Just curious how one can build a "tornado proof" house for 5-10% more money. Based on pictures, it seems only a poured reinforced concrete structure could be that strong.

When DeSantis' minions take over the Reedy Creek Improvement District?

The low-code/no-code literature appears to address only the magical extraction and presentation of data by non-programmers. None of them mention the minor detail of how the data is created and maintained. What am I missing?

Is there any AI research addressing written language translation? Are there any really good implementations?

Best band ever!

Where is the solution to this "solved problem documented?

Google Maps is not committed to improving the accuracy of their maps. I twice reported their incorrect placement in nearby woods of a public beach that is really on Long Island Sound, referring Google to the town's recreation department maps as authoritative. Two years later, it's still mislocated on Google Maps. OpenStreetMaps has a vastly superior and correct mapping of that area.

This "Oh piss off ... blah..blah.blah" rant does not address either of the two points stated above and mistakenly attributes opinions not stated. It rather sounds like a "My burn was better than your burn" and "it was better before" harangues, both points of which might be more appropriate responses to other posts in this thread. Upon further reflection, the rant might be an example of the reasons why some people have no appreciation for burners.

I am an old boomer, white, male, lifetime I.T. career, liberal northeasterner, so you can safely disregard this comment. I have camped in a tent at Burning Man twice in the past eight years. It is an experience unlike most. If you have not been there: 1. You are not qualified to express an opinion. 2. If your opinion is based upon your experience with people you have met who have been there, you are still ignorant.

oops! Wrong about using COBOL....

One of the first realtime airline reservation systems, SABRE, was developed in the 1950's using COBOL. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

Seems like all Twitter has to do is change the password and give the new password to the new administration.

Most fax machines implement this scheme similarly. They automatically redial after a receiving a busy, after a delay to allow the destination fax machine to complete reception of its current fax, and then attempting the transmission again.

I have installed an autodialer on my smartphone (and previously on a PC) to repetitively call a number, hang up on busy, and redial until I get connected. The use case is trying to make a reservation for Phantom Ranch in the Grand Canyon and the recipient is a vendor for the National Park Service. Is this wrong and should be illegal?

Most "accidents" are the result of a human being making a decision to do something irresponsible, including the decision to not think about the consequences of their action. I've noticed that news broadcasters now talk about automobile crashes, not accidents.