Designing the antenna to be "hidden" by the 5 "leaves" is absurd. This provides more evidence supporting ground-based probes shoud be using nuclear power sources. Spirit, Opportunity, Philae... when will we drop the nonsensical arguments about sending nuclear power sources to space?
I used Stewart's text at McMaster in '82 as a coil-bound, courier-font tome with hand-drawn diagrams for $10. Steward was my 1st year calculus prof and he was the best math teacher I've ever had. He certainly wasn't rich back then, and if he made shrewd investments with his book income, all the power to him. Remember that the publisher sets the price and profit margin, the author only gets a sliver; fortunately, the book sold well. Publishers are like thieves in the way they force schools to unnecessarily sell a new edition every year.
The 24/7 is a good point - we have East and West coast N.A. teams and South Asia and Middle East teams; so there's dev going on around the clock. But I like the idea of making the slaves work harder than the master (ugh, such terminology). I also like the remote-worker "anywhere" has a consistent, accessible environment.
I installed Symantec Norton antivirus and use Norton Family (no extra cost). I've used it very successfully for my two daughters' computers for everything except YouTube for the past 3 years. Because I don't want to block youtube entirely, they can only watch it while being supervised. Also, their computers are in the family room, not their bedrooms. As they get older, I gradually lighten the restrictions. Many activities can be monitored when not restriced and regular reports are emailed of questionable website visits, etc.
Finally, a view from outside of the box. Teaching computer technology as if it's a science, engineering or art is elitist. It's a trade and the most difficult trade there is where the tools, designs, requirements, all aspects of the job are in continuous flux. What other job can present a whole new world with each project?
Software development is the worst, son-of-a-bitch, uphill battle of a job in the entire world -- but I wouldn't trade it for anything!
Seriously, you haven't posted in 4-5 years, and you jump out to post now? Let me guess, you work in his lab...
Thanks for the comment. In defense of my posting-latency, I prefer to know what I know before I post comments and quite frankly, just about every comment I plan to write on Slashdot is already written! Today was a rare event.
I'm a physicist and author, writing a sci-fi novel that throws rocks at the concept of ever simulating a brain using a Von Neumann machine. Markram would not likely want me in his lab -- but he has my greatest respect. He may end up proving my own theories, which, without funding I cannot pursue (few institutions fund *dis-provers*).
My research recently took me to some of Markram's work - the guy is brilliant and REALISTIC. His research goals are simple and attainable and any claims of success he has are *well* within the real world. He's incrementally worked his way up from a few neurons - the way a *real* scientist works; and to him, the simplest "brain simulation" of any sort is definitely possible, but far off in the future.
An empty 747-400 fuselage filled with He pumped down to 5psi would need to weigh 3000 lbs to just balance gravity. Adding wings, turbines, compressors, storage tanks and handlfull of passenges, the required size gets riduclous.
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The lack of people will make corporations largely irrelevant and we'll all be back at square one.
For that matter, the bipedal robot should be 3' tall.
Designing the antenna to be "hidden" by the 5 "leaves" is absurd. This provides more evidence supporting ground-based probes shoud be using nuclear power sources. Spirit, Opportunity, Philae... when will we drop the nonsensical arguments about sending nuclear power sources to space?
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The static charge crackling for a second or two when switching on or off a CRT Television with tubes instead of solid-state circuitry.
So there's no longer a choice and I still see a "touch tone" fee on my bill - theives!
I used Stewart's text at McMaster in '82 as a coil-bound, courier-font tome with hand-drawn diagrams for $10. Steward was my 1st year calculus prof and he was the best math teacher I've ever had. He certainly wasn't rich back then, and if he made shrewd investments with his book income, all the power to him. Remember that the publisher sets the price and profit margin, the author only gets a sliver; fortunately, the book sold well. Publishers are like thieves in the way they force schools to unnecessarily sell a new edition every year.
The 24/7 is a good point - we have East and West coast N.A. teams and South Asia and Middle East teams; so there's dev going on around the clock. But I like the idea of making the slaves work harder than the master (ugh, such terminology). I also like the remote-worker "anywhere" has a consistent, accessible environment.
I installed Symantec Norton antivirus and use Norton Family (no extra cost). I've used it very successfully for my two daughters' computers for everything except YouTube for the past 3 years. Because I don't want to block youtube entirely, they can only watch it while being supervised. Also, their computers are in the family room, not their bedrooms. As they get older, I gradually lighten the restrictions. Many activities can be monitored when not restriced and regular reports are emailed of questionable website visits, etc.
I wonder how many socalled self-taught developers hire other self-taught developers thinking they're like-minded?
http://www.useit.com/
Or is it... "teens who are more likely to have sex are three and a half times more likely to text frequently"? I hate these bullshit studies.
Finally, a view from outside of the box.
Teaching computer technology as if it's a science, engineering or art is elitist. It's a trade and the most difficult trade there is where the tools, designs, requirements, all aspects of the job are in continuous flux. What other job can present a whole new world with each project?
Software development is the worst, son-of-a-bitch, uphill battle of a job in the entire world -- but I wouldn't trade it for anything!
Another vote for Scratch. Programming concepts are learned transparently without issues like environment, syntax, etc.
Very insightful!
Seriously, you haven't posted in 4-5 years, and you jump out to post now? Let me guess, you work in his lab...
Thanks for the comment. In defense of my posting-latency, I prefer to know what I know before I post comments and quite frankly, just about every comment I plan to write on Slashdot is already written! Today was a rare event.
I'm a physicist and author, writing a sci-fi novel that throws rocks at the concept of ever simulating a brain using a Von Neumann machine. Markram would not likely want me in his lab -- but he has my greatest respect. He may end up proving my own theories, which, without funding I cannot pursue (few institutions fund *dis-provers*).
BTW I've had only one Slashdot account - ever :-)
My research recently took me to some of Markram's work - the guy is brilliant and REALISTIC. His research goals are simple and attainable and any claims of success he has are *well* within the real world. He's incrementally worked his way up from a few neurons - the way a *real* scientist works; and to him, the simplest "brain simulation" of any sort is definitely possible, but far off in the future.
Visible Decisions (acquired by Visual Insights in 2000) has been doing graphical visualization for 15 years - check this out for a demo.
An empty 747-400 fuselage filled with He pumped down to 5psi would need to weigh 3000 lbs to just balance gravity. Adding wings, turbines, compressors, storage tanks and handlfull of passenges, the required size gets riduclous.
1. The Hooksett Banner Archives, April 22, 1999
April 22, 1999. This week's stories: (click on the headline to jump to story) Pembroke Academy boys recycle clutter and junk into nitrogen-powered...
URL: www.neighborhoodpub.com/banarchive042299.html - bytes
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