I happened across the pilot a month or so ago on Sci-Fi.. I'd never watched the show, but I figured I'd watch it out of boredom. One of the characters described Kevin Sorbo's character as something like, "really huge.. like some sort of greek god or something." That was about when I turned it off.
Yes, it did have a polynomial solver. And a generic equation solver, too (on a key creatively named "SOLVER"). This is why teachers like to make students show their work.
The only reason anyone would need to program a quad equation solver (probably the most popular basic app when I was in high school) on a TI-85/86 was to learn how - in fact I had a teacher give a short intro on TI basic in class, and this was the program she used as an example. Its not that useful when the calculator has more advanced capabilities built in, though.
You're right - and I know thats an exception. However, even if they're not interested enough to start programming like I did, children are a lot more apt at learning new things than adults. And I traded baseball cards and played sports too;)
Thanks, but I was diggin into PEEKS and POKES - mostly to make pretty flashing colors. LOAD "*",8,1 was saved for when I was taking breaks to play Top Gun or Archon.
Thats not the point - the point is children aren't necessarily in the "hand-holding" category that the original poster put them in. In fact many children are quite bright, and will pick up stuff like this much faster than adults... They're still in that curious learning phase that adults have forgotten about.
His comment had nothing to do with elitism. He simply stated that some children don't need hand holding to use their computers. I know this is true - I was writing BASIC programs on my dad's C64 when I was 7 or 8.
I've yet to find a *decent* theme for XP. They're all way too cluttered and shiny. When I have to use an XP box, its windows classic for me.. At least its relatively clean. There are plenty of pretty nice looking Gnome and KDE themes, as well as plenty of WMs that are pretty good looking as well.
I wouldn't point this out but you're the second person I've seen say it today.. Its a mix of "Linus" and "Unix". Whoever put the X and S keys together was obviously out to get us.
The sun is never going to "blow up," and even if it would, I sincerely doubt that the human race, or its descendents, will survive long enough to see the sun run out of fuel.
A lot, maybe all, of these features were added in the expansion (and of course the patch that came out with it), if I remember correctly. The original release of WC3 had a pretty poor interface.
Patrol and "move in the other direction" are not stances. Stances are when a unit has different behavior - such as following an attacking unit a short distance to attack it, then returning to their "post," (defensive, or guard) rather than chasing them across the map (aggressive). I don't recall WC3 having proper stances, while just about every other modern RTS does, even if they are sometimes hidden in the "advanced" features. Likewise, WC3's formations are much more primitive than many other games, which usually let you choose more than one option.
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I happened across the pilot a month or so ago on Sci-Fi.. I'd never watched the show, but I figured I'd watch it out of boredom. One of the characters described Kevin Sorbo's character as something like, "really huge.. like some sort of greek god or something." That was about when I turned it off.
I found an 86 not that long ago. They're still sold, they're just hard to find.
Its listed under "Additional Graphing".. Not under discontinued, like its predecessor the TI-85.
Its a start, at least. I'd like a true replacement for my TI-86 that runs in PalmOS, too.. One less thing to carry around.
What self-respecting geek doesn't know what an abacus is!?
Yes, it did have a polynomial solver. And a generic equation solver, too (on a key creatively named "SOLVER"). This is why teachers like to make students show their work.
The only reason anyone would need to program a quad equation solver (probably the most popular basic app when I was in high school) on a TI-85/86 was to learn how - in fact I had a teacher give a short intro on TI basic in class, and this was the program she used as an example. Its not that useful when the calculator has more advanced capabilities built in, though.
Well, since its liquid, its pretty safe to say the thing is sealed somehow. Otherwise the armor would probably drip dry, eventually.
Yea.. its a damn fun game. The old joysticks are wearing out tho, so I'm going to have to pick up an emulator soon I think.
You're right - and I know thats an exception. However, even if they're not interested enough to start programming like I did, children are a lot more apt at learning new things than adults. And I traded baseball cards and played sports too ;)
Thanks, but I was diggin into PEEKS and POKES - mostly to make pretty flashing colors. LOAD "*",8,1 was saved for when I was taking breaks to play Top Gun or Archon.
Thats not the point - the point is children aren't necessarily in the "hand-holding" category that the original poster put them in. In fact many children are quite bright, and will pick up stuff like this much faster than adults... They're still in that curious learning phase that adults have forgotten about.
His comment had nothing to do with elitism. He simply stated that some children don't need hand holding to use their computers. I know this is true - I was writing BASIC programs on my dad's C64 when I was 7 or 8.
Apparently you missed the whole "Sidewinder 3d" thing. You twist the handle for the third axis.
Probably because some of the institutions being discussed are universities, and they use the shell accounts for "learning."
It took you 8-10 hours to gain a level in BG? I haven't played in while, but this feels like a gross exaggeration...
*cough*Apple*cough*
You do get a manual with windows, but it is nearly useless, and no one reads it anyway.
I've yet to find a *decent* theme for XP. They're all way too cluttered and shiny. When I have to use an XP box, its windows classic for me.. At least its relatively clean. There are plenty of pretty nice looking Gnome and KDE themes, as well as plenty of WMs that are pretty good looking as well.
Yea, I believe you are correct. I do remember something about Linus having his own name for it originally, and someone else called it Linux..
I wouldn't point this out but you're the second person I've seen say it today.. Its a mix of "Linus" and "Unix". Whoever put the X and S keys together was obviously out to get us.
Someone tell everyone else who's used Disk Operating System (DOS) in a name. You know.. like.. everyone in the 80s.
"It [rice] provides a balance necessary to Budweiser's trademark 'drinkability.'"
I can see why they put "drinkability" in quotes.. wouldn't want to get smacked for false advertising.
I've always heard # of cpus + 1.
The sun is never going to "blow up," and even if it would, I sincerely doubt that the human race, or its descendents, will survive long enough to see the sun run out of fuel.
A lot, maybe all, of these features were added in the expansion (and of course the patch that came out with it), if I remember correctly. The original release of WC3 had a pretty poor interface.
Patrol and "move in the other direction" are not stances. Stances are when a unit has different behavior - such as following an attacking unit a short distance to attack it, then returning to their "post," (defensive, or guard) rather than chasing them across the map (aggressive). I don't recall WC3 having proper stances, while just about every other modern RTS does, even if they are sometimes hidden in the "advanced" features. Likewise, WC3's formations are much more primitive than many other games, which usually let you choose more than one option.
According to the Java applet, this asteroid is never between the earth and the sun.. so it would be fairly difficult for it to occlude the sun.