Not if it is done well. IT may include web development as well as *nix, network, server, and database administration. I wouldn't want someone in any of these roles that wasn't capable of scripting.
My thoughts exactly. Most schools I've been to don't have a computer science department, but rather lump it in with the math or engineering department. Computer science is a programme of study not an entire department.
Based on your experiences, I would think that you went to a very tiny school, and had very little interaction with other colleges or universities. I went to a small school for my undergrad where the entities you described would serve as "departments." I'm finishing my graduate studies at one of the many universities large enough to have an entire school of Engineering. The department of Computer Science is only one department within this particular school.
If you want to continue using your phone there is. I upgraded two iphones in my home at one point. Turned out we lost access to our phones because itunes was too old. We had to upgrade our os before we could update itunes just so we could load our music and applications.
Wearing a sportscoat through security. I was flagged and pulled aside because I was carrying--some sweat on my back. At the time, these things had been in operation for about a day. They security guy informed me that it was probably just a bit of sweat it detected (I guess he had seen the same thing happen before?). Nice to know that if sweaty terrorists come into an airport that they will also be hassled.
Actually I find spotlight barely usable. Granted, I'm on an older Apple machine, but for me Quicksilver is the way to go hands down. Personally, I wish that Apple got rid of spotlight years ago, purchased Quicksilver, and integrated it into their base operating system. Cmd+space or ctrl+space for quick launch of applications, folders, contacts, sending email, doing arithmetic, looking up words, sending an instant message, running an applescript, and practically anything else that you would want to do on your system.
I wouldn't say the dock is useless, but over the past six years I've probably used it for less than 1% of the applications that I launch.
By the way -- I find the title of this article somewhat misleading: he isn't cybernetic. Cybernetics implies some sort of electronic or powered enhancement; Pistorius's blades are purely mechanical.
Not even that. You can have electronic/powered mechanical systems without cybernetics. Cybernetic implies some sort of feedback system.
It seems that in the vernacular "cybernetic" has become somewhat synonymous with "cyborg" or "android".
I can testify that planned obsolescence of cameras is already happening. I have a working digital camera from about 1998/1999 era.... I ended up having to purchase a 3rd party card reader to read the old card that it uses in order to pull pictures off of it.
Not supporting a device after 12-13 years isn't "planned obsolescence" it's regular obsolescence. There's no way that Microsoft/device manufacturers could find the time or money to support every legacy item. It just isn't feasible.
Plus, if you could solve your problem with a card reader there really isn't much reason to worry. It's a pretty common way to access images from a camera.
Have you tried any of their alternate domains? I find that many sites still take mailinator, and even more take alternates. Refresh their homepage a few times.
You must not have an HD TV. These days it's not difficult to get a 40-50+ inch HD TVs. Full 1080p bluray looks significantly different (and more clear) than upconverts. I'm not a videophile, but I can tell the difference.
I'm not saying that these numbers are without question, but all of the stat's I've seen are about increased ratios, not increases with population size.
Should anything? The article has several mentions of his payment from lawyers, but does not indicate that they coerced him into falsifying data (I'm not sure about the guidelines enforced for lawyers, but I would imagine that would constitute some sort of ethical violation). People are paid to do research all the time by government, companies, non-profits, etc.
Paperwork I've done in the past for research asks you to clearly list any payment you receive that may be in conflict of interest with your work. Wakefield didn't even disclose this conflict to his co-authors. The article seems to indict Wakefield more than anyone else.
Education? Hah! Grandparent is obviously referring to Einstein's distinguished position as a patent clerk as his qualification to question known physics you ignorant clod!
This is really nothing new. The prizes in physics, chemistry, medicine, even literature are often given long after a discovery has been made (or late in one's career in the case of literature). Those awards are generally given for things that have stood the test of time.
The peace prize, on the other hand, requires no such scrutiny. Mahatma Gandhi never actually won a prize despite multiple nominations, yet Obama wins despite the fact that his nomination occurred before he even had time to do anything? There is something fundamentally wrong with this picture. Then again I suppose that just makes me a terrorist sympathizer, and therefore unable to form a completely impartial view on the matter.
