Why would they base their OS on somebody else's distribution? I thought Russia didn't need help, weren't invalids and didn't have limited mental capacity? I figured that a bare chested, gun totin' Putin would write the OS from scratch himself after using his mad Judo skills to teach a bear why nobody should talk wise to the past and future President of Russia.
While I'll be glad to see the resurrection of Midnight Commander, I'm not chomping at the bit because I think that the Worker file manager is a much better alternative. Its design will be immediately recognizable to those who have spent any time with the Amiga because it is based on (which is a nice way of saying it's a virtual copy of) Directory Opus. Check it out. You won't be disappointed.
Might I inquire as to the nature of your disappointment with the Palm TX? I'm a long time Palm (and Sony Clie) user and I feel that the Palm TX, anachronism aside, is the best Palm-OS device I've ever owned. Unfortunately, it will probably be the last Palm-OS device I ever own.
Yes, it's obnoxious and offensive and worth pointing out that at the bottom of their 'helpful' page is a link marked LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PAGE which gives the following explanation:
These search results were provided because the domain name you entered into the address bar is either improperly formatted, currently unavailable, nonexistent, or part of a key word search. Rogers Supported Search Results is a service designed to enhance your web surfing experience by eliminating many of the error pages you encounter as you surf.
No software was installed on your computer for this service to work.
Click here if you would no longer like to receive the Rogers Supported Search Results service.
Now for the best part. All that links does is display this custom error page (with the help of a delightful cookie, no less). Rogers has dug out a crawl space under their all time low. What a bunch of idiots.
It was a common practice. Some sysops were particularly strict and would 'voice validate' which meant calling an applicant to confirm their information and the applications would ask silly questions about whether a person was a law enforcement officer. I suppose it stemmed from paranoia regarding the exchange of commercial software. The BBS software I used didn't allow me to disable the process and since I didn't care, I would validate all applications.
If you want to know more about bulletin boards and the related subculture I would strongly recommend watching The BBS Documentary. It's quite good and will give you an idea of how things worked back in the day.
Not for the movie itself, but afterwards, there were so many twerps out there war dialing everything that it wasn't unusual at times to receive two or three calls per night.
That struck me funny because before WarGames it wasn't called "war dialing".
I enjoyed the movie. What I didn't enjoy was the waves of new callers to my BBS, many of whom were convinced that leaving an application for validation constituted 'hacking in'. Every second application was for Joshua or Dr. Falken. That got old very quickly. The other regrettable side-effect of the movie was that our family phone would ring two or three times a night as newbs dutifully dialed every number in our prefix because they were sure the BBS was a front for something more interesting. My parents were not pleased.
Those of us who enjoy using older computers (in my case, Commodore 8bit computers) have been dealing with this problem for quite some time. It has been at least seven years since I saw 5.25" floppy disks for sale in a mainstream store. Luckily, there's a company still making 3.5", 5.25" and even 8" (seriously) floppy disks and they sell directly to the public through their website. They're called ATHANA International located in Harbor City, CA and their prices are reasonable. 5.25" DS/DD, 48TPI, soft sectored (unformatted) disks are $7.95 per box of 10 if you buy 2-5 boxes and the price drops to as little as $0.52 per disk if you purchase 500 or more.
If you're looking for a name, might I suggest: "patentlywrong.org" (it's available). Not a bad name, if I do say so myself, for an invaluable tool. I would contribute in the hope that the madness might end.
Towards whom am I suppose to direct my geek anger here, YouTube, the DMCA or the Republicans? I'm looking forward to being indignant, I just want to make sure I'm on the same page as everyone else.
A great deal of good science has been conducted at Arecibo over the last 40+ years but there is only so much money to go around and priorities must be determined. I'm confident however that private funding (from American sources) will take up where NSF leaves off if only because the SKA is a long way off in both time and geographical distance (the SKA will be constructed in either Australia or South Africa). We have yet to hear the last of, or more accurately, from, El Radar.
Now, isn't it time we started discussing the development of a space-based radio interferometer?
