Comment More like (Score 1) 601
"Europe's Largest IT Company tries to get some decent PR after all the recent bad publicity"
Comment No such thing as bad publicity! (Score 1) 429
OK, maybe some of the recent publicity for Rupert's media outlets hasn't exactly been 100% positive, but at least this'll sell some books.
Comment Re:Those wire harnesses (Score 1) 51
Clearly where the designers of my old Peugeot got their ideas from.
Comment Re:more details (Score 1) 92
Probably because the ICO waited until the Silly Season before releasing the press release so that it got picked up by the news media. I doubt that any actual "investigative reporting" was involved.
Comment Daily Mail (Score 1) 354
In a complicated world, it's nice that we can trust part of the media to divide all the inanimate objects in the world into those that cause or cure cancer:
http://thedailymailoncologicalontologyproject.wordpress.com/
Submission + - ask slashdot, procedural programming to oop
An anonymous reader writes: I have a question that I figured would be best to post to the slashdot community: where can i fnd a tutorial/book that breaks down the concepts behind object oriented programming for someone like me who already has a fair grasp on procedural programming? I don't write code for a living, but with the current state of the job market I wouldn't mind learning more about it in my spare time.
here's what happens: I decide I want to write a simple windows/android application and so I follow a tutorial to get the appropriate development environment up and running, then I follow a tutorial or two and they all seem to just say "then we use this code... to..." without actually saying why im creating a new object, which classes are inheriting others, how to effectively use the gui in the development environment and what code clicking on certain things creates and why.
it just seems like procedural programming is very straightforward and while I realize there are many more aspects to oop, no tutorial manages to explain the concepts in a re-usable manner. I follow a tutorial and either get frustrated that im not really learning anything or I build the application and then realize I could build the same application again but I haven't learned how to look up new classes/objects I might need for a different type of application. the tutorials all get you from point a to b, but they don't really teach you anything. why does oop feel like such a hard area to get into?
here's what happens: I decide I want to write a simple windows/android application and so I follow a tutorial to get the appropriate development environment up and running, then I follow a tutorial or two and they all seem to just say "then we use this code... to..." without actually saying why im creating a new object, which classes are inheriting others, how to effectively use the gui in the development environment and what code clicking on certain things creates and why.
it just seems like procedural programming is very straightforward and while I realize there are many more aspects to oop, no tutorial manages to explain the concepts in a re-usable manner. I follow a tutorial and either get frustrated that im not really learning anything or I build the application and then realize I could build the same application again but I haven't learned how to look up new classes/objects I might need for a different type of application. the tutorials all get you from point a to b, but they don't really teach you anything. why does oop feel like such a hard area to get into?
Comment Re:They should be doing even more (Score 1) 229
...and TFA states that Walmart are trialling in San Jose which (a) is very urban, (b) is smaller than Seattle, and (c) had a fairly crap choice of supermarkets the last time that I was there.
Comment Re:Just another stupid Eurosceptic (Score 1) 695
A lot of Tories are against the EU, his rant is snide dig at supposed EU regulations
Actually he's a Liberal Democrat, so instead it's a shameless attempt to ingratiate himself with the Daily Mail.
Submission + - Time travel may find home in atom smasher (networkworld.com)
coondoggie writes: "So can you slam protons together so hard that the collision creates a particle that can travel forward and backward in time? That, very basically mind you, is the time travel theory Vanderbilt University researchers hope to check out in the Large Hadron Collider — the world's largest atom smasher located in Switzerland (CERN). "Our theory is a long shot, "but it doesn't violate any laws of physics or experimental constraints," said Tom Weiler, one of the physics professors at Vanderbilt University testing the theory"
Submission + - Fukushima - A Simple Explanation 1
Stenchwarrior writes: Along with reliable sources such as the IAEA and WNN updates, there is an incredible amount of misinformation and hyperbole flying around the internet and media right now about the Fukushima nuclear reactor situation. In the BNC post Discussion Thread – Japanese nuclear reactors and the 11 March 2011 earthquake (and in the many comments that attend the top post), a lot of technical detail is provided, as well as regular updates. But what about a layman’s summary? How do most people get a grasp on what is happening, why, and what the consequences will be?
Comment Link (Score 1) 1
Links only suggests to "Buy this Article"
Comment Fix the typo though (Score 1) 1
It's "Noprivacyville"
Submission + - Poole To Zuckerberg: You’re Doing It Wrong (zdnet.com)
An anonymous reader writes: At South by Southwest Interactive 2011 in Austin, Texas this week, 4chan founder Christopher Poole (also known as “moot”) took the stage to talk about various online issues. One of these was how important anonymity is on the Internet and how Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t get it.
Submission + - NoPrivcyVille (dilbert.com) 1
LoLobey writes: "On the other end of the spectrum from Richard Stallman, Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame) speculates upon the advantages of living in a town with no privacy whatsoever. Everyone get's chipped and tracked online and analog. "Although you would never live in a city without privacy, I think that if one could save 30% on basic living expenses, and live in a relatively crime-free area, plenty of volunteers would come forward.""
Submission + - Man Intends To Live On Beer Alone For Lent
tetrahedrassface writes: An Iowanian is living on nothing but beer for the 46 days of Lent. J.Wilson, a blogger, and editor of the weekly Adams County Free Press modeled this Lent exercise on 17'th century German Monks who practiced liquid fasts. Using a custom made grog that has high caloric values is key as Wilson says because ordinary light beer just doesn't have enough nutritional value. He has already lost 11 pounds while following his weekday four a day and weekend 5 a day beer scheme.
