C++ is no longer that unsafe language if you know how to code in it properly
That was also true. I haven't used c++ 11 in anger, but I think what you mean is that the rules about how to write a safe c++ program are greatly simplified. Have I got it right?
How this 1978 guy's claim has any legs I don't get.
What precisely is his claim? The Washington Post article gives no objectionable direct quotes. The internet evolution article quotes him as saying, "I did not claim that I created electronic communications". Shiva's web site says, "he was offered a position [...] to develop the world's first EMAIL System". It doesn't say electronic communication system, and it uses all caps to indicate the name of his program. Perhaps the Washington Post and Times journalists were sloppy and just used sensationalist headlines.
True but stupid. If I write a program called THE WHEEL, I could truthfully claim to have invented THE WHEEL but this barely makes it as an "in joke" among friends, and I would justifiably look like an idiot if I published magazine articles about it.
What a nightmare. Like posting a letter and having to tell the post office what to do with it: "Take it from the postbox to the Bradford sorting office centre. From the Bradford sorting office take it to the Leeds regional centre. From the Leeds Regional centre send it to the London Regional centre. From the London regional centre take it to the Sunbury sorting office. Take it from the Sunbury sorting office to 12 bog-trotter terrace".
Amonymous coward to health forum:
I've rubbed the cream on like you sugested, but my balls are swelling up.. up... UP - ah my left testical has exploded!
If government doesn't grant a monopoly on the facts of timezones, then what incentive do astrologers have to allow timezones to exist? EFF, you people are ruining the progress of the sciences and useful arts!
Absolutely. Without a financial incentive nobody will ever use a clock again.
It's a non-issue for a lot of the UK: Wales, for example, has long since switched over. From memory, London is the last area to be switched from analogue to digital. It's also likely to be the target of early 4G upstarts.
No this is talking about interference to the digital service when the analogue bands are re-used.
Actually all of the Abrahamic religions teach deceptions, lies, and murder.
Are you saying that they teach about them? As in...they tell about people who told lies? Or are you saying that they teach their followers to do them? The reason I ask is that in Judaism the first question you are asked in the afterlife at judgement is, "were you honest in your business dealings?" In that respect honesty could be said to be one of the most important tenets of Judaism. Similarly in Christianity Jesus admonishes its adherents to be completely truthful, as in not being more truthful when swearing an oath.
~Loyal
It is only Islam that teaches followers to lie and to be fair it is in the Hadith rather than the Qur'an.
Trust works in most societies, but we need to make exceptions when Islam is involved. This perverted religion teaches deceptions, lies and murder. Thats why so many converts who have previously been trustworthy become terrorists.
My understanding is that it will have to be the equator, which gives them a choice of Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Sao Tome & Principe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia and Kiribati. Or maybe they're going to build an artificial island and port, I would imagine that's child's play compared to the elevator itself.
The GPS makers took advantage of the lack of adjacent channels to cheap out on the filters. The GPS industry has no license relating to the spectrum in question, they are listening on it by virtue of having poor filters. If the spectrum involved was adjacent to something less important like ISM band (wifi routers etc.) or ham radio, the FCC would probably have said "by better filters you idiots, you only bought the bit you are sitting on ". But this is a case where if you screw up big enough not only to affect yourself, but everyone else, everyone else has your back. To be completely fair though, enough power would overload any filter and designing for the environment is part of it, so the FCC puts quiet things next to sensitive things, and groups loud things together to give similar dynamic range. In short, the FCC is doing their job, the GPS folks kind of didn't but not in any criminal fashion.
So if I propose a communication system that involves shouting loudly through a megaphone across the street and the environment agency shuts it down, not only could I sue them but all the house-builders who did not provide adequate sound insulation?
I'm going to answer your entire point just by answering your provisional driving license analogy.
If I was to apply for a provisional driving license, while stating my intention was to use it to gain a pilots license rather than a drivers license, would the DMV not be remiss to issue me one under the basis that it might happen?
