devilsbrigade: Thank you for your response! I would really appreciate that reference if you find it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 10:16 PM on April 15, 2008

I went thorugh a similar search, myself! You and your daughter might want to consider these schools, all of which have excellent Computer Science departments:

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve
Boston University
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 9:05 AM on April 14, 2008

slugabed
trencherman
scuttlebutt

You may find many months of Word-Of-The-Day in the Reference.com archive.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 7:50 AM on December 6, 2007

Some applications:

• Make games accessible to the handicapped.
  
• Study the ergonomic implications of extended play.
  
• Design comfortable controllers.
  
• Develop intuitive control schemes and key bindings.
  
• Research novel interfaces.
  

I am not sure what job title each falls under.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 4:54 PM on November 11, 2007

Seconding damn dirty ape. It's called Speed Step.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 11:00 AM on August 21, 2007

Oops. Why does that keep happening?
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 11:02 AM on August 21, 2007

I mean that I'd like to handle an IOError according to its errno. Sometimes it's 2, other times 9, etc. I do not want to raise a custom defined exception.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 1:49 PM on August 16, 2007

Agreed, Chuckles, that's why I tried writing in that style.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 3:14 PM on August 16, 2007

Thanks a lot. You've been very helpful.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 4:31 PM on August 17, 2007

Ask a dead man. I am American because my grandfather, suffering persecution in his homeland, hopped on a ferry. Only he knows why I am American. I see no need to justify it, myself. I can only make the best of it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 11:25 AM on August 17, 2007

Don't feel for their guilt. Tell them to both just calm the fuck down.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 11:00 AM on August 17, 2007

What a neat project! I can participate, if you like.

I second what RichardP said. You want this to be as close to real as possible, since many bread crumbs will be left unintentionally. Students shouldn't be led astray.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 9:37 AM on August 6, 2007

The local high school hires students to format and upload content to its website. Before the town purchased a CMS, students would tutor teachers in web design. Very boring.

I have one recommendation-- lock everything down. Tight. You won't believe what they're capable of learning under pressure. If want help from them, well, the above posts sound good.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 5:39 PM on August 2, 2007

Mr. Steve Jobs might be willing to assist you.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 8:11 AM on July 29, 2007

The lovely PhotoRec will recovery your photos for free.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 7:31 AM on July 28, 2007

I'm with The Deej, but delivery to Australia?
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 9:56 AM on July 26, 2007

Agreed. It'll work.

But why go back to Xeon? A Core 2 Duo will do fine. The whole line just got price cuts.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 9:40 AM on July 26, 2007

Primer.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 4:59 PM on July 23, 2007

I'm not familiar with the quotation, but I do know that, according to Jewish tradition, mourners are to place a pebble on the grave each time they pay respect.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 4:51 PM on July 23, 2007

You may want to check out the Tango project. All Tango icons are free.

FamFamFam and KDE Look are other free resources you should explore.

Example icons:
A
ABC

If you'd prefer the complete alphabet, try out some open source fonts.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 12:54 PM on July 23, 2007

"The Lion King" features performers in the balcony, so you're guaranteed to be close to some action regardless of your seating position.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 7:00 AM on July 23, 2007

That's a good idea, but my own phone cannot handle web browsing. It'd be too troublesome to equip subjects with new phones and plans (as required).
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 4:57 PM on May 21, 2007

Oh, sorry, I didn't notice what you wrote about pre-pay. I'll have to look into that, thanks.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 4:58 PM on May 21, 2007

Well, outbound IVR for a project of this magnitude costs approximately four times our budget. We will go with new Palm PDAs for their warrantee and resale value.

Thanks to all of you for your help.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 7:33 PM on May 27, 2007

In hindsight, ESP is precisely what we needed. Just perfect.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 7:20 PM on July 10, 2007

Those smoking serves can be returned. I've seen it done several times, much to my surprise. I don't know the mechanism at work. A previous AskMe has some valuable advice.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 6:45 PM on July 5, 2007

Well, that's a streaming file you're trying to download. You'll need something like VLC to convert the stream into something static.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 2:05 PM on June 12, 2007

I don't know of such an application. What I can tell you is that Pidgin, formerly GAIM, includes the optional "Contact Availability Prediction" plugin. It provides response likelihoods based on time of day, activity, etc. I'm not sure that it'll be developed any further as it was a Google Summer of Code project.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 5:31 PM on June 5, 2007

You can activate the plugin by checking off "Contact Availability Prediction" under Tools>Plugins (also accessible via ctrl-U). The plugin is fifth from the top when sorted in ascending alphabetical order.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 1:46 PM on June 6, 2007

Pidgin: 2.0.1
OS: Ubuntu 7.04
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 3:21 PM on June 11, 2007

I second ajr's suggestion of the Docufarm extension. Docufarm is an online utility that provides web-friendly access to antagonistic filetypes such as PDF, PS, and DOC. Docufarm can be accessed via the website search box linked above or through a browser extension. The extension permits you to upload an attachment to Docufarm with one click. If you'd prefer the document not be archived online, simply click "delete" before leaving the page. Using this utility overcomes the need for... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 4:38 PM on June 7, 2007

