An example is that even today most N-Body simulation code done in physics and astronomy is still done in FORTRAN.
I have never used FORTRAN myself, but it is my understanding that the excellent standard library, and the huge amount of existing software and utilities, makes it the best tool for most engineering tasks. I'm definitely not surprised.
It's amazing! I swear when I clicked to see the replies to the parent, I got a "503 error, service unavailable". Then I turned around to look for the hidden camera. This must mean something.
There's a story on this in Kuro5hin. I used to hate Eurovision, but that guy (in Kuro5hin) made me reconsider it, and take it as a chance to laugh at ourselves, competing for the last, not the first position. Apparently, Brits and Norwegians rock in this modality of competition;).
Apparently, nobody here RTFA, much less his resume, hence the reason why nobody noticed that this guy earned his bachelors, masters and Ph.D. from Brantridge University, a suspicious diploma mill. I think such blind support to this guy will undoubtedly harm the cause he's defending.
Amen! Enough of those fixed one-fit-all diets. I noticed that when I was a kid, I always felt like eating a quite balanced combination of foods. Naturally. Whether that was a sort of "undercover" training by my parents, or pure instinct, I'll never know. Will I? The fact is that this slowly disappeared after a couple of years in the US instead of in Spain... Coincidence? Uhmm...
Being a spanish Ph.D. student in the US, I know something about the differences between the two systems, and I'm sad to have to say that the Spanish University is one of the biggest misconceptions of what academia should be:
On one hand, no one wants to leave their town to go to college. There are the very popular Erasmus fellowships to go one year somewhere in Europe, but that's a lucky minority and it only happens during the last years of school. From the point of view of a grad student, the only way to get financial aid is to build a tight relationship with a current faculty. Of course, you can do the coursework on your own, but most people at that age have to make a living working, and their performance suffers a lot. Once you're finished with your degree, you have to wait several years of temporary employment till your advisor cooks up a position for you to join. Of course, this position is tailored to you and only you, so no real competition exists. And you stay in the same university for your life, because you have a government job and can't be fired, no matter how much you suck at either teaching or researching. Unless, this is, you do something stupid like criticising the dean or his friends, as Cortell did.
On the other side, I must say there are positive sides to studying in Spain: The coursework is way harder than in the American undergrad system, and for that matter, than in all European universities I've notice of. This way, when you go abroad you're generally highly regarded as a good professional. Another good point is that University in Spain is virtually free: I used to pay around 600 euros a year for my fees, and obtaining "Matricula de Honor", the highest possible grade, in a course one year, automatically provides a proportional discount the following year. Still, I think the system could be improved by lowering general fees and increasing them to the very frequent course repeaters. This way those who actually want to study would work be rewarded.
My $0.02 (damn, it feels cool saying that for the first time:).
What authorities? The Dean? He's the one forbidding him. The central government? They're the ones allowing SGAE (sort of a Spanish RIAA on steroids) to charge an outrageously unfair fee for each blank CD or DVD you buy in Spain, and fining stores that buy them abroad to sell them without the fee.
Popular musicians (those behind SGAE) have supported the current government so strongly that these politicians are now completely handcuffed by them. It's probably the biggest lobby in Spain, and they're obviously using their power.
I think another reason is that while soccer in most of the world is played rather casually, in the backyard of apartment buildings or in the middle of an empty street, the widespread organization of US cities makes this many-neighbor-kids contact more difficult. Packed, unorganized cities favor soccer (been to Brazil?), while more open places don't.
American "Football" OTOH is nicely paced to allow for proper nutrition pauses.
That's frigging clever! That might be the key of the preeminence of pause-packed sports in the taste of the US versus the rest of the World... And it also explains other things like the weight problems... it'd be interesting to see if there's a correlation between the TV rates for sports in each US state and their average weight.
Or so I read somewhere. It's natural that it evolves by shrinking, making room for other organs, which is a natural advantage. The problem is that small appendices are more prone to suffer from appendicitis. Evolution has reached a dead-end in the appendix: Won't grow because it's useless; Won't shrink because it kills you. Maybe now, with surgery, it's a different story...
I don't think I can count on one hand how many times people have switched off their PC's when trying to eject a floppy!
Well, that could be 6 times, which is not too much. Maybe if you use the fingers as binary digits, then it'd have to be at least 2^5+1=33 times... that could be it. Still, nothing compared to what it was in my college computer labs, where the reset button was exactly at the height of your knee when you're sitting. You had to see the faces of those who were eager to demonstrate their homeworks 2 minutes before the end of class when the screen suddently turned blank and they knew they were immediately screwed.
the genetic mixing should help to find the non-viable versions faster, which is good for a population
I don't see how this is good at all for a population. It only means some of its individuals are not viable, which does not help the community as a whole. I guess you meant that with more variability, there are more chances to find radically different, but viable versions.
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I have never used FORTRAN myself, but it is my understanding that the excellent standard library, and the huge amount of existing software and utilities, makes it the best tool for most engineering tasks. I'm definitely not surprised.
How do you know they're clean if they don't have a virus checker? Just wondering...
