That is kind of contrary to the point it seems. A huge chunk of computer science indeed, but almost useless in industry (perhaps the ideas are usefull, but how many jobs are there in functional languages?).
Early assignments were like that, but later assignments in Java required implementing certain interfaces, writing proper clone and equals methods, etc. that was alien to C. Certainly the algorithms were easily ported, but that is always the case.
You make a valid point, but so does the parent. The fact is, with no funding, HighSchools lose programs like "AP Computer Science", and basic computer literacy is rarely taught. And it is a misconception that teenagers are all computer literate. They can all start Firefox or IE and go to Facebook, they can all double click Steam and start a game, but most do not have the basic skills to troubleshoot simple problems, or understand the very basics of how their computers work.
My intro course that I'm finishing right now (albeit taught by a professor noted for being one of the hardest on campus, and the class being accelerated 101/102) holds us to an extremely strict style sheet, where an assignment will not pass until every indentation is perfect (3 space indentation), all keywords (if/while/for) have a space before the opening parenthesis, all symbols following specific naming conventions, etc.
We were also heavily encouraged to use automated testing (if you needed help on a project, the professor wouldn't even start till you'd shown him your test cases). Our last project was over a several week period, using Java, building a puzzle solver with abstractions of puzzles and solvers, implementing a 15-puzzle and DFS, BFS, and A* solver, using data structures that we implemented (queues and stacks and for A* a stable heap queue).
Sounds like my course would make Stroustrup happy:D
At my institution, the '101' and '102' courses are taught in C and Java respectively. The class I'm taking right now is these two classes combined, so my 'intro course' is taught in C and then Java. Several projects require writing the same program in each language.
The kit car wasn't a metaphor for the computer, it was a metaphor for the chip.
It's more like GM selling you a car with no manual, not making the service manuals available, and only giving Jiffy Lube the information necessary to repair their cars. This would be illegal trust behavior, by the way.
Based on the formulation of the vaccine, there is really no reason to believe there is a risk of long-term complications. Also, the 'preliminary' status of that figure should be offset by the fact that there has never been a case where there has been a direct link between the vaccine and death/serious complications.
Regardless, intent needs to be taken into account when assessing culpability. If a child dies due to their parents' decision to/to not vaccinate them, one could hold them partially responsible if they made the wrong decision from a medical standpoint (or hold responsible anyone who gave them bad medical advice). If a child dies due to their parents decision based on unfounded beliefs in "divine punishment" - then they can certainly be held responsible.
Out of "over 16 million doses of Gardasil given"... "at least 20 women who received the Gardasil vaccine have died, there is no evidence that deaths or serious outcomes were connected to the shot.[28] Where information was available, the cause of death was explained by other factors."
That puts it at a 1 in 800,000 ratio, where most cases were not actually linked to the vaccine.
At one SMALL beach where I live, lifeguards extract over 150 needles per year from the sand, well over 1 every 3 days. I'm willing to bet more than 1 in 800,000 of those needles are `found by accident`, and most of them were used by people with a chronic disease.
I believe that portable music players should essentially be headphone jacks with a female USB slot. Then, plug in a storage device and you are good to go. There is no need for any connection between interface/features and storage size/medium.
HPV is in the family Papillomaviridae, Herpes is the family Herpesviridae. HPV is not Herpes. Furthermore, Herpes causes painful sores while wart-causing strains of HPV cause... warts, which are non-painful non-malignant growths. FURTHERMORE, 16 and 18 (and all other carcinogenic forms) do not cause warts or other visible symptoms. Finally, 16 and 18 are responsible for 71% of all cases of cervical cancers, other strains individually causing less than 5% each.
I agree with your cousins logic (rather, I find no serious fault with it, though I might not make the same decision). I take issue with the structure of this thread however, as the earlier parent was referring explicitly to religious fundamentalists who make the decision for specific reasons.
Anyways, I also want to note that more than 95% of people are at risk for infection at some point in life (though not the resultant cancer) - currently "at least 50% of sexually active adults" have HPV.
I do think, however, that once this vaccine is vetted it should be given to males as well as females.
Actually, I would say it is the exact same thing, refusing possibly life-saving modern medicine to their children based on unfounded religious beliefs.
