There has been a lot of discussion about how wrong it is for a community with more restrictive standards to affect the freedoms of those with more "open" standards. However, this occurs with so called "hate-speech", "racially motivated", or otherwise "offensive" speech. Politically correct terms are invented all the time to try and not "offend" someone in society and many people accept that as OK.
Is sexual speech different in that if you are offended, take a hike (Alabama); however, if someone from New York burns a cross in an Alabama person's yard, it really is OK for Alabama to be upset?
You can also use gel toothpaste. Get the cheapest you can find and use your finger to spread some on the glass. Wait for it to dry then rinse it out. It works just as well as anti-fog and cheaper too!
There is nothing special in general about.NET that doesn't apply equally to Java. They are both VM languages that have good library support.
The great power of Mono and.NET lies in the ONE line of code:
bool matches = Regex.IsMatch( input, regex );
.NET and Mono are actually a collection of libraries that form a framework which allows you, the programmer, to write the logic of your application. I can call one line of code to do input validation on a string which saves you possibly hours of time.
The description of the power.NET here isn't.NET specific. Actually, any language with good library support will meet this criteria of "power".
As you can clearly see, Mono brings almost limitless possibilities in breaking down the barrier between desktops: a commercial software provider would target Mono and it would "just work" on all platforms that Mono supported. How is this different from Java? In my opinion Java makes things harder than it needs to be. For starters, enforced exception handling can't auto-box/unbox primitive types and doesn't support arbitrary length parameter lists String.Format() style.
Give me a break! Autoboxing and the String.Format() comment are very trivial things to complain about. Enforced exception handling is a little more complex and the debate will probably never end on which is better.
I think the success of Java vs.NET will depend on how it is distributed and the "user experience" of installing and using.NET vs Java applications. Sun doesn't have the same level of control over the desktop experience that Microsoft has for desktop applications so that may be a deciding factor for most users.
On the server, Java is already very popular and installation/launching headaches are tolerated more because admins are willing to put in a little more effort than most users.
Other issues such as relative performance and the "look and feel" will also play a big role with users.
In the general theoretical sense, there isn't much difference between Java and.NET. The success of each will depend on the implementation.
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I think a killer application would be for Scuba diving. It would be great to always have an air gage display, depth display, and water temperature display along the edges of your mask area, or push a button to bring them up temporarily.
I'm thinking that now you have your music in digital form on CDs, you can just wait until they sell those cards in bulk form to normal users and copy the data over into whatever format is required.
From my reading of the site, it seems that this robot was built specifically for the environment that it was in. They were mainly interested in testing subsystems and gaining experience.
In this context, there were no great terrain obstacles.
I am a Mechanical Engineer, although I'm not a Professional Engineer (P.E.). In order to get the Professional Engineer certification, you have to first complete the E.I.T exam (Engineer In Training), then get X number of years of supervised work under a current Professional Engineer, then take the Professional Engineer exam. Most people take the E.I.T in college before they graduate.
Most Civil Engineers need the P.E. license since they generally work for government agencies (building roads, bridges, etc). Mechanical Engineers who work in the HVAC industry generally get their P.E. license also.
Engineers usually get the P.E. license if they are doing work for outside customers. If there are no P.E. certified engineers at your company, you can get a P.E at another company to check and sign off on your work to count toward your required years of experience. Many times, a P.E. license in one state will be recognized in surrounding states (subject to variation).
If you are an engineer doing work only inside a company, you generally don't need a P.E. license. For example, in the aerospace industry, or automotive industry, it isn't required as far as I know. In that case, you can pursue it if you wish and you may get paid a little more money and it looks good on your resume. If your company doesn't require it, then there is no penalty for not having it.
The E.I.T exam is a comprehensive exam on all subjects (thermodynamics, controls, electrical, mechanical, etc). When you take the P.E. exam, you can usually choose between a general exam, or one that is specialized to your field.
At my school (Mississippi State University), they just moved the Computer Science department into the Engineering Department.
I was in California recently and saw disguised towers around Los Angeles. They were made to look like palm trees. They were OK, but you could definitely tell that they were fake. However, if you went over the mountains and into the desert, they were still disguised a *green* trees. The really stood out compared to the desert area.
You can't compare the US Army and the business of operating the Concorde. They are two totally different entities with very different purposes and economic realities. Besides, people do complain about the budget of the military (not subsidy - subsidies are applied to businesses - not to militaries), but people understand that the military is purely a cost - not a profit generating entity. A business is supposed to be self sufficient and create wealth.
