Seeing as those involved with ACTA don't exactly have too much credibility in the eye of the public, how are they to "prove" the document has been doctored without releasing their original copy? Even better is the fact that those involved with ACTA could simply change it and re-release it themselves, claiming that this new "people-friendly" version is the true original. Since there's no effective time stamp as the original document was never released, the only credible source appears to be those that went out of their way to leak the document in the first place. Check!
Since it is a smaller, lighter font, you can save a lot of money by not needing such large hard disks to store them.
Or you can save lots of disk space by OR'ing all the bits in those pesky e-mails with 1, since we all know 1 takes less space than 0 since it's not as wide:D
I would recommend the following books:
Alexandrescu - "Modern C++ Design: Generic Programming and Design Patterns Applied"
Meyers - "Effective C++" and "More Effective C++"
Stroustrup "The C++ Programming Language"
Stepanov - "Elements of Programming"
Koenig - "Accelerated C++"
Koenig - "Ruminations on C++" (A little out of date but still a good read)
Good luck, C++ has evolved into a large and complex language. You may want to read Stroustrups "The Design and Evolution of C++" on the side to understand how it developed.
-c
If you're looking for something that's mainly syntax, but with some really good examples and and practice exercises (with accurate solutions online), try C++ Primer Plus by Steve Prata. Very good book.
Is it really a surprise that hiring the best and brightest yielded the best returns?
So far as management is concerned, YES, break the project into modular, independent tasks.
A former engineer (ie: biomedical, computer, hardware, electronics, NOT SOFTWARE (does this count as anything other than a glorified developer position) ) runs the team rather than a liberal arts major/dropout (is there a difference???) running this project), sweeeeeet!
It's amazing, the prejudice against intelligent people. Populism at work/at it's "rights".
The article is likely correct about the snacks and food. Also, no offense intended to anyone, but I've noticed that people who just zone out to television as compared to active computer users/gamers tend to be a bit...dumber.
Yes yes, I know, a generalization...but in my experience, it's the truth.
Well, since the whole thing is purely digital, at least so far as user feedback/input is concerned, this really screwed over the consumer. You're effectively locked in a high speed gerbil ball with no way to reduce speed. This should be a stark reminder of the need for hardware-based safeguards in critical systems. The Therac-25 is a common example of this.
A great deal of them don't work, even with the menu at the top showing "Word 2003..." shortcut sequence. Also, several are not recognized, at least when it comes to macro dev for me. Furthermore, the associated menus are not shown, so the exact keystroke must be completely memorized, without any visual cues in case you can't remember that last stroke.
I switched to OO.o eventually.
For intuitive and natural, I'm referring to natural mappings. "The Design of Everyday Things" by Donald Norman does a good job of describing this. Simple "standards" exist that most people (at least in North America) understand without instruction. There's a good wikipedia article on it too:
On a more interesting note, with respect to the people having issues with the Toyotas accelerating to ludicrous speed, why oh why did they not consider slamming the breaks? Maybe pop the thing into neutral? Sure, engine damage, but at least no crash.
That the advancement of technology and addition of features will require additional training in some respect. Driving an old automatic car is easy enough. You either hit gas or brake, and occasionally use reverse. Now let's add in cruise control and ABS, which some people seem to automatically think converts their beat-up jalopy into the KITT from Knight Rider, right before driving off the road. More features. Add in new switches and dials for controlling mirrors, lights, locks, etc. Despite the application of human factors analysis, the average Joe is not going to find the purpose of each and every button and dial intuitive and natural.
The notion that technology saves the day without introducing new tasks, quirks, and procedures is naive thinking at its worst. The Office 2007 ribbon might be a fair example. People who memorized countless shortcut keys and menus for Office '97 through 2003 suddenly have to reacquaint themselves with the shortcut bar for n00bs, with no simply way to revert to the old setup. Fun times are had by all. Also, as noted above:
Management often is oblivious to the fact that just because they can buy and install the software; that it will work on its own
This tends to be responsible for about 90% of all tech woes for deployments I've ever encountered.
100MPH+ crashes are fairly common in Formula 1. The driver almost universally survives. In fact, the last Formula 1 fatality happened in 1994. This material might be too heavy to work for Formula 1, but if it can give other cars a bit of the same safety, I'm all for it. If the car magically springs back into shape after a crash, so much the better.
Fair enough, but the average 1990's sedan flying along head-on at that speed usually doesn't end too well.