Not to mention, the argument that HPV vaccination will "Lower the perceived risk of engaging in sex" is complete BS. Word wide, throughout history, no teenager in the world has ever thought - "I want to have unprotected sex... but I might get Human PapillomaVirus!" The health related factors that lead to the choice of abstinence are more along the lines of pregnancy, HIV, and genital herpes. The truth is, it is not about prevention it is about punishment. HPV vaccination isn't going to have any affect on decision-making, but it reduces the chance the people will die for screwing around, and religious fundamentalists don't want that.
Furthermore, even if you believe there is any morality to this argument, it is still baseless due to the fact that sexual contact is not the only way to get a virus, even blood-born ones. If your daughter steps on a used needle in the sand at the beach, and catches HPV, and dies of cervical cancer, what have you achieved? You are responsible for her death. Furthermore, refusal to vaccinate against STDs is tantamount to blaming the victim for rape, as this is a common avenue for infection.
If it wasn't clear already, I feel strongly that anyone who would advocate against immunizations for 'moral reasons' is morally despicable.
Eh, in that case your post is irrelevant. It amounts to saying "Until we have x, people won't be able to use x, so it will only be of interest to people studying creating x". It goes without saying, and people on Slashdot are clearly interested in this.
True, that isn't what I was contesting. What the Apple patent says is "A heat pipe attached to a pump". Heat pipes are a type of liquid cooling, but what they are describing is not a heat pipe in the first place. It is just normal liquid cooling.
"yes, this can involve a heat pipe. Read the claims. (please whack that !heatpipe tag). your laptop has a heatpipe now."
I'm not saying it "can't involve a heat pipe", I'm saying if there is a mechanical pump attached to the pipe, it isn't a heat pipe. The core claim of the patent includes "a pump coupled to the heat pipe, wherein the pump is configured to circulate the liquid coolant in the heat pipe".
They should double check their terminology. Heat pipes are defined to be a closed system whereby the working fluid circulates by convection and capillary action.
"Heat pipes contain no mechanical moving parts..."
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In theory, the point is to get us used to some arbitrary style that we will hate initially, because that is what will happen when we get a job :D.
I set up my vimrc to handle the tabs and search for forgotten spaces and such before I turn it in.
That is kind of contrary to the point it seems. A huge chunk of computer science indeed, but almost useless in industry (perhaps the ideas are usefull, but how many jobs are there in functional languages?).
Early assignments were like that, but later assignments in Java required implementing certain interfaces, writing proper clone and equals methods, etc. that was alien to C. Certainly the algorithms were easily ported, but that is always the case.
You make a valid point, but so does the parent. The fact is, with no funding, HighSchools lose programs like "AP Computer Science", and basic computer literacy is rarely taught. And it is a misconception that teenagers are all computer literate. They can all start Firefox or IE and go to Facebook, they can all double click Steam and start a game, but most do not have the basic skills to troubleshoot simple problems, or understand the very basics of how their computers work.
My intro course that I'm finishing right now (albeit taught by a professor noted for being one of the hardest on campus, and the class being accelerated 101/102) holds us to an extremely strict style sheet, where an assignment will not pass until every indentation is perfect (3 space indentation), all keywords (if/while/for) have a space before the opening parenthesis, all symbols following specific naming conventions, etc.
We were also heavily encouraged to use automated testing (if you needed help on a project, the professor wouldn't even start till you'd shown him your test cases). Our last project was over a several week period, using Java, building a puzzle solver with abstractions of puzzles and solvers, implementing a 15-puzzle and DFS, BFS, and A* solver, using data structures that we implemented (queues and stacks and for A* a stable heap queue).
Sounds like my course would make Stroustrup happy :D
Cheerleaders definitely get my "production" up most of the time.
Your point stands, a 'news outlet' should be using formal language most of the time.
At my institution, the '101' and '102' courses are taught in C and Java respectively. The class I'm taking right now is these two classes combined, so my 'intro course' is taught in C and then Java. Several projects require writing the same program in each language.
The kit car wasn't a metaphor for the computer, it was a metaphor for the chip.
It's more like GM selling you a car with no manual, not making the service manuals available, and only giving Jiffy Lube the information necessary to repair their cars. This would be illegal trust behavior, by the way.
Based on the formulation of the vaccine, there is really no reason to believe there is a risk of long-term complications. Also, the 'preliminary' status of that figure should be offset by the fact that there has never been a case where there has been a direct link between the vaccine and death/serious complications.
Regardless, intent needs to be taken into account when assessing culpability. If a child dies due to their parents' decision to/to not vaccinate them, one could hold them partially responsible if they made the wrong decision from a medical standpoint (or hold responsible anyone who gave them bad medical advice). If a child dies due to their parents decision based on unfounded beliefs in "divine punishment" - then they can certainly be held responsible.
