We used to rebel in the 5th grade by blowing air through the small holes in our proctractors. Teacher nearing retirement had no clue. Sometimes the din was so loud that we couldn't hear teacher clearly...
Shouldn't B-sides actually be cheaper than the hits? New material more expensive than oldies? People have been justifiably complaining for years of having to buy whole albums just to get one or two songs they want, and now they don't have to.
How many PhDs do we need? Are there severe shortages currently? Do we need more PhDs or more BScs? I say these things as someone who has a PhD, and who has hired several of them. I have not seen evidence that we have a huge shortage.
I agree--I find that the US does not current use its PhD's appropriately. I also possess a PhD in computer science, but I've found it's much, much easier to obtain a job that doesn't require that level of expertise. Bill Gates (and all of his lot) are constantly stating how they need more CS PhDs, but are they really looking for them? Do they really want them to do basic research? Or is this just their excuse to outsource?
Additionally, in several places I've taken my PhD, it seems that they hired me despite my degree! They've even said so! This is not the case in Asia where education is held in a higher regard than in the US, generally speaking.
Many people have written how the existence of computers inspired them to model their lives on computers... So what? Are we expecting all in the third world to be computer geeks and teach CS in college?
These students need a *broad* education, and the assumption of the program is that it will give it to them--just as TV's were believed to do back in the 1950's.
Quick pop quiz for the teach on figuring out at least *one technological benefit* of a wireless/network enabled free laptop at the ratio of one laptop per one kid...
[I assume this is being posed to me.] The premise of the entire post is that I reject *any* benefit of $100 laptops, technology in general, etc. This is not the case.
As to the specific quiz question, I do not know the answer. What's the cost of maintaining the laptops? What's the cost of the content material for the laptops? What's the cost of networking the laptops? Running the networks? Administering the program? Teaching the kids to use the computers (teachers!!)?
Hopefully, in the long run, there will be enough money not to have to choose...
I recommend throwing a ';' on the end of line 10--that way you get this diagonally scrolling "animation". This was a favourite thing of mine to do when I was 12--go around to the Radio Shack and do this to their display TRS-80...
Since they'll be required to hand-crank them every few minutes to continue playing gangbangers-shoot-the-cops, it'll be the only exercise they'll ever get!
While your school board's decree seems extreme, I have to agree with what I assume to be their thinking behind it: The world needs more people using computers than programming them.
Sure, you and others have written how access to computers at your school enabled you to obtain computer skills. But did any of you learn history, math or social studies from them?
Back in the '50s televisions in the classroom was going to be the panacea for all educational ills... Now if you tell me you learned TV broadcasting, CRT repair, etc. from their presence, fine, that's nice, but that wasn't not the purpose.
Are we suggesting that the purpose here is to make computer nerds out of all these kids in underdeveloped countries?
What educationally useful things will the child do with the laptop?
As an ex-CS college professor, let me suggest that it would be better to spend that $100 on the developing world on more teachers, education for teachers, roof for schools, etc.
Technology is not the answer to every problem. Remember all those silly computer labs back in high schools in the '80s? Did anyone get any real educational value out of them?
I think this is the wrong attitude for proponents of open source software.
OSS is not in competition with closed-source software and thus we shouldn't care about market share. We should simply be happy that our products are useful and successful in general.
If anything, the real reason to enjoy an increased market share is that it implies an increased total usage, and that this in turn implies that more people will be willing to participate actively in its development and extension.
(Not that I don't enjoy seeing the evil empire[tm] shudder in fear...)
Darth is absolutely correct, however this has no bearing on the lawsuit. If (and it's a big "if") IBM did release SCO code in violation of the contract, it's irrelevant if SCO even voluntarily GPLs the code at some later date--IBM still broke the contract. Releasing the code doesn't undo history.
Because music is more enjoyable than calendars and phonebooks...
Seriously, though, why should I have all these little devices which pretty much look the same (small rectangle, litle screen, buttons) but do separate things? For example, my cell phone has a keypad and an infrared port--why do I need a separate remote control for my TV (and VCR, DVD, stereo, etc...)???
In terms of mobility, how many pockets do I wish to designate for technology? I still need to store my keys, wallet, and, uh, well, at least for now I do...
Yeah, Costco's great if you don't mind waiting half an hour to park there behind all those people queueing up to save 3 cents per gallon on gas, you don't mind waiting in line another half an hour behind all those buying 15 bales of toilet paper, and of course there's the body cavity search by the door nazis as you leave...
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We used to rebel in the 5th grade by blowing air through the small holes in our proctractors. Teacher nearing retirement had no clue. Sometimes the din was so loud that we couldn't hear teacher clearly...
Yeah, and now the B-sides will be $0.99 and the hits will be $1.29.
Well, the suggestion is that the B-sides will be lower than 99...
What will be cheaper (if anything) is the stuff you find in gas stations.
M-m-m-m- My Sharona, My Sharona!!!
Shouldn't B-sides actually be cheaper than the hits? New material more expensive than oldies? People have been justifiably complaining for years of having to buy whole albums just to get one or two songs they want, and now they don't have to.
