I have no problem with laws *limiting* campaign donations. If Lessig's campaign was aimed at that goal, I might even contribute myself.
But I do have a problem with the government taking my tax money, and giving it to some political candidate so they can buy TV commercials. That is what both of his proposals involve.
As for your aversion of using tax money used - where do you think is all that corporate money coming from?
Whether or not it *does* come from there does not change the fact that it *should not* come from there.
This is true. But it is not a weakness of the language
Yes it is. Programming languages are designed for human beings to use. If it's difficult for human beings to use them, that is 100% a weakness of the programming language.
I don't know what you think programming languages are for if not humans.
Human brains are finite. The simpler* a language is, the more likely the developer can fit the entire thing in his head and still have room for the actual problem he's trying to solve.
If your programming language is unusable without weeks of rote-memorization, it's a bad language. That's not to say C# or VB.Net are better languages than Perl; just that your argument to the contrary doesn't make sense.
The best, ideal, language would have near-zero cognitive load, so none of the programmer's memory is consumed for the quirks of the language and all of it is available for the problem being solved.
*) Simpler being defined as, "easier to fit in your head", which is completely circular definition but you get what I'm getting at I hope. I think nobody would argue that JavaScript is simpler than Perl, for example.
That won't happen, because I'd never want to put some random dude's old leaky-ass battery in my brand new car.
Yes I know the batteries would be "inspected" by someone, but there's a huge trust barrier there when a $50,000 car can be ruined by a $50 battery swap. (Or whatever it ends up costing.)
This is one of those ideas that big-brained engineers love, but the general public will never embrace.
1) Microsoft doesn't dictate what controller icons developers use. If they happen to use Xbox 360 icons as the standard, that's due to convenience only. There's no conspiracy.
Similarly, whether the controller support is good or horrible depends exclusively on the developer of the game itself. The only component of the solution Microsoft writes is the driver, and I can verify the driver does the extremely simple job it's supposed to be doing.
2) This statement:
With the way MS forced the X360 controller on PC, it's no wonder it took them forever to make a compatible driver.
Doesn't make any sense. What does "Microsoft forcing the Xbox 360 controller on PC" (even assuming your conspiracy theory were true) have to do with creating drivers for the Xbox One controller? What is the causal relationship there? I don't get it.
It certainly doesn't help that development and distribution on Linux sucks ass, so porting to Linux is a huge time-sink compared to porting to OS X. Unless you pick a specific distro and *only* support that, in which case the Linux fans who yesterday were begging you to port the software are now bitching that you built it for the "wrong" distro.
Then your support costs run up the roof, because even in the "correct" distro people can install the "wrong" windowing system or sound subsystem or what-not, which becomes a support nightmare. So you pay more to port, then you pay more to support the port, then...
when you're done, nobody buys the thing anyway because "information wants to be free" and, shockingly, a community based primarily around a free-of-cost OS and making their own free clones of commercial products doesn't like paying money for things.
This stalemate isn't likely to change unless there is a major cultural shift in the Linux community.
No, I'm sorry, when I say "evidence" what I mean is, and try to follow along here, "evidence". Not anecdotes. Not scary bumping noises in the night. Evidence.
I agree that Visual Basic.NET is a lot less "learnable" (for lack of a better word) than old-school Visual Basic.
But what feature do you think the Express version of Visual Studio lacks for this use? (Ignoring for a moment that students generally can get a full version of VS for very cheap or free through their school.) Why the all-caps on the word "FULL"?
Hell, from my experience, most actual dev shops don't even use the FULL ("Ultimate") version of Visual Studio, the standard edition is fine for 99.9% of use-cases.
Should Microsoft be forced to support XP? Should Microsoft give kids Office? Should Microsoft start making hybrid cars out of farm waste?
Maybe a better question should be: does any decision-maker at Microsoft give a tenth of a fuck about what any Slashdot poster has to say? I'm wagering the answer to that one is: no.
What stopped you from upgrading to Windows 7 anytime in literally the last 4 years?... for that matter, what's stopping you from upgrading to Windows 7 tomorrow?
I don't know what model you drove, but my Fusion Hybrid does not behave that way. The only time it'll do regenerative braking without the brake pedal down is if its coasting downhill and would otherwise be gaining quite a bit of speed, and frankly in that situation I don't mind it applying a tiny bit of brake for me since I'd end up having to do it myself anyway.
Allot of negative comments here. I see how this can go bad too. Oculus seemed hellbent on providing great consumer level VR. That is what they do, and it's the *only* thing they do.
They do? They've done nothing but release development kits.
