The reason they don't offer DSL in your area is because they don't want to spend the cost of making it available there. Even though it uses existing phone lines, they still need to install special hardware every mile(?) or so to propagate the signal out to the next DSL switch or nearby customers. This is what I've heard at least.

Right, but if it that inherited genetic difference causes someone to react more strongly to certain types of emotional situations, they may try to rationalize why they are different based on delusional theories like superstition.

Actually it's possible to write template functions which link with other code from one source file to another. Unlike macros, which absolutely do need to be in a header file.

This is not correct though surprisingly many programmers believe it. Sad that here on /. it appears to be everyone.

You CAN implement your template functions outside of the header file provided you include the necessary data types it will operate on, and you make sure to instantiate every possible version you want your other source files to be able to link with. It is very useful if you know which datatypes you plan to run through your templates. And if you don't know your datatypes up front, templates are probably not your best solution anyways.

Yeah, time I add my two cents to this discussion as well... Beta sucks.

I for one find it infuriating that they can't balance the budget and must either raise taxes or cut spending simply because pointless expenditures like this apparently take precedence.

And sadly probably half the population is not the least bit upset, instead just thinking "good job guys! serves him right, that no-good trash-talking tweeter!"

The beer? That's one major reason why I would NOT want to move there. Now New Zealand on the other hand...so close geographically, yet their beer tends to be waaay better and also not so ridiculously overpriced.

I think just because "worse" reads so similar to "even worse", some people might feel it has that connotation, even though the speaker often doesn't mean it like that. In the literal sense, I think the original summary is correct.

If they really wanted to be clear, perhaps it should have read "... update intended to worsen its phones". That seems pretty connotation-free.

Well now, LA's average low in winter is lower than that of San Francisco. So if SF is not too cold in the winter, shouldn't it also qualify for your "perfect" designation, as it's certainly not too hot in the summer there? Also, if you live within a kilometer or so of the beach, the fog, moisture, and salt from the ocean air, especially if you park AT the beach very often, will age your car rather rapidly.

I completely agree, my friend. Wish we could get more people to champion the flat income tax idea. It is unfathomable to me how many people can defend such a complex tax system with so many loopholes for investors and corporations to circumvent paying their fair share.

Simple tax scheme with no deductions/loopholes + not juicing poor people with consumption tax = massive win for society