Since you sound pretty new to programming in general, I'd spend a few nights a week just messing around. Make a blackjack program, add graphics, create a login system with different users and accounts. Just fuck around and get so used to programming that it's like writing in English. Have an advanced math class? Make a graphing calculator and write your own syntax for equation solving, whatever you are into... and just keep plugging away looking for jobs, you'll find one.
Tiger woods would be more like Happy Gilmore if not for his father (even Happy had a personal coach)(sorry no car analogy). This kid probably never even used a command line. I was raised on DOS before windows, so making the move to linux wasn't completely foreign.
I'm just saying he lacks proper education and guidance. As far as I can see he has no guidance and will develop some shit habits, i.e. reinstalling Windows as a primary solution. It may be fun for him, but I can't see this job lasting very long.
An admin job takes more than knowledge or intelligence (which I'm sure he has) but you also need strong critical thinking skills which ALL 11 year olds lack. I'm actually gonna call BS on this and say he has very little to do with any admin and all. He's more likely to show people how to use specific software programs. Are they really going to pull him out of class and have him work on fixing the mail server? Sounds fucking irresponsible to me.
the Untangle open source product, which he said didn't meet the school's needs as well. Translation - was raised on windows, doesn't have a clue what goes on in the "real" world. This kid's gonna develop some terrible habits and on top of that, will think landing his next job will be just as easy. He's going to have truck loads of disappointment dumped on him in about 10 years.
Interviewer: "And what is your experience?"
Kid: "Network admin, 7 years."
Interviewer: "Oh really? Why don't you describe a day for us."
Kid: "Well... I hit the remove viruses button sometimes when we have viruses. And when things got really bad, I reinstalled Windows."
Interviewer: "........./facepalm"
Why do people on both sides of the argument feel the need to push their agenda on each other through the legal system? 1. Most people have never heard of or don't get civil disobedience.
2. As such laws have already been enacted "if you can't beat em, join em."
3. It's effective (and affective I suppose).
I think I shot my first gun when I was like 10.
Same. It's funny too, because my friends that have not experienced firearms are scared of em. Like "Seriously dude, I don't want to shoot that man, guns are dangerous. Didn't you see Bowling for Columbine?" And this is on 40 acres of hunting land in the north woods. It's sad, we are breeding a bunch of pussies that are afraid of technology/power/boogiemen.
I love bringing this up just to be an ass...
I was in a bad accident in high-school, a truck t-boned the car I was riding in, it hit me straight on and knocked me to the other side of the car (I was in the back seat). If I were wearing my seatbelt, I would've been crushed (probably killed).
I only wear my seatbelt during bad weather, heavy rush hour traffic, or if I'm tired, buzzed, etc. I was probably taught a bad lesson, but it does pop into my head now and then.
Yes, this is really hard and takes A TON of time, at LEAST 2 seconds.
Yeah it is when they say graphics minimum ???MB in big print, you have a graphics card with that much memory so you assume it will be ok.
Then when you install it the game won't run and you discover in the small print that your card is from too old a series. There is a lesson to be learned here.
1. Read all of the hardware requirements.
2. The ability to play a game is not solely dependent on memory.
3. See 1.
If you did this once, yeah that sucks. But if you did it every time your purchased a PC game, you are an idiot.
All I see on console games are sports games and FPS. PC however is more geared towards RPG's and strategy. Ever play SC2000 on a console? Teh suck. PC also has plenty of FPS as well, ever hear of Wolfenstein? And we all know what that lead to.
But why should your price be the baseline and not mine? And btw, I do pay more than your service. It sounds like you're crying because all your friends have cable and you have dial-up. It does cost more.
Mod parent up. A lot of/.ers seem to assume that companies can just call around to their competition and ask if they are infringing on any of their copyrights AND they should know when they are being infringed upon IMMEDIATELY. Not quite that simple...
I would like to interject that just because cellphones have ridiculous plans, doesn't mean the internet should. On my land line I get unlimited usage + unlimited long distance for a flat rate every month.
No, MIDI instruments do not synthesize an audio signal. The send "BUTTON X PRESSED" to the synthesizer. A MIDI "instrument" is just a controller. The proper term is actually MIDI controller, not instrument.
I may misunderstand you, but I recently just moved and was without an internet connection for a week and decided to play HL2. "Sorry, Steam cannot connect to the network." Couldn't play it.
Many students learn the Photoshop environment by pirating it, to later purchase it when they have the money. I really really really doubt that. UNLESS it is for a business and not personal use. Who in their right mind would download software that works without a hitch and then drop $1000 for a copy of what they already have? No one. I don't buy that argument for a second.
If you want Mexican food, do you go to Taco Bell or the taco shop on the corner owned by Mr. and Mrs. Garcia?
Trick question, Taco Bell does not serve Mexican food.
Bingo. And yes, I regularly go to Sr. Garcia's. That's a really ridiculous question actually. Quality > 2 * price_of_shitty_food (and TBell doesn't serve alcohol either). Seriously, who the hell would rather eat TBell over authentic mexican food unless they are broke or its 2am?
When was the last time your PC got a virus? Nevar.
How much do you spend on your PC's anti-virus software every month? Nunn.
How many controllers can you plug into your PC? Dunno, but a lot if they are USB.
When was the last time you had to install a game on your PC? An install takes 10 minutes TOPS. Id say you have to wait about 2 minutes at least for your Xbox etc to show its advertisements and load the game. After I've played my PC game 6 times, that RELLY LONG install time is negated.
Or install drivers for your newest controller? Or work through compatibility issues between your latest game and your PC's GPU?
