Doesn't anybody know that elephants are non-standard units? Give me something I can work with here, people. How many library of congresses would it take to equal the weight of a storm cloud?
It's not just a campus rumor. I attended an informational meeting about it today (which was actually postponed when I got there, so there will be another one soon). Basically, they are recruiting a few computer geeks here at Tech to help set it up and all. Should be fun:P
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>> I've always used just my fingers so that only my wrist has to move around rather than my entire arm
Well, that's what most people do I think, including me. Though, in all actuality, you WANT to move your entire arm. Only moving your wrist is the way to get carpal tunnel, or at the very least get your wrist to bother you a little.
Someone needs to make a life or death decision fast.
Oh, and I'm sure that this information would be readily available to anyone that could save your life, and that they would be able to procure the information in time. If the decision is needed so fast, I'm doubtful anyone could get through all the red tape in time. And as for doctors... they already have a chart of your medical history, what good is your DNA genome going to be?
I think that it should be mandatory for everyone to have their DNA on file. Imagine the benefit it would provide
Imagine the privacy it would violate. Countless examples of misuse of data have already been provided. Let's not give the government any more information than we have to, ok?
It's not the software that's a problem, it's the hardware. What if we want to update the hardware one day (which is what the article is talking about)? Well, let's assume we used a language that SHOULD be platform dependant in the first place. Do we assume the infalliability of the language implementors or do we test every possible thing and make sure it works with the new hardware? Well, this is space buisness, we're dealing in lives, of course we check everything, and that takes time, which was my point.
This is a common problem in big projects. The time it takes to design a system and then actually implement that system is so great, that by the time the sytem is complete, the hardware used to make that system is 'obsolete.' You can't just add more memory and speed, because then you'd have to go through and make sure that everything still works perfectly, and that would take so long as to make the current hardware 'obsolete.' The real problem here is public hype. You don't need 4 GHz and 40GB of memory to program the space shuttle, but if the public finds out that NASA only uses 64k, they will think NASA is behind the times, even though 64K is enough for the system. Of course, the space shuttle is already considered obsolete by some, and new sytems are being created, so don't fret much over this.
Yeah, some of the old syntax may break, but there will a perl5 -> perl6 converter that takes care of this. And without breaking some of the old syntax, the new options would have to look completely ugly and raise even more arguments of "too much line noise."
First of all, Parrot is still under development, and a copy of the latest version can be obtained here. Also, you don't have to write bytecode (and I don't know of anyone who actually DOES write bytecode). There is a fully functional assembler for Parrot (written in Perl, so you do need Perl to run it), and yes, there ARE subroutines. There are corrutines, continuations, and even ability for a call-cc method. All these are BUILT-IN, and require no work arounds to use. Albeit, they are not fully working yet, as Parrot is still under development.
For more information about Parrot, go to dev.perl.org/perl6, or join the perl6-internals mailing list.
Would you think it wrong if someone went into a library and marked out lines in a book because they found it offensive? I thought so...that falls under the category of destruction of property
Well, the library owns the books, not the person who checks them out, so of course it is destruction of property. But that is not a good example. Now... what if a person BUYS a book from a bookstore and edits it, and then redistributes it. That certainly isn't censorship!
Oh, and I never said anything about copyright law, I believe you are right in that regard.
I am involved in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology) program. The main difference between FIRST and battle bots is that battle bots focusses on money and ratings, while FIRST focuses on educating our nations youth. You can go to FIRST's website to find out more--it's a huge program, the stadium for nationls (which is rebuilt each year) is bigger than the Orlando Magic stadium (we even have teams from England, Canada, and Brazil). Also to note, the founder of FIRST (Dean Kamen) is the guy who invented the segway. Basically, I would much rather see more schools enter into FIRST than battle bots, because FIRST focuses on LEARNING and GRACIOUS PROFESIONLISM, while battle bots focusses on MONEY.
Wrong. Primes do not always plot along one of the axes. Zeroes to the function are always (well, that's the hypothesis) of the form 1/2 + bi. This means they lie on a line parallel to the imaginary axis.
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Doesn't anybody know that elephants are non-standard units? Give me something I can work with here, people. How many library of congresses would it take to equal the weight of a storm cloud?
