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I had a similar thing on REG. It has been awhile, but I got something like an 85 a couple 82's and then a 74 and 70. I ended up with a score of 74.

I ended up paying the fee to have them rescore it, but what a surprise I ended up with the same score. I know some people say it isn't based on a curve, but it has to be.

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@Andy


The blinkNotEnoughMoneyLight() would live in the vending machine. I use it to bring up the point of how the code is intended to react to being able to give out a drink - blinking a light to the user indicating more money is needed.



There is no contract that there should always be a drink from a vending machine. There is probably a business rule that says that once the needed money has been given. The value of null would only given out when that precondition is violated, which would only happen from programmer error.

One way or the other, I'm going to get an exception. Your way will be slightly more informative, but what is the use of that extra information?


I agree with avoiding nulls in a codebase if possible, but I hesitate at saying that we should define a new exception type for each possible reason a contract is broken. It's more effort and maintenance to handle all those exception when the error condition probably should occur unless by a programmer mistake in the first place.



It's an old debate to be sure, but what's the strengths and weaknesses of:



if (weHaveEnoughMoney()) {

    giveMeADrink();

} else {

    blinkNotEnoughMoneyLight();

}



versus:



try {

    giveMeADrink()

} catch(NotEnoughMoneyException e) {

    blinkNotEnoughMoneyLight();

}

I'm not a fan of a CheeseCake taking in a chef and a sink and instructing the chef to wash his hands, but perhaps I'm jumping ahead in your story. Anyway, I think I would rather see an initial refactoring look more like this:


public makeBase(Ingredients... ingredients) {

    chef.washHandsIn(sink);

    bowl.add(ingredients);

    chef.mixIngredientsOf(bowl);

    cake.addContents(bowl);

}



I'm not claiming this is perfect, but would be more in-line with a first phase refactoring:



1. Washing hands is a behaviour between the chef and sink. The details of which should not be exposed to the cheesecake.



2. The ingredients getting added to a bowl pushes the loop as a single operation into a single method.



3. Might as well move the construction of all the objects but allow them to be injected.

Amen to that, indeed! I rode my bike today to the drug store to pick up a Rx refill, and rode right up to the "drive-thru" lane! I got a surprised look from the pharmacist who waited on me, but he then took it in stride and said, "Nice day for a ride!" I couldn't agree more.

Saved gas, did an errand, burned a few calories... what's not to like?

I've just installed this on debian ... um how do I run it?

Just for a fan like me

Unbelievable!


This reminds me of my college days, when the Kappa "bruhs" tried to get me to join the pledge line of their fraternity.



"You mean to tell me that I'm supposed to let you kick my ass EVERY night, get hollered at EVERY day, get humiliated in front of my classmates whenever you feel like it, and then, when I cross over, magically embrace you as my brother? Sheeeit!



The more I look at Hillary's face on the news, the more I see Bette Davis - from the snarl of her lips to the way she cuts her eyes, she has Davis's signature moves down pat. This woman doesn't need to win the nomination, she needs to win an Oscar - 'cause she sure is acting like a Class A beeyatch!



The saddest thing about this is she isn't alone - there are LOTS of people whose blood pressure is off the charts now that they have to seriously consider voting for a brown skinned man for president.



The fall is going to be hell. Be ready for the hoses! The dogs won't be far behind!

I guess McBush thought a historical figure like MLK and giving reverence to his legacy and transformation to this country was "pork barrel spending" As an African-American I am outraged by this and McFip-Flop has some real explaining to do on what he does and doesn't consider inappropriate spending. Like... Oh I don't know... the war in Iraq maybe! This topic should be brought up in the upcoming general election!

Oh my God! This is the "I hate Obama for no clear, legitimate reason network"!

HELP!!!!!! This Morning FOX & Friends invited Obama to come on the O'Reilly Factor! Please petition to the Obama campaign not to appear ASAP! Pass this around quick! Obama said he would go on in due time. Don't let him! Don't legitimize FOX!

HELP! This morning on FOX&Friends; they invited Obama to go on the O'Reilly Factor! Please petition for him NOT to go on! Obama said he would do in a matter of time. HELP!

$40?? I don't know where the writer of this article was looking, but if you go to eBay, a brand new one can be had very cheap (I bought one a few months back).

Declare your interest...

I do not care about copyright of my photos! Give me my fukcing privacy!!!

"In hindsight, while there are opportunities to make the movie more believable, I think the producers relied too much on it being based on a true story, that because it actually happened, there should no longer be any questions asked."


My gods, fence, that's pretty much the best lines I've ever read. Props to you! Just quit your day job, be a professional movie critic, and bitch-slap these FHM's so-called "writers" NOW!

John Edwards What people fail to remember is that John Edwards was absolutely on the WRONG side of a great many votes, not just the Iraq war vote. I liked him as a VP candidate, but now that he's running for president, these things just can't be overlooked or underemphasized. Sure, he's Mr. Populist now, but I have a nagging feeling that he's become a bit of a poser, locking in on a subject that he thinks will get him elected. He's frankly had appalling judgement on a lot of issues and votes. Of all the candidates, this man has absolutely the least amount of experience. Other than one turn as senator, what are his qualifications for the presidency?

I just don't get it.

Great Million $ Knowledgeable Points…

The Moral can be said..

ALWAYS REMAIN HONEST AND APPRECIATE THE OPPOSITE FOR GOOD WITHOUT FAIL..

*GOOD CONFLICT MANAGER*

(A Husband and Wife Relationship will be a best Example)

Hopefully FSC will upgrade their graphics as well, there a bit dated especially the score bug used during MLS matches.

The reason this is so confusing is the use of ORIENTED in the TLA. WhatÂ’s that about? Is it akin to some form of IT sexual orientation? Is it an optional response? WTF does it mean?? IMO it should be services BASED architecture. Much easier to understand and closer to reality from what I see in the field.

Thank goodness you did that - I was getting bogged down with v 1.0

HAve a super day joe!!!!!!!!

Hi Ernie - Thanks for posting the changes! I was wondering why my script stopped working again… :)

My husband and I had a go at the code last night, and we decided to run the script as a cron job once a night (as opposed to every hour - I don’t run that often!). I also tweaked the display of the times and units a bit. (Note: metric units should be kilometers, not meters.) I also made a wizzy looking badge to display the stats based on the look of the Nike+ site. You can see it in the sidebar on my blog. My husband was also able to sniff the location of the complete run data file, so I’m hoping to update it to show the most recent run information as well. I’ll post my code once it’s finished. Thanks for the kickstart!

If I were you I'd be wearing this on a sandwich board. I would walk the streets until the wee hours until all in the city had seen it. And then I'd probably still wear it.


What an amazing accomplishment, doc.