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I've been fearing this development in technology. How long before the Zurge outfit their Hydrolisks and Mutalisks with these organic lasers?? Like the Terran and Protoss didn't have enough trouble after the Zurge got that lurker/Devourer upgrade; now they have to deal with acid being spit in their faces with a tolerance of +/- 2cm.
To them I'm sure it's all about protecting their investment. It's really hard to put yourself in the perspective of the RIAA but I've made up a little exercise.
1. Fill a room wall-to-wall with cash and light it on fire. 2. Run around the room, tracing the path of a star'd-pentagon yelling: "yippie, yippie" 3. Go back to your office and figure out how you can squeeze out some more money 4. Go back to step 1.
Bruce Campbell is, IMHO, a pretty good actor...take Army of Darkness and Evil Dead, two movies in which he actually help produce (and write?)- they turned out great! I'd like to see Harrison Ford try and pull off 'Brisco County' or 'Jack of All Trades.' He simply couldn't do it because the writing is horrible. No actor can make a good show/movie when the writing is bad. Why does he take those kind of parts then? My guess is that he wants to eat! Despite this, I would like him to see him take some more serious roles. The X-Files would be a great opportunity and I hope he gets it.
A Quote from a lady at inside.com on a PBS show: "the thing about the internet is that it's very networked."
Yes, I received this message just after the law passed because I had my age set to 1 for some reason. I don't even remember how many weeks ago it was since ICQ did this but it's been a while. I'd imagine the summitter doesn't check his email very much.(or icq account for that matter).
The implications of a free solaris are very interesting. For your reading pleasure,here is the link back to last years/. discussion on what a free solaris might mean.
The university that I attend has actually started to mix classes. Some professors want to teach in java and others in c++. Replacing c/c++ completely seems to be a horrible idea but mixing them appears to work well. The more languages you know the better perspective you have on coding a solution to a problem. Since you're able to break away from a particular 'coding mindset' when you learned a language you don't feel so locked down. I know it's helped my coding a lot.
Sure the "other" phones may have a larger coveraging range but our latest model phone can play....Solitare!!! Yes, that's right! No need to waste your lunch playing solitare in your office when you can be on the go and do the same thing! Also, for an extra $9.99 a month you can get updated 'card packs' starting with(at no extra charge) the windows solitare default card pack* that you've learned to love!! (coming soon, hearts)
*'castle with flying bats' card pack not included.
Dickinson mentioned just how important rule 56 is yet this rule seems only to cater to a perfect world. Tim O'Reilly realizes this. If I don't submit anything for rule 56 then it is up to the patent office to go around and figure out if it is in fact patentable. What is to ensure that the patent examiner is aware of all these technologies? I'm sure there is a detailed process for approving patents but, in the case of software and internet technology, it doesn't seem to be working. I couldn't believe the emphasist that was put on patent re-examination. To me, it seems that Dickenson is using a policy of "Issue patents now and let re-examination sort 'um out!" Maybe that should be the poster outside his office. It's one thing to go around issuing challenges to people to file re-examinations and quite another to actually issue the patents in a honost and decent way.
Lorenzo Lamas and Brandscombe Richmond star in their most demanding Renegade rolls ever as Reno '31337' Black and Bobby 'w00t' Sixkiller in a smart new action thriller on UPN!!
It must have been microsoft employees doing the punching. What, with the windows operating system *perfected* they tend to have lots of free time haha:)
I felt that the article lost a lot to credibility when the author failed to know even what a script kiddie was. Holisticly, I got the impression that there was a constant switch between about 3 different dictionaries to help back the overall theme. As as stated in earlier posts, the dictionary makers don't just sit around and make up new words, it goes by what a large percentage of the population actually use. Admittibly, hacker/cracker/script kiddie are jargon terms(right now). But, the author tries to justify the use of 'hacker' to describe just about every computer event under the sun so that people are not confused. To me, that's false logic; using incorrect terms to describe an event actually introduces more confusion. When ever I read an article that states something about a 'hacker' I always have to actually read the entire article to figure out what they really mean by that. It's like trying to talk about an operating system but without being able to specify what operating system you're talking about outside of sentance context. Next time you talk about windows, mac OS, Linux or any Unix varient just refer to them as 'the operating system' because who needs to be more specific than that?
