I don't care for compatibility with Windows. I use exclusively free *nixes and so does all my friends (otherwise they wouldn't be real friends, would they?). So having this richer buffet of file systems than just the two in the article, what should I choose? I have heard someone say that ext2 means less wear on the drive than ext3 (something with journaling?).
The ultimate proof of not needing a deity or special substance for life (or mind too) would be able to construct it out of raw ingredients. I 99% believe this possible.
If we assume
an already existing universe and
that if I put together a bunch of atoms in precisely the way they are arranged in a human (or tree, or...), running the proper impulses in the nerves etc., it would from there on live on by itself
then I don't think anyone denies that life could arise without God. Even a (very unlikely) event of chance would do; there's no need for evolution, even. The real question isn't in which ways life can come about, but which way it actually happened.
Far from being unfair this is actually socially ideal. In the ideal limit people pay for something exactly what it is worth.
Ah I like to reason about this kind of things! What do we mean by "exactly what it is worth" in this case? Is it in the eyes of the buyer or the seller?
We just got a communication from our corporate overlords specifically prohibiting us from recommending, commenting on or in any other way disclosing what software we are using/have used/will use. A vendor may include our company in a list of clients, but That's It.
Don't ask me why.
Thanks for answering. I get annoyed when directives are handed down without any reason given for why they are sensible. If I know why those in charge want it in a certain way, I'm much more inspired to put my heart into following it. When I am the boss at some place, I have therefore decided, I'll always motivate my decisions and thereby hopefully get employees who trust me and willingly stand up to fight by my side.
No, I won't say the product. Sorry. Against policy.
I'm curious, who don't want you to tell us what software you are using? Your company? The one that made the software? And why? Mabye it's obvious to everyone else, but it would be enlightening to me to hear it. Thanks.
For problem two: this isn't a real problem with git, but rather with your organization. Multiple projects don't belong in the same repository, it's as simple as that.
I have been wanting to start with Git, but I find it too hard to know what should go into different repositories and what should be in the same.
First example: I might be writing a book in book/ and keep all images in a subdirectory book/images/. I think it is not far-fetched that I might want to work on only the images without downloading all the other, possibly huge, subdirectories.
Second example: Say I write a scientific article for which I compute a lot of numerical data. Then I write a second article, which builds upon the same data. Should the two articles go into the same repository, so that I can easily pull and compile everything at once with all dependencies in place, or should they be kept separately, so that I can work on the first article without dragging the other one along?
One big advantage R has over Matlab (er, besides the fact that R is OSS, but of course there's Octave for those who want an OSS Matlab alternative)
Oh, are you saying that R could be a replacement for Octave? I always thought R was very specifically for statistical analysis, so it never occurred to me that it could be used for general purpose calculations.
why the MS Windows line of OSes actually really *does* suck in ways beyond most regular IT peoples imagination
Possibly off-topic, but I'd really be interested in hearing why this is. I mean, I've long had that feeling, but wouldn't be able to pin down specific reasons (except the obvious lack of freedom to do with it whatever you find interesting).
Please explain to me which law of physics would cause an ABS engaged car to stay afloat on top of slush.
I don't know about slush, but I think the idea is that on some types of loose road material, a locked wheel builds up a pile and pushes it forward, which slows the vehicle down more than a rolling wheel would.
Motivated by recent events at journalspace.com, we seek you who up until now have had computer related duties at the blog host, particularly with a responsibility for backups, to let you know that we are not hiring you.
As far as they know it is a car and it gets them to point A and B, the fact that it may be rear wheel drive is irrelevant to them
Hmm... When losing grip in a corner, how do they know whether to apply more or less gas to get the car straight if they don't know which wheels are driving?
He may be a professor in computer science and knows everything about AI. However he may have never used a Unix system, or done FTP.
I've seen this happen, and it baffles me. One and a half year or so after I first encountered a *nix computer, I was presenting my completed programming assignment to a professor. The sound had stopped working on his computer, so we went down to a computer hall, me being a bit surprised he didn't just fix his own in a flash but relied on others to do it. I logged in and started to describe my program. "What's that in the corner", he said and my eyes wandered all over but I couldn't find anything. He pointed again. "Well... that's just the button for closing the window, it has nothing to do with my program, really", I explained, still not sure I had gotten him right. It turned out I was using a non-default window manager, which didn't look like what he was used to and he had never heard you could do that! During that session, he sank in my eyes.
How can someone spend so much time so close to computers and not becoming almost an expert on them? In fact, how can an intelligent and curious mind, which professors are supposed to possess, even just use computers daily and still not figure them out much?
And mabye I am a car nut, though I have never owned one, but how do people drive if they don't know which wheels are driving. Tsk, tsk.
Slashdot Mirror
I don't care for compatibility with Windows. I use exclusively free *nixes and so does all my friends (otherwise they wouldn't be real friends, would they?). So having this richer buffet of file systems than just the two in the article, what should I choose? I have heard someone say that ext2 means less wear on the drive than ext3 (something with journaling?).
It seems all our problems would be solved if we were fewer...
He obviously did the right thing, instead of trying to sell it to the Russians.
You bring up an interesting point! What he did was not the right thing, if you ask the Russians. You know, in Soviet Russia, what he did... ah... no.
Now, certainly, Wikipedia should not be used as an authoritative source
Nothing should be used as an authorative source.
