In order to stay within the current "bizarro world" moderation mentality I'd mod you down for honesty and/or humor, but alas, I don't have any mod points. Of course, I'll get modded down for this post because of the same honesty and/or humor. Go figure.
However, people who are just learning have no business writing business critical code for high risk environments, much less without strong supervision.
This is very true, but bad habits that are learned early are hard to break. When these 'noobies' start to work on more critical stuff, and they have deadlines, and a boss who isn't as 'understanding' as you or I, they will cut corners because it is already in their repertoire. Teach them properly, right from the start, and everyone is in much better shape: noobies, teachers, employers, the dev community, site owners & operators... and the general public.
Also, writing checks for every case imaginable bloats your code and then there are all the cases you didn't imagine but a clever hacker does. the solution is to write checks for everything valid and have a standard procedure for everything invalid.
The article wasn't all that informative, and yes, red flags went up as soon as I read "deliverable" & "productize". Basically his framework requires "developers to use different prefixes that describe variables of the strings, without requiring any major changes to their coding style". That's the gist of the important info in the article.
I'm not making any statements or claims against Kaminsky, Recursion Ventures or Interpolique. I'm just agreeing that the article wasn't all that great.
Yeah, that's mildy funny and you scored some points with the moderators. Grats for finding the low-hanging fruit!
Yes, it was a joke. I don't go to Starbucks because I don't like their coffee and I don't like their prices. I hit a local chain that has 24oz coffee (regular, flavored, any way you want it) for $2.13 including tax.
AFA 'low hanging fruit', well, perhaps I should have focused on Starbucks' claim that they're going to have 'proprietary content' you can't get anywhere else. Or maybe that they are telling you right up front that they will know who you are and track all your traffic so they can hit you with very focused ads. Those two things are much more interesting and important than a joke about $7 coffee.
It did get modded up, and someone will come along and mark it 'overrated' to knock it down a point or two. Doesn't matter to me. The 'joke' resulted in some interesting comments related to coffee in general including "For only a few pennies more, you can get a smaller portion that tastes like ass." That means the process is working.
The National Geographic coverage of the news gives some air time to those doubtful that this study will prove definitive.
3.5 billion years ago is too long ago for us to ever *know* definitively. We won't get to Mars for decades and it would be decades after that before any real "hands on" research could even bring us closer to a "definitive" answer (which will still inly be a best guess).
Must be that or people don't remember what sarcasm is used for.
I think the wrong people are getting mod points these days. I've seen so many posts inappropriately modded down lately that it amazes me. I haven't had any mod points for months.
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I don't get it... he's complaining that an e-mail shouts "Danger Will Robbins!" because his AV subscription has expired? On Windows that's a situation to be concerned about. Of course, if he's switched security products or OS's then he doesn't care, but the vendor doesn't know that and he should out-out/unsubscribe to their notices.
I'm not defending the ugly "your computer may actually be on fire Right NOW!" type of add, but doesn't an expired AV subscription warrant some sort of urgency being conveyed in the message?
That's why I usually link to even semi-obscure references because I do not always assume that everyone reads/watches the same things as me.
AC's can't be bothered to register an account, or even log in if they do, so don't get your hopes up that they'll actually link to a reference (no matter how obscure).
Did what gradually? One day there were no ads and the next day ads.
At "internet speed" a change that takes place over a day is gradual.
* Term: "Again?" - sometimes it shows up, sometimes not; vendor has no idea what's happening or why
* Term: "WTF?" : - hey, something changed and it wasn't there last time I refreshed
* Term: "Instant" : - announced by the vendor at the moment it is dumped upon the users
* Term: "Fast" : - it took minutes before it was too late to hit the Internet's "undo" button
* Term: "Slow" : - an hour after a program, product or site was written, announced or registered
* Term: "Gradual" : - it happens in a day (usually overnight)
* Term: "Glacial" : - and a month later the company finally made good on its promise/threat of the new service or product
* Term: "Eons" : - after months of delays and anticipation something finally happened which may or may not be what the company announced
Foxconn Exec: It's iPhone, not iP0wne! Foxconn Employee: Yes, there's a difference? Foxconn Exec: Yes, yes there is. You know what you have to do... Foxconn Employee: No... really? For that? Foxconn Exec: Yes, for that. We can't exactly sell them like this, can we? Foxconn Employee: Um, I would buy one like that. Foxconn Exec: Really? Hmmm... that's a great idea! Very good. Foxconn Employee: Thank you. Foxconn Exec: Oh, not good for you, good for me. It's my idea now. Foxconn Employee: No... really? Foxconn Exec: Yes, yes it is. You know what you have to do... Foxconn Employee: This just isn't my day. Foxconn Exec: No, no it isn't.
