Bruse Eckel's books are some of the best resources for delving into the world of programming witout having a CS background. "Thinking In Java" was my first introductionto Java and his writing made it very approachable.
Then I discovered his website. What a treasure trove. Updated book releases and drafts of future publications. I've even downloaded a few of his recorded seminars. Great stuff and all of it free. I gues he figures he'll havea better product when it hitsa the street and maybe a few more customers if their appetites have been whetted by the drafts.
I may not be the best programmer, but reading Bruce Eckel's writing helped me kake up my mind to change my profession to programming. Nother is better than a teacher that loves what he's teaching
Did someone interview the Security Chief at Microsloft and seriously expect to get somthing besides a politician? The guy even works three blocks from the WhiteHouse.
I have run into the same problem using Mozilla and K-Meleon. I love Mozilla for blocking popups, but prompting me to download a file that should be displayed is annoying. Try downloading a hotmail attachment somtime.
But its not as annoying as the moment of panic I get in MSIE when the computer appears to lock up and then I realize its just another popup or popunder.
Of course if MS would have left "browse in a new process" as an option without doing a registry hack....Grrrrr. Some day I'll get a job in a Non-MS workplace....
Even SlashDot itself didn't take off till a CNN story talked about it.
Next, you have to hook people into coming back. Analyzing my own habits there are two primary reasons for revisiting. Interresting content and frequently updated content. Slashdot, DrugeReport, DarkHorizons, DailyGrail, TheRegister.Co.UK, Salon, Slate... Keep it fresh and interresting or I'll soon forget to come back. I live on the net at work and home, so weekly updates are too slow.
Because I'm a cheap bastard I don't have cable tevelsion (cable internet tho). If I turn on my laptop anywhere near the TV, VHF channel 3 gets scrambled. Same thing if a big truck goes by. Another wierd thing is that if I leave my speakers turned on I can hear entire CB conversations broadcast from the speakers -with the computer turned off. I'm pretty sure the speaker thing is the CB transmission inducing through the powerline.
While VB may have a much different syntax than C/C++/Java, it is much easier to learn. For an intro course I think it is a much more understandable and productive language. Another thing to consider is that is a user learned no other language they could still substantially benefit from using a language in the VB/VBA/VBScript/WSH family sine MS does control the desktop.
Another good language I think is Javascript(Ecmascript). Its object oriented, runs on virtually every platform (browser) and has a syntax similar to C/C++/Java/PHP/etc.
Visual Beginner's All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. I can't imagine a better beginners language. Heck, it started as an instructional language. Except now you can use it to build full-blown apps. Not to mention the RAD aspect lends itself to faster development time and quicker gratification-->enjoyment.
BASIC (standing for Beginner's All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is a system developed at Dartmouth College in 1964 under the directory of J. Kemeny and T. Kurtz. It was implemented for the G.E.225. It was meant to be a very simple language to learn and also one that would be easy to translate. Furthermore, the designers wished it to be a stepping-stone for students to learn on of the more powerful languages such as FORTRAN or ALGOL.
Before you toss all that learning out the window, at least give the real world a try first. Asuming you only look at the CS field (though you aren't limited to this) there are many aspects to tis field. Hardware support, software support, software maintenance and developnment. Each field is different and in many instances a psition will encompass parts of each area.
As far as your GPA. Ignore it. I graduated with a 3.95 (in Business?) and have yet to have anyone ask. Real life isn't a stupid boring class exercise.
Last, realize this: just having a degree qualifies you for many jobs. Additionally, prospective employers will view your computer expertise as an asset in almost any job.
Maybe there is some nationwide strategy that they aren't telling us
Same thing here. I live in Hampton/ Newport News Virginia and the same thing happened. We have many local theaters, but none compare to the huge 24 Screen AMC theater. The AMC theater is so nice I almost refuse to go anywhere else.
So where does Monsters Inc. open? Regal Cinemas. Uncomfortable seating, small screens and crappy sound. I hope they don't pull this with Attack of the Clones.
Tom's site has to be the single best example of independent oversight via the web. One more example of the internet showing its shregnth of fighting corporate ass-covering FUD. It's just amazing what started as a one man web project can do to get the truth out. Last I heard, Tom really isn't a doctor, but he sure has earned the respect of netizens and corporations alike.
Look at it this way. A normal combustion engine has three phases. Compression, explosion, expansion. Essentialy the expanding gasses force the piston down. You go from log volume+high density to high volume+low density. This is even true of a Wankel or "rotary" engine. It that case, a triangular shaped piston revolves inside an oval shaped piston. Essentially a lobe-type pump. Each face of the piston rotates to the long end of the cylinder with the greater area to the narrow end of the piston with the smaller area.
If the Volume of the "cylinder" remains constant, what will force exhaust gasses out? If the area remains constant the piston will endure enormous force with each explosion instead of a gradual pressure increase.