I'll make this brief. A company called X10 (specifically here) has everything you need. Good quality stuff at reasonably affordable prices. Browse the site, you'll like what you find.
The thing about subliminal advertising, as I understand it, is that it needs to be subliminal which is defined as 'existing or operating below the threshold of consciousness' and with the advertising frame in this example being observable by the human eye, it's hardly a threat. However, while this particular example is ridiculously amateurish, it got me to wondering if it is possible for someone who isn't a dolt to create something more insidious and effective. Is there a fixed framerate for animated gifs? If so, what is it? I think the subliminal message would have to occur once every 24 or more frames for it to be effectively invisible. That may not be possible with animated gifs but what about with videos? The sudden popularity of sites like YouTube and the ease with which they make the distribution of unregulated video makes me wonder if there is a cause for concern.
Perhaps people are already embedding messages in their videos. I can think of no other explanation for millions of people watching videos of cats attacking toasters...
Too true. Secure wireless is an oxymoron. If it's wireless, it's insecure depending only upon on how determined the snooper is so if your data is sensitive, don't broadcast it. The only way to fully guarantee the integrity of your wireless network is to disconnect your WAP and bury it in the backyard.
Add my name to the growing list of those who think Scheme is a good suggestion. The key is to choose a language that a) teaches good programming techniques which can be applied to learning other languages in the future and b) is as interactive as possible. If a student can immediately see the results of their efforts and/or correct problems they will become engaged. A write/compile/run/debug sequence will prey upon the impatience of youth and ultimately you'll lose their attention.
In addition to Scheme, others have mentioned Logo which is a wonderful language that many of us learned in our youth. I would also suggest looking at Kid's Programming Language, Squeak (a Smalltalk implementation that seems tailor-made for the way kids think and learn), Alice and perhaps even Ruby or Python both of which have the advantage of a wealth of documentation and code samples. You might even consider the first lesson to be a discussion of programming languages, their differences and their applications. Context always makes it easier to learn specifics. The Hello World! page is a good place to grab examples of different languages for comparision.
Do NOT teach them a markup language (although McDonald's is hiring) or BASIC (there is no need to damage another generation of brains). Last but not least, if anyone suggests PERL thank them for their suggestion and get away from them as fast as possible as they are clearly mentally unstable.
I don't think the exercise is about teaching them a specific language in the hopes that it will lead to vocation. It's about teaching the concepts and principles of programming which can be applied to whatever the "computing landscape" of the day dictates. Many of us/. readers learned to program in our youth and as a result learning new programming languages is trivial because the only thing we need to do is familiarize ourselves with the syntax. Learning programming concepts assists in the understanding of logic and structure and brings a more profound understanding to mathematics. It's a foundation on which a great deal can be built.
I think the CM1 is pretty cool and I wouldn't mind having one to fool around with and I suspect I'm not the only one. What they should do is sell individual units for $200 to people in developed countries. The could put the extra $60 towads subsidizing the cost of a unit sold to developing nations so the price will remain $100 and the extra $20 could go to the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program to help cover administrative costs and development of future equipment. While more advanced computers are available, often for very little money, I would buy one to give to my young niece (think baby's first computer). I suppose the OLPC could sell quite a few to developed nations for use with very young children. Having their own computer would be a source of pride and would teach responsibility and the educational possibilities are as wide open in the developed world as they are in the third world.
This project is wonderful and I applaud everyone involved.
Heretofore a planet was (loosely) defined as a large mass in orbit around a star. In our solar system the primary tenet of planethood was that the object orbited the Sun rather than orbiting a body which orbited the Sun. There are other conditions, of course, because not everything that orbits the Sun is a planet but it's a good place to start. Simply put though, if an object doesn't meet the criteria of a) orbiting the sun and b) being of a certain size or larger it doesn't make the cut. If the IAU dispenses with or at least loosens those two historical criteria the solar system will suddenly be filled with planets and confusion (at least amongst the non-astronomer crowd) will ensue. That's the real problem. I think there is more to think about than simple semantics.
