your netID there is your initials, then a number, which is the number of people with your initials who've come before you plus one.
I'm not sure about that.. since some people before my number doesn't show up in the directory.
They don't appear to be giving it out to anyone (after about 5 years), but darned if every spammer on the planet doesn't have it anyway
I get spam but not much, compared to my onebox account... it's a matter of not putting your email on ebay (I used to have my cornell email there, but once I changed it, the spam coming directly to my cornell acct reduced)... and even sites like Slashdot.
Actually, one of the classes I had worked for did that, using Scheme. It was extremely fun, the course staff had created the basic objects like a baseroom object. And the students were to inherit and extend it, implement money or make the NPC's more intelligent.
We set it to the theme of 'Clue', and had done 'Star Wars' before. The students couldn't solve the mystery until certain functions were implemented. I can still somewhat remember some of the room descriptions...
You are in the graduate students lounge. Here you see Professors relaxing, drinking deep from ambrosia and being fed grapes from young smiling undergraduates. Gentle music, accompanied with the soft buzz of NP-completeness fill the air.
This especially applies to young women, many of whom are turned off by traditional computer games. I have seen this in classes that have used games as projects. Using games to teach young CS students could be damaging to the cause of getting more women into the field!
Erm. So what do you think women prefer? To design a spreadsheet and create data entry software rather then code games? There are many type of games, they don't always have to be first person shooter or gory violent games. There are strategy games, RPG games. One of the classes I consulted implemented a MUD using Scheme, and one of their assignments was to extend it any way they want. I don't see how that can be a turn off for girls.
Well, at my school, I really didn't feel discriminated as a female CS person. My fellow students treat me well, and they ask me for help in their hw, just like I ask them for help. It depends on the environment I guess, but my uni is pretty cool about that. And about those males that are afraid of smart women? Well, they are less interesting then those who aren't afraid:) So just fish from other pools, pass over those frat boys and give me some less popularity-driven man that is not looking for a prize to show off.
Though, my guy friends still freak out when I frag them in Unreal.
Demagogery is the enemy of rational debate. We don't need no steekin' spokesperson!
Well then, look at some of the software copyright & privacy laws that have been passed. Are they beneficial to you? If no one is going to speak out against it, who is? Most of the public is unconcerned or uninformed about software issues.
Yeah, so one of the traits of hackers is supposed to be individualism. But at what cost?
Well.. as much as I dislike being grouped and generalized, like ESR did when he wrote that Guide to Being a Hacker or something like that, someone has to present us to the rest of the public. And ESR is doing a more or less good job of that. We are still a minority (urk. categorization again) and I guess ESR is our self-appointed spokesman, if we think that he is doing a bad job, then just speak out, or better yet, go appoint yourself spokesman. Like someone said in another comment, it's not an easy job.
Actually I like using emacs, but I tend to use visual studios, not because of the intellisense.. but because of copying and pasting.
I dislike the copying by double clicking (my fingers just won't synchronize) and using the mouse. And even though I use an emacs that knows how to copy and paste (it implements ctrl-enter and ctrl-shift-enter, dos-like copy/paste), sometimes when using different xterms, the copy/pasting gets confused.
I guess, its not really that important to most people.. but I really like being able to copy and paste properly, specially when dealing with large amounts of code.
Mez -- not good enough to dig into emacs lisp just yet.
Well, not to be even more anal, but the poster was just talking about algorithms that solve the TSP problem, not how feasible they are. There/are/ algorithms in existence that solves the TSP problem. They are just NP-complete. And for small amounts of data, why, they might even be 'feasible'.
Strange how most of the comments I read to this article don't even address the concern on how we should get innovation back into systems research. Instead, it's just another MS vs Linux fight. And that just proves the point that there are hardly any other contenders in the OS field. It's just sad that people don't seem to be interested.. there are others that say who cares for new systems? how does the consumer benefit? but thats just the point, that researching a theory just for the basic sake of knowledge is not a waste. It's just depressing to me. Especially when most of the profs in the systems labs in my Uni have left for start-ups.
The US ends up carrying the majority of the financial burden, Russia and others claim unending delays, somebody gets pissed off and refuses to cooperate, etc.
Uh? So? For goodness sakes, its already the year 2000 and we still don't have humanity settling and living in space. Forget issues of countries and such, in the end, more space exploration is beneficial to the entire human race.
And besides, I don't see where it says that the US is funding the mission. And if this is what the Chinese govt. want to spend their money on, instead of more tanks. Good for them!
I'm in the minority, but I found the later Dune books far *more* interesting than the first book.
I would agree with you there.. I read the book when I was about 15. And I still occasionally get mental images from it. The God Emperor of Dune.. I think that was the name.
