This was not an insightful comment. It was stupid! You don't tell the customer what he/she wants, then insult their office setup if they don't want what you claim they want.
We have many clients that paper reports for many reasons. In this case, it is what the client wants, not what you want, that is important!
Many people can't see the monitor very well, or it gives them a headache (either vision trouble, or having bi-trifocles, etc. can cause this.) Personally, a monitor gives me a headache after a while. This means I have to print out pages that need extra careful study and look at them on the printed page.
From experience trying this method, i agree. We used to get very angry at telemarketers. After switching to just politely asking to be taken off the lists, the calls have almost disappeared. Most often, the operator is polite, agrees to do so, and hangs up. The whole process is MUCH smoother than before.
I'm pretty sure "Christianity" is the antithesis of what Christ wanted.
Question: What is Christianity?
The teachings of Christ should define Christianity. The teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, the Russian Orthodox, the Baptist, or any other group or church do NOT define Christianity.
Jesus Christ said that he himself was God come in the flesh. He did so to pay the price of death as a sacrifice for our sins. This was consistant with what God had laid out in the teachings of the Old Testament, but the religion of the day still rejected Jesus. The religious leaders were well off and very self righteous. Jesus was humble and appealed to the lowly common man, as well as Romans, as well as rich people. This threatened the extra rules the religious leaders had tacked on to God's word, and it made them mad enough to kill Jesus.
There were many eye witnesses who recorded the things Jesus said and did. For example, in the end of each of the Gospels, you can find believers and non-believers alike who saw him die. After His death, there were more than 400 people who saw him alive.
Paul did not hijack and/or change Christ's message. He followed up on it. He had started out trying to kill those who believed Jesus was the Christ. He ended up dying for the same message he had been trying to stamp out.
Paul was of the same religious mind that killed Jesus. However, as he later studied the claims of Jesus and compared them to the ancient prophecies (there are hundreds of specific prophecies about the Messiah in the very old documents of the Old Testament) he saw that Jesus was telling the truth.
Jesus' teachings apply to life, death, and the life after. Studying the proofs of who He was and what He said and did are fascinating. That study has changed many lives.
As a Christian, I respectfully disagree with you. I am not flaming you. I challenge you to compare the claims of Christ to the teachings of Paul and then compare those to the rules God laid down in the Old Testament. There is some dense stuff in there, but it is profound.
The Gospels of John and Luke are my favorites. You should take the chance to read what Christ really said and see if that compares to your previous impression of Him based on what others have said about him!
I went to your slashduh site, expecting something interesting. Let me just say, stealing someone else's clipart is tacky and unprofessional. Unless you were sanctioned to do so, shame on you.
Besides, if you can't even cook up your own clipart, how creative can you possibly be?
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I would encourage you to go CS. It is harder, but I think more rewarding. I know what it is like to struggle and retake some classes, but in the end, that triumphant feeling is hard to beat.
You will have a better grasp on many different concepts and kinds of concepts than otherwise. The math is not just an end unto itself. It helps you train HOW you think, not just what you think.
Believe me, I know it can be very frustrating. I know CS is not for everyone. If there is no possibility you will enjoy it, then do something else you will enjoy. But DO NOT switch just because somethinge else is easier. That would be a mistake.
One more thing: This field offers good opportunities to BS grads right now. This encourages many people (like me) not to go on and get the Masters or Doctorates. Guess what? That can spell trouble later. There may well become a glut of BSs and not enough higher degrees. When and if that happens, us CS guys will have it hard enough. You really won't want to be the bottom rung of the ladder in that case.
Go do the best you can at something you want to say you accomplished. Don't take the easy way out. School is not a very accurate picture of work. Work has been MUCH more enjoyable for me than school was.
However, don't be scared to chase the thing you will want to be doing in 10 years. If CS isn't for you, find what is, then do that well. The point is, whatever you choose to do, do it well.
You know that feeling when it is late on Saturday night and you suddenly realise you are not quite sure whether that commercial is real or just a SNL parody?
I got that feeling a little bit from reading his story. Okay, the the effort put into it seems pretty cool. The idea seems pretty cool. The finished product is also pretty cool.
