In 6th grade, we had a mandatory semester of touch typing. Even with that, my touch typing skills never ended up perfect, as I never seem to use the right side Alt, Shift, and Control keys when typing.
Still, I'd say even learning and getting down the basics of where the basic letters, numbers, and symbols are using touch typing is definitely worth the effort it takes to learn it.
The hell with this Semipr0n crap, I'm waiting for the new processor instructions for streaming video and integrated XXX chat that come with the Fullpr0n chip!
With all the Napster subscriptions and iPods being handed out by other universities, I felt like I was getting screwed by Iowa State, until I realized I was getting something as well when I return this fall.
Since someone has already posted the Aspenleaf list of projects, I'd like to point out my personal favorite, Find-a-Drug. It has actually returned positive anti-cancer and anti-AIDS results that have been lab tested and verified by the National Institute of Health. If that doesn't have immediate benefit to mankind written all over it, I don't know what does.
Check out the definitive list here. Anything from testing anti-cancer drugs to simulating designs for particle accelerators to hardcore prime number searching!
But still, social engineering will allow viruses to get installed even with the password safety, because Joe User loves "free celebrity screensavers!!!" and will happily enter the password to install them.
Wow! That sounds a lot like that "sex" thing I've been hearing about. Unfortunately, most gamers keep saying that the release date for "sex" keeps getting pushed back.
This is a great day for science and I'm glad that we didn't give into the protesters back in 1997 (to prevent the mission) and 1999 (to stop Cassini from flying past Earth on its way back to Saturn after a gravity slingshot around Venus).
...as the virus hoax forwards that have ignorant people deleting semi-vital Windows files that they are told are "steeling you're CREEDIT CARD NUMBERS!!!!!!!"
The 486 my family had was the king of 486 when we got it. DX2-66, 256 KB L2 (upgradable), 16 MB of RAM, 400 MB HD, 2 MB Diamond Viper video card, Sound Blaster 16, and the Anykey keyboard that scared the hell out of me when I managed to remap all the keys wrong and couldn't remember how to fix it.
Ahh, youth.
When I was 15 (about 5 years ago), the computer our entire family shared was badly in need of a reformat to clean off all the accumulated crap of my family's random downloads. It was running an anti-delete program at the time that would save ALL files to the recycle bin.
So, being the devious bastard I am, I find some.class files from my sister's sessions playing Yahoo! Hearts and claim they are from a virus. To make a long story short, I get to reformat and clean my family's crap off of the computer and my sister gets yelled at and her computer time reduced (leaving more for me)!
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Imagine a Beowulf cluster of Slashdot mirrors that could prevent 503s...
You're telling me! Over half of the people in my company just got fired!
The question is, how many pieces will you be in when they bring the body bag?
In 6th grade, we had a mandatory semester of touch typing. Even with that, my touch typing skills never ended up perfect, as I never seem to use the right side Alt, Shift, and Control keys when typing. Still, I'd say even learning and getting down the basics of where the basic letters, numbers, and symbols are using touch typing is definitely worth the effort it takes to learn it.
And registering for things on the internet for me!
The hell with this Semipr0n crap, I'm waiting for the new processor instructions for streaming video and integrated XXX chat that come with the Fullpr0n chip!
A nice, big tuition increase. Yay!
Oh wait...
Since someone has already posted the Aspenleaf list of projects, I'd like to point out my personal favorite, Find-a-Drug. It has actually returned positive anti-cancer and anti-AIDS results that have been lab tested and verified by the National Institute of Health. If that doesn't have immediate benefit to mankind written all over it, I don't know what does.
Check out the definitive list here. Anything from testing anti-cancer drugs to simulating designs for particle accelerators to hardcore prime number searching!
But still, social engineering will allow viruses to get installed even with the password safety, because Joe User loves "free celebrity screensavers!!!" and will happily enter the password to install them.
Damn! And just when my head was almost healed from all those AWP wounds!
Wow! That sounds a lot like that "sex" thing I've been hearing about. Unfortunately, most gamers keep saying that the release date for "sex" keeps getting pushed back.
Looks like it's time to speed up discussions on the ethics and implementation of the Prime Directive!
This is a great day for science and I'm glad that we didn't give into the protesters back in 1997 (to prevent the mission) and 1999 (to stop Cassini from flying past Earth on its way back to Saturn after a gravity slingshot around Venus).
...as the virus hoax forwards that have ignorant people deleting semi-vital Windows files that they are told are "steeling you're CREEDIT CARD NUMBERS!!!!!!!"
If my office computer doesn't use its sick days, can it use that money for upgrades?
At least it scares away the users who come to my desk constantly to complain that their computer is too slow because of all the spyware on it.
We'll soon be dealing with an unstoppable force known as P'Eer!
The 486 my family had was the king of 486 when we got it. DX2-66, 256 KB L2 (upgradable), 16 MB of RAM, 400 MB HD, 2 MB Diamond Viper video card, Sound Blaster 16, and the Anykey keyboard that scared the hell out of me when I managed to remap all the keys wrong and couldn't remember how to fix it. Ahh, youth.
Who's with me?
Linux and Mac users: Please get companies to make all popular games for your operating systems. Thanks.
Try here Projects that do SETI, Folding, solve complex math problems, even help design new particle accelerators.
When I was 15 (about 5 years ago), the computer our entire family shared was badly in need of a reformat to clean off all the accumulated crap of my family's random downloads. It was running an anti-delete program at the time that would save ALL files to the recycle bin. So, being the devious bastard I am, I find some .class files from my sister's sessions playing Yahoo! Hearts and claim they are from a virus. To make a long story short, I get to reformat and clean my family's crap off of the computer and my sister gets yelled at and her computer time reduced (leaving more for me)!
'Manos' the Hands of Fate: The Search for Master to come out on Xbox and PC later this year.