There are ads on top of slashdot?!?!?!!?!:)
As somebody who has developed in flash, i feel that the whole technology is rather bloated and suited for three things:
1. Probably most reliable and cross platform way to play video/audio online, for musicians as well as things like the parent noted, homestarrunner
2. Games. The way flash can use the mouse and keyboard and graphical prettiness is superior to anything else on the market.
3. Advertising. Flash is really well suited for this, because it supports all kinds of logging and flashing prettiness.
I try to avoid flash when making a website, except when necessary for multimedia, and even then only when the user is expecting this.
I agree with the parent poster.
I'm currently in grade 10 high school. I spent about 1 week browsing through the textbook, and feel that i have a fairly good understanding of everything in it. I surprised myself by getting a grade 11 textbook and understanding a lot of it. Everything is a rehash of what we have learned before, over and over again. If I had a teacher to help me, I'm sure that I could probably pass math and science in about a month.
However, Would i remember everything? Having everything retaught to me over and over really helps me remember it, and I'm sure that I'm less likely to forget what I've learned. Also, being the bright one means i get to help classmates. This is really a good learning experience because I have to be able to grasp the concepts really well to teach them.
I agree the education system isn't well built for smarter students, but these are the students who can go and learn on their own. Not that self teaching is anywhere near as fun or engaging as being taught is.
The globe and mail are one of canada's primary newspapers. They are high on my trustworthy list. They aren't tech oriented, but that doesn't mean they aren't trustworthy. You have to remember that this article was aimed towareds untechy people. Despite slashdotters not liking the last paragraph in particular, it was a good explanation to the non-technical why some websites won't work.
Overall, i feel it was a good review.
I saw some of these buses in Vancouver last time i was there visiting family. They are considerably quieter than a normal bus, and i wouldn't have known it was a fuel cell bus except for the slightly unusual roof, and the large banner proclaiming its power on the side. Ballard Fuel cells power these buses. There are also buses of the same make in Chicago
There is definately interest in hydrogen, but i wonder if it is the most appropriate solution. Hydrogen still needs power to be manufactured. Are there no better solutions out there?
Wierd that this is the very last manufacturer. But i suppose that with all our newfound digital tech there is no longer any need for high quality analog equipment. High quality analog wasn't cheap either, my highschool had some good reel - to -reel recorders that we used to play around on if a teacher would be generous enough to let us touch them. Now adays we can play around with full audio editing stuff on our computers for no cost (other than a normal Pc).
No verification on this point exists. Who knows if they will actually integrate an antivirus into their products. This could be restricted to servers perhaps, or something else. Who knows with these people
I saw a solution to this. You people have media pc's, why not a similar solution for a car? Take a small c with integrated mobo everything, hook up a 6" touch LCD, stick linux and xmms on it, wifi in your garage, hey it would work.
I only ever got playmobile when i was a kid for the trains. They were the first model trains i have, and they were what got me interested in them. I stil have all my playmobile, and i've upgraded to proper model trains now...
fun days. untill last year, we had a similar setup at my highschool. but we got a new tech, who decided to give us IBM schoolconnect or something, which is terrible. mind you it may just be our tech, but i could do a better job. not that they let me. (i asked already)
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There are ads on top of slashdot?!?!?!!?! :)
As somebody who has developed in flash, i feel that the whole technology is rather bloated and suited for three things:
1. Probably most reliable and cross platform way to play video/audio online, for musicians as well as things like the parent noted, homestarrunner
2. Games. The way flash can use the mouse and keyboard and graphical prettiness is superior to anything else on the market.
3. Advertising. Flash is really well suited for this, because it supports all kinds of logging and flashing prettiness.
I try to avoid flash when making a website, except when necessary for multimedia, and even then only when the user is expecting this.
I agree with the parent poster. I'm currently in grade 10 high school. I spent about 1 week browsing through the textbook, and feel that i have a fairly good understanding of everything in it. I surprised myself by getting a grade 11 textbook and understanding a lot of it. Everything is a rehash of what we have learned before, over and over again. If I had a teacher to help me, I'm sure that I could probably pass math and science in about a month. However, Would i remember everything? Having everything retaught to me over and over really helps me remember it, and I'm sure that I'm less likely to forget what I've learned. Also, being the bright one means i get to help classmates. This is really a good learning experience because I have to be able to grasp the concepts really well to teach them. I agree the education system isn't well built for smarter students, but these are the students who can go and learn on their own. Not that self teaching is anywhere near as fun or engaging as being taught is.
Sounds like a good idea.
:)
I should really start doing that
Damn Small does VOIP
The globe and mail are one of canada's primary newspapers. They are high on my trustworthy list. They aren't tech oriented, but that doesn't mean they aren't trustworthy. You have to remember that this article was aimed towareds untechy people. Despite slashdotters not liking the last paragraph in particular, it was a good explanation to the non-technical why some websites won't work. Overall, i feel it was a good review.
I saw some of these buses in Vancouver last time i was there visiting family. They are considerably quieter than a normal bus, and i wouldn't have known it was a fuel cell bus except for the slightly unusual roof, and the large banner proclaiming its power on the side. Ballard Fuel cells power these buses. There are also buses of the same make in Chicago
There is definately interest in hydrogen, but i wonder if it is the most appropriate solution. Hydrogen still needs power to be manufactured. Are there no better solutions out there?
That is informative?
More like funny.
What is this world coming to?
Wierd that this is the very last manufacturer. But i suppose that with all our newfound digital tech there is no longer any need for high quality analog equipment. High quality analog wasn't cheap either, my highschool had some good reel - to -reel recorders that we used to play around on if a teacher would be generous enough to let us touch them. Now adays we can play around with full audio editing stuff on our computers for no cost (other than a normal Pc).
You mean i'm not a geek..... *sniff* /snuggles with his cray XT3....
great! san andreas coming to the xbox.... :)
.... well ... lets see what wine can do :)
I don't own a PS2, so i will be able to play it now
I would still like a Pc version tho....
Linux
No verification on this point exists. Who knows if they will actually integrate an antivirus into their products. This could be restricted to servers perhaps, or something else. Who knows with these people
Computers, in general, suck.
I saw a solution to this. You people have media pc's, why not a similar solution for a car? Take a small c with integrated mobo everything, hook up a 6" touch LCD, stick linux and xmms on it, wifi in your garage, hey it would work.
But what about those of us who like to go outside with our laptops .... wait ... this is /. ... we don't go "outside"
We didn't "buy" it ... our highschool made it in shop class!
Wait a second: This isn't a borg collective? Since when? Why did nobody told me? I liked our borg overlords.
I only ever got playmobile when i was a kid for the trains. They were the first model trains i have, and they were what got me interested in them. I stil have all my playmobile, and i've upgraded to proper model trains now...
The link to the orbit graph doesn't work for me
Working link here
you added a 1 to the end of the url
fun days. untill last year, we had a similar setup at my highschool. but we got a new tech, who decided to give us IBM schoolconnect or something, which is terrible. mind you it may just be our tech, but i could do a better job. not that they let me. (i asked already)