Set up an account for your children/teenagers with a variant of their last name. So if they're "Michael Johnson," use "Michael John" on Facebook. Their friends will still understand who it is. Your kids will thank you when they grow up.
For anyone interested in learning more about x86-64, Coursera, in conjunction with UWashington, just started a "Hardware/Software Interface" course that focuses on 64-bit processors.
it really IS our fault for the past emissions since we've had the benefits
The whole world has the benefits--the patents on the technologies developed in such an expansion have long expired, and the science and engineering knowledge from that period has freely spread around the world.
One step further; if you mention that 'bitcoin' isn't a real currency.
Isn't there an ongoing debate whether bitcoin is a "commodity" or a "currency" or both? (I feel like I saw an article in The Economist that came down on the "both" side). I'm not completely familar with the details but I don't think it's reached a consensus, so let's not Godwin it just yet.
You're right, it looks like a few years ago, the Verizon FIOS routers had WEP security enabled and a default WEP key that was the broadband MAC address. Nowadays (I got FIOS last June), it looks like the routers have WPA2 security enabled and a long random WPA2 key on the sticker. Well done, Verizon.
And two: if there really are so many unprotected, highly critical, easily discovered devices why is e-havoc not common place?
Well, there's lots of unprotected, highly critical, easily discovered people and places in the US, but real-world havoc is also relatively uncommon. Probably for the same reasons--most people aren't evil, and there are harsh consequences for those who are.
A partial fix that is sometimes used, is to give each individual device a separate password, and include this password inside the packaging or attached via sticker. This is somewhat more secure but can lead to problems itself. The user may keep the password,
I believe this is what Verizon FIOS does with their routers--there's a sticker on the side with a (looks like random) WPA key and admin password. I assumed that it would be fine to just leave it as is--is there a downside to not changing the info?
Have you read James Michener's "The Source"? The chapter "Psalm of the Hoopoe Bird" describes a rivalry between a 996 BC engineer and musician that explores the long-term ramifications of their work. Of couse, there's a woman involved to add some short-term stakes to the mix.
I think you're turning into "defender of the right-wing" mode for no apparent reason. I don't really care about Fox News's reputation or the president's reputation. I'm just making a general point about details vs. big picture that I've found useful over the years.
Advice that's served me well: if someone is careless about the small details, you shouldn't trust them on the big picture--whether it's a Fox News report or someone's home brew beer.
Programming well isn't something you learn in a classroom, its learned by coding poorly a whole lot, and then learning how to do it better, and then learning how to do it even better, again a whole lot.
I agree, but I think the caveat is that to improve, is you have to either see how others solved the same problem you did, or you need to get others' feedback on your code. That's something that you can get in a well-designed course (Dan Grossman's Programming Languages course on Coursera has a peer review section after each assignment), but you won't get if you're just programming by yourself.
The language used in the introductory course of the college he will be attending this fall. In fact, this "ask Slashdot" question seems silly.
Absolutely, I would also recommend Dan Grossman's Programming Languages course on Coursera, which teaches a functional programming language, ML. My university used a functional programming language course in the second semester as a weed-out course for the CS major because it was so unlike anything the freshman had seen before and really required them to think. Knowing a functional language already can be a huge, huge advantage in your freshman year.
There were not...a lot of people saying "Nixon is using illegal means to keep track of his political opponents. Guaranteed!".
Is this true? I wasn't alive in the early 70's, but looking at all the crazy thing people have accused recent presidents of, it's hard for me to believe that some group of people weren't ranting that Nixon was breaking into Democrats' offices.
High school teachers get out of date pretty quickly
As someone who recently used my knowledge of the 1920's Nyquist limit on a project, I'm pretty skeptical of this claim. I don't think the fundamentals of computer science change nearly as fast as you assume.
Slashdot Mirror
Set up an account for your children/teenagers with a variant of their last name. So if they're "Michael Johnson," use "Michael John" on Facebook. Their friends will still understand who it is. Your kids will thank you when they grow up.
