The answer to your question is quite easy. Take whatever your thesis is, and create high quality software tools to help you to that end. Work where you're (trying to be) an expert. If tools already exist, expand those tools in the direction of your thesis.
So serious question: what about people without eyes? Or people with only one eye? Or old people with cataracts? What happens if you get punched or get pink eye?
Mod parent up. The statement "the Earth is the center of the universe" is technically true... every point in the universe is at the center of the universe! Maybe this ~20% are just smarties instead of dankles.
I was surprised when I heard this was related to Microsoft Word. Don't most lawyers use Wordperfect?
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Yeah right, like I'm going to wait for Obama to send it through the US post. YAWN. Wake me up when he's using FedEx Priority. At least I can get delivery confirmation on my Backberry.
Until the cameras have intelligent aperture, unlimited storage and battery life, AND use FedEx Priority, I'm not interested
and you've got armed police ready and willing to shoot you, too. It must be awful living in the US, with that constant threat over you all the time.
Sadly, this is true and one of the main reasons I'm afraid to move back to the US. The police are horribly corrupt. Cops can beat you, shoot you, steal your things, whatever. There is absolutely no recourse either, and the worst that can happen to a cop is for him/her to get paid leave.
I think people will settle for "1990s quality", because for most the resolution of the video stream isn't the most important metric. Heck, look up your favorite TV show/film on The Pirate Bay and see which one has the most seeds. I can guarantee you Google will PRINT money with this thing, because having access to interesting content is more valuable than high resolution.
Seriously, WHAT is your problem? For every Slashdot article, there's always some nitpicking asshat who makes a comment like this. NOTHING will make you happy. When Apple released a Macbook Pro : "Until Apple decides to offer a DA-15 game port, I'm not interested". Google introduces gmail: "Until Google decides to offer regular expressions in the text box, I'm not interested"
Give me a break, the whole point of the article has nothing to do with 1080p and 5.1 surround. It's about major players changing the status quo of the entire tv/movie industry.
Sheesh. Talk about missing the forest for the trees.
And this is the most important part. Of course you want to work with someone who is doing good work, but you also want to work somewhere you like. IMHO the best way to do this is to talk with your potential advisor before you fill out any paperwork.
Be sure to take his current students out for a drink to get a feel for how they like working for him or her too.
Wow, what a troll. I guess you're the kind of guy who just "comes up" with 60+ years of rigorous research in computer science. The grandparent is an idiot because of this statement:
I have heard of Knuth, but don't really know anything about him nor do I care to.
You must be the most pretentious asshole programmer in the world. Not only do you think the greatest minds in your discipline have nothing to teach you, but you are actively engaged in trying NOT to learn new things.
So watch these and try and tell me I'm guilty of hyperbole. The scary thing is that NONE OF THESE COPS WERE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS. COPS CAN DO ANYTHING THEY WANT TO YOU.
That is insightful, but is this really anything new? Cops can stop you any time they want NOW. They don't even have to lie about what the radar gun says.
You're absolutely right. I'm to the point now where I think it would be SAFER for you to try to run over the cop and get away than to face arrest.
The scary thing is, the cops can do absolutely anything they want to you with zero accountability. Once in jail you can be beaten to death ("he was resisting"), the cops can keep you locked up forever ("we don't feel like releasing you yet")... not to mention being raped and beaten by your fellow inmates. And no, you won't be getting medical attention.
Second that, moreso because the supporting toolset is so rich. Of course you have your basic text editor (yay vim), compiler, profiler, and debugger. Bash, sed, awk, and grep will let you efficiently edit/transform/search multiple text files. For anything else you could just write a quick perl script. Writing a network app? You have tcpdump. Image analysis and manipulation? Imagemagick. The list goes on and on.
I'm really baffled how anyone even writes a program on Windows in the first place
I find it hard to believe that you're considering Microsoft Windows as a platform to teach computer programming. That is the absolute WORST decision you could make. Windows really lacks the tools you'd need to do good programming, especially for the sciences.
They take all our tax money and return nothing. They dumb down the rest of the nation, and they are also probably largely responsible for most of the failed mortgages.