No, this is not something automatically prevented by rules. A better analogy would be if you applied for a provisional license and said that you intended to study for the driving test solely by playing video games and learning the rules of the road subliminally. The DMV might have advised against it, but ultimately if you pass the test they have to issue you with a license.
A friend of mine did that on steam. And he's pretty sorry now that for every age check he has to put in day, month and year (Steam checks it, apparently, against older replies) while I just dial an easy year (I was born on 1-1-1970, really I am) and pass every check:)
There was one site where I input 01-01-70. When I looked at my details I was 1930-something years old.
I'm trying to think of one thing someone could do to me armed with knowldege of my current location. Fly a drone missile into me? Fortunately I'm not that important. I'm sure it matters to some people, but I'm not going to lose any sleep.
Your wife and I use it to tell us when you're on the way back home.
Wouldn't it work then if you were going 'at least' 20 MPH? I am only in Calc I but this seems like it would (with out breaking out a pencil and hurting my brain) hold true...
Anyone better at math confirm this?
Not necessarily. If they are all simple intersections allowing N-S traffic half the time and E-W the other then they would do. If one or more is complex, allowing times for filters etc, they could be timed to let 40mph waves through but not one that came at 20mph from the time the previous light was green.
This is getting past the "scarer" plot when you think the monster is dead but it gets up again. Its like the B movie when it has happened so many times you have passed the scared point, the laughing point and just wish the bloody thing would finish so you can go home.
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C++ is no longer that unsafe language if you know how to code in it properly
That was also true. I haven't used c++ 11 in anger, but I think what you mean is that the rules about how to write a safe c++ program are greatly simplified. Have I got it right?
How this 1978 guy's claim has any legs I don't get.
What precisely is his claim? The Washington Post article gives no objectionable direct quotes. The internet evolution article quotes him as saying, "I did not claim that I created electronic communications". Shiva's web site says, "he was offered a position [...] to develop the world's first EMAIL System". It doesn't say electronic communication system, and it uses all caps to indicate the name of his program. Perhaps the Washington Post and Times journalists were sloppy and just used sensationalist headlines.
True but stupid. If I write a program called THE WHEEL, I could truthfully claim to have invented THE WHEEL but this barely makes it as an "in joke" among friends, and I would justifiably look like an idiot if I published magazine articles about it.
doesn't anyone remember bang paths?
What a nightmare. Like posting a letter and having to tell the post office what to do with it: "Take it from the postbox to the Bradford sorting office centre. From the Bradford sorting office take it to the Leeds regional centre. From the Leeds Regional centre send it to the London Regional centre. From the London regional centre take it to the Sunbury sorting office. Take it from the Sunbury sorting office to 12 bog-trotter terrace".
And to think we actually used that!
Munchausen's by proxy by iPhone.
Maybe Munchausan by anonymous proxy:
.. up ... UP - ah my left testical has exploded!
Amonymous coward to health forum:
I've rubbed the cream on like you sugested, but my balls are swelling up
If government doesn't grant a monopoly on the facts of timezones, then what incentive do astrologers have to allow timezones to exist? EFF, you people are ruining the progress of the sciences and useful arts!
Absolutely. Without a financial incentive nobody will ever use a clock again.
All of these are facts, but only one of them is true, and that's a fact.
No it isn't. By definition facts are true. The bogus data are not facts.
It's a non-issue for a lot of the UK: Wales, for example, has long since switched over. From memory, London is the last area to be switched from analogue to digital. It's also likely to be the target of early 4G upstarts.
No this is talking about interference to the digital service when the analogue bands are re-used.
Actually all of the Abrahamic religions teach deceptions, lies, and murder.
Are you saying that they teach about them? As in...they tell about people who told lies? Or are you saying that they teach their followers to do them? The reason I ask is that in Judaism the first question you are asked in the afterlife at judgement is, "were you honest in your business dealings?" In that respect honesty could be said to be one of the most important tenets of Judaism. Similarly in Christianity Jesus admonishes its adherents to be completely truthful, as in not being more truthful when swearing an oath.