Looking at all the comments, it seems that the community wants the code, even if its not working or clean. Some comments are polite and some downright rude. I don't think we want to nag or whine to CmdrTaco and Hemos who have done an amazing job with/. Just that, its getting kinda amusing to see the/. release being delayed all the time, kinda reminds me of win2000;)
"Moderation is good, in theory." -Larry Wall
Dangit. I was going to use that for my sig. But you beat me to it.
Agreed. I love reading his writings, they always make me laugh and think. In fact, I think it was cos I read one of his speeches which got me to learning perl. Sorta, what kinda language can a man with this kind of mind produce?
It would be nice to know the algorithm for how people get chosen to be moderators. Though I guess the chance of abuse is high. People could just follow the pattern.
Though for some reason I have been getting moderation points almost every week, and starting on the same weekday. I can even start to predict when logging on whether I shall get moderator points that day. Not that its any use for me since articles that interest me enough to scrutinize and moderate also means that I want to post something. So I waste mod points by moderating and then posting a comment. Ah well.
PPS: Notice you don't use your default 2 posting priveleges...why is that?
I am not answering for Signal 11, but perhaps its because of the same reason in your orignal post? That just because you can get an automatic 2 in your post, doesn't mean you deserve that score?
Otherwise, in an act of spectacular defiance, even heroism, tens of millions of people all over the earth gathered in urban centers to celebrate the new century. They did not stockpile food and water..
I think its more like a I-can't-be-bothered attitude. I mean, I had a pretty significant exposure to y2k issues and hearing about what may happen from friends I respected made me uneasy. However by the 31st, I hadn't had time to make extra grocery shopping or some such. And the only y2k preperation I made was to drop by a store near my place and buy a box of donuts and a jug of water.
I have a feeling whether its a y2k scare, a meteor heading for earth or an annoucement of an impending Alien invasion, the majority of humanity would just go on with their life. Just that in this case, humans won the bet.
Slashdot Mirror
Whee!
I'm not sure about that.. since some people before my number doesn't show up in the directory.
They don't appear to be giving it out to anyone (after about 5 years), but darned if every spammer on the planet doesn't have it anyway
I get spam but not much, compared to my onebox account... it's a matter of not putting your email on ebay (I used to have my cornell email there, but once I changed it, the spam coming directly to my cornell acct reduced)... and even sites like Slashdot.
Actually, one of the classes I had worked for did that, using Scheme. It was extremely fun, the course staff had created the basic objects like a baseroom object. And the students were to inherit and extend it, implement money or make the NPC's more intelligent.
We set it to the theme of 'Clue', and had done 'Star Wars' before. The students couldn't solve the mystery until certain functions were implemented.
I can still somewhat remember some of the room descriptions...
You are in the graduate students lounge. Here you see Professors relaxing, drinking deep from ambrosia and being fed grapes from young smiling undergraduates. Gentle music, accompanied with the soft buzz of NP-completeness fill the air.
This especially applies to young women, many of whom are turned off by traditional computer games. I have seen this in classes that have used games as projects. Using games to teach young CS students could be damaging to the cause of getting more women into the field!
Erm. So what do you think women prefer? To design a spreadsheet and create data entry software rather then code games? There are many type of games, they don't always have to be first person shooter or gory violent games. There are strategy games, RPG games. One of the classes I consulted implemented a MUD using Scheme, and one of their assignments was to extend it any way they want. I don't see how that can be a turn off for girls.
I am in an opposite position than you are
;)
Perhaps you guys should work together then
And just when I started to look forward to read kuro5hin in the mornings :(
Well, at my school, I really didn't feel discriminated as a female CS person. My fellow students treat me well, and they ask me for help in their hw, just like I ask them for help. It depends on the environment I guess, but my uni is pretty cool about that. And about those males that are afraid of smart women? Well, they are less interesting then those who aren't afraid :) So just fish from other pools, pass over those frat boys and give me some less popularity-driven man that is not looking for a prize to show off.
Though, my guy friends still freak out when I frag them in Unreal.
A happy geek girl.
Demagogery is the enemy of rational debate. We don't need no steekin' spokesperson!
Well then, look at some of the software copyright & privacy laws that have been passed. Are they beneficial to you? If no one is going to speak out against it, who is? Most of the public is unconcerned or uninformed about software issues.
Yeah, so one of the traits of hackers is supposed to be individualism. But at what cost?
People who go to Harvard and Yale tend to believe that what they're doing is important, at least in part because they're doing it.
And people from other schools don't? Look at your own article, you are basically trying to say how good and important your own work is.
Well.. as much as I dislike being grouped and generalized, like ESR did when he wrote that Guide to Being a Hacker or something like that, someone has to present us to the rest of the public. And ESR is doing a more or less good job of that. We are still a minority (urk. categorization again) and I guess ESR is our self-appointed spokesman, if we think that he is doing a bad job, then just speak out, or better yet, go appoint yourself spokesman. Like someone said in another comment, it's not an easy job.
