An STL implementation has a few things going in its favor:
STL implementations use best-of-breed algorithms.
The designers of STL implementations are, more than likely, domain experts.
Those domain experts were entirely focused on the mission of providing a flexible, powerful, and efficient library. This was their primary task.
But then again. (only) You know your own usage scenario, data types and platform. That knowledge can probably offer some profound short cuts and optimizations.
Why would you ever evaluate a teachers' performance "independent of the students"?
I don't know about the rest of the world. But in Sweden, the modern view of a teachers roll is one focused on pedagogics. And the mindset of a good pedagogue basically boils down to "It is what is. Deal with it."
"The kids are lazy" is never a valid reason for low performance. A proper pedagogue takes 100% responsibility for the situation in the classroom. It is your job to motivate them.
And the units that don't need a fan like Via C3s are so absurdly underpowered [...]
I've had my EPIA M12000 (that's a 1.2Ghz C3) with a PCI Geforce 5600 - all cooled by a single 80mm case fan - acting as my main desktop for two or three years now and it has never felt underpowered at all.
Overpriced perhaps, but silent and sexy as hell.:)
My bank has had this kind of service (called e-card) for a few years already. I can access it directly via the browser (java, works well in all OSes) or as a standalone client (windows only). It allows me to create "e-cards" for one-off charges, as well as for subscription fees. It's quite excellent; very useful and -able.
As I tried out Vista a couple of months ago I became rather fond of some of the (for windows) new features. I would love to see some of them implemented in Gnome/KDE/Ubuntu/linux in general;
Instant searches and dynamic stacking of files. A constantly indexed system *cough*spotlight*cough* that lets you create dynamic stacks. Stacks behave like folders - you can browse a stack for instance - but have no physical location on your drive. This combined with instant searches from anywhere in the OS, gives you the ability to generate "directories" sorted on basically any kind of index. If you create a stack of every file in the system created since a given date it would stay updated in real time!
Searches that include the entire system. Search for "resolution" and you'll not only get files, but also info on how to set the desktop resolution, and links to the settings page.
Per-network settings. The system remembers networks you connect to, and lets you define custom settings for each network. You want your firewall disabled when connecting at home, but back on when you connect from school? No probs.
Quick swapping of pre-defined (configurable) power settings will let you avoid your laptop going to sleep in the middle of a presentation. I would like a built-in application for power control that allows me to set not only the standard options of HDD spindown and screensaver - but also a detailed control over advanced settings like core and memory voltages, CPU clocks, WLAN output effect and so on.
Lightbulbs only put 4-5% of their effect into actual light, the rest is transferred to the room as heat. If you switch all your bulbs for CFLs, you'll lose a sizeable heatsource that'll need replacing.
Do you believe their calculations take this into account?
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Wish I had mod points. Thanks for your insights.
But then again. (only) You know your own usage scenario, data types and platform. That knowledge can probably offer some profound short cuts and optimizations.
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Why would you ever evaluate a teachers' performance "independent of the students"?
I don't know about the rest of the world. But in Sweden, the modern view of a teachers roll is one focused on pedagogics. And the mindset of a good pedagogue basically boils down to "It is what is. Deal with it."
"The kids are lazy" is never a valid reason for low performance. A proper pedagogue takes 100% responsibility for the situation in the classroom. It is your job to motivate them.
Bruce Perens: How Many Open Source Licenses Do You Need?
VLC can do hardware acceleration. The Flash Player can not. (with some exceptions)
A picture says more than a thousand words...
Sumatra PDF is a very speedy and free (GPLv2) reader for the Windows people. (no affiliation, just a happy user.)
commenting to cancel my mod, sorry. :)
Excellent! Thanks a lot. I'll leave it seeded on my server. There's not a lot of bandwidth, but it'll trickle through eventually.
My bank has had this kind of service (called e-card) for a few years already. I can access it directly via the browser (java, works well in all OSes) or as a standalone client (windows only). It allows me to create "e-cards" for one-off charges, as well as for subscription fees. It's quite excellent; very useful and -able.
As I tried out Vista a couple of months ago I became rather fond of some of the (for windows) new features. I would love to see some of them implemented in Gnome/KDE/Ubuntu/linux in general;
Instant searches and dynamic stacking of files. A constantly indexed system *cough*spotlight*cough* that lets you create dynamic stacks. Stacks behave like folders - you can browse a stack for instance - but have no physical location on your drive. This combined with instant searches from anywhere in the OS, gives you the ability to generate "directories" sorted on basically any kind of index. If you create a stack of every file in the system created since a given date it would stay updated in real time!
Searches that include the entire system. Search for "resolution" and you'll not only get files, but also info on how to set the desktop resolution, and links to the settings page.
Per-network settings. The system remembers networks you connect to, and lets you define custom settings for each network. You want your firewall disabled when connecting at home, but back on when you connect from school? No probs.
Quick swapping of pre-defined (configurable) power settings will let you avoid your laptop going to sleep in the middle of a presentation. I would like a built-in application for power control that allows me to set not only the standard options of HDD spindown and screensaver - but also a detailed control over advanced settings like core and memory voltages, CPU clocks, WLAN output effect and so on.
Lightbulbs only put 4-5% of their effect into actual light, the rest is transferred to the room as heat. If you switch all your bulbs for CFLs, you'll lose a sizeable heatsource that'll need replacing. Do you believe their calculations take this into account?