is what I would suggest. I just use a Marware Sleeve on my iBook and then toss it in my Eddie Bauer backpack. I think having a laptop bag gives your item a greater chance of getting stolen than a regular back since a laptop is ususally more valuable than whatever's in a regular backpack. Eddie bauer backpacks aren't that bad in terms of price, and have known to be very rugged and well built. Mine has enough pockets and things to throw all of my books, charger, mice, etc. and nobody would know that there was a laptop inside.
I didn't really read TFA, but how do they propose to actually do the scanning? There seem to be a lot of books in there, is there some sort of book-scanning machine that I've never heard of?
Doing all of this by hand would be insane, even if it's by a large team of volunteers. Maybe 1000 monkeys on 1000 scanners copying all the books will get it done in a few months?
have always been considered a successful merge of PDA and phone.
I've always thought it would be interesting if RIM licenced its BB technology or got the guys from Apple to design their devices and work with the UI. I think this would really appeal to a lot of consumer buyers by making it a little friendlier looking.
might be their next scheme. I'm thinking this might be a stock browsing service much like Yahoo's.
I personally love the UI of Gmail, very convenient and clean. I'd love to see google take a stab at making a site where one can view their stock prices and such.
I personally like this trend. Aren't some of the best engineers around the world actually self-taught ( meaning they didn't do an undergrad in eng, but taught themselves the theory and earned the designation )
It seems to me that this might be worse than a laser. Think about it, anyone shining a laser in the general area of a cockpit would darken the entire view, and perhaps render the crew blind for a few seconds while they are taking off/landing.
1) I for one welcome our liquid nitrogen cooled 6 ghz overlords
2) How long till we have a beowulf cluster of these?
3) Who needs a 6ghz machine, a 286 and 640k out to be enough for every body
4) My dual core G5 Power Mac is still better
5) How will this help me get more/faster porn?
6) I'm <insert argument here> you insensitive clod!
7) Profit!
I think the major problem preventing hydrogen ( with fuel cells) powered cars, or electric cars for that matter is storage. A battery can't store much juice, and takes ages to recharge.
Tanks of hydrogen can't store much either, and It seems like big tanks of hydrogen under pressure would be pretty dangerous.
If people researched more economical ways to generate electricity and still be mobile, I think that would solve a lot of our problems. I think I heard of a concept somewhere ( by Chrysler I think ) of a car that used a mechanical way of storing energy by using flywheels that are in a vaccum to store the energy in its kinetic form. if I recall correctly, each of these little modules would act as a generator to generate electricity from the kinetic energy and also as a motor to rev up the flywheel inside again. It looked like an interesting idea, although not without it's share of problems.
I've always believed True Science Fiction deals with the problems or issues of today, but during a futuristic timeframe. But also applying how things may be different in the future. Also, a lot of Science Fiction stories are written based on how things happened in the past and how they were handled.
Just like something about say, robots. What kind of rights they should get, if they should be equal, what we would do if they became more intelligent tha us. I'm thinking the robot situation might turn out something like the holocaust, a small minority of humans wanting to eradicate a sentient robot population because they would be "tainting" humanity. I'm sure nerds would love pondering how to handle that dilemma, and it would be the same issue that a lot of our ancestors dealt with in trying to put an end to slavery.
Really, I think Science fiction is just modern literate targetted at nerds. We like techie things, and the future, but the only way we'll look at ethical problems and such is if they take place in the future with robots and lasers:)
I don't know what effect this will have on PeopleSoft, but I really hope it will improve this monstrosity called QUEST for the University of Waterloo.
For those who don't know about QUEST ( which is probably everyone here ), it's a very unstable, slow and annoying system for signing up for courses, reviewing marks, checking your account balance, etc. The damn thing doesn't work half the time, and the processes of adding/dropping/swapping a class is incredibly irritating.
