Puting aside the debate on mass and weight, there seems to be some contradiction on the mass of Apophis.
In the post, it is 46 million kg (pretty lightweight), in the first link of the post it is 46 million tonnes and on wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99942_Apophis) it is 27 million tonnes...
- precise garbage collection (not that I'm missing it)
What is the matter with everyone wanting a garbage collector? Personally, I find smart pointers to be far superior to garbage collection and the new standard now incorporates them in the STL (strongly influenced by BOOST)! With them, the sole idea of garbage collection in C++ is somewhat useless and obsolete.
That used to be common in arts, does anyone remember?
I like the way you compare Duke Nukem to art.
As a student, I would be pretty pissed off if I had actually studied for that test and had my work thrown out because other people cheated.
As a student, I would be pretty happy if I had actually drank beer all time instead of studying for that test and had my gigantic failure thrown out because other people cheated.
You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred. -- Superchicken