Sorry, but I find this unacceptable and un-American. I am not going to do business with Radioshack anymore. Sure you may say that by not doing business with them I am in fact making conditions worse for employees, because less revenue means less demand for labor, but that is bunk. My dollars will go to a more ethical corporation.
1) Reminding users to cite sources every time they make an edit (perhaps require it for non-grammatical edits) 2) Being able to ban IP addresses and ranges from editing wikipedia 3) Allowing banned users, or users under certain IP ranges to request unbans for their accounts 4) Have two versions of articles: 'newest' and an 'approved'
* Active contributers who have been peer-reviewed with quality changes (i.e., changes in which they cite sources, conform to the wikipedia NPOV policy, etc.) should be able to fact-check an article and check it off as 'approved'
* Edits should affect the 'newest' version, and should go into a queue for approved contributers to be able to confirm the changes to the 'approved' version of the article
You could establish a karma score for users as well as editors, a la slashdot (moderating, meta-moderating ideas come into play). If a user makes an approved contribution to an article, +1 point. If a user makes an error, he gets +1 error point. If he reaches 5 error points, he must stop editin garticles. If he reaches +10 points, he may start approving articles. Of course this would need to be tweaked & tested but these are just some ideas...
To someone who only has had a year of general physics?
Re:"SBC is changing it's name"
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I hate this trend of groupthink moderation. Instantly after I was modded OT, I was modded overrated by someone with mod points to burn who didn't have the ability to form personal opinions.
According to Apple, the original goal of the iTunes Music Store (ITMS) was to sell more iPods. In fact, they didn't expect it to be profitable at all - but now it commands a sizable share of Apple's quarterly revenue.
This book is written in the way creator Bjarne Stroustrup sees his language and how his language should be used. This book is not thin on material for the intermediate to advanced C++ software engineer.
One word in warning to potential buyers: You better be sharp with your STL skills before reading this book. Stroustrup writes his implementations around the STL which is not covered from a tutorial style in this book before he introduces it, which tells you that he meant for this book strictly as a reference not as a readers book. This critism is constructive, not disruptive, but I have been programming in standard ANSI/ISO C++ for 9 years, this book is best understood if you read the following first, if not, this book for even an itermediate C++ program cannot be digested to the fullest and you will reading this book fooling yourself of how much knowledge you have attained, when in reality, all that you have accomplished is reading this book so that you can say that you read Stroustrup, which is foolish, so read these first:
1) C++ Primer 3rd Edition: Stanley Lippman Addison Wesley Books Strengths: If you are starting out with C++ with no C++ experience, this book covers every facet beginner to advanced topics, such as fundamental classes, class design covering nested class and intense class scoping rules, which Stroustrups book does not cover, there is no reference to nested classes and access privileges with nested classes with Stroustrup's book. The chapters on function templates and another chapter on class templates are the most complete and thorough beyound what you need to know for richness is explained brilliantly and better than scant coverage in Stroustrup's. The C++ Primer is long though, so if you want to learn C++ the right way, skills like this take time and effort, there is no free lunches here, but this is regarded as the best C++ book regardless of level: starter, intermediate, or very advanced master. It also serves a robust reference. This books covers the STL containers well in its own chapter and also two chapter on all the STL algoritms, plus an extended alphabetically ordered repitition in type out of the book and compile form. This book is not for the faint hearted or lazy, if you are ambitious, this book will make you a C++ king. Also get its companion C++ Answer book with all answers to the books exercise questions from author Clovis L. Tondo, also an Addison Wesley title.
2) C++ Algorithms 3rd Edition by Robert Sedgewick also Addison Wesley books. Why? You seriouly have to know your date structure skills, linked lists, stacks, trees, queues and its accompanying algoritms, such as: searching and sorting, merging and merge sorting. Stroustrups books assumes you know how these all come together, if you do not believe this, then look at his stark and algorithmically complex data structure examples, once this is read everything will be a piece of cake, believe this, do not fool yourself.
