I don't know where Hotmail gets such a bad reputation from. I've had the same account there for 5+ years, and I get hardly any spam at all (5-10 spam messages per day).
When the computer leaves you, you won't hear from it again. Also, last time I checked, I don't think it's possible for involvement with your computer to end in child support payments.
Sometimes slashdot is so childish it's unbelievable. Why is this flamebait? The attitude that everything government/corporation does is bad, and everything open source does is good, is really pathetic.
Isn't it much scarier to think that terrorists could take control of our electrical grid or air traffic control system, and then actually kill people? Or are you all to caught up in yourselves to see that potential?
I graduated in May with a degree in MIS, and actually encountered a situation similar to yours when I was in school, so here are a few tips:
The Cathedral and the Bazaar is probably the best (it's also what my class used)
In general, don't make it into a religious war. MIS students generally are more interested in business than programming, so preaching to them about being able to see the source for everything is largely worthless when you're talking to a crowd that holds dear to "Nobody ever got fired for buying Microsoft".
Instead, if you want to get their attention/interest, put the discussion into terms that interest them - lower cost of ownership, more choice of vendors, etc. If you can't discuss it in a way that they'll find interesting and relevant to what they want to do with their lives, you'll just be wasting your time.
Don't show them anything/anyone that would help to reinforce the oft-widespread belief that open source advocates are childish and immature.
This may seem heavy-handed, but most of the stuff they're uploading is probably copyrighted, and hence illegal to share. So, really all the ISP is doing is banning people from breakng the law. Just because you don't agree with a law doesn't make it ok to break it with impunity - if that was the case, nobody would drive the speed limit.
If you ask me, it's real hard to beat the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum - home to all kinds of aviation and space related stuff. Plus, the location's great - right on the mall in Washington DC.
"...as a way of stopping Symbian getting a hold of a platform..."
Oh get real. You must be really naive to think that Microsoft's actions are motivated by the specter of some Linux company most people have never even heard of. Face it, this is just another first generation product that sucked., just like Palm's first handheld or Microsoft Bob. The only reason this even made it onto Slashdot is because it was about Microsoft. If it was a Linux product the editors would have labeled it a "partial success", and another victory for open source.
Socialization issues aside, is online high school really the best option? There's a reason why he dropped out of high school, and it needs to be addressed, something that online schooling might not necessarily do. He may just see it as partially caving to his demands, and then he'll try something more extreme.
I graduated in May with majors in CIS and Finance (not the same as your situation, but close enough). All of my internship/job experience has been writing software for use in financial applications. I'm sure the second major helped me get the jobs, because they figured that I knew something about the field. I think you'd find the same with your math degree - don't forget the software is written with an application in mind, and the more you know about that application, the better.
If you're not against having to live in the Midwest, I've known a number of people (grad and undergrad), who went to Indiana to study this, and they all seemed happy.
Until a couple of weeks ago, my only experience in Java had been an introductory course last semester. Since then, my job has required Swing, JDBC, and JSP. Everytime I have a question, I use Sun's Java Tutorial (which is great for pretty much everything) or The Java Almanac (mostly just examples).
I have Windows Update disabled, and I don't see it happening:
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TCP bl-rh-bwaskiew:4201 images2.slashdot.org:http TIME_WAIT
Slashdot Mirror
Google counts the number of characters in your string, and uses that value to perform the math.
I don't know where Hotmail gets such a bad reputation from. I've had the same account there for 5+ years, and I get hardly any spam at all (5-10 spam messages per day).
Waiting for the inevitable joke comparing Bill Gates to Khrushchev...
How exactly do they plan on enforcing this? I'd imagine there could be some jurisdictional issues?
While they are at it, maybe they can revamp the DMV as well.
Hey, nobody said they could work miracles.
Does 745i come with "windows update"?
No, it comes with "Vehicle Rights Management", which checks to be sure that you use only BMW-approved oil and fuel in the car.
When the computer leaves you, you won't hear from it again. Also, last time I checked, I don't think it's possible for involvement with your computer to end in child support payments.
Sometimes slashdot is so childish it's unbelievable. Why is this flamebait? The attitude that everything government/corporation does is bad, and everything open source does is good, is really pathetic.
Isn't it much scarier to think that terrorists could take control of our electrical grid or air traffic control system, and then actually kill people? Or are you all to caught up in yourselves to see that potential?
I graduated in May with a degree in MIS, and actually encountered a situation similar to yours when I was in school, so here are a few tips:
The Cathedral and the Bazaar is probably the best (it's also what my class used)
In general, don't make it into a religious war. MIS students generally are more interested in business than programming, so preaching to them about being able to see the source for everything is largely worthless when you're talking to a crowd that holds dear to "Nobody ever got fired for buying Microsoft".
Instead, if you want to get their attention/interest, put the discussion into terms that interest them - lower cost of ownership, more choice of vendors, etc. If you can't discuss it in a way that they'll find interesting and relevant to what they want to do with their lives, you'll just be wasting your time.
Don't show them anything/anyone that would help to reinforce the oft-widespread belief that open source advocates are childish and immature.
employment?
This may seem heavy-handed, but most of the stuff they're uploading is probably copyrighted, and hence illegal to share. So, really all the ISP is doing is banning people from breakng the law. Just because you don't agree with a law doesn't make it ok to break it with impunity - if that was the case, nobody would drive the speed limit.
We've seen your spelling, so I'm gonna go with the second option on this one...
"First in the morning I wrote Secure, Efficient and Easy C Programming Mini-HOWTO..."
Damn. What are your plans for the rest of the day?
If you ask me, it's real hard to beat the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum - home to all kinds of aviation and space related stuff. Plus, the location's great - right on the mall in Washington DC.
Oh get real. You must be really naive to think that Microsoft's actions are motivated by the specter of some Linux company most people have never even heard of. Face it, this is just another first generation product that sucked., just like Palm's first handheld or Microsoft Bob. The only reason this even made it onto Slashdot is because it was about Microsoft. If it was a Linux product the editors would have labeled it a "partial success", and another victory for open source.
Yeah, but it hasn't been done well
"Linux provides me with literally everything I need"
Wow, to think that all of one's eathly needs could be fulfilled by an operating system. If windows users only knew what they were missing.
Socialization issues aside, is online high school really the best option? There's a reason why he dropped out of high school, and it needs to be addressed, something that online schooling might not necessarily do. He may just see it as partially caving to his demands, and then he'll try something more extreme.
I graduated in May with majors in CIS and Finance (not the same as your situation, but close enough). All of my internship/job experience has been writing software for use in financial applications. I'm sure the second major helped me get the jobs, because they figured that I knew something about the field. I think you'd find the same with your math degree - don't forget the software is written with an application in mind, and the more you know about that application, the better.
If you're not against having to live in the Midwest, I've known a number of people (grad and undergrad), who went to Indiana to study this, and they all seemed happy.
Java has a Robot class that does this. It's pretty good, the only downside being that you have to specify locations by the pixel.
Until a couple of weeks ago, my only experience in Java had been an introductory course last semester. Since then, my job has required Swing, JDBC, and JSP. Everytime I have a question, I use Sun's Java Tutorial (which is great for pretty much everything) or The Java Almanac (mostly just examples).
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Analog is great, and free. I think it's from Cambridge University.
Lithium Ion batteries. My Palm M100 ate regular batteries like crazy.