Doctors have long told people paralyzed by spinal-cord injuries that after a year or two, the odds of improvement are basically nil. But recent discoveries have offered tantalizing hints that perhaps the devastating damage isn't permanent after all-that the central nervous system can in fact repair itself.
Last week came the hardest evidence yet, in a 49-year-old quadriplegic who is now able to sense touch and move his arms and legs a bit. The subject in the unusual one-person study: actor Christopher Reeve, who was paralyzed in a 1995 horseback-riding accident.
The power of modern medicine and good old-fashion determination, eh?
This is a great site. If anyone wants to learn C# coming from a C/C++ or Java background I send them here. Shows source in all three languages (where applicable). Good place to start.
I must say I was a hard-core Java fan until I found C#. I must qualify that statement since I develop exclusively for Windows.
If you write code that will only live in the Windows world, you owe it to yourself to check out C#/.NET.
Educate yourself first. Learn the issues. Know the vested interests. Find something that really makes you mad and fight for it.
I have one suggestion: Natural Capitalism. The best book I have ever read on the subject. This book is totally infuriating and completely inspiring.
Did you know that the subsidies that go to coal mining in Germany, if paid to the miners directly, would give them an annual income of US$65,000? Crazy...
Start with this book. Support the authors who work everyday on these issues. Check out the web site: http://www.natcap.org
Talk to your advisor. Make sure you can do it and not mess up your graduation.
I spent 5 months in Australia and it was amazing. I know people that spent summers studying in Spain and Italy and they talk about it constantly. You can go almost anywhere and rarely does it cost much more $$ than staying in the states.
Fly wheels have one big issue: very low tolerance for movement. A lot of time and money has gone into using flywheels for cars, but the biggest issue was always trying to keep the thing from crashing--it moves so much that it can't be held by the magnetic ball bearings and it touches the side of the container. This is really bad. Not only do you loose a lot of speed, but it increases the chance of an explosion of carbon-fiber.
Better to make big flywheels that are stationary and burried in a mountain of cement.
Adds itself to the context menu in explorer so you can open anything in it. Supports huge files. Color codes C++, Java, etc. Handles indenting and word-wrap well. Has an 'always on top' feature. Easy to asign file associations from the UI.
Re:Details on Palladium from EFF's Seth Schoen...
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The Power of Palladium
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From the document:
"Microsoft assumed as a design criterion for Palladium that existing versions of Windows should be able to run on a Palladium PC, as should existing Windows applications, as should existing non-Windows operating systems like Linux.
There is no attempt to stop people from booting whatever code they currently use or may write in the future. In addition, the hardware trust features can potentially be used by specially-adapted software, regardless of what operating system is running. It is possible to imagine that a Palladium-hardware-aware version of Linux could be created and could make full use of Palladium's hardware features in order to achieve trust comparable to the Windows implementation. Microsoft is only writing an implementation for Windows, but plans to publish all the technical details."
In other words: don't get your undies in a bind...at least not yet.
That's assuming that productions costs are the same now as they were in September/October.
I doubt it. With both Intel and Nvidia moving well beyond the technology in the XBox (and I forgot to mention the hard drive manufacturer) I'm sure the cost of materials and the production cost have gone down.
Don't get me wrong. I'm sure they are still losing money.
My biggest problem with these bulbs is finding ones that have a nice, soft light. I don't want my bed room looking like an office. I spend enough time there as it is. Does anyone have experience with how 'pretty' the light from these is?
When Microsoft has billions going into research and a dominant desktop position, how can one expect an open AV standard to become prevelent, especailly when one considers the effort that goes into creating good codecs.
Don't get me wrong. If I had to pick between Real, QT, and Windows Media, I'd take Windows Media. QT asks me every damn time I look at something if I want to buy it. Real runs hidden applications when Windows loads and only recently stopped its practice of asking me if I want to upgrade.
Is the problem with universities? Are any researcher doing work on codecs that could end up in the open forum? Does Ogg Vorbis do everything that we need?
Microsoft, like a lot of companies, is in a weird situation.
People at Microsoft are not evil. They like software. They like helping people.
...but they want to be paid. They want their stock to increase in value so they can retire and send their kids to college.
People are surprised that Microsoft, which makes it money from selling intellectual property, doesn't like the GPL. Guess what: the GPL takes away a lot of control from intellectual property.
Do I think MS goes to far with their FUD? Yes. Do I think they should try to work with the open-source community in a more open and honest way? Yes. Do I think they should be more honest with themselves and their customers about the benefits of the GPL and the problems with proprietary software? Absolutely.
Do I think people are going to stop weighing the business realities of the market and their current offerings to follow a list of 'shoulds'? Probably not.
Microsoft embracing open-source is like the Catholic Church allowing female priests. It might happen, but it will by slow and painful because doing so is to admit that they were wrong for a LONG time...or at least not completely right.
Microsoft IS on internet2, but they don't have any product-related sites using it. It's purely for research (specifically, interactive classrooms, amoung other things.)
