"...the massive lecture hall synonymous with achieving a bachelors of science."
Synonymous? Maybe at large colleges, but guess what -- you can get a degree without that experience. It's called a smaller school. Sadly, many of my high school compatriots looked at "name brand" first, and size or cost second, if at all. For any high school slashdotters listening, I have a secret -- it's the same degree. My father went to state school in RI, and was recruited by Raytheon before he'd even graduated. He was working alongside graduates from all the Ivy Leagues, getting paid the same. It doesn't matter what the name on the diploma is, what matters is the effort you put in and the skills you provide for your employer. Save your money, avoid crippling student loan debt, and get those smaller class sizes anyways.
Smaller university equals smaller classes. The largest class I've ever had at my university was 40 students -- hardly unmanageable. Consider these things first, since you're going to school for your degree, not bragging rights, at least ostensibly so.
Even with Firefox3 I've seen it balloon to an astonishing 800MB. Now granted, this was after roughly 72 continuous hours of usage, with various extensions, and it hasn't done it recently, but I was still pretty shocked to realize it was consuming so much memory.
The summary (and some of the comments) seem to make the assumption that I'm just going to rush out and get an iPhone with a great data plan. Sorry, I'm happy with my Verizon nothing-but-voice plan -- it's about as cheap as you can get.
So what do I do for music? Well at home, where there's Internet access, there's always Pandora. If you still haven't heard of it, it's a streaming radio service based on what they call the Music Genome Project, where music is classified based on its attributes, from major stuff like genre and artist to more esoteric things, like being in minor key with mostly keytars and a wailing androgynous singer...well, you get the picture.
But what about on the road, where there's no internet access? Well, I'll make the leap and say that if you're reading Slashdot, you have some variety or flavor of MP3 player. This seems a safer guess than the iPhone, since there's lots of them and they're pretty cheap. I've got a Sansa, and it works fine for me. I hook it up to a tape deck adapter (my car's a 95 Oldsmobile, no CD or AUX input for me) and put it on shuffle. Music problem solved, no need for satellite.
A bit off-topic, when my father bought his Honda Pilot, he got a three month preview of XM, and none of us were impressed. They repeated the same songs over a day, even more than normal radio, and the other upshot -- no commercials -- wasn't true. They were just all for XM, which seemed pointless, unless they were targeting their XM ads to those trying the free trial. Either way, it wasn't an impressive experience and certainly not worth the monthly fee when the car has a six-cd changer and an MP3 player input. He just does the same thing I do now and listens to his Stevie Ray Vaughn on the way to work instead of the radio.
I'm surprised no one else does this, though -- I figured I'd see plenty of other/. commenters saying much the same.
What if your laptop contains trade secrets or the like? Wouldn't that constitute industrial espionage to decrypt said information? What if a DHS employee has a relative who competes in that field? I can only imagine the potential messes there.
Then, to put it bluntly, they're idiots. Do the math; graduate with the same degree debt-free from a state university like I will, or owe hundreds of thousands of dollars as soon as the ceremony ends? Guess what? My dad was hired right out of college at URI by Raetheon. He was working next to Harvard and MIT grads, and they were all getting paid the same. It's really true that after the first job interview, no one cares where you graduated from.
The main thing I use Skype for is to coordinate Command and Conquer 3 gaming sessions. Previously we used to use Teamspeak, but the server we used was fairly unreliable. The only other advantage to Skype is international calling, which I don't take advantage of that often, because if I'm at my computer already, it's usually simpler to just IM that person.
Oh, believe me, I rely on Pandora for pretty much all my music now -- especially more obscure stuff like traditional Celtic music and old folk artists from the 70s.
"Children won't be rediscovering momy and daddys 20 year old records in the future. DRM could cause an entire generations music to be lost."
Oh no! How will our descendants survive without being able to appreciate the lyrical genius of K-Fed, NSYNC, and My Chemical Romance? It really is the end of the world!
What astonishes me is more that this latest release has gotten even my totally non-tech-savvy friends to download it and acknowledge its superiority to Internet Explorer 7. The Firefox team has not only improved the browser for those of us who already used it, but managed to convert another large segment of the market. It's sort of like the Nintendo Wii effect -- they realized it made more sense not to enlarge their slice of the tech-savvy pie, but to expand the pie to include casual users as well. Or at least that's how I see it, feel free to correct me with your own interpretation.
I agree. I have a few friends with Asperger's myself, and they still know what's legal and what's illegal. What they don't get is social conventions, but that's shades of grey, where law is much more black and white. The Asperger's thing is a bait-and-switch, in my opinion. Nothing more than a tactic to garner sympathy.
That wasn't the computer reboot. That was the main power generator. The park had been running on auxiliary power and the backup generators were out of gas. Hence, the reason Ellie had to reset all the fence breakers from there.
Have I seen that movie too many times? Yes.:P
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"...the massive lecture hall synonymous with achieving a bachelors of science."
Synonymous? Maybe at large colleges, but guess what -- you can get a degree without that experience. It's called a smaller school. Sadly, many of my high school compatriots looked at "name brand" first, and size or cost second, if at all. For any high school slashdotters listening, I have a secret -- it's the same degree. My father went to state school in RI, and was recruited by Raytheon before he'd even graduated. He was working alongside graduates from all the Ivy Leagues, getting paid the same. It doesn't matter what the name on the diploma is, what matters is the effort you put in and the skills you provide for your employer. Save your money, avoid crippling student loan debt, and get those smaller class sizes anyways.
