For some reason while learning mathematics in elementary school, my teachers never tought me that 28 + 28 + 28 + 28 is the same as 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3, 4 * 25 + 4 * 3, 100 + 12, 112. This is the way I do basic math on a daily basis, but I swear 98% of the population doesn't have any type of similar reasoning ability.
It's like I'm some type of circus side-show freak by being able to compute a 15% tip for dinner.
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Learn shell script and PERL, and then you are 50% of the way there. IMHO, The important distinction between distros is not the software that's included, but rather how the software is integrated. This integration is facilitated by the collection of scripts and configuration files that are littered throughout your installation. Thus, by learning the scripting languages used, you can then feel comfortable customizing your system. Otherwise, you might as well be a car mechanic who doesn't know how to use a wrench.
From there, learning how to combine all the small tools to automate your work as much as possible will put in a positition where you feel like you are in control. Nothing feels better than knowing you've setup a system perfectly so that it gets the job done exactly the way you want it.
A book or two may prove convenient in this learning process, but honestly 100% of the material is on the web, and you can always print out your dead tree copy for your reading leisure. Good luck.
There are proper ways to handle common problems when writting server-side Java applications. If everybody would simply code using these "design patterns" then understandability and maintainability would sky rocket, not to mention the fact that your solution will just plain work.
In other words, don't roll your own when the hard work of others is out there and precisely documented for you to use. IMHO, this is part of the difference between a software-engineer and your run-of-the-mill coder.
No. When the child goes outside of the vicinity, a randomly selected partner child's head will then explode along with the offender after the GPS counts down 15 seconds. This creates a system of cooperative security, and it keeps these thugs under control.
I've tried out numerous sytems, and they all require DOS for the actual reimaging process!
What this means is that we techs have to deal with the nastiness of CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT as well as getting a proper driver stack working. Indeed, every NIC card manufacturer out there has to employ a few goons who know how to code 16-bit DOS TSRs so that Corporate America can use their cards en mass.
Anybody out there want to make some real $$$ out there? Finish up the NTFS module for Linux, and from there enterprising souls will be able to write a decent reimaging solution that's current and maintained. Symantec, Altiris, and the rest will be put out of business overnight.
I totally agree. After all, I just executed 10 trillion NOP instructions in my head in less than 1 ns! Fear the "slack" architecture in its finest incarnation.
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With today's CPUs having more than enough power for most tasks done by the average user, when will we get to the point where we don't need a video accelerator? The six month cycle makes upgrading to a new video card an expensive and risky proposition afterall.
For example, I wonder how many FPS a P4 3.2 or an Operon can pump out @1024x768x16bit in Q3 with only software rending.
What do you mean?!?!? Just like, uh, get a few sentances, put bullets next to them and *BAM*, you have a presentation for everybody. Just add some swirlin graphics and some sound, and the information really stands out. To boot, since you can spend less than a minute per slide, make like a 100 of them, and then, here's the kicker, make your audience print the whole damn thing! That way they don't have to take notes or think even.
Although I'm on the side of the fence that opposes Verisign for all the obvious reasons, 99.9999% (you get my idea) of web users who mistype a domain name have no clue who Verisign is, why sitefinder is bad, and probably appreciate a clickable link for the domain they wanted. In other words, I do not believe such a survey is repetitive of "internet users."
Driving a car requires the use of two petals with your feet! If people can't learn how to operate a mouse with two buttons, then I serious fear these people on the road!
Is there some real physical limit for the amount of protons, neutrons, and electrons an atom can have? For example, is it possible to have an atom with 160 protons given the right conditions?
Exactly, the above software is definitely not for the 'typical family PC' the original poster requested. Some geeks are so far removed from mainstream reality to the point of being disfunctional when it comes to helping others with technology.
Invariably, if you let these people "help", you'll end up with an overblown solution that the client can't use. I can already hear, "But I just want to print my pictures!" in that sad helpless tone of voice.
I think that pricing scheme is local to Las Vegas only, since this link, for Phoenix shows only two price options. The only difference is whether or not you buy the modem.
As far as I can tell, I have ~3mbs down/256kbs up. It's pretty nice, and I haven't received any complaints about my substantial BitTorrent use.
Could somebody tell me the logic of why we destroy probes after their useful life is over? I'm sure my great-great-great grandchildren would get a kick of being able to fly to Jupiter and retrieve the probes themselves. It's an important piece of history, and I don't see why we need to initiate its own destruction.
The problem with virii that harm the system is that the regular Joe will be more likely to notice the virus and get it cleaned ASAP. This implies that they aren't as efficient in spreading. This is why, for example, you don't live in fear of getting e-bola while something like AIDS should give you some pause.
But the.NET Class library is incomplete and immature to the point of frustration. Two bits for somebody who can tell me what class will allow me to browse for a directory without interfacing with COM.
It's my bet that the sun, you know, that big ball in the sky that emits so much radiation that it can heat an entire planet, burn you in less than 30 minutes, and make you go blind if you look at it for too long, has so much more of an effect on our bodies that any longterm study on the dangers of cell phones will prove pointless.
Besides, any type of reasonable fear of cell phone radiation is only logical after you've quit drinking, smoking, lost your extra weight, and started a low stress level lifestyle.
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Great post man. You just ruined the ending of the movie for me! Next time put in a spoiler warning or two for Christ's sake.
Is that hair gel?
For some reason while learning mathematics in elementary school, my teachers never tought me that 28 + 28 + 28 + 28 is the same as 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3, 4 * 25 + 4 * 3, 100 + 12, 112. This is the way I do basic math on a daily basis, but I swear 98% of the population doesn't have any type of similar reasoning ability.