I remember reading a number of articles in the past concerning the military GPS signal--didn't they claim that you could get your position +/- 2 cm?? Maybe this was just some type of general guess made by reporters.
Doesn't the creepy Castlevania music remind you of those days when you would try and convince your mom that the 10 hours you just spent slashing zombies is actually improving your hand-eye coordination? Of coarse increased hand-eye coordination yeilds faster typing skills and that means you have more valuable 'job skills'. I would say anything if I thought it would keep that power cord from being locked away(I bought a spare though).;)
I hear that everytime these judges issue a citation the VB app will gather DNA from the keypad and embed it into the ticket.....Let's just hope we can keep that DNA cloning under wraps this time;)
Unisys's move to "cash in" on this event may actually hurt them. From now on(or from when they started doing this) whenever someone talks about Unisys this is going to be the first thing they think of. Bad PR isn't exactly a good thing in the world of business. If I had to choose between two companies of comparable services Unisys and company B, it's company B all the way. This whole situation shows just another flaw in the patent. A company loosely licensing it's patent for years and then, one day pulling the reighs tight--something's very wrong with that. The entire patent system needs an overhaul(if not a pink slip). If you needed to defend a patent like you did a trademark this situation wouldn't even have happened....then again, just think of all the other problems this would bring in(screwing over the little guy).
A tax on internet items is coming regardless; that's not what worries me in this article. Recall:
It is this last point that opponents say includes special tax provisions that would benefit business members of the panel such as AT&T, MCI Worldcom and America Online.
I guess I wasn't aware we were letting big companies have representatives on government committees that recommend bills that directly benefit theyselves. It's like you being on a committee to decide whether or not you should get a raise...are you ever going to vote against yourself? You can only question what other bills were recommended in government sub-committees with a similar make up...DMCA??
I think your right on. Warez and Porn are going to be jumping all over FreeNet in a heart beat. If your familar with the land of IRC you know just how many people this attracts and how much bandwidth it uses. Considering programs (games especially) are frankly, getting huge, if a copy of Diablo II(in the far future) gets posted on FreeNet you'll have 50+ people downloading a 700meg file in a matter of minutes, easily! I hope that FreeNet does not become Chaos theory in action and at least minimal controls are there so that the value of the information can be mantained. Maybe if FreeNet only allowes source files(text)? It's a tough problem to solve without limiting FreeNet's usefullness.
I wonder whether this will take focus(and engineers) off of Russia's commitment to the International Space Station? Hopefully not! Not that the idea of a space hotel isn't very cool, I just seriously doubt anyone reading this would be able to afford it(and benefit from it). The ISS on the other hand offers to benefit a great deal of people through increased scientific research. Still, the MIR hotel could actually help in Russian efforts towards the ISS if some of the income from MIR was redirected towards it.
Having graduated from high school two years ago, I have some ideas about what I would have liked to see in a computer class. I'm going to make some assumptions. Firstly, this class sounds like an elective so be clear as to just what kind of student your trying to attract here. If this is going to geared towards someone who knows nothing about computers except web browsing and hotmail make sure students know this before signing up. okay then, I'm assuming this class is for someone who knows basic computer hardware terms, and feels comfortable with basic computing tasks like installing an OS or what have you.
1. computer hardware. talk about how various components of a computer work and interact. Not just a 'this box contains a cpu' but more of showing just how processor clock speed isn't the whole story to a computers speed and how a processor accesses memory(bottlenecks). Give students two weeks to put together class presentations on a computer topic like 'Athlon vs. PIII' or 'what actually is a mp3 encoder doing to wav files?'<---not hardware I know:) You could probably do a whole semester on hardware alone but it's not really what your would probably want to do. Maybe 1/2-1/3 of the semester.
