That's why I've always had the utmost sympathy for sysadmins. If everything is working perfectly, they're invisible. But if something is broken, THEN they get all the attention!
I'm always amazed when I can improve code merely by deleting part of it -- that's a real reflection on just how crappy the original code was! In general, when I'm maintaining badly designed and implemented code, it tends to get smaller, not larger. Some people think it is "finished" when there is nothing else you can think of to add to it. I prefer to think it is finished when there is no way to further simplify it. "Refactoring" is something good coders have been doing for years, before anybody decided to put a label on it.
One particularly bad case: C++ code for Intel's NetPort. Three classes with different names but absolutely the same body, obviously created by cut-and-paste. Anybody that didn't understand he could create a single superclass and subclass the three from that SHOULD NOT be writing C++ code!
'Hmm. I think I've seen something like this before.'" I say that a lot when sitting in front of my computer... usually when there is pr0n displayed on the screen!
I wonder what kind of neuro-misspellings brain-typing would cause. If my thoughts went directly from my brain to the computer, I suspect phrases like "Miss Anderson, we would like to offer you the position of receptionist" would come out as "Miss Anderson, I'd love to fuck your brains out!"
The problem is, experienced typists don't think in individual characters, they think in macros of several characters. Meaning there are thousands of patterns to detect, not just 26.
Sure, but what do you do during that five year wait for the rocks to get to their target? Also, unless the rocks are traveling faster than the speed of light, is is likely they will see them coming with plenty of time to respond, resulting in mutual assured destruction, as well as a chance they might send Bruce Willis up to deflect the rock.
It only makes you feel colder if there is a significant temperature differential between your body and the surrounding air. In places where the surrounding air is warmer than your body temperature, it wouldn't work at all. Also, just mounting a heat sink on your head would be more effective at cooling you then this device, which has more thermal resistance since it is trying to extract energy from the heat transfer. ("Look at me! I've got aluminum fins on my head!")
Why should I pay people to test my products when I can get my customers to pay me for the privilege of testing my products? (No, I don't work for Microsoft -- I'm just playing Devil's Advocate here.)
No, the first vehicle to cross the bridge should always be a heavy bus carrying the all engineers that designed it, as well as all the suppliers of materials for the bridge and supervisors for the construction. I think we'll refer to this method as "Chinese Quality Control".
No, his tanking poll numbers suggest that like every president ever elected, he hasn't achieved everything he promised in his platform, and that people really did have unrealistic expectations for him. Reality check: unlike kings, the President cannot pass laws through executive fiat. I'm disappointed that Obama hasn't undone more of what W did, but in the final analysis, there is very little that he has done that I could have done better or would have done differently. Jimmy Carter was one of the most ethical people we have had as president, but he was completely ineffective. Obama is a pragmatist; he'll take whatever wins he can get and compromise when he has to. Only the Taliban and the neo-cons are unwilling to compromise.
She formed a PAC as an end-run around campaign finance laws to raise money to support one specific candidate by attacking his opponent. Granted, this probably is "typical political tactics" but it is also unethical and should be unlawful. There are many PACs which claim to be advocating an issue whose real purpose is to get a specific candidate elected by running attack ads against their opponent. They should all be shut down, as this flies against the intent of campaign finance laws.
The fear is that if you pursue computer science, you will be stuck in a basement, writing code. That is absolutely not the reality. How true! The vast majority are instead stuck in a cubicle, writing code. Basements are passé!
A clearly inaccurate analogy. Everyone knows there are no black Republicans. I think you've uncovered a conspiracy here -- Michael Steele is really just Glen Beck in blackface!
Yes, both sides use the same tricks. But the "playing on their fears" technique is something that was really perfected by Nixon's campaign staffers and some (not all) Republicans take this tactic to ridiculous extremes (e.g. "Joe the Plumber"). Part of Obama's appeal was that he tried to take the high road. But rhetoric is a part of every campaign, and Obama himself is gifted at it.
Grayson does have one valid complaint stated at the end of his letter -- as Langley is a former Republican Party chairman in Grayson's district (which she obviously considers to be her district), her organization is a fairly transparent attempt to do an end-run around campaign finance laws. This is highly unethical, but from what I've seen it is also a fairly common practice; third party "attack" ads that obviously favor the opponent have been used almost everywhere in the US. If you are going to go after this one organization for that, you'd better go after all of them!
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That's why I've always had the utmost sympathy for sysadmins. If everything is working perfectly, they're invisible. But if something is broken, THEN they get all the attention!
