All they needed to do... apparently they already broke the streak. Shows how much I watch them play. And how much I pay attention to the dates on news articles I search for on Google.:)
All they need to do is start out 0-10 for a new record! =D
I'm actually not all that into football (guess why), but I'm a huge hockey fan. I was disappointed that the Wings lost the Cup to the Penguins this season. It was a good season though, so I can't really complain.
Wow... I'm from Detroit and I laughed so hard when I read that. When people ask me what I thought about my time there I always tell them that "Detroit is a great place to be" then pause a minute and add "from."
In fact, without having any statistics (since they aren't available) I would bet that the VAST majority (70%+) of the machines currently in use in the world have 1G of ram or less.
First of all, I'm not making fun of you, nor did I say your position was wrong, I simply said that I believe differently and explained my reasoning. If you don't agree, then fine. And I did not curse at you, so I would appreciate the same respect from you. I'm not trying to start a flame war here.
As far as the evidence goes, He did send His Son, 2000 years ago, who had 12 disciples, 11 of whom died a martyr's death for what they believed (how many people do you know that would die for something they knew was a lie?). Their testimony and the testimony of others like them are what have created Christianity as we know it today withstanding the test of time. And whether you believe the Bible is false or not, I believe it is God's Word.
As far as the probability thing goes, I didn't mean that I have over 50% chance of being right or anything like that. I simply meant that I like my chances better than I like yours. Even if I have a 0.1% chance of being right, I'm still better off than you are, because even a 0.1% chance of going to hell would terrify any logical person that truly understood what it meant.
As far as why I believe in the particular thing I believe in as opposed to the others? I can't really explain that to you. I simply have faith, and if you don't understand that, it is like explaining color to a person born blind. I just can't do it justice. I will not try to (nor, according to my beliefs am I able to) force you to believe in the same as I do, but I ask that you would simply respect my beliefs as I will respect yours.
No, you're missing the point of my post. Parents (or most anyway) look past any disorders and see a child that they brought into the world. Whether it has Downs or whatever, it's still their child. That's why everyone thinks they have the cutest/smartest/funniest kid.
I don't claim to have evidence that God exists. I have faith that He exists, and by that faith alone am I saved. I like to look at it this way: I believe in probability, and presumably, if you're right, we're both going to rot in the ground and be eaten by worms. If I'm right, I am going to live for eternity with God in heaven and you are going to suffer endlessly in hell (if you don't eventually confess and believe that Christ died for your sins and rose again). Simply put, I like my chances better.
I just looked up the rand function and realized I was wrong. in C/C++ rand() returns an int. I was thinking of java, which has a random() function that returns a double between 0 and 1.
Any who participate or who knows someone who participates are sinners...
What? Since when was it a sin to know someone who committed a sin? I too would mod this funny, and I am a Christian. Come on man, you give genuine Christians a bad name when you post crap like this.
Just to clear things up, many (dare I say most?) religious people believe that God does not control said events, but simply knows the outcome in advance. Otherwise it wouldn't have been free will that he gave to man.
Yea, and Heath Ledger never played The Joker, and millions and millions of parents around the world never played the Easter Bunny or Santa Clause. BTW, I am not comparing God (who I whole heartedly believe does exist) to these characters. I am simply pointing out the error in your logic.
I was going to say the same. The GP obviously doesn't have children and doesn't know any parents of children with Downs or other genetic diseases. One of my favorite kids to babysit has Downs and he is by far the sweetest kid I have ever had the pleasure to meet. And I know people (my sister for one) who hope their future kid is just like him.
Just because you require it for your development positions doesn't mean that it "is quite likely to be used in a real job." I have had 3 different development jobs and have never even SEEN a single line of Python at work. Nor have I seen any Matlab. I have seen Visual Basic (as a part of MS Access 2003), VB.NET, C#.NET, C++, and I currently use Java. And I don't know why you think Java is "an inappropriate tool" for quick programming. I use it all the time and it is my language of choice for quick prototyping and my own quick projects. And yes, I do have experience in Python, just not at work, but I still prefer Java. The only thing I use Python for anymore is as a calculator on the command line, which I am quite fond of actually.
