With vi in command mode almost all the keys around bound a screen movement, or editing command. I can jump around an entire file, search/replace and do any number of complex and repeditive editing operations without taking my hands off the keyboard. In many cases I dont even have to take my hands off the homerow.
Vi is a powerful, small (memory), and fast editor thats available on every unix system I have ever seen.
One more thing you implied that highschool math teachers may not be as up to the tasks as college professors. Horse Pucky.
My highschool trig/precalc/calc teacher was many many time more qualified than several of the profs Ive see in college.
Anyway, I am not trying to flame you. I think the best solution is to have small student/teacher ratios, and many different classes for different abilities and interests. Educate students in what they are interrested in learning.
Funding for this you say? I dont know, thats a problem for people in Wasington.
I would like to express my opinion against this suggestion. I personally went through Calc 1 in highschool, and found it to be one of the most worthwhile things I did it those four years, second only to the great paper writing experience I was exposed to. (Since then my writing skills have dropped off a little, so bear with me:)
While I did retake calculus in college, I think the exposure from highschool allowed me to excell in the class, as I had already been exposed to roughly half the material from my previous class. Had I only made it through Trig, or "Pre-calc" in highschool I am almost certain that I would have retaken the first semester of calc again.
Its much cheaper to take it once in HS and once in college.
I will Grant you that most of my mistakes on homework were algrbraic slip ups which MIGHT have been improved with more attention in highschool. However, if I had been forced to stay at a lower level of math I would have become bored to the point of giving up.
I would much rather be at an INTERRESTING level of a particular subject and be forced to learn what I need at that time than to be held back with something remedial.
I only wish I could have had an earlier start and made it to calc 2 in highschool.
This above comment saying "turn your fucking phone off" reminded me of a tradition we have at a local comedy club/bar.
The DJ introducing the show does some bad jokes, and then reminds us that
DJ: "If you're talking during the show, dont be suprized if someone taps you on the shoulder and tells you to.. 1,2 3" [Turns mic to crowd] CROWD: "SHUT THE FUCK UP"
Very effective.. and if anyone DOES talk during the show, the comic just has to turn the mic to us and we shut him the fuck up:P
I think this should be standard pratice in movie theatres at the begining of the show.
I have looked through the sources available on the NeoAudio or NeoNapster page. All the copyright notices seem to indicate they are the property of Albert L Faber.
Check out the error when I try to hit babelfish at work! The interesting part is under Problem Cause.
Problem Report
Access denied to the system by SmartFilter, while attempting to retrieve the URL.
Message ID
SMARTFILTER_DENIED Secure Computing
Problem Description
Your system was configured to deny access to this URL.
Problem Cause
The request was denied, as specified in the SmartFilter Content Filter configuration. The content category reported is sex.
Possible Solution
Traffic to and from the internet is being filtered and logged.Access to this site has been blocked according to UTC Policy.If there is a compelling business justification for access to this site to be permitted, please present your request to the I T management at your business unit for consideration.
Reading the debian-legal list recently brought something to light that I never realized about the GPL.
The relevant threads are Here The begining of the thread is here
Basically the author of isdn2h323 had added an additonal requirement that his banner remain a part of the HTML produced my his program. (I believe it was HTML). The issue was that it is impossible to distribute his software legally under the GPL because he had done this.
1) The author cannot legally modify (add to) the GPL because its copyright forbids it
2) The GPL states that the only terms and conditions that can apply to the software distributed under the GPL are those contained in the GPL. Otherwise the software cannot be distributed.
Anyway.. thats my half ass summary. Read the artlices!
My only real point is that to make this effective, you would need a liscense other than the GPL to be drafted.
I find your argument strange.... I am a college student as well, and I love my cell phone so I can move 3 times a year and still keep the same phone number.
So, embedded hardware I work with all day should be required to have additional functionality that I dont need? So that the cost of the project goes up, and our profits drop?
After making a few jumps this last summer, i noticed that skydivers are more or less obsessed with getting realtime data while in free fall. As far as i know, all the existing technology is audible only.
But I can imagine some people really getting a kick out of seeing their vertical speed, altitude, heading, and maybe even some big flashing messages when they get down to beakoff and pull time.
I know many people now jump with sunglasses, so if you can just find a reasonable small ic to read airpressure, and some more electronics to process it and output a VGA signal, this could be very cool:)
Plus people who spend thousands and thousands on gear wouldnt mind dropping 1500$ on some cool eye wear.
Actually, movies do already exist for this series.
Im not sure how many of the HHGTTG books were done as movies, but they were done... and poorl! I know because I own them.
I was very sad to hear the news of his death. The HHGTTG was one of the few books ive read all the way through, and probably the only series Ive read all the books in.
He will be missed, and my heary goes out to his loved ones.
So long, and thanks for all the fish!
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With vi in command mode almost all the keys around bound a screen movement, or editing command. I can jump around an entire file, search/replace and do any number of complex and repeditive editing operations without taking my hands off the keyboard. In many cases I dont even have to take my hands off the homerow.
Vi is a powerful, small (memory), and fast editor thats available on every unix system I have ever seen.
The End.
Maybe calling the classes remedial was a bit off.
However, for my engineering curriculum mathematics is a progression from additon to differential equations.
My point is that taking this option of calculus in highschool away, as the origional poster suggested would have been harmful to me.
That said, I think you have a good point. We need to have a variety of math options for a variety of people. I believe I mentioned this two posts ago.
