That reminds me of a joke we have next door in Iowa:
If you shave off the top and bottom tiers of Iowa's counties and give them to Minnesota and Missouri, respectively, you'll raise the average IQ of all three states.
I'm not sure whether to feel relieved or scared by your post seeing as how I am currently in the middle of applying to a PhD program at Carnegie-Mellon.
I completely agree. I am in a similar position. I am a third year Math undergrad student and plan on attending grad school for Mathematics in the near future. My arithmetic skills are already suffering greatly at the hands of Modern Algebra and Real Analysis. Oh well, I enjoy both of those subjects more than arithmetic.
I think that it is good, from a developer's and user's point of view. Look at Valve and Steam. They use data collected from their games to improve the multiplayer experience.
Exactly, the bedrock under the central US is much harder than what is in California, I believe. That is why the waves get perpetuated for much farther distance. Hell, I slept through the first quake, but I felt the 2nd one and I live in Cedar Rapids, IA. That's a long ways away from the earthquakes.
I'd also not discount the value of theory. I've always prefered hiring the math student with some programming knowledge over the CS student who took all the Java classes. Thats what I am betting on, I'm doing a mathematics and CS Double major but I'm gonna take my degree in math because I'm more proud of it. I hope that I can get a better job than being just a programmer, since I'll have the math background.
I got my wii right after christmas and the only way I could lure my fiance away from it was by giving her my gamecube and animal crossing. Sure enough, she's addicted.
I did look at their boatload of statistics and did some research of my own. And there's a whole bunch of research against socialized health care. You need to look at what's happening in Canada and Britain. The majority of their budgets are going to their health system and that amount is increasing indefinitely. Their emergency rooms don't have to save you, only stop your bleeding. And should you need serious surgery, prepare to wait months if not years before you get it. Those are only a few of the many problems. So in response to your lack of information, here's a good article http://www.health--savings--accounts.com/article-8 -john.htm/.
Personally, I wouldn't let Edwards off so easy. I'm a geek, yes, and I'm sure he wouldn't do too much against the geek/nerd community, but I do know you may want to look into his health care ideas. My fiancee (a medical geek), her father (a doctor) and her mother (a nurse) have all explained exhaustively to me about the problems of socialized/universal health care. I've looked up some of the research myself about these health care systems and frankly, they are much worse than what we have now, even for the poor.
I don't mean to turn this into a health care debate. I'm just saying you shouldn't let off Edwards so easily; and more so you shouldn't only vote for someone for their technology policies.
As has been cited before in this discussion, we are supposed to hate the sin, not the sinner. The act of homosexuality is a sin, yes, but that doesn't make the person evil. I am perfectly fine with homosexuals as people. I know a few and they are some of the nicest people I have ever met. I don't condone what they do when they're alone, but I can't control that and so I don't care. Another example that is off the topic of homosexuals, take premarital sex. It is wrong to engage in premarital sex, I believe this. I am also a college student and many of the people I know here do engage in it regularly. I have no problems with them as people, I just don't condone their actions in private. You must also rememeber that it is also stated in the Bible that it is not our place to judge others. God is the judge, not us. We are still supposed to love everyone. So Jesus is not telling us to be anti-gay, he's telling us to love everyone no matter who they are or what they do.
I believe you misunderstand me, I want a more theoretical approach to CS. I want to be a researcher as opposed to just a worker bee in an IT firm or other business. This school works for me and that is why I am here. The Math major also helps on the theoretical side too.
I am currently a freshman at a private college and am a CS/Math Double Major. The CS department seems to be much similar to yours, e.g. it is more theoretical in nature as opposed to programming oriented. My teachers have suggested this is much better suited for further education. I am personally planning to go on and get at least a Masters if not a PhD, though both of those are aways down the road for me, probably 8 years or more... That is my plan for the time being, hope it helps.
I recall reading about Nintendo saying that with Wii, they are going for shorter and simpler games that cost less. They consider that the future of gaming and thats very similar to the episodic gaming that is striking the PC market.
I read an interview with Satoru Iwata, I believe, who said that he wanted Wii games to be even cheaper than that. They would be priced directly on how much development time/resources went into it. Thus the only truly $50 games would be full length rpgs or the like.
