I would argue they aren't even necessary for computer science majors. I say this as a holder of a CS degree who didn't own a laptop until several years after graduating. I had absolutely no problems keeping up or getting my work done. Would one have been helpful? Certainly, I'm not arguing that it wouldn't. But necessary? Absolutely not.
I've built all but the body of the robot in this book, and it's great. The only problem I've had is my own fault - I read a part number wrong and ordered a couple dozen molex connectors of the wrong type. I'll be putting together the body sometime in the very near future, quite possibly this weekend. While I obviously haven't seen it rolling around on my floor, I've tested the circuit with motors attached pretty thoroughly and it all looks good. And yes, this is my very first attempt at not only robot building but any sort of electronics stuff, so I'd say the book does its job pretty well.
That is a pretty case, I must admit, but... It will NOT fit in with the rest of my home theater gear. And I don't just mean aesthetically - there's simply no place in my entertainment stand for something of that size and shape.
I've search far and wide for a good case for an HTPC, but there seem to be very, very few that are both the right size and shape for a home theater system and are attracive. Oh, and don't cost way too much, too.
"... adding new tools for visitors to save and organize links to Web pages they find through the company's online search engine."
Man, I've been waiting to be able to bookmark web pages for AGES! I'm glad someone's finally gone and implemented this, I'll definitely be switching to them now!
I've seen Windows Update's driver section find drivers! I see it all the time! It finds a 2 year old version of NVIDIA's video drivers every time I run it!
They know my name and where I live and whatever else they might need to know to find and arrest me just from some grainy video of me standing around in the streets holding a sign? Wow, that's impressive!
This theory is not without a basis. I've seen this sort of thing happen (though on a significantly smaller scale). There's a festival held near my home every year. For a few years it had gotten increasingly commercial, up until last year where every single booth and kiosk was related to some big name company, and you got as much schwag as at a convention. But no one was there. This year? Almost all of that crap was gone, there was just a single solitary little KFC booth way in the back. Everything else was back to being operated by little local businesses and organizations. And you know what? The place was packed.
There used to be machines all over the place that had 10's and some even had 5's. They started disappearing in the early 90's. At about the same time that they started charging you for using an ATM that did not belong to your bank. And stopped accepting deposits unless it was owned by your bank.
All-in-all, ATMs are one of those things that has grown less useful and convenient over time, rather than more. Go figure.
Indeed. I've been saturating my uplink by streaming music through an ssh tunnel from home to work since almost immediately after getting my cable modem over 3 years ago. It hasn't been Comcast all that time (it was ATTBI initially), but I have never received any complaints or requests to stop from either ATTBI or Comcast.
The absolute most annoying thing about mobile phones is that they make you immediately accessible 24/7 no matter where you go. When it comes to friends and family, that isn't necessarily bad. When it comes to work it can (and often does) become absurd. With today's communication possiblities it is next to impossible to get away from work. Sure, you can always not answer, but then you still have the stress of knowing that your employer is trying to get to you for some reason. Very, very annoying.
I'm sorry, but I already have enough trouble remembering if it's freshmeat.org or freshmeat.net, nevermind remembering if it's freshmeat.google or freshmeat.wico or whatever.
I can't even imagine my mom trying to remember them.
They found this bug during a code audit. The real question, then, is why the hell did they not do just as intensive an audit BEFORE releasing the software?
Bitch and moan all you like, but that's better than having a salesperson who's clueless about what you want try to help you. And if you don't like it, don't get the loyalty card. Easy.
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"A convenient feature, perhaps, but it raises concerns over privacy."
No it doesn't.
And if you feel it does, don't use it.
I would argue they aren't even necessary for computer science majors. I say this as a holder of a CS degree who didn't own a laptop until several years after graduating. I had absolutely no problems keeping up or getting my work done. Would one have been helpful? Certainly, I'm not arguing that it wouldn't. But necessary? Absolutely not.
And still not something I would buy.
*wipes tears from eyes*
Seriously, folks. Don't like it? Don't use it. Don't like the violence in the latest video game? Don't play it. It's not that difficult.
But if they followed Epic Games' lead, then we'd have Half Life Tournament 2005, and boy oh boy am I glad we don't.
Python isn't painful?
Well, thanks to some very bad court rulings, corporations ARE persons, and are therefore afforded the same rights as individuals. Stupid? Very.
I've built all but the body of the robot in this book, and it's great. The only problem I've had is my own fault - I read a part number wrong and ordered a couple dozen molex connectors of the wrong type. I'll be putting together the body sometime in the very near future, quite possibly this weekend. While I obviously haven't seen it rolling around on my floor, I've tested the circuit with motors attached pretty thoroughly and it all looks good. And yes, this is my very first attempt at not only robot building but any sort of electronics stuff, so I'd say the book does its job pretty well.
That is a pretty case, I must admit, but... It will NOT fit in with the rest of my home theater gear. And I don't just mean aesthetically - there's simply no place in my entertainment stand for something of that size and shape.
I've search far and wide for a good case for an HTPC, but there seem to be very, very few that are both the right size and shape for a home theater system and are attracive. Oh, and don't cost way too much, too.
Yes.
"... adding new tools for visitors to save and organize links to Web pages they find through the company's online search engine."
Man, I've been waiting to be able to bookmark web pages for AGES! I'm glad someone's finally gone and implemented this, I'll definitely be switching to them now!
I've seen Windows Update's driver section find drivers! I see it all the time! It finds a 2 year old version of NVIDIA's video drivers every time I run it!
They know my name and where I live and whatever else they might need to know to find and arrest me just from some grainy video of me standing around in the streets holding a sign? Wow, that's impressive!
This theory is not without a basis. I've seen this sort of thing happen (though on a significantly smaller scale). There's a festival held near my home every year. For a few years it had gotten increasingly commercial, up until last year where every single booth and kiosk was related to some big name company, and you got as much schwag as at a convention. But no one was there. This year? Almost all of that crap was gone, there was just a single solitary little KFC booth way in the back. Everything else was back to being operated by little local businesses and organizations. And you know what? The place was packed.
There used to be machines all over the place that had 10's and some even had 5's. They started disappearing in the early 90's. At about the same time that they started charging you for using an ATM that did not belong to your bank. And stopped accepting deposits unless it was owned by your bank.
All-in-all, ATMs are one of those things that has grown less useful and convenient over time, rather than more. Go figure.
Don't worry, the New Morality will take care of banning nanomachines from Earth entirely.
Indeed. I've been saturating my uplink by streaming music through an ssh tunnel from home to work since almost immediately after getting my cable modem over 3 years ago. It hasn't been Comcast all that time (it was ATTBI initially), but I have never received any complaints or requests to stop from either ATTBI or Comcast.
The absolute most annoying thing about mobile phones is that they make you immediately accessible 24/7 no matter where you go. When it comes to friends and family, that isn't necessarily bad. When it comes to work it can (and often does) become absurd. With today's communication possiblities it is next to impossible to get away from work. Sure, you can always not answer, but then you still have the stress of knowing that your employer is trying to get to you for some reason. Very, very annoying.
I'm sorry, but I already have enough trouble remembering if it's freshmeat.org or freshmeat.net, nevermind remembering if it's freshmeat.google or freshmeat.wico or whatever.
I can't even imagine my mom trying to remember them.
Unless, of course, you're referring to death penalty cases.
They found this bug during a code audit. The real question, then, is why the hell did they not do just as intensive an audit BEFORE releasing the software?
Bitch and moan all you like, but that's better than having a salesperson who's clueless about what you want try to help you. And if you don't like it, don't get the loyalty card. Easy.
Microsoft: Fix your fscking browser!
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