I wonder where those measurements (of temperature) were taken. Were they "official temperatures" -- e.g. taken in the shade? Temperatures sampled using a different methodology (e.g. out in the sun, on a tarmac, etc, etc) can certainly exceed the official temperatures, and temperature records.
All in all, I think he's learned his lesson and will be better for it. He seems to have taken it well enough, at least publicly.
Yes. You can however "read" the stress in his final email in that thread. Although it's polite and he's taking responsibility his writing regressed (see what I did there? I crack myself up) more towards whatever his native tongue is. I think this was because he was stressed or upset or eager to regain trust or face, or something else that "made" him write in a manner not in his usual style.
They bang out 500 lines in a few hours and then hit compile and hope to god it works on the first go.
That's reality people -- you don't have the time, the resources, and if you took the academic attitude to work with you, you'd be cut up and used as shark food by everyone else for being so damn slow and pragmatic when they need things working tonight so they can go home after being there for 15 effing hours to make the latest milestone.
Huh, surely the pragmatic person would leave the academic attitude behind, and your sentence is backwards. Mainly because the most common definition of pragmatic is "Dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; practical." That's why there's #pragma... it may not be "right" but it's available and used because it's practical. Similarly the pragmatic programmer is probably faster than the non-pragmatic programmer because the pragmatic programmer does take into account the time, the resource, and the desire to go home at night.
I can't check the site because it's not working, but I get the impression that the submitter may not have been the site author, and that the submitter tried rm -rf / in the web-based interactive environment to see what would happen?
Small correction: wxWidgets isn't public domain. It's licensed under the wxWindows Licence which, as their page states, is like the LGPL but with a few differences.
I just had a sudden thought. A brainwave!
I am going to start writing articles with headlines like "What is the average height of giraffes?" Answer: No. "How much do you plan to eat of the holidays?" Answer: No
I shall be rich!
When Writing, How Anonymous Can You Be, Really?
No.
No? As an answer to that rhetorical question? Answering "No" doesn't make any sense at all; did you read the question?
But they're using IM!! Pay attention! They're still having that live conversation.
100% correct.
I can't speak for the poster, but he said his passive aggressive co-workers use IM. He didn't actually call IM users passive aggressive. There is a distinct difference between those two statements.
The implication was/is that passive aggressive people in his/her company are more likely to use IM rather than picking up the phone. It doesn't make sense at all.
I'd like to add to this. I am quite positive that my senior management do not know what "passive aggressive" is. Let's take an example. Recently I was in a meeting with senior management and a potential client. My boss asked the client "can we have a brief about this?" This client said "This is the brief" and moved on with the conversation. After the meeting my boss said the client was passive aggressive because of his answer to that question. Actually, that was not a passive aggressive response at all -- it was more closely assertive. A passive aggressive person would have replied "sure" and then never sent a brief. A passive aggressive person very rarely says "no". I can't see the link between IM and passive aggressiveness at all.
In one breath you are labelling people who use IM "passive aggressive" (are they really?) and in the next you seem to be advocating getting rid of the phone for other methods of communication (including IM). That doesn't make much sense at all. Also, why does using IM mean or imply as person is passive aggressive. Do you actually know what passive aggressive is, or is it just a buzzword for you? I ask because if someone were truly passive aggressive they probably wouldn't include you in the IM at all.
I get confused. I think Vlad == Balmer
Vlad: Pass me another fucking red wine.
Servant: Yes me lord. If me lord please, though, it does kind of smell down here. Should I get some nice lavender to sprinkle around the table as well?
Vlad: Lavender? You fucking moron. Are you an anus poofy lover wanker shit like gay, dude? If you think it stinks down here how about we see how you find out if it smells better up there? *points to impaled, groaning bodies*
* Guards put lavender up servant's ass and smear it with lovely olive oil.*
Servant: Please, me Lord. You have an obligation to disclose this.
Vlad: Disclose this you stupid newt *shoves his Apple up Servant's ass
* Guards slowly insert Vlad's pole into Servant's anus *
Vlad: Not that fucking pole you imbeciles. *throws chair*
* Guards quickly lathe the chair Vlad threw into a sharp pole and insert its splintery length into the servant's pooh hole before hoisting the pole vertical*
Vlad: Ah, much better.
Servent 2: Vlad?
Vlad: Yes?
Servent 2: You have a telephone call from your stockholders.
Vlad: Yes?
Servent 2: They want you to talk to them.
Vlad: Well, why didn't you say so you son of a tomato crossed with a peanut encrusted fucking carrot? *Bites into developer*
*Vlad runs around like monkey shouting developers, developers, developers, developers*
Servent 2: 'scuse me, me Lord.
*Vlad picks up the phone*
Vlad: Hello.
Stockholders: Hi Vlad, is everything above board? Nothing to disclose?
Vlad: Of course not dear fellow. Everything's jolly good. Tally Ho.
>Could it be possible that he is shorting his own company's stock?
He has to disclose this, and if he was, it would be in the news because there are people who read SEC filings for fun and profit, so no.
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BMO
Are you really that naive? Seriously?
... for a fortune-5 company whose name rhymes with "EG", are Asberger's.
You're a telecommuter, right? I hate to be the one to break it to you, but the British East India Company ceased to exist 138 years ago.
It seems as if every single user on Slashdot felt they had to chime in to alert the world that 10 GOTO 10 is in fact a loop, as if everybody else hadn't already made that point.
The thing is, GOTO 10 is a loop. Therefore it's not without a loop. QED.
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