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And the Kardassians; don't forget you've got the Kardassians.
One of those trumps fifty Celine Dions.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Michael Bergman wrote: We have nuclear weapons
If we didn't, neither country would be here.
Michael Bergman wrote: and people who believe the Earth is barely 6000 years old.
Unfortunately, Canadians have them too.
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Yes, but we have both. That's what makes us special.
Ooh... I can't wait for the Special Olympics.
m.bergman
For Bruce Schneier, quanta only have one state : afraid.
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. -- Voltaire
In most cases the only difference between disappointment and depression is your level of commitment. -- Marc Maron
I am not a chatbot
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... and to the one cowards who voted me down: go buy a sense humor.
m.bergman
For Bruce Schneier, quanta only have one state : afraid.
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. -- Voltaire
In most cases the only difference between disappointment and depression is your level of commitment. -- Marc Maron
I am not a chatbot
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i just voted you down but me too i am obnoxious
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Looks like there's a right w@nker monitoring this thread.
I'll bet steam's coming out of his ears and he's thumping the keyboard.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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After having a cyclist cause $500 damage to my car a few years ago, and having some recent close calls, I've decided to invest in a dashboard camera to protect myself from liability claims. It seems like everyone in Russia has a decent one. I was thinking about just getting a GoPro Hero 2 ($300) but I'm not that impressed with the quality. Does anyone have one they like?
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It would take some work to modify, but I have a set of Uniden cameras I bought at Sams club that work great. They are wireless, and come with wall brick adapters which aren't very convenient for my purpose, since I lack AC outlets where I want to place them. But looking at the adapters labels, they all require 12 Vdc ultimately, and that should be easy to rig for mobile use. They work at night, as well, and they're cheap.
I got screwed on my purchase, as on the box it said I could record to disk directly, but failed to mention that I can only record from one camera of four at a time, and I have to manually select which camera I want to record. I wrote to them to ask for an API that I can use to write my own sequencing program, but they've never bothered to answer my email. Still, one of their single camera units might be a cheap alternative that you can adapt to mobile use.
By the way, I find it ironic that, in Russia, everyone has one, but in the US, the self-acclaimed "Land of the Free," in many places they've passed laws against recording police in action, harassing citizens and beating the helpless. Apparently the members of the former KGB have found ways to move here, and get themselves elected to positions where they can enact laws against the freedoms supposedly guaranteed by our Constitution. Go figure...
To quote "Pogo," We have met the enemy, and he is us![^]
Will Rogers never met me.
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Roger Wright wrote: but in the US, the self-acclaimed "Land of the Free," in many places they've passed laws against recording police in action,
Actually, the cops would LIKE that to be a law, but when challenged in court, they have *always* lost. Being in a public place, they have no expectation of privacy - it's the same excuse they use on civilians when they want to put up surveillance cameras.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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It finally got overturned in Chicago / Illinois where the recording the police law was the most restrictive in the country, that's part of the reason why I want one now.
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wizardzz wrote: After having a cyclist cause $500 damage to my car a few years ago, and having some recent close calls,
TTFY - "I'm a bad driver"
wizardzz wrote: I've decided to invest in a dashboard camera to protect myself from liability claims.
TTFY = "I want to get some footage to upload to YouTube"
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_Maxxx_ wrote: TTFY - "I'm a bad driver"
I was stopped. Cyclist was taking a reckless short cut through a parking lot, lost control, and hit my stopped car.
_Maxxx_ wrote: TTFY = "I want to get some footage to upload to YouTube"
It would have been pretty funny to catch on camera, yes, but I had to wait 2 years in fear of being served with a lawsuit.
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Just that it's expensive. How do you mount yours? Does it record continuously or do you clear it after each drive if it fills the disk? Do you have any video uploaded (I seem to remember a while back you posted a link).
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There are several dash cams available that record to their own self-contained media.
GoPro
ContourROAM or ContourHD
Tachyon Micro helmet camera
If you want something that acts more like an accident recorder, there are several available for less than $100. Amazon is your friend.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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Do you have any experience with gun rail mountable recorders? It would be fun to record the zombie shoot coming up.
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In the event of a zombie apocalypse, I doubt if there will be too many people interested in watching videos on youtube.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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Am I the only one getting excited more and more packaged solutions are available for .NET developers to control mechanical wonders?
http://www.robotshop.com/ghi-fez-rhino-net-microcontroller.html
http://www.tinyclr.com/
http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/777/resources
http://www.mindsqualls.net/MotorControl.aspx
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Wow, times sure have changed! Seems like yesterday (actually it was 10 years ago) that I drove an X10 module from my PC's serial port from a Java app.
