I went through an entire CS program without ever directly using a windows-based technology.
Sure, we used NT workstations, but that's mighty quick to learn and most people know that anyway. Furthermore, with cygwin, it's as easy as extending your knowledge about X.
However, we used Java, and C, and other languages that were either free (beer) or free (libre).
The problem is a little more disconcerting for MIS students. However, how many programs do you know that teach troubleshooting skills, anyway? Usually, it's more business-oriented.
What I would suggest is asking the alum to further describe his vision, and how hee feels it can be accomplished without sacrificing the general quality of education. ___
That said, The cost depends on your current licensing structure. Assuming you don't have any renewable licenses, that all can be slowly transitioned.
The methodology you need is
1. The cost of new servers to avoid licensing issues.
2. the cost of training. (Faculty, student)
Macs or *ix/X servers?
3. If you plan on an *ix/X based technology, the cost of customizing a distribution and making an X desktop that minimizes transition anxieties will pay for itself.
The real answer is to engage the alum and have him help with the vision.
Looks like it's Duplicated backplane dereferencing signal.
You see, the operating system has to keep a buffer of the screen in memory, and similar to dereferencing a pointer, the dereferencing of this backplane, or buffer, temporarily distorts the signal on monitors that haven't been serviced lately.
{DUMMY MODE ON}
Luckily, this is something you can quiet fairly easily. Do you have a screwdriver?
Mod or Reply, always the question... Unfortunately, I made this decision hours too late.:/
Unfortunately, as I don't have a real good idea of what I will be like in 50 years, perhaps the next best thing would be to ask the parental unit -- perhaps it's time for me (and us all) to do the same... (if this is an option. There are other, similar options if the biological parents are unavailable...)
Sorry, doesn't work like that in high publicity cases.
It will come out precisely because people don't keep their mouths shut.
The best way to avoid the controversy is to be honest without being blunt. If you want something to stay unknown, put out a press release. If you want the news spread, divulge the information as a secret.
The best way to learn these is to go to the class once a week or less just to find out about assignments, and learn the entire thing from a book.
That's what you are going to be doing when you graduate, after all...
But more seriously...
Don't worry about getting the two confused - it just doesn't happen; the brain doesn't work that way. The biggest trick is to learn a concept and immediately use it in a sample program.
Keep these snippets of code for your real projects. You'll be using most of them.
Don't forget to have at least an extra book available to get a second opinion.
I just happened to be out at Biosphere 2 last a week and a half ago...
On the tour, the guide was Emphatic about the original intent of the Biosphere being to observe the effects of the system, denying that it was ever to even be self-sufficient (a misnomer, as is a closed system... the rationale is that the Earth isn't a closed system, so why should this be?)
So, according to the official PR, Other planets were never a goal.
As for the science that's going on right now, they're studying the effects of various levels of carbon dioxide on photosynthesis right now... there are only 3 other experiments going on due to a lack of funding.
The science might be more valuable in finding out what's going to happen (if/as) global warming starts.
one reason is that Java (maybe dotnet too) requires it to be from an authority Sun trusts OR in a keystore file (pain in the neck to work with) for its https code to work.
To manage programmers, you have to know *something* of the things you manage.
That application could be anything from 2 people/1 month to 6 people 6 months (and beyond!) It depends on the skill of your programmers, the work ethic and worthiness of your project (an exciting project seems to go quicker, even with true professionals, as there's this urge to see the result.), and the scope of the project.
The best way to understand is to start fiddling around with the software itself. I know, it takes time, but you just need some basis of what you can and can't do.
I worked as a tech at a local high school for a year.
I can tell you that the lab tech who obsesses over Quake is going to lose. You've got 0 budget and the products to secure the network are chosen by unqualified people who got the job of head of IT in the district because in 1985 they were teaching second grade and happened to tinker with an Apple II at home...
The smart ones just secure against the stupid people and look for the smarter ones and bargain with them that you'll let them play quake if they keep out of the pr0n and viruses, and they kind of keep their eye out for stupid people trying to ruin it all for them.
BTW, Rarely are the colleges any better. They have better heads of departments, but their main workers are CS students without the motivation to find a higher paying job in industry. (I generalize, of course, but I haven't seen many exceptions.) _____
(OBTopic: nice win for Linux. I always thought that Linux might make a superior corporate solution for precisely these reasons. In a non-development environment, only a system administrator should be able to install an applicaition, for example.
However, I know that Apple tried to play both sides of the fence as well, and they never had much success breaking into the desktop side of Multinationalica.)
In all seriousness, I still have not seen a cogent argument that supports "if we use free software, we must support the ideals of free software," and it's corellary, "If we use free software, we must support Dick Stallman."
As for paying people for doing tech support in newsgroups and mailing lists (Ob-topic), I keep on thinking it makes someone little more than a hi-tech waiter. It also makes people more demanding. "I won't pay if you don't handhold me through this" when "pay" is akin to 5 bucks.
I always wondered how a 900 number would work for answering questions... Perhaps an 800 number that asked for the credit card number would work better. That way, people aren't paying to wait on hold...
