The only reason I can think of is to allow those who might have forgotten what it was like (Management types) to gain a little perspective. Of course, I am optimistic, and this will probably only be played with by bored college students living off their parents salaries.
One of biggest problems a "genius thinker" often faces is his own intelligence. He is on a much higher level and being surrounded by "normal people" often leaves him unchallenged, he doesn't have to work at anything, and then his discontent could squash the ideas right out of him. But as soon as you put him in a room with another on his level, he will quickly find himself challenged, and will respond with genius, as will his counterpart, leading to truly amazing things.
As a general rule, I've found that people don't excel unless they have a reason to. 99% of the time, its competition
I hate books like this
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I hate books like this. Management reads stuff like this and starts making it difficult for employees to get any work done. Worse yet is if they start trying to take away the IT department's power. In every environment I've ever worked in, I've EARNED the trust of my fellow geeks and been given access gradually. I dont abuse it.
A good IT department never fully trusts anyone. I never fully expect to be trusted. These kinds of books just complicate that delicate geek balance.
I have a WRT54G and I originally purchased it because I heard it was so hackable. However, I haven't dared to touch the firmware, mostly because the thing likes to explode every few hours. This thing will lockup and refuse all traffic going in or out unless I hard reset it. If many people are connected (10 or 12) it drops connections every 2 to 3 minutes. I understand its a remarkable piece of hardware...if it would just do its job.
I'm ashamed to say the D-LINK I had worked much better.
Nowhere did I say I used ANY encyclopedia for serious academic research. I usually start with jstor or some other academic journal search engines. Not that I'm an expert at academic research...and not like this post has anything to do with the topic.
I visit wikipedia mainly because it is the perfect "pop culture" encyclopedia. Its great for quick searches on things traditional sources wont have for years. However, when doing detailed academic research, I avoid it because I'd rather have information from EXPERTS.
Same with this "Uncyclopedia" I'd rather get my humor from EXPERTS (like the onion) and actual funny people than just any AOLer with a fart joke to tell.
The shuffle is not the paragon of design and function. In fact, its a pretty bad idea all in all.
The beauty of the true ipod its scroll wheel, who will fast forward and rewind as fast as you want.
When you click the center button, a marker is displayed, and you simple move the jog dial to the position you like. I've used this feature to fast forward 3 hours into audiobook mp3s in about 4 seconds.
Second, not everyone who uses and enjoys an ipod is an apple zealot who would crucify you. Having a decent interface is not "stupid and uncool". The ipod shuffle doesn't, the ipod nano and photo do.
I am a CIS major, but what means is basically a computer science major sans 2 extra math courses.
I spent a lot of time my first 3 years learning silly things like "how to do loops in c," "how to do loops in VB," "how to do loops in Cobol (SHUDDER)" Only in my senior year have I learned "advanced" topics such as linked lists, stacks, heaps, and all that discrete math stuff.
What is the lesson to be learned?
Your degree is about teaching you how to learn, forcing you to learn how to think, exposing you to a wide variety of topics, and making you realize that "computer science" isn't about spending 3 years learning Java or C++, but teaching you how to think like a computer, no matter the language.
I went into college with a wide variety of skills and talents, and I'll leave college with a few more facts, a few new ways of thinking, a lot more maturity, and the knowledge that anything I dont know now, I can know tomorrow, or at most by next week.
I think what they mean is "We're going to try to turn the PC into the DRM-infested device the XBOX is."
I've been gaming on my PC quite well for years, and I dont need Microsoft's blessing to acomplish it.
Sorry, but Its a thread about a hard drive. Its not like we're discussing an article about how we've discovered immortality or something.
There isn't much to say except jokes about pron.
The solution here, at least until they strip away all private ownership, is to stop buying printers whos costs are subsidized by their ink cartriges. Go out and pay 400 dollars for a laser printer, buy 60 dollar toner carts that last 10 times as long as your 40 dollar ink carts, and be happy.
Its rated 4 because apparently some people agree with what I have to say. Who cares if they are or are not making a relief fund, that's not the issue. Paypall still takes their 3 percent. Paypal serves to help people move money around, as long as the paypal "buyers" click on the button that says "I'm giving money to whoever" then why should paypal have anything to say about it. If the "goons" trust Lowtax enough to give him money, why should paypal be able to decide to freeze the account and keep the money.
