Science and math jobs? Maybe you can call engineering jobs related to science and math and of course corporations don't want there to be demand of engineering students because that would drive up salaries. Yea, we should tell people to go into something else, like Sociology or something.
[condescending prick]It is not that hard, and looking this up even on wikipedia will lead you to good information. Read up on Linux, then discover these things called Linux 'Distributions.' From there you can go to sites like DistroWatch and see which are popular.[/condescending prick] I personally don't like Ubuntu, but I recognize that it is probably a good place to start. I prefer adapting Fedora to my typical uses, but Fedora does take configuration to get several things working. Though there is an Unofficial Fedora Faq that assists with all of this. Setting up a Fedora install is much easier than setting up a Windows XP install any day, and all of the software that I use works better in linux anyway.
I came home from work yesterday and caught my wife bowling at 3 in the afternoon... I guess that's one of the better things to catch her doing at 3 in the afternoon.
hrm, based on "release early and release often" how about this:
1. ) Partially complete useage case specification.
2. ) Setup Wiki and mailing list.
3. ) Write some code.
4. ) Release Alpha.
5. ) Rinse and Repeat and hope a community forms.
From what I've seen/. has become a more evenly distributed set of people. There is really no longer much of a groupthink. I am guessing that part of it, is that the past group of/. Linux "freaks" have moved on in life and being a few/several years older don't spend as much time here. Whereas there has been an influx of Mac users, Windows users, republicans and other groups which used to be less common. One evidence of these things is noticing how certain comments will undergo (usually) equal moderation wars.
In the end I do the following : -1 (one point down) to funny comments, I only moderate comments up, and I turn off my Karma Bonus for every post.
said "that's the dumbest fucking idea I've heard..." a few more times in the early and mid 90s. Perhaps after hearing dumb ideas constantly he just gave in to them.
When animals get over populated diseases bring their population down to lower levels that help maintain sustainability. Humans on the other hand think we are not animals and that we get to do what we want. I say who the f@#$ cares, aids is just what is needed.
Hey... running along down the/. rabbit hole. Don't mind me.
No one responded to your JE entry about the 'Rage Against the Machine' song I am pretty sure it's a self titled album. 'Killing in the Name' is a great tune. That song single handedly made me start playing guitar. I made a JE post a while back about a rage song too and no one replied. Shame on me for being offtopic on this discussion but/. doesn't allow posting on old Journal Entries. (I disabled my Karma Bonus bump so hopefully i won't get modded down.)
about a year back a group in our 'Game Development' class did exactly that. they created a level for a game utilizing two of the buildings on campus. i should probably be thankful that our professor wasn't a douche bag. honestly though, no one even gave it much thought.
As for the police confiscating potential weapons, that's worse than any police state I've ever heard of. Oh shit, I am never making a map/level ever. Perhaps 'the right to bear arms' (or hammers) and gaming aren't supposed to intersect.
Just why should he be evaluated or asked about what he's done?
It's not in any way strange to apply your day-to-day experiences to hobbies and fantasies. I totally agree.
I agree sir, freedom of speech is probably the most important/fundamental freedom people can have. It's nice to meet someone from the UK (or at least meet on/.) who gets it.
In the US all women are REQUIRED to wear tops. Yea, except this loose definition also includes just a bikini, or a sport bra or just about anything. Here's a quote describing this more: According to authorities, the crackdown's objective is to put pressure on the women and girls who "pay no attention to the Islamic social values by the way they dress." Offenders are mainly young women and girls who wear shorter, tight-fitting coats, capri pants, smaller scarves, and light-colored dresses. Such items burst onto the clothing scene during former president Mohammad Khatami's reformist administration, when women had other choices beside the traditional long, dark-colored, loose-fitting gowns which had been previously compulsory. Also note how in the first paragraph they said: "-- in some cases boys --".
The sad thing, as previously mentioned by someone, is that in some of these Islamic countries they can't even discuss these things, or complain. Their Islam heritage is so perfect that it doesn't need to change. Also see this link. In that BBC article there is this great quote: There is always a crackdown at the start of summer as women start wearing more skimpy clothes because of the hot weather. It is hot, but their great Islamic leaders don't believe that women have a right to stay reasonably cool. I don't think your argument, saying that the U.S. or whomever has similar codes of what is moral and upright to wear in public, holds.
But the student's attorney, Dane Loizzo, said Lee was well within the confines of the assignment. Loizzo said the instructions included writing for a set period of time and to not censor anything.
