Do you code? If not then how do you hack anything? You just load ROMs. So you're a modder. Now you may love the lifestyle, but in my not so humble opinion if you don't write code you really can only "hack" mechanical things because you can't alter the software of anything controlled by code. You can get other people to write it for you and run it. But does that really meet the definition? If so then I'm a mechanic. If that's the bar then half the world can be listed as hackers for jail breaking their phone. No sir you are a scenester. Which is okay I guess If you just want to look like you're a bad ass. Like those guys with all the Celtic tattoos on 50k "motorcycles". It's okay I guess. But it ain't no 1%er.
Glenn Beck and Fox News are basically Libertarians and the following they have within that group is crossing over to the GOP. You can see this in the Tea Party movement. Some GOP members have caught onto this movement and hijacked it for their own purposes. So there's a rift between a few groups - True Libertarians, just fiscal conservatives, and "moral" conservatives. So we see them all pulling in different directions and we see labels such as "RINO", Republican In Name Only, being tossed about.
It's a hell of a shake up but ultimately I think the fiscal conservatives, but more middle of the road Republicans, will win out. Big Business runs America and social issues are a distraction for them.
I'm actually a registered GOP member and I'm a bit embarrassed by my party. I would like a return to the Goldwater doctrine for the GOP, where we are fiscally conservative yet still carry the big military stick.
We're not all freaks like Beck and followers. Just because I want a better fiscal policy for my country doesn't mean I'm some paranoid bible thumping freak hiding in a shack in the woods working on my manifesto.
The truth is the media is just a mouthpiece for the federal government and all large corps are in on the action. But he uses that information to what end? Just to fight one particular party instead of addressing the real issue.
Alex Jones called, said he wants his "how to sell fear" playbook back.
Glenn Beck basically takes his whole play book from Alex Jones. He's a toned down version, which is pretty awesome. Yes Alex Jones is MORE paranoid. Much much more.
Honestly I don't see much of a problem with it. I like radicals on all sides. We need those people to stir the pot.
You have no rights when it comes to DRM'd content. Stop supporting them and you'll be okay. Simple fact is you don't NEED these things, they are toys. Don't support this crap. Or if you do understand you have limited rights and be on with your life.
That's the point dumb asses. So you market to this useless account that you think you have nailed demographically. Can't sneak nothing past you guys.. And yes I would like a subscription to O magazine because as an older woman I love Oprah.. fucking morons.
It's very green to think that the most important thing to focus on at work is technology or process choices. It's more important to build meaningful bonds with other teams than any other skill set. That's why IT goes to bat for me when I need them to. Because I work with them, not against them. If they say things need to be a certain way, I may question why and protest civilly if it's not legit, but I follow their rules. It's their playground I need to run my code. They need my code to keep their playground. It's in our best interest to work together. So put aside the silly topics that split you and focus on why you are truly there, to make a good living doing what you love.
I know that sounds a little wistful. But after many years of this industry, I can honestly say there are some things more important than what tool set you use. I'm in demand because I can code well and I'm a good teammate. Those two things are both equally important.
If you like them you may also want to checkout many of the other microcontrollers in a Digikey or Mouser catalog. I collect them myself. Everything from PIC to Atmel-based, to Zigbee. They're all quite fun.
The main advantage of the Arduino is it's open source design. The other controllers are not as customizable _before_ production. With arduino you can add things if you need them on board.
Well I did say it in jest it's truthful. It would be tricky naming it two different things. I just call it programming by contract because that's probably more accurate anyway.
We should have known the site would be full of drama the moment the out Wiki in the title. Just like Wikipedia, it's turned from something cool to a haven for the pedantically-challenged,
The problem(?) seems to be the oversight and need for standardization along with metrics. We're so caught up in making sure they can pass tests using rote memorization that we never focus on teaching them to make decisions. Isn't that what life is all about? If we really cared how people lived we would teach them strategy and managing risk at a very young age. Too many people don't even know how to make a good decision and go through life with a lackadaisical attitude, ending up somewhere they never intended and miserable.
I'm all for getting them thinking about how to think. Everything else is just soaking up facts.
So you paid to take a class to learn. Then you cheated at that class because it was too hard and you deemed it a waste of your time? And then you brag about this decision?
Unfortunately there is no class called common sense 101. Because that was pretty dumb IMHO. You missed out on something wonderful because you were shortsighted and that is too bad. Only you can live your life. But that's a waste of time and money.
So you want gratification for no work at all? That nugget of wisdom is wrapped in foolishness. Throughout history we've learned that only through exploitation of opportunity and it's associated risk, through hard work, can we create greater things. The foolish go after the instant and worthless.
It's a very naive thing to think, that getting a job is worth cheating yourself out of knowledge.
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The moment I see them I inspect their gear. If they don't use c++ I grief them hard and boot them from the instance.
Do you code? If not then how do you hack anything? You just load ROMs. So you're a modder. Now you may love the lifestyle, but in my not so humble opinion if you don't write code you really can only "hack" mechanical things because you can't alter the software of anything controlled by code. You can get other people to write it for you and run it. But does that really meet the definition? If so then I'm a mechanic. If that's the bar then half the world can be listed as hackers for jail breaking their phone. No sir you are a scenester. Which is okay I guess If you just want to look like you're a bad ass. Like those guys with all the Celtic tattoos on 50k "motorcycles". It's okay I guess. But it ain't no 1%er.
