Students shouldn't be called out for "cheating." Instead, they should be taught *how* to collaborate and properly give attribution to the source of their code and adhering to licensing requirements. This is how it works in the real world. It's not "cheating." Programming is supposed to be collaborative! Open Source is the way, and Free Software should be the mantra of every academic computer science programme.
Of course cheating on an actual test is terrible. But for an assignment? As long as the code runs, and the parts taken from others are properly attributed, it should be permitted. Just as long as it's not a 100% copy of the entire code base, but rather copying an algorithm here or there, using an existing library, whatever.
Of course the vast majority of developers should NOT be studying computer science. They should be doing some kind of software engineering course that is more practical. Computer Science should remain just that—a science. Mostly theoretical, based on research.
Just because you have no music appreciation doesn't mean the rest of us do not as well. I care very much, particularly is where film is where the the majority of good, new music is coming out of these days. And you don't have to look far to see producers and directors that feel passionately about their scores. They will heap all kinds of praise onto a composer they really appreciate for bringing their vision alive.
This is pretty much how pop music is written already. There it seems completely appropriate, since there is no skill or innovation required. But for actual film music? While algorithms can compose absolutely pleasing pieces (because we've been conditioned to like them), they cannot properly account for the various emotional complexities involved in an actual film. I fully expect this to replace film composers on crappy, network TV shows, perhaps even low-budget films. Everything is about budget and turning a profit, and cutting out musicians is an easy way to do that. It's happening everywhere, sadly.
A commercial entertainment film doesn't fit with Wikileak's mission at all. I would completely lose all respect for them if they released it, even if someone did provide it to them. I couldn't think of anything less important in the world.
It would have been *so* trivial for any supposed hacker to have provided proof, in the form of unreleased screencaps or video clips. I'm sorry, but no hacker with the skills to have pulled this off would not have realized that. I agree this seems like it was most likely a publicity stunt.
Pretty sure this is nonsense. If the "Marker movement" was cared, Radio Shack would still have a revenue stream. They, just like everyone else, order most of their parts online. Particularly hard-to-source electronic components of the type Radio Shack excelled at providing, are even easier to source online.
What is sad about this is the existence of more Sprint stores. Mobile carrier stores are pointless and just take up space. I want them all to shut down, and for these companies to give the money they currently waste on these physical presences back to me with lower rates.
Unless they decide to continue to permit their current model, where individuals purchase their own automated vehicles and register them with the service to control them. Then the owner is still responsible for maintenance and such. I wouldn't be surprised if Uber tried to do this.
It will continue to rise steadily until all of a sudden, overnight, automated vehicles are approved and it crashes virtually overnight. People going into this sure as hell better have a backup plan.
I'm not a fan of Facebook in general, but fighting against these disgusting laws is a very amiable goal, and I'm proud of Facebook to sticking to it. Of course, they need to do this in France, Germany, Israel and Austria as well. The way these countries try to bury their heads in the sand and pretend that Holocaust deniers simply don't exist by banning their free expression is appalling. The United States doesn't get many things right, but Free Speech is definitely one of them. The problem is that these laws can never be challenged in court, because sensible people don't actually deny the holocaust, nor would they ever want to defend someone who does, so they just go on and on, in perpetuity. Nice to think that the internet can help, even if only a little bit.
Does anyone else get irrationally irritated by this, wishing that these slow-adopters would somehow be required to pay more for taking this long to figure this out? They've been keeping the cable and traditional broadcast television industries in business all this time, to the detriment of all of us. I know I should see this as a good thing, and I'm not *really* serious. I just wish they had to pay some kind of penalty (aside from having had to pay for cable all this time).
It sounds like a great endeavour, honestly, but I had never heard of it until today. It's a real shame that word never got out there to people. Reddit has really turned into a huge garbage fire.
This should be a *civil* case. Why are the FBI and the Justice Department wasting their time on this? It's not the government's job to enforce these companies' ridiculous proprietary, closed-source license agreements.
I just want them to release the code to all their government GUIs depicted in films and TV. You know, where it just kind of does whatever he scene calls for, almost like magic. And the "Enhance" function on highly pixelated images works too!
"Obvious reasons" being that they rely on security through obscurity rather than employing actual, modern security practices to protect our data. It's completely unacceptable not to release that code as well.
