On a related note, I've lived in Bangkok for a short time. Now, back in the USA, I have a few expat Thai friends here, and virtually none of them care about the King. People here are not under duress to proclaim publicly how much they love the monarchy back home.
The last time I looked, MIT does not have lectures online. On the other hand, all the free (and not free) Stanford lectures I've seen have been wonderful.
Don't think so. We're experiencing a glut of mediocre lawyers right now in this country due to the decimation of other professions. They've driven down the starting salary for lawyers, so, as with other careers, it's best to only go that route if it actually interests you.
I believe there is an exception to the rule in Texas, where if you work for a company that does manufacturing, you get a pass for calling yourself an engineer. It agitates me to no end seeing people barely qualified to do anything technical take the title of engineer.
Well, the truth is that many Chinese citizens want this type of censorship to protect them. Most Chinese are conditioned to think that the harmony of the state takes precedence over all else. It follows that any major source of chaos needs to be stamped out.
I doubt most slashdotters or even most Westerners realize this critical cultural difference. Like it or now, that is the type of thinking you are up against. Conventional wisdom in China says that change is slow, because there are so many people and a lot of cultural inertia.
Change is coming to China, very slowly. All those Chinese with elite foreign education are returning to China, and those returning chafe at restricted internet access and other abridged privileges (unless they're in government).
On another note, in Chinese intellectual circles a common discussion is how to manage the decline of the West. We (Westerners) need to become more sophisticated in how we spar with our friendly adversaries.
..Which doesn't surprise me, given how crappy it was. Lame questions, terse answers. Hopefully the editors have the sense to filter out the trite but highly rated questions, so big Bill doesn't get insta-bored.
Thanks for your insightful, against the grain posts. I'm not a quant, but I have an rudimentary financial engineering background. I think if more people here were familiar with basic financial concepts, this would have been a more fruitful discussion.
Oh, please, spare me. I see this sentiment everywhere, and it's nonsense. Traditional investing still works. At the end of the day, investors are still going to look at how much money a company makes and assess how much risk that company's stock poses. If HFT causes blips in a stock's price, the the market will eventually correct the price.
Given computer hardware works using Base2, I disagree. 2^10=1024, so you use 10 bits to address 1024 bytes of data. Calling it a kilobyte is convenient and simple.
I'm with the above that this is only a problem because hdd manufacturers wanted to deceive the consumer.
Granted, this whole discussion is groan-worthy. *groan*
Where in China did you live? If you were teaching English or doing, ahem, missionary work in the boondocks, you might not have seen much censorship.
Facebook is blocked in the places I lived/visited recently. What is blocked seems to vary by region as others here have noted. There might even be variation neighborhood to neighborhood within the larger cities.
As to your friends on FB: 1. Software to get around the firewall is very common. It's widely sold in IT shops. 2. I know some companies in China pay off the guys who install the connection to somehow disable the great firewall.
I lived in China and visit relatively often, and I find the misinformation among slashdotters quite frustrating. For example, Slashdot is not blocked to my knowledge, nor has it ever been blocked.
I agree with all the book recommendations others have listed..
One way to virtually build circuits to experiment with is with a SPICE program.
I like LTspice, a free circuit simulator made by Linear Technology.
Modeling circuits will help you get a feel for how things work. The main drawback is that while your circuit might work beautifully in simulation, it could be because reality is neglected. IE, in real life you are likely to release the magic smoke from overheated parts.
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Thanks for this.. I've been looking for advice on storing passwords.
Um, that's 'cause Django lets you use SQLite, Postgresql or Mysql. I use Postgresql.
Yum on redhat didn't install mysql and all the dependencies satisfactorily?
If this cheapo pc made for TVs gains any traction, we'll start seeing them built in to the TVs. Surest way to commoditize this stuff.
Now I'm curious to know how your sales approach differs from the typical Chinese sales methods.
Also, how do you address the IP concerns of your overseas clients?
(interested)
You, sir, are a legend.
