That'd be interesting. If it can detect smells beyond human capability and with the write software, we can make it form patterns, trails, etc. like dogs. Then we can even detect if a new foreign smell has been at your house. Also, if you're lost in the woods, you could find your way back; although, there's GPS for that... This could by quite useful for diseases or high levels of Carbon Dioxide or smell your poop and determine unhealthy diet (low in iron), but I bet the hardware isn't up to snuff.
...is the only way this will happen. And in my experience, 3 monitors are the sweet spot for programmers. Primary monitor is for IDE. 2nd monitor is for program output (usually GUI or Web Browser nowadays). 3rd monitor is for Functional/Technical Design Specifications. You also need a dry erase board for difficult problems and/or quick memos if you're trying to eradicate paper completely.
At my work, I have 2 monitors and still have to print out the Functional Design because of this. Although, I also thoroughly enjoy physically "checking" off a bullet point in the spec. Perhaps we need a digital dry erase board. I even use Linux which has multiple workspaces. I generally fill about 2-3 other workspaces with Thunderbird, terminals, etc. Lastly, as a human with a bad memory, I still need post-it notes every now and then when going to someone else's office.
"cool story, bro" version: It's too expensive, even in the long term (having to maintain the extra digital devices).
Now how are my buddies and I going to tantalize our ear drums with the soft sounds of illegal Caribbean music!? Sure, we could load up an iPod or our smartphones with beats, but we won't be able to get as much variety. Each song was carefully hand-picked by Caribou Carl! It felt like I was on an island mon with that warm sun and green/blue sea spraying on my face! Mon!
No system is unhackable, but just make it more frustrating. Either provide a random quiz or make it so you have to turn every page on the Kindle. This approach definitely has cons and can be hacked, so maybe also have 4 different ratings at the top. One from all users; one from authors; one from certified Amazon reviewers; and one from users that have passed the Book Reading Turing test.
What we need is A.I. that can review it. We also need A.I. that can parse the text into an Artificial Neural Network so that "similar" books can be found. If you like book X, you'll more than likely like book Y. The whole point of the reviews is to see if you'll like the book, right? Then use a Genetic Algorithm based on the star reviews to learn if they actually do match or not and add/deduct bonus points appropriately. I'll get right on this. See you in 50 years!
The one great attribute (besides being free & open) about F/OSS is flexibility. Don't like this distro/program/script? Use this one. Like this distro/program/script but not feature X? Use a forked version with alternate feature Y, install alternate feature Z, or hack it up yourself. Don't like the license being BSD-like? Find one that uses the GPL, request for someone to write a new version (or for the author to change licenses), or again hack up your own.
Creating one umbrella foundation sounds good on paper, but how to make it flexible? And how do you guarantee there won't be corruption? We (humans) have spent years on philosophy, politics, etc., and there is always a little corruption. The problem is that corruption trickles down. If there's a break in the main foundation of the umbrella, then you might as well throw it away. Do we really want to risk this? And is it even possible to get everyone to agree?
It could work, and there are good intentions here, so perhaps I'm just being selfish? But for me personally, when I write open source code I don't want standards forced upon me. I want the freedom to write my code like I want, put my braces/brackets/whatever where I want to put them, name my program with f***ed up acronyms, and I don't want to be part of corporation-like practices when I "code for fun." I want individuality, and I want that from others too. I want unrestricted creativity and intelligence without being delayed and distracted by yet another "standard." And, I may be wrong, but I think that's some of the roots of the original F/OSS.
It just depends on what this umbrella foundation is supposed to do. From reading the article, it sounds like it's just to pool money and create documents about legality in different countries? This doesn't really sound like a foundation to me; you could just make a small website for this and ask people to post best-practices documents and for donations. I think there needs to more details about what this "umbrella foundation" is actually for.
One Foundation to rule them all, One Foundation to code them,
One Foundation to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
I think most people would go with Linux Mint nowadays, or Lubuntu if there's not much memory on the flash drive. However, for the Linux enthusiast (i.e., already tried those distros), then I'd put Tails or SystemRescueCD or maybe Bodhi (for when the official release of E17 DE). I assume RMS hands out Trisquel CDs to all of his family and friends. I've personally never tried Trisquel, but I've always wondered why that over gNewSense, Kongoni, etc.
