Why did they choose the Java language? Because they needed a safe, statically typed, garbage collected language that people had experience with and that there were tools for. There is little else out there that fits the bill (C# wasn't an option at the time they started).
Dan Bornstein, the designer of Dalvik, has been with Google since October 2005. C# was standardized by ECMA (ECMA-334) in December 2001, updated to version 3 in June 2005; and by ISO (ISO/IEC 23270:2003) in 2003, similarly updated in 2006.
Whatever the reasons for not choosing C# were, I doubt availability was one of them.
Hmmm, it looks like DUI is the LEAST crime listed. Those other crimes are horrid. I take my comment back at least for those.
The crimes may be horrid but it does not mean that the arrested are actually guilty of committing them(*). The fact that you were so quick to retract your objection speaks volumes about why publishing the arrest details is such a bad idea.
(*) It is not uncommon for police to arrest several suspects while looking for a person to charge with the crime. At best, all but one will be innocent.
Sorry for replying to myself but I feel I need to clarify. There is a need for arrest records to be public in a free society -- so people cannot be "disappeared". However, the information in the public record should reflect that need.
For example: Name, etc: [...] Arrested on [...] Charged with [...] on [...] / [_] Not charged / [_] Charges withdrawn Released on [...] / [_] Still in custody Went to trial on [...] Verdict of [...] on [...]
With all fields being kept up to date after the fact.
Especially I don't see the need to have the reason for the arrest public unless the person is found guilty by a court of law.
To illustrate: 1. A policeman arrests you for the kidnapping, rape and murder of a 4 year old girl. 2. You are taken to the station, photographed and fingerprinted. 3. Turns out to be a case of of mistaken identity, you are not the suspect they were looking for, you just happened to drive a similar car. 4. You are let go with an apology. 5. The facts of the arrest are public record, the apology is not. Enjoy being ostracized.
How can you say that with a straight face? If the mug shots are part of the public record - that's that. How they're made public is irrelevant.
Well, Mike, your address and phone number are also a part of the public record -- just one "whois" away. However, I assume you'd object to others posting them on random web sites, particularly those frequented by people not known for outstanding morals and social responsibility.
If you don't liek it - get the law changed to make arrests NOT part of the public recored - but nobody will want that will they?
No, I do not "liek" it, mostly because arrested does not automatically mean guilty. So yes, I for one would want the law changed although I have no misconceptions about the chances of logic prevailing over the "tough on crime" rhetoric.
I thought it was a common trait for oppressive regimes to make use of public shaming/humiliation for... helping enforce the law? Let's see how well the formula would work
Here's another scenario:
1) Cop makes a pass at your daughter and gets rejected. 2) Cop now has a chip on his shoulder. 3) Cop arrests you for DUI (bogus). 4) You are not charged with anything, but... 5) Your mugshot is now prominently featured on that facebook page.
And before you reply with the quaint notion of suing them, let me continue
6) It is your word against the cop's, guess whose carries more weight? 7) The police dept closes ranks, finds "witnesses" and manufactures "evidence". 8) You lose the suit and are now short an unspecified amount of dineros as well.
anyone can stand out in front of a police station and take pictures of people on a public street. when a government agency peddles these pictures it's the same as inciting a mob in the old days to lynch or beat up people before a conviction at trial.
Extra-judicial "justice" is all too common nowadays.
Actions are nice, but so is the ability to ask questions. On my iPhone, if I'm listening to my music, I can ask "What song is this?" and the phone will tell me the name of the song and the band playing it.
How about: "Computer, what is the nature of the universe?"
Just because the US has taken on an authoritative role in getting rid of people that hate human rights and want to kill people does not mean the US is a bully. The US is more like the big brother that beats up on the bullies.
Wanted to moderate in this thread but I'll post instead.
Again.. so you're special so you can ignore posted signs?
I am not the PP but I'll answer in his stead.
Posted signs are ostensibly put up for safety. However, there are a couple of points:
1. It was proven time and again that the safest speed is at the 85th percentile of traffic speed, yet the posted limits are usually way lower. On the 400-series highways in Ontario the posted limits are 100Km/h yet, when there is no congestion or visible police presence, the observed speed of the rightmost (slowest) lane is 115-120Km/h. Near where I live there is a school with a sign advertising lowered speed limits "when lights" are flashing, yet a short distance from there there's another one with reduced speed in effect 24/365 (at least one person that I know was ticketed at 1AM on an August weekend).
2. Police vehicles are allowed to go over the speed limit only when they have their lights/sirens on, yet people constantly observe them speeding without being ticketed.
Therefore: When (1) speed limits are routinely set too low for the conditions and (2) are routinely broken by those in charge of enforcing them. they lose their moral strength and become arbitrary coercions set up for revenue generating reasons. In such case, obeying or disobeying them becomes a personal choice. After all, if Sgt. Whatsisname can go 60Km/h in a 40Km/h zone, right past a speed trap, and not get stopped then it is obviously not endangering anyone.
He cannot. But if they were removed afterwards -- without any change in the conditions -- he can conclude that. And if he observes similar occurrences multiple times, he can extrapolate.
Even if you're 99% sure, I wouldn't be surprised if you were pulled over for violating a posted sign, despite the fact that it "shouldn't be there". No one's saying we have never been speeding or that we've never broken the rules of a posted sign. All we're stating is that you can't just assume a sign is incorrect just because you feel like it. You can't break the law just because you disagree with it without having consequences.
When you disobey a bad law the fact that you may still get punished is still a consideration. After all, if you refuse to give a bully your lunch money, he and his gang may still beat you up even if morally they are in the wrong.
