Woz is by far one of the best speakers I have ever heard. I saw him at MacHack a few years ago and the audience couldn't get enough of him. His stories and memories are some of the most colorful and interesting stories, and he has great speaking skills to back them up. I'm considering going to HOPE, and if I could go, I wouldn't miss the chance to be in the front row again.
I've been playing Bari Sax in bands since I was in 4th grade (well, then I only had the lungs for an Alto Sax). That out of the way, the robot's conducting, if you watch the video, isn't really all that good. Not to mention, the robot's conducting was about as emotionless as it gets. Conducting is not just about waving a stick around to the tempo, it's about listening to the band and responding dynamically. You have to convey the emotions you want to be heard by the audience in the stick. Facial expressions and body language contribute to that.
And what about conducting non-professional groups? It needs to be able to respond dynamically to the tempo itself if the group start's to drag. It'll have to be able to show the pissed off look to when I miss a note too...
The tinkerer side of me sees some really cool and, well, "shady" uses for this. Imagine, have the drive in your pocket and walk to the demo computers at computer stores and grab some free programs, walk up to a coworkers computer and discretely copy a few, uhh... Oh nevermind.
But honestly! How cool is this! Put hearing-aid headphones on with voice command, and put the hard drive in your pocket - bam - the new iPod- 60GB in your pocket, voice controlled, no wires.
I read the DaVinci code and enjoyed it for it's creativity and it's suspense. I read the first few pages of Angels & Deamons and threw it away. Why? Because they're exactly the same. They start out exactly the same way. Ergh.
So, I saw Digital Fortress and figured I'd give Dan Brown another chance. I've always loved techno-thrillers and I thought this might not dissappoint. BBZZZZZT!
What a lame piece of crap! Anyone at least marginally knowledgeable about computers and cryptology and security will want to slap Dan for the inconsistencies and falsities littered throughout the book.
And the code at the back is really lame. Booo hiss!
Stay away from it if you like good literature.
Go get "Hackers" or "At Large" or any other of the good books if you want to actually like the book.
The $500 scholarships are worthless, do not bother.
Woah woah woah! I have to disagree with you there. If you go for reputable scholarships in small amounts, they really add up. A bulk of the $5,000 I earned in scholarships was from these small ones. I have to admit though, one I applied for, which wanted a "$5 application" fee and seemed reputable and solid never ever wrote back to me to say if I had won the scholarship or not.
So it's up to the individual to decide how he wants to spend his time. I spent more time on the larger scholarships and the ones I was more sure of possibly winning and I made off pretty well.
There is no easy money, especially in your situation. I'm currently a freshman at CalPoly - San Luis Obispo which is a rather technically inclined college and I'm a computer science major.
How did I get my $5,000 in scholarships?
Answer: A lot of frigging work and little by little. You've got to use every single resource at your fingertips to find every scholarship at your disposal. FastWeb was an invaluable resource in finding scholarships, though like many search engines, it gave me lot's of false positives and left out a good few. Don't waste your time on the major scholarships like the Discover or Target ones that look for one amazing community service-person or something like that that you are not absolutely sure that you stand out in. I did my share of community service in high school, but I was surely no where near one of the top kids.
Make lists of ones you're elligible for and write them all down with due dates and things you need for each (letters of reccomendation and all). Prioritize them and all. On your essays, edit edit edit! Show your english teachers, your history teachers, EVERYONE! Remember, they went to college too, so every little bit of help you can get from them will help you.
Your high school should have a resource center or something that will help you find local scholarships. Do as many of those as possible. Because they are local, you'll be up against a lot fewer people. Talk to your resource person too, they have that job for a reason.
My biggest scholarship ($1,000) was from Sertoma Intnl. for my hearing impairment. That was a big one for me, so I worked especially hard on that one. Make your essay's relevant and interesting. The essay readers have to read hundreds of essay's, so the more interesting your essay is and the more it stands out and makes you unique, helps.
Other than that, you're on your own. Follow the instructions, dot your I's and perfect those applications to the T. They like clean scholarships. There's no way out of this but to work hard on them.
