So, to avoid all loss of relevant work, you submit to your profs assignments that use simplistic algorithms (read: Insertion Sort). Save all of your great plans for the time after you get your sheepskin.
Also interesting is the work policies for some Universities. It's easy to understand that anything developed for a company is company policy, yet university policy is bit unique. Take Michigan Technological University for example, where a patentable ideas / products are considered "shared."
The University splits the profits with the student/employee up to a determined sum (say $100K for example). Then, the University reaps all benefits from that point until another sales marker is hit (maybe $500K). The rest belongs to the student.
Sometimes it makes sense to go the University way to release products, as the institution has capital, fame, as well as connections with the sales world. Other times when earth-shattering inventions are created, (as in the case of BASIC;-P) it behooves the student to wait a few years to unleash it upon the world.
I will relate some of my experiences in college, hopefully this will provide some insight. I went to school originally as an Electrical Engineering major, finished almost all of my core/science requirements. That was when I decided that my love was definitely Not EE. I swiched to Computer Science mid stream, which is not that big of a deal for EE majors.
Switching curricula proved to be a change however. The emphasis was mathematics, and a lot of computer science. CS majors were not required to take a full load of Chemistry, Physics, Biology, etc. Sure, there was a number of credits that they had to amass, but it wasn't enough to give a strong base in sciences. It's not surprising that the true computer jocks were only interested in pure computer science, they probably were ignorant in any other science. (Mind, this is just a subset of all computer scientists.)
I have a full base in science, which is unusual for CS majors. I now attend a school where most of the Computer Science majors don't know what an AVL tree is, nor do they care. These are the types that end up doing database programming, since they have an interest, but not a love (once again, this does not apply to all database programmers). Given, once I attain my degree, I won't be able to fly very far with it alone.
Those that you are most likely looking for are those who not only have a vested interest in science, but also are articulate. If there is no middle man for you and an inarticulate programmer, you'll be in for a confusing and tedious project. Engineers (Computer engineers are probably your best bet) are who you should really be looking for. If they happen to have a background in the liberal arts, so much the better. I find that if someone has that background, they are much better equipped for the duties you need them to perform.
Well, if you really think about it, patience usually comes with age. Patience is one of the most important components of a good programmer. I'm rather young, still a student, and I find that there are times when I'd love to just screw a program that I'm working on, because I lack that patience.
With age comes experience with solving problems as well. My dad is a programmer (actually according to Dilbert, he's a consultant... they make more money.:-P) He's well over 50 years old, but he has companies begging for his assistance. He also makes heaploads of money.
If anything, a programmer should get paid more and demanded more with time, like a good wine.
I find that whenever I play, I just assume that every player is a guy. I don't feel any remorse when I kill a chick in a game. The article said there were some psychos who started cussing whenever they got killed by a "woman." What kind of messed up crap is that? Who in their right mind actually thinks that a woman would play a computer game? I know there are the exceptions, but those are few (even though they cluster.:-P) I play a male, it's something that I just don't give a crap about. I choose a model that looks good. I know some guys who play female models for the main reason that whenever they get injured, it sounds like an orgasm. Makes you raise your eyebrow, when intelligent kids are ignoring the women around them, so they can hear a digital orgasm. (Same goes for all you porn freaks out there).
P.S. If you play Blade on Quake 3, look at her in third person from the legs... They actually pu a bunghole on the bitch.
Hmm... When I decide to play that great old game of civilization, I realize that there exist many great discoveries and inventions that have rocked this world. I'll give you my view on one of the most important devolopments. You could argue that mass production started in the 1800's, with sweatshops producing cloth and manufactured items. I think that mass production is a twentieth century devolopment, and it has led to great inovations and productions in everything from computer chips to automobiles. When mass production came around, and the assembly line was implemented, the Earth found a new way of optimizing productive capacity. New things could get pushed into the market faster, making an increased supply, and dropping prices. This in turn allowed the rest of society to stay attuned the speed at which technology has devoloped. The assembly line is to item production as the printing press was to information. Many hail the printing press as one of the most important creations in the millenium. I'll take a step forward, and hail the assembly line as one of the most important devolopments of the 20th century. The assembly line has also led to a new basis of thought, allowing other technologies to benefit from the assembly line algorithm. Look at pipelining, for instance. The AMD Athlon is a fully pipelined chip, and it uses the equivilant of a digital assembly line to increase speed and efficiency. When the best innovations from the 20th century are called forth, I sure hope that the assembly line will be among them.
