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PS Vita exploit releases: the new way of the Ninja?
I stopped counting how many exploits have been released over the past 2 years to run either VHBL (Homebrew loader) or TN-V (Custom Firmware) on our Vitas. I think we're close to 20 by now. As we discovered several years ago, releasing an exploit for the always-connected PS vita would never be as easy as it used to be for the PSP.
Back in 2012, I introduced the concept of "Ninja releases", where we secretly announce the name of an exploited game to our community (members of /talk) in a progressive way, in order to avoid Sony from removing it from their stores. Eventually, we do announce the name of the exploited game publicly, which usually leaves a few days for people "not in the list" to get the exploit before Sony removes the game from their store.
This release mechanism has shown its strengths over the past 2 years, but also weaknesses. There's so much trust we can put in a "small" community of 50'000 people, and recently we've seen that the information tends to leak before we could do a proper public announce. A few times, Sony was made aware of the exploit before we could announce it.
Overall this means today that it is extremely difficult for "new" people on the scene to get access to the exploits, and the lack of trust also frustrates the devs who put hundreds of hours in these hacks, just to see them pulled by Sony because a handful of people can't seem to hold their tongue.
As a result of this frustration, hackers are trying new techniques to release their hacks. Recently, both Acid_snake and Mathew_wi have taken upon themselves to release their own exploits in a different way: by releasing them secretly to a handful of people, and never make a public announcement. Of course, this means the exploit never makes it to the masses, but it dramatically decreases the risk of a leak, as all the winners of the "secret" have personal interest in not revealing the exploit.
Does this mean there will not be any more Ninja releases in the future? Honestly, I can't tell, but I think it will depend on the next Vita Firmware, a lot. We're all a bit surprised that Sony hasn't released a new PS Vita firmware yet, and with 4 public exploits announced so far for the latest firmware 3.01, I think hackers are willing to try a few new things until the next firmware. But I am hearing feedback that these random giveaways do not feel any more "fair" than the old school ninja releases. What are your thoughts on that?
The 10 winners for Acid_Snake's giveaway have already been selected, but in order to not get them harassed, their names have been kept a secret. Mathew_wi's giveaway is still ongoing, and you can still participate.


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By Matt Bogard
(re-blogged from Economic Sense- www.ageconomist.blogspot.com )
The AgriTalk March 20th podcast addressed GMO labeling and reminded me of a post I did on my personal blog some time ago. In the post I investigate:
With regard to the first question, despite unsubstantiated claims about harming monarch butterflies, finding GMO toxins in pregnant women, or killing cattle, the science does not offer a strong or definitive case that biotechcrops pose environmental or healthrisks. In fact, the precision of biotechnology and the increased regulatory scrutiny that we put GMOs through makes these modern techniques safer than traditional methods.
"Characterisation of GM crops is a legal requirement, however. As a result GM crops are better characterised than ever before in the case of conventionally bred crops, including knowledge on the site and nature of the genetic modification." (1)
So in terms of uncompensated harm, government intervention does not pass the first hurdle for justification. Given that we can't scientifically affirm that GMOs impose increased risks over traditional plant breeding methods, it may not be relevant to consider the next question. One might certainly argue that there is a degree of widespread ignorance related to the use of biotechnology in food production. It is a fact that 98% of all farms are family farms, and 70% or more of the corn and soybeans grown on these farms is of GMO origin. Perhaps more could be done to make consumers more aware of this fact, but it seems like it could be achieved very easily through marketing and consumer education without government intervention. This brings us to the last question- does the market provide a way to avoid the harm? Again, without scientific evidence of harm, this question seems irrelevant. But if we want to assume that there is some remote chance of harm, the market has various mechanisms for avoiding GMO foods via organic and other branding options. Except for the most zealous advocates of government intervention in the market, it seems the case for it is quite weak.
What if people just want labels for other reasons?
In some cases, people are not opposed to GMOs for just health reasons, but they don't approve of the business practices of companies Monsanto. First off, labeling seems like a blunt tool to punish one company, as it could penalize the many companies in the biotech industry, as well as the family farms that overwhelmingly choose this preferred production method. Secondly, the U.S. constitution and legal precedent may establish a role of government to establish weights and measures but this does not justify the use of labels on the basis of personal or political preferences. Personal food preferences should not be expressed in the voting booth, but through the market.
Could labeling do more harm than good?
Given the gate to plate nature of the agricultural industry, false consumer perceptions can actually do a great deal of harm to family farmers. For instance, misconceptions about finely textured beef lead to huge losses in cattle markets and 800 or more jobs in the beef industry. Or take the case of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). Due partly in response to government intervention through sugar tariffs as well as technological advances, this new sweetener was produced by increasing fructose levels in corn syrup. The end product was technically higher in fructose compared to normal corn syrup, but it did not represent a 'high fructose' sweetener relative to other sweeteners such as ordinary table sugar. At the time listing the technical name 'high fructose corn syrup' in the ingredients of food products seemed harmless enough. However, recently many misconceptions about HFCS have made their way into the media, despite the evidence to the contrary. Similar to finely textured beef or HFCS, listing or labeling GMO ingredients could have a similar effect on consumer sentiment if this conveyed a false sense of risk or harm associated with GMO foods. This could not only have a negative impact on family farms that depend on this technology, but a government incentivized drop in consumer demand for GMOs through labeling would also imply a loss of the actual environmental and safety benefits of this rather green technology.
If government intervention to label GMOs were justified, how would we do it?
Playing devil's advocate, what kind of labeling would make sense? What about the current proposal in California?
"Commencing on July 1, 2014, any food offered for retail sale in California is misbranded if it is or may have been entirely or partially produced with genetic engineering and that fact is not disclosed . . . with the clear and conspicuous words Genetically Engineered on the front of the package."
This seems to be the worst example of what would be an acceptable labeling initiative. First off, placing the words 'Genetically Engineered' on the front of the package seems a bit extreme, and could easily be used by anti-biotech factions as a marketing ploy to mislead consumers. The very thought of making it conspicuous is a blatant indicator that this initiative is more about political and consumer manipulation and less about disclosure of information. If identification of GMO origin is to be noted on food packaging, the appropriate place would be more inconspicuous within the ingredients listing. GMO products are used widely in the pharmaceutical industry and they have already set a precedent for how these products could be labeled.
For example, pharmaceuticals produced via biotechnology follow a common naming convention: name (rDNA origin). The 'rDNA origin' indicates that the drug was produced through recombinant DNA technology. Food products manufacturers could follow a similar protocol:
SUGAR, ENRICHED FLOUR ,RIBOFLAVIN HIGH OLEIC CANOLA OIL AND/OR PALM OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL, AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL (rDNA origin).
Bovine Somatotropin is a currently used biotech product used in dairy production, and is often simply referred to as rbST. Instead of following a biotech food ingredient with (rDNA origin) it may be simpler to just prefix the ingredient with an 'r' as such:
SUGAR, ENRICHED FLOUR ,RIBOFLAVIN HIGH OLEIC CANOLA OIL AND/OR PALM OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL, AND/OR rSOYBEAN OIL
This approach would identify GMO food ingredients without explicitly creating unwarranted alarm or attention. Concerned consumers could simply read through the many ingredients listed and look for the 'r' ingredient prefix or (rDNA origin) suffix. However, this should still be approached with extreme caution, as simply agreeing to list GMO ingredients this way admits to some extent that GMO products merit some reason for being identified in food, which again the neither science nor libertarian principles for government intervention seem to justify. As previously stated, with only a little consumer education, consumers could easily be made aware of the prevalence of GMO ingredients in food products without reading ingredients lists. Formally identifying these ingredients in any way would seem to only serve the political ends of manipulating the free choices of consumers and producers from gate to plate.
Additional References:
1- European Commission (2010) A decade of EU-funded GMO research (2001–2010). Luxembourg, Belgium: Publications Office of the European Union.
If you want my money, then it have the same label on it that 60 other nations require by law. Otherwise, you lose all but the Tax Dollars stolen from me to subsidize the stuff, and hopefully we're now just an election away from rectifying that problem. Why so much support for 40 year old science and tech is beyond comprehension. Going back to the Lab with the NEW Science and Tech, while fixing the soil and upgrading the base genetics through hybridization would eliminate the whole issue, including labeling.


