You are kidding, right? In my high school science classes we used to start a scientific experiment with a glorified version of "I hypothesize that there will be an effect", usually followed by some experiment and acceptance or rejection of that hypothesis. Do you really think that 100 years of dumping heavy matter into the air/water/land will have no effect on the environment?
They have every right. Just like in the old days of American colonization: if you can build a fence around it, it is yours. If you are the only person on Mars, you own it. However, just like in the colonies time, not all of the land you own is defensible and possession is 10/10 of the law.
You are correct. Economics not a science because it is not correct all of the time. Real sceinces like physics (black holes, wormholes, ultra-small interactions, anti-matter), chemistry (bonding theory, atomic model), biology (the issue of the appendix, 'natural' supplements, numerous other things they have been wrong about), microbiology (advancement of certain fungi, spread of disease, availability of microbiologies in harsh environments), and geoscience (plate tectonics, changing weather patterns, ice ages, global warming) are correct 100% of the time and do not change their theories.
Do you honestly believe that because we switch dominant economic theories every "few decades" that it is less of a science? I mean, we flip-flop on issues like anti-matter every few years for physics.
Of course, I'm replying to an anonymous coward, so I get no mod points and no one ever reads my refutation. *Sigh*
As an alumni and student (class of 2008, class of 2010 to come), I've done the interactive performance thing through the Burnett Honors College (honors+working on masters gets enough clout to do what you want), and it is nowhere near as interesting as you think it is. This comes from a EE-degreed software developer that plays tabletop RPGs on weekends.
Um... from an economical perspective if you already have a wii for other reasons (like teh gamez!) it is a "sunk cost". At that point, you have to decide if the additional game money is worth it.
Besides, I have stairs outside of my apartment. I am permitted to traverse vertically to my heart's content without an induced fee. I am free to do pushups within most public areas. Additionally, I am permitted to walk, saunter, jog, run, sprint, dash, and speedwalk without so much as tipping my hat to other passers-by.
What makes a difference "in your condition" as you troll, is actually exercising. If you think that buying a game, or a gym membership, or new shoes, or brightly colored shorts, or a new tennis racket will help you, you are free to do so.
I do not comment on other's health choices/investments.
Also, it is cheaper than most home gym sets (if you have a wii already) and may well be more entertaining.
110mb.com offers 110mb (duh) of free hosting. For mySQL and other stuff you can pay a one-time fee. In order to make money in this market, you will have to beat this service. Knowing nothing about hosting or SQL injection attacks, I suggest not doing it.
On the flip side, you can set them up with free hosting accounts...
You will not make money in this endeavor, you might as well give up and go with one of the free hosting sites.
I attend UCF, and will be starting my graduate degree in the Fall semester after attending graduation next week. This is old news.
When I started attending UCF for my EE, this had already been done. I have recently completed (last Thursday) Dr. Wu's class on Genetic Algorithms (Evolutionary Computation). This work was used by (grad) students as a starting point for their research for the class project.
(snip)...and take the funds for the proposed education program (assuming it actually has some value) from known overfunded areas like the entitlement programs, particularly Social Security, government retirement programs, etc. (snip) I am curious as to what you read where you learn that Social Security has too much money and that taking away government retirement programs is a good thing (hint, the primary reason people work for the government is the benefits, and most of those are the retirement).
Also, the more socialist Obama becomes the more my vote swings back the other way.
I also received a 3 from the AP CS AB exam. I skipped 2 classes at my college: Intro to Computer Science (you learn C here), and Data Structures (you learn linked lists and binary trees here). I have done well in courses after those (Evolutionary Computation at the graduate level, Intro to Computer Engineering and Computer Systems Design I at the undergraduate level). Of course, I'm an EE, so what do I know?
I feel like I can adequately address the issue. I took AP CS AB as a Junior. They switched it to Java for my Senior year, and I took it again.
With Java, you do not get the understanding that you gained with C++. The first C++ programs were simple, and you could get started right away with function code (Hello World). The first Java programs are a formidable challenge for someone that has not addressed the issue between puclib, private, static, inline, etc. yet, because all of those are required fairly quickly.
The course material for Java then turned into more GUI design and web development, while the course material for C++ turned into data structures and memory management. This is bad. The first complicated lessons in CS should be about how memory is allocated, and the fact that Java does much of that (not all!) for you means that when CS people are taught Java, they do not learn about it. Pointers, memory addresses, and function pointers barely appear in the coursework at all.
