Ubuntu didn't always suck. I've used it since the Flatulent Badger release and, for years, it was pretty standard Debian with a bunch of stuff preconfigured for new users. Over the last 3 or 4 years I've watched it become more and more "user friendly" and it seems like every release breaks a bunch of things I had manually installed/configured. Now when I go into familiar/etc files I see, more and more, "# Do not edit this file. Some new mysterious daemon will screw up all your hard work." Unity wasn't why I gave up on Ubuntu, but it certainly didn't help. I don't appreciate any GUI that presumes I want to do everything full screen mode. (I could save the cycles and not load any GUI for that.)
I've now switched to Arch Linux. I'm learning a lot of things I never had to deal with before. I still don't have it the way I want it, but the rolling releases make it worth the effort. I particularly appreciate the fact that the Arch website regularly notifies users when an update needs special attention or of major architectural changes.
First to File.. Hmm, that leaves a lot of room for corporate idea theft. Patent it before someone else does, even if they are still working on the invention in secret. Sweet.
I believe it is every two weeks. You can get a bunch of bananas every week.
Maybe someone should file a patent for Regularly Scheduled Delivery of products other than bananas or milk. The morons down at the USPTO would probably OK it.
'Plagiarize,
Let no one else's work evade your eyes,
Remember why the good Lord made your eyes,
So don't shade your eyes,
But plagiarize, plagiarize, plagiarize...
Only be sure always to call it please "research".'
Wow, this is just f'n crazy. All I can think of is the movie Brazil. Between the ridiculous plastic surgery and the whacked HVAC systems, this thing sounds like something right out of Terry Gilliam's warped imagination. But it does work.:)
I have to agree. In the 10 years I've been in my current job I'm still learn new stuff all the time.
The most important thing to do is listen, patiently, and have the new guy explain why he thinks your code sucks. You may learn something about your code, but more likely you will learn where this guy is coming from and have a good basis for explaining to him why you aren't doing something the way he thinks it should be done. "Oh yeah, we tried that about 8 1/2 years ago, here is the wall we ran into with that method..."
If that doesn't work take away his red stapler and make him come in on Saturdays to file TPS reports.
Axioms, proofs, theories, etc.. are lovely and great, but without sin(), stats, diffy q's and the rest, the other stuff is pointless. Do we REALLY want our mathematics education so "heady" and devoid of understanding of existing knowledge that our kids have to reinvent the wheel? What about a balanced approach that teaches both the body of existing mathematical knowledge as well as how to think mathematically? That might take time and resources away from teaching how to take a federally mandated test, but in the long run you'll probably have higher scores.
I have a degree in math and physics and now work as a computer programmer. The most difficult math I've had to deal with is some statistical analysis. What we need to teach our children is critical thinking and analysis, whatever tools they have to work with. Someday people will look to them for an answer, with no cheat sheet or book to refer to. They have to learn to be thorough in their analysis and confident of their conclusions. That is the survival tool kids need.
Sounds a lot like the world I grew up in. I remember spending several years running a BBS back in 80s.
Just remember kids, REAL nerds play 1st edition rules.
That's historically why cheap chocolate is so bad. It doesn't melt nice and smooth like quality chocolates do. Yeah, you have to keep the better stuff cool, but it is every bit worth the extra effort.
How will this affect the replacement images developed by the user community? I've been running community offshoots of Android for years now and I would hate that ecosystem hit by this.
Space in the "cloud" is essentially leased storage. Do I now have to consider any leased storage as a loss of rights to the property I place in there too? What about the garage attached to the house I rent?
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Ubuntu didn't always suck. I've used it since the Flatulent Badger release and, for years, it was pretty standard Debian with a bunch of stuff preconfigured for new users. Over the last 3 or 4 years I've watched it become more and more "user friendly" and it seems like every release breaks a bunch of things I had manually installed/configured. Now when I go into familiar /etc files I see, more and more, "# Do not edit this file. Some new mysterious daemon will screw up all your hard work." Unity wasn't why I gave up on Ubuntu, but it certainly didn't help. I don't appreciate any GUI that presumes I want to do everything full screen mode. (I could save the cycles and not load any GUI for that.)