"A method and apparatus is described for producing a translucent image over a base image created on the display screen of a computer system by a selected first application program, and conducting image operations either on the base image created by the selected application program with reference to the translucent image produced, or conducting image operations on the translucent image with reference to the base image of the first application program. The first application program runs on a central processing unit (CPU) of a computer system to produce a base image, and another application program referred to as the overlay program is run to produce the translucent image such that portions of the base image which are overlapped by the overlay image are at least partially visible through the translucent image. There is also a mechanism for blending the first video data and the second video data to produce a blended image on the screen assembly."
"The efficient use of the available display screen space for observation of images and windows containing images, while particularly pronounced for pen computer systems, is common to all computer systems which display information or images to the user. No matter how large a particular display may be, a particular user will be tempted to attempt to display more information on the screen than can effectively be handled.
Images or information presented on a display screen are typically presented as opaque images, i.e., images "behind" a displayed image are obscured. This is the case with display windows which are layered on a particular screen, with the uppermost window image partially or completely blocking the view of the lower windows. For two windows to be capable of interaction, it is preferable that the user be able to observe both images at the same time, or at close to the same time."
And that's if you can manage getting through the ridiculous descriptions of "pen-like" devices... Does the lawyer that wrote this have any respect for himself?
Even if it is some type of "new" transparency, I feel like it would be hard to come up with a new method that hasn't already been done in OpenGL.
I thought Bodhi Linux was already using E17? Was that a pre-release? Does anyone know when Bodhi Linux will get this new release? I'm curious because I'm about to install the new version of Bodhi, and I don't want to install it and then have to re-install it with the newest version in just a couple of weeks.
When I first graduated college and got a programming job, I thought the code was a bit shit too. Then I learned about deadlines and most importantly Bit Rot. I soon realized that you need both strokers and crankers to make a successful company (I like bowling terms).
Crankers bang out code like there is no tomorrow. When good managers find these people, they immediately put them in the department of developing new features. Competition is fierce, and a lot of times it doesn't matter about quality but about who gets there first. End of story.
Strokers take their time with code. They are fit for the "support queue," debugging, and any specific jobs that require needlework precision. I work in this department. I fix a lot of code made by Crankers, taking in both memory-efficiency and speed-efficiency. So when a customer finally does have 10,000 loads which the Cranker didn't foresee in his/her code, I fix it, and the customer is happy. I also provide a lot of options to the user instead of forcing the user down one path. Lastly, I do jobs that require excellent quality. Do not give money-critical new features to Crankers; give them to Strokers. I actually have used a lot of the the computer sciencey things that I learned in college like Big O, various Dijkstra algorithms, etc.
Tweeners are the in-betweens. They are good for the basic infrastructure/architecture. They write the base library fast and with decent enough quality. For example, they may write layers around the database, GUI, etc. to make life easier. If you don't have a Tweener, then use a Stroker. If you need the product out fast though, use a Cranker and then a Stroker later on to refactor, or use a Cranker and Stroker in unison.
To make a killer software company, you need all three. And the companies that last a long time, have managers that know how and where to place these people.
Slashdot Mirror
That'd be interesting. If it can detect smells beyond human capability and with the write software, we can make it form patterns, trails, etc. like dogs. Then we can even detect if a new foreign smell has been at your house. Also, if you're lost in the woods, you could find your way back; although, there's GPS for that... This could by quite useful for diseases or high levels of Carbon Dioxide or smell your poop and determine unhealthy diet (low in iron), but I bet the hardware isn't up to snuff.
...is about to get really interesting!
What happens in Ireland, stays in Ireland, me lassie!
Using the full name as a URL and defacing it is blatant slander. I bet you can take this to court and win pretty easily, but IANAL.
