I have a surge protector connected to my power meter and the power company even guarantees your appliances against surges. Here is a link to FPL's "SurgeShield"
I know it can be difficult to select a name that sounds good and it's not (?)offensive(?) on all languages, but here is the thing about the name "Gosu":
"Gosu", in (BR) Portuguese, sounds exactly like "Gozo", which is one of the many names given to the byproduct of male ejaculation. On the other hand, in (PT) Portuguese, "Gozo" is the world for pleasure.
This thing runs on a JVM, and I derive no meaning of "Gozo" from that fact...
"What these two countries could not achieve from years of talking, has been resolved by global warming," said Hazra.'"
Perhaps this "Global Warming" dude should initiate a practice in mediation. Seems like he has a way to get arguments resolved.
Go "Global Warming" dude!
I travel to Canada from the US often for work and have tried this as I also have a Rogers plan. Google voice will not forward the calls to international numbers, even if it's our neighbor, Canada.
I work with several female coders (embedded C stuff) and their code is on par with everyone else's code:
- Boss putting pressure to finish the feature/fix == crappy_code
- Coding with appropriate time == good and well commented code
- Ego-maniac being an a-hole == functional code that's impossible to maintain within a reasonable amount of time
These are the three categories we have regardless of gender. Why are people so obsessed with this crap anyways?
Just a few years ago I was faced with the same questions and doubts as a computer engineering major who had been taught to code in C++/Java and wanted to get into low level work after graduation. My grades were not the best (~3.0) but I was technically curious and learned fast.
I just have one suggestion, and it will change your possibilities from doing something you don't want to do (high-level coding) to something you DO want to do (low-level coding):
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Get into an embedded system (or another low-level prog) project
I was strongly considering dropping off engineering school before joining our solar car project. It completely consumed me and I quickly became the electrical lead, allowing me to work on a lot of cool little projects: telemetry, radio comms, driver control and interface, etc...
Not only I had loads of fun, traveled around the country, made a lot of friends, and learned tons of leadership and engineering skill, but I also got the one job I wanted doing what I wanted because I could demonstrate that grades don't show the entire picture.
I honestly answered the following question from the VP of engineering during the interview for my current job: "Why are your grades this 'low'? Our other candidates average a 3.5"
My answer: "The day only has 24 hours, I had to make a choice of how to be better prepared for the work I wanted to do, so I chose to stay in lab and finish things than to better prepare for exams".
She later told me that's why she hired me. That happened in April of 2005, so it's not some old man's tale as I also graduated in April 2005.
I don't know what your grades are, but be passionate and honest about what you really want and go after it! In embedded system engineering (or any other low level stuff), you need to show in your interview that you are willing to be hardcore.
This little section below seems to summarize what is being patented: The recognition of a call and automatically placing a breakpoint. I use ddd/gdb everyday and I see this being useful when working with a few dynamically linked files...
I just don't think this is innovative enough to be awarded a patent. Does anyone know of any package that already does this?
From the patent in question: [0038] In this example, instead of placing a special instruction in the place of interest in the source code, a software call to a specially named function is issued. There is no other function of the same name in the code and the debugger always sets a breakpoint at the function of that name. Using an exemplary specially named function, _DebugBreak, what would happen would be the program would execute until it reaches the place where _DebugBreak would be called. The debugger would detect this. The name of the function, _DebugBreak, would be recognized. Then, the exemplary desired action would be to break the execution at the place where _DebugBreak returns. The net result would be that the programs breaks the execution and allows single stepping at exactly the place the programmer intended.
Bluehost is a shared hosting site, but it gives me 200GB and 2TB of of transfers per month. I also have an shell account via ssh: nice for scp, manually managing files, editing files using vim, etc. Please note I did not say emacs sucks, even thou I do think that...
I guess if you have a clue on how to use Linux, this can be your off-site storage unit for about $7/month.
I don't know of any other place that can beat this deal...
We buy buggy cars, houses, and anything else you can think. Nothing with the aim of perfection *ever* gets done. So what's the big deal? I understand shipping something like bad tires that will eventually kill people should not be done, but anything that does not cause harm or major finantial distress should just be dealt with during the normal lifetime of a product. I am an embedded systems developer. We take care of the functionality problems before shipping and work on the corner cases as we move along. There is no way a group of people, doesn't matter how large, can think on every possible problem that can occur.
Show me one thing that's man made and that's perfect and I will eat my shoes.
