Easycalc looks like it'd be good if you have your palm and just happen to need a calculator. However, I'd rather have a calculator if I need a calculator a lot. TI has more stuff built in -- I don't see any sort of utility for symbolic (or numerical) integration, for instance.
Also, calculators are upgradable. It's possible to update the firmware on an old calculator, and I've seen some custom jobs out there, I think.
My TI-89 was very useful in my PDE course. Certainly helped out computing those Fourier series:) But I agree with another of the responses... YOU are supposed to be learning PDE, not how to get your calculator to do PDE.
You can set up your email client to leave the messages on the server and only fetch the headers. That makes it plenty useful for me, although IMAP would be swell.
People seek leadership. It's simply a part of human nature. I can understand where people might develop a "What Linus says goes" mentality when he's already done so much.
D is designed to address the shortcomings of C++. While a powerful language, years of history and unneeded complexity has bogged down that language.
They want to overcome C++'s "history" while still maintaining C compatibility. Suddenly, I'm confused.
The defining characteristic of unsafe drivers is not necessarily a lack of the ability to operate a vehicle. What causes accidents is inaccurate estimation of skill, i.e., judgement. Somebody may be a very good driver, but thinking that he/she can go 90mph down the interstate with no risks or can still drive after too much to drink is the one who causes the problem, not the one who cannot parallel park well and therefore avoids parallel parking.
E-mail chess, FICS, blah blah blah... There's tons of internet chess out there. I used to keep games going on with several people, and if I had a few idle minutes I'd make some moves. I used www.echess.co.za, a.k.a. turngames.com.
Would an anti-abortion website carry a banner ad for the nearest abortion clinic - I don't think so. Slashdot should not be carry pro-microsoft advertising.
Alright, I'll bite.
Slashdot is not an anti-Microsoft organization. Slashdot is a forum where people get together and talk about technology. There is no Slashdot charter that states that Microsoft is the devil and no one should use Microsoft products. Microsoft products have their place. Let them spend their money keeping Slashdot alive. It's not HURTING you...
But with lots of experience, one knows what WORKS and what doesn't! Something that seems innovative will not usually work, but something that has worked a million times before usually will. Sometimes just working is better.
C pointers and arrays are more or less interchangable.
More or less? One code obfuscation method in C is to write 4[a] instead of a[4], because a[4] = a + 4 = 4 + a = 4[a].
This means that about half of the security exploits (including the one, targeted at BlackIce etc...) would not be exist if our software base was implemented in languages with bounds checking.
This makes it stronger, but again not perfect. The more complicated the compiler is, the more likely it will be to make a mistake. Buffer overflows can still exist -- They would be harder to find, but perhaps many applications compiled with a certain compiler would be vulnerable.
Nothing really legally nefarious going on, basically doing what the programs are meant to do.
Actually, it is a tad nefarious, because the FastTrack network is a private network and has terms of acceptable use. I don't have them on me, surprisingly, but I was once curious and found a clause that no one may use the network with any unauthorized third-party software... But that seems to have no teeth.
What my university always did was, if a single user was using a lot of bandwidth on a constant basis, simply turn off their connectivity. When people learn to police themselves, stuff works better.
Guess what, it didn't hold true... So, at least the general principles of QM are correct.
Well, that's a leap there. In the propositional calculus, a implies b and not a does not imply not b. The law of gravity would be proven incorrect if someone is going to be levitating above their desk at 10:00 am tomorrow. If that DOESN'T happen, the law of gravity may still be incorrect, but it doesn't prove it.
Another point I'd like to make is that quantum mechanics is merely a theory, as in a way of understanding and predicting occurences in the universe. It is not necessarily HOW the universe works, merely a model that seems to work well. Therefore, these "random numbers" may still not be random... But they're as good a model as any!
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Easycalc looks like it'd be good if you have your palm and just happen to need a calculator. However, I'd rather have a calculator if I need a calculator a lot. TI has more stuff built in -- I don't see any sort of utility for symbolic (or numerical) integration, for instance.
Also, calculators are upgradable. It's possible to update the firmware on an old calculator, and I've seen some custom jobs out there, I think.
Also, Palms are freaking expensive.
UT2004 has software rendering as an option... And they say it's pretty dang good, too.
