That should've been, "For the purposes of riot control,..."
And here's the text of the law.
"Section 1. If five or more persons, being armed with clubs or other dangerous weapons, or if ten or more persons, whether armed or not, are unlawfully, riotously or tumultuously assembled in a city or town, the mayor and each of the aldermen of such city, each of the selectmen of such town, every justice of the peace living in any such city or town, any member of the city, town, or state police and the sheriff of the county and his deputies shall go among the persons so assembled, or as near to them as may be with safety, and in the name of the commonwealth command all persons so assembled immediately and peaceably to disperse; and if they do not thereupon immediately and peaceably disperse, each of said magistrates and officers shall command the assistance of all persons there present in suppressing such riot or unlawful assembly and arresting such persons. For the purposes of this section, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst shall be considered to be a town."
UMass Amherst has the largest State Police department in Mass. They have all the gear, assault weapons, and helicopters. For the purpose of riot control. UMass Amherst is a city, written into the law as such. They are the single largest armed military force in this state.
Source: Me. Because that's where I'm from.
This. I haven't read TFA, but I'll venture a guess that's what Eben was getting at. Critical thinking is useful in virtually all fields of human endeavour. Programming just happens to be a form of applied problem solving that isn't inherently domain specific.
So, just because everyone else is doing it, it's okay? And I only need to apologize after we've thrown thousands of citizens into jail, effectively? What a crock of shit.
+1. If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. If you have an entire shop full of tools, why would you use a hammer when you need an angle grinder?
And never looked back. Linux maintains its place as my workhorse, while I rest in the comfort of whichever other OS I feel like using that day, typically OS X or iOS. SSH and SFTP fill the gaps.
Flash is largely a non-issue at this point. I'm all for it passing into the great beyond. Good riddance. So far I haven't heard any serious complaints. Moreover, my time and her time are actually worth something. Lack of hassles has actual monetary value. Flash games and the like have been a major source of headaches and repair sessions.
We've been here before. See Theodor Seuss Geisel. I liked Dr. Seuss as a child, but he kept his views mostly to himself (as I remember it) and yet, could be intensely racist. OSC has the same sort of thing going, albeit on a different topic. I'll decline to pass judgement beyond refusing to give them my money once aware of their views. Free speech isn't really free if you censor people you disagree with (but nobody is under any obligation to give you money or spend theirs to publish you).
I'll toss my anecdotal single data point in here (bearing in mind that this is a use case for a non-technical user). I bought my SO an iPad for Christmas to replace her aging laptop (something I wouldn't buy for myself, for work, being a developer). She loves it, and rarely does she need to fire up the laptop or one of the many other computers we own. I also find myself borrowing it for casual use. Our electric bill has noticeably dropped, as a bonus. For work, we both stick to actual PCs or server machines.
But, when someone makes a BeagleBone with a 64-bit ARM chip, you can bet your shorts I'm tossing half the boxen I have (and keep powered off unless necessary). OTOH, for contrast, I've pretty much always built my own boxen from salvaged parts. It's been about a decade since I bought a whole brand-new PC... not that I haven't acquired newer machines, but I'm thrifty about it, and don't need the fastest box out there to run Vim. I live for a terminal and editor, and when I need raw horsewer for stress-testing, I can SSH to a faster box or spin up a VM on someone else's hardware.
I've grown out of being a hardcore gamer, so having the latest and greatest box isn't the tippy top of my priority list. These days, I just want small and out of the way. And before you complain about needing to do serious data crunching, that IS what I specialize in. But the real work of coding doesn't require you to run Vim on the absolute newest box possible.
This. Sometimes a little extra leg work on your part can ease the transition for others. And before you complain about it, think who paid for your formative years.
Not sure why this isn't modded higher. For the vast majority of users, an iPad fits the bill. Let's face it, most people don't want a full-blown computer. They don't even care to think about the fact that such things exist and support modern society. All they want are funny cat videos and Facebook (or insert-your-own-favorite-time-waster-here).
