I think we can all agree at this point that the "FTL Neutrino" claim was wrong - but scientists need the freedom to be wrong once in a while, even in a big way. Without it, they might be afraid to make the kind of leaps of insight that one needs to keep science advancing. It follows that this person shouldn't have lost their job just for being wrong.
Now, if there's clear evidence that he was stealing money, that's something else.
I can go out in t-shirts and jeans in July. I need to use AC about three weeks a year. And November-March it mostly just rains a lot. Did I mention that we have plenty of clean water here in NW Oregon?
Then again, how would I know? They wouldn't exactly advertise it, because the customer isn't going to care.
In any case, I don't see how it's relevant. The question is whether a BASIC exists for smart phones. There's at least two.
There's also BASIC for Android. I can't imagine that it's that much better than other kinds of Android development (Android development is a bit of a PITA with lots of different aspects), but it's there.
It's available here. Of course, it's only for Windows Phone, and it's a compiled language instead of an interpreted one.
I'm pretty sure that Mono is trying the same thing.
Working in a war zone might sound exciting, but even if you never see combat, there are bad guys out there trying to kill you. All. The. Time. This is why a lot of non-combat veterans end up with PTSD. I frankly don't think that's worth the paycheck. If you're looking for adventure, you can get more than enough for a lifetime working in Europe or Asia in places far away from any war zone.
It's not just that the policy was wrong (it is); it's that the way it was enforced was error-prone. If you happen to have a weird name (like Violet Blue) then the enforcement mechanisms would assume that you were using a pseudonym and ask you to provide a "real" name. There was never any mechanism to convince Google that the weird name was, in fact, your real name.
I think we are right to be concerned that the next policy and set of enforcement mechanisms will be just as silly, stupid and wrong as the present one is.
I know when to make something simple, when to use and avoid threads, and I can debug in minutes and push out a new version in the seconds before market open (not many people can handle that level of stress well).
This has me wondering how well you QA your software. I'm understandably concerned about this; your code might be handling my investments.
...once China and India start competing in earnest with the United States for dominance of space. The only question is whether the United States will be a competitor.. or the pace car.
During an interview this week, Stonebraker explained to me that Facebook has split its MySQL database into 4,000 shards in order to handle the site’s massive data volume, and is running 9,000 instances of memcached in order to keep up with the number of transactions the database must serve.
Or you could put MySQL on an IBM Power Systems LPAR and use a commercial MySQL plug-in to store the data in a DB2 database. Then you can get away with maybe a dozen database machines instead of thousands. I have to imagine, btw, that Oracle has a similar offering in the works.
Lesson: academic credentials are no match for real world experience.
The fiber optic cable is the main advantage here. It gives you better data transmission to the airborne antennae. But in order to really facilitate that, the system probably needs better stability in wind than a balloon. (This is admittedly a SWAG.)
...is that you have to retract the UAV during a storm. While it's retracted, you've lost the UAV's capability.
So, I can see these deployed in emergencies when you need comms fast. But eventually you'll want to build a tower.
Of course they're spamming chat, but they're doing more than that. They're currently bombarding a major trade station at Amarr VIII (Emperor Family Academy). It's at 0% armor and 0% structure, but still standing - the structure is invulnerable. In Jita, they're bombarding a statue near the major trade station at Jita IV - Caldari Navy Assembly Plant. It's kinda silly but the screenshots are impressive; so IMO is the thought that these guys are throwing billions of ISK in ships away in protest (as CONCORD takes them out one by one).
Why exactly do you want the BS? This will help determine your best course of action.
If it's not a requirement for a job, and you don't have some other compelling reason to get your degree, then I would skip it. The cost-benefit analysis just doesn't add up. Instead, start doing odd programming work and earning certifications. It's a pain in the ass but doing a lot of this will help build valuable experience that will eventually lead to a full-time programming job.
If it's a requirement for a job, then your best bet is to bite the bullet and deal with the requirements you think are lame. Get into the best public university for computer science in your state, even if only part time. Actually go and move there. Milk each project for what it's worth and try, as an end goal, not for a grade, but for a piece of work that you can show to prospective employers, and say, "I did this." Nonetheless, get the best GPA you possibly can; employers will drool over anyone with a 3.5 or better GPA. As for the not-so-technical requirements of a degree, use this as an opportunity to study, for example, the history of technology, or western philosophy up to and including Heidegger (specifically because Heidegger has a word or two to say about some of the assumptions we make as computer scientists). A language will be required; study a language that you think will benefit your career. Russian and Chinese aren't easy but they will be in demand. Pay for school by working part time for the computer lab. Avoid the party scene; it's an enormous distraction and you don't need it. The whole process may take five years, or longer if you are doing it part time, but it will be worth it for the better job offer you get when you graduate.
Do not buy a degree from a mill. Do not lie on your resume. Fraud will end your career.
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One with Snow Leopard, not Lion. Snow Leopard is one of the most solid operating systems I've ever seen. Lion, not so much.
Does anyone know why they're doing this? Do they think these schools are teaching girls to reject Islam and embrace Satan, or something? Citations?
Thanks for helping us look better.
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...that I actually feel horrible for the poor mammoth? :(
I think we can all agree at this point that the "FTL Neutrino" claim was wrong - but scientists need the freedom to be wrong once in a while, even in a big way. Without it, they might be afraid to make the kind of leaps of insight that one needs to keep science advancing. It follows that this person shouldn't have lost their job just for being wrong. Now, if there's clear evidence that he was stealing money, that's something else.