Now, if you forced the disc areas to either side of the "nutator" piston in on each stroke you might have somthing. Of course you would then have three moving parts. Albeit still fewer parts(rings, cams, pushrods,etc.
I get the feeling that someone got stuck on a particular design concept. To use a coding analogiy, it looks like someone is trying to patch some bad code with a kludge.
It may have somthing to do with the relatively recent advancments in audio compression technologies. Unlike graphic formats, where you can simply look at your intended use and easilty find a well established format, audio technologies are in the throws of a massive series of technological advancements. Solidifying on any one or two formats may be troublesome.
Is there a project equivalent to XFree86 for audio? Like you mentioned I see plenty of audio widgets, but little to make me believe there are well defined standards.
Themes.Org has to be one of the best examples to hand out to Linux newbies of the platform's advantages at its best. So many people with varying skill levels contributing their time and efforts to let people pick from hundreds of desktop configurations and appearances.
Just think about it.
Each Windowing environment has programmers writing open spec API's to allow people to customize the desktop.
Then the people who write the software to create and install the Themes. Not to mention graphics editing software and sound editing software.
Gui, Graphics and sound icon designers working on theme components.
Individuals and teams putting the peieces together to create hundreds of themes with a consistant look and feel.
All the user has to do if he/she wants to completely change the look of their desktop or make the computer an extension of their own personality is go to Themes.Org and click the download button.
That no preident in over 100 years has been foolish enough to micromanage the military. Congress's only influence is over military budgets and oversight.
What happens is the President and the Congress define broad goals and the military leadership decides the strategy and tactics to reach those goals. There will be briefings to the President about what they will do to achieve the goal, but in general the military is the experienced govermnent party entrusted to doing the best thing.
Myself -US Navy Reserve, Prior Active Duty
My Wife -US Navy Reserve, Prior Active Duty
My Cousin -US Marines, Active and working adjacent to the Pentagon.
Slashdot Mirror
AppleShare IP
But I think you have to touch a bunch of yucky things though. Barf.
Bruse Eckel's books are some of the best resources for delving into the world of programming witout having a CS background. "Thinking In Java" was my first introductionto Java and his writing made it very approachable.
Then I discovered his website. What a treasure trove. Updated book releases and drafts of future publications. I've even downloaded a few of his recorded seminars. Great stuff and all of it free. I gues he figures he'll havea better product when it hitsa the street and maybe a few more customers if their appetites have been whetted by the drafts.
I may not be the best programmer, but reading Bruce Eckel's writing helped me kake up my mind to change my profession to programming. Nother is better than a teacher that loves what he's teaching
Did someone interview the Security Chief at Microsloft and seriously expect to get somthing besides a politician? The guy even works three blocks from the WhiteHouse.
Personally I'm getting a little tired or reading about interresting products that never seem to make it to production.
Sure it looks neat.
Even neater it runs Linux.
Defitiely cool because it has a Transmeta CPU.
But will we ever see one at Wal-Mart?
I have run into the same problem using Mozilla and K-Meleon. I love Mozilla for blocking popups, but prompting me to download a file that should be displayed is annoying. Try downloading a hotmail attachment somtime.
But its not as annoying as the moment of panic I get in MSIE when the computer appears to lock up and then I realize its just another popup or popunder.
Of course if MS would have left "browse in a new process" as an option without doing a registry hack....Grrrrr. Some day I'll get a job in a Non-MS workplace....
...or a stunt.
Even SlashDot itself didn't take off till a CNN story talked about it.
Next, you have to hook people into coming back. Analyzing my own habits there are two primary reasons for revisiting. Interresting content and frequently updated content. Slashdot, DrugeReport, DarkHorizons, DailyGrail, TheRegister.Co.UK, Salon, Slate... Keep it fresh and interresting or I'll soon forget to come back. I live on the net at work and home, so weekly updates are too slow.
Because I'm a cheap bastard I don't have cable tevelsion (cable internet tho). If I turn on my laptop anywhere near the TV, VHF channel 3 gets scrambled. Same thing if a big truck goes by. Another wierd thing is that if I leave my speakers turned on I can hear entire CB conversations broadcast from the speakers -with the computer turned off. I'm pretty sure the speaker thing is the CB transmission inducing through the powerline.
If any of the other flavors do have advantages over Rocky Road (which I kind of doubt)
Gotta love fudge swirls, caramel and tiny peanut butter cups. Yeah, peanut butter cups -innovate that.
While VB may have a much different syntax than C/C++/Java, it is much easier to learn. For an intro course I think it is a much more understandable and productive language. Another thing to consider is that is a user learned no other language they could still substantially benefit from using a language in the VB/VBA/VBScript/WSH family sine MS does control the desktop.
