That's ok, we can just convert the hex into ascii. Of course, your kid's name is going to be difficult to pronounce... "FÜêÓEØ #ëädÂ" (note: Slashdot is going to eat half of it. Oh well, you get the idea.)
One of my favorite profs evar is my compsci professor. All of his exams, every single one, is open book. Bring your notes, bring your laptop, search google, he doesn't care. Just no talking to other people (the school doesn't like that). His reasoning? It represents the real world. He always says that your employer isn't going to slap you on the wrist for looking something up if you don't know it off hand. But your employer WILL slap you upside the head if you cannot implement it. So, almost all of his tests revolve around understanding concepts and not regurgitating definitions. He asks questions like "what does this function do?" or "what's wrong with this program?" In later courses our tests are more about programming on the fly (which is fucking tough), so the more you can "cheat" and swipe entire functions from class examples or labs or whatever, the better you'll do - because inevitably the test comes down to understanding how all the puzzle pieces fit together and why the fucking thing is compiling, running, and then exploding in your face. Fortunately he gives lots of part marks. Last midterm I got 84% for a program that didn't even run (thanks to a null index I forgot to initialize... ugh.)
The only downside to his approach (and he warns us of this) is that we should try very hard not to cheat outright and mass-plagiarize entire programs/assignments, because if he has to put us infront of the faculty judges - most of whom are english profs - they will nail your ass to the wall because they won't understand that programming is a cumulative process. So there's some give and take on both sides. In any case, he's by far my favorite prof. Particularly for his little programming maxims... my recent fav: "Always code as if the person maintaining the program is a homicidal maniac... and they have your home address!"
The problem with torrents is that its difficult for people to easily find the latest single. First you have to find a decent tracker and then you have to find the album, and then you have to selectively download only the track you want. It's relatively complicated compared to entering "Lady Gaga", "Songtitle" and hitting search. Of course, if you want the whole album then a torrent is much easier than searching for a dozen tracks individually. But so much of peoples modern musical taste is discovered piecemeal that it's not always desirable. I used to have Frostwire set up on a box I didn't care about for my girlfriend to find her own music (etc), but that hasn't been viable for some time now. So until I can think of another easy-to-use solution i'm stuck rifling through torrents for some single she heard on the radio (which inevitably has several dozen shitty remixes to further confuse things). Blegh.
Except, on the tor network the van is swapped for a bus at its first node, a truck at the second, a fleet of yugo's at the third, etc, etc.. Similarly the homing pigeon is switched with a homing goat, homing otter, homing walking stick, etc. It's really quite a fascinating process.
I'm guessing parent got their numbers straight from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_gun_ownership Also, it's 90 guns per 100 people, not 90% *of* people. So if 10 people are armed and one other nut has 80 guns in his basement, you can still get 90 per 100. Just FYI.
Yeah but today's "AES256 muthafuckaaaaaas!" is tomorrows "20 minute brute force - quantum computer lol" Not that it's too likely someone will keep the entirety of his drive or data kicking around for two decades, but you never know. Maybe his mother would be so stricken with grief that she just couldn't possibly throw anything away, leaving a tasty pile of curiosities for some future niece/nephew/cousin to take a crack at: "Hey great-auntie look what I found! In your son's crap... Gay porn!"
Personally though, I think it's difficult to be embarrassed when you're dead.
Hardly any. I remember skimming through a study of component power consumption and IIRC memory topped out at something like 5% total draw. So memory with half the power draw will buy you about 10 minutes. Whoopdeefuckingdoo.
MIL - I realized after a few seconds that probably stands for "Mother-In-Law", but the mechanic in me instantly interpreted it as "Malfunction Indicator Lamp."
Shortly after that I had a chuckle upon realizing that they're both things no one likes to see.
2. Distractions are everywhere in the 21st century. You probably wont get a job in a sensory-deprivation booth... more likely it will be a chaotic office/call center/lab/kitchen. Deal with it.
Depends on how close to a metro area you are. In most cities the light pollution drowns out most of the northern lights (aside from that green haze), but on a clear night in the countryside the northern lights are stunningly awesome.
Having lived in Canada my entire life (and never within 100mi of the border), the northern lights are one of my favourite natural phenomenon.
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Emoticon no, emote, yes. /facepalm would be appropriate in this situation. Perhaps even a /headdesk ? Your choice!
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That's ok, we can just convert the hex into ascii. Of course, your kid's name is going to be difficult to pronounce... "FÜêÓEØ #ëädÂ"
(note: Slashdot is going to eat half of it. Oh well, you get the idea.)
One of my favorite profs evar is my compsci professor. All of his exams, every single one, is open book. Bring your notes, bring your laptop, search google, he doesn't care. Just no talking to other people (the school doesn't like that). His reasoning? It represents the real world. He always says that your employer isn't going to slap you on the wrist for looking something up if you don't know it off hand. But your employer WILL slap you upside the head if you cannot implement it. So, almost all of his tests revolve around understanding concepts and not regurgitating definitions. He asks questions like "what does this function do?" or "what's wrong with this program?" In later courses our tests are more about programming on the fly (which is fucking tough), so the more you can "cheat" and swipe entire functions from class examples or labs or whatever, the better you'll do - because inevitably the test comes down to understanding how all the puzzle pieces fit together and why the fucking thing is compiling, running, and then exploding in your face. Fortunately he gives lots of part marks. Last midterm I got 84% for a program that didn't even run (thanks to a null index I forgot to initialize... ugh.)
