I would imagine that... this is a political rather than an engineering decision.
I would imagine you are correct. Just based on the years I spent in management, I'd say about 85-90% of corporate decisions are based on "politics" or "marketing." Engineering only gets a small slice of the remaining 10-15%...
Considering that Montana is ground zero for right wing militia types (as well as pygmy pony & dental floss farmers).
I think a lot of folks need to screw their heads back on, wake up & realize that it's the right-wing & not the left that poses the greatest threat to their privacy. Somebody up-thread asked if this was China. Nope, but it sure looks like Munich circa 1931.
I'll betcha a dime to a doughnut that's a Republican city administration.
Quill345 is exactly right. This is just one of many NSF-funded initiatives of this nature, and I'm not sure exactly why this one merits special attention here. The goal isn't "poets who program," but rather liberal arts majors who are able to use appropriate tools and who aren't paranoid about technology. There are folks out on the cutting edge of critical analysis in literature who indeed use sophisticated data processing engines and that once we wander into other "liberal arts" -- and at least one university in my state has the departments of biology, physics, and mathematics within the College of Liberal Arts -- the technology applications can be pretty gnarly. As an analogy, when I was stumbling through my PhD in biology education some quarter century ago, there was real concern that a lack of scientific literacy in the general population would create an environment where more and more voters would call for the injection of superstition into the science classroom. Anyone sufficiently familiar with the historical background of the current "intelligent design" movement knows that that is exactly what happened. Imagine a society that thinks that their computers or game consoles operate "by magic." (And I mean that literally and not figuratively!)
Estimating averages is easy if you remember a simple rule: 87.23% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
(And wouldn't the "average of 2 to 4 days" be 3 days?)
My organization uses a variety of web services (including our CRM & accounting systems) both internally & externally. AFAIK, none of these require DirectX or any other MSIE-specific doo-dads. At least, everything works fine in Firefox.
I've seen post after post here declaring that corporate intranets were one big mass of MSIE-centric gizmos. This is not true & it borders on FUD.
The price you pay for your riches and fame
Was it all a strange game?
Youre a little insane
The money that came and the public acclaim
Don't forget what you are
You're a rock'n'roll star
(The Byrds, 1967)
Of course, I don't think most game designers have to worry about the girls tearing them apart;-)
RSS is more of a hype than anything else. What exactly do you understand by RSS? Its nothing but a structure that we have all agreed upon, to publish information.
Kinda reminds me of the early days of the web. Remember all the hype surrounding HTML? RSS is relatively new & it's getting a lot of attention, hence, hype.
I suspect that the "very simple and sweet" RSS standard will get more complicated just as soon as some folks discover they can make more money if only highly trained specialists can do the work. (It's already on its way, IMO.)
> What happens when a tanker full of ethanol spills?
I kind of picture an ad hoc hazmat team made up of guys from Skid Row. The fire department drives a Greyhound bus up to a street corner on "that" side of town, loads up, drives out to the accident site & hands everyone drinking straws.
(1) No. RIAA is not a government entity.
(2) They get their authority through the power of FUD.
(3) Yes. They are paid by the recording industry to "protect" its interests.
Sorta like my dad used to say when he'd drag us on a campout in 14 degree weather & a steady downpour...
My last encounter with FORTRAN was 20 years ago (I translated a FORTRAN program into something prettier) & my only formal training was 30 years ago. But learning FORTRAN is sort of like an old saying I once heard: "First thing every morning if you squeeze a dead mole over your head, nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day." Learn FORTRAN when you're young & forget it. Nothing else will ever seem as awful. Except possibly p-chem.
Like others on this thread, I touch type well above 50 wpm. Heck, I could approach 35 wpm with Graffiti 1 on a PalmPilot using a stylus.
This "3D" keyboard looks like it would be pretty uncomfortable after a typical 8 hour workday. How much does that sucker weigh? I don't have to hold my QWERTY keyboard...
Quite aside from the "we are special" kind of argument one might advance if we did turn out to be alone in the universe, I reply "I hope so."
We pretty well crap up this planet. Let's hope there aren't other civilizations out there doing the same.
My "proof" that there isn't extraterrestrial life is that we haven't located their garbage dumps. Unless, of course, one follows up on the late Francis Crick's ideas & concludes that Earth is an extraterrestrial garbage dump...
Yep. If'n the ole boy lived in Miss'ippi the boss'd be playing solitaire with real cards. (Actually, if it were our DOT, the boss would be propped up in the yellow crew-cab pickup truck reading Hustler).
b) Perl is demi-compiled, not interepreted. Tcl
is interpreted. Perhaps you should familiarize yourself with perl -c
Thanks for this clarification. My IT director always derides Perl as "interpreted" & I've always taken that as truth. I'm off to familiarize myself with -c.
(I'm not a programmer, I'm a guy who uses programming languages for specific jobs. Or does that make me a demi-programmer <GRIN>
Again, thanks for putting a new wrinkle in my cerebrum!
Could it mean that folks who write Perl are more likely to submit their work to CPAN?
How does the "instant gratification" of using an interpreted language factor into all this? I know one of the attractions of Perl for me is that I don't have to compile it to see if it works. I just run it.
Wonderful quote and link. I think it says everything. W.G. was an Open Source original.
That's what folk music was supposed to be about until greed got in the way.
Still I gotta wonder what an avowed communist who had "this machine kills fascists" written across his guitar would think about either Dubya or Kerry.
Or in Woody's own words ("Dear Mrs. Roosevelt"):
He said he didn't like DeGaulle, nor no Chiang Kai Shek;
Shook hands with Joseph Stalin, says: "There's a man I like!"
