My first writing assignment in English 101 was to write a brief story. We were to follow strict grammar rules. I purposely opened the story with a single word sentence that broke any rules of grammar:
"Dawn."
I got an 'A' because my writing COMMUNICATED something to the reader. I'll bet I can write a perfectly grammatical writing sample that makes absolutely NO sense at all and get an 'A' from this program (perhaps with a little trial and error first).
> Couple years of practice with these machines and they'll become super-popular with the women! Or, wait... would that mean that they're no longer geeks?
Geek - eyes closed. Pale. Sweating. He rubs his hands on his knees repeatedly. Hot Babe: How many times have you licked one of these? Geek: Thirty-eight.... simulated. Hot Babe: How many real ones? Geek: Well... one. Including this one.
NX is a great idea for compiled binary code. It doesn't help with interpreted code, though. The interpreter runs in eXecutable memory, the code it interpretes can be in NX memory. Some examples of interpreted code are: Java bytecode, DOT NET MSIL code, any interpreted languages like Perl, TCL, Python, Ruby.
> I've also been collecting ideas for stories I've been wanting to write. During my 15 minute walk home, I used to always be inspired with new ideas
Yeah, I keep a journal of stories I want to write too. Every time I add some new story ideas, I quickly go read up on how few writers actually make a living writing and how hard it is to live on a poverty level. Then I go back to programming.
Of course soon, unless I learn Hindi, writing may look more appealing.
That's a useless link to demonstrate your point. I think many more of us already know what Lord Farquaad looks like from watching Shrek. How about a link to a picture of Eisner?
> if Microsoft were to release a supported XBMC-like application for XBox, you and everyone else here would be screaming foul, saying that Microsoft is trying to leverage their weight to take over your living room.
I wouldn't be able to hear the screams over my XBox Media Player blasting out movies and music.
Let's say Ratner's upper deck is 50 ft (MORE than the 33 ft or so limit everyone is talking about). Make a straw 50 ft tall. Make a bucket 49 ft tall. Fill bucket to the top with water. Easily bring up a liter of water helped by the pressure of those 50 ft. of water ABOVE the end of the straw!
It's funny how the phrase "perfect skin" means exact opposites depending on if you are talking about real human beings or digital virtual human beings. I mean on a real person "perfect skin" means no imperfections, on a digital person "perfect skin" means skin with blemishes and realistic imperfections.
Right now nothing electronic comes close to the convenience and readability of a paperback book. Wait for E-Paper, it will have an order of magnitude better resolution than anything available today, and the contrast will be like paper. Until then... buy paperbacks in used bookstores.
> You seem a bit confused, or at least a bit ignorant of Linux > only root has write access to the root partition anyway > Linux doesn't have any viruses to speak of
Wow, you mean none of the daemons running on Linux have any undiscovered vulnerabilities? That's great! Which distro are you using that has never had a vulnerability that allowed a hacker or virus to gain root privileges?
I know I am confused, but in my ignorance I thought even programs thought to be beyond question like SSHD had vulnerabilities discovered in them. Please enlighten me with your wisdom.
> boot from a Knoppix CD. Each time they boot, every thing's new
Neat idea! Is it possible to set up a boot partition on the hard disk and protect it as READ ONLY? I could have it boot Knoppix from a protected read only partition, then virii couldn't cause any harm!
What would slashdotters recommend I install on a computer for Grandma? I have to reinstall her computer from scratch every MONTH or so because it becomes completely unusable due to viruses, spyware, and other random windows deitrius.
I'd rather stay Windows than Linux because it's what she know how to use. She only does web browsing and email.
With all this amazing open source software available it should be possible to set up a computer that's easy to use for a novice, and safe from malware.
>>...we walk through a cloud of sloughed off bacteria, viruses, and other debris... > Ok, thats it, you don't get to write any of the Earth tourism documents we're broadcasting, stuff like that sure won't pull in any alien visitors!
Actually we just booked a big group from a planet of disgusting macro-bacteria that think Earth sounds like a real party. We're actually making that part of our official slogan: "Spring Break Earth: walk through a cloud of sloughed off bacteria, viruses, and other debris!!"
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Way to teach creativity in writing!
My first writing assignment in English 101 was to write a brief story. We were to follow strict grammar rules. I purposely opened the story with a single word sentence that broke any rules of grammar:
"Dawn."
I got an 'A' because my writing COMMUNICATED something to the reader.
I'll bet I can write a perfectly grammatical writing sample that makes absolutely NO sense at all and get an 'A' from this program (perhaps with a little trial and error first).
> I think it ends with Anakin waking up as the inn keeper of a New England bed and breakfast.
Other way around dude.
Anakin wakes up and realizes he's a psychologist who dreamt he was an inn keeper who dreamt he was an evil Jedi.
> Couple years of practice with these machines and they'll become super-popular with the women!
Or, wait... would that mean that they're no longer geeks?
Geek - eyes closed. Pale. Sweating. He rubs his hands on his knees repeatedly.
Hot Babe: How many times have you licked one of these?
Geek: Thirty-eight.... simulated.
Hot Babe: How many real ones?
Geek: Well... one. Including this one.
> Imagine a [...] "Kill Bill" with naked chicks
Oh yeah... I'm imagining it right now... yeah...