For anyone interested in learning more about x86-64, Coursera, in conjunction with UWashington, just started a "Hardware/Software Interface" course that focuses on 64-bit processors.
it really IS our fault for the past emissions since we've had the benefits
The whole world has the benefits--the patents on the technologies developed in such an expansion have long expired, and the science and engineering knowledge from that period has freely spread around the world.
One step further; if you mention that 'bitcoin' isn't a real currency.
Isn't there an ongoing debate whether bitcoin is a "commodity" or a "currency" or both? (I feel like I saw an article in The Economist that came down on the "both" side). I'm not completely familar with the details but I don't think it's reached a consensus, so let's not Godwin it just yet.
You're right, it looks like a few years ago, the Verizon FIOS routers had WEP security enabled and a default WEP key that was the broadband MAC address. Nowadays (I got FIOS last June), it looks like the routers have WPA2 security enabled and a long random WPA2 key on the sticker. Well done, Verizon.
And two: if there really are so many unprotected, highly critical, easily discovered devices why is e-havoc not common place?
Well, there's lots of unprotected, highly critical, easily discovered people and places in the US, but real-world havoc is also relatively uncommon. Probably for the same reasons--most people aren't evil, and there are harsh consequences for those who are.
A partial fix that is sometimes used, is to give each individual device a separate password, and include this password inside the packaging or attached via sticker. This is somewhat more secure but can lead to problems itself. The user may keep the password,
I believe this is what Verizon FIOS does with their routers--there's a sticker on the side with a (looks like random) WPA key and admin password. I assumed that it would be fine to just leave it as is--is there a downside to not changing the info?
It's a sad day for web developer all around the world.
I had to blink away the tears.
Have you read James Michener's "The Source"? The chapter "Psalm of the Hoopoe Bird" describes a rivalry between a 996 BC engineer and musician that explores the long-term ramifications of their work. Of couse, there's a woman involved to add some short-term stakes to the mix.
I think you're turning into "defender of the right-wing" mode for no apparent reason. I don't really care about Fox News's reputation or the president's reputation. I'm just making a general point about details vs. big picture that I've found useful over the years.
Advice that's served me well: if someone is careless about the small details, you shouldn't trust them on the big picture--whether it's a Fox News report or someone's home brew beer.
Programming well isn't something you learn in a classroom, its learned by coding poorly a whole lot, and then learning how to do it better, and then learning how to do it even better, again a whole lot.
I agree, but I think the caveat is that to improve, is you have to either see how others solved the same problem you did, or you need to get others' feedback on your code. That's something that you can get in a well-designed course (Dan Grossman's Programming Languages course on Coursera has a peer review section after each assignment), but you won't get if you're just programming by yourself.
The language used in the introductory course of the college he will be attending this fall. In fact, this "ask Slashdot" question seems silly.
Absolutely, I would also recommend Dan Grossman's Programming Languages course on Coursera, which teaches a functional programming language, ML. My university used a functional programming language course in the second semester as a weed-out course for the CS major because it was so unlike anything the freshman had seen before and really required them to think. Knowing a functional language already can be a huge, huge advantage in your freshman year.
Punish abusive restrictions on your rights by voting with your pocketbook...
And by telling others that you are voting with your pocketbook and why. That step is just as important.
Don't forget to inform others why you're not buying the product. That step is just as important.
There were not...a lot of people saying "Nixon is using illegal means to keep track of his political opponents. Guaranteed!".
Is this true? I wasn't alive in the early 70's, but looking at all the crazy thing people have accused recent presidents of, it's hard for me to believe that some group of people weren't ranting that Nixon was breaking into Democrats' offices.
Brogramming is prototyping.
Don't you mean...brototyping?
Computer Science is taught in this idealized world separate from reality
Getting unexpectedly in trouble for breaking arbitrary or unclear rules? No, it sounds exactly like the real world.
High school teachers get out of date pretty quickly
As someone who recently used my knowledge of the 1920's Nyquist limit on a project, I'm pretty skeptical of this claim. I don't think the fundamentals of computer science change nearly as fast as you assume.
Then why didn't you just say that?