OT: I'm told that the Carl's Jr. hamburger chain does not have a schedule for cleaning out the milkshake mixer. Instead, they have a little kit that takes a bacteria count -- when it gets so high, they clean it out.
Ted: Now you're dad's going for it. In your own room.
Bill: Shut up Ted.
Ted: Your step-mom is cute though.
Bill: Shut up Ted.
Ted: Remember when I asked her to the prom?
Bill: SHUT UP TED!!
If I do one thing at a time it gets done faster, and with better results than if I try to multitask.
Right. You have to take the context switching into account when you multitask. Managers don't understand that this is a very expensive operation with conventional wetware. Not to mention that we usually don't get a chance to save state properly, which means we have to "repair" the saved state when resuming the task.
Managers who don't understand this should be forced to watch Powerpoints on the design of multitasking computer systems.
If you thought the security holes in Internet Explorer were large enough to push a G-class star through, then you haven't seen anything yet. A new report released by the prestigious firm of Internet Security ® Us, Inc., warns that "organic-based holistic HTML parsing systems" (i.e. the human brain) pose the greatest threat to Internet security.
"When we did the first HD version of Star Wars Episode I, everybody was very sun-tanned, but that was make-up.
"In the HD version of Episode I, all these make-up lines showed up," explains Mr Dean.
The restoration of the older Star Wars episodes revealed some interesting items too.
"There are scans of a corridor [on the Death Star] and fairly plainly in one of those shots, there is a file cabinet stuck behind one of the doorways.
"You never used to be able to see it because things are just blurred enough during the pan that you just didn't see it."
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But does this mean that child porn has actually increased or that the internet has just made it easier to find? I hate when people try to use a statistic like this to prove some point.
the amount of kiddie porn, however you measure it, is irrelevant. the number of people who produce and consume KP is growing because access is so much easier. And I doubt they are just reselling old pix taken in 1995.
Now that wasn't so hard to figure out, was it? Never assume that past under-reporting is the only factor in rising statistics.
"Do you think that OCR is actually the wrong way to think about this problem? After all, we don't really care about characters, but rather about what words and ideas have been written. Do you have a strong background in pattern recognition, machine learning, image processing and computer graphics? Google currently "reads" almost every web page in the world. Come help us read all the printed material as well!"
They say you can tell the age of a corpse by measuring the longest maggot (in centimeters) and adding 2. Is that for real? I keep meaning to check, but somehow it always slips my mind.
Startup Monitor is nice. I only stopped autoloading it because every time my mom ran RealPlayer, it asked permission to allow TkBell to run at startup;-)
He did seem to make some policy regarding the National Information Infrastructure and then the Global Information Infrastructure. There was already an evolution toward such a system, and he may have hoped to guide its course.
From the EFF website: "At the first World Telecommunication Development Conference in March 1994, Vice President Gore called upon every nation to help build the GII by using the following principles as building blocks:
o private investment;
o competition;
o open access;
o universal service; and
o flexible regulations."
From his perspective he did help 'create' the GII, and like all PHBs, didn't know or care what was under the hood.
He definitely invented a new way of padding one's resume.:-P ~~~
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We all have different methods or modalities for processing information -- some people get the most from listening to lectures, others from reading, others from doing hands-on, others from dissecting/disassembling things.
Recently someone observed that I do a lot of handwritten notetaking, highlighting, 'circles 'n arrows.' It made me realize that, for example, I understand code so much better if I print it out, write notes, draw boxes, etc. When I do pseudocode, the ideas flow better if I write by hand, doodle parts of the design (not UML diagrams necessarily)...
Basically I have this weird combination of kinesthetic and conceptual learning going on. I just learn a lot better when I can touch something and mark on it. (I used to insist on digital all the way, 'why should I print things out,' but it just seems to help.)
It really doesn't bother me, except for those times when I'm just dying to write in a library book:-P
So maybe someday there will be a selection against kinesthetic learners in the software field and we'll become extinct... but until that happens, there will always be a market for print: they can kill trees much more cheaply than you can on your own printer.
Maybe I'm naïve but seems like they can't get away with that. Every song has its license encoded in RDF. From the announcement:
"This will be based on the great work that the Creative Commons project has done in machine-readable licensing in the open RDF/XML formats. (A step closer to the semantic web? Kewl =)
<riaa:masterPlan><![CDATA[
Put bogus license information on songs;
Track the song's spread by unsuspecting users [muuuhahaha];
Sue people who thought they were downloading free music -- after all, it says "FREE!" right on the cover;
Uh...
Watch as judge yawns and tosses out case.
]]></riaa:masterPlan>
The project site also says that other non-Creative Commons (free) licenses might be used, and offer to help in designing an RDF version of the desired license. I guess RIAA could call their current system the "0wnj00 License" and use that for the markup. (Adbar, anyone?)