2. OS's I wouldn't bother with windows too much(students KNOW windows) but how about an introduction to Unix systems? I wouldn't spend a huge amount of time on this but I think it would be good to show basic commands and what everything looks like, maybe some BASH stuff Definitely, some X window stuff(which I'm sure would flare interest). (one little thing I show people who are new to linux is to type xmatrix --root in X. Having a screen saver like that as your background always gets a 'cool!' from people)
3. Networking - spend a little time learning about networks (what a DNS server does ect.) and (resource permitting) have groups of students responsible for a computer and have them setup a couple servers and practice using what they've learned.
Okay, finally I have always had a couple tips to keep classes like this interesting <rant> 1. demand a lot from students, truthfully the more you expect the more you'll get 2. keep it interactive and rewarding. no matter how good you are at lecturing, lecturing about some linux command or how to install a network card == sleepy time. 3. allow students flexibilty to do their own projects(within reason) ] 4. super important! with most projects tell students you'll give extra credit for doing something above and beyond the project.
As an example of #4 a friend an I had to write a program in PASCAL when I was in high school. As a final project we had to create a non-trival type program. Instead of just doing something easy we devoted 5 hours a day over 2 1/2 weeks into making some really cool(full featured tron game in svga). Why you ask? Because we were going to get 10 extra points for making something in graphics mode! All it takes sometimes is a nudge. Well, enough ranting.</rant> I hope you find this somewhat informative, I think I'm going to go play that tron game for a bit:)
I have a happy hacking keyboard lite and it kicks!! You complain about the lack of arrow keys but it does have arrow keys under the ; ' [ and / It actually works better because I don't need to EVER lift my hands to hit any key, including the arrows. It was a little weird starting out but I wouldn't go back to a 'standard' keyboard for anything.
According to the info. page at three axis interactive this game is using "cutting edge 3D technology." My only question about that and the Quesa 3D library is if it's so fast how come they are only using 3/4 of the screen to actually display the game? And don't even try to agrue that you need size 26 font to display how many egg's you've collected or what "attack mode" your in.:)
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I've been fearing this development in technology. How long before the Zurge outfit their Hydrolisks and Mutalisks with these organic lasers?? Like the Terran and Protoss didn't have enough trouble after the Zurge got that lurker/Devourer upgrade; now they have to deal with acid being spit in their faces with a tolerance of +/- 2cm.
1. Fill a room wall-to-wall with cash and light it on fire.
2. Run around the room, tracing the path of a star'd-pentagon yelling: "yippie, yippie"
3. Go back to your office and figure out how you can squeeze out some more money
4. Go back to step 1.
A Quote from a lady at inside.com on a PBS show: "the thing about the internet is that it's very networked."
Yes, I received this message just after the law passed because I had my age set to 1 for some reason. I don't even remember how many weeks ago it was since ICQ did this but it's been a while. I'd imagine the summitter doesn't check his email very much.(or icq account for that matter).
The implications of a free solaris are very interesting. For your reading pleasure,here is the link back to last years /. discussion on what a free solaris might mean.
The university that I attend has actually started to mix classes. Some professors want to teach in java and others in c++. Replacing c/c++ completely seems to be a horrible idea but mixing them appears to work well. The more languages you know the better perspective you have on coding a solution to a problem. Since you're able to break away from a particular 'coding mindset' when you learned a language you don't feel so locked down. I know it's helped my coding a lot.
*'castle with flying bats' card pack not included.