I started with C/C++ before I knew what I wanted to do (I took the class with my brother who needed it for EE), and that class got me into programming. I then went on to take Java (which was required for CSE majors INSTEAD of C/C++). I personally think that C/C++ was a VERY good starting language. Java would be a bit more fun to start in my opinion because we did some GUI stuff in that whereas C/C++ was all console, but I think either way works well. I am now graduated and working full time as a Software Engineer programming largely in Java for a government contractor (General Dynamics).
"[WD-40] was originally designed to repel water and prevent corrosion...The long term active ingredient is a non-volatile, viscous oil which remains on the surface, providing lubrication and protection from moisture....These properties make the product useful in both home and commercial fields; lubricating and loosening joints and hinges, removing dirt and residue, extricating stuck screws and bolts, and preventing rust are common usages. The product may also be useful in removing moisture, particularly in electrical components." [Emphasis mine]
Haha... I thought the same thing. I'm pretty sure I've taken over a dozen classes in which I wrote dozens of programs in each. So I've written grosses. And now that I'm graduated, I'm still writing more. And I'll probably go back for a master's and perhaps a phd and write even more. I'm quickly approaching the...kiloprogram.
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All they needed to do... apparently they already broke the streak. Shows how much I watch them play. And how much I pay attention to the dates on news articles I search for on Google. :)
All they need to do is start out 0-10 for a new record! =D
I'm actually not all that into football (guess why), but I'm a huge hockey fan. I was disappointed that the Wings lost the Cup to the Penguins this season. It was a good season though, so I can't really complain.
Dallas is also a little bigger with Intel. Admittedly, there are Intel plants in Houston too, but not as big or as many as in Dallas.
...(unless it was mail order?)
Wow... I'm from Detroit and I laughed so hard when I read that. When people ask me what I thought about my time there I always tell them that "Detroit is a great place to be" then pause a minute and add "from."
Is it just me, or did anyone else read that as it was written: "IT (Information Technology) is the fastest way to dictatorship"?
That's not a UID; he posted AC. That's a post ID. And yours is 8-digit too.
In fact, without having any statistics (since they aren't available) I would bet that the VAST majority (70%+) of the machines currently in use in the world have 1G of ram or less.
You would bet? How much? The fact is, nearly 80% have 1G or more.
there are games that a netbook can run that linux can't.
There are also plenty of free, open source applications (including some games) that you can download for linux that won't run in Windows.
First of all, I'm not making fun of you, nor did I say your position was wrong, I simply said that I believe differently and explained my reasoning. If you don't agree, then fine. And I did not curse at you, so I would appreciate the same respect from you. I'm not trying to start a flame war here.
As far as the evidence goes, He did send His Son, 2000 years ago, who had 12 disciples, 11 of whom died a martyr's death for what they believed (how many people do you know that would die for something they knew was a lie?). Their testimony and the testimony of others like them are what have created Christianity as we know it today withstanding the test of time. And whether you believe the Bible is false or not, I believe it is God's Word.
As far as the probability thing goes, I didn't mean that I have over 50% chance of being right or anything like that. I simply meant that I like my chances better than I like yours. Even if I have a 0.1% chance of being right, I'm still better off than you are, because even a 0.1% chance of going to hell would terrify any logical person that truly understood what it meant.
As far as why I believe in the particular thing I believe in as opposed to the others? I can't really explain that to you. I simply have faith, and if you don't understand that, it is like explaining color to a person born blind. I just can't do it justice. I will not try to (nor, according to my beliefs am I able to) force you to believe in the same as I do, but I ask that you would simply respect my beliefs as I will respect yours.
