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Comment Re:What's a for loop? (Score 1) 143

I'm sure most people can learn the syntax of a programming language - it is not very hard. It's certainly easier than learning a spoken language.

But Software Development is not about being able to write in some language. It is about problem solving, good design, constantly learning new patterns, sdks and languages; and shedding old anti-patterns. Not everyone has the desire to take it to that level and stay current. Unless you have that desire, you will not make it as a software developer.

Whether some can do something and whether someone has the will to do something are very different things.

Comment Re:long and steady is right (Score 1) 115

I concur. Any places that regularly receive rainfall or snow won't be reachable by self-driving cars for a *long* time. I doubt they can handle tree pollen in Spring or falling leaves in Autumn, let alone an actual thunderstorm or blizzard.

In places with regularly changing weather, you will still need a driver-piloted vehicle to go somewhere and be confident you can return home on your own schedule.

Comment Re:I _hate_ digital tickets. (Score 5, Insightful) 78

I agree. Digital tickets are a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. All it does is increase long lines because the scans simply don't work well (the screen isn't bright enough; oops I just locked my phone; etc.

What is does do is give the ticket seller and/or venue detailed knowledge of who bought tickets and/or is at the event. IMHO, that is the *only* reason they are pushing this so hard.

And we also now have some events requiring people to put their phones in "lockdown" cases so they can't record the concert, take photos, etc. So you don't want me to bring my phone, but I *have* to bring my phone to get in. WTF?

Comment Re: Stupid (Score 2) 150

Actually, the various tribes were not necessarily warring with each other, at least not the ones in the western part of what is now the U.S. That notion was propaganda to help the conquerors rationalize their cause to be "just". The books "Thunder Over the Ochoco" go into this in great detail - a very interesting read.

Comment Re:Debt financing (Score 1) 192

I agree with most of your post, but would add :

One of the biggest reasons automtive grade electronics in cars are so much more expensive than commerical grade electronics is the wider range of operating conditions. For instance, the autos need components than work just as reliably in Georgia summers as Montana winters.

Comment Re:So....far more than guns (Score 1) 454

I'm calling BS on those numbers. The problem with including "alcohol-related events, like car accidents" in the numbers is because an accident will be considered "alcohol related" if there were empty beer cans in the trunk, regardless of whether or not the driver was under the influence. This makes the numbers look much worse than they are in order to server the MADD agenda, which is a return to prohibition.

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