The 1000 number represents Computer Science PhD degrees granted per year in the United States. At any given time, the number of PhD students is substantially higher than that. See the graph here: http://www.cra.org/info/education/us/phd.html
They do get it. At the BillG keynote last night, they showed an HD-DVD/Vista demo and copied the movie to the hard drive. It's built in to the driver - you can copy either the entire disc image or just the HD movie (without menus, extras, etc.).
1) You say that "we might remember the name" if we use Google Desktop.
2) Google Desktop is only available for Microsoft Windows.
3) You submitted directly to Slashdot.
Therefore, you are implying that the majority of Slashdot readers use Windows? Might want to put on your flame-retardant PJs.
For those asking for patches for every possible security issue: List the software products you patch that have 100 million users. If your fix causes a problem for 1% of your users, can you deal with a million phone calls?
You're not getting all the bits anyhow. Studio recordings are at least 24-bit resolution samples now, and sometimes 96KHz sampling rate (or greater). The CD you get is a maximized, squashed, crappy sounding 16-bit 44.1KHz version of what the final (pre-mastered) mix sounds like. Welcome to "louder is better".
Yo, AC. In this here new-fangled 21st century we have some tools to help you:
1) "Remote control" channel flipping
2) Mute button
3) TiVo or VCR, then "fast-forward"
Maybe the Purdue CS degree is above average. He did say "most", not "all". My sense is that the spirit of his comments are right. Industry expects a certain set of skills for entry level jobs, which unfortunately has lead many real CS programs to shift their focus from science to skills training.
Alan Kay has earned his place as a leader in computer science. I'd suggest listening to what he has to say instead of dismissing him as a jackass.
This is exactly why I don't buy products with rebates. Three month interest-free loans to for-profit corporations is not the best use of my (or anyone's) money.
Probably not short sighted, but rather an space and cpu efficiency issue. Space - If you have 64-bit doc ids, even if you index 2^48 documents you're still wasting 16 bits per stemmed word per document. CPU - dealing with 64-bit integers on 32-bit hardware usually involves multiple loads, and decreases what can fit in the hardware data caches.
A list of the bad things about this "patch", just at first glance:
1. Leaks 256 bytes on every URL navigation 2. Leaks 512 additional bytes if it finds an exploit URL 3. Creates a string with the \1 char in it on every call, but does nothing with it 4. Will overwrite stuff on the stack if the URL has the exploit and is very close to 256 chars in length.
It's a good thing these guys aren't on the real IE dev team.
I feel fortunate to have a signed first edition of the book. In 1993, while doing an internship at IBM and working on a sockets-related project, we brought Rich Stevens (how he signs his name) in to teach a two-day class. He had a knack for taking complicated subject matter and presenting it in an easy-to-understand, straightforward manner.
Having this device allows you to keep your noisy PC in another room, but still watch the HD programs you've recorded on it on your TV. For many people, having a PC sitting next to their entertainment center is not very convenient.
AC is right on the money here - this is easily a $10,000 job. Probably not for the writer of this article though - "if you cut me a deal, I'll pub your contracting business on THG".
All the parent says is "this article is not useful for me". If that's all it takes, here goes:
I am an air traffic controller. I am required to answer planes as soon as they contact me. It is expected, that I stop hyperventilating from stress and answer the radio ASAP, in case the problem being reported is an emergency.
And, being salaried, i don't get paid to work late nights and such (thank goodness, since I've already got an ulcer).
Also, head phones aren't allowed in my office, because if a plane is about to crash it can make them feel ignored.
So, great advise. Wish i could use. it.
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The gamepad he drew did exist back then. You'll note that the first page of his notes mentions Gravis. See the following Usenet post from 12-30-1991 by Mark Rein, president of Id Software at that time, regarding a 4-button digital Gravis gamepad and support for said gamepad in Commander Keen:
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The 1000 number represents Computer Science PhD degrees granted per year in the United States. At any given time, the number of PhD students is substantially higher than that. See the graph here:
http://www.cra.org/info/education/us/phd.html
Politico: A political person.
Politaco: Mr. Malda when he mixes personal politics with news.
They do get it. At the BillG keynote last night, they showed an HD-DVD/Vista demo and copied the movie to the hard drive. It's built in to the driver - you can copy either the entire disc image or just the HD movie (without menus, extras, etc.).