This sounds a lot like Gattaca (Movie). People runnig around to little booths that decode one's genome and allow them to know if a possible mate is adequate, and in some cases "good enough for you". I see the advantages, but soon we will be having matching sites based on your "Personal and Genetic Compatibilities!"
I grew up in Brazil an my dad bought me a Sharp HotBit when I was about 10 years old (1988 or so). It had a kassete drive, and a couple video-game like slots for games and expansions. It booted in a "BASIC" shell and you could run basic commands or write actual code...neat stuff!
Does anyone know anything about this machine? I would like to get one just for the heck of it.
I didn't know much, but I got around playing with the drawing functions in basic and playing lots of games.
It's amazing the influence it had on me. I am now a full-time engineer who codes embedded C most of the time and I don't see myself doing anything else.
Moral of the story, encourage your kids on these kind of (brain) activities.
My previous laptop broke since I only used my little Jansport backpack to carry it around campus.
I got tired of having expensive things break and decided to make my own laptop protection for carrying inside backpacks. The solution was borrowing my friend's sewing machine, buying some 4mm neoprene online, and make a sleeve (much like a pillow case). It provides GREAT protection for my machine. I also made a couple more for my friends and they seem happy as well. Anyways, that's my story, works for me.
P.S. I also got a good LL Bean packpack that is very spacious. The backpack is extremely well made and I have no fear of it rupturing. The lifetime warranty also provides an extra amount of confidence.
Hopefully it works as well as it looks. I'm a hardcore linux user, but it's a windows world out there and I have not been able to free myself from that thing yet... . .
Basically gives MS the right to access data in you computer. "Officially" it's supposed to be for updating services only, but the language is so broad that if they want they can actually access other stuff as well. I don't have a link on me, but there were a couple stories on this and I also read EULAs for "fun". . .
Slashdot Mirror
I couldn't care less. I've never cared. I seriously doubt that I'll ever care.
Amen brother.
I have a surge protector connected to my power meter and the power company even guarantees your appliances against surges. Here is a link to FPL's "SurgeShield"
I know it can be difficult to select a name that sounds good and it's not (?)offensive(?) on all languages, but here is the thing about the name "Gosu":
"Gosu", in (BR) Portuguese, sounds exactly like "Gozo", which is one of the many names given to the byproduct of male ejaculation. On the other hand, in (PT) Portuguese, "Gozo" is the world for pleasure.
This thing runs on a JVM, and I derive no meaning of "Gozo" from that fact...
"What these two countries could not achieve from years of talking, has been resolved by global warming," said Hazra.'"
Perhaps this "Global Warming" dude should initiate a practice in mediation. Seems like he has a way to get arguments resolved.
Go "Global Warming" dude!
I travel to Canada from the US often for work and have tried this as I also have a Rogers plan. Google voice will not forward the calls to international numbers, even if it's our neighbor, Canada.
From the article:
"But Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation and creator of the computer operating system GNU".
Where can I find this magical GNU operating system?
Well, I tried:
Http/1.1 Service Unavailable
Anyone know of a torrent for firefox 3? Their site is dead...
I work with several female coders (embedded C stuff) and their code is on par with everyone else's code:
- Boss putting pressure to finish the feature/fix == crappy_code
- Coding with appropriate time == good and well commented code
- Ego-maniac being an a-hole == functional code that's impossible to maintain within a reasonable amount of time
These are the three categories we have regardless of gender. Why are people so obsessed with this crap anyways?
That is the most beautiful letter I ever read. It teared my eyes. I am a dude, but I think I love that guy.
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Get into an embedded system (or another low-level prog) project
I was strongly considering dropping off engineering school before joining our solar car project. It completely consumed me and I quickly became the electrical lead, allowing me to work on a lot of cool little projects: telemetry, radio comms, driver control and interface, etc...Not only I had loads of fun, traveled around the country, made a lot of friends, and learned tons of leadership and engineering skill, but I also got the one job I wanted doing what I wanted because I could demonstrate that grades don't show the entire picture.
I honestly answered the following question from the VP of engineering during the interview for my current job:
"Why are your grades this 'low'? Our other candidates average a 3.5"
My answer:
"The day only has 24 hours, I had to make a choice of how to be better prepared for the work I wanted to do, so I chose to stay in lab and finish things than to better prepare for exams".
She later told me that's why she hired me. That happened in April of 2005, so it's not some old man's tale as I also graduated in April 2005.