Well, just because we currently no direct evidence of something doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
And really, who knows, if there are so many hospitable planets out there, maybe there are more "interesting" life forms out there. And on top of that, I'd expect that if these Aliens were advanced enough to develop space travel, they would probably have means of monitoring us without us knowing.
Like you said, how would we view them if we did make contact? They probably know better than to enter our lives until our society is "ready" for them. Assuming we've been visited before already, I'm sure they may reveal themselves to us once our society is ready to accept the presence of aliens.
I agree with this. I think the decline in enrollment in CS is due to people who actually have no interest in the major deciding enrolling in something else that will give them their "quick and easy $$$".
I think this is better for the rest of us who actually want to be Computer Scientists, and not just drones.
Interesting idea. However this is pretty much public transport.
I'm sure most people here would rather be in their own car instead of in a subway car. People like to feel at home, that's why people like offices at work. You get to put pictures of your family, personalize, and basically make it your home. People do the same with their cars, it's their own music, the interior is the colour they chose, it's THEIRS.
When's the last time you felt at home inside a subway car? You're sitting in a rather uncomfortable seat, other strangers around you, and it's not like you can hang up a picture of your family either.
This is why I believe the car is going absolutely nowhere for at least the next 100 years. People like to take "home" with them, this is why the car is such a big part of society these days.
I'd have to disagree. Computer Science isn't about coding, or even programming in a lot of respects. A lot of lower-end CS programs don't teach the Science behind it. A True CS program can easily fill up 4 years with valuable material.
I don't think the market needs any more code monkeys or drones. It needs people who can actually think for themselves, and innovate. A good CS program helps one develop those skills.
I don't know about McMaster, but I know that there are a few good CS programs out there, I take CS at U of Waterloo myself, and I'm relatively happy with the program, I think they're teaching it pretty close to how CS is meant to be taught.
All in all though, one thing I do hate is the reputation that the Computer Science major has these days. There are too many programs out there that don't really teach Computer Science but call themselves a CS program. I think it kind of tarnishes the reputation of the degree, I'm just glad that employers don't judge to an applicant by their degree these days( with a few exceptions ), and more based on their actual talents.
because these days, consoles and PC's are getting more powerful.
More computing power, more memory, all sorts of special features. This might sound like a good thing at first, but really, it pushes developers to make games that look nice, and have very good special effects. The problem with this is that there would generally be less time and resources left over to make a good game.
So you end up with a lot of really nice looking games, where very little of the dev time has been spent developing gameplay.
I hope this game isn't just another expose for id's new engine. I've heard there's actually a very immersive single player campaign, I hope the multiplayer is as strong. I haven't bought this game, nor do I plan to ( don't feel like plunking down $2000 for an upgrade, and also I'm afraid of being addicted ). However, I'm a supporter of id ( ok call me a fanboy ), so I'd like to see them succeed.
Interesting, are you suggesting some sort of smart-search feature on history?
I think that would be a great idea, I'm often in the situation of going through my history to find the URL of some page that I found interesting, but I don't quite remember the site it was on. Type in a few keywords into a box and it will find the URL, sort of like a personalized google search on your own history.
Hmm, I don't think that scheduled shows for sports events, awards, etc. will be done away with entirely.
I have the DVD sets for a lot of good shows ( Simpsons, Family guy, etc. ), but I'd prefer just flipping to a channel that has some random Simpsons rerun on instead of popping in one of the Simpsons DVDs which would involve no commercials, or waiting.
I'd sometimes rather not choose which episode I want to watch, I just want to pick one out of random, and I don't want to use some quirky random-show picker, which would have the same effect.
It's just mentality, I get a different feeling when watching a show on TV than from a DVD. It's much like going to the theatres instead of watching a movie in your home theatre system. Regardless to how good your system is, it just isn't the same experience.
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is what I would suggest. I just use a Marware Sleeve on my iBook and then toss it in my Eddie Bauer backpack. I think having a laptop bag gives your item a greater chance of getting stolen than a regular back since a laptop is ususally more valuable than whatever's in a regular backpack. Eddie bauer backpacks aren't that bad in terms of price, and have known to be very rugged and well built. Mine has enough pockets and things to throw all of my books, charger, mice, etc. and nobody would know that there was a laptop inside.