20% is an insult. We are PAYING for the development of this software, and ALL of it must be released publicly, including and especially anything developed by the military. We should also have formal agreements in place to collaborate with other nations. 99% of the software a country needs to run itself is the same. We need to work together internationally toward that common goal. This all just makes me angry. Saving money inter-agency is one thing, but the cost savings inter-nation would be an order of magnitude greater.
I continue to support exploiting anyone stupid enough to not only click on a phishing scan link, but enter their credentials into a fraudulent site. These people deserve what they get and should not be protected.
Just imagine the new wave of proprietary software Ford's going to try to jam down our throats. Unauditable software/firmware in a vehicle is simply unacceptable. Until that changes, we really should not trust these companies with our lives. I hope that someone (looking at you, Tesla) creates an international foundation to handle the development of safe, Free software to run on our vehicles. Even the tech in manually controlled vehicles is dangerous and frightening. Things only will continue to get worse as cars become more and more autonomous unless we put a stop to it now!
Hopefully this idiot will learn that he should have released his source code in the first place, so that users weren't blindly installing whatever random code he chose to infect their devices with. Free the Software!
AT&T is a pretty terrible corporation. I say let them die, it is long overdue. At least these workers have a union at all! Comcast and Verizon need to come next.
As if they are any better? Try to get open source drivers for a Qualcomm modem. Or any mobile device not stuffed full of binary blobs. They're all terrible.
Has anyone compiled a list of phones that do NOT use any Qualcomm chips or patent-encumbered technology? If not, such a list is desperately needed. I don't have to indirectly support them in any way whatsoever. I'm more than willing to give up a little Snapdragon sexiness for something that isn't proprietary and patent-ridden. Now more than ever, we need truly Free, open-source, open-firmware portable computing devices.
They are a truly vile corporation. As I've said in the past, they should have stuck to developing email clients.
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Students shouldn't be called out for "cheating." Instead, they should be taught *how* to collaborate and properly give attribution to the source of their code and adhering to licensing requirements. This is how it works in the real world. It's not "cheating." Programming is supposed to be collaborative! Open Source is the way, and Free Software should be the mantra of every academic computer science programme.
Of course cheating on an actual test is terrible. But for an assignment? As long as the code runs, and the parts taken from others are properly attributed, it should be permitted. Just as long as it's not a 100% copy of the entire code base, but rather copying an algorithm here or there, using an existing library, whatever.
Of course the vast majority of developers should NOT be studying computer science. They should be doing some kind of software engineering course that is more practical. Computer Science should remain just that—a science. Mostly theoretical, based on research.
Just because you have no music appreciation doesn't mean the rest of us do not as well. I care very much, particularly is where film is where the the majority of good, new music is coming out of these days. And you don't have to look far to see producers and directors that feel passionately about their scores. They will heap all kinds of praise onto a composer they really appreciate for bringing their vision alive.
This is pretty much how pop music is written already. There it seems completely appropriate, since there is no skill or innovation required. But for actual film music? While algorithms can compose absolutely pleasing pieces (because we've been conditioned to like them), they cannot properly account for the various emotional complexities involved in an actual film. I fully expect this to replace film composers on crappy, network TV shows, perhaps even low-budget films. Everything is about budget and turning a profit, and cutting out musicians is an easy way to do that. It's happening everywhere, sadly.
A commercial entertainment film doesn't fit with Wikileak's mission at all. I would completely lose all respect for them if they released it, even if someone did provide it to them. I couldn't think of anything less important in the world.
It would have been *so* trivial for any supposed hacker to have provided proof, in the form of unreleased screencaps or video clips. I'm sorry, but no hacker with the skills to have pulled this off would not have realized that. I agree this seems like it was most likely a publicity stunt.
Pretty sure this is nonsense. If the "Marker movement" was cared, Radio Shack would still have a revenue stream. They, just like everyone else, order most of their parts online. Particularly hard-to-source electronic components of the type Radio Shack excelled at providing, are even easier to source online.
What is sad about this is the existence of more Sprint stores. Mobile carrier stores are pointless and just take up space. I want them all to shut down, and for these companies to give the money they currently waste on these physical presences back to me with lower rates.
