Comment Re:Delusional (Score 1) 243
Man, that dotslash site really sucks!
Comment Naming, sure. Whitespace? No. (Score 5, Insightful) 430
Consistent naming is important. It lets you quickly call into libraries that other people have written without having to double check, "was that camel cased or underscored spaced?"
But nit-picking over whitespace is simply annoying. Any person who insists on that much compliance might be trying to compensate for lack of performance in more important areas.
But nit-picking over whitespace is simply annoying. Any person who insists on that much compliance might be trying to compensate for lack of performance in more important areas.
Comment Re:Again? (Score 1) 471
You're painting with a very wide brush there, homeless guy. Are all iPhone owners rabid Apple fans? Do all Windows users think Microsoft makes the best software?
Comment Re:When you do things that are bad (Score 1) 471
The iPhone 5 is not quite the wait-in-line-for-weeks thing that its predecessors were.
You're right.
My lady friend really wants an iPhone for Christmas. I told her to get the 5th gen, but she decided against it solely for the reason of compatibility. She already has an iPod, several charging cables and a dock connector in her car, and she doesn't want to replace all of them just to have the latest shiney.
But she does still want an iPhone so she decided on a 4S. Apple can take their new connector and shove it.
Comment Well Written and Funny (Score 3, Informative) 354
This blog is well written and funny. I've been laughing at my desk for a good 15 minutes now, I plan to finish this thing off before I head home.
Comment Re:Bad Law (Score 1) 108
Incognito / Private Browsing hasn't accomplished that already?
Comment Bad Law (Score 1) 108
If I didn't want to have cookies on my PC, I'd disable them in the browser. This bad law annoys the crap out of me, and I don't even live in the country that implemented it.
Comment Re:Oh boy! (Score 1) 353
Steam for Linux doesn't include any kernel modules nor does it alter the way the kernel works. It doesn't replace any existing system libraries.
So no, it's not a rootkit.
So no, it's not a rootkit.
Comment Re:Good for Linux. (Score 1) 353
Windows 7 drivers work in Windows 8.
This isn't entirely true. My coworker who manages all of our PCs is testing Windows 8 on his Lenovo laptop. He gets blue screens two or three times per week because of driver issues that haven't been worked out yet.
Comment Re:*confused (Score 1) 1719
At that rate, you are more likely to die in an airline catastrophe.
And how many people died this year on an American airliner?
If you're going to pretend that facts are important to you, you might as well use them. You know, for the sake of consistency.
Comment Re:proofread a few lines only? (Score 1) 148
I buy 3000 rolls of toilet paper drive to the middle of a busy interstate and dump them in a huge pile.
Please take photos!
27 Reported Killed In Connecticut Elementary School Shooting 2987
Several readers sent word of a shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. According to most reports, 27 people are dead, including 18 children. The alleged shooter is dead, a man in his 20s. He was armed with multiple weapons and may have worn a bulletproof vest. According to CBS, "It is unclear if there was more than one gunman at the school. Miller reports authorities have an individual in custody who investigators said may be a possible second shooter." (Investigators now say the person being questioned is not a suspect.) One student was quoted as saying, "I was in the gym and I heard a loud, like seven loud booms, and the gym teachers told us to go in the corner, so we all huddled. And I kept hearing these booming noises. And we all started crying." Another, 8 years old, said, "I saw some of the bullets going down the hall and then a teacher pulled me into her classroom."
Comment Just Donated (Score 2) 84
I donated $30 last night after reading this article.
My reasons are 1) I think the BSD license is awesome, 2) SSH rocks, and 3) OS diversity is a good thing.
My reasons are 1) I think the BSD license is awesome, 2) SSH rocks, and 3) OS diversity is a good thing.
Comment Opposites (Score 1) 158
You want to increase your exposure, you just don't want to increase your exposure. Hmm. If you want to leverage the benefits of social networking, you may need to make a bit of a trade off here.
FWIW, the "Facebook for Business Pages" stuff is kind of gimped - you can't "Like" other pages and you are limited in other ways. I ended up making up an EMail address and a fake name in order to "Like" other pages (for the free music giveaways), but now Facebook seems to recognize that account on every page I visit.
I've done the Twitter thing for a couple months now, and if they are following me around the web I haven't seemed to notice.
FWIW, the "Facebook for Business Pages" stuff is kind of gimped - you can't "Like" other pages and you are limited in other ways. I ended up making up an EMail address and a fake name in order to "Like" other pages (for the free music giveaways), but now Facebook seems to recognize that account on every page I visit.
I've done the Twitter thing for a couple months now, and if they are following me around the web I haven't seemed to notice.
Comment Re:the question to ask is (Score 1) 219
why the fuck aren't YOU being considered for the position?
I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want to be the boss. Approving time sheets and attending manager meetings and balancing budgets sounds freaking awful.
I'd rather do things than manage them.