/ravi
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Time is changing and seems to me after .NET, smartphones, next waves of innovation is smart mechanical devices - perhaps we've moved far enuf with software (but not so much in AI) and unfortunately, success in software development outpaced developments in mechanical devices.
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Agreed. I think it's a matter of time before wearables support NFC and RFID. I'm not sure I like where this is going (or if this is even necessary), but I suspect it will happen. And of course the more mainstream this technology becomes, the more we need to watch out for presence hacking (did I just create a new term)?
/ravi
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Smart Homes, if you will have been on the drawing boards for many years but has not been cheap enough to go main stream. In some areas new home construction includes the wiring but not the smarts in all cases.
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devvvy wrote: Am I the only one getting excited
Yes. Yes you are.
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I think it's great that Microsoft has finally added - through third parties - the ability to control hardware directly to the .Net toolbox. It's a nice development. Of course, that's exactly what Java was designed to do, 20 years ago or so, and has done nicely for all that time.
What would make .Net really useful for people in the trenches dealing with hardware would be a branch off the Framework tree containing MODBUS and DNP modules that supersede the cooperative multi-tasking model of Windows and allow pre-emptive execution priorities. Being able to model a piece of hardware using classes designed for real-time control would be an awesome addition to the library.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Roger Wright wrote: What would make .Net really useful for people in the trenches dealing with
hardware would be a branch off the Framework tree containing MODBUS and DNP
modules that supersede the cooperative multi-tasking model of Windows and allow
pre-emptive execution priorities.
I suppose we could then use .NET to control our nuclear reactors.
I would move a thousand miles away if that happens. 
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devvvy wrote: Am I the only one getting excited more and more packaged solutions are available
for .NET developers to control mechanical wonders?
Robotics and programmatic control have been around for a long time if that wasn't obvious.
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dude, read before you open your mouth - i said .NET robotics packages
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I read it. I didn't see the point as to why .Net had much to do with it.
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Lots of programmers? This[^] just made frontpage
It's an OO world.
public class Naerling : Lazy<Person>{
public void DoWork(){ throw new NotImplementedException(); }
}
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 +5
/ravi
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At a job in college, me and a coworker would say "indeed" and "indubitably" back and forth to each other for no other reason than to mock the poshness of the words.
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Dear sir,
you undoubtedly conjured a coy smile upon my countenance
(yes|no|maybe)*
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All competitions in this month, has been manipulated. 
These results are fake, there is a gap between a very successful articles.
“Milletler birleşince refaha, ayrılınca da fakru zarurete düçar olurlar”
Nuri Demirağ, 1954
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What makes you say that?
Any proof of that?
Have you post any article to compete?
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Please misunderstanding, I did not say to myself, follow the all competitions at regular intervals
“Milletler birleşince refaha, ayrılınca da fakru zarurete düçar olurlar”
Nuri Demirağ, 1954
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That's a very strong accusation you've made there. If there is any manipulation, Chris and co will pick up on this and this will be sorted out.
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OK, votes may be unfair for us, or may have been taken from us.
“Milletler birleşince refaha, ayrılınca da fakru zarurete düçar olurlar”
Nuri Demirağ, 1954
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You mean to say Robert Kanasz participates in best C# article and best overall article and despite there being really magnificent articles on really interesting and hard stuff he's winning both genres with chewed-out articles on design patterns? And besides that these two genres have over 100 more votes than all the others? Yeah that is suspicious...
His first article on design patterns won best C# and best overall article too, while his second article didn't even participate in the competition (or it would have won, I am sure). I know this because I came in second that month. I was surprised, just like now because there were really very good articles, like Sacha Barbers one about DSLs (I really expected that one to win)... Why did so many people vote for design patterns which are written about almost daily since the 90's over more advanced and interesting stuff you don't read so much about? Beats me. So why does this Robert win in two genres with these design pattern articles while his second didn't even make it in the competition?
I'm not saying Roberts articles are bad, but article of the month? Come on! The number two wrote a friggin web-search add-in for Visual Studio, now that's winners material!
Still he's winning with about ten votes more than the number two.
Is it cheating? I don't know. Is it suspicious? Maybe...
Is it unfair to the people who write about DSLs, add-ins for VS, pretty tabcontrols (compliments to you!) and cool IL injection. Definitely!
I read Roberts article (it's not bad) and I wish him luck, but he didn't get my vote
It's an OO world.
public class Naerling : Lazy<Person>{
public void DoWork(){ throw new NotImplementedException(); }
}
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I did not say otherwise I know Robert's articles(they are wonderful, I'm also voted 5.)