Dickinson mentioned just how important rule 56 is yet this rule seems only to cater to a perfect world. Tim O'Reilly realizes this. If I don't submit anything for rule 56 then it is up to the patent office to go around and figure out if it is in fact patentable. What is to ensure that the patent examiner is aware of all these technologies? I'm sure there is a detailed process for approving patents but, in the case of software and internet technology, it doesn't seem to be working. I couldn't believe the emphasist that was put on patent re-examination. To me, it seems that Dickenson is using a policy of "Issue patents now and let re-examination sort 'um out!" Maybe that should be the poster outside his office. It's one thing to go around issuing challenges to people to file re-examinations and quite another to actually issue the patents in a honost and decent way.
Lorenzo Lamas and Brandscombe Richmond star in their most demanding Renegade rolls ever as Reno '31337' Black and Bobby 'w00t' Sixkiller in a smart new action thriller on UPN!!
It must have been microsoft employees doing the punching. What, with the windows operating system *perfected* they tend to have lots of free time haha :)
I felt that the article lost a lot to credibility when the author failed to know even what a script kiddie was. Holisticly, I got the impression that there was a constant switch between about 3 different dictionaries to help back the overall theme. As as stated in earlier posts, the dictionary makers don't just sit around and make up new words, it goes by what a large percentage of the population actually use. Admittibly, hacker/cracker/script kiddie are jargon terms(right now). But, the author tries to justify the use of 'hacker' to describe just about every computer event under the sun so that people are not confused. To me, that's false logic; using incorrect terms to describe an event actually introduces more confusion. When ever I read an article that states something about a 'hacker' I always have to actually read the entire article to figure out what they really mean by that. It's like trying to talk about an operating system but without being able to specify what operating system you're talking about outside of sentance context. Next time you talk about windows, mac OS, Linux or any Unix varient just refer to them as 'the operating system' because who needs to be more specific than that?
Like we don't have enough pest control problems already, we have to start making our own!
I remember reading a number of articles in the past concerning the military GPS signal--didn't they claim that you could get your position +/- 2 cm?? Maybe this was just some type of general guess made by reporters.
Doesn't the creepy Castlevania music remind you of those days when you would try and convince your mom that the 10 hours you just spent slashing zombies is actually improving your hand-eye coordination? Of coarse increased hand-eye coordination yeilds faster typing skills and that means you have more valuable 'job skills'. I would say anything if I thought it would keep that power cord from being locked away(I bought a spare though). ;)
I hear that everytime these judges issue a citation the VB app will gather DNA from the keypad and embed it into the ticket.....Let's just hope we can keep that DNA cloning under wraps this time ;)
Unisys's move to "cash in" on this event may actually hurt them. From now on(or from when they started doing this) whenever someone talks about Unisys this is going to be the first thing they think of. Bad PR isn't exactly a good thing in the world of business. If I had to choose between two companies of comparable services Unisys and company B, it's company B all the way. This whole situation shows just another flaw in the patent. A company loosely licensing it's patent for years and then, one day pulling the reighs tight--something's very wrong with that. The entire patent system needs an overhaul(if not a pink slip). If you needed to defend a patent like you did a trademark this situation wouldn't even have happened....then again, just think of all the other problems this would bring in(screwing over the little guy).
The Mambo P300 that your refering too is not scheduled to go into production until April 17th.
It is this last point that opponents say includes special tax provisions that would benefit business members of the panel such as AT&T, MCI Worldcom and America Online.
I guess I wasn't aware we were letting big companies have representatives on government committees that recommend bills that directly benefit theyselves. It's like you being on a committee to decide whether or not you should get a raise...are you ever going to vote against yourself? You can only question what other bills were recommended in government sub-committees with a similar make up...DMCA??
I think your right on. Warez and Porn are going to be jumping all over FreeNet in a heart beat. If your familar with the land of IRC you know just how many people this attracts and how much bandwidth it uses. Considering programs (games especially) are frankly, getting huge, if a copy of Diablo II(in the far future) gets posted on FreeNet you'll have 50+ people downloading a 700meg file in a matter of minutes, easily! I hope that FreeNet does not become Chaos theory in action and at least minimal controls are there so that the value of the information can be mantained. Maybe if FreeNet only allowes source files(text)? It's a tough problem to solve without limiting FreeNet's usefullness.
