Posts by jzlondon

Re: Tell me again what problem this solves?

Saying that the BBC Micro wasn't a BBC product is both technically correct and utterly irrelevant.

It was a BBC product in all the important ways. It was promoted by the BBC, it was commissioned by the BBC, it was the BBC's idea to launch a branded computer and accompanying TV series in the first place. The BBC was the reason that so many schools standardised on that model. And the BBC was the driving force behind the decision to make the machine so orientated towards programming and hobby use rather than games focussed like most other machines at the time.

Your comment brings this to mind: http://xkcd.com/1475/

Yes, but barely. Power required to heat the cabin is tiny compared to the power required to push the car along.

Re: TV?

In my case, a tongue-in-cheek-ite. I actually have a really old TV which I didn't watch long before not watching TV was fashionable.

Re: cool opinion

You beat me to it.

If three qubits works, that shows there's no fundamental problem. Just a question of implementation.

Re: How can you code until you've understood the objectives?

Nah. Coding simple proofs of concept and bare bones outlines are a great way of ensuring that the users are actually asking for what they really need.

Re: @ DragonLord

Renting is always more expensive than owning in the long term. Otherwise, why would landlords be in business? Most landlords use mortgages to buy their properties.

Renting provides housing for people who can't raise the capital required to buy. It's necessary. But let's not pretend that it's financially as rewarding as ownership in the long term. It isn't.

Re: Bah!

You resigned? That was mature and productive and really showed them how to fix their issues. Well done you.

Re: What's my size?

A TV should fit the room and function well as furniture. Big screens struggle with that even in big rooms.

Re: Not A Competing Product, Really

Safari isn't cross platform.

Well, it runs on iOS and Mac OS, but they're very much part of the same ecosystem. They're also forks of the same OS.

Re: >>Yes, but the train routers have massive aerials.

Trains sets? There's your problem, right there. Try riding on the full size trains instead.

Dijkstra was talking about early versions of BASIC. You know, the ones with GOTO, line numbers and no support for structuring.

VB, in its modern incarnation, is an utter world away from that. It's almost identical to C# or Java, but more verbose and without the semicolons and curly brackets.

Honestly, if you're going to have an opinion, it's worth having an informed opinion.

Re: I love

The body language of those dogs was playful. They were having fun, not attacking. If I was the officer, I'd have got out of the car and calmed them down.

Re: Spotted what's missing?

The second screenshot in the article clearly shows contour lines. It would appear that they can be toggled.

Re: Taliban

In order for your slippery slope argument to be valid, the Taliban, IS, the Saudis, etc., would have to accept European law as precedent. That doesn't seem likely.

Re: Legos going pop in the night

I know this is anal, but the plural of Lego is Lego. Not "Legos".

"Lego bricks" if you really must use an S.