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It's okay coz I'm running Adblock. Even if they convince me to buy garbage, I won't know who to buy it from.
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OT: I'm told that the Carl's Jr. hamburger chain does not have a schedule for cleaning out the milkshake mixer. Instead, they have a little kit that takes a bacteria count -- when it gets so high, they clean it out.
Ted: Now you're dad's going for it. In your own room. Bill: Shut up Ted. Ted: Your step-mom is cute though. Bill: Shut up Ted. Ted: Remember when I asked her to the prom? Bill: SHUT UP TED!!
The actual Bush quote is: 'Fool me once, shame on -- shame on you. Fool me -- you can't get fooled again.'
Right. You have to take the context switching into account when you multitask. Managers don't understand that this is a very expensive operation with conventional wetware. Not to mention that we usually don't get a chance to save state properly, which means we have to "repair" the saved state when resuming the task.
Managers who don't understand this should be forced to watch Powerpoints on the design of multitasking computer systems.
I've been implementing a forum that never reloads.
I have one of those. I also have a server admin that never responds. Not good.
the amount of kiddie porn, however you measure it, is irrelevant. the number of people who produce and consume KP is growing because access is so much easier. And I doubt they are just reselling old pix taken in 1995.
Now that wasn't so hard to figure out, was it? Never assume that past under-reporting is the only factor in rising statistics.
Funny, but don't forget that Transmeta had to make their processor bug-compatible with Intel, to the point that they were verifying BSODs ...
Good thing it was *your* food.
"Ehh. He'll be back."
I, for one, welcome our new targeted text overlords.
"Do you think that OCR is actually the wrong way to think about this problem? After all, we don't really care about characters, but rather about what words and ideas have been written. Do you have a strong background in pattern recognition, machine learning, image processing and computer graphics? Google currently "reads" almost every web page in the world. Come help us read all the printed material as well!"
:)
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They say you can tell the age of a corpse by measuring the longest maggot (in centimeters) and adding 2. Is that for real? I keep meaning to check, but somehow it always slips my mind.
"will opt for a science degree knowing it's not full of complete nerds."
Make that "will opt for a science degree not knowing it's full of complete nerds."
Startup Monitor is nice. I only stopped autoloading it because every time my mom ran RealPlayer, it asked permission to allow TkBell to run at startup ;-)
He did seem to make some policy regarding the National Information Infrastructure and then the Global Information Infrastructure. There was already an evolution toward such a system, and he may have hoped to guide its course.
:-P
From the EFF website:
"At the first World Telecommunication Development Conference in
March 1994, Vice President Gore called upon every nation to help
build the GII by using the following principles as
building blocks:
o private investment;
o competition;
o open access;
o universal service; and
o flexible regulations."
From his perspective he did help 'create' the GII, and like all PHBs, didn't know or care what was under the hood.
He definitely invented a new way of padding one's resume.
~~~
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(IANARealHacker)
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~ ~~
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Knowledge of WikiEmergencyMaintenance is DesirableButNotRequired. StartingImmediately.
Resumes in HR-XML Resume 2.0 format to ceo_webmaster_receptionist@spreadthin.com.
~~~~~
We all have different methods or modalities for processing information -- some people get the most from listening to lectures, others from reading, others from doing hands-on, others from dissecting/disassembling things.
Recently someone observed that I do a lot of handwritten notetaking, highlighting, 'circles 'n arrows.' It made me realize that, for example, I understand code so much better if I print it out, write notes, draw boxes, etc. When I do pseudocode, the ideas flow better if I write by hand, doodle parts of the design (not UML diagrams necessarily) ...
Basically I have this weird combination of kinesthetic and conceptual learning going on. I just learn a lot better when I can touch something and mark on it. (I used to insist on digital all the way, 'why should I print things out,' but it just seems to help.) It really doesn't bother me, except for those times when I'm just dying to write in a library book :-P
So maybe someday there will be a selection against kinesthetic learners in the software field and we'll become extinct ... but until that happens, there will always be a market for print: they can kill trees much more cheaply than you can on your own printer.
You obviously never watched Gilligan's Island.
"Microsoft is to OSS as Evian is to tap water."
Yeah, but maybe I like tap water.
^^^^ Best. Counterargument. Ever.
"That's not a sun -- that's a space station!"
Maybe I'm naïve but seems like they can't get away with that. Every song has its license encoded in RDF. From the announcement: "This will be based on the great work that the Creative Commons project has done in machine-readable licensing in the open RDF/XML formats. (A step closer to the semantic web? Kewl =)
The project site also says that other non-Creative Commons (free) licenses might be used, and offer to help in designing an RDF version of the desired license. I guess RIAA could call their current system the "0wnj00 License" and use that for the markup. (Adbar, anyone?)
It's okay coz I'm running Adblock. Even if they convince me to buy garbage, I won't know who to buy it from.