Speaking of such, scholarship season is coming up for me. Anyone wanna throw money at a Dean's List freshman? Pwetty pwease????
Just substitute soda with orange juice or any other tangy fruit juice. Slowly start to switch over and soon enough you'll be addicted to OJ rather than soda. (And that's not TOO bad is it?) I'm a caffeine jinkie, though if I have orange juice or other tangy drink (even Sprite), I feel just fine.
Well, my intention was to save the computer from the pressure of several textbooks and binders against it and the pounding from my back. I often ride my bike to class, so my back is angled, meaning that the books would sit right on top of my precious.:-) In either case, my binders and books are nice and flat/hard anyways, so I have the flat thing going on as well as protecting my computer.
However, I do notice that the bottom/front part of the backpack hits the ground first, so I always set my bag down carefully. Then again, shouldn't you if your computer's in it?
Again, this is just my solution to this many-headed Hydra. When I (someday, I hope) get a fancy ol' 15" Aluminum PowerBook, I'll probably plunk down the cash to get a real decent sleeve for it and a better designed bag. Until then, my iBook seems to truck along just fine!
Speaking from my years and years of experience with *several* bags, the best way to go it to get a sleeve thing for your computer (any sort of neoprene is good, as are reinforced sides) then buy a luggage bag. I don't mean those pseudo-laptop bags, I mean those heavy-duty bags meant for luggage etc. If you're really paranoid like me, you can roll up a towel and put it in the bottom.
Otherwise, it depends on the laptop you have. My iBook is sturdier than hell (800MHz white etc) and it goes with me to all my classes (being a comp. sci. major and all). From what I've seen, the cheaper laptops such as low-end Dells are as fragile as Middle-East peace.
So, what bag do I use if I have so much experience? Well, I bought a $10 neoprene sleeve made by Sony for their Vaio laptops and I throw it in my backpack (which is made to carry 40-50 punds of stuff). That bag will never freaking break. The other nice thing about school bags is that they never seem to fail all at once, they tend to rip and give a little, givinng you plenty of warning to replace it. Just make sure not to put your laptop right in the back near your back and below all your books or whatnot.
I've jogged to many a class and that set-up refuses to show any signs of giving up.
If Microsoft was patenting this technology, most/. users would call it evil, right? But, you claim Mozilla/Opera should patent it, and that would be good, right? Somehow I don't quite follow the logic here.
Because Mozilla doesn't have a history of using stupid patents to strong-arm and muscle out competition unfairly and assert a monopoly. That's why.
Thus, we conclude that any webpage that has a high number of 2's is inherantly evil. '666', step aside!
Oh, I have to create some dumb line to get past the lame-o slashdot filters. Jeez guys. C'mon. Did I get flagged somewhere along the line or something? Short lines are EVIL! *sigh*. Blah blah blah... Slashdot filter sucks blah blah blah. Wheeee. Moof. STUPID FILTER!! GEEZ! Does every freaking like have to be so immaculately concieved? What is with this... PASS ALREADY!
Everybody now!
[Mighty-Mouse:~] tyson% sudo ping -f 202.99.11.88
Password:
PING 202.99.11.88 (202.99.11.88): 56 data bytes
Like DDoS, but much more fun...
Why is it still so fricking exciting when some company crams PalmOS on to their whatever-product and hypes it as the next generation of devices. All this really is is the by-product of a Zire, iTrex GPS Unit, some cheap wine, and a Barry White cd.
Ooo! I can take voice memos now!
"Note to self, save a couple hundred dollars next time."
You, quite obviously, have never attended MacHack nor seen some of the absolutely hilarious and / or cool hacks that come as a result of the hack contest.
Some of the hacks that were presented this year include: AirPong (pong across many computer screens), Unstopable Progress (a hack that made all progress bars "spill out" water into the window when they reached the end), GLCheat, an app that would make any app utilizing GL go into wireframe mode, meaning that you can "see" through walls, as games often "draw" things that aren't truly into view yet), Interface Unbuilder (a hack that would let you drag *any* control *anywhere* on your screen, even into other windows, and they would still work), Size Doesn't Matter (remember that Longhorn demo that spun windows around? this was the exact same thing), and much much more.
