Or look at the other side of the equation and let it balance itself. Give people what they want today and they wont take care of what they NEED tomorrow. Eg, Building all the powerplants right now for a temporary solution will only enable the people around the world to be even more careless with their power consumption. Work on tech for the 100-300 year return rather than the 40-80 and force the public to be more energy efficient by only allowing so many joules while money is put into resource development.
In short, the problem with your statement is that the US NEEDS 15 Terawatts of energy rather than stating that the US desires that amount, I would suggest that a large portion of that NEED is wasted energy that could be easily fixed with energy efficient devices. I would love to see a study that would show the cost benefit of tax cuts involved in encouraging individual houses and businesses to be energy efficient vs just building more Resources.
What really blows is the damn corporate companies like CBS who wont even put half their programs on their website. If I want to watch a missed episode of big bang theory...I just have to torrent it, otherwise you get those wonderful "highlight" reviews. I love how corporate america drives me to pirate and avoid commercials. The logic is just undeniable....
I have multiple TVs, however a $60 tuner card doesn't just give me a digital signal, it gives me DVR as well. Inevitably I will have to buy another digital converter, might as well be an upgrade to my media PC if there are some to be had.
I just got my converter box last night, wonderful $60 dollars gone. I didn't get a coupon because they were all gone. I have heard of people appling for and stealing them then selling them for 20-35 dollars. Why didn't the Gov't just create a tax credit?,
On a side note, anyone have any good recommendations for a Digital tuner for my media PC instead?
Cool, good to hear, I figured it was something rational. Especially points 1, and 3. The others are explained away, eg my suburban got 28mpg, that isn't what it was rated, that is just what we got when driving it. Cars are made from lighter alloys, electronics are able to do more on less watts now, and diesel isn't THAT much more expensive. Of course I live in a region of the US where agriculture is very prevalent.
Exactly, and if I want to generate my own electricity there is nothing keeping me from becoming an independent island in case of the global economic meltdown.
What I don't get is, why is it my 88 Silverado suburban diesel could get 28-30 miles a gallon, while these new pop can sized cars are being advertised as 'fuel efficient' at 33 mpg? I'm not a conspiracy theorist or anything but come on people....lets see some actual innovation in fuel efficiency...anything at all in the last 20-30 years?
Really? because last I checked, the Mayans were pretty damn good astronomers...deriving the slow of our solar system simply from watching without optics.
I was wondering where the hell you were pulling this load of crap from then I saw your disclaimer and it makes sense. It saddens me that so many people agree with your shortsighted view of CS. You need to redefine what you think a computer is. The computer in the quote is referring to an electronic device. Computational analysis is more than that. It is understanding efficiency levels. Computational sciences apply to abacuses, Farming, Risk assessment, or any other area of analysis. Computers just make things simpler and exist because of CS, not the other way around. 'Computers' are a tool to manifest CS concepts. Just as a telescope is there to give us a better view of the universe, a 'computer' allows us to manifest our thoughts faster. Another way to look at it is, paints exist because an artist thought they would work well to convey what he/she wanted to, not because an man/woman saw some tempera lying around and started playing with it. An artist may as well use mud, grease, light, instruments, or anything they can imagine. A computer scientist may excel in an area where they never touch a conventional computer.
So yes, there is a reason we CS people always quote that, because we are all irritated with the taint that has been smudged on our Science by small minds such as yours. A taint that has worked its way into many professors and programs which is killing a great Science. I imagine Physicists would be equally pissed if people started saying that physics was just about quantum mechanics, or biologists were accused of just being about Zoology.
There hope I fixed that for you, but I am sure you just have thought of a thousand ways you think I am wrong but oh well I have already gone above and beyond to fix your weird view.
Mostly the Big O notation, multithreading, are the names to put on things. But a CS degree applies to pretty much every job out there. It is computational analysis program. You should be able to see problems in a different way. Not just corollaries. Looking at a problem and not just seeing tomorrow's paycheck. When I am deciding what OS should be used for our SAN solution, or how many LUNS, or VLANS to create and how many hops to allow through my network. But it was the pressure to be creative in the solutions I found, not being able to say when to use what sorting algorithm. That is the beauty of CS and why so many people dont understand why it is so useful, it is why many CS students get pissed off during the program, and why the dropout rates are so high. CS is elegant, it is theory, it is learning how to reason. A fantastic study, when taught properly.
Unfortunately, you seem to have met with the 'tainted' CS individuals. CS vs Computer engineering is a very very similar track in my neck of the woods. I think there is only about 10-15 credit hours difference and those are usually some hardware classes. So stereotyping that Engineers are smarter than CS students is hurting your argument. It is just a different focus. My engineer friends got to learn a lot more about physical design, I learned more about algorithm analysis.
