My issue with python is the use of indentation and blank lines as a part of the syntax. That crap went out of vogue with Fortran...
Do you know much about FORTRAN?
FORTRAN was structured such that each line fit on an 80 column punched card. It's sort of a modern anomaly to code FORTRAN with a full screen editor. Historically, it was coded in handwriting on grid paper forms with 80 boxes for the characters of each line of code. You wrote the code by hand, then turned it in to a keypunch operator.
Programmers who wanted to punch their own code would stick around until office hours were over to get access to the keypunch in person. There were actual manual card punch tools to slide a punch mandrel back and forth over an individual card to 'fix' an individual line of code in the deck without having to wait for access to the cardpunch. Yes, the program's primary form of storage was a deck of cards. Don't drop your deck!
Is it not odd that like, over ninety percent of Americans agree that at the very deepest level, the most fundamental problem in this country is the supposed two party system
Are you going to back that up with more than an assertion?
Do you people really hang around other people who care what brand of electronic gadgets you use?
I thought this was Slashdot. I have a Tektronix 7000 series mainframe, and the good differential comparator plugin. The one with 100 dB common-mode rejection at 100 Mhz. Sure, getting that plugin fully calibrated would cost about as much as a few iPhone X's, but it does alright. It's more interesting and exotic than a Ferrari and also more useful.
I grew up in the city that was Northgate's home town. They were a PC clone outfit for the most part. The keyboards were about the only thing worth remembering that they sold. I remember late in their history going into their outlet store. I shoulda bought a bunch of the keyboards. I think I bought Micrografx Designer there at 50% off.
Your political movement has convenient labels to slap on anybody you disagree with. It's plain and obvious that you are a hard core 'mens rights' ideologue by the little dogwhistles you've been dropping. Most everybody else in this discussion I would say has credibility.
I remember in 1981 being in the streets of Minneapolis when it was announced that Ronald Reagan had been shot. It was disturbing to see how otherwise nice people reacted.
iTunes was Apple's old music promotion deal. In the early 2000's you could get bottlecaps on soda pop that you redeemed for free 'iTunes.' They were mp3 files with Apple's special DRM added.
I think they shut it down when Apple quit making iPods and switched to selling other consumer gadgets.
The NAZIs and the Communists formed an alliance to divide Poland between them, before other forces stepped in to trigger the start of WWII. Really there wasn't that big a difference between Stalin or Hitler, except for the fact that Stalin was a much more effective killer of civilians.
It's weird how some people can contrive a cultural group like 'the Jews' as being big players in the conflict even though they were at the time almost entirely unarmed civilians.
the fact she did it because he wouldn't wave her little political flag
Dude wasn't a spectator who would't cheer for her. Dude was a major warrior for the other side. Her dancing on the grave comment was distasteful. Not that much worse than calling somebody you disagree with a 'piece of shit' however.
It's clear that a lot of people are reeeeeaaally threatened by this stuff.
Correct. Some drone with skill in front of a webcam can stream content of himself playing a game, and he is considered a 'partner' of the game company.
Yes, the game companies consider it lucrative to work with these parasites. How disappointing.
I have looked around, and there are even regular commenters on The Mary Sue who are not coming strongly to her defense, because she is a low-social-skills person who apparently has an antagonistic approach to discussion.
But the real problem is that there are a bunch of 'Mannist' type reverse sexists who are crowing about the firing like it's a victory for 'their side' when it's actually an instance of a woman getting fired for having a chip on her shoulder and not being very civil about her response.
ArenaNet stepped in it bigtime; their game is probably the big MMO with the most 'progressive' culture and storyline. They're never going to win over the people who stumble over their dicks during torch parades. Those dudes are not their customers.
She was probably wrong in the approach of her response, but the hooligans watching from the sidelines are waving their torches and hooting now, and that's not a good thing.
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I thought it was just a trademark, like the brand of womens' garments called Spanx.
And it is pronounced "la-tinks", correct?
My issue with python is the use of indentation and blank lines as a part of the syntax. That crap went out of vogue with Fortran...
Do you know much about FORTRAN?
FORTRAN was structured such that each line fit on an 80 column punched card. It's sort of a modern anomaly to code FORTRAN with a full screen editor. Historically, it was coded in handwriting on grid paper forms with 80 boxes for the characters of each line of code. You wrote the code by hand, then turned it in to a keypunch operator.
