...that the clacking of keys, although sometimes pleasant, has no place in my movie-going experience. And if I hear the AOL "You've Got Mail" sound when I'm trying to watch Star Trek 20, heads are gonna roll.:)
Now I guess I've got to decide whether Slashdot is "useful" or "fun"...
Maybe ultimately useful, but I look at slashdot for recreation. It tends to swallow up time, and I end up thinking to myself later, "wish I'd done more with my free time today than read slashdot." So I'd lean toward "fun." YMMV, of course.
Maybe if there were/. features every now and then that were genuinely educational, it'd be more "useful."
I think it's reasonable to say that there are some people who can do CS-related stuff very will in an industry environment, but couldn't ever teach it to someone, let alone carry a class for an entire semester of engaging lectures.
Just the same, there are some who have an enormous capacity for learning CS theory, and are inclined toward teaching. It would make sense for them to do so.
And then there are some who just want to do reasearch, and are forced to lecture twice a week.;p
I've seen CS instructors' comments on/., and I always appreciate them. It does seem to be hard work. It's probably not as easy as some might think it is.
It'd be neat if there was an embeddable tracking device available, that you could put in your laptop in case it is stolen. Just call this tracking company up and ask them where it is.
I suppose some might consider that a privacy issue, but I don't think it would be if it's a service you could pay for.
Think about that, how many computer programs would you trust your life with?
You mean aside from windows?;)
Please do correct me if I'm wrong, but
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Isn't PGP kind of a dead end, ultimately? Based on my limited (and quite possibly wrong) understanding, as quantum computing research continues, it will become possible to break this encryption. Right?
In the parent article, the author asks for suggestions for a name to this color, and explicitly asks for people not to suggest "beige." (Perhaps he/she views it as the easy way out.)
That's not true. I very, very rarely read posts, and even when I do it tends to be the highly-modded ones. I come here for the stories. I'm sure there are some others like me out there...
The machines in some of the labs at my school are thin clients, and they're useful to about the degree needed for what you'd expect students to do. Email, word processing, and menial programming.
One of the thingks I've missed in the Apple buttonless is the wheel. Once you get used to that little sucker, it's hard to live without him. (Sure, it's a button, I guess, but not one I'd do without...)
...that I'd make some good money getting it printed on toilet paper.
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Perhaps mister Gates realized that there's a very, very good chance he'll be remembered as a tyrant and a liar, and wanted to put some effort into something beneficial to humanity. This does seem to be a great, very useful concept.
Because there's more money to be made if they kill the trees. That is to say: it wouldn't be exclusively an ebook, because there are some who would normally buy it who would not otherwise.
If it were released early as an ebook, though, I'd be lined up outside the firewall (bad analogy, I think, but it's cute) waiting for my pseudo-copy.
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...does this mean no more vcrs? VCPs from now on?
;p
...something very, very profane.
For what it's worth, most Wisconsinites I know associate the things you mention with Minnesotans.
For what it's worth.
...that the clacking of keys, although sometimes pleasant, has no place in my movie-going experience. And if I hear the AOL "You've Got Mail" sound when I'm trying to watch Star Trek 20, heads are gonna roll. :)
Now I guess I've got to decide whether Slashdot is "useful" or "fun"...
/. features every now and then that were genuinely educational, it'd be more "useful."
Maybe ultimately useful, but I look at slashdot for recreation. It tends to swallow up time, and I end up thinking to myself later, "wish I'd done more with my free time today than read slashdot." So I'd lean toward "fun." YMMV, of course.
Maybe if there were
Just a thought.
I think it's reasonable to say that there are some people who can do CS-related stuff very will in an industry environment, but couldn't ever teach it to someone, let alone carry a class for an entire semester of engaging lectures.
;p
/., and I always appreciate them. It does seem to be hard work. It's probably not as easy as some might think it is.
Just the same, there are some who have an enormous capacity for learning CS theory, and are inclined toward teaching. It would make sense for them to do so.
And then there are some who just want to do reasearch, and are forced to lecture twice a week.
I've seen CS instructors' comments on
It'd be neat if there was an embeddable tracking device available, that you could put in your laptop in case it is stolen. Just call this tracking company up and ask them where it is.
I suppose some might consider that a privacy issue, but I don't think it would be if it's a service you could pay for.
Just a thought.
If your laptop is 50 pounds, it's not really a laptop, is it?!
It is if you're Galactus, devourer of worlds. =)
PayPal is not a *good* bank. =)
the review will answer the question... ? =D
Think about that, how many computer programs would you trust your life with?
;)
You mean aside from windows?
Isn't PGP kind of a dead end, ultimately? Based on my limited (and quite possibly wrong) understanding, as quantum computing research continues, it will become possible to break this encryption. Right?
...when you consider that the parent isn't just AOL, but AOL/TW.
...the combined political payoffs of Microsoft's enemies will become greater than that of MS itself.
What a nice little thought.
In the parent article, the author asks for suggestions for a name to this color, and explicitly asks for people not to suggest "beige." (Perhaps he/she views it as the easy way out.)
Any other suggestions?
A function to create the sound of chalk scraping, to wake sleeping undergrads?
:)
I'd not want to give that up if I was a lecturer.
That's not true. I very, very rarely read posts, and even when I do it tends to be the highly-modded ones. I come here for the stories. I'm sure there are some others like me out there...
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[cricket chirps]
The machines in some of the labs at my school are thin clients, and they're useful to about the degree needed for what you'd expect students to do. Email, word processing, and menial programming.
Just my two cents.
Very VERY often, actually. I'd pay for one at work just to avoid the annoyance. I'm considering it.
One of the thingks I've missed in the Apple buttonless is the wheel. Once you get used to that little sucker, it's hard to live without him. (Sure, it's a button, I guess, but not one I'd do without...)
...that I'd make some good money getting it printed on toilet paper.
Perhaps mister Gates realized that there's a very, very good chance he'll be remembered as a tyrant and a liar, and wanted to put some effort into something beneficial to humanity. This does seem to be a great, very useful concept.
...how is Cap'n Crunch going to watch The Daily Show!?
Because there's more money to be made if they kill the trees. That is to say: it wouldn't be exclusively an ebook, because there are some who would normally buy it who would not otherwise.
If it were released early as an ebook, though, I'd be lined up outside the firewall (bad analogy, I think, but it's cute) waiting for my pseudo-copy.
This is especially impressive considering just how many pirated games I've seen floating around.