So basically my 100 millionths offspring's offspring is going to have a hell of a job making a solar system model for their fifth grade science project? Yikes! Up to now their only concern was how they were going to pay off my credit card debt.
Seriously though, the International Astronomical Union better give this a second thought. I may be woefully ignornant on the subjecct but I really don't see why sticking with the current definition is a problem. I wish the article gave more information as to why they're 'fixing' that which doesn't appear broken.
As it stands, there is very little difference between the MacBook and MacBook Pro so I believe that Apple will try to further differentiate the product lines by using the Core Duo in the MacBook and the Core 2 Duo in the MacBook Pro. A MacBook Pro with a 64 bit CPU, a larger display and a proper GPU would justify the higher price and be more appealing to those doing graphic and/or video work. For the average consumer who spends most of their time browsing the web, reading/writing email and running productivity-type software, a MacBook will be more than enough. The true benefit of Apple's switch to Intel processors is flexibility and I suspect Apple is going to make the most of the situation. As a Mac user, I'm looking forward to the possibility of having more options at various price points.
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I'll go you one further. Try logging in as >console some time.
Why would they base their OS on somebody else's distribution? I thought Russia didn't need help, weren't invalids and didn't have limited mental capacity? I figured that a bare chested, gun totin' Putin would write the OS from scratch himself after using his mad Judo skills to teach a bear why nobody should talk wise to the past and future President of Russia.
While I'll be glad to see the resurrection of Midnight Commander, I'm not chomping at the bit because I think that the Worker file manager is a much better alternative. Its design will be immediately recognizable to those who have spent any time with the Amiga because it is based on (which is a nice way of saying it's a virtual copy of) Directory Opus. Check it out. You won't be disappointed.
Might I inquire as to the nature of your disappointment with the Palm TX? I'm a long time Palm (and Sony Clie) user and I feel that the Palm TX, anachronism aside, is the best Palm-OS device I've ever owned. Unfortunately, it will probably be the last Palm-OS device I ever own.
Yes, it's obnoxious and offensive and worth pointing out that at the bottom of their 'helpful' page is a link marked LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PAGE which gives the following explanation:
These search results were provided because the domain name you entered into the address bar is either improperly formatted, currently unavailable, nonexistent, or part of a key word search. Rogers Supported Search Results is a service designed to enhance your web surfing experience by eliminating many of the error pages you encounter as you surf.
No software was installed on your computer for this service to work.
Click here if you would no longer like to receive the Rogers Supported Search Results service.
Now for the best part. All that links does is display this custom error page (with the help of a delightful cookie, no less). Rogers has dug out a crawl space under their all time low. What a bunch of idiots.
If you want to know more about bulletin boards and the related subculture I would strongly recommend watching The BBS Documentary. It's quite good and will give you an idea of how things worked back in the day.
That struck me funny because before WarGames it wasn't called "war dialing".
I enjoyed the movie. What I didn't enjoy was the waves of new callers to my BBS, many of whom were convinced that leaving an application for validation constituted 'hacking in'. Every second application was for Joshua or Dr. Falken. That got old very quickly. The other regrettable side-effect of the movie was that our family phone would ring two or three times a night as newbs dutifully dialed every number in our prefix because they were sure the BBS was a front for something more interesting. My parents were not pleased.
AT&T should know better than anyone that breaking up is hard to do. Talk about a short institutional memory.
I hope someone finds this information useful.
An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it." --Orlando A. Battista
If you're looking for a name, might I suggest: "patentlywrong.org" (it's available). Not a bad name, if I do say so myself, for an invaluable tool. I would contribute in the hope that the madness might end.
Dude, you totally stole my joke.
Towards whom am I suppose to direct my geek anger here, YouTube, the DMCA or the Republicans? I'm looking forward to being indignant, I just want to make sure I'm on the same page as everyone else.
See Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr. and Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. if you're intellectually curious and prefer avoiding knee-jerk political reactions.