BUT
"Because each small painting is printed life-size we can see the individual pixels. These contrast marvellously with the obvious swiftness and complexity of the movements the artist used when wielding the tiny electronic brushes."
YES it absolutely is worthy. At my company, we recently made a banner to be displayed on a booth for all to see at a convention.
The question of Email vs email vs e-mail took too much of our time. I didn't have a good answer for my boss when he posed the question. I never thought to ask/. but i am glad someone else did!
Gore's views of the environment scare the pants off me. He has stated that the war for the environment is akin to the Holocaust. He claims you can either show a conscience and join his side, or have no conscience and sit idly by.
This is not good science, this is not good politics. This is not how things are done when they are done right. The man is extreme and does not allow respectful dissent from his views.
Bush is not perfect. However, I feel I can trust him. The President acts on behalf of the people of the U.S. Those people darn well better be able to trust the President to do what's right.
Example: Lincoln was willing to stand for what was right, even knowing it could cost him his life. We need more leadership like this.
Further, I think Bush can communicate and build relationships across party lines (a la Reagan).
While he is not perfect, I think Bush is the candidate that is closest to being a true leader. I believe he can be trusted. That is why I will vote for Bush.
I was surprised that GWB didn't make a bigger issue out of the military than he did. In the debates, Gore talked about how strong our military is. He talked about how he would jump to the aid of victims of genocide and such.
And yet, the military is in a mess. The papers have had many stories detailing low morale, low enlistment rates, etc. The military is hurting badly due to lack of leadership and lack of funding.
Remember Gore's brag that he had made government smaller? 3/4 of the money cut was from the military. I think Gore wants to cut the military into pieces, then throw what is left of it to the four corners of the earth so he can take credit for whatever our boys and girls manage to accomplish with their limited resources.
That issue alone would deprive the Vice Prez of my vote.
You are being over sensitive.
Bush was talking to undecided moderate voters, especially mothers, IMO. He has been trailing in women supporters. His comment was to youth violence, NOT to the Internet. This would be a comment geared toward people worried about their kids at school. That fact the he used the Internet in that discussion absolutely does not mean that is his total opinion of the Internet.
This immediately made me think of the paper by Frederick P. Brooks, Jr., "No Silver Bullet."
found a copy of it here
He considers several improvements to programming including high level languages, OOP, AI, etc. He concludes that many of these improvements will help programmers, but that programming will continue similar to what we know now: both powerful and problematic.
While this is somewhat dated material, i think it is still accurate and makes some valid points.
Essentially, as programmers we are blessed to work with some amazing and powerful tools, but they are still tools and we are still human.
I hope this post looks okay, my/. connection at the moment is very crappy and the preview button is not working.
Lego Clock in background?
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http://xyu.dhs.org/brad/lego/images/desk_20.jpg
That looks like a lego clock in the background at first glance -- does it to anyone else?
Wonder what other household devices in that house just happen to be made out of little plastic blocks?
PS I agree with an earlier post -- there must be no two year olds near this house!
You imply that all who believe in creation are hoaxsters that should be shut down. Hurray for free speech!
Evolution is not a proven fact. Many theories have been revisited and revised. Lucy was taught as fact until grave errors were found that suggested Lucy was many people not just one. Many examples exist of this happening.
On the other hand, there are situations that would seem to bolster the creation standpoint. Fossils and petrified forests, for example, sometimes would be better explained by a worldwide flood than by evolution.
No one living saw the creation, but they didn't see the big band, either. You should at least allow the freedom for thinking people who have looked at the facts to arrive at a different conclusion than you.
Many times, by the way, people share your hate for creation not because it insults their intelligence, but because it insults their morality. If no God exists, you can do as you please, which is a much more palatable doctrine than that there is a God to whom you may one day be responsible. Think about it!
My last semester before I graduated, I took a user interface class that taught me a lot. Looking at the site, I get the feel that Razorfish may have violated some basic design principles.
For example, step back from your work once in a while and approach it as a non-expert user, trying to figure the thing out. Sometimes we get so caught up in the fine details and genius of our programming that we forget that to the user this is simple a tool, a solution to a problem.
