I remember seeing cabinets at Ikea where they are just square shelfing, from floor to ceiling, and customizable to your needs (see here). You can add cabinets at the bottom for all the paper that goes into different binders, boxes, stackes, etc. and you won't be staring at it all day... As to the top, just use clean boxes from nearest liquor store (these are great. can stand huge weight AND comes with handles), throw some generic wrapping paper around it to beautify it, then it's throw-stuff-that-looks-the-same-into-a-pile time.
RIAA and MPAA are so very misleading...(to the point that it's getting both tiring and stupid)
EVERYONE - carpenters, painters, stunspeople, actors, studios and so on - that works on a movie set producing a movie are paid in full when the when their work is done and the contract is fullfilled. When they said that a movie costs xxx million dollars to produce, the price tag includes the wages. If there is anyone losing money due to file swapping, it's the company that produces the movies and sells the rights to use the movie for memorabilia.
I think I can predict what they're going to do now...like RIAA, MPAA will eventually go after the independent movies produced by students, ametuers and hobbyists who's sole channel of distribution is P2P, and deprive the world of good quality movies while filling our and our children's eyes with crap that only benefits them...
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"Whoever has the gold, makes the rule - that's us, the consumers"
I assure you that students are fully capable of project management. My friend just finished 2nd year in Electrical Engineering, and is currently a project manager at RIM.
The "highly paid programmers" (they don't get paid that much higher than normal people) at Microsoft have limited capabilities in problem solving, because even though they may be smarter than average, they have no sense that solving a problem is to find the root of the problem, and do something about it. Their scope is limited to benefitting their company (and their pockets). On the other hand, OSS programmers are all over the globe, hence more experiences not just in programming, but in other areas. Insights gained in one can aid in others (remember, aspirin not only relieves pain, it's good for your heart).
I rather have working, stable FREE OOS on my computer than a holely-expensive, overly-patched proprietary software. HECK! my school (yes, I'm a student that had no money to spend on expensive software that I need to write a thesis) uses FreeBSD to run the server. It never crashed, and is faster than the department server which runs purely on MS. They are even considering dumping PeopleSoft and get students to write better, more efficient code for online student records!
Howard, take a look at how much of the terrorists are funded by America's drug problem before you come bashing our FREE OSS.
I'm currently completing an engineering degree, and from what i've heard (from graduated students & profs), if you are up to it, go for it. but don't stay at the master's level!
Ph. D.'s have it's advantages. for starters, you'll be able to apply to a position that is much more interesting than master level jobs. another is that if you're the creative type, your graduate work can potentially become commercialized. (look at the "university spinoff" companies, such as RIM)
The worst thing to do after getting a master is to think that a MS is enough. a recent master graduate of chemical engineering told me that she had trouble finding a job after graduation. Why? for a BASc level positions, HR tend to overlook the over qualified applicants, thinking that they'd get bored & unproductive. For positions that requires higher level of education, MSc sometimes lacks the knowledge in the field that Ph.D's have. you get stuck in the middle where fitting jobs are hard to find.
Just as one of the thread below said, go for something that is multi-disciplinary. if you're EE, consider something such as bio-engineering (application of electrical systems to imitate bio systems...big potentials here), mechanical/mechatronics, or MBA's (so you can yell at people, not getting yelled at).
*** Warning to all aliens. Bush is ready to nuke some one, and if any of you are reading this, get the hell out of here. ***
I couldn't believe either. My calculus teacher once told me, that us being visited by carbon based extraterrestrial humanoids, taking into account of technological advancement, ability of a planet to support life (similar condition to earth is assumed, ie distance to sun, C-N-P ratio, etc.), as well as chance, the probability is very slim. A planet needs to be a certain distance away from its sun so that the temperature on the planet is just right for carbon-based life to exist. then there is the chance of life developing, according to the theory of evolution, the primodial soup of life forming basic cellular structure. Of course don't forget that we are many many light years away from other habitable planets, and even if the aliens have technology to travel near the speed of light, it would take them years, maybe even generations to finally reach earth. That is if they detect life on earth.
Even if we got lucky, and the above is not problem what so ever, they wouldn't come right now anyways. if they are peace loving, they would stay the hell away from earth to avoid encounters with nuclear war, and if they want a hostile take over, they would probably wait until humans distroy themselves, then they'll show up to take over. they are not dumb you know!
Well... the project is a worthy cause. I don't see copyrights being the biggest problem. most books that's worth reading are older classics anyways. Plus, the project is probably aimed at providing people that has no access to a library with materials that's available in one. I mean, if you live in the middle of no where, how are you suppose to get new books, let alone a library? on the other hand, a e-library can provide that person with the same material, as long as he/she has a internet connection.
as to cost of labor, there is always people who are welling to put in a little time for a worthy cause. you just need to advertise well.