Programmers who wanted to punch their own code would stick around until office hours were over to get access to the keypunch in person. There were actual manual card punch tools to slide a punch mandrel back and forth over an individual card to 'fix' an individual line of code in the deck without having to wait for access to the cardpunch. Yes, the program's primary form of storage was a deck of cards. Don't drop your deck!
Comparing python to fortran is a bit silly.
And yes, obviously modern FORTRAN is different.
Is it not odd that like, over ninety percent of Americans agree that at the very deepest level, the most fundamental problem in this country is the supposed two party system
Are you going to back that up with more than an assertion?
I thought they gave up on the self-driving-car stuff. Any IP they have would be third tier at best.
So, two of his less important promises.
Nobody EVER backs up their phone to the cloud.
Except, Apple has done enough of some sort of *mumble*mumble* that China lets them sell their gadgets in China.
Do you really think if it's important, US agents don't bring it back with them from China to use here?
Do you people really hang around other people who care what brand of electronic gadgets you use?
I thought this was Slashdot. I have a Tektronix 7000 series mainframe, and the good differential comparator plugin. The one with 100 dB common-mode rejection at 100 Mhz. Sure, getting that plugin fully calibrated would cost about as much as a few iPhone X's, but it does alright. It's more interesting and exotic than a Ferrari and also more useful.
Grab 4 iPhones from 4 different vendors... no wait, that isn't possible. You're Apple's bitch. You'll lap up whatever they're serving.
You're probably counting all the square miles of Alaskan wasteland so your numbers are skewed.
I grew up in the city that was Northgate's home town. They were a PC clone outfit for the most part. The keyboards were about the only thing worth remembering that they sold. I remember late in their history going into their outlet store. I shoulda bought a bunch of the keyboards. I think I bought Micrografx Designer there at 50% off.
Your political movement has convenient labels to slap on anybody you disagree with. It's plain and obvious that you are a hard core 'mens rights' ideologue by the little dogwhistles you've been dropping. Most everybody else in this discussion I would say has credibility.
Agreed, it was distasteful.
I remember in 1981 being in the streets of Minneapolis when it was announced that Ronald Reagan had been shot. It was disturbing to see how otherwise nice people reacted.
iTunes was Apple's old music promotion deal. In the early 2000's you could get bottlecaps on soda pop that you redeemed for free 'iTunes.' They were mp3 files with Apple's special DRM added.
I think they shut it down when Apple quit making iPods and switched to selling other consumer gadgets.
Gallons of gas.
You would never understand.
Terry Gilliam's "Brazil"
I am not really that much of a libertarian, but I recognize you for what you are: a gadfly.
As productivity has risen, costs have fallen. Households used to have one expensive television that the whole household shared.
Most of the good stuff at Wired is paywalled.
The NAZIs and the Communists formed an alliance to divide Poland between them, before other forces stepped in to trigger the start of WWII. Really there wasn't that big a difference between Stalin or Hitler, except for the fact that Stalin was a much more effective killer of civilians.
It's weird how some people can contrive a cultural group like 'the Jews' as being big players in the conflict even though they were at the time almost entirely unarmed civilians.
the fact she did it because he wouldn't wave her little political flag
Dude wasn't a spectator who would't cheer for her. Dude was a major warrior for the other side. Her dancing on the grave comment was distasteful. Not that much worse than calling somebody you disagree with a 'piece of shit' however.
It's clear that a lot of people are reeeeeaaally threatened by this stuff.
Correct. Some drone with skill in front of a webcam can stream content of himself playing a game, and he is considered a 'partner' of the game company.
Yes, the game companies consider it lucrative to work with these parasites. How disappointing.
I have looked around, and there are even regular commenters on The Mary Sue who are not coming strongly to her defense, because she is a low-social-skills person who apparently has an antagonistic approach to discussion.
But the real problem is that there are a bunch of 'Mannist' type reverse sexists who are crowing about the firing like it's a victory for 'their side' when it's actually an instance of a woman getting fired for having a chip on her shoulder and not being very civil about her response.
ArenaNet stepped in it bigtime; their game is probably the big MMO with the most 'progressive' culture and storyline. They're never going to win over the people who stumble over their dicks during torch parades. Those dudes are not their customers.
She was probably wrong in the approach of her response, but the hooligans watching from the sidelines are waving their torches and hooting now, and that's not a good thing.
Just because you are a self-loathing male don't go around hurling insults at the non-self-loathers.
Righteous! Wave that dick around, guy!
In fact, I encourage you to continue attempts to end discussions via shaming
Though it appears that you are the one who shamed AmiMojo as a self-loathing male with no self-respect