Your solution is a brute-force calculation that even novice coders could realize. I've used a similar piece to create a factoring program on my TI-82 (but increm +2 and pair this with a 10 digit rand. nbr gen proggy... it's entertaining for 30 seconds). I believe the solution these math nerds are looking for is an elegant solution for those who don't code.
.. if they think that web portals can not survive without traffic from India. They're mentality must be that they are the center of the known universe and that all worldly functions can be rendered useless via they're removal from the process.
but on a larger scale, rounding to the nearest even number... 0.5, 2.5, 4.5, 6.5, 8.5, etc rounds down while 1.5, 3.5, 5.5, 7.5, 9.5, etc rounds up Simply because x.1 - x.4 (four) versus x.5 - x.9 (five) is where the imbalance is and rounding to the nearest even number provides the opportunity to balance it out.
The Lindows PC's are not sold in stores but on-line which means that only ppl who have a PC, using it to connect, and clicking through to get to the Lindows area are most likely people like... oh let's say PC geeks... looking for cheap PC's (to use as dust collectors, LEGO projects, furniture, etc.).
This is really tempting cuz I really want my own Beowulf Cluster of these puppies! <pain>moan</pain>
Isn't it true that most/.'ers have a pet project that requires a disposable PC?
For the past five years I've been bragging to people that the future will be filled with wearable computers and augmented reality with high-speed wireless data... that's where the money will be. I've encouraged others to go consider wireless networking and to consider uses of this type of device. Wearable computers will be as ubiquitous as cell-phones are today.
I've filled their minds with visions of going down the street, viewing a building and immediately being presented with info such as the architect, the date it was built, the street address, and what company occupies what office.
I've also teased them with the potential for gaming with this such as city-wide murder-mysteries, macro-tag, first-person shooters augmenting reality, scavenger hunts enhanced with virtual clues and objects, and more.
I'm not Nostrodamus or a psychic-friend, but based on the past 15 years it's easy to see that this technology will be commonplace in the next 10 years. The future is wireless high-speed data and wearable computers. We just need entrepeneurs and companies that will provide the data and the services to connect to and make it all possible.
The teeming millions will say "go to college"... I will add to this "but be financially prudent."
The worst that often happens after college is the loan that paid for it. It could take over a decade to pay it off.
At first, I couldn't afford to go to college and I didn't want a loan so I went to work while going to college. I dropped out of college, I'm now in a PC tech job getting a mere $52k a year, but I know that I could easily have $10k-$20k more if I had ANY degree.
Get a degree in the shortest possible amount of time, regardless of what it is (I've met a network engineer who had a TOURISM degree).
when I first tried to make a webpage, I used FrontPage and tried to view it in Opera. Frontpage sucks. I gave up on FrontPage and learned on my own how to craft HTML in NOTEPAD
At least Opera is a program that actually inspired someone to self-improvement
By reading carefully, one could deduce that the Peruvian govt is striving for the flexibility to use any software that meets the criteria of not having to get locked into proprietary formats and avoiding the trap of discontinued support while going for the lowest overall cost. It appears that they will honor your limits of distribution but they won't stand for limits that serve no other purpose but to benefit a single vendor. This is a move that will surely save them money in the long run.
I've transposed the letter into a concise bulleted format that I'll share with associates. This is by far the best piece I've ever read countering M$'s bashing of open-source.
In "So Long and Thanks For All The Fish", the mechanical bird collapsed all probabilities for the Vogon captain... and the bar Stavro Mueller Beta was blown up with the whole gang... including Trillian's brat kid...
Palm de Cool used to be a great source to see how to 'trick out' a Palm device. Metallic cases, clear buttons w/ LED flashing in NightRider sequence, and Cellular phone connections were among the many mods that were made by Japanese enthusiasts. Too bad they had to discontinue.
It should be called the Children's Internet Restriction Act... because that's basically what it's doing. It seems that parents are refusing to accept their roles in managing (restricting) their children and relying on Congress (and our federal money) to do the parenting job.
If the "holier than thou" crowd continues to have their way, our freedoms will slowly be eroded away to the point where we live in an oppressive and tyrannical society.
you use a simpler language. One can crank out code faster and get that domineering feeling more often...
Sub HeteroInter(PerPartner)
Do Until vRESISTANCE = "Futile"
Call Foreplay(vTOYS)
Loop
Do Until vSTAMINA = "Spent"
Call vPOSTION(vKAMASUTRABOOK)
Loop End Sub
... he could be a math-geek, a science-geek, or maybe a geek in training.
I could imagine some new PC with maybe a BIOS problem, hard-drive failure, or any of the numerable M$-W problems that the "tech support" couldn't figure out and suggested that the only resolution was to just send it in... especially if the user wasn't supplied the installation CD's like HP has been doing.
News For Geeks doesn't necessarily imply *nix-geek.