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Evil Slythern?
Why do ALL Slytherins have something bad to say about them? Aren't there any good (to the bone) Slytherins? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 188.8.131.52 (talk • contribs) 16:32, 22 April 2009.
"I have a cunning plan! - Realy, Baldrick? Cunning like a slithy snake that came out from a brilliant Man like me? - Yes, Mr. B. - Well, than maybe, only maybe you are a Slytherin... why not? Crabe & Goyle are still here and they are not genies.."
_____Blackadder Fan---
Ofcourse not, most of the people from slytherin are dark wizards, they don't know good. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nigell (talk • contribs) 19:57, 22 April 2009.
So every single Slytherin are bad? That's hard to believe. 22.214.171.124 18:20, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
Yes, do you know a good slytherin then? Nigell 18:34, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
- This issue has been brought up before on Forum:Slytherin House. JKR has twice stated that not all Slytherins are "bad" (first in 2005 and again in 2007). ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 09:17, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
From the 2007 J.K.R. Pottercast interview - http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2007/1224-pottercast-anelli.html
- JN: And how much is it that being sorted into Slytherin is sorted into good guys and bad guys...
- JKR: They're not all bad. I know I've said this before. I think I said it to Emerson - they are not all bad and-- well, far from it, as we know, at the end-- they may have a slightly more highly developed sense of preservation than other people, because-- A part of the final battle that made me smile was Slughorn galloping back with Slytherins. But they've gone off to get reinforcements first, you know what I'm saying? So yes, they came back, they came back to fight. But I'm sure many people would say, well that's common sense, isn't it? Isn't that smart, to get out, get more people and come back with them? It's the old saying, there is no truth, there are only points of view.
Nick O'Demus 17:58, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
Seriously. The idea that an entire group would be evil is the same logic that the Death Eaters used on the muggle/muggle borns. -_- TehHock 00:23, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
really if you think about it they arn't all evil. many just have been surronded by bad influenses, i.e draco malfoy —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 22.214.171.124 (talk • contribs) 18:23, 23 July 2009.
And by the way nigell i know a good slytherin: Horace Slughorn In ur face!Philered WAS HERE! PEACE!
18:48, February 27, 2010 (UTC)
Andromeda Tonks, Regulus Black, Severus Snape. QUIRINUS QUIRRELL.
What about Merlin - He was a good Slytherin. 18.104.22.168 16:33, October 9, 2011 (UTC) JessaRose
Slimy Slytherins!
Man,every time Dorko (Nickname for Draco) calls Hermione a *Insert Foul Word That Makes Me Want to KILL Dorko* I just want to break his neck. I hate every single Slytherin there is. There are only 2 Slytherins that I appreciate,and they are Horace Slughorn,and one of my irl sisters (She gets Slytherin on the sorting hat quizzes) (And im not telling her name so HA HA =D) Who agrees with me that almost every slytherin stinks,mostly Moldybutt (Nickname for Voldemort),Dorko,Crabapple (nickname for Crabbe),and Goople (nickname for Goyle)? 126.96.36.199 23:59, December 17, 2009 (UTC)
- This is out of topic. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 00:04, December 18, 2009 (UTC)
Not all Slytherins are bad, not all were Death eaters, like Andromeda Tonks, she was a Slytherin but she married a mudblood, and Severus Snape, who at the begining was a Death Eater, but turned spy against them and became a member of the order. horace slughorn would've been in slytherin when he was at school, but he is not a death eater nor is he prejudiced against mudbloods because lily potter (evans) was a mudblood and she was one his favourite student. regulus black, turned against voldemort and the death eaters because he wanted to destroy voldemort.
Saphinere malfoy 19:27, January 16, 2010 (UTC)
I think the Slytherins in Harry Potter's year represent different personalities; Draco is selfish, arrogant, pure-blood supremacist, believes that he is superior because of his status and wealth, and he is also envious of the famous Harry. However, Draco is in fact a coward and not such a bad person.
Blaise Zabini is also selfish, arrogant and pure-blood supremacist, but he isn't as mean as Draco; he has a low opinion of almost everyone but isn't so much interested in insulting the others.
Nott is a clever boy and a loner. What is bad is that he is a pure-blood supremacist and has the typical "Slytherin bravery", he would rather save his own skin that the others.
Crabbe and Goyle are pure-blood supremacists, too. Although they're not so cunning, they are sadistic, cruel and like using their power in order to torture others.
The only thing that they all have in common is that they's re pure-blood supremacists. Quirinus Quirrell
- Err, what does this have to with the article? Jayden Matthews 14:19, June 19, 2010 (UTC)
Oh, nothing, I just mentioned it! QUIRINUS QUIRRELL
- Fair enough, but you should know, the talk pages are for discussing the articles themselves, not the subject in general. Jayden Matthews 10:46, June 20, 2010 (UTC)
Slytherin. It's not all that bad.
Look, not all Slytherins are bad. You guys are just using the typical "Death Eater" stereotype. I get Slytherin on the quizzes, and I'm not a bad person. It's just that I'm quiet, I work alone, and I'm pretty much solo. Bring on the Death Eater jokes. I'm Slytherin and proud of it. Damn it, look at Harry. He's the good guy, and he was almost in Slytherin. The most likely reason everyone hates Slytherin is because of the DracovsHarry rivalry. That and Voldemort.
220.127.116.11 00:30, February 4, 2011 (UTC)Rofl the Waffle
Slytherins are of refined nature
  I,too,work solo and keep to myself. Love tranquil evenings out with a few people and a good trip to the cinema or a restaurant. If having standards makes one wicked,then so be it. I just haven't the time or the energy to go being friendly,albeit being polite. And I don't always get 'Slytherin'...I,after all,do not fit the standards of these uber-biased quizzes that expects every single snake to be a cold,truculent,heartless psychopath. Horace Slughorn is a clear example of skilled, independent and somewhat isolated yet caring Slytherins such as myself.
(ArcturusHatton 01:15, July 4, 2011 (UTC))
i dont like them
Muggle born students in slytherin?
Since the fact that a student is sorted into a house by the students choise and not "fate" there could be (at least a few) muggle borns students in slytherin. What do you think? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 22.214.171.124 (talk • contribs).
It's not 100% choice. While the Sorting Hat takes the child's desires into account that doesn't account for all of the factors that the hat uses to decide. If it was 100% choice there wouldn't be hatstalls for instance. Also, Neville was intimidated by Gryffindor's reputation and argued to be placed in Hufflepuff but the hat's final decision was Gryffindor. Please always sign talk page entries using four tildes (~~~~) -Shorty1982 14:31, October 25, 2011 (UTC)
- the line in the article that states: Muggle-born Slytherins exist, but are very rare, as noted insultingly by Scabior the Snatcher.[3] is sourced as being from chapter 23 of Deathly Hallows. However, it seems to based on interpretation. The passage it's referring to is this:
- "It's in the dungeons," said Harry clearly. "You enter through the wall. It's full of skulls and stuff and it's under the lake, so the light's all green."
- There was a short pause.
- "Well, well, looks like we really 'ave caught a little Slytherin," said Scabior. "Good for you, Vernon, 'cause there ain't a lot of Mudblood Slytherins."
- it very well could be that, because there aren't a lot there must have been some muggleborns, but on the other side it could also be that Scabior was trying to be sarcastic or funny/witty. And from that angle it would rather mean that there aren't any at all. So I wonder if this should even be included in the article. Touj0urspur 05:40, December 19, 2011 (UTC)
- Hm. I suppose it is true that we don't have any real evidence that there are any muggle borns in Slytherin, other than one's interpretation of tht line. On the other hand, I don't know that we have any real evidence that there aren't any either. After all, if we want to talk about the hat, I don't recall it ever stating specificall that it is only looking for those with blood status when sorting into Slytherin, only that that was what Salazar Slytherin himself was looking for. In the first book, in describing the qualiities of Slytherins, it states "Or perhaps in Slythern you'll make your real friends; those cunning folk use any means to achieve their ends." Then in the fourth book." Even in the fourth book, when mentioning Slytherin specifically, "And power-hungry Slytherin loved those of great ambition." It was only the fifth book that the sorting hat mentioned blood purity, and again, as I mentioned, specifically in reference to Slytherin himself. If those truly are the qualities that it was looking for, then I'd say a student that matched those qualities could easily be sorted into Slytherin and never mind blood. Then again, considering the thought floated below regarding Crabbe and Goyle, it's hard to be sure... ProfessorTofty 05:54, December 19, 2011 (UTC)
- ::::: You're absolutely right, theres no evidence either way. But that is sort of the point I was trying to make. I just want to know if it would be better to either take that 'fact' off the page completely or edit it so that readers are aware its not so much fact as it is how you take that line.
