A race for blind runners doesn't sound so silly when you consider that blind people have to be more careful that us sighted folk when moving - what you or I would take for granted is difficult for them to navigate. (Runners usually have a trainer with them at the start shouting a series of numbers - different for each runner - which tell them if they're on course, too far to the left or right.)
He's written 3 volumes, most of which can be learned in first year computer science classes (linked lists, hash tables, etc).
There's a lot more to The Art of Computer Programming than a few data structures! There are a trememdous number of algorithms (e.g. topological sort, Batchers' parallel sort) and a lot on the analysis of algorithms. Chapter 3 is a good example - it's got the most comprehensive discussion of pseudo-random number generators I've seen.
Think of it as an encyclopedia as well as a text on analysis of algorithms.
With the certification, it shows that you know quite a bit about a specific language, but also it shows that you spent the time and effort (and $$$$$$) to get certified. To companies, it makes you an expert in that language.
Well, the cost of certification varies widely - I've noticed that Sun certification seems a lot cheaper than Microsoft certification, so it would be easier to get (assuming equal skills in both areas).
I suppose in general the renisannce coder has an advantage over the "one-language" coder, but perhaps not when it comes to getting on specific projects.
If I see a job coming up that I need certification for and I have the chance to get that certification beforehand, then yes, I'd go for it.
I'm just a bit wary of handing over money (I don't have that much of it right now) if I don't need to in order to apply for a job.
(As an aside I'm doing courses in maths at the moment - both pure and applied. Those take up a certain amount of time and money too.)
I wonder to what extent certification (e.g. M$ certification in, say, VB) is to blame for this? Some people think that if someone can program in a language and has certification in that language, that the person is a good programmer. Someone with a broader background in programming that includes algorithm design, has at least read some of Knuth, knows something of how processors work (this is one reason why Knuth uses a virtual assembly language) and knows some theory would have a significant edge on the "one-language" certified programmer.
Jean Meeus' classic Astronomical Algorithms has some formulae for compensating for this factor. However, they are empirical (i.e. derived from fitting formulae to data as opposed to derived from an established theory), so they have to be updated frequently.
In todays' issue (28 Feb 2003), the Business section, page 3, there is an item by Karen Lillington on the issue. Kudos to Karen! There is also A poll on the business page of the IT. I naturally voted no and the stats were 83% No, 17% Yes just after I voted.
I don't know how long the business polls are open, so make your voice heard.
To quote Larry Wall: "You can write assembly in any language."
Remember, the Obfuscated Perl competition took its' inspiration from the Obfuscated C competition.
If you want to talk really obfuscated you should consider INTERCAL!;-)
Perhaps it's time to make a little noise and make people more aware of these proposals?
Technical journalists (i.e. both involved in computers and law) in Ireland should be contacted and given any help they need to make this an issue.
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I think Mike was saying that groups other than governments are also capable of being involved in atrocities. If you look specifically at the eugenics movement, it was a (relatively) popular movement that managed to influence policy in several parts of the world.
Such groups can influence others via offering help (e.g. funding) or threatening to remove resources (e.g. cutting off funding, denying access to a laboratory or library).
Your experience matches that of the science-fiction writer Gene Wolfe (a retired engineer) who said something to the effect that people were the most difficult part of engineering.
I wonder if the hand of Netscape marketing had something to do with the namechange. The same cannot be said of the tag, which was deprecated last time I checked, but which might hide inside Netscape yet.
Ah, you favour the "plug-it-into-a-formula-that-was-already-given-to- get -the-answer" approach.
Unfortunately, that approach has a serious flaw - it tends to produce students who get lost when they have to deal with a situation that wasn't covered. I remember doing the applied maths courses when I was preparing for university and some people would just plug numbers into their familiar formulae even when the formula didn't apply
If it's complaining about script errors then it sounds like the problem is with Java*script*, not Java.
IIRC, Javascript was called Livescript and developed internally at Netscape. The rename allegedly came about as an attempt to steal some of Suns' thunder.
Where gender is unknown, it's not unusual to see "we" (in some formal texts) or "their" (despite complaints from some, there is historical precedent for this use of the word - Lord Macaulay used it in some of his writings this way, IIRC).
To get a glimpse of how Segway worshippers think, just follow the above link to the Segway chat forum.
Frankly, it seems some of them have forgotten that not all of us have the spare change rattling around our bank accounts to actually afford
one of these gadgets - by the time someone has that amount saved for a mode of transport, it's
usually earmarked for a car, which offers a form of transport that can actually carry much more.
Lighter vehicles, such as bikes and scooters tend to be somewhat cheaper...
Congratulations on being able to afford a Segway - I'm not sure how you managed to save $10,000 given the price of those things, but I can see a few problems with the Segway itself:
It's extremely expensive.
It has a very short range - so short that walking is more viable alternative.
Parking one is going to be a bit of a problem given that bicycles are stolen on a regular basis in my home town.