I'm always amazed when I can improve code merely by deleting part of it -- that's a real reflection on just how crappy the original code was! In general, when I'm maintaining badly designed and implemented code, it tends to get smaller, not larger. Some people think it is "finished" when there is nothing else you can think of to add to it. I prefer to think it is finished when there is no way to further simplify it. "Refactoring" is something good coders have been doing for years, before anybody decided to put a label on it.
One particularly bad case: C++ code for Intel's NetPort. Three classes with different names but absolutely the same body, obviously created by cut-and-paste. Anybody that didn't understand he could create a single superclass and subclass the three from that SHOULD NOT be writing C++ code!
'Hmm. I think I've seen something like this before.'" I say that a lot when sitting in front of my computer... usually when there is pr0n displayed on the screen!
I wonder what kind of neuro-misspellings brain-typing would cause. If my thoughts went directly from my brain to the computer, I suspect phrases like "Miss Anderson, we would like to offer you the position of receptionist" would come out as "Miss Anderson, I'd love to fuck your brains out!"
The problem is, experienced typists don't think in individual characters, they think in macros of several characters. Meaning there are thousands of patterns to detect, not just 26.
Oh shit... looks like another "analog hole" the RIAA and MPAA are gonna have to close!
The sad thing is, that post was more intelligible than most slashdot posts...
Lord knows what else... Twitter Shitter Saturday...
Sure, but what do you do during that five year wait for the rocks to get to their target? Also, unless the rocks are traveling faster than the speed of light, is is likely they will see them coming with plenty of time to respond, resulting in mutual assured destruction, as well as a chance they might send Bruce Willis up to deflect the rock.
Yes.
I hear the PvP action in this game sucks...
It only makes you feel colder if there is a significant temperature differential between your body and the surrounding air. In places where the surrounding air is warmer than your body temperature, it wouldn't work at all. Also, just mounting a heat sink on your head would be more effective at cooling you then this device, which has more thermal resistance since it is trying to extract energy from the heat transfer. ("Look at me! I've got aluminum fins on my head!")
Is that why you always use gerbils instead?
Man, what have you been smoking? I gotta get me some of that stuff!
How well does it work when the ambient temperature is above 98.6 F? I think the answer you're looking for is "not at all!"
Why should I pay people to test my products when I can get my customers to pay me for the privilege of testing my products? (No, I don't work for Microsoft -- I'm just playing Devil's Advocate here.)
No, the first vehicle to cross the bridge should always be a heavy bus carrying the all engineers that designed it, as well as all the suppliers of materials for the bridge and supervisors for the construction. I think we'll refer to this method as "Chinese Quality Control".
Remember: no matter what your dietary laws may be, there is always something that violates them in sausage!
Many "out of control" kids actually long for structure in their lives. Why do you think so many of them join the military?
No, his tanking poll numbers suggest that like every president ever elected, he hasn't achieved everything he promised in his platform, and that people really did have unrealistic expectations for him. Reality check: unlike kings, the President cannot pass laws through executive fiat. I'm disappointed that Obama hasn't undone more of what W did, but in the final analysis, there is very little that he has done that I could have done better or would have done differently. Jimmy Carter was one of the most ethical people we have had as president, but he was completely ineffective. Obama is a pragmatist; he'll take whatever wins he can get and compromise when he has to. Only the Taliban and the neo-cons are unwilling to compromise.
She formed a PAC as an end-run around campaign finance laws to raise money to support one specific candidate by attacking his opponent. Granted, this probably is "typical political tactics" but it is also unethical and should be unlawful. There are many PACs which claim to be advocating an issue whose real purpose is to get a specific candidate elected by running attack ads against their opponent. They should all be shut down, as this flies against the intent of campaign finance laws.
The fear is that if you pursue computer science, you will be stuck in a basement, writing code. That is absolutely not the reality. How true! The vast majority are instead stuck in a cubicle, writing code. Basements are passé!
A clearly inaccurate analogy. Everyone knows there are no black Republicans. I think you've uncovered a conspiracy here -- Michael Steele is really just Glen Beck in blackface!
Yes, both sides use the same tricks. But the "playing on their fears" technique is something that was really perfected by Nixon's campaign staffers and some (not all) Republicans take this tactic to ridiculous extremes (e.g. "Joe the Plumber"). Part of Obama's appeal was that he tried to take the high road. But rhetoric is a part of every campaign, and Obama himself is gifted at it.
Grayson does have one valid complaint stated at the end of his letter -- as Langley is a former Republican Party chairman in Grayson's district (which she obviously considers to be her district), her organization is a fairly transparent attempt to do an end-run around campaign finance laws. This is highly unethical, but from what I've seen it is also a fairly common practice; third party "attack" ads that obviously favor the opponent have been used almost everywhere in the US. If you are going to go after this one organization for that, you'd better go after all of them!