Tell him that most of the functionality of google voice can be accessed through Safari on the iPhone. Perhaps then google won't 'suck' quite as much ; )
I think it's even simpler than this. Since the app was rejected google has made massive improvements to the web interface allowing iPhone users many of the features of google voice*. For now I'm going to have to live without a few features (conference calling? audio of voicemail?) but I still get to enjoy:
Unlimited SMS
Free domestic calling
Voicemail Transcripts
Account management
**Probably more
I can't remember the last time I had to make a conference call, so for me much of this is a non-issue. Everyone at least digitally signed their willingness to allow Apple to dick around with the scope and style of the additional applications made available, yet in threads like this it seems to be non-iPhone owners that are really throwing a stink. Why do you guys care so much what is or isn't in my phone.
*If I remember correctly prior to rejection it wouldn't let me use anything and google just said that it wouldn't work with the browser
**OK, I only just got my gvoice invite so I'm still not quite familiar with all of the functionality, but I'm sure there's cool stuff google threw in that I have missed.
Hey, the first link actually uses that exact text...
A better reading could be "people that exploit vulnerabilities of browsers prefer to not use those vulnerable browsers". Not sure how much technically inclined they are (not sure if there are a black market of plug-and-exploit-for-dummies kits), but they are aware of how much damage can be done to whoever (including them) using those vulnerable browsers.
Wow! Deja vu anyone? Let's delve deeper.
A better reading could be "people that exploit vulnerabilities of browsers prefer to not use those vulnerable browsers". Not sure how much technically inclined they are (not sure if there are a black market of plug-and-exploit-for-dummies kits), but they are aware of how much damage can be done to whoever (including them) using those vulnerable browsers.
Wait something's not right. Hey the first link actually uses the quoted text. Someone better mod parent down, sheesh.
A better reading could be "people that exploit vulnerabilities of browsers prefer to not use those vulnerable browsers". Not sure how much technically inclined they are (not sure if there are a black market of plug-and-exploit-for-dummies kits), but they are aware of how much damage can be done to whoever (including them) using those vulnerable browsers.
I've been tracking this thing's movements for years, moving from one shitty hotel to another just to maintain a safe distance from it. All those long years spent away from everything that I love. My wife... My kids... A semblance of a job or social life... I've spent the past decade in a stupor of booze-induced half sedation just to function--all the time knowing that it's every twitch, every hiccup could mean the end for half the population of a major city in mere hours. We think that we're so safe and secure, taking enough soma every night to put us to sleep until the next morning.
We blissfully sing the praises and ask the blessings of our giant robotic overlords so that we may continue to feel like we maintain some small amount of dignity like we still own this god-forsaken half-inhabitable rock. Oh, friends, it's just a matter of time. Sure, I may be some drunk crackpot scurrying from one corner of the globe to another in piss-stained underoos waving around my pitiful sign of "The end is nigh"... but what if I'm not. Yes, we could take solace in our belief that the monster before you is completely under our control, chewing away at the filthy mountains that hide our richly deserved natural resources... but what if it realizes what we've done to it, and it gets angry?
You think that this thing looks bad now? You can be damned sure that I'm not going to be anywhere near it when it transforms.
yeah apparently Japanese scientists have a different definition of visible than I do. I always had that stupid "if I can see it then it is visible, if I can't see it then it isn't visible".
"Visible" meaning within the visible portion of the EM spectrum.
Hulk has gone through a number of various phases throughout his history. The Hulk you're probably thinking of is the mindless, violent brute. Hulk has fought numerous villains, and at some points has been able to retain much or all of the intelligence and control of Bruce Banner while Hulked out.
Somehow I doubt that autocomplete is the strongest feature that someone can point out in their IDE, but it's one that's certainly not limited to IDE's (M-/ in emacs).
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IT is a soft business degree.
Not if it is done well. IT may include web development as well as *nix, network, server, and database administration. I wouldn't want someone in any of these roles that wasn't capable of scripting.
