We don't have one. The Yanks don't have one, nor do the poms.
When was the last time THE PEOPLE had a REAL VOTE on how their country worked?
What we have is an obscene extension of the patent system extended into a politically domineering overlord system. We vote for a bunch of self interested morons to make stupendously bad decisions, rewarded richly for doing nothing or worse, followed by being given the chance to revote on our next oppressors when the previous ones fail (but only when they let us).
This isn't democracy. As article shows, it is corrupt.
This one billion line program has been hacked together for too many years. Too many exceptions. Time for a rewrite.
5,983,227 [patents.com] Dynamic page generator , I remember Netscape doing what this patent describes with the launch of HTML 3.2 FRAMES back in.... hmmm, 1995 or 1996.
They pitched it to me when they released it. It had customised weather, sports, all that jazz. Ugly as hell, but at least 2 years ahead of this patent.
Nowadays a computer (and perhaps even some custom app you design together) could be useful even if the kid wants to be a ballet-anthropologist, drag queen or beekeper or whatever.
So many ORs, can't he be all of them? Man, you are cramping the lads style!
I love seeing the wide eyed look of absolute amazement I see in people's eyes when they write even the simplest program.
It is true. I see them energized and envigorated with an unbelievable energy to learn and expand. They become spontaneously competitive, but they also take immense joy in pulling all others up in a joint learning experience. They stop and teach. Someone gets stuck and groups spontaneously form and disintegrate as the knowledge is imparted.
God, it reminds me of 1990 all over again. They were the days. I'm glad to see its still going on!
My son is in year 8 at Melrose high in Canberra Australia. They are doing two courses specific to this: games programming and general programming. 3d modeling is also a choice. He is doing all of them (chip off the old block!)
Their assignment, for 14 year olds is quite hard. It raised my eyebrows when I read it. I'm a multi time CTO with a deep history is c, c++, java, ror, PHP and perl. They were asked as a 15% assignment over two weeks to write a number of very complex programs displaying skill in some quite complex areas in JavaScript, vb, actionscript and powershell. This is quite an amazing thing! These little fellas are in year 8!
The class is voluntary, but wow, is is hard. The kids absolutely love it. They apparently are hyper involved and super enthusiastic. While the teacher may be a messiah (I don't know her) but its obvious the kids are revved up beyond control.
We trade with communists now. They are our biggest trading partner. We love them. We do deals with terrorists (Pakistan, hiding OBL). They are now our friends.
Our world sees being a banker as fine today... let us hope they are persecuted in the same way in the future! (or are they!)
My brother and I are 18 months apart. I took on IT and he as a carpenter.
At 40, he has over taken me.
I *was* on 200k+ for 10 years but couldn't handle the pressure. He runs his own biz, take his own jobs and just grinds along. Cruises. A small biz and he kills me.
He has no degree, no BA/MA, no MBA, no PHD. I have most, plus appallingly good experience in the industry, but cant get a job...... He can spend 20k and get the best tools in the biz.
He says he can't keep up. Can't get enough people. Turns down jobs.
Makes me wonder why the hell I've done what I have. 40, I'm over the hill. 40, he has just started!
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Skynet wasnt advertiser supported!
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It all sounds so cool! Sign me up!
We don't have one. The Yanks don't have one, nor do the poms.
When was the last time THE PEOPLE had a REAL VOTE on how their country worked?
What we have is an obscene extension of the patent system extended into a politically domineering overlord system. We vote for a bunch of self interested morons to make stupendously bad decisions, rewarded richly for doing nothing or worse, followed by being given the chance to revote on our next oppressors when the previous ones fail (but only when they let us).
This isn't democracy. As article shows, it is corrupt.
This one billion line program has been hacked together for too many years. Too many exceptions. Time for a rewrite.
But it was done. The point is they were not first.
Since AC is still popping his pimples he perhaps doesn't remember the internet before 2007, you know, like, before facebook?