That might be a slight exaggeration, but only a slight one.
Micro$haft is teh suxx0rs!
I whole-heartedly agree!
an accelerometer (so when you turn the screen on its side you can view more of a web page)
I need a larger screen too. Must get myself one of them accelerometers.
The ultimate proof of not needing a deity or special substance for life (or mind too) would be able to construct it out of raw ingredients. I 99% believe this possible.
If we assume
then I don't think anyone denies that life could arise without God. Even a (very unlikely) event of chance would do; there's no need for evolution, even. The real question isn't in which ways life can come about, but which way it actually happened.
they integrate the area under the demand curve.
Far from being unfair this is actually socially ideal. In the ideal limit people pay for something exactly what it is worth.
Ah I like to reason about this kind of things! What do we mean by "exactly what it is worth" in this case? Is it in the eyes of the buyer or the seller?
We just got a communication from our corporate overlords specifically prohibiting us from recommending, commenting on or in any other way disclosing what software we are using/have used/will use. A vendor may include our company in a list of clients, but That's It.
Don't ask me why.
Thanks for answering. I get annoyed when directives are handed down without any reason given for why they are sensible. If I know why those in charge want it in a certain way, I'm much more inspired to put my heart into following it. When I am the boss at some place, I have therefore decided, I'll always motivate my decisions and thereby hopefully get employees who trust me and willingly stand up to fight by my side.
No, I won't say the product. Sorry. Against policy.
I'm curious, who don't want you to tell us what software you are using? Your company? The one that made the software? And why? Mabye it's obvious to everyone else, but it would be enlightening to me to hear it. Thanks.
Do you care whether they write a loop or return (n*n+1)/2? (where n=100 in this case?)
Ugh. It hurts, but you give me no choice but going for the loop.
That's a much better habit.
For problem two: this isn't a real problem with git, but rather with your organization. Multiple projects don't belong in the same repository, it's as simple as that.
I have been wanting to start with Git, but I find it too hard to know what should go into different repositories and what should be in the same.
First example: I might be writing a book in book/ and keep all images in a subdirectory book/images/. I think it is not far-fetched that I might want to work on only the images without downloading all the other, possibly huge, subdirectories.
Second example: Say I write a scientific article for which I compute a lot of numerical data. Then I write a second article, which builds upon the same data. Should the two articles go into the same repository, so that I can easily pull and compile everything at once with all dependencies in place, or should they be kept separately, so that I can work on the first article without dragging the other one along?
Man I'm getting old!
Or is it the other way around?
One big advantage R has over Matlab (er, besides the fact that R is OSS, but of course there's Octave for those who want an OSS Matlab alternative)
Oh, are you saying that R could be a replacement for Octave? I always thought R was very specifically for statistical analysis, so it never occurred to me that it could be used for general purpose calculations.
when you make a jerk tick?
Yeah, I'd much rather have them manually triggered than timed.
please, google "begs the question".
Right away, sir. To whom shall I send the results?
it might be necessary to power manually: "You, jerk!" "What?! I didn't cut the power!"
why the MS Windows line of OSes actually really *does* suck in ways beyond most regular IT peoples imagination
Possibly off-topic, but I'd really be interested in hearing why this is. I mean, I've long had that feeling, but wouldn't be able to pin down specific reasons (except the obvious lack of freedom to do with it whatever you find interesting).
Please explain to me which law of physics would cause an ABS engaged car to stay afloat on top of slush.
I don't know about slush, but I think the idea is that on some types of loose road material, a locked wheel builds up a pile and pushes it forward, which slows the vehicle down more than a rolling wheel would.
Motivated by recent events at journalspace.com, we seek you who up until now have had computer related duties at the blog host, particularly with a responsibility for backups, to let you know that we are not hiring you.
I asked the dealer about disabling the ABS, they wouldn't do it.
They say the ABS often has its own fuse. Removing that would make for a simple and reversible way of disabling it.
Jokes aside, why is it called "survival report"?
As a rule of thumb, if it's love letter, it's a trap.
As far as they know it is a car and it gets them to point A and B, the fact that it may be rear wheel drive is irrelevant to them
Hmm... When losing grip in a corner, how do they know whether to apply more or less gas to get the car straight if they don't know which wheels are driving?
He may be a professor in computer science and knows everything about AI. However he may have never used a Unix system, or done FTP.
I've seen this happen, and it baffles me. One and a half year or so after I first encountered a *nix computer, I was presenting my completed programming assignment to a professor. The sound had stopped working on his computer, so we went down to a computer hall, me being a bit surprised he didn't just fix his own in a flash but relied on others to do it. I logged in and started to describe my program. "What's that in the corner", he said and my eyes wandered all over but I couldn't find anything. He pointed again. "Well... that's just the button for closing the window, it has nothing to do with my program, really", I explained, still not sure I had gotten him right. It turned out I was using a non-default window manager, which didn't look like what he was used to and he had never heard you could do that! During that session, he sank in my eyes.
How can someone spend so much time so close to computers and not becoming almost an expert on them? In fact, how can an intelligent and curious mind, which professors are supposed to possess, even just use computers daily and still not figure them out much?
And mabye I am a car nut, though I have never owned one, but how do people drive if they don't know which wheels are driving. Tsk, tsk.
(Yeah, yeah, I know, "pwning a car nut".)