I am an Electrical Engineering major now, and my senior design project (I graduate in 3 weeks!) uses a microcontroller (as does almost everyones). Without a firm basis in pointers, memory management, structures, and function pointers, this project would be impossible.
Am I disappointed that I took Java? No! Not at all, I have used Java for a number of things, such as genetic algorithms, which are higher-level that required. However, I am not along in thinking that todays students interested in Computer Science should start with the lowest language possible. That language is assembly. Due to processor difficulties and lack of relevance, assembly cannot be taught at the high school level, so the next best choice is C or C++. A language such as Java, Matlab, Python, Perl, PHP, or even LISP is too high up for a student to get a firm understanding of the basics of how a compiler works, how an assembler works, and so forth.
Whatever it is, we will find it, kill it, and make a hat from it's pelt!
Of course, after that, we will loudly declare our success to the other hunters and hang around for a bit in the dangerous area just to show how hardcore we are.
(Please God, this is not a trolling attempt, it is sarcasm).
Can't manage your life well? That's fine. I realize that there are people smarter than I am out there. Give them the 17 cents/CD to manage your life and investments for you. That way you are assured to be taken care of, rather than relying on the charity of the musicians union.
You know, medical, dental, vision, life, house (one day), rental (right now), car...
Also, I have liquid assets such as savings, investment, CDs, mutual funds, stock options, 401K...
Also, I have solid assets such as equity, and things such as a decent car (which can be sold)...
AND I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT (albeit not your typical one, but my parents don't take give me money to freely invest).
I have no sympathy for the "boo hoo hoo, I am an out-of-work artist/painter/musician/actor/liberal studies major who now has no money to pay for medical bills because I haven't planned for the future. Woe is me, Brittney Spears, who has spent all of my money on things that would never stand the test of time." (Sorry for the Spears reference). Don't plan for the future? Then shut the fuck up about your problems! I have sympathy for children that get Down Syndrome, mentally handicapped, deaf, dumb, blind, ect. that didn't have the chances that you did. These people invested in things KNOWN TO BE POOR INVESTMENTS, and now are paying the price.
Yes, I know I'm harsh, but the world is what you make of it. You are a successful artist? You now have cancer and are thinking about the upcoming medical bills? Go on a come-back tour to make enough money to pay for it before it gets bad. Take some as liquid assets, take some as investments, take out a low-interest rate loan and buy a house that you rent to college students at a profit while building equity (my parents can do this making less than 40K/year). Use the profit from the house to take out medical insurance (this defrays the cost of your bills, and you can use your liquid assets to pay off the remainder while using your investments for a rainy day). If you make wise financial decisions, you don't have to end up screwed.
Maybe I am just biased. I grew up in Pinellas County, Florida, which has roughly a million people in it. My current county has roughly 1,000,000 people in it. So if you took that many people, and flung them out across the world (with a decent density in the United States), you would have a fair representation of Slashdot. I don't consider it impressive, sorry.
Yes, you are correct. If Slashdot was a city, it would be a very large city. Would it be the largest city in the world? No, it would be 9th largest in the biggest country in the world... Oh wait, I mean it would be "among the large cities" for a "country that is also fairly large".
No, no, you're right. Linux tools and whatnot have lifespans significantly longer than those short-lived.NET things.
Maybe I'm just bitter because I tried to get mySQL++ working with MSVS only to have it update after a week and work better... (less than a year)
Or the time that I pulled off an offline installation of Fedora Core 3 with all drivers and library dependencies resolved (hey, this was my first linux attemp!), only to have Fedora Core 4 come out THE NEXT WEEK.
Microsoft at least has the decency to change in large steps.
Slashdot Mirror
Try hardware.
You are kidding, right? In my high school science classes we used to start a scientific experiment with a glorified version of "I hypothesize that there will be an effect", usually followed by some experiment and acceptance or rejection of that hypothesis. Do you really think that 100 years of dumping heavy matter into the air/water/land will have no effect on the environment?
That is the funniest thing I've read all day. However, I don't think that you see where this is going:
If you do not see the possible good (crazy awesome!) implications of this, then you are, indeed, blind to progress.
