Taking legal advise from someone who use the word copywrite is a big no-no. That is a sure sign that they are just echoing something they have read without having a clue what they are talking about.
I like the Cube a lot, it has some awesome games on it. RE4 is still one of the best games I've played this year. I just look at it and wish there'd been more.:(
I own a gamecube as well and I can relate to the feeling that the sheer amount of good games could stand to be larger. The quoted paragraph does however not look like a description of a failure to me, missed opportunities do not diminish what is actually there.
Another example of content delivery over the net is Guild Wars, where you download a ~70Kb client, which in turn downloads the actual content only when it's needed for the first time or if a new version is available. So far it has worked perfectly for me, and there is no hassle with CDs or any manual involvement in the patching/updating process.
However, I propose an addition to the "exploit". Insert the following in the source:
int unlink() { sleep(100);return 0; }
Now get your "root"-prompt, run id to verify your user id to the unknowing victim and proceed to run rm -rf/, but try to keep a straight face, at least for a few seconds. Hilarious.
It's not about it being easy nor rational. It's all about overkill.
I did something similar a couple of years ago and looking back on it I wonder what I was thinking. It makes no sense actually using it, but I guess it beat studying for exams at the time. I wonder what his excuse is.
We were building a robot for class last autumn and needed some sensors to use as odometers. We decided upon a pair of Logitech MX300 mice, and cut them up real good, as seen here. They continued to work without a hitch.
The robot ended up looking pretty nasty, but atleast it was running Linux, a webserver over WLAN with a video feed and it could navigate somewhat on it's own.
And in the case of my physics classes I'm paying them quite a bit of money so I can teach myself. Literally. One day a week I'm expected to show up in class and the teacher isn't there. It's just a TA who doesn't say anything. You're just supposed to sit there and work a stupid little workbook of the likes I havn't seen since elementary school. Which is really annoying. And needless to say, I've not been attending. I don't play stupid little games.
The problem isn't that there isn't enough math and physics being offered. It's that it's not being taught.
From your posting it seems that you expect to be feeded knowledge. In my experience this does not work well, especially in math and physics. For me learning is an incremental process where I work on a small problem, verify that my solution is correct and continue on to more advanced stuff and theory that can't be completly understood until you know, and can apply, the prerequisites. Most likely the TA isn't there to do the calculations for you (this can be expressed as "tavelrunk" in Swedish, which I will not translate) but is there to help you out with the problems you encounter while working with the book. Personally I rarely attend these classes, I usually sit in a secluded area (librarys are good) and read the book, work with the problems therein and learn this way. Of course, we also have lectures with a professor giving an overview of the subject and pointers on what you should read up on.
It's not a game and most certainly not always fun but it sure is rewarding.
It is not for lack of space nor money. Airstrips are among the first to be bombed/knocked out in a conflict and we have streets/highways etc. as backups.
Why is parent modded funny, it's perhaps insightful, but not funny.
Personally I keep all my computers in the closet and several of my friends do so too. An obvious pro is that your clothes are kept warm, nice during the winter.
I guess that is the reason there are no outlets in our wardrobes.
As it is now we drill and fix our own outlets, any true computer science student (or any geek for that matter) will need a whole lot of outlets for the personal computer farm.
Golden Axe, oh the memories it brings back. Perhaps I should fire up my Amiga again.
My personal opinion on this whole deal is simple, games today tend to be too serious. I guess I should explain what I mean. A lot of the games released for PC today is ment to be played over the net. I dont know about the rest of you but I tend to be a bit too competitive. I hesitate to play a game online if Im not good at it, better than the average player that is. It takes time to train on a new game, time that I no longer can justify, thus I rarely play any new games. I am considering getting a Gamcube to play some Mario and Zelda, games that I know I can enjoy even if I dont spend much time playing. They might be a bit childish, but thats fine by me.
Is anyone in the slashdotcrown actually using the preinstalled OS that comes with new computers? I for one clean the system completly the minute it gets power for the first time. I want to be in control and frankly I don't trust anyone else to do the install.
Actually, if a good helmet doesn't make you enjoy cycling more, you're not riding hard enough.
Running my mountainbike (Giant NSR) fully suspended sure made it more enjoyable. My personal view is that it is the suspension systems that have evolved the most. I don't care for 27 gears or whatever the current fad is, a good fork on the other hand...
Nope, that wasn't us, unfortunatly. My group was clearly divided when it came to the actual implementation of the CPU which left me hanging on my own. I'm planning a comeback this fall with the next course over at ISY, KMM. This time we will choose the members of the group more carefully and leave out the project leader types and aim for more of a hacker aproach. The way it should be. I personally believe that the hacker mentality needs some encouraging from the University, this course, DK, could and I believe it should give the student a push in the back and raise the bar a bit. One can always spend time at Lysator or at Admittansen but getting credited for doing the things you want to do, most likely for the rest of your life, is always nice.
We just did it this semester. The actual project were up to us to choose and what could be more fun and rewarding then to design and implement your own CPU. We study Computer Science and Engineering at the University of LinkÃping, Sweden.
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Taking legal advise from someone who use the word copywrite is a big no-no. That is a sure sign that they are just echoing something they have read without having a clue what they are talking about.
