Learning syntax and semantics of language is the easiest part of programming. Learning a computer language and learning how to program are two different things. And learning how to code within a particular knowledge domain is a matter of experience that few classes can teach you. I get a large say in whether we hire…

I'd care about this more if they weren't all dubbed. I hate dubbed anime, since they typically have really shitty voice actors that have the same depth of emotion as a tennis ball.

You know what I'd really like to see in OS X? ZFS. My only complaint about ZFS on Solaris is that it could have a better user interface to all its great features, which Apple could easily remedy. But the simplicity with which you can do things in ZFS has yet to be matched by any other filesystem I've used.

If you have issues with the models, go participate and find the flaws: [www.berkeleyearth.org]

You do realize that degrees are not actually a unit of heat generation right? I really hope this is sarcastic trolling. It would make me sad if it weren't. Actually, I'm already sad because there's enough poor science education out there that I have to wonder if this is sarcastic or not.

We obvious have no way to know if he actually has recorded personal income above that (again, all that show income is likely going to a corporate shell), but it doesn't really matter in a marginal tax rate system, because the top rate is only paid on the amount ABOVE the bracket limit. That's why at $380k, he'd have a…

It's impossible to tell his actual tax liability from the information we have because it's very unlikely the money paid for the show actually went directly to him. It's most likely held in a corporate entity, at least initially, so the final taxes paid depends greatly on how the money is removed.

eh, don't worry. i don't get it either and i've had plenty of spicy food (used to grow my own Thai peppers to cook with all the time). a lot of people don't seem to get much neutralization as it goes through their GI tract though, and its as spicy on the way out as it was on the way in. i sometimes get some acid…

Unfortunately, they're factual explanation for heat production in modern silicon chips is completely wrong. The smaller sizes and close packing of transistors actually DECREASES the power consumption and resulting heat generation. Heat generation has primary increased due to high clock speeds, since its the transition…

Sorry, haven't logged in in a while, so this is really old, but when you look at things, I hope you realize what you've described is exactly what opportunity cost is about. The value of someone else mowing your lawn is going to be relative to what else you could being doing with that time you now have, and what else…

Problem is that service providers are basically operating in a oligopolistic manner, which means the true market value of the services they provide is being obscured. Cellular service in the US is the victim of both a lack of standardization (making migration between carriers difficult) and failure of the federal…

I thought about this a bunch of times, but i'm still pretty sure i'd prefer an e-ink solution for my sheet music. maybe it's because my eyes are a little sensitive, or maybe its just because i grew up with paper sheet music, but it just seems more comfortable to me than staring at an active display. since i play the…

You could try memorizing a single algorithm instead, and be able to compute a unique password for each usage. In theory someone could recover enough of your passwords to reverse engineer the algorithm, but that would require a concerted focus on just you, in which case you're being hunted by someone with advanced…

Right, but I think assuming that people will actually pick words from that large a list greatly overstates the vocabulary of the average person. The average vocabulary for a college graduate is estimated at about 17,000 words ([en.wikipedia.org] A probability based dictionary attack, even including common misspellings…

Carrier's are useless without other advanced navel units to support them. They're way too vulnerable by themselves. That's why there's carrier groups and not just lone carriers sailing about: [en.wikipedia.org]

Yeah, um, I could be wrong, but won't people be employed to make this cube? Isn't our primary problem right now a lack of demand causing a deficit of jobs? Our problem is that more companies AREN'T acting like Apple and spending the large amount of cash they have on hand.

Not to disagree with all your points in general, but please realize that just because you use strong passwords doesn't mean you data is in any way safe. Stupid companies may store your strong password unencrypted. Stupid companies may store your data unencrypted. You really have no way of knowing how safe your data is…

I just skimmed through the beginning and this caught my eye:

true, but if they don't act in time, he's good to go. Consider that if they press claims, they'll own the property and be responsible for the taxes on it. They'll also have non-descript property to get rid of in a down housing market. it may be in the probate's best interest to simply write the property off and…

It's a myth that having something in your hand helps you punch by keeping your hand from compressing. If you're punching correctly, you're transmitting the force down the metacarpals (the bones that make up most of the "back of your hand") from a contact point on the knuckles. Having something in your hand can make…