My college doesn't run Windows tyvm.
Shameless troll, but I'll bite.
Average Joe buys a kit car, and all the tools he needs to build it, all he is asking for is the fucking manual.
You mean 9 versions.
Oh god. I read the whole thing. You owe me 60 seconds jerk.
Out of "over 16 million doses of Gardasil given" ... "at least 20 women who received the Gardasil vaccine have died, there is no evidence that deaths or serious outcomes were connected to the shot.[28] Where information was available, the cause of death was explained by other factors."
That puts it at a 1 in 800,000 ratio, where most cases were not actually linked to the vaccine.
At one SMALL beach where I live, lifeguards extract over 150 needles per year from the sand, well over 1 every 3 days. I'm willing to bet more than 1 in 800,000 of those needles are `found by accident`, and most of them were used by people with a chronic disease.
I believe that portable music players should essentially be headphone jacks with a female USB slot. Then, plug in a storage device and you are good to go. There is no need for any connection between interface/features and storage size/medium.
Are you aware that you are horribly wrong?
HPV is in the family Papillomaviridae, Herpes is the family Herpesviridae. HPV is not Herpes. Furthermore, Herpes causes painful sores while wart-causing strains of HPV cause... warts, which are non-painful non-malignant growths. FURTHERMORE, 16 and 18 (and all other carcinogenic forms) do not cause warts or other visible symptoms. Finally, 16 and 18 are responsible for 71% of all cases of cervical cancers, other strains individually causing less than 5% each.
I agree with your cousins logic (rather, I find no serious fault with it, though I might not make the same decision). I take issue with the structure of this thread however, as the earlier parent was referring explicitly to religious fundamentalists who make the decision for specific reasons.
Anyways, I also want to note that more than 95% of people are at risk for infection at some point in life (though not the resultant cancer) - currently "at least 50% of sexually active adults" have HPV.
I do think, however, that once this vaccine is vetted it should be given to males as well as females.
Actually, I would say it is the exact same thing, refusing possibly life-saving modern medicine to their children based on unfounded religious beliefs.
Not to mention, the argument that HPV vaccination will "Lower the perceived risk of engaging in sex" is complete BS. Word wide, throughout history, no teenager in the world has ever thought - "I want to have unprotected sex... but I might get Human PapillomaVirus!" The health related factors that lead to the choice of abstinence are more along the lines of pregnancy, HIV, and genital herpes. The truth is, it is not about prevention it is about punishment. HPV vaccination isn't going to have any affect on decision-making, but it reduces the chance the people will die for screwing around, and religious fundamentalists don't want that.
Furthermore, even if you believe there is any morality to this argument, it is still baseless due to the fact that sexual contact is not the only way to get a virus, even blood-born ones. If your daughter steps on a used needle in the sand at the beach, and catches HPV, and dies of cervical cancer, what have you achieved? You are responsible for her death. Furthermore, refusal to vaccinate against STDs is tantamount to blaming the victim for rape, as this is a common avenue for infection.
If it wasn't clear already, I feel strongly that anyone who would advocate against immunizations for 'moral reasons' is morally despicable.
Eh, in that case your post is irrelevant. It amounts to saying "Until we have x, people won't be able to use x, so it will only be of interest to people studying creating x". It goes without saying, and people on Slashdot are clearly interested in this.
Search Slashdot for "Captcha" and you'll see why the "prevent bot [x]" part of your comment is funny.
Cool, a 6 digit number should be way easier to brute force than a 6 to 16 digit alpha-numeric with symbols and capitals password.
True, that isn't what I was contesting. What the Apple patent says is "A heat pipe attached to a pump". Heat pipes are a type of liquid cooling, but what they are describing is not a heat pipe in the first place. It is just normal liquid cooling.
"yes, this can involve a heat pipe. Read the claims. (please whack that !heatpipe tag). your laptop has a heatpipe now."
I'm not saying it "can't involve a heat pipe", I'm saying if there is a mechanical pump attached to the pipe, it isn't a heat pipe. The core claim of the patent includes "a pump coupled to the heat pipe, wherein the pump is configured to circulate the liquid coolant in the heat pipe".
They should double check their terminology. Heat pipes are defined to be a closed system whereby the working fluid circulates by convection and capillary action.
"Heat pipes contain no mechanical moving parts..."