Currently, in big business (healthcare), my company has a CIO. However, my last job was as IT Manager of a small company (~300 people). There I actually reported to the Continuous Improvement Manager.
+1 for Parent. I just finished teaching a semester course in Alice. For their group project, my class made a tank game where you drive your tank around on a map and try to kill the enemy tank. The enemy tank (for time's sake) was run on a series of waypoints, but it detected when you were in range and fired in the appropriate direction.
Alice is VERY VERY easy to pick up for non-programmers, and it gets them used to concepts in a pretty friendly way. Plus the 3d graphics gives it a bit more appeal than a console-driven application can.
The language is a bit clunky, but rumor has it they're releasing a new version. Bonus: Open-source software!
Personally, I'd have to disagree with both of your examples.
Beauty and the Geek is not about making fun of geeks, it's about breaking stereotypes. The geeks usually come in thinking "There's nothing I can learn from these bimbos" and by the end of the series, you see them realize that they actually can learn from each other, and it helps them be better-adjusted people. The girls come in thinking "math is hard!" and being totally self-centered... but by the end of the show, they've learned not to just look at the geeks based on physical appearance or social skill, but they see that they're people too. I think this is the closest that reality TV has ever gotten to being useful.
As a geek with a somewhat tenuous grasp on social skills, the Big Bang Theory is hilarious to me. They make geek jokes I can laugh at, they fawn over the girl next door, they play Klingon boggle, it's like hanging out with me and my friends, only a little more absurd. It's something that contains more elements of *my* life than a show like "Friends" does... and I like it for that reason. Last night one of the guys said "I'm not watching the animated Star Wars TV series until I've watched the animated Star Wars Movie. I'd prefer to let George Lucas ruin my childhood memories in the order he prefers." That's not demeaning to geeks, that's funny stuff.
Sure, they can pick on geeks once in a while. But if you can't laugh at yourself...
That, and the ability to save the parameters I put on a search. Every time I google the contents of an error message, I get these stupid tech forums that you have to pay to join and they won't let you see the replies to any of the questions until you're a member. If I could add "-experts-exchange" to the end of every google search I did automatically, I'd be a very happy person.
re: A pizza of radius z and thickness a has a volume of pi z z a
Assuming a thickness of exactly 1 of whatever measurement you are using. Am I missing something here? Thickness a... so no assumptions are necessary.
Ever been to the USA? The answer to your question is "oh hell yeah, I'm'a get me a settlement!"... at least, judging by what one sees on the news. People don't take responsibility for anything anymore.
I criticized the article, because the article incorrectly compared grapes to oranges. (I don't want Steve J's lawyers coming down on me.) As the owner of Grape, Inc., I'd like for you to talk to my lawyers.:-D
On the surface, I would agree with your statement, but if you think about it, the standard alone doesn't help us. Microsoft has repeatedly shown that they'll do it their own proprietary way... look at the problems people have with web pages designed only for IE, look at Office documents... there are open standards for these things, but Microsoft just refuses to adhere to them. And because they've got market share, they get away with it.
I think the only way an open standard will ever be adopted is if there is some power of law behind it. If we had known, and pushed open standards way back when Microsoft was a 2-bit startup in someone's garage, we might not have to fight MS so hard today... hindsight's 20/20. But what's needed is for the market share to shift somehow. A few large customers (like the US Government) starting to use open documents instead of MS Office, a few large businesses being willing to take the productivity hit of learning an open-source system in the short-term for a large monetary gain in the long-term (imagine if your company's MS licenses disappeared! Major cost-savings!)... if the market share were spread out a little better, Microsoft would have to at least allow compatibility with open documents... and I think that would probably make everyone a lot happier. I don't mind if they try to make money off their product; I just think some of their policies border on extortion. If MS Office software is *really* that much better, then using an open document format won't hurt them, right?
Perhaps Vista and its strict DRM/License enforcement will turn more people away
That, and the fact that I don't have the money to upgrade my computer enough to make Vista run like it's intended to run, and still have processing power left over for what I actually *want* to do... I actually just started my own personal switch last week and I'm enjoying it immensely. I'm most certainly a Linux n00b but I've found good help on forums and such and my Ubuntu box is chugging right along.
Now we need more games and driver support for 3D in Linux
Oh, if only... that's the thing that kept me from switching for so long... I didn't want to give up my games. I'm having to survive on the few I can get to work in WINE and my continuing obsession with Angband.
Indeed... best comment I've seen today. Someone with mod points please make up for the fact that the rest of the mods are on crack... GP deserves an Insightful for the last line alone.
