Comment Shape of things to come... (Score 1) 115
We welcome our SkyNet Overlords!!!
Comment Re:QR code (Score 1) 149
I second this.
Make up a QR code with embedded information about the title of the book, who you lent it to, and when.
Print up a sticker and affix it to the spine of the book. You can also place a traditional Ex Libris sticker on the inside cover.
Then, when you see the book in your ex-friend's library, you can scan the QR code with any smartphone camera.
Comment We welcome our Skynet Overlords. (Score 1) 27
Ominous.
Comment JS Pager (Score 1) 125
I've been using JS Pager Virtual Desktop since the 1990's.
It's a lightweight app which leverages existing windows capabilities to provide multiple "panes" in a grid.
There's no support, but it has been working through multiple versions of Windows from 98 through 7.
YouTube 'Dancing Baby' Copyright Ruling Sets Pre-Trial Fair Use Guideline 127
Mr. Droopy Drawers writes with news that the famous "Dancing Baby" case will move forward to trial, after a pre-trial ruling Monday that's already unpopular with the copyright holders on one side of the case. The New York Times reports that a three-judge panel has "ruled that copyright holders must consider fair use before asking services like YouTube to remove videos that include material they control. ... [The guideline] "sends a strong message that copyright law does not authorize thoughtless censorship of lawful speech," Corynne McSherry, the legal director for Electronic Frontier Foundation, said in a statement." Mr. Droopy Drawers adds, "Of course, the RIAA is none too happy about the ruling saying, that it puts undue burden on copyright holders. However, the judge countered, 'Even paying "lip service" to the consideration of fair use is not enough, and could expose a copyright holder to liability.'"
(Also covered in an AP story carried by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.)
(Also covered in an AP story carried by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.)
Comment The future of this technology? (Score 2) 110
The next step is direct cochlear implantation, bypassing the mechanical subsystems for truly dynamic fidelity. A fortunate byproduct would be hearing implants for the deaf.
Comment My 2 cents (Score 1) 956
1) ! (K&R braces) // 'nuff said
2) when formatting expressions, put multiple spaces in parens () - depending on nesting level
ie. if ( ( exp1 || (exp2 & something) ) && (something-else) )
3) about variable names - no hungarian notation, please. If the type of the variable is not apparent from context, I can da*m well look up the definition, thank you.
A roommate of mine was working on a big project for a major telecommunications company, in a variation of Pascal. Their standard was to encode everything into the variable name - scope, persistance, type, and finally some sort of actual name. The names tended to be over 80 chars in length - making it impossible to simply scan the code. I heard they spent a lot of time in code reviews. I'm suprised they actually got the system to work.
2) when formatting expressions, put multiple spaces in parens () - depending on nesting level
ie. if ( ( exp1 || (exp2 & something) ) && (something-else) )
3) about variable names - no hungarian notation, please. If the type of the variable is not apparent from context, I can da*m well look up the definition, thank you.
A roommate of mine was working on a big project for a major telecommunications company, in a variation of Pascal. Their standard was to encode everything into the variable name - scope, persistance, type, and finally some sort of actual name. The names tended to be over 80 chars in length - making it impossible to simply scan the code. I heard they spent a lot of time in code reviews. I'm suprised they actually got the system to work.
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