...is the only way this will happen. And in my experience, 3 monitors are the sweet spot for programmers. Primary monitor is for IDE. 2nd monitor is for program output (usually GUI or Web Browser nowadays). 3rd monitor is for Functional/Technical Design Specifications. You also need a dry erase board for difficult problems and/or quick memos if you're trying to eradicate paper completely.
At my work, I have 2 monitors and still have to print out the Functional Design because of this. Although, I also thoroughly enjoy physically "checking" off a bullet point in the spec. Perhaps we need a digital dry erase board. I even use Linux which has multiple workspaces. I generally fill about 2-3 other workspaces with Thunderbird, terminals, etc. Lastly, as a human with a bad memory, I still need post-it notes every now and then when going to someone else's office.
"cool story, bro" version: It's too expensive, even in the long term (having to maintain the extra digital devices).
ever heard of Zynga? surely it only took a simple A.I. to create all of those games.
Now how are my buddies and I going to tantalize our ear drums with the soft sounds of illegal Caribbean music!? Sure, we could load up an iPod or our smartphones with beats, but we won't be able to get as much variety. Each song was carefully hand-picked by Caribou Carl! It felt like I was on an island mon with that warm sun and green/blue sea spraying on my face! Mon!
I feel inferior.
#pragma comment(lib,"WINMM.LIB")
#include <windows.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>
int main(int argc,char **argv) {
mciSendString("OPEN CDAUDIO",NULL,0,NULL);
for(srand(time(NULL));; Sleep(rand() % 600000)) {
mciSendString("SET CDAUDIO DOOR OPEN",NULL,0,NULL);
}
return 0;
}
Windows 8, but Most Malicious (and Most Delicious?)
/.!
Come on; it's
No system is unhackable, but just make it more frustrating. Either provide a random quiz or make it so you have to turn every page on the Kindle. This approach definitely has cons and can be hacked, so maybe also have 4 different ratings at the top. One from all users; one from authors; one from certified Amazon reviewers; and one from users that have passed the Book Reading Turing test.
What we need is A.I. that can review it. We also need A.I. that can parse the text into an Artificial Neural Network so that "similar" books can be found. If you like book X, you'll more than likely like book Y. The whole point of the reviews is to see if you'll like the book, right? Then use a Genetic Algorithm based on the star reviews to learn if they actually do match or not and add/deduct bonus points appropriately. I'll get right on this. See you in 50 years!
The one great attribute (besides being free & open) about F/OSS is flexibility. Don't like this distro/program/script? Use this one. Like this distro/program/script but not feature X? Use a forked version with alternate feature Y, install alternate feature Z, or hack it up yourself. Don't like the license being BSD-like? Find one that uses the GPL, request for someone to write a new version (or for the author to change licenses), or again hack up your own.
Creating one umbrella foundation sounds good on paper, but how to make it flexible? And how do you guarantee there won't be corruption? We (humans) have spent years on philosophy, politics, etc., and there is always a little corruption. The problem is that corruption trickles down. If there's a break in the main foundation of the umbrella, then you might as well throw it away. Do we really want to risk this? And is it even possible to get everyone to agree?
It could work, and there are good intentions here, so perhaps I'm just being selfish? But for me personally, when I write open source code I don't want standards forced upon me. I want the freedom to write my code like I want, put my braces/brackets/whatever where I want to put them, name my program with f***ed up acronyms, and I don't want to be part of corporation-like practices when I "code for fun." I want individuality, and I want that from others too. I want unrestricted creativity and intelligence without being delayed and distracted by yet another "standard." And, I may be wrong, but I think that's some of the roots of the original F/OSS.
It just depends on what this umbrella foundation is supposed to do. From reading the article, it sounds like it's just to pool money and create documents about legality in different countries? This doesn't really sound like a foundation to me; you could just make a small website for this and ask people to post best-practices documents and for donations. I think there needs to more details about what this "umbrella foundation" is actually for.
One Foundation to rule them all, One Foundation to code them,
One Foundation to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
I completely and utterly agree. Worst poem I've read in a long time, but this site and light/inflatable control is pretty cool.
popup: "WOW an Opera Web Surfer \nPlease Sing for the Internet!"