I think I'm going to go hide in my Y2K compound now.
Don't you remember the poll? We all turned our Y2K bunkers into Bat Caves!!
I wonder whether this will take focus(and engineers) off of Russia's commitment to the International Space Station? Hopefully not! Not that the idea of a space hotel isn't very cool, I just seriously doubt anyone reading this would be able to afford it(and benefit from it). The ISS on the other hand offers to benefit a great deal of people through increased scientific research. Still, the MIR hotel could actually help in Russian efforts towards the ISS if some of the income from MIR was redirected towards it.
I don't know why everyone is so uptight. Myself, I had a good chuckle this morning when I started to read todays stories. :_)
Having graduated from high school two years ago, I have some ideas about what I would have liked to see in a computer class. I'm going to make some assumptions. Firstly, this class sounds like an elective so be clear as to just what kind of student your trying to attract here. If this is going to geared towards someone who knows nothing about computers except web browsing and hotmail make sure students know this before signing up. okay then, I'm assuming this class is for someone who knows basic computer hardware terms, and feels comfortable with basic computing tasks like installing an OS or what have you.
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1. computer hardware. talk about how various components of a computer work and interact. Not just a 'this box contains a cpu' but more of showing just how processor clock speed isn't the whole story to a computers speed and how a processor accesses memory(bottlenecks). Give students two weeks to put together class presentations on a computer topic like 'Athlon vs. PIII' or 'what actually is a mp3 encoder doing to wav files?'<---not hardware I know
You could probably do a whole semester on hardware alone but it's not really what your would probably want to do. Maybe 1/2-1/3 of the semester.
2. OS's I wouldn't bother with windows too much(students KNOW windows) but how about an introduction to Unix systems? I wouldn't spend a huge amount of time on this but I think it would be good to show basic commands and what everything looks like, maybe some BASH stuff
Definitely, some X window stuff(which I'm sure would flare interest). (one little thing I show people who are new to linux is to type xmatrix --root in X. Having a screen saver like that as your background always gets a 'cool!' from people)
3. Networking - spend a little time learning about networks (what a DNS server does ect.) and (resource permitting) have groups of students responsible for a computer and have them setup a couple servers and practice using what they've learned.
Okay, finally I have always had a couple tips to keep classes like this interesting <rant>
1. demand a lot from students, truthfully the more you expect the more you'll get
2. keep it interactive and rewarding. no matter how good you are at lecturing, lecturing about some linux command or how to install a network card == sleepy time.
3. allow students flexibilty to do their own projects(within reason) ]
4. super important! with most projects tell students you'll give extra credit for doing something above and beyond the project.
As an example of #4 a friend an I had to write a program in PASCAL when I was in high school. As a final project we had to create a non-trival type program. Instead of just doing something easy we devoted 5 hours a day over 2 1/2 weeks into making some really cool(full featured tron game in svga). Why you ask? Because we were going to get 10 extra points for making something in graphics mode! All it takes sometimes is a nudge. Well, enough ranting.</rant>
I hope you find this somewhat informative, I think I'm going to go play that tron game for a bit
Brett Gengler
(EE student)
I have a happy hacking keyboard lite and it kicks!! You complain about the lack of arrow keys but it does have arrow keys under the ; ' [ and / It actually works better because I don't need to EVER lift my hands to hit any key, including the arrows. It was a little weird starting out but I wouldn't go back to a 'standard' keyboard for anything.
According to the info. page at three axis interactive this game is using "cutting edge 3D technology." My only question about that and the Quesa 3D library is if it's so fast how come they are only using 3/4 of the screen to actually display the game? And don't even try to agrue that you need size 26 font to display how many egg's you've collected or what "attack mode" your in. :)