Being a troll is also a religion. (Speaking as a true Buddhist)
Yes, but telling the difference between a troll and a joke is a skill;)
Though to be serious - it's not about *skills* for a 3 year old, are you kidding? It's about exposure. And exposure to a larger variety of experiences is generally better for development.
Not that it's generally productive responding to ACs, but I have been using Linux since 1993, I'm sure I have worked on more Linux kernel driver code, let alone application software, than you have, and I have shipped software on 50 million+ Linux-based embedded devices. I wouldn't call that hatred. My point was a well rounded knowledge of computers is best served by being relatively OS-agnostic, and my methods were a bit of hyperbole for semi-comic effect. And yes, a dig at organized religious dogma, oh well.
And it really wasn't all that harsh of a post, anyway, my main goal was getting in a Simpsons video game reference:)
Sarcasm and vocal cadence is hard to get on the Internet, but it was a sarcastic repeating of the OP. I should have just said "Letting children play with games is retarded!?!" Read the rest of my post, and you will understand learning through exposure to games was exactly my POINT.
Heh, yeah, I consider that about as helpful as telling a budding chef "you can't read a cookbook, but you are welcome to make up and taste your own recipes."
Though I can't help go back to my earlier complaint about parents exposing (or really not exposing) their kids to all cultures, religions, games, etc...
yeah, my parents wouldn't let me worship a god. But they let me test the ones I created myself. Ha! This loophole let me worship many lousy gods. (just an example... personally I am an atheist, but at least I got to decide that for myself;)
You know, basic computer skills, let alone real programming at that young of age just really isn't that important. I agree, you need balance, there are plenty of other things to learn and experience that will make you a much more interesting human being (and better programmer, if that is the eventual career path). Actually - I'd say exposure at that age in computers or other is more about *interest* than *knowledge*. Get a kid interested and they will learn things on their own.
I probably started messing with a computer at about 8 (mostly involved switching out Oregon Trail for Frogger on the school computer when no one was looking). Messed around with computers a fair bit after that, but (besides doing things with BASIC that I later realized were beyond normal;) I didn't really learn *real* programming until my freshman year in college.
Now (a significant number of years later) I have written software in almost every practical compiled or interpreted language you can name in more platforms I can remember (most current OSes and all of the major game consoles). All learned after the age of 18 (most well after that).
It's funny I disagreed with you above but completely agree here... The key here is the platform/OS/GPL License status are not the goals, they are the tools used to accomplish a very focused goal that in itself will educate and interest children. Have a clear goal in mind first, then find what best matches that goal. That's what I thought was so misguided about the original article question and so many of the replies, it seemed like picking some philosophy and finding goals that support it.
And of course it was popular, so it was ported to MacOS and Windows as well so it could be enjoyed by as many kids as possible - hope that doesn't diminish it in any way;)
I don't give a crap whether it's Catholicism or Linux, imposing your religious beliefs on a 3 year old is just plain wrong. Like religion, exposing them to a variety and letting them make their own choice is going to make them a more well-rounded person/nerd. If they decide to be a Mormon or Windows user and you disown them, that's your own hangups.
Maybe you could see if they'd port this game to Linux...
WHAT? Letting children play with games. Is retarded. All of these anti video game posters have got to be fucking kidding with this.
Is there anyone here who didn't play games (and most likely video games) as a kid? For me personally, playing video games as a kid led me to hacking video game saves which let me to writing my own video games (Eamon was a great early text RPG where you could write your own modules in BASIC).
Wow, I didn't even realize the cable had a chip in it.
And speaking of lightning cables... I'm not really one for silly aftermarket bling cases, cables, etc, but an electroluminescent cable that changes speed based on the battery charge? That's kind of cool:)
Even more significantly, the "adapter" actually does digital to analog conversion as well, so the legacy interface works with analog output. You just won't find a microcontroller with DAC in a $3 cable...
Exactly. This question seems just like a poseur question "what tools do I need to build an F1 car in my garage" or "what tools do I need to build lots of great furniture".
