And we have people injecting that stuff into their bodies for purely cosmetic reasons. That way they may look like what the media portrays as pretty. To top it off these people will then spend hundreds for stuff to "detox" their bodies right after. Yet you ask them about nuclear power and they will say something about how dangerous it is.
I know of a bunch of girls who like CounterStrike and Counterstrike only. In fact, it seems to be about the most popular game for girls to play online with head support. Of course many of the MMORPG's get lots of women too. However, you might have to run something in the background to handle the voice communication while playing those.
Fight scenes? What you don't like realistic fight scenes? Well they weren't exactly reaslistic, but they were far more realistic then any martial arts movie I've ever seen. Not to mention they showed how a battle isn't fought with 1 man on just 20, but instead thousands upon thousands on each side.
Let's see. When I'm sleeping, and it is a Monday morning at 2:30 A.M., all of my scheduled task run if the computer has not been in use for quite sometime. A few utilities run such as scan disk, defrag etc. If it is the 3rd Monday of the month, then my antivirus is scheduled to make a full search of the disk. Since it is always running it should find any virii as soon as they come in, however, just in case I have the full scan. All of these actions except maybe a major update if any are found are completed by 4:30 A.M. I must note that once every other month the system is set to reboot to preform a bad sector scan which takes about an hour and half. Then it comes back up (this is scheduled on a day not associated with the other jobs). So in closing, not very much at all, and not to where I notice it unless you count the email and logs about what it did in the morning.
Your complaining about Java being bad because it has static typing? What? Aren't you saying you like safety. Static typing helps to provide safety. It also allows for faster running code and can be just as flexiable as the dynamically typed languages. Go look at SML, Caml, or Haskell for an example.
The generator on a car, at least most modern cars is actually an alternator. You will need to put some current into it before it will begin generating current do to its design. However, a simple 9v batter will work in most cases.
First tail recursion is defined as calling of the function in any given branch of execution in a call. Provided that a function does not have to rely on the return of the call to get its value it can have tail call removal (thus letting you reuse the same space in the stack). By any given branch this means that if I have an if... then... else.... I can make a recursive call from either then or else. As long as the final result of that then clause does not rely on the recursive call in then it can have the recursive call removed. The same goes for try... catch since those are really just another if....then type structure. Not all languages require or provide tail recusion removal. C, C++, Java, and Common Lisp would fit here. Scheme (I know this one does), Caml, and Haskell I'm pretty sure require it.
I'll second this. I find it a fundemental flaw that people will pay a buck for a single song using a lossy encoding. First, you thought the record companies were making a killing before, now they can make an even larger killing. Secondly, any of the popular formats are done through a psychoacoustic lousy format. While this means at higher bit rates you can't here the difference on some equipment there is still loss. So if you want to say mix something of your own from that track, and then recompress it, the sound will get worse. Ever recompressed a jpeg 5-6 times? If not write a script to do it for you. I guarentee that even at the highest level, you will start to notice problems after a few iterations. I have no interest in buying such albums unless they are at least the quality of a CD, not the apparent quality.
I have been boycotting the RIAA for a year now. I also have not downloaded a single song which has been copyrighted by them. I am trying to send the message that I do not need them and their over priced music.
By the way, has anyone noticed that music on the radio often sounds like it has been run through a lossy compressor now days, especially those stations owned by clear channel or other large media companies. When sitting at home listening though my stereo I here the most terrible sounding music I have ever heard. Pop in a CD of the same song and it sounds really good. There is some loss in radio, but this isn't radio loss, this is psychoacoustic compression loss.
I would like to see more customizable interfaces. In many first person shooters the information is at the bottom or top of the screen. I would like to be able to arbitrarily move it to different points on the screen, and remove and add options as desired. I would like to have transparency for options such as maps.
Give me some nice warm Pink Floyd Vinyl. On second thought, yes please specially if it the original cut of the Dark Side of the Moon and not scratched. Cha Ching!!!
You will need to download the Objective Caml compiler from caml.inria.fr and the corresponding gtk library for use with OCaml (check the Readme for the exact version) if you wan to use MLDonkey. I suppose you could perhaps find a deb package if your using debs. The Debian community seems to have much better support of OCaml applications then the Redhat community. BTW, Objective Caml is a great language for anyone who wants to learn a functional language.
Not wanting to be on a list is a very good one for me. I for one do not wish to be put on such things as the national do not call list. Not because I want calls from telemarketers. I just do not want to be on a list. Why the hell do I always have to be on a list? Me refusing to give DNA evidence helps to prevent me from being on a list. Oh wait, them I'm on a list for refusing. What the hell is it with these list?
I used to have problems with my hands hurting after coding all night (for my own fun) with keyboards of the normal type including the IBM model M (I have 3 anyone want one). My outfingers joints would ache, and my hands hurt from twisting my hand into contortions attempting to press all of the special keys which get used quite often while programming.