Anyway.. Im not sure we disagree, but I just wanted to clarify what 'remedial' ment in my mind.
Scott.
One more thing you implied that highschool math teachers may not be as up to the tasks as college professors. Horse Pucky.
My highschool trig/precalc/calc teacher was many many time more qualified than several of the profs Ive see in college.
Anyway, I am not trying to flame you. I think the best solution is to have small student/teacher ratios, and many different classes for different abilities and interests. Educate students in what they are interrested in learning.
Funding for this you say? I dont know, thats a problem for people in Wasington.
Scott.
I would like to express my opinion against this suggestion. I personally went through Calc 1 in highschool, and found it to be one of the most worthwhile things I did it those four years, second only to the great paper writing experience I was exposed to. (Since then my writing skills have dropped off a little, so bear with me :)
While I did retake calculus in college, I think the exposure from highschool allowed me to excell in the class, as I had already been exposed to roughly half the material from my previous class. Had I only made it through Trig, or "Pre-calc" in highschool I am almost certain that I would have retaken the first semester of calc again.
Its much cheaper to take it once in HS and once in college.
I will Grant you that most of my mistakes on homework were algrbraic slip ups which MIGHT have been improved with more attention in highschool. However, if I had been forced to stay at a lower level of math I would have become bored to the point of giving up.
I would much rather be at an INTERRESTING level of a particular subject and be forced to learn what I need at that time than to be held back with something remedial.
I only wish I could have had an earlier start and made it to calc 2 in highschool.
Scott.
The DJ introducing the show does some bad jokes, and then reminds us that
DJ: "If you're talking during the show, dont be suprized if someone taps you on the shoulder and tells you to.. 1,2 3" [Turns mic to crowd]
CROWD: "SHUT THE FUCK UP"
Very effective.. and if anyone DOES talk during the show, the comic just has to turn the mic to us and we shut him the fuck up :P
I think this should be standard pratice in movie theatres at the begining of the show.
Scott.
I was downloading and hacking on eggies (EggDrop) ~98 or so. This stuff has been around a LONG time.
Scott.
Learn to spell.
Their. Their Hands.
I mean come on, dating metaphors for OSS geeks?
Scott.
I have looked through the sources available on the NeoAudio or NeoNapster page. All the copyright notices seem to indicate they are the property of Albert L Faber.
I see no problem with the GPL
Scott.
Check out the error when I try to hit babelfish at work! The interesting part is under Problem Cause.
Problem Report
Access denied to the system by SmartFilter, while attempting to retrieve the URL.
Message ID
SMARTFILTER_DENIED Secure Computing
Problem Description
Your system was configured to deny access to this URL.
Problem Cause
The request was denied, as specified in the SmartFilter Content Filter configuration. The content category reported is sex.
Possible Solution
Traffic to and from the internet is being filtered and logged.Access to this site has been blocked according to UTC Policy.If there is a compelling business justification for access to this site to be permitted, please present your request to the I T management at your business unit for consideration.
Did anyone else think the hotel description was a
better read than the actual link about the hacker conference?
Scott.
Reading the debian-legal list recently brought something to light that I never realized about the GPL.
The relevant threads are Here
The begining of the thread is here
Basically the author of isdn2h323 had added an additonal requirement that his banner remain a part of the HTML produced my his program. (I believe it was HTML). The issue was that it is impossible to distribute his software legally under the GPL because he had done this.
1) The author cannot legally modify (add to) the GPL because its copyright forbids it
2) The GPL states that the only terms and conditions that can apply to the software distributed under the GPL are those contained in the GPL. Otherwise the software cannot be distributed.
Anyway.. thats my half ass summary. Read the artlices!
My only real point is that to make this effective, you would need a liscense other than the GPL to be drafted.
Scott.
I think getting Ozzy Osbourne on the case will just hoplessly confuse everyone involved with the issue. Have you listened to him talk?
Scott.
There are plenty of people here who hate George Doubayah. Hes way too into war and big business for me.
Scott.
Wait wait wait,
You mean they can log the web sites I go to?
*Closes Explorer*
Maybe my company is just slow to get updates... But we have smartfilter here at work and for now I have no problem hitting sourceforge.
Anyone know why this might be?
Scott.
I find your argument strange....
I am a college student as well, and I love my cell phone so I can move 3 times a year and still keep the same phone number.
So, embedded hardware I work with all day should be required to have additional functionality that I dont need? So that the cost of the project goes up, and our profits drop?
Sounds like a great idea.
Im going to say, no. It was something necessary, and it was made to specifications.
Scott.
After making a few jumps this last summer, i noticed that skydivers are more or less obsessed with getting realtime data while in free fall. As far as i know, all the existing technology is audible only.
:)
But I can imagine some people really getting a kick out of seeing their vertical speed, altitude, heading, and maybe even some big flashing messages when they get down to beakoff and pull time.
I know many people now jump with sunglasses, so if you can just find a reasonable small ic to read airpressure, and some more electronics to process it and output a VGA signal, this could be very cool
Plus people who spend thousands and thousands on gear wouldnt mind dropping 1500$ on some cool eye wear.
Just a thought,
Scott.
Actually, movies do already exist for this series. Im not sure how many of the HHGTTG books were done as movies, but they were done... and poorl! I know because I own them. I was very sad to hear the news of his death. The HHGTTG was one of the few books ive read all the way through, and probably the only series Ive read all the books in. He will be missed, and my heary goes out to his loved ones. So long, and thanks for all the fish!