Wow... just fucking WOW... there is absolutely nothing correct about any part of that entire statement. Get a clue.
Actually, there is something correct about that assertion, because the conservative "red" states use more social services, all while having have higher rates of rape, murder, etc.
So does anyone know what the advantage of doing the procedure via remote control would be? I mean, if it works fine with the doctor in the room, why another layer of abstraction? Seems as though complications that could arise during surgery would discourage this sort of thing.
Well, if you do not know the country's official language (English), and cannot answer questions asked in English, that is pretty suspicious, as in it suggests you are most likely an immigrant.
1x Wrong. I work at a university. Like most universities we have students/researchers from all around the world. Many of the professors (all US citizens) speak with a heavy accent. Many of the new students who come here speak very little English for the first year or so.
2x Wrong. The US does not have an official language.
3x Wrong. Not knowing English, ESPECIALLY in the US is not suspicious. I know a lot of communities where English is not spoken (hispanic, chinese, etc.)
What is your point? That he doesn't have any right to criticize Brazil's policies on the internet because the US (while having more internet freedom) has issues with corporate power? Dude, get your head out of your ass.
Your answer is answered by the Line of sight (think laser or flashlight) versus omni-directional wave (think home WiFI.) A remote can't power your TV from behind, can it?
That's what everyone is saying, but (really), you don't need to control your TV if you can't see it. Of course you can't power on your TV from behind it, but that's silly.
If you pretend that having to be able to see your TV to control it is some kind of annoyance, I don't know what to tell you
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The answer to your question is quite easy. Take whatever your thesis is, and create high quality software tools to help you to that end. Work where you're (trying to be) an expert. If tools already exist, expand those tools in the direction of your thesis.
So serious question: what about people without eyes? Or people with only one eye? Or old people with cataracts? What happens if you get punched or get pink eye?
So a company destroys someone's water supply and your response is for THEM to set up some sort of tank outgassing/filtration system.
Sorry, it doesn't work that way.
Mod parent up. The statement "the Earth is the center of the universe" is technically true... every point in the universe is at the center of the universe! Maybe this ~20% are just smarties instead of dankles.
I was surprised when I heard this was related to Microsoft Word. Don't most lawyers use Wordperfect?
Yeah right, like I'm going to wait for Obama to send it through the US post. YAWN. Wake me up when he's using FedEx Priority. At least I can get delivery confirmation on my Backberry.
Until the cameras have intelligent aperture, unlimited storage and battery life, AND use FedEx Priority, I'm not interested
and you've got armed police ready and willing to shoot you, too. It must be awful living in the US, with that constant threat over you all the time.
Sadly, this is true and one of the main reasons I'm afraid to move back to the US. The police are horribly corrupt. Cops can beat you, shoot you, steal your things, whatever. There is absolutely no recourse either, and the worst that can happen to a cop is for him/her to get paid leave.
I think people will settle for "1990s quality", because for most the resolution of the video stream isn't the most important metric. Heck, look up your favorite TV show/film on The Pirate Bay and see which one has the most seeds. I can guarantee you Google will PRINT money with this thing, because having access to interesting content is more valuable than high resolution.
Seriously, WHAT is your problem? For every Slashdot article, there's always some nitpicking asshat who makes a comment like this. NOTHING will make you happy. When Apple released a Macbook Pro : "Until Apple decides to offer a DA-15 game port, I'm not interested". Google introduces gmail: "Until Google decides to offer regular expressions in the text box, I'm not interested"
Give me a break, the whole point of the article has nothing to do with 1080p and 5.1 surround. It's about major players changing the status quo of the entire tv/movie industry.
Sheesh. Talk about missing the forest for the trees.
Try taking a picture of the CAPTCHA with your phone using the google goggles app. It works... remarkably well!
This is who you want to talk to.
And this is the most important part. Of course you want to work with someone who is doing good work, but you also want to work somewhere you like. IMHO the best way to do this is to talk with your potential advisor before you fill out any paperwork.
Be sure to take his current students out for a drink to get a feel for how they like working for him or her too.
