I agree that large number of nested loops/conditions need to be rewritten However, we're not always working in a hypothetically perfect situation where we inherit the code and have the time and resources to rewrite it.
Plus, I've noticed that Visual Studio periodically likes to really mess up indentation once in a while, so the blocks don't always match up.
Actually, the DRM is becoming more of an issue with me.
My friend lent me his copy of Crysis right after I upgraded my PC, but I never installed it specifically because of the packaged DRM. I'm finding that I research DRM as part of the purchasing decision these days. That and educating others about it (and if they ask, teaching them about torrents).
Too bad companies don't realize that unreasonable DRM on games actually costs them sales while not really affecting piracy.
Tab out everything in a code block. This should be obvious, but you'd be surprised how bad some stuff is out there. And try not to put in too many one-line ifs without brackets delimiting the code block... you can easily make the mistake of thinking something should be in the if's scope but isn't becuase there are no delimiters.
To add to this: comment your else and ending braces. Makes working your way back up the code much easier than trying to count off tab block a page down from a condition. The 2 seconds it takes to add/* if(a==b) */ to you code will save a lot of time in the long run (especially for the poor guy who has to maintain it in the future).
Depending on the p2p software you're using, you're usually uploading completed parts of the file while downloading the missing ones. So by downloading with, say, eMule (as an example), you're actually uploading the file right back out as it comes in.
Kotaku covered the same thing, and debunked it here.
And Here's the page in a thread where the guy posting your thread (jpfrostfox) said he screwed up, with the forum moderator (sporemasterladym) trying to do damage control.
As someone who has their antenna supplied by Comcast (by force, was here when I moved in last month), I find the opposite. Watching network television, I see stations advertising their HD broadcasts. Which Comcast doesn't supply (unless, of course, I buy a digital cable package with HD support).
I find it ironic that if I had old rabbit-ear antennas, I'd (theoretically) get a better quality picture than Comcast provides me with a wired connection.
Terms of Use exist for every hosting provider and ISP I've ever used. And they all say generally the same thing: "Don't do anything that's legally questionable."
So this comes off as more of "they're enforcing the terms" than "I'm bein' repressed!"
There was whitelisting in place, but the problem was they didn't even want the first message to be blocked. So, they had me remove the SPF all together to stop the first message blocking. They were afraid the message would be blocked and discarded without anyone calling to say "My e-mail bounced."
Not quite. Anyone can say whatever they want. But if it's malicious and false (such as calling a school principal a pedophile), you better be prepared to get sued. From what I've read, it sounds like a suspension was light punishment compared to the alternative.
Spammers are getting better with the greylisting. They resubmit after 'x' minutes of a temporary rejection.
However, clients seem to think e-mail is instantaneous, which causes some support calls with greylisting. I get a few complaints now and them when an e-mail message takes 10-15 minutes to come through. Usually by the same people who e-mail you soemthing, then call you right away to tell you about it. While I can educate as many people as I can about the reliability of e-mail (not guarenteed to go through, sometimes takes a while), it goes right in one ear and out the other with non-techy folks.
Not to mention greylisting depends on the oother admins to do things correctly. Sometimes the message delays for an hour. One time, I even saw the other MTA sit on a greylisted message for 7 days (as in 1 week).
I had a similar situation with SPF when the other mail sever was misconfigured and we were rejecting the mail (as instructed by their server). We did inform the other mail admin, but to date, it's still misconfigured. The end result of it I was I was instructed to remove SPF from our mail servers since it was "blocking business e-mail."
I'm not familiar with the contents of the rest of the bill in question, so I can't comment on Obama's decision
It's not nearly as idealistic as the one you proposed.
I hear the reason he voted for it was an attempt to reach out to the more conservative base. However, if he's flip flopping his views in an attempt to grab more votes, it's "political business as usual," which goes against the whole idea of "Change" he promotes.
