You know what what be cool on slashdot? The ability to edit comments you just posted! The last one should have read. Isn't the purpose of government to placate its constituents through elaborate theater in order to maintain the status quo?
I raised the same question to ESR at Linucon in 2006. There are certain advantages to working with a large organization. One of those advantages is to apply resources to accomplishing unpleasant tasks. Tasks such as fixing unpleasant bugs and fixing performance issues. Much more attention will get paid to very unpleasant problems if an organization attaches social and financial capitol with finding a solution.
The real reason that these $100 laptops won't have a JVM is because it will make children in developing countries realize that subsistence farming is way more kickass than programming in Java.
The only thing that RSSOwl has going for it over bloxor is the fact that you can drag and drop. A big downside is the fact that it is bound to a single machine (bloxor isn't) and single clicking on a feed doesn't open it (huh?).
I worked at IBM in Rochester, MN for a time. There seemed to be a good few model M's in the recycle bins. Unfortunately, most of them were failing for one reason or another. The key sensors seem to go bad after 20 years it seems.
I asked myself the same question as I entered college. Should my major be Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering? I was especially confused because at my particular University (Ohio University), there was a Bachelor of Computer Science in Engineering, and a Bachelor of Computer Science in Art & Science degrees with different college requirements for each. This further complicating the already overwhelming situation.
Since I really was interested in hardware and software, I just wanted to be "in the know" about everything so to speak. So, I chose computer engineering because the degree was certified by ABET, and because I could take basically any EE or CS class I wanted too.
This approach isn't for everyone though. I ended up with about 256 credit hours (OU is on the quarter system) when I was finished. Over 60 hours more than what was necessary. But, after I was done, the depth of my understanding about hardware and software and how they interact and work was much more developed than someone who *ONLY* studied hardware or someone else who
*ONLY* studied software.
My advice to an undergraduate is, learn and experience all that you can academically while your getting your Bachelor's Degree. Specifically, about Computer Engineering vs Computer Science my advice would be the following. If you like to design hardware, software, and enjoy science Computer Engineering is a degree that will help greatly enhance those skills as it has done for me. If you enjoy more of the mathematical nature of computing, Computer Science is a great way to develop that.
hoyhoy
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You know what what be cool on slashdot? The ability to edit comments you just posted! The last one should have read. Isn't the purpose of government to placate its constituents through elaborate theater in order to maintain the status quo?
Isn't the purpose of the government to produce theater in order placate its populace with elaborate theater while maintaining the status quo?
Step 1.) Place books on Amazon
Step 2.) Wait a while
Step 3.) Profit
I raised the same question to ESR at Linucon in 2006. There are certain advantages to working with a large organization. One of those advantages is to apply resources to accomplishing unpleasant tasks. Tasks such as fixing unpleasant bugs and fixing performance issues. Much more attention will get paid to very unpleasant problems if an organization attaches social and financial capitol with finding a solution.
The real reason that these $100 laptops won't have a JVM is because it will make children in developing countries realize that subsistence farming is way more kickass than programming in Java.
The only thing that RSSOwl has going for it over bloxor is the fact that you can drag and drop. A big downside is the fact that it is bound to a single machine (bloxor isn't) and single clicking on a feed doesn't open it (huh?).
http://bitlbee.org, nuff said.
I wrote an article about the open source tools that I use to keep Spam out of my inbox here:
http://www.involution.com/spamstats.php
I worked at IBM in Rochester, MN for a time. There seemed to be a good few model M's in the recycle bins. Unfortunately, most of them were failing for one reason or another. The key sensors seem to go bad after 20 years it seems.
I asked myself the same question as I entered college. Should my major be Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering? I was especially confused because at my particular University (Ohio University), there was a Bachelor of Computer Science in Engineering, and a Bachelor of Computer Science in Art & Science degrees with different college requirements for each. This further complicating the already overwhelming situation. Since I really was interested in hardware and software, I just wanted to be "in the know" about everything so to speak. So, I chose computer engineering because the degree was certified by ABET, and because I could take basically any EE or CS class I wanted too. This approach isn't for everyone though. I ended up with about 256 credit hours (OU is on the quarter system) when I was finished. Over 60 hours more than what was necessary. But, after I was done, the depth of my understanding about hardware and software and how they interact and work was much more developed than someone who *ONLY* studied hardware or someone else who *ONLY* studied software. My advice to an undergraduate is, learn and experience all that you can academically while your getting your Bachelor's Degree. Specifically, about Computer Engineering vs Computer Science my advice would be the following. If you like to design hardware, software, and enjoy science Computer Engineering is a degree that will help greatly enhance those skills as it has done for me. If you enjoy more of the mathematical nature of computing, Computer Science is a great way to develop that. hoyhoy