No, see, that's where "mainstream" Christianity has screwed it up. They're busy trying to sell "fire insurance". And people buy into it because they don't think of it as a different lifestyle, but as an add-on... a mod, if you will. It's really supposed to be a "total rewrite", much like changing your diet and exercising is supposed to become a lifestyle. But they like that they can activate the Christian mod *only when they want* and poof, they're safe from hell... which is wrong.
The problem is that the "mod" version is installed as a series of checklists. Christians have to go to church every time the doors are open. They have to stop watching mainstream TV. They have to go and protest anytime someone does something that isn't considered moral by tradition. They have to stop using certain words, and they have to deny themselves *every* earthly pleasure. This is WRONG. But it sells because people think that being a Christian is supposed to be hard work or something. And when Jesus was having it out with the religious leaders of the day, he was trying to break this 1000's of years-old mold of reducing it to a checklist. Faith in God is not a "way to avoid burning" but a choice to follow the teachings of Jesus. Jesus taught that there were basically only two laws now: 1) Love God and 2) Love your neighbor. If you can keep those two rules, you don't have to worry about the other details. When you're faced with a moral dilemma, you follow those two rules and you've got your answer.
But that's only part of what Christianity is supposed to be. You can't work yourself into heaven, you have to accept Jesus as God's Son and accept God as Supreme Being. Moral behavior is supposed to be evidence of this acceptance, not credit toward a "paycheck" of heaven. And you'll find that a lot of preachers forget this crucial point in the interests of scaring their parishioners into behaving properly. It doesn't *matter* how many wonderful things you've done, if you never made the leap of faith to say that God is Supreme, then you never "signed the contract" so to speak.
Christianity is really a great way to live... it's *religion* that's all screwed up. Hence the guys you see on TV... trust me, even a lot of Christians don't like TV evangelists. It's too much about the hype.
In summary, atheists have said that there's no God. Therefore, they have condemned themselves to hell because they don't believe in Him, so your statement is right. However, I have a feeling that there will be a lot of people who thought they were "good Christians" in the same boat, because they were too busy checking things off a list to see what following Christianity was supposed to be about.
Intimidating? I laughed at the campers in our town. We had the heaviest rain we've had in 3 months on Wednesday night... roads were flooded and the Wally's parking lot was a small pond. Hope they *really* enjoy their games...
The problem is that we're trying to solve a personnel problem with code. The fact is that admins have to have full access to things they support. The answer? Hire trustworthy admins! Yeah, you'll get a lemon every now & then but if you fire him at first indication on his breach of security then your problem goes away. Yeah, you technically gave him the access but that's like saying policemen can carry guns, they should use them on every criminal. Just because I have access to something doesn't mean I need to use that access.
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Currently, in big business (healthcare), my company has a CIO. However, my last job was as IT Manager of a small company (~300 people). There I actually reported to the Continuous Improvement Manager.
When my time comes, I can't think of a better way to go... death by custard. At least I'd die happy...
+1 for Parent. I just finished teaching a semester course in Alice. For their group project, my class made a tank game where you drive your tank around on a map and try to kill the enemy tank. The enemy tank (for time's sake) was run on a series of waypoints, but it detected when you were in range and fired in the appropriate direction. Alice is VERY VERY easy to pick up for non-programmers, and it gets them used to concepts in a pretty friendly way. Plus the 3d graphics gives it a bit more appeal than a console-driven application can. The language is a bit clunky, but rumor has it they're releasing a new version. Bonus: Open-source software!
Personally, I'd have to disagree with both of your examples.
Beauty and the Geek is not about making fun of geeks, it's about breaking stereotypes. The geeks usually come in thinking "There's nothing I can learn from these bimbos" and by the end of the series, you see them realize that they actually can learn from each other, and it helps them be better-adjusted people. The girls come in thinking "math is hard!" and being totally self-centered... but by the end of the show, they've learned not to just look at the geeks based on physical appearance or social skill, but they see that they're people too. I think this is the closest that reality TV has ever gotten to being useful.
As a geek with a somewhat tenuous grasp on social skills, the Big Bang Theory is hilarious to me. They make geek jokes I can laugh at, they fawn over the girl next door, they play Klingon boggle, it's like hanging out with me and my friends, only a little more absurd. It's something that contains more elements of *my* life than a show like "Friends" does... and I like it for that reason. Last night one of the guys said "I'm not watching the animated Star Wars TV series until I've watched the animated Star Wars Movie. I'd prefer to let George Lucas ruin my childhood memories in the order he prefers." That's not demeaning to geeks, that's funny stuff.
Sure, they can pick on geeks once in a while. But if you can't laugh at yourself...