It's amazing! I swear when I clicked to see the replies to the parent, I got a "503 error, service unavailable". Then I turned around to look for the hidden camera. This must mean something.
There's a story on this in Kuro5hin. I used to hate Eurovision, but that guy (in Kuro5hin) made me reconsider it, and take it as a chance to laugh at ourselves, competing for the last, not the first position. Apparently, Brits and Norwegians rock in this modality of competition ;).
Well, I played it without problems. It should be safe to just get the video file anyway.
I can't avoid remembering the good laughs I had when Episode II came out and Triumph the insulting dog did this video.
Apparently, nobody here RTFA, much less his resume, hence the reason why nobody noticed that this guy earned his bachelors, masters and Ph.D. from Brantridge University, a suspicious diploma mill. I think such blind support to this guy will undoubtedly harm the cause he's defending.
If there's a God, no.
Amen! Enough of those fixed one-fit-all diets. I noticed that when I was a kid, I always felt like eating a quite balanced combination of foods. Naturally. Whether that was a sort of "undercover" training by my parents, or pure instinct, I'll never know. Will I? The fact is that this slowly disappeared after a couple of years in the US instead of in Spain... Coincidence? Uhmm...
On one hand, no one wants to leave their town to go to college. There are the very popular Erasmus fellowships to go one year somewhere in Europe, but that's a lucky minority and it only happens during the last years of school. From the point of view of a grad student, the only way to get financial aid is to build a tight relationship with a current faculty. Of course, you can do the coursework on your own, but most people at that age have to make a living working, and their performance suffers a lot. Once you're finished with your degree, you have to wait several years of temporary employment till your advisor cooks up a position for you to join. Of course, this position is tailored to you and only you, so no real competition exists. And you stay in the same university for your life, because you have a government job and can't be fired, no matter how much you suck at either teaching or researching. Unless, this is, you do something stupid like criticising the dean or his friends, as Cortell did.
On the other side, I must say there are positive sides to studying in Spain: The coursework is way harder than in the American undergrad system, and for that matter, than in all European universities I've notice of. This way, when you go abroad you're generally highly regarded as a good professional. Another good point is that University in Spain is virtually free: I used to pay around 600 euros a year for my fees, and obtaining "Matricula de Honor", the highest possible grade, in a course one year, automatically provides a proportional discount the following year. Still, I think the system could be improved by lowering general fees and increasing them to the very frequent course repeaters. This way those who actually want to study would work be rewarded.
My $0.02 (damn, it feels cool saying that for the first time :).
Popular musicians (those behind SGAE) have supported the current government so strongly that these politicians are now completely handcuffed by them. It's probably the biggest lobby in Spain, and they're obviously using their power.
Hombre, runlevel0, tampoco nos pongas asi :)
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I think another reason is that while soccer in most of the world is played rather casually, in the backyard of apartment buildings or in the middle of an empty street, the widespread organization of US cities makes this many-neighbor-kids contact more difficult. Packed, unorganized cities favor soccer (been to Brazil?), while more open places don't.
That's frigging clever! That might be the key of the preeminence of pause-packed sports in the taste of the US versus the rest of the World... And it also explains other things like the weight problems... it'd be interesting to see if there's a correlation between the TV rates for sports in each US state and their average weight.
Redhat... 100 lines of instructions
Debian... 150 lines of instructions
Gentoo... 2 lines, emerge sync, emerge mythtv
Uhmmmm... for Debian it's actually those same two lines: apt-get update ; apt-get install mythtv.
It's one more word, you're right :).
Boy that sucks. You would think things should have advanced since the XIX century...
Repeating an argument doesn't make it stronger.
If you need Google to help you translate units such as quarts and liters, you have bigger problems than those a search engine can solve.
Repeating an argument doesn't make it stronger.
Or so I read somewhere. It's natural that it evolves by shrinking, making room for other organs, which is a natural advantage. The problem is that small appendices are more prone to suffer from appendicitis. Evolution has reached a dead-end in the appendix: Won't grow because it's useless; Won't shrink because it kills you. Maybe now, with surgery, it's a different story...
Well, that could be 6 times, which is not too much. Maybe if you use the fingers as binary digits, then it'd have to be at least 2^5+1=33 times... that could be it. Still, nothing compared to what it was in my college computer labs, where the reset button was exactly at the height of your knee when you're sitting. You had to see the faces of those who were eager to demonstrate their homeworks 2 minutes before the end of class when the screen suddently turned blank and they knew they were immediately screwed.
You're right. Britain looks much better with the lights off.
Your an arsehole.
Selecting one vendor to lock you in is not what I would call sanity. This is what in Spain we call "choose your poison".
Be very careful you Norwegians with your government. It might be tempted to apply this measure to tax you when you go from Haugesund to Trondheim.
I don't see how this is good at all for a population. It only means some of its individuals are not viable, which does not help the community as a whole. I guess you meant that with more variability, there are more chances to find radically different, but viable versions.
Actually, it'd be like using a hypothetical OpenGCC to compile GCC.