Now people have a place to meet to break all the contest rules.
I am working on this as a solo programmer. I'm more into math and algorithms than the average state university C. S. graduate, but still not very good at math. So I don't expect to have a very great entry, but will enter anyway. It would be really nice to make it into the playoffs (you compete against mediocre judge's robots in the regular season, and have to beat them to get into the playoffs). I think I'll be lucky if any AI I add doesn't break the protocol code (disqualifying my robot).
I'm going to work into the wee hours of the morning both tonight and tomorrow night (I am in Arizona, so the contest started at 7:00 AM Friday and ends at 7:00AM Monday). I'll see what I get. If nothing else it will be a good learning experience - in fact it already has been good.
I've been following the mailing list. The most interesting devlopment was that someone discovered that the five cops could camp the six banks, because two banks were only separated by one intersection. The organizers released a new map to fix this.
I signed up for Blockbuster Online only to discover that A) I don't rent enough for it to be a good deal and B) Anytime I rent something I want it right away.
I was impressed that they had many shipping locations. Unfortunately I was unable to take advantage of these because it took 2-3 days to get mail from the shipping location to my house, which is in the same state as the shipping location.
It seems shipping locations would be a lot of the cost of setting this up. Perhaps smaller businesses could pool resources?
"The House voted Wednesday to block the FBI and the Justice Department from using the Patriot Act to search library and book store records. Despite a veto threat from King Bush, lawmakers voted 238-187 to block the part of the anti-terrorism law that allows the government to investigate the reading habits of terror suspects."
Actually, I won't see, because I Don't Fucking Care (tm). He quit Mozilla when it was just getting good and it managed to do fine without him, he is a LiveJournal Whiner, and he owns a Nightclub. Need I say more?
I would be surprised if giving this poll to/. readers didn't give similar results as were given to the whole world. I think that this headline should be "Ginormous is Favorite Non-Dictionary Word".
And I've got nothing against w00t. But ginormous is a bit funnier IMO.
I've worked at a government internship for a year, designed two static websites (when I did them I didn't know php and J2EE, but I do now), and worked technical support for over a year.
For class projects I wrote an automated installation tool (capstone), a hybrid Fuzzy/Genetic system (which turned out really well), a voicemail GUI, and a simple compiler.
On my own I've written a Tetris clone, a PHP web registration tool for a friend, and a simple web-based time card program I use at my current job.
I have spent countless hours tinkering around with various platforms and programming languages. I even wrote a Connect Four game using only Xlib to see how GUI's work at a lower level! I am extremely efficient in simple tasks, but still struggle with many diverging thoughts when working on large tasks.
E-mail me at bma3@dana.ucc.nau.edu for more details if you're still interested.
I've worked at a government internship for a year, designed two static websites (when I did them I didn't know php and J2EE, but I do now), and worked technical support for over a year.
For class projects I wrote an automated installation tool (capstone), a hybrid Fuzzy/Genetic system (which turned out really well), a voicemail GUI, and a simple compiler.
On my own I've written a Tetris clone, a PHP web registration tool for a friend, and a simple web-based time card program I use at my current job.
I have spent countless hours tinkering around with various platforms and programming languages. I even wrote a Connect Four game using only Xlib to see how GUI's work at a lower level! I am extremely efficient in simple tasks, but still struggle with many diverging thoughts when working on large tasks.
E-mail me at bma3@dana.ucc.nau.edu for more details if you're still interested.
Well, I graduated this year, and got my grades back yesterday, and they raised my GPA up to 3.01 (3.13 major), and I am smart enough to know what the person in your conversation above should have said.
bma3@cet.nau.edu if you're currently looking.
I am sure that they will sell a few, however. One classmate lugs an 8lb PC laptop with 30min of battery life to class every day and plugs it into his wall outlet. He always sets his laptop on his desk, never on his lap. I'm sure he could do the same with this one.
I am a linux fan, but I am not so blinded to know that over the last couple of years, Mac OS X has been the only operating system that has been getting consistently faster for general workstation usage. So I'd say if you really want extra performance that you can use, and won't get wasted by bloat, wait until a Macintosh is released with a dual-core processor.
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I am working on this as a solo programmer. I'm more into math and algorithms than the average state university C. S. graduate, but still not very good at math. So I don't expect to have a very great entry, but will enter anyway. It would be really nice to make it into the playoffs (you compete against mediocre judge's robots in the regular season, and have to beat them to get into the playoffs). I think I'll be lucky if any AI I add doesn't break the protocol code (disqualifying my robot).
I'm going to work into the wee hours of the morning both tonight and tomorrow night (I am in Arizona, so the contest started at 7:00 AM Friday and ends at 7:00AM Monday). I'll see what I get. If nothing else it will be a good learning experience - in fact it already has been good.