No, it solves the problem as they are moving to ROBOTRON IV are workers are programmed no to commit suicide unless their boss tells them to do so.
Those robots will never fit inside a standard sized Suicide Booth so chances are they'll work in those factories until their little robot arms fall off;-)
Imagine that he's on a hot date... and he excuses himself to go to the men's room... and she checks his "live stream" with her smartphone and discovers he's been using his bionic eye to make up for other shortcomings... the date ends badly
The MS joke is "funny" because it's true. Just ask Homer Simpson. The Linux/OS X joke was lame because it's not true, not funny and just plain flaming lame.
They closed the 64-bit Linux beta... but didn't release a 64-bit Linux version of 10.1? So they closed the beta but not the security hole? Rocket surgery indeed!
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You're absolutely correct. I completely forgot about XBox 360 in my haste to take a cheap shot at Microsoft.
It's a good thing they have money to be parted with since the average iPhone user makes over 100k/year.
Really? I think that I want to be an average iPhone user :-)
In order to stay within the current "bizarro world" moderation mentality I'd mod you down for honesty and/or humor, but alas, I don't have any mod points. Of course, I'll get modded down for this post because of the same honesty and/or humor. Go figure.
When was the last time someone waited in line for a Microsoft product?
15 years ago? Yeah that's about right.
-- BMO
When was the last time Microsoft had a product worth waiting in line for? 15 years ago? Yeah that's about right. ;-)
However, people who are just learning have no business writing business critical code for high risk environments, much less without strong supervision.
This is very true, but bad habits that are learned early are hard to break. When these 'noobies' start to work on more critical stuff, and they have deadlines, and a boss who isn't as 'understanding' as you or I, they will cut corners because it is already in their repertoire. Teach them properly, right from the start, and everyone is in much better shape: noobies, teachers, employers, the dev community, site owners & operators ... and the general public.
Also, writing checks for every case imaginable bloats your code and then there are all the cases you didn't imagine but a clever hacker does. the solution is to write checks for everything valid and have a standard procedure for everything invalid.
Amen.
The article wasn't all that informative, and yes, red flags went up as soon as I read "deliverable" & "productize". Basically his framework requires "developers to use different prefixes that describe variables of the strings, without requiring any major changes to their coding style". That's the gist of the important info in the article.
I'm not making any statements or claims against Kaminsky, Recursion Ventures or Interpolique. I'm just agreeing that the article wasn't all that great.
Ironically, the Recursion Ventures website is hard to read, too.
Yeah, that's mildy funny and you scored some points with the moderators. Grats for finding the low-hanging fruit!
Yes, it was a joke. I don't go to Starbucks because I don't like their coffee and I don't like their prices. I hit a local chain that has 24oz coffee (regular, flavored, any way you want it) for $2.13 including tax.
AFA 'low hanging fruit', well, perhaps I should have focused on Starbucks' claim that they're going to have 'proprietary content' you can't get anywhere else. Or maybe that they are telling you right up front that they will know who you are and track all your traffic so they can hit you with very focused ads. Those two things are much more interesting and important than a joke about $7 coffee.
It did get modded up, and someone will come along and mark it 'overrated' to knock it down a point or two. Doesn't matter to me. The 'joke' resulted in some interesting comments related to coffee in general including "For only a few pennies more, you can get a smaller portion that tastes like ass." That means the process is working.
The National Geographic coverage of the news gives some air time to those doubtful that this study will prove definitive.