I didn't really read TFA, but how do they propose to actually do the scanning? There seem to be a lot of books in there, is there some sort of book-scanning machine that I've never heard of?
Doing all of this by hand would be insane, even if it's by a large team of volunteers. Maybe 1000 monkeys on 1000 scanners copying all the books will get it done in a few months?
How much is that in terms of Space Shuttle Fuel Tanks? What about in Weapons of Mass Destruction?
Geez, now us guys have to buy our fiancees Carbon Nanotube Engagement rings?
have always been considered a successful merge of PDA and phone.
I've always thought it would be interesting if RIM licenced its BB technology or got the guys from Apple to design their devices and work with the UI. I think this would really appeal to a lot of consumer buyers by making it a little friendlier looking.
might be their next scheme. I'm thinking this might be a stock browsing service much like Yahoo's.
I personally love the UI of Gmail, very convenient and clean. I'd love to see google take a stab at making a site where one can view their stock prices and such.
What does everyone else think?
I personally like this trend. Aren't some of the best engineers around the world actually self-taught ( meaning they didn't do an undergrad in eng, but taught themselves the theory and earned the designation )
It seems to me that this might be worse than a laser. Think about it, anyone shining a laser in the general area of a cockpit would darken the entire view, and perhaps render the crew blind for a few seconds while they are taking off/landing.
1) I for one welcome our liquid nitrogen cooled 6 ghz overlords
2) How long till we have a beowulf cluster of these?
3) Who needs a 6ghz machine, a 286 and 640k out to be enough for every body
4) My dual core G5 Power Mac is still better
5) How will this help me get more/faster porn?
6) I'm <insert argument here> you insensitive clod!
7) Profit!
I think the major problem preventing hydrogen ( with fuel cells) powered cars, or electric cars for that matter is storage. A battery can't store much juice, and takes ages to recharge.
Tanks of hydrogen can't store much either, and It seems like big tanks of hydrogen under pressure would be pretty dangerous.
If people researched more economical ways to generate electricity and still be mobile, I think that would solve a lot of our problems.
I think I heard of a concept somewhere ( by Chrysler I think ) of a car that used a mechanical way of storing energy by using flywheels that are in a vaccum to store the energy in its kinetic form. if I recall correctly, each of these little modules would act as a generator to generate electricity from the kinetic energy and also as a motor to rev up the flywheel inside again. It looked like an interesting idea, although not without it's share of problems.
I thought FreeBeer forked into Beer.org and BeerFree86
I've always believed True Science Fiction deals with the problems or issues of today, but during a futuristic timeframe. But also applying how things may be different in the future. Also, a lot of Science Fiction stories are written based on how things happened in the past and how they were handled.
:)
Just like something about say, robots. What kind of rights they should get, if they should be equal, what we would do if they became more intelligent tha us. I'm thinking the robot situation might turn out something like the holocaust, a small minority of humans wanting to eradicate a sentient robot population because they would be "tainting" humanity. I'm sure nerds would love pondering how to handle that dilemma, and it would be the same issue that a lot of our ancestors dealt with in trying to put an end to slavery.
Really, I think Science fiction is just modern literate targetted at nerds. We like techie things, and the future, but the only way we'll look at ethical problems and such is if they take place in the future with robots and lasers
I don't know what effect this will have on PeopleSoft, but I really hope it will improve this monstrosity called QUEST for the University of Waterloo.
For those who don't know about QUEST ( which is probably everyone here ), it's a very unstable, slow and annoying system for signing up for courses, reviewing marks, checking your account balance, etc. The damn thing doesn't work half the time, and the processes of adding/dropping/swapping a class is incredibly irritating.
Also, do any other Universities use this thing?
I thought some of the newer ones like Doom 3 and HL2 [will] have SMP.
