I've considered getting one but my budget is a bit lower than yours. That, and I haven't heard anything positive or negative about it from end users yet.
works for plain old domain names that only use characters you can find on a US keyboard, but with support for internationalized domain names with unicode that isn't going to work for much longer. A spoofer could substitute a non-ASCII character in place of an ascii one since some foreign alphabets have characters that look similar to ones in the plain old Roman alphabet. Though I guess the font used by your browser would be partially to blame. Still, don't think you're safe just because you can recognize that s145hd0t.org is a spoofed URL.
I suppose they'll ban electronic hobbyist materials when someone uses an EMP on the NYSE. Then they'll ban personal computers when terrorists execute a cyber attack. Lego Mindstorm kits will be banned when terrorists use a giant killer robot.
Employability-wise it seems C# is in slightly higher demand currently and will probably remain that way for a while.
Java is stronger at the cross-platform stuff. For a Linux nerd, I'd go with Java.
The reason being that regardless of which language you pick up you will still learn how to program (in the long run) and with Java you will suit your short term interests. If 5 years from now some obscure language becomes dominant you'll be able to pick it up within a few hours. They're just changes in a few details -- the bigger picture will be familiar once you know one language.
Isn't this just another machine learning program? Does it even learn? It sounds preprogrammed to read from a database. I think what we're looking for is sentience. AI has been kicking our butts at videogames for years. Just because something can be programmed to mimic certain human behaviors does not mean it is aware.
I think a better airline analogy would be "If you don't pay our exorbitant 'Service Fee' we can't guarantee that your seat on your connecting flight might be sold to a better customer... while you're still in the air on your first flight."
In the future they might have enough gall to hold entire chunks of data hostage based on their importance until we pay to release them. So we'll get all the spam we can stomach, but that important bank transaction will never make it unless you pay for every single bit.
Of course, business and ethics... it's beginning to seem like it's a collective delusion. It looks like few companies are willing to act ethically unless it provides them with a greater profit. They'll only do the right thing when someone's looking - and willing to pay them for it.
As for gift cards, I was referring to the ones that credit card companies sell. I'm not sure how much you can control the expiration or limit on them, but you could conceivably make it work in a similar fashion.
Some one mentioned to use them in an earlier post. What credit card companies offer them and how do you go about making them? Would gift cards be the same thing?
Planned lack of testing might have been a contributing factor to the decision to restrict the number of units sold at launch. I mean, if they new it was going to be the most gawd awfully bugged first revision in console gaming history, they could save a lot by having fewer machines to recall.
I'm a little rusty (maybe a lotta bit rusty), but no. this is a common misconception. Regardless of the mechanism for "spooky actions at a distance" to communicate any actual data you would need to send the results of the measurement through classical means which are limited by the speed of light.
Slashdot Mirror
The iRex almost meets your specs: http://www.irextechnologies.com/
I've considered getting one but my budget is a bit lower than yours. That, and I haven't heard anything positive or negative about it from end users yet.
With those mechanics most slashdotters would have 95% chance to block and only 5% chance to hit.
works for plain old domain names that only use characters you can find on a US keyboard, but with support for internationalized domain names with unicode that isn't going to work for much longer. A spoofer could substitute a non-ASCII character in place of an ascii one since some foreign alphabets have characters that look similar to ones in the plain old Roman alphabet. Though I guess the font used by your browser would be partially to blame. Still, don't think you're safe just because you can recognize that s145hd0t.org is a spoofed URL.
That was my first thought but then later in the article....
"ESG claims the next stage of development will be fitting 'small turbo-jet drives' to the wings to extend range even further."
I suppose they'll ban electronic hobbyist materials when someone uses an EMP on the NYSE. Then they'll ban personal computers when terrorists execute a cyber attack. Lego Mindstorm kits will be banned when terrorists use a giant killer robot.
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/12/05
Actually I think the best way is to discredit reasonable opponents
Um ..or just make a production model with a bigger gas tank
It's not like there's some big hurdle limiting them to a quart of gas. This is just a prototype.
The engine stalls unless you hang the battery from the hood with string.
I kid, I kid.
Employability-wise it seems C# is in slightly higher demand currently and will probably remain that way for a while.
Java is stronger at the cross-platform stuff. For a Linux nerd, I'd go with Java.
The reason being that regardless of which language you pick up you will still learn how to program (in the long run) and with Java you will suit your short term interests. If 5 years from now some obscure language becomes dominant you'll be able to pick it up within a few hours. They're just changes in a few details -- the bigger picture will be familiar once you know one language.
here comes Gattaca
SETI has already concluded that there are no signs of intelligent life on earth so they've moved on. We should do the same.
Isn't this just another machine learning program? Does it even learn? It sounds preprogrammed to read from a database. I think what we're looking for is sentience. AI has been kicking our butts at videogames for years. Just because something can be programmed to mimic certain human behaviors does not mean it is aware.
O RLY?
YA RLY!
Does it support tv tuners?
You know, the mini seems like a better option than the imac for this type of application.
I think a better airline analogy would be "If you don't pay our exorbitant 'Service Fee' we can't guarantee that your seat on your connecting flight might be sold to a better customer... while you're still in the air on your first flight."
In the future they might have enough gall to hold entire chunks of data hostage based on their importance until we pay to release them. So we'll get all the spam we can stomach, but that important bank transaction will never make it unless you pay for every single bit.
Of course, business and ethics... it's beginning to seem like it's a collective delusion. It looks like few companies are willing to act ethically unless it provides them with a greater profit. They'll only do the right thing when someone's looking - and willing to pay them for it.
I wonder if moonshine P2P could have the same effect. What we really need is mass network interoperability.
Thanks guys. Discover looks promising.
As for gift cards, I was referring to the ones that credit card companies sell. I'm not sure how much you can control the expiration or limit on them, but you could conceivably make it work in a similar fashion.
Some one mentioned to use them in an earlier post. What credit card companies offer them and how do you go about making them? Would gift cards be the same thing?
... but how much does a clue cost?
sounds like someone has a political agenda. Has anyone even heard of the NIMF?
I mean you very well can't rate content that's inaccessible except via a third party hack until you know about the hack.
Planned lack of testing might have been a contributing factor to the decision to restrict the number of units sold at launch. I mean, if they new it was going to be the most gawd awfully bugged first revision in console gaming history, they could save a lot by having fewer machines to recall.
I want a bottle of this stuff!
I'm a little rusty (maybe a lotta bit rusty), but no. this is a common misconception. Regardless of the mechanism for "spooky actions at a distance" to communicate any actual data you would need to send the results of the measurement through classical means which are limited by the speed of light.
This is not how I am
I have become comfortably numb