3.5 billion years ago is too long ago for us to ever *know* definitively. We won't get to Mars for decades and it would be decades after that before any real "hands on" research could even bring us closer to a "definitive" answer (which will still inly be a best guess).
Now I can get a small cup of coffee and free WiFI for only $7!
Has sarcasm suddenly gone out fashion??
Must be that or people don't remember what sarcasm is used for.
I think the wrong people are getting mod points these days. I've seen so many posts inappropriately modded down lately that it amazes me. I haven't had any mod points for months.
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Hey, dimethylxanthine
"I'm North Korean now? D'oh!"
I don't get it ... he's complaining that an e-mail shouts "Danger Will Robbins!" because his AV subscription has expired? On Windows that's a situation to be concerned about. Of course, if he's switched security products or OS's then he doesn't care, but the vendor doesn't know that and he should out-out/unsubscribe to their notices.
I'm not defending the ugly "your computer may actually be on fire Right NOW!" type of add, but doesn't an expired AV subscription warrant some sort of urgency being conveyed in the message?
That's why I usually link to even semi-obscure references because I do not always assume that everyone reads/watches the same things as me.
AC's can't be bothered to register an account, or even log in if they do, so don't get your hopes up that they'll actually link to a reference (no matter how obscure).
Um, someone with mod points should check out the comic parent linked before modding him "Offtopic". I'm just sayin' ...
Did what gradually? One day there were no ads and the next day ads.
At "internet speed" a change that takes place over a day is gradual.
* Term: "Again?" - sometimes it shows up, sometimes not; vendor has no idea what's happening or why
* Term: "WTF?" : - hey, something changed and it wasn't there last time I refreshed
* Term: "Instant" : - announced by the vendor at the moment it is dumped upon the users
* Term: "Fast" : - it took minutes before it was too late to hit the Internet's "undo" button
* Term: "Slow" : - an hour after a program, product or site was written, announced or registered
* Term: "Gradual" : - it happens in a day (usually overnight)
* Term: "Glacial" : - and a month later the company finally made good on its promise/threat of the new service or product
* Term: "Eons" : - after months of delays and anticipation something finally happened which may or may not be what the company announced
And I agree that a much more effective strategy would be finding out why it is that being dead is better than working at your plant.
It probably will support their families for a significant period of time or get them out from under a serious debt.
Foxconn Exec: It's iPhone, not iP0wne! ... ... really? For that? ... that's a great idea! Very good. ... really? ...
Foxconn Employee: Yes, there's a difference?
Foxconn Exec: Yes, yes there is. You know what you have to do
Foxconn Employee: No
Foxconn Exec: Yes, for that. We can't exactly sell them like this, can we?
Foxconn Employee: Um, I would buy one like that.
Foxconn Exec: Really? Hmmm
Foxconn Employee: Thank you.
Foxconn Exec: Oh, not good for you, good for me. It's my idea now.
Foxconn Employee: No
Foxconn Exec: Yes, yes it is. You know what you have to do
Foxconn Employee: This just isn't my day.
Foxconn Exec: No, no it isn't.
No, it solves the problem as they are moving to ROBOTRON IV are workers are programmed no to commit suicide unless their boss tells them to do so.
Those robots will never fit inside a standard sized Suicide Booth so chances are they'll work in those factories until their little robot arms fall off ;-)
By shorting KAN & DELA the only way you'll see a profit is if he gets modded down and you get modded up ... all within 20 minutes ;-)
Imagine that he's on a hot date ... and he excuses himself to go to the men's room ... and she checks his "live stream" with her smartphone and discovers he's been using his bionic eye to make up for other shortcomings ... the date ends badly
They probably just left it on an insecure AT&T server ... it was bound to find its way to the internet before too long ... I'm just sayin'
The MS joke is "funny" because it's true. Just ask Homer Simpson. The Linux/OS X joke was lame because it's not true, not funny and just plain flaming lame.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
He who speaks Latin is doomed to repeat it?
Do you mean "well, of course Apple should take a stance against second-class treatment by Flash"? I think that guy named Steve beat you to it.