Yeah, I have no idea why people think the 'killer app' for the Mac was the spreadsheet. The Mac's killer app was desktop publishing and, later, graphic design. To this day, there is still no better platform for DTP and graphic design than the Mac.
I completely agree with your choice of Python, of course.;)
Python is a multi-paradigm, dynamic language. You can use Python to teach functional programming, object-oriented programming and imperative programming. And you don't have to worry about getting bogged down in technical details such as memory allocation, garbage collection, etc. The fundamentals such as hashes, lists, etc., are already built-in to the language and Python is batteries-included (tm) -- you have everything you need to do basic GUI programming, databases, simple and complex math, systems-level programming, etc., right in the box!
Of course, you can say the same thing about Tcl/Tk, Ruby and Perl, too.
But I don't recommend teaching Perl to anyone. My theory is that the reason Larry Wall is losing so much of his hair is that he pulled it all out writing Perl code...
Man. You guys keep focusing on the simplicity of the alorithm, completely ignoring key generation and the fact that the data is embedded in the executable. That's a lot harder than it sounds.
But Free software isn't free as in beer. Even if you get the code gratis by downloading it, and even if you don't work to help out the Free Software and/or open source software movements, someone has to. Someone has to write the code, someone has to advocate for free software, someone has to evangelize it, someone has to support the legions of folks with questions on the mailing lists and forums, someone has to test, someone has to submit bug reports.
Back in the day on Usenet, spam was more than just 'unsolicited commercial e-mail', it was pretty much any post that was cross-posted and off-topic.
So why do so many of us nowadays seem to equate spam with only 'unsolicited commercial e-mail'? In my mind, spam is any piece of unwanted bulk mail, whether it is 'commercial' in nature or not.
Actually, your has 7. Even a standard wheel mouse has 5.
1: Left button 2: Middle button (click the wheel) 3: Right button 4: Scroll wheel up (this actually is just a button) 5: Scroll wheel down (this is also just a button)
and your intellimouse adds: 6: Forward button 7: Back button
It's a little of both. Much of human behavior is driven by instinctual needs. Men instinctually find women with wide hips attractive because women with wide hips have the best chances of having a successful child birth. Girls are instinctually taken to playing with dolls because they are nurturers by nature.
OTOH, in cultures where playing with dolls is acceptable for boys, boys will play with dolls, too.
That's because gender is not binary. Girls have a masculine side and boys have a feminine side. The human male has both testosterone and estrogen, the same is true of the human female. It's mostly a matter of how much of each hormone is present in the body that determines how effeminate a boy will be vs. how much of a 'tom boy' a girl will be.
Culture and upbringing also play a crucial role, however. Men are culturally shamed into not embracing their feminine side and women were once typically culturally shamed into not embracing their masculine side. Since then, we as a culture have begun embracing the 'strong' woman and the metrosexual man -- roles are changing.
How much of this is nurture vs. nature is a matter for debate and will probably be strongly debated for a long time.
Trust me. I'm married. You wouldn't. Don't get me wrong, I'm very happily married. But one thing being married has taught me -- women are complex, emotional creatures who need a whole lot of care and feeding (well, actually, I knew that before I got married, but you learn it better after you're married). Taking care of one spouse is difficult enough.
What you want is polyamory, not polygamy. That way you get to have sex with the other women, and you only have take care of one.;)
Exactly. There are a wide variety of diseases that are forms of or are related to HSV1/2. Chicken pox and shingles are just two. Additionally, there is viral meningitis, a form of encephalitis, occular herpes, and more.
Finally, this news isn't that exactly that new. They originally discovered a link between Alzheimer's and HSV-1 in the late 70s. This is just the latest study that confirms this.
Most of the data they've listed is available for public download elsewhere, such as the U.S. Census data. The 2000 Census is available from the Census bureau's website.
OMFG, make it stop! That's a $499 shielded twisted pair cable. I'm sorry, but as far as data loss goes, I've pumped GigE and even 10GigE to the limit through ordinary, bargain basement unshielded CAT 5e and CAT 6 cables respectively with 0 data loss. Even ordinary STP cables aren't that expensive if you really need it.
Don't forget to get the directional USB cables with the gold connectors. But I hear that one company is making USB cables with platinum connectors and 10 gauge wire that cost $600 each!!! I'm going to try some of those next!
Are you accusing moi of being an Apple fanboy, AC? Oh, contraire, mon frere... I have been one if Apple's biggest critics around here for quite some time. Just ask anyone. My post above is just common sense.
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But that's an app I'd pay more than 0.99 for.
They have that. But for some reason, you can only get it Nevada...
Yeah, I have no idea why people think the 'killer app' for the Mac was the spreadsheet. The Mac's killer app was desktop publishing and, later, graphic design. To this day, there is still no better platform for DTP and graphic design than the Mac.
I completely agree with your choice of Python, of course. ;)
Python is a multi-paradigm, dynamic language. You can use Python to teach functional programming, object-oriented programming and imperative programming. And you don't have to worry about getting bogged down in technical details such as memory allocation, garbage collection, etc. The fundamentals such as hashes, lists, etc., are already built-in to the language and Python is batteries-included (tm) -- you have everything you need to do basic GUI programming, databases, simple and complex math, systems-level programming, etc., right in the box!
