Flash Course? In college? Where do they teach this properiatary junk? Flash is not something to be taught in an academic class that same way you won't teach about PEPSI to a food engineering student.
Why a Flash Course? Because Flash is a tool to do a job, just like Photoshop, GIMP, Dreamweaver, or Notepad. Being able to use the tools that are available to you is part of being a good programmer. You may not like seeing Flash on a website, but it does have its place as a useful tool. For example, I've been using it and Shockwave Director for the past two years to make interactive maps of the college campus for one of the university departments.
I wish my college would teach courses in Flash or Shockwave or other such proprietary applications. Like it or not, many companies expect their programming team to be able to use such applications. If I were asked "Can you use Flash?" at a job interview, I'd rather answer "Yes, my college education as a Computer Science major taught me the ins-and-outs of Flash." rather then "Flash? I'll see that proprietary piece of trash burn in Hell!"
Yes, my university provides free access to things such as GCC and Espresso via the computer labs or Telnet, but the proprietary tools that are commonly required or preferred by students (including AutoCAD and several different compilers for several different programming languages) are also available for sale at the academic rate in the college computer shop and provided free for use in the computer labs (which are stocked with Win2K, Mac, and Unix stations).
All in all, I'd rather be exposed to and educated in these proprietary applications to better prepare me for the job market.
Big deal, Dr. Clayton Forrester accomplished this back in 1994...
Q: In season six episodes, M&TB and Dr. F. seem to have the ability to send objects back and forth to each other. How was that possible? A: In episode 601- Girls Town a device was introduced that was variously called the "umbilicus," the "umbilicon" and the "umbiliport." It is, quite simply, a tube running from the SOL to Deep 13. In the first episode, it was connected to Gypsy, and objects left the SOL and arrived there through Gypsy's mouth. In later episodes, a simple oven door-like device both in the SOL and Deep 13 has served as the hatchway.
The problem I had with webrings was that website owners were less likely to join and existing ring and would instead make their own ring to compete with an existing one.
For example, say I make a webring for Handspring Visors. It's dedicated to websites about Visors, Visor software, Visor mainteance - everything Visor. Now other Visor sites wouldn't join up - the owners of the other sites would create competing webrings, and before you know it there'd be a webring for Visor Hardware, one for Visor games, one for Visor hotsync tips, one for Visor hacking, etc.
But the average web surfer doesn't know what IRC is. On my website I'd say that most of the visitors would think IRC is a new TV network. But they all know what a chat room is, and they all want one on the site so they can talk amongst themselve, hence the need for some kind of web browser based chat room system.
Just because one person has no need for a service doesn't mean that somebody else does not.
Whoa, you mean there actually is a First Spam? I'd always heard the "legend" of the Dave Rhodes "Make Money Fast" spam, but I had no idea there was actually a documented first spam.
According to this page the Excite.com portal will live on after the shutdown.
Quote the site:
You may have recently read about issues with Excite@Home's broadband service. Don't worry. Excite.com and the broadband service are operated completely separately. Whatever you may hear about Excite@Home broadband, cable or ISP will have no affect on this site. You will continue to enjoy the same great content and personalized services. In fact, we're adding more fun and useful services to make Excite even better.
Deal permits the two studios to dictate how many times, if any, high-value programming can be copied.
So what is "high-value" in this case? The first run airing of Jurassic Park 3? The 20th anniversary airing of Trading Place? A syndicated rerun of The Simpsons?
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I hope that when the time comes They show us how to use the three seashells.
[Note - much funnier if you've seen Demolition Man]
This isn't so far out. I just time travelled this morning somehow. I woke up and somehow during the night I skipped over an hour.
Why a Flash Course? Because Flash is a tool to do a job, just like Photoshop, GIMP, Dreamweaver, or Notepad. Being able to use the tools that are available to you is part of being a good programmer. You may not like seeing Flash on a website, but it does have its place as a useful tool. For example, I've been using it and Shockwave Director for the past two years to make interactive maps of the college campus for one of the university departments.
I wish my college would teach courses in Flash or Shockwave or other such proprietary applications. Like it or not, many companies expect their programming team to be able to use such applications. If I were asked "Can you use Flash?" at a job interview, I'd rather answer "Yes, my college education as a Computer Science major taught me the ins-and-outs of Flash." rather then "Flash? I'll see that proprietary piece of trash burn in Hell!"
Yes, my university provides free access to things such as GCC and Espresso via the computer labs or Telnet, but the proprietary tools that are commonly required or preferred by students (including AutoCAD and several different compilers for several different programming languages) are also available for sale at the academic rate in the college computer shop and provided free for use in the computer labs (which are stocked with Win2K, Mac, and Unix stations).
All in all, I'd rather be exposed to and educated in these proprietary applications to better prepare me for the job market.
PHB: Carol, from now on don't put DOPE on my business cards. Spell out my full title - Director Of Product Enhancements
Carol: I didn't know you were the Director Of Product Enhancements.
May many happy years be ahead for you!
Q: In season six episodes, M&TB and Dr. F. seem to have the ability to send objects back and forth to each other. How was that possible?
A: In episode 601- Girls Town a device was introduced that was variously called the "umbilicus," the "umbilicon" and the "umbiliport." It is, quite simply, a tube running from the SOL to Deep 13. In the first episode, it was connected to Gypsy, and objects left the SOL and arrived there through Gypsy's mouth. In later episodes, a simple oven door-like device both in the SOL and Deep 13 has served as the hatchway.
(From the Mystery Science Theater 3000 FAQ)
Be quiet! We don't want to give anybody any ideas...
For example, say I make a webring for Handspring Visors. It's dedicated to websites about Visors, Visor software, Visor mainteance - everything Visor. Now other Visor sites wouldn't join up - the owners of the other sites would create competing webrings, and before you know it there'd be a webring for Visor Hardware, one for Visor games, one for Visor hotsync tips, one for Visor hacking, etc.
How many webrings do we need for the same topic?
But the average web surfer doesn't know what IRC is. On my website I'd say that most of the visitors would think IRC is a new TV network. But they all know what a chat room is, and they all want one on the site so they can talk amongst themselve, hence the need for some kind of web browser based chat room system.
Just because one person has no need for a service doesn't mean that somebody else does not.
Whoa, you mean there actually is a First Spam? I'd always heard the "legend" of the Dave Rhodes "Make Money Fast" spam, but I had no idea there was actually a documented first spam.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/10/02/011122 8
Quote the site:
You may have recently read about issues with Excite@Home's broadband service. Don't worry. Excite.com and the broadband service are operated completely separately. Whatever you may hear about Excite@Home broadband, cable or ISP will have no affect on this site. You will continue to enjoy the same great content and personalized services. In fact, we're adding more fun and useful services to make Excite even better.
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I think so - didn't you see 'Tomorrow Never Dies'?
So what is "high-value" in this case? The first run airing of Jurassic Park 3? The 20th anniversary airing of Trading Place? A syndicated rerun of The Simpsons?