As a rough approximation, would the decreased shock from collision drop quadratically as opposed to linearly? Someone feeling the shock of a 80mph crash as opposed to 100mph will still likely get hosed off the road at the end of the day.
Having attended Simon Fraser University myself, I can say that for every student that can't make the cut due to poor grammar, another four (4) somehow get past the nets. It's not that far off compared to Waterloo. I'm grateful for "word problems" (ie: REAL-WORLD EXAMPLES) on the math, physics, and chemistry exams for weeding out those that can communicate with machines, but not other human beings.
Seriously? Has no one out here heard/felt the iGasm yet? More or less the same thing. Gotta love rebranding an old idea.
http://ownedirl.com/misc/iGasm.jpg
How does IT warrant a degree? Engineering, yes, THAT I can understand (and I mean true hardware/software engineers, not developers who did a 30 hour diploma program at a degree mill). IT requires a LOT of experience to even be considered competent enough to be abused, overworked, and being called off-hours, but the education required is what... A+ (comptia), network+, a half-dozen cisco and MCSA exams, done. I flew through mine in less than a year. Why would you bother getting a bachelors degree in the subject? That's when you want to design the equipment itself and tack an extra zero-or-two to the end of your paycheck.
Is taken both an option? I did a double major in computer engineering and biomedical engineering for my bachelors, and the computer engineering alone require 3-4 courses in discrete math and calculus/vector-calculus EACH, not to mention statistics and matrix algebra (and all the chemistry, physics, and engineering courses to top it off).
I find the discrete stuff is key to understanding abstract data types and you will likely use it all the time no matter what kind of application you are working on. I work in medical research and require a very thorough knowledge of complex number spaces and transformations, and vector-calculus is about as common to this stuff as kids math is to algebra. So in my case, both are essential.
IF (WANT_TO_JUST_PROGRAM)
DO(discrete);
IF (WANT_TO_PROGRAM_ADVANCED_STUFF)
DO(both);
ELSE
DO(change degree);
Even more, you should start a website. I have found that children really do want parenting, even if they are not aware. Also, parents want to parent, but they think it is hopeless. Only knowledge and truth will dispel myths. Getting it out there could go a very, very long way. Imagine, if it took off and parents parented, what the fruits would be!
Well, I already run a blog I update with tutorials on image processing, microcontroller stuff, etc. It's mainly designed to give insight into learning these things from the ground-up, regardless of prior experience. I might consider throwing together a collection of simple guides on this subject. With the exception of tearing open the wall and installing new power equipment (plus sealing and repainting it), most of these workarounds are very simple to implement and safe. Thank you for the positive feedback:)
I just installed a couple timers (similar to those people use at this time of year to set their Christmas lights so they don't run all throughout the day) on the circuits connected to the television and such. God I love being an engineer (Bio + computer). If the kid decides to take his gaming system to the TV upstairs, I cut it off too. If he gets in the habit of popping open the circuit breaker box, I'll cut the wall right open (learned a lot on electrical and upgrading the house from my father as a kid) and install a local power timer I can control via IP. Done. To be honest, the kids usually make a point of finishing up with their games at least a half hour before the timer kicks in, because:
a) Half the games they play require at least an hour to complete missions before reaching save points
b) Despite having surge protectors in place, they think that if the power goes off while the Wii is running, it will fry the Wii. Yeah, not the more dastardly blackhat trick ever, but effective.
Also, don't let the kid have a TV in their room, it just makes this nonsense more common. While I personally don't care that a 14-year old is up at 2:30am on a SATURDAY playing games, I think the lady is just plain dumb for calling the cops over this. Another waste of resources, plain and simple. A similar issue happened with a family friend up the street, the kid was playing WoW until 5am, getting up at 7am to play again, being late for classes, etc (NO COPS THOUGH). A simple call to me, and the router now cuts off internet access between 8pm and 7am. Want to pull the router out of the equation and be a smart-ass, coupling the cable modem directly to your own PC? No go - the adults are the only ones with the passwords to register a new mac address for the internet account, so that just won't work. Reset the router with a pin? Nope, lovely custom linux firmware, retains the settings in EEPROM.
There are always effective ways to deal with this. It's sad that we must rely on them though, as there is no substitute for doing a parent's job - parenting. I can't remember the last time the measures I put in place were actually needed, and I'm proud of that.
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Seeing as those involved with ACTA don't exactly have too much credibility in the eye of the public, how are they to "prove" the document has been doctored without releasing their original copy? Even better is the fact that those involved with ACTA could simply change it and re-release it themselves, claiming that this new "people-friendly" version is the true original. Since there's no effective time stamp as the original document was never released, the only credible source appears to be those that went out of their way to leak the document in the first place. Check!
