I think the best part would be having computers, cars, cell phones, etc having limitless power. Imagine buying one battery pack and running your laptop off of it for a few years. Now that's progress. It would be like having 120v power everywhere for the cost of some palladium.
The Middle East will be a battle ground until terrorism is wiped out, not terrorists. Terrorism is a weed; the only way to get rid of it is to get rid of its roots: Hopelessness, poverty, and despair. The US is the target because it is supporting despotic regimes in the Middle East, including Israel, Iraq (until recently), Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and, a while ago, Iran.
Yes, for the simple fact that most HR people, well, those I've encountered, don't know how to make editable PDFs. My job application was handled by an IT HR person who had no problem sending me a PDF application.
Dude, Mac users have been saying the same thing for years. And we have a huge marketing department and evangelistas, and we still don't have a big market share. (Now, that might be the prices, but it's got a lot to do with the fact that there isn't any software on the shelves. Old people like to hold things.)
Thank you! All these pseudo-capitalists whining about fair and happy need to stop hugging trees. Capitalism is all about doing what's best for number 1. Greed is good, money is the goal, and people are tools to be used and disposed of when they've lost their effectiveness.
All good reasons as to why I'm a socialist.
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And I'm sure he wrote a little function where you enter volume of the container, pump horsepower, etc and it spits out the answer. That's what should be taught. Things like that make it easier, but solving the function makes more work. The three virtues of programmers are laziness, impatience, and hubris. Math teaches diligence, thoroughness, and humility. They are inherently incompatible.
But that's an example where a calculator would be beneficial. You'd have to know what the numbers meant, and how to set up an equation so that it spit out the right number.
However, my calc experience was "Here's 50 problems, prove them." Of course, my calc teacher was an asshole, and my response to the above question is jury rig a float that'll make noise when it gets 90% full. Now can I go to band?
I'd like to add that if someone had told me that I just had to learn calculus for a test that I wouldn't have resisted the idiocy that was my calc class so much.
I'm going to do that for my kids, because unless you're a math geek, calc is just college credits, because you never see engineers solving derivatives on paper. That will let them focus on really important things, like band.
I disagree. Students should be allowed to use calculators to check their work. It will save time for the teacher. If a kid wants to check to see if they've got sin(0) right, let them.
But I never saw the point of flailing out derivatives and integrals when A)I knew I wasn't ever going to use them in my career as a web developer and B) If I ever had to do them by hand (meaning no calc) I'd have more important things to worry about, like finding food. (My calc is with me everywhere.)
Ditto. It's really handy in physics because of its units feature. I still use it for figuring out stuff, like how much sugar it takes to get to the moon.
I have a better one: Make a standards-compliant browser that fits on a Floppy so we don't have to install it on people's computers just to get some work done.
There's a great article about how more choice actually makes people less happy, especially "maximizers." Great read (and there's another good article about the XPrize). I'd suggest that everyone check it out.
I'd still get the 15GB model anyway. It can't hurt to have your files backed up and a spare boot drive!
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I think the best part would be having computers, cars, cell phones, etc having limitless power. Imagine buying one battery pack and running your laptop off of it for a few years. Now that's progress. It would be like having 120v power everywhere for the cost of some palladium.
The Middle East will be a battle ground until terrorism is wiped out, not terrorists. Terrorism is a weed; the only way to get rid of it is to get rid of its roots: Hopelessness, poverty, and despair. The US is the target because it is supporting despotic regimes in the Middle East, including Israel, Iraq (until recently), Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and, a while ago, Iran.
I was not aware that cold fusion also produced plastics.
"Release the legal hounds." - Steve Jobs
Except I'm using a Mac you insensitive clod!
Monthly anniversary = luniversary.
RTFa... er, sorry. Forgot this was Slashdot.
And if it weren't for Chinese bureaucrats we'd all be speaking Mandarin. Now stow the nationalist rhetoric.
You still think politicians work for the little guy? You must be new here.
Yes, for the simple fact that most HR people, well, those I've encountered, don't know how to make editable PDFs. My job application was handled by an IT HR person who had no problem sending me a PDF application.
What's sky net? Terminator reference? Huh?
Dude, Mac users have been saying the same thing for years. And we have a huge marketing department and evangelistas, and we still don't have a big market share. (Now, that might be the prices, but it's got a lot to do with the fact that there isn't any software on the shelves. Old people like to hold things.)
Slow news day on Slashdot...
Thank you! All these pseudo-capitalists whining about fair and happy need to stop hugging trees. Capitalism is all about doing what's best for number 1. Greed is good, money is the goal, and people are tools to be used and disposed of when they've lost their effectiveness.
All good reasons as to why I'm a socialist.
And I'm sure he wrote a little function where you enter volume of the container, pump horsepower, etc and it spits out the answer. That's what should be taught. Things like that make it easier, but solving the function makes more work. The three virtues of programmers are laziness, impatience, and hubris. Math teaches diligence, thoroughness, and humility. They are inherently incompatible.
But that's an example where a calculator would be beneficial. You'd have to know what the numbers meant, and how to set up an equation so that it spit out the right number.
However, my calc experience was "Here's 50 problems, prove them." Of course, my calc teacher was an asshole, and my response to the above question is jury rig a float that'll make noise when it gets 90% full. Now can I go to band?
I'd like to add that if someone had told me that I just had to learn calculus for a test that I wouldn't have resisted the idiocy that was my calc class so much.
I'm going to do that for my kids, because unless you're a math geek, calc is just college credits, because you never see engineers solving derivatives on paper. That will let them focus on really important things, like band.
I disagree. Students should be allowed to use calculators to check their work. It will save time for the teacher. If a kid wants to check to see if they've got sin(0) right, let them.
But I never saw the point of flailing out derivatives and integrals when A)I knew I wasn't ever going to use them in my career as a web developer and B) If I ever had to do them by hand (meaning no calc) I'd have more important things to worry about, like finding food. (My calc is with me everywhere.)
Ditto. It's really handy in physics because of its units feature. I still use it for figuring out stuff, like how much sugar it takes to get to the moon.
The conclusion of the research: Americans have small, limp penises.
And you Europeans wonder why we drive huge SUVs and build gigantic houses!
I'm a developer and I don't like .Net. Gimme Java for JSP and Servlets, and Perl.
I have a better one: Make a standards-compliant browser that fits on a Floppy so we don't have to install it on people's computers just to get some work done.
It's good that PSU is a party school, because it gets the idiot frat boy business majors out of the labs so we can do real research!
You, sir, are WRONG.
There's a great article about how more choice actually makes people less happy, especially "maximizers." Great read (and there's another good article about the XPrize). I'd suggest that everyone check it out.
I'd still get the 15GB model anyway. It can't hurt to have your files backed up and a spare boot drive!