You've seen both the big label approach to music and the grassroots sell directly to the customer over the internet approach. How do you compare the two?
Peer review is only useful for repeatable experiments. Obviously, whether (sic) measurements are not repeatable.
So basically you're saying that any field of study that deals with the past cannot be science. Like when a geologist says that the Grand Canyon was created by the Colorado river, or when a paleontologist says that fossils were created by mineral deposits, or when an astronomer tells you that you're made of stars. (There's also evolution, but I suspect that example won't appeal to you.)
While one can't rewind the earth, there are multiple ways to test the same assertion. Each of these is an experiment of sorts. Real science isn't quite like what you wrote on your science fair poster board. The good news is that even though scientists screw up from time to time, the endeavor is data-driven and biases or mistakes are eventually proven wrong by the data.
A lot of people are saying happy trails, and I join in that.
What I wanted to say is thanks for keeping Slashdot great. When you guys sold into the dotcom boom I really feared that the new corporate overlords would exploit the site for a quick buck. The ads were pretty tastefully done, and the registration a good value-add. I also appreciated that you allowed some folks to disable ads for their contributions to the site (although I'm not sure what I did to deserve it!) Comment moderating was a stroke of genius. And even though there was a lot of grousing about the renovated site, I personally think it's well done.
I'm sure you guys got enough nerd cred and FU money to walk away whenever you wanted. The fact that you stayed on so long while maintaining the quality of the site is probably a testament to the management, your dedication, and perhaps your contract-writing skills.:)
I sincerely hope there was no change in direction that caused you guys to jump ship.
As long as Harrison Ford doesn't run around like he's 25 in the movie. In fact, he should step aside for some new young talented actor. Like.... Um.... Shia LaBeouf? Crap. Now I know why he was in crystal skull.
Personally, I think Guest Access is a great idea. If I know I'm going to have people over to my house all evening (maybe to watch football)... I can leave a laptop around in this mode for anyone to use all evening... without fear that they are getting into my personal stuff.
Just turn on the guest account. That way you can still stream from your iTunes library on your personal account, upload photos to Flickr, or do the 100 other things background processes enable.
Isn't Dice a find-a-job site? Aren't they really asking "Would you take a pay cut to get a job?" What next? "25% of Dice visitors feel that not having health insurance is okay?"
It seems to me that CMU's made the very obvious decision that today, OO is a tool for craftsmen, not for freshman computer scientists.
But how many of their CS majors are destined to become computer scientists? The number of PhDs in computer science per year in the US is probably less than 100, and I'm sure CMU's graduating class size is probably around that, if not larger. CS departments have always struggled with whether they are educating engineers or scientists. I bet even schools like Rice that teach mostly functional programming are generating more engineers than scientists. (Hm... I just checked and it looks like their 201 class is OO Java? Has Rice finally caved?)
Perhaps someone who attended these "science" schools could comment?
When I was a grad student at UVa, I can say that undergrad CS was firmly in the Engineering School. Students did team projects as soon as possible, were doing mostly C++ or Java, and probably only saw functional programming in their PL class. When I taught at William and Mary (where there is no engineering school), Phil Kearns' systems class was in high demand. In that class students learned languages like *gasp* C, shell scripting, etc.
I'm a former academic who has attended tons of big and small conferences and workshops.
If you're going to industry, then go for the networking. If you're going into research, then go for the mind-expanding presentations and discussions. I remember being really jazzed after talking to people about research and listening to some great talks. If it's a multi-track conference, talk to someone who knows the presenters you should listen to--that's more important that trying to figure it out from the titles and abstracts. And don't be shy!
One thing though.... Not all conferences are equally good. I've never heard of CCSC. It might be good and I'm just ignorant. But if you're going to spend scarce dollars, you want to pick the best conference you can get your paper into, and perhaps not go at all if the best conference isn't worth your time and money.
I agree with what others said about getting funding. Our local CS student chapter had funding, the university had funding, and sometimes the conference will fund students.
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You forgot that he's *british*. He'd probably call The Wiggles "mildly annoying".
Greetings, program!
The first draft said "Blowing the customer". It was a few years before anyone realized the mistake -- it being a casino in Nevada and all.
Dude. Why didn't you warn me NSFW.
Someone *please* make one of those fake PSAs for the RIAA. "If you steal music from artists you'll be smacked in the f***ing face!"
Never link to a blog that links to the real story. I know I don't always RTFA but editors should at least glance at it.
You've seen both the big label approach to music and the grassroots sell directly to the customer over the internet approach. How do you compare the two?
Tell that to Rupert Murdoch.
Peer review is only useful for repeatable experiments. Obviously, whether (sic) measurements are not repeatable.