- As for the hat, I know that it describes all these qualities but then you have to think about all the students talk about and things like, the password for their common room being 'PureBlood'. We know that the prefects don't make up the passwords from all the times Hermione and Ron weren't aware they'd changed, so that leaves us to wonder who would choose that. And if there were muggleborns in that house with the way its portrayed (though Im fully aware of all the times Jo has said not all Slytherins are like that, but we can't just ignore what we're shown either) I wonder how on earth they would survive.
- Not the point though, and I'm not saying youre wrong because you're not. Youre quite correct, I just think its one of those topics that could be discussed at length xD But I shall hush now because that first paragraph is all that matters. Touj0urspur 06:08, December 19, 2011 (UTC)
- Sorting this out. The welcome message for Slytherin students on Pottermore clearly dispells the "pure-blood only" myths, saying that "you'll find plenty of people in Slytherin house who have at least one Muggle parent." Emphasis mine, but you get the point. So, yes, there are Muggle-born Slytherins. -- 1337star (Owl Post) 05:59, December 19, 2011 (UTC)
- Hmmm, I dunno it still seems like interpretation. Just because they're claiming to have at least halfbloods doesn't neccessarily mean they do have muggleborns. I understand where people are coming from and why they think this I just don't see it as solid proof. Touj0urspur 06:08, December 19, 2011 (UTC)
Slytherins are not all evil.
This is the welcome message from Pottermore for the Slytherin House. It states clearly that evil wizards come from all houses, and that not all Slytherins are pureblood supremesist.
220.127.116.11 14:58, November 13, 2011 (UTC)
- (Transcription of the Pottermore Slytherin welcome message removed; unnecessary)
- And were in the article is it said that that is the case? In fact, it is repeatedly said not all Slytherins are "bad" (cf. "Personality" and "Reputation" sections), despite the common belief. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 16:48, November 13, 2011 (UTC)
- It is true that dark wizards come from all the houses to a certain extent so being in Slytherin house is not a requirement. Furthermore it is logical to assume that not all Slytherin are bad, just look at Professor Slughorn.Darkseid253 08:00, December 17, 2011 (UTC)
Could the sorting hat possibly place Slytherins based on nothing but blood lineage?
I wonder if sometimes the hat only takes blood purity into consideration. Mainly because of Crabbe and Goyle. Neither of them ever showed much signs of any of the traits Slyterin house is supposed to favour, they weren't ambitious, or cunning or resourceful. They were rather dull and thuggish and seemingly quite content to simply follow Draco and whatever he ordered. Yet, despite this, they were still placed in Slytherin.
The only thing that could have landed them there had to be their blood.
Do you think that, perhaps, the hat considered all the houses and when they had no traits for any it fell back onto their blood lines? Touj0urspur 05:49, December 19, 2011 (UTC)
- Actually, I would say Crabbe and Goyle are ambitious, perhaps more than anyone else in the house, for exactly the reason you just mentioned: they hang out with Malfoy. As you said, they aren't very bright, but they want power, so they hang out with powerful people, and Malfoy is the son of a very powerful (influence-wise, though Lucius is no pansy when it comes to duelling either, given that he was in charge of the Death Eater forces at the Battle of the Department of Mysteries). Note that Crabbe, and probably Goyle as well, aren't so keen on Malfoy once he's no longer in power, and they've turned their affections to Voldemort instead. Indeed, Crabbe's ambition is what kills him; he cast a spell far beyond his magical ability to control to try and take out the Trio and impress Voldemort.
- tl;dr: Crabbe and Goyle are ambitious, they're just too dumb to really attain the level of power they seem to want. -- 1337star (Owl Post) 06:10, December 19, 2011 (UTC)
- Nothing is ever tl;dr! And that makes a lot more sense, when you view it the way you do. I just don't, or never did, I guess. Hanging out with Malfoy for power would have made sense if they ever used it to their advantage, you know? Been ambitious lol But they never did, they just obeyed. And I kinda felt like, dumb or not, they knew not to cross Voldemort which is why the detached from Malfoy. Everyone knew he was upset with Lucius and using Draco, and both their fathers are death eaters etc. etc. And there again, the spell beyond his magical ability. I never really associated it with ambition, just stupidity. I feel like during the 97-98 school year they were being taught all kinds of dark magic but not as throroughly as they should've been (arguably crabbe might not have been paying enough attention when being taught, but if it had been explained properly we probably would've seen more of it during the battle), I just don't think it's something he would've done on his own because, well, he's stupid. But if someone were to teach him and tell him to use it... then he just didn't have the ability to control it.
- In any case, I can most definitely see how they would be ambitious to you and this is a fun discussion xD thank you, people rarely think about Crabbe and Goyle and the like. If they really did want power, youre totally right about them being to dumb to attain it. I dunno, I can't decide if I like the way you've described it or if I think they're just sheep... Touj0urspur 06:33, December 19, 2011 (UTC)
- As stated in the Slytherin welcome message the hat sorts Slytherins for having "the seet of greatness". At least Crabbe has this quality - while he isn't great in his classes before his sevnth year, he is adept in dark curses (still he can't control the fiend fyre, but that's probably a curse almost no wizard his age can completely control. He still got a knack for the Uniforgivable Curses.) Plus: He probably is enjoying the power they give him over others, beeing the one in control. That and his wish to be a Slytherin makes im a Slytherin.
- It's probably the same for Goyle. Dyntia 08:52, May 28, 2012 (UTC)
Remember, the Sorting Hat considered putting Harry in Slytherin because of his cunningness, disregard for rules, and ability as a Parseltongue. However, Harry wasn't Pure-blood; he was half-blood (his father's a Pure-blood and his mother's Muggle-born). Also, JK Rowling said that she planned a Slytherin character named Mafalda to appear in the fourth book, but she removed her in the end. Rowling said in her official website that Mafalda was the daughter of a SQUIB man and a MUGGLE woman. The same is with Voldemort himself (his mother was a SQUIB and his father was a MUGGLE). -- RLB01 17:50, June 21, 2012 (UTC)
- No one said that Voldemort's mother was a "squib". She had problems when she was abused by father and brother. But Dumbledore said he thought she could have got better when she was without father and brother. So that's not sure that she was a squib. Harry granger Talk contribs 17:59, June 21, 2012 (UTC)
Dates in Table with List of Students
The way the dates are displayed is messed up - it's showing the same date for a group of students that definitely didn't all attend in the same year, but I don't know how to fix it. ProfessorTofty (talk) 04:13, September 25, 2012 (UTC)
Black Family
The most members of the House of Black and their relate families (e.g. some members of Lestrange Family, Malfoy Family, etc.) are Slytherins, but why Sirius is in Gryffindor? It can be on purpose, right? PS: Who said Slytherins are all bad? Regulus Black is a good Slytherin, because he betrays Lord Voldemortandreformed! --NGC fan (talk) 10:24, September 27, 2012 (UTC)NGC fan
- Sirius Black was in Gryffindor rather than Slytherin because his beliefs and ideals did not match up with many of the other members of his family. And, as has already been noted above, nowhere does this page say that all Slytherins are evil, and indeed says the opposite in several places. -- 1337star (Drop me a line!) 15:59, September 27, 2012 (UTC)
I think Phineas Nigellus Black should be put in the page of Head of Slytherin House. What do you think?--NGC fan (talk) 05:18, December 15, 2012 (UTC)NGC fan
Edit warring
User:HarryPotterRules1 seems to be under the impression that no Slytherin students fought in the Battle of Hogwarts. As I can admit that the given sources are open for interpretation, I ask the community to weigh in on this issue before furthering what is becoming an edit war with this user. I ask for consensus on this issue, interpreting the text of Deathly Hallows and the J.K. Rowling PotterCast Interview. Relevant quotes can be found on Seth Cooper's talk page and the recent edit summaries on this page. -- 1337star (Drop me a line!) 03:54, September 12, 2013 (UTC)
^ I agree with this. HarryPotterRules1 (talk) 04:02, September 12, 2013 (UTC)
- I am of the opinion that although some Slytherin students came back to fight, not all of them did. But some did. That is just my opinion, though. --Hunnie Bunn (talk) 22:31, November 7, 2013 (UTC)
- "They're not all bad. I know I've said this before. I think I said it to Emerson - they are not all bad and-- well, far from it, as we know, at the end-- they may have a slightly more highly developed sense of preservation than other people, because-- A part of the final battle that made me smile was Slughorn galloping back with Slytherins. But they've gone off to get reinforcements first, you know what I'm saying? So yes, they came back, they came back to fight. But I'm sure many people would say, well that's common sense, isn't it? Isn't that smart, to get out, get more people and come back with them? It's the old saying, there is no truth, there are only points of view."