Naming Britain and France the most advanced nations in the world because of *one* data point - supersonic airliners - is very silly.
You say that the US could not achieve a supersonic passenger aircraft, but I disagree. It is not an issue of can/cannot (meaning we don't have the ability technically) it is an issue of choice based on economics.
I think the greatness of a nation should be determined on the basis of many other things besides supersonic airliners, and even other things (such as systems of government, law, justice, morality, etc) than the technology it creates.
I feel no humiliation when seeing the Concorde.
I think the reason these aircraft came from Socialist countries is because they were not fundamentally concerned with how much they cost - it was merely a status symbol. If you never care how much something costs then you will quickly become bankrupt and unable to keep or operate your expensive toys.
I don't think that building these supersonic airliners was an example of "corporate welfare"; instead, they were tools of "national pride".
I also don't believe that these other countries will run rings around us technologically because they are socialist. Look at the advances in spacecraft, electronics, and medicine in this country and I don't see anybody "running rings" around us.
Ever heard of the concept of *justice*? Fraud deserves punishment. Punishment is not intended to turn criminals into honest citizens. It can have a deterrent effect, but that is only secondary. Even if it deters no one, punishment is still necessary.
As a Mechanical Engineer, our curriculum had alot of group design projects in your junior and senior years. Every major class had at least one group project, sometimes more. It was always frustrating to get put on teams with slackers. Some people were slackers on the team because they were dumb, others slacked because they had an insane course load, or they worked many hours so they just didn't have time. The result was the same either way.
Some professors had students rate each other, but most didn't. Groups were usually picked at random.
I hated the group projects because of the slackers, trying to coordinate schedules to work together, and because you usually were working with strangers.
Group work at work is better because people aren't strangers, scheduling problems aren't as big of a deal, and so far, I haven't found any big time slackers around here.
In school, the best group size seemed to be 3 people. It minimized scheduling conflicts and gave you some help if one other person was a serious slacker.
If you got an uber-slacker on your team, then people would usually go to the professor about it. Some group projects had group reports, others had individual reports.
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There has been a lot of discussion about how wrong it is for a community with more restrictive standards to affect the freedoms of those with more "open" standards. However, this occurs with so called "hate-speech", "racially motivated", or otherwise "offensive" speech. Politically correct terms are invented all the time to try and not "offend" someone in society and many people accept that as OK.
Is sexual speech different in that if you are offended, take a hike (Alabama); however, if someone from New York burns a cross in an Alabama person's yard, it really is OK for Alabama to be upset?
You can also use gel toothpaste. Get the cheapest you can find and use your finger to spread some on the glass. Wait for it to dry then rinse it out. It works just as well as anti-fog and cheaper too!
How about putting a PayPal donation button on their homepage?
(just kidding)
Unfortunately the original author has stopped working on the project, but another user is picking up the development.
Old site
New site
I think the success of Java vs .NET will depend on how it is distributed and the "user experience" of installing and using .NET vs Java applications. Sun doesn't have the same level of control over the desktop experience that Microsoft has for desktop applications so that may be a deciding factor for most users.
On the server, Java is already very popular and installation/launching headaches are tolerated more because admins are willing to put in a little more effort than most users.
Other issues such as relative performance and the "look and feel" will also play a big role with users.
In the general theoretical sense, there isn't much difference between Java and .NET. The success of each will depend on the implementation.
http://www.dot.state.tx.us/hcr/main.htm
The detailed info is just text though.
Someone needs to use this to write a GUI to boot Linux off a LiveCD distribution.
As Catbert would say,
That's so evil it makes me want to PURRRRR!
Sounds like a good time to practice your buddy breathing skills. Puke in your buddies reg... :)
I've ridden one in college. A friend had one. Twist the grip and it would practically rip your head off.
Cool.
I think a killer application would be for Scuba diving. It would be great to always have an air gage display, depth display, and water temperature display along the edges of your mask area, or push a button to bring them up temporarily.
Any solutions that could be hacked together?
I'm thinking that now you have your music in digital form on CDs, you can just wait until they sell those cards in bulk form to normal users and copy the data over into whatever format is required.
I suggest we target telemarketers with this: http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/smart/gbu-28.ht m
http://www.engin.umich.edu/labs/csdl/ME350/motors/ ac/induction/ . pdf
http://www2.latech.edu/~dalea/instruction/motorac
I keep checking their webpage to see screenshots of their Calendar and Addressbook applications. Can someone make screenshots available?
Is their Calendar and Address book better than tkcAddressBook and tkcCalendar?