These machines are built by Diebold. Do you honestly, truly, believe that Diebold engineers can do a better job of securing a system than Microsoft engineers? Truly?
Right; let's ignore the 47 strong claims in the article and focus on the one weak claim. Then we can dismiss the weak claim, and suddenly the other 47 fade away into the ether and you have earned your debating wings, little angel!
Sexist claims aside, the critique that a non-employee is allowed to hang-out in the office and harass employees-- and is still there even after being repeatedly banned from that area of the building-- that is a real HR problem, and that alone would be enough for me to quit a company.
But if customers are still finding enough value to pay MS to support it,
I highly doubt enough of those XP users would be willing to pay for support to make it worth Microsoft's time. Approximately none of the home users would, I can guarantee that. And most of the corporate users still on it are on it because their IT departments are some combination of cheap and incompetent, I doubt they'd be writing checks either.
The real point is: why would you assume this is an "arbitrary decision" from Microsoft? They know a lot more about their business than you do, and whatever you think of their products, there's no denying that Microsoft knows their business.
Given that much more hidden spy cameras are available for far less than the $1500 cost of Glass, what will it take for general acceptance to finally take hold?
First of all, I don't get the link between these two things. "Cheap, easily-hidden spy cameras exist, therefore there should be general acceptance of expensive, hard-to-hide spy cameras"? Is that the basic thought behind this sentence? Huh?
Secondly, you forgot to explain why I should give a shit about whether Glass is accepted or not. What's my interest in it? I don't want one. I don't know anybody who wants one. The only people I ever read about who have them are jerks. And I don't work for Google.
So to answer your question: general acceptance will happen when Google cancels the project.
You... you do realize this is a forum all kinds of people can read right? That I wasn't actually saying that message to you specifically?
Your situation aside, my *point* was that now you can buy a relatively sexy car that has great gas mileage, which is an option that didn't exist in any form 5 years ago.
(Although now I'm a little curious-- where can a Echo go that a Fusion can't? Is there some kind of weird parallel universe Twilight Zone road that rejects cars over a certain weight? Or are you going to make some ludicrous claim, like the Echo can drive through 4 feet of mud?)
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I have no problem with laws *limiting* campaign donations. If Lessig's campaign was aimed at that goal, I might even contribute myself.
But I do have a problem with the government taking my tax money, and giving it to some political candidate so they can buy TV commercials. That is what both of his proposals involve.
Whether or not it *does* come from there does not change the fact that it *should not* come from there.
If he's successful, he'll take tax money from you and 300 million others and give it to candidates running for office.
If he's unsuccessful, you'll be a sucker and we'll all be a lot better off.
Yes it is. Programming languages are designed for human beings to use. If it's difficult for human beings to use them, that is 100% a weakness of the programming language.
I don't know what you think programming languages are for if not humans.
Human brains are finite. The simpler* a language is, the more likely the developer can fit the entire thing in his head and still have room for the actual problem he's trying to solve.
If your programming language is unusable without weeks of rote-memorization, it's a bad language. That's not to say C# or VB.Net are better languages than Perl; just that your argument to the contrary doesn't make sense.
The best, ideal, language would have near-zero cognitive load, so none of the programmer's memory is consumed for the quirks of the language and all of it is available for the problem being solved.
*) Simpler being defined as, "easier to fit in your head", which is completely circular definition but you get what I'm getting at I hope. I think nobody would argue that JavaScript is simpler than Perl, for example.
Hm. Ok, good point.
Then I guess the question is, "why the hell is this newsworthy?"
Alternate headline: "Guy Does Something 10,000+ People Have Already Done"
Ballistic missile submarines regularly spend 80+ days underwater, even during peacetime. How is 30 days a record?
That won't happen, because I'd never want to put some random dude's old leaky-ass battery in my brand new car.
Yes I know the batteries would be "inspected" by someone, but there's a huge trust barrier there when a $50,000 car can be ruined by a $50 battery swap. (Or whatever it ends up costing.)
This is one of those ideas that big-brained engineers love, but the general public will never embrace.
1) Microsoft doesn't dictate what controller icons developers use. If they happen to use Xbox 360 icons as the standard, that's due to convenience only. There's no conspiracy.
Similarly, whether the controller support is good or horrible depends exclusively on the developer of the game itself. The only component of the solution Microsoft writes is the driver, and I can verify the driver does the extremely simple job it's supposed to be doing.
2) This statement:
Doesn't make any sense. What does "Microsoft forcing the Xbox 360 controller on PC" (even assuming your conspiracy theory were true) have to do with creating drivers for the Xbox One controller? What is the causal relationship there? I don't get it.
