It's a shame that, so many times, politics make people or businesses play piggie in the middle. The two legal systems have a stand off, and in the process airlines, which were previously able to do business without fear of fines, now risk $6000 per passenger fines.
Now, I imagine that this would be a hollow threat, as the airline industry would have a powerful enough lobby to make sure the correct phone calls are made. However, so many other industries would be hung out to dry in a situation like this.
The thing is, what is going to be the net gain for the US, besides gathering lots of data about other people.
From the perspective out an outsider, I have seen the US go from being flavour of the month (in the early 90's) to being somewhere people are fairly indifferent to, to a place some people are openly dispising.
Back when I was misguided enough to believe that staying at Uni, doing a PhD and teaching and researching is the right thing to do, I was part of a team that was doing research into just this topic over a period of about 5 years. This was back in the days where ides were just getting graphical, and at that time they provided a really good insight on the difference between cogntive overload and usefulness.
Here's what we found in point form. 1) There is a point where a student gets overloaded with too many features. 2) The ide should reinforce the concepts you want to teach 3) There should be visual access to tools 4) You should use the ide in your lectures and tutes all the time 5) Don't overload them with too much stuff.
So, my thought is, sure get an ide. But, try and find an ide that you can switch some things off in. Find plugins that help you assist to teach the things you need to teach and pre-configure them (ie: code checkers, javadoc generators). Set up projects for things that are pre-configured and teach them about projects later. Disable things like debuggers etc to begin with.
One thing that people forget to do is to make mistakes in front of the audience. Then show the audience how to solve them. To that end, it is almost a good idea to go into your classes under-prepared and get everyone involved in the process of writing code. Then you have the reason to show people debuggers, find and replace, refactoring etc etc.
The ide is the tool - you need to make it work the way you want it to. A hammer does not do everything for a good reason - it becomes too unweildy.
There are a hell of a lot of other things which do not go to waste during the production process of oil and gas. Examples include the tar/bitumen you put on roads and paths, chemcials that go into make plastics - the list goes on (just hit wikipedia and look up Oil Refinery). Point being that most of these 'by products' are all consumed at the rate they are produced... they are going into useful products. You can expect to see rises across the board for all of these products as well.
Cutting down oil use is not going to be just about cutting petrol/gas usgae - it is going to be about making more durable consumable products than are currently churned out - and being happy to pay top dollar for them (just like out parents had to). Believe it or not, the 'good old days' of 'well built products' may just come back... that should make our grand parents happy.
Now here's a few interesting questions. 1. If something is being invented as a result of this, can the guy claim prior art? 2. If this guy has 'evolved' a cure which is being actively perused by another research
agency, can they patent infringment on him.
Bush's science adviser, John Marburger, called the report biased and said he was troubled that some very prestigious scientists had signed the statement.
Since John obviously can't read between the lines to the real meaning - well give it to him bluntly
We (the scientists who signed this), believe that you are seen as a joke in the scientific community because of you inability to communicate the exact meaning of the science to the people you report to.
This story comes right after the story that Windows 2000 and NT code has been leaked onto the net. Now that both Linux and 2000/NT source are out there, we can ask the question, which of those two source code trees are you more worred about having in the wild!?
Can we now have a student reviews.com where any professor can get on there and bad mouth their students in front of everyone rather than keeping assessment results private and conversations confidential? Why not... same thing.
The RIAA also claims that its tactics are actually working -- to increase awareness and reduce online piracy
I can see the record company execs when they find out their sales figures out down yet again.
"Err fellas, we have a problem. We blamed piracy last year for the decrease in sales and now piracy is down and our sales are down... anyone got any ideas who who we can blame next".
"Brittany Spears - she's turn legions of people away from music forever!"
Has anyone actually figured out that this is just an Nigerian scam run by CEOs and Lawyers. The targets are shareholders and companies. The shares will become worthless let the directors and law firm would have got their share - and the directors know it http://www.sltrib.com/2003/Aug/08122003/business/8 3193.asp
They actually may have to, as the claim is that their attempt to get licences amounts to extortion. If the ACCC sees this as a case of extortion they may be asked to show proof or face court. The Australian Competition and Comsumer Comission actually has some teeth. This may actually be an inetresting one to keep an eye on.