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I remember seeing cabinets at Ikea where they are just square shelfing, from floor to ceiling, and customizable to your needs (see here). You can add cabinets at the bottom for all the paper that goes into different binders, boxes, stackes, etc. and you won't be staring at it all day... As to the top, just use clean boxes from nearest liquor store (these are great. can stand huge weight AND comes with handles), throw some generic wrapping paper around it to beautify it, then it's throw-stuff-that-looks-the-same-into-a-pile time.
RIAA and MPAA are so very misleading...(to the point that it's getting both tiring and stupid)
EVERYONE - carpenters, painters, stunspeople, actors, studios and so on - that works on a movie set producing a movie are paid in full when the when their work is done and the contract is fullfilled. When they said that a movie costs xxx million dollars to produce, the price tag includes the wages. If there is anyone losing money due to file swapping, it's the company that produces the movies and sells the rights to use the movie for memorabilia.
I think I can predict what they're going to do now...like RIAA, MPAA will eventually go after the independent movies produced by students, ametuers and hobbyists who's sole channel of distribution is P2P, and deprive the world of good quality movies while filling our and our children's eyes with crap that only benefits them...
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"Whoever has the gold, makes the rule - that's us, the consumers"
I assure you that students are fully capable of project management. My friend just finished 2nd year in Electrical Engineering, and is currently a project manager at RIM.
Who is this Strauss guy BSing?
The "highly paid programmers" (they don't get paid that much higher than normal people) at Microsoft have limited capabilities in problem solving, because even though they may be smarter than average, they have no sense that solving a problem is to find the root of the problem, and do something about it. Their scope is limited to benefitting their company (and their pockets). On the other hand, OSS programmers are all over the globe, hence more experiences not just in programming, but in other areas. Insights gained in one can aid in others (remember, aspirin not only relieves pain, it's good for your heart).
I rather have working, stable FREE OOS on my computer than a holely-expensive, overly-patched proprietary software. HECK! my school (yes, I'm a student that had no money to spend on expensive software that I need to write a thesis) uses FreeBSD to run the server. It never crashed, and is faster than the department server which runs purely on MS. They are even considering dumping PeopleSoft and get students to write better, more efficient code for online student records!
Howard, take a look at how much of the terrorists are funded by America's drug problem before you come bashing our FREE OSS.
I'm currently completing an engineering degree, and from what i've heard (from graduated students & profs), if you are up to it, go for it. but don't stay at the master's level!
Ph. D.'s have it's advantages. for starters, you'll be able to apply to a position that is much more interesting than master level jobs. another is that if you're the creative type, your graduate work can potentially become commercialized. (look at the "university spinoff" companies, such as RIM)
The worst thing to do after getting a master is to think that a MS is enough. a recent master graduate of chemical engineering told me that she had trouble finding a job after graduation. Why? for a BASc level positions, HR tend to overlook the over qualified applicants, thinking that they'd get bored & unproductive. For positions that requires higher level of education, MSc sometimes lacks the knowledge in the field that Ph.D's have. you get stuck in the middle where fitting jobs are hard to find.
Just as one of the thread below said, go for something that is multi-disciplinary. if you're EE, consider something such as bio-engineering (application of electrical systems to imitate bio systems...big potentials here), mechanical/mechatronics, or MBA's (so you can yell at people, not getting yelled at).
*** Warning to all aliens. Bush is ready to nuke some one, and if any of you are reading this, get the hell out of here. *** I couldn't believe either. My calculus teacher once told me, that us being visited by carbon based extraterrestrial humanoids, taking into account of technological advancement, ability of a planet to support life (similar condition to earth is assumed, ie distance to sun, C-N-P ratio, etc.), as well as chance, the probability is very slim. A planet needs to be a certain distance away from its sun so that the temperature on the planet is just right for carbon-based life to exist. then there is the chance of life developing, according to the theory of evolution, the primodial soup of life forming basic cellular structure. Of course don't forget that we are many many light years away from other habitable planets, and even if the aliens have technology to travel near the speed of light, it would take them years, maybe even generations to finally reach earth. That is if they detect life on earth. Even if we got lucky, and the above is not problem what so ever, they wouldn't come right now anyways. if they are peace loving, they would stay the hell away from earth to avoid encounters with nuclear war, and if they want a hostile take over, they would probably wait until humans distroy themselves, then they'll show up to take over. they are not dumb you know!
Well... the project is a worthy cause. I don't see copyrights being the biggest problem. most books that's worth reading are older classics anyways. Plus, the project is probably aimed at providing people that has no access to a library with materials that's available in one. I mean, if you live in the middle of no where, how are you suppose to get new books, let alone a library? on the other hand, a e-library can provide that person with the same material, as long as he/she has a internet connection. as to cost of labor, there is always people who are welling to put in a little time for a worthy cause. you just need to advertise well.