I see. So that's why all of those public access points are springing up with wireless
Ethernet access points.
Was this intended to be sarcastic? I hear 802.11x referred to as "Wireless Ethernet" all the time.
Actually, to me, Ethernet = "contention-based, shared-medium compupter network." In which case, 802.11x is very properly called Ethernet. Switched 100bT, on the other hand...
Look at their Asha stone. My wife and I got one of those for our engagement, and the jewlers who put together the ring said that they were fooled from two feet away. And it's harder than anything else non-diamond.
Maybe someday we'll replace it with an actual synthetic diamond!
My wife: My relationship advice to all you slashdotters is to look at the girls in your math, science, or CS courses who always seemed to know what was going on and had an interest above and beyond the scope of the course.
It also helps when they can speak English, which, sadly, is often not the case with women studying math/science/CS at the university level. I would add "be lucky" to that list of relationship advice:-).
I'm sure all of the Symantec and Network Associates employees who owe their livelihood to antivirus development appreciate the work of virus writers. And the IT drones who are kept around to install and update antivirus software and kill viruses, and the network admins who have to temporarily block ports to shut down worm traffic...
Granted, all this manpower and resources could have been put to use for trivial stuff like... say... developing better software and networks, but HEY! we can thank virus writers for keeping us all on the payroll!
I think TPM should be renamed Star Wars: Reggie White (for the extensive and impressive use of knee-jerk racial stereotypes). Meanwhile, AOTC should be renamed Star Wars: Dawson's Creek (no explanation needed). What is there to understand about the plot of either of those?
If I have extrapolated correctly, the third movie should involve football AND corny teen romance, in space. I'm thinking something along the line of Star Wars: Varsity Blues.
HEY! Does this mean we get to see Natalie Portman wearing a whipped cream bikini???? If so, it will make the whole, otherwise painful experience worthwhile.
IP Over Carrier Pidgeon implemented by Cringely Linux Kernel 2.6 to include DRM Slashdot becomes an MSN Featured Site IBM unveils first 1.0 exabyte ATAPI hard drive RIAA successfully lobbies for $1 tax on every MP3 file on the net
Depends on whether it's an Army-style Captain or Navy-style Captain. If "Captain" equates to "in charge of a ship," then it's more like a Navy Captain (or Army Colonel) rank. I'm guessing their Generals are kinda low-grade Admirals, so it's not much of a leap in rank.
It also helps your career to be on intimate terms with a princess.:-)
How about the Biggs scene that was cut...
on
The Case for the Empire
·
· Score: 4, Informative
I would consider this canon, even if it was left on the cutting-room floor:
BIGGS: I thought you were going to the Academy next term. You'll get your chance to get off this rock.
LUKE: Not likely! I had to cancel my application. There has been a lot of unrest among the Sandpeople since you left...they've even raided the outskirts of Anchorhead.
BIGGS: Your uncle could hold off a whole colony of Sandpeople with one blaster.
LUKE: I know, but he's got enough vaporators going to make the place pay off. He needs me for just one more season. I can't leave him now.
BIGGS: I feel for you, Luke, you're going to have to learn what seems to be important or what really is important. What good is all your uncle's work if it's taken over by the Empire?...You know they're starting to nationalize commerce in the central systems...it won't be long before your uncle is merely a tenant, slaving for the greater glory of the Empire.
LUKE: It couldn't happen here. You said it yourself. The Empire won't bother with this rock.
BIGGS: Things always change.
LUKE: I wish I was going...Are you going to be around long?
BIGGS: No, I'm leaving in the morning...
LUKE: Then I guess I won't see you.
BIGGS: Maybe someday...I'll keep a lookout.
LUKE: Well, I'll be at the Academy next season...after that who knows. I won't be drafted into the Imperial Starfleet, that's for sure...Take care of yourself, you'll always be the best friend I've got.
BIGGS: So long, Luke.
Biggs turns away from his old friend and heads toward the
power station.
Just before the Battle of Yavin, Luke runs into Biggs and they gab a bit, then Red Leader shows up and mentions that he had met Anakin, Luke's father.
-------
Seems to me the Empire was controlling and anti-free enterprise.
And yet Fett understands the protocol. When he captures Solo, he calls him "Captain Solo." (Whether this is in deference to Han's former rank in the Imperial starfleet, or simply because Han owns and pilots his own ship, we don't know. I suspect it's the former.)
