First we have a fairly precise attack on someone who is self acknowledged to be the leader of the most famous terrorist group in the world. He has claimed responsibility for thousands of deaths. A few civilians died, but when you're staying with one of the most notorious idiots in the world today, being hunted by the American army, you're knowingly gambling with your life.
Next we have some civilian airliners being hijacked and flown into a civilian building full of thousands of people, they had not identified themselves as part of any military organisation, or directed any attack towards Osama and his organisation. How is that in any way the same?
Yay, let's take revenge on the removal of OtherOS by removing the remaining features from our PlayStations, and those of all our friends! Pissing off the gaming community is sure to garner their support and goodwill!
Hah, indeed. I used to not notice my teacher calling my name in early primary school because I was so focused on my schoolwork. She encouragingly gave me the nickname "cloth ears". I can still be oblivious to things happening around me when I'm focused, though I am more likely to notice if someone says my name at least. I'd rather be able to focus like that than have everything distract me. Especially if I'm reading a book at home or something like that.
I was working in a busy office for the last couple of years with people often trying to get my attention, and my ability to focus on work dropped drastically even when they were being quiet. Now that I'm in a quieter office, things are improving again, because I'm no longer anticipating distractions.
With stuff like observing road signs, you can train yourself to be more attentive to them too. There's not that much point reading them every time on roads you know well, though being aware of possible new signs is useful.
Well.. morally bankrupt according to the values that you've chosen you mean?:p All of morality is subjective, with people often fervently standing by opposite viewpoints. Sometimes from religious indoctrination, sometimes just because it's the conclusion they've come to from their own experience. The best you can do is just find some like minded people, because you're never going to be objectively "right".
I'm not aware of what situation you're talking about. I'm guessing you're talking about not releasing drivers for new versions of an OS, but that doesn't stop custom versions of the old OS. You can't expect the hardware manufacturer to provide support forever. You should only buy a device if you're happy with it as it is, and treat the upgrades as a bonus. With some manufacturers/devices you can be more confident of upgrades being made available though. I bought a Xoom over any other honeycomb tablet precisely because it's so well known, and therefore I thought it would be more likely to get upgrades in future (though like I said, I'm happy with it "as is" really). Have Motorola made a habit of not providing upgrades for their devices?
Don't try to talk sense, they'll just flame you..:p even in the small business where I work, the depts are vastly different, with different directors and budgets like you say, as well as different cultures/morality.
The blog just explains how to do something that people have been doing for years - rooting/reflashing your phone with 3rd party tools. I've done this on several phones. They can't stop it happening. They also point out that it "may" invalidate your warranty.
Yep. Facebook and Slashdot are the two sites that I visit most often, and I'm sure as hell not going to use Slashdot as an example, because it's currently a complete mess. Facebook has a few really nice JS touches like IM, and more recently they added real time thread updates. Slashdot seems to have real time updates too now, but I think it's stupid to add in that kind of thing when they haven't even sorted out the rest of the new interface's base code.
Yes, the first thing I thought of when he mentioned disease was the big deal he made about fucking shemales in one of his comments recently. There is no evidence that it's his sexual behaviours that led him to this particular disease, but it is an indicator of a general blaise attitude to his health. I'm not religious, nor do I have any moral issues with him fucking anything he wants. I do however think it's incredibly stupid.
Companies are going to keep marketing. People are going to keep buying stuff from them. I don't see what's wrong with getting some free services out of that if companies like Google and Facebook are going to provide them.
Even when I don't have adblock running, I don't feel like I'm somehow being raped just because the ads are *gasp* targeted. I prefer targetted ads to generic ones - at least there's a small chance I may see something cool that way.
Your issue there isn't with JavaScript. It's with the lack of a standardised DOM.
Anyway, all the arguing about how good JS is is irrelevant. You're right. As programming experiences are, I find it's pretty shit developing web apps compared to desktop apps. But the real discussion here should be about its claimed importance, not its merits.
And that's great for them, but the fact that so much of our time is now spent on web based services is what is making it easier for people to move away from Windows if they wish, and JavaScript is the thing that is making these sites pleasant to use (perhaps not pleasant to create of course, but at least you only have to maintain one version rather than many apps), when done correctly. I like that Facebook works the same on Windows, Ubuntu and my Android devices. I much prefer the desktop version of Facebook to the mobile app and mobile version of the site. Not everything is perfect, but it's pretty good.