The only downside to his approach (and he warns us of this) is that we should try very hard not to cheat outright and mass-plagiarize entire programs/assignments, because if he has to put us infront of the faculty judges - most of whom are english profs - they will nail your ass to the wall because they won't understand that programming is a cumulative process. So there's some give and take on both sides.
In any case, he's by far my favorite prof. Particularly for his little programming maxims... my recent fav: "Always code as if the person maintaining the program is a homicidal maniac... and they have your home address!"
The problem with torrents is that its difficult for people to easily find the latest single. First you have to find a decent tracker and then you have to find the album, and then you have to selectively download only the track you want. It's relatively complicated compared to entering "Lady Gaga", "Songtitle" and hitting search. Of course, if you want the whole album then a torrent is much easier than searching for a dozen tracks individually. But so much of peoples modern musical taste is discovered piecemeal that it's not always desirable. I used to have Frostwire set up on a box I didn't care about for my girlfriend to find her own music (etc), but that hasn't been viable for some time now. So until I can think of another easy-to-use solution i'm stuck rifling through torrents for some single she heard on the radio (which inevitably has several dozen shitty remixes to further confuse things). Blegh.
Homing pigeons and vans filled with hard drives.
Except, on the tor network the van is swapped for a bus at its first node, a truck at the second, a fleet of yugo's at the third, etc, etc..
Similarly the homing pigeon is switched with a homing goat, homing otter, homing walking stick, etc.
It's really quite a fascinating process.
What's that quote about the definition of insanity being attempting the same thing over and over and expecting a different result? :)
It's ok, he can teleport the cat to the vet by throwing it out the window.
Yo dawg, we heard you liked nesting so we put a comment in your comment so you can read while you read. Dawg.
You don't have to pay tax on your winnings in the UK.
Or Canada, Germany, Australia, Italy, and a bunch of other places.
What do you think the 3 legged dog is for?
o_O
That sounds like one fucking awesome party.
Fuck you. I would if I could.
PS: Anyone have a copy of Ferrari_599_Fiorano.torrent? Thanx!
My favorite so far is the one where it autocorrected "Maid of Honor" to "Maid of gonorrhea"
And I'm cured!
Although now as a Gemini, i'm starting to wonder if I do in fact have an evil twin...
I'm guessing parent got their numbers straight from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_gun_ownership
Also, it's 90 guns per 100 people, not 90% *of* people. So if 10 people are armed and one other nut has 80 guns in his basement, you can still get 90 per 100.
Just FYI.
Yeah but today's "AES256 muthafuckaaaaaas!" is tomorrows "20 minute brute force - quantum computer lol"
Not that it's too likely someone will keep the entirety of his drive or data kicking around for two decades, but you never know. Maybe his mother would be so stricken with grief that she just couldn't possibly throw anything away, leaving a tasty pile of curiosities for some future niece/nephew/cousin to take a crack at: "Hey great-auntie look what I found! In your son's crap... Gay porn!"
Personally though, I think it's difficult to be embarrassed when you're dead.
Sapience? Sentience? Inverse-anthropomorphism?
Oh yeah, the three hosts took a Chevy Charger, a Ford Camaro, and a Chrysler Mustang on a cruise. Great episode that one! ;)
PS: The car was actually a Dodge Challenger, so grandparent can't even claim part marks on it. Owch.
If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a missile.
Er.. something like that.
What if you have both?
I'm such a nerd. :(
Hardly any. I remember skimming through a study of component power consumption and IIRC memory topped out at something like 5% total draw. So memory with half the power draw will buy you about 10 minutes.
Whoopdeefuckingdoo.
MIL - I realized after a few seconds that probably stands for "Mother-In-Law", but the mechanic in me instantly interpreted it as "Malfunction Indicator Lamp."
Shortly after that I had a chuckle upon realizing that they're both things no one likes to see.
My girlfriend has an app called Mixologist that does the same damn thing. List of ingredients in, list of possible drinks out. Big deal.
I don't mind slashvertisments when they're something new or innovative, but this one is neither. Bleh.
1. My money, my education, my choice.
2. Distractions are everywhere in the 21st century. You probably wont get a job in a sensory-deprivation booth... more likely it will be a chaotic office/call center/lab/kitchen. Deal with it.
3. Who uses a frikkin' screen-saver on a laptop?
Depends on how close to a metro area you are. In most cities the light pollution drowns out most of the northern lights (aside from that green haze), but on a clear night in the countryside the northern lights are stunningly awesome.
Having lived in Canada my entire life (and never within 100mi of the border), the northern lights are one of my favourite natural phenomenon.