Posts by r_c_a_d_t

I have been dithering over deleting my facebook account for ages. Now I am definitely going to do it. Maybe.

Re: Getting a probe there?

As I understand it (or not) quantum entanglement does not provide faster-than-light communication.

http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/our-solar-system/the-earth/137-physics/general-physics/particles-and-quantum-physics/810-does-quantum-entanglement-imply-faster-than-light-communication-intermediate

Re: Durh! Why should I bovver ?

Great. I'm happy if those people stay on facebook while the (hopefully significant) minority get on with something more useful.

1% of 2 billion is still 20 million. That's a significant number of people.

Re: Dictionary anyone?

I have family outside the major urban centres. Many of them voted Leave because they thought that all the arguments about the economy were protecting the "city folk". They didn't care if "we" were worse off, because they resent the "city folk" talking down to them all the time - and by extension the EU are just remote city folk. So all the arguments about whether the UK would be better or worse off outside the EU were completely wasted on them. It was the "taking back control" meme that resonated with them.

The Leave/Remain split isn't stupid vs clever. It is more about the focus on economy vs control.

Re: I don't blame him...

Yes. I am no fan of Facebook but this is the same committee that decided Bradley Wiggins had not broken any rules but had "crossed an ethical line" based mostly on "secret" evidence from a source that they refused to name.

Damian Collins is a shameless self-publicist who wants M. Zuckerberg to attend the committee to bolster his own ego.

That's pretty much what UKCloud are https://ukcloud.com/ they already handle data for those entities in UK data centres.

Surprised they weren't mentioned in the article...

Re: CompSci without coursework

Unfortunately I have found this too. In all the subjects I have looked at, not just computer science.

Try downloading some past papers and look at the marking schemes. There is some flexibility, but not much.

Stray too far from the beaten track and you are "wrong". This is why students are basically coached in how to pass the exam ... "first you write this (1 mark) then this (1 mark) then..."

Re: The S*n do it all the time

The person in front of me at the coffee shop today bought The S*n _and_ The Daily M*il.

I wept inside.

Re: Yeah right

Most right-handed cubers solve the cube one-handed with their left hand. That's because the fastest algorithms for a righty two-handed use a lot of R turns. Those turns are hard to make with your right hand alone. So you have to either learn a whole lot of new algorithms, or use your left hand.

Re: Age bias tells young people that they have no future in the IT industry

Especially with the short lifespan of many jobs now; no more jobs for "life". I have had few problems with age bias once I was in a job. But having been made redundant 3 times now, it is getting harder and harder to find a good job as I age.

Re: A friend of mine was doing Jury Service recently

Or people who work for a reasonable employer that will pay them as normal while on jury service. As mine did, for 2 weeks, because they recognised it as a public good.

Re: Should be on the box

Probably because it is too long. I enjoyed watching it, but there were plenty of times when I wished the editing had been a lot tighter. With a bit of effort he ought to be able to deliver the same message in under 2 hours.