I've now switched to Arch Linux. I'm learning a lot of things I never had to deal with before. I still don't have it the way I want it, but the rolling releases make it worth the effort. I particularly appreciate the fact that the Arch website regularly notifies users when an update needs special attention or of major architectural changes.
Of course, you'd have to live long enough to make the trip without old age finally catching up with you.
Same joke every year. I think it's time for someone to come up with a new one. We'd all get a better laugh at a typical Linus 'this is stupid' rant.
Time to get out the chainsaw and the sawed off shotgun!
Does the academy's curriculum include (or plan to include) courses on advanced genetic engineering, cryogenics or advanced political science?
First to File.. Hmm, that leaves a lot of room for corporate idea theft. Patent it before someone else does, even if they are still working on the invention in secret. Sweet.
I believe it is every two weeks. You can get a bunch of bananas every week. Maybe someone should file a patent for Regularly Scheduled Delivery of products other than bananas or milk. The morons down at the USPTO would probably OK it.
There is nothing wrong with our system of patents...nothing at all.
But is it Tuscan Milk?
'Plagiarize, Let no one else's work evade your eyes, Remember why the good Lord made your eyes, So don't shade your eyes, But plagiarize, plagiarize, plagiarize... Only be sure always to call it please "research".'
Wow, this is just f'n crazy. All I can think of is the movie Brazil. Between the ridiculous plastic surgery and the whacked HVAC systems, this thing sounds like something right out of Terry Gilliam's warped imagination. But it does work. :)
This guy needs to take a sober look at US money laundering laws. I don't think this will work out well for him or BitCoin.
I have to agree. In the 10 years I've been in my current job I'm still learn new stuff all the time. The most important thing to do is listen, patiently, and have the new guy explain why he thinks your code sucks. You may learn something about your code, but more likely you will learn where this guy is coming from and have a good basis for explaining to him why you aren't doing something the way he thinks it should be done. "Oh yeah, we tried that about 8 1/2 years ago, here is the wall we ran into with that method..." If that doesn't work take away his red stapler and make him come in on Saturdays to file TPS reports.
Axioms, proofs, theories, etc.. are lovely and great, but without sin(), stats, diffy q's and the rest, the other stuff is pointless. Do we REALLY want our mathematics education so "heady" and devoid of understanding of existing knowledge that our kids have to reinvent the wheel? What about a balanced approach that teaches both the body of existing mathematical knowledge as well as how to think mathematically? That might take time and resources away from teaching how to take a federally mandated test, but in the long run you'll probably have higher scores.
I have a degree in math and physics and now work as a computer programmer. The most difficult math I've had to deal with is some statistical analysis. What we need to teach our children is critical thinking and analysis, whatever tools they have to work with. Someday people will look to them for an answer, with no cheat sheet or book to refer to. They have to learn to be thorough in their analysis and confident of their conclusions. That is the survival tool kids need.
And I was wondering if this academy offers classes in genetic engineering and cryogenics.
Sounds a lot like the world I grew up in. I remember spending several years running a BBS back in 80s. Just remember kids, REAL nerds play 1st edition rules.
And best of all, we the tax payers are left holding the bill for laws and policies that erode our individual freedoms and human rights.
That's historically why cheap chocolate is so bad. It doesn't melt nice and smooth like quality chocolates do. Yeah, you have to keep the better stuff cool, but it is every bit worth the extra effort.
How will this affect the replacement images developed by the user community? I've been running community offshoots of Android for years now and I would hate that ecosystem hit by this.
No sh**! There are 10 year olds with more coding skills that Bill Gates has.
Space in the "cloud" is essentially leased storage. Do I now have to consider any leased storage as a loss of rights to the property I place in there too? What about the garage attached to the house I rent?
I'll take a lethal dose of THC along with a palate of Oreos. :)