Heh - I reported the SecureIIS error to webmaster@
and received this interesting little reply:
From: "Hoch, Jon"
To: Brian Coyle ,
webmaster@colemanpowermate.com
Subject: RE: SecureIIS error - fuel cell animation
Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001 10:52:25 -0600
Thank you for your interest in Coleman
Powermate's new fuel cell generator.
You are getting error messages because the
pages that you are trying to view
are restricted and currently offlimits. The
fuel cell pages have been
removed from the server.
Please keep in mind that this is copyrighted
material. Any retransmission
of the material without the written consent of Coleman Powermate is strictly
prohibited.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Jon Hoch
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Coyle [mailto:brianc@magicnet.net]
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 10:01 AM
To: webmaster@colemanpowermate.com
Subject: SecureIIS error - fuel cell animation
Heh-/. effect taking it's toll?:)
Clicking on 'fuel cell aninimation' in the
lefthand nav bar results in:
"Um, yeah. I have a question for the stars...
In episode one, you were clearly seen to be
using WindowMaker, but in episodes 3, 5 and 7
the computers were configured with Enlightenment.
Can you explain the differences and reasons
for the switch???"
To paraphrase William Shatner on SNL-
"GET A LIFE! It's just a TV show!"
My kids have some of these expanable play houses from PlayHut. These are too cool! - toss the bag into the truck, and head for the beach! After folding, it stores easily on the closet shelf. Edges are for leadin' not bleedin'
I just read an article (sorry, hardcopy only) on how the success of The Blair Witch Project is changing the way Hollywood selects and produces movies.
Since every exec is now on the lookout for the next low-budget, handycam sensation, I suggest we create a GNU/Slashdot project and write the script ourselves!
I can see the headlines now- "...following in the footsteps of Linux, `The Cracker Project` the first-ever screenplay to be written by hundreds of Open Source enthusiasts over the Internet, has become the breakout hit of 2001..."
When I look beyond the surface, beyond all the C, and C++, and Perl and BASIC (visual or otherwise), I sense an underlying trend.
Everyone seems to agree/imply/infer before you can learn PROGRAMMING, you need to learn a logical structure, which can then be transferred to a programming LANGUAGE.
Depending on when you joined the ranks of the computer literate, this structure (right or wrong) might have been C, Perl, BASIC, LOGO, or even COBOL or FORTRAN. Anyone ever program with PILOT?
Well (insert crotchety old voice here)-
Why in my day, we didn't even have LANGUAGES! We were taught LOGIC and MATHEMATICS! Why, we didn't even get to draw a flowchart until the third semester (and we were glad not to)!
(end sarcasm)
My first college level computer class was taught by a old logics professor. The first exercise we did was to establish the steps required to fuel your car.
Well, the whole class started tossing out statements such as:
"Go to the gas station" "make sure you have money" "remove the hose" "pull up to the pump" "open the hatch" "find the car keys" "pump the gas" "stop when tank is full"
and on and on for about 10 minutes. Then we spent another 5 or 10 minutes sorting the statements into somewhat of a sensible sequence. Collectively, we were very proud of our 'chalkboard' program and looked to the prof. for approval.
He deflated our bubble by asking simply, "What if you don't need any gas?"
And thus we were introduced to PSEUDO CODE. Not FORTRAN, RPG, or COBOL (all current, modern languages at the time). We learned to write 'programs' using English language- something most of us already had a good grasp on.
Only after several weeks of refinement and peer review did the first pieces of a real PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE enter the picture. Boy it was misery! But most of the time the programs were logically sound, and once you got past the syntactical errors, actually worked!
To bring this back on topic, Python looks surprisingly similar to how much of my old pseudo code looked. I even tended to indent blocks of code.
I've heard you really don't learn a programming language until you start thinking in that language. Because Python can look much like English, I can easily see the young students making that leap.
That, combined with the immediacy of the runtime interpreter, should make it good enough for introductory level instruction. And remember, the purpose of the funding was to teach at the intro level- whether Python is the right tool for the advanced programmer is irrelevant.
In any case, I applaud any funding directed towards educating the next generation of computer enthusiasts. This is something that has been missing for many years.
Edges are for leadin' not bleedin'
Re:"Reboot" is already the remake/sequel
on
Pixar Tron Remake?
·
· Score: 1
"Reboot" is already the remake/sequel
on
Pixar Tron Remake?
·
· Score: 1
For a '90's update on the same theme as Tron, check out "Reboot" on The Cartoon Channel 4:30pm EST. I already consider this to be a remake/sequel of Tron. As already mentioned by several others, the original script for Tron isn't strong enough for a true remake... However I'd love to see a sequel if Pixar could find a terrific script.
Slashdot Mirror
http://www.ipcop.org/
It started as a fork of SmoothWall (without the
attitude) and has grown steadily since.
I encourage everyone to check it and the mailing lists out!
Gyruss is the most addictive for me.
One of the best soundtracks to any of the old
80's arcade games!
These days, I'm playing it thanks to MAME and XMAME
My check is on the way too.
To save you some searching, here's the info from the dyndns.org pages:
Donations can be sent to:
Dynamic DNS Network Services
210 Park Ave. #267
Worcester, MA, 01609 USA
Please make any checks payable to:
Dynamic DNS Network Services, LLC
They also accept PayPal and Kagi.
Heh - I reported the SecureIIS error to webmaster@
/. effect taking it's toll? :)
a nimation.shtml
and received this interesting little reply:
From: "Hoch, Jon"
To: Brian Coyle ,
webmaster@colemanpowermate.com
Subject: RE: SecureIIS error - fuel cell animation
Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001 10:52:25 -0600
Thank you for your interest in Coleman
Powermate's new fuel cell generator.
