"If you'd like Calculon to double-check his tedious paperwork, press 2." *BEEP*, (fry presses 1) you have selected option 2. No I didn't! I'm 99% sure you did.
I think civilization had a very accurate portrayal of history. I grew up on civ! Without civilization, I would have never known that the Hoover Dam *ACTUALLY* acts as a Hydro Plant in all your cities on that continent. I would have never know that about America! I also wouldn't have known that finding the cure for cancer will make one unhappy citizen content in all your cities, no wonder everyone is trying to find the cure!
It was also a great geography lesson, and learning about cultures. It was important to know what the world map looked like and finding your enemies so you could destroy them. Without that, I wouldn't have known that the Zulu empire actually exists on the American continent!
Notice my elaborate knowledge of American history because of civilization. Your current president (Abraham Lincoln) should be proud of me!
You know.... using the Five Finger Exploding Heart Technique on Bill seems like an easier way to kill Bill than sending 12,000 IBMers indirectly after him.
Lets call the IBM gang the crazy 12,000... there aren't really 12,000 of them, but they like being called that:D This actually wouldn't be a bad plot of Kill Bill 3.... having a gang of geeks led by IBM.
"The samples will be dust clouds fired up from repeated bullet impacts, since the asteroid's low gravity makes it difficult to 'land' on. When faced with a similar problem, the European Rosetta mission alternatively will harpoon the surface."
-NOW- who's weaponizing space? Looks like the Japanese and Europeans. This is a threat to our national security! We have a space harpoon capability gap! Mr.President, we recommend making a space harpoon that is two times bigger than the european's space harpoon... to deter them from attacking more asteroids.
Hurrah! Free ammo for Penny Arcade. Maybe this will give some more inspiration to the penny arcade guys! They haven't posted a new comic in a while now.
"most of the PCs used in Iran... run pirated versions of all the latest software (due to foreign embargo?)"
No....I don't think Iranian software piracy is due to the foreign embargo, I think the parent thread is right, Iran is taking a note from China. Iran is basing its computer policies after China, phase 1, internet filter. Phase 2, software piracy! That's the model China's using, and hey, who can argue with something that works? (And to all you sensitive people, relax, I'm not trolling, it's a well known fact that software piracy is rampent in Asia)
You know, George Lucas could bottle some grape juice and attach a label saying 7% Force/Vol, drink responsibly. A bottle of limited edition Star Wars wine would easily go for $1,000 per bottle on e-bay. They could even say that Natalie Portman hand picked the grapes and crushed them with her feet. The star wars geeks would be flocking to get anything tangibly related to Natalie Portman.
"Health Information Science is the study of how health data are collected, stored and communicated; how those data are processed into health information suitable for administrative and clinical decision making; and how computer and telecommunications technology can be applied to support these processes." - UVIC
Health Information Sciences (HINF) is probably going to be a growth market in the coming years. With an aging baby boomers demographic, governments are going to be throwing more and more money at healthcare. As health needs grow, so does demand for information infrastructure. This is where HINF could be a good industry segment to get into. Up here in Canada, the government is throwing billions of dollars at health care these days, and it's only going to increase.
Since you're already a physician, you probably have a lot of domain knowledge that will be very useful when desiging software for the health industry. Having that domain knowledge is extremely valuable since you'll have a lot of insight in the processes, laws, and implications of the health industry.
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Well Apple should have studied more about geeks when designing their mice. As you know, us geeks work with our hands a lot. Since our hands get such a great work out every day, we naturally develop a kung-fu death grip. Apple should have seen that problem coming:D... Anyways, I have to hold my mouse using a warrior's grip because I wield the mouse as a digital weapon. Muaha.
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Just looked at that site, and saw the 1998 iMac. I shuddered when I saw those awful hockey puck mice that Apple chose to include with iMacs. Worst episode ever....
At my university, they replaced them pretty quick with *REAL* mice. (Yes, I risk of sounding like a troll... but you know what I mean if you've ever used one of those mice)
But the Macintosh Classic brought back some fond memories of elementary school. I remember sitting in computer class, and the teacher would say, now double click on clarisworks, and then she'd lecture for about 5 minutes then let us use the program.... because clarisworks took that long to load.
Before you're shocked and appalled for NASA technicians giving quasi-religious names to scientific equipment, maybe you should read how NASA came up with these names.
And I quote from the winning child's essay that named the rovers:
I used to live in an Orphanage.
It was dark and cold and lonely.
At night, I looked up at the sparkly sky and felt better.
I dreamed I could fly there.
In America, I can make all my dreams come true.....
Thank-you for the "Spirit" and the "Opportunity"
-Sofi Collis, age 9
Heaven forbid that NASA names the rovers after the things that make America great. Oops...probably shouldn't have mentioned Heaven:P
Slashdot Mirror
If all else fails, use induction to prove?
:|
Boy, all those foundations of computer science courses I took are really paying off.
"If you'd like Calculon to double-check his tedious paperwork, press 2." *BEEP*, (fry presses 1) you have selected option 2. No I didn't! I'm 99% sure you did.
Ah....interactive movies.
I think civilization had a very accurate portrayal of history. I grew up on civ! Without civilization, I would have never known that the Hoover Dam *ACTUALLY* acts as a Hydro Plant in all your cities on that continent. I would have never know that about America! I also wouldn't have known that finding the cure for cancer will make one unhappy citizen content in all your cities, no wonder everyone is trying to find the cure!
It was also a great geography lesson, and learning about cultures. It was important to know what the world map looked like and finding your enemies so you could destroy them. Without that, I wouldn't have known that the Zulu empire actually exists on the American continent!
Notice my elaborate knowledge of American history because of civilization. Your current president (Abraham Lincoln) should be proud of me!