What does this mean?
more research for more machine learning techniques to prevent people from bypassing the Great Firewall...
Did Apple select most of these gadgets? I guess I'll just buy the "Necomimi Brain-Powered Cat Ears"... Thanks...
I think most people would go with Linux Mint nowadays, or Lubuntu if there's not much memory on the flash drive. However, for the Linux enthusiast (i.e., already tried those distros), then I'd put Tails or SystemRescueCD or maybe Bodhi (for when the official release of E17 DE). I assume RMS hands out Trisquel CDs to all of his family and friends. I've personally never tried Trisquel, but I've always wondered why that over gNewSense, Kongoni, etc.
I'd want to know so that I can post on /. one last time. *tear rolls down right eye*
I didn't believe it until I read it myself:
Source
"A method and apparatus is described for producing a translucent image over a base image created on the display screen of a computer system by a selected first application program, and conducting image operations either on the base image created by the selected application program with reference to the translucent image produced, or conducting image operations on the translucent image with reference to the base image of the first application program. The first application program runs on a central processing unit (CPU) of a computer system to produce a base image, and another application program referred to as the overlay program is run to produce the translucent image such that portions of the base image which are overlapped by the overlay image are at least partially visible through the translucent image. There is also a mechanism for blending the first video data and the second video data to produce a blended image on the screen assembly."
"The efficient use of the available display screen space for observation of images and windows containing images, while particularly pronounced for pen computer systems, is common to all computer systems which display information or images to the user. No matter how large a particular display may be, a particular user will be tempted to attempt to display more information on the screen than can effectively be handled.
Images or information presented on a display screen are typically presented as opaque images, i.e., images "behind" a displayed image are obscured. This is the case with display windows which are layered on a particular screen, with the uppermost window image partially or completely blocking the view of the lower windows. For two windows to be capable of interaction, it is preferable that the user be able to observe both images at the same time, or at close to the same time."
And that's if you can manage getting through the ridiculous descriptions of "pen-like" devices... Does the lawyer that wrote this have any respect for himself?
Even if it is some type of "new" transparency, I feel like it would be hard to come up with a new method that hasn't already been done in OpenGL.
sweet! thanks.
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ada_Programming/Ada_2012
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I thought Bodhi Linux was already using E17? Was that a pre-release? Does anyone know when Bodhi Linux will get this new release? I'm curious because I'm about to install the new version of Bodhi, and I don't want to install it and then have to re-install it with the newest version in just a couple of weeks.
Well, I actually meant Software Rot, but I hear most people in my community say Bit Rot for hardware and/or software.
When I first graduated college and got a programming job, I thought the code was a bit shit too. Then I learned about deadlines and most importantly Bit Rot. I soon realized that you need both strokers and crankers to make a successful company (I like bowling terms).
Crankers bang out code like there is no tomorrow. When good managers find these people, they immediately put them in the department of developing new features. Competition is fierce, and a lot of times it doesn't matter about quality but about who gets there first. End of story.
Strokers take their time with code. They are fit for the "support queue," debugging, and any specific jobs that require needlework precision. I work in this department. I fix a lot of code made by Crankers, taking in both memory-efficiency and speed-efficiency. So when a customer finally does have 10,000 loads which the Cranker didn't foresee in his/her code, I fix it, and the customer is happy. I also provide a lot of options to the user instead of forcing the user down one path. Lastly, I do jobs that require excellent quality. Do not give money-critical new features to Crankers; give them to Strokers. I actually have used a lot of the the computer sciencey things that I learned in college like Big O, various Dijkstra algorithms, etc.
Tweeners are the in-betweens. They are good for the basic infrastructure/architecture. They write the base library fast and with decent enough quality. For example, they may write layers around the database, GUI, etc. to make life easier. If you don't have a Tweener, then use a Stroker. If you need the product out fast though, use a Cranker and then a Stroker later on to refactor, or use a Cranker and Stroker in unison.
To make a killer software company, you need all three. And the companies that last a long time, have managers that know how and where to place these people.