I like Visual Studio too, what difference does it make. This guy is going far beyond "I like Visual Studio", it reads like a psychopath trying to get someone to sleep with him. That account is brand new, has only one post, and he would have to be a very organised thinker as well as a rather hyperactive typer to get all of that out in a maximum of two minutes after the story appeared. It all seemed a bit too orchestrated to me.
It doesn't matter. It's a brand new account, and that is his only post, ever. I really doubt that account has a subscription. Chances of it all being a coincidence seem rather low to me.
It's impressive that you typed that well thought out post (your first post, no less!) all in one minute after the story was made public, despite lack of a subscriber account. It's almost like you knew beforehand that this story was going to appear and wanted to get some pro MS sentiment in before anyone else had a chance to say anything..! How much were you paid for that, exactly?
Almost nobody who is paid to develop software is thinking "you're kidding". They're thinking "why not just append the year before submitting to the database?". It really wasn't the customer who was being silly and inflexible here.
It could print parts of itself, but it would obviously run out of space before it managed to print the whole thing, since it can only rotate teh assembly rather than move it along. Even if it could shift the sub-assemblies out, it would need some way of assembling them.
It also seem that it can only build using one type of block at the moment, so it can't add in motors, control blocks etc. (yet!).
The USB system that they're using to do this hack probably won't be that different from the PS4's USB setup, and whether the rest is similar or not, they can still learn from past mistakes. They probably shouldn't be allowed to go after people doing hardware mods, but if it's within their legal rights to do so then I won't complain about their actions yet, though I will complain about the laws allowing them to do so..
I'm unsure how to feel about this. I think Sony are going about it the wrong way. If they have security holes in the system they should patch them up, and if the holes are in the hardware then I suppose they should just make sure to fix them up in the PS4. I am however happy for them to remove as much possibility as possible that there will be people cheating on online games. That's one of the few real benefits over playing on my PS3 as opposed to PC gaming online.
Zuckerberg would think anyone is an idiot for surrendering their personal info to anyone. Giving the same info to Google or Apple is no different than giving it to him. Personally if I wanted to keep something private, I obviously wouldn't be posting it on Facebook in the first place. The whole point of Facebook is sharing. I don't care if Zucky can see my email address or even my phone number.
deserve - To have earned or merited; to be worthy to have; To reward, to give in return for service
I'd say anyone who knows the risks, and has a seatbelt, but doesn't use it, has pretty much earned the reward of dying for their stupidity (or whatever else has driven them to eschew said safety measure).
Eh after looking back over the original comments I'll stop being an asshole, I guess your CuP thing is relevant with respect to the way AC's question is worded, but I still don't see the point in pointing out how you turn your computer off at night. I do that too, but I leave my phone on even when I turn the actual cell portion off.
Your post didn't mention set P at all, it was purely about C.
Even if your post was about a superset comprised of P and C, it would have been offtopic. My original (partially jocular) statement was about people who like to leave either at least one of a phone or computer on all the time for the sake of communications. It was not about people who like to turn off their computers or their phones. Explaining to me that you're part of C or P, or the union of both, serves absolutely no purpose.
Perhaps one of his students' degree plans would have been messed up if this guy was fired or suicidal over losing 10 years' work, so said douche of a student decided to return the data so that he could finish his course.
Your post didn't mention set P at all, it was purely about C.
Even if your post was about a superset comprised of P and C, it would have been offtopic. My original (partially jocular) statement was about people who like to leave either at least one of a phone or computer on all the time for the sake of communications. It was not about people who like to turn off their computers or their phones. Explaining to me that you're part of C or P, or the union of both, serves absolutely no purpose.
Your first response didn't differentiate between computers and phones.
My first response referenced both with regards to the job statement, and mainly phones with regards to communication, since nobody tends to check their email while sleeping, but many still want to leave their phone on in case of a family emergency or whatnot.
I did not say that the sentence was not meant to include computers. You are the one that used computers as an example of how you don't communicate while you're asleep, despite the fact that phones are 50% of the whole topic. That's like saying that Zebras are black just because they have black stripes. But in fact they're both black and white.
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I think I actually did read about this a few months ago on Slashdot. Either that or I'm getting crossed memories with Macross Plus as you point out..
For what it's worth, we used both for different courses at my Uni.
I like Visual Studio too, what difference does it make. This guy is going far beyond "I like Visual Studio", it reads like a psychopath trying to get someone to sleep with him. That account is brand new, has only one post, and he would have to be a very organised thinker as well as a rather hyperactive typer to get all of that out in a maximum of two minutes after the story appeared. It all seemed a bit too orchestrated to me.