1) You say that "we might remember the name" if we use Google Desktop.
2) Google Desktop is only available for Microsoft Windows.
3) You submitted directly to Slashdot.
Therefore, you are implying that the majority of Slashdot readers use Windows? Might want to put on your flame-retardant PJs.
For those asking for patches for every possible security issue: List the software products you patch that have 100 million users. If your fix causes a problem for 1% of your users, can you deal with a million phone calls?
You're not getting all the bits anyhow. Studio recordings are at least 24-bit resolution samples now, and sometimes 96KHz sampling rate (or greater). The CD you get is a maximized, squashed, crappy sounding 16-bit 44.1KHz version of what the final (pre-mastered) mix sounds like. Welcome to "louder is better".
Disc is for hardware testing and validation for manufacturers, not for demo purposes. That's in the summary - no need to RTFA.
Michael Dell: I'm trying to make computers for kids to take to college.
Scott McNealy: Your mom goes to college.
Can you even breathe in that tinfoil cocoon?
Why did he resent conducting the study? Did someone force him to do it against his will?
Yo, AC. In this here new-fangled 21st century we have some tools to help you: 1) "Remote control" channel flipping 2) Mute button 3) TiVo or VCR, then "fast-forward"
Maybe the Purdue CS degree is above average. He did say "most", not "all". My sense is that the spirit of his comments are right. Industry expects a certain set of skills for entry level jobs, which unfortunately has lead many real CS programs to shift their focus from science to skills training. Alan Kay has earned his place as a leader in computer science. I'd suggest listening to what he has to say instead of dismissing him as a jackass.
This is exactly why I don't buy products with rebates. Three month interest-free loans to for-profit corporations is not the best use of my (or anyone's) money.
It's about content indexing. I can find files if I know part of the filename, but it's trickier if I only know about something stored in a file.
... the sky is not falling. Your choice.
Only two humans and one demon ever heard it, and these guys forgot how it went.
Probably not short sighted, but rather an space and cpu efficiency issue. Space - If you have 64-bit doc ids, even if you index 2^48 documents you're still wasting 16 bits per stemmed word per document. CPU - dealing with 64-bit integers on 32-bit hardware usually involves multiple loads, and decreases what can fit in the hardware data caches.
Story has a link to the generic extender. Here's a link to the XBox version. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/eva luation/devices/xboxextenderkit.mspx
A list of the bad things about this "patch", just at first glance:
1. Leaks 256 bytes on every URL navigation
2. Leaks 512 additional bytes if it finds an exploit URL
3. Creates a string with the \1 char in it on every call, but does nothing with it
4. Will overwrite stuff on the stack if the URL has the exploit and is very close to 256 chars in length.
It's a good thing these guys aren't on the real IE dev team.
I feel fortunate to have a signed first edition of the book. In 1993, while doing an internship at IBM and working on a sockets-related project, we brought Rich Stevens (how he signs his name) in to teach a two-day class. He had a knack for taking complicated subject matter and presenting it in an easy-to-understand, straightforward manner.
Having this device allows you to keep your noisy PC in another room, but still watch the HD programs you've recorded on it on your TV. For many people, having a PC sitting next to their entertainment center is not very convenient.
Could it be that people are actually (shudder) RTFA before posting?
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AC is right on the money here - this is easily a $10,000 job. Probably not for the writer of this article though - "if you cut me a deal, I'll pub your contracting business on THG".
All the parent says is "this article is not useful for me". If that's all it takes, here goes:
I am an air traffic controller. I am required to answer planes as soon as they contact me. It is expected, that I stop hyperventilating from stress and answer the radio ASAP, in case the problem being reported is an emergency.
And, being salaried, i don't get paid to work late nights and such (thank goodness, since I've already got an ulcer).
Also, head phones aren't allowed in my office, because if a plane is about to crash it can make them feel ignored.
So, great advise. Wish i could use. it.
The gamepad he drew did exist back then. You'll note that the first page of his notes mentions Gravis. See the following Usenet post from 12-30-1991 by Mark Rein, president of Id Software at that time, regarding a 4-button digital Gravis gamepad and support for said gamepad in Commander Keen:
Usenet post