemented in the UK ... and that's the exact phrase Tony Blair used to justify it (google it). Think it can't happen in the USA? Look at what the TSA is doing and how people are just bending over and taking it.
No, I don't believe there's such a thing as a tamper-proof odometer.
Your neighbor could watch it (if you give him your password...)
You could even rebroadcast it via P2P and the whole world could watch.
How's this: Automatic number plate recognition cameras at all major intersections. Every time you drive past one it logs your position and starts calculating.
...and they're completely tamper proof.
Yep, this system will be gamed/hacked from day 1. It's an awful lot harder to fake the amount of gas you consume.
This, The sooner gas hits $20/gallon, the better.
What's 'unfair' about this scenario?
Competitor: Pirate copy of Office, value: $500
GM: Guaranteed government bailouts no matter how crappy their cars, billion dollar bonuses for CEOs that bring the company to ruin despite record income, value: Priceless
To defend itself from the lawsuit all GM has to do is prove that they too use pirated versions of Excel....case dismissed!
There's no way this number is true. I bet it was paid for by the RIAA's lawyers so they can say, "See! The lawsuits are working!!!"
62.1 miles is actually more convenient for most car usage - you don't ever have to go out of your way to a gas station.
The Chevy volt has a gas engine which takes over if you do more than that.
The PROBLEM with electric cars today isn't really the range, it's the price.
You could trickle charge an ultracapacitor in your garage all day then just dump the accumulated electrons into your car in a couple of minutes, no 30 amps required.
Re: "stop every hour"
I'm pretty sure even today's electric cars can drive for a lot longer then that....
Yep. If you destroy their "principal" argument (deadly nuclear waste!!) they'll just pull another one out of their asses. These people have too much emotional/peer investment to suddenly go around saying they were wrong and we should start using nuclear power.
Believe it or not The Hobbit was written as a kid's book and LOTR was written for adults.
(LOTR has plenty of plot holes, you're supposed to enjoy the prose...)
It's pretty obvious PJ was just waiting for what he calls "The Right Price". /Apologies to Douglas Adams...
The correct answer is that since everybody chooses either "password", "123456" or "iloveyou" to guard their life secrets then there's no point in encrypting anything.
There's a little box at top-right of the file explorer window. You can type words there...