I guess from now on, Somethingawful will just have to setup an account labeled "give me money for beer, hookers, and blow" and secretly give the money to whomever they want.
I dont usually advocate this, but don't you think someone should SUE THE EVERLIVING SHIT out of paypal for pulling this crap.
Hundreds of people clicked "give money to hurrican e victims via lowtax" I dont care if I click "give money to potato farmers for space baby" paypal shouldn't have the ability of lock accounts. They have no right to touch that money.
Im sorry if I just blew a bunch of positive karma, this needed to be said, and with A VERY LOUD VOICE!
That sounds totally awesome, but I hate to tell you...It'll never happen.
The media industry will fight you tooth and nail, they dont want any of "their" content near a PC.
They are not getting rid of the books, just moving them to other facilities. What this basically amounts to is converting a library into a hangout spot with laptops. The University is *gasp* changing to fit the needs and desires of the students.
It's time we take a more active role in securing our personal data. No longer can we trust people, hackers, government or otherwise to secure our data. Powerful encryption is available, It's time to start using it.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to download PGP
The problem with the GTA decision basically made game makers responsible for all content their engine COULD display, not what the user could get to. This smuck is arguing that because you can patch (ILLEGALLY MODIFY) the game to have nude sims, its a paragon of filth and sin. If this kind of thing is allowed, it will be very bad for games.
On another note, after reading the article, this fool obviously doesn't know a computer from his asshole and probably recoils in horror at the "devil box" his secretary types his cases into.
Because many of us talk to computers a great part of the day (where spelling & grammer are EVERYTHING) we often simply can't be bothered to do it properly when the compiler (aka Human) can easily figure out the intended meaning dispite mistakes. I think of my listener as the best damn thing I've ever programmed. If a human doesn't understand, it tells you instead of puking on your head.
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The only reason I can think of is to allow those who might have forgotten what it was like (Management types) to gain a little perspective. Of course, I am optimistic, and this will probably only be played with by bored college students living off their parents salaries.
One of biggest problems a "genius thinker" often faces is his own intelligence. He is on a much higher level and being surrounded by "normal people" often leaves him unchallenged, he doesn't have to work at anything, and then his discontent could squash the ideas right out of him. But as soon as you put him in a room with another on his level, he will quickly find himself challenged, and will respond with genius, as will his counterpart, leading to truly amazing things. As a general rule, I've found that people don't excel unless they have a reason to. 99% of the time, its competition
I hate books like this. Management reads stuff like this and starts making it difficult for employees to get any work done. Worse yet is if they start trying to take away the IT department's power. In every environment I've ever worked in, I've EARNED the trust of my fellow geeks and been given access gradually. I dont abuse it. A good IT department never fully trusts anyone. I never fully expect to be trusted. These kinds of books just complicate that delicate geek balance.
I have a WRT54G and I originally purchased it because I heard it was so hackable. However, I haven't dared to touch the firmware, mostly because the thing likes to explode every few hours. This thing will lockup and refuse all traffic going in or out unless I hard reset it. If many people are connected (10 or 12) it drops connections every 2 to 3 minutes. I understand its a remarkable piece of hardware...if it would just do its job. I'm ashamed to say the D-LINK I had worked much better.
Nowhere did I say I used ANY encyclopedia for serious academic research. I usually start with jstor or some other academic journal search engines. Not that I'm an expert at academic research...and not like this post has anything to do with the topic.
I visit wikipedia mainly because it is the perfect "pop culture" encyclopedia. Its great for quick searches on things traditional sources wont have for years. However, when doing detailed academic research, I avoid it because I'd rather have information from EXPERTS. Same with this "Uncyclopedia" I'd rather get my humor from EXPERTS (like the onion) and actual funny people than just any AOLer with a fart joke to tell.
The shuffle is not the paragon of design and function. In fact, its a pretty bad idea all in all. The beauty of the true ipod its scroll wheel, who will fast forward and rewind as fast as you want. When you click the center button, a marker is displayed, and you simple move the jog dial to the position you like. I've used this feature to fast forward 3 hours into audiobook mp3s in about 4 seconds. Second, not everyone who uses and enjoys an ipod is an apple zealot who would crucify you. Having a decent interface is not "stupid and uncool". The ipod shuffle doesn't, the ipod nano and photo do.
