In my country in Europe we make sugar out of beets and we even export it and make money off of it. If a 3rd world country like mine can do it, U.S. sure can, so why is it fixated on sugar cane when beets are easy to grow?
I think they produce a beet or two here in the US:
"U.S. farmers produced 33 million tons of sugar beets on 1.6 million acres in 2000, versus 28 million tons of sugar beets on 1.4 million acres in 1990"
But this was such a well researched posting. I like how it contradicts itself: Emails and invitations sent to Hotmail from Gmail accounts do not bounce...invitations he sent to a Hotmail address bounced
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if Joe VP can't work on his PowerPoint on the plane, it's not gonna be acceptable.
From the article:
unlike pure Web applications, the new software is designed to be used offline, so mobile users on laptops or handheld devices can connect, quickly access applications and disconnect to do work offline. When they connect, the Workplace software synchronizes their work with server-based applications.
Sounds like Joe will be able to work on the plane just fine.
I've always thought of CS as a branch of math. The field of computer science was founded by mathematicians, and the important concepts of computer science are heavily based in math (such as the study of algorithms and data structures).
That being said, I don't think of CS as majoring in programming, it's more about the theory behind programming. Kind of like the relationship between physics and engineering. Students may not always learn the most practical details about programming, but they will come away with a good understanding of how computers and software work (assuming they went through a good program).
The new IS majors that are out there might be a better choice if you want to focus on just high level programming. It could be a good choice for people who want to learn the practical skills, while computer science will exist for those who want to learn the science behind computers.
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Spread out over 24 hours? Hmm.. that's 4.167 cups/hour.
Your math assumes that he would be drinking the same amount every hour. How do you expect him to stay up and drink during those night time hours?
Exactly how many plygons can be stored up one's ass?
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I've been considering trying BSD but I have to wonder how well does it support *older* SMP machines? I have a dual Pentium Pro box just sitting here with ISA slots.
It supports them quite well. I got a dual pentium pro, installed FreeBSD 5.1 and it's been running like a beast ever since.
Well, it's a mix of both. There are alot of students there who have no clue when it comes to computers. These people usually don't get weeded out until the junior or senior year. The computer science program at the main campus has limited space and is very hard to get into, the computer science programs at the branch campuses are easier to get into, but hard to pass for someone without a clue.
They do teach basic unix skills, but that's not the focus of the program. The courses are mostly programming and math based (since CS is a branch of math, that's what they focus on).
Sounds like we're getting closer to a universal identity number. Kinda creepy, kinda cool
Sounds like a universal identity number that you can have changed whenever you want. I don't think by letting you keep your number you will have to keep that number for the rest of your life. And what about for us without cell phones? No ID for us?
Understanding what you mean now, I think we totally agree.
Glad to see we're on the same page and we're not just starting another slashdot flamewar. I'm also glad we agree. I'm not against any new technologies as long as they're not abused in a way that could endanger other people.
I took this view specifically about cell phones because of several incidents that occured in this area (an especially congested area known for its bad drivers), and because of studies such as: Direct Line reported that the results showed drivers' reaction times were, on average, 30 percent slower when talking on a handheld mobile phone than when legally drunk -- and nearly 50 percent slower than under normal driving conditions.
You mean like eating in the car, changing the radio, or running red lights?
Yes
I'm not angry at cell phone users. I'm angry at irresponsible people. That's basically what I said in my previous posts. I did not imply that I was angry at cell phone users. Please, re-read my comments before making accusations.
Or perhaps justified anger for people who needlessly endanger people around them by doing something that has been proven unsafe and violates the law in several places?
Yes, but I figured taliban.org would work too since his organization has (had?) close ties to the taliban and I didn't want to mess with spelling "Alqaeda(al-qeada/al-qaida/alqaida/whatever)"
As someone who has been following MOSIX for a few years (and now OpenMOSIX), I'm wondering what do you see as your short term goals? What about long term, do you see OpenMOSIX as an integrated part of Linux which can transparently migrate any application, or even individual threads, accross a network?
Also, what areas of the project are priorities at the current time? I'm wondering as a developer who is also looking for an interesting masters project in the next few months.
Taking a quick browse through the feedback posted on the buyers, I see a lot of "Great international customer!" type of comments. Looks like he was shipping this all over the place. At least he didn't have bLaden listed as the highest bidder.
Yes. They are horribly outdated. They are working on making some very sophisticated systems, but for now they are stuck with some ancient computers. These aren't the kind of computers that can be updated with a quick trip to wal-mart, the FBI requires machines that are capable of storing, retrieving, and search huge amounts of digital data (including documents that have been scanned in, as well as pictures and movies). These don't come cheap, and they don't come easily.
They posted an article about the book you mentioned. Most likely they rejected your submission of that article because your description was similar to any posts you've made, lacking in intelligent content and providing no point other than to show your own arrogance.
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In my country in Europe we make sugar out of beets and we even export it and make money off of it. If a 3rd world country like mine can do it, U.S. sure can, so why is it fixated on sugar cane when beets are easy to grow?
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I think they produce a beet or two here in the US:
"U.S. farmers produced 33 million tons of sugar beets on 1.6 million acres in 2000, versus 28 million tons of sugar beets on 1.4 million acres in 1990"
http://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/February05/Fin
you cant see it in a picture because it works by delivering different images to each eye.