3) The C++ Standard Library Tutorial and Reference from Nicolai Josuttis, from Addison Wesley also, this book is the defacto bible on mastering the STL, which covers brilliant chapters on containers( vectors, lists, maps, sets, deques, and much more ). It also covers a huge chapter on standard IO streams, at least over 150 pages on this alone, as well a masterful chapter on STL strings. This should be read after Sedgewick's book. This book like all Addison Wesley books, is of the highest qualitiy and caliber of writing making it fun to read and plenty of type out of the book samples to bang in the concept. This books brilliantly also tutors you in function objects, iterators and all its variants, and STL algorithms.
Last Word: Stroustrups book is definite worth in purchase and you cannot consider yourself a C++ software engineer, or C++ Software/Systems architect without having this book in your library, but patience and read books 1,2, and three first in that order. And wheh you do the above, and are ready to read Stroustup's book, one reminder, you must know your templates, know your templates, know your templates, also get the accompanying answer book, C++ Solutions, by Vandervoode also an Addison Wesley title.
I'm really disappointed with this. Not only is it a violation of my privacy, it's not the first.
It's very easy to get a network drop and access files. This is simply ridiculous. Fortunately, I was able to save the day and alert the network administrator.. who did nothing.
Earlier today in my Computer Science AP class, my teacher was saying that he wanted to install Lunix on the school computers, and would try to convince the school administrators (not to be confused with network administrators) to let him do so.
It's great that they have these educational distributions. The only condition that we'd need, really: being able to get a good compiler for java, c++ and a good graphics library. Any suggestions as to which distro to get, or compiler/lib? Thanks
I've been to a battlebots show, live. Yes, fellow slashdotters. You could envy me. But you probably wouldn't want to.
It SUCKS. It takes maybe 45 minutes in between rounds to set things up, you get to see a 3 minute fight, and you don't even get to stare at the hot announcers. Plus it's not a great place to pick up chicks. No wonder it was so easy to get our robotics club tickets...
Could this be a cover up? Hell, what if they found some evidence that they would be liable to show the American people, and the American people would not be happy to see?
Just a though!
-NOT INTENDED AS A TROLL. IF YOU THINK I'M JUST BEING IMMATURE AND FLAMING, DO THE MATURE THING AND IGNORE ME-
FBI Agents work harder than you think. Making fun of them on this huge website is just disrupting them from the important work they do. It's sort of a chain reaction
Not "trolling." And I'm not trying to get people to flame me.
I'm just offering you my perspective. Don't like it? Fine. Ignore me. But at least you have gleaned a little information about the subculture of the younger Slashdot-reader.
First of all, nobody here's assuming that life can only form in conditions that are hospitable to humans.
That was your doing.
Second of all, the mainstream people are mainly interested in life forms. Personally, although I know it would be a great boon to science, I could care less if microscopic life forms are discovered on Mars.
Being the broke, selfish, 14-year-old nerd that I am, I downloaded the new KoRn cd, "Untouchables", slated to be released in June, 2 MONTHS ago and gave copies to all of my friends.
Sure, when I muster the cash, I'll buy the real copy. But I'll be pissed as hell at KoRn if I bought the real copy without trying it out, say in the instance that I'd only been allowed to hear the one single on the radio. Then I'd never buy any more KoRn cds.
Before now, only the h4rdc0r3 IRC people could find the new albums ahead of time. But now, everyone can. Heck, the person I least expected to (typical dumb blonde pretty girl) gave me my copy of The Eminem Show. Wow. What a change.
I know that none of you condone piracy. Perhaps you'll even mod me down for this comment. But remember, at least I have the balls to admit that what I'm doing is wrong. -shrug-
The old Atari Jaguar had an 18 button control pad. It was really cool, because with every game came a little sheet that you could slip over the controller that said what did what.
Check out http://www.metalstuff.com/area64/jaguar/hardwareco ntrol.html for a pic.
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Sorry, but I find this unacceptable and un-American. I am not going to do business with Radioshack anymore. Sure you may say that by not doing business with them I am in fact making conditions worse for employees, because less revenue means less demand for labor, but that is bunk. My dollars will go to a more ethical corporation.
What would be cool is this.