Well, just because we currently no direct evidence of something doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
And really, who knows, if there are so many hospitable planets out there, maybe there are more "interesting" life forms out there. And on top of that, I'd expect that if these Aliens were advanced enough to develop space travel, they would probably have means of monitoring us without us knowing.
Like you said, how would we view them if we did make contact? They probably know better than to enter our lives until our society is "ready" for them. Assuming we've been visited before already, I'm sure they may reveal themselves to us once our society is ready to accept the presence of aliens.
I agree with this. I think the decline in enrollment in CS is due to people who actually have no interest in the major deciding enrolling in something else that will give them their "quick and easy $$$".
I think this is better for the rest of us who actually want to be Computer Scientists, and not just drones.
My understanding was that the SLI interface allowed both cards to "share" the memory with low latency.
Maybe Ars might help?
Interesting idea. However this is pretty much public transport.
I'm sure most people here would rather be in their own car instead of in a subway car. People like to feel at home, that's why people like offices at work. You get to put pictures of your family, personalize, and basically make it your home. People do the same with their cars, it's their own music, the interior is the colour they chose, it's THEIRS.
When's the last time you felt at home inside a subway car? You're sitting in a rather uncomfortable seat, other strangers around you, and it's not like you can hang up a picture of your family either.
This is why I believe the car is going absolutely nowhere for at least the next 100 years. People like to take "home" with them, this is why the car is such a big part of society these days.
I'd have to disagree. Computer Science isn't about coding, or even programming in a lot of respects. A lot of lower-end CS programs don't teach the Science behind it. A True CS program can easily fill up 4 years with valuable material.
I don't think the market needs any more code monkeys or drones. It needs people who can actually think for themselves, and innovate. A good CS program helps one develop those skills.
I don't know about McMaster, but I know that there are a few good CS programs out there, I take CS at U of Waterloo myself, and I'm relatively happy with the program, I think they're teaching it pretty close to how CS is meant to be taught.
All in all though, one thing I do hate is the reputation that the Computer Science major has these days. There are too many programs out there that don't really teach Computer Science but call themselves a CS program. I think it kind of tarnishes the reputation of the degree, I'm just glad that employers don't judge to an applicant by their degree these days( with a few exceptions ), and more based on their actual talents.
because these days, consoles and PC's are getting more powerful.
More computing power, more memory, all sorts of special features. This might sound like a good thing at first, but really, it pushes developers to make games that look nice, and have very good special effects. The problem with this is that there would generally be less time and resources left over to make a good game.
So you end up with a lot of really nice looking games, where very little of the dev time has been spent developing gameplay.
I hope this game isn't just another expose for id's new engine. I've heard there's actually a very immersive single player campaign, I hope the multiplayer is as strong. I haven't bought this game, nor do I plan to ( don't feel like plunking down $2000 for an upgrade, and also I'm afraid of being addicted ). However, I'm a supporter of id ( ok call me a fanboy ), so I'd like to see them succeed.
7) Profit!
Interesting, are you suggesting some sort of smart-search feature on history?
I think that would be a great idea, I'm often in the situation of going through my history to find the URL of some page that I found interesting, but I don't quite remember the site it was on. Type in a few keywords into a box and it will find the URL, sort of like a personalized google search on your own history.
Hmm, I don't think that scheduled shows for sports events, awards, etc. will be done away with entirely.
I have the DVD sets for a lot of good shows ( Simpsons, Family guy, etc. ), but I'd prefer just flipping to a channel that has some random Simpsons rerun on instead of popping in one of the Simpsons DVDs which would involve no commercials, or waiting.
I'd sometimes rather not choose which episode I want to watch, I just want to pick one out of random, and I don't want to use some quirky random-show picker, which would have the same effect.
It's just mentality, I get a different feeling when watching a show on TV than from a DVD. It's much like going to the theatres instead of watching a movie in your home theatre system. Regardless to how good your system is, it just isn't the same experience.