Since it is a smaller, lighter font, you can save a lot of money by not needing such large hard disks to store them.
Or you can save lots of disk space by OR'ing all the bits in those pesky e-mails with 1, since we all know 1 takes less space than 0 since it's not as wide :D
Need any Scope?
I would recommend the following books: Alexandrescu - "Modern C++ Design: Generic Programming and Design Patterns Applied" Meyers - "Effective C++" and "More Effective C++" Stroustrup "The C++ Programming Language" Stepanov - "Elements of Programming" Koenig - "Accelerated C++" Koenig - "Ruminations on C++" (A little out of date but still a good read)
Good luck, C++ has evolved into a large and complex language. You may want to read Stroustrups "The Design and Evolution of C++" on the side to understand how it developed.
-c
If you're looking for something that's mainly syntax, but with some really good examples and and practice exercises (with accurate solutions online), try C++ Primer Plus by Steve Prata. Very good book.
http://www.pearson.ch/Informatik/SamsPublishing/1449/9780672326974/C-Primer-Plus.aspx
Is it really a surprise that hiring the best and brightest yielded the best returns?
So far as management is concerned, YES, break the project into modular, independent tasks.
A former engineer (ie: biomedical, computer, hardware, electronics, NOT SOFTWARE (does this count as anything other than a glorified developer position) ) runs the team rather than a liberal arts major/dropout (is there a difference???) running this project), sweeeeeet!
It's amazing, the prejudice against intelligent people. Populism at work/at it's "rights".
The article is likely correct about the snacks and food. Also, no offense intended to anyone, but I've noticed that people who just zone out to television as compared to active computer users/gamers tend to be a bit...dumber.
Yes yes, I know, a generalization...but in my experience, it's the truth.
All generalizations are false!!!
Mac: Photoshop is not a game!
Win: Windows is not an OS!
Lin: You're STILL playing koules???
Well, since the whole thing is purely digital, at least so far as user feedback/input is concerned, this really screwed over the consumer. You're effectively locked in a high speed gerbil ball with no way to reduce speed. This should be a stark reminder of the need for hardware-based safeguards in critical systems. The Therac-25 is a common example of this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25
All the more reason I purchase standard vehicles with standard transmissions and actual mechanical control.
A great deal of them don't work, even with the menu at the top showing "Word 2003 ..." shortcut sequence. Also, several are not recognized, at least when it comes to macro dev for me. Furthermore, the associated menus are not shown, so the exact keystroke must be completely memorized, without any visual cues in case you can't remember that last stroke.
I switched to OO.o eventually.
For intuitive and natural, I'm referring to natural mappings. "The Design of Everyday Things" by Donald Norman does a good job of describing this. Simple "standards" exist that most people (at least in North America) understand without instruction. There's a good wikipedia article on it too:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_mapping
On a more interesting note, with respect to the people having issues with the Toyotas accelerating to ludicrous speed, why oh why did they not consider slamming the breaks? Maybe pop the thing into neutral? Sure, engine damage, but at least no crash.
The notion that technology saves the day without introducing new tasks, quirks, and procedures is naive thinking at its worst. The Office 2007 ribbon might be a fair example. People who memorized countless shortcut keys and menus for Office '97 through 2003 suddenly have to reacquaint themselves with the shortcut bar for n00bs, with no simply way to revert to the old setup. Fun times are had by all. Also, as noted above:
Management often is oblivious to the fact that just because they can buy and install the software; that it will work on its own
This tends to be responsible for about 90% of all tech woes for deployments I've ever encountered.
And the defendant's apparently. Oh wait, let's do scalar multiplication by 6500 first, just for kicks, and lobbying brib...., errr, fees.
... but also cheating in CS:S is not that difficult. Valve should really stop those nasty cheaters.
Now that I've posted a reply, I'm going to RTFA.
You're supposed to be PLAGARIZING /., not reading it! Back to work!
100MPH+ crashes are fairly common in Formula 1. The driver almost universally survives. In fact, the last Formula 1 fatality happened in 1994. This material might be too heavy to work for Formula 1, but if it can give other cars a bit of the same safety, I'm all for it. If the car magically springs back into shape after a crash, so much the better.
Fair enough, but the average 1990's sedan flying along head-on at that speed usually doesn't end too well.
As a rough approximation, would the decreased shock from collision drop quadratically as opposed to linearly? Someone feeling the shock of a 80mph crash as opposed to 100mph will still likely get hosed off the road at the end of the day.
