Cause putting work off makes me happy (for the time being anyway):)
But seriously.. I think it depends on what you're coding. For example web dev I usually find better to be in a fairly quiet environment with a desk and a large monitor. While command line apps in C is fine on a laptop on the sofa.
Huh? I think that may just be a problem with your prepaid card/Holiday Inn..
You CAN use a prepaid card for online/CNP transactions.
Was the card a VISA electron by anychance?
Hmm.. is there a need to give out laptops to all children at a school? And do you need to get students to follow CIPA policies whilst they're at home?
I think if a school is giving all it's students a laptop I'd find it to be silly to block stuff as there will always be kids that will try to get past it and criminalize themselves. I would've thought the biggest concern was getting malware on the computers.
If laptops were provided on a weekly/monthly rental basis and like school calculator and were wiped after being borrowed it would seem like a more interesting idea. The students could then be given pendrives to store the data. It'll be much cheaper than buying everyone a laptop and it'll solve the issue of giving students equal access to tools.
Unless the school is also going to provide internet access at home then I don't see the issue of letting them use it as they please whilst at home.
I'm currently in my first year of a CS degree. I've wanted to work with computers/in IT for as long as I can remember. Reading comments like this makes me feel like giving up and just working full time at the pub. I get free food, lots of alcohol, and I get paid...!!
3) Office (open office or something similar) There can be problems with using Open Office (vs. M$ office) if they use it a lot. I tried to get some of my family members to use Open Office, but they just couldn't stand being unable to do little tasks like they used to. (ctrl-f3 in word doing 3 forms of capitalization, highlighting words individually)
4) IM client (is there a good linux IM client that interacts with windows messenger?) Same with this. There are programs like Gaim and Miranda, but I think (someone please correct me if I'm wrong) there isn't an IM alternative to windows messenger that supports the webcam (and quite a few other features are missing).:(
shhh It's actually a secret plot by the government to get more money out of its people. 1.) spend taxes on expensive useless thing that sounds cool 2.) get people to spend money by using it 3.) ??? 4.) profit!
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I don't quite get the asprin analogy, can someone give me a car analogy please? :)
Cause putting work off makes me happy (for the time being anyway) :)
But seriously..
I think it depends on what you're coding. For example web dev I usually find better to be in a fairly quiet environment with a desk and a large monitor. While command line apps in C is fine on a laptop on the sofa.
Huh? I think that may just be a problem with your prepaid card/Holiday Inn.. You CAN use a prepaid card for online/CNP transactions. Was the card a VISA electron by anychance?
Hmm.. is there a need to give out laptops to all children at a school?
And do you need to get students to follow CIPA policies whilst they're at home?
I think if a school is giving all it's students a laptop I'd find it to be silly to block stuff as there will always be kids that will try to get past it and criminalize themselves.
I would've thought the biggest concern was getting malware on the computers.
If laptops were provided on a weekly/monthly rental basis and like school calculator and were wiped after being borrowed it would seem like a more interesting idea. The students could then be given pendrives to store the data. It'll be much cheaper than buying everyone a laptop and it'll solve the issue of giving students equal access to tools.
Unless the school is also going to provide internet access at home then I don't see the issue of letting them use it as they please whilst at home.
Seems like a new /. saying should arise from this..
like "Only old people in Korea use e-mail... according to NASA"
I'm currently in my first year of a CS degree. I've wanted to work with computers/in IT for as long as I can remember. Reading comments like this makes me feel like giving up and just working full time at the pub.
I get free food, lots of alcohol, and I get paid...!!
shhh It's actually a secret plot by the government to get more money out of its people.
1.) spend taxes on expensive useless thing that sounds cool
2.) get people to spend money by using it
3.) ???
4.) profit!