I am a CIS major, but what means is basically a computer science major sans 2 extra math courses. I spent a lot of time my first 3 years learning silly things like "how to do loops in c," "how to do loops in VB," "how to do loops in Cobol (SHUDDER)" Only in my senior year have I learned "advanced" topics such as linked lists, stacks, heaps, and all that discrete math stuff. What is the lesson to be learned? Your degree is about teaching you how to learn, forcing you to learn how to think, exposing you to a wide variety of topics, and making you realize that "computer science" isn't about spending 3 years learning Java or C++, but teaching you how to think like a computer, no matter the language. I went into college with a wide variety of skills and talents, and I'll leave college with a few more facts, a few new ways of thinking, a lot more maturity, and the knowledge that anything I dont know now, I can know tomorrow, or at most by next week.
I think what they mean is "We're going to try to turn the PC into the DRM-infested device the XBOX is." I've been gaming on my PC quite well for years, and I dont need Microsoft's blessing to acomplish it.
Yes, you can get these as ringtones, for the low low price of only 2 dollar. Something interesting to play with but I dont see it changing the world
Sorry, but Its a thread about a hard drive. Its not like we're discussing an article about how we've discovered immortality or something. There isn't much to say except jokes about pron.
These are actually simple raid 0 arrays, and word on the street is that they crash often. 2 hard drives = double failure rate. Bad Idea!
Point Taken.
The solution here, at least until they strip away all private ownership, is to stop buying printers whos costs are subsidized by their ink cartriges. Go out and pay 400 dollars for a laser printer, buy 60 dollar toner carts that last 10 times as long as your 40 dollar ink carts, and be happy.
Its rated 4 because apparently some people agree with what I have to say. Who cares if they are or are not making a relief fund, that's not the issue. Paypall still takes their 3 percent. Paypal serves to help people move money around, as long as the paypal "buyers" click on the button that says "I'm giving money to whoever" then why should paypal have anything to say about it. If the "goons" trust Lowtax enough to give him money, why should paypal be able to decide to freeze the account and keep the money. I guess from now on, Somethingawful will just have to setup an account labeled "give me money for beer, hookers, and blow" and secretly give the money to whomever they want.
I dont usually advocate this, but don't you think someone should SUE THE EVERLIVING SHIT out of paypal for pulling this crap.
Hundreds of people clicked "give money to hurrican e victims via lowtax" I dont care if I click "give money to potato farmers for space baby" paypal shouldn't have the ability of lock accounts. They have no right to touch that money.
Im sorry if I just blew a bunch of positive karma, this needed to be said, and with A VERY LOUD VOICE!
I think the important question here is...how will this help us make better moon lasers?
Say you download 4000 songs, get sued by the RIAA, settle out of court for 2000 dollars. 50 cents a song, half of what you'd pay on itunes.
That sounds totally awesome, but I hate to tell you...It'll never happen. The media industry will fight you tooth and nail, they dont want any of "their" content near a PC.
They are not getting rid of the books, just moving them to other facilities. What this basically amounts to is converting a library into a hangout spot with laptops. The University is *gasp* changing to fit the needs and desires of the students.
My library gets upset when I highlight, markup, and take notes in their books.
It's time we take a more active role in securing our personal data. No longer can we trust people, hackers, government or otherwise to secure our data. Powerful encryption is available, It's time to start using it.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to download PGP
Nah, Google will just start buying up all the monitor companies...can you say "Direct Overlay"
The problem with the GTA decision basically made game makers responsible for all content their engine COULD display, not what the user could get to. This smuck is arguing that because you can patch (ILLEGALLY MODIFY) the game to have nude sims, its a paragon of filth and sin. If this kind of thing is allowed, it will be very bad for games. On another note, after reading the article, this fool obviously doesn't know a computer from his asshole and probably recoils in horror at the "devil box" his secretary types his cases into.
Because many of us talk to computers a great part of the day (where spelling & grammer are EVERYTHING) we often simply can't be bothered to do it properly when the compiler (aka Human) can easily figure out the intended meaning dispite mistakes. I think of my listener as the best damn thing I've ever programmed. If a human doesn't understand, it tells you instead of puking on your head.