It's good to never get over confident, but my favorite philosophy is:
It's ok to let people know a little of how good you think your are. Being subtle is the best approach. Make them think you're a little arrogant, then show them you were just being very modest.
I just downloaded the Linux AIM client from AOL's site. Guess what, NO ADDS! And yes, it uses oscar.
This means that we're going to have to find some other explanation for the recent security increase. They're not doing it because they want to make more money.
AOL is just being annoying to the open source community. I say we work as hard as possible to get around this. Let's show AOL that the open source community won't roll over for a power trip.
I just downloaded the AOL Linux AIM client to do a little research. Guess what. It uses login.oscar.aol.com on port 5190.
Guess what else, NO ADDS! Nope, I'm afraid AOL is just a jealous powermonger. Their client is junk compared to gaim and the others that are out there.
I think AOL needs a few lessons in playing nice with others. They're trying to be an all powerful juggernaut of internet connectivity, but they're pissing off all the people who are more than casual users of computers.
If AOL is going to make a Linux client with no adds that sucks, we should be able to make a better one.
I'm a little worried about the site. I've always felt that the reason Napster is getting sued is because it destroys the monopoly the music industry has on music. They know it helps, but MP3s prevent them from charging whatever they want because we can just download it.
Now there's a way to pay the artists for their songs without going through the music industry. If this site takes off we're probably going to see a lot of music released on MP3 with requests for donations rather than on CD, especially by new bands.
It's a great idea, and a way to finally give the musicians the money they deserve for creating the music we love so much. Currently, they only get a very small percentage of the price of a CD. With this, I could download a new album and donate $10 directly to the band.
Unfortunately, the music industry isn't going to let their advantage go with out a fight (Napster). I just hope they don't try to find reasons to close the site. If they put up links to artists homepages to download songs (I couldn't load the site, sorry if this is already there), the music industry could go after them once they're done with Napster.
That is a really good idea. Some friends and I are playing with neural nets, and having a blast.
We decided to start relatively simple, and spec the whole thing out before we wrote any code. That took a few hours and we were able to code most of it the next afternoon.
Of course, we were all experinced programmers, but with a little guidance and a few teaching projects, a neural net is definitely possible.
Reply to this if you'd like any info on how we scaled down the complexity. We're going to try to teach it to add once we finish.
Also, check out the news group comp.ai.neural-nets. They have a lot of good material and FAQs.
Who said you have to be a computer dork to contribute to a project? They could take care of the simple grunt work so the more experienced coders could concentrate on the more difficult portions. Also, I took a course in C at a local college while I was still in high school. By the end of the first semester, I knew enough to program on my own. There's no reason a good high school teacher couldn't spend half the year teaching the kids to code and the other half helping them contribute to a project.
This is a really good idea. The most difficult part of teaching someone to program is teaching them to think correctly. They have to be able to think of some operation and be able to break it down into its smallest components. One of the best things I ever did when I was learning to code was to pick up a book on computer logic. I learned the absolute basics and had fun building a few projects. Overall, it was a very helpful experience. I wouldn't build a class around it, but it would definitely be a great way to introduce it students who have never programmed before. As far as parts go, just about every electronics manufacturer gives out free samples of their chips. You could have your students write a few asking for free samples. This would also get them interested in what they could do outside of class.
The only reason you got "obscene" t-shirts banned is because children are required to attend school.
They have to go, and are therefor forced to exist in whatever environment the school creates for them. Forcing someone to be surrounded by anything that makes them uncomfortable is wrong, so you won in that case.
However, no one is forcing you to go to the mall. You choose to go there, and risk being offended by other people who go there. Nobody dragged you there, so don't complain about it. Everyone has different tastes in music, clothing, and friends. Deal with it.
I'd like to exercise my right to free speech right now and tell you that I consider you to be very stupid and closed minded. You don't care about the feelings of other people, only you're own. You are too arrogant to be makind decisions for other people.
Would you ban the homeless from sleeping under a bridge because it reduces the beauty of the area? Do you feel the nut on a soapbox with a megaphone should be beaten for spreading unpopular ideas? NO!
The point to free speech is that it is SUPPOSED to be unpopular. You're supposed to piss people off. We need to keep being shaken by society or we're going to wake up inside 1984.
Free speech is great. Free expression is great. Besides, what ever happened to tolerance of other peoples ideas and feelings? Or do you love god but not your fellow man?