I always thought that "Captain" was the rank he acquired after the Battle of Yavin, or shortly before Hoth, in the Rebel Army.
You may not realise this, but a false "-1 offtopic" can really hurt a guy.
"Offtopic" really means "What you said, while inarguably related to the story, was clever or irreverant in a way I, the moderator, find unsettling."
Haven't you figured that out yet?
In most places in the U.S., if you are under 17, you can't get into R-rated movies without an adult. If you are under 18, you can't buy a porn mag.
Why is that *any* different from restricting minors' access to certain video games? If society is going to allow freedom of expression in the content of games, it also has the responsibility of protecting vulnerable children from potentially harmful content. With freedom comes responsibility.
Parents, at home, they can let their kids play whatever games they want, or watch whatever movies, or look at whatever magazines. But in public space, there is a certain generally accepted level of protection for children that applies to all of these.
Progamming in the modern world of computing is a one-time job. Software is written once, and used many, many times. Yes, there is software revision, upgrades, etc., but the bulk of work being done is being done by the/few/, for the/many/.
Therefore, there are only going to be a small amount of meaningful programming jobs relative to the computing industry as a whole, unless the general attitude towards software changes dramatically.
Now, administration is a whole different story. because software tends to be written by the few for the many, there are bound to be issues that those few never thought of. Administration is an ongoing job that everyone needs.
Personally, I think this is a big, secondary reason that so many geeks are perpetually hyped about open source software. It seems to promise that software development will cease to be a few-to-many service, and become a many-to-many service. I think there are a lot of geeks out there working in administration, frustrated with their jobs, wishing to become guru kernal hackers. They feel that if the IT world at large would simply embrace open source, tons of programming jobs would open up for companies wanting to customize and enhance software to fit their needs.
Unfortunately, the reality is not that development is a few-to-many business because of the closed-source model. Rather, development is done the way it is because proramming is *hard*. Nitty-gritty, systems development (as opposed to Web developemnt, or writing DB front ends, or using some SDK with the hard stuff taken care of already) takes real talent, and very few have the talent necessary. Furthermore, it is many, many times more cost-effective to buy software off the shelf (be it open- or closed-source) and pay for high administrative costs than it is to custom-design software to fit an organization's exact needs.
My advice to CS majors is to get used to the idea that you probably won't be coding linked lists and creating filesystems for a living. Learn to be a good Unix admin, how to be a DBA, how to troubleshoot buggy applications and OSes. Learn how to assist and teach non-clued end-users. 1% of CS grads are going to be programmers and software engineers. Guess what the other 99% get to do?
What's really silly about it is that the REASON we have car insurance is that we all do dumb things now and then, get distracted, etc. If they eliminate all insurance liability for driving mistakes that lead to accidents, what's the point in insurance in the first place? Either you're always going to drive perfectly, in which case the only accidents you get into are the fault of someone else -- or whenever you are the cause of an accident, you'll be up sh*t creek because the insurance company will find some way of getting out of paying up.
Isn't Odem the guy in the Bible who was smited by God for masturbating, or something? Perhaps Odem would be a better name for a pr0n^H^H^H^H "graphics and multimedia" chipset.
Mr. Friedman, Do you think that people should be free to run their own website however they want, or are the pathetic 14-year-olds here justified in all of this pissing and moaning about editor moderation?
C# is not only being pushed by Microsoft as a replacement for Java; C#.NET is the next-generation replacement for C++/MFC for Windows application development. Now, you can do native apps development, cross-platform applet development, and Internet client/server scripting, all using one language. Java, with its clunky VMs, could never offer that, and C# is (supposedly) the first language ever designed to do so.
Microsoft benefits in two big ways: the hoards of Windows application developers will make the switch from Visual C++ to C#.NET, because of C#'s incredible versitility and cross-platform capabilities. Non-Windows developers (both C++ and Java) will start using C#, because it can do everything that C++ and Java could do, with the added bonus of being very Windows-friendly. Microsoft's third-party developer base expands. They gain further entry into the internet services world that they very much want to take over.
Interestingly enough, as good as this is for Microsoft, C# and.NET may (perhaps) be a blessing in general to the world of computing by introducing the first *truly* write-once-run-anywhere development platform.