"This was a free writing," Loizzo said. "It is very important to understand that the assignment was to write without parameters. A stream of consciousness seems to be the goal of the assignment." ... "The assignment said on the top not to judge or censor what we write," said Lee, who forwarded further questions on to his attorney.
It's called creative writing, the teacher overreacted. Just because this kid is Asian his teacher treats this totally different. This kid is dealing with what happened in a unique way, and maybe writing about it in such a light will help him. Stop being such a tight ass, why do we think just because someone writes some crazy shit that they're going to do it. Writing about his feelings probably helped him lift some weight off his shoulders, but his teacher interpreted things differently. "Stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, s...t...a...b..., puke." and "...Well, not really, but it would be funny if I did." Those statements could easily be interpreted badly, but they could also indicate that he wasn't at all being serious.
The "United States of America", not the Federal Assemblage of America. I agree, it goes all the way back to the Articles of Confederation. There were points after that and between the Civil War that would be worth learning more about as well. Such as the formation of our Navy, the War of 1812, and I'm sure many others that we never really learn about in school. There are also later things, such as the current practice of with holding federal moneys when a state fails to enact a recommendation of the federal government. (Such as Main resisting the new 'Real ID Act') If anyone reading this knows of books or websites that detail the erosion of state's rights in the USA please reply.
Well put. I hope that the EU goes farther. I also hope they set an example for how to deal with such a powerful, and at times morally bankrupt, company as Microsoft. Challenging the validity and usefulness of their patents is a step in the right direction.
Welcome to the modern era of programmers taught by 'How to code in C like it was a different language for Dummies!' With every student that goes to the university now and learns C# and Java primarily it will only get worse. There is a certain level of syntactic sugar that does make code easier to read but you can guarantee that committees will write up coding standards documents that will bloat your code like a beached whale.
Well, mr anonymous coward, you see those people that sit behind all of those tanks and computer screens in the end are people. I doubt those in the military would really want to quell an uprising of their own friends and family. Besides, everyone always brings up these retarded arguments but seem to happily overlook the many cases of successful guerrilla warfare.
Me and my guns disagree with you. (All 5... 7 of them) Though not on the point about thinking about the original problem, I do not take my ownership of arms lightly. But if the government had an unlawful/unethical party on my lawn you can be assured I would do something about it. And you're largely right about the "that shitty little handgun" part, that's why I have two high powered rifles too. Though I feel quite competent at firing my pistol and have even killed crows at greater than 75 yards with a 4.5".40 S&W. So you can believe that personal ownership of arms is pointless but I will respectfully disagree with you.
Personally, I like some of what the libertarians say... but I think they put too much faith in their brand of free-market capitalism. I don't think their ideas, once implemented, will transform society into a wondrous capitalist utopia. I love the libertarian thought process and I personally am moved ethically to believe in their ideals. But I don't believe it will work either. Libertarianism depends greatly on people informing themselves, taking accountability for their actions, and thinking on their own. The people of this (the U.S.) and other nations want to do none of these things, and are happy with not getting involved - or questioning their leadership. We as a people so desperately need more books like the one Iacocca just wrote called Where have all the Leaders Gone?
4. Put them on your hub caps for extra bling. Wow... just, wow. A whole new meaning for spinners. 6. That trick with microwave ovens. That is an awesome suggestion. Except I did that while in high school one night in the industrial microwave at McDonalds and melted the plastic the cd sat upon within a second. One of those, 'I hope no one else notices' moments. The smell of the burnt plastic lingered for a while too.
Microsoft has even openly stated that this deal is because Novell knows of such infringement. And Novell denying it is obviously a lie since there is no other reason for them to go into the deal. Novell is playing politics with someone else's intellectual property and that stinks. Well put, please mod parent up.
I think that I am the 'last guy' you refer to, and the class in college that I took on Network Security talked about Security through Obscurity as being a myth, not the other way around. It (the class/professor) presented cases of algorithms that were insecure even though they were designed by experts and kept secret, whereas others were designed by several and exposed to the masses (usually masses of experts) who were able to critique and in the end come up with an excellent and highly secure design.
As for 'provide more objective data' it is common knowledge in the software industry that Security through Obscurity doesn't work, and that the contrary is true that you get Insecurity through Obscurity. Perhaps this article can clear some things up. The article even presents a case for security through obscurity but in a given context. You shouldn't go around saying that you won't believe what someone says just because they didn't present you any sources. I know that this is slashdot but this ultra lazy way to combat an argument doesn't work in the modern era of these things called search engines.