Wow, what a troll. I guess you're the kind of guy who just "comes up" with 60+ years of rigorous research in computer science. The grandparent is an idiot because of this statement:
I have heard of Knuth, but don't really know anything about him nor do I care to.
You must be the most pretentious asshole programmer in the world. Not only do you think the greatest minds in your discipline have nothing to teach you, but you are actively engaged in trying NOT to learn new things.
Great life you have ahead of you...
I hope you weren't speeding!
Or laying on the ground in handcuffs."
Or entering a jail cell.
Or going through a DUI checkpoint sober.
Or being argumentative.
Or not doing anything while cops plant drugs on you.
Or be suspected of a "future crime", in which case cops can keep you locked up indefinitely.
So watch these and try and tell me I'm guilty of hyperbole. The scary thing is that NONE OF THESE COPS WERE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS. COPS CAN DO ANYTHING THEY WANT TO YOU.
That is insightful, but is this really anything new? Cops can stop you any time they want NOW. They don't even have to lie about what the radar gun says.
In fact, they can come right up to you for any reason, handcuff you, stomp you in the face, and let you go.
And of course, there is no accountability for such a thing
You're absolutely right. I'm to the point now where I think it would be SAFER for you to try to run over the cop and get away than to face arrest.
The scary thing is, the cops can do absolutely anything they want to you with zero accountability. Once in jail you can be beaten to death ("he was resisting"), the cops can keep you locked up forever ("we don't feel like releasing you yet")... not to mention being raped and beaten by your fellow inmates. And no, you won't be getting medical attention.
I say take your chances.
Second that, moreso because the supporting toolset is so rich. Of course you have your basic text editor (yay vim), compiler, profiler, and debugger. Bash, sed, awk, and grep will let you efficiently edit/transform/search multiple text files. For anything else you could just write a quick perl script. Writing a network app? You have tcpdump. Image analysis and manipulation? Imagemagick. The list goes on and on.
I'm really baffled how anyone even writes a program on Windows in the first place
I find it hard to believe that you're considering Microsoft Windows as a platform to teach computer programming. That is the absolute WORST decision you could make. Windows really lacks the tools you'd need to do good programming, especially for the sciences.
They take all our tax money and return nothing. They dumb down the rest of the nation, and they are also probably largely responsible for most of the failed mortgages.
Wow ... just fucking WOW ... there is absolutely nothing correct about any part of that entire statement. Get a clue.
Actually, there is something correct about that assertion, because the conservative "red" states use more social services, all while having have higher rates of rape, murder, etc.
As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion [...]
So does anyone know what the advantage of doing the procedure via remote control would be? I mean, if it works fine with the doctor in the room, why another layer of abstraction? Seems as though complications that could arise during surgery would discourage this sort of thing.
Well, if you do not know the country's official language (English), and cannot answer questions asked in English, that is pretty suspicious, as in it suggests you are most likely an immigrant.
1x Wrong. I work at a university. Like most universities we have students/researchers from all around the world. Many of the professors (all US citizens) speak with a heavy accent. Many of the new students who come here speak very little English for the first year or so.
2x Wrong. The US does not have an official language.
3x Wrong. Not knowing English, ESPECIALLY in the US is not suspicious. I know a lot of communities where English is not spoken (hispanic, chinese, etc.)
Nope, showing a drivers licence will NOT suffice. Take a look: http://www.azfamily.com/video/featured-videos/Man-says-he-was-racially-targeted-forced-to-provide-birth-certificate-91769419.html
What is your point? That he doesn't have any right to criticize Brazil's policies on the internet because the US (while having more internet freedom) has issues with corporate power? Dude, get your head out of your ass.
Your answer is answered by the Line of sight (think laser or flashlight) versus omni-directional wave (think home WiFI.) A remote can't power your TV from behind, can it?
That's what everyone is saying, but (really), you don't need to control your TV if you can't see it. Of course you can't power on your TV from behind it, but that's silly.
If you pretend that having to be able to see your TV to control it is some kind of annoyance, I don't know what to tell you
I don't know why everyone in here is hating on IR. It really is superior technology for remote controls:
Seriously, what advantage could bluetooth have? If you're using a remote, you're already in line of sight of the device anyway