- "PotterCast Interviews J.K. Rowling, part two."
- Nick O'Demus 06:18, December 7, 2013 (UTC)
Snape's Leaving
I recently watched Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, and when Snape left, two students in the Slytherin seemd excited, unlike the rest. Do you think that we should mention that?
Groxhugger (talk) 18:03, March 12, 2014 (UTC) Lord Voldemort
Reputation Quote Source - Incorrect?
Hi. So, I just finished watching "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (which I think is the American version of it). The quote "There's not a single witch or wizard who went bad who wasn't in Slytherin." claims to of been spoken by Hagrid to Harry Potter, but this isn't true. It was, in fact, Ronald Weasly who said it during the sorting hat ceremony. So, I'm posting this here, because I'm wondering whether the quote was sourced from: The Book, The UK Version of the Movie, or The US Version of the Movie. Were there even two books? One for America and one for the UK!? I really don't know these things. So, I'm posting here to leave it to someone who does know these things. Deathdealers747 (talk) 01:59, November 24, 2015 (UTC)
- It is indeed from the book; Hagrid is the one who says it. Books have priority when it comes to canon: if there is an inconsistency between the book and a film, the book is "correct" (canon) and the film is "incorrect" (apocryphal).
- Yes, there are two basic versions of each book: the original UK versions, and the US versions, which use US spelling norms and make other minor stylistic changes to suit the US audience. It should be noted that there are no inconsistencies between the two in actual content.
- --Sings-With-Spirits (talk) 12:22, November 24, 2015 (UTC)
- So, then, if there's no inconsistencies between the content of the books, then why was it chosen to have inconsistencies for the content of the movies!? Deathdealers747 (talk) 14:13, November 24, 2015 (UTC)


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Scotty McCreery has changed his name! The 'Water Tower Town' singer made the big announcement on late night television last night. Find out his new name, and also what led to this rash decision, in today's Daily Roundup. Also learn about Kenny Chesney's new record deal, Sheryl Crow's brain tumor and the next four entries in the Top 100 Country Songs list.
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One of the most original directors of his generation, Richard Linklater can move effortlessly from Hollywood's mainstream to the indie world, but even with his proven track record, the director of such seminal classics as "Dazed and Confused" and "Before Sunrise" as well as the hit "School of Rock", says it's just as difficult getting films made.
His latest movie is the adaptation of the novel "Me and Orson Welles", centred around Welles' early career in the theatre and the teenager who joined his production of the now famous Julius Caesar. Linklater talked to Paul Fischer in this exclusive interview.
Question: Did you come across this through the original source material, or was it already a script that was kind of floating around?
Linklater: Oh, no, it was the book. My colleagues Vince and Holly, we all read the book and kind of rallied around that. You know, I optioned it with my own money, and we just sort of proceeded from there.
Question: What were the challenges, from an adaptation from book to screenplay?
Linklater: Nothing – it's pretty faithful to the book. It's just cutting it down, and picking your battles; that was the main thing. And getting to the play quicker, just, typical adaptation challenges.
Question: One of the recurring elements of your work, I guess, is that there's a balance between the visual and the dialogue. I mean – the written word is as important to you as the visual theme. Where does that come from?
Linklater: Well, I don't know. I mean, I'm pretty much known as a dialogue, actor-guy, but as a filmmaker, I'm obsessed with the image. The two things I care about most are what the camera's doing, obviously, as a filmmaker, and the actors. I feel my job is, in addition to collaborating with everyone, that's really what I'm most interested in.
Question: Thematically, Me and Orson Welles seems to be the ideal Linklater movie, because it does explore themes that have always been of interest to you. And it does remind one of how powerful the written word is. I mean, is that what one of the attractions of this book was to you?
Linklater: Yeah. I mean, it's a lot of dialogue, and a lot of these interactions, but you say challenge of the written word. Well, with Shakespeare there's the written word there and yet, Shakespeare's adaptable. I kind of like that as a metaphor. Here's this thing seemingly written in stone. You know, " Shakespeare, original portfolio, here's the story." But yet, you can really play with it, and find your way into it, and personalize it and change it just enough. You know, Welles was a genius at that. He had – he would pull in a line from a different Shakespeare play, like he does in this. He grabs scenes from other Shakespeare's that work. He felt it was all his palette to play with. And he successfully does this. Even in Chimes at Midnight, one of his last great Shakespeare films only he could kind of pull it together that way.
Question: Now, the casting of this must have been very, very challenging for you. Welles is such an iconic figure. How did you come about casting Christian McKay because he's amazing?
Linklater: I mean, gosh, what a challenge. I was like, " Well, my respect for Welles is such that I'm not gonna just throw anybody in there and say that's Orson Welles. If I can't find the right Orson Welles, you know, we're not making this movie. What's the point?" You know. It's too much work to misfire on that key element. And – you can't lie to yourself. So, I felt it was like the film gods were handing me this movie, when Christian McKay emerged.
Question: Where is the line between mimicry and performance?
Linklater: Well, I think you know it when you see it and I'm proud to say – you know, Christian goes far beyond any notion of an impersonation. I think he brought so much of himself to it. Christian himself is a very Wellesian character. He's boisterous, he's brilliant, he's got incredible stories. He's a bigger-than-life personality. He's been told he was a genius since he was four years old, playing the piano. You know, just like Welles. He grew into a world class pianist. He's kind of a lofty fellow, in that regard. So, he's very Wellesian. Even though this was his first movie, he sort of – you know, he embodied this character. And when — he brought so much of himself to it. By the end, when he's going, " How the hell do I top this?" That's not Welles, that's Christian, you know? We project Welles onto that. But there's a guy behind there who's having a very similar experience.
Question: On the other hand, on the other end of that, I think, spectrum, you've got Zac, who's become a teen idol, who's starting out, who's fresh, and doesn't have the theatricality, obviously, of that character. Why did you cast Zac in the first place? I mean, what was it about him that you felt could pull this off?
Linklater: Well, surprisingly this was a character Zac related to enormously. I mean, Zac started in the theatre. He traveled in shows and he has a big theatre background. So like every actor, they could really relate to the backstage story that we had going here. And Zac has a lot of charisma who's a real leading man, so, I needed someone who could go toe to toe with one of the biggest personalities of the 20th century. It would be easy for him to blow this guy off the screen, but it really is Zac's character's story. You see Welles kind of through himm so, I wanted the " him," the " me" in Me and Orson Welles – I wanted that guy to be really strong, you know? So you don't forget him. You know, he doesn't blend into – he doesn't disappear. So, I don't know. I thought Zac had all those qualities. He's really smart and if you underestimate him, you know, the way Welles does for a second, you realize, " Oh. He's actually a couple of steps ahead of you."
Question: Is this a film that will change audience's perceptions of Zac?
Linklater: Yeah. I mean, I think maybe the older half of his audience – you know. Or, whatever – I don't know. It's abstract to me – you know, his fan base, and all that. I know he's popular with a big crowd of young people. But I – in my heart of hearts, I always felt that they would like this movie, too. Because it's about a teenager who – you know, is suddenly performing with these older people. And it's kind of a teenage fantasy, to – you know, for theatre gigs. You know, you get a part on Broadway. A small part, but what 17-year-old wouldn't want that? You know. So, it's sort of a little teen fantasy. There's elements of this. And even the old people, they're not old. They're in their early 20s. it's a very youthful – I mean, it's a coming of age story for Zac's character, but it's also a coming of age for Welles. You know, he's figuring out who he is, you know?