However, as a Chicagoan, I'm curious how this affects me. What if the elections are rigged? The dead people that vote don't pay taxes, which fall back on me, the not-yet deceased.
(No, I'm not being serious. Yea, it's sad that election fraud has become so common that it's a running joke here)
EA, who's norotious for doing "Bad Things"(tm), is giving out downloadable content for free on Burnout Paradise. It's nice to see Criterion giving something back to the gamers instead of letting EA hang them upside down and shaking every last cent they have.
I hear alot of companies justifying their paid DLC by saying they need to recover costs of making it. I'm seeing alot of people online picking up Burnout because of the buzz around the new DLC. In the event Criterion decides they want to charge for the Island Update, I'm probably going to pay for it. I don't feel like I'm being ripped off (as often happens with "download 4 new maps!!... for $15"). After all, I will have already gotten new game modes, new cars, and bikes for free.
Not to mention that free DLC helps replayability, and keeps return/trade-in rates down. I'm sure somewhere, some executive cares about this metric.
* IPv4 addresses will run out in around 2010 to 2011
I remember hearing similar a argument back around 2000, and we were supposed to have run out by now.
Personally, I think a huge problem with IPv6 integration is the fact that you cannot get IPv6 from ISP's with residential service. When I moved back in July, I was going to set up my network to use IPv6. What I discovered is that AT&T (my ISP, not by choice, but by monopoly) doesn't offer any sort of IPv6 to residential accounts. At least in my area (a suburb of Chicago).
So trying to convince executives that IPv6 will be marketable is a lost cause since your consumers don't even have the option to use it for service.
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I agree that large number of nested loops/conditions need to be rewritten However, we're not always working in a hypothetically perfect situation where we inherit the code and have the time and resources to rewrite it.
Plus, I've noticed that Visual Studio periodically likes to really mess up indentation once in a while, so the blocks don't always match up.
Actually, the DRM is becoming more of an issue with me.
My friend lent me his copy of Crysis right after I upgraded my PC, but I never installed it specifically because of the packaged DRM. I'm finding that I research DRM as part of the purchasing decision these days. That and educating others about it (and if they ask, teaching them about torrents).
Too bad companies don't realize that unreasonable DRM on games actually costs them sales while not really affecting piracy.
Tab out everything in a code block. This should be obvious, but you'd be surprised how bad some stuff is out there. And try not to put in too many one-line ifs without brackets delimiting the code block... you can easily make the mistake of thinking something should be in the if's scope but isn't becuase there are no delimiters.
To add to this: comment your else and ending braces. Makes working your way back up the code much easier than trying to count off tab block a page down from a condition. The 2 seconds it takes to add /* if(a==b) */ to you code will save a lot of time in the long run (especially for the poor guy who has to maintain it in the future).
Can't we do something do him for that?
You can try to get him kicked off the bench. Contact the Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission and file your complaint.
Depending on the p2p software you're using, you're usually uploading completed parts of the file while downloading the missing ones. So by downloading with, say, eMule (as an example), you're actually uploading the file right back out as it comes in.
They could just go the route of major retailers: $221,999.99.
Or even gas stations: $221,999.999
The same moderator came on later and admitted misinformation.
I posted a response with links to someone else about it.
Kotaku covered the same thing, and debunked it here.
And Here's the page in a thread where the guy posting your thread (jpfrostfox) said he screwed up, with the forum moderator (sporemasterladym) trying to do damage control.
The ban in question is on EA's forums, not from the game.
As someone who has their antenna supplied by Comcast (by force, was here when I moved in last month), I find the opposite. Watching network television, I see stations advertising their HD broadcasts. Which Comcast doesn't supply (unless, of course, I buy a digital cable package with HD support).
I find it ironic that if I had old rabbit-ear antennas, I'd (theoretically) get a better quality picture than Comcast provides me with a wired connection.
Terms of Use exist for every hosting provider and ISP I've ever used. And they all say generally the same thing: "Don't do anything that's legally questionable."
