You are correct. A very common means of sharing data is the CSV (comma seperated values) file format. The file is structured so that commas seperate columns, and line breaks seperate rows.
The CSV is a very file-size efficient way of sharing data sets, but it stores literally no formatting information.
Excel is usually registered as the default application to open CSVs, and because there is no meta information about the data in the cells, Excel tries to be clever with its parsing of the information.
This leads to all sorts of fun issues - strings being interpreted as dates like in the article above, phone numbers being interpreted as numbers (and consequently losing their leading 0 if they're not in international format), fractional prices losing their precision when being rounded to 2 places, etc.
Cookies do not require JavaScript to be set. In fact it's even something of a headache to set a cookie via JavaScript, whereas many server-side languages it's a one-liner.
So... Your Noscript is almost certainly not blocking cookies.
The mindset of these people is fucking disgusting. The virus won't threaten them and theirs, they can isolate in total luxury and buy the best medical attention in the world, so all it represents to them is a business opportunity.
Who cares if more people die because of a little misinformation? There's money on the table!
Lots of people already have the problem of getting halfway to work before asking themselves if they left the oven on. Now they'll never get to work again.
If you ignore the scumminess, this is actually genius on Amazon's part. They only have to advertise to the top level of the police force - the lower level police will then take care of everything else for them. Additionally they'll collect so much data from this scheme that they'll be able to turn into even more revenue.
Epic is following EA with their Origin platform: it's spyware that dresses up as an honest platform, and lures victims with exclusivity. Hell Epic has been caught spying on your Steam traffic. Origin sleuths through your entire PC. They feel scummy to me, and the exclusive deals feel just as scummy as their applications.
Why's this always a big deal for you? I just recently decided to start getting more involved in the comments and you've already leaped all over my back twice.
People can be ephemeral on the internet - it costs us very little. I've joined, left, and later rejoined services many times.
I'm actually really impressed by this comment. First remembering the comment and that it was this individual who made it, and then remembering/finding the thread.
It's not that they don't believe creators are not being rewarded every day - they know they're not being rewarded every day. They know because they're keeping a bunch of the royalties themselves.
Possibly just a question of money. Were Overwatch from a small startup MLB may well have been the bully and opposed; but Blizzard have got some pretty deep pockets to fight their corner with.
Re: Re: Format (as Mike)
You are correct. A very common means of sharing data is the CSV (comma seperated values) file format. The file is structured so that commas seperate columns, and line breaks seperate rows.
The CSV is a very file-size efficient way of sharing data sets, but it stores literally no formatting information.
Excel is usually registered as the default application to open CSVs, and because there is no meta information about the data in the cells, Excel tries to be clever with its parsing of the information.
This leads to all sorts of fun issues - strings being interpreted as dates like in the article above, phone numbers being interpreted as numbers (and consequently losing their leading 0 if they're not in international format), fractional prices losing their precision when being rounded to 2 places, etc.
Re: No Javascript browsing
Cookies do not require JavaScript to be set. In fact it's even something of a headache to set a cookie via JavaScript, whereas many server-side languages it's a one-liner.
So... Your Noscript is almost certainly not blocking cookies.
Source: Web developer for 10+ years.
Silence the doctors, push an unproven drug, make billions.
The mindset of these people is fucking disgusting. The virus won't threaten them and theirs, they can isolate in total luxury and buy the best medical attention in the world, so all it represents to them is a business opportunity.
Who cares if more people die because of a little misinformation? There's money on the table!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhckuhUxcgA
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What I don't understand is how the phrase "Choose your own adventure" is even allowed to be a trademarked as it seems to me to be purely descriptive.
Re: What does Nintendo get? (as Mike)
Actually Nintendo get exactly what they want: the site shut down and an implicit warning sent to all other ROM sites.
Re: (as Mike)
Lots of people already have the problem of getting halfway to work before asking themselves if they left the oven on. Now they'll never get to work again.
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Given how ridiculously dangerous SWATing is for the victim, I truly hope this guy gets every penalty possible here.
The rest of it is being an asshole sure, but as far as I'm concerned SWATing is attempted murder.
Re: Re: Re: Because apparently it needs to be said yet again...
Don't forget your eyeballs and just your whole face really.
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If you ignore the scumminess, this is actually genius on Amazon's part. They only have to advertise to the top level of the police force - the lower level police will then take care of everything else for them. Additionally they'll collect so much data from this scheme that they'll be able to turn into even more revenue.
Scummy as hell but absolutely genius.
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The big reasons for me are:
Epic is following EA with their Origin platform: it's spyware that dresses up as an honest platform, and lures victims with exclusivity. Hell Epic has been caught spying on your Steam traffic. Origin sleuths through your entire PC. They feel scummy to me, and the exclusive deals feel just as scummy as their applications.
Re: Re: Welcome back Zombie "Zauber Paracelsus"!
Why's this always a big deal for you? I just recently decided to start getting more involved in the comments and you've already leaped all over my back twice.
People can be ephemeral on the internet - it costs us very little. I've joined, left, and later rejoined services many times.
Clash Of EU's Poorly Thought Out Laws
Is this a new mobile game?
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Hijacking your name -- another SPARSE zombie
Lurking. Now super suspicious behaviour :)
Re: Re: Hijacking your name
I'm actually really impressed by this comment. First remembering the comment and that it was this individual who made it, and then remembering/finding the thread.
A 10/10 got'em.
Re: (as Mike)
It's not that they don't believe creators are not being rewarded every day - they know they're not being rewarded every day. They know because they're keeping a bunch of the royalties themselves.
(untitled comment) (as Mike)
Sadly, probably exactly what they wanted. Revenge.
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