Hey, even Taco himself was here! Can you top that?
My point: yes you can "hack" MacOS X, and it's an amazing amount of fun, as this conference proves every year.
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Woz is by far one of the best speakers I have ever heard. I saw him at MacHack a few years ago and the audience couldn't get enough of him. His stories and memories are some of the most colorful and interesting stories, and he has great speaking skills to back them up. I'm considering going to HOPE, and if I could go, I wouldn't miss the chance to be in the front row again.
The link: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/cocoaian/ Kinda makes you wonder, don't it?
Even 14 year old cokeheads can spell it.
And what about conducting non-professional groups? It needs to be able to respond dynamically to the tempo itself if the group start's to drag. It'll have to be able to show the pissed off look to when I miss a note too...
But honestly! How cool is this! Put hearing-aid headphones on with voice command, and put the hard drive in your pocket - bam - the new iPod- 60GB in your pocket, voice controlled, no wires.
Actually, it was $667 for that exact reason. Captain Corrector strikes again! *kapwing!*
I read the DaVinci code and enjoyed it for it's creativity and it's suspense. I read the first few pages of Angels & Deamons and threw it away. Why? Because they're exactly the same. They start out exactly the same way. Ergh.
So, I saw Digital Fortress and figured I'd give Dan Brown another chance. I've always loved techno-thrillers and I thought this might not dissappoint. BBZZZZZT!
What a lame piece of crap! Anyone at least marginally knowledgeable about computers and cryptology and security will want to slap Dan for the inconsistencies and falsities littered throughout the book.
And the code at the back is really lame. Booo hiss!
Stay away from it if you like good literature.
Go get "Hackers" or "At Large" or any other of the good books if you want to actually like the book.
Find FastWeb at FastWeb
Woah woah woah! I have to disagree with you there. If you go for reputable scholarships in small amounts, they really add up. A bulk of the $5,000 I earned in scholarships was from these small ones. I have to admit though, one I applied for, which wanted a "$5 application" fee and seemed reputable and solid never ever wrote back to me to say if I had won the scholarship or not.
So it's up to the individual to decide how he wants to spend his time. I spent more time on the larger scholarships and the ones I was more sure of possibly winning and I made off pretty well.
YMMV, as always.
How did I get my $5,000 in scholarships?
Answer: A lot of frigging work and little by little. You've got to use every single resource at your fingertips to find every scholarship at your disposal. FastWeb was an invaluable resource in finding scholarships, though like many search engines, it gave me lot's of false positives and left out a good few. Don't waste your time on the major scholarships like the Discover or Target ones that look for one amazing community service-person or something like that that you are not absolutely sure that you stand out in. I did my share of community service in high school, but I was surely no where near one of the top kids.
Make lists of ones you're elligible for and write them all down with due dates and things you need for each (letters of reccomendation and all). Prioritize them and all. On your essays, edit edit edit! Show your english teachers, your history teachers, EVERYONE! Remember, they went to college too, so every little bit of help you can get from them will help you.
Your high school should have a resource center or something that will help you find local scholarships. Do as many of those as possible. Because they are local, you'll be up against a lot fewer people. Talk to your resource person too, they have that job for a reason.
My biggest scholarship ($1,000) was from Sertoma Intnl. for my hearing impairment. That was a big one for me, so I worked especially hard on that one. Make your essay's relevant and interesting. The essay readers have to read hundreds of essay's, so the more interesting your essay is and the more it stands out and makes you unique, helps.
Other than that, you're on your own. Follow the instructions, dot your I's and perfect those applications to the T. They like clean scholarships. There's no way out of this but to work hard on them.
Speaking of such, scholarship season is coming up for me. Anyone wanna throw money at a Dean's List freshman? Pwetty pwease????