Chiaki Kuriyama... (save the knee jerk reaction - she's 20)
The word 'Yahoo' comes from 'Gulliver's Travels'.
I think Swift's estate should be preparing a lawsuit just about now...
NX is a great idea for compiled binary code. It doesn't help with interpreted code, though. The interpreter runs in eXecutable memory, the code it interpretes can be in NX memory. Some examples of interpreted code are: Java bytecode, DOT NET MSIL code, any interpreted languages like Perl, TCL, Python, Ruby.
> I've also been collecting ideas for stories I've been wanting to write. During my 15 minute walk home, I used to always be inspired with new ideas
Yeah, I keep a journal of stories I want to write too. Every time I add some new story ideas, I quickly go read up on how few writers actually make a living writing and how hard it is to live on a poverty level.
Then I go back to programming.
Of course soon, unless I learn Hindi, writing may look more appealing.
That's a useless link to demonstrate your point.
I think many more of us already know what Lord Farquaad looks like from watching Shrek. How about a link to a picture of Eisner?
> if Microsoft were to release a supported XBMC-like application for XBox, you and everyone else here would be screaming foul, saying that Microsoft is trying to leverage their weight to take over your living room.
I wouldn't be able to hear the screams over my XBox Media Player blasting out movies and music.
> Ever strap a large heat-sink to your forehead? This may sound silly, but it DOES feel really cool!
You must be a chick magnet.
> 'the lead item on the government's daily threat matrix one day last April'
Slight typo, that was supposed to read:
'the lead item on the government's daily threat matrix day one last April'
"Hey Jock, I'll meet you on the playground at 3pm."
(ring... ring... Dad, I need to borrow your bear suit)
no no no!
Let's say Ratner's upper deck is 50 ft (MORE than the 33 ft or so limit everyone is talking about).
Make a straw 50 ft tall.
Make a bucket 49 ft tall.
Fill bucket to the top with water.
Easily bring up a liter of water helped by the pressure of those 50 ft. of water ABOVE the end of the straw!
It's funny how the phrase "perfect skin" means exact opposites depending on if you are talking about real human beings or digital virtual human beings.
I mean on a real person "perfect skin" means no imperfections, on a digital person "perfect skin" means skin with blemishes and realistic imperfections.
I dunno... just saying is all...
Right now nothing electronic comes close to the convenience and readability of a paperback book.
Wait for E-Paper, it will have an order of magnitude better resolution than anything available today, and the contrast will be like paper.
Until then... buy paperbacks in used bookstores.
> a lot of kids were always complaining about how they were never going use Modus Ponens in life. Turns out they were very wrong...
No they weren't - most computer programmers dont get very much Ponens (downloading pr0n doesn't count)!
> Beware! NEVER get her a printer.. Printers are the worst thing you'll get her as a present ;-) It'll bork down whenever you want to do something fun
:-)
DOH! Too late!
Thanks for the tips...
By 'guest' account, do you mean 'limited' account? I only see two choies, 'administrator' and 'limited'.
Should I replace IE with Mozilla or (Fire|Thunder)(bird|fox)? Do they run well on Windows? Will they have trouble with some IE-specific pages?
> You seem a bit confused, or at least a bit ignorant of Linux
> only root has write access to the root partition anyway
> Linux doesn't have any viruses to speak of
Wow, you mean none of the daemons running on Linux have any undiscovered vulnerabilities? That's great! Which distro are you using that has never had a vulnerability that allowed a hacker or virus to gain root privileges?
I know I am confused, but in my ignorance I thought even programs thought to be beyond question like SSHD had vulnerabilities discovered in them. Please enlighten me with your wisdom.
> boot from a Knoppix CD. Each time they boot, every thing's new
Neat idea! Is it possible to set up a boot partition on the hard disk and protect it as READ ONLY?
I could have it boot Knoppix from a protected read only partition, then virii couldn't cause any harm!
My PIII-550 runs XP just fine. Lots of RAM (1GB) and fast disks (4xSCSI) makes all the difference.
Is Linux a realistic alternative for someone who will expect AVIs Quicktime and Real links to "just work" like she is used to?
(not trolling, I really don't know)
What would slashdotters recommend I install on a computer for Grandma? I have to reinstall her computer from scratch every MONTH or so because it becomes completely unusable due to viruses, spyware, and other random windows deitrius.
I'd rather stay Windows than Linux because it's what she know how to use. She only does web browsing and email.
With all this amazing open source software available it should be possible to set up a computer that's easy to use for a novice, and safe from malware.
>> ...we walk through a cloud of sloughed off bacteria, viruses, and other debris...
> Ok, thats it, you don't get to write any of the Earth tourism documents we're broadcasting, stuff like that sure won't pull in any alien visitors!
Actually we just booked a big group from a planet of disgusting macro-bacteria that think Earth sounds like a real party.
We're actually making that part of our official slogan:
"Spring Break Earth: walk through a cloud of sloughed off bacteria, viruses, and other debris!!"
> Once a week? Hell, I'm happy to clean it every other month!
Was I supposed to clean my shower?
Oh well, at least I know it's got 1/7 less dirt than most showers, since I only shower once a week or so...
No, I am suggesting that the ODD symphonies are his great ones and the EVEN symphonies are uninspired.
My GOOD/SUCKS/GOOD/SUCKS were out of synch.
So both you and the AC posted below actually *agree* with me.