Comment Re:huh (Score 1) 168
It's funny, I hadn't heard "*plonk*" in decades, and a couple of weeks ago I commented somewhere "I miss being able to *plonk* someone into my killfile and not have to see them on the internet anymore..."
Comment Re:Huh? (Score 1) 42
Apparently private messages existed in the app version but not the website, why?
Hell, you can't even do the single thing Instagram IS from the web; you can't add a new post. You can browse the posts of the people you follow, but cannot add your own. There is a workaround; you can open the Inspect, click on the mobile icon, then refresh. THEN you'll get the post button. But there are still limitations like you cannot add multiple pictures to a post like you can from the App. It's idiotic.
Submission + - PHP in 202 (stitcher.io)
mbadolato writes: It's no secret among web developers and programmers in general: PHP doesn't have the best reputation. Despite still being one of the most used languages to build web applications; over the years PHP has managed to get itself a reputation of messy codebases, inexperienced developers, insecure code, an inconsistent core library, and what not.
While many of the arguments against PHP still stand today, there's also a bright side: you can write clean and maintainable, fast and reliable applications in PHP.
In this post, I want to look at this bright side of PHP development. I want to show you that, despite its many shortcomings, PHP is a worthwhile language to learn. I want you to know that the PHP 5 era is coming to an end. That, if you want to, you can write modern and clean PHP code, and leave behind much of the mess it was 10 years ago.
While many of the arguments against PHP still stand today, there's also a bright side: you can write clean and maintainable, fast and reliable applications in PHP.
In this post, I want to look at this bright side of PHP development. I want to show you that, despite its many shortcomings, PHP is a worthwhile language to learn. I want you to know that the PHP 5 era is coming to an end. That, if you want to, you can write modern and clean PHP code, and leave behind much of the mess it was 10 years ago.
Comment Re:first post + 20 (Score 1) 726
Imagine a beowulf cluster of
In Soviet Russia, Beowulf Cluster imagines you
Comment Re:Of course the callers were aware (Score 4, Informative) 185
Oh ok is that why when I'd mess around with them pretending I was looking at my computer they would immediately call me a motherfucker that was wasting their time and hang up?
Comment Adventure (Score 1) 165
The first one I ever encountered was the one hidden in the Atari 2600 Adventure game
Comment Re:Experimental audio support (Score 1) 312
Does that include Sound Blaster for IBM's MicroChannel Architecture?
Yes, the support is still spotty. Dr. Sbaitso announces himself quite nicely but the talking parrot still has trouble laughing, unfortunately. This is expected to be fixed by 2021.
Comment Re: Begs the question (Score 4, Funny) 146
Ozzies don't drink Foster's. That stuff is 'roo piss.
"Foster's. It's Australian for 'Pabst Blue Ribbon'."
Comment Re:So? (Score 1) 535
I must say your grammar is quite good for someone who was kicked out of school half way through the 2nd grade.
I'd joke about it being an accelerated class, but this is a public school in the city of Lynn, MA we're talking about...
Comment So? (Score 1) 535
Even if it WAS a real gun, it's not like a Stormtropper can actually hit anything!
Also, I went to that elementary school until mid-year 2nd grade
Comment Re:Not the same use cases (Score 2) 245
you can dance with fish
Um
They don't play baseball
they don't wear sweaters
they're not good dancers
They don't play drums!!
--Fish Heads, 1980.
Comment Re:Ditto (Score 1) 504
My iPad 3 also horked upon install and had to be recovered via iTunes. However it did everything automatically, just took a little longer than a normal upgrade. When it booted back up, iOS 8 was installed and everything was fine. I haven't noticed any problems or sluggishness with it.
Comment Re:Yes, Perl is indeed dead and rotting (Score 5, Interesting) 283
More telling is how utterly fast Perl is compared to the other languages. I've run most of the sample files from this language shootout and had remarkably similar results to what they list there.
The Perl version performed on par with the C and C versions, and it's growth/memory usage stayed pretty consistent throughout. The other languages were horrid. They took much longer, and their memory usage grew significantly during the run.
I use Perl still when doing scripting tasks. I love Perl, always have. I don't, however, necessarily think it's the right choice for building a medium to large web-based application any more. Sure the performance is there, and there are some great frameworks like Catalyst and Dancer, but to me, they still feel a bit antiquated to some of the other technologies I've used. Plus installing tons of CPAN modules can get a little trying at times.
Comment Better in thought than in practice (Score 3, Funny) 58
This is great idea, right up until they start receiving a zillion drunk texts or things like "EMERGENCY!!! I'M REALLY HIGH AND TACO BELL IS CLOSED! SEND HELP IMMEDIATELY!!!"
Comment Mmmmm I think we'll be ok (Score 1) 865
Are you ready for an era where the ignition key doesn't exist?
Before this we had:
Are you ready for an era where the hand crank doesn't exist?
And before this we had:
Are you ready for an era where the horse doesn't exist?
I have a feeling we'll get through it.
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