You have a hard time with teh computerz dont u?
Sounds more like you have a problem with M$, not PC's, and rightly so. Just don't go thinking that because your Windows ME piece of shit doesn't work that everyone else's doesn't.
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Since you sound pretty new to programming in general, I'd spend a few nights a week just messing around. Make a blackjack program, add graphics, create a login system with different users and accounts. Just fuck around and get so used to programming that it's like writing in English. Have an advanced math class? Make a graphing calculator and write your own syntax for equation solving, whatever you are into... and just keep plugging away looking for jobs, you'll find one.
Has nothing to do with open source.
Tiger woods would be more like Happy Gilmore if not for his father (even Happy had a personal coach)(sorry no car analogy). This kid probably never even used a command line. I was raised on DOS before windows, so making the move to linux wasn't completely foreign.
I'm just saying he lacks proper education and guidance. As far as I can see he has no guidance and will develop some shit habits, i.e. reinstalling Windows as a primary solution. It may be fun for him, but I can't see this job lasting very long.
An admin job takes more than knowledge or intelligence (which I'm sure he has) but you also need strong critical thinking skills which ALL 11 year olds lack. I'm actually gonna call BS on this and say he has very little to do with any admin and all. He's more likely to show people how to use specific software programs. Are they really going to pull him out of class and have him work on fixing the mail server? Sounds fucking irresponsible to me.
Interviewer: "And what is your experience?"
Kid: "Network admin, 7 years."
Interviewer: "Oh really? Why don't you describe a day for us."
Kid: "Well... I hit the remove viruses button sometimes when we have viruses. And when things got really bad, I reinstalled Windows."
Interviewer: "........./facepalm"
I used cologne and a q-tip. Watch the girls go wild over NES games!
*sigh*
2. As such laws have already been enacted "if you can't beat em, join em."
3. It's effective (and affective I suppose).
Same. It's funny too, because my friends that have not experienced firearms are scared of em. Like "Seriously dude, I don't want to shoot that man, guns are dangerous. Didn't you see Bowling for Columbine?" And this is on 40 acres of hunting land in the north woods. It's sad, we are breeding a bunch of pussies that are afraid of technology/power/boogiemen.
I love bringing this up just to be an ass...
I was in a bad accident in high-school, a truck t-boned the car I was riding in, it hit me straight on and knocked me to the other side of the car (I was in the back seat). If I were wearing my seatbelt, I would've been crushed (probably killed).
I only wear my seatbelt during bad weather, heavy rush hour traffic, or if I'm tired, buzzed, etc. I was probably taught a bad lesson, but it does pop into my head now and then.
With our man on Mars project underway this could get interesting...
:P
DOOM 4: This shit is real?!
Thats exactly what I said. Unless it was for business reasons, people aren't going to buy it.
Yeah it is when they say graphics minimum ???MB in big print, you have a graphics card with that much memory so you assume it will be ok.
Then when you install it the game won't run and you discover in the small print that your card is from too old a series. There is a lesson to be learned here.
1. Read all of the hardware requirements.
2. The ability to play a game is not solely dependent on memory.
3. See 1.
If you did this once, yeah that sucks. But if you did it every time your purchased a PC game, you are an idiot.
All I see on console games are sports games and FPS. PC however is more geared towards RPG's and strategy. Ever play SC2000 on a console? Teh suck. PC also has plenty of FPS as well, ever hear of Wolfenstein? And we all know what that lead to.
Preference indeed.
But why should your price be the baseline and not mine? And btw, I do pay more than your service. It sounds like you're crying because all your friends have cable and you have dial-up. It does cost more.
Pronounced "you wank"
Mod parent up. A lot of /.ers seem to assume that companies can just call around to their competition and ask if they are infringing on any of their copyrights AND they should know when they are being infringed upon IMMEDIATELY. Not quite that simple...
Since when is it forced? I keep it turned off and download patches from filefront.
I would like to interject that just because cellphones have ridiculous plans, doesn't mean the internet should. On my land line I get unlimited usage + unlimited long distance for a flat rate every month.
It's just not a good comparison.
Fe word fat i fink you are looking thore is "theremin". Thee thigh though thumb, I hear fe sound oth a theremin.
What exactly do you think a synthesizer produces then?
No, MIDI instruments do not synthesize an audio signal. The send "BUTTON X PRESSED" to the synthesizer. A MIDI "instrument" is just a controller. The proper term is actually MIDI controller, not instrument.
1) The second word in the patent abstract does not describe, even remotely, the person playing guitar hero.
2) They didn't bother to mention karaoke in the 'References Cited', which comes closer to the patent than a video game does.
3) Watch South Park's 'Guitar Queer-o' episode!
4) ???
5) Profit!
Fixd.
I may misunderstand you, but I recently just moved and was without an internet connection for a week and decided to play HL2. "Sorry, Steam cannot connect to the network." Couldn't play it.
Trick question, Taco Bell does not serve Mexican food.
Bingo. And yes, I regularly go to Sr. Garcia's. That's a really ridiculous question actually. Quality > 2 * price_of_shitty_food (and TBell doesn't serve alcohol either). Seriously, who the hell would rather eat TBell over authentic mexican food unless they are broke or its 2am?I have to admit, I was more interested by the picure of Roland and his bright yellow glasses. Goofy lookin dude there...
You have a hard time with teh computerz dont u?
Sounds more like you have a problem with M$, not PC's, and rightly so. Just don't go thinking that because your Windows ME piece of shit doesn't work that everyone else's doesn't.