Can you please, please, please, create an emulation mode where file name paths use forward slashes instead of back slashes? Bonus points awarded if you also consider getting rid of the c:\ "disk name" file system conventions.
Agree. The basic premise is that we're all sort of racists, and therefore we think any other generic-looking person is just like us. I don't see much data to support his conclusion.
Also, is this question the same as why do British singers sound like Americans in their songs? Just asking...
I think there's a fallacy here. The housing market is not a monopoly, but higher education largely is. Universities do compete with one another for top talent, but as a group they also have a firm grip on the number of degrees granted. Technically this may actually be an oligopoly.
Until there is a viable alternative with the same reputation, how can students win the debate over prices?
The amount of "men vs. women in tech" stories on HN is starting to be a bit ridiculous. If there were no such thing as social construction, and all people had the freedom to do whatever they want to do, how many people actually believe there would be an equal number of male and female computer engineers or helicopter mechanics?
In America today, I submit to you that women are at least as free to pursue their dreams as any other civilization in history. The article says CMU "began (a) campaign to enroll more women", so one could even argue that women have an advantage here in terms of recruitment.
I'm no sociologist, but isn't it even remotely possible that fewer women want to be computer engineers or helicopter mechanics?
Boomerang-shaped desk with two monitors: one large, one small. The large monitor shares space with Windows apps and the VNC to my Linux session. On my Linux fvwm2 desktop I primarily use konsole to tab around different xterms, and gvim + NerdTree to edit my RTL source code.
Almost every hardware designer I know uses vim. I guess we're not very lispy.
Coming from a hardware designer, I would say just focus on mastery of Python and C. As far as technologies go, only learn what you need to do the job in front of you. You can spend years reading books and online documentation about this or that framework and never turn any of it into useful output. Remember Kipling: "think... but do not make thoughts your aim."
As far as fundamental knowledge goes, I would recommend for any software guy to do a rigorous study of computer architecture. Wrapping your head completely around how digital computers actually compute things will serve you well throughout your career.
"Christopher Honts and his colleagues at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant were surprised to find that there was not much research on this question, and decided to put that right."
I have an idea. Apply for some job that you are totally unqualified for (most will seem this way). When you finally get the email from the hiring manager telling you that you're not qualified, start an email dialogue with her about how you applied to the job in order to meet the hiring manager. If she is impressed with your motivation and ingenuity, you may just wind up with an internship somewhere.
My ideal living space would be a medium-sized house almost entirely devoid of any "stuff". No art hanging on the walls. No stack of crappy DVDs I never watch. Just a bed, a computer desk, a nice TV, and some kitchen-ware.
But I have a wife, and she stuffs our house full of all kinds of stuff.
BTW, I'm not trying to start a gender flame-war; I'm sure plenty of guys annoy their wives with stupid toys.
Can you please, please, please, create an emulation mode where file name paths use forward slashes instead of back slashes? Bonus points awarded if you also consider getting rid of the c:\ "disk name" file system conventions.