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  1. Re: Man, I'm glad I got out of IT on Ask Slashdot: How Often Do You Switch Programming Languages? · · Score: 1

    You do not need to learn so many things all the time. At least if you have an understanding of basic concepts. They pop up in most languages used today. Even the transition between Java domain and C# is easy to handle, as the libraries contain similar concepts named in a similar way.

  2. Re: Well... on Ask Slashdot: How Often Do You Switch Programming Languages? · · Score: 3, Informative

    60 looks a little bit too mich, but Ehen I look back, I learned several BASIC dialects, Z80 assembler, Turbo Pascal, 8086 ASM, Fortran, C, Modula-2, Scheme, Elisp, Prolog, Objective-C, PHP, Java, Xtend. That are 15 counting the Basiscs AS two languages. I also used XSLT, XSD, Corba which are a transformation language, a data model language and a component interface declaration language. I also know some stuff in HTML, CSS, SQL, EQL,bash, csh, make, ant and maven.
    So if I count all those DSLs as programming languages, I am close to 30. Maybe he can provide us with a list.

  3. Depends on the country on Do You Own Your Own Fingerprints? (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    In the EU the data is private and must be handled privately. It can also not been transported out of EU, except in other save countries. Surprisingly due to the PrivacyShield treaty the US is declared to be save. Unfortunately they have no such standards.

  4. Re: Only works in big cities on Self-Driving Tesla Owners Share Videos of Reckless Driving (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    True, but most people world wide live in densley populated areas.

  5. Re: Wrong approproach on Self-Driving Tesla Owners Share Videos of Reckless Driving (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    If you live in a third world country. Robbery in public transport are rare. At least in northern Europe, Germany, the Netherlands. Most likely also in other European countries, but I do not have any stats on them.

  6. Re:Blue pill on AI Downs 'Top Gun' Pilot In Dogfights (dailymail.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    If you swallow only 52% you may break up into two or more parts which will then be in and out. This is most likely not very healthy, if the separated parts cannot exist without the other.

  7. Re:Blue pill on AI Downs 'Top Gun' Pilot In Dogfights (dailymail.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Sorry pal you cannot get back into the simulation. Out is out. After taking the red pill you are out.

  8. Re:"He took on the software in a simulator" on AI Downs 'Top Gun' Pilot In Dogfights (dailymail.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    You are right, this is a threat to the validity. However, it is still impressive. Furthermore, you do not know if the simulation included perfect sensors for the AI. This could have been fixed in the simulation by a module which provides sensor issues and physics. Also it is usually not possible to use real planes, as those can only be shot down once and they are kind of expensive, i.e., not in the range of a doctoral candidate budget.

  9. Re:Easier to Travel To China on US Customs Wants To Know Travelers' Social Media Account Names (helpnetsecurity.com) · · Score: 1

    Hey that sounds familiar. I had to do the same once when I wanted to visit East Germany. However, they did not require an interview, but an invitation.

  10. Re: How much is it realy? on Software Industry Has $1 Trillion Economic Impact In US (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    The article is not about income. It is about GDP. GDP is the sum of sales of goods and services. Your pay is not related to that.

  11. Re: No it cannot on Ask Slashdot: Can Technology Prevent Shootings? · · Score: 1

    First, you have to provide an detailed police report which may include minor stuff including FBI info on IS contacts.
    Second, he has to attend a psychic evaluation. He never would have past that .
    Third, you could interview character witnesses.

  12. Re: No it cannot on Ask Slashdot: Can Technology Prevent Shootings? · · Score: 1

    Exactly, he was a violent person who attacked his wife. He should have been hospitalized then. Furthermore, a person with a violent past and no mental health check should not be allowed to work as security guard.

  13. No it cannot on Ask Slashdot: Can Technology Prevent Shootings? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    What would help us a less violent surrounding, i.e. less guns. In case of Orlando , the guy was mentally I'll and violent. He should have been in treatment, but in the US you do not send the mentally ill to proper institutions (at least not right away). The thing that would help is a social security system and protection of the poor. You may supplement it by gun laws which forbid selling guns to people who are violent and crazy. In short Bernie could but it looks like you get Trump a fascitoid angry white guy who does not care about the poor or Clinton a Wall Street representative. At lest she will not scrap medicare.

  14. Short answer NO on DEA Wants Access To Medical Records Without Warrant (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 1

    Long answer: there are special laws which protect doctors from revealing information of patients. In job interviews you can even lie about conditions if they do not endanger you and others. This is for a reason. Look in the human rights declaration if you do not understand. DEA you cannot have access to such private data without a warrant.

