Microsoft hired the VMS developers to write Windows NT, so technically that part happened too. Many intrusions are about as hard as knocking on a door too, so overall i think it is pretty accurate.
The answer really depends on several things, but she should start by looking at what she is good at and what she enjoys doing. Trouble is, for kids coming out of high school, they may or may not really know either one of those things yet. I knew right off that I enjoyed writing computer programs (taught myself Basic and some C during high school), so I went for a CS degree for system programming in college, and ended up working as a sysadmin. My wife was the opposite, and didn't find out that she enjoyed working in health care until having to get a "real job" after a couple really bad years of college. I also have a nephew who spent almost 8 years in college, switching majors (and sometimes colleges) every semester for the first 5 years until he found a passion for social work.
If she doesn't have a specific field that she is interested in, but she does want to go to college, I would recommend she pick a degree program that offers an Associates degree mid-way through, (or just go for an Associates of General Studies,) in order to make it easier to get a job or switch colleges halfway through, should the need arise. (In other words: be prepared.) If she wants to go into a field where she would need an advanced degree such as a Masters or PhD, I recommend picking a university that offers the advanced program she wants for her Bachelors' degree, as they often offer automatic acceptance to students who received their undergrad from them, and also may offer dual grad-school credit for some advanced undergrad classes.
With regards to books recommending one avoid studying computer science, I have one statement: We have not reached the Singularity yet, and if nobody studies computer science, how are we supposed to get there?
You logic may be faulty. An increase in height of a continental shelf relative to the center of mass of the earth should cause decrease in the depth of the nearby ocean basins, and so a localized decrease in the size of the ocean basin surrounding that continental shelf, which would effectively increase the water displacement of the continent.
Disclaimer: I am not a geologist, so my logic may also have faults.
From what I hear, it is mostly based on how much the city is willing to bend backwards to accommodate a quick rollout. Google doesnt have to work with uncooperative cities.
This is true. Overland Park got dropped because the city government was being uncooperative.
A more apt desctiption is our universe is like a cupcake sitting on a platter with (but not touching) a bunch of other cup cakes made from the same batch of batter. Each is slightly different, but they are all made of the exact same stuff and are pretty similar.
The string theory multiverse is more like a bakery display case, with a bunch of different types of pastries that have different ingredients and all look quite different.
2. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord, thy God, in vain.
Well, fuck, now I have to avoid certain godda... I mean darn curse words. It won't clean up my filthy language, but I'll be careful not to put certain words together!
*sigh*
The most mistranslated commandment. It has nothing to do with cussing.
A better phrasing would be "Do not take the name of God for the sake of vanity," or in simpler English "Do not call yourself one of God's followers just to make yourself look good."
When you look at it that way, it is probably the most violated commandment of all time.
It would be more accurate in the story to mention that Dr. Cooper is running the Mersenne Prime Search program across all of the systems in the computer labs at the University of Central Missouri, in Warrensburg, MO.
And I do not believe that some people have infinite names. That is obviously untrue.
I believe it is the old Welsh tradition (or maybe a similar variant) to have a single given name, followed by a listing of your patrilineal genealogy as a series of surnames. So, in this tradition, it is technically possible to have a name of unlimited length. However, the longest proven genealogy in modern times is 85 generations, which does put a maximum realistic size on this type of naming system.
There is a problem with your correction. I believe the post in question was trying to represent the contraction "shoud've," but instead printed it phonetically as "should of."
A tractor that is 70% as good as a Deere won't sell on an open and competitive market where people vote with their dollars.
Perhaps, but the point is to make a tractor that is 70% as good as a Deere, at less than 30% the cost of a Deere. This project is not targeted at industrial farms, or people who do large scale farming as their primary occupation. The equipment is currently targeted at the "want to grow my own food, and have enough to actually feed my family" more-than-hobby scale, where hand tools are insufficient, and the price of professionally built equipment can be a huge barrier to entry.
When the smallest Deere tractor you can buy costs you over $16,000, and after spending that much you still don't have any implements to use with it to actually get work done, having a cheaper alternative starts to look more attractive.
Also, if you had read the article, you would have noticed that they ARE working on a plan for building and selling enough construction machines to have the farm turn a profit. They're just sharing the blueprints so that other people can do the same.
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You are clearly wrong. The Cat is neither alive nor dead, and heralds the birth of the zombie apocalypse. Run while you still can!
Microsoft hired the VMS developers to write Windows NT, so technically that part happened too. Many intrusions are about as hard as knocking on a door too, so overall i think it is pretty accurate.
I thought his cat already had a point and click interface. The button is on the laser pointer.
The answer really depends on several things, but she should start by looking at what she is good at and what she enjoys doing. Trouble is, for kids coming out of high school, they may or may not really know either one of those things yet. I knew right off that I enjoyed writing computer programs (taught myself Basic and some C during high school), so I went for a CS degree for system programming in college, and ended up working as a sysadmin. My wife was the opposite, and didn't find out that she enjoyed working in health care until having to get a "real job" after a couple really bad years of college. I also have a nephew who spent almost 8 years in college, switching majors (and sometimes colleges) every semester for the first 5 years until he found a passion for social work.
