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We're at an interesting point in time/technology where the ability for humans to communicate with each other is magnitudes poorer than the ability for machines to communicate with each other. Since evolution is not going to change that anytime soon, we clearly need to progress the technology to the point where human communication is unnecessary to "get stuff done." The first intermediate step is to get machines smart enough to tell us what to do, rather than us trying to tell machines what to do. The ultimate goal though is to eliminate the need for the human being altogether, such that we can all move to Colorado and spend our lives smoking pot. On the other hand, if we all just start smoking pot, then we would at least have the illusion that our communication was awesome, man.
Marc
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Company doesn't admit design fault, describes five-step testing process. "You're holding it wrong"
The customer is only right when they have cash in hand, it seems
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I regularly take Microsoft to task when they fall short of the somewhat lofty standards I’ve set for them in my head. So it’s only fair that I should also level some harsh criticism at some of their competitors when warranted. "The keys are under the mat"
modified 25-Sep-14 18:09pm.
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Your links are borked. Seems to be a CP link issue today... 
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington
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Yeah, it's been a couple of days. Seems only if the link is too long. I'll clean them up.
TTFN - Kent
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The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is concerned about moves by Apple and Google to include encryption on smartphones, the agency’s director said Thursday. "Locks only keep honest people out"
modified 25-Sep-14 18:10pm.
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Thats ok, it won't take them long to see how to subvert the encryption.
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Ethernet inventor Metcalfe calls the work of Metro Ethernet Forum a 'new network paradigm' Was I out of the room when someone said everything was 'as-a-service' now?
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Dealing with code created by other people is a fundamental skill for a developer. Give it a year and other people’s code could even be your own. Double-gloves, mask, overcoat. (Tongs if it's old SQL code)
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I note that my keyboard has three buttons that will delete it. I can take a hint.
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Delete, backspace, and ... ?
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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You have separate Del and Delete keys? 
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Yes, don't you? It's a 101 keyboard.
Of course, deletion can also be accomplished by selecting the offending code and typing something else.
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If you have a numeric keypad on your keyboard, then there's prolly two delete keys.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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It's probably been at least a dozen years (probably closer to 20) since I've done anything non-trivial with the numpad (some game that insisted on using it instead of simultaneous arrows for diagonal movement) except blow cruft out of it. I'd gladly discard it except that numpadless keyboards invariably do something stupid with the arrow and edit/navigation keys too and those I do touch type.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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There is a real danger that bad code can be infectious - make sure that if you are staying, you can make the code professional before it turns you amateur.
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Where are these places that people work where you are given time to re-factor average code? If I am given legacy code and it has broken, then the mantra is always 'just fix it'. I've yet to come across a place of work where they allow you to spend time re-factoring just because you don't think its up to scratch. Although if everyone coded half as well as people on CP claim to then we'd never have any issues. Right?
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You are not given time to improve things - you have to take it.
(In practice, you build an improvement charge into your software estimates and over time the improving quality of the code pays back that investment)
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It's called Shellshock, because names are trendy. "Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down"
Attention repost police: not a repost, it contains some more information on fixing it
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Then why not for digital serfs [^] ?
« I had therefore to remove knowledge, in order to make room for belief » Immanuel Kant
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The digital serf was a bit slow... 
"I've seen more information on a frickin' sticky note!" - Dave Kreskowiak
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Lucky that the instructors were able to save this lad: [^].
« I had therefore to remove knowledge, in order to make room for belief » Immanuel Kant
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Resistance to the cloud is more emotional than technical, but gut reactions do matter. "To fear the worst oft cures the worse."
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