@loiseau: it seems not. Here's an example everyone can try, regardless of their filetype handling. It's a full screen Flash animation. Just left-click on the banner once to guarantee focus and then try out all the key combinations you'd expect to work. The behavior of this page reflects how your browser handles embedded content, be it PDF, DOC, or SWF. Docufarm uses Javascript and so doesn't override your browser's shortcut management.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 4:50 PM on June 7, 2007

Oh, and once you use Docufarm you can just uninstall the Adobe Acrobat Reader extension. Net change in widgetry: 0. Now where're my bonus points?
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 5:22 PM on June 7, 2007

Snark.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 11:56 AM on June 8, 2007

I'll Nth Super Paper Mario and Rayman: Raving Rabids. I own both games. Super Paper Mario is a long, thoroughly engrossing, RPG-like platformer with great replay value. Note that it is a single player game.

Rayman features a host of quirky little mini-games. Some weird shit, I tell you. Whacking rabbits with a shovel, picking worms from their teeth, launching bunnies off cliffs, you know the drill. Fun, but it may require a frank talk about drug culture.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 5:51 PM on June 5, 2007

Con Edison. A power company.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 11:02 AM on May 17, 2007

Whoa, jozxyqk, not so fast. That site no longer exists. Your post is a comment is lifted from this older MeFi post by kyleg. Am I missing the joke?
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 6:23 PM on May 16, 2007

If software design isn't your emphasis, try Scratch, from the MIT Media lab. The software permits visual programming, using function blocks not unlike Lego Mindstorms. That's no accident-- Mindstorms was derived from an MIT project. Scratch allows students to design simple interactive content, ranging from basic animation to more involved applications such as games. Here's an example game made with scratch: Assault.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 2:22 PM on May 16, 2007

I just want to add that even "simple" game design solutions such as Blitz3D require moderate programming knowledge. The time required to debug such proprietary crap is, well, less moderate.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 2:28 PM on May 16, 2007

Your balls aren't the nuts here. What's supporting your frame, Jello? Grow a spine. Warn your girlfriend off. Fuck the shiny new girl. Realize you're her toy. Get on with life.

I'm miffed you even asked for advice.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 8:52 PM on May 15, 2007

Be careful accepting general advice on antidepressants. Wellbutrin affects people very differently than do other drugs in its class (SSRI).

In my opinion, the placebo effect deserves respect and distanced awe. If Wellbutrin works for you, leave a good thing alone.

One side effect that's been reported widely involves Peter Jonathan McWilly. That's right, you could be loving it up real nice soon. So pronounced are the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 9:53 PM on May 14, 2007

I made a significant mistake. Wellbutrin is an NRI/DRI. Not an SSRI.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 11:14 AM on May 15, 2007

I was in your shoes once. I sat on my hands for the better part of a year. Nobody knew. I thought the situation raw. Finally, on an impulse, but with great consternation, I confessed. This was over dinner in a public setting. Why? To leave her an escape route from the ensuing awkwardness.

She assumed a pitiful grin, offered a hug, and invited me to a concert that night.

Nothing changed. Nothing. That's the best you can hope for. If you... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 10:05 PM on May 14, 2007

AndrewStephens provided a much better answer than I would have, but if you thirst for more, here's Microsoft's official white page on the topic.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 4:39 PM on May 14, 2007

Love and Tensor Algebra
Stanislaw Lem

Come, let us hasten to a higher plane
Where dyads tread the fairy fields of Venn,
Their indices bedecked from one to n
Commingled in an endless Markov chain!

Come, every frustum longs to be a cone
And every vector dreams of matrices.
Hark to the gentle gradient of the breeze:
It whispers of a more ergodic... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 4:22 PM on May 14, 2007

Thank you, tmcw, for posting this question. It's very timely as I find myself in a similar position now.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 9:55 AM on May 14, 2007

Read. Then write your own.

My two favorite sci-fi short story sluggers are Stanislaw Lem and Phillip K. Dick. Excellent and intensely cerebral, their stories make great film fodder.

Hollywood loves Dick, Dick and Lem tussle, and Lem loses credibility in Hollywood as a result (of this and other incidents). It's amazing that of all his works, only Solaris has been adapted to film in the US. Give him a taste.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 9:46 AM on May 14, 2007

I'm a little late to this conversation, but every Windows user should know these:

CHKDSK /R
- run a full, five-stage check disk and attempt any necessary repairs (this may require you to insert your Windows disc)

SFC /SCANNOW
- run an immediate scan to ensure that critical system files are uncorrupted and in their original forms

Try the "Last Known Good" boot option--... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 1:32 AM on May 13, 2007 marked best answer

I'm sorry, you're right, I misspoke. A repair installation will not delete third party keys as I suggested. I've just encountered too many problematic in-place upgrades to take them seriously. We don't know that this is an issue with user data, though, so we're both being a bit hasty.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 2:35 AM on May 13, 2007

VideoHelp seems to be a good resource for streaming. They have guides up for several different programs. I expect their forums to be good, too.
posted to Ask Metafilter by nilihm at 8:49 PM on May 12, 2007