I understand how you feel but I think there are some flaws in your argument. The lack of English skills is understandable, but surely you can't blame them for asking those gazillion questions you speak of. By now you should know that they're only following protocol imposed by the HP administration (which, last time I checked, was in the US).
I'm sure some Intel chip designers have already tried all sorts of cool shit with their processors even prior to their release. I know I would if I had worked there.
howeverit would have been more impressive if she had snagged a Cisco cert or one of the Unixes.
Oh and even more impressive if she passed my nuclear physics final exam. There are thousands (millions?) of other exams that would have been more impressive for a 9-year-old to pass. What's your point? This is impressive enough. How the hell do you get a 3rd grader to study sorting algorithms?!
"It most certainly occurs, evidenced by the fact that people write "Should of" when they write what they think they are saying". Let me repeat that. Those who write 'should of' think that that is what they are saying. They are not saying "Should have", they are not saying "Should've". They are saying "Should of"."
I have been a struggling UNIX systems programmer and only recently have I realized I have not done computer architecture, complexity theory, or a good OS subject with some programming in it. My progress has generally been slow in becoming a UNIX "hacker". My advice to people is to do as much theoretical subjects at university because practical ones like.NET, ASP or whatever can easily be learned afterwards.
Many Mac people would say that the world would have been a better place had Apple been the Microsoft of today. The fact is, Apple would be as f---ed up if they took over the personal computing.
I have been a Slackware user since 1996. I've seen it grow all through these years, and even though it didn't get as popular as Redhat, Mandrake, SuSE or Debian, I stuck with them. It's been Slackware from the first Internet server I've installed in 1996 to my new personal server this year. I've never been so proud of my distribution of choice! My thanks goes to Patrick Volkerding for all his effort. He actually replied to my emails years back...however minor my concerns were. Thank you for taking care of your Slackware users.
Slackware has always been releasing the latest software, although this time they sounded 'too Debian' by releasing a 2.4 kernel claiming it was more 'stable' than 2.6. This is a first. They still don't have a packaging tool to match apt. Well, maybe someday... Nonetheless, viva la Slackware!
What's next? What about patenting the Start button? I don't mean just having the words "Start" on the lower left button, but the whole idea of having a button which opens up directories and links to various programs/utilities in the computer. Can they do this (if they haven't already, that is)? So what's going to happen to KDE?
You're off-topic. He's not looking for a job, he's looking for a post secodary course. All I said was, CS is probably not a good idea for him. Whether or not math or CS will be used in the real world is irrelevant, but whether it will be needed to finish a degree is.
Is computer science what you're really after? CS is all about computability, algorithms, programming, etc. Like you said you want to get into computers but you're not good in mathematics. All programming subjects does require basic math. Take for instance first year programming subjects, a common assignment would be working with fibonacci numbers and creating a postfix calculator. In second year I made log parsers and implemented the Dijkstra's and the A* algorithms. You need basic math for this. In operating systems, you will also use basic math for disk/cpu scheduling algorithms.
If I were you, I would get into things like multimedia or information systems. There is a wide range of computer courses out there. Talk to a counselor.
Are you kidding? Many universities I know of who have standalone Software Engineering degrees classify this as a real engineering degree like computer engineering or electrical engineering. They have the exact same number of mathematics and physics as any engineering degree would contain.
You don't really see airples that run out of fuel fall off the sky, do you? I suppose it would just require more rigorous training/licensing than driving.
I can see how important your data must be to go out of your way and try unconventional methods of retrieving/destroying your data. Reminds me of those self-destruct Mission Impossible gadgets. Wouldn't you think backing up regularly would be the best possible way to protect your data? What kind of data do you have anyway? You can just password-protect your files if you're scared it'll end up in the wrong hands. Unless you work for the CIA or FBI I doubt the thief would be interested in hacking your encrypted data files.
OS X is basically UNIX, hence your data files can only be opened by those who have root access or your username's password. Your data is essentially secure unless you have your system on auto login.
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Who wants to read? What our lazy generation needs are audio books. There's nothing lazy about reading.
If that's what you're after you should be doing IT and not CS. I'm surprised as to how clueless students are regarding these matters.
I understand how you feel but I think there are some flaws in your argument. The lack of English skills is understandable, but surely you can't blame them for asking those gazillion questions you speak of. By now you should know that they're only following protocol imposed by the HP administration (which, last time I checked, was in the US).
I'm sure some Intel chip designers have already tried all sorts of cool shit with their processors even prior to their release. I know I would if I had worked there.
