Ultimately though, the question is whether people actually _want_ to enable the ability to reuse and recombine their data. Within your own data, tools to enable you to analyse and reuse your data are highly prized, but enabling anyone else to use your valuable data to their own ends benefits (almost) noone. (IMHO)
The biggest problem I have seen with computers in the classroom, is the difficulty in reproducing illustrations. Tablets seem to solve this problem to a certain extent. Personally I would be happiest with a standard laptop with a touch sensitive screen so I could draw as well as type.
You would think it would be difficult to hit accientally, but my cat appears to be the exact length for just that on my keyboard... _and_ she likes to walk towards the numpad afterwards, hitting enter. I think she has noticed how my head turns red and I leap around now. Stimuli->Response!
Unfortunately, these are the guys who generally kept their jobs as they recognized early on whose ass they had to kiss. An important collary to the topic in discussion, would be how many people have left the IT industry simply because it is no longer worth their time.
I find it hard to swallow that there aren't more and more valuable scholarships to encourage growth in the tech sector.
ya find THAT hard ta swallow, c'mere! (ba dum bum)
... We work in the field and are unhappy there isn't growth in the tech sector.;-) Consider applying for a tech scholarship from an Indian company...
That's a really good idea. Typically it's industries and countries experiencing SHORTAGES of employees that offer financial incentive to study those topics. Right now I am being encouraged to become... a construction worker man. *sigh*
Truthfully, education is just like everything else in this culture - valued only but it's potential return on investment.
Simply put, a scholarship to a CS student is a bad bet. There are so many people already employed with those skills that it is unlikely that the recipient will make a huge impact in industry and create another scholarship/donate to the parent company.
Neither would I. I'm not disputing that Harlan Ellison is a good writer or anything, but would you REALLY want to work with the guy on revisions? The guy gets bitchy about the internet of all bloody things. I cannot actually imagine trying to collaborate on a project.
Hahaha What a game that would be
i) Player would say something about the news
ii) Next Player would say the same thing
iii) Next Player would scream "FIRST POST FAGGORTZ!!!1!111!!!"
iv) Players would then alternate between incredibly biased views on the subject, unrelated garbage or running jokes.
v) At the end of each round, the players take turns patting each other on the backs and giving themselves imaginary ranking points, and then calling each other morons.
vi) The first player to get hired to do so in real life wins.
..to generate a laugh track for UserFriendly so you know when it's supposed to be funny! They seem to be using a copy to generate the comics... slight variations on a staid and mechanical premise and you think it is new content.
Much as it has caused me intense irritation in the past (as a developer trying to pass QA), the fact that MS published a set of style guidelines detailing everything from widget interaction to the correct default width of a drop shadow, means that consistent UI in Windows (9x+) is the norm as opposed to the exception.
I am not overly familiar with O/S development, are there any similar style guidelines around?
I think congress on this sort of development would make a large move towards easy interoperability, which IMHO is largely lacking in the OS scene today.
Slashdot Mirror
>what are requirements for such a rock to survive its way through atmosphere
High density and low total surface area
Statistically speaking, are we talking individually or as a population? :)
In the latter case, your statistics do not give me confidence
For some reason, when I read "Royal Dutch Mint" all I can think of is chocolate-mint ice-cream.
Ultimately though, the question is whether people actually _want_ to enable the ability to reuse and recombine their data.
Within your own data, tools to enable you to analyse and reuse your data are highly prized, but enabling anyone else to use your valuable data to their own ends benefits (almost) noone. (IMHO)
The biggest problem I have seen with computers in the classroom, is the difficulty in reproducing illustrations. Tablets seem to solve this problem to a certain extent.
Personally I would be happiest with a standard laptop with a touch sensitive screen so I could draw as well as type.
Alpochondriac?
Yeah man, I am totally sick of eating dog food.
Perhaps this major client could fund development/maintenance on a missing piece of infrastructure.
Open Source is Dangerous? ;)
How about Forcibly Opened source?
How...surprising! Look! A really good reason to move from previous versions to MS's new DRM enforced versions.
And if you stand on the roof correctly prevents/corrects kidney stones too!
...until you got Mono
You would think it would be difficult to hit accientally, but my cat appears to be the exact length for just that on my keyboard... _and_ she likes to walk towards the numpad afterwards, hitting enter.
I think she has noticed how my head turns red and I leap around now. Stimuli->Response!
Unfortunately, these are the guys who generally kept their jobs as they recognized early on whose ass they had to kiss.
An important collary to the topic in discussion, would be how many people have left the IT industry simply because it is no longer worth their time.
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!?!?! /me grins
Captain Sulu all the way!
I for one welcome our Martian Overlords
ya find THAT hard ta swallow, c'mere! (ba dum bum)
That's a really good idea. Typically it's industries and countries experiencing SHORTAGES of employees that offer financial incentive to study those topics. Right now I am being encouraged to become... a construction worker man. *sigh*
Truthfully, education is just like everything else in this culture - valued only but it's potential return on investment.
Simply put, a scholarship to a CS student is a bad bet. There are so many people already employed with those skills that it is unlikely that the recipient will make a huge impact in industry and create another scholarship/donate to the parent company.
although you don't have to run very fast... after a couple of years behind the screen most ITers start looking like lawn gnomes.
Haven't they seen the goatse man?
Shake your head above the iPod, wait for the iAlien to pop out and lay an egg in your iChest
Mix up a rye and co**?
It's the compass for people with Tourette's Syndrome.
North, South, F***!!!!, West
Neither would I.
I'm not disputing that Harlan Ellison is a good writer or anything, but would you REALLY want to work with the guy on revisions?
The guy gets bitchy about the internet of all bloody things.
I cannot actually imagine trying to collaborate on a project.
Hahaha
What a game that would be
i) Player would say something about the news
ii) Next Player would say the same thing
iii) Next Player would scream "FIRST POST FAGGORTZ!!!1!111!!!"
iv) Players would then alternate between incredibly biased views on the subject, unrelated garbage or running jokes.
v) At the end of each round, the players take turns patting each other on the backs and giving themselves imaginary ranking points, and then calling each other morons.
vi) The first player to get hired to do so in real life wins.
..to generate a laugh track for UserFriendly so you know when it's supposed to be funny!
They seem to be using a copy to generate the comics... slight variations on a staid and mechanical premise and you think it is new content.
Much as it has caused me intense irritation in the past (as a developer trying to pass QA), the fact that MS published a set of style guidelines detailing everything from widget interaction to the correct default width of a drop shadow, means that consistent UI in Windows (9x+) is the norm as opposed to the exception.
I am not overly familiar with O/S development, are there any similar style guidelines around?
I think congress on this sort of development would make a large move towards easy interoperability, which IMHO is largely lacking in the OS scene today.
centipedes