So basically you're saying that any field of study that deals with the past cannot be science. Like when a geologist says that the Grand Canyon was created by the Colorado river, or when a paleontologist says that fossils were created by mineral deposits, or when an astronomer tells you that you're made of stars. (There's also evolution, but I suspect that example won't appeal to you.)
While one can't rewind the earth, there are multiple ways to test the same assertion. Each of these is an experiment of sorts. Real science isn't quite like what you wrote on your science fair poster board. The good news is that even though scientists screw up from time to time, the endeavor is data-driven and biases or mistakes are eventually proven wrong by the data.
A lot of people are saying happy trails, and I join in that.
What I wanted to say is thanks for keeping Slashdot great. When you guys sold into the dotcom boom I really feared that the new corporate overlords would exploit the site for a quick buck. The ads were pretty tastefully done, and the registration a good value-add. I also appreciated that you allowed some folks to disable ads for their contributions to the site (although I'm not sure what I did to deserve it!) Comment moderating was a stroke of genius. And even though there was a lot of grousing about the renovated site, I personally think it's well done.
I'm sure you guys got enough nerd cred and FU money to walk away whenever you wanted. The fact that you stayed on so long while maintaining the quality of the site is probably a testament to the management, your dedication, and perhaps your contract-writing skills. :)
I sincerely hope there was no change in direction that caused you guys to jump ship.
Thank you for helping make Slashdot great!
So this isn't the year of Linux on the tablet?
As long as Harrison Ford doesn't run around like he's 25 in the movie. In fact, he should step aside for some new young talented actor. Like.... Um.... Shia LaBeouf? Crap. Now I know why he was in crystal skull.
That and Windows Mobile sucks as a mobile or embedded platform.
What makes you think that we're talking about Windows Mobile? See some of the demos for Windows 8 on ARM.
Does anyone know if the new fuel standards close the loophole that allow SUVs and trucks to be exempt from the standards?
Jon Katz, is that you?
How do you propose that the USPTO become expert in all non-software endeavors? This isn't purely a question of just administration.
Just turn on the guest account. That way you can still stream from your iTunes library on your personal account, upload photos to Flickr, or do the 100 other things background processes enable.
Does anyone know how they got hacked? When I ran Wordpress it was like trying to plug a dike with bubble gum.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/aviation/safety/4344036
He's also a Perl guru, and has the chutzpah to stop using capitals, even for official publications.
Reminds me of the intro to a talk once. "My name is Chromatic. You can call me Chromatic."
Also reminds me of Robby, the only academic one-name I've ever heard of.
-- coppit (whose nick is easily traceable to his real name)
Isn't Dice a find-a-job site? Aren't they really asking "Would you take a pay cut to get a job?" What next? "25% of Dice visitors feel that not having health insurance is okay?"
It seems to me that CMU's made the very obvious decision that today, OO is a tool for craftsmen, not for freshman computer scientists.
But how many of their CS majors are destined to become computer scientists? The number of PhDs in computer science per year in the US is probably less than 100, and I'm sure CMU's graduating class size is probably around that, if not larger. CS departments have always struggled with whether they are educating engineers or scientists. I bet even schools like Rice that teach mostly functional programming are generating more engineers than scientists. (Hm... I just checked and it looks like their 201 class is OO Java? Has Rice finally caved?)
Perhaps someone who attended these "science" schools could comment?
When I was a grad student at UVa, I can say that undergrad CS was firmly in the Engineering School. Students did team projects as soon as possible, were doing mostly C++ or Java, and probably only saw functional programming in their PL class. When I taught at William and Mary (where there is no engineering school), Phil Kearns' systems class was in high demand. In that class students learned languages like *gasp* C, shell scripting, etc.
I totally agree! Now that we've settled that, let's fix tension in the middle east.
I'm a former academic who has attended tons of big and small conferences and workshops.
If you're going to industry, then go for the networking. If you're going into research, then go for the mind-expanding presentations and discussions. I remember being really jazzed after talking to people about research and listening to some great talks. If it's a multi-track conference, talk to someone who knows the presenters you should listen to--that's more important that trying to figure it out from the titles and abstracts. And don't be shy!
One thing though.... Not all conferences are equally good. I've never heard of CCSC. It might be good and I'm just ignorant. But if you're going to spend scarce dollars, you want to pick the best conference you can get your paper into, and perhaps not go at all if the best conference isn't worth your time and money.
I agree with what others said about getting funding. Our local CS student chapter had funding, the university had funding, and sometimes the conference will fund students.
Robonaut1 was cut from the program after an embarrassing incident involving a long drive to Florida and an astronaut diaper.