War really won't 'save' us. Take WWII, the UK lost under 400k, while the population jumped 4m during the decade. (With a 2m increase the decades before and after.)
Unfortuantly what is more likely is a 'perfect storm' of enviromental disasters wiping out a lot of our farming for a few years. At least after there maybe political will to grapple with population control. 'Tis a scary thought.
Wow, so 10% have seen someone killed? 31,159,191 is a lot of people to have actually seen someone killed first hand... And you're saying that's a good thing?
This could be true if it were being advertised as 'Firefox 15'. But its not. It's just 'Firefox', the only place the number appears is in tiny text on the help-about screen.
Now riddle me this Batman, if you've got to check if a visitor's browser is compliant with a given feature which is easier, comparing an integer or something like '3.5.16b'?
The amount of people who get so hung up on a single number baffles me. What's the difference between going from 1 to 2, or 1 to 1.1, or 1.0.0.0.0.1? Nothing at all.
Frankly integer version numbers are easier to use anyway, especially as a programmer. (write code that checks for 5 and above vs 2.1.30.b.)
As all the interweb kids are saying 'misleading title is misleading'.
If the FA is about the US version, then maybe this post should be titled 'US Specific Samsung Galaxy S III Launched'? You know, as the rest of the world has had a Galaxy S III for some time...
And if that's where the world is going I will fight with every ounce of force in this 5'11 180 pound frame against it.
It maybe anecdotal, but I've often found the people who feel the need to mention this sort of metric in an argument like this are actually pretty dumb.
How, specifically, would a Windows RT tablet let you retouch photos, edit sound, and produce HTML5 web applications any easier than an Android tablet? If the Android applications themselves are "slow and kludgy", developers of the Android applications can fix the Android applications.
Or more to the point, a normal laptop? A tablet just isn't a good form factor for producing things. Sure you'll find people who'll try, but typing on them is difficult and a touch interface doesn't (at least in my experience) give you fine control you'd need for those sorts of applications without a major re-think of the UI, and try shoe horning all the buttons in Photoshop into an app which requires 'fisher price' sized controls...
While I do not use VB6 now, I've had a lot of experience using it 'back in the day' for mission critical applications. It is a very flexible language, with very few things it couldn't do. Frankly I take umbridge at the "enable very rapid development of limited programs by programmers of lesser experience" quote, I can only guess it was written by someone whose never programmed professionally using VB6.
Freaking Office 2010 with the ribbon crap confuses the heck out of me, because I can never find the function I want. Where's the undo function? Find-and-replace? Full justification? I know they're in that mess of Egyptian hieroglyphics, but I have no clue where.
^z, ^h, ^j, c'mon, real nerds don't use the mouse!;)
Not only that, from the TFA its actually already happening, albeit partially:
For over two years now, users of YouTube based in Germany have been unable to watch videos of thousands of music acts, because the legal dispute over licensing fees has remained unresolved.
Why not? If the income generated from YouTube in Germany is less than the fines they are facing, why not pull out? Replacing the page with how the German electorate can let their elected representative know how they feel about it would work wonders.
So instead of putting in expensive overrides the like, we could just get rid of shit like that. (In an automatic, doesn't selecting neutral also stop the drive?)
Oh, the irony. Ever tried cutting the engine at speed? You do know how hydraulic brakes and electric steering work, right?
Um, you'd lose the power assit but the brakes definetly still would work, as would the steering. Now, no power steering when you're trying to park is a pain, but at 100mph you dont have to move the wheel much. As for the brakes you have to push a little harder, but you're not going to want to do a full emergency stop anyway! All of that and the fact that the driver was a highway policeman just beggars belief!
Wait, what? So to turn off the engine and get out of the car you have to press a button for 10seconds?! Every Time?! No offense, but I'll calling bullshit on that! I'm pretty sure you can just pull the key out like every other car.
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War really won't 'save' us. Take WWII, the UK lost under 400k, while the population jumped 4m during the decade. (With a 2m increase the decades before and after.)
Unfortuantly what is more likely is a 'perfect storm' of enviromental disasters wiping out a lot of our farming for a few years. At least after there maybe political will to grapple with population control. 'Tis a scary thought.
Wow, so 10% have seen someone killed? 31,159,191 is a lot of people to have actually seen someone killed first hand... And you're saying that's a good thing?
