Actually, the patent application does mention hashes.
From TFPatentApp:
"For example, the Kazaa network that is used herein as an example, provides each file with verification information which is sometimes called a hash code.... The invention is particularly useful in networks like Kazaa, in which the verification information (hash) is predominantly calculated over thethe characteristic information and the beginning of the file. Accordingly, introducing bad content may not radically change the verification information (hash) calculated by Kazaa, as long as the bad content is not near the beginning of the file. It has been found that changing the content of a file near its end may only alter the last few bytes of the hash calculated by Kazaa, whereby a falsified file that produces a perfectly-matching has can be generated by a brute-force algorithm."
Every time they mention "verification information" in their Claims section, they mean "hash."
Douglas Adams has likened getting a movie made in Hollywood to "trying to grill a steak by having a succession of people coming into the room and breathing on it."
Given the considerable success of his books and their large following, why wasn't a film adaptation released earlier? What hurdles had to be overcome?
This is the fluffiest puff piece I've read in a while. The interviewer had the opportunity to ask a lot of good questions, but instead lobbed nothing but softball questions until the interview finally devolved into a Morpheus sales pitch. What a disappointment.
Fast maybe, but flawlessly definitely not. The speed restraint of the competition causes participants to hack their way through their problems any way they can. Good programming practices go out the window immediately.
"Knowing a lot of data structures"
I'll give you that one.
"Knowing how to solve some classical problems"
Why memorize the answers to solved problems? Most students in the competitions I've been to don't worry about memorizing answers. We all just bring our Data Structures and Algorithms books with us instead.
Oh, and if you think those three things are all there is to being a good programmer, well, I just don't know how to respond to that.
You shouldn't judge programmers of CS curricula based on these competitions. The problems are all very academic in nature rather than practical (I've competed in the ACM for two years now). Also, some schools spend all year preparing for the competition, offering classes in it, whereas other schools don't put quite that much into it.
Furthermore, the results of a single competition is hardly any reason to pass judgement on CS students nationwide.
and I'm sure.NET 2.0 and future versions will fix many issues that exist with the current version.
Right. Just like every other Windows product fixed all the problems of the previous version. You need to see this. You have a problem, but there is a solution.
I've heard this very example used many times in the past, and I think it's ridiculous. Any programmer knows that (!ptr) is the same as (ptr == NULL), so what makes you think one is clearer than another?
Keep in mind that this article in The Economist is by economists, for economists.
This article was about sharing, not Open Source, which is why the article doesn't go into depth in that.
Furthermore, spare time is an unused resource from a business point of view. People could take up a second job, but they often don't; therefore, from a strictly dollars-and-cents prespective, their spare time is an unused resource.
I'm not suprised either, but for an entirely different reason. U.S. students today are simply too ignorant on matters of government and civics.
This study was by first-amendment advocates and for first-amendment advocates, so the first amendment is all it focused on. Had the study been done about any other topic from high school civics (such as any other constitutional law, who their representatives are, who's on the Supreme Court, etc.) the results would've been the same. Students don't know nearly enough.
"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." -- Winston Churchill.
I see another problem with this experiment. Won't the results be different if it's a person no one knows? What if it were a picture of an acquaintance?
To anyone who can offer some guidance:
I am a senior in high school. I also am interested in math, philosophy, and computer programming. In addition, I like political science. I don't really know what to major in. Can anybody suggest any good majors or colleges for me, please?
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LONG LIVE QWERTY!
That's like saying literature sucks this day because they're all either mystery or romance or drama or comedy, etc.
All forms of communication have genres into which most works can be placed. That's no argument against the medium, however.
That's funny, because when I saw it back in high school, I got the message immediately.
I guess some people need their preachy messages to be blatantly over-the-top in order to be considered worthy *rolls eyes*
I don't know about you, but I think we could use some more subtlety nowadays.
Yarr, ye need to get away from thar magic box and get some sunlight, ye scallywag.
Hello, Web portal.
They had to do it sooner or later.
Actually, the patent application does mention hashes.
...
From TFPatentApp:
"For example, the Kazaa network that is used herein as an example, provides each file with verification information which is sometimes called a hash code.