The site looks pretty snazzy with some creative elements, but they may have gotten too creative at the expense of making a useful tool. Just my $0.02
For a community grown understandably arrogant by years of hubris and hype, this is probably a much needed dose of reality.
I have defended Katz before, but this time I am not sure who the boy is talking to, or what he is trying to say. I have had to deal with people who assume computers can do anything. These people are annoying, especially when they put pressure on you for the "inadequecies" and "laziness" of the entire field of Computer Science!
However, don't programmers continually run into the limitations of their box? Aren't we constantly being creative to get around some roadblock or another? The point made that memory space is not the only limitation we face is very 1980's-ish to me. Back then, AI was going to build the Terminator as soon as we had enough memory.
That was then, this is now. I think the Katz-man misjudged his audience when writing this review. Maybe the book is better than the review it got.
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There for minute i thought you were describing .NET!
We have many clients that paper reports for many reasons. In this case, it is what the client wants, not what you want, that is important!
Many people can't see the monitor very well, or it gives them a headache (either vision trouble, or having bi-trifocles, etc. can cause this.) Personally, a monitor gives me a headache after a while. This means I have to print out pages that need extra careful study and look at them on the printed page.
From experience trying this method, i agree. We used to get very angry at telemarketers. After switching to just politely asking to be taken off the lists, the calls have almost disappeared. Most often, the operator is polite, agrees to do so, and hangs up. The whole process is MUCH smoother than before.
Question: What is Christianity?
The teachings of Christ should define Christianity. The teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, the Russian Orthodox, the Baptist, or any other group or church do NOT define Christianity.
Jesus Christ said that he himself was God come in the flesh. He did so to pay the price of death as a sacrifice for our sins. This was consistant with what God had laid out in the teachings of the Old Testament, but the religion of the day still rejected Jesus. The religious leaders were well off and very self righteous. Jesus was humble and appealed to the lowly common man, as well as Romans, as well as rich people. This threatened the extra rules the religious leaders had tacked on to God's word, and it made them mad enough to kill Jesus.
There were many eye witnesses who recorded the things Jesus said and did. For example, in the end of each of the Gospels, you can find believers and non-believers alike who saw him die. After His death, there were more than 400 people who saw him alive.
Paul did not hijack and/or change Christ's message. He followed up on it. He had started out trying to kill those who believed Jesus was the Christ. He ended up dying for the same message he had been trying to stamp out.
Paul was of the same religious mind that killed Jesus. However, as he later studied the claims of Jesus and compared them to the ancient prophecies (there are hundreds of specific prophecies about the Messiah in the very old documents of the Old Testament) he saw that Jesus was telling the truth.
Jesus' teachings apply to life, death, and the life after. Studying the proofs of who He was and what He said and did are fascinating. That study has changed many lives.
As a Christian, I respectfully disagree with you. I am not flaming you. I challenge you to compare the claims of Christ to the teachings of Paul and then compare those to the rules God laid down in the Old Testament. There is some dense stuff in there, but it is profound.
The Gospels of John and Luke are my favorites. You should take the chance to read what Christ really said and see if that compares to your previous impression of Him based on what others have said about him!
Besides, if you can't even cook up your own clipart, how creative can you possibly be?
You will have a better grasp on many different concepts and kinds of concepts than otherwise. The math is not just an end unto itself. It helps you train HOW you think, not just what you think.
Believe me, I know it can be very frustrating. I know CS is not for everyone. If there is no possibility you will enjoy it, then do something else you will enjoy. But DO NOT switch just because somethinge else is easier. That would be a mistake.
One more thing: This field offers good opportunities to BS grads right now. This encourages many people (like me) not to go on and get the Masters or Doctorates. Guess what? That can spell trouble later. There may well become a glut of BSs and not enough higher degrees. When and if that happens, us CS guys will have it hard enough. You really won't want to be the bottom rung of the ladder in that case.
Go do the best you can at something you want to say you accomplished. Don't take the easy way out. School is not a very accurate picture of work. Work has been MUCH more enjoyable for me than school was.
However, don't be scared to chase the thing you will want to be doing in 10 years. If CS isn't for you, find what is, then do that well. The point is, whatever you choose to do, do it well.
I got that feeling a little bit from reading his story. Okay, the the effort put into it seems pretty cool. The idea seems pretty cool. The finished product is also pretty cool.