And todays XKCD is relevant!
http://xkcd.com/435/
They have every right. Just like in the old days of American colonization: if you can build a fence around it, it is yours. If you are the only person on Mars, you own it. However, just like in the colonies time, not all of the land you own is defensible and possession is 10/10 of the law.
You are correct. Economics not a science because it is not correct all of the time. Real sceinces like physics (black holes, wormholes, ultra-small interactions, anti-matter), chemistry (bonding theory, atomic model), biology (the issue of the appendix, 'natural' supplements, numerous other things they have been wrong about), microbiology (advancement of certain fungi, spread of disease, availability of microbiologies in harsh environments), and geoscience (plate tectonics, changing weather patterns, ice ages, global warming) are correct 100% of the time and do not change their theories.
Do you honestly believe that because we switch dominant economic theories every "few decades" that it is less of a science? I mean, we flip-flop on issues like anti-matter every few years for physics.
Of course, I'm replying to an anonymous coward, so I get no mod points and no one ever reads my refutation. *Sigh*
As an alumni and student (class of 2008, class of 2010 to come), I've done the interactive performance thing through the Burnett Honors College (honors+working on masters gets enough clout to do what you want), and it is nowhere near as interesting as you think it is. This comes from a EE-degreed software developer that plays tabletop RPGs on weekends.
So you are cool running on 1 processor, with little RAM and no GPU. You are correct, it does _run_, it just runs inferior to an iPhone.
Shortest path from panda to superman
Giant Panda
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2 clicks needed
Irony... Making things... Flat?
http://www.caloriesperhour.com/
So... to burn an extra 250 calories per day at my weight of 170 pounds, I have to run... Let's see... over 2 miles per day.
To burn 9 pounds in 6 weeks must, logically, be the equivalent of running more than 2 miles/day. Do you not call that significant exercise?
(reducing intake by 250 calories is easy, however)
Um... from an economical perspective if you already have a wii for other reasons (like teh gamez!) it is a "sunk cost". At that point, you have to decide if the additional game money is worth it.
Besides, I have stairs outside of my apartment. I am permitted to traverse vertically to my heart's content without an induced fee. I am free to do pushups within most public areas. Additionally, I am permitted to walk, saunter, jog, run, sprint, dash, and speedwalk without so much as tipping my hat to other passers-by.
What makes a difference "in your condition" as you troll, is actually exercising. If you think that buying a game, or a gym membership, or new shoes, or brightly colored shorts, or a new tennis racket will help you, you are free to do so.
I do not comment on other's health choices/investments.
Also, it is cheaper than most home gym sets (if you have a wii already) and may well be more entertaining.
110mb.com offers 110mb (duh) of free hosting. For mySQL and other stuff you can pay a one-time fee. In order to make money in this market, you will have to beat this service. Knowing nothing about hosting or SQL injection attacks, I suggest not doing it.
On the flip side, you can set them up with free hosting accounts...
You will not make money in this endeavor, you might as well give up and go with one of the free hosting sites.
I attend UCF, and will be starting my graduate degree in the Fall semester after attending graduation next week. This is old news.
When I started attending UCF for my EE, this had already been done. I have recently completed (last Thursday) Dr. Wu's class on Genetic Algorithms (Evolutionary Computation). This work was used by (grad) students as a starting point for their research for the class project.
Let me express how this is old news.
2003 - http://www.springerlink.com/index/M26H2CEEAGWG4FD5.pdf
1993 - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=410654
1999 - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=785430
2002 (quantum cicuits) - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=1029883
2003 - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=1217659
1998 - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=685786
2003 - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=1323832
2002 - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=1004425
1998 - http://www.springerlink.com/index/71ub9hh22qrlx5lk.pdf
Also, the more socialist Obama becomes the more my vote swings back the other way.
Hey, that's not true! Everyone once in a while they hand out 14K pages in lawsuits.
If only they could provide that much documentation...
I also received a 3 from the AP CS AB exam. I skipped 2 classes at my college: Intro to Computer Science (you learn C here), and Data Structures (you learn linked lists and binary trees here). I have done well in courses after those (Evolutionary Computation at the graduate level, Intro to Computer Engineering and Computer Systems Design I at the undergraduate level). Of course, I'm an EE, so what do I know?
I feel like I can adequately address the issue. I took AP CS AB as a Junior. They switched it to Java for my Senior year, and I took it again.