No, you're missing the point of my post. Parents (or most anyway) look past any disorders and see a child that they brought into the world. Whether it has Downs or whatever, it's still their child. That's why everyone thinks they have the cutest/smartest/funniest kid.
I don't claim to have evidence that God exists. I have faith that He exists, and by that faith alone am I saved. I like to look at it this way: I believe in probability, and presumably, if you're right, we're both going to rot in the ground and be eaten by worms. If I'm right, I am going to live for eternity with God in heaven and you are going to suffer endlessly in hell (if you don't eventually confess and believe that Christ died for your sins and rose again). Simply put, I like my chances better.
And lethal injection is better than a slow tortured death, so let people inject poison into whoever they want, just as long as they die quickly.
I just looked up the rand function and realized I was wrong. in C/C++ rand() returns an int. I was thinking of java, which has a random() function that returns a double between 0 and 1.
Those are very different, because rand() returns a number between 0 and 1, and thus the second statement is an infinite loop.
while ((x = (int)(rand()*20)+1) != 20) {}
Fixed.
Any who participate or who knows someone who participates are sinners...
What? Since when was it a sin to know someone who committed a sin? I too would mod this funny, and I am a Christian. Come on man, you give genuine Christians a bad name when you post crap like this.
Just to clear things up, many (dare I say most?) religious people believe that God does not control said events, but simply knows the outcome in advance. Otherwise it wouldn't have been free will that he gave to man.
What role does god have in selecting which genes are passed from each parent to the child? I don't remember the chapter on genetics in the bible.
How about this?
Except there is no god, so you can't play him.
Yea, and Heath Ledger never played The Joker, and millions and millions of parents around the world never played the Easter Bunny or Santa Clause. BTW, I am not comparing God (who I whole heartedly believe does exist) to these characters. I am simply pointing out the error in your logic.
I was going to say the same. The GP obviously doesn't have children and doesn't know any parents of children with Downs or other genetic diseases. One of my favorite kids to babysit has Downs and he is by far the sweetest kid I have ever had the pleasure to meet. And I know people (my sister for one) who hope their future kid is just like him.
Just because you require it for your development positions doesn't mean that it "is quite likely to be used in a real job." I have had 3 different development jobs and have never even SEEN a single line of Python at work. Nor have I seen any Matlab. I have seen Visual Basic (as a part of MS Access 2003), VB.NET, C#.NET, C++, and I currently use Java. And I don't know why you think Java is "an inappropriate tool" for quick programming. I use it all the time and it is my language of choice for quick prototyping and my own quick projects. And yes, I do have experience in Python, just not at work, but I still prefer Java. The only thing I use Python for anymore is as a calculator on the command line, which I am quite fond of actually.
I started with C/C++ before I knew what I wanted to do (I took the class with my brother who needed it for EE), and that class got me into programming. I then went on to take Java (which was required for CSE majors INSTEAD of C/C++). I personally think that C/C++ was a VERY good starting language. Java would be a bit more fun to start in my opinion because we did some GUI stuff in that whereas C/C++ was all console, but I think either way works well. I am now graduated and working full time as a Software Engineer programming largely in Java for a government contractor (General Dynamics).
"[WD-40] was originally designed to repel water and prevent corrosion...The long term active ingredient is a non-volatile, viscous oil which remains on the surface, providing lubrication and protection from moisture....These properties make the product useful in both home and commercial fields; lubricating and loosening joints and hinges, removing dirt and residue, extricating stuck screws and bolts, and preventing rust are common usages. The product may also be useful in removing moisture, particularly in electrical components." [Emphasis mine]
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Haha... I thought the same thing. I'm pretty sure I've taken over a dozen classes in which I wrote dozens of programs in each. So I've written grosses. And now that I'm graduated, I'm still writing more. And I'll probably go back for a master's and perhaps a phd and write even more. I'm quickly approaching the...kiloprogram.
Oh, and sorry for the double post, but I know that that acronym is not exactly real.