Having attended Simon Fraser University myself, I can say that for every student that can't make the cut due to poor grammar, another four (4) somehow get past the nets. It's not that far off compared to Waterloo. I'm grateful for "word problems" (ie: REAL-WORLD EXAMPLES) on the math, physics, and chemistry exams for weeding out those that can communicate with machines, but not other human beings.
Seriously? Has no one out here heard/felt the iGasm yet? More or less the same thing. Gotta love rebranding an old idea. http://ownedirl.com/misc/iGasm.jpg
I applied to Clown College, but they just laughed at me.
I'll thank you not to refer to Princeton that way!
"Because then I couldn't listen to the commentary..." -Dilbert episode on Dogbert Day
How does IT warrant a degree? Engineering, yes, THAT I can understand (and I mean true hardware/software engineers, not developers who did a 30 hour diploma program at a degree mill). IT requires a LOT of experience to even be considered competent enough to be abused, overworked, and being called off-hours, but the education required is what... A+ (comptia), network+, a half-dozen cisco and MCSA exams, done. I flew through mine in less than a year. Why would you bother getting a bachelors degree in the subject? That's when you want to design the equipment itself and tack an extra zero-or-two to the end of your paycheck.
Is taken both an option? I did a double major in computer engineering and biomedical engineering for my bachelors, and the computer engineering alone require 3-4 courses in discrete math and calculus/vector-calculus EACH, not to mention statistics and matrix algebra (and all the chemistry, physics, and engineering courses to top it off). I find the discrete stuff is key to understanding abstract data types and you will likely use it all the time no matter what kind of application you are working on. I work in medical research and require a very thorough knowledge of complex number spaces and transformations, and vector-calculus is about as common to this stuff as kids math is to algebra. So in my case, both are essential. IF (WANT_TO_JUST_PROGRAM) DO(discrete); IF (WANT_TO_PROGRAM_ADVANCED_STUFF) DO(both); ELSE DO(change degree);
Even more, you should start a website. I have found that children really do want parenting, even if they are not aware. Also, parents want to parent, but they think it is hopeless. Only knowledge and truth will dispel myths. Getting it out there could go a very, very long way. Imagine, if it took off and parents parented, what the fruits would be!
Well, I already run a blog I update with tutorials on image processing, microcontroller stuff, etc. It's mainly designed to give insight into learning these things from the ground-up, regardless of prior experience. I might consider throwing together a collection of simple guides on this subject. With the exception of tearing open the wall and installing new power equipment (plus sealing and repainting it), most of these workarounds are very simple to implement and safe. Thank you for the positive feedback :)
I just installed a couple timers (similar to those people use at this time of year to set their Christmas lights so they don't run all throughout the day) on the circuits connected to the television and such. God I love being an engineer (Bio + computer). If the kid decides to take his gaming system to the TV upstairs, I cut it off too. If he gets in the habit of popping open the circuit breaker box, I'll cut the wall right open (learned a lot on electrical and upgrading the house from my father as a kid) and install a local power timer I can control via IP. Done. To be honest, the kids usually make a point of finishing up with their games at least a half hour before the timer kicks in, because: a) Half the games they play require at least an hour to complete missions before reaching save points b) Despite having surge protectors in place, they think that if the power goes off while the Wii is running, it will fry the Wii. Yeah, not the more dastardly blackhat trick ever, but effective. Also, don't let the kid have a TV in their room, it just makes this nonsense more common. While I personally don't care that a 14-year old is up at 2:30am on a SATURDAY playing games, I think the lady is just plain dumb for calling the cops over this. Another waste of resources, plain and simple. A similar issue happened with a family friend up the street, the kid was playing WoW until 5am, getting up at 7am to play again, being late for classes, etc (NO COPS THOUGH). A simple call to me, and the router now cuts off internet access between 8pm and 7am. Want to pull the router out of the equation and be a smart-ass, coupling the cable modem directly to your own PC? No go - the adults are the only ones with the passwords to register a new mac address for the internet account, so that just won't work. Reset the router with a pin? Nope, lovely custom linux firmware, retains the settings in EEPROM. There are always effective ways to deal with this. It's sad that we must rely on them though, as there is no substitute for doing a parent's job - parenting. I can't remember the last time the measures I put in place were actually needed, and I'm proud of that.
Don't worry, once we we've needlessly partitioned away every last block of ipv6 addresses, we can repeat the exercise again with ipv8 :)