It doesn't matter. It's a brand new account, and that is his only post, ever. I really doubt that account has a subscription. Chances of it all being a coincidence seem rather low to me.
It's impressive that you typed that well thought out post (your first post, no less!) all in one minute after the story was made public, despite lack of a subscriber account. It's almost like you knew beforehand that this story was going to appear and wanted to get some pro MS sentiment in before anyone else had a chance to say anything..! How much were you paid for that, exactly?
Almost nobody who is paid to develop software is thinking "you're kidding". They're thinking "why not just append the year before submitting to the database?". It really wasn't the customer who was being silly and inflexible here.
It could print parts of itself, but it would obviously run out of space before it managed to print the whole thing, since it can only rotate teh assembly rather than move it along. Even if it could shift the sub-assemblies out, it would need some way of assembling them.
It also seem that it can only build using one type of block at the moment, so it can't add in motors, control blocks etc. (yet!).
Still, it's pretty cool :)
Offtopic? Seriously? Could they have not just gone with "overrated" to at least try to hide they're just downmodding me for the sake of it?
The USB system that they're using to do this hack probably won't be that different from the PS4's USB setup, and whether the rest is similar or not, they can still learn from past mistakes. They probably shouldn't be allowed to go after people doing hardware mods, but if it's within their legal rights to do so then I won't complain about their actions yet, though I will complain about the laws allowing them to do so..
I'm unsure how to feel about this. I think Sony are going about it the wrong way. If they have security holes in the system they should patch them up, and if the holes are in the hardware then I suppose they should just make sure to fix them up in the PS4. I am however happy for them to remove as much possibility as possible that there will be people cheating on online games. That's one of the few real benefits over playing on my PS3 as opposed to PC gaming online.
For whoever modded that troll, I'll have you know I was deadly serious (no pun intended).
Zuckerberg would think anyone is an idiot for surrendering their personal info to anyone. Giving the same info to Google or Apple is no different than giving it to him. Personally if I wanted to keep something private, I obviously wouldn't be posting it on Facebook in the first place. The whole point of Facebook is sharing. I don't care if Zucky can see my email address or even my phone number.
deserve - To have earned or merited; to be worthy to have; To reward, to give in return for service
I'd say anyone who knows the risks, and has a seatbelt, but doesn't use it, has pretty much earned the reward of dying for their stupidity (or whatever else has driven them to eschew said safety measure).
Said thief is hardly common. He's a gentleman, and most probably a scholar!
Of course, but it's fun to guess :)
I use it too, but only for personal data. Work stuff is backed up to the network and then tape.. you'd think a University would have a similar system.
Eh after looking back over the original comments I'll stop being an asshole, I guess your CuP thing is relevant with respect to the way AC's question is worded, but I still don't see the point in pointing out how you turn your computer off at night. I do that too, but I leave my phone on even when I turn the actual cell portion off.
Your post didn't mention set P at all, it was purely about C.
Even if your post was about a superset comprised of P and C, it would have been offtopic. My original (partially jocular) statement was about people who like to leave either at least one of a phone or computer on all the time for the sake of communications. It was not about people who like to turn off their computers or their phones. Explaining to me that you're part of C or P, or the union of both, serves absolutely no purpose.
Perhaps one of his students' degree plans would have been messed up if this guy was fired or suicidal over losing 10 years' work, so said douche of a student decided to return the data so that he could finish his course.
Genius detective work there.
This story makes me feel sad for humanity.
Your post didn't mention set P at all, it was purely about C.
Even if your post was about a superset comprised of P and C, it would have been offtopic. My original (partially jocular) statement was about people who like to leave either at least one of a phone or computer on all the time for the sake of communications. It was not about people who like to turn off their computers or their phones. Explaining to me that you're part of C or P, or the union of both, serves absolutely no purpose.
*sigh* What the hell is wrong with you?
Your first response didn't differentiate between computers and phones.
My first response referenced both with regards to the job statement, and mainly phones with regards to communication, since nobody tends to check their email while sleeping, but many still want to leave their phone on in case of a family emergency or whatnot.
I did not say that the sentence was not meant to include computers. You are the one that used computers as an example of how you don't communicate while you're asleep, despite the fact that phones are 50% of the whole topic. That's like saying that Zebras are black just because they have black stripes. But in fact they're both black and white.
/ in normal language tends to mean "and or or", not "and"..
Looks more like a cross between Ricky Gervais and Simon Pegg!