All the IOCCC does is make a mockery of the language. C is probably one of the easiest languages to read if written right, as there is very little in the way of obscurities in the syntax compared to many of the more complex languages like C++ and Perl. I'd be more impressed with people who can prove they have the discipline to avoid obfuscations.
Newbie C programmers get all into this kind of crap. They think it makes them look smarter or something. It really doesn't, it makes them look like newbies. I guess they get a rush from thinking that noone else is smart enough to read their code, like they're some kind of elite genious or something.
I think the same thing every time I hear about this contest. Truth is, who is dumb enough to take the time to read code like that?
It might help to understand why your girlfriend might have reservations by thinking of her saying to someone: "Ok, now fiddle with that little nipple until the cursor is over the icon..."
I think the "back" and "forward" buttons on mice should be put behind the regular buttons instead of on the sides so you can just curve your fingers to push them, but what do I know.
I read "Of Mice and Men" in highschool, too, here in Michigan. I recently reread that, it's actually a good book. The books I remember reading and people having to read in other classes in my high school were:
Of Mice and Men The Red Pony A Separate Peace Fahrenheit 451 To Kill a Mockingbird Huckleberry Finn The Great Gatsby Catcher in the Rye Antigone Various Shakespeare plays
I think of all these are good books for learning to analyze literature. The only thing that was missing in my opinion was The Odyssey, which I think is one of the greatest books ever written. I think the fact is that most books are banned because they have been analyzed to death and different people are going to see different things in different books. Chances are the schools are just trying to prevent that 0.1% of people who are too sheltered to begin with from getting offended so they won't have to deal with their senseless bitching.
Going against basic instincts can eventually cause insanity or at least mental instability.
I think a better solution is to find a safe outlet for these urges. Sports are a fairly common choice, but there is a wide range of activities that allow you to vent your frustrations without driving dangerously or beating spouses/offspring.
Good old-fashioned reasoning is also an option and even has the added benefit of working to prevent these childish emotions from occurring in the future.
Yeah, I'm with you, although I'm more concerned with poisoning ourselves rather than any damage done to Nature (as if that were possible).
Just a matter of definition.
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1. How to identify a spam (People are proven to be far better at pattern recognition than Bayesian models).
2. How not to click on a spam.
3. How to delete a spam.
I think you're underestimating the difference in the average computer user between the strength of will to intelligence and the strength of belief in something for nothing by a longshot.
The rebuttal was kind of stupid because it was comparing closed source to open source, yet the original article wasn't comparing the two, it was just pointing out problems with open source.
No what happens is, some guy says "let's all band together!", then he sits back and lets everyone else do all the work. That's what that "warcry" is all about.
Taking Windows away from a bunch of users and trying to replace it with Linux is just ignorant. Do you honestly think any operating system can be a drop-in replacement for any other? How can you possibly expect several hundred people to throw their skills out the window, start from scratch with a new OS, and not expect to have "user-dissatisfaction?" BIG DUH!
I've noticed that searching for Eric S. Raymond's home page brings up his actual home page third or fourth in the listing. I don't know if that means Google is on it's way to going downhill or what. The first listing it brings up doesn't appear to have anything to do with ESR. I don't even think his name appears anywhere on the page.
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All the IOCCC does is make a mockery of the language. C is probably one of the easiest languages to read if written right, as there is very little in the way of obscurities in the syntax compared to many of the more complex languages like C++ and Perl. I'd be more impressed with people who can prove they have the discipline to avoid obfuscations.
I think the same thing every time I hear about this contest. Truth is, who is dumb enough to take the time to read code like that?
...that the largest discussion of the difference between 25 and 35 in the history of the internet is about to ensue.
It might help to understand why your girlfriend might have reservations by thinking of her saying to someone: "Ok, now fiddle with that little nipple until the cursor is over the icon..."
I think the "back" and "forward" buttons on mice should be put behind the regular buttons instead of on the sides so you can just curve your fingers to push them, but what do I know.
For the same reason we are born with umbilical cords attached, I guess. It's not bad it's just disgusting!
"Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly." John 7: 24
I read "Of Mice and Men" in highschool, too, here in Michigan. I recently reread that, it's actually a good book. The books I remember reading and people having to read in other classes in my high school were:
Of Mice and Men
The Red Pony
A Separate Peace
Fahrenheit 451
To Kill a Mockingbird
Huckleberry Finn
The Great Gatsby
Catcher in the Rye
Antigone
Various Shakespeare plays
I think of all these are good books for learning to analyze literature. The only thing that was missing in my opinion was The Odyssey, which I think is one of the greatest books ever written. I think the fact is that most books are banned because they have been analyzed to death and different people are going to see different things in different books. Chances are the schools are just trying to prevent that 0.1% of people who are too sheltered to begin with from getting offended so they won't have to deal with their senseless bitching.
I think a better solution is to find a safe outlet for these urges. Sports are a fairly common choice, but there is a wide range of activities that allow you to vent your frustrations without driving dangerously or beating spouses/offspring.
Good old-fashioned reasoning is also an option and even has the added benefit of working to prevent these childish emotions from occurring in the future.
Geek: a person for whom the significance of situations is lost more often than not.
Yeah, I'm with you, although I'm more concerned with poisoning ourselves rather than any damage done to Nature (as if that were possible). Just a matter of definition.
I think you're underestimating the difference in the average computer user between the strength of will to intelligence and the strength of belief in something for nothing by a longshot.
The rebuttal was kind of stupid because it was comparing closed source to open source, yet the original article wasn't comparing the two, it was just pointing out problems with open source.
That article really makes me think. It makes me wonder about the value of a FREE article.
No what happens is, some guy says "let's all band together!", then he sits back and lets everyone else do all the work. That's what that "warcry" is all about.
Ah fuck, I fell for it, too. I thought he just had a bad memory or something.
Taking Windows away from a bunch of users and trying to replace it with Linux is just ignorant. Do you honestly think any operating system can be a drop-in replacement for any other? How can you possibly expect several hundred people to throw their skills out the window, start from scratch with a new OS, and not expect to have "user-dissatisfaction?" BIG DUH!
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I've noticed that searching for Eric S. Raymond's home page brings up his actual home page third or fourth in the listing. I don't know if that means Google is on it's way to going downhill or what. The first listing it brings up doesn't appear to have anything to do with ESR. I don't even think his name appears anywhere on the page.