This world was lucky to see him born.
Re:Wake me up when the OS has matured.
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Thats whats great about the iPaq, you don't need to use PPC. Most iPaq owners I know replace PPC with linux as soon as they buy them. handhelds.org tends to be the site of choice for most people I know.
"Most iPaq owners I know" probably restricts the sample population upon which you base your statement to a pretty select geekish cohort.
Would general users be inclined to install a new, better OS, or would they stick to the PPC that comes with the device?
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I would imagine that ... this is a political rather than an engineering decision.
I would imagine you are correct. Just based on the years I spent in management, I'd say about 85-90% of corporate decisions are based on "politics" or "marketing." Engineering only gets a small slice of the remaining 10-15%...
Considering that Montana is ground zero for right wing militia types (as well as pygmy pony & dental floss farmers). I think a lot of folks need to screw their heads back on, wake up & realize that it's the right-wing & not the left that poses the greatest threat to their privacy. Somebody up-thread asked if this was China. Nope, but it sure looks like Munich circa 1931. I'll betcha a dime to a doughnut that's a Republican city administration.
Quill345 is exactly right. This is just one of many NSF-funded initiatives of this nature, and I'm not sure exactly why this one merits special attention here. The goal isn't "poets who program," but rather liberal arts majors who are able to use appropriate tools and who aren't paranoid about technology. There are folks out on the cutting edge of critical analysis in literature who indeed use sophisticated data processing engines and that once we wander into other "liberal arts" -- and at least one university in my state has the departments of biology, physics, and mathematics within the College of Liberal Arts -- the technology applications can be pretty gnarly. As an analogy, when I was stumbling through my PhD in biology education some quarter century ago, there was real concern that a lack of scientific literacy in the general population would create an environment where more and more voters would call for the injection of superstition into the science classroom. Anyone sufficiently familiar with the historical background of the current "intelligent design" movement knows that that is exactly what happened. Imagine a society that thinks that their computers or game consoles operate "by magic." (And I mean that literally and not figuratively!)
At least that's what the system administrator at my workplace is...
... of course that Windows isn't free.
Estimating averages is easy if you remember a simple rule: 87.23% of all statistics are made up on the spot. (And wouldn't the "average of 2 to 4 days" be 3 days?)
My organization uses a variety of web services (including our CRM & accounting systems) both internally & externally. AFAIK, none of these require DirectX or any other MSIE-specific doo-dads. At least, everything works fine in Firefox. I've seen post after post here declaring that corporate intranets were one big mass of MSIE-centric gizmos. This is not true & it borders on FUD.
So you want to be a rock'n'roll star
(The Byrds, 1967)Of course, I don't think most game designers have to worry about the girls tearing them apart ;-)
> What happens when a tanker full of ethanol spills? I kind of picture an ad hoc hazmat team made up of guys from Skid Row. The fire department drives a Greyhound bus up to a street corner on "that" side of town, loads up, drives out to the accident site & hands everyone drinking straws.
... of those things at the bank drive-up window that suck your money away?
(1) No. RIAA is not a government entity. (2) They get their authority through the power of FUD. (3) Yes. They are paid by the recording industry to "protect" its interests.
My last encounter with FORTRAN was 20 years ago (I translated a FORTRAN program into something prettier) & my only formal training was 30 years ago. But learning FORTRAN is sort of like an old saying I once heard: "First thing every morning if you squeeze a dead mole over your head, nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day." Learn FORTRAN when you're young & forget it. Nothing else will ever seem as awful. Except possibly p-chem.
I betcha that twit reads /. And I betcha Forbes pays that twit more than the average /.er makes. ;-)
In the eyes of most live music fans, distributing bootlegs on Zip disks, well, that's gotta be tantamount to murder... ;-)
This "3D" keyboard looks like it would be pretty uncomfortable after a typical 8 hour workday. How much does that sucker weigh? I don't have to hold my QWERTY keyboard...
We pretty well crap up this planet. Let's hope there aren't other civilizations out there doing the same.
My "proof" that there isn't extraterrestrial life is that we haven't located their garbage dumps. Unless, of course, one follows up on the late Francis Crick's ideas & concludes that Earth is an extraterrestrial garbage dump...
Pessimistically, djeaux
Yep. If'n the ole boy lived in Miss'ippi the boss'd be playing solitaire with real cards. (Actually, if it were our DOT, the boss would be propped up in the yellow crew-cab pickup truck reading Hustler).
>Sweet home Alabama
I prefer this version.
(I'm not a programmer, I'm a guy who uses programming languages for specific jobs. Or does that make me a demi-programmer <GRIN>
Again, thanks for putting a new wrinkle in my cerebrum!
Could it mean that folks who write Perl are more likely to submit their work to CPAN?
How does the "instant gratification" of using an interpreted language factor into all this? I know one of the attractions of Perl for me is that I don't have to compile it to see if it works. I just run it.
Or an election, for that matter.
My grandpapppy believed that rasslin' was real but that NASA faked the moon shot.
That's what folk music was supposed to be about until greed got in the way.
Still I gotta wonder what an avowed communist who had "this machine kills fascists" written across his guitar would think about either Dubya or Kerry.
Or in Woody's own words ("Dear Mrs. Roosevelt"):
He said he didn't like DeGaulle, nor no Chiang Kai Shek;
Shook hands with Joseph Stalin, says: "There's a man I like!"
This world was lucky to see him born.
Now they really can "piss on it"...