I went through several keyboards looking for one which would make it less painful to do something which I really enjoyed. I never wanted to admit to buying anything of an ergonimic keyboard especially one from Microsoft. However, after working on a friends all night, I didn't notice the pain from using it. I ended up ordering a simple Microsoft Elite with the parts for a new computer.
Since using the this keyboard I find my fingers have rarely hurt unless I'm typing really fast for extended periods of time. Other benefits of this keyboard is that it is reasonably quiet (I don't wake up the house with my typing now) and it feels really good. I don't plan on getting another keyboard anytime soon. The only company that I can say comes close to Microsofts keyboards and mice (I've tried several also) is Logitech (whose mice I usually prefer)
Probably not as much as you would think. I have had a large pothole (which was not observable at night) launch my car into the air while I was doing 30 in a 35. So I wouldn't say it is impossible.
While the idea of securing a whole filesystem by using cryptography is a great idea, I have reservations on how it will effect performance. Most secure algorithms tend to be rather slow in operation. Examples include DES, AES, RSA, etc. While this is not to bad when its just decrypting small files, it seems like this could quickly hurt performance with lots of commonly used small files and larger files.
I do understand that many computers sit around idle many times when having to access disk, but it still seems like this will hurt since I will now have to wait for loading and decrypting of the file into memory. Frankly although 2+ GHz of chip speed is nice, I still find times when my computer does not feel fast enough. (Compiling code, editing images, etc).
On the other hand, not everything has to be encrypted, just user files for instance. So it might be possible to find a decent middle ground. However, there still is that problem with the keys laying around on the disk or on usb devices.
Actually C and its larger then life brother/son/whatever C++ are my favorite languages for almost anything I program. This does put me in a decided minority in my universities computer science program. Most of the students and the teachers think C and C++ should be banned from existence. All of the programmer using such languages should drug out into the street, hung, mutilated,... well you get the point. So I take a lot of flack for programming my stuff mostly in C and C++ when I am allowed (I often mix code from both languages in a single program depending on what I am trying to accomplish).
I would have expected an interview with him about how great he is, how great his invention C is, etc. However, I was really amazed. He seems rather low key and does not seem to have that superiority complex that plagues some idividuals. He seems like a human being with an interest in computers. I like this. It is a welcome read after listening to my professors make fun of people with their heads on tripods, when they should look in the mirror cause they have the biggest heads on the most massive tripods ever seen.
I would have liked to see longer answers and in more detail to some of his questions. Although, I can say tersness can be a desired trait.
I for one will like the new features Java is gaining. All too often when programming in Java for school (the main place I use Java), I often find myself wishing and wanting some of the features of C++. I've even gone so far as to write a perl script to allow me to create my own templates and have it convert the template to a proper.java file. Has anyone else resorted to this hack?
On the other hand, Java still is not my preferred language. C\C++ will probably always be my language of choice. They are what I learned first, what I enjoy programming in most, and which I plan to never quit using. Being able to use several design paradigm's is extremely nice, which is why my other favorite language is OCaml. However, I am still picking up its nuisances so things are subject to changing.
I would like to know, however, why the professors at my school bash C and C++. I for one can see the weaknesses of the languages, yet I can also find weaknesses in many other languages including the languages of functional and declarative paradigms. I think a lot of their disdain for C and C++ are due to memory management. However, manual memory management has never really been a huge problem with the way I write my code. Anyone else care to respond on if this is an academia thing to hate C and C++ or just my school? Perhaps all my teachers have their heads on tripods just like the people they complain about. Especially since, they do not work to try and improve the current programming languages.
Well you could use water by pulling a vaccuum on it. I'm not sure if we could get the water boiling low enough though for a safe range of the processor.
I have a 5 1/4 drive. In fact, I still have many programs that will work even now and files that are on 5 1/4. So do not knock the old tech. It still works, he might have stuff that uses it. Deal with it.
Steam? That would mean the water would have to be 100 C or 212 F. I am not sure this is a good idea, since most processors I know are only rated to a temperature of 90-95C. So if the processor is hot enough to generate steam, then its too hot to be in its acceptable levels. Obviously different chip materials and other liquids would change these figures.
Yes that would be interesting. Infact, it might work even better especially if his water column was better designed with the larger processor. Larger processor = more heat = less dense water = faster rising water = more water moving to replace the warmer water. But I have nothing to back this up. But hey, Ford was able to cool the Model T with passive water cooling, so it could work. Key word is could. Don't quote me on it.
Side Note - Nuclear subs now use convection cooling to end even the *quite* pump noise.
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Botulism is over a thousand times more deadly.
