I understand this. I didn't mean to insinuate that Rensselaer IS an Ivy League school, but was just lending some insight that people apparently believe RPI was, as I heard it, "invited" to join the group.
Rumors have been flying about Rensselaer joing the ivy league; however, I've heard a really lame excuse as to why not. The "ivy league" declared we would have to drop Polytechnic Institute from our name and go by strictly Rensselaer, not RPI. This would anger alumni, so we said no.
Who runs the "ivy league"? Is there a board made up of members of each school?
Would you, as a slashdot-reading-type, be more likely to go to a "theater" or a theater advertised as "the first cyber-theater?"
Most people love going to the movies, and just adding "cyber-" or any other buzzword in front of it makes it that much more appealing to most people, let alone all those geeks in the Austin area.
I believe the reason why laptops and other PDA-type devices aren't allowed in this theater (or others) are for reasons above just the sheer annoying blips and beeps. What about people with digital cameras stealing the movie to their laptop's HDs? I don't think Lucas or any other producer would be too happy to hear that this theater knowingly let 50 geeks in with laptops (all with the knowledge to steal his movie and distribute it via P2P/FTP/copyright-infringement-method-of-choice), let alone allowing them to be on during the movie.
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Only because the refresh rates of the screens and data transfer rates between the cameras and the screens probably wouldn't be fast enough. Maybe in the future. I remember reading an article about military applications like these being used on tanks. Think it was a/. story.
Amen, brotha!;) My cousin and I both passed up MIT undergrad to goto RPI undergrad. If you look at where the money in MIT goes, I'm surprised undergrad even gets a penny. All their money goes to research and their graduate programs. That's not the way I want it if I'm going there for an undergraduate education.
I'm currently a sophomore at RPI in Troy, NY. RPI isn't as known for their Computer Science department, as they are for their engineering department. (Although, we produced and currently have the man who created STL, or so I've heard.)
I'm currently a CSCS (Computer & Systems Engineering and Computer Science) dual major with a minor in Information Technology. Granted, by the time I graduate, I'll have taken over 160 credits when only needing 128, that's what college is about. Many people try to take the easiest way through college, which robs you of one of the greatest places to learn. (Granted, you'll fun factor will increase as your class load decreases - but that's for another post.) The trick is being EXCELLENT at managing your time and having a strong work ethic. Knowing when to work and when to party is key, but to some this is often the hardest part of adjusting to college.
Anyways, back to the question at hand. Most of the classes I take for my IT minor are more business related (such as Managing IT Resources, etc.). There are ways to get the best of both worlds. Having a strong CS background that can only be acquired as a CS major will definitely help you down the line. To some employers, I've heard it's more respected. I'll know in 2 years I guess. But, you can major in Computer Science if you're interested in programming and maybe use some of your free electives to get that minor in IT. Or even consider a dual major.
But I agree with the parent to my post. Many schools offer "specializations" within a major. You can use free electives to get that specialization in MIS, and even tack on a minor in Information Technology, or math.
Am I correct in saying that you can record PPV events you payed for to VHS for personal use to view again in your home for free? Or is that illegal too.
I think there's a new movie coming out with John Travolta entitled Swordfish. During the theatrical trailer (before seeing 15 minutes, I think), Travolta said he was in search of a cracker. What was more impressive is the script-writer got the terms right! The movie looked pretty kick-ass, so hopefully the trailer was a tease of a great movie to come.
Like many people, I feel that programming, or the example given in the story of an "elegant" mathematical proof, is an artistic expression of the creator only in new means. Programming is merely the artist's expression in a form that hasn't been thought of as a media to create art in until recently. Game and web designers are just a few of the positions in computers that blur the line between art and computing.
If sculpture and painting are both art forms, why can't painting and programming both be art forms?
Personally, I'm double majoring in Computer Science and Computer & Systems Engineering w/ a minor in Information Technology. The CS/CSYS double will enable me to work with both parts of the computer - software and hardware. I'm only required to take 4 courses for the minor in Information Technology, including one entitled "IT Revolution." I plan on taking Managing Resources and other backend business/management type courses so I can relate to the CEOs when I eventually get a job.
I do agree with the sentiments of some of the other posters here that CIS seems like a wussy way of getting a degree. I say stick with the CS major. A CS major can do everything a CIS major can do, and then some...if you're paying for an education, why pay the same to only get less of an education? I'm sure most of the courses overlap - a double major, or even a minor shouldn't be hard to put together...
