i thought kawa was pretty damn good myself... about the best on the windows platform. I think that it would look great on a linux machine (port port port!!)
I know exactly what all you guys are talking about. My story is just a little different because I'm African American. This makes it worse in many ways because I felt excluded from even some of the geek groups. I'd hear some guys talking about Linux, or Programming, and I'd almost run to see who it was. if I tried to get in on the conversation, I'd always get a look like "who the fsck is this kid?" My main problem is that I felt alone in the crowd. I've always loved baseball and was good enough to play, but The baseball team wasn't necissarily my crowd. Yeah we'd talk and hang out, but I never felt as though we really related on a base level. It was like I couldn't say anything too intelligent or they would scoff. I felt slighted by many of the other black students too. They thought that I was trying to be white by doing well in school and by knowing how to speak proper english (I use my share of slang, but not in class) This has caused a very clear divergence in my personality. In the classroom was the Real hell. Teachers would automatically assume that I didn't know shit sometimes just because of the way I Look (big omnious-looking angry black male) and would treat me accordingly. When I would verbally rip them a new asshole, I'd get sent to the office (never had to curse at them, only had to make them look stupid) My only saving grace was the IB Program. Even though I didn't graduate IB (Had a nervous breakdown my Sr. year because of home and school pressures) These kids were basically set apart from the rest of the school population. We talked and had a good ol' time, but I still didn't really feel a part of that group all the time either. I hated feeling Isolated from every group, even when I was kinda a member of the group. One thing that I did pride myself on though was that I made it a point not to exclude. I'd talk to the Witches, the Conformists, the Thugs, all people. I knew that todays outkast would be tomorrow's inovator. to all of you non-conformists out there all I can say is BE YOURSELF. Don't change for anyone, and don't worry about the Highschool Bullshit. Highschool Values are almost the inverse of what's really important. Maintain a strong spirit.
you guys have presented some very interesting theories on the origin of the term foo. I especially liked the Mr. T one. actually the term foo in terms of computer science originated at MIT and some other technical schools as a word meaning "X" since you deal with lots of x's, y's and z's in CS to begin with, the term foo was used instead. It has many derivations from it's origin however. at mit- it is tradition that the first unknown is "foo", the second "bar", and the third, "baz" I believe. This is different at different institutions. There was an article on this somewhere, but I can't remember where I found it. My professor at Harvey Mudd (CA) uses these terms all the time, so I know what I'm talking about
As an american, If i could apologize for all americans, I would, but some really need to be taken out to pasture and shot. Many of us have such a one-sided view of history and everything else for that matter, that I seriously wonder if anyone knows WHAT THE F!@# is going on in the rest of the world. I am dreadfully ashamed that we as a 220 year old nation (the new kid on the block) try to tell civilizations that have existed for thousands of years how to conduct their every day lives. Forgive my fellow American's stupidity, but realize that there is A LOT more where that came from. Also realize that not all of us are that utterly stupid ( I'm talking about the thread that you replied to)
I'm an american, and I think my foreign friend had a point your spelling stinks your history is substandard you ARE a moron and you do suck get a life get a real education.
I've been to russia and I know quite a few russians. True this is a very poor country right now, but you must have FORGOTTEN the sheer terror that they struck into the hearts of every american during the cold war. It was because the US had a valid fear that the Soviet union might be technically superior to the US. Many of them are smart, and They do more with less. In fact MOST OF THE WORLD does more with less. I wouldn't be suprised if the chip that they have presented is as good as they say if not better. You have WAY too much pride in american companies. During the cold war, We did just as many shady things as they did ( if not more ) my grandfather was in the government during that time, and he said that his worst fear was what those smart russian scientists had cooking in their lab. Of course it never comes to light in the USA, but many technological advances that Americans take credit for are Russian/Non US in origin. we wern't neccisarily always the innovators, we did our share of imitating as well. I think that you are just picking on russia while their down. In Russia, you can't afford to make blown up claims like you can in the US because the government would have your ass on a skewer if you came up short. More power to this Soviet company and I hope that they find funding.