  15. Re: Why? on Apple CEO Tim Cook: I'd Require All Children To Start Coding In 4th Grade (thehill.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You totally missed my point. I did not say or imply people should not be taught math in school or basic reasoning. Quite the contrary. Kids should learn multiple languages, calculus, critical thinking. Their social development is also very important. Much more important than compulsory coding classes for 4th graders.

    Furthermore, we already had programs to engage people with CS in high school and a lot of promises so that parents and kids think it is a great idea to study CS. Since then the number of students increased, but the percentage of people who are able complete a bachelor decreased. Even though the courses are less complicated than they were. This has nothing to do with high horses. It is just an observation. We are not equal in our abilities. Some are better in one thing than in another. There are people who are brilliant and gifted and others are not so gifted. We are very different, but we are all humans and I do not define the worthiness of someone based on his or her abilities. That would be chauvinistic.

  16. Re: Why? on Apple CEO Tim Cook: I'd Require All Children To Start Coding In 4th Grade (thehill.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Even if we had computing classes for 4th graders. It would not help. You cannot teach everybody coding. The kids will hate it. It could be even counter productive.

    In the past they lured more people into CS courses at university. Most of these extra people drop out or switch to something else. CS is not for everyone. Like engineering and the sciences you need to have a specific mindset for it. If anything would help then it would be training those skills. But I doubt it would significantly increase the output of coders.

    BTW in future we will need less coders, as more stuff will be generated automatically.

  17. They advertized coding to parents and kids. The result more people try to study CS many if them fail quickly other manage somehow to get their bachelor, but it is not their thing. They are not good at it. It will also not help to force it on them.

    Kids should learn social norms, how to get along with each other, and conflict solving in school. They should learn two or more languages. It helps to get around. And they should learn about math and science including building things. That helps them more than any coding rubbish.

    Cook is either dumb or just wanted to say something on education.

  18. Nonsense on Will Self-Driving Cars Clog Our Highways? (go.com) · · Score: 1

    In case more people will usw cars then the Highways will be filled. Traffic jams will occur reducing the average speed. Therefore, moving more in suburban areas will not be an option. As there was s no space for new roads and no money to support existing roads , traffic will get worse. Cars are not the solution for urban an inter city travel. Rail systems are, as they allow to travel faster and in a more compact way.

  19. Re: Another overhyped chatbot on Professor Surprises Students With AI Teacher Assistant (smh.com.au) · · Score: 1

    Most likely most of these questions are mentioned in the syllabus. The rest could have been googled or easily solved by thinking or reading course material.

  20. Re: Fail on Professor Surprises Students With AI Teacher Assistant (smh.com.au) · · Score: 1

    No problem. Just use a language pack from the south.

  21. Re: More disgusting attempts by Republicans... on Professor Surprises Students With AI Teacher Assistant (smh.com.au) · · Score: 1

    That is why he is not allowed to become president. A social democrat. The last one. It is very sad.

  22. Re: Intelligence is genetic and heritable, news at on Scientists Found 74 Genetic Variants Linked To Education Level (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    How can you draw that conclusion. They only found a correlation and a weak one. This can also be used as a counter argument to intelligence is inherited. John Oliver has very good video on the subject. Watch it.

  23. Re: Anyone Catch John Oliver's Rant On This? on Scientists Found 74 Genetic Variants Linked To Education Level (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    John Oliver is absolutely right about this. Science in the news , especially in Thema US, has seldom any truth in them. Usually everything gets twisted.

  24. Re: raspberry pi on Researchers Are Reconstructing Babbage's Analytical Engine (plan28.org) · · Score: 1

    No it would not because the problems where different at that time. Turing took off as there was the need to crack enigma and Zuse needed to caclulate differential equations for planes. Later we needed computers to go to the moon and hit the Russians.

  25. Re:The conclusion is wrong on Study Suggests Free Will Is An Illusion (iflscience.com) · · Score: 1

    Correct. Their hypothesis behind their reasoning is that the observed pattern imply that a decision is made before the conscious mind makes that determination. Therefore, the brain is manipulated into a decision subconsciously. They then conclude, because you can do this, the will can be manipulated and therefore there is no free will. As you pointed out this is flawed reasoning or they have a completely different definition of free will. However, that would make the statement meaningless. Lets say I define "free will" means "pizza fungi" then I can say: "I ate free will last Saturday." or "I throw free will in the garbage can". I do not know want their definition is. However, with my definition their conclusion is far fetched. For me it is more something like these graphical gimmicks which trick your visual cortex in seeing things which are not there.