It's unfortunate that the barrier to entry for hardware/robotics is still pretty high. I remember trying to break into the hobby when I was in highschool 5-7 years ago. My parents still weren't quite on board with ordering something over the internet that wasn't from Amazon or some other trusted site (not arduino, but some other uc+programmer kit). Getting into programming was also a bit of an ordeal, but I was able to secure a copy of Visual Studio and do an independent class which involved me blindly fumbling about with Visual Basic.
Having said that, I've been sending out Launchpad kits to friends who have seemed interested, because they're amazingly cheap.
I like to keep Windows on its own little drive for this reason. The only problems occur when I need to do major updates (Win7 SP1 comes to mind) where I have to set up boot order so the Windows disk comes first so it can pretend it is a unique and special snowflake and get on with installation.
Program Files is locked down nowadays, so any applications that try to write there end up going to VirtualStore or something like that in the Users folder. (I think. I don't actually use Windows that much.) But I agree with the sentiment, there are way too many places for data to hide.
Looks like my definition of unpolarized light is a bit off. Unpolarized light does not just vibrate along one axis, but my point still remains. The filter will block one whole component of the wave as it passes through, but leave the other untouched.
What part of G+ doesn't work in Opera? I ask because I've been using Opera this whole time and haven't noticed anything, unless it's something like hangouts that isn't working.
A good e-ink calendar would be the killer app for me. It would be wesome if I could programmatically enter events and on the fly switch between Month/Week/Agenda type views. I could do this with an iPad I guess, but I would prefer a dedicated large picture frame type device that I can hang above my desk with low power consumption.
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You learn something new every day! I've always been frustrated by ctrl-R only hitting up the most recent, but didn't know where exactly to look for more information.
Same experience. I bought the first Wii Trauma Center game used and ended up getting the second. Not that I knew, but I was more than a little confused. That also marks the last time I buy a game on impulse without a bit of research first.
Out of curiosity, why "especially the digital IC design"?
I know that at my school (Kansas State) it's generally done in a Linux VM, because the interface doesn't change as often as the Windows version of CADENCE. Is that the case for CMU?
I have a lower end graphics card from a recent generation, but when I tried playing even the main menu was chugging. This title definitely isn't on my list of games to check out again when I fully upgrade my computer. I don't think I bothered getting far enough that it would start crashing though!
Why would I program in a GUI? Like you said, they're suited well for looking up information. Up until last week I've been a diehard vim user, but I switched to CodeBlocks for a new project just to test it out. The amount of extra information I could now get at with the mouse was enough to make me switch camps (except for config files, those are definitely CLI territory.) I know that vim can be made into an IDE, but I could never get it automatic enough and even for those few times I had it all set up for the language of the moment I didn't feel as productive as I do now with a GUI IDE. Being able to mouse over variables to get type information or right click for that context menu is pretty awesome!
I can't think of the last time class has been anything other than lecture and short Q&A. Asking students to load up a supplemental program is a guaranteed way to waste a good portion of the class. Expecting them to do it alongside the lecture? Then you should also expect that if it's interactive they'll start playing with the program more than listening to the lecture.
Agreed, I think most of the fun for me in having old computers around is how limited they are. By slapping a dual core atom in there? Why don't I just go and get my netbook... or desktop for that matter...
I would love to recreate them on FPGAs to sell, but if that isn't a time sink then I don't know what would be!
I've also had the game from release day. The major problems that occurred for me and the other people who went in on the 4-pack with me were:
*No way to turn off voice chat without editing configuration files *Broken networking. Sometimes we could connect, sometimes we couldn't, sometimes Hamachi worked, sometimes nothing worked even with the machine in the DMZ, or all of the machines on the LAN.
Thankfully, these have been patched since... but there are still a couple of interface quirks that just scream that this game wasn't made for a mouse.
That implies a one to many relationship. I think you're looking for many to one, as in : Combine new and old markets and get double penetrated by both.
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It's unfortunate that the barrier to entry for hardware/robotics is still pretty high. I remember trying to break into the hobby when I was in highschool 5-7 years ago. My parents still weren't quite on board with ordering something over the internet that wasn't from Amazon or some other trusted site (not arduino, but some other uc+programmer kit). Getting into programming was also a bit of an ordeal, but I was able to secure a copy of Visual Studio and do an independent class which involved me blindly fumbling about with Visual Basic.
