Why what's wrong with Mac cases? My G4 case, as you know, has a fold down side making upgrades and repairs that mush easier. It also has a place for a pad lock, to keep your ram safe from a would be thief, plus it has an area to attach a cable that will lock the entire computer to something. And don't forget the ever helpful handles. I just wish the G5 case also folded down, oh well, it looks like it's still easy to get inside of.
Maybe I'm being ignorant, but what's stopping you from using another case?
What would you gain from using a different logic board?
Because Pascal is gentler for a first year CS student. Some students have had very little experience programming. Pascal is more english like and less cryptic than C. It is also a lot easier to get yourself into a mess with C. Pascal is used mostly to teach sequence, selection and repetition.
Our C class was really C++ without objects. We used iostream instead of stdio.h so I guess you can call it a C++ class, although saying "C++ without objects" is kind of awkward. C is for when you start really getting into programming, algorithms, recursion, arrays of function pointers, and other fun things.
As you might have guessed our C++ class introduced object oriented programming. C++ teaches object oriented programming, if thats no being over obvious.
It's an optional course that doesn't count towards the major
Who cares about a class that doesn't count for anything. You made it sound like colleges are advocating the language. Should gcc support every screwball language taught at a university? No. Schools teach COBOL does that mean I should be using it? No.
a language that might get you a job
Again who cares if it might get me a job. Believe me I would hate that job! If it came down to it I would ratter take a lower paying job coding in a language I like on a platform I like. Money is not everything.
What colleges are teaching C#? At my school we had one Pascal course then went into C followed by C++. I believe we could have taken Assembly right after Pascal, but I'll take that after I finish C++. I've heard of other schools starting with java or even python. I'm not arguing that schools don't teach C#, I just want to know which ones do so I can be sure not to transfer there.
This is why I didn't go to the Apple store last night. I really wanted to go, but if I had I would have bought Panther for $129.00 even though I'm entitled to Panther for 69.00. So instead of impulse shopping and buying with my credit card, I'll wait a few day till I have $69.00 then I'll use my check card to buy from Apple online. Pity though, image how many more copies Apple could have sold to folks like myself, probable could have added a significant amount to their release day sales figures.
Okay, but lets say you remove the box from your car and you do end up hitting and killing a pedestrian. Could you now be charged with premeditate murder instead of man slaughter... *goes to write letter to senators*
Why yes, he was a smart ass. Ambrose Bierce I mean, at least that is one way to describe him. I would call him a brilliant writer, who wrote a satire by redefining words. The definitions he made up became a book now known as "The Devil's Dictionary." You seem to have missed that my post was a entry form that book. Namely the entry for the letter X. The book is meant to be humorous and should not be taken seriously.
The poster I replied to wrote "Xs are really getting lame." I thought he might enjoy the definition. So lighten up.
X in our alphabet being a needless letter has an added invincibility to the attacks of the spelling reformers, and like them, will doubtless last as long as the language. X is the sacred symbol of ten dollars, and in such words as Xmas, Xn, etc., stands for Christ, not, as is popular supposed, because it represents a cross, but because the corresponding letter in the Greek alphabet is the initial of his name -- Xristos. If it represented a cross it would stand for St. Andrew, who "testified" upon one of that shape. In the algebra of psychology x stands for Woman's mind. Words beginning with X are Grecian and will not be defined in this standard English dictionary.
I'm glad you enjoyed Bill Hicks. He is surprisingly still not available in the comedy section of the iTunes music store-- I don't know why that would be.
Bill Hicks is the best comedian ever! If you can't grasp the superior humor of a genius such as Bill Hicks I suggest you go watch Gallagher smash watermelons. "Yes folks it the amazing Sledge-O-Matic, it's not a slicer, it's not a dicer, but it can help get rid of pesky slashdot trolls."
Haven't gone up to the iBook to see if it works the other way
Yup, works both ways, flawlessly. I'm sharing my playlist with two other Windows boxes which are intern sharing their playlist with the others computers. I have been playing files off my Power Mac on both Windows computers while I play music from either Windows box on my Power Mac, just to test it out. And it works without any problems at all. Zero configuration, instant play back just like local files, completely seamless, all over 802.11b. Great job Apple.