With Java, you do not get the understanding that you gained with C++. The first C++ programs were simple, and you could get started right away with function code (Hello World). The first Java programs are a formidable challenge for someone that has not addressed the issue between puclib, private, static, inline, etc. yet, because all of those are required fairly quickly.
The course material for Java then turned into more GUI design and web development, while the course material for C++ turned into data structures and memory management. This is bad. The first complicated lessons in CS should be about how memory is allocated, and the fact that Java does much of that (not all!) for you means that when CS people are taught Java, they do not learn about it. Pointers, memory addresses, and function pointers barely appear in the coursework at all.
I am an Electrical Engineering major now, and my senior design project (I graduate in 3 weeks!) uses a microcontroller (as does almost everyones). Without a firm basis in pointers, memory management, structures, and function pointers, this project would be impossible.
Am I disappointed that I took Java? No! Not at all, I have used Java for a number of things, such as genetic algorithms, which are higher-level that required. However, I am not along in thinking that todays students interested in Computer Science should start with the lowest language possible. That language is assembly. Due to processor difficulties and lack of relevance, assembly cannot be taught at the high school level, so the next best choice is C or C++. A language such as Java, Matlab, Python, Perl, PHP, or even LISP is too high up for a student to get a firm understanding of the basics of how a compiler works, how an assembler works, and so forth.
Whatever it is, we will find it, kill it, and make a hat from it's pelt!
Of course, after that, we will loudly declare our success to the other hunters and hang around for a bit in the dangerous area just to show how hardcore we are.
(Please God, this is not a trolling attempt, it is sarcasm).
Can't manage your life well? That's fine. I realize that there are people smarter than I am out there. Give them the 17 cents/CD to manage your life and investments for you. That way you are assured to be taken care of, rather than relying on the charity of the musicians union.
You know, when things get bad I have insurance...
You know, medical, dental, vision, life, house (one day), rental (right now), car...
Also, I have liquid assets such as savings, investment, CDs, mutual funds, stock options, 401K...
Also, I have solid assets such as equity, and things such as a decent car (which can be sold)...
AND I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT (albeit not your typical one, but my parents don't take give me money to freely invest).
I have no sympathy for the "boo hoo hoo, I am an out-of-work artist/painter/musician/actor/liberal studies major who now has no money to pay for medical bills because I haven't planned for the future. Woe is me, Brittney Spears, who has spent all of my money on things that would never stand the test of time." (Sorry for the Spears reference). Don't plan for the future? Then shut the fuck up about your problems! I have sympathy for children that get Down Syndrome, mentally handicapped, deaf, dumb, blind, ect. that didn't have the chances that you did. These people invested in things KNOWN TO BE POOR INVESTMENTS, and now are paying the price.
Yes, I know I'm harsh, but the world is what you make of it. You are a successful artist? You now have cancer and are thinking about the upcoming medical bills? Go on a come-back tour to make enough money to pay for it before it gets bad. Take some as liquid assets, take some as investments, take out a low-interest rate loan and buy a house that you rent to college students at a profit while building equity (my parents can do this making less than 40K/year). Use the profit from the house to take out medical insurance (this defrays the cost of your bills, and you can use your liquid assets to pay off the remainder while using your investments for a rainy day). If you make wise financial decisions, you don't have to end up screwed.
Maybe I am just biased. I grew up in Pinellas County, Florida, which has roughly a million people in it. My current county has roughly 1,000,000 people in it. So if you took that many people, and flung them out across the world (with a decent density in the United States), you would have a fair representation of Slashdot. I don't consider it impressive, sorry.
Yes, you are correct. If Slashdot was a city, it would be a very large city. Would it be the largest city in the world? No, it would be 9th largest in the biggest country in the world... Oh wait, I mean it would be "among the large cities" for a "country that is also fairly large".
Face it, Slashdot is a SMALL community.
No, no, you're right. Linux tools and whatnot have lifespans significantly longer than those short-lived .NET things.
Maybe I'm just bitter because I tried to get mySQL++ working with MSVS only to have it update after a week and work better... (less than a year)
Or the time that I pulled off an offline installation of Fedora Core 3 with all drivers and library dependencies resolved (hey, this was my first linux attemp!), only to have Fedora Core 4 come out THE NEXT WEEK.
Microsoft at least has the decency to change in large steps.