I like the Cube a lot, it has some awesome games on it. RE4 is still one of the best games I've played this year. I just look at it and wish there'd been more. :(
I own a gamecube as well and I can relate to the feeling that the sheer amount of good games could stand to be larger. The quoted paragraph does however not look like a description of a failure to me, missed opportunities do not diminish what is actually there.
Another example of content delivery over the net is Guild Wars, where you download a ~70Kb client, which in turn downloads the actual content only when it's needed for the first time or if a new version is available. So far it has worked perfectly for me, and there is no hassle with CDs or any manual involvement in the patching/updating process.
Excellent.
/, but try to keep a straight face, at least for a few seconds. Hilarious.
However, I propose an addition to the "exploit". Insert the following in the source:
int unlink() { sleep(100);return 0; }
Now get your "root"-prompt, run id to verify your user id to the unknowing victim and proceed to run rm -rf
It's not about it being easy nor rational. It's all about overkill.
I did something similar a couple of years ago and looking back on it I wonder what I was thinking. It makes no sense actually using it, but I guess it beat studying for exams at the time. I wonder what his excuse is.
Stylish, stylish? I'll give you some nonstylish.
Close up
Test installation
It's a nasty hack that I put together during an exam period if I recall correctly. And no, I'm not using it today.
We were building a robot for class last autumn and needed some sensors to use as odometers. We decided upon a pair of Logitech MX300 mice, and cut them up real good, as seen here. They continued to work without a hitch.
The robot ended up looking pretty nasty, but atleast it was running Linux, a webserver over WLAN with a video feed and it could navigate somewhat on it's own.
Us swedes can find the cheapest store (with shipping) here.
From your posting it seems that you expect to be feeded knowledge. In my experience this does not work well, especially in math and physics. For me learning is an incremental process where I work on a small problem, verify that my solution is correct and continue on to more advanced stuff and theory that can't be completly understood until you know, and can apply, the prerequisites. Most likely the TA isn't there to do the calculations for you (this can be expressed as "tavelrunk" in Swedish, which I will not translate) but is there to help you out with the problems you encounter while working with the book. Personally I rarely attend these classes, I usually sit in a secluded area (librarys are good) and read the book, work with the problems therein and learn this way. Of course, we also have lectures with a professor giving an overview of the subject and pointers on what you should read up on.
It's not a game and most certainly not always fun but it sure is rewarding.
It is not for lack of space nor money. Airstrips are among the first to be bombed/knocked out in a conflict and we have streets/highways etc. as backups.
All over the place might be stretching the truth a bit. Some relevant info from Swedint
Sorry, you are 4 years late to really annoy people with that one.
Why is parent modded funny, it's perhaps insightful, but not funny. Personally I keep all my computers in the closet and several of my friends do so too. An obvious pro is that your clothes are kept warm, nice during the winter.
I guess that is the reason there are no outlets in our wardrobes.
As it is now we drill and fix our own outlets, any true computer science student (or any geek for that matter) will need a whole lot of outlets for the personal computer farm.
..rejected...Microsoft...
Yay!
You mean like running out of diskspace, removing emacs and continue coding using ed.
Golden Axe, oh the memories it brings back. Perhaps I should fire up my Amiga again.
My personal opinion on this whole deal is simple, games today tend to be too serious. I guess I should explain what I mean. A lot of the games released for PC today is ment to be played over the net. I dont know about the rest of you but I tend to be a bit too competitive. I hesitate to play a game online if Im not good at it, better than the average player that is. It takes time to train on a new game, time that I no longer can justify, thus I rarely play any new games. I am considering getting a Gamcube to play some Mario and Zelda, games that I know I can enjoy even if I dont spend much time playing. They might be a bit childish, but thats fine by me.
Way to get a +5 Funny and yet you messed it up a bit.
"Well, if you boys aren't drinking real beer, then neither will I."
Heck, the Matrix is just a simulation of earth being run as a replacement since the Vogons destroyed the original one.
Is anyone in the slashdotcrown actually using the preinstalled OS that comes with new computers? I for one clean the system completly the minute it gets power for the first time. I want to be in control and frankly I don't trust anyone else to do the install.
It's gone alright. Did anyone grab a copy of the pdfs, if so please put up a mirror!
Actually, if a good helmet doesn't make you enjoy cycling more, you're not riding hard enough.
Running my mountainbike (Giant NSR) fully suspended sure made it more enjoyable. My personal view is that it is the suspension systems that have evolved the most. I don't care for 27 gears or whatever the current fad is, a good fork on the other hand...
Nice!
Odd, but nice. I can imagine this being a hit live.
Nope, that wasn't us, unfortunatly. My group was clearly divided when it came to the actual implementation of the CPU which left me hanging on my own. I'm planning a comeback this fall with the next course over at ISY, KMM. This time we will choose the members of the group more carefully and leave out the project leader types and aim for more of a hacker aproach. The way it should be. I personally believe that the hacker mentality needs some encouraging from the University, this course, DK, could and I believe it should give the student a push in the back and raise the bar a bit. One can always spend time at Lysator or at Admittansen but getting credited for doing the things you want to do, most likely for the rest of your life, is always nice.
We just did it this semester. The actual project were up to us to choose and what could be more fun and rewarding then to design and implement your own CPU. We study Computer Science and Engineering at the University of LinkÃping, Sweden.
Closeup of our CPU