So this comes off as more of "they're enforcing the terms" than "I'm bein' repressed!"
There was whitelisting in place, but the problem was they didn't even want the first message to be blocked. So, they had me remove the SPF all together to stop the first message blocking. They were afraid the message would be blocked and discarded without anyone calling to say "My e-mail bounced."
He should press charges for civil libel, which would surely be dropped because there's no arguement for damages.
That is until a PTA member comes across it and a full-scale investigation is launched in the pedophilia claims. Then what?
Not quite. Anyone can say whatever they want. But if it's malicious and false (such as calling a school principal a pedophile), you better be prepared to get sued. From what I've read, it sounds like a suspension was light punishment compared to the alternative.
Spammers are getting better with the greylisting. They resubmit after 'x' minutes of a temporary rejection.
However, clients seem to think e-mail is instantaneous, which causes some support calls with greylisting. I get a few complaints now and them when an e-mail message takes 10-15 minutes to come through. Usually by the same people who e-mail you soemthing, then call you right away to tell you about it. While I can educate as many people as I can about the reliability of e-mail (not guarenteed to go through, sometimes takes a while), it goes right in one ear and out the other with non-techy folks.
Not to mention greylisting depends on the oother admins to do things correctly. Sometimes the message delays for an hour. One time, I even saw the other MTA sit on a greylisted message for 7 days (as in 1 week).
I had a similar situation with SPF when the other mail sever was misconfigured and we were rejecting the mail (as instructed by their server). We did inform the other mail admin, but to date, it's still misconfigured. The end result of it I was I was instructed to remove SPF from our mail servers since it was "blocking business e-mail."
I'm not familiar with the contents of the rest of the bill in question, so I can't comment on Obama's decision
It's not nearly as idealistic as the one you proposed.
I hear the reason he voted for it was an attempt to reach out to the more conservative base. However, if he's flip flopping his views in an attempt to grab more votes, it's "political business as usual," which goes against the whole idea of "Change" he promotes.
I'm a PC
No. I don't design or install these things, so it's outside of my realm.
Now if I were a researcher at a Solar Cell company...
Well, it's aimed at the desktop, maybe they could call it "Desktop-BSD"
Like this?
Hmmm.. I understand what you're saying.
However, as a Chicagoan, I'm curious how this affects me. What if the elections are rigged? The dead people that vote don't pay taxes, which fall back on me, the not-yet deceased.
(No, I'm not being serious. Yea, it's sad that election fraud has become so common that it's a running joke here)
EA, who's norotious for doing "Bad Things"(tm), is giving out downloadable content for free on Burnout Paradise. It's nice to see Criterion giving something back to the gamers instead of letting EA hang them upside down and shaking every last cent they have.
I hear alot of companies justifying their paid DLC by saying they need to recover costs of making it. I'm seeing alot of people online picking up Burnout because of the buzz around the new DLC. In the event Criterion decides they want to charge for the Island Update, I'm probably going to pay for it. I don't feel like I'm being ripped off (as often happens with "download 4 new maps!!... for $15"). After all, I will have already gotten new game modes, new cars, and bikes for free.
Not to mention that free DLC helps replayability, and keeps return/trade-in rates down. I'm sure somewhere, some executive cares about this metric.
* IPv4 addresses will run out in around 2010 to 2011
I remember hearing similar a argument back around 2000, and we were supposed to have run out by now.
Personally, I think a huge problem with IPv6 integration is the fact that you cannot get IPv6 from ISP's with residential service. When I moved back in July, I was going to set up my network to use IPv6. What I discovered is that AT&T (my ISP, not by choice, but by monopoly) doesn't offer any sort of IPv6 to residential accounts. At least in my area (a suburb of Chicago).
So trying to convince executives that IPv6 will be marketable is a lost cause since your consumers don't even have the option to use it for service.
Bad commercials?
Yet another thing stolen from Mac.
Sneakernet's been around forever.
Got any other alternate theories?
Ever seen Pulp Fiction?