And we have people injecting that stuff into their bodies for purely cosmetic reasons. That way they may look like what the media portrays as pretty. To top it off these people will then spend hundreds for stuff to "detox" their bodies right after. Yet you ask them about nuclear power and they will say something about how dangerous it is.
Is it just me or is the world going mad?
I know of a bunch of girls who like CounterStrike and Counterstrike only. In fact, it seems to be about the most popular game for girls to play online with head support. Of course many of the MMORPG's get lots of women too. However, you might have to run something in the background to handle the voice communication while playing those.
Fight scenes? What you don't like realistic fight scenes? Well they weren't exactly reaslistic, but they were far more realistic then any martial arts movie I've ever seen. Not to mention they showed how a battle isn't fought with 1 man on just 20, but instead thousands upon thousands on each side.
Let's see. When I'm sleeping, and it is a Monday morning at 2:30 A.M., all of my scheduled task run if the computer has not been in use for quite sometime. A few utilities run such as scan disk, defrag etc. If it is the 3rd Monday of the month, then my antivirus is scheduled to make a full search of the disk. Since it is always running it should find any virii as soon as they come in, however, just in case I have the full scan. All of these actions except maybe a major update if any are found are completed by 4:30 A.M. I must note that once every other month the system is set to reboot to preform a bad sector scan which takes about an hour and half. Then it comes back up (this is scheduled on a day not associated with the other jobs). So in closing, not very much at all, and not to where I notice it unless you count the email and logs about what it did in the morning.
Your complaining about Java being bad because it has static typing? What? Aren't you saying you like safety. Static typing helps to provide safety. It also allows for faster running code and can be just as flexiable as the dynamically typed languages. Go look at SML, Caml, or Haskell for an example.
The generator on a car, at least most modern cars is actually an alternator. You will need to put some current into it before it will begin generating current do to its design. However, a simple 9v batter will work in most cases.
FREENET=FREESPEECH (Even if it is kind of busted right now)
Is that a comparison or assignment operator being used?
First tail recursion is defined as calling of the function in any given branch of execution in a call. Provided that a function does not have to rely on the return of the call to get its value it can have tail call removal (thus letting you reuse the same space in the stack). By any given branch this means that if I have an if... then... else.... I can make a recursive call from either then or else. As long as the final result of that then clause does not rely on the recursive call in then it can have the recursive call removed. The same goes for try... catch since those are really just another if....then type structure. Not all languages require or provide tail recusion removal. C, C++, Java, and Common Lisp would fit here. Scheme (I know this one does), Caml, and Haskell I'm pretty sure require it.
I'll second this. I find it a fundemental flaw that people will pay a buck for a single song using a lossy encoding. First, you thought the record companies were making a killing before, now they can make an even larger killing. Secondly, any of the popular formats are done through a psychoacoustic lousy format. While this means at higher bit rates you can't here the difference on some equipment there is still loss. So if you want to say mix something of your own from that track, and then recompress it, the sound will get worse. Ever recompressed a jpeg 5-6 times? If not write a script to do it for you. I guarentee that even at the highest level, you will start to notice problems after a few iterations. I have no interest in buying such albums unless they are at least the quality of a CD, not the apparent quality.
I have been boycotting the RIAA for a year now. I also have not downloaded a single song which has been copyrighted by them. I am trying to send the message that I do not need them and their over priced music.
By the way, has anyone noticed that music on the radio often sounds like it has been run through a lossy compressor now days, especially those stations owned by clear channel or other large media companies. When sitting at home listening though my stereo I here the most terrible sounding music I have ever heard. Pop in a CD of the same song and it sounds really good. There is some loss in radio, but this isn't radio loss, this is psychoacoustic compression loss.
I would like to see more customizable interfaces. In many first person shooters the information is at the bottom or top of the screen. I would like to be able to arbitrarily move it to different points on the screen, and remove and add options as desired. I would like to have transparency for options such as maps.
Give me some nice warm Pink Floyd Vinyl. On second thought, yes please specially if it the original cut of the Dark Side of the Moon and not scratched. Cha Ching!!!
You will need to download the Objective Caml compiler from caml.inria.fr and the corresponding gtk library for use with OCaml (check the Readme for the exact version) if you wan to use MLDonkey. I suppose you could perhaps find a deb package if your using debs. The Debian community seems to have much better support of OCaml applications then the Redhat community. BTW, Objective Caml is a great language for anyone who wants to learn a functional language.
Not wanting to be on a list is a very good one for me. I for one do not wish to be put on such things as the national do not call list. Not because I want calls from telemarketers. I just do not want to be on a list. Why the hell do I always have to be on a list? Me refusing to give DNA evidence helps to prevent me from being on a list. Oh wait, them I'm on a list for refusing. What the hell is it with these list?
You do know you can disable the windows key or even remap it to other keys?
