In fact, make the crew all women, except for a single man who's cryogenically frozen. When the VCR clock malfunctions they in desperation thaw him to fix it. He does, and after that, you can imagine! Va-va-voom baby!
They've got nothing on Christianity and when it comes to religious persecution.
True. I propose we amend this by starting the Jedi Inquisition. Burn all the Siths, Trekkies, and people who like the first three episodes. If anyone happens to expect it, we'll just wave our hands.
Also let's start a world war because some idiots apparently believe that not wearing a hood at all times is acceptable, and another on midichlorians. This would put up close to Christianity, wouldn't it?
I understand, and I also know that in many technical fields the best software is for Windows only. Fortunately, this is not the case in my field (physics), and only partially in software development.
No, I don't. In fact, both places I've worked so far as a student were swarming with Macs with a couple of people running Linux or Windows. Note that both are government research institutes where most of the work is done in small teams, so I have no experience in working for a large corporation, but this is also where I'm most likely to get a job.
The thing is, most people think they know better. Just like more than half the people think they're above average, no matter what you're trying to measure.
Off on a slight tangent here - but if you don't install Adobe flash, you can still watch flash movies in your browser.
Which do you recommend? I tried both gnash and lightspark, albeit some time ago, and most flash sites wouldn't play, or wouldn't play correctly. Also, neither improved the power consumption, which is my main complaint about flash.
Yes, maybe it is. But I thought that people going to those classes want to be scientists. Apparently I was wrong, but I don't know if that's true of the real Stanford program as well. I don't care much for people holding my hands while telling me exactly what to do.
And no, I'm not trying to say our education was superior, as it has plenty of problems. For me, the best way to learn is still reading by myself.
I am a physics student, so none of this is directly my field. But we have a lot of computer-related courses here, so I decided to improve upon them and started watching Machine Learning. The videos were interesting, although their level was more suitable for high school, but I thought that's just for the intros.
Then the first assignment came. I wrote a blog post comparing this course with another one at my university (of Ljubljana, Slovenia). Basically, the assignment from Stanford was 15 pages of instructions to write four lines of code. Yes, you read that right: all the framework code was there, all I had to do was write a linear function in Octave. On the other hand, Slovene physics student are expected to produce all their own code, and around 10 pages of reports with graphs and formulas, every week. And we only get one page of instructions, specifying only the problem, and leaving the tool and the solutions to the students. Both assignments are linked to in the blog post.
Seeing the course takes too much time to read through and doesn't teach me anything, I quit after the second assignment. Maybe it got harder since then, but I didn't really have time to check.
The different is in public perception. Imagine the two possible lines in a commercial:
- The new Windows 8 has improved security.
- The new Windows 8 comes with a FREE built-in anti-virus!
They actually are fixing their software (or so I hear, I've never had a virus even before switching to Linux full-time), but they care more about advertising to the masses than about insightful posts on Slashdot.
Golf and tennis are "rich folk" sports, and historically rich people were mostly white. Fortunately, this is less true now than it was a couple of decades ago.
Hockey, on the other hand, is more of a "white folk" sport because of the conditions (ice is not a natural habitat for black people) than because of the cost or elitism.
"Commercial crap" - stuff the majority of people like. "Commercially independent art" - stuff artists and intellectuals like.
Of course, there's a load of crap in both categories. However, I am more likely to find music I like in the second group, simply because it's chosen by like-minded people.
This is what I hate about Netflix, Hulu, iTunes, Google Music, and every other digital music vendor
Of the four services you mentioned, three don't work where I live (Europe). Unfortunately, the fourth one requires a piece of proprietary software that I can't run without buying even more proprietary software or hardware.
On the other hand, there is this one service that works everywhere in the world, has a lot of different clients (many of them free), and even supports interoperability between providers. And on top of that, you don't have to risk your credit card details getting stolen.
Slashdot Mirror
In fact, make the crew all women, except for a single man who's cryogenically frozen. When the VCR clock malfunctions they in desperation thaw him to fix it. He does, and after that, you can imagine! Va-va-voom baby!
If you want to make the story really believable.
They've got nothing on Christianity and when it comes to religious persecution.
True. I propose we amend this by starting the Jedi Inquisition. Burn all the Siths, Trekkies, and people who like the first three episodes. If anyone happens to expect it, we'll just wave our hands.
Also let's start a world war because some idiots apparently believe that not wearing a hood at all times is acceptable, and another on midichlorians. This would put up close to Christianity, wouldn't it?