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Science and math jobs? Maybe you can call engineering jobs related to science and math and of course corporations don't want there to be demand of engineering students because that would drive up salaries. Yea, we should tell people to go into something else, like Sociology or something.
Ok, Ubuntu.
[condescending prick]It is not that hard, and looking this up even on wikipedia will lead you to good information. Read up on Linux, then discover these things called Linux 'Distributions.' From there you can go to sites like DistroWatch and see which are popular.[/condescending prick] I personally don't like Ubuntu, but I recognize that it is probably a good place to start. I prefer adapting Fedora to my typical uses, but Fedora does take configuration to get several things working. Though there is an Unofficial Fedora Faq that assists with all of this. Setting up a Fedora install is much easier than setting up a Windows XP install any day, and all of the software that I use works better in linux anyway.
I came home from work yesterday and caught my wife bowling at 3 in the afternoon...
I guess that's one of the better things to catch her doing at 3 in the afternoon.
he's probably one of those anarchistic 'domestic terrorists'
hrm, based on "release early and release often" how about this:
1. ) Partially complete useage case specification.
2. ) Setup Wiki and mailing list.
3. ) Write some code.
4. ) Release Alpha.
5. ) Rinse and Repeat and hope a community forms.
From what I've seen /. has become a more evenly distributed set of people. There is really no longer much of a groupthink. I am guessing that part of it, is that the past group of /. Linux "freaks" have moved on in life and being a few/several years older don't spend as much time here. Whereas there has been an influx of Mac users, Windows users, republicans and other groups which used to be less common. One evidence of these things is noticing how certain comments will undergo (usually) equal moderation wars.
In the end I do the following : -1 (one point down) to funny comments, I only moderate comments up, and I turn off my Karma Bonus for every post.
said "that's the dumbest fucking idea I've heard..." a few more times in the early and mid 90s. Perhaps after hearing dumb ideas constantly he just gave in to them.
yum install wesnoth
am i missing something?
When animals get over populated diseases bring their population down to lower levels that help maintain sustainability. Humans on the other hand think we are not animals and that we get to do what we want. I say who the f@#$ cares, aids is just what is needed.
Hey ... running along down the /. rabbit hole. Don't mind me.
No one responded to your JE entry about the 'Rage Against the Machine' song I am pretty sure it's a self titled album. 'Killing in the Name' is a great tune. That song single handedly made me start playing guitar. I made a JE post a while back about a rage song too and no one replied. Shame on me for being offtopic on this discussion but /. doesn't allow posting on old Journal Entries. (I disabled my Karma Bonus bump so hopefully i won't get modded down.)
about a year back a group in our 'Game Development' class did exactly that. they created a level for a game utilizing two of the buildings on campus. i should probably be thankful that our professor wasn't a douche bag. honestly though, no one even gave it much thought.
As for the police confiscating potential weapons, that's worse than any police state I've ever heard of.
Oh shit, I am never making a map/level ever. Perhaps 'the right to bear arms' (or hammers) and gaming aren't supposed to intersect.
Just why should he be evaluated or asked about what he's done?
It's not in any way strange to apply your day-to-day experiences to hobbies and fantasies.
I totally agree.
I agree sir, freedom of speech is probably the most important/fundamental freedom people can have. It's nice to meet someone from the UK (or at least meet on /.) who gets it.
In the US all women are REQUIRED to wear tops. Yea, except this loose definition also includes just a bikini, or a sport bra or just about anything. Here's a quote describing this more:
According to authorities, the crackdown's objective is to put pressure on the women and girls who "pay no attention to the Islamic social values by the way they dress." Offenders are mainly young women and girls who wear shorter, tight-fitting coats, capri pants, smaller scarves, and light-colored dresses. Such items burst onto the clothing scene during former president Mohammad Khatami's reformist administration, when women had other choices beside the traditional long, dark-colored, loose-fitting gowns which had been previously compulsory. Also note how in the first paragraph they said: "-- in some cases boys --".
The sad thing, as previously mentioned by someone, is that in some of these Islamic countries they can't even discuss these things, or complain. Their Islam heritage is so perfect that it doesn't need to change. Also see this link. In that BBC article there is this great quote: There is always a crackdown at the start of summer as women start wearing more skimpy clothes because of the hot weather. It is hot, but their great Islamic leaders don't believe that women have a right to stay reasonably cool. I don't think your argument, saying that the U.S. or whomever has similar codes of what is moral and upright to wear in public, holds.
But the student's attorney, Dane Loizzo, said Lee was well within the confines of the assignment. Loizzo said the instructions included writing for a set period of time and to not censor anything.
