It's much cheaper to buy them in parts - there are specialized stores that assemble them for you. Here, in Mexico, you buy your custom-made PC (with crappy hardware unfortunately, unless you know where to look), and they give you free, a "non-activated" version of Windows. You can uninstall it, or buy a copy with the activation key.
- Kodak Share software
- Autocad
- Any serial port emulation program
- PowerDVD
Shouldn't Microsoft Logo certification do something about this? I mean, isn't there a clause saying "Thou shalt let users run thy program withoust being administratorths" or something?
The computer-generated scores count for about a third to a quarter of students' final grade for Brent's class. Students have challenged the scores, but if they don't use the right lingo in their papers, they're out of luck. "In sociology, we want them to learn the terms," Brent said.
With up to 140 students enrolled in his writing-intensive, introductory sociology course, Brent estimates he's saved more than 200 hours of work per semester with Qualrus. The final papers, which he does read, are usually much better as a result of Qualrus, too. [Emphasis mine]
The computer programs just teach students (as in "training") to use the right keywords (search engine optimization, anyone?) and improve their writing style in their essays.
I went to one. When we (our team) got to the question-asking session, we wondered why the people were asking about the number of spaces and completely trivial and/or ridiculous stuff. Turns out that they test the results by COMPARING FILES.
Not to mention that the problems they ask are much prefabricated problems - if you know their solution, you're in. It's like "have you been to this contest before? Yes, watch out for the subway one. It's a recursive tree" - or - "if you don't know algorithm X for analysing Y sequences numbers, you're gonna lose."
It's no *programming* contest at all. It's much more like an algorithm-solving+text formatting race. They don't test your REAL programming skills - your ability to create your own programming libraries, the organization of your source code, the maintainability, etc.
I was completely disappointed by that contest. It's much more like a sponsorship promoting ACM products and courses disguised as a programming contest.
Want to win a contest? Enter a FOSS project and fix the more bugs / implement the more features CLEANLY.
If the method described by Sony really does work, it could have all sorts of uses in research and medicine, even if it is not capable of evoking sensory experiences detailed enough for the entertainment purposes envisaged in the patent.
Perhaps people should start learning that abuse (spam) reports DO have more weight than they appear.
HOWEVER, sometimes the cause could be one single user abusing his right. In this case, MAPS should have a special flag on "single user" and track the case particularly.
Power + Precision. Currently they only have power.
The sooner those machines have SP2, the sooner the zombie percentage will decrease. I know, Windows sucks, but... those zombies are affecting us ALL. SPAM, hacks, cracks, phishing attacks, DNS attacks, etc.
in this article we've seen about solar cells using quantum dots. Quantum dots are tiny crystals smaller than an atom, and they can receive light.
So, if you think this artificial eye is cool, just wait till nanotech gets into the picture!
* Telescopic eyes! As seen on TV! * Night vision * Miniature laser rays coming out from the eye (remote control isn't that far fetched) * Infrared / UV vision?
You know that annoying scrolling bar that moves SLOWLY to the top? It's not the content that's annoying me. I'd rather have an ad-in-a frame that these moving (and bouncing) div's.
Slashdot Mirror
Why would a company modify a GPL'ed software for their needs, if they didn't plan to MAKE MONEY by using it?
Here we are with the "water is wet" thread again...
Search for Visual Rails++
And where does it lead? YOUR post. Ta-da!
I've been searching for it for YEARS, but no, there's no Open Source RAD for Linux that is compatible with C++. Much less with Visual Basic.
(Check out this link for Differences between Gambas and VB )
My advise is to rewrite your app using C# and then move it to Mono. Sorry, can't think of anything else.
I'll start.
Linux: Soon you'll be wearing my sword like a shish kebab!
Microsoft: __________________________________ [your turn]
NEVER, EVER buy retail PC's!
It's much cheaper to buy them in parts - there are specialized stores that assemble them for you. Here, in Mexico, you buy your custom-made PC (with crappy hardware unfortunately, unless you know where to look), and they give you free, a "non-activated" version of Windows. You can uninstall it, or buy a copy with the activation key.
No, it was creatively degenerate. (Going down...)
The criminals can see how they're getting caught, and adapt.
Just as a hacker can crack into OpenSSL public key encryption just because it's open source.
Yeah, right...
You can say:
"Yes, they released _ONE_ OSS app. But remember: They have an agenda."