A CS student could care less why a GOTO statement is less efficient or not in best practices,because honestly, it isn't in the CS area of expertise anymore than knowing what hardball temperature in candy making is.
A good CS program will not indoctrinate a student in CS. It is not about memorization, if it was, I and several people in different colleges I know would have failed out. It is about reasoning, a CS professor's job is to get you to think through a problem and help you come to a computational solution. Hell, I have never used a GOTO statement outside of a batch file and couldn't tell you what it does other than takes me to a location but in a 30 line batch script I am not really that worried about it. You want to learn about that stuff, go to a tech school or get a programming degree.
I would say that your observations are based on a faulty College/University staff. Bad professors are to blame for the state of things, but a lot of it is because there is so many misunderstandings of what CS and CE are. Business structures arent the only ones failing, it is High school teachers spoon feeding students who should have learned hard lessons long ago. They get to college and have to be spoon fed as well. This has been going on for over a decade. (Clinton administration made worse by Bush administration). Engineering is a more established field so I think that it hasnt been tainted enough. In my school the dropout rate in CS is about 90% and I find that there are very very few programs that required the level of thought of CS. If you are ever required to memorize, quit that school and take classes somewhere else.
Just make sure you work as an "apprentice" for a good 3-5 years. Nothing worse than coming across a guy who developed his/her own way of doing everything. You will be way ahead of the curve in the parent's areas if you learn from someone who has been around the block a couple times. You will learn much faster, and become a much better admin in any of those areas. You will also have a much smoother career (fewer headaches from learning experiences).
Ya you would think, but why do you think we have different levels of sex offenders? We are already prosecuting, paroling, and punishing people on their ability to harm rather than the harm that they have done.
Its called Boiling a frog, or a slippery slope. Read about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling_frog. Drugs, pr0n, alchoholism, eating disorders all are susceptible to this.
You still have to worry about the firewall. Unprotected linux PCs make wonderful zombies. That being said, ubuntu has been a lifesaver when it comes to this. I usually tell people, unless you have a need for MS office or cutting edge hardware, then Ubuntu is the way to go for the casual PC user.
Wasn't there just an article about this? No major OS's on the market are built for Solid state disk access. Mac OSX will probably be the first to come out with a revision to optimize performance.
I am running vista on a SSD on an E6400 from dell. been fantastic and we have been torturing it with SAS, didn't even buy the $$$ SSD.
Now I thought that Islam was more of a Java and Fundamental Christianity as C++. Christianity follows many of the rules of Judaism discarding many for updated reformed behaviors. While Java is a derivative of C++ and follows many of the same concepts but is radically different as you study it more.
When people made creative things out of old equipment. Haven't seen a good set of Christmas ornaments or bling from outdated equipment for a while. Years ago it was everywhere. Burnt platters, melted CDs, old tape tinsel....ahhh geekmas.
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Sorry for the flame, But wow, it turns out you don't need to run the pissing matches with the pro life activists to get things done.
In short, the problem with your statement is that the US NEEDS 15 Terawatts of energy rather than stating that the US desires that amount, I would suggest that a large portion of that NEED is wasted energy that could be easily fixed with energy efficient devices. I would love to see a study that would show the cost benefit of tax cuts involved in encouraging individual houses and businesses to be energy efficient vs just building more Resources.
What really blows is the damn corporate companies like CBS who wont even put half their programs on their website. If I want to watch a missed episode of big bang theory...I just have to torrent it, otherwise you get those wonderful "highlight" reviews. I love how corporate america drives me to pirate and avoid commercials. The logic is just undeniable....
Godspeed.
How does that baby compare to a slingbox?
I have multiple TVs, however a $60 tuner card doesn't just give me a digital signal, it gives me DVR as well. Inevitably I will have to buy another digital converter, might as well be an upgrade to my media PC if there are some to be had.
So your telling me that it would be adequately more difficult to create a tax credit and give the IRS the money instead?
On a side note, anyone have any good recommendations for a Digital tuner for my media PC instead?
Cool, good to hear, I figured it was something rational. Especially points 1, and 3. The others are explained away, eg my suburban got 28mpg, that isn't what it was rated, that is just what we got when driving it. Cars are made from lighter alloys, electronics are able to do more on less watts now, and diesel isn't THAT much more expensive. Of course I live in a region of the US where agriculture is very prevalent.
What I don't get is, why is it my 88 Silverado suburban diesel could get 28-30 miles a gallon, while these new pop can sized cars are being advertised as 'fuel efficient' at 33 mpg? I'm not a conspiracy theorist or anything but come on people....lets see some actual innovation in fuel efficiency...anything at all in the last 20-30 years?