For technical users, especially developers, this is unacceptable, but a technical user generally also has the patience to wade through hours of mysterious errors, misinformation, etc.. Case in point, I spent several hours this morning trying to get Brother to tell me where to find a particular firmware file instead of using their special downloader tool, all so the SO could print from an iPad. I was told by tier 3 support that the file didn't exist... facepalm. The solution turned out to be slapping a debugging proxy in the middle. Turns out it exists, is publicly accessible, and took a very short amount of time to download. (Caveat: I would have done this sooner, except that this actual issue was confounded by a simultaneous issue with the ISP-supplied modem, which had to be solved first.)
TL;DR: The average user does not stand a chance when things well and truly go wrong, especially when confronted with confounding factors involving multiple technologies, and very rarely do they have any sort of patience beyond 30 seconds, if that. The iPad, however, was the one part of the equation that DIDN'T make me swear under my breath. Just buy the iDevice and let Mom be happy with it--she doesn't share your concerns about Open Source, privacy rights, etc., and is unwilling to learn anything more complex than "oooh, shiny".
Try Googling for "M". (They're the one-hit wonder responsible for Pop Muzik.) A few years ago, this was nearly impossible, although it seems Google now links to Wikipedia if you search for "m band".
I'm surprised no one seems to have mentioned this, but we ran a very safe (for the time) molten-salt reactor, AKA the LFTR (liquid fluoride thorium reactor). Later, total decommisioning was found to be an issue, but we've done what scientists and engineers do: find solutions. From Wiki: "Much of the high cost was caused by the unpleasant surprise of fluorine and uranium hexafluoride evolution from cold fuel salt in storage that ORNL did not defuel and store correctly, but this has now been taken into consideration in MSR design.[22]"
Nuclear is here to stay, in one form or another, unless humans cease to exist. Note that I didn't say "cease to exist tomorrow or next week." Try to think long-term. If you still can't wrap your head around the idea that nothing in the universe comes for free, and that we are stuck on a very small rock, your Buxton Index might not be the same as mine.
That's no guarantee that he doesn't understand the issue in mathematical detail. He *has* demonstrated an ablity to explain a potentially confusing concept in a way that a small child could understand.
TL;DR: If you can't explain it to a 5-year-old (given sufficient time to phrase things in extended and relevant analogies, as you did), you don't really grok it yourself.
Have you actually tried to use OpenAL in piece of cross-platform software? Oracle ripped it out of Java without warning in the middle of a project I was on. Fact is, cross-platform is still a pipe dream if you want 3D sound and graphics without being forced to use a hugely bloated engine consisting mostly of glue code and #ifdef's for each platform.
I had this exact situation happen to me recently, and I'm a Massole (guys, guys, masshole is NOT an epithet. You're doing it wrong. And most massholes don't actually support policies like these!).
I needed to drop off my girlfriend at South Station, but my car needed repairs. My friend agreed that we could use his car if we threw in gas. So, the three of us drove there (with myself doing the actual driving--my friends and I often drive each others' cars) and dropped her off. Then, on the way back home, I was pulled over by a local police officer. I had done nothing wrong, however my friend's license was expired. There was no ticket whatsoever, as the car was insured, inspected, and being driven by a currently licensed driver (myself) in a manner commensurate with all federal, state, and local laws.
tl;dr: the police will stop you for potential violations--not actual, observed and proven violations.
With the ease with which warrants are granted, I doubt that anything short of the data being physically unavailable will prevent corruption. And if the data isn't supposed to exist in the first place, a person would incriminate themselves by attempting to use improperly retained data in a court of law (assuming the judge/jury didn't turn a blind eye).
Went to Schnectedy for CTY, took etymology the summer after 7th grade. Fantastic program, wish I could've done it another year (but I was at the tail end of eligibility my first and only year). I also learned how to play Mao, Egyptian Ratscrew, and various other games. Played a lot of ultimate frisbee too. Plus, the dances weren't half bad, and casino night was awesome.
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That should've been, "For the purposes of riot control, ..."
And here's the text of the law.