Ho you think your tutor or lecturer has never seen any of your work before? Do you think s/he is going to get suss when you turn in junk day after day and then all of a sudden you marks get bumped up? Do you think that seeing your tutor/lecturer about the issue is going to prove to them the intelligence you have in the IT subjects you are doing (highly likely!) If you can do this kind of crap you can get A's any time you want.
If you're really worried, make a hotmail accont, and mail them. The only problem with that approach is come exam day if you are sick, you fail.... if the lecturer knows you and knows your work you'll be cut some slack. I know. I used to be one.
Plnety of ok stuff on the radio. Plenty of ok stuff on the TV. But how do I know I'm not going to buy $30AUD worth of 2 hit wonder? Simple, I don't. So I might as well spend that $30 on two tanks of petrol and go ride the motorbike for a day. At least I KNOW I'll get guaranteed entertainment out of that!
Phase 1. Companies no longer given subsidies Phase 2. Companies profitability reduced Phase 3. Company sells out to larger (often overseas) company in order to get cash out of market Phase 4. Larger company then threatens to shutdown local operations unless it gets tax breaks Phase 5. Profit.
As my (cycnical) economics lecturer once said 'The natural state of bussiness is oligopoly. It gives the illusion of competition to shut up the masses while giving the power of monopoly to the owners'.
In my HCI class at Uni, I wanted to present this issue (the problem with the analogy of the back button in Mosiac) as a essay topic for the subject.
This was about 9 years ago (damn now I feel old). It was knocked back as a candidate topic cause it was too trivial!
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To my HCI lecturer - you have ruined my career! I could have been working at U Canterbury and skiing long ski seasons at Mt Hutt. Curse you!;-p
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It's a shame that, so many times, politics make people or businesses play piggie in the middle.
The two legal systems have a stand off, and in the process airlines, which were previously
able to do business without fear of fines, now risk $6000 per passenger fines.
Now, I imagine that this would be a hollow threat, as the airline industry would have
a powerful enough lobby to make sure the correct phone calls are made. However, so many
other industries would be hung out to dry in a situation like this.
The thing is, what is going to be the net gain for the US, besides gathering lots of
data about other people.
From the perspective out an outsider, I have seen the US go from being flavour of the
month (in the early 90's) to being somewhere people are fairly indifferent to, to a place
some people are openly dispising.
Back when I was misguided enough to believe that staying at Uni, doing a PhD and teaching and researching is the right thing to do, I was part of a team that was doing research into just this topic over a period of about 5 years. This was back in the days where ides were just getting graphical, and at that time they provided a really good insight on the difference between cogntive overload and usefulness.
Here's what we found in point form.
1) There is a point where a student gets overloaded with too many features.
2) The ide should reinforce the concepts you want to teach
3) There should be visual access to tools
4) You should use the ide in your lectures and tutes all the time
5) Don't overload them with too much stuff.
So, my thought is, sure get an ide. But, try and find an ide that you can
switch some things off in. Find plugins that help you assist to teach the things you need to teach and pre-configure them (ie: code checkers, javadoc generators). Set up projects for things that are pre-configured and teach them about projects later. Disable things like debuggers etc to begin with.
One thing that people forget to do is to make mistakes in front of the audience. Then show the audience how to solve them. To that end, it is almost a good idea to go into your classes under-prepared and get everyone involved in the process of writing code. Then you have the reason to show people debuggers, find and replace, refactoring etc etc.
The ide is the tool - you need to make it work the way you want it to. A hammer does not do everything for a good reason - it becomes too unweildy.
There are a hell of a lot of other things which do not go to waste during the production process of oil and gas. Examples include the tar/bitumen you put on roads and paths, chemcials that go into make plastics - the list goes on (just hit wikipedia and look up Oil Refinery). Point being that most of these 'by products' are all consumed at the rate they are produced... they are going into useful products. You can expect to see rises across the board for all of these products as well.
Cutting down oil use is not going to be just about cutting petrol/gas usgae - it is going to be about making more durable consumable products than are currently churned out - and being happy to pay top dollar for them (just like out parents had to). Believe it or not, the 'good old days' of 'well built products' may just come back... that should make our grand parents happy.
Now here's a few interesting questions.
1. If something is being invented as a result of this, can the guy claim prior art?
2. If this guy has 'evolved' a cure which is being actively perused by another research
agency, can they patent infringment on him.
or
3. Is this just a nonsensical argument.
Dear SCO Investor,
Stupid, stupid stupid stupid and stupid stupid stupid. Stupid stupid stupids sometimes do stupid stupid stupid things.