On a related note, I've lived in Bangkok for a short time. Now, back in the USA, I have a few expat Thai friends here, and virtually none of them care about the King. People here are not under duress to proclaim publicly how much they love the monarchy back home.
The last time I looked, MIT does not have lectures online. On the other hand, all the free (and not free) Stanford lectures I've seen have been wonderful.
Don't think so. We're experiencing a glut of mediocre lawyers right now in this country due to the decimation of other professions. They've driven down the starting salary for lawyers, so, as with other careers, it's best to only go that route if it actually interests you.
Perhaps so, but there is a reason for that.
I don't dispute your main point, but what software engineering program does not require calculus? All engineering students have to take calculus.
I believe there is an exception to the rule in Texas, where if you work for a company that does manufacturing, you get a pass for calling yourself an engineer. It agitates me to no end seeing people barely qualified to do anything technical take the title of engineer.
-from a software engineer in TX with PE license.
Well, the truth is that many Chinese citizens want this type of censorship to protect them. Most Chinese are conditioned to think that the harmony of the state takes precedence over all else. It follows that any major source of chaos needs to be stamped out.
I doubt most slashdotters or even most Westerners realize this critical cultural difference. Like it or now, that is the type of thinking you are up against. Conventional wisdom in China says that change is slow, because there are so many people and a lot of cultural inertia.
Change is coming to China, very slowly. All those Chinese with elite foreign education are returning to China, and those returning chafe at restricted internet access and other abridged privileges (unless they're in government).
On another note, in Chinese intellectual circles a common discussion is how to manage the decline of the West. We (Westerners) need to become more sophisticated in how we spar with our friendly adversaries.
..Which doesn't surprise me, given how crappy it was. Lame questions, terse answers.
Hopefully the editors have the sense to filter out the trite but highly rated questions, so big Bill doesn't get insta-bored.
Please people, ask something interesting.
It might be better to let the youngsters have Slashdot. :/
Thanks for your insightful, against the grain posts. I'm not a quant, but I have an rudimentary financial engineering background. I think if more people here were familiar with basic financial concepts, this would have been a more fruitful discussion.
Oh, please, spare me. I see this sentiment everywhere, and it's nonsense. Traditional investing still works. At the end of the day, investors are still going to look at how much money a company makes and assess how much risk that company's stock poses. If HFT causes blips in a stock's price, the the market will eventually correct the price.
http://www.ewb-usa.org/
I have not had the time to join the local chapter, but I'd very much like to learn more.
Given computer hardware works using Base2, I disagree. 2^10=1024, so you use 10 bits to address 1024 bytes of data. Calling it a kilobyte is convenient and simple.
I'm with the above that this is only a problem because hdd manufacturers wanted to deceive the consumer.
Granted, this whole discussion is groan-worthy. *groan*
Hell, English is almost necessary in China due to all the non-mutually-intelligible "dialects" of Chinese.
Lots of things are very profitable to smuggle in to China. Foreign cigarettes are a big one.
Score++!
Where in China did you live? If you were teaching English or doing, ahem, missionary work in the boondocks, you might not have seen much censorship.
Facebook is blocked in the places I lived/visited recently. What is blocked seems to vary by region as others here have noted. There might even be variation neighborhood to neighborhood within the larger cities.
As to your friends on FB:
1. Software to get around the firewall is very common. It's widely sold in IT shops.
2. I know some companies in China pay off the guys who install the connection to somehow disable the great firewall.
I lived in China and visit relatively often, and I find the misinformation among slashdotters quite frustrating. For example, Slashdot is not blocked to my knowledge, nor has it ever been blocked.
You need to take your comedy routine on tour!
At all.
I agree with all the book recommendations others have listed..
One way to virtually build circuits to experiment with is with a SPICE program.
I like LTspice, a free circuit simulator made by Linear Technology.
Modeling circuits will help you get a feel for how things work. The main drawback is that while your circuit might work beautifully in simulation, it could be because reality is neglected. IE, in real life you are likely to release the magic smoke from overheated parts.
Good luck!