From what I've read about the case, a key difference was that this student displayed the sign during a school-related activity, which puts it in a different legal context.
I suspect that a student promoting racism or protesting funerals as a part of a school function would see similar legal consequences.
I highly recommend reading the supreme court rulings on this case, as they were quite insightful as to why the line was drawn where it was. Schools where minors are present present an interesting situation for freedom of speech. (IANAL, but) From what I understand, while on one hand students can and should have the right to speech, on the other hand their right to speech while at school should not disrupt or distract the primary reason of the school, which is education.
How do you sneak a mountain? Easy. You swap its name with some other mountain. Then tell people you snuck both mountains into each other's place. No one will have observed you sneaking either mountain, so your sneaking skills will be proved superior.
But remember that when IE crashed, what other browser was available and already on the system? The analogy doesn't quiet work, because IE is the default on most systems. If Firefox doesn't work right away, then most people can just go back to what they used before. In you example, they would need to find a replacement for IE (perhaps Netscape or Opera at the time), which requires active searching for an alternative.
Not everyone is as willing to put up with the cutting edge, so long as it crashes ever more slightly than what they're used to. (Note, that I use Firefox on both Windows and Linux, so it's not that I don't think it's a great product)
As long as there aren't any pop up suggestions.
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It looks like you're googling on how to write a letter...
I actually thought the poster was referring to established cultures in Africa and Mongolia (well, as established as you can get back then) sending people over, rather than the ultimite origin of the people. Granted that the Mongolians are also African, I would agree that the people are from two different cultures if they came by ship from Africa instead of walking across a land bridge from Mongolia
I don't think winamp will ever truly die. Even though version 3 really hurt, the newest version seems much better. That being said, I still use 2.89, and I probably will for a long time. I have yet to meet a more stable program. I've had everything including explorer crash on a computer to the point that I wasn't even able to control programs. But despite all that winamp kept on churning out the songs. My friends and I used to joke that you know your computer is fubar when winamp crashes on it.
I sure hope it's non-conductive so I can put it as a coolant in my computer. Computer gets too hot, it turns solid and the computer "locks up". Ha!
Seriously though, if this stuff interacts well with other substances (i.e. doesn't explode, melt, send it to another dimension) then it could feasibly have applications where it would solidify around objects once they got too hot, thereby stopping their motion. And since the article says you can adjust the solidifying (freezing?) point based on its concentration, it could be tailor-made for different devices. This probably won't happen though because I'm guessing this stuff is probably expensive to make and does who-knows-what to human tissue
I didn't post orginally, but I'll bite at what the code could look like:
import java.awt.*; import javax.swing.*;
public class InstantWindow {
public static void main(String[] args) {
JFrame window = new JFrame("InstantWindow");
Container windowContents = window.getContentPane();
JButton myAwesomeButton = new JButton("click here because Java is easy");
windowContents.add(myAwesomeButton);
window.pack();
window.show();
}
}
I'm not saying that Java is the best choice for someone as a first language, but it does have some nice advantages if you are trying to teach them a programming language that's commonly used and has lots of excellent reference material and support. Plus, with development tools like Eclipse, she has a serious advantage for in editing.
However, even though Java was my first language, and still one of my favorites, for someone new (or returning after a long absence) to programming, it would probably be wiser to ease into a language that starts "the computer science way of thinking" (i.e. functions, objects, classes, etc.) What that language is, I'm not sure if there's a great answer, but I'm absolutely sure it depends on what that person has in mind to do with their skills once they learn them. Given a direction, you can shape the tool to meet the goal.
One last thing about the suggested code, I think it wouldn't be too hard to explain how it worked. However, I think it would be harder to get those buttons to do something, such as with listeners and such. If Java is the way to go, why not help the person out and provide method stubs, or just have her put in parts of the code (e.g. inside the event listener code). That way, she feels like she's doing something important without being swamped by details she doesn't get understand (e.g. "what's that public static main thing about?" or "why am I importing something?").
Whatever the choice is, I have two critical suggestions:
A language is only as good as its documentation. Make sure that the language has enough documentation that she can still learn when you're not around.
(most important) For someone who is new (or experienced, even!) programming is as easy as the debug produced. One of the nice things about html is the ability to see instant results. Having someone program in a language that makes it confusing to find what's wrong will only turn them away from programming.
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Why does the browser constantly chatter to 1e100.net? image If this is a Google server, why doesn't it LOOK like a Google server?