Often, with a large number of servers, people will over time forget where they are housed. Was that server on the 3rd floor? Which building? Which state? An eight character limitation is quite severe. Might want to consider 2 letter state, 1 digit building code (hex), 2 digit floor, and 3 character name (RYU & KEN ?) or some naming convention that might indicate the server's primary function (perhaps a two letter function with a single digit to handle arrays).
Gotta remember that people come and go and something that indicates where the server is located will definitely help in trouble shooting.
The running joke was that the new company name would be AirB.A.G. Thank goodness they took the risk of giving it a unique name instead of following the lead of mega-mergers (eg MCI-Worldcom, AOL-Time-Warner, etc).
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Your solution is a brute-force calculation that even novice coders could realize. I've used a similar piece to create a factoring program on my TI-82 (but increm +2 and pair this with a 10 digit rand. nbr gen proggy ... it's entertaining for 30 seconds). I believe the solution these math nerds are looking for is an elegant solution for those who don't code.
.. if they think that web portals can not survive without traffic from India. They're mentality must be that they are the center of the known universe and that all worldly functions can be rendered useless via they're removal from the process.
One could make animated cereal box ala Minority Report
Video rentals could have a video preview on the box in the store ...
Reprogrammable banners
Looks like LCD is going the way of the dodo bird.
I believe that Xerox's technology involves magnetic micro-beads ... but only black and white.
Besides, it is in the Nerds Code of Conduct (tm) to strive to become the alpha-nerd aka Techno-Bill.
Lower third of the map ... just right of center. There's a title that I wish I had ... Chief Pimp
but on a larger scale, rounding to the nearest even number...
0.5, 2.5, 4.5, 6.5, 8.5, etc rounds down
while
1.5, 3.5, 5.5, 7.5, 9.5, etc rounds up
Simply because x.1 - x.4 (four) versus x.5 - x.9 (five) is where the imbalance is and rounding to the nearest even number provides the opportunity to balance it out.
This is really tempting cuz I really want my own Beowulf Cluster of these puppies! <pain>moan</pain>
Isn't it true that most /.'ers have a pet project that requires a disposable PC?
I've filled their minds with visions of going down the street, viewing a building and immediately being presented with info such as the architect, the date it was built, the street address, and what company occupies what office.
I've also teased them with the potential for gaming with this such as city-wide murder-mysteries, macro-tag, first-person shooters augmenting reality, scavenger hunts enhanced with virtual clues and objects, and more.
I'm not Nostrodamus or a psychic-friend, but based on the past 15 years it's easy to see that this technology will be commonplace in the next 10 years. The future is wireless high-speed data and wearable computers. We just need entrepeneurs and companies that will provide the data and the services to connect to and make it all possible.
I can't believe that Barbarella made the list but The Thirteenth Floor didn't ...
The worst that often happens after college is the loan that paid for it. It could take over a decade to pay it off.
At first, I couldn't afford to go to college and I didn't want a loan so I went to work while going to college. I dropped out of college, I'm now in a PC tech job getting a mere $52k a year, but I know that I could easily have $10k-$20k more if I had ANY degree.
Get a degree in the shortest possible amount of time, regardless of what it is (I've met a network engineer who had a TOURISM degree).
At least Opera is a program that actually inspired someone to self-improvement
I've transposed the letter into a concise bulleted format that I'll share with associates. This is by far the best piece I've ever read countering M$'s bashing of open-source.
So how can there be a follow up book?
He didn't die, he just stopped showing up at book signing events.
Palm de Cool used to be a great source to see how to 'trick out' a Palm device. Metallic cases, clear buttons w/ LED flashing in NightRider sequence, and Cellular phone connections were among the many mods that were made by Japanese enthusiasts. Too bad they had to discontinue.
If the "holier than thou" crowd continues to have their way, our freedoms will slowly be eroded away to the point where we live in an oppressive and tyrannical society.
Sub HeteroInter(PerPartner)
Do Until vRESISTANCE = "Futile"
Call Foreplay(vTOYS)
Loop
Do Until vSTAMINA = "Spent"
Call vPOSTION(vKAMASUTRABOOK)
Loop
End Sub
Reinstall Windows 95 and keep an eye out for the pitches made during the installation
I could imagine some new PC with maybe a BIOS problem, hard-drive failure, or any of the numerable M$-W problems that the "tech support" couldn't figure out and suggested that the only resolution was to just send it in ... especially if the user wasn't supplied the installation CD's like HP has been doing.
News For Geeks doesn't necessarily imply *nix-geek.
So this would negate the usage of Peer/Personal Web Server ... so why even include it?
Gotta remember that people come and go and something that indicates where the server is located will definitely help in trouble shooting.
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The running joke was that the new company name would be AirB.A.G. Thank goodness they took the risk of giving it a unique name instead of following the lead of mega-mergers (eg MCI-Worldcom, AOL-Time-Warner, etc).
... but that would be just too damned logical.
Where are we going and why am I in this handbasket?