That said, Microsoft is doing the same thing with the shared source initiative.
Furthermore, you're selling them a non-transferrable license. Source or not, this isn't too uncommon a thing with the right contract.
You will, of course, have a clause that says that you authorize the release of source under non-disclosure agreements to third parties for the express purpose of modifying the program for the customer.
(Disclaimer: my company does this same thing, but I don't know what kind of contract they use. They also sell to non-profits and governmental organizations..
Consider a place like swirve.com -- It's a site that requires two people working full time to maintain two games with over 50,000 players. While they do have a service that blocks the majority of advertizements within the game, the primary stream of revenue is through advertizments.
The bandwidth required for this game is rather extensive. Without the advertizing revenue, the game would be impossible.
(The opensource method isn't apropos here. The major costs are bandwidth and game maintence, keeping cheaters in check, and the general problems in housing over 50,000 people in any online community.)
Do you think Slashdot could survive without advertizing?
(disclaimer: I am a volunteer moderator for their message boards.)
I'm typing on a QuietKey now and it's one of the better keyboards I've had. An alternative may be one of the Microsoft Natural Keyboards. I remember that one having pretty good (if not IBM-esque) feedback.
Oh, and ebay is probably the right place to find it. Count of 20-30 bucks or so. ___________
Another route you can go (and I mention this even knowing you're in a studio apartment) is to get a chording keyboard. Many are designed to prevent noise, but do the research first (of course).
Slashdot Mirror
I went through an entire CS program without ever directly using a windows-based technology.
Sure, we used NT workstations, but that's mighty quick to learn and most people know that anyway. Furthermore, with cygwin, it's as easy as extending your knowledge about X.
However, we used Java, and C, and other languages that were either free (beer) or free (libre).
The problem is a little more disconcerting for MIS students. However, how many programs do you know that teach troubleshooting skills, anyway? Usually, it's more business-oriented.
What I would suggest is asking the alum to further describe his vision, and how hee feels it can be accomplished without sacrificing the general quality of education.
___
That said, The cost depends on your current licensing structure. Assuming you don't have any renewable licenses, that all can be slowly transitioned.
The methodology you need is
1. The cost of new servers to avoid licensing issues.
2. the cost of training. (Faculty, student)
Macs or *ix/X servers?
3. If you plan on an *ix/X based technology, the cost of customizing a distribution and making an X desktop that minimizes transition anxieties will pay for itself.
The real answer is to engage the alum and have him help with the vision.
*Turns Calendar Page*
Looks like it's Duplicated backplane dereferencing signal.
You see, the operating system has to keep a buffer of the screen in memory, and similar to dereferencing a pointer, the dereferencing of this backplane, or buffer, temporarily distorts the signal on monitors that haven't been serviced lately.
{DUMMY MODE ON}
Luckily, this is something you can quiet fairly easily. Do you have a screwdriver?
Linux, of course!
/ Zo om/PR/MRS-4.html -- 450 bucks.
d ig ital_recorder.shtml -- 300 bucks
(sorry, had to be said)
http://namm.harmony-central.com/WNAMM02/Content
http://www.crmav.com/recording/81/pxr4_4_track_
Mod or Reply, always the question... Unfortunately, I made this decision hours too late. :/
Unfortunately, as I don't have a real good idea of what I will be like in 50 years, perhaps the next best thing would be to ask the parental unit -- perhaps it's time for me (and us all) to do the same... (if this is an option. There are other, similar options if the biological parents are unavailable...)
Good to hear you made it. :)
(I remember you from that Unix Tools class a few years ago...)
It's more than that.
It's that some here *still* haven't got laid.
And if you MUST insist on joining that cult, leave when the youth pastor does. Then get laid.
Your parents will not kick you out, and your friends will not all reject you.
http://www.meetthegeeks.org/ourreview/fingerworksi gesture/
From what I can tell, it seems to be testing out as alpha and might not be quite ready for prime time.
Looking at the press release, Intel outlined three priorities:
o extended battery life
o thinner and lighter form factors
o outstanding mobile performance
This is a chip to compete on the Transmeta level, if you will. The message is "If you want better battery life and acceptable performance, buy this."
The megahertz myth is irrelevant here.
I mean, you can always do:
...
Iterator i = obj.iterator();
while (i.hasNext()) {
}
If you need a count, then add it at the top or bottom (depending on need) -- This just seems like syntactic sugar gone awry.
You are sooooo behind the times.
Everything these days is Xtreme.
Yes, that's right, we will see BSD X-Treme announced soon.
Sorry, doesn't work like that in high publicity cases.
It will come out precisely because people don't keep their mouths shut.
The best way to avoid the controversy is to be honest without being blunt. If you want something to stay unknown, put out a press release. If you want the news spread, divulge the information as a secret.
I'll put the over/under of the email at 5 days.
It was meant to be a funny. However, exhaustion makes everything funny.
You beat me to it. More information here: Slashdot Article on Parrot
The best way to learn these is to go to the class once a week or less just to find out about assignments, and learn the entire thing from a book.