There are a lot of other research organizations on I2, IBM, Sun, etc.
The Internet2 people get very upset if non-research traffic gets put on their network. I agree though: Quake3 lag testing in reasearch that NEEDS TO HAPPEN!
I disagree. I understand your theory about light rail: let's take a lane and use it for something better (Think HOV). There are other problems with rail, though.
-Blocks access to businesses in some cases. -Adds to the traffic problem by blocking intersections. -Rail is slower because it will have to wait for traffic in some cases. -Danger of a car-train accident or even worse a person-train accident
Monorail deals with all of these well. If you do any reading on the subject you will find that the safety record for monorail is second to none. Don't forget that it looks bloody cool!
The Seattle Monorail Project aims to put a monorail in downtown Seattle. It's set to be put to a vote in November, I think.
Seattle suffers from the same problem: too many damn cars. With the 2nd worst rush hour traffic in the US (behind LA) I hope they can pull it off. There have been fights with light rail folks, but I think monorail is a much better option. Keep it above grade so there is little disruption of traffic. Many claim that monorail is Mickey Mouse transit. (no thanks to certain Simpson's parodies). Keep in mind that millions use monorail daily for transportation in Japan. When the people from Seattle went over to look at Japan's system they were blown away by its efficiency and capacity. After spending time abroad, I've become very disappointed with the mass transit systems in the US (or lack there of).
Companies have become happy blocking ports to restrict no-nos: messaging, newsgroups, etc.
I'm wondering how long it will be until we start seeing firewalls that can filter/block SOAP calls for the very reasons you mention. SOAP just forces network admins to move up from ports and protocals to sniffing HTTP requests to keep people from having too much fun.
I'd love to have my own wish-list for books that I can use at a variety of on-line stores.
I'd love to be able to have a standard way to share schedules and calendars and set up meetings, parties, etc.
Many of the goals of Hailstorm were good. The problem: ownership. Microsoft may do well selling this to others. I wish they would open the standard and let anyone play. The possibilities of interop are amazing. Keep it all XML. How awesome would that be?
Sadly, I'm afraid most companies will lock you in to their system. I'm afraid the only way you'll be able to use Hailstorm is to buy the service from a company or pay Microsoft licensing.
I hope I'm wrong.
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How Pot works...
Google is great for finding out important, health-related information.
Are there signs of hope in Christopher Reeve's modest recovery?
The power of modern medicine and good old-fashion determination, eh?
...that people at Microsoft do inovate!
I'm glad you enjoy it.
:-)
I wasn't saying that VB will die. I was saying that C# will not.
You make excellent points, but I like curly braces.
Slow down, turbo.
.NET class libraries were written in C#. I don't think they are planning no changing that in the near future.
No one at Microsoft likes VB.NET. It was meant as a crutch to get old VB developers into the new programming model.
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A Comparative Overview of C#
This is a great site. If anyone wants to learn C# coming from a C/C++ or Java background I send them here. Shows source in all three languages (where applicable). Good place to start.
I must say I was a hard-core Java fan until I found C#. I must qualify that statement since I develop exclusively for Windows.
If you write code that will only live in the Windows world, you owe it to yourself to check out C#/.NET.
If only I had mod-points. Guys look into this. It's so important that people understand the power of ranked voting. IRV is flawed, but it's a start.
Take a look at Condorcet's Method for information about an even cooler (although more complicated) voting system.
The way one shows distaste in a free market is to use the power of the market.
Everyone: stoy buying music and instead get illegal copies from your friends.
Oh, wait...
Educate yourself first. Learn the issues. Know the vested interests. Find something that really makes you mad and fight for it.
I have one suggestion: Natural Capitalism. The best book I have ever read on the subject. This book is totally infuriating and completely inspiring.
Did you know that the subsidies that go to coal mining in Germany, if paid to the miners directly, would give them an annual income of US$65,000? Crazy...
Start with this book. Support the authors who work everyday on these issues. Check out the web site: http://www.natcap.org
Plan on it now.
Talk to your advisor. Make sure you can do it and not mess up your graduation.
I spent 5 months in Australia and it was amazing. I know people that spent summers studying in Spain and Italy and they talk about it constantly. You can go almost anywhere and rarely does it cost much more $$ than staying in the states.
You'll never regret it.
Slow down, turbo.
Fly wheels have one big issue: very low tolerance for movement. A lot of time and money has gone into using flywheels for cars, but the biggest issue was always trying to keep the thing from crashing--it moves so much that it can't be held by the magnetic ball bearings and it touches the side of the container. This is really bad. Not only do you loose a lot of speed, but it increases the chance of an explosion of carbon-fiber.
Better to make big flywheels that are stationary and burried in a mountain of cement.
I love this editor.
Adds itself to the context menu in explorer so you can open anything in it.
Supports huge files.
Color codes C++, Java, etc.
Handles indenting and word-wrap well.