Glenn Beck and Fox News are basically Libertarians and the following they have within that group is crossing over to the GOP. You can see this in the Tea Party movement. Some GOP members have caught onto this movement and hijacked it for their own purposes. So there's a rift between a few groups - True Libertarians, just fiscal conservatives, and "moral" conservatives. So we see them all pulling in different directions and we see labels such as "RINO", Republican In Name Only, being tossed about.
It's a hell of a shake up but ultimately I think the fiscal conservatives, but more middle of the road Republicans, will win out. Big Business runs America and social issues are a distraction for them.
I'm actually a registered GOP member and I'm a bit embarrassed by my party. I would like a return to the Goldwater doctrine for the GOP, where we are fiscally conservative yet still carry the big military stick.
We're not all freaks like Beck and followers. Just because I want a better fiscal policy for my country doesn't mean I'm some paranoid bible thumping freak hiding in a shack in the woods working on my manifesto.
The truth is the media is just a mouthpiece for the federal government and all large corps are in on the action. But he uses that information to what end? Just to fight one particular party instead of addressing the real issue.
Alex Jones called, said he wants his "how to sell fear" playbook back.
Glenn Beck basically takes his whole play book from Alex Jones. He's a toned down version, which is pretty awesome. Yes Alex Jones is MORE paranoid. Much much more.
Honestly I don't see much of a problem with it. I like radicals on all sides. We need those people to stir the pot.
What about a bomb? Those aren't hard to make you know. Just read the topic at hand.
Which would you rather have a gun or a bomb?
Oh I thought we were setting up straw men, sorry I'll move along.
if it infringes on the rights of citizens that have done nothing illegal? Yes.
You can loan out the book itself though, so if I lend it to a friend is that not okay?
I'm okay with this myself, I only buy print. There's something special about the tactile feeling of holding a book. But I see the point of ridicule.
You have no rights when it comes to DRM'd content. Stop supporting them and you'll be okay. Simple fact is you don't NEED these things, they are toys. Don't support this crap. Or if you do understand you have limited rights and be on with your life.
That's the point dumb asses. So you market to this useless account that you think you have nailed demographically. Can't sneak nothing past you guys.. And yes I would like a subscription to O magazine because as an older woman I love Oprah.. fucking morons.
It's very green to think that the most important thing to focus on at work is technology or process choices. It's more important to build meaningful bonds with other teams than any other skill set. That's why IT goes to bat for me when I need them to. Because I work with them, not against them. If they say things need to be a certain way, I may question why and protest civilly if it's not legit, but I follow their rules. It's their playground I need to run my code. They need my code to keep their playground. It's in our best interest to work together. So put aside the silly topics that split you and focus on why you are truly there, to make a good living doing what you love.
I know that sounds a little wistful. But after many years of this industry, I can honestly say there are some things more important than what tool set you use. I'm in demand because I can code well and I'm a good teammate. Those two things are both equally important.
What about ones that write admin tools?
Gotcha.
I joke though, it's bad form and usually just poor planning.
Arduino is the project, Uno is the board. There's actually a few other boards they've created: http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Hardware
If you like them you may also want to checkout many of the other microcontrollers in a Digikey or Mouser catalog. I collect them myself. Everything from PIC to Atmel-based, to Zigbee. They're all quite fun.
The main advantage of the Arduino is it's open source design. The other controllers are not as customizable _before_ production. With arduino you can add things if you need them on board.
Well I did say it in jest it's truthful. It would be tricky naming it two different things. I just call it programming by contract because that's probably more accurate anyway.
How much for that hemp rope?
We should have known the site would be full of drama the moment the out Wiki in the title. Just like Wikipedia, it's turned from something cool to a haven for the pedantically-challenged,
Well that should work out well. We'll just call it that everywhere else and make sure no one in the US ever sees it..
It's more like saying they can crack the combo on your safe if they just blow a hole in the side and get in.
In disguise? My nick is Trollertron3000. My sig is Trolltron! Defender of the Trolliverse!
So yes, I am a troll.
No doubt. We should get our money back and launch a class action suit followed by an awareness effort second only to Tibet.
Wait, no. Let's just STFU and ignore the post instead.
The problem(?) seems to be the oversight and need for standardization along with metrics. We're so caught up in making sure they can pass tests using rote memorization that we never focus on teaching them to make decisions. Isn't that what life is all about? If we really cared how people lived we would teach them strategy and managing risk at a very young age. Too many people don't even know how to make a good decision and go through life with a lackadaisical attitude, ending up somewhere they never intended and miserable.
I'm all for getting them thinking about how to think. Everything else is just soaking up facts.
So you paid to take a class to learn. Then you cheated at that class because it was too hard and you deemed it a waste of your time? And then you brag about this decision?
Unfortunately there is no class called common sense 101. Because that was pretty dumb IMHO. You missed out on something wonderful because you were shortsighted and that is too bad. Only you can live your life. But that's a waste of time and money.
So you want gratification for no work at all? That nugget of wisdom is wrapped in foolishness. Throughout history we've learned that only through exploitation of opportunity and it's associated risk, through hard work, can we create greater things. The foolish go after the instant and worthless.
It's a very naive thing to think, that getting a job is worth cheating yourself out of knowledge.
No one cares if you have a degree period these days. They hand them out online so what makes them special?
You should probably go Amish then because every corporation on the planet acts like this.