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So as not to be confused with Cambridge University of Idaho! Are you suprised that there is a California University... of PENNSYLVANIA!? Or even an Indiana University... of Pennsylvania

I'm too lazy to type it in slashdot, but I put the C version here. It seems to be slightly worse than O(n). Actually, I think I might be able to do better in Haskell using a list of the composites instead of the primes, since those can be generated as a list of multiples instead of using the modulus.

You are absolutely correct in your underlying statements about bikers having a lot to pay attention to

Funnily enough, research carried out in the UK showed that the defensive riding techniques taught to motorcyclists are carried over when they move onto cars i.e. car drivers who rode motorcycles first have a significantly lower accident rate than people who have only ever driven cars as the methods they learn are on a par with the advanced car test.

Despatch ridrs in overcrowded London, a group traditionally criticsed for their "enthusiastic" riding style are also, per 100,000 miles, 60% less likely to be involved in an accident that leisure and commuting motorcyclists.

I read (admittedly some years ago), a research report based on police eveidence gathered at the scene that showed that 70+% of accidents involving motorcycles happen at junctions with a significant number resulting from another vehicle pulling out into their path (on which the motorcycle has right of way) i.e. "sorry mate I didn't see you" syndrome.

Look up risk compensation. If it's true, the safer you make people feel when they're driving, the greater the risks they are willing to take with those outside of the tin box being the victims while the occupants are protected from injury.

Best road safety device for cars? Could be a six inch, luminous yellow spike with painted on blood sticking out of the centre of the steering wheel and no seat belts.

Me: "University of Wisconsin Platteville, "

MCSG: "City please."

Me: "Uh, Platteville."

MCSG: "And your state?"

Me: "FUCKING Utah! That's right, the University of Wisconsin Platteville is located in beautiful Utah!"

Not such a dumb question as you may think.

Try and get ahold of an Itanium with OpenVMS (which isn't really "mainframe" mainframe, is it?)?

But anyway, part of the CS curriculum at IUP are two required COBOL courses. ALL the classes (except the two C++ classes and the one Unix class) were tought on the VAX. They even offered a FORTRAN class, but that's not relevent to this discussion.

When was this, you ask? I started in 1996 and dropped the hell out in 1998. Joined a startup, learned Java... and then got sent to every customer site who wanted to run our product on an AS/400 or other equally hideous platform.

Long and short -- it's still being taught at the university level, if you find one that's backwards enough. And it's definitely useful experience. If you can stand it, which I can't... so have at it!

This isn't an april fool's joke. I am currently one of the students applying for said scholarships, as my lowly school is one of the chosen few to receive money (IUP - Indiana University of Pennsylvania) Apparently there are going to be approximately 10 people from my school receiving the scholarship, which is to consist of full tuition, a personal computer, room and board (possibly in one centralized location for all of the scholarship winners) and the aforementioned two year job (quite probably with the NSA, as to the best of my knowledge they are the main agency associated with this program). Applications are due at my school on friday, so this is already being implemented.

Actually there are several driving techniques sites. Here are a few:

Drivers Club

Bootlegger turn

The Chronicle's list of driving related sites