Man I gotta upgrade...
howeverit would have been more impressive if she had snagged a Cisco cert or one of the Unixes.
Oh and even more impressive if she passed my nuclear physics final exam. There are thousands (millions?) of other exams that would have been more impressive for a 9-year-old to pass. What's your point? This is impressive enough. How the hell do you get a 3rd grader to study sorting algorithms?!
Good work, but it looks like a fridge.
"It most certainly occurs, evidenced by the fact that people write "Should of" when they write what they think they are saying". Let me repeat that. Those who write 'should of' think that that is what they are saying. They are not saying "Should have", they are not saying "Should've". They are saying "Should of"."
Can you give me an example?
Funny, the only elitists I know are CE and EE people.
I have been a struggling UNIX systems programmer and only recently have I realized I have not done computer architecture, complexity theory, or a good OS subject with some programming in it. My progress has generally been slow in becoming a UNIX "hacker". My advice to people is to do as much theoretical subjects at university because practical ones like .NET, ASP or whatever can easily be learned afterwards.
Many Mac people would say that the world would have been a better place had Apple been the Microsoft of today. The fact is, Apple would be as f---ed up if they took over the personal computing.
A business is a business and that's just it.
It's probably going to be used to track terrorists doing specialized degrees at universities.
Does Les Roches in Switzerland give notebook computers to all students?
A group of people united or classified together on the basis of common history, nationality, or geographic distribution.
So yes, Canadian can be considered a race.
Mods delete posts. I've seen it myself. 3 refreshes after an anti-American post (which was kinda terrorist) was deleted after about 2 minutes.
I have been a Slackware user since 1996. I've seen it grow all through these years, and even though it didn't get as popular as Redhat, Mandrake, SuSE or Debian, I stuck with them. It's been Slackware from the first Internet server I've installed in 1996 to my new personal server this year. I've never been so proud of my distribution of choice! My thanks goes to Patrick Volkerding for all his effort. He actually replied to my emails years back...however minor my concerns were. Thank you for taking care of your Slackware users.
Slackware has always been releasing the latest software, although this time they sounded 'too Debian' by releasing a 2.4 kernel claiming it was more 'stable' than 2.6. This is a first. They still don't have a packaging tool to match apt. Well, maybe someday... Nonetheless, viva la Slackware!
I'd wait for the day the Pentium turns 15. I remembered the days of the popular Pentium bugs that affected various 60-100Mhz versions.
And who'd forget the classic that went something like...
The Pentium was not officially named 586 because 486+100 turned out to be 585.9999999999999.
What's next? What about patenting the Start button? I don't mean just having the words "Start" on the lower left button, but the whole idea of having a button which opens up directories and links to various programs/utilities in the computer. Can they do this (if they haven't already, that is)? So what's going to happen to KDE?
Have you ever heard of SMS software? It's easy to hookup your phone to the computer and have software control it, including sending SMS messages.
Minority Report meets the Matrix.
You're off-topic. He's not looking for a job, he's looking for a post secodary course. All I said was, CS is probably not a good idea for him. Whether or not math or CS will be used in the real world is irrelevant, but whether it will be needed to finish a degree is.
Is computer science what you're really after? CS is all about computability, algorithms, programming, etc. Like you said you want to get into computers but you're not good in mathematics. All programming subjects does require basic math. Take for instance first year programming subjects, a common assignment would be working with fibonacci numbers and creating a postfix calculator. In second year I made log parsers and implemented the Dijkstra's and the A* algorithms. You need basic math for this. In operating systems, you will also use basic math for disk/cpu scheduling algorithms.
If I were you, I would get into things like multimedia or information systems. There is a wide range of computer courses out there. Talk to a counselor.
Are you kidding? Many universities I know of who have standalone Software Engineering degrees classify this as a real engineering degree like computer engineering or electrical engineering. They have the exact same number of mathematics and physics as any engineering degree would contain.
You don't really see airples that run out of fuel fall off the sky, do you? I suppose it would just require more rigorous training/licensing than driving.
I can see how important your data must be to go out of your way and try unconventional methods of retrieving/destroying your data. Reminds me of those self-destruct Mission Impossible gadgets. Wouldn't you think backing up regularly would be the best possible way to protect your data? What kind of data do you have anyway? You can just password-protect your files if you're scared it'll end up in the wrong hands. Unless you work for the CIA or FBI I doubt the thief would be interested in hacking your encrypted data files.
OS X is basically UNIX, hence your data files can only be opened by those who have root access or your username's password. Your data is essentially secure unless you have your system on auto login.