“Milletler birleşince refaha, ayrılınca da fakru zarurete düçar olurlar”
Nuri Demirağ, 1954
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Who then, if not the winner, do you think cheats...?
It's an OO world.
public class Naerling : Lazy<Person>{
public void DoWork(){ throw new NotImplementedException(); }
}
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I think you have to be careful in case you are seen to be throwing unfounded accusations around. When the competitions end, the CP team check the winning entries to ensure the voting isn't suspicious. They have pulled winning entries before just because of it.
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Yeah, I figured. I'm not accusing Robert of anything, but if someone is cheating (as the OP suggested) then I guess the cheater would be the winner.
And let's be honest, Robert is winning each category with ease with what seems like a simple and chewed out topic (design patterns). If anything is suspicious that would be it.
Robert wrote some great articles and I don't doubt his knowledge and skill, I even voted for him in the past. Just not this time.
And I'm not even saying his article is not good, because it is. It's just not winners material in my opinion
It's an OO world.
public class Naerling : Lazy<Person>{
public void DoWork(){ throw new NotImplementedException(); }
}
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I see what you mean. Actually, as I was reading your post, I first thought you were teasing the OP (Burak), but half way through your second paragraph I decided to start reading from the top again.
There sure are a lot more votes in those two categories, but I think it is a little early to start drawing conclusions.
After I read the post from Burak, I started looking at the survey (I had not voted yet) and after a while, I thought he was referring to the ".NET CLR Injection" article. It is not ranked at the very top in the survey, but it has received 140 article votes in just over two weeks - that is quite a lot.
However, the author is a long time member in good standing, so I will not draw any conclusion here either.
Soren Madsen
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Good work, Watson! 
Had not noticed the CLR Injection votes. Although it's not unthinkable to get this many votes. Whatever the case, if he's cheating he's doing so in the wrong category 
It's an OO world.
public class Naerling : Lazy<Person>{
public void DoWork(){ throw new NotImplementedException(); }
}
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I get surprised with the votes I receive on my articles... but people usually vote on articles that are easy to understand, beautiful or ready to use on their own projects.
If it is something very interesting, but hard, only those who have good programming knowledge will vote.
So, to me, having many votes on Design Pattern articles is not that strange... students learn they must follow design patterns and those are even a requisite for job interviews, but some presentations are hard to understand. If the presentation is easy to understand then, well, it is going to get votes by those who want to learn them.
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I'm afraid you are quite right. But design patterns...?
There isn't a more chewed out subject in all of programming.
But there's a good reason for that too...
I'm just wondering what makes Roberts article so much better than all other articles on design patterns that did not make article of the month.
And why did his structural patterns article not even enter the competition if they are so popular?
For the record, I am not accusing Robert of cheating, he's written some great articles.
I just don't think design patterns should win any competition anymore
It's an OO world.
public class Naerling : Lazy<Person>{
public void DoWork(){ throw new NotImplementedException(); }
}
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Why should they be disqualified? If an article meets the entry criteria, it should not be excluded just because of the topic. There's nothing forcing you to vote for it.
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He shouldn't be disqualified. In fact, I think his second article on design patterns should have entered the competition as well. Obviously this is what the public wants to read.
It's frustrating for the people who wrote great and original articles no one ever wrote about though.
I can imagine design patterns wasn't that hard for Robert to write about, but the VS plugin was a pretty though challenge for the number two.
It's an OO world.
public class Naerling : Lazy<Person>{
public void DoWork(){ throw new NotImplementedException(); }
}
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: Why should they be disqualified? If an article meets the entry criteria, it should not be excluded just because of the topic. There's nothing forcing you to vote for it.
Far be it for me to have an opinion or to come in here and clarify a bit of English for you, as you are a Pom.
But I think you'll find Naerling is not saying that Design Pattern articles are not allowed to win or even be in the competition. He is saying that since the topic, is so old and has been flogged so thoroughly hard, that the dead horse has up and moved away in embarassment of still being noticed. Due to this and the fact every man and his dog has done and re-done Design Patterns, that there is no way in the world a whole bunch of people have just turned up and looked through the available articles and voted in such an overwhelmingly fashion so heavily in this Robert's favour.
Now, I'm not programming and haven't even gone over to look at the articles or know who this Robert is, but the feeling from this thread is, he has a lot of relatives who frequent this site voting him through to the winners circle all the time. Or he is cheating by some how getting the votes in, through bogus account maybe.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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