In closing, we would like to say stupid stupid stupid.
Yours faithfully,
The SCO Board.
I can see it now, enemy soliders wondering why their tank doesn't go 'bowip!' one morning...
Bush's science adviser, John Marburger, called the report biased and said he was troubled that some very prestigious scientists had signed the statement.
Since John obviously can't read between the lines to the real meaning - well give it to him bluntly
We (the scientists who signed this), believe that you are seen as a joke in the scientific community because of you inability to communicate the exact meaning of the science to the people you report to.
Do you think John will understand that?
This story comes right after the story that Windows 2000 and NT code has been leaked onto the net. Now that both Linux and 2000/NT source are out there, we can ask the question, which of those two source code trees are you more worred about having in the wild!?
Can we now have a student reviews.com where any professor can get on there and bad mouth their students in front of everyone rather than keeping assessment results private and conversations confidential? Why not... same thing.
I wonder how long it will be before one of the directors of SCO is jailed for extortion. I give it about 2 years.
Yes, and it was a "people problem" when ATM's used to pay out the cash before returning your card
Yep, it's a UI problem. It takes a lot of time to aquire good presentation skills. It also takes a lot of time to aquire good UI design skills.
I can see the record company execs when they find out their sales figures out down yet again.
"Err fellas, we have a problem. We blamed piracy last year for the decrease in sales and now piracy is down and our sales are down... anyone got any ideas who who we can blame next".
"Brittany Spears - she's turn legions of people away from music forever!"
Has anyone actually figured out that this is just an Nigerian scam run by CEOs and Lawyers. The targets are shareholders and companies. The shares will become worthless let the directors and law firm would have got their share - and the directors know it http://www.sltrib.com/2003/Aug/08122003/business/8 3193.asp
... and they would still have to package it in a bloody huge cardboard box to stop people from stealing it :rolleyes:
damn... my kingdom for a browser spellchecker...
(actually my kingdom is only a rental property and a cat, but if anyone wants the cat they are welcome to him in exchange for a spell checker)
They actually may have to, as the claim is that their attempt to get licences amounts to extortion. If the ACCC sees this as a case of extortion they may be asked to show proof or face court. The Australian Competition and Comsumer Comission actually has some teeth. This may actually be an inetresting one to keep an eye on.
A tricorder with one text box and a search button. I like it!
Yeah we have a backup strategy... we have another machine sitting next to it with about 20 gig of memory..
Which part is life and which part is art again?
Ho you think your tutor or lecturer has never seen any of your work before? Do you think s/he is going to get suss when you turn in junk day after day and then all of a sudden you marks get bumped up? Do you think that seeing your tutor/lecturer about the issue is going to prove to them the intelligence you have in the IT subjects you are doing (highly likely!) If you can do this kind of crap you can get A's any time you want.
If you're really worried, make a hotmail accont, and mail them. The only problem with that approach is come exam day if you are sick, you fail.... if the lecturer knows you and knows your work you'll be cut some slack. I know. I used to be one.
Plnety of ok stuff on the radio. Plenty of ok stuff on the TV. But how do I know I'm not going to buy $30AUD worth of 2 hit wonder? Simple, I don't. So I might as well spend that $30 on two tanks of petrol and go ride the motorbike for a day. At least I KNOW I'll get guaranteed entertainment out of that!
Here's the way that worked in Australia.
Phase 1. Companies no longer given subsidies
Phase 2. Companies profitability reduced
Phase 3. Company sells out to larger (often overseas) company in order to get cash out of market
Phase 4. Larger company then threatens to shutdown local operations unless it gets tax breaks
Phase 5. Profit.
As my (cycnical) economics lecturer once said 'The natural state of bussiness is oligopoly. It gives the illusion of competition to shut up the masses while giving the power of monopoly to the owners'.
This was about 9 years ago (damn now I feel old). It was knocked back as a candidate topic cause it was too trivial!
<toungePlanetedFirmlyInCheek> ;-p
To my HCI lecturer - you have ruined my career! I could have been working at U Canterbury and skiing long ski seasons at Mt Hutt. Curse you!
</toungePlanetedFirmlyinCheek>
Stage 1) Make faulty harddrives
Stage 2) ???
Stage 3) Loss