As for "furniture" - get a decent bench and some shelves. What do you want, padded 60's lounge chairs to feel like a mad scientist? And then once you have said shelves and bench, once you actually find the need to DO something and don't have the tool to do it: then buy it. Stocking a home lab full of shit you'll never use is complete rich nerd masturbation exercise.
Another theory is that God/Jesus have specifically chosen to reveal themselves to religious leader(s?) and occasionally slip up or prank and reveal themselves to someone perceived as a prophet, or a televangelist.
Sorry, couldn't resist...
And also, conspiracy theorists give the government WAAAY too much credit in their competence and ability to keep secrets. If it were true it would have been on Wikileaks a while ago;)
That's my point, not necessarily. It's not about the lengh, it's about the center of mass. At the same length, a rapier has a completely different balance (or torque, when you try to rotate it) from a broadsword.
Not a non-sequiter, a joke!:) He basically said "6 lbs isn't nearly as light as it sounds" and I couldn't resist.
I guess I shouldn't have bothered replying to you as this whole topic is pretty silly, but I did anyway since for some reason you decided to get pissy and tell me to jump out a window, oh well.
But in truth one of the functions of a sword pommel (besides keeping it from slipping out of your hand) is as a counterweight to move the center of mass closer to your hand. Different swords have different balance for different reasons. And that 6 lb figure was from a heavy claymore, a 3lb longsword is balanced even closer to the hilt. So I guess also not a non-sequiter, but a valid point!
But in the end I more or less agree with the OP... not for some silly analysis of weights and measures, but just because the world of Tolkein was based largely on both the real and mythological history the human medieval world, in which much of the politics and almost all of the wars were dominated by men. Not surprisingly, The Red Badge of Courage, All Quiet on the Western Front, and Catch 22 were also all male-character-dominated works of fiction, as only makes sense based on their setting.
On the contrary, I laugh at all religions, and blindly believe there is life elsewhere in the universe.
But similar to my opinion of religion, I just don't think aliens have visited Earth in a way that they have avoided all forms of scientific evidence of their appearance while choosing specifically to reveal themselves only to crackpots, rednecks, and the Weekly World News.
You didn't describe weight, you described balance.
And length has nothing to do with balance anyway, that would be center of mass relative to the fulcrum.. When holding both at the end, a 2 foot rod with a tip that weighed 5.9lbs would feel less balanced than a 10 foot rod where the center of mass less than 2' your hand. Duh.
Your comment reminds me of the crop circle conspiracy theorists who *still* assert they are way too complicated for humans to have created - even after a couple of drunk British farmers *showed* people how they did it. (Not to mention humans have built a building over 800m tall, an aircraft that weighs 600 tons and can fly at 600 mph, and fucking spacecrafts that have gone to the moon and Mars. Yet it's too hard to flatten wheat in a perfect circle?)
Not to mention all of those new efficiency features you mention cost money... seems in the future the choice may be between an affordable stripped down lightweight 80hp subcompact or a high-tech all-aluminum hybrid computer controlled vehicle priced out of many people's range.
You definitely don't need a V6 for decent acceleration. There are plenty of reasonably modern 4 cylinder engines these days that get 150-200 HP. I highly doubt those 80's econoboxes will get 54mpg, though.
On modern cars these days pure acceleration has little to do with driver skill or a manual transmission. Computer-controlled dual clutch manuals can beat a human shifting in both acceleration and economy...
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Making you try to build anything interesting with NOT gates would be a pretty good joke, really. Especially if they made you do it for three years!
Now if they had only let you use NOR gates...
Being a troll is also a religion. (Speaking as a true Buddhist)
Yes, but telling the difference between a troll and a joke is a skill ;)
Though to be serious - it's not about *skills* for a 3 year old, are you kidding? It's about exposure. And exposure to a larger variety of experiences is generally better for development.
