Since you all ready got a bunch of shame-on-you-for-not-having-heard-of-WUSTL replies, I'm just going to add one thing that no one mentioned - WUSTL is really, really freaking expensive. My best friend from high school goes there. It costs like $45,000 a year.
For my introductory computer engineering class, every year the midterm includes a question: "Built the above circuit using nothing but NANDS/XORS" (they change that last part from year to year)
The correct answers are down there, but just to collect them and clarify - you can build anything using nothing but NANDS. Alternatively, you can build anything using nothing but XORS. You can prove this easily using demorgan's theorem.
However, in the real world, NANDS are cheap (2-3 transistors), so that's what everyone uses.
What is supply and demand going to tend to - raising the standard of living of a billion+ indians vs decreasing the standard of living of 290-odd million americans.
3) However, I think you're an idiot for not letting the proper procedure take place.
Everyone, trolls included, is entitled to their opinion. You posted complaining that someone posting his own personal photo to his own page was copyright infringement. It was explained that it was a work for hire or covered by fair use (or both), and you were given time to comment further. You did not, so the objection was removed.
4) I couldn't give a damn if mav is an admin or not. Quit turning this into a little political-power game, and follow the damn policies. The reason I post here it to prevent a known troll from smearing wikipedia's good name.
(Full disclosure - I'm one of the wikipedia admins)
Wikipedia is resistant to blantant vandalism because it has a small group (the 172-odd admin plus some others) of people who spend way, way too much time on it. I should know - I'm one of them:). It also has a 'watchlist' feature. You can mark an article so that every time it gets changed, you get notified. People tend to amass a group of articles they care about and observe closely. These articles tend to reject vandalism readily.
A much more insideous phenomenon is persistant trollers who get into constant edit wars. As of late, it has been an escelating problem, but there is a group in the works that should have the authority to reject them.
Actually, US and World Report named my school the "best buy" in the nation 8 years ago (for out of state). For in-state, it's unbeatable (~$2000/year).
Without a doubt, the books on computer-related topics are the most expensive, bar none. They become obsolete fastest (find me an "obsolete" math text published in the last century, please!). Fall 2002 was the worst - I plunked down $850 for 5 classes worth of books. The worst was for my electrical stastistics class: $100 for a 400 pages book - 25 cents/page.
Well, that page is for our own (wikipedia contributors/administrators) benefit. It helps to know who-does-what with the articles we have written. If you read the page, there's a section devoted to people who are not complying with their obligations, along with all the actions that have been taken. With a massively distributed project like Wikipedia, such organization is a necessity.
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Great, just what America needs, another huge-assed phallus.
Yea, but it still doesn't compare to Florida
Since you all ready got a bunch of shame-on-you-for-not-having-heard-of-WUSTL replies, I'm just going to add one thing that no one mentioned - WUSTL is really, really freaking expensive. My best friend from high school goes there. It costs like $45,000 a year.
As I already said, I made a simple mistake and wrote XOR instead of NOR. Yeesh.
I was very tired when I posted that stuff last night. I *meant* to say NOR, but I said XOR (in 2 different posts, no less)
...to end the sentence with the oblitagory "mate"
For my introductory computer engineering class, every year the midterm includes a question: "Built the above circuit using nothing but NANDS/XORS" (they change that last part from year to year)
The correct answers are down there, but just to collect them and clarify - you can build anything using nothing but NANDS. Alternatively, you can build anything using nothing but XORS. You can prove this easily using demorgan's theorem.
However, in the real world, NANDS are cheap (2-3 transistors), so that's what everyone uses.
Just leave him there until he starves, then replace him with the next one who runs across your lawn. They're easily replacable, don't you see?
there is to be a live audio stream of the event
You think they'll have to pay CARP?
The article on Gaston Julia got a LOT of edits in the last two days.
I was just about to point out the same thing. Oh well... I think I'll go and reload the site a couple more times, just to rub it in.
What is supply and demand going to tend to - raising the standard of living of a billion+ indians vs decreasing the standard of living of 290-odd million americans.
Apparently someone else added it back up again
Not someone else. You did!
Well played.
Yea - we're all glad for that one :)
I had to disambigute Jason Alexandor (George Constanza, Duckman, et al) too
Normally I make sure not to feed the trolls, but I'll make an exception in this one case:
1) Are you an admin or wikipedia, or what?
Yes
2) If so, you can remove my link.
I did. You reverted.
3) However, I think you're an idiot for not letting the proper procedure take place.
Everyone, trolls included, is entitled to their opinion. You posted complaining that someone posting his own personal photo to his own page was copyright infringement. It was explained that it was a work for hire or covered by fair use (or both), and you were given time to comment further. You did not, so the objection was removed.
4) I couldn't give a damn if mav is an admin or not. Quit turning this into a little political-power game, and follow the damn policies.
The reason I post here it to prevent a known troll from smearing wikipedia's good name.
(As a wikipedia admin): Lord Kenneth is a known Wikipedia troll. He's makes it a point to harass the wikipedia admins.
(Full disclosure - I'm one of the wikipedia admins)
:). It also has a 'watchlist' feature. You can mark an article so that every time it gets changed, you get notified. People tend to amass a group of articles they care about and observe closely. These articles tend to reject vandalism readily.
Wikipedia is resistant to blantant vandalism because it has a small group (the 172-odd admin plus some others) of people who spend way, way too much time on it. I should know - I'm one of them
A much more insideous phenomenon is persistant trollers who get into constant edit wars. As of late, it has been an escelating problem, but there is a group in the works that should have the authority to reject them.
Is there a windows client besides quicktime itself? I *hate* quicktime almost as much as I hate realplayer.
Actually, US and World Report named my school the "best buy" in the nation 8 years ago (for out of state). For in-state, it's unbeatable (~$2000/year).
Without a doubt, the books on computer-related topics are the most expensive, bar none. They become obsolete fastest (find me an "obsolete" math text published in the last century, please!). Fall 2002 was the worst - I plunked down $850 for 5 classes worth of books. The worst was for my electrical stastistics class: $100 for a 400 pages book - 25 cents/page.
...and then the guy tried to back out by saying he was referring to the NT logon. Yea right.
You beat me to it. I don't like missing out on the obligatory simpsons reference ;)
When they were doing the testing, nobody had an egg-timer on hand
Well, that page is for our own (wikipedia contributors/administrators) benefit. It helps to know who-does-what with the articles we have written. If you read the page, there's a section devoted to people who are not complying with their obligations, along with all the actions that have been taken. With a massively distributed project like Wikipedia, such organization is a necessity.