Actually I have three "Apple Software Proof-of-Purchase Coupons" which came with my Power Mac G4 (FireWire 800) that specifically say they are used "To get Mac OS updates." Although I have seen no mention from Apple that they can be used to get Panther for free or at a reduced cost or any other product for that matter. I am really hoping they honor them in some way.
No matter what some users are going to see this dialog box. Not everyone will know about or know how to use the bypass. When they do see it is will baffle there minds. They are not going to know exactly why the this dialog box is needed. It can not be expected that every one will know about and understand the law suit. Your average user is going to through their hands up in amazed at how carelessly Microsoft is. The dialog will be view as an annoying useless idiosyncrasy of the browser.
It is my opinion that the dialog should be made so that it appears to have a purpose. That is to say if no way can be devised that does not interrupt the user. At the very least the dialog should explain why it was displayed, "The browser is loading a plug-in press 'OK' to continue" or something to that effect. Always inform the user what is happening! This would also help inexperienced developer quickly track down how to bypass the dialog -- they are users too.
That may be, but it is no excuse for bad UI design. If we do start seeing this more often I would suggest to anyone in Microsoft's shoes to go ahead and pay a licenses fee or spend some time/money on a usable solution not just any old solution that comes to mind. I think Microsoft and all other developers owe that to their users.
If anyone has read Jef Raskin's "The Humane Interface" they know that a dialog box that allows only one action has a information theoretic efficiency of 0 (E=0). He was referring to dialog boxes with that at least told the user something important or useful, "Finished searching document" for example. But this takes the cake. E must equal -1 (E=-1) they might as well just have a dialog box with a button and no message at all.
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Maybe I'm being ignorant, but what's stopping you from using another case?
What would you gain from using a different logic board?
The Hacker Element
Because Pascal is gentler for a first year CS student. Some students have had very little experience programming. Pascal is more english like and less cryptic than C. It is also a lot easier to get yourself into a mess with C. Pascal is used mostly to teach sequence, selection and repetition.
Our C class was really C++ without objects. We used iostream instead of stdio.h so I guess you can call it a C++ class, although saying "C++ without objects" is kind of awkward. C is for when you start really getting into programming, algorithms, recursion, arrays of function pointers, and other fun things.
As you might have guessed our C++ class introduced object oriented programming. C++ teaches object oriented programming, if thats no being over obvious.
It's an optional course that doesn't count towards the major
Who cares about a class that doesn't count for anything. You made it sound like colleges are advocating the language. Should gcc support every screwball language taught at a university? No. Schools teach COBOL does that mean I should be using it? No.
a language that might get you a job
Again who cares if it might get me a job. Believe me I would hate that job! If it came down to it I would ratter take a lower paying job coding in a language I like on a platform I like. Money is not everything.
college computer science people *are* learning it
What colleges are teaching C#? At my school we had one Pascal course then went into C followed by C++. I believe we could have taken Assembly right after Pascal, but I'll take that after I finish C++. I've heard of other schools starting with java or even python. I'm not arguing that schools don't teach C#, I just want to know which ones do so I can be sure not to transfer there.
This is why I didn't go to the Apple store last night. I really wanted to go, but if I had I would have bought Panther for $129.00 even though I'm entitled to Panther for 69.00. So instead of impulse shopping and buying with my credit card, I'll wait a few day till I have $69.00 then I'll use my check card to buy from Apple online. Pity though, image how many more copies Apple could have sold to folks like myself, probable could have added a significant amount to their release day sales figures.
Okay, but lets say you remove the box from your car and you do end up hitting and killing a pedestrian. Could you now be charged with premeditate murder instead of man slaughter... *goes to write letter to senators*
Read this.
smart ass
Why yes, he was a smart ass. Ambrose Bierce I mean, at least that is one way to describe him. I would call him a brilliant writer, who wrote a satire by redefining words. The definitions he made up became a book now known as "The Devil's Dictionary." You seem to have missed that my post was a entry form that book. Namely the entry for the letter X. The book is meant to be humorous and should not be taken seriously.