Just substitute soda with orange juice or any other tangy fruit juice. Slowly start to switch over and soon enough you'll be addicted to OJ rather than soda. (And that's not TOO bad is it?) I'm a caffeine jinkie, though if I have orange juice or other tangy drink (even Sprite), I feel just fine.
However, I do notice that the bottom/front part of the backpack hits the ground first, so I always set my bag down carefully. Then again, shouldn't you if your computer's in it?
Again, this is just my solution to this many-headed Hydra. When I (someday, I hope) get a fancy ol' 15" Aluminum PowerBook, I'll probably plunk down the cash to get a real decent sleeve for it and a better designed bag. Until then, my iBook seems to truck along just fine!
Otherwise, it depends on the laptop you have. My iBook is sturdier than hell (800MHz white etc) and it goes with me to all my classes (being a comp. sci. major and all). From what I've seen, the cheaper laptops such as low-end Dells are as fragile as Middle-East peace.
So, what bag do I use if I have so much experience? Well, I bought a $10 neoprene sleeve made by Sony for their Vaio laptops and I throw it in my backpack (which is made to carry 40-50 punds of stuff). That bag will never freaking break. The other nice thing about school bags is that they never seem to fail all at once, they tend to rip and give a little, givinng you plenty of warning to replace it. Just make sure not to put your laptop right in the back near your back and below all your books or whatnot.
I've jogged to many a class and that set-up refuses to show any signs of giving up.
http://penny-arcade.com/images/2003/20031124l.gif
Right?
Because Mozilla doesn't have a history of using stupid patents to strong-arm and muscle out competition unfairly and assert a monopoly. That's why.
Two words: Small Penises Ba-dum-ching! 'Nuff said! Thanks folks, I'll be here all week. :-)
P.S. The filters suck. *sigh*
Run the same thing on, say, Microsoft's home page and you get:
Or SCO *shudder*:
Or heck, the RIAA's press room *ick*:
Thus, we conclude that any webpage that has a high number of 2's is inherantly evil. '666', step aside!
Oh, I have to create some dumb line to get past the lame-o slashdot filters. Jeez guys. C'mon. Did I get flagged somewhere along the line or something? Short lines are EVIL! *sigh*. Blah blah blah... Slashdot filter sucks blah blah blah. Wheeee. Moof. STUPID FILTER!! GEEZ! Does every freaking like have to be so immaculately concieved? What is with this... PASS ALREADY!
I used to jokingly call my (now ex) girlfriend a hood ornament.
Everybody now! [Mighty-Mouse:~] tyson% sudo ping -f 202.99.11.88 Password: PING 202.99.11.88 (202.99.11.88): 56 data bytes Like DDoS, but much more fun...
There is no GPS software that works on a Mac... Riight...
Ooo! I can take voice memos now!
"Note to self, save a couple hundred dollars next time."
The Onion comes to the rescue again here.
You, quite obviously, have never attended MacHack nor seen some of the absolutely hilarious and / or cool hacks that come as a result of the hack contest.
Some of the hacks that were presented this year include: AirPong (pong across many computer screens), Unstopable Progress (a hack that made all progress bars "spill out" water into the window when they reached the end), GLCheat, an app that would make any app utilizing GL go into wireframe mode, meaning that you can "see" through walls, as games often "draw" things that aren't truly into view yet), Interface Unbuilder (a hack that would let you drag *any* control *anywhere* on your screen, even into other windows, and they would still work), Size Doesn't Matter (remember that Longhorn demo that spun windows around? this was the exact same thing), and much much more.
Hey, even Taco himself was here! Can you top that?
My point: yes you can "hack" MacOS X, and it's an amazing amount of fun, as this conference proves every year.
1. Be crappy eBayer
2. Get lot's of negative feedback
3. ???
4. PROFIT!!!
(Mod me down and I sue)
Hypothetically...
Black guys calls up one, the camera's built in camera snaps a pic, notifies the driver:
Nothing
Black guy holds picture of white guy in camera's view:
*ERRRCH!* "Where are you go..." *VROOOOMMMMM*