The wookies long captivity under the empire caused them to be a powerful anti-empire force and eventually helped with the subsequent fall of the empire...
I believe there are highbrow games out there. You just have to look. I am considering a high brow game to be one that is fun, deep and has the ability to move you. For Example, Call of Duty for PC. That game gave me goose bumps. It was immersive and deep. You couldn't just run in and kill everything, you had to hold back and fight like it actually was a war and not a deathmatch. Even multiplayer had this feel. You would be dead in an instant if you ran into a room with guns blazing. Also games such as Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic would be in this category. It has a very epic feel too it and above all, it was supremely enjoyable to playthrough. These are highbrow games to me.
Even if, and thats a big if, if those prices were true, I still prefer to look at Nintendo's past of low prices. NES was $200. SNES was $200. N64 was $200. Gamecube was $200. I expect the Wii to be $200. Now, lets look and see which has a more desirable pricing past, hmm? I thought so...(not to mention that the only Nintendo games that cost more the $50 had an extra periperal with them e.g. Rumble Pack + Starfox 64; Bongos + Donkey Konga; etc...)
I'm starting college at the end of August as a Math/CS double major. I am planning on using the CS degree as my main money maker but the Math degree will make me much more marketable after I graduate and I will be more likely to get a higher starting salary. So Double Majoring is what I suggest, but that's not for everyone...
Especially hard to hit when you have all those other damn gravity wells out there affecting it. Not to mention you probably wouldn't be alive to see the rock hitting it...
I work for an electrical contractor in Eastern Iowa and we regularly have to work near these high lines and work with the power companies. As far as I can see, it is exceedingly expensive to bury these wires. There are alot of farmers around here and they regularly hit buried power lines when digging in their fields. This is a often an expensive and timely problem to fix involving the power company, an electrician and usually a whole day. I noticed the article doesn't say maintenance issues. From my experience, they need less maintenance, but the particular maintenace is very costly in money and time.
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That reminds me of a joke we have next door in Iowa: If you shave off the top and bottom tiers of Iowa's counties and give them to Minnesota and Missouri, respectively, you'll raise the average IQ of all three states.
Obligatory xkcd
I'm not sure whether to feel relieved or scared by your post seeing as how I am currently in the middle of applying to a PhD program at Carnegie-Mellon.
I completely agree. I am in a similar position. I am a third year Math undergrad student and plan on attending grad school for Mathematics in the near future. My arithmetic skills are already suffering greatly at the hands of Modern Algebra and Real Analysis. Oh well, I enjoy both of those subjects more than arithmetic.
I think that it is good, from a developer's and user's point of view. Look at Valve and Steam. They use data collected from their games to improve the multiplayer experience.
Exactly, the bedrock under the central US is much harder than what is in California, I believe. That is why the waves get perpetuated for much farther distance. Hell, I slept through the first quake, but I felt the 2nd one and I live in Cedar Rapids, IA. That's a long ways away from the earthquakes.
Thats what I am betting on, I'm doing a mathematics and CS Double major but I'm gonna take my degree in math because I'm more proud of it. I hope that I can get a better job than being just a programmer, since I'll have the math background.
I for one welcome our new Devil Toad overlords...
I got my wii right after christmas and the only way I could lure my fiance away from it was by giving her my gamecube and animal crossing. Sure enough, she's addicted.
I did look at their boatload of statistics and did some research of my own. And there's a whole bunch of research against socialized health care. You need to look at what's happening in Canada and Britain. The majority of their budgets are going to their health system and that amount is increasing indefinitely. Their emergency rooms don't have to save you, only stop your bleeding. And should you need serious surgery, prepare to wait months if not years before you get it. Those are only a few of the many problems. So in response to your lack of information, here's a good article http://www.health--savings--accounts.com/article-8 -john.htm/.
Personally, I wouldn't let Edwards off so easy. I'm a geek, yes, and I'm sure he wouldn't do too much against the geek/nerd community, but I do know you may want to look into his health care ideas. My fiancee (a medical geek), her father (a doctor) and her mother (a nurse) have all explained exhaustively to me about the problems of socialized/universal health care. I've looked up some of the research myself about these health care systems and frankly, they are much worse than what we have now, even for the poor.