"At this point in time" however, the Cs are just doing the same as what they have been doing for decades, whereas JavaScript is becoming a more and more important part of rich, highly cross platform applications. C is good for that too, of course, but it tends to just be a part of the background implementation just now. It is generally not a driving force or limiting factor in how we choose to implement high level applications, whereas JavaScript is.
Already other comments are streaming in (dynamically via JavaScript!) pointing out how basically all devices have software written in C at some level. I know this, the submitter probably knows it, and it doesn't change which is more important right now. For example, JavaScript has done more for making Linux viable on the desktop than C or Java ever has. So many apps these days can be written as web apps, and run on any OS and any hardware, as long as they have a decent web browser. It is currently changing, and will continue to change how we use our computing devices.
I don't quite have schizophrenia, but I do tend to remember a lot and overthink things. Spending time disconnected from digital stimulus (for example, going for a decent walk every day, without bringing your phone) helps give your brain time to process everything.
I'd think the effect of staying always connected is even worse for schizophrenics if this study is correct.
On a different note, Slashdot has finally fixed its fortune cookie generator! Only took something like a week:p
I think he knows that. This is Sony making a deal with a 3rd party which deals in identity theft to help out people who may be affected by the PSN hack.
Despite it being something that they should really be obliged to do after their screwup, and therefore they shouldn't be congratulated too much, it's also something that the "Sony is the devil" types around here wouldn't actually expect them to do. I think that people should at least recognise that they're doing the right thing here.
Since it seems to be official (although it could potentially be a social engineering trick by whoever hacked the network, since they presumably have the details to upload to the PSN blog, etc), and free, I probably will sign up, despite having already cancelled the card I used for PSN stuff.
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My post was entirely sarcasm. Note the "funny" mods.
That's what she said :(
Are you fucking kidding me?
First we have a fairly precise attack on someone who is self acknowledged to be the leader of the most famous terrorist group in the world. He has claimed responsibility for thousands of deaths. A few civilians died, but when you're staying with one of the most notorious idiots in the world today, being hunted by the American army, you're knowingly gambling with your life.
Next we have some civilian airliners being hijacked and flown into a civilian building full of thousands of people, they had not identified themselves as part of any military organisation, or directed any attack towards Osama and his organisation. How is that in any way the same?
Much better video. You need to learn some balance in your life, and stop pushing your own anti-learning agenda.
Yay, let's take revenge on the removal of OtherOS by removing the remaining features from our PlayStations, and those of all our friends! Pissing off the gaming community is sure to garner their support and goodwill!
Hah, indeed. I used to not notice my teacher calling my name in early primary school because I was so focused on my schoolwork. She encouragingly gave me the nickname "cloth ears". I can still be oblivious to things happening around me when I'm focused, though I am more likely to notice if someone says my name at least. I'd rather be able to focus like that than have everything distract me. Especially if I'm reading a book at home or something like that.
I was working in a busy office for the last couple of years with people often trying to get my attention, and my ability to focus on work dropped drastically even when they were being quiet. Now that I'm in a quieter office, things are improving again, because I'm no longer anticipating distractions.
With stuff like observing road signs, you can train yourself to be more attentive to them too. There's not that much point reading them every time on roads you know well, though being aware of possible new signs is useful.
Well.. morally bankrupt according to the values that you've chosen you mean? :p All of morality is subjective, with people often fervently standing by opposite viewpoints. Sometimes from religious indoctrination, sometimes just because it's the conclusion they've come to from their own experience. The best you can do is just find some like minded people, because you're never going to be objectively "right".
Thanks for explaining. The other guy seemed a bit cranky that I'd dare to buy a consumer device.
I'm not aware of what situation you're talking about. I'm guessing you're talking about not releasing drivers for new versions of an OS, but that doesn't stop custom versions of the old OS. You can't expect the hardware manufacturer to provide support forever. You should only buy a device if you're happy with it as it is, and treat the upgrades as a bonus. With some manufacturers/devices you can be more confident of upgrades being made available though. I bought a Xoom over any other honeycomb tablet precisely because it's so well known, and therefore I thought it would be more likely to get upgrades in future (though like I said, I'm happy with it "as is" really). Have Motorola made a habit of not providing upgrades for their devices?