Question: Now, as a filmmaker, you've divided your career, I suppose, between the commercial mainstream – sort of the commercial mainstream, and the more indie world that I guess you are very comfortable within. Has it been difficult for you to define material that interests you, either within or without the studio system?
Linklater: I never really think about it, whether it's a studio film. And people are surprised to hear – like, Dazed and Confused was a studio film. I did that for Universal, you know? it came out in '93. That's a studio film. This is an indie. You know, on the surface, this looks more – you know. Who knows? I don't really discriminate. Anyone who wants to finance a film that I want to do is okay with me. You know? So, I'm lucky that I kind of have a foot in all the worlds, and have a certain latitude to do different kind of projects. But it's still a struggle. I mean, for every film I get made, there's usually a film I don't get made that I have a script for, and just can't get financing for. So, it's always tough.
Question: Now, there's all these rumors that there's gonna be a School of Rock sequel. Do you want to do that?
Linklater: Yeah, I did a sequel, which makes me even more discriminating. You know, like, you don't do it – especially not the year after the success. You know, if you wait some time, you have to make that an element. So. I don't know. If there's ever a School of Rock II, it'll be the right – we don't want to do it just to do it, you know? I'd love to work with Jack again, but it's gotta be right, and for the right reasons, I think.
Question: What do you think you would like to do next? I mean, is there a dream project?
Linklater: Yeah. I've got some longer term projects that I'm still writing and working on, that are several – they're years down the road. But in the immediate future, I have three scripts. One's kind of a college comedy that I wrote. One's kind of a true crime story that's also funny. A kind of dark comedy. One's a movie set in the Middle Ages. You know, so I'm all over the map, you know, as always.
Question: The Middle Ages?
Linklater: I'll say no more. That's plenty. Who knows if I'll ever get that off the ground?
Question: Do you look at your career and ask – I mean, is it harder now for you as a filmmaker, even with your track record, to get the kinds of movies made that you want to get made?
Linklater: It's harder for everybody right now. I mean, if any of us feel sorry for ourselves, you just look around and say, " Oh my God, they can't get" – you know. So, it's just a really tough time. You know, the film industry has changed enormously just in the last couple years. So, yeah, it's a tough time. Especially for the middle ground that I tend to occupy. So – you know, I'm lucky I got this film made.
Question: Where did the filmmaker come from within you? I mean, where did he spring from?
Linklater: Within me?
Question: Yes. Why did you want to be a filmmaker?
Linklater: Oh, my gosh. I don't know. It certainly wasn't my birthright. [LAUGHTER] I didn't grow up in a – you know, a family of artists or filmmakers, certainly. You know. I don't know. I discovered it – it took me a while. I was always a writer, from the youngest of ages. And I got interested in theatre. And I actually directed Julius Caesar when I was 13, the junior high production. I was – I kind of co-directed it with the teacher. We were all supposed to be in the play, or audition for a part. And I told her, " I don't want to do that. I want to work with the actors, and design sets, and work the costumes." And – you know, I was a big picture guy. And the teacher let me kind of – you know, let me go with that, and it was a lot of fun. But I didn't – you know, I picked it back up again in college, was writing plays. But once I discovered cinema, you know, I moved to a town where I could see a bunch of films. Once film clicked in, I never looked back. I dropped everything else and just said, " Okay." I had discovered my medium. I think it's a visual quality, visual memory. I just – that's the way my brain works. So, it took me a while to find that. I think kids – kids can find that now much earlier, where it took – you know, I was 20, 21, 22, when I fully decided to dedicate myself to film.
Question: Who were your greatest influences when you were starting out?
Linklater: Oh, I would take on genres. I was just like, " Oh, the French New Wave." Or, I just loved everything. You know, once you – it's kind of like a musician. You just love all music. You know, I love all films. Documentaries, experimental films, European cinema. You know, big commercial films. I kind of love it all. And that's the thing – you start making films of your own, and your world narrows a little bit. It's like – oh, I guess I'm not that, and I'm not that. You know. I didn't really know what was in store for me. I was surprised my films were funnier – I felt my films were funnier than I am.
Question: Oh, really?
Linklater: Yeah. Like, I don't know. It's not like I'm overly serious, but – I guess I'm funny. But I don't talk that much – I don't even talk that much. I don't hang out in cafes and coffee shops, and – I just kind of worked all the time. So, I was surprised as anyone when my films came out a lot funnier than anyone would have expected.


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FACT CHECK: Romney incorrect on women's jobs at debate
Jim Young / Reuters
Republican presidential nominee and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney steps off his campaign plane in Newark, New Jersey, October 18, 2012.
Both campaigns are wooing women after the debate, including the Mitt Romney campaign launching a bus tour in Iowa with women who worked with the Republican presidential nominee. But at the debate, Romney said the following: "In the last four years, women have lost 580,000 jobs."
There are several ways to look at this. But the bottom line is Romney's count is incorrect.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of payroll jobs held by women -- from February 2009, the first full month President Barack Obama was in office -- has declined by 82,000 jobs.
The numbers are based on the BLS survey of businesses, which report their payroll. This is the survey BLS uses to say if jobs were gained or lost. Even if calculated from January, the number is 283,000 jobs, not 580,000. Romney was likely using an outdated figure based on data from March when the GOP primary was wrapping up. Calculating from January 2009 to March 2012, the number is about 583,000 jobs lost. But, of course, January wasn't Obama's first month on the job, not to mention the economy was in free fall.
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Women are the voters being targeted by both the Obama and Romney campaigns, which have both unveiled new ads on abortion. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.
Additionally, the data does not yet reflect the adjustment that BLS will make after the election -- but which has already been announced -- that will add approximately 386,000 jobs, according to Gary Steinberg, press officer at BLS.
(The adjustment comes from BLS comparing data it had from the survey of businesses with a more universal report with harder numbers -- a business Census, if you will -- in which businesses around the country send in their payroll numbers).
What's more, if you look at the survey of workers, more women say they work for money now than they did in February 2009 (see chart 2 below).
And the share of women in the workforce is essentially unchanged with a slight decrease (see charts 3 and 4). The reason for this, according to Steinberg: At the outset of the recession, men were hit harder because of the types of jobs they held in manufacturing and the like. Now, men are also getting jobs back at a higher rate because of that fact and growth in manufacturing as the economy recovers.
Feb. 2009: 65,921,000
Sept. 2012: 65,839,000
Sept. 2012: 65,839,000
Net change: 82,000 jobs lost
2. # of women who say they're employed – (women who say they worked for pay)
Feb. 2009: 66,916,000 employed
Sept. 2012: 67,222,000 employed
Sept. 2012: 67,222,000 employed
Net change : +306,000 gained
3. Total # of jobs in the U.S. economy
Feb. 2009: 132,837,000 total payroll jobs in the U.S. economy. Of those, women held 65,921,000, or 49.6%
Sept. 2012: 133,500,000 total payroll jobs in the U.S. economy. Of those, women hold 65,839,000, or 49.3%
Sept. 2012: 133,500,000 total payroll jobs in the U.S. economy. Of those, women hold 65,839,000, or 49.3%
Net change: 82,000 job loss
4. Of those employed, the share of women has slightly increased since Feb. 2009.
Feb. 2009: 141,660,000 employed, of those 66,916,000, or 47.2%
Sept. 2012: 142,974,000 employed, of those 67,222,000 are women, or 47%
Net change: 306,000 gained
Sept. 2012: 142,974,000 employed, of those 67,222,000 are women, or 47%
Net change: 306,000 gained


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Furious doomsday believers demand to know what went wrong
December 22, 2012 in Best Of, Humor, Religion by pacejmiller
As small pockets of civilization around the world celebrated their survival of the Dec. 21 Mayan apocalypse, the vast majority of normal people have angrily demanded to know how things could have possibly gone so wrong.
The world as we knew it was supposed to end at precisely 10:11pm (Australia Eastern Standard Time) on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Earth was supposed to be struck by another planet or an asteroid. Aliens (or apes) were supposed to attack. Time was supposed to stop, or the universe was simply meant to stop existing.
But instead, as the clock struck 10:12pm and everything remained as it had been at 10:10pm, anticipation turned to disbelief. And as the hours passed, disbelief turned to disappointment, before finally erupting into fury.