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i thought kawa was pretty damn good myself... about the best on the windows platform. I think that it would look great on a linux machine (port port port!!)
just had to add that in..
I know exactly what all you guys are talking about. My story is just a little different because I'm African American. This makes it worse in many ways because I felt excluded from even some of the geek groups. I'd hear some guys talking about Linux, or Programming, and I'd almost run to see who it was. if I tried to get in on the conversation, I'd always get a look like "who the fsck is this kid?" My main problem is that I felt alone in the crowd. I've always loved baseball and was good enough to play, but The baseball team wasn't necissarily my crowd. Yeah we'd talk and hang out, but I never felt as though we really related on a base level. It was like I couldn't say anything too intelligent or they would scoff. I felt slighted by many of the other black students too. They thought that I was trying to be white by doing well in school and by knowing how to speak proper english (I use my share of slang, but not in class) This has caused a very clear divergence in my personality.
In the classroom was the Real hell. Teachers would automatically assume that I didn't know shit sometimes just because of the way I Look (big omnious-looking angry black male) and would treat me accordingly. When I would verbally rip them a new asshole, I'd get sent to the office (never had to curse at them, only had to make them look stupid) My only saving grace was the IB Program. Even though I didn't graduate IB (Had a nervous breakdown my Sr. year because of home and school pressures) These kids were basically set apart from the rest of the school population. We talked and had a good ol' time, but I still didn't really feel a part of that group all the time either. I hated feeling Isolated from every group, even when I was kinda a member of the group. One thing that I did pride myself on though was that I made it a point not to exclude. I'd talk to the Witches, the Conformists, the Thugs, all people. I knew that todays outkast would be tomorrow's inovator.
to all of you non-conformists out there all I can say is BE YOURSELF. Don't change for anyone, and don't worry about the Highschool Bullshit. Highschool Values are almost the inverse of what's really important. Maintain a strong spirit.
the Dragoon Speaks
you guys have presented some very interesting theories on the origin of the term foo. I especially liked the Mr. T one. actually the term foo in terms of computer science originated at MIT and some other technical schools as a word meaning "X" since you deal with lots of x's, y's and z's in CS to begin with, the term foo was used instead. It has many derivations from it's origin however. at mit- it is tradition that the first unknown is "foo", the second "bar", and the third, "baz" I believe. This is different at different institutions. There was an article on this somewhere, but I can't remember where I found it. My professor at Harvey Mudd (CA) uses these terms all the time, so I know what I'm talking about
As an american, If i could apologize for all americans, I would, but some really need to be taken out to pasture and shot. Many of us have such a one-sided view of history and everything else for that matter, that I seriously wonder if anyone knows WHAT THE F!@# is going on in the rest of the world. I am dreadfully ashamed that we as a 220 year old nation (the new kid on the block) try to tell civilizations that have existed for thousands of years how to conduct their every day lives. Forgive my fellow American's stupidity, but realize that there is A LOT more where that came from. Also realize that not all of us are that utterly stupid ( I'm talking about the thread that you replied to)
I'm an american, and
I think my foreign friend had a point
your spelling stinks
your history is substandard
you ARE a moron
and you do suck
get a life
get a real education.
I've been to russia and I know quite a few russians. True this is a very poor country right now, but you must have FORGOTTEN the sheer terror that they struck into the hearts of every american during the cold war. It was because the US had a valid fear that the Soviet union might be technically superior to the US. Many of them are smart, and They do more with less. In fact MOST OF THE WORLD does more with less. I wouldn't be suprised if the chip that they have presented is as good as they say if not better. You have WAY too much pride in american companies. During the cold war, We did just as many shady things as they did ( if not more ) my grandfather was in the government during that time, and he said that his worst fear was what those smart russian scientists had cooking in their lab. Of course it never comes to light in the USA, but many technological advances that Americans take credit for are Russian/Non US in origin. we wern't neccisarily always the innovators, we did our share of imitating as well. I think that you are just picking on russia while their down. In Russia, you can't afford to make blown up claims like you can in the US because the government would have your ass on a skewer if you came up short. More power to this Soviet company and I hope that they find funding.