It's pretty ridiculous to draw that conclusion from this scenario. Two people must've been looking at the same domain. Why did you wait two months and give them the opportunity to take it?
It takes time and money to teach them. Why not think of some interesting interview questions to test applicants with a degree for the attitude you're looking for. I'm sure there are CS grads with just as much passion and drive as a guy who taught himself, and then you can skip the "this is what you would've learned in school" training and get right to work.
By my (future) child will be about 2 at that point. The point is there will always be rambunctious 2-year-olds when each new, shiny, delicate media comes out.
Why use cars? They're too big and bulky for just carrying around 1 or 2 people. Although it's geared for an urban environment, I jotted down my ideas for a really nice computer-controlled individual transportation system:
Problem
Travellers in urban environments face a personal dilemma: should they use the crowded subway or train system, or endure high traffic while in the private comfort of their own cars? Both of these systems have their benefits and drawbacks. Subways have the benefit of communication -- all subway trains can know the position and route of all other trains. On the other hand, cars provide cozy comfort, keeping their drivers away from the masses of commuters. The best solution to urban transportation would be private vehicles that are controlled by an all-knowing authority. To go one step further, such a system should also account for changing traffic conditions and calculate the shortest (in terms of time) possible route for a particular vehicle.
General Solution
I propose a transportation system of individual, self-driving vehicles connected by a network of rails controlled by a central control unit. Each vehicle would hold two to four people, with no driver. A passenger would enter a vehicle and denote his/her destination. The request would be sent to the central control unit, which would determine the best path for the vehicle to take. It is important to note that a communter cares not how much distance lies between him and his destination, but rather how much time it will take to get there. The shortest path from point A to point B may not be a straight line if that line passes through a point of traffic congestion. The control unit can easily determine, based on the requests and routes of the other vehicles, which path will take the least amount of time for the vehicle to reach its destination.
A control unit that responds in real time has many benefits. It would be able to respond to changing traffic flow, weather, and other factors. If a part of the rail were to be under repair or, say, in front of a burning building, the control unit could route vehicles out of the area to keep it cleared. The control unit could also predict traffic patterns based on past experience. For example, if there are a high number of requests to leave Main Street at 5 PM on weekdays, the control unit could prepare by routing empty cars into the area at 4:30 PM in anticipation.
There also would not be any crashes between vehicles since their routes are pre-determined and constantly monitored.
Practical Implementation
This system could be used most effectively if the rails were placed along every street in a dense urban district. Potential passengers could request a vehicle by pushing a button on a post, which would be located in several places along every block on both sides of the street. The passenger would then enter an empty vehicle when it arrived, deposit fare, and denote a destination. The destination could be inputted via a touch screen displaying a map of the town, by typing in an address, etc. Users could also have a unique "key" that would bill their fare as well as keep track of frequent destinations, such as their home, office, friend's home, favorite restaurant, etc. Upon establishing a destination, the control unit would be contacted with the request and the passenger would just sit back and relax. The vehicles could contain a radio, advertisements, storage space, etc.
The rails could be built into the road surface like trolley rails. Since the system would supplant many cars, the road space used by the rails would not be missed.
Each vehicle could be assigned a priority. Users may pay different fares depending on how quickly they would like to arrive at their destination. For example, for two cars travelling the same route, the passenger who paid more would be able to take a more direct route as traffic could be routed away from him. The posts that are used to request vehicles could also bear an emergency button that would request a vehicle, give it a high priority, automatically send it to a hospital or police station, and notify law enforcement of the position of the vehicle and where the button was pressed.
You'll be sorry once you actually start to use it. With MP3 players, much like cars, it's not about the specs. You can't pick out a player based on how they look on paper. When you're out and about and you just want to listen to a particular song, the iPod makes it much, much easier. The player with the best feel (both the case and the UI) always wins.
Joke all you want, but XL is the most common size. It's a bit of a misnomer, as people who wear XL shirts are not "extra large." I would say that a good 80% of people who wear XL shirts are not overweight.
There are so many details in the movie it's insane. The scenes where they run through the jungle are amazing. Every single tree and plant is highly detailed even though it rushes past you in the blink of an eye. The humans are just right -- not realistic-looking, but realistic enough. Their hair and clothes are excellently textured, while their skin and faces are comic book-like. The mechanical robot they fight looks like it is made of real metal, not drawn. The lighting effects, as mentioned in the review, are perfect. The whole movie is an animation masterpiece.
The band Phish has held three concerts that were simulcast live into 50+ movie theatres around the U.S. I watched two of them myself, the audio and video quality were excellent. More info here
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Why was this fact-less post modded 'informative'?
It's pretty ridiculous to draw that conclusion from this scenario. Two people must've been looking at the same domain. Why did you wait two months and give them the opportunity to take it?