It certainly doesn't help that development and distribution on Linux sucks ass, so porting to Linux is a huge time-sink compared to porting to OS X. Unless you pick a specific distro and *only* support that, in which case the Linux fans who yesterday were begging you to port the software are now bitching that you built it for the "wrong" distro.
Then your support costs run up the roof, because even in the "correct" distro people can install the "wrong" windowing system or sound subsystem or what-not, which becomes a support nightmare. So you pay more to port, then you pay more to support the port, then...
when you're done, nobody buys the thing anyway because "information wants to be free" and, shockingly, a community based primarily around a free-of-cost OS and making their own free clones of commercial products doesn't like paying money for things.
This stalemate isn't likely to change unless there is a major cultural shift in the Linux community.
Ok so you don't like the gun.
And that makes harassing and threatening this person acceptable because...?
A Tor developer? Being paranoid? Shocking!
No, I'm sorry, when I say "evidence" what I mean is, and try to follow along here, "evidence". Not anecdotes. Not scary bumping noises in the night. Evidence.
Did they provide evidence for this claim?
Well, in the case of Linux, it appears the answer is: "constant in-fighting and general incompetence." Next question? I'm an expert at these ones!
I agree that Visual Basic .NET is a lot less "learnable" (for lack of a better word) than old-school Visual Basic.
But what feature do you think the Express version of Visual Studio lacks for this use? (Ignoring for a moment that students generally can get a full version of VS for very cheap or free through their school.) Why the all-caps on the word "FULL"?
Hell, from my experience, most actual dev shops don't even use the FULL ("Ultimate") version of Visual Studio, the standard edition is fine for 99.9% of use-cases.
They already give away all that. Plus a restriction-free copy of Visual Studio, to boot. They have been for decades. Your FUD is decades out-of-date and I hate you.
Should Microsoft be forced to support XP? Should Microsoft give kids Office? Should Microsoft start making hybrid cars out of farm waste?
Maybe a better question should be: does any decision-maker at Microsoft give a tenth of a fuck about what any Slashdot poster has to say? I'm wagering the answer to that one is: no.
What stopped you from upgrading to Windows 7 anytime in literally the last 4 years? ... for that matter, what's stopping you from upgrading to Windows 7 tomorrow?
I don't know what model you drove, but my Fusion Hybrid does not behave that way. The only time it'll do regenerative braking without the brake pedal down is if its coasting downhill and would otherwise be gaining quite a bit of speed, and frankly in that situation I don't mind it applying a tiny bit of brake for me since I'd end up having to do it myself anyway.
They do? They've done nothing but release development kits.
These machines are built by Diebold. Do you honestly, truly, believe that Diebold engineers can do a better job of securing a system than Microsoft engineers? Truly?
Right; let's ignore the 47 strong claims in the article and focus on the one weak claim. Then we can dismiss the weak claim, and suddenly the other 47 fade away into the ether and you have earned your debating wings, little angel!
Sexist claims aside, the critique that a non-employee is allowed to hang-out in the office and harass employees-- and is still there even after being repeatedly banned from that area of the building-- that is a real HR problem, and that alone would be enough for me to quit a company.
I highly doubt enough of those XP users would be willing to pay for support to make it worth Microsoft's time. Approximately none of the home users would, I can guarantee that. And most of the corporate users still on it are on it because their IT departments are some combination of cheap and incompetent, I doubt they'd be writing checks either.
The real point is: why would you assume this is an "arbitrary decision" from Microsoft? They know a lot more about their business than you do, and whatever you think of their products, there's no denying that Microsoft knows their business.
First of all, I don't get the link between these two things. "Cheap, easily-hidden spy cameras exist, therefore there should be general acceptance of expensive, hard-to-hide spy cameras"? Is that the basic thought behind this sentence? Huh?
Secondly, you forgot to explain why I should give a shit about whether Glass is accepted or not. What's my interest in it? I don't want one. I don't know anybody who wants one. The only people I ever read about who have them are jerks. And I don't work for Google.
So to answer your question: general acceptance will happen when Google cancels the project.
You... you do realize this is a forum all kinds of people can read right? That I wasn't actually saying that message to you specifically?
Your situation aside, my *point* was that now you can buy a relatively sexy car that has great gas mileage, which is an option that didn't exist in any form 5 years ago.
(Although now I'm a little curious-- where can a Echo go that a Fusion can't? Is there some kind of weird parallel universe Twilight Zone road that rejects cars over a certain weight? Or are you going to make some ludicrous claim, like the Echo can drive through 4 feet of mud?)