I've been following the mailing list. The most interesting devlopment was that someone discovered that the five cops could camp the six banks, because two banks were only separated by one intersection. The organizers released a new map to fix this.
It's an exciting contest.
...for stress-testing Firefox. I'm going to submit it to their bugzilla. I would work on it myself, except I already have an open source project.
If I'm correct, that isn't something considered generally feasible for regular people.
Not to mention some of his grappling hook stunts...
I thought the same thing. I began to generally hate the service, which was definitely a factor in cancelling it.
I was impressed that they had many shipping locations. Unfortunately I was unable to take advantage of these because it took 2-3 days to get mail from the shipping location to my house, which is in the same state as the shipping location.
It seems shipping locations would be a lot of the cost of setting this up. Perhaps smaller businesses could pool resources?
"The House voted Wednesday to block the FBI and the Justice Department from using the Patriot Act to search library and book store records. Despite a veto threat from King Bush, lawmakers voted 238-187 to block the part of the anti-terrorism law that allows the government to investigate the reading habits of terror suspects."
Actually, I won't see, because I Don't Fucking Care (tm). He quit Mozilla when it was just getting good and it managed to do fine without him, he is a LiveJournal Whiner, and he owns a Nightclub. Need I say more?
So, you pick two obscure (avaliable on several platforms but rarely used) features and say that they're needed to be "good"?
The basic programming functionality is much more important. Compared to that, your points are a non-issue.
Absolutely. Post the pictures too.
And I've got nothing against w00t. But ginormous is a bit funnier IMO.
Oops, should have used preview!
I've worked at a government internship for a year, designed two static websites (when I did them I didn't know php and J2EE, but I do now), and worked technical support for over a year.
For class projects I wrote an automated installation tool (capstone), a hybrid Fuzzy/Genetic system (which turned out really well), a voicemail GUI, and a simple compiler.
On my own I've written a Tetris clone, a PHP web registration tool for a friend, and a simple web-based time card program I use at my current job.
I have spent countless hours tinkering around with various platforms and programming languages. I even wrote a Connect Four game using only Xlib to see how GUI's work at a lower level! I am extremely efficient in simple tasks, but still struggle with many diverging thoughts when working on large tasks.
E-mail me at bma3@dana.ucc.nau.edu for more details if you're still interested.
I've worked at a government internship for a year, designed two static websites (when I did them I didn't know php and J2EE, but I do now), and worked technical support for over a year. For class projects I wrote an automated installation tool (capstone), a hybrid Fuzzy/Genetic system (which turned out really well), a voicemail GUI, and a simple compiler. On my own I've written a Tetris clone, a PHP web registration tool for a friend, and a simple web-based time card program I use at my current job. I have spent countless hours tinkering around with various platforms and programming languages. I even wrote a Connect Four game using only Xlib to see how GUI's work at a lower level! I am extremely efficient in simple tasks, but still struggle with many diverging thoughts when working on large tasks. E-mail me at bma3@dana.ucc.nau.edu for more details if you're still interested.
Well, I graduated this year, and got my grades back yesterday, and they raised my GPA up to 3.01 (3.13 major), and I am smart enough to know what the person in your conversation above should have said. bma3@cet.nau.edu if you're currently looking.
I use Firefox. Thankfully, they ripped that feature off MS.
I'll be disappointed if the majority of games don't work. That will mean MS can't decide to build something complicated and build it like Apple.
Go fuck yourself.
Godwin's law is just part of a stupid corner of the Internet. It is not part of the mainstream Internet culture, or even Slashdot culture.
It is neither funny nor clever. And it's pretty goddamn old.
Don't they know this is a big finals week?
I am sure that they will sell a few, however. One classmate lugs an 8lb PC laptop with 30min of battery life to class every day and plugs it into his wall outlet. He always sets his laptop on his desk, never on his lap. I'm sure he could do the same with this one.
I guess the age of the luggables has returned...
If anyone replied trying to enforce Godwin's law, my response would have been, Die in a fire.
Intent-Driven Programming
You spelled it wrong again. Skylarov.
Most information in computer books can be found on the web, but does that mean I don't buy any computer books?
Hell no.
"Parellel, idiot", jackass. Learn to use commas. Perhaps the other core can run that spelling and grammar checker for you.
Most people who use Linux use Firefox. Most people who use Macs use Safari. Which one starts quicker? Which has the lowest memory footprint?
And what about graphics? Which is better set up to use the video card's features? That should be obvious.
These types of features have been getting faster with each release.
And I am definitely not an Apple person. I don't even have an Apple.
I am a linux fan, but I am not so blinded to know that over the last couple of years, Mac OS X has been the only operating system that has been getting consistently faster for general workstation usage. So I'd say if you really want extra performance that you can use, and won't get wasted by bloat, wait until a Macintosh is released with a dual-core processor.