Really? because last I checked, the Mayans were pretty damn good astronomers...deriving the slow of our solar system simply from watching without optics.
So yes, there is a reason we CS people always quote that, because we are all irritated with the taint that has been smudged on our Science by small minds such as yours. A taint that has worked its way into many professors and programs which is killing a great Science. I imagine Physicists would be equally pissed if people started saying that physics was just about quantum mechanics, or biologists were accused of just being about Zoology.
There hope I fixed that for you, but I am sure you just have thought of a thousand ways you think I am wrong but oh well I have already gone above and beyond to fix your weird view.
Mostly the Big O notation, multithreading, are the names to put on things. But a CS degree applies to pretty much every job out there. It is computational analysis program. You should be able to see problems in a different way. Not just corollaries. Looking at a problem and not just seeing tomorrow's paycheck. When I am deciding what OS should be used for our SAN solution, or how many LUNS, or VLANS to create and how many hops to allow through my network. But it was the pressure to be creative in the solutions I found, not being able to say when to use what sorting algorithm. That is the beauty of CS and why so many people dont understand why it is so useful, it is why many CS students get pissed off during the program, and why the dropout rates are so high. CS is elegant, it is theory, it is learning how to reason. A fantastic study, when taught properly.
A CS student could care less why a GOTO statement is less efficient or not in best practices,because honestly, it isn't in the CS area of expertise anymore than knowing what hardball temperature in candy making is.
A good CS program will not indoctrinate a student in CS. It is not about memorization, if it was, I and several people in different colleges I know would have failed out. It is about reasoning, a CS professor's job is to get you to think through a problem and help you come to a computational solution. Hell, I have never used a GOTO statement outside of a batch file and couldn't tell you what it does other than takes me to a location but in a 30 line batch script I am not really that worried about it. You want to learn about that stuff, go to a tech school or get a programming degree.
I would say that your observations are based on a faulty College/University staff. Bad professors are to blame for the state of things, but a lot of it is because there is so many misunderstandings of what CS and CE are. Business structures arent the only ones failing, it is High school teachers spoon feeding students who should have learned hard lessons long ago. They get to college and have to be spoon fed as well. This has been going on for over a decade. (Clinton administration made worse by Bush administration). Engineering is a more established field so I think that it hasnt been tainted enough. In my school the dropout rate in CS is about 90% and I find that there are very very few programs that required the level of thought of CS. If you are ever required to memorize, quit that school and take classes somewhere else.
Just make sure you work as an "apprentice" for a good 3-5 years. Nothing worse than coming across a guy who developed his/her own way of doing everything. You will be way ahead of the curve in the parent's areas if you learn from someone who has been around the block a couple times. You will learn much faster, and become a much better admin in any of those areas. You will also have a much smoother career (fewer headaches from learning experiences).
Gonna save some people some time here
CS is no more about computers than astronomy is about Telescopes.
There are many accomplished IT admins who use their CS knowledge on a daily basis, I am one of them.
CS is not Coding.
CS is more about Math.
If you want to stay pure CS you need to find R&D departments or go for your PHD.
CS is a great degree but isn't going to get you far when getting a job because most managers don't understand its purpose.
Find out what you love doing and do it, chances are, CS prepared you to do that thing.
Ya you would think, but why do you think we have different levels of sex offenders? We are already prosecuting, paroling, and punishing people on their ability to harm rather than the harm that they have done.
Its called Boiling a frog, or a slippery slope. Read about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling_frog. Drugs, pr0n, alchoholism, eating disorders all are susceptible to this.
You still have to worry about the firewall. Unprotected linux PCs make wonderful zombies. That being said, ubuntu has been a lifesaver when it comes to this. I usually tell people, unless you have a need for MS office or cutting edge hardware, then Ubuntu is the way to go for the casual PC user.
Most slashdotters cant grow pubic hair you insensitive clod!
I am running vista on a SSD on an E6400 from dell. been fantastic and we have been torturing it with SAS, didn't even buy the $$$ SSD.
Everyone knows global warming is caused by His Noodliness hugging the earth even closer.
Now I thought that Islam was more of a Java and Fundamental Christianity as C++. Christianity follows many of the rules of Judaism discarding many for updated reformed behaviors. While Java is a derivative of C++ and follows many of the same concepts but is radically different as you study it more.
When people made creative things out of old equipment. Haven't seen a good set of Christmas ornaments or bling from outdated equipment for a while. Years ago it was everywhere. Burnt platters, melted CDs, old tape tinsel....ahhh geekmas.
Interesting, got any links I can keep tabs on?