My thoughts exactly. Most schools I've been to don't have a computer science department, but rather lump it in with the math or engineering department. Computer science is a programme of study not an entire department.
Based on your experiences, I would think that you went to a very tiny school, and had very little interaction with other colleges or universities. I went to a small school for my undergrad where the entities you described would serve as "departments." I'm finishing my graduate studies at one of the many universities large enough to have an entire school of Engineering. The department of Computer Science is only one department within this particular school.
If you want to continue using your phone there is. I upgraded two iphones in my home at one point. Turned out we lost access to our phones because itunes was too old. We had to upgrade our os before we could update itunes just so we could load our music and applications.
Wearing a sportscoat through security. I was flagged and pulled aside because I was carrying--some sweat on my back. At the time, these things had been in operation for about a day. They security guy informed me that it was probably just a bit of sweat it detected (I guess he had seen the same thing happen before?). Nice to know that if sweaty terrorists come into an airport that they will also be hassled.
Actually I find spotlight barely usable. Granted, I'm on an older Apple machine, but for me Quicksilver is the way to go hands down. Personally, I wish that Apple got rid of spotlight years ago, purchased Quicksilver, and integrated it into their base operating system. Cmd+space or ctrl+space for quick launch of applications, folders, contacts, sending email, doing arithmetic, looking up words, sending an instant message, running an applescript, and practically anything else that you would want to do on your system.
I wouldn't say the dock is useless, but over the past six years I've probably used it for less than 1% of the applications that I launch.
By the way -- I find the title of this article somewhat misleading: he isn't cybernetic. Cybernetics implies some sort of electronic or powered enhancement; Pistorius's blades are purely mechanical.
Not even that. You can have electronic/powered mechanical systems without cybernetics. Cybernetic implies some sort of feedback system.
It seems that in the vernacular "cybernetic" has become somewhat synonymous with "cyborg" or "android".
Darwin has a precedent: http://www.comicvine.com/darwin/29-40600/ Also, the tornado creating mutant was riptide: http://www.comicvine.com/riptide/29-9732/
I can testify that planned obsolescence of cameras is already happening. I have a working digital camera from about 1998/1999 era. ... I ended up having to purchase a 3rd party card reader to read the old card that it uses in order to pull pictures off of it.
Not supporting a device after 12-13 years isn't "planned obsolescence" it's regular obsolescence. There's no way that Microsoft/device manufacturers could find the time or money to support every legacy item. It just isn't feasible. Plus, if you could solve your problem with a card reader there really isn't much reason to worry. It's a pretty common way to access images from a camera.
Have you tried any of their alternate domains? I find that many sites still take mailinator, and even more take alternates. Refresh their homepage a few times.
Yes, for instance they can also be found in the northern US.
You must not have an HD TV. These days it's not difficult to get a 40-50+ inch HD TVs. Full 1080p bluray looks significantly different (and more clear) than upconverts. I'm not a videophile, but I can tell the difference.
Where are these numbers coming from? According to wiki the reported cases per 1,000 have risen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism#Epidemiology.
I'm not saying that these numbers are without question, but all of the stat's I've seen are about increased ratios, not increases with population size.
Should anything? The article has several mentions of his payment from lawyers, but does not indicate that they coerced him into falsifying data (I'm not sure about the guidelines enforced for lawyers, but I would imagine that would constitute some sort of ethical violation). People are paid to do research all the time by government, companies, non-profits, etc.
Paperwork I've done in the past for research asks you to clearly list any payment you receive that may be in conflict of interest with your work. Wakefield didn't even disclose this conflict to his co-authors. The article seems to indict Wakefield more than anyone else.
Makes you wonder why the American kids are considered overweight when the British ones are having multiple lunches a day.
Smaller meals spaced out throughout the day?
Education? Hah! Grandparent is obviously referring to Einstein's distinguished position as a patent clerk as his qualification to question known physics you ignorant clod!
This is really nothing new. The prizes in physics, chemistry, medicine, even literature are often given long after a discovery has been made (or late in one's career in the case of literature). Those awards are generally given for things that have stood the test of time.
