university level should not be your first exposure to your area of study
So how would that work for doctors? Personally I would any REQUIRE pre-med school student to never have tried to diagnose or operate on people before they get into a well-supervised hospital environment. (And playing "doctor" as a child doesn't count.)
How about some basic biology classes and then get into more advanced stuff like anatomy and physiology? I suspect that most people going on to med school get a biology or chemistry undergrad degree. Medicine doesn't spring fully formed from the head of Zeus. It is based largely on biology and chemistry which are covered in high school.
But they should. I say that we all write our representatives and ask for legislation asking that the auto manufacturers add something to cars to make the gas tanks explode when shot. It would be something like what they did with the Pinto, so it shouldn't be too difficult.
How about sports fans? Some of them really seem to get into this team A vs team B things with dressing up in their team colors and going to large meetings where they scream support for their team.
Or if you're into being dark and mysterious, a constantly running app that dims all lights within 50' of your GPS location... people will know when you're coming...
There was a Space: 1999 episode something like this. But now I'm dating myself...
I mean for the love of god Apple driving out non-Apple products from their platform was one of The Big Reasons why Apple nearly closed it doors, why it fell apart in the 80s/90s. It was the open platform of the IBM-compatible PC (lol, anachronistic terms!) where anyone could write and sell their own program that allowed it to flourish, when doing the same on the Apple platform would.. wait for it.. drumroll please.... reduce profits to absolutely nothing due to Apple's onerous licensing fees!
Oddly, I remember things differently. I thought that it was the low cost Mac clones that nearly drove Apple out of business (I actually owned a PowerComputing Mac at one time). Then, when Steve Jobs came back and killed the clones, I figured that that would be the end of Apple. It turns out that I was wrong.
I'll bet that a lot of it is that more people are feeling empowered by their iPhone, or GPS, or whatever to do things that they wouldn't have considered doing previously. Instead of thinking, "I'll have to figure out how to use a map and compass and if something happens I'll be miles away from any possible rescue, so maybe I'd better just stay home and watch TV" they are thinking, "I have my GPS and cell phone, I can go anywhere and if something happens, I can just call for help. Let's do it, and be sure to bring some beer.".
Visual programming is a dream that will not die. Those of us who've been around for a while remember flowcharts. Everybody was suppose to use flowcharts. I think that there were even programs that would turn flowcharts into code (and vice versa). How many people do you know who do much flowcharting now? Years ago, Fred Brooks addressed this issue and pointed out that software is very difficult to visualize.
The latest iteration of the idea is "Model Driven Architecture" which is suppose to turn UML (or BPMN) diagrams for a system into code. There are some people who claim some success with this is limited areas. The truth is somewhere between the unbridled optimism and luddite pessimism.
The thing is that programming is hard work and while these tools are helpful, you still need to think about programming. There is no magic bullet (to quote Brooks again).
Given a few nutrients, a supply of CO2, and their favorite flavors of photon, those suckers are pretty efficient at turning CO2 into O2 and assorted carbon compounds, many with structural or culinary applications(and pretty easy to turn to straight carbon, if you prefer).
You missed water. If I remember correctly, the O2 actually comes from water.
and how soon after they get finished building this will they be visited by the NSA with a "request" to install some minor software patches the public need not know about?
In conclusion: Don't say stupid things like: "I have a PC".
You could do what my wife does and call the MS-Windows computers "IBMs". This is even after I explained to her that IBM no longer makes personal computers.
I guess you have a couple of choices. You can learn to let it slide or you can seek therapy.
Maps are fine, if you can see the ground. The compass is great, but if there's any sort of crosswind component (not uncommon), you won't be flying in the direction that the airplane is pointed.
