Heh. Where I went to school they gave extra credit for programs that went above and beyond the requirements. They would show the best in class later. For one of my projects we had to make a 2-d asteroids game. This is what I made. It didn't even meet all the nominal requirements for the project and I recieved more than 100% credit.
In fact, the intro to programming class would always have a Karel the Robot contest to see who could come up with the most interesting Karel program. You should have seen the beepers fly.
The result is at http://www.angelfire.com/games4/anirak/
I am not sure Java is the best solution for kids. You can avoid the object oriented aspect of it for a simple game by putting everything in one class and coding as if it was C.
I would be pretty tempted to bust out a C=64 and sit down with the kid and learn on that using BASIC and then move on to Java or C. Learning by making simple games is the way to go. Kids love to play games and love to show them off to their friends. There used to be a series of books called "Kids and the Commodore 64" or Apple ][, or Atari 800, etc. I haven't seen anything similar.
My son is prohibited (not by me) from playing any game that he didn't help to write, so he and I are going to have to figure something out. Get back to me in several years when he is a bit older and we've figured out how to deal with this restriction.
Karel is good for teaching concepts, but it isn't much fun in that it is difficult to do anything that is really fun/interesting in it. Yes I know, you can do anything in Karel that you can do in C/Java/Python, but it is a pain.
As of now it is unclear, but Microsoft probably will bring this situation to life in the near future since it does hold alot of power for them over other platforms.
Does this make any sense? The rest of the summary is equally nonsensical.
Please provide details on your TWIC involvement and who you would bribe. Given that you called this an "RFID" card in another post I am guessing that you aren't in the industry. You don't use the terms properly.
you are the one spreading doubt for the sake of doubt, bringing up the phrase "good enough for government work". Isn't it terrible when your own logic turns against you?
I am not yet familiar with the PIV card standards. I am very familiar with the use of the TWIC card. The card is issued to those that work in the transportation sector after a more extensive background check than was previously done. It is not tied to their job. They use it to prove their identity when they go to a new job so that the effort of an extensive background check does not need to be repeated. They are then issued credentials for the facility that they work at, which may be electronic credentials on the TWIC card or might be a dumb card, depending on the facility. In other words, you can't just show up some place and use your card. You still have to go to security, they verify that you have a legitimate reason to be there (such as a new job) and issue the appropriate local credentials.
And, again, what is a 1024-bit cryptographic signature going to give me at work that the security guard at the front desk wouldn't have caught to begin with in terms of identification?
You answered your own question. If you don't want to go over your post again, I'll tell you. The system has no concept of "good enough for government work". So you don't have to worry about the guy at the front desk sleeping on the job. This way you get all the benefits of the guy at the desk (he'll still be there) and don't have the drawbacks that he brings with him.
hire some security professionals to make these decisions
Having been involved in the process for the TWIC card, I can tell you that security experts are involved. I can also tell you that a well-designed smart card based ID system is much harder to crack than the exisiting government ID badges, since the smart card can have all the same security features that dumb plastic card has plus the cryptographic protections of a smart card. Also it will be much easier to train people to verify the cards since there will only be one type of card to verify and it can be done electronically in addition to visually.
Of course as you point out, it might become more worthwhile to find a way to obtain a legitimate through fake breeder docs or simply bribery. However in a well designed system the smart card will only have permissions for accessing the agency that issued it, so a card from one agency will verify your id at another, but won't let you do anything that you couldn't do with a fake dumb card currently.
In short, I fail to see the downside if the system is implemented by someone with the slightest of clues.
Very odd that he left the scene last week because he was "feeling the heat" and now is suddenly back promoting a more commercial venture. Could the two events be related?
Tulip (the company that is selling the Commodore brand) is the company that makes the all-in-one joystick, so it is unlikely that they will get sued. I would guess that the group that is buying the brand plans to use the joystick as a platform for more all-in-one games. The only difficulty is tracking down who owns the rights to the non-EA games.
If you read the article you would see that they found the asteroid in a photo from March of 2004. This earlier observation allowed them to calculate the orbit with more precision.