I don't know what your grades are, but be passionate and honest about what you really want and go after it! In embedded system engineering (or any other low level stuff), you need to show in your interview that you are willing to be hardcore.
Turn it off on weekends and other time when peace is more important.
duh!
Here is Billy & Nate's blog
You can look around for the additional information they have.
-h
This little section below seems to summarize what is being patented: The recognition of a call and automatically placing a breakpoint. I use ddd/gdb everyday and I see this being useful when working with a few dynamically linked files...
I just don't think this is innovative enough to be awarded a patent. Does anyone know of any package that already does this?
From the patent in question:
[0038] In this example, instead of placing a special instruction in the place of interest in the source code, a software call to a specially named function is issued. There is no other function of the same name in the code and the debugger always sets a breakpoint at the function of that name. Using an exemplary specially named function, _DebugBreak, what would happen would be the program would execute until it reaches the place where _DebugBreak would be called. The debugger would detect this. The name of the function, _DebugBreak, would be recognized. Then, the exemplary desired action would be to break the execution at the place where _DebugBreak returns. The net result would be that the programs breaks the execution and allows single stepping at exactly the place the programmer intended.
Bluehost is a shared hosting site, but it gives me 200GB and 2TB of of transfers per month. I also have an shell account via ssh: nice for scp, manually managing files, editing files using vim, etc.
Please note I did not say emacs sucks, even thou I do think that...
I guess if you have a clue on how to use Linux, this can be your off-site storage unit for about $7/month.
I don't know of any other place that can beat this deal...
We buy buggy cars, houses, and anything else you can think. Nothing with the aim of perfection *ever* gets done.
So what's the big deal?
I understand shipping something like bad tires that will eventually kill people should not be done, but anything that does not cause harm or major finantial distress should just be dealt with during the normal lifetime of a product.
I am an embedded systems developer. We take care of the functionality problems before shipping and work on the corner cases as we move along.
There is no way a group of people, doesn't matter how large, can think on every possible problem that can occur.
Show me one thing that's man made and that's perfect and I will eat my shoes.
-later!
This sounds a lot like Gattaca (Movie).
People runnig around to little booths that decode one's genome and allow them to know if a possible mate is adequate, and in some cases "good enough for you". I see the advantages, but soon we will be having matching sites based on your "Personal and Genetic Compatibilities!"
I grew up in Brazil an my dad bought me a Sharp HotBit when I was about 10 years old (1988 or so). It had a kassete drive, and a couple video-game like slots for games and expansions. It booted in a "BASIC" shell and you could run basic commands or write actual code...neat stuff!
Does anyone know anything about this machine? I would like to get one just for the heck of it.
I didn't know much, but I got around playing with the drawing functions in basic and playing lots of games.
It's amazing the influence it had on me. I am now a full-time engineer who codes embedded C most of the time and I don't see myself doing anything else.
Moral of the story, encourage your kids on these kind of (brain) activities.
My previous laptop broke since I only used my little Jansport backpack to carry it around campus.
I got tired of having expensive things break and decided to make my own laptop protection for carrying inside backpacks.
The solution was borrowing my friend's sewing machine, buying some 4mm neoprene online, and make a sleeve (much like a pillow case).
It provides GREAT protection for my machine. I also made a couple more for my friends and they seem happy as well.
Anyways, that's my story, works for me.
P.S. I also got a good LL Bean packpack that is very spacious. The backpack is extremely well made and I have no fear of it rupturing. The lifetime warranty also provides an extra amount of confidence.
They forgot to ask about his favorite color...
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The site translates into: "blah blah blah blah, etc" ;which is pretty much an international language.
I don't use windows at all for my own systems, but I have to support it on a regular basis.
Hopefully it works as well as it looks. I'm a hardcore linux user, but it's a windows world out there and I have not been able to free myself from that thing yet...
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Basically gives MS the right to access data in you computer. "Officially" it's supposed to be for updating services only, but the language is so broad that if they want they can actually access other stuff as well. I don't have a link on me, but there were a couple stories on this and I also read EULAs for "fun".
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As an avid linux user (home, work, pda, etc) I feel like I can say that this is B.S.
What about all those rantings for diversity, inter-compatibility, and freedom of choice?
I'm against standardization of anything...
later!
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The solution for this has already been found, it is in heavy development and it also has a very promissing practical use:
Fuel Cells!!
Literally, it's the only "real" solution to IC engines with very harmless byproducts.
check out www.evworld.com They have some good details