Has an 'always on top' feature.
Easy to asign file associations from the UI.
http://www.textpad.com
This is the government for you.
When every tool under the sun is using XML schemas, the House is announcing their support for DTDs.
I guess it's still a step forward.
The ultimate test: Jenna Jameson, Sylvia Saint, Houston, Chasey Lain, Christy Canyon
...and it passes with flying colors.
That's assuming that productions costs are the same now as they were in September/October.
I doubt it. With both Intel and Nvidia moving well beyond the technology in the XBox (and I forgot to mention the hard drive manufacturer) I'm sure the cost of materials and the production cost have gone down.
Don't get me wrong. I'm sure they are still losing money.
"IBM's expertise with the open-standard Java programming language..."
Open standard? Did I read this wrong?
Go buy some now: theLEDLight.com
My biggest problem with these bulbs is finding ones that have a nice, soft light. I don't want my bed room looking like an office. I spend enough time there as it is. Does anyone have experience with how 'pretty' the light from these is?
When Microsoft has billions going into research and a dominant desktop position, how can one expect an open AV standard to become prevelent, especailly when one considers the effort that goes into creating good codecs.
Don't get me wrong. If I had to pick between Real, QT, and Windows Media, I'd take Windows Media. QT asks me every damn time I look at something if I want to buy it. Real runs hidden applications when Windows loads and only recently stopped its practice of asking me if I want to upgrade.
Is the problem with universities? Are any researcher doing work on codecs that could end up in the open forum? Does Ogg Vorbis do everything that we need?
Microsoft, like a lot of companies, is in a weird situation.
People at Microsoft are not evil. They like software. They like helping people.
...but they want to be paid. They want their stock to increase in value so they can retire and send their kids to college.
People are surprised that Microsoft, which makes it money from selling intellectual property, doesn't like the GPL. Guess what: the GPL takes away a lot of control from intellectual property.
Do I think MS goes to far with their FUD? Yes.
Do I think they should try to work with the open-source community in a more open and honest way? Yes.
Do I think they should be more honest with themselves and their customers about the benefits of the GPL and the problems with proprietary software? Absolutely.
Do I think people are going to stop weighing the business realities of the market and their current offerings to follow a list of 'shoulds'? Probably not.
Microsoft embracing open-source is like the Catholic Church allowing female priests. It might happen, but it will by slow and painful because doing so is to admit that they were wrong for a LONG time...or at least not completely right.
There is my $0.02.
Microsoft IS on internet2, but they don't have any product-related sites using it. It's purely for research (specifically, interactive classrooms, amoung other things.)
There are a lot of other research organizations on I2, IBM, Sun, etc.
The Internet2 people get very upset if non-research traffic gets put on their network. I agree though: Quake3 lag testing in reasearch that NEEDS TO HAPPEN!
I disagree. I understand your theory about light rail: let's take a lane and use it for something better (Think HOV). There are other problems with rail, though.
-Blocks access to businesses in some cases.
-Adds to the traffic problem by blocking intersections.
-Rail is slower because it will have to wait for traffic in some cases.
-Danger of a car-train accident or even worse a person-train accident
Monorail deals with all of these well. If you do any reading on the subject you will find that the safety record for monorail is second to none. Don't forget that it looks bloody cool!
The Seattle Monorail Project aims to put a monorail in downtown Seattle. It's set to be put to a vote in November, I think.
Seattle suffers from the same problem: too many damn cars. With the 2nd worst rush hour traffic in the US (behind LA) I hope they can pull it off. There have been fights with light rail folks, but I think monorail is a much better option. Keep it above grade so there is little disruption of traffic. Many claim that monorail is Mickey Mouse transit. (no thanks to certain Simpson's parodies). Keep in mind that millions use monorail daily for transportation in Japan. When the people from Seattle went over to look at Japan's system they were blown away by its efficiency and capacity. After spending time abroad, I've become very disappointed with the mass transit systems in the US (or lack there of).
We love our cars way too much.
This is where things get interesting.
Companies have become happy blocking ports to restrict no-nos: messaging, newsgroups, etc.
I'm wondering how long it will be until we start seeing firewalls that can filter/block SOAP calls for the very reasons you mention. SOAP just forces network admins to move up from ports and protocals to sniffing HTTP requests to keep people from having too much fun.
Enjoy it while it lasts.
- I'd love to have a single sign-in for web sites.
- I'd love to have my own wish-list for books that I can use at a variety of on-line stores.
- I'd love to be able to have a standard way to share schedules and calendars and set up meetings, parties, etc.
Many of the goals of Hailstorm were good. The problem: ownership. Microsoft may do well selling this to others. I wish they would open the standard and let anyone play. The possibilities of interop are amazing. Keep it all XML. How awesome would that be? Sadly, I'm afraid most companies will lock you in to their system. I'm afraid the only way you'll be able to use Hailstorm is to buy the service from a company or pay Microsoft licensing. I hope I'm wrong.