The peace prize, on the other hand, requires no such scrutiny. Mahatma Gandhi never actually won a prize despite multiple nominations, yet Obama wins despite the fact that his nomination occurred before he even had time to do anything? There is something fundamentally wrong with this picture. Then again I suppose that just makes me a terrorist sympathizer, and therefore unable to form a completely impartial view on the matter.
I attempted to read the comments for this article. I do believe that this is the most troll-filled article ever to hit /.
Close. Overpriced cosmetics are the new Tupperware. It appears that Microsoft is the new overpriced cosmetics.
Tell him that most of the functionality of google voice can be accessed through Safari on the iPhone. Perhaps then google won't 'suck' quite as much ; )
I can't remember the last time I had to make a conference call, so for me much of this is a non-issue. Everyone at least digitally signed their willingness to allow Apple to dick around with the scope and style of the additional applications made available, yet in threads like this it seems to be non-iPhone owners that are really throwing a stink. Why do you guys care so much what is or isn't in my phone.
*If I remember correctly prior to rejection it wouldn't let me use anything and google just said that it wouldn't work with the browser
**OK, I only just got my gvoice invite so I'm still not quite familiar with all of the functionality, but I'm sure there's cool stuff google threw in that I have missed.
A better reading could be "people that exploit vulnerabilities of browsers prefer to not use those vulnerable browsers". Not sure how much technically inclined they are (not sure if there are a black market of plug-and-exploit-for-dummies kits), but they are aware of how much damage can be done to whoever (including them) using those vulnerable browsers.
Wow! Deja vu anyone? Let's delve deeper.
A better reading could be "people that exploit vulnerabilities of browsers prefer to not use those vulnerable browsers". Not sure how much technically inclined they are (not sure if there are a black market of plug-and-exploit-for-dummies kits), but they are aware of how much damage can be done to whoever (including them) using those vulnerable browsers.
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Sadly, no
Wait something's not right. Hey the first link actually uses the quoted text. Someone better mod parent down, sheesh.
A better reading could be "people that exploit vulnerabilities of browsers prefer to not use those vulnerable browsers". Not sure how much technically inclined they are (not sure if there are a black market of plug-and-exploit-for-dummies kits), but they are aware of how much damage can be done to whoever (including them) using those vulnerable browsers.
Wait a minute... What's happening here?...
*downscroll*
Nooooooooooo!
I've been tracking this thing's movements for years, moving from one shitty hotel to another just to maintain a safe distance from it. All those long years spent away from everything that I love. My wife... My kids... A semblance of a job or social life... I've spent the past decade in a stupor of booze-induced half sedation just to function--all the time knowing that it's every twitch, every hiccup could mean the end for half the population of a major city in mere hours. We think that we're so safe and secure, taking enough soma every night to put us to sleep until the next morning.
We blissfully sing the praises and ask the blessings of our giant robotic overlords so that we may continue to feel like we maintain some small amount of dignity like we still own this god-forsaken half-inhabitable rock. Oh, friends, it's just a matter of time. Sure, I may be some drunk crackpot scurrying from one corner of the globe to another in piss-stained underoos waving around my pitiful sign of "The end is nigh"... but what if I'm not. Yes, we could take solace in our belief that the monster before you is completely under our control, chewing away at the filthy mountains that hide our richly deserved natural resources... but what if it realizes what we've done to it, and it gets angry? You think that this thing looks bad now? You can be damned sure that I'm not going to be anywhere near it when it transforms.
yeah apparently Japanese scientists have a different definition of visible than I do. I always had that stupid "if I can see it then it is visible, if I can't see it then it isn't visible".
"Visible" meaning within the visible portion of the EM spectrum.
Ummm....how did the Hulk service others, exactly?
Hulk has gone through a number of various phases throughout his history. The Hulk you're probably thinking of is the mindless, violent brute. Hulk has fought numerous villains, and at some points has been able to retain much or all of the intelligence and control of Bruce Banner while Hulked out.
Somehow I doubt that autocomplete is the strongest feature that someone can point out in their IDE, but it's one that's certainly not limited to IDE's (M-/ in emacs).