How long does it have to be observed before we know whether it will hit or not? Will a year of observation give us certainty? The Torino scale is a bit strange, given the way that it combines chance of impact, time until impact, and severity of impact. I would think that a three dimensional scale would be more useful.
It is an even better application for smart cards. You need a $3 card and a $10 reader. And unlike a USB key it is meant to be quickly inserted and removed without any problems.
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We had a Brother daisy-wheel printer for our C=64 that had a keyboard attachment, allowing it to be used as a typewriter. You could probably hack something up with such a beast to do what you want since it was already half printer/half typewriter.
I do not classify myself as a hardcore NES fan. However I have compared some games with the original hardware and I didn't notice any difference on the games that it came with that I had played before (Contra, Super Mario Bros, Duck Hunt, etc) other than the crappy controllers. I would guess that the recreation of the system would satisfy all but the most hardcore of NES fans.
I hope that you enjoyed it. It does start off too easy for adults, and too hard for young kids. The other odd thing is that the mazes are randomly generated, so it should have reasonable replay value.
I gave away all ten of them that I bought as presents. I am reporting on the feedback I have received from those that received them. My brother has refurbished his (repeatedly) and it works last I heard.
Phison (and others I would guess) makes inexpensive flash memory key mp3 players with no screen. Operation and navigation simple by necessity since there is no screen. There is an on/off switch and then a rocker switch/button that is used to both skip songs (with a quick flip) or change volume (by pressing and holding). You can find the 512MB version online for about $60.
I bought several of these in Taiwan a few years ago. The games are of course pixel perfect, since they are using the ROMs and running a NES on a chip. The controllers are terrible. They have a cheap feel to them, work inconsistently at first and then buttons or directions go out entirely after a while. Very sad.
In the mid 1990s the local government decided to improve the favelas (shanty towns that in and around many Brazilian cities) by adding facilities such as paved roads and sewers. This led to an influx of people to the Campinas favelas, because why live in a favela in some other town with muddy roads and no sewer when you can live in one with such ammenities.
Of course the surge in the unemployed population caused crime to go up which also contributed to the decline of the downtown area. Random kidnapping/carjacking of those driving moderately priced cars became common since the criminal could sell the car easily and then ransom the victim to the family. This would provide enough cash for several months of easy living.
The city is the kidnapping capital of the western hemisphere, excluding Colombia. As an example of the escalating violence, the mayor was assasinated while driving a few years ago by men on motorcycles with machine gunes.
I know it is asking a lot to read the article, but you could have at least looked at the picture.
It clearly shows the cooling system, which is made of sealed aluminum columns that the bricks are slid over. There are no hoses and no connections to spring a leak.
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In fact, the intro to programming class would always have a Karel the Robot contest to see who could come up with the most interesting Karel program. You should have seen the beepers fly.
I am not sure Java is the best solution for kids. You can avoid the object oriented aspect of it for a simple game by putting everything in one class and coding as if it was C.
I would be pretty tempted to bust out a C=64 and sit down with the kid and learn on that using BASIC and then move on to Java or C. Learning by making simple games is the way to go. Kids love to play games and love to show them off to their friends. There used to be a series of books called "Kids and the Commodore 64" or Apple ][, or Atari 800, etc. I haven't seen anything similar.
My son is prohibited (not by me) from playing any game that he didn't help to write, so he and I are going to have to figure something out. Get back to me in several years when he is a bit older and we've figured out how to deal with this restriction.
Karel is good for teaching concepts, but it isn't much fun in that it is difficult to do anything that is really fun/interesting in it. Yes I know, you can do anything in Karel that you can do in C/Java/Python, but it is a pain.
Does this make any sense? The rest of the summary is equally nonsensical.
Please provide details on your TWIC involvement and who you would bribe. Given that you called this an "RFID" card in another post I am guessing that you aren't in the industry. You don't use the terms properly.
you are the one spreading doubt for the sake of doubt, bringing up the phrase "good enough for government work". Isn't it terrible when your own logic turns against you?
And, again, what is a 1024-bit cryptographic signature going to give me at work that the security guard at the front desk wouldn't have caught to begin with in terms of identification?
