Thanks, but I read the article and watched the demo. It's not a catch phrase. It's the basis for the layout. If they used it as a basis, obviously they think there will be some skill transfer or something.
Why would a qwerty layout on a 10 digit keypad be more efficient than some other layout? They seem to be assuming that the knowledge a user has to use a qwerty layout on a traditional keypad would translate easily to the 10 digit layout. I'm not so sure that's how it works (and I was a Cognitive Science major).
I'm not concerned with the domain name issue, really. But, she can't disclose how she got the software? Then I'm not going to download it onto my machine, potentially exposing myself to liability.
You want me to help out? I need the information necessary to make sure I'm not breaking the law. I saw Hacking Democracy. They know the law well. They make sure they don't break the law when they're at polling places or hunting through garbage, etc. I would think they'd expect me to want to do the same...
Um, before I download this software onto my computer, would Beth like to comment on (a) how she got it, and (b) to what extent it is legal for her to be housing it on her server?
We had this at my school and it was one of two useful classes I had in the CS program. You need to split it into two semesters, though. The first is for learning how the true SDLC would work. And the second is when you actually go through a severely stripped-down version of it for a small project. You need this because 15 weeks is not enough to go through a full SDLC for anything significant enough to work on in a team environment. You have to trim the process down significantly, and you still only end up with about 7 weeks for actual programming and development. But going through a smaller SDLC and learning about the full SDLC is sufficient to get across the idea that implementation is a small part of software development.
Does anyone find the fact that a charity supporting the community is giving money to a monopoly, directly impacting the community? Yes, they pay pennies on the dollar, but what about the rest of us, who theoretically will pay more because of their discount?
How can you make sure my boss didn't make me vote the way I did? I saw the study that shows people like me prefer vote by mail, but that isn't a solution...
I can almost tell you what the comments here are going to say. The money doesn't matter. Do what you like. Etc.
Is that possible, though? I think a lot of times, people choose A over B because A is closer to what they like. Meanwhile, they take a hit in pay. Does this really get you on a path to doing what you like? What happens when you finally have the opportunity to do exactly what you want, but the pay cut is so great that you are unable to take it?
The paradoxical path might be to choose B over A because it has higher pay, even though it's further from what you want to be doing. Continue up this path. Invest hard.
Then, at some point, you will have enough wealth to really do what you want, not just get closer to what you want.
You didn't mention your age, so it's difficult to tell whether this might be feasible for you. This is basically the path I am taking, but I'm rather young in my career. I'm hoarding 25% of my (pre-tax) salary into 401k, and investing another 25% of the remaining salary (after tax) into slightly more liquid assets. This leaves me with peanuts, but because I've been doing this since I was a poor college student, I don't really notice having significantly less money available than my salary says I should.
Again, no idea if this will work at all for you given where you are in your life/career, but hopefully the alternate path is food for thought.
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I do wish that just occasionally journos would have a small amount of knowledge in the area they're writing about.
Yeah, and I wish vicodin wasn't prescription-only. Talk about pie-in-the-sky!
Thanks, but I read the article and watched the demo. It's not a catch phrase. It's the basis for the layout. If they used it as a basis, obviously they think there will be some skill transfer or something.
But, thanks for the typical AC comment.
Seriously, if you want to learn anything when it comes to threads like these, tune your preferences to demote posts marked "funny". You'll be amazed.
Then...
(Score:5, Funny)
What do you know... Slashdot mods actually do have a sense of humor. Can I mod this comment's moderation +1, Funny?
DDR... Now we shoot them?
You're surprised? Have you ever seen someone play Dance Dance Revolution?
Why would a qwerty layout on a 10 digit keypad be more efficient than some other layout? They seem to be assuming that the knowledge a user has to use a qwerty layout on a traditional keypad would translate easily to the 10 digit layout. I'm not so sure that's how it works (and I was a Cognitive Science major).
Time for a little party? Who's up for mortgaging their house to fund it?
I'm not concerned with the domain name issue, really. But, she can't disclose how she got the software? Then I'm not going to download it onto my machine, potentially exposing myself to liability.
You want me to help out? I need the information necessary to make sure I'm not breaking the law. I saw Hacking Democracy. They know the law well. They make sure they don't break the law when they're at polling places or hunting through garbage, etc. I would think they'd expect me to want to do the same...
Um, before I download this software onto my computer, would Beth like to comment on (a) how she got it, and (b) to what extent it is legal for her to be housing it on her server?
Where's Windows Vista?
That could just very well possibly be the worst case of split verb I've ever read.
What the hell is a database people?
Finally, a new release of Firebird to compete with the new release of IE.
a MySpace-like forum for developers
We had this at my school and it was one of two useful classes I had in the CS program. You need to split it into two semesters, though. The first is for learning how the true SDLC would work. And the second is when you actually go through a severely stripped-down version of it for a small project. You need this because 15 weeks is not enough to go through a full SDLC for anything significant enough to work on in a team environment. You have to trim the process down significantly, and you still only end up with about 7 weeks for actual programming and development. But going through a smaller SDLC and learning about the full SDLC is sufficient to get across the idea that implementation is a small part of software development.
I just tried to use this method to diagnose myself, and all I got was this.
No, you made yourself look silly, because you tried to make a counterpoint that is not a counterpoint at all.
...
Me: Joe stole a cookie.
You: Oh yeah? Sue stole a cookie!
Me:
how about the warez leaches?
This story wasn't about warez leeches.
Seriously no questions about the ever-unresolved memory leaks?!
Does anyone find the fact that a charity supporting the community is giving money to a monopoly, directly impacting the community? Yes, they pay pennies on the dollar, but what about the rest of us, who theoretically will pay more because of their discount?
How do you know that manual counting is accurate? Because other manual counts confirm it? I was applauding your sound logic until I got to that part.
How can you make sure my boss didn't make me vote the way I did? I saw the study that shows people like me prefer vote by mail, but that isn't a solution...
Hell I work at Microsoft.
Did anyone else wonder what percentage of slashdotters stopped reading here?
No idea what your comment means, but I'll take a stab and say that you think "content" is "text." It's not, and that's not what I was saying.
I can almost tell you what the comments here are going to say. The money doesn't matter. Do what you like. Etc.
Is that possible, though? I think a lot of times, people choose A over B because A is closer to what they like. Meanwhile, they take a hit in pay. Does this really get you on a path to doing what you like? What happens when you finally have the opportunity to do exactly what you want, but the pay cut is so great that you are unable to take it?
The paradoxical path might be to choose B over A because it has higher pay, even though it's further from what you want to be doing. Continue up this path. Invest hard.
Then, at some point, you will have enough wealth to really do what you want, not just get closer to what you want.
You didn't mention your age, so it's difficult to tell whether this might be feasible for you. This is basically the path I am taking, but I'm rather young in my career. I'm hoarding 25% of my (pre-tax) salary into 401k, and investing another 25% of the remaining salary (after tax) into slightly more liquid assets. This leaves me with peanuts, but because I've been doing this since I was a poor college student, I don't really notice having significantly less money available than my salary says I should.
Again, no idea if this will work at all for you given where you are in your life/career, but hopefully the alternate path is food for thought.
Hope they run on battery!