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Comment The simple solution (Score 1) 198

by sthibault on Tuesday March 31, 2015 @03:37PM (#49380799) Attached to: License Details Hint MS Undecided On Suing Users of Its Open Source Net Runtime

To me it seems very simple, don't use .net. c++ have evolved into a very powerful and easy to use language since the last round of standards updates, and there are already two shipping compilers with 99% complete implementations of that standard, and the massive amount of libraries that are compatible with c/c++ make it a great choice for development. Not to mention, many of those libraries and frameworks are free and open source. Combine that with the weakening stronghold MS has on the consumer device market, with the laughable market share in tablet and phones, and growing competition and acceptance from alternatives, Mac and Chrome among others. Also, with the growing number of very good tools for multi-platform development that beat anything MS has for "multi-platform" development, that there isn't only no good reason to use .net, but there are a long list of reasons instead look elsewhere.

Comment Not a turning test, more like click bait. (Score 2) 187

by sthibault on Thursday February 05, 2015 @04:49PM (#48992567) Attached to: The Poem That Passed the Turing Test

Its been some years since I took AI in college, but I recall the turning test being an interactive one where a person is supposed to engage on conversation over a terminal with something on the other end and determine if its a person or computer. So if I remember right, this is not a turing test pass at all. And quite honestly, to write an algorithm to generate a poem that looks like a humans work, with unlimited time and then post it to see if anyone can tell is a much easier test to pass.

Verizon Charged Marine's Widow an Early Termination Fee 489

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday June 27, 2010 @04:46PM from the literal-charges dept.

In a decision that was reversed as soon as someone with half a brain in their PR department learned about it, Verizon charged a widow a $350 early termination fee. After the death of her marine husband, Michaela Brummund decided to move back to her home town to be with her family. Verizon doesn't offer any coverage in the small town so Michaela tried to cancel her contract, only to be hit with an early termination fee. From the article: "'I called them to cancel. I told them the situation with my husband. I even said I would provide a death certificate,' Michaela said."

How the TSA Plans On Inspecting Your Monkey 114

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday March 25, 2010 @02:27PM from the I'm-gonna-need-to-check-your-monkey dept.

The uncertainty of what might happen to your service monkey at an airport security checkpoint won't keep you awake at night anymore, thanks to the TSA. They have issued an easy to follow list of how they will ensure your helper monkey won't go all Planet of the Apes on your flight. Some of the security techniques used to make sure your primate is not a terrorist include: "Security Officers will conduct a visual inspection on the service monkey and will coach the handler on how to hold the monkey during the visual inspection. The inspection process may require that the handler to take off the monkey's diaper as part of the visual inspection."

Dying Man Shares Unseen Challenger Video 266

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday February 02, 2010 @12:27PM from the new-perspective-on-an-old-tragedy dept.

longacre writes "An amateur video of the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger explosion has been made public for the first time. The Florida man who filmed it from his front yard on his new Betamax camcorder turned the tape over to an educational organization a week before he died this past December. The Space Exploration Archive has since published the video into the public domain in time for the 24th anniversary of the catastrophe. Despite being shot from about 70 miles from Cape Canaveral, the shuttle and the explosion can be seen quite clearly. It is unclear why he never shared the footage with NASA or the media. NASA officials say they were not aware of the video, but are interested in examining it now that it has been made available."

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