You answered your own question. If you don't want to go over your post again, I'll tell you. The system has no concept of "good enough for government work". So you don't have to worry about the guy at the front desk sleeping on the job. This way you get all the benefits of the guy at the desk (he'll still be there) and don't have the drawbacks that he brings with him.
Having been involved in the process for the TWIC card, I can tell you that security experts are involved. I can also tell you that a well-designed smart card based ID system is much harder to crack than the exisiting government ID badges, since the smart card can have all the same security features that dumb plastic card has plus the cryptographic protections of a smart card. Also it will be much easier to train people to verify the cards since there will only be one type of card to verify and it can be done electronically in addition to visually.
Of course as you point out, it might become more worthwhile to find a way to obtain a legitimate through fake breeder docs or simply bribery. However in a well designed system the smart card will only have permissions for accessing the agency that issued it, so a card from one agency will verify your id at another, but won't let you do anything that you couldn't do with a fake dumb card currently.
In short, I fail to see the downside if the system is implemented by someone with the slightest of clues.
Very odd that he left the scene last week because he was "feeling the heat" and now is suddenly back promoting a more commercial venture. Could the two events be related?
Tulip (the company that is selling the Commodore brand) is the company that makes the all-in-one joystick, so it is unlikely that they will get sued. I would guess that the group that is buying the brand plans to use the joystick as a platform for more all-in-one games. The only difficulty is tracking down who owns the rights to the non-EA games.
If you read the article you would see that they found the asteroid in a photo from March of 2004. This earlier observation allowed them to calculate the orbit with more precision.
How long does it have to be observed before we know whether it will hit or not? Will a year of observation give us certainty? The Torino scale is a bit strange, given the way that it combines chance of impact, time until impact, and severity of impact. I would think that a three dimensional scale would be more useful.
It is an even better application for smart cards. You need a $3 card and a $10 reader. And unlike a USB key it is meant to be quickly inserted and removed without any problems.
So you got 50 blank CD-Rs? Wow.
We had a Brother daisy-wheel printer for our C=64 that had a keyboard attachment, allowing it to be used as a typewriter. You could probably hack something up with such a beast to do what you want since it was already half printer/half typewriter.
I do not classify myself as a hardcore NES fan. However I have compared some games with the original hardware and I didn't notice any difference on the games that it came with that I had played before (Contra, Super Mario Bros, Duck Hunt, etc) other than the crappy controllers. I would guess that the recreation of the system would satisfy all but the most hardcore of NES fans.
I hope that you enjoyed it. It does start off too easy for adults, and too hard for young kids. The other odd thing is that the mazes are randomly generated, so it should have reasonable replay value.
I gave away all ten of them that I bought as presents. I am reporting on the feedback I have received from those that received them. My brother has refurbished his (repeatedly) and it works last I heard.
Phison (and others I would guess) makes inexpensive flash memory key mp3 players with no screen. Operation and navigation simple by necessity since there is no screen. There is an on/off switch and then a rocker switch/button that is used to both skip songs (with a quick flip) or change volume (by pressing and holding). You can find the 512MB version online for about $60.
I bought several of these in Taiwan a few years ago. The games are of course pixel perfect, since they are using the ROMs and running a NES on a chip. The controllers are terrible. They have a cheap feel to them, work inconsistently at first and then buttons or directions go out entirely after a while. Very sad.
Of course the surge in the unemployed population caused crime to go up which also contributed to the decline of the downtown area. Random kidnapping/carjacking of those driving moderately priced cars became common since the criminal could sell the car easily and then ransom the victim to the family. This would provide enough cash for several months of easy living.
The city is the kidnapping capital of the western hemisphere, excluding Colombia. As an example of the escalating violence, the mayor was assasinated while driving a few years ago by men on motorcycles with machine gunes.
Wow, that is much less than I expected. Hard to believe that anyone would pay a 10x premium for the rotating building.
Sounds like the last ten years in Campinas. Everybody is moving to the suburbs because it is safer.
What would a comparable non-rotating condo in Curitiba cost in Reals?
It clearly shows the cooling system, which is made of sealed aluminum columns that the bricks are slid over. There are no hoses and no connections to spring a leak.