BUT
"Because each small painting is printed life-size we can see the individual pixels. These contrast marvellously with the obvious swiftness and complexity of the movements the artist used when wielding the tiny electronic brushes."
Now, that seems really overdone.
The question of Email vs email vs e-mail took too much of our time. I didn't have a good answer for my boss when he posed the question. I never thought to ask /. but i am glad someone else did!
This is not good science, this is not good politics. This is not how things are done when they are done right. The man is extreme and does not allow respectful dissent from his views.
Bush is not perfect. However, I feel I can trust him. The President acts on behalf of the people of the U.S. Those people darn well better be able to trust the President to do what's right.
Example: Lincoln was willing to stand for what was right, even knowing it could cost him his life. We need more leadership like this.
Further, I think Bush can communicate and build relationships across party lines (a la Reagan).
While he is not perfect, I think Bush is the candidate that is closest to being a true leader. I believe he can be trusted. That is why I will vote for Bush.
And yet, the military is in a mess. The papers have had many stories detailing low morale, low enlistment rates, etc. The military is hurting badly due to lack of leadership and lack of funding.
Remember Gore's brag that he had made government smaller? 3/4 of the money cut was from the military. I think Gore wants to cut the military into pieces, then throw what is left of it to the four corners of the earth so he can take credit for whatever our boys and girls manage to accomplish with their limited resources.
That issue alone would deprive the Vice Prez of my vote.
You are being over sensitive.
Bush was talking to undecided moderate voters, especially mothers, IMO. He has been trailing in women supporters. His comment was to youth violence, NOT to the Internet. This would be a comment geared toward people worried about their kids at school. That fact the he used the Internet in that discussion absolutely does not mean that is his total opinion of the Internet.
found a copy of it here
He considers several improvements to programming including high level languages, OOP, AI, etc. He concludes that many of these improvements will help programmers, but that programming will continue similar to what we know now: both powerful and problematic. While this is somewhat dated material, i think it is still accurate and makes some valid points.
Essentially, as programmers we are blessed to work with some amazing and powerful tools, but they are still tools and we are still human.
I hope this post looks okay, my /. connection at the moment is very crappy and the preview button is not working.
http://xyu.dhs.org/brad/lego/images/desk_20.jpg That looks like a lego clock in the background at first glance -- does it to anyone else? Wonder what other household devices in that house just happen to be made out of little plastic blocks? PS I agree with an earlier post -- there must be no two year olds near this house!
I agree. I think he is guilty of asking for trouble, then whining when it came.
Evolution is not a proven fact. Many theories have been revisited and revised. Lucy was taught as fact until grave errors were found that suggested Lucy was many people not just one. Many examples exist of this happening.
On the other hand, there are situations that would seem to bolster the creation standpoint. Fossils and petrified forests, for example, sometimes would be better explained by a worldwide flood than by evolution.
No one living saw the creation, but they didn't see the big band, either. You should at least allow the freedom for thinking people who have looked at the facts to arrive at a different conclusion than you.
Many times, by the way, people share your hate for creation not because it insults their intelligence, but because it insults their morality. If no God exists, you can do as you please, which is a much more palatable doctrine than that there is a God to whom you may one day be responsible. Think about it!
For example, step back from your work once in a while and approach it as a non-expert user, trying to figure the thing out. Sometimes we get so caught up in the fine details and genius of our programming that we forget that to the user this is simple a tool, a solution to a problem.
The site looks pretty snazzy with some creative elements, but they may have gotten too creative at the expense of making a useful tool. Just my $0.02
I have defended Katz before, but this time I am not sure who the boy is talking to, or what he is trying to say. I have had to deal with people who assume computers can do anything. These people are annoying, especially when they put pressure on you for the "inadequecies" and "laziness" of the entire field of Computer Science!
However, don't programmers continually run into the limitations of their box? Aren't we constantly being creative to get around some roadblock or another? The point made that memory space is not the only limitation we face is very 1980's-ish to me. Back then, AI was going to build the Terminator as soon as we had enough memory.
That was then, this is now. I think the Katz-man misjudged his audience when writing this review. Maybe the book is better than the review it got.