Having said that, I've been sending out Launchpad kits to friends who have seemed interested, because they're amazingly cheap.
I like to keep Windows on its own little drive for this reason. The only problems occur when I need to do major updates (Win7 SP1 comes to mind) where I have to set up boot order so the Windows disk comes first so it can pretend it is a unique and special snowflake and get on with installation.
Program Files is locked down nowadays, so any applications that try to write there end up going to VirtualStore or something like that in the Users folder. (I think. I don't actually use Windows that much.) But I agree with the sentiment, there are way too many places for data to hide.
You don't know anyone that streams Netflix on their computer?
Looks like my definition of unpolarized light is a bit off. Unpolarized light does not just vibrate along one axis, but my point still remains. The filter will block one whole component of the wave as it passes through, but leave the other untouched.
Strange, I got that on my Nook, but it hasn't stopped working on Opera.
Opera/9.80 (X11; Linux x86_64; U; en) Presto/2.9.168 Version/11.51
What part of G+ doesn't work in Opera? I ask because I've been using Opera this whole time and haven't noticed anything, unless it's something like hangouts that isn't working.
A good e-ink calendar would be the killer app for me. It would be wesome if I could programmatically enter events and on the fly switch between Month/Week/Agenda type views. I could do this with an iPad I guess, but I would prefer a dedicated large picture frame type device that I can hang above my desk with low power consumption.
keep pressing control-r to go back through more results
You learn something new every day! I've always been frustrated by ctrl-R only hitting up the most recent, but didn't know where exactly to look for more information.
Alright then, who gets the prime hours? Where 12pm means noon and 12am means midnight?
Same experience. I bought the first Wii Trauma Center game used and ended up getting the second. Not that I knew, but I was more than a little confused. That also marks the last time I buy a game on impulse without a bit of research first.
Regardless, this baseball game needs some new maps instead of these boring re-textures.
Same here, in computer design. Used some PLDs with ridiculous gate limits and at the end of the project, we were playing a counting game via serial
Out of curiosity, why "especially the digital IC design"?
I know that at my school (Kansas State) it's generally done in a Linux VM, because the interface doesn't change as often as the Windows version of CADENCE. Is that the case for CMU?
I have a lower end graphics card from a recent generation, but when I tried playing even the main menu was chugging. This title definitely isn't on my list of games to check out again when I fully upgrade my computer. I don't think I bothered getting far enough that it would start crashing though!
Why would I program in a GUI? Like you said, they're suited well for looking up information. Up until last week I've been a diehard vim user, but I switched to CodeBlocks for a new project just to test it out. The amount of extra information I could now get at with the mouse was enough to make me switch camps (except for config files, those are definitely CLI territory.) I know that vim can be made into an IDE, but I could never get it automatic enough and even for those few times I had it all set up for the language of the moment I didn't feel as productive as I do now with a GUI IDE. Being able to mouse over variables to get type information or right click for that context menu is pretty awesome!
Just saw this tool over on Lifehacker: http://www.crashplan.com/
I bet he always forgets that last digit
I was about to type up a reply, but this suits you perfectly:
http://xkcd.com/687/
His math is perfect, his science is not.
I can't think of the last time class has been anything other than lecture and short Q&A. Asking students to load up a supplemental program is a guaranteed way to waste a good portion of the class. Expecting them to do it alongside the lecture? Then you should also expect that if it's interactive they'll start playing with the program more than listening to the lecture.
Agreed, I think most of the fun for me in having old computers around is how limited they are. By slapping a dual core atom in there? Why don't I just go and get my netbook... or desktop for that matter...
I would love to recreate them on FPGAs to sell, but if that isn't a time sink then I don't know what would be!
It's not a matter of how fast you read, it's more a matter of how fast you want to get back to reading after turning the page.
I've also had the game from release day. The major problems that occurred for me and the other people who went in on the 4-pack with me were:
*No way to turn off voice chat without editing configuration files
*Broken networking. Sometimes we could connect, sometimes we couldn't, sometimes Hamachi worked, sometimes nothing worked even with the machine in the DMZ, or all of the machines on the LAN.
Thankfully, these have been patched since... but there are still a couple of interface quirks that just scream that this game wasn't made for a mouse.
Sound problems? Worked fine for us.
That implies a one to many relationship. I think you're looking for many to one, as in : Combine new and old markets and get double penetrated by both.
You realize the only way to get rid of broadcast tv is to move to the middle of nowhere, right?