It takes time and money to teach them. Why not think of some interesting interview questions to test applicants with a degree for the attitude you're looking for. I'm sure there are CS grads with just as much passion and drive as a guy who taught himself, and then you can skip the "this is what you would've learned in school" training and get right to work.
You mean what I got this morning was your sloppy seconds!? Eww.
And thanks to DVD Shrink and Decryptor, I completely forgot that current commercial discs are encrypted.
By my (future) child will be about 2 at that point. The point is there will always be rambunctious 2-year-olds when each new, shiny, delicate media comes out.
But he died of heart failure, he didn't kill himself because he couldn't walk.
Problem
Travellers in urban environments face a personal dilemma: should they use the crowded subway or train system, or endure high traffic while in the private comfort of their own cars? Both of these systems have their benefits and drawbacks. Subways have the benefit of communication -- all subway trains can know the position and route of all other trains. On the other hand, cars provide cozy comfort, keeping their drivers away from the masses of commuters. The best solution to urban transportation would be private vehicles that are controlled by an all-knowing authority. To go one step further, such a system should also account for changing traffic conditions and calculate the shortest (in terms of time) possible route for a particular vehicle.
General Solution
I propose a transportation system of individual, self-driving vehicles connected by a network of rails controlled by a central control unit. Each vehicle would hold two to four people, with no driver. A passenger would enter a vehicle and denote his/her destination. The request would be sent to the central control unit, which would determine the best path for the vehicle to take. It is important to note that a communter cares not how much distance lies between him and his destination, but rather how much time it will take to get there. The shortest path from point A to point B may not be a straight line if that line passes through a point of traffic congestion. The control unit can easily determine, based on the requests and routes of the other vehicles, which path will take the least amount of time for the vehicle to reach its destination.
A control unit that responds in real time has many benefits. It would be able to respond to changing traffic flow, weather, and other factors. If a part of the rail were to be under repair or, say, in front of a burning building, the control unit could route vehicles out of the area to keep it cleared. The control unit could also predict traffic patterns based on past experience. For example, if there are a high number of requests to leave Main Street at 5 PM on weekdays, the control unit could prepare by routing empty cars into the area at 4:30 PM in anticipation.
There also would not be any crashes between vehicles since their routes are pre-determined and constantly monitored.
Practical Implementation
This system could be used most effectively if the rails were placed along every street in a dense urban district. Potential passengers could request a vehicle by pushing a button on a post, which would be located in several places along every block on both sides of the street. The passenger would then enter an empty vehicle when it arrived, deposit fare, and denote a destination. The destination could be inputted via a touch screen displaying a map of the town, by typing in an address, etc. Users could also have a unique "key" that would bill their fare as well as keep track of frequent destinations, such as their home, office, friend's home, favorite restaurant, etc. Upon establishing a destination, the control unit would be contacted with the request and the passenger would just sit back and relax. The vehicles could contain a radio, advertisements, storage space, etc.
The rails could be built into the road surface like trolley rails. Since the system would supplant many cars, the road space used by the rails would not be missed.
Each vehicle could be assigned a priority. Users may pay different fares depending on how quickly they would like to arrive at their destination. For example, for two cars travelling the same route, the passenger who paid more would be able to take a more direct route as traffic could be routed away from him. The posts that are used to request vehicles could also bear an emergency button that would request a vehicle, give it a high priority, automatically send it to a hospital or police station, and notify law enforcement of the position of the vehicle and where the button was pressed.
You'll be sorry once you actually start to use it. With MP3 players, much like cars, it's not about the specs. You can't pick out a player based on how they look on paper. When you're out and about and you just want to listen to a particular song, the iPod makes it much, much easier. The player with the best feel (both the case and the UI) always wins.
Joke all you want, but XL is the most common size. It's a bit of a misnomer, as people who wear XL shirts are not "extra large." I would say that a good 80% of people who wear XL shirts are not overweight.
7. Even less CSS support
There are so many details in the movie it's insane. The scenes where they run through the jungle are amazing. Every single tree and plant is highly detailed even though it rushes past you in the blink of an eye. The humans are just right -- not realistic-looking, but realistic enough. Their hair and clothes are excellently textured, while their skin and faces are comic book-like. The mechanical robot they fight looks like it is made of real metal, not drawn. The lighting effects, as mentioned in the review, are perfect. The whole movie is an animation masterpiece.
The first plan is 5Mbps/2Mbps with a lower case b. That means 625KB/s down, 250KB/s up.
If I hold a gun to my head and pull the trigger, how much does it affect me (other than, you know, killing me or something trivial like that).
What good purpose does this device serve? If you don't own a particular TV, and it's not on your property, what right do you have to turn it off?
The band Phish has held three concerts that were simulcast live into 50+ movie theatres around the U.S. I watched two of them myself, the audio and video quality were excellent. More info here
Then explain it to me.