Chief among the offenders are:
- Kodak Share software
- Autocad
- Any serial port emulation program
- PowerDVD
Shouldn't Microsoft Logo certification do something about this? I mean, isn't there a clause saying "Thou shalt let users run thy program withoust being administratorths" or something?
From the article:
The computer-generated scores count for about a third to a quarter of students' final grade for Brent's class. Students have challenged the scores, but if they don't use the right lingo in their papers, they're out of luck. "In sociology, we want them to learn the terms," Brent said.
With up to 140 students enrolled in his writing-intensive, introductory sociology course, Brent estimates he's saved more than 200 hours of work per semester with Qualrus. The final papers, which he does read, are usually much better as a result of Qualrus, too. [Emphasis mine]
The computer programs just teach students (as in "training") to use the right keywords (search engine optimization, anyone?) and improve their writing style in their essays.
products such as Sulphiric Acid haver been thoroughly investigated, and apparently its pretty bad for us... much worse than CNT's or Asbestos.
Yes, but Sulphuric Acid DOES degenerate. Try that with a CNT.
White cell: "I can't digest this thing! It's killing me AAAAGH"
Fish's brain cell: "Told ya."
I went to one. When we (our team) got to the question-asking session, we wondered why the people were asking about the number of spaces and completely trivial and/or ridiculous stuff. Turns out that they test the results by COMPARING FILES.
Not to mention that the problems they ask are much prefabricated problems - if you know their solution, you're in. It's like "have you been to this contest before? Yes, watch out for the subway one. It's a recursive tree" - or - "if you don't know algorithm X for analysing Y sequences numbers, you're gonna lose."
It's no *programming* contest at all. It's much more like an algorithm-solving+text formatting race. They don't test your REAL programming skills - your ability to create your own programming libraries, the organization of your source code, the maintainability, etc.
I was completely disappointed by that contest. It's much more like a sponsorship promoting ACM products and courses disguised as a programming contest.
Want to win a contest? Enter a FOSS project and fix the more bugs / implement the more features CLEANLY.
Now THAT's a contest.
1. patent some idea
2. wait for someone to build some device implementing this idea
3. nobody appears
4. suckers!
From the article:
If the method described by Sony really does work, it could have all sorts of uses in research and medicine, even if it is not capable of evoking sensory experiences detailed enough for the entertainment purposes envisaged in the patent.
[Emphasis mine]
What a long if. A VEEERY LOOOONG if.
You either get a good method for a few outdated packages, or you get a great system that takes forever to compile packages.
Compiling? Who's talking about compiling?
Oh... it's Linux. You HAVE to compile. -.-
So where are your suggestions to improve it?
... <-- the stagnation on Linux user-friendliness: disagreements between developers
Perhaps people should start learning that abuse (spam) reports DO have more weight than they appear.
HOWEVER, sometimes the cause could be one single user abusing his right. In this case, MAPS should have a special flag on "single user" and track the case particularly.
Power + Precision. Currently they only have power.
no way they are switchng to Linux, so don't even go there
:P (sorry, couldn't help it)
Yeah, it's mysterious and scary
The sooner those machines have SP2, the sooner the zombie percentage will decrease. I know, Windows sucks, but... those zombies are affecting us ALL. SPAM, hacks, cracks, phishing attacks, DNS attacks, etc.
Let's hope that 24% increases soon.
"Seems you're about to fall for an e-mail scam!"
(click here for more info)
Then reveal some terms used for security threats. Ta-da! Like it's that hard?
Intel's latest Itanium chip has 1.7 billion transistors!"
And it's as hot as one vacuum tube!
(insert drom-rulls and cymbal hit)
in this article we've seen about solar cells using quantum dots. Quantum dots are tiny crystals smaller than an atom, and they can receive light.
So, if you think this artificial eye is cool, just wait till nanotech gets into the picture!
* Telescopic eyes! As seen on TV!
* Night vision
* Miniature laser rays coming out from the eye (remote control isn't that far fetched)
* Infrared / UV vision?
The sky's the limit!
"Another one bites the dust!"
(ducks)
How many millions has president Bush spent in the War vs Iraq? How many lives?
I've stopped trying to understand these decisions at the gvt. level. They're just not logical.
You know that annoying scrolling bar that moves SLOWLY to the top? It's not the content that's annoying me. I'd rather have an ad-in-a frame that these moving (and bouncing) div's.