"History is written by the victors!" -Chancellor Gowron
You know.... using the Five Finger Exploding Heart Technique on Bill seems like an easier way to kill Bill than sending 12,000 IBMers indirectly after him.
:D This actually wouldn't be a bad plot of Kill Bill 3.... having a gang of geeks led by IBM.
Lets call the IBM gang the crazy 12,000... there aren't really 12,000 of them, but they like being called that
"The samples will be dust clouds fired up from repeated bullet impacts, since the asteroid's low gravity makes it difficult to 'land' on. When faced with a similar problem, the European Rosetta mission alternatively will harpoon the surface."
-NOW- who's weaponizing space? Looks like the Japanese and Europeans. This is a threat to our national security! We have a space harpoon capability gap! Mr.President, we recommend making a space harpoon that is two times bigger than the european's space harpoon... to deter them from attacking more asteroids.
Here's a somewhat similiar question that someone asked on slashdot before. Could be helpful.
"All humans are vermin in the eyes of Morbo!" -Morbo
I'd gnaw off the wrist band and flush it down the toilet. The ensuing search in the sewer system by rescue teams should prove amusing...
I watched a show called Seriously Funny on the CBC, and there was this American mocking his country when he was joking about gun laws:
...give a man a gun, and he can steal fish to feed himself for today.
"Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime"
(Not trolling or flamebaiting)
Larger screenshots of the 3D search engine can be found here and here.
Well, it'd be funny if the Canadian Music Industry did proceed with the lawsuits some how without the true identities of the music pirates.
..." - Lawyer
"I refer to the case of the Canadian Music Industry VS iPwnsJ00-1337
" ...this system would produce 51 kilowatts on the waste from 100,000 people"
:D
United States 146,583.9 kilowatts
India 533,011.5 kilowatts
China 672,571.3 kilowatts
Clearly, China is the all powerful nation
Ha ha, Amerika, your spacious country is dangerously underpopulated! j/k.
Just give Ian Holm and Ian McKellan a few botox shots to the face, and they'll be set to go!
Hurrah! Free ammo for Penny Arcade. Maybe this will give some more inspiration to the penny arcade guys! They haven't posted a new comic in a while now.
"most of the PCs used in Iran ... run pirated versions of all the latest software (due to foreign embargo?)"
No....I don't think Iranian software piracy is due to the foreign embargo, I think the parent thread is right, Iran is taking a note from China. Iran is basing its computer policies after China, phase 1, internet filter. Phase 2, software piracy! That's the model China's using, and hey, who can argue with something that works? (And to all you sensitive people, relax, I'm not trolling, it's a well known fact that software piracy is rampent in Asia)
"Can anybody knowledgeable in experimental aeronautics speculate on how doable this is?"
IANAAE (I-am-not-an-aeronatical-engineer, yes folks, a new acronym is born) but I think this thing is pretty dang doable.
Which illustrates the point...why would you consult slashdot for aeronautical advice?
You know, George Lucas could bottle some grape juice and attach a label saying 7% Force/Vol, drink responsibly. A bottle of limited edition Star Wars wine would easily go for $1,000 per bottle on e-bay. They could even say that Natalie Portman hand picked the grapes and crushed them with her feet. The star wars geeks would be flocking to get anything tangibly related to Natalie Portman.
"Health Information Science is the study of how health data are collected, stored and communicated; how those data are processed into health information suitable for administrative and clinical decision making; and how computer and telecommunications technology can be applied to support these processes." - UVIC
Health Information Sciences (HINF) is probably going to be a growth market in the coming years. With an aging baby boomers demographic, governments are going to be throwing more and more money at healthcare. As health needs grow, so does demand for information infrastructure. This is where HINF could be a good industry segment to get into. Up here in Canada, the government is throwing billions of dollars at health care these days, and it's only going to increase.
Since you're already a physician, you probably have a lot of domain knowledge that will be very useful when desiging software for the health industry. Having that domain knowledge is extremely valuable since you'll have a lot of insight in the processes, laws, and implications of the health industry.
<sarcastic>
Well Apple should have studied more about geeks when designing their mice. As you know, us geeks work with our hands a lot. Since our hands get such a great work out every day, we naturally develop a kung-fu death grip. Apple should have seen that problem coming
</sarcastic>
Just looked at that site, and saw the 1998 iMac. I shuddered when I saw those awful hockey puck mice that Apple chose to include with iMacs. Worst episode ever....
At my university, they replaced them pretty quick with *REAL* mice. (Yes, I risk of sounding like a troll... but you know what I mean if you've ever used one of those mice)
But the Macintosh Classic brought back some fond memories of elementary school. I remember sitting in computer class, and the teacher would say, now double click on clarisworks, and then she'd lecture for about 5 minutes then let us use the program.... because clarisworks took that long to load.
Is create muscle building keyboards and mice, and this will hail a new era of buff geeks with super upper body strength. It's a dream come true!
Before you're shocked and appalled for NASA technicians giving quasi-religious names to scientific equipment, maybe you should read how NASA came up with these names.
:P
And I quote from the winning child's essay that named the rovers:
I used to live in an Orphanage.
It was dark and cold and lonely.
At night, I looked up at the sparkly sky and felt better.
I dreamed I could fly there.
In America, I can make all my dreams come true.....
Thank-you for the "Spirit" and the "Opportunity"
-Sofi Collis, age 9
Heaven forbid that NASA names the rovers after the things that make America great. Oops...probably shouldn't have mentioned Heaven
Uhhh.......blame Canada?
Thinkgeek probably. They already have anti-RIAA memorabilia available.... why not add pro-RIAA street posse clothes?