Of course, you can say the same thing about Tcl/Tk, Ruby and Perl, too.
But I don't recommend teaching Perl to anyone. My theory is that the reason Larry Wall is losing so much of his hair is that he pulled it all out writing Perl code...
Man. You guys keep focusing on the simplicity of the alorithm, completely ignoring key generation and the fact that the data is embedded in the executable. That's a lot harder than it sounds.
it is a 5th grade programming project
So, let me get this straight. You were writing programs that RSA encrypt data embedded within its own executable in the 5th grade?
Wow. And here I was just writing programs in LOGO that made a turtle move around the screeen. :(
You were a gifted child, weren't you?
But Free software isn't free as in beer. Even if you get the code gratis by downloading it, and even if you don't work to help out the Free Software and/or open source software movements, someone has to. Someone has to write the code, someone has to advocate for free software, someone has to evangelize it, someone has to support the legions of folks with questions on the mailing lists and forums, someone has to test, someone has to submit bug reports.
And if not you, then who?
Of course mathematical formula aren't free! I patented them all last year!
Boy, I can't wait till the Feds are in charge of my health care!
Like how they were in charge of creating the intarweb?
I recommend sending pictures of the goatse guy instead, along with some text along the lines of 'this is exactly how your speech made us feel...'
So Michele Obama is baking him a cake with a file in it then?
And that's what you get for writing e-commerce packages that rely on 3rd party sites for basic functionality...
Don't say I didn't tell you so...
Back in the day on Usenet, spam was more than just 'unsolicited commercial e-mail', it was pretty much any post that was cross-posted and off-topic.
So why do so many of us nowadays seem to equate spam with only 'unsolicited commercial e-mail'? In my mind, spam is any piece of unwanted bulk mail, whether it is 'commercial' in nature or not.
Actually, your has 7. Even a standard wheel mouse has 5.
1: Left button
2: Middle button (click the wheel)
3: Right button
4: Scroll wheel up (this actually is just a button)
5: Scroll wheel down (this is also just a button)
and your intellimouse adds:
6: Forward button
7: Back button
Try 'xev' on *nix system sometime. ;)
And X has been using 3 buttons since 1984.
yeah ... how dare anyone exercise their right to free speech. must be terrorists or something...
And how long did it take for Safari to copy it from Opera?
It's a little of both. Much of human behavior is driven by instinctual needs. Men instinctually find women with wide hips attractive because women with wide hips have the best chances of having a successful child birth. Girls are instinctually taken to playing with dolls because they are nurturers by nature.
OTOH, in cultures where playing with dolls is acceptable for boys, boys will play with dolls, too.
That's because gender is not binary. Girls have a masculine side and boys have a feminine side. The human male has both testosterone and estrogen, the same is true of the human female. It's mostly a matter of how much of each hormone is present in the body that determines how effeminate a boy will be vs. how much of a 'tom boy' a girl will be.
Culture and upbringing also play a crucial role, however. Men are culturally shamed into not embracing their feminine side and women were once typically culturally shamed into not embracing their masculine side. Since then, we as a culture have begun embracing the 'strong' woman and the metrosexual man -- roles are changing.
How much of this is nurture vs. nature is a matter for debate and will probably be strongly debated for a long time.
You look at other men's penises in the men's room? *raised eyebrow*
Trust me. I'm married. You wouldn't. Don't get me wrong, I'm very happily married. But one thing being married has taught me -- women are complex, emotional creatures who need a whole lot of care and feeding (well, actually, I knew that before I got married, but you learn it better after you're married). Taking care of one spouse is difficult enough.
What you want is polyamory, not polygamy. That way you get to have sex with the other women, and you only have take care of one. ;)
Exactly. There are a wide variety of diseases that are forms of or are related to HSV1/2. Chicken pox and shingles are just two. Additionally, there is viral meningitis, a form of encephalitis, occular herpes, and more.
Finally, this news isn't that exactly that new. They originally discovered a link between Alzheimer's and HSV-1 in the late 70s. This is just the latest study that confirms this.
Most of the data they've listed is available for public download elsewhere, such as the U.S. Census data. The 2000 Census is available from the Census bureau's website.
OMFG, make it stop! That's a $499 shielded twisted pair cable. I'm sorry, but as far as data loss goes, I've pumped GigE and even 10GigE to the limit through ordinary, bargain basement unshielded CAT 5e and CAT 6 cables respectively with 0 data loss. Even ordinary STP cables aren't that expensive if you really need it.
These cables are ridiculous.
So what we need is a really a newer, extremely scalable version of patch and then the real fun will start ...
Don't forget to get the directional USB cables with the gold connectors. But I hear that one company is making USB cables with platinum connectors and 10 gauge wire that cost $600 each!!! I'm going to try some of those next!
Are you accusing moi of being an Apple fanboy, AC? Oh, contraire, mon frere... I have been one if Apple's biggest critics around here for quite some time. Just ask anyone. My post above is just common sense.