Really? Just cold space is, is it? Do you even know what Voyager went through on its way through the solar system? That probe was designed by the best of the best for just a dozen or so years of life expectancy. It has been through huge magnetic fields, radiation, dust, the heliopause and many other things. These designers really knew what they were doing. Oh, and it's still running on its original power source. How cool is that?!
"Affordable" in the Affordable Care Act is very much akin to "unlimited" in unlimited bandwidth in a mobile phone contract. It's not so much an adjective as it is a branding label.
Initially I was against it but my wife pushed for it. I gave in. I'm so happy I did. The school experience is so different than public school it's difficult to convey. I can say that I have met many high school students and can say that they are the most well-rounded young humans I have ever met. Look into one in your area. It has been my experence that they would welcome your visit to sit in on some classes.
Everyone is missing the point on how to educate a child. Do any of these techniques take into account what the children's brains are ready for at a particular age? You know, things like fine motor skill development, centerline crossing, emotional development, movement. Teaching reading too early can affect math and writing skills. The US is doing this all the wrong way. And don't even get me started on standardized testing.Teaching programming too early is such a bad thing to do to their brains. It's about the right education for what's right for any particular child at their own current state of development according to their own particular skills, needs and abilities; at that particular time in their life. We don't need programming machines; we need well-rounded humans.
Just my take on all this. And you should see the school my daughter attends, the Austin Waldorf School. Please visit if you are in the neighborhood.
That's the best you kids can come up with these days? "Fuck Beta?" and the like? How about some constructive criticisms? I wonder how each of you would react if your own customers/clients/bosses criticized your work with some think along the lines of "Fuck that!" Or, "You're fired!" as opposed to something constructive that benefist both of you?
It has been MY experience that women coders do a much better job at documentation, readable syntax in their coding styles and much better factoring and re-factoring of software. In my opinion based on 30+ years of experience programming and dealing with programmers, is that only 25% of male programmers are competent and less than half of those are what I would call 'above average'. I've maybe met 10-12 awesome programmers in all that time. Must my $0.02 worth.
Actually, you might be surprised at how large it would be. F=It/V. 10mS write time for a sector, 2S for a file. Voltage tolerances being about +/-5%. 3.3V operationg voltage. 5V source voltage. Say 80mA for operating current.
1.7V drop over 10mS should require about 470uF. To write a file (a 2-second file) would be something like: 80mA*2S/1.7V or about 94,000 uF.
I'm not trying to be a killjoy here, but trying to store data during bad-voltage and power-down situations is a nontrivial problem.
The real reason to have many 'live' languages is simply that of diversity. In English you can make jokes with the two different meanings of the word letter. You can't do that in Spanish. They have their own word play. Different languages force different views and expressions of the world. having one or two or just a few verbal languages make as much sense as having one or two or just a few programming languages.
I love using Forth to debug new hardware as well as develop embedded control systems. As you are retired and looking for a new, (fun?) native language, I'd sure give it a try.
Actually the ionosphere forms both a waveguide and a capacitor with the Earth itself. Changes in potential, even in waveguide scenarios, will still radiate out into space.
BTW, I'm not a recruiter. I design embedded control systems (now) for 50W-100KW SR motor controllers. I reread my post and it seemed salesman-ish. that's not me. I'm a real systems engineer.:)
Yes, get your resume up to date. Use a creative but not overly creative format. I'd be happy to pass you my format. Recently was laid off due to lack of funding. This resume got 8 hits in 48 hours from 10 blind submissions to 3 recruiters and 7 companies. The fourth company hired me on-the-spot; walked out with a 6-figure job. I'd be happy to help in any way I can. --Noel
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Really? Just cold space is, is it? Do you even know what Voyager went through on its way through the solar system? That probe was designed by the best of the best for just a dozen or so years of life expectancy. It has been through huge magnetic fields, radiation, dust, the heliopause and many other things. These designers really knew what they were doing. Oh, and it's still running on its original power source. How cool is that?!
This is a great book about understanding the scientific method. It has allowed me to invent many things over the years. Here are some starter links:
https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED3938...
http://scientificmethod.com/b_...
https://books.google.com/books...
