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As a Scala developer I heavily use generics, but generally only when writing libraries. Application code, code that becomes the final executable and isn't mean to be reused, is usually very light on generics and many other fancier aspects of the type system. Perhaps it goes without saying, but it's only when writing generic code do generics really become important.
To me, Go seems good for one-off projects like this. The code is straightforward and it's small enough that it's not a big deal to hand-write functions that could have been generic. But for large projects or for writing highly reusable code, Go seems really unfit for the job, and I think it's those kinds of projects people have in mind when they criticize Go for not having more powerful features like generics.
In the JVM, the CMS only occurs on the oldest generation which contains objects that were in use for a while, whereas objects that are created and discarded quickly are cleaned up in younger generations with a copying collector, which avoids memory compaction by switching back and forth between 2 equally sized memory blocks. This means much of the time the JVM can avoid doing a full CMS and keep the time spent in GC only a few ms per second.
I guess it depends on what your use case is. If you're writing low-latency server applications that don't have loads of long-lived internal state and you have memory to spare, the JVM's CMS GC is going to be way more efficient than Go's. But if you're constrained for memory then avoiding copying collectors and generational heaps is your best bet, but you'll pay for it in GC time. Of course the JVM has other GC algorithms like G1, but I don't have much experience with those.
If you have any programming experience (which on this site you more than likely do), you can get up and running with an Arduino starter kit in like 10 minutes. It has a very active community and there's tons of articles covering all the basics.
I breed Guyana roaches to feed my pet tarantulas. They are hardy and easy to breed, plus they don't smell or make noise and they can't climb walls. They give live birth and don't infest homes. I keep them in a large storage bin with a screen lid filled with egg crates, and feed them fresh fruit and dry cat food once a week. I live in a small apartment and guests don't even know they're there unless I point them out.
There are numerous others -- TRC, PPC, NMC, DVC, etc -- that all are slightly different from bitcoin and are actively trading, although their exchange rates are much lower and extremely volatile. Namecoin is actually pretty interesting (embedding a domain service in the protocol), but the others are mostly copycats.
http://dustcoin.com/mining has the most extensive list I know.
Like the author, this pretty much ruined the movie for me, but I'm not prepared to totally write off HFR. I think directors will just need to learn how to properly adjust filming techniques to keep HFR feeling like a movie, similarly to how they had to learn to incorporate green screens without having an obvious separation between the actors and the CGI (which a lot of directors still get wrong).
Perhaps he's pinning the blame on Mayer because the announcement was written and signed by her! It's the role of the CEO to represent his or her company in this manner and serve as the lightning rod for any feedback. The fact that Mayer is a woman is completely irrelevant. Both Jobs and Gates (and many other male and female CEO's) took on that role, and there is absolutely no shortage of rants and raves over the years directly addressed at them.
In fact, I would say that you are the one being sexist, since you are apparently accusing jpdoctor of sexism based solely on the gender of Yahoo's CEO.
For me the first book was by far the worst and I consider it more of a background filler than an actual story. I enjoyed the rest of the series far more, especially Foundation's Edge.