Another good language I think is Javascript(Ecmascript). Its object oriented, runs on virtually every platform (browser) and has a syntax similar to C/C++/Java/PHP/etc.
BASIC (standing for Beginner's All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is a system developed at Dartmouth College in 1964 under the directory of J. Kemeny and T. Kurtz. It was implemented for the G.E.225. It was meant to be a very simple language to learn and also one that would be easy to translate. Furthermore, the designers wished it to be a stepping-stone for students to learn on of the more powerful languages such as FORTRAN or ALGOL.
Before you toss all that learning out the window, at least give the real world a try first. Asuming you only look at the CS field (though you aren't limited to this) there are many aspects to tis field. Hardware support, software support, software maintenance and developnment. Each field is different and in many instances a psition will encompass parts of each area.
As far as your GPA. Ignore it. I graduated with a 3.95 (in Business?) and have yet to have anyone ask. Real life isn't a stupid boring class exercise.
Last, realize this: just having a degree qualifies you for many jobs. Additionally, prospective employers will view your computer expertise as an asset in almost any job.
Same thing here. I live in Hampton/ Newport News Virginia and the same thing happened. We have many local theaters, but none compare to the huge 24 Screen AMC theater. The AMC theater is so nice I almost refuse to go anywhere else.
So where does Monsters Inc. open? Regal Cinemas. Uncomfortable seating, small screens and crappy sound. I hope they don't pull this with Attack of the Clones.
In that case I suggest This Site and ,this site and this site.. And though its not purely related to Mongols, check this out.
I hope you didn't spend too much time working on that reply. A simple word replace would do quite well.
Tom's site has to be the single best example of independent oversight via the web. One more example of the internet showing its shregnth of fighting corporate ass-covering FUD. It's just amazing what started as a one man web project can do to get the truth out. Last I heard, Tom really isn't a doctor, but he sure has earned the respect of netizens and corporations alike.
Even with a worst case scenario that the XBOX blows and we get good, cheap, small form factor boxes out of most PC vendors.
The NIH, like it or not, is the US's central asset in fighting biological terrorism. Just like NORAD is central to missile defence/offence.
At least from the animations.
Look at it this way. A normal combustion engine has three phases. Compression, explosion, expansion. Essentialy the expanding gasses force the piston down. You go from log volume+high density to high volume+low density. This is even true of a Wankel or "rotary" engine. It that case, a triangular shaped piston revolves inside an oval shaped piston. Essentially a lobe-type pump. Each face of the piston rotates to the long end of the cylinder with the greater area to the narrow end of the piston with the smaller area.
If the Volume of the "cylinder" remains constant, what will force exhaust gasses out? If the area remains constant the piston will endure enormous force with each explosion instead of a gradual pressure increase.
Now, if you forced the disc areas to either side of the "nutator" piston in on each stroke you might have somthing. Of course you would then have three moving parts. Albeit still fewer parts(rings, cams, pushrods,etc.
I get the feeling that someone got stuck on a particular design concept. To use a coding analogiy, it looks like someone is trying to patch some bad code with a kludge.
Food for thought though.
MIT OpenCourseWare. I love to learn and if this pans out it could be a real boon to self educated people around the world!
Your art is great. I just grabbed a few for my desktop. What design software do you use?
It may have somthing to do with the relatively recent advancments in audio compression technologies. Unlike graphic formats, where you can simply look at your intended use and easilty find a well established format, audio technologies are in the throws of a massive series of technological advancements. Solidifying on any one or two formats may be troublesome.
Is there a project equivalent to XFree86 for audio? Like you mentioned I see plenty of audio widgets, but little to make me believe there are well defined standards.
Themes.Org has to be one of the best examples to hand out to Linux newbies of the platform's advantages at its best. So many people with varying skill levels contributing their time and efforts to let people pick from hundreds of desktop configurations and appearances.
Just think about it.
Each Windowing environment has programmers writing open spec API's to allow people to customize the desktop.
Then the people who write the software to create and install the Themes. Not to mention graphics editing software and sound editing software.
Gui, Graphics and sound icon designers working on theme components.
Individuals and teams putting the peieces together to create hundreds of themes with a consistant look and feel.
All the user has to do if he/she wants to completely change the look of their desktop or make the computer an extension of their own personality is go to Themes.Org and click the download button.
Awesome. Nothing comparable comes to mind.
That no preident in over 100 years has been foolish enough to micromanage the military. Congress's only influence is over military budgets and oversight.
What happens is the President and the Congress define broad goals and the military leadership decides the strategy and tactics to reach those goals. There will be briefings to the President about what they will do to achieve the goal, but in general the military is the experienced govermnent party entrusted to doing the best thing.
Myself -US Navy Reserve, Prior Active Duty
My Wife -US Navy Reserve, Prior Active Duty
My Cousin -US Marines, Active and working adjacent to the Pentagon.
All Awaiting Orders.