5,983,227 [patents.com] Dynamic page generator , I remember Netscape doing what this patent describes with the launch of HTML 3.2 FRAMES back in.... hmmm, 1995 or 1996.
They pitched it to me when they released it. It had customised weather, sports, all that jazz. Ugly as hell, but at least 2 years ahead of this patent.
"Dynamic Page Generator"... guess my work in 1994 with PERL excludes this one.
Woah, too much beer to the brain at the end there. Gramar down not good. And um forgot rant what .
Those are zombies, not robots.
It's a common nerd fantasy. Hot teacher, nerdy subject, big tits.
I don't know, havent met her, but she writes well ;)
So your cousin is a senior manager at Microsoft?
Nowadays a computer (and perhaps even some custom app you design together) could be useful even if the kid wants to be a ballet-anthropologist, drag queen or beekeper or whatever.
So many ORs, can't he be all of them? Man, you are cramping the lads style!
I was also fascinated by algebra as a child. Guess I'm just weird.
You are amongst friends here. Weird is normal. Weirder is normal-er.
Just don't become average or revert to the mean! (good god, I'm a punny man!)
This is so cool to read this.
I love seeing the wide eyed look of absolute amazement I see in people's eyes when they write even the simplest program.
It is true. I see them energized and envigorated with an unbelievable energy to learn and expand. They become spontaneously competitive, but they also take immense joy in pulling all others up in a joint learning experience. They stop and teach. Someone gets stuck and groups spontaneously form and disintegrate as the knowledge is imparted.
God, it reminds me of 1990 all over again. They were the days. I'm glad to see its still going on!
Absolutely they do.
My son is in year 8 at Melrose high in Canberra Australia. They are doing two courses specific to this: games programming and general programming. 3d modeling is also a choice. He is doing all of them (chip off the old block!)
Their assignment, for 14 year olds is quite hard. It raised my eyebrows when I read it. I'm a multi time CTO with a deep history is c, c++, java, ror, PHP and perl. They were asked as a 15% assignment over two weeks to write a number of very complex programs displaying skill in some quite complex areas in JavaScript, vb, actionscript and powershell. This is quite an amazing thing! These little fellas are in year 8!
The class is voluntary, but wow, is is hard. The kids absolutely love it. They apparently are hyper involved and super enthusiastic. While the teacher may be a messiah (I don't know her) but its obvious the kids are revved up beyond control.
You sir, are absolutely spot on.
My kids are now 14 and 15. I am glad they will not have US influence when they adults, for it will not economically exist then.
What was the RGB you used? I can't even see it in the HTML!
I installed a train load of 2950's, and the instructions on the PERC were in capital LETTERS IN RED
Only a person who couldnt see lightning up close would have missed it. :)
Looks like a site Anonymous might be interested. :D
Cool word score +5... Anthropogenic.
We deny that.
Canwedo it with beer and make it lowbrow?
We trade with communists now. They are our biggest trading partner. We love them. We do deals with terrorists (Pakistan, hiding OBL). They are now our friends.
Our world sees being a banker as fine today... let us hope they are persecuted in the same way in the future! (or are they!)
After all, even Jesus hated bankers.
Spot on.
My brother and I are 18 months apart. I took on IT and he as a carpenter.
At 40, he has over taken me.
I *was* on 200k+ for 10 years but couldn't handle the pressure. He runs his own biz, take his own jobs and just grinds along. Cruises. A small biz and he kills me.
He has no degree, no BA/MA, no MBA, no PHD. I have most, plus appallingly good experience in the industry, but cant get a job...... He can spend 20k and get the best tools in the biz.
He says he can't keep up. Can't get enough people. Turns down jobs.
Makes me wonder why the hell I've done what I have. 40, I'm over the hill. 40, he has just started!
Wonder what Brahms would make of the insanity that passes for copyright today.
That phonograph is going to destroy my business! (radio, record, cassette, cd, DVD, Internet).
Their squealling probably has been the same.
To your wife, that would highly offensive!