"Section 1. If five or more persons, being armed with clubs or other dangerous weapons, or if ten or more persons, whether armed or not, are unlawfully, riotously or tumultuously assembled in a city or town, the mayor and each of the aldermen of such city, each of the selectmen of such town, every justice of the peace living in any such city or town, any member of the city, town, or state police and the sheriff of the county and his deputies shall go among the persons so assembled, or as near to them as may be with safety, and in the name of the commonwealth command all persons so assembled immediately and peaceably to disperse; and if they do not thereupon immediately and peaceably disperse, each of said magistrates and officers shall command the assistance of all persons there present in suppressing such riot or unlawful assembly and arresting such persons. For the purposes of this section, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst shall be considered to be a town."
UMass Amherst has the largest State Police department in Mass. They have all the gear, assault weapons, and helicopters. For the purpose of riot control. UMass Amherst is a city, written into the law as such. They are the single largest armed military force in this state. Source: Me. Because that's where I'm from.
This. I haven't read TFA, but I'll venture a guess that's what Eben was getting at. Critical thinking is useful in virtually all fields of human endeavour. Programming just happens to be a form of applied problem solving that isn't inherently domain specific.
So, just because everyone else is doing it, it's okay? And I only need to apologize after we've thrown thousands of citizens into jail, effectively? What a crock of shit.
So close... you've almost achieved the near-mythical +5 Troll!
For some of us, the cold hard truth is worth more than a thousand placations. Keep on truckin'.
+1. If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. If you have an entire shop full of tools, why would you use a hammer when you need an angle grinder?
And never looked back. Linux maintains its place as my workhorse, while I rest in the comfort of whichever other OS I feel like using that day, typically OS X or iOS. SSH and SFTP fill the gaps.
Flash is largely a non-issue at this point. I'm all for it passing into the great beyond. Good riddance. So far I haven't heard any serious complaints. Moreover, my time and her time are actually worth something. Lack of hassles has actual monetary value. Flash games and the like have been a major source of headaches and repair sessions.
We've been here before. See Theodor Seuss Geisel. I liked Dr. Seuss as a child, but he kept his views mostly to himself (as I remember it) and yet, could be intensely racist. OSC has the same sort of thing going, albeit on a different topic. I'll decline to pass judgement beyond refusing to give them my money once aware of their views. Free speech isn't really free if you censor people you disagree with (but nobody is under any obligation to give you money or spend theirs to publish you).
I'll toss my anecdotal single data point in here (bearing in mind that this is a use case for a non-technical user). I bought my SO an iPad for Christmas to replace her aging laptop (something I wouldn't buy for myself, for work, being a developer). She loves it, and rarely does she need to fire up the laptop or one of the many other computers we own. I also find myself borrowing it for casual use. Our electric bill has noticeably dropped, as a bonus. For work, we both stick to actual PCs or server machines.
But, when someone makes a BeagleBone with a 64-bit ARM chip, you can bet your shorts I'm tossing half the boxen I have (and keep powered off unless necessary). OTOH, for contrast, I've pretty much always built my own boxen from salvaged parts. It's been about a decade since I bought a whole brand-new PC... not that I haven't acquired newer machines, but I'm thrifty about it, and don't need the fastest box out there to run Vim. I live for a terminal and editor, and when I need raw horsewer for stress-testing, I can SSH to a faster box or spin up a VM on someone else's hardware.
I've grown out of being a hardcore gamer, so having the latest and greatest box isn't the tippy top of my priority list. These days, I just want small and out of the way. And before you complain about needing to do serious data crunching, that IS what I specialize in. But the real work of coding doesn't require you to run Vim on the absolute newest box possible.
This. Sometimes a little extra leg work on your part can ease the transition for others. And before you complain about it, think who paid for your formative years.
My empire of dirt for mod points! Only a +2 Troll?!
I rest my case: you've illustrated my point beautifully.
Not sure why this isn't modded higher. For the vast majority of users, an iPad fits the bill. Let's face it, most people don't want a full-blown computer. They don't even care to think about the fact that such things exist and support modern society. All they want are funny cat videos and Facebook (or insert-your-own-favorite-time-waster-here).