There has recently been an article about this RPI grad in Rensselaer's magazine. (link: click here) It talks about other RPI grads and their companies that helped to, quoting the article, develop and jump-start the internet.
I care...greatly. My laptop is very, very powerful (700 Mhz P3, 128 MB RAM), but has no-name video card. I'd like to install BeOS on this laptop, but the video card is holding me back. With this, I could install a Voodoo 3, and Creative Labs SoundBlaster Platinum/LiveDrive! combo, and still have an open PCI slot. This would let me get my Q3 fix, my BeOS fix, and a decent 4 channel sound-card for my Klipsch ProMedia speakers rather than having to settle with this college laptop. It's a great product, a little pricey, but a great idea nonetheless.
It seems we've slashdotted the WebCast. When submitting the form and attempting to view the WebCast, I get a message about all chat groups are full. *shrug* Maybe they'll release a video after the live WebCast, or a slashdot member will provide a very good report on the debate. *hint hint, clue clue*
I don't know about everyone else, but this is absolutely ridiculous. While the FBI does have some grounded beliefs in how this system may stop acts of terrorism and the like, the opposers equally have strong grounded beliefs why this system is an invasion of our privacy, etc.
My friend and I were discussing how simple it is to boycott this. For instance, if they attempt to start testing Carnivore at the universities across the world, just have your university email account forward incoming mail to a free account at yahoo.com or another free email service. It is an extremely simple and effective way to show your opinions. The only problem is that Carnivore will still pick up all incoming mail to your university email account...any thoughts on the validity of this measure, should the FBI attempt to implement such a device at a university?
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I understand this. I didn't mean to insinuate that Rensselaer IS an Ivy League school, but was just lending some insight that people apparently believe RPI was, as I heard it, "invited" to join the group.
Rumors have been flying about Rensselaer joing the ivy league; however, I've heard a really lame excuse as to why not. The "ivy league" declared we would have to drop Polytechnic Institute from our name and go by strictly Rensselaer, not RPI. This would anger alumni, so we said no.
Who runs the "ivy league"? Is there a board made up of members of each school?
Would you, as a slashdot-reading-type, be more likely to go to a "theater" or a theater advertised as "the first cyber-theater?"
Most people love going to the movies, and just adding "cyber-" or any other buzzword in front of it makes it that much more appealing to most people, let alone all those geeks in the Austin area.
I believe the reason why laptops and other PDA-type devices aren't allowed in this theater (or others) are for reasons above just the sheer annoying blips and beeps. What about people with digital cameras stealing the movie to their laptop's HDs? I don't think Lucas or any other producer would be too happy to hear that this theater knowingly let 50 geeks in with laptops (all with the knowledge to steal his movie and distribute it via P2P/FTP/copyright-infringement-method-of-choice), let alone allowing them to be on during the movie.
Only because the refresh rates of the screens and data transfer rates between the cameras and the screens probably wouldn't be fast enough. Maybe in the future. I remember reading an article about military applications like these being used on tanks. Think it was a /. story.
It appears the /casemod subdirectory was removed from his webserver. Here's the Google cached version:
: www.vieren.be/casemod/+&hl=en
http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:q2MWTRCyeksC
Amen, brotha! ;) My cousin and I both passed up MIT undergrad to goto RPI undergrad. If you look at where the money in MIT goes, I'm surprised undergrad even gets a penny. All their money goes to research and their graduate programs. That's not the way I want it if I'm going there for an undergraduate education.
Touché. (sp?)
I'm currently a sophomore at RPI in Troy, NY. RPI isn't as known for their Computer Science department, as they are for their engineering department. (Although, we produced and currently have the man who created STL, or so I've heard.)
I'm currently a CSCS (Computer & Systems Engineering and Computer Science) dual major with a minor in Information Technology. Granted, by the time I graduate, I'll have taken over 160 credits when only needing 128, that's what college is about. Many people try to take the easiest way through college, which robs you of one of the greatest places to learn. (Granted, you'll fun factor will increase as your class load decreases - but that's for another post.) The trick is being EXCELLENT at managing your time and having a strong work ethic. Knowing when to work and when to party is key, but to some this is often the hardest part of adjusting to college.
