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  1. Re:From an adjacent industry... by Hiro2k · · Score: 1 · on Are You a Blue-Collar Or White-Collar Developer?

    I have a 4 year software engineering degree. The only downside to it is that I don't feel comfortable going into a CS graduate program.

    http://www.sistema.itesm.mx/va/Planes2000/InISC.htm

  2. About knives and eyes by pablodiazgutierrez · · Score: 1 · on The Venus Transit 2004

    Buñuel tried this before.

  3. ITESM in Mexico (Most wireless school I know) by nemomty · · Score: 2, Informative · on Intel Ranks Colleges with Best Wireless Access

    I graduated from the ITESM (Monterrey Campus, in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico). The amount of money spent in technology here is mind boggling.
    For starters, the ITESM, has been part of Internet2 for years (about two or three). Has had high speed wired networks everywhere but the restrooms for ages. They have been requiring laptops for every undergraduate since 97 (if you couldn't afford one, the school financed it). And has had wireless networks since 2000. Right now, you can have acces to 802.11a, b or c anywhere in school (yes, including restrooms, dont ask me how I know :))
    Most exchange students from the US or Europe are always surprised of this (Even Kevin Mitnick, to whom I had the opportunity to meet him at a conference here at school, and actually had a chat with him about this same topic).
    Most classes are now what they call "redesigned" to be accessible trough the web or before that, using Lotus Notes. They even built a new 15 million dollar hall, which is called CIAP (International Center for Learning for its initials in spanish.) and almost every class is dictated in english with videocameras recording every class so everyone can check them out later on the web (Still in experimental stages).
    I think that in many aspects, catching up is almost always better, since you can learn from other's mistakes and benefit from newer a better technologies, like the ones we've been enjoying here at the ITESM, in a little undeveloped country called Mexico.

  4. Re:Seems pretty funny by TaoJones · · Score: 4, Informative · on Simpsons Actors on Strike
    Old Alfred was right, actors are cattle.

    To clarify a frequent misquote (in his own words no less):
    "I didn't say actors are cattle. What I said was, actors should be treated like cattle."
    Alfred Hitchcock

    More Cocky quotes. In a way it's a shame Cocky will be remembered as a cinematographical genius in the horror genre, and not as a comedic smartass who made scary movies.


    Twain, Dahl, Hitchcock, Bierce - what is serious and what is farce?

    Talk about...

    BaDaBoom boom

    Talk about...

    Appy-polly-loggies to M on that one :)

  5. Re:I used to do this for a living by Zach+Fine · · Score: 1 · on Good Intro to Animation/Graphics Material?
    A previous slashdotter wrote "Don't use Gimp, Linux, or Macs", which I suppose is good advice unless you want to be a back-alley little production house like Dreamworks eh? Or working on one of those chintzy low-budget films like Scooby-Doo, Harry Potter, and Stuart Little. Granted, most of the better graphic design and animation tools are not available for Linux, but there are some good ones (Maya, Blender, Gimp) that are nothing to sneeze at.

    The recommendation to avoid Macs is particularly bizarre considering that Macs are widely used in the graphic design and animation industries and that the most common programs used for computer illustration, photo-manipulation, and editing, are available with identical feature sets for both Mac and PC (All the adobe apps especially).

    The recommendation to avoid Linux is strange since many of the high-end graphics houses that do work for film are heading towards using Linux and other free Unix-like systems, and not just for the render farm. Familiarity with Unix systems will not hurt anyone who wants to work in computer-graphics for film, it's definitely a proficiency to place prominently on the CV.

    The Gimp may not be optimal for use in print design due to the lack of cmyk and lab color models (due to patent issues?), but it's been great for those doing film and web work for some time. The ease with which gimp can be scripted using perl and other programming/scripting languages is amazing.

    That's my two cents. My dollar is that artistry and graphic design sense exist independent of platform and application choices. Work with what you've got. The first episode of South Park was made with construction paper, Paul Rand and Saul Bass were doing amazing designs (of the sort programs like Adobe Illustrator are often used to make) long before the personal computer existed. Use actualy physical tools or choose a platform that lets you concentrate on the art and not on futzing with the operating system. If that means Windows, Mac, or Linux to you, go for it.

  6. Mirrors for Gnome2 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative · on GNOME 2.0 Released
    GNOME FTP Sites

    GNOME FTP Sites This site is mirrored at:

  7. Get To Those Mirrors! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative · on GNOME 2.0 Released

    GNOME FTP Sites This site is mirrored at:

    Last updated Wed Jun 26 03:18:01 2002 from our mirror database (webmaster@gnome.org).

  8. Re:Mirrors by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll · on Gnome 2.0 RC2 Asks For Abuse

    Karma whore alert! Please mod down, and mod this anonymous post up!

    archive.progeny.com (US or Canada)
    ftp.twoguys.org (US or Canada)
    ftp3.sourceforge.net (US or Canada)
    ftp.rpmfind.net (US or Canada)
    ftp.sourceforge.net (US or Canada)
    ftp.cse.buffalo.edu (US or Canada)
    ftp.yggdrasil.com (US or Canada)
    planetmirror.com (Australia)
    ftp.sunet.se (Europe)
    ftp.dataplus.se (Europe)
    ftp.easynet.nl (Europe)
    ftp.unina.it (Europe)
    ftp.belnet.be (Europe)
    ftp.codefactory.se (Europe)
    ftp.tr.gnome.org (Europe)
    fr.rpmfind.net (Europe)
    ftp.acc.umu.se (Europe)
    ftp.no.gnome.org (Europe)
    ftp.dit.upm.es (Europe)
    fr2.rpmfind.net (Europe)
    linux.cem.itesm.mx (South America)

  9. Mirrors by neo8750 · · Score: 4, Informative · on Gnome 2.0 RC2 Asks For Abuse

    archive.progeny.com (US or Canada)
    ftp.twoguys.org (US or Canada)
    ftp3.sourceforge.net (US or Canada)
    ftp.rpmfind.net (US or Canada)
    ftp.sourceforge.net (US or Canada)
    ftp.cse.buffalo.edu (US or Canada)
    ftp.yggdrasil.com (US or Canada)
    planetmirror.com (Australia)
    ftp.sunet.se (Europe)
    ftp.dataplus.se (Europe)
    ftp.easynet.nl (Europe)
    ftp.unina.it (Europe)
    ftp.belnet.be (Europe)
    ftp.codefactory.se (Europe)
    ftp.tr.gnome.org (Europe)
    fr.rpmfind.net (Europe)
    ftp.acc.umu.se (Europe)
    ftp.no.gnome.org (Europe)
    ftp.dit.upm.es (Europe)
    fr2.rpmfind.net (Europe)
    linux.cem.itesm.mx (South America)

  10. Ping Flood by zsazsa · · Score: 5 · on First RFC1149 Implementation

    I would imagine that a ping flood attack would look like something out of Hitchcock's The Birds ...
    (don't worry, not a goatse.cx link..)

    zsazsa