Don't try to talk sense, they'll just flame you.. :p even in the small business where I work, the depts are vastly different, with different directors and budgets like you say, as well as different cultures/morality.
The blog just explains how to do something that people have been doing for years - rooting/reflashing your phone with 3rd party tools. I've done this on several phones. They can't stop it happening. They also point out that it "may" invalidate your warranty.
Yep. Facebook and Slashdot are the two sites that I visit most often, and I'm sure as hell not going to use Slashdot as an example, because it's currently a complete mess. Facebook has a few really nice JS touches like IM, and more recently they added real time thread updates. Slashdot seems to have real time updates too now, but I think it's stupid to add in that kind of thing when they haven't even sorted out the rest of the new interface's base code.
Yes, the first thing I thought of when he mentioned disease was the big deal he made about fucking shemales in one of his comments recently. There is no evidence that it's his sexual behaviours that led him to this particular disease, but it is an indicator of a general blaise attitude to his health. I'm not religious, nor do I have any moral issues with him fucking anything he wants. I do however think it's incredibly stupid.
Oh no, it's horrific, really. However, I do enjoy being able to walk.
What does being sensible have to do with morality anyway?
Companies are going to keep marketing. People are going to keep buying stuff from them. I don't see what's wrong with getting some free services out of that if companies like Google and Facebook are going to provide them.
Even when I don't have adblock running, I don't feel like I'm somehow being raped just because the ads are *gasp* targeted. I prefer targetted ads to generic ones - at least there's a small chance I may see something cool that way.
Okay, lack of certain browsers implementing the DOM standard correctly then.
Yeah, I don't think fucking anything that moves helped much with avoiding exotic diseases. Hope you're going to be more careful in future!
Standardising browser DOMs should be a much higher priority, though adding other scripting options would be nice.
Your issue there isn't with JavaScript. It's with the lack of a standardised DOM.
Anyway, all the arguing about how good JS is is irrelevant. You're right. As programming experiences are, I find it's pretty shit developing web apps compared to desktop apps. But the real discussion here should be about its claimed importance, not its merits.
And that's great for them, but the fact that so much of our time is now spent on web based services is what is making it easier for people to move away from Windows if they wish, and JavaScript is the thing that is making these sites pleasant to use (perhaps not pleasant to create of course, but at least you only have to maintain one version rather than many apps), when done correctly. I like that Facebook works the same on Windows, Ubuntu and my Android devices. I much prefer the desktop version of Facebook to the mobile app and mobile version of the site. Not everything is perfect, but it's pretty good.
"At this point in time" however, the Cs are just doing the same as what they have been doing for decades, whereas JavaScript is becoming a more and more important part of rich, highly cross platform applications. C is good for that too, of course, but it tends to just be a part of the background implementation just now. It is generally not a driving force or limiting factor in how we choose to implement high level applications, whereas JavaScript is.
Already other comments are streaming in (dynamically via JavaScript!) pointing out how basically all devices have software written in C at some level. I know this, the submitter probably knows it, and it doesn't change which is more important right now. For example, JavaScript has done more for making Linux viable on the desktop than C or Java ever has. So many apps these days can be written as web apps, and run on any OS and any hardware, as long as they have a decent web browser. It is currently changing, and will continue to change how we use our computing devices.
I don't quite have schizophrenia, but I do tend to remember a lot and overthink things. Spending time disconnected from digital stimulus (for example, going for a decent walk every day, without bringing your phone) helps give your brain time to process everything.
I'd think the effect of staying always connected is even worse for schizophrenics if this study is correct.
On a different note, Slashdot has finally fixed its fortune cookie generator! Only took something like a week :p
I was thinking WiFi, though through HDMI is probably possible.
Loving the username here :)
I think he knows that. This is Sony making a deal with a 3rd party which deals in identity theft to help out people who may be affected by the PSN hack.
Despite it being something that they should really be obliged to do after their screwup, and therefore they shouldn't be congratulated too much, it's also something that the "Sony is the devil" types around here wouldn't actually expect them to do. I think that people should at least recognise that they're doing the right thing here.
Since it seems to be official (although it could potentially be a social engineering trick by whoever hacked the network, since they presumably have the details to upload to the PSN blog, etc), and free, I probably will sign up, despite having already cancelled the card I used for PSN stuff.