It's like I'm some type of circus side-show freak by being able to compute a 15% tip for dinner.
Learn shell script and PERL, and then you are 50% of the way there. IMHO, The important distinction between distros is not the software that's included, but rather how the software is integrated. This integration is facilitated by the collection of scripts and configuration files that are littered throughout your installation. Thus, by learning the scripting languages used, you can then feel comfortable customizing your system. Otherwise, you might as well be a car mechanic who doesn't know how to use a wrench.
From there, learning how to combine all the small tools to automate your work as much as possible will put in a positition where you feel like you are in control. Nothing feels better than knowing you've setup a system perfectly so that it gets the job done exactly the way you want it.
A book or two may prove convenient in this learning process, but honestly 100% of the material is on the web, and you can always print out your dead tree copy for your reading leisure. Good luck.
It all went downhill after they banned the fighting and chair throwing. Whitetrash entertainment just isn't the same anymore.
There are proper ways to handle common problems when writting server-side Java applications. If everybody would simply code using these "design patterns" then understandability and maintainability would sky rocket, not to mention the fact that your solution will just plain work.
In other words, don't roll your own when the hard work of others is out there and precisely documented for you to use. IMHO, this is part of the difference between a software-engineer and your run-of-the-mill coder.
I don't get the 2mb buffer either. Memory is so cheap, that one 32mb chip is probably something like $5. Why keep the 2mb? Even 8mb seems pitiful.
No. When the child goes outside of the vicinity, a randomly selected partner child's head will then explode along with the offender after the GPS counts down 15 seconds. This creates a system of cooperative security, and it keeps these thugs under control.
I've tried out numerous sytems, and they all require DOS for the actual reimaging process!
What this means is that we techs have to deal with the nastiness of CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT as well as getting a proper driver stack working. Indeed, every NIC card manufacturer out there has to employ a few goons who know how to code 16-bit DOS TSRs so that Corporate America can use their cards en mass.
Anybody out there want to make some real $$$ out there? Finish up the NTFS module for Linux, and from there enterprising souls will be able to write a decent reimaging solution that's current and maintained. Symantec, Altiris, and the rest will be put out of business overnight.
Oh, and don't even get me started on multicast!
I totally agree. After all, I just executed 10 trillion NOP instructions in my head in less than 1 ns! Fear the "slack" architecture in its finest incarnation.
With today's CPUs having more than enough power for most tasks done by the average user, when will we get to the point where we don't need a video accelerator? The six month cycle makes upgrading to a new video card an expensive and risky proposition afterall.
For example, I wonder how many FPS a P4 3.2 or an Operon can pump out @1024x768x16bit in Q3 with only software rending.
What do you mean?!?!? Just like, uh, get a few sentances, put bullets next to them and *BAM*, you have a presentation for everybody. Just add some swirlin graphics and some sound, and the information really stands out. To boot, since you can spend less than a minute per slide, make like a 100 of them, and then, here's the kicker, make your audience print the whole damn thing! That way they don't have to take notes or think even.
So that's why my computers is always after my lucky charms.
Although I'm on the side of the fence that opposes Verisign for all the obvious reasons, 99.9999% (you get my idea) of web users who mistype a domain name have no clue who Verisign is, why sitefinder is bad, and probably appreciate a clickable link for the domain they wanted. In other words, I do not believe such a survey is repetitive of "internet users."
Driving a car requires the use of two petals with your feet! If people can't learn how to operate a mouse with two buttons, then I serious fear these people on the road!
Is there some real physical limit for the amount of protons, neutrons, and electrons an atom can have? For example, is it possible to have an atom with 160 protons given the right conditions?
Exactly, the above software is definitely not for the 'typical family PC' the original poster requested. Some geeks are so far removed from mainstream reality to the point of being disfunctional when it comes to helping others with technology.
Invariably, if you let these people "help", you'll end up with an overblown solution that the client can't use. I can already hear, "But I just want to print my pictures!" in that sad helpless tone of voice.
I think that pricing scheme is local to Las Vegas only, since this link, for Phoenix shows only two price options. The only difference is whether or not you buy the modem.
As far as I can tell, I have ~3mbs down/256kbs up. It's pretty nice, and I haven't received any complaints about my substantial BitTorrent use.
What is "those three people have never been in my kitchen?"
I fear the day I have to play you Trivial Pursuit.
Could somebody tell me the logic of why we destroy probes after their useful life is over? I'm sure my great-great-great grandchildren would get a kick of being able to fly to Jupiter and retrieve the probes themselves. It's an important piece of history, and I don't see why we need to initiate its own destruction.
The problem with virii that harm the system is that the regular Joe will be more likely to notice the virus and get it cleaned ASAP. This implies that they aren't as efficient in spreading. This is why, for example, you don't live in fear of getting e-bola while something like AIDS should give you some pause.
I for one welcome our new "I for one" joke overlords.
But the .NET Class library is incomplete and immature to the point of frustration. Two bits for somebody who can tell me what class will allow me to browse for a directory without interfacing with COM.
It's my bet that the sun, you know, that big ball in the sky that emits so much radiation that it can heat an entire planet, burn you in less than 30 minutes, and make you go blind if you look at it for too long, has so much more of an effect on our bodies that any longterm study on the dangers of cell phones will prove pointless.
Besides, any type of reasonable fear of cell phone radiation is only logical after you've quit drinking, smoking, lost your extra weight, and started a low stress level lifestyle.