My complaint with every Intel Mac I've purchased to date is they get too damn hot, even if you take matters into your own hands and spin the fans up to max. Then their video cards melt. I had three burn out in my last Mac Pro desktop. The current one is still hanging in there, but the exhaust is still pretty warm. I haven't had a Mac Pro laptop video card burn out, but the video card in my Mac Pro is also woefully underpowered. I also haven't experienced third degree penis burns, but I'm pretty sure that's because I put a book on my lap when using the laptop. -- I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?
Try not trying to set yourself on fire with your mind.
It's my understanding that only L4 and L5 are actually gravitational minima. The other LaGrange points are actually saddles. This means that the point itself isn't stable, but stable orbits around the point do exist.
He's a time-travelling anti-software patent crusader from the distant future. He travelled to the dawn of the computer age to publish a set of books containing all the algorithms known throughout time to establish prior art. Unfortunately, most people don't read his books and thus we're still troubled by software patents.
After a lot of thought, I actually reached the opposite conclusion as you. One of the core objections leading to the U.S. Revolutionary war was "No taxation without representation." That's a principle I think most people would still agree makes sense. And since I believe corporations should have no influence on government, I can't simultaneously justify to myself wanting to tax them.
I just had a thought. How about turning the "no taxation without representation" thing around and having "no representation without taxation"?
These are CS students. Discounting the ones who will be quickly switching majors or dropping out, sed, awk and regex are going to convert Windows/Mac users to command line Linux.
I hate to break it to you, but Mac users can already use sed, awk, and regex. Whether they use them or not is another question, but the tools are there.
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How can the average homeowner tell if their cable modem/router is IPv6 capable? Or, is this a non-issue?
But, if I unplug my modem and take it over to my computer so I can type the model in, google doesn't work.
university level should not be your first exposure to your area of study
So how would that work for doctors? Personally I would any REQUIRE pre-med school student to never have tried to diagnose or operate on people before they get into a well-supervised hospital environment. (And playing "doctor" as a child doesn't count.)
How about some basic biology classes and then get into more advanced stuff like anatomy and physiology? I suspect that most people going on to med school get a biology or chemistry undergrad degree. Medicine doesn't spring fully formed from the head of Zeus. It is based largely on biology and chemistry which are covered in high school.
Gas tanks don't explode when you shoot them.
But they should. I say that we all write our representatives and ask for legislation asking that the auto manufacturers add something to cars to make the gas tanks explode when shot. It would be something like what they did with the Pinto, so it shouldn't be too difficult.
How about sports fans? Some of them really seem to get into this team A vs team B things with dressing up in their team colors and going to large meetings where they scream support for their team.
That is...until someone copyrights vowels....
That's OK. We can then go back to writing in ancient Hebrew (or any other writing system that doesn't have vowels).
Or if you're into being dark and mysterious, a constantly running app that dims all lights within 50' of your GPS location... people will know when you're coming...
There was a Space: 1999 episode something like this. But now I'm dating myself...
I mean for the love of god Apple driving out non-Apple products from their platform was one of The Big Reasons why Apple nearly closed it doors, why it fell apart in the 80s/90s. It was the open platform of the IBM-compatible PC (lol, anachronistic terms!) where anyone could write and sell their own program that allowed it to flourish, when doing the same on the Apple platform would.. wait for it.. drumroll please.... reduce profits to absolutely nothing due to Apple's onerous licensing fees!
Oddly, I remember things differently. I thought that it was the low cost Mac clones that nearly drove Apple out of business (I actually owned a PowerComputing Mac at one time). Then, when Steve Jobs came back and killed the clones, I figured that that would be the end of Apple. It turns out that I was wrong.
I'll bet that a lot of it is that more people are feeling empowered by their iPhone, or GPS, or whatever to do things that they wouldn't have considered doing previously. Instead of thinking, "I'll have to figure out how to use a map and compass and if something happens I'll be miles away from any possible rescue, so maybe I'd better just stay home and watch TV" they are thinking, "I have my GPS and cell phone, I can go anywhere and if something happens, I can just call for help. Let's do it, and be sure to bring some beer.".
