If you have a mac (or any Unicode able terminal) try out my sig. Saw the c64 code in someone else's sig, linked to a book about the phenomenon (maybe too strong a word)

I'll check that out. Agreed that shitloads of nested anonymous handler functions is ugly as hell... and seems to be were most complex javascript leads. I'm not a huge proponent of node or anything, but I do think it has its uses.

Interesting - it has occurred to me that a lot of these "new" fangled frameworks and such really are just a return to concepts and practices from the past - didn't know what the historic analog of this nodeJS (and the like) stuff was. Thanks.

No multi-threading is kind of the point with nodeJS. It's a different approach than your normal "servlet" where you're firing up new threads for every request and sharing a pool of database connections between them. In this model you run a nodeJS listener and it uses a simple event loop, just like in the browser. If you want to scale you spin up 50 more node instances and slap them behind a load balancing proxy. They are all typically hitting a highly scalable nosql datasource on the backend, which can also easily spin up another 50 instances if needed.

I've dabbled, it is definitely fun for little side projects but I haven't tried to do anything major league with it - in any case, don't knock anything until you try it. For giggles try creating a large searchable data set using elasticsearch and nodejs running behind apache proxies, one hour into it when you have a working site you'll see the appeal.

I thought they were already doing this in Boston, maybe not... In any case I always assumed this was a way for the states to make money. They own the highways, therefore the exclusive rights to put these sensors up, and therefore exclusive access to hyper-accurate realtime traffic data that they can license out to the likes of google and apple for their map applications. I suppose it could simply be used to provide information for the "X minutes to airport" signs they have on most highways now.

All seems pretty harmless to me, they could just as easily hire human beings to stand along the highways with walkie talkies and monitor average traffic speeds, would people throw a shit fit then?

Are you aware of what the income distribution and income tax rates were in this country before you claim we started to "emulate the French"?

Let me google that for you.

Completely off-topic, but you inspired my new sig (works out of the bag in a mac terminal). Will have to check out that book, thank you.

With everything going on in the world I'm reminded of a hopeful quote:

"In vain does the God of War growl, snarl, roar, and try to interrupt with bombards, trumpets, and his whole tarantantaran ... let us despise the barbaric neighings which echo through these noble lands, and awaken our understanding and longing for the harmonies."

- Johannes Kepler

The only way to solve this is to embed the screen with a grid of cameras clustered around the center, and allow the software to decide which camera to active by detecting where the other party's eyes are on the screen. Redrawing people's eyes just seems like the wrong way to go about it... even if it looks perfect 99% of the time, the remaining 1% will freak the sh*t out of everybody.

Oooh, wow, I didn't realize these victims were born afflicted with "LWP" syndrome. Give a f'ing break, this is exactly what I'm talking about.

"You're lazy as hell and killing yourself with food."
"Agreed. However, before I do anything about it I'll need for you to prove to me scientifically that it's my fault."

Can you see the absurdity? Go for a walk sir.

You can feel them as they watch you,
A thousand eyes now filled with pain,
I'll just sit back and relax now,
As your heart disconnects from your brain.

Yes I guess I see,
They ain't doin nothin here but livin' off of you and me, well
Yes I guess I know,
There ain't no place left on this earth that you can call your own, and
Yes I hope I see
The day we all wake up and get up off our bended knees, well
Hallelujah,
Let it all just burn,
Cause they ain't the type for listenin and they sure ain't never gonna learn.

-- Devil Makes Three, Never Learn

These rationalizations don't help. Sure, a 350 lb. person deciding suddenly to start jogging 3 miles a day will likely regret it, but what about walking 200 yards a day? What about taking the stairs once in a while? Swimming? Biking? What about - gasp - not eating candy/ice cream/cup cakes/fruit loops/cookies/pancakes/cheeseburgers - ever.

"Woe is me - McDonald's is the only food I have the time and money for...I'm a victim!!"

Guess what, you can actually get healthy crap at fast food restaurants - they do carry fruits and vegetables and non-fried chicken, and it's just as cheap. Read through 100 comments on this article and you'll find 90 excuses for not having any will power and 10 people sick of the bullshit. That ratio is the epidemic, the obesity is just a symptom.

Hell yes obese 6-year olds are lazy! Are you serious? How many hours a day did you spend on your ass playing angry birds or watching cartoons on an ipad when you were 6 years old? 6-year olds don't need to go jogging, they just need to do normal physical 6-year old stuff. Their parents not letting them drink fruit juice and eat tasty cakes all the time wouldn't hurt either.

FFS, the cognitive dissonance surrounding the "obesity epidemic" is infuriating. Get off your asses!! YOU are to blame!!!