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I'm debugging a ruby program, while learning the language at the same time. First impressions -   
Here are a few WTFs
* Whitespace alters behavior
a + b adds a to b (variables)
a +b calls method a
* Reserved words can be used as method names
* Methods can be eclipsed by variables with the same name
def foo
puts "I am a method"
end
followed by
foo=42
puts foo
will output 42
* Methods return the value of the last statement by default
I'm sure there are many more. You folks who have to deal with this every day have my deepest condolences.
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I remember back in the early 90s I was using a product called SuperBase, I debugged to a line of code and was getting a really weird error, there was nothing wrong with the code, it was really simple but it was throwing an error on that line. I tried everything I could think of and eventually deleted the line and retyped it. Never saw the error again. Really weird...
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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For me, sometimes MS Word does the red squiggly line thing showing a spelling mistake, even when the word is clearly correct. Deleting and rewriting it exactly the same causes the squiggle to go away.
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Reading the title I thought:
Oh no! Silvio(*) has joined CP, may be I should leave ...
*For Italians it is easier to understand
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5imone wrote: For Italians it is easier to understand
Oh, all of us Europeans know Silvio; he is the man we all aspire to be. 
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Ha ha this is a good one ... upvoted.
Cheers
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I'm working on stuff probably written before most programmers were born! Has anyone come in contact with a Solaris automation GUI development tool called "CELLworks" by FASTech? I'm trying desperately to modify this ancient code using "stone knives and bearskins" and having little success. If someone's used this I sure would appreciate a conversation. In exchange I'd be happy to help you with your vacuum tubes (I'm not kidding).
Thanks!
Mark.
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Out of town last week, during which I just barely observed UBER[^]
I want to read what others here think.
Please tell me the good, the bad, the ugly, and the beautiful.
Biggest question: Do I absolutely positively demanded required gotta have a smartphone ?
(p.s., in case anyone missed the hint: I hate them; iPhones or Androids or any of them.)
Other questions...
Do you have to join the club or anything ?
How do you pay ?
Have you enjoyed it ?
Have you taken a bum ride ? (how's that for a stupid pun !)
Their website was so obfuscatory that I just popped over here to ask for opinions.
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Never used it, but people I know who have have liked it.
I'm pretty sure you need a smart phone.
When I need a cab I call a cab.
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You pay with a credit card. No tipping or need for money. Card is registered on site.
I know people who swear by them, I know others who swear at them.
It's just a cab service though all the drivers go through a thorough background check (according to someone I know who drives for Uber).
Try it and decide for yourself: if they get you from a to b with little or no fuss, then that's good.
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Karel Čapek wrote: all the drivers go through a thorough background check
Not a case in India. Too many Criminals are 'Drivers' there. Internet is your friend.
Programmer : A machine that converts coffee into code !
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All i can say is that in germany those guys get pretty high fines because they break the law with their system 
*In Germany you need several documents and a specific insurance to drive a cab, they don't have any of that.
if(this.signature != "")
{
MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found");
}
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Same in Poland - regular taxi drivers need to have licenses.
Only positive is that Uber tracks and records the route, so you can apply for refund if driver took unnecessary long route.
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You get free credit when you sign up, which has saved me a few quid on a night out. You can also use your account to order cabs for other people and pay for them, for example if your partner is on a night out and loses her purse.
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Advice : Do not try it in :France[^]
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UBER is an example of a disruptive technology moving someone's cheese. More coming. In Atlanta, we just had a big fight in the government over this. Honestly, most of the cabs stink, the drivers stink, and it's just an all unpleasant experience. The city doesn't like it because they lose revenue (taxi licenses), but the competition is good.
And please don't give me the crap about "we have to regulate" to make sure you're safe.
Recently, Uber added a new policy - no weapons in their vehicles. So, if you've a concealed carry permit, you'd violate their rules. I've always wondered how a driver would know
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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Aunty's obit[^]
veni bibi saltavi
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I was going to report it, but then I thought screw it let them explain the bodies in the trunk!
New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.1 new web site.
I know the voices in my head are not real but damn they come up with some good ideas!
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Reminds me of song by Drowning Pool "Let the bodies hit the floor".
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It made me think of The Tragically Hip - link[^]
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Never heard of them or the song...not bad!
New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.1 new web site.
I know the voices in my head are not real but damn they come up with some good ideas!
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You should report it anyway. That way hopefully the police will find the car with them still in it, then they are more likely to be suspects to the bodies.
If you don't report and they find the bodies, they will just ditch the car. Eventually the police will find it, trace it back to you, and then you wont be able to try and wriggle out of it with the stolen car excuse because they will ask why you didn't report it stolen.
I think the fact you have overlooked this basic logic means you lack the smarts to get away with this, I recommend coming clean and hoping for a reduced sentence.
...or there is that other 'get out' method...
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Can you infer what kind of engineer am I?
Software, hardware, ...
No, am a Mechanical engineer 
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