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These adverts pretending to be learning experiences, really bother me "CppDepend Tutorial" would be a better title

huhtenberg 12y ago
That's an example of "content marketing".
err4nt 12y ago
You must be the target audience then because I read a great article about Doom3 and have no clue what youre talking about. I also dont know what CppDepend is...
- pmelendez 12y ago
  I think he refers to the tool the author was using to query the code.
- RubyPinch 12y ago
  > Let's go inside its source code using CppDepend and discover what makes it so special. And the article is written by the creators of CppDepends
  - err4nt 12y ago
    But as somebody with zero experience, I wasn't aware when reading that this was a tool and not a part of the language itself. I read articles like these because I have an interest and a lack of knowledge, and I'm learning all kinds of things today. I've been a longtime fan of Carmack, and I wish I could read and understand his work for myself!
    - coldtea 12y ago
      >But as somebody with zero experience, I wasn't aware when reading that this was a tool and not a part of the language itself. That's the very problem he tries to address I believe...
    - coldtea 12y ago
      >But as somebody with zero experience, I wasn't aware when reading that this was a tool and not a part of the language itself. That's the very problem he tries to address I believe...
diydsp 12y ago
I was seated at the restroom at work yesterday morning when I noticed a strip of plastic had been added to the gap between the metal stall and the metal stall door. It was branded Privacy Cover (patent pending). Welcome to the future where everything is branded and everyone is an Avon lady, endorsing some set of pet products :) [a] http://www.rbahelp.com/toilet-partition-privacy-strip-installation-video/ http://www.rbahelp.com/toilet-partition-privacy-strip-instal... [b] http://www.partitionsandstalls.com/partition-privacy-cover.html http://www.partitionsandstalls.com/partition-privacy-cover.h... [c] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxWnqR77Dzc&feature=em-upload_owner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxWnqR77Dzc&feature=em-uploa...
- Rapzid 12y ago
  You might be interested to know that other parts of the world seem to have solved this quite ingeniously.. At least in Australia and New Zealand it is very common to have stalls with doors hinged and sized so when shut they overlap an outer bit. No gap.
  - Retra 12y ago
    Yeah, fancy west-pacific door technology. Who would have ever thought that a door can block your view if built properly? :P
- moron4hire 12y ago
  I didn't realize people peeking through the slim slit was an issue.
  - skatenerd 12y ago
    In Chinese public bathrooms, it's even less of an issue
  - Marazan 12y ago
    I've been to America - on some stalls that gap is not what I would call slim.
corysama 12y ago
Ads that are decently educational? Compared to what we deal with currently, I have no problem with edu-ads becoming the next great trend in advertising.
- Lawtonfogle 12y ago
  The issue is that we lose the distinction between content and ad. As this distinction blurs, less people will be able to say which is which. I guess the real question underlying this is the one underlying advertising in general, how much are we morally allowed to manipulate someone who did not give informed consent for the purpose of modifying their behavior in a way that is beneficial to us?

That's an example of "content marketing".

You must be the target audience then because I read a great article about Doom3 and have no clue what youre talking about. I also dont know what CppDepend is...

pmelendez 12y ago
I think he refers to the tool the author was using to query the code.
RubyPinch 12y ago
> Let's go inside its source code using CppDepend and discover what makes it so special. And the article is written by the creators of CppDepends
- err4nt 12y ago
  But as somebody with zero experience, I wasn't aware when reading that this was a tool and not a part of the language itself. I read articles like these because I have an interest and a lack of knowledge, and I'm learning all kinds of things today. I've been a longtime fan of Carmack, and I wish I could read and understand his work for myself!
  - coldtea 12y ago
    >But as somebody with zero experience, I wasn't aware when reading that this was a tool and not a part of the language itself. That's the very problem he tries to address I believe...
  - coldtea 12y ago
    >But as somebody with zero experience, I wasn't aware when reading that this was a tool and not a part of the language itself. That's the very problem he tries to address I believe...

diydsp 12y ago

I was seated at the restroom at work yesterday morning when I noticed a strip of plastic had been added to the gap between the metal stall and the metal stall door. It was branded Privacy Cover (patent pending). Welcome to the future where everything is branded and everyone is an Avon lady, endorsing some set of pet products :) [a] http://www.rbahelp.com/toilet-partition-privacy-strip-installation-video/ http://www.rbahelp.com/toilet-partition-privacy-strip-instal... [b] http://www.partitionsandstalls.com/partition-privacy-cover.html http://www.partitionsandstalls.com/partition-privacy-cover.h... [c] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxWnqR77Dzc&feature=em-upload_owner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxWnqR77Dzc&feature=em-uploa...

Rapzid 12y ago
You might be interested to know that other parts of the world seem to have solved this quite ingeniously.. At least in Australia and New Zealand it is very common to have stalls with doors hinged and sized so when shut they overlap an outer bit. No gap.
- Retra 12y ago
  Yeah, fancy west-pacific door technology. Who would have ever thought that a door can block your view if built properly? :P
moron4hire 12y ago
I didn't realize people peeking through the slim slit was an issue.
- skatenerd 12y ago
  In Chinese public bathrooms, it's even less of an issue
- Marazan 12y ago
  I've been to America - on some stalls that gap is not what I would call slim.

corysama 12y ago

Ads that are decently educational? Compared to what we deal with currently, I have no problem with edu-ads becoming the next great trend in advertising.

Lawtonfogle 12y ago
The issue is that we lose the distinction between content and ad. As this distinction blurs, less people will be able to say which is which. I guess the real question underlying this is the one underlying advertising in general, how much are we morally allowed to manipulate someone who did not give informed consent for the purpose of modifying their behavior in a way that is beneficial to us?