Where else are kids gonna be able to take a good mid-afternoon nap? The seats in 10-250 were so comfortable. And in these smaller classes, everyone can see you fall asleep.
Wow, we had some elaborate story we'd tell about Dolly Parton coming into some accident, and each step of the story had a number you'd have to enter, and at the very end of the story you'd get 55378008. Wish I remembered it.
This is absolutely true. C is absolutely essential to learn, but you'd do well to learn the basics of C++ as well. I've been a *NIX developer for 13 years (oh my god has it really been that long) and I've done almost exclusively C++. If you want to be employable you need to learn it. Any large-scale, multi-developer projects WILL be using it.
That being said, it is such a complicated language as many posters have already pointed out. You will spend the rest of your career developing your skills in it. Here is a great set of books to get you started: http://www.amazon.com/C-Depth-Boxed-Set/dp/0201775816/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228660512&sr=1-4
Whenever I think about the prospect of the end of civilization, via a plague or climate change or what have you (and I agree, the population has increased too rapidly for the Earth to support -- something has to break), I'm always a bit torn. On the one hand, as many other posters have said, "Good riddance." There are too many people, who cares if they go away? On the other hand, think about how terrible it would be if you or someone you loved were affected -- either your whole way of life changes, or you suffer terribly before you die. Either way it's no fun.
So, not having RTFA, I'd rather see someone look at mitigating the effects for individuals rather than trying to prevent some cataclysmic occurrence. Or maybe just happy drugs -- or euthanasia drugs -- for everybody.
This is one of the reasons I hated going to MIT. There were so many people who came from these high school backgrounds where they were ostracized and ignored for being nerds, and suddenly they're at MIT! Such an enlightened place! People understand me! So for some reason, people decide to act in ways that get attention from everyone around them. And when they're off campus, it's so exciting to make all the "normal" people think they're so weird!
I absolutely agree with the police in this case; she was not using common sense; she just wanted to impress people with her brainyness and weirdness. I was kind of like that (although not quite that stupid!). I feel sort of bad for her; she'll never live it down, but that's what happens.
I've had an '06 Prius for a year now, and I'm getting around 45 MPG. However, I have a shortish commute -- about 20 minutes -- that's quite hilly. I'm curious, what kind of trips are you usually taking? How hilly is your area?
You think this would save stupid software patches? Think again. Lots of industries need software to know when the workday starts. How about the stock market, for example? Your scheme wouldn't have saved any more headache than moving DST. In fact, it might have caused some headaches, because now companies would need proprietary software instead of relying on libraries (granted, that isn't always the easiest option either).
Actually, maybe not so funny. Here's an article about a physicist named Lowell Wood who proposes that we spray particles into the sky to reflect sunlight, similar to what would happen after a volcano eruption. Scary, maybe, but worth thinking about. Certainly it makes the problem much more tractable -- because even if more advanced nations halt their pollution, it's going to be nearly impossible to get countries that are just starting to industrialize to do it.
I agree with you but I must point out that Walmart is a bit schizophrenic when it comes to censorship. They're well known for taking other things off of the shelf. Here's kind of an old article that goes into more detail.
And who's to say there isn't someone on the inside? It's easy to get a job at a major financial data company, like NYSE, Nasdaq or Reuters. You could do some serious damage from within their infrastructures. I work for a financial company, and little bugs in Reuters' software do major damage to us -- the company can lose hundreds of thousands of dollars due to such a bug. Imagine what you could do with a more systemic attack.
If this was your goal, though, you wouldn't affect average americans who have some savings in the market. The people hurting would be hedge funds, market makers, arbitrage traders, etc. So some super rich people would lose some money. I'd almost cheer the terrorists on. Don't tell my employer. I hope they don't sniff packets.
and make sure to get a girlfriend who doesn't have a hole in her hand (or at least, one who has a smaller hole than you have).
Wait, do we still live in a world where when you date women, you pay for everything they get? Have you had girlfriends who would say "Oh I need a jewelery" or whatever and you just gave them money? Weird.
I suspect that when they say to learn "interpersonal skills" (can you actually learn those?), it is because these will help immensely with not getting your job outsourced. If your job is hunkering behind a computer banging out code, anyone with your skills can do it, anywhere. But if your job involves interacting with the marketing team, support, sales, and customers, it's much harder to outsource.
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Yes, I was there in April for ROFLCON -- same old horribly uncomfortable wooden chairs. I didn't get much sleeping done in there back in the day. :(
That's why you had to close your eyes.