That, and the ability to save the parameters I put on a search. Every time I google the contents of an error message, I get these stupid tech forums that you have to pay to join and they won't let you see the replies to any of the questions until you're a member. If I could add "-experts-exchange" to the end of every google search I did automatically, I'd be a very happy person.
This person speaks truth.
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Nah, scissors still beat paper.
Ever been to the USA? The answer to your question is "oh hell yeah, I'm'a get me a settlement!" ... at least, judging by what one sees on the news. People don't take responsibility for anything anymore.
On the surface, I would agree with your statement, but if you think about it, the standard alone doesn't help us. Microsoft has repeatedly shown that they'll do it their own proprietary way... look at the problems people have with web pages designed only for IE, look at Office documents... there are open standards for these things, but Microsoft just refuses to adhere to them. And because they've got market share, they get away with it.
I think the only way an open standard will ever be adopted is if there is some power of law behind it. If we had known, and pushed open standards way back when Microsoft was a 2-bit startup in someone's garage, we might not have to fight MS so hard today... hindsight's 20/20. But what's needed is for the market share to shift somehow. A few large customers (like the US Government) starting to use open documents instead of MS Office, a few large businesses being willing to take the productivity hit of learning an open-source system in the short-term for a large monetary gain in the long-term (imagine if your company's MS licenses disappeared! Major cost-savings!)... if the market share were spread out a little better, Microsoft would have to at least allow compatibility with open documents... and I think that would probably make everyone a lot happier. I don't mind if they try to make money off their product; I just think some of their policies border on extortion. If MS Office software is *really* that much better, then using an open document format won't hurt them, right?
s/would categorize/wouldn't categorize FTFY ;)
Fitting... the "Quote of the Day" at the bottom of this article: "You will be the victim of a bizarre joke."
Oh, if only... that's the thing that kept me from switching for so long... I didn't want to give up my games. I'm having to survive on the few I can get to work in WINE and my continuing obsession with Angband.
You, sir, owe me a new keyboard.
Indeed... best comment I've seen today. Someone with mod points please make up for the fact that the rest of the mods are on crack... GP deserves an Insightful for the last line alone.
No, see, that's where "mainstream" Christianity has screwed it up. They're busy trying to sell "fire insurance". And people buy into it because they don't think of it as a different lifestyle, but as an add-on... a mod, if you will. It's really supposed to be a "total rewrite", much like changing your diet and exercising is supposed to become a lifestyle. But they like that they can activate the Christian mod *only when they want* and poof, they're safe from hell... which is wrong.
The problem is that the "mod" version is installed as a series of checklists. Christians have to go to church every time the doors are open. They have to stop watching mainstream TV. They have to go and protest anytime someone does something that isn't considered moral by tradition. They have to stop using certain words, and they have to deny themselves *every* earthly pleasure. This is WRONG. But it sells because people think that being a Christian is supposed to be hard work or something. And when Jesus was having it out with the religious leaders of the day, he was trying to break this 1000's of years-old mold of reducing it to a checklist. Faith in God is not a "way to avoid burning" but a choice to follow the teachings of Jesus. Jesus taught that there were basically only two laws now: 1) Love God and 2) Love your neighbor. If you can keep those two rules, you don't have to worry about the other details. When you're faced with a moral dilemma, you follow those two rules and you've got your answer.
But that's only part of what Christianity is supposed to be. You can't work yourself into heaven, you have to accept Jesus as God's Son and accept God as Supreme Being. Moral behavior is supposed to be evidence of this acceptance, not credit toward a "paycheck" of heaven. And you'll find that a lot of preachers forget this crucial point in the interests of scaring their parishioners into behaving properly. It doesn't *matter* how many wonderful things you've done, if you never made the leap of faith to say that God is Supreme, then you never "signed the contract" so to speak.
Christianity is really a great way to live... it's *religion* that's all screwed up. Hence the guys you see on TV... trust me, even a lot of Christians don't like TV evangelists. It's too much about the hype.
In summary, atheists have said that there's no God. Therefore, they have condemned themselves to hell because they don't believe in Him, so your statement is right. However, I have a feeling that there will be a lot of people who thought they were "good Christians" in the same boat, because they were too busy checking things off a list to see what following Christianity was supposed to be about.
In local news, an impatient businessman checked his email while waiting on his child's orthodontic work. Seventeen people were injured.
I don't believe that you don't believe it.
Yahtzee! Right on, man.
The problem is that we're trying to solve a personnel problem with code. The fact is that admins have to have full access to things they support. The answer? Hire trustworthy admins! Yeah, you'll get a lemon every now & then but if you fire him at first indication on his breach of security then your problem goes away. Yeah, you technically gave him the access but that's like saying policemen can carry guns, they should use them on every criminal. Just because I have access to something doesn't mean I need to use that access.