I really wish I could find a Zaurus equivalent of Datebk4 from the Palm IIIxe.
From my reading of the site, it seems that this robot was built specifically for the environment that it was in. They were mainly interested in testing subsystems and gaining experience.
In this context, there were no great terrain obstacles.
http://sneakemail.com/
The re-builder mode is great for debugging regexps in Emacs. This is the latest version as far as I can tell: re-builder 1.2
I am a Mechanical Engineer, although I'm not a Professional Engineer (P.E.). In order to get the Professional Engineer certification, you have to first complete the E.I.T exam (Engineer In Training), then get X number of years of supervised work under a current Professional Engineer, then take the Professional Engineer exam. Most people take the E.I.T in college before they graduate.
Most Civil Engineers need the P.E. license since they generally work for government agencies (building roads, bridges, etc). Mechanical Engineers who work in the HVAC industry generally get their P.E. license also.
Engineers usually get the P.E. license if they are doing work for outside customers. If there are no P.E. certified engineers at your company, you can get a P.E at another company to check and sign off on your work to count toward your required years of experience. Many times, a P.E. license in one state will be recognized in surrounding states (subject to variation).
If you are an engineer doing work only inside a company, you generally don't need a P.E. license. For example, in the aerospace industry, or automotive industry, it isn't required as far as I know. In that case, you can pursue it if you wish and you may get paid a little more money and it looks good on your resume. If your company doesn't require it, then there is no penalty for not having it.
The E.I.T exam is a comprehensive exam on all subjects (thermodynamics, controls, electrical, mechanical, etc). When you take the P.E. exam, you can usually choose between a general exam, or one that is specialized to your field.
At my school (Mississippi State University), they just moved the Computer Science department into the Engineering Department.
http://netez.com/2xExplorer
I was in California recently and saw disguised towers around Los Angeles. They were made to look like palm trees. They were OK, but you could definitely tell that they were fake. However, if you went over the mountains and into the desert, they were still disguised a *green* trees. The really stood out compared to the desert area.
If this is a Linux based system, will RMS flame us is we don't call it GNU/Linux/GNUStep?
They are also used to make accelerometers to measure acceleration.
You can't compare the US Army and the business of operating the Concorde. They are two totally different entities with very different purposes and economic realities. Besides, people do complain about the budget of the military (not subsidy - subsidies are applied to businesses - not to militaries), but people understand that the military is purely a cost - not a profit generating entity. A business is supposed to be self sufficient and create wealth.
Naming Britain and France the most advanced nations in the world because of *one* data point - supersonic airliners - is very silly.
You say that the US could not achieve a supersonic passenger aircraft, but I disagree. It is not an issue of can/cannot (meaning we don't have the ability technically) it is an issue of choice based on economics.
I think the greatness of a nation should be determined on the basis of many other things besides supersonic airliners, and even other things (such as systems of government, law, justice, morality, etc) than the technology it creates.
I feel no humiliation when seeing the Concorde.
I think the reason these aircraft came from Socialist countries is because they were not fundamentally concerned with how much they cost - it was merely a status symbol. If you never care how much something costs then you will quickly become bankrupt and unable to keep or operate your expensive toys.
I don't think that building these supersonic airliners was an example of "corporate welfare"; instead, they were tools of "national pride".
I also don't believe that these other countries will run rings around us technologically because they are socialist. Look at the advances in spacecraft, electronics, and medicine in this country and I don't see anybody "running rings" around us.
Ever heard of the concept of *justice*? Fraud deserves punishment. Punishment is not intended to turn criminals into honest citizens. It can have a deterrent effect, but that is only secondary. Even if it deters no one, punishment is still necessary.
As a Mechanical Engineer, our curriculum had alot of group design projects in your junior and senior years. Every major class had at least one group project, sometimes more. It was always frustrating to get put on teams with slackers. Some people were slackers on the team because they were dumb, others slacked because they had an insane course load, or they worked many hours so they just didn't have time. The result was the same either way.
Some professors had students rate each other, but most didn't. Groups were usually picked at random.
I hated the group projects because of the slackers, trying to coordinate schedules to work together, and because you usually were working with strangers.
Group work at work is better because people aren't strangers, scheduling problems aren't as big of a deal, and so far, I haven't found any big time slackers around here.
In school, the best group size seemed to be 3 people. It minimized scheduling conflicts and gave you some help if one other person was a serious slacker.
If you got an uber-slacker on your team, then people would usually go to the professor about it. Some group projects had group reports, others had individual reports.