Anyways, back to the question at hand. Most of the classes I take for my IT minor are more business related (such as Managing IT Resources, etc.). There are ways to get the best of both worlds. Having a strong CS background that can only be acquired as a CS major will definitely help you down the line. To some employers, I've heard it's more respected. I'll know in 2 years I guess. But, you can major in Computer Science if you're interested in programming and maybe use some of your free electives to get that minor in IT. Or even consider a dual major.
But I agree with the parent to my post. Many schools offer "specializations" within a major. You can use free electives to get that specialization in MIS, and even tack on a minor in Information Technology, or math.
Pardon me, but here's another reality check question: just how lucrative do you figure the "porting-windows-games-to-linux" market is?
Am I correct in saying that you can record PPV events you payed for to VHS for personal use to view again in your home for free? Or is that illegal too.
MIT's network is Athena, IIRC.
I'd hope one wouldn't buy any product that says "Strong Encryption" on the box and 'honestly think' it was secure.
I think there's a new movie coming out with John Travolta entitled Swordfish. During the theatrical trailer (before seeing 15 minutes, I think), Travolta said he was in search of a cracker. What was more impressive is the script-writer got the terms right! The movie looked pretty kick-ass, so hopefully the trailer was a tease of a great movie to come.
Like many people, I feel that programming, or the example given in the story of an "elegant" mathematical proof, is an artistic expression of the creator only in new means. Programming is merely the artist's expression in a form that hasn't been thought of as a media to create art in until recently. Game and web designers are just a few of the positions in computers that blur the line between art and computing.
If sculpture and painting are both art forms, why can't painting and programming both be art forms?
Personally, I'm double majoring in Computer Science and Computer & Systems Engineering w/ a minor in Information Technology. The CS/CSYS double will enable me to work with both parts of the computer - software and hardware. I'm only required to take 4 courses for the minor in Information Technology, including one entitled "IT Revolution." I plan on taking Managing Resources and other backend business/management type courses so I can relate to the CEOs when I eventually get a job.
I do agree with the sentiments of some of the other posters here that CIS seems like a wussy way of getting a degree. I say stick with the CS major. A CS major can do everything a CIS major can do, and then some...if you're paying for an education, why pay the same to only get less of an education? I'm sure most of the courses overlap - a double major, or even a minor shouldn't be hard to put together...
There has recently been an article about this RPI grad in Rensselaer's magazine. (link: click here) It talks about other RPI grads and their companies that helped to, quoting the article, develop and jump-start the internet.
You mean to tell me they're not red? I find that a little hard to believe. After all, seeing is believing...;)
Especially Microsoft's OS could run just under 50 days before a mandatory crash. :) Good thing they fixed it.
Maybe that's why Mac support will be available soon. ;)
I care...greatly. My laptop is very, very powerful (700 Mhz P3, 128 MB RAM), but has no-name video card. I'd like to install BeOS on this laptop, but the video card is holding me back. With this, I could install a Voodoo 3, and Creative Labs SoundBlaster Platinum/LiveDrive! combo, and still have an open PCI slot. This would let me get my Q3 fix, my BeOS fix, and a decent 4 channel sound-card for my Klipsch ProMedia speakers rather than having to settle with this college laptop. It's a great product, a little pricey, but a great idea nonetheless.
http://www.zorb.com/
Definitely on my list.
It seems we've slashdotted the WebCast. When submitting the form and attempting to view the WebCast, I get a message about all chat groups are full. *shrug* Maybe they'll release a video after the live WebCast, or a slashdot member will provide a very good report on the debate. *hint hint, clue clue*
I don't know about everyone else, but this is absolutely ridiculous. While the FBI does have some grounded beliefs in how this system may stop acts of terrorism and the like, the opposers equally have strong grounded beliefs why this system is an invasion of our privacy, etc.
My friend and I were discussing how simple it is to boycott this. For instance, if they attempt to start testing Carnivore at the universities across the world, just have your university email account forward incoming mail to a free account at yahoo.com or another free email service. It is an extremely simple and effective way to show your opinions. The only problem is that Carnivore will still pick up all incoming mail to your university email account...any thoughts on the validity of this measure, should the FBI attempt to implement such a device at a university?
Yeah I know, he shoulda at least said Quake 3...for christs sake, get with the times!