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It's good to never get over confident, but my favorite philosophy is:
It's ok to let people know a little of how good you think your are. Being subtle is the best approach. Make them think you're a little arrogant, then show them you were just being very modest.
I just downloaded the Linux AIM client from AOL's site. Guess what, NO ADDS! And yes, it uses oscar.
This means that we're going to have to find some other explanation for the recent security increase. They're not doing it because they want to make more money.
AOL is just being annoying to the open source community. I say we work as hard as possible to get around this. Let's show AOL that the open source community won't roll over for a power trip.
I just downloaded the AOL Linux AIM client to do a little research. Guess what. It uses login.oscar.aol.com on port 5190.
Guess what else, NO ADDS! Nope, I'm afraid AOL is just a jealous powermonger. Their client is junk compared to gaim and the others that are out there.
I think AOL needs a few lessons in playing nice with others. They're trying to be an all powerful juggernaut of internet connectivity, but they're pissing off all the people who are more than casual users of computers.
If AOL is going to make a Linux client with no adds that sucks, we should be able to make a better one.
I'm a little worried about the site. I've always felt that the reason Napster is getting sued is because it destroys the monopoly the music industry has on music. They know it helps, but MP3s prevent them from charging whatever they want because we can just download it.
Now there's a way to pay the artists for their songs without going through the music industry. If this site takes off we're probably going to see a lot of music released on MP3 with requests for donations rather than on CD, especially by new bands.
It's a great idea, and a way to finally give the musicians the money they deserve for creating the music we love so much. Currently, they only get a very small percentage of the price of a CD. With this, I could download a new album and donate $10 directly to the band.
Unfortunately, the music industry isn't going to let their advantage go with out a fight (Napster). I just hope they don't try to find reasons to close the site. If they put up links to artists homepages to download songs (I couldn't load the site, sorry if this is already there), the music industry could go after them once they're done with Napster.
That is a really good idea. Some friends and I are playing with neural nets, and having a blast.
We decided to start relatively simple, and spec the whole thing out before we wrote any code. That took a few hours and we were able to code most of it the next afternoon.
Of course, we were all experinced programmers, but with a little guidance and a few teaching projects, a neural net is definitely possible.
Reply to this if you'd like any info on how we scaled down the complexity. We're going to try to teach it to add once we finish.
Also, check out the news group comp.ai.neural-nets. They have a lot of good material and FAQs.
Who said you have to be a computer dork to contribute to a project? They could take care of the simple grunt work so the more experienced coders could concentrate on the more difficult portions. Also, I took a course in C at a local college while I was still in high school. By the end of the first semester, I knew enough to program on my own. There's no reason a good high school teacher couldn't spend half the year teaching the kids to code and the other half helping them contribute to a project.
This is a really good idea. The most difficult part of teaching someone to program is teaching them to think correctly. They have to be able to think of some operation and be able to break it down into its smallest components. One of the best things I ever did when I was learning to code was to pick up a book on computer logic. I learned the absolute basics and had fun building a few projects. Overall, it was a very helpful experience. I wouldn't build a class around it, but it would definitely be a great way to introduce it students who have never programmed before. As far as parts go, just about every electronics manufacturer gives out free samples of their chips. You could have your students write a few asking for free samples. This would also get them interested in what they could do outside of class.
Damn! I thought all the grits people were gone.
The only reason you got "obscene" t-shirts banned is because children are required to attend school.
They have to go, and are therefor forced to exist in whatever environment the school creates for them. Forcing someone to be surrounded by anything that makes them uncomfortable is wrong, so you won in that case.
However, no one is forcing you to go to the mall. You choose to go there, and risk being offended by other people who go there. Nobody dragged you there, so don't complain about it. Everyone has different tastes in music, clothing, and friends. Deal with it.
I'd like to exercise my right to free speech right now and tell you that I consider you to be very stupid and closed minded. You don't care about the feelings of other people, only you're own. You are too arrogant to be makind decisions for other people.
Would you ban the homeless from sleeping under a bridge because it reduces the beauty of the area? Do you feel the nut on a soapbox with a megaphone should be beaten for spreading unpopular ideas? NO!
The point to free speech is that it is SUPPOSED to be unpopular. You're supposed to piss people off. We need to keep being shaken by society or we're going to wake up inside 1984.
Free speech is great. Free expression is great. Besides, what ever happened to tolerance of other peoples ideas and feelings? Or do you love god but not your fellow man?