Not that it's generally productive responding to ACs, but I have been using Linux since 1993, I'm sure I have worked on more Linux kernel driver code, let alone application software, than you have, and I have shipped software on 50 million+ Linux-based embedded devices. I wouldn't call that hatred. My point was a well rounded knowledge of computers is best served by being relatively OS-agnostic, and my methods were a bit of hyperbole for semi-comic effect. And yes, a dig at organized religious dogma, oh well.
And it really wasn't all that harsh of a post, anyway, my main goal was getting in a Simpsons video game reference :)
Sarcasm and vocal cadence is hard to get on the Internet, but it was a sarcastic repeating of the OP. I should have just said "Letting children play with games is retarded!?!" Read the rest of my post, and you will understand learning through exposure to games was exactly my POINT.
Heh, yeah, I consider that about as helpful as telling a budding chef "you can't read a cookbook, but you are welcome to make up and taste your own recipes."
Though I can't help go back to my earlier complaint about parents exposing (or really not exposing) their kids to all cultures, religions, games, etc...
yeah, my parents wouldn't let me worship a god. But they let me test the ones I created myself. Ha! This loophole let me worship many lousy gods. (just an example... personally I am an atheist, but at least I got to decide that for myself ;)
You know, basic computer skills, let alone real programming at that young of age just really isn't that important. I agree, you need balance, there are plenty of other things to learn and experience that will make you a much more interesting human being (and better programmer, if that is the eventual career path). Actually - I'd say exposure at that age in computers or other is more about *interest* than *knowledge*. Get a kid interested and they will learn things on their own.
I probably started messing with a computer at about 8 (mostly involved switching out Oregon Trail for Frogger on the school computer when no one was looking). Messed around with computers a fair bit after that, but (besides doing things with BASIC that I later realized were beyond normal ;) I didn't really learn *real* programming until my freshman year in college.
Now (a significant number of years later) I have written software in almost every practical compiled or interpreted language you can name in more platforms I can remember (most current OSes and all of the major game consoles). All learned after the age of 18 (most well after that).
It's funny I disagreed with you above but completely agree here... The key here is the platform/OS/GPL License status are not the goals, they are the tools used to accomplish a very focused goal that in itself will educate and interest children. Have a clear goal in mind first, then find what best matches that goal. That's what I thought was so misguided about the original article question and so many of the replies, it seemed like picking some philosophy and finding goals that support it.
And of course it was popular, so it was ported to MacOS and Windows as well so it could be enjoyed by as many kids as possible - hope that doesn't diminish it in any way ;)
I don't give a crap whether it's Catholicism or Linux, imposing your religious beliefs on a 3 year old is just plain wrong. Like religion, exposing them to a variety and letting them make their own choice is going to make them a more well-rounded person/nerd. If they decide to be a Mormon or Windows user and you disown them, that's your own hangups.
Maybe you could see if they'd port this game to Linux...
WHAT? Letting children play with games. Is retarded. All of these anti video game posters have got to be fucking kidding with this.
Is there anyone here who didn't play games (and most likely video games) as a kid? For me personally, playing video games as a kid led me to hacking video game saves which let me to writing my own video games (Eamon was a great early text RPG where you could write your own modules in BASIC).
That's no problem. By the time he's 12 he can just mail order the Howto.
Wow, I didn't even realize the cable had a chip in it.
And speaking of lightning cables... I'm not really one for silly aftermarket bling cases, cables, etc, but an electroluminescent cable that changes speed based on the battery charge? That's kind of cool :)
http://www.tgdaily.com/mobility-features/66737-apples-lightning-cable-cloned
Even more significantly, the "adapter" actually does digital to analog conversion as well, so the legacy interface works with analog output. You just won't find a microcontroller with DAC in a $3 cable...
Exactly. This question seems just like a poseur question "what tools do I need to build an F1 car in my garage" or "what tools do I need to build lots of great furniture".
As for "furniture" - get a decent bench and some shelves. What do you want, padded 60's lounge chairs to feel like a mad scientist? And then once you have said shelves and bench, once you actually find the need to DO something and don't have the tool to do it: then buy it. Stocking a home lab full of shit you'll never use is complete rich nerd masturbation exercise.
