The clerks don't care, and why should they? But I believe the computer was setup so it was truly impossible for them to complete a sale without entering something. I've seen them make up a name and address when I refuse to give them one.
I avoided Radio Shack because of that policy, as did many others. I'm sure it's one of the reasons they went out of business. At least I hope it is - it serves them right.
But they are in a loop, so what's your point?
And to be more pedantic, I don't think "+" is ever faster in Java, it gets expanded to StringBuilder at compile time. "+" is more readable and not slower if you can do it all in one statement. If spread out across control statements (if/else or loops) then use StringBuilder.
The language is not the problem, the code is terrible. They did String concatenation in the most expensive way possible. I'm pretty sure if you used a pre-sized StringBuilder it would be faster in memory.
They also make some very novice benchmarking mistakes.
This is actually a pretty good interview problem. Anyone who writes code like that should not be hired, even for a junior position.
Note that "sugar free" does not mean "calorie free". Sorbitol or xylitol are usually used in sugar-free gum and they do have calories.
It's not Apple's customers that are being defrauded - in fact it is Apple's customers that are doing the fraud. Apple is making it as convenient as possible for their customers to do so.
I think the most likely way to get your card data stolen these days is online
At best this raises the suspicion that somebody in the chain of responsibility for maintenance and/or flight assignment may have been involved. (How do they decide which plane flies which route?)
If someone from the maintenance team was involved in a conspiracy to take down the plane I really doubt they would've recorded the evidence in the maintenance logs.
You think it's possible to implement a "new economic structure" that doesn't favor those with wealth and power more that the current one? The only people interested in a level playing field are those not at the top.
The Senate is skewed to favor small population states (which tend to be Republican), and the population ratio between big and small states is much larger than it was when the system was created. I am not sure that can be called "working as intended".
They don't make any money if you don't show up. Gouging your customers pisses them off and they will go away if there is any alternative, and in this case there is. If they were smart (they're not) they'd make concessions cheaper, and it would increase attendance and therefore profit.
It's a good thing those Republicans support state rights. oh wait
my prediction: in two weeks they'll announce that they've changed their mind, supposedly under pressure from the people advocating for freedom of artistic expression, but really because it's a publicity stunt to drive up sales. There may even be a theatrical release. If they had released it in December they would have had a flop on their hands, because it's a bad movie (one reviewer said it was "about as funny as a communist food shortage, and just as protracted") and it would be competing with the other Christmas movies. Add the controversy and a January release and they may just make money off it.
That happens too. The construction workers next to my office building cut both the gas and the power (not on the same day, luckily).
Well, an 8 foot trench means that the next person to come along and dig a 4 foot trench won't cut your fiber.
"Engineering without management is art." -- Jeff Johnson