Visual programming is a dream that will not die. Those of us who've been around for a while remember flowcharts. Everybody was suppose to use flowcharts. I think that there were even programs that would turn flowcharts into code (and vice versa). How many people do you know who do much flowcharting now? Years ago, Fred Brooks addressed this issue and pointed out that software is very difficult to visualize.
The latest iteration of the idea is "Model Driven Architecture" which is suppose to turn UML (or BPMN) diagrams for a system into code. There are some people who claim some success with this is limited areas. The truth is somewhere between the unbridled optimism and luddite pessimism.
The thing is that programming is hard work and while these tools are helpful, you still need to think about programming. There is no magic bullet (to quote Brooks again).
The parent didn't say that the defense contractors weren't schmucks. He/she said that they weren't average schmucks.
Given a few nutrients, a supply of CO2, and their favorite flavors of photon, those suckers are pretty efficient at turning CO2 into O2 and assorted carbon compounds, many with structural or culinary applications(and pretty easy to turn to straight carbon, if you prefer).
You missed water. If I remember correctly, the O2 actually comes from water.
and how soon after they get finished building this will they be visited by the NSA with a "request" to install some minor software patches the public need not know about?
You're talking about SCORPION STARE, aren't you?
Nope. It is Polonium. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoning_of_Alexander_Litvinenko
In conclusion: Don't say stupid things like: "I have a PC".
You could do what my wife does and call the MS-Windows computers "IBMs". This is even after I explained to her that IBM no longer makes personal computers.
I guess you have a couple of choices. You can learn to let it slide or you can seek therapy.
Maps are fine, if you can see the ground. The compass is great, but if there's any sort of crosswind component (not uncommon), you won't be flying in the direction that the airplane is pointed.
My complaint with every Intel Mac I've purchased to date is they get too damn hot, even if you take matters into your own hands and spin the fans up to max. Then their video cards melt. I had three burn out in my last Mac Pro desktop. The current one is still hanging in there, but the exhaust is still pretty warm. I haven't had a Mac Pro laptop video card burn out, but the video card in my Mac Pro is also woefully underpowered. I also haven't experienced third degree penis burns, but I'm pretty sure that's because I put a book on my lap when using the laptop.
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I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?
Try not trying to set yourself on fire with your mind.
Computer people should stop with the religion wars already, it's frankly ridiculous...
Many computer people are atheists so they need to have something else to argue about.
It's my understanding that only L4 and L5 are actually gravitational minima. The other LaGrange points are actually saddles. This means that the point itself isn't stable, but stable orbits around the point do exist.
TECO is the only true editor!!!
"Say what you will about about Apple, but they have really been bringing new technology to users for a long time."
No, they haven't. They were lucky to be able to steal/copy/buy the best ideas for a long time.
The two sentences are not contradictory. It is entirely possible to do both.
He's a time-travelling anti-software patent crusader from the distant future. He travelled to the dawn of the computer age to publish a set of books containing all the algorithms known throughout time to establish prior art. Unfortunately, most people don't read his books and thus we're still troubled by software patents.
After a lot of thought, I actually reached the opposite conclusion as you. One of the core objections leading to the U.S. Revolutionary war was "No taxation without representation." That's a principle I think most people would still agree makes sense. And since I believe corporations should have no influence on government, I can't simultaneously justify to myself wanting to tax them.
I just had a thought. How about turning the "no taxation without representation" thing around and having "no representation without taxation"?
These are CS students. Discounting the ones who will be quickly switching majors or dropping out, sed, awk and regex are going to convert Windows/Mac users to command line Linux.
I hate to break it to you, but Mac users can already use sed, awk, and regex. Whether they use them or not is another question, but the tools are there.
It's a way of letting all the desperate single women on Slashdot know that you're already taken and that they shouldn't waste their time with you.
We should start coming up with meta-articles titled ""XYZ is dying" is dying'.