...look for Microsoft to open the Windows source. After all, with its memory holes and security flaws, I'm sure that if Windows source were available, it would be so "malicious" that it would be illegal to distribute anyway.
Slashdot Mirror
Actually, to me, Ethernet = "contention-based, shared-medium compupter network." In which case, 802.11x is very properly called Ethernet. Switched 100bT, on the other hand...
...to prevent the Slashdot Effect?
Look at their Asha stone. My wife and I got one of those for our engagement, and the jewlers who put together the ring said that they were fooled from two feet away. And it's harder than anything else non-diamond.
Maybe someday we'll replace it with an actual synthetic diamond!
It also helps when they can speak English, which, sadly, is often not the case with women studying math/science/CS at the university level. I would add "be lucky" to that list of relationship advice :-).
I'm sure all of the Symantec and Network Associates employees who owe their livelihood to antivirus development appreciate the work of virus writers. And the IT drones who are kept around to install and update antivirus software and kill viruses, and the network admins who have to temporarily block ports to shut down worm traffic...
Granted, all this manpower and resources could have been put to use for trivial stuff like... say... developing better software and networks, but HEY! we can thank virus writers for keeping us all on the payroll!
Hooray for virus writers.
What happens when someone releases an anti-anti-Blaster-worm-worm-worm?
If I have extrapolated correctly, the third movie should involve football AND corny teen romance, in space. I'm thinking something along the line of Star Wars: Varsity Blues.
HEY! Does this mean we get to see Natalie Portman wearing a whipped cream bikini???? If so, it will make the whole, otherwise painful experience worthwhile.
I'm working full time all summer, and getting married soon... I don't have time for summer reading!
Or was F# Microsoft's percursor to C#?
News update: Kurt Cobain is dead. The White House and Congress are both under Republican control. The Dallas Cowboys suck.
Yggdrasil?!?!?!
IP Over Carrier Pidgeon implemented by Cringely
Linux Kernel 2.6 to include DRM
Slashdot becomes an MSN Featured Site
IBM unveils first 1.0 exabyte ATAPI hard drive
RIAA successfully lobbies for $1 tax on every MP3 file on the net
What if you prefer not wearing underwear at all? Talk about a restriction to "personal freedom...."
Depends on whether it's an Army-style Captain or Navy-style Captain. If "Captain" equates to "in charge of a ship," then it's more like a Navy Captain (or Army Colonel) rank. I'm guessing their Generals are kinda low-grade Admirals, so it's not much of a leap in rank.
It also helps your career to be on intimate terms with a princess. :-)
I would consider this canon, even if it was left on the cutting-room floor:
BIGGS: I thought you were going to the Academy next term. You'll get
your chance to get off this rock.
LUKE: Not likely! I had to cancel my application. There has been a lot
of unrest among the Sandpeople since you left...they've even raided
the outskirts of Anchorhead.
BIGGS: Your uncle could hold off a whole colony of Sandpeople with one
blaster.
LUKE: I know, but he's got enough vaporators going to make the place
pay off. He needs me for just one more season. I can't leave him now.
BIGGS: I feel for you, Luke, you're going to have to learn what seems
to be important or what really is important. What good is all your
uncle's work if it's taken over by the Empire?...You know they're
starting to nationalize commerce in the central systems...it won't be
long before your uncle is merely a tenant, slaving for the greater
glory of the Empire.
LUKE: It couldn't happen here. You said it yourself. The Empire won't
bother with this rock.
BIGGS: Things always change.
LUKE: I wish I was going...Are you going to be around long?
BIGGS: No, I'm leaving in the morning...
LUKE: Then I guess I won't see you.
BIGGS: Maybe someday...I'll keep a lookout.
LUKE: Well, I'll be at the Academy next season...after that who knows.
I won't be drafted into the Imperial Starfleet, that's for sure...Take
care of yourself, you'll always be the best friend I've got.
BIGGS: So long, Luke.
Biggs turns away from his old friend and heads toward the
power station.
Just before the Battle of Yavin, Luke runs into Biggs and they gab a
bit, then Red Leader shows up and mentions that he had met Anakin,
Luke's father.
-------
Seems to me the Empire was controlling and anti-free enterprise.
I always thought that "Captain" was the rank he acquired after the Battle of Yavin, or shortly before Hoth, in the Rebel Army.