Another theory is that God/Jesus have specifically chosen to reveal themselves to religious leader(s?) and occasionally slip up or prank and reveal themselves to someone perceived as a prophet, or a televangelist.
Sorry, couldn't resist...
And also, conspiracy theorists give the government WAAAY too much credit in their competence and ability to keep secrets. If it were true it would have been on Wikileaks a while ago ;)
That whole campaign is only one letter away from brilliance...
Sex kittens talk to each other through squeaks, squeals, and other low-frequency sounds
Like their surface-dwelling cousins, the land kittens, sex kittens enjoy being petted.
Some sex kittens tend well-kept gardens.
they often gently rub against each other as a sign of affection.
While this is not particularly easy to do underwater coherently, female sex kittens don't generally seem to mind.
If you are only strong enough to lift 5 lbs, take your pick....
That's my point, not necessarily. It's not about the lengh, it's about the center of mass. At the same length, a rapier has a completely different balance (or torque, when you try to rotate it) from a broadsword.
Not a non-sequiter, a joke! :) He basically said "6 lbs isn't nearly as light as it sounds" and I couldn't resist.
I guess I shouldn't have bothered replying to you as this whole topic is pretty silly, but I did anyway since for some reason you decided to get pissy and tell me to jump out a window, oh well.
But in truth one of the functions of a sword pommel (besides keeping it from slipping out of your hand) is as a counterweight to move the center of mass closer to your hand. Different swords have different balance for different reasons. And that 6 lb figure was from a heavy claymore, a 3lb longsword is balanced even closer to the hilt. So I guess also not a non-sequiter, but a valid point!
But in the end I more or less agree with the OP... not for some silly analysis of weights and measures, but just because the world of Tolkein was based largely on both the real and mythological history the human medieval world, in which much of the politics and almost all of the wars were dominated by men. Not surprisingly, The Red Badge of Courage, All Quiet on the Western Front, and Catch 22 were also all male-character-dominated works of fiction, as only makes sense based on their setting.
On the contrary, I laugh at all religions, and blindly believe there is life elsewhere in the universe.
But similar to my opinion of religion, I just don't think aliens have visited Earth in a way that they have avoided all forms of scientific evidence of their appearance while choosing specifically to reveal themselves only to crackpots, rednecks, and the Weekly World News.
You didn't describe weight, you described balance.
And length has nothing to do with balance anyway, that would be center of mass relative to the fulcrum.. When holding both at the end, a 2 foot rod with a tip that weighed 5.9lbs would feel less balanced than a 10 foot rod where the center of mass less than 2' your hand. Duh.
but detail accounts cant all be spoofs.
Sure they can.
Your comment reminds me of the crop circle conspiracy theorists who *still* assert they are way too complicated for humans to have created - even after a couple of drunk British farmers *showed* people how they did it. (Not to mention humans have built a building over 800m tall, an aircraft that weighs 600 tons and can fly at 600 mph, and fucking spacecrafts that have gone to the moon and Mars. Yet it's too hard to flatten wheat in a perfect circle?)
Not to mention all of those new efficiency features you mention cost money... seems in the future the choice may be between an affordable stripped down lightweight 80hp subcompact or a high-tech all-aluminum hybrid computer controlled vehicle priced out of many people's range.
I figure once they mandate away SUVs, we'll start seeing commercial vehicles converted for passenger use.
That's basically what the minivan and SUV started as, anyway :)
You definitely don't need a V6 for decent acceleration. There are plenty of reasonably modern 4 cylinder engines these days that get 150-200 HP. I highly doubt those 80's econoboxes will get 54mpg, though.
On modern cars these days pure acceleration has little to do with driver skill or a manual transmission. Computer-controlled dual clutch manuals can beat a human shifting in both acceleration and economy...
Still, when the weight is spread out over a 3-4 feet, that isn't nearly as light as it sounds.
Really? So then does that 6 lb sword weigh more or less than 6 lbs of feathers?