Smaller university equals smaller classes. The largest class I've ever had at my university was 40 students -- hardly unmanageable. Consider these things first, since you're going to school for your degree, not bragging rights, at least ostensibly so.
The word you're looking for is "ostracize," not "ostrichsize." Though turning university bureaucrats into ostriches would be highly amusing.
Oh, it's definitely been better. I just wanted to point out that it's not immune yet.
Even with Firefox3 I've seen it balloon to an astonishing 800MB. Now granted, this was after roughly 72 continuous hours of usage, with various extensions, and it hasn't done it recently, but I was still pretty shocked to realize it was consuming so much memory.
The summary (and some of the comments) seem to make the assumption that I'm just going to rush out and get an iPhone with a great data plan. Sorry, I'm happy with my Verizon nothing-but-voice plan -- it's about as cheap as you can get.
So what do I do for music? Well at home, where there's Internet access, there's always Pandora. If you still haven't heard of it, it's a streaming radio service based on what they call the Music Genome Project, where music is classified based on its attributes, from major stuff like genre and artist to more esoteric things, like being in minor key with mostly keytars and a wailing androgynous singer...well, you get the picture.
But what about on the road, where there's no internet access? Well, I'll make the leap and say that if you're reading Slashdot, you have some variety or flavor of MP3 player. This seems a safer guess than the iPhone, since there's lots of them and they're pretty cheap. I've got a Sansa, and it works fine for me. I hook it up to a tape deck adapter (my car's a 95 Oldsmobile, no CD or AUX input for me) and put it on shuffle. Music problem solved, no need for satellite.
A bit off-topic, when my father bought his Honda Pilot, he got a three month preview of XM, and none of us were impressed. They repeated the same songs over a day, even more than normal radio, and the other upshot -- no commercials -- wasn't true. They were just all for XM, which seemed pointless, unless they were targeting their XM ads to those trying the free trial. Either way, it wasn't an impressive experience and certainly not worth the monthly fee when the car has a six-cd changer and an MP3 player input. He just does the same thing I do now and listens to his Stevie Ray Vaughn on the way to work instead of the radio.
I'm surprised no one else does this, though -- I figured I'd see plenty of other /. commenters saying much the same.
It's not commercial-free anymore. Every few hours you get a short little verbal ad snippet. It's not too bad; still far superior to 'real' radio.
I wish I had mod points for you. Scalzi is one of the more brilliant authors I've read.
That requires knowing that there are 2 levels though, right? Or have I missed something?
Damn, my mod points just expired or I'd mod you up +1 insightful.
Hey hey hey, no bashing Tom Selleck. Magnum PI was a great show. :D But yes, Harrison Ford probably was the best choice for Indy.
What if your laptop contains trade secrets or the like? Wouldn't that constitute industrial espionage to decrypt said information? What if a DHS employee has a relative who competes in that field? I can only imagine the potential messes there.
"Cost means nothing..."
Then, to put it bluntly, they're idiots. Do the math; graduate with the same degree debt-free from a state university like I will, or owe hundreds of thousands of dollars as soon as the ceremony ends? Guess what? My dad was hired right out of college at URI by Raetheon. He was working next to Harvard and MIT grads, and they were all getting paid the same. It's really true that after the first job interview, no one cares where you graduated from.
Well, that's my rant, mod it down as you wish :P
The main thing I use Skype for is to coordinate Command and Conquer 3 gaming sessions. Previously we used to use Teamspeak, but the server we used was fairly unreliable. The only other advantage to Skype is international calling, which I don't take advantage of that often, because if I'm at my computer already, it's usually simpler to just IM that person.
Oh, believe me, I rely on Pandora for pretty much all my music now -- especially more obscure stuff like traditional Celtic music and old folk artists from the 70s.
"Children won't be rediscovering momy and daddys 20 year old records in the future. DRM could cause an entire generations music to be lost."
Oh no! How will our descendants survive without being able to appreciate the lyrical genius of K-Fed, NSYNC, and My Chemical Romance? It really is the end of the world!
Damn, I was aiming for a Funny and got taken seriously.
What small town in the middle of nowhere do you live in that Radio Shack could personally identify you by the zip code?
What astonishes me is more that this latest release has gotten even my totally non-tech-savvy friends to download it and acknowledge its superiority to Internet Explorer 7. The Firefox team has not only improved the browser for those of us who already used it, but managed to convert another large segment of the market. It's sort of like the Nintendo Wii effect -- they realized it made more sense not to enlarge their slice of the tech-savvy pie, but to expand the pie to include casual users as well. Or at least that's how I see it, feel free to correct me with your own interpretation.
Hey, that's what I said!
Not all that surprising, considering my father's side of the family. Thankfully he hasn't dropped any money on it....yet.
Like the ones who seem to have convinced my father's cousin that he can run his car on tap water?
I agree. I have a few friends with Asperger's myself, and they still know what's legal and what's illegal. What they don't get is social conventions, but that's shades of grey, where law is much more black and white. The Asperger's thing is a bait-and-switch, in my opinion. Nothing more than a tactic to garner sympathy.
That wasn't the computer reboot. That was the main power generator. The park had been running on auxiliary power and the backup generators were out of gas. Hence, the reason Ellie had to reset all the fence breakers from there. Have I seen that movie too many times? Yes. :P
So I take it you worked for the Rhode Island government then?
I'm predicting you would see a landslide victory for Optimus Prime. That or we'd have a lolcat in office.