I highly doubt that computers will become intelligent in that respect. Remember, computers are limited by hardware, and the intelligence of the software is limited by the intelligence of the programmer (Windows comes to mind). If we figured out a way of integrating a computer into a human, cyborg style, then we might come close to a computer actually becoming intelligent. But, for all intents and purposes, Computer prescience won't happen.
How long do you think it will take someone to nab the nobel for explaining the phenomenon of high temperature superconductivity? I find the problem incredibly intriguing. Or if they will find a use for the veep? Do you think that tachyons exist in anything other than theory? And one more thing... Do you think that superstring theory is more credible than the bubble universe theory?
I found that whenever I ran the configurator, it would really mess with my mouse. Wierd stuff. I eventually reinstalled RedHat 6.1, the configuration options that the install has is much easier to understand, and they actually work!
There is a problem with that. They most likely care about the budding mp3 artists that they can't capitilize on, but they can't sue on that account. They sue because copyright laws are being broken, and they want money. They could win too, maybe not against Napster, but almost definitely against that guy who shares insane amounts of copyrighted Mp3's. The only problem with that is acually determining whether he/she actually owns the rights for every song to put them on mp3. We are allowed to put CD's that we own in mp3 format, but I know that I have bought a CD, lost it, and made up for it with mp3's that I've found elsewhere. I say, Mp3's are a godsend, and they shouldn't be regulated. That would be as rediculous as if they started charging postage for e-mail!
O.k. He's an idiot. So, I think the credit card company should sue the crap out of him, since he shows no intent on repaying his debt. The credt card companies do not hold any responsibility for what their clients use cards for. If gambling is what it's used for, so be it. The fact is that he owes money, and he's trying to steal it. 25K. hmm. Do I smell felony?
I don't see what the big deal is. As if ID is really interested in your computer! They don't know who you are. Do you actually think that ID is interested in knowing your passwords and whatnot when they don't even know who you are? What is happening is a benign thing. It is not harmful to your computer, and even if they didn't say anything, information is being sent by your computer about your computer when you play anyway. Again, I say Who cares, it isn't a really big deal.
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Maybe we'll just get Cisco to put hardware filters on all routers that block all transmission of mpg, avi, mov, mp3 files...
They shouldn't read this, it might give them stupid ideas.
Now Bill can't use his press time on the stand to pimp .NET
M$ brand of security: Change the name "Administrator" to "Root."
It's more difficult to obtain root than it is to get Administrative permissions.
Just build the wall from the cable and some glue. It'll be insulated because of all that rubber, and you won't have a problem with bandwidth.
Massive parallelism has its benefits.
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Also interesting is the work policies for some Universities. It's easy to understand that anything developed for a company is company policy, yet university policy is bit unique. Take Michigan Technological University for example, where a patentable ideas / products are considered "shared."
The University splits the profits with the student/employee up to a determined sum (say $100K for example). Then, the University reaps all benefits from that point until another sales marker is hit (maybe $500K). The rest belongs to the student.
Sometimes it makes sense to go the University way to release products, as the institution has capital, fame, as well as connections with the sales world. Other times when earth-shattering inventions are created, (as in the case of BASIC
I will relate some of my experiences in college, hopefully this will provide some insight. I went to school originally as an Electrical Engineering major, finished almost all of my core/science requirements. That was when I decided that my love was definitely Not EE. I swiched to Computer Science mid stream, which is not that big of a deal for EE majors.
Switching curricula proved to be a change however. The emphasis was mathematics, and a lot of computer science. CS majors were not required to take a full load of Chemistry, Physics, Biology, etc. Sure, there was a number of credits that they had to amass, but it wasn't enough to give a strong base in sciences. It's not surprising that the true computer jocks were only interested in pure computer science, they probably were ignorant in any other science. (Mind, this is just a subset of all computer scientists.)
I have a full base in science, which is unusual for CS majors. I now attend a school where most of the Computer Science majors don't know what an AVL tree is, nor do they care. These are the types that end up doing database programming, since they have an interest, but not a love (once again, this does not apply to all database programmers). Given, once I attain my degree, I won't be able to fly very far with it alone.
Those that you are most likely looking for are those who not only have a vested interest in science, but also are articulate. If there is no middle man for you and an inarticulate programmer, you'll be in for a confusing and tedious project. Engineers (Computer engineers are probably your best bet) are who you should really be looking for. If they happen to have a background in the liberal arts, so much the better. I find that if someone has that background, they are much better equipped for the duties you need them to perform.