The invention is particularly useful in networks like Kazaa, in which the verification information (hash) is predominantly calculated over thethe characteristic information and the beginning of the file. Accordingly, introducing bad content may not radically change the verification information (hash) calculated by Kazaa, as long as the bad content is not near the beginning of the file. It has been found that changing the content of a file near its end may only alter the last few bytes of the hash calculated by Kazaa, whereby a falsified file that produces a perfectly-matching has can be generated by a brute-force algorithm."
Every time they mention "verification information" in their Claims section, they mean "hash."
Douglas Adams has likened getting a movie made in Hollywood to "trying to grill a steak by having a succession of people coming into the room and breathing on it."
Given the considerable success of his books and their large following, why wasn't a film adaptation released earlier? What hurdles had to be overcome?
This obviously underscores that we are not doing enough to support a culture of life in this country.
This is the fluffiest puff piece I've read in a while. The interviewer had the opportunity to ask a lot of good questions, but instead lobbed nothing but softball questions until the interview finally devolved into a Morpheus sales pitch. What a disappointment.
"Knowing how to program fast and flawlessly"
Fast maybe, but flawlessly definitely not. The speed restraint of the competition causes participants to hack their way through their problems any way they can. Good programming practices go out the window immediately.
"Knowing a lot of data structures"
I'll give you that one.
"Knowing how to solve some classical problems"
Why memorize the answers to solved problems? Most students in the competitions I've been to don't worry about memorizing answers. We all just bring our Data Structures and Algorithms books with us instead.
Oh, and if you think those three things are all there is to being a good programmer, well, I just don't know how to respond to that.
You shouldn't judge programmers of CS curricula based on these competitions. The problems are all very academic in nature rather than practical (I've competed in the ACM for two years now). Also, some schools spend all year preparing for the competition, offering classes in it, whereas other schools don't put quite that much into it.
Furthermore, the results of a single competition is hardly any reason to pass judgement on CS students nationwide.
and I'm sure .NET 2.0 and future versions will fix many issues that exist with the current version.
Right. Just like every other Windows product fixed all the problems of the previous version. You need to see this. You have a problem, but there is a solution.
Yeah, SciFi has got an overall great website up for Battlestar. I especially like watching deleted scenes and reading the writer's blog.
I've heard this very example used many times in the past, and I think it's ridiculous. Any programmer knows that (!ptr) is the same as (ptr == NULL), so what makes you think one is clearer than another?
It's nice to see something on /. that isn't blatantly pro-Firefox and anti-IE. Good research.
Keep in mind that this article in The Economist is by economists, for economists.
This article was about sharing, not Open Source, which is why the article doesn't go into depth in that.
Furthermore, spare time is an unused resource from a business point of view. People could take up a second job, but they often don't; therefore, from a strictly dollars-and-cents prespective, their spare time is an unused resource.
I'm not suprised either, but for an entirely different reason. U.S. students today are simply too ignorant on matters of government and civics.
This study was by first-amendment advocates and for first-amendment advocates, so the first amendment is all it focused on. Had the study been done about any other topic from high school civics (such as any other constitutional law, who their representatives are, who's on the Supreme Court, etc.) the results would've been the same. Students don't know nearly enough.
"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." -- Winston Churchill.
Wow, that's amazing. How does she find the time to represent so many clients while hosting Fresh Air?
That quote is from Mark Twain.
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
Now if only the industry could receive the recognition it deserves, the recognition the movie, TV and music industries receive.
There ought to be video game awards much better than those Spike recently gave out.
I see another problem with this experiment. Won't the results be different if it's a person no one knows? What if it were a picture of an acquaintance?
Let me be the first to welcome our new, low-price overlords.
I remember hearing about this this year. It looks like a great idea, but I have real doubts over how well it'll be implemented.
Our troops don't even have the kevlar vests and armor plating they need. What makes us think they'll ever have a state-of-the-art exoskeleton?
To anyone who can offer some guidance:
I am a senior in high school. I also am interested in math, philosophy, and computer programming. In addition, I like political science. I don't really know what to major in. Can anybody suggest any good majors or colleges for me, please?