So, shall the sins of the father (or brother, for that matter) be visited upon the sins of the son?
Now, isn't it time we started discussing the development of a space-based radio interferometer?
I'll make this brief. A company called X10 (specifically here) has everything you need. Good quality stuff at reasonably affordable prices. Browse the site, you'll like what you find.
Perhaps people are already embedding messages in their videos. I can think of no other explanation for millions of people watching videos of cats attacking toasters...
Too true. Secure wireless is an oxymoron. If it's wireless, it's insecure depending only upon on how determined the snooper is so if your data is sensitive, don't broadcast it. The only way to fully guarantee the integrity of your wireless network is to disconnect your WAP and bury it in the backyard.
In addition to Scheme, others have mentioned Logo which is a wonderful language that many of us learned in our youth. I would also suggest looking at Kid's Programming Language, Squeak (a Smalltalk implementation that seems tailor-made for the way kids think and learn), Alice and perhaps even Ruby or Python both of which have the advantage of a wealth of documentation and code samples. You might even consider the first lesson to be a discussion of programming languages, their differences and their applications. Context always makes it easier to learn specifics. The Hello World! page is a good place to grab examples of different languages for comparision.
Do NOT teach them a markup language (although McDonald's is hiring) or BASIC (there is no need to damage another generation of brains). Last but not least, if anyone suggests PERL thank them for their suggestion and get away from them as fast as possible as they are clearly mentally unstable.
I don't think the exercise is about teaching them a specific language in the hopes that it will lead to vocation. It's about teaching the concepts and principles of programming which can be applied to whatever the "computing landscape" of the day dictates. Many of us /. readers learned to program in our youth and as a result learning new programming languages is trivial because the only thing we need to do is familiarize ourselves with the syntax. Learning programming concepts assists in the understanding of logic and structure and brings a more profound understanding to mathematics. It's a foundation on which a great deal can be built.
I think the CM1 is pretty cool and I wouldn't mind having one to fool around with and I suspect I'm not the only one. What they should do is sell individual units for $200 to people in developed countries. The could put the extra $60 towads subsidizing the cost of a unit sold to developing nations so the price will remain $100 and the extra $20 could go to the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program to help cover administrative costs and development of future equipment. While more advanced computers are available, often for very little money, I would buy one to give to my young niece (think baby's first computer). I suppose the OLPC could sell quite a few to developed nations for use with very young children. Having their own computer would be a source of pride and would teach responsibility and the educational possibilities are as wide open in the developed world as they are in the third world. This project is wonderful and I applaud everyone involved.
Heretofore a planet was (loosely) defined as a large mass in orbit around a star. In our solar system the primary tenet of planethood was that the object orbited the Sun rather than orbiting a body which orbited the Sun. There are other conditions, of course, because not everything that orbits the Sun is a planet but it's a good place to start. Simply put though, if an object doesn't meet the criteria of a) orbiting the sun and b) being of a certain size or larger it doesn't make the cut. If the IAU dispenses with or at least loosens those two historical criteria the solar system will suddenly be filled with planets and confusion (at least amongst the non-astronomer crowd) will ensue. That's the real problem. I think there is more to think about than simple semantics.
Seriously though, the International Astronomical Union better give this a second thought. I may be woefully ignornant on the subjecct but I really don't see why sticking with the current definition is a problem. I wish the article gave more information as to why they're 'fixing' that which doesn't appear broken.
As it stands, there is very little difference between the MacBook and MacBook Pro so I believe that Apple will try to further differentiate the product lines by using the Core Duo in the MacBook and the Core 2 Duo in the MacBook Pro. A MacBook Pro with a 64 bit CPU, a larger display and a proper GPU would justify the higher price and be more appealing to those doing graphic and/or video work. For the average consumer who spends most of their time browsing the web, reading/writing email and running productivity-type software, a MacBook will be more than enough. The true benefit of Apple's switch to Intel processors is flexibility and I suspect Apple is going to make the most of the situation. As a Mac user, I'm looking forward to the possibility of having more options at various price points.