Actually I like using emacs, but I tend to use visual studios, not because of the intellisense.. but because of copying and pasting.
I dislike the copying by double clicking (my fingers just won't synchronize) and using the mouse. And even though I use an emacs that knows how to copy and paste (it implements ctrl-enter and ctrl-shift-enter, dos-like copy/paste), sometimes when using different xterms, the copy/pasting gets confused.
I guess, its not really that important to most people.. but I really like being able to copy and paste properly, specially when dealing with large amounts of code.
Mez -- not good enough to dig into emacs lisp just yet.
I think I like dynamic programming algorithms the best, even though they are so hard to come up with.
Well, not to be even more anal, but the poster was just talking about algorithms that solve the TSP problem, not how feasible they are. There /are/ algorithms in existence that solves the TSP problem. They are just NP-complete. And for small amounts of data, why, they might even be 'feasible'.
"When in doubt, use brute force." --Ken Thompson
Bogo sort! Or Dodo sort.. where you place the items randomly in an array and hopes it comes out sorted.
It has best running time of O(1).
Strange how most of the comments I read to this article don't even address the concern on how we should get innovation back into systems research.
Instead, it's just another MS vs Linux fight. And that just proves the point that there are hardly any other contenders in the OS field. It's just sad that people don't seem to be interested.. there are others that say who cares for new systems? how does the consumer benefit? but thats just the point, that researching a theory just for the basic sake of knowledge is not a waste.
It's just depressing to me. Especially when most of the profs in the systems labs in my Uni have left for start-ups.
Exactly, his use of imagery is just wonderful. And not to mention that he makes you think.
I for one, prefer the otherland series to his dragonbone one.
The US ends up carrying the majority of the financial burden, Russia and others claim unending delays, somebody gets pissed off and refuses to cooperate, etc.
Uh? So? For goodness sakes, its already the year 2000 and we still don't have humanity settling and living in space. Forget issues of countries and such, in the end, more space exploration is beneficial to the entire human race.
And besides, I don't see where it says that the US is funding the mission. And if this is what the Chinese govt. want to spend their money on, instead of more tanks. Good for them!
I'm in the minority, but I found the later Dune books far *more* interesting than the first book.
I would agree with you there.. I read the book when I was about 15. And I still occasionally get mental images from it.
The God Emperor of Dune.. I think that was the name.
I am not too fond of his sci-fi writings.. for some reason i love his fantasy stuff more.
Deeply recommend his Alvin series and his Songbird book.
(I agree that Ryan should be moderated up.)
/. /. release being delayed all the time, kinda reminds me of win2000 ;)
Looking at all the comments, it seems that the community wants the code, even if its not working or clean. Some comments are polite and some downright rude. I don't think we want to nag or whine to CmdrTaco and Hemos who have done an amazing job with
Just that, its getting kinda amusing to see the
"Moderation is good, in theory."
-Larry Wall
Dangit. I was going to use that for my sig. But you beat me to it.
Why do people always need to classify others into neat little boxes?
Though.. I would admit I would fit into the geek stereotype pretty well.. cept that I am not male.
And, I hate coke.
bah.
Agreed. I love reading his writings, they always make me laugh and think. In fact, I think it was cos I read one of his speeches which got me to learning perl. Sorta, what kinda language can a man with this kind of mind produce?
It would be nice to know the algorithm for how people get chosen to be moderators. Though I guess the chance of abuse is high. People could just follow the pattern.
Though for some reason I have been getting moderation points almost every week, and starting on the same weekday. I can even start to predict when logging on whether I shall get moderator points that day. Not that its any use for me since articles that interest me enough to scrutinize and moderate also means that I want to post something. So I waste mod points by moderating and then posting a comment. Ah well.
Mez
PPS: Notice you don't use your default 2 posting priveleges...why is that?
I am not answering for Signal 11, but perhaps its because of the same reason in your orignal post?
That just because you can get an automatic 2 in your post, doesn't mean you deserve that score?
Otherwise, in an act of spectacular defiance, even heroism, tens of millions of people all over the earth gathered in urban centers to celebrate the new century. They did not stockpile food and water ..
I think its more like a I-can't-be-bothered attitude. I mean, I had a pretty significant exposure to y2k issues and hearing about what may happen from friends I respected made me uneasy.
However by the 31st, I hadn't had time to make extra grocery shopping or some such. And the only y2k preperation I made was to drop by a store near my place and buy a box of donuts and a jug of water.
I have a feeling whether its a y2k scare, a meteor heading for earth or an annoucement of an impending Alien invasion, the majority of humanity would just go on with their life.
Just that in this case, humans won the bet.