1) Reminding users to cite sources every time they make an edit (perhaps require it for non-grammatical edits)
2) Being able to ban IP addresses and ranges from editing wikipedia
3) Allowing banned users, or users under certain IP ranges to request unbans for their accounts
4) Have two versions of articles: 'newest' and an 'approved'
* Active contributers who have been peer-reviewed with quality changes (i.e., changes in which they cite sources, conform to the wikipedia NPOV policy, etc.) should be able to fact-check an article and check it off as 'approved'
* Edits should affect the 'newest' version, and should go into a queue for approved contributers to be able to confirm the changes to the 'approved' version of the article
You could establish a karma score for users as well as editors, a la slashdot (moderating, meta-moderating ideas come into play). If a user makes an approved contribution to an article, +1 point. If a user makes an error, he gets +1 error point. If he reaches 5 error points, he must stop editin garticles. If he reaches +10 points, he may start approving articles. Of course this would need to be tweaked & tested but these are just some ideas...
Sounds great!
That was a Cute joke.
why is porblem funny?
Dupe.
To someone who only has had a year of general physics?
I hate this trend of groupthink moderation. Instantly after I was modded OT, I was modded overrated by someone with mod points to burn who didn't have the ability to form personal opinions.
Trailer parks? Does Eminem qualify as a Southern Bell?
Oh, that was bad.
...should instead be "SBC is changing its name."
"It's" is a contraction of "it" and "is", giving "it is."
-Language Nerd
Maybe you're right, but I'm almost positive that there was an announcement stating that ITMS was being started to boost iPod sales.
According to Apple, the original goal of the iTunes Music Store (ITMS) was to sell more iPods. In fact, they didn't expect it to be profitable at all - but now it commands a sizable share of Apple's quarterly revenue.
This book is written in the way creator Bjarne Stroustrup sees his language and how his language should be used. This book is not thin on material for the intermediate to advanced C++ software engineer.
One word in warning to potential buyers: You better be sharp with your STL skills before reading this book. Stroustrup writes his implementations around the STL which is not covered from a tutorial style in this book before he introduces it, which tells you that he meant for this book strictly as a reference not as a readers book. This critism is constructive, not disruptive, but I have been programming in standard ANSI/ISO C++ for 9 years, this book is best understood if you read the following first, if not, this book for even an itermediate C++ program cannot be digested to the fullest and you will reading this book fooling yourself of how much knowledge you have attained, when in reality, all that you have accomplished is reading this book so that you can say that you read Stroustrup, which is foolish, so read these first:
1) C++ Primer 3rd Edition: Stanley Lippman Addison Wesley Books Strengths: If you are starting out with C++ with no C++ experience, this book covers every facet beginner to advanced topics, such as fundamental classes, class design covering nested class and intense class scoping rules, which Stroustrups book does not cover, there is no reference to nested classes and access privileges with nested classes with Stroustrup's book. The chapters on function templates and another chapter on class templates are the most complete and thorough beyound what you need to know for richness is explained brilliantly and better than scant coverage in Stroustrup's. The C++ Primer is long though, so if you want to learn C++ the right way, skills like this take time and effort, there is no free lunches here, but this is regarded as the best C++ book regardless of level: starter, intermediate, or very advanced master. It also serves a robust reference. This books covers the STL containers well in its own chapter and also two chapter on all the STL algoritms, plus an extended alphabetically ordered repitition in type out of the book and compile form. This book is not for the faint hearted or lazy, if you are ambitious, this book will make you a C++ king. Also get its companion C++ Answer book with all answers to the books exercise questions from author Clovis L. Tondo, also an Addison Wesley title.
2) C++ Algorithms 3rd Edition by Robert Sedgewick also Addison Wesley books. Why? You seriouly have to know your date structure skills, linked lists, stacks, trees, queues and its accompanying algoritms, such as: searching and sorting, merging and merge sorting. Stroustrups books assumes you know how these all come together, if you do not believe this, then look at his stark and algorithmically complex data structure examples, once this is read everything will be a piece of cake, believe this, do not fool yourself.
3) The C++ Standard Library Tutorial and Reference from Nicolai Josuttis, from Addison Wesley also, this book is the defacto bible on mastering the STL, which covers brilliant chapters on containers( vectors, lists, maps, sets, deques, and much more ). It also covers a huge chapter on standard IO streams, at least over 150 pages on this alone, as well a masterful chapter on STL strings. This should be read after Sedgewick's book. This book like all Addison Wesley books, is of the highest qualitiy and caliber of writing making it fun to read and plenty of type out of the book samples to bang in the concept. This books brilliantly also tutors you in function objects, iterators and all its variants, and STL algorithms.