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A race for blind runners doesn't sound so silly when you consider that blind people have to be more careful that us sighted folk when moving - what you or I would take for granted is difficult for them to navigate. (Runners usually have a trainer with them at the start shouting a series of numbers - different for each runner - which tell them if they're on course, too far to the left or right.)
IIRC, these games began after WW2
I'm expecting to hear any day that one of the CCTV "watchers" has been misusing CCTVs in a given area to stalk unsuspecting citizens.
He's written 3 volumes, most of which can be learned in first year computer science classes (linked lists, hash tables, etc).
There's a lot more to The Art of Computer Programming than a few data structures! There are a trememdous number of algorithms (e.g. topological sort, Batchers' parallel sort) and a lot on the analysis of algorithms. Chapter 3 is a good example - it's got the most comprehensive discussion of pseudo-random number generators I've seen.
Think of it as an encyclopedia as well as a text on analysis of algorithms.
Well, the cost of certification varies widely - I've noticed that Sun certification seems a lot cheaper than Microsoft certification, so it would be easier to get (assuming equal skills in both areas).
I suppose in general the renisannce coder has an advantage over the "one-language" coder, but perhaps not when it comes to getting on specific projects.
If I see a job coming up that I need certification for and I have the chance to get that certification beforehand, then yes, I'd go for it.
I'm just a bit wary of handing over money (I don't have that much of it right now) if I don't need to in order to apply for a job.
(As an aside I'm doing courses in maths at the moment - both pure and applied. Those take up a certain amount of time and money too.)
I wonder to what extent certification (e.g. M$ certification in, say, VB) is to blame for this? Some people think that if someone can program in a language and has certification in that language, that the person is a good programmer. Someone with a broader background in programming that includes algorithm design, has at least read some of Knuth, knows something of how processors work (this is one reason why Knuth uses a virtual assembly language) and knows some theory would have a significant edge on the "one-language" certified programmer.
Jean Meeus' classic Astronomical Algorithms has some formulae for compensating for this factor. However, they are empirical (i.e. derived from fitting formulae to data as opposed to derived from an established theory), so they have to be updated frequently.
Which martial law provisions from WWII remained in force until the early 1990s?
That should be Karlin Lillington - mea culpa!
In todays' issue (28 Feb 2003), the Business section, page 3, there is an item by Karen Lillington on the issue. Kudos to Karen! There is also A poll on the business page of the IT. I naturally voted no and the stats were 83% No, 17% Yes just after I voted. I don't know how long the business polls are open, so make your voice heard.
More info here from the same site
Article on the Irish MEP (Member of European Parliament) who wants an investigation. (Bit cheeky of the site to copy the page whole, though!)
Article by Duncan Campbell on the facility
From what I've read on the matter, the IRA never assumed that their phone lines were secure.
To quote Larry Wall: "You can write assembly in any language."
Remember, the Obfuscated Perl competition took its' inspiration from the Obfuscated C competition. If you want to talk really obfuscated you should consider INTERCAL! ;-)
Perhaps it's time to make a little noise and make people more aware of these proposals?
Technical journalists (i.e. both involved in computers and law) in Ireland should be contacted and given any help they need to make this an issue.
I think Mike was saying that groups other than governments are also capable of being involved in atrocities. If you look specifically at the eugenics movement, it was a (relatively) popular movement that managed to influence policy in several parts of the world.
Such groups can influence others via offering help (e.g. funding) or threatening to remove resources (e.g. cutting off funding, denying access to a laboratory or library).
You have the right to free
Speech as long as you're not
Dumb enough to actually try it
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Your experience matches that of the science-fiction writer Gene Wolfe (a retired engineer) who said something to the effect that people were the most difficult part of engineering.
Does the phrase "Tragedy of the commons" ring a bell?
I wonder if the hand of Netscape marketing had something to do with the namechange. The same cannot be said of the tag, which was deprecated last time I checked, but which might hide inside Netscape yet.
Ah, you favour the "plug-it-into-a-formula-that-was-already-given-to- get -the-answer" approach.
Unfortunately, that approach has a serious flaw - it tends to produce students who get lost when they have to deal with a situation that wasn't covered. I remember doing the applied maths courses when I was preparing for university and some people would just plug numbers into their familiar formulae even when the formula didn't apply
If it's complaining about script errors then it sounds like the problem is with Java*script*, not Java.
IIRC, Javascript was called Livescript and developed internally at Netscape. The rename allegedly came about as an attempt to steal some of Suns' thunder.
Do you think that the word "actress" sounds peculiar and/or unprofessional?
Where gender is unknown, it's not unusual to see "we" (in some formal texts) or "their" (despite complaints from some, there is historical precedent for this use of the word - Lord Macaulay used it in some of his writings this way, IIRC).
To get a glimpse of how Segway worshippers think, just follow the above link to the Segway chat forum.
Frankly, it seems some of them have forgotten that not all of us have the spare change rattling around our bank accounts to actually afford one of these gadgets - by the time someone has that amount saved for a mode of transport, it's usually earmarked for a car, which offers a form of transport that can actually carry much more.
Lighter vehicles, such as bikes and scooters tend to be somewhat cheaper...