So what you're saying is that we'd need to see TWO pictures of it?
But this was such a well researched posting. I like how it contradicts itself:
Emails and invitations sent to Hotmail from Gmail accounts do not bounce...invitations he sent to a Hotmail address bounced
The site can also be found here: http://freecache.org/http://www.archive.org/web/fr eecache.php
if Joe VP can't work on his PowerPoint on the plane, it's not gonna be acceptable.
From the article: unlike pure Web applications, the new software is designed to be used offline, so mobile users on laptops or handheld devices can connect, quickly access applications and disconnect to do work offline. When they connect, the Workplace software synchronizes their work with server-based applications.
Sounds like Joe will be able to work on the plane just fine.
I've always thought of CS as a branch of math. The field of computer science was founded by mathematicians, and the important concepts of computer science are heavily based in math (such as the study of algorithms and data structures).
That being said, I don't think of CS as majoring in programming, it's more about the theory behind programming. Kind of like the relationship between physics and engineering. Students may not always learn the most practical details about programming, but they will come away with a good understanding of how computers and software work (assuming they went through a good program).
The new IS majors that are out there might be a better choice if you want to focus on just high level programming. It could be a good choice for people who want to learn the practical skills, while computer science will exist for those who want to learn the science behind computers.
Spread out over 24 hours? Hmm.. that's 4.167 cups/hour.
Your math assumes that he would be drinking the same amount every hour. How do you expect him to stay up and drink during those night time hours?
you can push an assload of polygons
Exactly how many plygons can be stored up one's ass?
I've been considering trying BSD but I have to wonder how well does it support *older* SMP machines? I have a dual Pentium Pro box just sitting here with ISA slots.
It supports them quite well. I got a dual pentium pro, installed FreeBSD 5.1 and it's been running like a beast ever since.
Well, it's a mix of both. There are alot of students there who have no clue when it comes to computers. These people usually don't get weeded out until the junior or senior year. The computer science program at the main campus has limited space and is very hard to get into, the computer science programs at the branch campuses are easier to get into, but hard to pass for someone without a clue.
They do teach basic unix skills, but that's not the focus of the program. The courses are mostly programming and math based (since CS is a branch of math, that's what they focus on).
Sounds like we're getting closer to a universal identity number. Kinda creepy, kinda cool
Sounds like a universal identity number that you can have changed whenever you want. I don't think by letting you keep your number you will have to keep that number for the rest of your life. And what about for us without cell phones? No ID for us?
"mathematicans do it smoothly and continuously"
That beats my favorite math saying:
What does a constipated mathematician do?
Works it out with a pencil.
Someone wanted to use this idea "one more time"
Understanding what you mean now, I think we totally agree.
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Glad to see we're on the same page and we're not just starting another slashdot flamewar. I'm also glad we agree. I'm not against any new technologies as long as they're not abused in a way that could endanger other people.
I took this view specifically about cell phones because of several incidents that occured in this area (an especially congested area known for its bad drivers), and because of studies such as:
Direct Line reported that the results showed drivers' reaction times were, on average, 30 percent slower when talking on a handheld mobile phone than when legally drunk -- and nearly 50 percent slower than under normal driving conditions.
http://www.wirelessnewsfactor.com/perl/story/1690
You mean like eating in the car, changing the radio, or running red lights?
Yes
I'm not angry at cell phone users. I'm angry at irresponsible people. That's basically what I said in my previous posts. I did not imply that I was angry at cell phone users. Please, re-read my comments before making accusations.
Or perhaps justified anger for people who needlessly endanger people around them by doing something that has been proven unsafe and violates the law in several places?
Yeah, what's next? Morons talking on the phone in the car?
I bet the price of chicken mcnuggets will go up because of this.
Feathers might go up in price, but Chicken Heads will remain the same.
Yes, but I figured taliban.org would work too since his organization has (had?) close ties to the taliban and I didn't want to mess with spelling "Alqaeda(al-qeada/al-qaida/alqaida/whatever)"
As someone who has been following MOSIX for a few years (and now OpenMOSIX), I'm wondering what do you see as your short term goals? What about long term, do you see OpenMOSIX as an integrated part of Linux which can transparently migrate any application, or even individual threads, accross a network?
Also, what areas of the project are priorities at the current time? I'm wondering as a developer who is also looking for an interesting masters project in the next few months.
You really think Osama would sign up on eBay as bLaden?
Very good point. Perhaps he used his email address, obinladen@taliban.org
Taking a quick browse through the feedback posted on the buyers, I see a lot of "Great international customer!" type of comments. Looks like he was shipping this all over the place. At least he didn't have bLaden listed as the highest bidder.
Why are we allowing him to spew his literary feces all over slashdot, AGAIN?!?
DOWN WITH KATZ!
Yes. They are horribly outdated. They are working on making some very sophisticated systems, but for now they are stuck with some ancient computers. These aren't the kind of computers that can be updated with a quick trip to wal-mart, the FBI requires machines that are capable of storing, retrieving, and search huge amounts of digital data (including documents that have been scanned in, as well as pictures and movies). These don't come cheap, and they don't come easily.
They posted an article about the book you mentioned. Most likely they rejected your submission of that article because your description was similar to any posts you've made, lacking in intelligent content and providing no point other than to show your own arrogance.