Yup, would have been a much higher death toll.
This could be true if it were being advertised as 'Firefox 15'. But its not. It's just 'Firefox', the only place the number appears is in tiny text on the help-about screen.
Now riddle me this Batman, if you've got to check if a visitor's browser is compliant with a given feature which is easier, comparing an integer or something like '3.5.16b'?
The amount of people who get so hung up on a single number baffles me. What's the difference between going from 1 to 2, or 1 to 1.1, or 1.0.0.0.0.1? Nothing at all.
Frankly integer version numbers are easier to use anyway, especially as a programmer. (write code that checks for 5 and above vs 2.1.30.b.)
Or drill a few holes in it to break the antenna that powers it. Job's a good 'un.
As all the interweb kids are saying 'misleading title is misleading'.
If the FA is about the US version, then maybe this post should be titled 'US Specific Samsung Galaxy S III Launched'? You know, as the rest of the world has had a Galaxy S III for some time...
Or if it could do some voice recognition of me cussing under my breath
If we had that Office would never run long enough to get past the splash screen!
The first person to do this so that the jesture kills any crashed applications will get all of my money.
And if that's where the world is going I will fight with every ounce of force in this 5'11 180 pound frame against it.
It maybe anecdotal, but I've often found the people who feel the need to mention this sort of metric in an argument like this are actually pretty dumb.
How, specifically, would a Windows RT tablet let you retouch photos, edit sound, and produce HTML5 web applications any easier than an Android tablet? If the Android applications themselves are "slow and kludgy", developers of the Android applications can fix the Android applications.
Or more to the point, a normal laptop? A tablet just isn't a good form factor for producing things. Sure you'll find people who'll try, but typing on them is difficult and a touch interface doesn't (at least in my experience) give you fine control you'd need for those sorts of applications without a major re-think of the UI, and try shoe horning all the buttons in Photoshop into an app which requires 'fisher price' sized controls...
While I do not use VB6 now, I've had a lot of experience using it 'back in the day' for mission critical applications. It is a very flexible language, with very few things it couldn't do. Frankly I take umbridge at the "enable very rapid development of limited programs by programmers of lesser experience" quote, I can only guess it was written by someone whose never programmed professionally using VB6.
Freaking Office 2010 with the ribbon crap confuses the heck out of me, because I can never find the function I want. Where's the undo function? Find-and-replace? Full justification? I know they're in that mess of Egyptian hieroglyphics, but I have no clue where.
^z, ^h, ^j, c'mon, real nerds don't use the mouse! ;)
Why doesn't it qualify for the first point?
Or have them write JavaScript in the browsers they already use?
Not sure I'd want to learn to program using HTML\CSS\Javascript+whatever you run on the back end, it's all just too much of a mess.
Is there a modern day version of AMOS\STOS? That would hold kids interest and actually be fun to program!
I wouldn't describe -11% as not moving. Good for Facebook the company and the previous owners, bad for investors.
Asus gives you the option to use BitTorrent (labelled 'P2P' on their site) to distribute large files.
Or just watch them online from the people who made it...
Well whose fault is that? There are many things the first world can do to help the third world, but improving their traffic safty isn't one of them.
For over two years now, users of YouTube based in Germany have been unable to watch videos of thousands of music acts, because the legal dispute over licensing fees has remained unresolved.
All true, but at €250,000 per Infringement it adds up quickly...
Why not? If the income generated from YouTube in Germany is less than the fines they are facing, why not pull out? Replacing the page with how the German electorate can let their elected representative know how they feel about it would work wonders.
So instead of putting in expensive overrides the like, we could just get rid of shit like that. (In an automatic, doesn't selecting neutral also stop the drive?)
Oh, the irony. Ever tried cutting the engine at speed? You do know how hydraulic brakes and electric steering work, right?
Um, you'd lose the power assit but the brakes definetly still would work, as would the steering. Now, no power steering when you're trying to park is a pain, but at 100mph you dont have to move the wheel much. As for the brakes you have to push a little harder, but you're not going to want to do a full emergency stop anyway! All of that and the fact that the driver was a highway policeman just beggars belief!
Wait, what? So to turn off the engine and get out of the car you have to press a button for 10seconds?! Every Time?! No offense, but I'll calling bullshit on that! I'm pretty sure you can just pull the key out like every other car.