Last Word: Stroustrups book is definite worth in purchase and you cannot consider yourself a C++ software engineer, or C++ Software/Systems architect without having this book in your library, but patience and read books 1,2, and three first in that order. And wheh you do the above, and are ready to read Stroustup's book, one reminder, you must know your templates, know your templates, know your templates, also get the accompanying answer book, C++ Solutions, by Vandervoode also an Addison Wesley title.
Good Fortune.
Spammers:
zackster@gmail.com -- spam away!
I'm really disappointed with this. Not only is it a violation of my privacy, it's not the first.
.. who did nothing.
It's very easy to get a network drop and access files. This is simply ridiculous. Fortunately, I was able to save the day and alert the network administrator
Oh well, at least they opened up port 22 for me
Earlier today in my Computer Science AP class, my teacher was saying that he wanted to install Lunix on the school computers, and would try to convince the school administrators (not to be confused with network administrators) to let him do so.
It's great that they have these educational distributions. The only condition that we'd need, really: being able to get a good compiler for java, c++ and a good graphics library. Any suggestions as to which distro to get, or compiler/lib? Thanks
I've been to a battlebots show, live. Yes, fellow slashdotters. You could envy me. But you probably wouldn't want to.
It SUCKS. It takes maybe 45 minutes in between rounds to set things up, you get to see a 3 minute fight, and you don't even get to stare at the hot announcers. Plus it's not a great place to pick up chicks. No wonder it was so easy to get our robotics club tickets...
"now that piracy has been stopped they can all sleep much better"
Is that sarcasm I detect, CmdrTaco?
I certainly do not condone piracy, but I think that the RIAA is a little obsessive.
But if I put myself in their shoes, I probably would be, too.
Could this be a cover up?
Hell, what if they found some evidence that they would be liable to show the American people, and the American people would not be happy to see?
Just a though!
-NOT INTENDED AS A TROLL. IF YOU THINK I'M JUST BEING IMMATURE AND FLAMING, DO THE MATURE THING AND IGNORE ME-
-- Not a troll --
FBI Agents work harder than you think. Making fun of them on this huge website is just disrupting them from the important work they do. It's sort of a chain reaction
Not "trolling." And I'm not trying to get people to flame me.
I'm just offering you my perspective. Don't like it? Fine. Ignore me. But at least you have gleaned a little information about the subculture of the younger Slashdot-reader.
First of all, nobody here's assuming that life can only form in conditions that are hospitable to humans.
That was your doing.
Second of all, the mainstream people are mainly interested in life forms. Personally, although I know it would be a great boon to science, I could care less if microscopic life forms are discovered on Mars.
Being the broke, selfish, 14-year-old nerd that I am, I downloaded the new KoRn cd, "Untouchables", slated to be released in June, 2 MONTHS ago and gave copies to all of my friends.
Sure, when I muster the cash, I'll buy the real copy. But I'll be pissed as hell at KoRn if I bought the real copy without trying it out, say in the instance that I'd only been allowed to hear the one single on the radio. Then I'd never buy any more KoRn cds.
Before now, only the h4rdc0r3 IRC people could find the new albums ahead of time. But now, everyone can. Heck, the person I least expected to (typical dumb blonde pretty girl) gave me my copy of The Eminem Show. Wow. What a change.
I know that none of you condone piracy. Perhaps you'll even mod me down for this comment. But remember, at least I have the balls to admit that what I'm doing is wrong. -shrug-
The old Atari Jaguar had an 18 button control pad. It was really cool, because with every game came a little sheet that you could slip over the controller that said what did what.
o ntrol.html for a pic.
Check out http://www.metalstuff.com/area64/jaguar/hardwarec
Ah, those were the good ol' days.
Who would want to see "doctored" pictures of Steffi Graf? Wait a second, that's why the Anna Kournikova virus was so effective...
:p
Must be something about tennis players.