I suspect they were going for 1x10^100, which is by definition a googol
From what I've read about the case, a key difference was that this student displayed the sign during a school-related activity, which puts it in a different legal context.
I suspect that a student promoting racism or protesting funerals as a part of a school function would see similar legal consequences.
I highly recommend reading the supreme court rulings on this case, as they were quite insightful as to why the line was drawn where it was. Schools where minors are present present an interesting situation for freedom of speech. (IANAL, but) From what I understand, while on one hand students can and should have the right to speech, on the other hand their right to speech while at school should not disrupt or distract the primary reason of the school, which is education.
Where is +1 Cold Blooded when you need it?
Exactly, it's turtles, all the way down...
it would be the best robotic pick up line ever:
server1 to server2: Please mate with me. I'm about to be slashdotted and I only have minutes to live.
write more languages to overwhelm the .01% who write the parses for them?
Where is "+1 Bitter (yet Insightful)" when you need it.
But remember that when IE crashed, what other browser was available and already on the system? The analogy doesn't quiet work, because IE is the default on most systems. If Firefox doesn't work right away, then most people can just go back to what they used before. In you example, they would need to find a replacement for IE (perhaps Netscape or Opera at the time), which requires active searching for an alternative.
Not everyone is as willing to put up with the cutting edge, so long as it crashes ever more slightly than what they're used to. (Note, that I use Firefox on both Windows and Linux, so it's not that I don't think it's a great product)
It looks like you're googling on how to write a letter...
Where is the "+1 Evil" mod when you need it...
unless your employer has one as well, I hope you don't mind the walk back... of course you could also transport a segway with you.
we are all descended from Africans.
I actually thought the poster was referring to established cultures in Africa and Mongolia (well, as established as you can get back then) sending people over, rather than the ultimite origin of the people. Granted that the Mongolians are also African, I would agree that the people are from two different cultures if they came by ship from Africa instead of walking across a land bridge from Mongolia
why ask them to undress when they have those dreamy school girl outfits? *ahem* That's Japan...
I don't think winamp will ever truly die. Even though version 3 really hurt, the newest version seems much better. That being said, I still use 2.89, and I probably will for a long time. I have yet to meet a more stable program. I've had everything including explorer crash on a computer to the point that I wasn't even able to control programs. But despite all that winamp kept on churning out the songs. My friends and I used to joke that you know your computer is fubar when winamp crashes on it.
How long is it before Intel becomes the underdog and /. starts cheering for them again?
Apple Jacks comes in a large green box. It's letters are red though.
I sure hope it's non-conductive so I can put it as a coolant in my computer. Computer gets too hot, it turns solid and the computer "locks up". Ha!
Seriously though, if this stuff interacts well with other substances (i.e. doesn't explode, melt, send it to another dimension) then it could feasibly have applications where it would solidify around objects once they got too hot, thereby stopping their motion. And since the article says you can adjust the solidifying (freezing?) point based on its concentration, it could be tailor-made for different devices. This probably won't happen though because I'm guessing this stuff is probably expensive to make and does who-knows-what to human tissue
Nothing is ever given away by a university; it's simply added to tuition.
well, it certainly wouldn't be the first time...
Don't mention you were responsible during the interviews for your new job.
This is really a test to see if real life's servers can handle all the slashdot users trying to interact with it at once.
My favorite exchange? 'How would you eat, then?' 'That's my problem.'
Am i the only one that read that as "How would you eat them?"
I kept looking for some point in the interview where TMBG talked about eating this abstract concept...
i'm...so sorry
However, even though Java was my first language, and still one of my favorites, for someone new (or returning after a long absence) to programming, it would probably be wiser to ease into a language that starts "the computer science way of thinking" (i.e. functions, objects, classes, etc.) What that language is, I'm not sure if there's a great answer, but I'm absolutely sure it depends on what that person has in mind to do with their skills once they learn them. Given a direction, you can shape the tool to meet the goal.
One last thing about the suggested code, I think it wouldn't be too hard to explain how it worked. However, I think it would be harder to get those buttons to do something, such as with listeners and such. If Java is the way to go, why not help the person out and provide method stubs, or just have her put in parts of the code (e.g. inside the event listener code). That way, she feels like she's doing something important without being swamped by details she doesn't get understand (e.g. "what's that public static main thing about?" or "why am I importing something?").
Whatever the choice is, I have two critical suggestions: