|
Kent Sharkey wrote: emoji support You just know that some marketing idjit decided that was a 'thing'. The phrase "kill it before it grows" comes to mind.
Software Zen: delete this;
|
|
|
|
|
Python is booming in popularity. It is used in DevOps, Data Science, Web Development and Security.
It does not, however, win any medals for speed. No legs?
|
|
|
|
|
"Why is a language that defers 90% of the intelligence a programmer should have put in the code to runtime slower than proper languages?" and other 99 insightful questions.
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
|
|
|
|
|
It may run your apps slower, but that's made up 100-fold by how much faster the app can be developed!
|
|
|
|
|
To help us grok the immensity of the cosmos, the European Space Agency has released a remarkable image of space in which every point is an entire galaxy. Your Astronomy Photo for All Days
|
|
|
|
|
Those appear far, far away and they emitted their light a long time ago,
|
|
|
|
|
It turns out that a rude email's reach extends further than the recipients in the message's "To" field. "Politeness is half good manners and half good lying."
|
|
|
|
|
The mad rush to Prime Day was held up a bit after Amazon's web site stumbled out of the gate. They should have primed the servers?
MOAR HAMSTERS! Need more hamsters!
modified 16-Jul-18 16:20pm.
|
|
|
|
|
I noticed it. I tried around 320pm EST and the page would not show any deals. Just a main header.
It not good. They no haz da codz.
|
|
|
|
|
Kind of makes you wonder how much of the website traffic to Amazon was from legitimate shoppers and how much was from DDoS attacks.
if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); }
|
|
|
|
|
I'm tired of looking at the dog images "Sorry! something when wrong!" No kidding !!!
Bryian Tan
|
|
|
|
|
Yeah, the additionally interesting thing is that I ended up buying non-prime-day products.
Wait... maybe that was their plan?!?
|
|
|
|
|
raddevus wrote: Yeah, the additionally interesting thing is that I ended up buying non-prime-day products.
Wait... maybe that was their plan?!? maybe?
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
|
|
|
|
|
It's not the greatest advert for AWS.
This space for rent
|
|
|
|
|
Pete O'Hanlon wrote: It's not the greatest advert for AWS.
My thoughts exactly. But then again, what company uses its own technology?
|
|
|
|
|
So you want parralel processors or what?
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
|
|
|
|
|
Academics say they've mounted a successful GPS spoofing attack against road navigation systems that can trick humans into driving to incorrect locations. When they tell you to, "get lost", they mean it
|
|
|
|
|
Kent Sharkey wrote: Academics say they've mounted a successful GPS spoofing attack against road navigation systems that can trick humans into driving to incorrect locations.
Garmin did that years ago, and didn't need a trailing car and special equipment!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wow, I've found humans bythemselves are very good at tricking other humans intio driving to unkniown locations.
InMexico city, I finally figured out that the people givinmg me directions hsad no idea where my destination was, but they were all happy to provide detaileddirections.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
|
|
|
|
|
Lockheed Martin plans to launch the Electron rocket from the Sutherland peninsula. "I've giv'n her all she's got captain, an' I canna give her no more."
|
|
|
|
|
I noticed a sign the other day in back of the NASA complex a few miles of my house that read site of planned Spaceport. I wonder if I'll be able to sleep at night and if I'll be able to see the lift-offs.
I'm not sdure of the construction schedule, but the land has been reserved!
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
|
|
|
|
|
|
I just heard that Ellington Field, about 3 miles from my house is designated as a space port and might be the home base for the new Space Force as well.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
|
|
|
|
|
Amazon is set to clear $258.22 billion in US retail sales in 2018, according to eMarketer’s figures, which will work out to 49.1 percent of all online retail spend in the country, and 5 percent of all retail sales. I don't have anything funny to say here, that number just amazed me
|
|
|
|