My Darling Oracle, Please add as many bells and whistles as you can, throw in all the experimental features that are poorly tested and don't worry about security. If you would be so kind to do this, everyone would finally agree to uninstall Java and never ever use it again. You have sabotaged all the other things you have bought so why not Java? Come on, you know you want to.
1) Should become a Java developer? Consider all the hate so many people project at Java. Do you think people just hate it because it's so great? You dont get respect if dont act respectable. 2) Java keeps needlessly expanding and some parts get dropped. 3) Java is not a long-lived everyday programming language. Java showed up about the mid 1990s. C has been going strong since the early 1970s. C++ was an extension of C that came around in the 1980s. 3.1) How many programs do you have that are written in Java? The one's on your smartphone? Well, do you want to write those forever? 3.2) OSes are written in C and C++. 3.3) You can go with C# but you will be stuck on Windows until MS decides to reinvent the wheel again and C and C++ will still be widely used.
Price tends to come down as more people adopt the technology.
you are assuming many people will adopt their version of motion tracking technology. GPS and cell phones didn't have any direct competition, motion tracking does. a better comparison would be VHS and Betamax. however, in this case, full body optical tracking (Kinect) already has a three year head start, costs a lot less, isnt clunky and is in a shitload of homes. that's some stiff competition.
simply put, this is a very expensive way to do things. the Kinect has done a good job at motion capture so why not just improve on that idea? using multiple (cheap-o) cameras at different angles, you could not only capture one person but multiple people without putting on any annoying suits or even extend the area of capture. what's better is that it scales as you can add more and more cameras and create a more accurate model which means it would solve occlusion issues. just to sweeten the deal, you could use optical flow to predict future motion and thus remove any possible lag you may encounter. this would be a great use case for Epiphany III manycore processor as it could process every camera at the same time.
the bottom line is that while this military-grade motion sensing stuff may be a great but it's going to be expensive ($350 per unit from what i see on KS) and there are going to be a LOT of hardware support issues.
However, I've changed my mind. Now I find it more fruitful to search for issues with a particular version by name rather than by number
Yes, but what do you do if you need to figure out the software requirements? Quick, does "at least mountain lion" include "leopard"? How about "at least Cheetah version, but no later than Crouching Striped Tiger"?
Crouching Striped Tiger? What about the Hidden Polka Dot Dragon?
If this is so good, why not explain your reasoning and allow for an opt-in?
a) it's a free service. pay someone some money and you just might get what you want. b) it is opt-in! don't like google+? disable it: https://plus.google.com/downgrade/
you dont have to be a part of google+ at all! try looking through your account settings some time or *gasp* google for an answer. opt out of google+
for those who cry, "why should i have to opt out?!" all of the Google services that you are using are free and you have no obligation to keep using any google services. If this is too much to deal with then you can delete your Google account and start using a paid service and be free of the horrible Google tyranny.
I'm worried about Google buying all those robotics companies. Profitability in advanced robotics is probably 5-10 years away. [...] Google could destroy the US robotics industry.
i've only read that they have purchased a single robotics company, Boston Dynamics. frankly, i would be happy to see their efforts disappear because their stuff is targeted for military application. just one of those bots would cost a shitload and no doubt money will be dumped into making better and better killing machines at the cost of many lives and billions of dollars. we may be set back years in development but it's a sacrifice worth making. unfortunately, this just means they will be pouring money into some other robotics company to redevelop the same warbots.
The air gap is not the solution. Proper isolation, firewalling and virus/malware is.
wrong. if you dont want someone from altering your system, you make it completely inaccessible. in the age of compromised security systems, firewalls and "proper isolation" are just pesky things to slow down/dissuade most hackers. if it's a state sponsored hack attack (NSA or China), then you are going to get slammed until they find a way in.
instead of going after crowdfunding efforts, how about they go back to preventing Wall Street and banks from causing another global collapse? HFT is much more of threat and far more harmful than any crowdfunding effort.
As far as i'm concerned, websites have little business using Javascript to start with. Now they want to add more? Sounds like Java to me which is for making applications, not websites.
If your site needs native performance then write a native application.
it doesnt matter who made it or how much information it gathers. if it provides more information, they are going to use it. it's just like how microsoft copies google search results via Internet Explorer search bar to put into Bing. is it an asshole move, yeah. are they still going to do it even though they have been caught, yeah.
Your weapons may be used offensively, but the intent is to protect (if you're an American) 300 million US citizens from attack by outside agents.
really? you dont think the US can protect itself from any country? if you honestly believe that then you are delusional. our army dwarfs all other armies.
In fact, it could be argued that if you DON'T do your job and produce weapons, you make your country (any country) a sitting duck for a takeover by an "evil" country who does produce weapons.
That mentality is exactly what fueled the Cold War. Peace through superior firepower. What do you think the United Nations is for?!
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My Darling Oracle,
Please add as many bells and whistles as you can, throw in all the experimental features that are poorly tested and don't worry about security. If you would be so kind to do this, everyone would finally agree to uninstall Java and never ever use it again. You have sabotaged all the other things you have bought so why not Java? Come on, you know you want to.
Love,
Every Server Admin Ever
Yes, we can have mature conversation about Java.
1) Should become a Java developer? Consider all the hate so many people project at Java. Do you think people just hate it because it's so great? You dont get respect if dont act respectable.
2) Java keeps needlessly expanding and some parts get dropped.
3) Java is not a long-lived everyday programming language. Java showed up about the mid 1990s. C has been going strong since the early 1970s. C++ was an extension of C that came around in the 1980s.
3.1) How many programs do you have that are written in Java? The one's on your smartphone? Well, do you want to write those forever?
