Same plan here - that is, hang out in grad school until the economy improves.
I'll have a Computer Science degree with a stellar GPA, but companies just don't seem to give a rat's ass. It almost seems as if I'd be in better shape right now if I'd just spent the past 4 years acquiring work experience.
However, I haven't decided if I should go for a Masters in CS or try something different like an MBA or JD. Any suggestions?
In my own, particular opinion, I think that it will be settled out of court because eBay will likely be able to demonstrate it can potentially prevail if it goes to trial. Prediction: $10M in one time, go-away money. No royalties, no court case.
Sweet!
*fishes LSAT form out of trash*
Are you in favor of jailing people who conduct research?
Yes. I thought my post made it abundantly clear that I'm in favor of jailing people who conduct research. In fact we should retroactively prosecute and imprison those nefarious indviduals who have engaged in scientific research at any point in the past.
So what you're saying is that a list of URL's and the decision making trees to add to that list of URLs is now a trade secret?
Whether or not it is a trade secret in the traditional sense of the term is irrelevent. These companies spent signifigant man-hours compiling these lists. Forcing the publication of these lists would be unfair to the companies.
Most of these filtering programs use fairly simple (read: stupid) decision-making trees to determine whether a site is banned or not.
I agree; most filtering software is fairly stupid and inneffective. However, reducing competition by publishing lists and methods isn't going to result in smarter and more effective filters.
Sure, it's real easy to see that most pr0n sites are banned, but guess what... they haven't gotten them all.
No, but it keeps the 95% of children who aren't that net savvy from easily accessing porn.
And quite frankly, with the idea of "government mandated" filtering software, as a tax-paying citizen, I should have the right to know what sites and/or topics will be banned should I decide to use any of the computers that have these filtering programs on them.
Are libraries forced to provide lists of all the books they decided against carrying?
The filtering industry is not the problem. The problem is the use of filtering software on public computers. Attacking the industry retards the development of more effective filters and does nothing to prevent the goverment from using the old heavy-handed and inneffective filters on public computers.
Aren't these lists private property? Isn't anyone uncomfortable with the software companies being forced to divulge trade secrets? Oops, scratch that, almost forgot, this is Slashdot after all.
Well, I guess publishing the blocked sites lists would make "open source" filtering a lot easier.
Slashdot Mirror
Sucks to be me.
Wouldn't it be hilarious if said IP pirates have some not-so-pleasant run-ins with actual pirates, who are quite prevalent in those waters.
... Nelson Muntz:
HAHA!
In Tic-Tac-Toe, once the players become sufficiently skilled (usually around age 5 or 6), no one ever wins.
I wonder at what point Chess matches between AI opponents reach this same impasse?
Officer: "I'm gonna get 24th century on that ass"
Same plan here - that is, hang out in grad school until the economy improves.
I'll have a Computer Science degree with a stellar GPA, but companies just don't seem to give a rat's ass. It almost seems as if I'd be in better shape right now if I'd just spent the past 4 years acquiring work experience.
However, I haven't decided if I should go for a Masters in CS or try something different like an MBA or JD. Any suggestions?
Yup, nothing sadder than an evangelical atheist.
... this article explains why I haven't bought a single CD since I started using file-sharing software.
I suppose it also explains why all of the independent music stores in my hometown are going out of business.
Dream on. I'm going to read the article now, maybe I'll be suprised, I doubt it though.
Noble goal and all, but it does mean that taxes will have to be raised to cover the increased subsidies.
In my own, particular opinion, I think that it will be settled out of court because eBay will likely be able to demonstrate it can potentially prevail if it goes to trial. Prediction: $10M in one time, go-away money. No royalties, no court case. Sweet! *fishes LSAT form out of trash*
Just like the Mexicans did when declaring independance from Prussia.
Almost true, suprisingly.
Are you in favor of jailing people who conduct research?
Yes. I thought my post made it abundantly clear that I'm in favor of jailing people who conduct research. In fact we should retroactively prosecute and imprison those nefarious indviduals who have engaged in scientific research at any point in the past.
Are you in favor of jailing software developers?
So what you're saying is that a list of URL's and the decision making trees to add to that list of URLs is now a trade secret?
Whether or not it is a trade secret in the traditional sense of the term is irrelevent. These companies spent signifigant man-hours compiling these lists. Forcing the publication of these lists would be unfair to the companies.
Most of these filtering programs use fairly simple (read: stupid) decision-making trees to determine whether a site is banned or not.
I agree; most filtering software is fairly stupid and inneffective. However, reducing competition by publishing lists and methods isn't going to result in smarter and more effective filters.
Sure, it's real easy to see that most pr0n sites are banned, but guess what... they haven't gotten them all.
No, but it keeps the 95% of children who aren't that net savvy from easily accessing porn.
And quite frankly, with the idea of "government mandated" filtering software, as a tax-paying citizen, I should have the right to know what sites and/or topics will be banned should I decide to use any of the computers that have these filtering programs on them.
Are libraries forced to provide lists of all the books they decided against carrying?
The filtering industry is not the problem. The problem is the use of filtering software on public computers. Attacking the industry retards the development of more effective filters and does nothing to prevent the goverment from using the old heavy-handed and inneffective filters on public computers.
Aren't these lists private property? Isn't anyone uncomfortable with the software companies being forced to divulge trade secrets? Oops, scratch that, almost forgot, this is Slashdot after all. Well, I guess publishing the blocked sites lists would make "open source" filtering a lot easier.
If this asteroid is coming so close, let's just blow it up anyway. Who knows, the knowledge gained might just come in handy some day.