"Offtopic" really means "What you said, while inarguably related to the story, was clever or irreverant in a way I, the moderator, find unsettling."
Haven't you figured that out yet?
In most places in the U.S., if you are under 17, you can't get into R-rated movies without an adult. If you are under 18, you can't buy a porn mag.
Why is that *any* different from restricting minors' access to certain video games? If society is going to allow freedom of expression in the content of games, it also has the responsibility of protecting vulnerable children from potentially harmful content. With freedom comes responsibility.
Parents, at home, they can let their kids play whatever games they want, or watch whatever movies, or look at whatever magazines. But in public space, there is a certain generally accepted level of protection for children that applies to all of these.
Progamming in the modern world of computing is a one-time job. Software is written once, and used many, many times. Yes, there is software revision, upgrades, etc., but the bulk of work being done is being done by the /few/, for the /many/.
Therefore, there are only going to be a small amount of meaningful programming jobs relative to the computing industry as a whole, unless the general attitude towards software changes dramatically.
Now, administration is a whole different story. because software tends to be written by the few for the many, there are bound to be issues that those few never thought of. Administration is an ongoing job that everyone needs.
Personally, I think this is a big, secondary reason that so many geeks are perpetually hyped about open source software. It seems to promise that software development will cease to be a few-to-many service, and become a many-to-many service. I think there are a lot of geeks out there working in administration, frustrated with their jobs, wishing to become guru kernal hackers. They feel that if the IT world at large would simply embrace open source, tons of programming jobs would open up for companies wanting to customize and enhance software to fit their needs.
Unfortunately, the reality is not that development is a few-to-many business because of the closed-source model. Rather, development is done the way it is because proramming is *hard*. Nitty-gritty, systems development (as opposed to Web developemnt, or writing DB front ends, or using some SDK with the hard stuff taken care of already) takes real talent, and very few have the talent necessary. Furthermore, it is many, many times more cost-effective to buy software off the shelf (be it open- or closed-source) and pay for high administrative costs than it is to custom-design software to fit an organization's exact needs.
My advice to CS majors is to get used to the idea that you probably won't be coding linked lists and creating filesystems for a living. Learn to be a good Unix admin, how to be a DBA, how to troubleshoot buggy applications and OSes. Learn how to assist and teach non-clued end-users. 1% of CS grads are going to be programmers and software engineers. Guess what the other 99% get to do?
What's really silly about it is that the REASON we have car insurance is that we all do dumb things now and then, get distracted, etc. If they eliminate all insurance liability for driving mistakes that lead to accidents, what's the point in insurance in the first place? Either you're always going to drive perfectly, in which case the only accidents you get into are the fault of someone else -- or whenever you are the cause of an accident, you'll be up sh*t creek because the insurance company will find some way of getting out of paying up.
Isn't Odem the guy in the Bible who was smited by God for masturbating, or something? Perhaps Odem would be a better name for a pr0n^H^H^H^H "graphics and multimedia" chipset.
http://web.archive.org/web/19981206125714/www.xs4a ll.nl/~tank/radikal/
or simply go to www.archive.org and type in http://www.xs4all.nl/~tank/radikal
How about this question:
Mr. Friedman,
Do you think that people should be free to run their own website however they want, or are the pathetic 14-year-olds here justified in all of this pissing and moaning about editor moderation?
Enquiring minds want to know...
Microsoft benefits in two big ways: the hoards of Windows application developers will make the switch from Visual C++ to C#.NET, because of C#'s incredible versitility and cross-platform capabilities. Non-Windows developers (both C++ and Java) will start using C#, because it can do everything that C++ and Java could do, with the added bonus of being very Windows-friendly. Microsoft's third-party developer base expands. They gain further entry into the internet services world that they very much want to take over.
Interestingly enough, as good as this is for Microsoft, C# and .NET may (perhaps) be a blessing in general to the world of computing by introducing the first *truly* write-once-run-anywhere development platform.
...look for Microsoft to open the Windows source. After all, with its memory holes and security flaws, I'm sure that if Windows source were available, it would be so "malicious" that it would be illegal to distribute anyway.
In Blade II (a really REALLY shitty movie, BTW)
one of the familiars, when asked if he's
human, says "Just barely. I'm a lawyer."