Comment Re:Philosophy 2.0 (Score 1) 453
Dammit, infinite regress only works when you don't acknowledge it!
You've doomed us all. I hope you're happy.
Comment Yeah, this makes sense. (Score 1) 465
"Given the rapid advance of Moore's Law, when does it make sense to throw hardware at a programming problem? As a general rule, I'd say almost always.
even the most rudimentary math will tell you that it'd take a massive hardware outlay to equal the yearly costs of even a modest five person programming team
All the hardware in the world isn't going to fix an insidious segmentation fault, or ensure that your database queries properly handle all inputs, or rework a poorly designed algorithm that runs in O(n^n) time. "Throwing hardware at a programming problem" is like trying to fix a flat tire by putting more gas in your car.
Submission + - Google tracks you on torrent and porn sites 7
An anonymous reader writes: Think Google can only track you search habits? Think again. This site survey found that 40 of the top100 websites use Google-analytics as their web analysis software. Sites like mininova and youporn included. Google dominates the search engine world and now as a centralized service dominate the none-search website metrics. I am glad they do. I will be immortalized in Google databases as Google scientists of the future analyze my search habits, movies I like to see and types of girls I would like to meet.
Submission + - HP voids warrenty if linux is installed
ShadowHywind writes: Having Hardware failures, I decided to call the HP tech support for help. They asked If i Had any other operating System installed, other then Windows. Because I duel boot, I said yes, I have linux and windows installed. He then quickly stated that If you install another operating system other then Windows, It will void your warranty. I quickly hung up the phone hoping that he wouldn't create a file sense i am working on month 4 of 3 years of my warranty. Is it right for a company to void a warranty just because you decide to install something other then windows?