Well, if you really think about it, patience usually comes with age. Patience is one of the most important components of a good programmer. I'm rather young, still a student, and I find that there are times when I'd love to just screw a program that I'm working on, because I lack that patience.
With age comes experience with solving problems as well. My dad is a programmer (actually according to Dilbert, he's a consultant... they make more money. :-P) He's well over 50 years old, but he has companies begging for his assistance. He also makes heaploads of money.
If anything, a programmer should get paid more and demanded more with time, like a good wine.
I find that whenever I play, I just assume that every player is a guy. I don't feel any remorse when I kill a chick in a game. The article said there were some psychos who started cussing whenever they got killed by a "woman." What kind of messed up crap is that? Who in their right mind actually thinks that a woman would play a computer game? I know there are the exceptions, but those are few (even though they cluster. :-P)
I play a male, it's something that I just don't give a crap about. I choose a model that looks good. I know some guys who play female models for the main reason that whenever they get injured, it sounds like an orgasm. Makes you raise your eyebrow, when intelligent kids are ignoring the women around them, so they can hear a digital orgasm. (Same goes for all you porn freaks out there).
P.S. If you play Blade on Quake 3, look at her in third person from the legs... They actually pu a bunghole on the bitch.
Hmm... When I decide to play that great old game of civilization, I realize that there exist many great discoveries and inventions that have rocked this world. I'll give you my view on one of the most important devolopments. You could argue that mass production started in the 1800's, with sweatshops producing cloth and manufactured items. I think that mass production is a twentieth century devolopment, and it has led to great inovations and productions in everything from computer chips to automobiles. When mass production came around, and the assembly line was implemented, the Earth found a new way of optimizing productive capacity. New things could get pushed into the market faster, making an increased supply, and dropping prices. This in turn allowed the rest of society to stay attuned the speed at which technology has devoloped. The assembly line is to item production as the printing press was to information. Many hail the printing press as one of the most important creations in the millenium. I'll take a step forward, and hail the assembly line as one of the most important devolopments of the 20th century. The assembly line has also led to a new basis of thought, allowing other technologies to benefit from the assembly line algorithm. Look at pipelining, for instance. The AMD Athlon is a fully pipelined chip, and it uses the equivilant of a digital assembly line to increase speed and efficiency. When the best innovations from the 20th century are called forth, I sure hope that the assembly line will be among them.
I highly doubt that computers will become intelligent in that respect. Remember, computers are limited by hardware, and the intelligence of the software is limited by the intelligence of the programmer (Windows comes to mind). If we figured out a way of integrating a computer into a human, cyborg style, then we might come close to a computer actually becoming intelligent. But, for all intents and purposes, Computer prescience won't happen.
How long do you think it will take someone to nab the nobel for explaining the phenomenon of high temperature superconductivity? I find the problem incredibly intriguing. Or if they will find a use for the veep? Do you think that tachyons exist in anything other than theory? And one more thing... Do you think that superstring theory is more credible than the bubble universe theory?
I found that whenever I ran the configurator, it would really mess with my mouse. Wierd stuff. I eventually reinstalled RedHat 6.1, the configuration options that the install has is much easier to understand, and they actually work!
There is a problem with that. They most likely care about the budding mp3 artists that they can't capitilize on, but they can't sue on that account. They sue because copyright laws are being broken, and they want money. They could win too, maybe not against Napster, but almost definitely against that guy who shares insane amounts of copyrighted Mp3's. The only problem with that is acually determining whether he/she actually owns the rights for every song to put them on mp3. We are allowed to put CD's that we own in mp3 format, but I know that I have bought a CD, lost it, and made up for it with mp3's that I've found elsewhere. I say, Mp3's are a godsend, and they shouldn't be regulated. That would be as rediculous as if they started charging postage for e-mail!
O.k. He's an idiot. So, I think the credit card company should sue the crap out of him, since he shows no intent on repaying his debt. The credt card companies do not hold any responsibility for what their clients use cards for. If gambling is what it's used for, so be it. The fact is that he owes money, and he's trying to steal it. 25K. hmm. Do I smell felony?
I don't see what the big deal is. As if ID is really interested in your computer! They don't know who you are. Do you actually think that ID is interested in knowing your passwords and whatnot when they don't even know who you are? What is happening is a benign thing. It is not harmful to your computer, and even if they didn't say anything, information is being sent by your computer about your computer when you play anyway. Again, I say Who cares, it isn't a really big deal.