The poster I replied to wrote "Xs are really getting lame." I thought he might enjoy the definition. So lighten up.
X in our alphabet being a needless letter has an added invincibility to the attacks of the spelling reformers, and like them, will doubtless last as long as the language. X is the sacred symbol of ten dollars, and in such words as Xmas, Xn, etc., stands for Christ, not, as is popular supposed, because it represents a cross, but because the corresponding letter in the Greek alphabet is the initial of his name -- Xristos. If it represented a cross it would stand for St. Andrew, who "testified" upon one of that shape. In the algebra of psychology x stands for Woman's mind. Words beginning with X are Grecian and will not be defined in this standard English dictionary.
The Devil's Dictionary
Ambrose Bierce
and another way to pretend that reading Slashdot may eventually lead to body movement
What you mean you didn't actually do some pushups before you voted in this poll.
you may want to change your sig because at first, I thought that it was part of the message
Check the box labeled: Signature Dash (Prefix everyone's signature with "--" to make it blazingly obvious where comment ends and sig begins)
It's in the Comments section of your user Preferences.
I'm glad you enjoyed Bill Hicks. He is surprisingly still not available in the comedy section of the iTunes music store-- I don't know why that would be.
Allegations and suspicions are worthless
No sir, allegations and suspicions lead to investigations. Without allegations and suspicions the only time you could catch a criminal is in the act.
Bill Hicks is the best comedian ever! If you can't grasp the superior humor of a genius such as Bill Hicks I suggest you go watch Gallagher smash watermelons. "Yes folks it the amazing Sledge-O-Matic, it's not a slicer, it's not a dicer, but it can help get rid of pesky slashdot trolls."
GideonTech.com
Who are the fuckin' Gideons? Ever meet one? No. Ever seen one? No. But there all over the fuckin' world puttin' Bibles in hotel rooms.
Listen to it here.
Both!
Haven't gone up to the iBook to see if it works the other way
Yup, works both ways, flawlessly. I'm sharing my playlist with two other Windows boxes which are intern sharing their playlist with the others computers. I have been playing files off my Power Mac on both Windows computers while I play music from either Windows box on my Power Mac, just to test it out. And it works without any problems at all. Zero configuration, instant play back just like local files, completely seamless, all over 802.11b. Great job Apple.
Um, all that stuff is connected to the power grid, and it could be argued that it is part of the power grid.
Actually I have three "Apple Software Proof-of-Purchase Coupons" which came with my Power Mac G4 (FireWire 800) that specifically say they are used "To get Mac OS updates." Although I have seen no mention from Apple that they can be used to get Panther for free or at a reduced cost or any other product for that matter. I am really hoping they honor them in some way.
No matter what some users are going to see this dialog box. Not everyone will know about or know how to use the bypass. When they do see it is will baffle there minds. They are not going to know exactly why the this dialog box is needed. It can not be expected that every one will know about and understand the law suit. Your average user is going to through their hands up in amazed at how carelessly Microsoft is. The dialog will be view as an annoying useless idiosyncrasy of the browser.
It is my opinion that the dialog should be made so that it appears to have a purpose. That is to say if no way can be devised that does not interrupt the user. At the very least the dialog should explain why it was displayed, "The browser is loading a plug-in press 'OK' to continue" or something to that effect. Always inform the user what is happening! This would also help inexperienced developer quickly track down how to bypass the dialog -- they are users too.
That may be, but it is no excuse for bad UI design. If we do start seeing this more often I would suggest to anyone in Microsoft's shoes to go ahead and pay a licenses fee or spend some time/money on a usable solution not just any old solution that comes to mind. I think Microsoft and all other developers owe that to their users.
This is a better way, as one reader has already pointed out. There has to be a better way, however, one that does not interrupt the user.
If anyone has read Jef Raskin's "The Humane Interface" they know that a dialog box that allows only one action has a information theoretic efficiency of 0 (E=0). He was referring to dialog boxes with that at least told the user something important or useful, "Finished searching document" for example. But this takes the cake. E must equal -1 (E=-1) they might as well just have a dialog box with a button and no message at all.
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