I don't mean to turn this into a health care debate. I'm just saying you shouldn't let off Edwards so easily; and more so you shouldn't only vote for someone for their technology policies.
As has been cited before in this discussion, we are supposed to hate the sin, not the sinner. The act of homosexuality is a sin, yes, but that doesn't make the person evil. I am perfectly fine with homosexuals as people. I know a few and they are some of the nicest people I have ever met. I don't condone what they do when they're alone, but I can't control that and so I don't care. Another example that is off the topic of homosexuals, take premarital sex. It is wrong to engage in premarital sex, I believe this. I am also a college student and many of the people I know here do engage in it regularly. I have no problems with them as people, I just don't condone their actions in private. You must also rememeber that it is also stated in the Bible that it is not our place to judge others. God is the judge, not us. We are still supposed to love everyone. So Jesus is not telling us to be anti-gay, he's telling us to love everyone no matter who they are or what they do.
I believe you misunderstand me, I want a more theoretical approach to CS. I want to be a researcher as opposed to just a worker bee in an IT firm or other business. This school works for me and that is why I am here. The Math major also helps on the theoretical side too.
I am currently a freshman at a private college and am a CS/Math Double Major. The CS department seems to be much similar to yours, e.g. it is more theoretical in nature as opposed to programming oriented. My teachers have suggested this is much better suited for further education. I am personally planning to go on and get at least a Masters if not a PhD, though both of those are aways down the road for me, probably 8 years or more... That is my plan for the time being, hope it helps.
I recall reading about Nintendo saying that with Wii, they are going for shorter and simpler games that cost less. They consider that the future of gaming and thats very similar to the episodic gaming that is striking the PC market.
It is just another "Death is coming to the PC gaming market" article in the guise of "niche market is coming to the pc gaming market". Just ignore it.
Well, to start with you could just search for "Bulk Eraser" http://www.google.com/search?q=bulk+eraser&start=0 &ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozill a:en-US:official
I read an interview with Satoru Iwata, I believe, who said that he wanted Wii games to be even cheaper than that. They would be priced directly on how much development time/resources went into it. Thus the only truly $50 games would be full length rpgs or the like.
The wookies long captivity under the empire caused them to be a powerful anti-empire force and eventually helped with the subsequent fall of the empire...
Really? I live in Iowa City and need to look that up. Thanks for the info.
I believe there are highbrow games out there. You just have to look. I am considering a high brow game to be one that is fun, deep and has the ability to move you. For Example, Call of Duty for PC. That game gave me goose bumps. It was immersive and deep. You couldn't just run in and kill everything, you had to hold back and fight like it actually was a war and not a deathmatch. Even multiplayer had this feel. You would be dead in an instant if you ran into a room with guns blazing. Also games such as Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic would be in this category. It has a very epic feel too it and above all, it was supremely enjoyable to playthrough. These are highbrow games to me.
Even if, and thats a big if, if those prices were true, I still prefer to look at Nintendo's past of low prices. NES was $200. SNES was $200. N64 was $200. Gamecube was $200. I expect the Wii to be $200. Now, lets look and see which has a more desirable pricing past, hmm? I thought so...(not to mention that the only Nintendo games that cost more the $50 had an extra periperal with them e.g. Rumble Pack + Starfox 64; Bongos + Donkey Konga; etc...)
I'm starting college at the end of August as a Math/CS double major. I am planning on using the CS degree as my main money maker but the Math degree will make me much more marketable after I graduate and I will be more likely to get a higher starting salary. So Double Majoring is what I suggest, but that's not for everyone...
Especially hard to hit when you have all those other damn gravity wells out there affecting it. Not to mention you probably wouldn't be alive to see the rock hitting it...
I work for an electrical contractor in Eastern Iowa and we regularly have to work near these high lines and work with the power companies. As far as I can see, it is exceedingly expensive to bury these wires. There are alot of farmers around here and they regularly hit buried power lines when digging in their fields. This is a often an expensive and timely problem to fix involving the power company, an electrician and usually a whole day. I noticed the article doesn't say maintenance issues. From my experience, they need less maintenance, but the particular maintenace is very costly in money and time.