Hey, maybe you haven't been keeping up on current events, but we just got our asses kicked, pal!
One of my favorite movie lines of all time!
"Affordable" in the Affordable Care Act is very much akin to "unlimited" in unlimited bandwidth in a mobile phone contract. It's not so much an adjective as it is a branding label.
A horribly inefficient but completely reliable way to sort things.
Initially I was against it but my wife pushed for it. I gave in. I'm so happy I did. The school experience is so different than public school it's difficult to convey. I can say that I have met many high school students and can say that they are the most well-rounded young humans I have ever met. Look into one in your area. It has been my experence that they would welcome your visit to sit in on some classes.
Or Beat Time. I loved it back in 1998. I still love the idea. Simple, decimal, universal time.
Swatch Internet Time
...kaiju protection.
As I recall, protection against kaiju was negligable at best.
Everyone is missing the point on how to educate a child. Do any of these techniques take into account what the children's brains are ready for at a particular age? You know, things like fine motor skill development, centerline crossing, emotional development, movement. Teaching reading too early can affect math and writing skills. The US is doing this all the wrong way. And don't even get me started on standardized testing.Teaching programming too early is such a bad thing to do to their brains. It's about the right education for what's right for any particular child at their own current state of development according to their own particular skills, needs and abilities; at that particular time in their life. We don't need programming machines; we need well-rounded humans.
Just my take on all this. And you should see the school my daughter attends, the Austin Waldorf School. Please visit if you are in the neighborhood.
That's the best you kids can come up with these days? "Fuck Beta?" and the like? How about some constructive criticisms? I wonder how each of you would react if your own customers/clients/bosses criticized your work with some think along the lines of "Fuck that!" Or, "You're fired!" as opposed to something constructive that benefist both of you?
1000 86-second ticks per day. Same time everywhere, every day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatch_Internet_Time
Siimply, nice!
(Damn my old fingers and their typos)
It has been MY experience that women coders do a much better job at documentation, readable syntax in their coding styles and much better factoring and re-factoring of software. In my opinion based on 30+ years of experience programming and dealing with programmers, is that only 25% of male programmers are competent and less than half of those are what I would call 'above average'. I've maybe met 10-12 awesome programmers in all that time. Must my $0.02 worth.
*F=Farads. I guess I should have written C=It/V.
Actually, you might be surprised at how large it would be. F=It/V. 10mS write time for a sector, 2S for a file. Voltage tolerances being about +/-5%. 3.3V operationg voltage. 5V source voltage. Say 80mA for operating current.
1.7V drop over 10mS should require about 470uF. To write a file (a 2-second file) would be something like: 80mA*2S/1.7V or about 94,000 uF.
I'm not trying to be a killjoy here, but trying to store data during bad-voltage and power-down situations is a nontrivial problem.
Or cows?
http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2006/1000448/index.html
Dude,
Silicone: (^)(^)
Silicon: sand and computer chips.
I have never heard truer words spoken in my half-century long life.
Zoid.com. I wish that I'd thought of that. LMAO!
The real reason to have many 'live' languages is simply that of diversity. In English you can make jokes with the two different meanings of the word letter. You can't do that in Spanish. They have their own word play. Different languages force different views and expressions of the world. having one or two or just a few verbal languages make as much sense as having one or two or just a few programming languages.
Just my $0.02 worth.
I love using Forth to debug new hardware as well as develop embedded control systems. As you are retired and looking for a new, (fun?) native language, I'd sure give it a try.
Actually the ionosphere forms both a waveguide and a capacitor with the Earth itself. Changes in potential, even in waveguide scenarios, will still radiate out into space.
BTW, I'm not a recruiter. I design embedded control systems (now) for 50W-100KW SR motor controllers. I reread my post and it seemed salesman-ish. that's not me. I'm a real systems engineer. :)
Yes, get your resume up to date. Use a creative but not overly creative format. I'd be happy to pass you my format. Recently was laid off due to lack of funding. This resume got 8 hits in 48 hours from 10 blind submissions to 3 recruiters and 7 companies. The fourth company hired me on-the-spot; walked out with a 6-figure job. I'd be happy to help in any way I can.
--Noel