* Posts by OJay

6 publicly visible posts • joined 12 Jan 2018

Abstract, theoretical computing qualifications are turning teens off

OJay

Re: Another "R" - suggestions

cRitical Analysis - i.e. trust, but verify....

RIP: Software design pioneer and Pascal creator Niklaus Wirth

OJay

Real Programmers

Such a great loss. RIP

I can't believe no one has posted this yet. I only recognised his name based on that article.

https://www.ecb.torontomu.ca/~elf/hack/realmen.html

Elon Musk starts poll with one question: Should I step down as head of Twitter?

OJay

Re: Vote Remain!

Twatty McTwatface?

FYI: Today's computer chips are so advanced, they are more 'mercurial' than precise – and here's the proof

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Re: Just the cost of doing such business.

for once, I was able to follow this train of thought until the end.

So, what does that make me. Mobile Autonomous quaNtum unit?

Facebook suspends account of Cambridge Analytica whistleblower

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Correlation or Causation

Of my circle of friends, in the 35 - 45 years age bracket, the 3 people I know who supported Trump & BREXIT are all avid Facebook users. And these are highly professional individuals all successful in their fields.

The government seems to have finally woken up to the threat of fake-news and is now starting the campaign to ensure users are able to distinguish between verified information and concocted muck, between facts and opinion pieces, and when politicians make promises, between what is feasible and what can only be classified as pie-in-the-sky aspirations.

There yet still hope for the new generation...

PowerShell comes to MacOS and Linux. Oh and Windows too

OJay

get-lost : The term 'get-lost' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.

You tricked me!