Quote: "Many of the lawmakers shepherding the bill through the House Committee on Ways & Means have benefited from campaign donations from tax-preparation companies like H&R Block and Intuit."
Quoting from ISO CPP: "... sometimes mind-numbingly detailed technical document..." I translated "mind-numbingly" to "utter garbage", an exaggeration, I agree.
Poor technology documentation is a HUGE problem. "Mind-numbingly" is just one of the problems with poor documentation. Bad documentation discourages people from entering a technical field. Poor documentation sometimes makes fixing coding errors FAR more difficult.
Also, personal attacks are unhealthy for the attacker.
"Q: Why is the standard hard to read? I'm having trouble learning C++ from reading it.
"The standard is not intended to teach how to use C++. Rather, it is an international treaty -- a formal, legal, and sometimes mind-numbingly detailed technical document intended primarily for people writing C++ compilers and standard library implementations.
"Fortunately, there are lots of good books that do teach how to use C++! See these recommendations as a starting point for high-quality tutorial and reference information about how to learn and use C++."
"The C optimizer of course has an advantage -- no one has to maintain the code it generates so it can be very obtuse w/o causing problems whereas a human writing assembly code using the same approaches would usually be rightfully castigated for writing unmaintainable code."
"You would have to remove things from it, not just keep adding every paradigm from every other language."
That's not the problem, in my opinion. It's good to have all the possibilities, even if they are rarely useful.
One of the problems with C++ is that NONE of the rarely useful features are documented well. The rarely useful features should be documented with warnings about the messes that are created when they are used in a way not intended.
I have never seen excellent documentation of ANY features of C++. People who design computer languages are apparently generally not good at professionally careful and helpful communication.
I notice that people who comment on Slashdot often assume that they know more than someone else.
Instead of asking how I would accomplish the loss of flight recorder data, the AC who replied in the parent comment assumes that he (or she) knows everything.
Here are some ideas about avoiding the loss of flight recorder data:
1) There should be perhaps 4 flight recorders, located in the airplane in different positions.
2) There should be 2 more flight recorders that are ejected with parachutes when the pilots know the airplane will crash.
3) Flight recorders should be coated with foam rubber that cushions crashes and causes floating. Yes, that would make the recorders much larger, but not as big as the space required for one passenger.
4) Anyone who reads this: Please supply your own ideas for preserving flight recorder data. Please DON'T imply that you know everything, and that the problem is not solvable.
You said, "I've always been able to directly download without using the Amazon Downloader, it's the little text link right at the bottom of the pop-up asking you to installed the Downloader."
There is NO "little text link" in the Amazon web page. There was no "pop-up".
Slashdot Mirror
You are avoiding the issue. Experiments are being communicated in a way that is not correct. Articles are not making the uncertainties clear.
"Immune Cells May Play a Role In Causing Cavities"
The key word is "may".
The issues are not being fully explored.
Funny! I agree.
The result of "defining" those words is more confusion. Nothing as useful as a quilt.
A more fundamental objection:
The words "Libertarianism" and "Socialism" don't have clear definitions.
"... the raving lunatic CEO has all the power..."
"Raving lunatic" doesn't seem correct to me. I'm amazed at 2 things about Zuckerberg:
1) After all these years, to me he still looks somewhat like and acts a lot like a young teenager, or even a 12-year-old: 2018 photo.
2) Zuckerberg seems completely comfortable with lying.
BSA
Links to articles that show Microsoft's VERY poor management.
Probably nonsense? "Washington State Commits To Running Entirely On Clean Energy By 2045"
I'm guessing: Maybe no one in the WA state government has an understanding of energy technology.
Other issues that show a lack of understanding:
1) In many places, Seattle doesn't have modern internet connections, as the parent comment indicates. One story: Seattle's low-income residents are 5-7 times more likely to be without internet (March 5, 2019)
2) Washington State hasn't fixed the problems with traffic in Seattle. Fixing traffic congestion 'impossible,' says Washington transportation chief. (July 26, 2018)
3) The Washington State laws are, in many cases, very poorly written. Three terrible initiatives in Washington State this year, plus a good one. (Oct. 18, 2018)
Impressive achievement.
I was unable to find a place to download the Public Sans font.
Do you have a link?