Instead, scientists now think, the fusion made it difficult for our ancestors to mate with the ancestors of chimpanzees, leading our two species to strike out alone.
If the fused chromosomes prevent interbreeding with the "parent" species, then this particular mutation must have happened simultaneously to more than one individual (of different genders). This is possible but seems very unlikely to me.
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They paid him a salary + stock options for what they got.
They paid him an additional $40M (plus stock options?) for conduct unbecoming.
Dan Bornstein, the designer of Dalvik, has been with Google since October 2005.
C# was standardized by ECMA (ECMA-334) in December 2001, updated to version 3 in June 2005; and by ISO (ISO/IEC 23270:2003) in 2003, similarly updated in 2006.
Whatever the reasons for not choosing C# were, I doubt availability was one of them.
> What next? Saying he owns the fox in firefox?
Or the bomp in the bomp bah bomp bah bomp?
The only natural interface is the nipple, everything else has a learning curve.
The crimes may be horrid but it does not mean that the arrested are actually guilty of committing them(*). The fact that you were so quick to retract your objection speaks volumes about why publishing the arrest details is such a bad idea.
(*) It is not uncommon for police to arrest several suspects while looking for a person to charge with the crime. At best, all but one will be innocent.
Are you suggesting that all policemen are beyond reproach?
Because people are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it.
Sorry for replying to myself but I feel I need to clarify.
There is a need for arrest records to be public in a free society -- so people cannot be "disappeared". However, the information in the public record should reflect that need.
For example:
Name, etc: [...]
Arrested on [...]
Charged with [...] on [...] / [_] Not charged / [_] Charges withdrawn
Released on [...] / [_] Still in custody
Went to trial on [...]
Verdict of [...] on [...]
With all fields being kept up to date after the fact.
Especially I don't see the need to have the reason for the arrest public unless the person is found guilty by a court of law.
To illustrate:
1. A policeman arrests you for the kidnapping, rape and murder of a 4 year old girl.
2. You are taken to the station, photographed and fingerprinted.
3. Turns out to be a case of of mistaken identity, you are not the suspect they were looking for, you just happened to drive a similar car.
4. You are let go with an apology.
5. The facts of the arrest are public record, the apology is not. Enjoy being ostracized.
Are they tagged with a prominent apology if it turns out to be a false/wrongful arrest?
Well, Mike, your address and phone number are also a part of the public record -- just one "whois" away. However, I assume you'd object to others posting them on random web sites, particularly those frequented by people not known for outstanding morals and social responsibility.
No, I do not "liek" it, mostly because arrested does not automatically mean guilty. So yes, I for one would want the law changed although I have no misconceptions about the chances of logic prevailing over the "tough on crime" rhetoric.
Because they can?
Here's another scenario:
1) Cop makes a pass at your daughter and gets rejected.
2) Cop now has a chip on his shoulder.
3) Cop arrests you for DUI (bogus).
4) You are not charged with anything, but...
5) Your mugshot is now prominently featured on that facebook page.
And before you reply with the quaint notion of suing them, let me continue
6) It is your word against the cop's, guess whose carries more weight?
7) The police dept closes ranks, finds "witnesses" and manufactures "evidence".
8) You lose the suit and are now short an unspecified amount of dineros as well.
Extra-judicial "justice" is all too common nowadays.
Can't you sue the involved policemen directly?
After all, this is not a part of their official duties.
How about: "Computer, what is the nature of the universe?"
This is exactly what every bully says.
You can start by posting under a name.
I seem to remember him promising to do just that though. So he's either a liar or plain stupid and incompetent.
Wanted to moderate in this thread but I'll post instead.
I am not the PP but I'll answer in his stead.
Posted signs are ostensibly put up for safety. However, there are a couple of points:
1. It was proven time and again that the safest speed is at the 85th percentile of traffic speed, yet the posted limits are usually way lower. On the 400-series highways in Ontario the posted limits are 100Km/h yet, when there is no congestion or visible police presence, the observed speed of the rightmost (slowest) lane is 115-120Km/h. Near where I live there is a school with a sign advertising lowered speed limits "when lights" are flashing, yet a short distance from there there's another one with reduced speed in effect 24/365 (at least one person that I know was ticketed at 1AM on an August weekend).
2. Police vehicles are allowed to go over the speed limit only when they have their lights/sirens on, yet people constantly observe them speeding without being ticketed.
Therefore: When (1) speed limits are routinely set too low for the conditions and (2) are routinely broken by those in charge of enforcing them. they lose their moral strength and become arbitrary coercions set up for revenue generating reasons. In such case, obeying or disobeying them becomes a personal choice. After all, if Sgt. Whatsisname can go 60Km/h in a 40Km/h zone, right past a speed trap, and not get stopped then it is obviously not endangering anyone.
Interesting reading: Report No. FHWA-RD-92-084
He cannot. But if they were removed afterwards -- without any change in the conditions -- he can conclude that. And if he observes similar occurrences multiple times, he can extrapolate.
When you disobey a bad law the fact that you may still get punished is still a consideration. After all, if you refuse to give a bully your lunch money, he and his gang may still beat you up even if morally they are in the wrong.
The US is just doing what it does best: being a bully.
If the fused chromosomes prevent interbreeding with the "parent" species, then this particular mutation must have happened simultaneously to more than one individual (of different genders). This is possible but seems very unlikely to me.
Just B6 or any other Bs as well?
What planet did that happen on?
And gave him ~50M as punishment for his actions.
Government != Nation.
Administration != Nation.