~Loyal
It is only Islam that teaches followers to lie and to be fair it is in the Hadith rather than the Qur'an.
Trust works in most societies, but we need to make exceptions when Islam is involved. This perverted religion teaches deceptions, lies and murder. Thats why so many converts who have previously been trustworthy become terrorists.
My understanding is that it will have to be the equator, which gives them a choice of Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Sao Tome & Principe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia and Kiribati. Or maybe they're going to build an artificial island and port, I would imagine that's child's play compared to the elevator itself.
I am Not an Animal!
Followed by "I'll be back .... they're putting my CPU in skynet next".
The GPS makers took advantage of the lack of adjacent channels to cheap out on the filters. The GPS industry has no license relating to the spectrum in question, they are listening on it by virtue of having poor filters. If the spectrum involved was adjacent to something less important like ISM band (wifi routers etc.) or ham radio, the FCC would probably have said "by better filters you idiots, you only bought the bit you are sitting on ". But this is a case where if you screw up big enough not only to affect yourself, but everyone else, everyone else has your back. To be completely fair though, enough power would overload any filter and designing for the environment is part of it, so the FCC puts quiet things next to sensitive things, and groups loud things together to give similar dynamic range. In short, the FCC is doing their job, the GPS folks kind of didn't but not in any criminal fashion.
So if I propose a communication system that involves shouting loudly through a megaphone across the street and the environment agency shuts it down, not only could I sue them but all the house-builders who did not provide adequate sound insulation?
I'm going to answer your entire point just by answering your provisional driving license analogy.
If I was to apply for a provisional driving license, while stating my intention was to use it to gain a pilots license rather than a drivers license, would the DMV not be remiss to issue me one under the basis that it might happen?
No, this is not something automatically prevented by rules. A better analogy would be if you applied for a provisional license and said that you intended to study for the driving test solely by playing video games and learning the rules of the road subliminally. The DMV might have advised against it, but ultimately if you pass the test they have to issue you with a license.
I prefer this one
Why would it feel any different than trucking a couple of thousand bees? Or oil? Or some potentially dangerous material?
Nuclear warheads and uranium don't just up and spontaneously explode y'know.
I would be more worried about carrying something that half a billion Muzzies would like to get hold of
A friend of mine did that on steam. And he's pretty sorry now that for every age check he has to put in day, month and year (Steam checks it, apparently, against older replies) while I just dial an easy year (I was born on 1-1-1970, really I am) and pass every check :)
There was one site where I input 01-01-70. When I looked at my details I was 1930-something years old.
and because nobody can lie about their birth date
Lie and run the risk of being permanently banned from using the service.
A risk shared by 60% of women over 30
I'm trying to think of one thing someone could do to me armed with knowldege of my current location. Fly a drone missile into me? Fortunately I'm not that important. I'm sure it matters to some people, but I'm not going to lose any sleep.
Your wife and I use it to tell us when you're on the way back home.
In Manila we just drive through the red light.
It probably sucks in states where you have right on red too, if the other cars all slow down for their booked appointment with green
Wouldn't it work then if you were going 'at least' 20 MPH? I am only in Calc I but this seems like it would (with out breaking out a pencil and hurting my brain) hold true...
Anyone better at math confirm this?
Not necessarily. If they are all simple intersections allowing N-S traffic half the time and E-W the other then they would do. If one or more is complex, allowing times for filters etc, they could be timed to let 40mph waves through but not one that came at 20mph from the time the previous light was green.
That's not their style - too indiscriminate.
Oh, you mean targeted attacks like the 9/11 planes and all the car bombs they set off in syria
That the Muzzies don't get one and crop-spray New York with anthrax or radioactive waste?
The movie "Avatar" costed half a billion dollars - 7 millions seems too low a budget to make it real.
it would give you some change from a Lee Majors.
This is getting past the "scarer" plot when you think the monster is dead but it gets up again. Its like the B movie when it has happened so many times you have passed the scared point, the laughing point and just wish the bloody thing would finish so you can go home.
This isn't the one I was thinking of but it makes the point: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuyeximur6s