The House passed a bill banning the government from creating 'free' tax preparation software like TurboTax, forever.
Quote: "Many of the lawmakers shepherding the bill through the House Committee on Ways & Means have benefited from campaign donations from tax-preparation companies like H&R Block and Intuit."
Quoting from ISO CPP: "... sometimes mind-numbingly detailed technical document..." I translated "mind-numbingly" to "utter garbage", an exaggeration, I agree.
Poor technology documentation is a HUGE problem. "Mind-numbingly" is just one of the problems with poor documentation. Bad documentation discourages people from entering a technical field. Poor documentation sometimes makes fixing coding errors FAR more difficult.
Also, personal attacks are unhealthy for the attacker.
Mod parent up. Links given above, made active:
Public Sans Regular.
Github page.
Public Sans seems far better than Libre Franklin.
FAQs:
"Q: Why is the standard hard to read? I'm having trouble learning C++ from reading it.
"The standard is not intended to teach how to use C++. Rather, it is an international treaty -- a formal, legal, and sometimes mind-numbingly detailed technical document intended primarily for people writing C++ compilers and standard library implementations.
"Fortunately, there are lots of good books that do teach how to use C++! See these recommendations as a starting point for high-quality tutorial and reference information about how to learn and use C++."
Free book about C++ (PDF file): A Tour of C++ by Bjarne Stroustrup.
I doubt the problems are solved by that book. But I haven't yet investigated.
Mod parent up. Excellent point:
"The C optimizer of course has an advantage -- no one has to maintain the code it generates so it can be very obtuse w/o causing problems whereas a human writing assembly code using the same approaches would usually be rightfully castigated for writing unmaintainable code."
"... all assembly across all processors..."
Sometimes Assembly language is the simplest, most easily understood way of coding something.
"You would have to remove things from it, not just keep adding every paradigm from every other language."
That's not the problem, in my opinion. It's good to have all the possibilities, even if they are rarely useful.
One of the problems with C++ is that NONE of the rarely useful features are documented well. The rarely useful features should be documented with warnings about the messes that are created when they are used in a way not intended.
I have never seen excellent documentation of ANY features of C++. People who design computer languages are apparently generally not good at professionally careful and helpful communication.
"In fact the idea seems largely impractical on many levels..."
Mod parent up.
Would you allow aircraft in your neighborhood? Drones can be DANGEROUS!
Very likely she knows NOTHING about technology.
"F* (pronounced "F star")..."
Whoever named it that lacks social ability.
AC, that is so true, it makes me laugh.
I notice that people who comment on Slashdot often assume that they know more than someone else.
Instead of asking how I would accomplish the loss of flight recorder data, the AC who replied in the parent comment assumes that he (or she) knows everything.
Here are some ideas about avoiding the loss of flight recorder data:
1) There should be perhaps 4 flight recorders, located in the airplane in different positions.
2) There should be 2 more flight recorders that are ejected with parachutes when the pilots know the airplane will crash.
3) Flight recorders should be coated with foam rubber that cushions crashes and causes floating. Yes, that would make the recorders much larger, but not as big as the space required for one passenger.
4) Anyone who reads this: Please supply your own ideas for preserving flight recorder data. Please DON'T imply that you know everything, and that the problem is not solvable.
"Satellite Airliner Tracking Over Oceans Goes Global"
Excellent. VERY much needed. Not knowing where an aircraft was when it crashed was weird.
Before: Airplanes can vanish without a trace. Why is effective tracking technology being ignored? (Nov. 2011)
Plane Crash Info
Why, after many, many years, flight recorders are still being destroyed? Both recorders from Boeing 737 recovered but 'partly destroyed', airline official says, as search for bodies continues. (Mar 11, 2019)
"Amazon has never failed to tell me how much I would have to pay..."
I should have emphasized the fact that the item advertised was not the item that was delivered 1st, not 2nd.
There are other abusive practices on Amazon web pages, in my experience.
You said, "I've always been able to directly download without using the Amazon Downloader, it's the little text link right at the bottom of the pop-up asking you to installed the Downloader."
There is NO "little text link" in the Amazon web page. There was no "pop-up".
Under Amazon, Whole Foods prices were expected to decrease. Instead, they're rising. (Mar 1, 2019)
So, Amazon increased prices, and then decreased them, but reported only the decrease?