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Comment: Re:So? (Score 0, Troll) 145

by larry bagina (#43806675) Attached to: Google Code Deprecates Download Service For Project Hosting
It's like Barack Obama says - "you didn't build that". Providing pre-compiled software is dangerous since it teaches people that FREE Software and Open Source are about price. I don't provide pre-compiled binaries or documentation for my code. I also intentionally leave in some easy to fix bugs. My users need to edit and compile the source code to run it. My users need to read the source code to understand the cryptic error messages. That's the only way they'll truly appreciate Open Source software.

Comment: Re:So, "Don't Be Evil..." (Score 4, Funny) 145

by larry bagina (#43806569) Attached to: Google Code Deprecates Download Service For Project Hosting
They're pushing google drive for downloads. That makes sense on a couple levels -- forced encouragement of google drive and removing redundant functionality -- but this is google so you have to wonder what's next. So... what is next? Will you need to login with google+ to download? Maybe click a few adds before your download begins? Auto download Chrome for you, just in case?

Comment: Re:Understanding Dart's goals (Score 1) 294

by larry bagina (#43789785) Attached to: Dart Is Not the Language You Think It Is

The Dart source code is BSD licensed, available on Google Code (hmm... I wonder when Google Code will get shut down...)

One of the contention points in the WebKit/Blink split was support for non-JS languages. Chrome (and Opera, Google's bitch) will, I suppose, support it, but Firefox, Safari and IE? Then again, IE used to support VBScript and PerlScript back in the day, so maybe Google could do an IE/Dart plugin.

Comment: Re:Welcome to the chopping block (Score 2) 294

by larry bagina (#43789019) Attached to: Dart Is Not the Language You Think It Is

Being killed off is better than the alternative -- forced integration with google+. Will they require you to login to google+ to run the javascript transpiler? Will they auto-post your error log to your google+ page? Will they remove the "+" operator (like they did with search)? Who knows!

Comment: Re:They probably shouldn't just lower the limit (Score 1) 985

I've seen a few bar/strip clubs in Canada that had a breathalyzer machine in the bathroom, next to the condom machine (WARNING: do not confuse the breathalyzer with the glory hole). For some people, it would have the wrong effect.

I think France now requires all cars (or drivers) to carry a disposable breathalyzer.

Comment: Re:Why not just 0? (Score 1) 985

MADD? The first article says: Even safety groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and AAA declined Tuesday to endorse NTSB's call for a .05 threshold. The second article says: MADD would not oppose the change, he said, but would pursue other remedies.

Of course, it would be counter productive to demand a 0.0 limit. Is .05 even drunk by any meaningful standard? The MADD representative they quoted in the article is Mr. J. T. Griffin. That ought to tell you something.

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