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"People trafficking is a huge business with profits for organised crime of over $30billion." I am going to go out on a limb here and say that, if we have learned anything from the …

My feelings exactly. I would also like to know what it is that Internet Explorer 9+ "doesn't support" that is apparently such a showstopper as to merit dropping support entirely.

"Far too often things break between releases and/or upgrades." I recently tried to upgrade my older 9.10 install to 10.4 LTS. I got a bunch of errors about x.org upon upgrade (I th…

"So basically, this is a compiler optimization implemented by having the programmer provide hints to the compiler." I'm not entirely sure that's correct. I think Larry Wall (being …

Well in the end, the only thing that really matters is programmer productivity... and ultimately the proof is in the pudding I think. You're right in basically pointing out that if…

"Nobody likes seeing their money go to waste, especially to causes they dont agree with (ie union pensions for government employees that retire after 20 years of service)." So the …

I'd start with Javascript, because: a) It's fairly simple. b) Every computer that has a web browser has it. He would be able to run the programs with no additional software needed …

I don't think he's trying to lecture anyone - probably speaking from personal feeling rather. I mean... life is ultimately kind of a Sisyphean existance when you think about it (as…

All hail the barbarian armies of the Waste Land!... :)

I wonder... how many programmers have been exposed to enough different problem domains and languages to really make an accurate judgement on what is "the best programming language"…

This is pretty exciting, seeing as how it's the first major UI rethink for Windows since Win95. I like the idea of simplification of the UI for the average mom and pop user. For th…

Columbus, OH eRetailing Associates (www.eretailing.com), a Columbus, OH-based e-commerce company, is currently seeking a full time Software Developer (entry level is okay, but you …

It's certainly possible I think, but what you're talking about is more-or-less asymmetric multiprocessing, which (according to Wikipedia at least) is generally more complicated to …

"Applets run in their own area on the page and can't interact with the rest of the page like javascript does." You can actually call methods in a Java applet from Javascript and vi…

Right. Time/space dilation effectively makes the trip shorter for the person traveling near c. Here's a really mind-blowing thing: If you were able to accelerate at a fairly reason…

Let's take this speculative legislation down the slippery slope, shall we? Next stop: full-speed collision with the First Amendment!... Putting the URL in question on a website... …

Columbus, OH. eRetailing Associates LLC ( http://www.eretailing.com ). We're currently looking for a fulltime mid-level software developer. This would be working at our office on t…

I think I would prefer the upper atmosphere of Venus if I had to choose between the two for a one-way trip: "At an altitude of 50 km above Venusian surface, the environment is the …

Knowing all about data structures and other computer science implementation-related stuff means exactly nothing if a person can't think creatively enough about how to approach a re…

In addition to everything you said about the rise of mobile and casual gaming, there's also the rise of Mac OS based machines and also the increasing cost of developing high-end ga…

Yes, but this does: US Code Title 15 Section 1125: (3) Exclusions The following shall not be actionable as dilution by blurring or dilution by tarnishment under this subsection: (A…

But the main reason it's not as clean is because it has had to maintain backwards compatibility with C, which is 40 years old now. Ironically, had C++ been 'cleaner' and not as bac…