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Happy UK Social-Distance Pub opening day: [^], [^], [^]
p.s. nothing here you wouldn't see at a frat party in the USA.
p.s.p.s. It's the Dalai Lama's 85th. birthday.
«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
modified 6-Jul-20 9:57am.
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BillWoodruff wrote: p.s.p.s. It's the Dalai Lama's 85th. birthday.
What, again? 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Nothing very exciting going on then.
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The first one looks like a Freddy Mercury impersonation.
Other looks like people who can't (or will not) hold their liquor when they will be intubated. 
I'd rather be phishing!
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Aaah Pubs!
The official sunscreen of Ireland!
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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...I don't like writing code in VSCode.
".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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Wow, that's interesting. I find VSCode to be really great, but I'm a Win10 expat and have been on Ubuntu for about 1 year now and VSCode actually amazes me.
I can't believe I can step through C# code using VSCode on a Linux machine. So amazing!
I really like it for web projects such as ElectronJS or NodeJS projects.
And, it is quite great with Java stuff too.
Yesterday I found an old receipt (from '99) in a book I was reading and it was where I had spent $99 to purchase Visaul C++ Standard Edition.
Now, it's all free. 
Maybe you are doing WinForms programming in VSCode? That would probably be no fun at all.
What don't you like about it? Just curious.
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It might be that I don't have all the extensions I need.
I'm writing a console app for linux because I haven't been able to figure out how to read files on remote (linux) boxes yet.
".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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Glad this thread finally came through because you can definitely do what you're talking about in C# on Linux.
You are correct that there is a plugin so you can debug / step thru code.
Here's a snapshot image of that plugin from my recent article here on CP:
https://www.codeproject.com/KB/api/5268373/Webapi_007.png[^]
I've done some tests on C# running file system stuff and FileWatchers and all that great stuff from .NET works great on Linux. It's amazing. 
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I need the intellisense to work, and I don't get the red underlines for invalid code. I haven't been able to find a list of extensions that makes it more like visual studio. It's a pain in the ass.
".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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All of my projects are dotnet Core but with that plugin I do actually get intellisense too.
It could be you're using another version the framework or something, but try the plugin and see if it works. Good luck.
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That's the one i have installed.
".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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Slightly off topic...
I recently installed VSCode on a Ubuntu machine to play around with Python. The OS, browser, libreoffice, update manager, and a few odd games all run fine, but when editing a Python file, it takes FOREVER for each character to be displayed. While that program is running, I look at system performance and the CPU usage is in the single digits. Someone at the local computer fix-it store told me it is probably the video card. I've not experimented with it any further to verify.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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I'm not sure about that, but I do have a high powered nvidia card that is well supported so I haven't seen that.
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Me too. I'm working on a automotive C project compiled with its own toolchain and I still use VS as an editor, plus VisualAssistX.
Together they help a lot to navigate in complex project and / or spaghetti code (and we have both).
GCS d--(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--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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I've been reading a bit about AI from a "thought-experiment" standpoint, such as, "what will it really be like if we create intelligence"? As you think about it, it will be far different than most imagine.
Over the holiday weekend I've been reading this fantastic book:
Our Final Invention: Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era[^]
Some parts seem a bit "over the top" but it is a great thought-experiment book about what AI might be like. Very well written and interesting.
A few quotes from the book on how people attempt to make AI human-like:
from book: A prerequisite for having a meaningful discussion of superintelligence is the realization that superintelligence is not just another technology, another tool that will add incrementally to human capabilities. Superintelligence is radically different. This point bears emphasizing, for anthropomorphizing superintelligence is a most fecund source of misconceptions.
Therefore, anthropomorphizing about machines leads to misconceptions, and misconceptions about how to safely make dangerous machines leads to catastrophes.
Quote: You and I are hundreds of times smarter than field mice, and share about 90 percent of our DNA with them. But do we consult them before plowing under their dens for agriculture? Do we ask lab monkeys for their opinions before we crush their heads to learn about sports injuries? We don’t hate mice or monkeys, yet we treat them cruelly. Superintelligent AI won’t have to hate us to destroy us.
After explaining that every Asimov story ends up in unintended consequences related to the three guiding principles of robots...
Quote: Are Asimov’s laws all we’ve got? I’m afraid it’s worse than that. Semiautonomous robotic drones already kill dozens of people each year. Fifty-six countries have or are developing battlefield robots. The race is on to make them autonomous and intelligent.
Some people think, "well, why move forward in AI at all?" But as numerous authors explain, the "genie is out of the bottle" and someone will definitely move forward in it now.
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It's not at all uncommon for the weekly poll to have many a user complain none of the answers are suitable - but this week's poll[^] is also an good illustration of how poll results can, by appropriate selection of answers, allow for false implications.
There is no way, in any manner, for anyone answering to express that they don't give a rat's ass about the topic (i.e., apple's chip change plan). One can look at the result and give results by percentage of what "programmers think about the change" - but that his implicit in it's meaning that "programmers" means most - or even all - programmers. So - if 90% couldn't care less - that most important piece of information giving true context to the poll - is omitted.
Now - in defense of the pollster, perhaps they use apple products and can't imagine anyone does not, so consider this post a specific example of a common ploy in polling (and who's paying for the poll).
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W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote: There is no way, in any manner, for anyone answering to express that they don't give a rat's ass about the topic
This doesn't need an option because it is automatically implied on the basis that everone is a user of CP, and none of us care about Apple.
If you fall out of that category then just close your account, we don't need that kind of negativity here.
(remembered to set as "joke" because people are sensitive)
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This is similar to earlier days when we used to get fat books called telephone directories. Some people preferred their numbers to be unlisted in those directories.
So, a poll of the those listed in the telephone directory, automatically excluded the unlisted ones.
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How about "Doesn't fuss me", which is just another way of saying "I don't give rat's ass"? 
I think the only option that's missing is "I'm not an Apple developer".
Or they should make it clear in the question that this only applies to Apple developers.
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The "I am not an apple developer" would have validated the poll, significantly.
The clarification option is weaker - and for our internal purposes it's fine. As a general pattern for poll taking, one should not have assorted version of "Yes" and no "No" option - because the clarification you suggested will not show directly in the data if it's used to make a point - and could be omitted.
But, you, at least, see my point. Not just this poll - but how polls are used to skew data.
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But if you do not give a rat's behind, why would you answer the poll ?
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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I agree. I'd assume that only those that answered the poll have any interest in Apple (development). I don't, so I didn't.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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That's the point I made - I didn't answer the poll - but I did comment on it.
I was noting, using this as an example, that a poll with a restricted set of options can give (or be used to give) false impressions.
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So, if a straw-poll is not relevant to you, and your concerns, you are compelled to complain about it ?
It figures.
«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
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