"What the hell? We were supposed to be teleported into another dimension!" said Francois Ancel, 54, who had camped out at the southern French town of Bugarach for the past six weeks. Ancel and his family of seven had heard about the town's curious "upside down" mountain and had expected to be beamed into another world by sitting in a hole on the summit at the exact moment it was supposed to end for everyone else.
Unlike some of his fellow campers, who have left the hole in tears, Ancel said he has not given up hope and will remain in the hole for as long as it takes, noting that the Mayans may have miscalculated the precise moment of the apocalypse.
"The Mayans didn't have smartphones, computers or even abacuses back in those days," agreed Professor Chris Copeland from the New York Calculator Institute, who has urged everyone to remain calm and continue waiting. "A margin of error of three to five years is not unreasonable under the circumstances. I will give them the benefit of the doubt this time."
Copeland also ridiculed Russian president Vladimir Putin's "guess" that the world won't end for another 4.5 billion years, based on the life expectancy of the sun. "There is no scientific basis for that claim whatsoever," Copeland said.
However, Copeland's assurance that "it could end at any moment between now and Dec. 21, 2017" has failed to quell the rage of former-believers, who have vowed to commence an anti-Mayan movement across the globe, beginning with the boycott of the now-half-priced Mayan calendars. Inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement, a small group of protesters have also reportedly initiated "Occupy Machu Picchu" at the ancient Inca site in Peru.
"We're not going anywhere until the Mayans come down and give us an explanation, face to face," said protester Geri Jingleberry, 34, from Texas. "They can tell me what to do with the 21,000 cans of baked beans in my basement bunker."
In China, reactions were more subdued, as the majority of believers have disappeared after being rounded up by the Chinese government well before Friday.
"This hoax has rekindled my faith in the Communist Party," said Kai Wanxiao, 29, who lives in the southwestern metropolis of Chongqing. "The party said the world wouldn't end and the party was right. Long live the Communist Party!"
There were, however, reports in the eastern coastal provinces of Shandong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Liaoning of people asking for their money back after having donated all their assets to charity.
"I gave away everything I had to the less fortunate because I truly believed the world was going to end and everyone was going to die," said Zheng Congming, 62, from the port city of Dalian. "Now that we have survived I would like my money back, thank you very much."
The world's leading Mayan expert and director of Apocalypto, Mel Gibson, said he could sum up why the Mayan prophecy did not come true in one word.
"Jews," he said.


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Reviewed by Christina W. (age 7)
My favorite part was when she planted the garden. It reminded me of when I planted a garden with my grandma. I like the pictures of the plants they grow. I lkie the book because I like plants and gardens.
I recommend this book to anyone who likes to plant gardens. They will really like this book.


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This book project got its second life. I am now collaborating with another author to bring this book to completion.
I was super excited when I received an invitation to write a book on SSRS 2012. Writing a book has been in my bucket list for as long as I can remember. It's probably on top 10 or higher.
When I finally received the formal contract, I signed it immediately without giving it second thoughts.
I was zoomed in to the fact that I finally have the opportunity to fulfill one of my dreams – that I now have the opportunity to shine. A great milestone for my career, I thought.
But then I forgot I have other priorities that I've already committed to even prior to when the book offer came. I didn't realize saying Yes to a dream means saying No to other commitments. Saying Yes I wanted to affix my signature to the contract meant more sacrifice than I bargained for.
And so life happens.
I've come to a point where I need to make decisions. Something's got to give. I'm almost certain that dropping the book has negative repercussions. But that's the trade off.
I now mark my first attempt at writing a book a failure. But this is not a story about failing a dream. It's a failure at recognizing real priorities. It's a failure at sticking with commitments and goals.
If I learned one thing in all this it's the fact that abandoning current goals just so a dream can be fulfilled is not the way to go, specially when that dream does not necessarily conform with those goals.
What do I do now?
I'm glad you asked. Here's what I am doing and what I have to get back on track with my goals – goals that are geared toward a SQL Server DBA career:
1. More Time means flexibility and that I can use most of that time to focus on SQL Server. And that also means more training and more opportunities for learning critical skills.
2. I do have a Pluralsight Subscription. The SQL Skills folks have posted training videos on SQL Server which will definitely help me improve my SQL Server skills.
3. My TechNet Subscription ensure that I have access to critical enterprise software that I can use to apply what I'm learning. I can recreate close-to-real-world environment so I can simulate real-world scenarios on a SQL Server system for example.
4. The most important tool that I have is my ThinkPad W530 equipped with a Intel Core i7 processor and 16GB RAM. A SSD upgrade would make this machine even better. Hyper-V allows me to build virtualized SQL Server environments on the fly. You say Failover Clustering? Check! You say Replication? It is! You say AlwaysOn Availability Groups? I'm in!
5. I'm under the Friend of Red Gate program. Using their SQL Toolbelt on a regular basis, albeit on test environments, make me comfortable in using third-party tools. Plus, of course, there are those free tools from other vendors.
6. The SQL Family (#sqlfamily / #sqlpass on Twitter) has seen all my up's and down's. They've witnessed everything that I'm going through, career-wise. They are my greatest asset.
And yet I've just spelled another failure. I've failed a lot. And I'll fail more. This could only mean one thing.
Success is near.


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Qt Jambi Released Under GPL
Yesterday Trolltech released the second beta of Qt Jambi, the Qt API for Java. With this release we also released the source code including the Generator under GPL, opening the option for making KDE libs accessible to Java. Though it does not work together with gcj, it does work together with the open source Harmony Virtual machine and runtime. For more information look at my release blog or the official press release.
I don't use Java, and I pretty much hate it, but I know not everyone feels the same way.
Thank you TrollTech!
By Benjamin Long at Thu, 2007/05/03 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
This is pretty sweet.
At school we learn Java, so this allowes me to start learning Qt before i get to learn C++
This will give alot of students the chance to make KDE programs.
By jeffrey at Thu, 2007/05/03 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
And with Java being open sourced as well, this will really turn it into the best choice for developing for KDE using a higher level language.
Although I still prefer the performance of C++, I feel much more comfortable with Java now than with the legal uncertainty surrounding Mono and .NET.
Performance of Java has also improved dramatically with 1.6.
By Leo S at Thu, 2007/05/03 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
Java is a safe language. C++ is an artistic language. Generally you can say what can go wrong will go wrong.
It is a pity that it does not work yet with gcj.
By Andre at Thu, 2007/05/03 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
What's missing in GCJ for this to work? Is it just Generics support? In that case, it should work with the GCJ in the soon-to-be-released Fedora 7.
By Kevin Kofler at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
Java is a SLOW language. And it is safe (as in "the programmer is so stupid, that he has to be put in a room with rubber handles"). This "safety" is what i HATE in Pascal (though I admit, it's not as bad as Java in this regard).
As of C++, it's (bleah!) OO. An "artistic" language - that would be C. BTW, all the power of C++ comes from the fact, that when you need speed / low mem usage / code clarity / whatever , you can simply cast off all this ugly OO bloat, and write in a clean, procedural, C-ish manner. Java makes it practically impossible.
By zonk at Sun, 2007/05/06 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
"Java is a SLOW language."
Here you're just showing that you don't know what you're talking about. If you look around at language benchmarks you'll find that Java's speed is quite high and actually does rival C++. Java's main failing is that its GC scheme and reliance on heap allocation hogs memory. In large programs this can result in a slowdown.
Research has shown massive productivity increases using "safe" languages because they do so much to improve debugging and maintenance. You can continue to use languages from decades past if you feel like it though, it's just that you will render yourself irrelevant.
C++ has to be the worst language ever invented in terms of code clarity, the fact that you mention this as one of its strengths further suggests your state of confusion.
"write in a clean, procedural, C-ish manner"
You are certainly welcome to do this in Java as well, there is nothing preventing it. Java provides you with the same basic primitives as C (except structs), just make all of your methods static and treat classes as namespace groupings rather than data types to be instantiated. Few people are dumb enough to do this, however.
By Nate at Thu, 2007/08/23 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
Java is probably a better language than C++. One of the reasons is that Java code must be true object oriented while this appears optional with C++.
