I agree -- it is quite ridiculous to expect that. My first CS course, my professor told me to look at each person on either side of you, and realize that they will not be here when you graduate. And I think thats obviously because the material is difficult, but also because the way they taught the entire major was most definitely sink or swim. Quality people who may be more creative may get left behind because they don't come up to speed as quickly, and so the industry as a whole may miss out on good people.
The article doesn't say or allude to the Java sandbox being crippling. The Java Sandbox is a good, safe, standardized environment. And unlike the Apple apps written in Objective C and locked to the iPhone, when the next Android phone comes out on any other carrier, we'll be able to run our apps on those with no changes, thanks to the "crippled java sandbox".
The start of something bigger? What the hell are you talking about? My dog shit on the rug the other day, I think its the start of something, something big...some world-wide uprising of house broken dogs revolting against their owners! Much like how these octpuses aren't going to take it anymore! The end of the world is near...yup, I can see it starting. OMG!!!!!!!
seriously, I agree! The start of something bigger? What the hell are you talking about? My dog shit on the rug the other day, I think its the start of something, something big...some world-wide uprising of house broken dogs revolting against their owners! Much like how these octpuses aren't going to take it anymore! The end of the world is near...yup, I can see it starting. OMG!!!!!!!
"Before the product could be shipped I was asked to sign and fax a form, appended below, that indicated that if I wrote any negative feedback I would agree to have my credit card charged $100, and that I also agreed to waive my right to chargeback to the credit card company, and that product could not be returned for any reason. I signed and returned this form with the understanding that the company would send the item I ordered. "
Not only do they mark myths as "busted" and "confirmed", but they've been know to mark them as "plausible" on plenty of occassions. I think I've even seen "possible, not not plausible".
This blog has a nice list of previous myths and their outcomes, some include plausible.
So to respond to your comment, I think the myth busters realize that and only mark a myth as busted or confirmed when its pretty much certain. Obviously they can't guarantee something will never happen or can't happen. There is probably some percentage of certainty that must be met for something to fall into a certain category.
But then again, its a show, primarily for entertainment purposes with alittle bit of science thrown in.
Well, they do do Java. They have APIs to various products like search, adsense, maps, etc. that are written in Java, among other languages. So they do Java. But yes, Google Maps itself does not need Java to run in the browser.
But you most definitely need JavaScript turned on...it works in Firefox. I'd be willing to say I bet Googlers got it working in Firefox correctly before it worked in IE.:)
Its just a convenient place to start research, or get some quick facts. Its easily and readily accessible, and for the most part its pretty accurate. I wouldn't base any full fledged research paper off of facts derived from it since there is that chance it may not be correct.
I agree with a previous post that sometimes there are articles where people's bias can come in and twist facts or emphasize certain things more than others. And in a way, I think that can be helpful and help educate people on not only the facts, but also things that surround the facts that are deeper. On the talk pages that accompany the regular pages, this type of discussion and 'arguing' sometimes occurs and it can often times be helpful to resolve disputes about an article as well as expose people to other views and the reasons behind those views.
So basically you have to take wikipedia with a grain of salt. Its really interesting and amazing to see what an open source community can contribute.
This story has been on DIGG.COM for the past day and a half. The link is here.
You gotta try Digg.com out. Seriously, I love my Slashdot, but the stories on digg are fresher, faster, and the users pick what gets on the site.
And when I called on my rotary telephone, I got a message saying only touch tone phones are supported and that I should mail my claim in. And if I mailed my claim in, only BLUE ink letters are supported. UGH!;0)
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I agree -- it is quite ridiculous to expect that. My first CS course, my professor told me to look at each person on either side of you, and realize that they will not be here when you graduate. And I think thats obviously because the material is difficult, but also because the way they taught the entire major was most definitely sink or swim. Quality people who may be more creative may get left behind because they don't come up to speed as quickly, and so the industry as a whole may miss out on good people.
The article doesn't say or allude to the Java sandbox being crippling. The Java Sandbox is a good, safe, standardized environment. And unlike the Apple apps written in Objective C and locked to the iPhone, when the next Android phone comes out on any other carrier, we'll be able to run our apps on those with no changes, thanks to the "crippled java sandbox".
The start of something bigger? What the hell are you talking about? My dog shit on the rug the other day, I think its the start of something, something big...some world-wide uprising of house broken dogs revolting against their owners! Much like how these octpuses aren't going to take it anymore! The end of the world is near...yup, I can see it starting. OMG!!!!!!!
seriously, I agree! The start of something bigger? What the hell are you talking about? My dog shit on the rug the other day, I think its the start of something, something big...some world-wide uprising of house broken dogs revolting against their owners! Much like how these octpuses aren't going to take it anymore! The end of the world is near...yup, I can see it starting. OMG!!!!!!!
Actually the summary is correct. RTFA!
"Before the product could be shipped I was asked to sign and fax a form, appended below, that indicated that if I wrote any negative feedback I would agree to have my credit card charged $100, and that I also agreed to waive my right to chargeback to the credit card company, and that product could not be returned for any reason. I signed and returned this form with the understanding that the company would send the item I ordered. "
Not only do they mark myths as "busted" and "confirmed", but they've been know to mark them as "plausible" on plenty of occassions. I think I've even seen "possible, not not plausible". This blog has a nice list of previous myths and their outcomes, some include plausible.
So to respond to your comment, I think the myth busters realize that and only mark a myth as busted or confirmed when its pretty much certain. Obviously they can't guarantee something will never happen or can't happen. There is probably some percentage of certainty that must be met for something to fall into a certain category.
But then again, its a show, primarily for entertainment purposes with alittle bit of science thrown in.
Yeah...it's called outsourcing overseas.
Well, they do do Java. They have APIs to various products like search, adsense, maps, etc. that are written in Java, among other languages. So they do Java. But yes, Google Maps itself does not need Java to run in the browser.
:)
But you most definitely need JavaScript turned on...it works in Firefox. I'd be willing to say I bet Googlers got it working in Firefox correctly before it worked in IE.
"It also lists each restaurant down the right side of your browser." Actually, they are listed down the left side now.
Its just a convenient place to start research, or get some quick facts. Its easily and readily accessible, and for the most part its pretty accurate. I wouldn't base any full fledged research paper off of facts derived from it since there is that chance it may not be correct. I agree with a previous post that sometimes there are articles where people's bias can come in and twist facts or emphasize certain things more than others. And in a way, I think that can be helpful and help educate people on not only the facts, but also things that surround the facts that are deeper. On the talk pages that accompany the regular pages, this type of discussion and 'arguing' sometimes occurs and it can often times be helpful to resolve disputes about an article as well as expose people to other views and the reasons behind those views. So basically you have to take wikipedia with a grain of salt. Its really interesting and amazing to see what an open source community can contribute.
This story has been on DIGG.COM for the past day and a half. The link is here. You gotta try Digg.com out. Seriously, I love my Slashdot, but the stories on digg are fresher, faster, and the users pick what gets on the site.
The editors should take the link to the FEMA site off the article to help keep the slashdot effect to a minimum.
And when I called on my rotary telephone, I got a message saying only touch tone phones are supported and that I should mail my claim in. And if I mailed my claim in, only BLUE ink letters are supported. UGH! ;0)
I wonder if they brought iPods into space with them