Stephen
It's not just a campus rumor. I attended an informational meeting about it today (which was actually postponed when I got there, so there will be another one soon). Basically, they are recruiting a few computer geeks here at Tech to help set it up and all. Should be fun :P
Stephen
>> I've always used just my fingers so that only my wrist has to move around rather than my entire arm
Well, that's what most people do I think, including me. Though, in all actuality, you WANT to move your entire arm. Only moving your wrist is the way to get carpal tunnel, or at the very least get your wrist to bother you a little.
Stephen
Yes
Wrong. That's developers, developers, developers.
Someone file a patent on flying to the moon! I can see NASA paying some major royalties.
Oh, and I'm sure that this information would be readily available to anyone that could save your life, and that they would be able to procure the information in time. If the decision is needed so fast, I'm doubtful anyone could get through all the red tape in time. And as for doctors ... they already have a chart of your medical history, what good is your DNA genome going to be?
Imagine the privacy it would violate. Countless examples of misuse of data have already been provided. Let's not give the government any more information than we have to, ok?
It's not the software that's a problem, it's the hardware. What if we want to update the hardware one day (which is what the article is talking about)? Well, let's assume we used a language that SHOULD be platform dependant in the first place. Do we assume the infalliability of the language implementors or do we test every possible thing and make sure it works with the new hardware? Well, this is space buisness, we're dealing in lives, of course we check everything, and that takes time, which was my point.
This is a common problem in big projects. The time it takes to design a system and then actually implement that system is so great, that by the time the sytem is complete, the hardware used to make that system is 'obsolete.' You can't just add more memory and speed, because then you'd have to go through and make sure that everything still works perfectly, and that would take so long as to make the current hardware 'obsolete.' The real problem here is public hype. You don't need 4 GHz and 40GB of memory to program the space shuttle, but if the public finds out that NASA only uses 64k, they will think NASA is behind the times, even though 64K is enough for the system. Of course, the space shuttle is already considered obsolete by some, and new sytems are being created, so don't fret much over this.
Stephen
Yeah, some of the old syntax may break, but there will a perl5 -> perl6 converter that takes care of this. And without breaking some of the old syntax, the new options would have to look completely ugly and raise even more arguments of "too much line noise."
For more information about Parrot, go to dev.perl.org/perl6, or join the perl6-internals mailing list.
Stephen
Been aol free for 3 years, and I'd never go back
Well, the library owns the books, not the person who checks them out, so of course it is destruction of property. But that is not a good example. Now ... what if a person BUYS a book from a bookstore and edits it, and then redistributes it. That certainly isn't censorship!
Oh, and I never said anything about copyright law, I believe you are right in that regard.
Stephen
oxygen di-hydride
hydroxide acid
take your pick
I am involved in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology) program. The main difference between FIRST and battle bots is that battle bots focusses on money and ratings, while FIRST focuses on educating our nations youth. You can go to FIRST's website to find out more--it's a huge program, the stadium for nationls (which is rebuilt each year) is bigger than the Orlando Magic stadium (we even have teams from England, Canada, and Brazil). Also to note, the founder of FIRST (Dean Kamen) is the guy who invented the segway. Basically, I would much rather see more schools enter into FIRST than battle bots, because FIRST focuses on LEARNING and GRACIOUS PROFESIONLISM, while battle bots focusses on MONEY.
Does this mean when I make a claim on my E-bay insurance I work through paypal? :-)
"The dissing of CDs
Is this how corporate america talks now?
Wrong. Primes do not always plot along one of the axes. Zeroes to the function are always (well, that's the hypothesis) of the form 1/2 + bi. This means they lie on a line parallel to the imaginary axis.
Local inmates confirmed that there was a problem with people entering into BitchX's backdoor. The suspect is a large man calling himself 'big mamma.'
That's easy. Would you like microsoft's legal team coming after you in full force?
How heavily involved have the local authorites been? Did you need permits/licsenses/etc? Were they hesitant to allow it? What about your insurance?
We all know that "there is a world market for maybe five computers."
Now I can play pictionary with blind people WITHOUT feeling like I have an unfair advatange!