You're not supposed to buy the whole thing! You pick a favorite doctor, buy that doctor's seasons, and simply pirate the rest
FTFY
I understand, and I also know that in many technical fields the best software is for Windows only. Fortunately, this is not the case in my field (physics), and only partially in software development.
No, I don't. In fact, both places I've worked so far as a student were swarming with Macs with a couple of people running Linux or Windows. Note that both are government research institutes where most of the work is done in small teams, so I have no experience in working for a large corporation, but this is also where I'm most likely to get a job.
Slashdot: Where saying "You're think like 90% of people" considered an insult. This is why I love this site.
The thing is, most people think they know better. Just like more than half the people think they're above average, no matter what you're trying to measure.
... knew about computers ... used windows ...
Your definition of "knowing about computers" is abviously different than mine.
No, I am suggesting that by disabling competition they can sell more of their own products at higher prices.
The bottom line is then:
"WHY ARE THEY DOING THIS SHIT THEN?"
1. Because they can
2. Because they will earn more money this way
Just like Notch of Mojang, they let the fame get to them too much and thought they could get away with anything, and it backfired. Horribly.
How exactly did it backfire for him?
Off on a slight tangent here - but if you don't install Adobe flash, you can still watch flash movies in your browser.
Which do you recommend? I tried both gnash and lightspark, albeit some time ago, and most flash sites wouldn't play, or wouldn't play correctly. Also, neither improved the power consumption, which is my main complaint about flash.
Just wait until Microsoft sees your post and we'll have eeegrep.
Because most people are still paid by the hour.
Somebody has to track the trackers?
He's probably Stephen Byerley, but his original name wasn't obvious enough.
That's exactly what most non-scientists need.
Yes, maybe it is. But I thought that people going to those classes want to be scientists. Apparently I was wrong, but I don't know if that's true of the real Stanford program as well. I don't care much for people holding my hands while telling me exactly what to do.
And no, I'm not trying to say our education was superior, as it has plenty of problems. For me, the best way to learn is still reading by myself.
I am a physics student, so none of this is directly my field. But we have a lot of computer-related courses here, so I decided to improve upon them and started watching Machine Learning. The videos were interesting, although their level was more suitable for high school, but I thought that's just for the intros.
Then the first assignment came. I wrote a blog post comparing this course with another one at my university (of Ljubljana, Slovenia). Basically, the assignment from Stanford was 15 pages of instructions to write four lines of code. Yes, you read that right: all the framework code was there, all I had to do was write a linear function in Octave. On the other hand, Slovene physics student are expected to produce all their own code, and around 10 pages of reports with graphs and formulas, every week. And we only get one page of instructions, specifying only the problem, and leaving the tool and the solutions to the students. Both assignments are linked to in the blog post.
Seeing the course takes too much time to read through and doesn't teach me anything, I quit after the second assignment. Maybe it got harder since then, but I didn't really have time to check.
The different is in public perception. Imagine the two possible lines in a commercial:
- The new Windows 8 has improved security.
- The new Windows 8 comes with a FREE built-in anti-virus!
They actually are fixing their software (or so I hear, I've never had a virus even before switching to Linux full-time), but they care more about advertising to the masses than about insightful posts on Slashdot.
But developer time and money are finite resources.
No you don't. Best antivirus sits between chair and keyboard.
Unfortunately, that is true of viruses as well.
Golf and tennis are "rich folk" sports, and historically rich people were mostly white. Fortunately, this is less true now than it was a couple of decades ago.
Hockey, on the other hand, is more of a "white folk" sport because of the conditions (ice is not a natural habitat for black people) than because of the cost or elitism.
It's more like this:
"Commercial crap" - stuff the majority of people like.
"Commercially independent art" - stuff artists and intellectuals like.
Of course, there's a load of crap in both categories. However, I am more likely to find music I like in the second group, simply because it's chosen by like-minded people.
I smoke cigarettes. [snip] reasonable or rational
I really hope it's my sarcasm detector that's malfunctioning.
This is what I hate about Netflix, Hulu, iTunes, Google Music, and every other digital music vendor
Of the four services you mentioned, three don't work where I live (Europe). Unfortunately, the fourth one requires a piece of proprietary software that I can't run without buying even more proprietary software or hardware.
On the other hand, there is this one service that works everywhere in the world, has a lot of different clients (many of them free), and even supports interoperability between providers. And on top of that, you don't have to risk your credit card details getting stolen.