I used to have problems with my hands hurting after coding all night (for my own fun) with keyboards of the normal type including the IBM model M (I have 3 anyone want one). My outfingers joints would ache, and my hands hurt from twisting my hand into contortions attempting to press all of the special keys which get used quite often while programming.
I went through several keyboards looking for one which would make it less painful to do something which I really enjoyed. I never wanted to admit to buying anything of an ergonimic keyboard especially one from Microsoft. However, after working on a friends all night, I didn't notice the pain from using it. I ended up ordering a simple Microsoft Elite with the parts for a new computer.
Since using the this keyboard I find my fingers have rarely hurt unless I'm typing really fast for extended periods of time. Other benefits of this keyboard is that it is reasonably quiet (I don't wake up the house with my typing now) and it feels really good. I don't plan on getting another keyboard anytime soon. The only company that I can say comes close to Microsofts keyboards and mice (I've tried several also) is Logitech (whose mice I usually prefer)
Probably not as much as you would think. I have had a large pothole (which was not observable at night) launch my car into the air while I was doing 30 in a 35. So I wouldn't say it is impossible.
While the idea of securing a whole filesystem by using cryptography is a great idea, I have reservations on how it will effect performance. Most secure algorithms tend to be rather slow in operation. Examples include DES, AES, RSA, etc. While this is not to bad when its just decrypting small files, it seems like this could quickly hurt performance with lots of commonly used small files and larger files.
I do understand that many computers sit around idle many times when having to access disk, but it still seems like this will hurt since I will now have to wait for loading and decrypting of the file into memory. Frankly although 2+ GHz of chip speed is nice, I still find times when my computer does not feel fast enough. (Compiling code, editing images, etc).
On the other hand, not everything has to be encrypted, just user files for instance. So it might be possible to find a decent middle ground. However, there still is that problem with the keys laying around on the disk or on usb devices.
Actually C and its larger then life brother/son/whatever C++ are my favorite languages for almost anything I program. This does put me in a decided minority in my universities computer science program. Most of the students and the teachers think C and C++ should be banned from existence. All of the programmer using such languages should drug out into the street, hung, mutilated, ... well you get the point. So I take a lot of flack for programming my stuff mostly in C and C++ when I am allowed (I often mix code from both languages in a single program depending on what I am trying to accomplish).
I would have expected an interview with him about how great he is, how great his invention C is, etc. However, I was really amazed. He seems rather low key and does not seem to have that superiority complex that plagues some idividuals. He seems like a human being with an interest in computers. I like this. It is a welcome read after listening to my professors make fun of people with their heads on tripods, when they should look in the mirror cause they have the biggest heads on the most massive tripods ever seen.
I would have liked to see longer answers and in more detail to some of his questions. Although, I can say tersness can be a desired trait.
I for one will like the new features Java is gaining. All too often when programming in Java for school (the main place I use Java), I often find myself wishing and wanting some of the features of C++. I've even gone so far as to write a perl script to allow me to create my own templates and have it convert the template to a proper .java file. Has anyone else resorted to this hack?
On the other hand, Java still is not my preferred language. C\C++ will probably always be my language of choice. They are what I learned first, what I enjoy programming in most, and which I plan to never quit using. Being able to use several design paradigm's is extremely nice, which is why my other favorite language is OCaml. However, I am still picking up its nuisances so things are subject to changing.
I would like to know, however, why the professors at my school bash C and C++. I for one can see the weaknesses of the languages, yet I can also find weaknesses in many other languages including the languages of functional and declarative paradigms. I think a lot of their disdain for C and C++ are due to memory management. However, manual memory management has never really been a huge problem with the way I write my code. Anyone else care to respond on if this is an academia thing to hate C and C++ or just my school? Perhaps all my teachers have their heads on tripods just like the people they complain about. Especially since, they do not work to try and improve the current programming languages.
Well you could use water by pulling a vaccuum on it. I'm not sure if we could get the water boiling low enough though for a safe range of the processor.
I have a 5 1/4 drive. In fact, I still have many programs that will work even now and files that are on 5 1/4. So do not knock the old tech. It still works, he might have stuff that uses it. Deal with it.
Steam? That would mean the water would have to be 100 C or 212 F. I am not sure this is a good idea, since most processors I know are only rated to a temperature of 90-95C. So if the processor is hot enough to generate steam, then its too hot to be in its acceptable levels. Obviously different chip materials and other liquids would change these figures.
Yes that would be interesting. Infact, it might work even better especially if his water column was better designed with the larger processor. Larger processor = more heat = less dense water = faster rising water = more water moving to replace the warmer water. But I have nothing to back this up. But hey, Ford was able to cool the Model T with passive water cooling, so it could work. Key word is could. Don't quote me on it. Side Note - Nuclear subs now use convection cooling to end even the *quite* pump noise.
I could be wrong. For some reason though Win2k (the last operating system I ran on it stated it as having MMX support).