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The sixth edition of the C# language specification allows for more openness and community participation in changes to the language, Microsoft said. Good news for those waiting for it to be standardized.
Yeah, yeah. Sixth edition. Still, let's call it ECMA# from now on.
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Phishing simulator data from Kaspersky’s Security Awareness Platform shows that workers tend to not notice pitfalls hidden in emails devoted to corporate issues and delivery problem notifications, with one in five (16% to 18%) clicking the link in the email templates imitating these phishing attacks. You mean I didn't miss a package?
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Uno Platform has beaten Microsoft to the punch when it comes to multi-threading in WebAssembly, the tech behind Microsoft's client-side Blazor web-dev framework. The Microsoft team was slowed down by working on icons
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A futuristic and revolutionary project for 5,000 travelers with all luxury and detail Well, it works in PhotoShop
"A group of entrepreneurs decided to create Sky Cruise, which is inspired by the Titanic." uhhhhh....
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Between this and Musk's trips to Mars it seems there is a high-tech effort to kill rich people.
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What a great way to allocate our resources! Very responsible!!!
Only problem: is there an airport on earth that this could take off from? Oh, and another: all the flat against the wind panels they have designed in. It is a flying turd. And...
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David O'Neil wrote: It is a flying turd.
I think you're being optimistic that this turd could fly 
TTFN - Kent
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True optimism is getting it filled with all the rich bullies and testing that theory. 
(Start it at the edge of a tall cliff, just to give it a chance to make airspeed.)
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David O'Neil wrote: Start it at the edge of a tall cliff
The cliff doesn't need to be that tall. A 45 meter cliff (150 feet for USians) would allow reaching speeds of more than 100 km/h (62 mph), which is plenty for crashing a (non-)flying turd.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Assume each of these 'rich' passengers/renters/owners would be happy with 750 square feet. 5000 people means 3.75 million square feet. If the rooms are 7 feet high, that means 26.25 million cubic feet. The cubic root of this is 297.2 feet.
Of course, this doesn't include the space for the mall, propulsion systems, ...
So your 150 feet would only result in, at maximum, the plane tipping at the halfway point if it was made in a cube. Perhaps a better height would be (297.2 + 200 (fudge factor) + 150) = ~650 feet.
I say, go higher!
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You're correct. I didn't allow for the fact that the craft is an extended object. 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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"I told Orville, and I told Wilbur, and now I'm telling you. That contraption won't fly!"
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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For those that want to combine the best of Chernobyl, the Titanic and the Hindenburg in one "all-in" package.
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Inspired by the Titanic - 'nuff said.
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Quote: A whole city in the air, maintained in the air by 20 nuclear propulsion engines, which will have to be reached by plane, as it is designed to never have to land once in the air.
So, are they:
0) Ignorant enough not to realize nuclear reactors need periodic refueling. On a yearly-ish basis for commercial models; military ones can go a few decades, but only by starting with near weapons grade fuel to begin with.
1) Delusional enough to think refueling a reactor is as easy as topping up gas in your car, and thus something that can be done while flying.
2) Sociopathic enough to think that letting 20 nuclear reactors crash into the surface when their fuel is depleted is OK.
Quote: 
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
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Dan Neely wrote: 0) Ignorant enough not to realize nuclear reactors need periodic refueling. On a yearly-ish basis for commercial models; military ones can go a few decades, but only by starting with near weapons grade fuel to begin with.
We don't bother our golden brains about such problems; that's what the "little people" are for.
Dan Neely wrote: 1) Delusional enough to think refueling a reactor is as easy as topping up gas in your car, and thus something that can be done while flying
They still haven't understood that fission <> fusion. They also think that refueling a liquid hydrogen tank is as easy (and as safe) as filling a gasoline tank.
Dan Neely wrote: 2) Sociopathic enough to think that letting 20 nuclear reactors crash into the surface when their fuel is depleted is OK.
Only the "little people" will be harmed, so who cares?
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Jack Kirby's estate should sue
Helicarrier[^]
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
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Microsoft is facing criticism over its handling of two previously discovered vulnerabilities that took over five months and several botched attempts to address. Becoming?!
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Deep field images of the universe, exoplanet atmospheres, and more to be unveiled. Pics, or it didn't happen
Two more weeks. grumble, grumble
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New research finds 69 percent of UK CEOs think it's acceptable to release software that hasn't been properly tested, so long as it's patch tested later. I was assured this was not going to be on the test
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I've worked for companies that released software with known bugs (no testing was necessary).
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Oh, you wanted the code to work? That'll be 200% extra!
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Monorepo performance can suffer due to the sheer number of files in your working directory. Git’s new builtin file system monitor makes it easy to speed up monorepo performance. In case you need a better git
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Harvard researchers controlled and modulated acoustic waves, or sound waves, using an electric field in a computer chip for the first time, a press statement reveals. As a side bonus - it sounds just like Kraftwerk
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So we just made a regression in processing speed. Otherwise you'd hear the thunder before seeing the lightening.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
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