richieb - Slashdot User

Comment: Isn't this the state... (Score 1) 655

by richieb on Thursday October 20, @03:43PM (#37782726) Attached to: Legal Tender? Maybe Not, Says Louisiana Law

...where PI is set to 3.0?

Comment: Re:It's not that hard. (Score 1) 520

by richieb on Friday October 07, @07:45AM (#37637636) Attached to: Is the Creative Class Engine Sputtering?

A professional is an amateur who did not give up.

Comment: Re:Simple. (Score 1) 619

by richieb on Thursday September 29, @04:17PM (#37559762) Attached to: Congress May Permit Robot Calls To Cell Phones

Sigh... USA cannot default. We can make more dollars when needed...

Comment: Re:Kernighan and Plauger - Software Tools (Score 1) 624

by richieb on Sunday September 04, @08:21PM (#37305380) Attached to: What Is the Most Influential Programming Book?

I've read the Pascal version of this book. You are right - it was great!

Comment: "Object Oriented Software Construction" (Score 1) 624

by richieb on Sunday September 04, @08:17PM (#37305354) Attached to: What Is the Most Influential Programming Book?

I loved the first edition of this book. This was one of the best introductions to object-oriented programming and Eiffel programming language. Written by Bertrand Meyer.

Comment: Re:K&R (Score 1) 624

by richieb on Sunday September 04, @08:14PM (#37305340) Attached to: What Is the Most Influential Programming Book?

"Oh! Pascal". Yes!! I still have my copy too. I think I used when I taught Pascal programming years ago.

Comment: Re:If your ./ user number is 5 digits or less... (Score 1) 582

by richieb on Friday September 02, @01:02PM (#37289032) Attached to: Age Bias In IT: the Reality Behind the Rumors

Hmmm...... I'm still hacking C++ everyday...

Comment: Re:Teacher friending student is inapprorpiate (Score 1) 415

by richieb on Tuesday August 02 2011, @12:13PM (#36961792) Attached to: Missouri Law Says Students, Teachers Can't Be Facebook Friends

Well, the reverse law should be in place as well then. If a student "friends" a teacher on Facebook, he/she should be thrown out of school...

Comment: Re:Well of course it will be downgraded... (Score 1) 844

by richieb on Monday August 01 2011, @07:51AM (#36945954) Attached to: Debt Deal Reached

And where are you going to sell this cheaply produced stuff made in China for a huge profit? Not in China, as those workers cannot afford it.

Comment: Re:Justice (Score 1) 218

by richieb on Sunday May 01 2011, @06:16PM (#35993722) Attached to: AF 447 Flight Recorder Found In the Atlantic

Anything that sticks out on any airplane is prone to icing. This has nothing to do with Airbus, but with simple physics.....