3.2) OSes are written in C and C++.
3.3) You can go with C# but you will be stuck on Windows until MS decides to reinvent the wheel again and C and C++ will still be widely used.
Java: write once, slow everywhere.
I like the small 'strip' interface I can put up at the top of my window and I really haven't found a replacement
you can do that with QMMP
Turns out Google decided to expose what was in my real name fields to the public without my consent.
link? screenshot? any proof that you aren't simply trolling? i searched and found nothing.
Price tends to come down as more people adopt the technology.
you are assuming many people will adopt their version of motion tracking technology. GPS and cell phones didn't have any direct competition, motion tracking does. a better comparison would be VHS and Betamax. however, in this case, full body optical tracking (Kinect) already has a three year head start, costs a lot less, isnt clunky and is in a shitload of homes. that's some stiff competition.
from what i've read on wikipedia, "Reactive Programming" is really just function as a variable with caching.
example:
c = 5 // outputs 9 // outputs 10
b = 4
a = b + c
print(a)
c = 6
print(a)
this isnt rocket surgery
simply put, this is a very expensive way to do things. the Kinect has done a good job at motion capture so why not just improve on that idea? using multiple (cheap-o) cameras at different angles, you could not only capture one person but multiple people without putting on any annoying suits or even extend the area of capture. what's better is that it scales as you can add more and more cameras and create a more accurate model which means it would solve occlusion issues. just to sweeten the deal, you could use optical flow to predict future motion and thus remove any possible lag you may encounter. this would be a great use case for Epiphany III manycore processor as it could process every camera at the same time.
the bottom line is that while this military-grade motion sensing stuff may be a great but it's going to be expensive ($350 per unit from what i see on KS) and there are going to be a LOT of hardware support issues.
Further reading:
3D Reconstruction from Multiple Images
Optical Flow
so i guess we have to call it The Release Formerly Known As Fedora 21.
However, I've changed my mind. Now I find it more fruitful to search for issues with a particular version by name rather than by number
Yes, but what do you do if you need to figure out the software requirements?
Quick, does "at least mountain lion" include "leopard"? How about "at least Cheetah version, but no later than Crouching Striped Tiger"?
Crouching Striped Tiger? What about the Hidden Polka Dot Dragon?
If this is so good, why not explain your reasoning and allow for an opt-in?
a) it's a free service. pay someone some money and you just might get what you want.
b) it is opt-in! don't like google+? disable it: https://plus.google.com/downgrade/
Google no longer intends to offer anybody a new "Gmail account". Henceforth they only offer a "Google+ account with email features."
this is a prime example of FUD. you should be modded as a troll.
you dont have to be a part of google+ at all! try looking through your account settings some time or *gasp* google for an answer.
opt out of google+
for those who cry, "why should i have to opt out?!" all of the Google services that you are using are free and you have no obligation to keep using any google services. If this is too much to deal with then you can delete your Google account and start using a paid service and be free of the horrible Google tyranny.
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just call it what it is, Windows 8.2
spoiler: it's still going to suck.
I'm worried about Google buying all those robotics companies. Profitability in advanced robotics is probably 5-10 years away. [...] Google could destroy the US robotics industry.
i've only read that they have purchased a single robotics company, Boston Dynamics. frankly, i would be happy to see their efforts disappear because their stuff is targeted for military application. just one of those bots would cost a shitload and no doubt money will be dumped into making better and better killing machines at the cost of many lives and billions of dollars. we may be set back years in development but it's a sacrifice worth making. unfortunately, this just means they will be pouring money into some other robotics company to redevelop the same warbots.
The air gap is not the solution. Proper isolation, firewalling and virus/malware is.
wrong. if you dont want someone from altering your system, you make it completely inaccessible. in the age of compromised security systems, firewalls and "proper isolation" are just pesky things to slow down/dissuade most hackers. if it's a state sponsored hack attack (NSA or China), then you are going to get slammed until they find a way in.
do NOT connect SCADA systems to the internet.
instead of going after crowdfunding efforts, how about they go back to preventing Wall Street and banks from causing another global collapse? HFT is much more of threat and far more harmful than any crowdfunding effort.
priorities, motherfuckers, fix them.
C++ stopped being a fully-humanly comprehensible language a long time ago.
That's a lie! BEEP. BOOP. I'm a fully humanly and I can comprehensible language just fine a long time ago. BEEP. BEEP.
you're doing it wrong.
As far as i'm concerned, websites have little business using Javascript to start with. Now they want to add more? Sounds like Java to me which is for making applications, not websites.
If your site needs native performance then write a native application.
it doesnt matter who made it or how much information it gathers. if it provides more information, they are going to use it. it's just like how microsoft copies google search results via Internet Explorer search bar to put into Bing. is it an asshole move, yeah. are they still going to do it even though they have been caught, yeah.
why is this even a question?
people are stupid and will do stupid things to these copters. just wait and some idiot will tape a nice return present from their dog onto one.
hang gliding accident
If you make weapons which assure the destruction of the other party, you may be preventing a war from being started.
Mutually Assured Destruction is exactly how we almost destroyed the world.
Your weapons may be used offensively, but the intent is to protect (if you're an American) 300 million US citizens from attack by outside agents.
really? you dont think the US can protect itself from any country? if you honestly believe that then you are delusional. our army dwarfs all other armies.
In fact, it could be argued that if you DON'T do your job and produce weapons, you make your country (any country) a sitting duck for a takeover by an "evil" country who does produce weapons.
That mentality is exactly what fueled the Cold War. Peace through superior firepower. What do you think the United Nations is for?!
THAT'S SOCIALISM!... oh wait. ;)
yelling? me? no way, slashdot filter!