Comment Re:This is why you buy the CD instead (Score 1) 570
This is exactly what I do. It also has the advantage of letting you do the lossy compression on your own terms, so the resulting files don't automatically sound like shit.
When there's a client involved and significant money, "cool" and "new" are only good if they actually help sell and maintain the software. The client doesn't care about [...] lambda expressions.
Lambda expressions are in fact cool, but anyone who thinks they're new must have been in a coma since the 1930s.
> How about go adopt a kid instead? There's a world full of children that need good parents.
For a lot of people, the major appeal of having children is to mix their DNA with their partner's and see what they get. I would have no interest in raising someone else's child and pretending they were my own.
For the people who do enjoy this, great. I'm sure the children benefit from it.
> Quite frankly, I think it's irresponsible to have children of your own with so many that need the love, protection, and guidance that a good parent could provide.
And with equal frankness, I think it's ridiculous to paint people as being irresponsible simply because their priorities don't match yours. If you're happier raising a used child instead of a new one, bully for you. Other people prefer having sole responsibility for whatever baggage a child is going to carry through their life.
it's simple, really - spin-offs are, by definition, lame and derivative.
[...] tv shows based on movies [...]
Yeah, that M*A*S*H show sure sucked. And no one on Slashdot liked Buffy or Stargate, obviously...
There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.