For technical users, especially developers, this is unacceptable, but a technical user generally also has the patience to wade through hours of mysterious errors, misinformation, etc.. Case in point, I spent several hours this morning trying to get Brother to tell me where to find a particular firmware file instead of using their special downloader tool, all so the SO could print from an iPad. I was told by tier 3 support that the file didn't exist... facepalm. The solution turned out to be slapping a debugging proxy in the middle. Turns out it exists, is publicly accessible, and took a very short amount of time to download. (Caveat: I would have done this sooner, except that this actual issue was confounded by a simultaneous issue with the ISP-supplied modem, which had to be solved first.)
TL;DR: The average user does not stand a chance when things well and truly go wrong, especially when confronted with confounding factors involving multiple technologies, and very rarely do they have any sort of patience beyond 30 seconds, if that. The iPad, however, was the one part of the equation that DIDN'T make me swear under my breath. Just buy the iDevice and let Mom be happy with it--she doesn't share your concerns about Open Source, privacy rights, etc., and is unwilling to learn anything more complex than "oooh, shiny".
Try Googling for "M". (They're the one-hit wonder responsible for Pop Muzik.) A few years ago, this was nearly impossible, although it seems Google now links to Wikipedia if you search for "m band".
+1, but I'm out of mod points. It's not phrased in a PC manner, so I expect this'll wind up at the bottom of the heap, but hey, AC is pretty spot on.
I'm surprised no one seems to have mentioned this, but we ran a very safe (for the time) molten-salt reactor, AKA the LFTR (liquid fluoride thorium reactor). Later, total decommisioning was found to be an issue, but we've done what scientists and engineers do: find solutions. From Wiki: "Much of the high cost was caused by the unpleasant surprise of fluorine and uranium hexafluoride evolution from cold fuel salt in storage that ORNL did not defuel and store correctly, but this has now been taken into consideration in MSR design.[22]"
Nuclear is here to stay, in one form or another, unless humans cease to exist. Note that I didn't say "cease to exist tomorrow or next week." Try to think long-term. If you still can't wrap your head around the idea that nothing in the universe comes for free, and that we are stuck on a very small rock, your Buxton Index might not be the same as mine.
Your response is pure attack. Your entire comment rested on making assumptions. Go troll someone else.
That's no guarantee that he doesn't understand the issue in mathematical detail. He *has* demonstrated an ablity to explain a potentially confusing concept in a way that a small child could understand. TL;DR: If you can't explain it to a 5-year-old (given sufficient time to phrase things in extended and relevant analogies, as you did), you don't really grok it yourself.
Have you actually tried to use OpenAL in piece of cross-platform software? Oracle ripped it out of Java without warning in the middle of a project I was on. Fact is, cross-platform is still a pipe dream if you want 3D sound and graphics without being forced to use a hugely bloated engine consisting mostly of glue code and #ifdef's for each platform.
The website for Source of Tales lacks screenshots--a major omission for a game with graphics. I would've modded grandparent up if I had the points.
I had this exact situation happen to me recently, and I'm a Massole (guys, guys, masshole is NOT an epithet. You're doing it wrong. And most massholes don't actually support policies like these!). I needed to drop off my girlfriend at South Station, but my car needed repairs. My friend agreed that we could use his car if we threw in gas. So, the three of us drove there (with myself doing the actual driving--my friends and I often drive each others' cars) and dropped her off. Then, on the way back home, I was pulled over by a local police officer. I had done nothing wrong, however my friend's license was expired. There was no ticket whatsoever, as the car was insured, inspected, and being driven by a currently licensed driver (myself) in a manner commensurate with all federal, state, and local laws. tl;dr: the police will stop you for potential violations--not actual, observed and proven violations.
With the ease with which warrants are granted, I doubt that anything short of the data being physically unavailable will prevent corruption. And if the data isn't supposed to exist in the first place, a person would incriminate themselves by attempting to use improperly retained data in a court of law (assuming the judge/jury didn't turn a blind eye).
Went to Schnectedy for CTY, took etymology the summer after 7th grade. Fantastic program, wish I could've done it another year (but I was at the tail end of eligibility my first and only year). I also learned how to play Mao, Egyptian Ratscrew, and various other games. Played a lot of ultimate frisbee too. Plus, the dances weren't half bad, and casino night was awesome.