If she doesn't have a specific field that she is interested in, but she does want to go to college, I would recommend she pick a degree program that offers an Associates degree mid-way through, (or just go for an Associates of General Studies,) in order to make it easier to get a job or switch colleges halfway through, should the need arise. (In other words: be prepared.) If she wants to go into a field where she would need an advanced degree such as a Masters or PhD, I recommend picking a university that offers the advanced program she wants for her Bachelors' degree, as they often offer automatic acceptance to students who received their undergrad from them, and also may offer dual grad-school credit for some advanced undergrad classes.
With regards to books recommending one avoid studying computer science, I have one statement: We have not reached the Singularity yet, and if nobody studies computer science, how are we supposed to get there?
No, it's silent Bob. J is rather talkative.
"Don't be evil" =/= "Don't be an asshole"
KVM...
Keyboard? AT keyboard. check.
Video? VGA. check.
Mouse? serial mouse. check.
... so technically yes. Or is that not the KVM you expected?
Pigs are not vegetarian, so pig eats vegetarian human?
You logic may be faulty. An increase in height of a continental shelf relative to the center of mass of the earth should cause decrease in the depth of the nearby ocean basins, and so a localized decrease in the size of the ocean basin surrounding that continental shelf, which would effectively increase the water displacement of the continent.
Disclaimer: I am not a geologist, so my logic may also have faults.
My F's go to 11. (keyboard is missing a key)
Base pi, of course.
What it definitly is not is some sort of quantum state indicating that the body is about to undergo soul removal.
Unless it also predicts that the person in question will become a politician within the next 5 years.
From what I hear, it is mostly based on how much the city is willing to bend backwards to accommodate a quick rollout. Google doesnt have to work with uncooperative cities.
This is true. Overland Park got dropped because the city government was being uncooperative.
The Colleco Adam? That was a design nightmare.
Isn't that the one that would degauss any tapes that you left inserted, because it generated a small EMP when the power switch was flipped?
Erk...
Couldn't decide whether to be pedantic about partial charges, or abuse of the English language...
Congratulations, you have broken my pedantry filter.
A more apt desctiption is our universe is like a cupcake sitting on a platter with (but not touching) a bunch of other cup cakes made from the same batch of batter. Each is slightly different, but they are all made of the exact same stuff and are pretty similar.
The string theory multiverse is more like a bakery display case, with a bunch of different types of pastries that have different ingredients and all look quite different.
I don't trust the tin foil makers. What can I do?
Switch to cellophane. The tin foil acts as an antenna anyway.
Well, fuck, now I have to avoid certain godda... I mean darn curse words. It won't clean up my filthy language, but I'll be careful not to put certain words together!
*sigh*
The most mistranslated commandment. It has nothing to do with cussing.
A better phrasing would be "Do not take the name of God for the sake of vanity," or in simpler English "Do not call yourself one of God's followers just to make yourself look good."
When you look at it that way, it is probably the most violated commandment of all time.
Don't forget the whining!
It would be more accurate in the story to mention that Dr. Cooper is running the Mersenne Prime Search program across all of the systems in the computer labs at the University of Central Missouri, in Warrensburg, MO.
And I do not believe that some people have infinite names. That is obviously untrue.
I believe it is the old Welsh tradition (or maybe a similar variant) to have a single given name, followed by a listing of your patrilineal genealogy as a series of surnames. So, in this tradition, it is technically possible to have a name of unlimited length. However, the longest proven genealogy in modern times is 85 generations, which does put a maximum realistic size on this type of naming system.
There is a problem with your correction. I believe the post in question was trying to represent the contraction "shoud've," but instead printed it phonetically as "should of."
A tractor that is 70% as good as a Deere won't sell on an open and competitive market where people vote with their dollars.
Perhaps, but the point is to make a tractor that is 70% as good as a Deere, at less than 30% the cost of a Deere. This project is not targeted at industrial farms, or people who do large scale farming as their primary occupation. The equipment is currently targeted at the "want to grow my own food, and have enough to actually feed my family" more-than-hobby scale, where hand tools are insufficient, and the price of professionally built equipment can be a huge barrier to entry.
When the smallest Deere tractor you can buy costs you over $16,000, and after spending that much you still don't have any implements to use with it to actually get work done, having a cheaper alternative starts to look more attractive.
Also, if you had read the article, you would have noticed that they ARE working on a plan for building and selling enough construction machines to have the farm turn a profit. They're just sharing the blueprints so that other people can do the same.
Am I the only person who is surprised that this story hasn't been tagged with "skynet"?
Whoever's writing as Cringly is just being racist here.
Not necessarily racist (though that is a possibility), but definitely isolationist.
It is something like a cry of "America for Americans," but without realizing that phrase means shipping all the white people back to Europe.