How many PhDs do we need? Are there severe shortages currently? Do we need more PhDs or more BScs? I say these things as someone who has a PhD, and who has hired several of them. I have not seen evidence that we have a huge shortage.
I agree--I find that the US does not current use its PhD's appropriately. I also possess a PhD in computer science, but I've found it's much, much easier to obtain a job that doesn't require that level of expertise. Bill Gates (and all of his lot) are constantly stating how they need more CS PhDs, but are they really looking for them? Do they really want them to do basic research? Or is this just their excuse to outsource?
Additionally, in several places I've taken my PhD, it seems that they hired me despite my degree! They've even said so! This is not the case in Asia where education is held in a higher regard than in the US, generally speaking.
Souldn't "independent" be set in quotes in the abstract? Or is that just assumed by all nowadays?
You don't think would get caught when they compare the print out counts to the machine counts at the end of the day?
How about giving voters the opportunity to verify their machine recorded votes (i.e. let them look at the printout)?
The folks over at Diebold are happy to hear this--now they can charge a whole bunch extra for printers...
Of course they may have to spend it on software fixes...
Sorry I caused you acrtual keystrokes... maybe you should just not respond if this puts you out so...
"Stock code unit"? Or is it some type of geekware?
From TFA: "Part of that theoretical equation has been proven. Part has yet to be proven."
Many people have written how the existence of computers inspired them to model their lives on computers... So what? Are we expecting all in the third world to be computer geeks and teach CS in college?
These students need a *broad* education, and the assumption of the program is that it will give it to them--just as TV's were believed to do back in the 1950's.
Quick pop quiz for the teach on figuring out at least *one technological benefit* of a wireless/network enabled free laptop at the ratio of one laptop per one kid...
[I assume this is being posed to me.] The premise of the entire post is that I reject *any* benefit of $100 laptops, technology in general, etc. This is not the case.
As to the specific quiz question, I do not know the answer. What's the cost of maintaining the laptops? What's the cost of the content material for the laptops? What's the cost of networking the laptops? Running the networks? Administering the program? Teaching the kids to use the computers (teachers!!)?
Hopefully, in the long run, there will be enough money not to have to choose...
I recommend throwing a ';' on the end of line 10--that way you get this diagonally scrolling "animation". This was a favourite thing of mine to do when I was 12--go around to the Radio Shack and do this to their display TRS-80...
We should give these things out to American kids!
Since they'll be required to hand-crank them every few minutes to continue playing gangbangers-shoot-the-cops, it'll be the only exercise they'll ever get!
I wonder how much food for their families these kids could trade their $100 laptops for...
While your school board's decree seems extreme, I have to agree with what I assume to be their thinking behind it: The world needs more people using computers than programming them.
Sure, you and others have written how access to computers at your school enabled you to obtain computer skills. But did any of you learn history, math or social studies from them?
Back in the '50s televisions in the classroom was going to be the panacea for all educational ills... Now if you tell me you learned TV broadcasting, CRT repair, etc. from their presence, fine, that's nice, but that wasn't not the purpose.
Are we suggesting that the purpose here is to make computer nerds out of all these kids in underdeveloped countries?
What educationally useful things will the child do with the laptop?
As an ex-CS college professor, let me suggest that it would be better to spend that $100 on the developing world on more teachers, education for teachers, roof for schools, etc.
Technology is not the answer to every problem. Remember all those silly computer labs back in high schools in the '80s? Did anyone get any real educational value out of them?
So how much do I get paid for finding Waldo?
I think this is the wrong attitude for proponents of open source software.
OSS is not in competition with closed-source software and thus we shouldn't care about market share. We should simply be happy that our products are useful and successful in general.
If anything, the real reason to enjoy an increased market share is that it implies an increased total usage, and that this in turn implies that more people will be willing to participate actively in its development and extension.
(Not that I don't enjoy seeing the evil empire[tm] shudder in fear...)
Darth is absolutely correct, however this has no bearing on the lawsuit. If (and it's a big "if") IBM did release SCO code in violation of the contract, it's irrelevant if SCO even voluntarily GPLs the code at some later date--IBM still broke the contract. Releasing the code doesn't undo history.
Why do people not want a PDA in the ipod era?
Because music is more enjoyable than calendars and phonebooks...
Seriously, though, why should I have all these little devices which pretty much look the same (small rectangle, litle screen, buttons) but do separate things? For example, my cell phone has a keypad and an infrared port--why do I need a separate remote control for my TV (and VCR, DVD, stereo, etc...)???
In terms of mobility, how many pockets do I wish to designate for technology? I still need to store my keys, wallet, and, uh, well, at least for now I do...
Yeah, Costco's great if you don't mind waiting half an hour to park there behind all those people queueing up to save 3 cents per gallon on gas, you don't mind waiting in line another half an hour behind all those buying 15 bales of toilet paper, and of course there's the body cavity search by the door nazis as you leave...
As I stated above, it is not possible for them each to receive 1/3.