I don't think it's nearly that serious. As a software developer, I like it when people pay for software. A small company like this will pay for the software if they become successful and get bought. It's obviously sad that they do not take software licensing seriously but I don't think it's ethical to destroy a business just because it takes a cavalier perspective toward licensing. You can offer proposals for licensing (i.e. present quotes from M$ or Nullsoft, etc.) I wouldn't do it too often, though. M$ and Nullsoft offer licensing schemes to help a company like yours become compliant. Someday they will pay for the software and it seems highly unlikely that anyone will sue or prosecute you. Pretend that they are on the "No-Payments-Until-2014" plan.
The Metamorphosis - Kafka. They should read something by him someday. This class is a good excuse. (short)
1984 - Orwell. This has one of the best first pages in English literature. It brings up the subject of torture that has been in the news lately. (long)
Nightfall - Asimov. This is shorter than I, Robot. (short)
A Scanner Darkly - Dick. This has a wonderful anti-drug message. The writing style is bracingly weird. (medium)
Flowers for Algernon - Keyes. This discusses themes of accomplishment, capacity, happiness and loss. (medium)
Cat's Cradle - Vonnegut. This is sexier, shorter and more fun than Slaughterhouse 5. (medium)
Brave New World - Huxley. (long)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Rowling. This has scholastic themes and is regarded as well written. (long)
Stranger in a Strange Land - Heinlein. This is thought provoking. (long)
Neuromancer - Gibson. This is from the edgy part of the sci-fi genre. It has some racy scenes. (long)
The Sword of Shannara - Brooks. This is a straightforward fantasy novel. (long)
The Hobbit - Tolkien. More fantasy. (long)
Lord Foul's Bane - Donaldson. This is wacky but it does focus on solipsist and humanist themes. (long)
Battlefield Earth - Hubbard. It's a little long but reads fast. One presidential candidate said this was his favorite book. (really long)
Anthem - Rand. This is a short one. (short)
The Dispossessed - Le Guin. This examines socialism. (long)
Neon Genesis Evangelion - Anno. This is manga and may be too expensive or sexy for the classroom. It covertly covers teen issues. (really long if you read them all)
(The kids should've already read something by Bradbury. You don't need to read something else by him. I left out Dune because it strikes me as unoriginal and too long. I think Lovecraft's stuff is depressing. War of the Worlds by Wells is good but no longer relevant. Crichton, Ellison and Card are fun but I think you can live without them. I would only read one fantasy novel. I would pick Lord Foul's Bane because it would make for some hilarious classroom discussions. There is also http://fantasybedtimehour.com/ that analyzes Lord Foul's Bane in minute detail. Here's a list of the top sci-fi books: http://home.austarnet.com.au/petersykes/topscifi/lists_books_rank1.html)
I learned to use fortran77 in college. I would've been better off learning Java or C++. I would've enjoyed a class that discussed collecting data, processing it and producing control signals on the cheap. Every place I worked used some kind of customized system to do that and I almost never worked with anything I had seen in classes I had taken.
I'm bummed. They put the ads on the side and I could just upload my pages. Clunky but free. -- O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done;
The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won;
How 'bout image voting. All votes in an election get translated into bits in a 24-bit bmp file. People could download the image at anytime as the votes are counted. They would have an executable to tally all the votes in the image or their individual vote (based on a password). You could also generate a "public" password that you could send to the press so that they could keep track of your vote for you. I'm sure we could figure out the "write-in" candidate problem. Benefits:
You can vote online.
A tampered election is immediately obvious.
Premier Election Systems will not thwart the will of the people
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I don't think it's nearly that serious. As a software developer, I like it when people pay for software. A small company like this will pay for the software if they become successful and get bought. It's obviously sad that they do not take software licensing seriously but I don't think it's ethical to destroy a business just because it takes a cavalier perspective toward licensing. You can offer proposals for licensing (i.e. present quotes from M$ or Nullsoft, etc.) I wouldn't do it too often, though. M$ and Nullsoft offer licensing schemes to help a company like yours become compliant. Someday they will pay for the software and it seems highly unlikely that anyone will sue or prosecute you. Pretend that they are on the "No-Payments-Until-2014" plan.
Somebody's got to bankroll the wars, economic stimulus and social security. It's not gonna be Wyoming.
The Metamorphosis - Kafka. They should read something by him someday. This class is a good excuse. (short)
1984 - Orwell. This has one of the best first pages in English literature. It brings up the subject of torture that has been in the news lately. (long)
Nightfall - Asimov. This is shorter than I, Robot. (short)
A Scanner Darkly - Dick. This has a wonderful anti-drug message. The writing style is bracingly weird. (medium)
Flowers for Algernon - Keyes. This discusses themes of accomplishment, capacity, happiness and loss. (medium)
Cat's Cradle - Vonnegut. This is sexier, shorter and more fun than Slaughterhouse 5. (medium)
Brave New World - Huxley. (long)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Rowling. This has scholastic themes and is regarded as well written. (long)
Stranger in a Strange Land - Heinlein. This is thought provoking. (long)
Neuromancer - Gibson. This is from the edgy part of the sci-fi genre. It has some racy scenes. (long)
The Sword of Shannara - Brooks. This is a straightforward fantasy novel. (long)
The Hobbit - Tolkien. More fantasy. (long)
Lord Foul's Bane - Donaldson. This is wacky but it does focus on solipsist and humanist themes. (long)
Battlefield Earth - Hubbard. It's a little long but reads fast. One presidential candidate said this was his favorite book. (really long)
Anthem - Rand. This is a short one. (short)
The Dispossessed - Le Guin. This examines socialism. (long)
Neon Genesis Evangelion - Anno. This is manga and may be too expensive or sexy for the classroom. It covertly covers teen issues. (really long if you read them all)
(The kids should've already read something by Bradbury. You don't need to read something else by him. I left out Dune because it strikes me as unoriginal and too long. I think Lovecraft's stuff is depressing. War of the Worlds by Wells is good but no longer relevant. Crichton, Ellison and Card are fun but I think you can live without them. I would only read one fantasy novel. I would pick Lord Foul's Bane because it would make for some hilarious classroom discussions. There is also http://fantasybedtimehour.com/ that analyzes Lord Foul's Bane in minute detail. Here's a list of the top sci-fi books: http://home.austarnet.com.au/petersykes/topscifi/lists_books_rank1.html)
I learned to use fortran77 in college. I would've been better off learning Java or C++. I would've enjoyed a class that discussed collecting data, processing it and producing control signals on the cheap. Every place I worked used some kind of customized system to do that and I almost never worked with anything I had seen in classes I had taken.
Witness the Fierce beauty of this Soon to be Lost Art form:
Evangelion Runescape Clan
I'm bummed. They put the ads on the side and I could just upload my pages. Clunky but free. --
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done;
The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won;