"This was a free writing," Loizzo said. "It is very important to understand that the assignment was to write without parameters. A stream of consciousness seems to be the goal of the assignment."
...
"The assignment said on the top not to judge or censor what we write," said Lee, who forwarded further questions on to his attorney.
It's called creative writing, the teacher overreacted. Just because this kid is Asian his teacher treats this totally different. This kid is dealing with what happened in a unique way, and maybe writing about it in such a light will help him. Stop being such a tight ass, why do we think just because someone writes some crazy shit that they're going to do it. Writing about his feelings probably helped him lift some weight off his shoulders, but his teacher interpreted things differently. "Stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, s...t...a...b..., puke." and "...Well, not really, but it would be funny if I did." Those statements could easily be interpreted badly, but they could also indicate that he wasn't at all being serious.
The "United States of America", not the Federal Assemblage of America. I agree, it goes all the way back to the Articles of Confederation. There were points after that and between the Civil War that would be worth learning more about as well. Such as the formation of our Navy, the War of 1812, and I'm sure many others that we never really learn about in school. There are also later things, such as the current practice of with holding federal moneys when a state fails to enact a recommendation of the federal government. (Such as Main resisting the new 'Real ID Act') If anyone reading this knows of books or websites that detail the erosion of state's rights in the USA please reply.
Well put. I hope that the EU goes farther. I also hope they set an example for how to deal with such a powerful, and at times morally bankrupt, company as Microsoft. Challenging the validity and usefulness of their patents is a step in the right direction.
Welcome to the modern era of programmers taught by 'How to code in C like it was a different language for Dummies!' With every student that goes to the university now and learns C# and Java primarily it will only get worse. There is a certain level of syntactic sugar that does make code easier to read but you can guarantee that committees will write up coding standards documents that will bloat your code like a beached whale.
Well, mr anonymous coward, you see those people that sit behind all of those tanks and computer screens in the end are people. I doubt those in the military would really want to quell an uprising of their own friends and family. Besides, everyone always brings up these retarded arguments but seem to happily overlook the many cases of successful guerrilla warfare.
Me and my guns disagree with you. (All 5 ... 7 of them) Though not on the point about thinking about the original problem, I do not take my ownership of arms lightly. But if the government had an unlawful/unethical party on my lawn you can be assured I would do something about it. And you're largely right about the "that shitty little handgun" part, that's why I have two high powered rifles too. Though I feel quite competent at firing my pistol and have even killed crows at greater than 75 yards with a 4.5" .40 S&W. So you can believe that personal ownership of arms is pointless but I will respectfully disagree with you.
Personally, I like some of what the libertarians say ... but I think they put too much faith in their brand of free-market capitalism. I don't think their ideas, once implemented, will transform society into a wondrous capitalist utopia.
I love the libertarian thought process and I personally am moved ethically to believe in their ideals. But I don't believe it will work either. Libertarianism depends greatly on people informing themselves, taking accountability for their actions, and thinking on their own. The people of this (the U.S.) and other nations want to do none of these things, and are happy with not getting involved - or questioning their leadership. We as a people so desperately need more books like the one Iacocca just wrote called Where have all the Leaders Gone?
4. Put them on your hub caps for extra bling. ... just, wow. A whole new meaning for spinners.
Wow
6. That trick with microwave ovens.
That is an awesome suggestion. Except I did that while in high school one night in the industrial microwave at McDonalds and melted the plastic the cd sat upon within a second. One of those, 'I hope no one else notices' moments. The smell of the burnt plastic lingered for a while too.
Microsoft has even openly stated that this deal is because Novell knows of such infringement. And Novell denying it is obviously a lie since there is no other reason for them to go into the deal. Novell is playing politics with someone else's intellectual property and that stinks.
Well put, please mod parent up.
Haha; yea, that's probably why.
I think that I am the 'last guy' you refer to, and the class in college that I took on Network Security talked about Security through Obscurity as being a myth, not the other way around. It (the class/professor) presented cases of algorithms that were insecure even though they were designed by experts and kept secret, whereas others were designed by several and exposed to the masses (usually masses of experts) who were able to critique and in the end come up with an excellent and highly secure design.
As for 'provide more objective data' it is common knowledge in the software industry that Security through Obscurity doesn't work, and that the contrary is true that you get Insecurity through Obscurity. Perhaps this article can clear some things up. The article even presents a case for security through obscurity but in a given context. You shouldn't go around saying that you won't believe what someone says just because they didn't present you any sources. I know that this is slashdot but this ultra lazy way to combat an argument doesn't work in the modern era of these things called search engines.