Unless they decide to continue to permit their current model, where individuals purchase their own automated vehicles and register them with the service to control them. Then the owner is still responsible for maintenance and such. I wouldn't be surprised if Uber tried to do this.
It will continue to rise steadily until all of a sudden, overnight, automated vehicles are approved and it crashes virtually overnight. People going into this sure as hell better have a backup plan.
lol anti-semetic beliefs my arse. Facebook and Uber should not follow laws that are fucking bullshit.
I'm not a fan of Facebook in general, but fighting against these disgusting laws is a very amiable goal, and I'm proud of Facebook to sticking to it. Of course, they need to do this in France, Germany, Israel and Austria as well. The way these countries try to bury their heads in the sand and pretend that Holocaust deniers simply don't exist by banning their free expression is appalling. The United States doesn't get many things right, but Free Speech is definitely one of them. The problem is that these laws can never be challenged in court, because sensible people don't actually deny the holocaust, nor would they ever want to defend someone who does, so they just go on and on, in perpetuity. Nice to think that the internet can help, even if only a little bit.
Does anyone else get irrationally irritated by this, wishing that these slow-adopters would somehow be required to pay more for taking this long to figure this out? They've been keeping the cable and traditional broadcast television industries in business all this time, to the detriment of all of us. I know I should see this as a good thing, and I'm not *really* serious. I just wish they had to pay some kind of penalty (aside from having had to pay for cable all this time).
That's adorable that the GOP buffoons are so out-of-touch that they actually believe people still use voicemail!
It sounds like a great endeavour, honestly, but I had never heard of it until today. It's a real shame that word never got out there to people. Reddit has really turned into a huge garbage fire.
This should be a *civil* case. Why are the FBI and the Justice Department wasting their time on this? It's not the government's job to enforce these companies' ridiculous proprietary, closed-source license agreements.
I just want them to release the code to all their government GUIs depicted in films and TV. You know, where it just kind of does whatever he scene calls for, almost like magic. And the "Enhance" function on highly pixelated images works too!
"Obvious reasons" being that they rely on security through obscurity rather than employing actual, modern security practices to protect our data. It's completely unacceptable not to release that code as well.
20% is an insult. We are PAYING for the development of this software, and ALL of it must be released publicly, including and especially anything developed by the military. We should also have formal agreements in place to collaborate with other nations. 99% of the software a country needs to run itself is the same. We need to work together internationally toward that common goal. This all just makes me angry. Saving money inter-agency is one thing, but the cost savings inter-nation would be an order of magnitude greater.
Took you long enough to fuck over the environment? No, I'm pretty sure you've been doing that for ages, and now are just continuing to make it worse.
To see Russians targeting their own people again!
I continue to support exploiting anyone stupid enough to not only click on a phishing scan link, but enter their credentials into a fraudulent site. These people deserve what they get and should not be protected.
Just imagine the new wave of proprietary software Ford's going to try to jam down our throats. Unauditable software/firmware in a vehicle is simply unacceptable. Until that changes, we really should not trust these companies with our lives. I hope that someone (looking at you, Tesla) creates an international foundation to handle the development of safe, Free software to run on our vehicles. Even the tech in manually controlled vehicles is dangerous and frightening. Things only will continue to get worse as cars become more and more autonomous unless we put a stop to it now!
Hopefully this idiot will learn that he should have released his source code in the first place, so that users weren't blindly installing whatever random code he chose to infect their devices with. Free the Software!
AT&T is a pretty terrible corporation. I say let them die, it is long overdue. At least these workers have a union at all! Comcast and Verizon need to come next.
As if they are any better? Try to get open source drivers for a Qualcomm modem. Or any mobile device not stuffed full of binary blobs. They're all terrible.
Has anyone compiled a list of phones that do NOT use any Qualcomm chips or patent-encumbered technology? If not, such a list is desperately needed. I don't have to indirectly support them in any way whatsoever. I'm more than willing to give up a little Snapdragon sexiness for something that isn't proprietary and patent-ridden. Now more than ever, we need truly Free, open-source, open-firmware portable computing devices.
They are a truly vile corporation. As I've said in the past, they should have stuck to developing email clients.
Well I see that the corporate efforts to confuse the issue have certainly been successful on you!