That's what you are going to be doing when you graduate, after all...
But more seriously...
Don't worry about getting the two confused - it just doesn't happen; the brain doesn't work that way. The biggest trick is to learn a concept and immediately use it in a sample program.
Keep these snippets of code for your real projects. You'll be using most of them.
Don't forget to have at least an extra book available to get a second opinion.
Finally, don't panic. It really isn't too bad.
I just happened to be out at Biosphere 2 last a week and a half ago...
On the tour, the guide was Emphatic about the original intent of the Biosphere being to observe the effects of the system, denying that it was ever to even be self-sufficient (a misnomer, as is a closed system... the rationale is that the Earth isn't a closed system, so why should this be?)
So, according to the official PR, Other planets were never a goal.
As for the science that's going on right now, they're studying the effects of various levels of carbon dioxide on photosynthesis right now... there are only 3 other experiments going on due to a lack of funding.
The science might be more valuable in finding out what's going to happen (if/as) global warming starts.
You know, I searched for this... the only answer I was able to find concerned the keystore file (as mentioned before)
If anyone out there has some info on this, it'd be much appreciated.
"For the uninitiated, QT uses a macro processor to add a few keywords to C++ for their Observer(or Publish/Subscribe) pattern."
To the uninitiated, this makes no sense.
one reason is that Java (maybe dotnet too) requires it to be from an authority Sun trusts OR in a keystore file (pain in the neck to work with) for its https code to work.
That's why I need trusted SSL, anyway...
and play with it.
To manage programmers, you have to know *something* of the things you manage.
That application could be anything from 2 people/1 month to 6 people 6 months (and beyond!) It depends on the skill of your programmers, the work ethic and worthiness of your project (an exciting project seems to go quicker, even with true professionals, as there's this urge to see the result.), and the scope of the project.
The best way to understand is to start fiddling around with the software itself. I know, it takes time, but you just need some basis of what you can and can't do.
I worked as a tech at a local high school for a year.
I can tell you that the lab tech who obsesses over Quake is going to lose. You've got 0 budget and the products to secure the network are chosen by unqualified people who got the job of head of IT in the district because in 1985 they were teaching second grade and happened to tinker with an Apple II at home...
The smart ones just secure against the stupid people and look for the smarter ones and bargain with them that you'll let them play quake if they keep out of the pr0n and viruses, and they kind of keep their eye out for stupid people trying to ruin it all for them.
BTW, Rarely are the colleges any better. They have better heads of departments, but their main workers are CS students without the motivation to find a higher paying job in industry. (I generalize, of course, but I haven't seen many exceptions.)
_____
(OBTopic: nice win for Linux. I always thought that Linux might make a superior corporate solution for precisely these reasons. In a non-development environment, only a system administrator should be able to install an applicaition, for example.
However, I know that Apple tried to play both sides of the fence as well, and they never had much success breaking into the desktop side of Multinationalica.)
I use Redhat Linux 8.1!
Who should I donate to then?
___
In all seriousness, I still have not seen a cogent argument that supports "if we use free software, we must support the ideals of free software," and it's corellary, "If we use free software, we must support Dick Stallman."
As for paying people for doing tech support in newsgroups and mailing lists (Ob-topic), I keep on thinking it makes someone little more than a hi-tech waiter. It also makes people more demanding. "I won't pay if you don't handhold me through this" when "pay" is akin to 5 bucks.
I always wondered how a 900 number would work for answering questions... Perhaps an 800 number that asked for the credit card number would work better. That way, people aren't paying to wait on hold...
Go into competition with you?
That said, Microsoft is doing the same thing with the shared source initiative.
Furthermore, you're selling them a non-transferrable license. Source or not, this isn't too uncommon a thing with the right contract.
You will, of course, have a clause that says that you authorize the release of source under non-disclosure agreements to third parties for the express purpose of modifying the program for the customer.
(Disclaimer: my company does this same thing, but I don't know what kind of contract they use. They also sell to non-profits and governmental organizations..
You're missing the point.
Consider a place like swirve.com -- It's a site that requires two people working full time to maintain two games with over 50,000 players. While they do have a service that blocks the majority of advertizements within the game, the primary stream of revenue is through advertizments.
The bandwidth required for this game is rather extensive. Without the advertizing revenue, the game would be impossible.
(The opensource method isn't apropos here. The major costs are bandwidth and game maintence, keeping cheaters in check, and the general problems in housing over 50,000 people in any online community.)
Do you think Slashdot could survive without advertizing?
(disclaimer: I am a volunteer moderator for their message boards.)
Agreed.
I'm typing on a QuietKey now and it's one of the better keyboards I've had. An alternative may be one of the Microsoft Natural Keyboards. I remember that one having pretty good (if not IBM-esque) feedback.
Oh, and ebay is probably the right place to find it. Count of 20-30 bucks or so.
___________
Another route you can go (and I mention this even knowing you're in a studio apartment) is to get a chording keyboard. Many are designed to prevent noise, but do the research first (of course).