Cuba has enough economic problems without wasting it's money on cloning. It'll probably cost them as much to develop a cloning program to clone this one cow as it would to begin fixing the root problem: lack of good nutrition for the cattle. That would be money much better spent. After all, no matter how wonderful this "White Udder" is, without adequate food, it's not going to be any healthier then any of the other cows, and it sure as hell won't improve Cuba's economy and quality of life by itself.
It's not so bad - as long as they don't take off for minor syntax mistakes, and consider the method more important then the syntax. I'm not sure why they would do this in college - I suppose to test your mastery of specific language (which is much less important then coding skills; anyone can pick up a language if you have the patience). Cheating is probably a major concern, too. The question of the APs was raised by someone; this is an entirely different question. The APs are something of a special circumstance. I think what they are trying to prevent here is any accusation of "favoratism" to "advantaged" schools with more computer labs who could better afford to give the CS AP exams on computer. Personally, I think they're just making kids do it by hand so they can sit around and laugh at how many young idiots they conned out of $80;)
No, in fact. Unless I'm wrong (but I'm pretty sure I'm not) we'll hit the size limit for chips in less time then that. There really is only so much smaller that computer parts can get, and then Moore's law becomes invalid. At that point, quantum computing becomes the next step. Of course, with that, modelling the universe shouldn't be that big of a task;)
Not exactly - the r/l (usually denoted ra, ri, ru, re, ro) syllables don't really correspond directly with an english sound. However, us stupid Americans can just use an "r" sound.:)
Katz asks why the "good-vs.-evil hero's tale" in Spider-man is so much better then the one in Attack of the Clones. Maybe because we expect and want good to win. The story of the Star Wars prequels is of the fall of Anakin Skywalker - his journey from good to evil. Most people don't want to see that; they want to see an exciting story with lots of action where good triumphs over evil. Culturally, evil isn't supposed to win. Of course, it doesn't help any that Lucas is trying to make the prequels have the happy excitement of a children's hero-story. He really ought to have gone a darker route...
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Cuba has enough economic problems without wasting it's money on cloning. It'll probably cost them as much to develop a cloning program to clone this one cow as it would to begin fixing the root problem: lack of good nutrition for the cattle. That would be money much better spent. After all, no matter how wonderful this "White Udder" is, without adequate food, it's not going to be any healthier then any of the other cows, and it sure as hell won't improve Cuba's economy and quality of life by itself.
It's not so bad - as long as they don't take off for minor syntax mistakes, and consider the method more important then the syntax. I'm not sure why they would do this in college - I suppose to test your mastery of specific language (which is much less important then coding skills; anyone can pick up a language if you have the patience). Cheating is probably a major concern, too. ;)
The question of the APs was raised by someone; this is an entirely different question. The APs are something of a special circumstance. I think what they are trying to prevent here is any accusation of "favoratism" to "advantaged" schools with more computer labs who could better afford to give the CS AP exams on computer. Personally, I think they're just making kids do it by hand so they can sit around and laugh at how many young idiots they conned out of $80
No, in fact. ;)
Unless I'm wrong (but I'm pretty sure I'm not) we'll hit the size limit for chips in less time then that. There really is only so much smaller that computer parts can get, and then Moore's law becomes invalid. At that point, quantum computing becomes the next step. Of course, with that, modelling the universe shouldn't be that big of a task
Not exactly - the r/l (usually denoted ra, ri, ru, re, ro) syllables don't really correspond directly with an english sound. However, us stupid Americans can just use an "r" sound. :)
Katz asks why the "good-vs.-evil hero's tale" in Spider-man is so much better then the one in Attack of the Clones.
Maybe because we expect and want good to win.
The story of the Star Wars prequels is of the fall of Anakin Skywalker - his journey from good to evil. Most people don't want to see that; they want to see an exciting story with lots of action where good triumphs over evil. Culturally, evil isn't supposed to win.
Of course, it doesn't help any that Lucas is trying to make the prequels have the happy excitement of a children's hero-story. He really ought to have gone a darker route...
But seriously- I wonder, assuming they ever put up that moonbase, what the possibilities are for this stuff up there?