Similar story here. I traveled back to the US from Brazil in 1999 with a 7 foot very much functional bow and arrow set, including 3 or so very sharp arrows. They were just bundled in paper and tied in string. The security people didn't even upwrap them, they just asked what it was, I told them and that was that.
I use Test::More and other Perl test automation tools extensively at work. I recently wanted to make a web front end for the testing reports. I already had test results parsers written as Perl modules for the command line test analyzers, so I just used Perl to make the test report pages with CGI.
It's not always the right choice, but it can still be very useful.
An 89 costs $100ish retail, I'd guess that TI has already made back their R&D costs and is now making quite a bit of profit on those things. Also, I think the market for computers is bigger than that of graphing calculators.
but nobody cares if you know high level language X, be it Java, Python, Ruby, etc. This will change. Knowing how to program, that is a skill that will never go
Agreed. When I applied for my current job, I stated up front that I didn't know the language they wanted the work done in (Perl), but also stated that I had learned languages x, y and z on my own and was confident that I could pick up Perl quickly.
They hired me and gave me a few weeks to get up to speed on Perl, and I've been doing just fine since. It would've been the same for any other language.
Of course, I was lucky to be interviewed by technical people and not just an HR drone with a bulleted list of requirements.:-)
I didn't mean that it is not astheticaly pleasing. Many of the different looks are just fine, however most of those are just skins, not changes in how the interface functions. It's the mapping of functions to keys that is awkward and non-intuitive. Even if I author my own, or chose one that's prettier, the key mapping remains the same.
And if some of the themes are more than just skins and really do remap the keys, it seems that there would still be too many functions to work well with the number of buttons the iPod has. It's possible though that I'm either wrong or just too picky.
I'd be happy to try another skin/theme though, if you could recommend one. I really would like the ability to use my iPod as a mass storage player and play back ogg files.
Rockbox does have a better feature set, but it's UI is terrible.
I still have it on my iPod (3G), but it's not intuitive, and even after you've learned which functions map to which buttons it doesn't make sense.
I use Linux full time, and really wanted to be able to use my iPod as a mass storage styled player since it works better that way with Rhythmbox. Even with the better feature set and ability to use it as a mass storage player, it's not worth it. I'm just waiting for a day when I've got a couple of hours to reformat it and copy all my files.
Agreed.
My university graphics course taught principles, and let us use whatever tools we wanted. Examples were mostly shown using Photoshop, but some were shown with OSS tools. I did all the assignments except for the Flash animation ones with OSS tools (Gimp / Inkscape).
Another possible angle : If you want students to continue to do graphics after the class, why not teach them on the tools that they can freely and legally get? If they think they need Photoshop to edit a picture, many of them will either not bother editing pictures, or will pirate the software.
That said, being able to put the "Photoshop" bullet point on a resume may be more useful than "Expert GIMP user"
so that the King of England would have NO trouble identifying him Maybe they're naming it Hancock because the current rulers won't have trouble identifying people either.
I also agree. Unfortunately, most of the wii games have absolutely no quality gameplay and for the most part the only enjoyable Wii games are the ones that require at least two people to play. That's a good thing though, for some people. I haven't had a game console since the SNES, but my wife and I got a Wii so we could play together. When we're not doing stuff together, I've got enough work and school to worry about without having some game tempt me.:-)
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Similar story here. I traveled back to the US from Brazil in 1999 with a 7 foot very much functional bow and arrow set, including 3 or so very sharp arrows. They were just bundled in paper and tied in string. The security people didn't even upwrap them, they just asked what it was, I told them and that was that.
My senator is Orrin Hatch. I have contacted him several times on various issues, and I do already know what will happen. Absolutely nothing.
Well great. Now I'm not going to be able to bring flashlights on to airplanes. :-/
I use Test::More and other Perl test automation tools extensively at work. I recently wanted to make a web front end for the testing reports. I already had test results parsers written as Perl modules for the command line test analyzers, so I just used Perl to make the test report pages with CGI.
It's not always the right choice, but it can still be very useful.
Ummm...
This is the connection *I* have. (The 15Mbps one with iProvo).
15Mbps for $40/month. In the US.
http://mstarmetro.net/offerings/fastestnet.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curriculum_vitae I think a lot of the rest of the (non American) world uses this term instead of Resume, so it might be a good one to learn.
An 89 costs $100ish retail, I'd guess that TI has already made back their R&D costs and is now making quite a bit of profit on those things. Also, I think the market for computers is bigger than that of graphing calculators.
Agreed. When I applied for my current job, I stated up front that I didn't know the language they wanted the work done in (Perl), but also stated that I had learned languages x, y and z on my own and was confident that I could pick up Perl quickly.
They hired me and gave me a few weeks to get up to speed on Perl, and I've been doing just fine since. It would've been the same for any other language.
Of course, I was lucky to be interviewed by technical people and not just an HR drone with a bulleted list of requirements. :-)
Sorry, no. The purpose of Facebook is to make money.
I didn't mean that it is not astheticaly pleasing. Many of the different looks are just fine, however most of those are just skins, not changes in how the interface functions. It's the mapping of functions to keys that is awkward and non-intuitive. Even if I author my own, or chose one that's prettier, the key mapping remains the same.
And if some of the themes are more than just skins and really do remap the keys, it seems that there would still be too many functions to work well with the number of buttons the iPod has. It's possible though that I'm either wrong or just too picky.
I'd be happy to try another skin/theme though, if you could recommend one. I really would like the ability to use my iPod as a mass storage player and play back ogg files.
Rockbox does have a better feature set, but it's UI is terrible.
I still have it on my iPod (3G), but it's not intuitive, and even after you've learned which functions map to which buttons it doesn't make sense.
I use Linux full time, and really wanted to be able to use my iPod as a mass storage styled player since it works better that way with Rhythmbox. Even with the better feature set and ability to use it as a mass storage player, it's not worth it. I'm just waiting for a day when I've got a couple of hours to reformat it and copy all my files.
Oh that's easy. Just open COMMAND.EXE and download it over FTP. Isn't that what everyone does anyways?
The robot in the video sure looked like he was just waiting for the researcher to turn his back.
Agreed. My university graphics course taught principles, and let us use whatever tools we wanted. Examples were mostly shown using Photoshop, but some were shown with OSS tools. I did all the assignments except for the Flash animation ones with OSS tools (Gimp / Inkscape). Another possible angle : If you want students to continue to do graphics after the class, why not teach them on the tools that they can freely and legally get? If they think they need Photoshop to edit a picture, many of them will either not bother editing pictures, or will pirate the software. That said, being able to put the "Photoshop" bullet point on a resume may be more useful than "Expert GIMP user"