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Comment: Just read it as a list of really good programmers! (Score 1) 274

by bigsexyjoe (#47410537) Attached to: The World's Best Living Programmers

This is one of those times that Slashdot nerds drive me nuts. There could be a lot of interesting discussion about the great things Knuth has done or some of the funny methods Carmack has written. But no, it's lame comment, after lame comment, "Oh my God, this can't really be the 14 best because X isn't on the List!" "I don't think Y is on of the 14 best programmer!"

So Slashdot nerds, do me a huge fucking favor. Just imagine the headline said, "Here is a list of 14 notable and arguably very talented programmers." I know these are not literally the 14 best programmers. No can actually compile such a list. You are supposed to understand that and not whine about it not literally being true.

Comment: Google Web Programming Language Engineer: ... (Score 1) 309

by bigsexyjoe (#47222777) Attached to: Google Engineer: We Need More Web Programming Languages

So a guy who makes an alternative language for web programming thinks we need options! OMFG!

Let's remember, we had options; they died. People bitch about JavaScript, but it was so dominant that it killed VBScript, Applets, ActiveX, JavaFX, and now it has Flash on the ropes. As "horrible" JavaScript is, it is the best. And having one language is nice because it keeps everything compatible.

Comment: Not really (Score 1) 162

by bigsexyjoe (#47019865) Attached to: New PostgreSQL Guns For NoSQL Market

"NoSQL" is a pretty bad name actually. They should be called non-relational databases. In many cases you can use SQL or something like SQL on them.

People never use NoSQL to get away from the SQL language (although I don't like SQL at all). They use it to change the trade-offs in ACID complacence and to not have to keep their data completely relational.

Comment: This will be mankinds greatest mark on the world (Score 4, Interesting) 85

by bigsexyjoe (#46955953) Attached to: Scientists Create Bacteria With Expanded DNA Code


In a hundred million years, there will be no other evidence we were even here. Perhaps a future intelligent species will look back and wonder why some bacteria has more DNA than other life. They will make many interesting theories. Some will theorize that a previous intelligent species created the third base pair. And those that do will be called crackpots.

Comment: The concept of retiremnt is going away` (Score 1) 341

by bigsexyjoe (#46802707) Attached to: I expect to retire ...

What are you going to do, live off your 401k? It grows 10% a year. Oh wait, when the market inevitably crashes it won't be worth anything. You see you put your retirement money in a stock speculation game that is stacked against you. You simply will not be able to retire. When you can't work anymore, you will go hungry.

Comment: Atrocious logic (Score 1) 235

by bigsexyjoe (#46791735) Attached to: Bug Bounties Don't Help If Bugs Never Run Out

"Okay, there are not infinite bugs, but let's assume there are and make strong conclusions based the on concept of infinity..."

This guy is a fucking idiot. The VERY REASON that you don't find all the bugs in a complex piece of software is the diminishing returns on your effort to find bugs. There are a finite number of bugs, you offer the bounty and get the easiest ones found out. Then there are diminishing returns for finding additional bugs, so the payouts stop. To talk about finding bugs without acknowledging the diminishing returns on finding bugs is mindbogglingly dumb.

It is also worth noting it is not truly impossible to eliminate all bugs, it is just highly unlikely, and the efforts are constrained by the diminishing returns problem.

Comment: I love this article! (Score 4, Insightful) 533

by bigsexyjoe (#46122473) Attached to: The Moderately Enthusiastic Programmer



A person should be well rounded and have many interests.

Comment: I love that National Review won't stand behind him (Score 1) 393

If some journalist for Mother Jones got into legal trouble, I'm pretty sure they'd have his back. But the National Review just throws people aside when it's convenient. It would be one thing if what Steyn argued (that global warming is BS) wasn't conservative dogma, but it is. He pretty much just strongly worded their position.