Algebraic notation is very error prone. With RPN, you never have to use parentheses ever again, which almost always cause the problems.
My TI-89 was very useful in my PDE course. Certainly helped out computing those Fourier series :) But I agree with another of the responses... YOU are supposed to be learning PDE, not how to get your calculator to do PDE.
Linux isn't dead.
:P
*ducks*
Mod me troll if you must, but I know I'm funny
You can set up your email client to leave the messages on the server and only fetch the headers. That makes it plenty useful for me, although IMAP would be swell.
People seek leadership. It's simply a part of human nature. I can understand where people might develop a "What Linus says goes" mentality when he's already done so much.
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D is designed to address the shortcomings of C++. While a powerful language, years of history and unneeded complexity has bogged down that language. They want to overcome C++'s "history" while still maintaining C compatibility. Suddenly, I'm confused.
The defining characteristic of unsafe drivers is not necessarily a lack of the ability to operate a vehicle. What causes accidents is inaccurate estimation of skill, i.e., judgement. Somebody may be a very good driver, but thinking that he/she can go 90mph down the interstate with no risks or can still drive after too much to drink is the one who causes the problem, not the one who cannot parallel park well and therefore avoids parallel parking.
E-mail chess, FICS, blah blah blah... There's tons of internet chess out there. I used to keep games going on with several people, and if I had a few idle minutes I'd make some moves. I used www.echess.co.za, a.k.a. turngames.com.
Would an anti-abortion website carry a banner ad for the nearest abortion clinic - I don't think so. Slashdot should not be carry pro-microsoft advertising.
Alright, I'll bite.
Slashdot is not an anti-Microsoft organization. Slashdot is a forum where people get together and talk about technology. There is no Slashdot charter that states that Microsoft is the devil and no one should use Microsoft products. Microsoft products have their place. Let them spend their money keeping Slashdot alive. It's not HURTING you...
But with lots of experience, one knows what WORKS and what doesn't! Something that seems innovative will not usually work, but something that has worked a million times before usually will. Sometimes just working is better.
ALL of the army's resources? Maybe they'll take over Belgium or something.
FIRST POST!?!!? I really enjoyed these keyboards... But are they really worth that much money? Think of all the ramen noodles I could buy...
Wow. That's really insightful. I'm glad someone around here knows enough about these things to post insightful comments.
*can't think of anything insightful to say, so plays UT2004 instead.*
At least the n00bs respect me...
Where can I get a teacher like yours?
More or less? One code obfuscation method in C is to write 4[a] instead of a[4], because a[4] = a + 4 = 4 + a = 4[a]. This means that about half of the security exploits (including the one, targeted at BlackIce etc...) would not be exist if our software base was implemented in languages with bounds checking.
This makes it stronger, but again not perfect. The more complicated the compiler is, the more likely it will be to make a mistake. Buffer overflows can still exist -- They would be harder to find, but perhaps many applications compiled with a certain compiler would be vulnerable.
I think the IP I gave is somewhere in the Roadrunner network... It's what I'm used to seeing, but it's certainly not mine. :P
Actually, it is a tad nefarious, because the FastTrack network is a private network and has terms of acceptable use. I don't have them on me, surprisingly, but I was once curious and found a clause that no one may use the network with any unauthorized third-party software... But that seems to have no teeth.
There's another one at www.please-use-my-machine-as-a-spambot.com.
What my university always did was, if a single user was using a lot of bandwidth on a constant basis, simply turn off their connectivity. When people learn to police themselves, stuff works better.
Or, use a blank (or locally cached) page IN OPERA, so you have a google search blank at all times, and MOUSE GESTURES!!! WONDERFUL!
I say we just memorize IP addresses from now on. From "Hey, run a Google on him." to "Hey, run a 24.175.19.234 on him."
Well, that's a leap there. In the propositional calculus, a implies b and not a does not imply not b. The law of gravity would be proven incorrect if someone is going to be levitating above their desk at 10:00 am tomorrow. If that DOESN'T happen, the law of gravity may still be incorrect, but it doesn't prove it.
Another point I'd like to make is that quantum mechanics is merely a theory, as in a way of understanding and predicting occurences in the universe. It is not necessarily HOW the universe works, merely a model that seems to work well. Therefore, these "random numbers" may still not be random... But they're as good a model as any!