It's use has been limited by the fact that Sun never released a compiler that produced binary code and the VCISC processors never showed up either. The GCJ compiler can greatly improve the performance of Java by compiling it to native binary code. Therefore, I am quite disapointed to learn that the Jambi library doesn't work with GCJ. We can only hope that GNU will fix this.
By James Richard Tyrer at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
Saying that object orientation is the One True Programming Style is wrong for the same reason that it was wrong for procedural programming back in the day. On the other hand there is less of Java to learn than there is of C++. But then you don't need to learn all of C++ to use it...
By Michael Pyne at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
> But then you don't need to learn all of C++ to use it...
...and we all love insecure software. :|
By Carlo at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
Java is a terrible language. Let's pick a few issues at random: Java throws away part of the types during compilation. Java doesn't support metaprogramming. Java doesn't support operator overloading, so e.g. == doesn't mean what it should mean, but rather pointer equals. Java doesn't support smart pointers. Java doesn't support RAII or any other resource management scheme, making it hugely vulnerable to leaks.
Do I have to go on? :) My list is very long. Not that C++ is perfect --- the pletora of implicit conversion and the lack of typeof operator comes to mind, but for what I loosely call the statically typed languages, I have found none better.
Just my opinion. Java is a nice introductionary language for school and such. Like Pascal was.
By Esben Mose Hansen at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
In Java == means exactly what it should mean, i.e. are two object the *same* object? .equals compares two objects for equality and is class-specific. I don't see any problem with this.
By Flavio at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
It's just a matter of the situation. If you compare two strings for instance, you don't want to know if they are the exactly same object, but if they just are equal. If you care about string references at all, an intelligent memory management should instead hold just one string-object instance for the same string and split it up if someone modifies his local reference to the string, so == would actually mean equal by design.
The same appears to many other different classes.
By Erik at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
actually, the object class ( mother of all classes) has the "equals" method. You can define object equality by simply overriding this method. It actually has BETTER overriding of an "operator" ; its just that the implementation is in a more OO way.
Java is a strongly typed language ( or at least it used to be until IBM mucked with it in 1.5, introducing the stupid notion of annotations). This way there is less likelihood of corrupting the thread heap with pointers. Exceptions are either those that are thrown by programmer or are well defined runtime exceptions ( I haven't seen any uncaught exception thrown as just 'Exception' or 'Throwable').
C/C++, OTOH, we all know, can just do a 'segmentation fault' that explains, well, nothing.
By v m at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
> It's just a matter of the situation. If you compare two strings for instance,
hmmmmm. nice description of how it is done in java.....
By marc at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
Really? I see a lot of bugs stemming from "cheese" == my_cheese_string being false sometimes, but not always. Most other languages use === of object-id comparison, while == test equality, and I find this a far superior approach. Note also that .equals() is asymmetric... (a.equals(b) == b.equals(a)) is false in some cases. Another behaviour that is a frequent source of bugs.
But I could go on for days about the shortages of Java, and just get everyone down. So I won't. Suffice it to say that Java is only a nice language if you like your language to be DAMN LIMITING! (sorry Linus!) ;)
By Esben Mose Hansen at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
Let's see what the JDK API documentation has to say about Object.equals():
"It is symmetric: for any non-null reference values x and y, x.equals(y) should return true if and only if y.equals(x) returns true."
So, the default implementation of the equals() method is symmetric. You are of course free to override it in your own classes by an assymetric one, but that's a design choice of yours, not a weakness of Java (there are a few classes in the JDK that override equals() by an assymetrical operation, but this is clearly documented in each case AFAIK).
What about the specific case of String ? Again, from the API Documentation for String.equals():
"Compares this string to the specified object. The result is true if and only if the argument is not null and is a String object that represents the same sequence of characters as this object."
Finally, there's the "==" operator. That one basically tests if two objects are identical. Note that this is quite different from two Strings having the same content !
Why is "==" in most cases have the same behavior as "equals()" for Strings ? Because of internal optimizations.
So there are no "Java weakness" in this case - there's simply a misunderstanding on what the operator and methods mean. Or in other words: before bashing Java (or any other language/platform), learn to use it first :)
By Kamina at Thu, 2007/05/10 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
I have to say I like D's approach to this: the '==' operator for equality, the 'is' operator for identity.
By Jeff Parsons at Sat, 2007/05/05 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
I have to say I like Python's approach to this: the '==' operator for equality, the 'is' operator for identity. ;)
By panzi at Sat, 2007/05/05 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
...and as PyD (http://www.dsource.org/projects/pyd) gets better, the two make such great friends! :P
By Jeff Parsons at Sat, 2007/05/05 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
g++ actually supports typeof. To bad KDE insists on also supporting crappy proprietary compilers.
By Kevin Kofler at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
You see, the most important to support is standards and the C++ standard only has __typeof__.
By Debian User at Sat, 2007/05/05 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
Uh, the C++ standard doesn't have __typeof__ either, it's a reserved identifier (double-underscore), the compiler can do anything it wants with that, g++ happens to actually do something useful with it.
By Kevin Kofler at Sun, 2007/05/06 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
I totally agree. GNU CC work on most (if not all) platforms, so there is no real need in supporting other compilers. Not only that it WORKS on all major platforms, it is also the default compiler on most of them (GNU/*, OS X, *BSD).
By Filip Brcic at Sun, 2007/05/06 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
Java works pretty well. It does not support some features and thats fine. A good language is a restrictive one.
By Karsten at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
>Java doesn't support smart pointers
>making it hugely vulnerable to leaks
>lack of typeof operator
>Java throws away part of the types during compilation
>Java doesn't support operator overloading
By bruno at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
> One of the reasons is that Java code must be true object oriented while this > appears optional with C++.
Just because you must put functions into classes in Java? Use one class, make all functions static, and there goes your object-orientation :)
By Frank at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
>Java code must be true object oriented
I'm not trying to be agressive, but you could not be more wrong. Object Oriented *Syntax* does not forces a TRUE object oriented model. Creating a good OO model takes much, much more than using the OO syntax some language offers.
It's like saying I know how to move the chess pieces therefore I'm a good chess player.
By bruno at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
With C++, there are cases where you have the choice of using STL and producing true OO code, or writing specific code which must be maintained (i.e. modified if the relevant parts of the program are changed). With Java, you do not have this choice and the equivalent of STL is built in.
So, I said that writing true OO code in C++ is optional but you must do it in Java.
By James Richard Tyrer at Sun, 2007/05/06 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
There is nothing object-oriented in STL, nor true nor otherwise.
By pilpilon at Sun, 2007/05/06 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
You are still so wrong. OO is about design, not about languages.
By bruno at Sun, 2007/05/06 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
"The GCJ compiler can greatly improve the performance of Java by compiling it to native binary code."
I think JDK6's HotSpot outperforms native GCJ code in most cases, sometimes dramatically. I haven't heard any reports of it being faster. People use it because native binaries are more convenient in many cases, and that GCJ's runtime library, unlike Sun's JRE so far, has been freely distributable. If it's performance you want, you ironically have to go for bytecode :-)
By Haakon Nilsen at Sat, 2007/05/05 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
> I pretty much hate it
By Anonymous at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: TrollTech
>I don't use Java, and I pretty much hate
There are other language which run on top of the JVM, which are able to call Java API so they should be able to use Qt Jambi..
By renox at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am
Great. I hope I'll be able to check it out soon!
Many thanks to the good trolls!
By Arne Babenhause... at Thu, 2007/05/03 - 5:00am
More Apps
It will be more apps for KDE and it speaks for itself...
Developpers have choise : C++ python or Java, all languages are opensource
By Gogast at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: More Apps
Though I will be avoiding Java and Python apps like hell. I have a PC that is slow enough, even without killing it with Java...
By zonk at Sat, 2007/05/05 - 5:00am
one more reason to leave C++ behind
cool. also I would prefer Swing for Java only applications, I think
now people can write KDE/QT apps in many cool languages including Java, Ruby and
that all should help people developing much more application in much less time.
By Markus at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: one more reason to leave C++ behind
How do you port from Swing to QT?
By Karsten at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: one more reason to leave C++ behind
Right now there is only a limited migration path between swing and Qt Jambi. On Windows and X11 it is possible to run both the Swing event loop and the Qt Jambi event loop simultaneously and you can have toplevel widgets from both frameworks open and "alive" at the same time (I won't go into details on modallity or focus/activation issues, but...), so it is to some degree possible to port your Swing GUI to Qt Jambi one toplevel at a time and keep the underlying application compiling and running while doing so.