I can go out in t-shirts and jeans in July. I need to use AC about three weeks a year. And November-March it mostly just rains a lot. Did I mention that we have plenty of clean water here in NW Oregon?
Then again, how would I know? They wouldn't exactly advertise it, because the customer isn't going to care. In any case, I don't see how it's relevant. The question is whether a BASIC exists for smart phones. There's at least two.
There's also BASIC for Android. I can't imagine that it's that much better than other kinds of Android development (Android development is a bit of a PITA with lots of different aspects), but it's there.
It's available here. Of course, it's only for Windows Phone, and it's a compiled language instead of an interpreted one. I'm pretty sure that Mono is trying the same thing.
Working in a war zone might sound exciting, but even if you never see combat, there are bad guys out there trying to kill you. All. The. Time. This is why a lot of non-combat veterans end up with PTSD. I frankly don't think that's worth the paycheck. If you're looking for adventure, you can get more than enough for a lifetime working in Europe or Asia in places far away from any war zone.
What happens to the light is unknown — and unknowable.
It's knowable or else we couldn't measure it to generate random numbers.
Whether it's predictable is another matter entirely, and I'm almost positive that it isn't.
It's not just that the policy was wrong (it is); it's that the way it was enforced was error-prone. If you happen to have a weird name (like Violet Blue) then the enforcement mechanisms would assume that you were using a pseudonym and ask you to provide a "real" name. There was never any mechanism to convince Google that the weird name was, in fact, your real name.
I think we are right to be concerned that the next policy and set of enforcement mechanisms will be just as silly, stupid and wrong as the present one is.
http://diveintopython3.ep.io/
This is the Python 3 version, last updated 2011. It is more current than the mirror in the main article.
I didn't know AOL even still existed!
...he's doing himself a favor with the Tea Party by going after an unpopular agency (not to mention Federal workers).
I know when to make something simple, when to use and avoid threads, and I can debug in minutes and push out a new version in the seconds before market open (not many people can handle that level of stress well).
This has me wondering how well you QA your software. I'm understandably concerned about this; your code might be handling my investments.
...once China and India start competing in earnest with the United States for dominance of space. The only question is whether the United States will be a competitor .. or the pace car.
Don't use HDMI!
The underlying problem according to Stonebrook:
During an interview this week, Stonebraker explained to me that Facebook has split its MySQL database into 4,000 shards in order to handle the site’s massive data volume, and is running 9,000 instances of memcached in order to keep up with the number of transactions the database must serve.
Or you could put MySQL on an IBM Power Systems LPAR and use a commercial MySQL plug-in to store the data in a DB2 database. Then you can get away with maybe a dozen database machines instead of thousands. I have to imagine, btw, that Oracle has a similar offering in the works.
Lesson: academic credentials are no match for real world experience.
The fiber optic cable is the main advantage here. It gives you better data transmission to the airborne antennae. But in order to really facilitate that, the system probably needs better stability in wind than a balloon. (This is admittedly a SWAG.)
...is that you have to retract the UAV during a storm. While it's retracted, you've lost the UAV's capability. So, I can see these deployed in emergencies when you need comms fast. But eventually you'll want to build a tower.
Of course they're spamming chat, but they're doing more than that. They're currently bombarding a major trade station at Amarr VIII (Emperor Family Academy). It's at 0% armor and 0% structure, but still standing - the structure is invulnerable. In Jita, they're bombarding a statue near the major trade station at Jita IV - Caldari Navy Assembly Plant. It's kinda silly but the screenshots are impressive; so IMO is the thought that these guys are throwing billions of ISK in ships away in protest (as CONCORD takes them out one by one).
I could understand the screaming if it wasn't one old monopoly alliance screaming about possible new T2 BPOs.
As it is, it's just EVE selling overpriced skirts. Big deal.
Why exactly do you want the BS? This will help determine your best course of action.
If it's not a requirement for a job, and you don't have some other compelling reason to get your degree, then I would skip it. The cost-benefit analysis just doesn't add up. Instead, start doing odd programming work and earning certifications. It's a pain in the ass but doing a lot of this will help build valuable experience that will eventually lead to a full-time programming job.
If it's a requirement for a job, then your best bet is to bite the bullet and deal with the requirements you think are lame. Get into the best public university for computer science in your state, even if only part time. Actually go and move there. Milk each project for what it's worth and try, as an end goal, not for a grade, but for a piece of work that you can show to prospective employers, and say, "I did this." Nonetheless, get the best GPA you possibly can; employers will drool over anyone with a 3.5 or better GPA. As for the not-so-technical requirements of a degree, use this as an opportunity to study, for example, the history of technology, or western philosophy up to and including Heidegger (specifically because Heidegger has a word or two to say about some of the assumptions we make as computer scientists). A language will be required; study a language that you think will benefit your career. Russian and Chinese aren't easy but they will be in demand. Pay for school by working part time for the computer lab. Avoid the party scene; it's an enormous distraction and you don't need it. The whole process may take five years, or longer if you are doing it part time, but it will be worth it for the better job offer you get when you graduate.
Do not buy a degree from a mill. Do not lie on your resume. Fraud will end your career.
Good luck!
What are the odds that the Document Foundation will voluntarily merge with the Apache Foundation? Is there a licensing issue that might prevent this?