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1. 511.▲
   by hvs 12y ago

   Actually, I meant that Minecraft is more interesting that the current crop of social networks. These types of pages are interesting, social network pages are not.
2. 512.▲
   by hvs 12y ago

   While I can sympathize, does anyone else feel it is odd that we are talking about a Computer Science professor complaining about how basic unix tools work? Sure, they aren't perfect, but I think it is going a bit far to say that CS r
3. 513.▲
   by hvs 12y ago

   And much less interesting than Minecraft.
4. 514.▲
   by hvs 12y ago

   I think he is saying that a lot of these companies have a mainframe emulator running z/OS on unix rather than a true mainframe. I'm not sure if that's true or not, but I believe that's why he is saying you can attack fro
5. 515.▲
   by hvs 12y ago

   You seem willing to assume that there are millions of more math nerds in the U.S. than I am.
6. 516.▲
   by hvs 12y ago

   it was really bizaare to me that, after 6pm, pretty much everyone went home I highly recommend it. It's called having a life.
7. 517.▲
   by hvs 12y ago

   Unless the person naming names is wrong and you end up with a witch hunt.
8. 518.▲
   by hvs 12y ago

   For context, *Lisp (pronounced "star Lisp") was a parallel programming extension to lisp on the Connection Machine System, which was a series of supercomputers. The front-end machine for talking to the CM was either a Unix box or
9. 519.▲
   by hvs 12y ago

   I would take issue with the OOP in CL being better implemented than other languages. Don't get me wrong, the Metaobject Protocol is a feat of modern engineering, but the actual result is an OOP that feels tacked on after the fact. CLOS
10. 520.▲
    by hvs 12y ago

    Peoples' wants and desires are infinite. As long as there are things to desire, there will be jobs to do.
11. 521.▲
    by hvs 12y ago

    I thought rip currents (known popularly as rip "tides") were pretty well understood, and it has nothing to do with this "tractor beam" effect: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_current
12. 522.▲
    by hvs 12y ago

    Just to be clear, I'm not endorsing the committee's views, just stating them. I agree that Alpher deserves more attention and credit for his work.
13. 523.▲
    by hvs 12y ago

    Experimentalists often tend to get more credit than theoreticians. People (apparently along with the Nobel committee) prefer results over potential theories.
14. 524.▲
    by hvs 12y ago

    Consulting (and services in general) is a low-margin business. You can only increase revenue by tricking young college grads to work 80-hour weeks at low pay.
15. 525.▲
    by hvs 12y ago

    "just adding test cases" is not a free act. It requires work on the developers part.
16. 526.▲
    by hvs 12y ago

    It's not "additional" traffic if it is within the limits that the Verizon customer paid for (which they did). Verizon just sold something they weren't willing to provide.
17. 527.▲
    by hvs 12y ago

    People no longer use iPhones?
18. 528.▲
    by hvs 12y ago

    Some people see tables of statistics and think, "AUGH! MATH!" Whereas the same information presented in natural language does not generate the same response. I'm also assuming that the software can provide a little more conte
19. 529.▲
    by hvs 12y ago

    I have trouble reading an article from a news source that use value-laden statements like "snubs French free delivery ban" as if they are committing some sort of mortal sin against the state, but have no qualms about making the on
20. 530.▲
    by hvs 12y ago

    Nicotine is sort of a mixed bag, but it isn't really the bad part of tobacco products. Cigarettes are generally bad for you because of all of the other things in them besides nicotine. The bad part of nicotine is that it is so highly
21. 531.▲
    by hvs 12y ago

    And they only exist because the product they distribute has been made illegal.
22. 532.▲
    by hvs 12y ago

    History shows through numerous examples that people are willing to put up with significantly more egregious activity from their governments before they do anything about it. And in many cases, they still never do.
23. 533.▲
    by hvs 12y ago

    I think the modern definition of "cakewalk" was intended here that does not have the racial connotations [1]: an easy contest to win an easy task While the background on the word is interesting (I'll admit that I
24. 534.▲
    by hvs 12y ago

    Youth, for a programming language (and many other things), is not a positive benefit.
25. 535.▲
    by hvs 12y ago

    If you think about it in that light, it makes the achievements of the socialist bloc seem pretty impressive: a country like Russia managed to go from a backwater to a major world power with everyone working maybe on average
26. 536.▲
    by hvs 12y ago

    I appreciate this and your response. I think I was having a bad day at the time. Regardless, I agree that my comment was unhelpful and didn't add to the discussion.
27. 537.▲
    by hvs 12y ago

    Wow. You are an idiot.
28. 538.▲
    by hvs 12y ago

    Bitsavers.org Link (where there is even more cool stuff): http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/univOfIllinoisUrbana/...
29. 539.▲
    by hvs 12y ago

    First, let me say I'm not a CMS zealot. I've implemented Drupal, Sitecore, Wordpress[1], and many others. I believe in using the right tool for the job based on time, price, and capability. That said, Drupal is, without a doubt, t
30. 540.▲
    by hvs 13y ago

    Then maybe the thief shouldn't have stolen it.