Where else are kids gonna be able to take a good mid-afternoon nap? The seats in 10-250 were so comfortable. And in these smaller classes, everyone can see you fall asleep.
Wow, we had some elaborate story we'd tell about Dolly Parton coming into some accident, and each step of the story had a number you'd have to enter, and at the very end of the story you'd get 55378008. Wish I remembered it.
This is absolutely true. C is absolutely essential to learn, but you'd do well to learn the basics of C++ as well. I've been a *NIX developer for 13 years (oh my god has it really been that long) and I've done almost exclusively C++. If you want to be employable you need to learn it. Any large-scale, multi-developer projects WILL be using it. That being said, it is such a complicated language as many posters have already pointed out. You will spend the rest of your career developing your skills in it. Here is a great set of books to get you started: http://www.amazon.com/C-Depth-Boxed-Set/dp/0201775816/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228660512&sr=1-4
Whenever I think about the prospect of the end of civilization, via a plague or climate change or what have you (and I agree, the population has increased too rapidly for the Earth to support -- something has to break), I'm always a bit torn. On the one hand, as many other posters have said, "Good riddance." There are too many people, who cares if they go away? On the other hand, think about how terrible it would be if you or someone you loved were affected -- either your whole way of life changes, or you suffer terribly before you die. Either way it's no fun. So, not having RTFA, I'd rather see someone look at mitigating the effects for individuals rather than trying to prevent some cataclysmic occurrence. Or maybe just happy drugs -- or euthanasia drugs -- for everybody.
This is one of the reasons I hated going to MIT. There were so many people who came from these high school backgrounds where they were ostracized and ignored for being nerds, and suddenly they're at MIT! Such an enlightened place! People understand me! So for some reason, people decide to act in ways that get attention from everyone around them. And when they're off campus, it's so exciting to make all the "normal" people think they're so weird! I absolutely agree with the police in this case; she was not using common sense; she just wanted to impress people with her brainyness and weirdness. I was kind of like that (although not quite that stupid!). I feel sort of bad for her; she'll never live it down, but that's what happens.
Brilliant.
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.02/bigquesti ons.html?pg=4#hadron
I've had an '06 Prius for a year now, and I'm getting around 45 MPG. However, I have a shortish commute -- about 20 minutes -- that's quite hilly. I'm curious, what kind of trips are you usually taking? How hilly is your area?
How does heat make scantily-clad women more popular? I thought they were already pretty popular.
Maybe we should restrict heroin usage here to 3 hits a day.
You think this would save stupid software patches? Think again. Lots of industries need software to know when the workday starts. How about the stock market, for example? Your scheme wouldn't have saved any more headache than moving DST. In fact, it might have caused some headaches, because now companies would need proprietary software instead of relying on libraries (granted, that isn't always the easiest option either).
"640 KB ought to be enough for anyone."
the end.
What's wrong with being a piano player in a whorehouse?
My! Medieval Muslims were mind-bendingly magnificent in their mathematical mastery! Makes many a man marvel.
No, just Sifl and Olly.
Actually, maybe not so funny. Here's an article about a physicist named Lowell Wood who proposes that we spray particles into the sky to reflect sunlight, similar to what would happen after a volcano eruption. Scary, maybe, but worth thinking about. Certainly it makes the problem much more tractable -- because even if more advanced nations halt their pollution, it's going to be nearly impossible to get countries that are just starting to industrialize to do it.
I agree with you but I must point out that Walmart is a bit schizophrenic when it comes to censorship. They're well known for taking other things off of the shelf. Here's kind of an old article that goes into more detail.
For some reason I kept reading "Sex Offenders to Register Emails in Vagina", and I thought, "Is this a joke?"
An animation showing the wave moving across the sun.
If this was your goal, though, you wouldn't affect average americans who have some savings in the market. The people hurting would be hedge funds, market makers, arbitrage traders, etc. So some super rich people would lose some money. I'd almost cheer the terrorists on. Don't tell my employer. I hope they don't sniff packets.
and make sure to get a girlfriend who doesn't have a hole in her hand (or at least, one who has a smaller hole than you have).
Wait, do we still live in a world where when you date women, you pay for everything they get? Have you had girlfriends who would say "Oh I need a jewelery" or whatever and you just gave them money? Weird.I suspect that when they say to learn "interpersonal skills" (can you actually learn those?), it is because these will help immensely with not getting your job outsourced. If your job is hunkering behind a computer banging out code, anyone with your skills can do it, anywhere. But if your job involves interacting with the marketing team, support, sales, and customers, it's much harder to outsource.
Funny. The little white spot in my underwear just turned to a little red spot today.