Ideally we would be able to host Swing widgets inside a Qt Jambi widget and vice versa, but we haven't begun the work on this yet. It is however something we intend to look into in the near future.
By Gunnar Sletta at Sat, 2007/05/05 - 5:00am
Re: one more reason to leave C++ behind
evidence consistently points to java being more performant that c++ with a significantly lower cost for development
By Michael at Mon, 2007/05/07 - 5:00am
Integration with Java
I am a Java developper, I am interested in Qt and QtJambi. But in my opinion QtJambi is poorly integrated with Java, it's only a "binding" between Java and C++ API. They should have taken advantage of Java specific things and make their API closer to what's done in other toolkits like SWT and Swing. Some examples:
By Garcia at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: Integration with Java
Maybe not so useless to take advantage of the standard plattform solutions.
By Karsten at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: Integration with Java
What you are saying appears more to be a case of having some overlap, rather than poor integration. Whether this is an advantage or not depends on which angle you're coming from. Anyone already familiar with Qt will probably be very pleased with being able to use all his familiar "useless APIs", while someone already familiar with the standard Java API would have to relearn a lot.
Personally, I think the standard Java API is horribly over-engineered and cumbersome to use, so I'd pick the Qt API anytime.
OT: From a user's point of view what I'm still missing is Qt theme integration for Swing/SWT applications...
By Arend jr. at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: Integration with Java
Event-handling-wise, I've always found the Qt way to be far better than the extremely annoying observer design pattern used in Swing. It's really a matter of personal preference, but for me that's one of the things I least like about the Swing API: the fact that I need Listener classes for everything, and therefore end up creating classes that break up my cohesion in a very annoyed way. Let's not even get into what a nasty idea anonymous classes are for code reuse and such. It would be much better if they made connect type safe, though.
There are advantages to the useless APIs; namely, they're cohesive. Most of the Java APIs, in my opinion, are fairly bad, whereas most of the Qt APIs, again in my opinion, are very very nice, well thought-out, and polished. So then you have a choice.
As for tr vs resource bundles, they're a different approach. Qt Translator provides a very nice environment for doing translations based on the tr function, though.
By Anonymous at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: Integration with Java
Garcia, thank you for this feedback. I am a developer on Qt Jambi and we are very interested hearing about concerns such as this. I will try to address your concerns one by one with some clarifications as well as my personal opinions about this:
Qt Jambi is an alternative to Swing and SWT, and does not attempt to adapt the specific patterns chosen by these toolkits, but rather bring the API designed for Qt into the Java world. Personally, I find the Qt/Qt Jambi approach superior to approaches in either Swing or SWT. That being said, Qt Jambi does in fact "take advantage of Java specific things" to a higher degree than either of these toolkits, if we're discussing Java as in the language, and not the framework that is shipping with it. One example of this is proper Java enums rather of integer/String constants, which make autocompletion more useful and code more typesafe. A lot of work has in general gone into tailoring Qt Jambi to be more than "only a binding between Java and C++" but an actual first class Java citizen.
It is true, as you say, that the connect statement is not statically type safe, but
Finally, there is a lot of functionality in Qt Jambi which is available in standard Java, as you say, but: the API design and structure of Qt Jambi components is quite unique and hopefully more intuitive, and I think you will find a lot of functionality in these parts of Qt Jambi which is not available in the standard class library, such as a resource engine which is integrated with the rest of the I/O subsystem, instead of just with selected parts of the I/O API.
So the bottom line, I guess, is that Qt Jambi is different from what is available already, and many people (myself included =)) find it more pleasant and intuitive to work with than the available APIs. In addition, there is a lot of functionality in Qt Jambi which is not available in current toolkits.
(Ps. Just a little clarification: Qt Jambi uses the standard Java thread API and does not attempt to replace this with anything.)
By Eskil Blomfeldt at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: Integration with Java
Thanks for this explanation
By stephan at Sat, 2007/05/05 - 5:00am
how to download??
can i download the beta or do i have to work for a company?? because thats what i get asked for, when i want to download qt jambi.
By chris at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: how to download??
You can download it.
I just said the truth:
Download works fine, and they ask you, if you want the GPL versin, or the Preview-Licensed Version.
By Arne Babenhause... at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am
I was not expecting this to happen so fast :)
One can use several language on top of the JVM (the same way you can use c#, vb#, j# or something else with .net)
This would be an alternative to korandum4 and kjsembed :)
About the problems with gcj, I'm sure they will be solved quickly :). And I'd like to say that there is a great gcc SOC project to integrate OpenJDK's javac on gcj (made by a gnu classpath developper).
go java ! :)
By shamaz at Fri, 2007/05/04 - 5:00am


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LocationLubliniec, Poland
DesignersWojciech Eksner, Lukasz, Zagala, Przemo Lukasik
Co AuthorsTomek Majewski, Daria Cieslak, Grzegorz Pietraszuk, Michal Sokolowski, Konrad Basan, Joanna Sowula
Project Year2011
Text description provided by the architects. The new interior standard of ING Bank Slaski outlets in Poland is a victorious competitive work created by the Medusaindustry team from Poland. MedusaINDUSTRY is a spin-off company that emerged partially from Medusa Group architects and Plantacja Sztuki Foundation (Art Plantation) and realizes projects bordering on art, industrial design and media.
The underlying reason for changing the image of ING Bank Slaski outlets was the desire to keep pace with dynamic changes resulting from technological progress and a try to resign from majestic and institutional character so dominant in banking sector in favor of modern elegance and honest direct contact between service provider and the client.
"We were all unanimous regarding the concept. We knew that on one hand we want to respond strongly to customer needs while at the same time go beyond the existing standard of existing bank outlets. We searched for subtle solutions which could come up to the expectations of perfect insert into the found context of different premises and possibility of their arrangement. We were looking for a universal tool for shaping the individualized outlets."
Model outlet interior has been divided into three access areas significantly facilitating orientation of customers in the bank. Without using the traditional partition walls we managed to distinguish self banking, customer service area and background facilities. The use of mobile and module interior elements allowed for its flexible arrangement according to different needs.
One of the key functional and marketing elements of the outlets new standard is the modular furniture equipped with mobile consultant posts. If needed boxes docked on rails built-in floor can be discreetly hidden in order to obtain more space.
Meeting Rooms
Similar flexible formula concerns places for individual talks. The posts are wrapped with semi-transparent fabric which enable to adjust the level of meeting confidentiality. Such separation favours creation of nice mood of private conversation which is emphasized by rounded and soft rug and 'oversculpted' baroque chandelier so present in contemporary design. During less intimate conversations or when there is no meeting at all - the curtains are separated - to expand visually the interior and to stress its transparency. This system is easily adaptable in many rooms of different kind and allows for quick and efficient rebuilding of any outlet
The second form of meeting place is a separate room, which is separated from the operation room with a glass wall. Despite acoustic separation these rooms are visible from inside the outlet as well as from the outside through glass cases. Used materials and decor refer more to living room than anonymous office meeting room. Soft rug and baroque chandelier are in contrast to the modern equipment of the outlet and intentionally create semi-private ambience of the interior.
The main task was to create manual i.e. designer's manual, which was tested on several pilot outlets. Later on, the task was expanded. We had to figure out a few ways of presenting ING Bank brand inside the outlets. As a result the package of branding elements designed by Medusaindustry includes internet post, fun-place for kids, advertisement lamps, leaflet stands, a form of retractable lightbox with highlighted ad and multimedia pylon.
Ceilings on their whole area are covered by custom designed lamps tightly adjoining to each other. Cylindrical shape of the lampshades and blackness of the ceiling that increases impression of depth, both increase the feeling of space of the interior. Some lamps are used as ad carriers. Images placed at the bottom of the lampshade use the lamp lightsource to look similarly to citylight.
The package of branding elements designed by medusa also includes fun-place for kids, leaflet stands, a form of retractable lightbox with highlighted ad and multimedia pylon.
Floor Signage
For better customer orientation we have designed signage system in each room located on the floor. It starts always by the entrance and has a form of a branched tree. The starting point is initiated by statement: "welcome" from which goes inwards the main line with thinner lines (branches) spreading away from it.