You are getting error messages because the
pages that you are trying to view
are restricted and currently offlimits. The
fuel cell pages have been
removed from the server.
Please keep in mind that this is copyrighted
material. Any retransmission
of the material without the written consent of Coleman Powermate is strictly
prohibited.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Jon Hoch
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Coyle [mailto:brianc@magicnet.net]
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 10:01 AM
To: webmaster@colemanpowermate.com
Subject: SecureIIS error - fuel cell animation
Heh-
Clicking on 'fuel cell aninimation' in the
lefthand nav bar results in:
http://www.colemanpowermate.com/fuelcell/fuelcell
SecureIIS application firewall security alert
HTTP Request caused a security alert, please contact our web master if you are getting this alert in error.
Attempts to hit the pages now request a UID & password...
...at http://www.linuxwidows.com/mirror/heunique/galeon. png
Several hours into the outage withdrawals started
/. site.
/. being down:
6 32 234&mode=thread&threshold=
to set in and I knew I had to do something!
By chance, I found Japan's
Buried on that page, I caught a
posting about the US
http://slashdot.ne.jp/article.pl?sid=01/06/24/0
And ran it thru babelfish for a laugh...
The first comment is titled: "It knocks down Internet, rubbing, it
does,"
ROFL!!!!
... at some future L9 sci-fi convention:
"Um, yeah. I have a question for the stars...
In episode one, you were clearly seen to be
using WindowMaker, but in episodes 3, 5 and 7
the computers were configured with Enlightenment.
Can you explain the differences and reasons
for the switch???"
To paraphrase William Shatner on SNL-
"GET A LIFE! It's just a TV show!"
Check out The Practical Manager's Guide to Linux. A lot of the issues you'll face are addressed there.
My kids have some of these expanable play houses from PlayHut. These are too cool! - toss the bag into the truck, and head for the beach! After folding, it stores easily on the closet shelf.
Edges are for leadin' not bleedin'
I just read an article (sorry, hardcopy only) on
how the success of The Blair Witch Project is changing
the way Hollywood selects and produces movies.
Since every exec is now on the lookout for the
next low-budget, handycam sensation, I suggest
we create a GNU/Slashdot project and write the
script ourselves!
I can see the headlines now- "...following in the
footsteps of Linux, `The Cracker Project` the
first-ever screenplay to be written by hundreds
of Open Source enthusiasts over the Internet,
has become the breakout hit of 2001..."
Edges are for leadin' not bleedin'
Listed at $25.95, but out of stock...
Fatbrain.com has it for $39.99 (Newriders list)
Amazon.com is $31.99
Buybooks.com as found by
booksearch is lowest at $24.50 and it's listed w/24-48hr shipping!
Edges are for leadin' not bleedin'
When I look beyond the surface, beyond all the C, and C++, and Perl
and BASIC (visual or otherwise), I sense an underlying trend.
Everyone seems to agree/imply/infer before you can learn PROGRAMMING,
you need to learn a logical structure, which can then be transferred
to a programming LANGUAGE.
Depending on when you joined the ranks of the computer literate, this
structure (right or wrong) might have been C, Perl, BASIC, LOGO,
or even COBOL or FORTRAN. Anyone ever program with PILOT?
Well (insert crotchety old voice here)-
Why in my day, we didn't even have LANGUAGES! We were taught LOGIC
and MATHEMATICS! Why, we didn't even get to draw a flowchart until
the third semester (and we were glad not to)!
(end sarcasm)
My first college level computer class was taught by a old logics
professor. The first exercise we did was to establish the steps
required to fuel your car.
Well, the whole class started tossing out statements such as:
"Go to the gas station"
"make sure you have money"
"remove the hose"
"pull up to the pump"
"open the hatch"
"find the car keys"
"pump the gas"
"stop when tank is full"
and on and on for about 10 minutes. Then we spent another 5 or 10
minutes sorting the statements into somewhat of a sensible sequence.
Collectively, we were very proud of our 'chalkboard' program and looked
to the prof. for approval.
He deflated our bubble by asking simply, "What if you don't need
any gas?"
And thus we were introduced to PSEUDO CODE. Not FORTRAN, RPG, or
COBOL (all current, modern languages at the time). We learned
to write 'programs' using English language- something most of
us already had a good grasp on.
Only after several weeks of refinement and peer review did the first
pieces of a real PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE enter the picture. Boy it
was misery! But most of the time the programs were logically sound, and
once you got past the syntactical errors, actually worked!
To bring this back on topic, Python looks surprisingly similar to
how much of my old pseudo code looked. I even tended to indent blocks
of code.
I've heard you really don't learn a programming language until
you start thinking in that language. Because Python can look much
like English, I can easily see the young students making that leap.
That, combined with the immediacy of the runtime interpreter, should make it
good enough for introductory level instruction. And remember,
the purpose of the funding was to teach at the intro level- whether
Python is the right tool for the advanced programmer is irrelevant.
In any case, I applaud any funding directed towards educating the
next generation of computer enthusiasts. This is something that
has been missing for many years.
Edges are for leadin' not bleedin'
Here's a better URL for the
Reboot page...
Edges are for leadin' not bleedin'
For a '90's update on the same theme as Tron, check out "Reboot" on The Cartoon Channel 4:30pm EST.
I already consider this to be a remake/sequel of
Tron. As already mentioned by several others, the
original script for Tron isn't strong enough for
a true remake... However I'd love to see a sequel
if Pixar could find a terrific script.
Edges are for leadin' not bleedin'