Comment This raises important questions... (Score 4, Funny) 81
And, can they give you control without feeling sensation? Because that would totally feel like somebody else's hand...
I use to own a Dell Inspiron 5150 that had to have a motherboard replaced out of warranty. (I've since given it to my wife as she is a lighter user and it'll probably last longer with her). The most likely cause is a known but never acknowledged issue where with normal use the case wears against a component on the motherboard severing it. It's not the first such issue I've heard of.
I too have an Inspiron 5150, and I too had the motherboard replaced past the original warranty; however it was still free as a result of a class action lawsuit over this problem in the 5150.
http://www.lieffcabraser.com/dell-inspiron-2.htm
Computers are made of all kinds of toxic substances. Just don't lick them, and wear surgical gloves, and you should be okay.
Oh, shit. I was in mid-lick when I read that. If I go put on some gloves after the fact, will I be protected?
It would be difficult to add any more arrogance to your comment.
As a computer science (BS) student I too had a lot of difficulty with calculus. I'm not bad at math, but calculus in particular was just completely unintuitive to my brain. No other course in the CS program gave me as much trouble as did calculus.
I'm glad I suffered through it (though unfortunately my GPA suffered too) because I do think that calculus is valuable even if rarely used directly in computer science. I'm very good at programming and at problem solving, however I don't think calculus had anything to do with that at all.
Why is calculus required for CS? Probably because CS is frequently offered through the school of engineering and most engineering degrees require calculus. My university has since added a new CS degree (BA) through the college of arts and sciences that does not require calculus. Historically CS got lumped in with engineering because they didn't know where else to put it and that seemed like the closest fit. It is not a perfect fit, and CS does not necessarily require calculus; certainly not in the way the more traditional engineering disciplines do.
it can always get me home from any bar in any area.
Yeah, but if you get cited for too many RUI/RWI's they can impound your horse or at least issue you a pink saddle to publicly shame you.
Exactly.
Nobody thinks picking a good meal over a bad one is unethical. But most people agree that picking the best parts off a buffet is at least questionable.
You're related to that bad analogy guy, aren't you?
"Ninety percent of baseball is half mental." -- Yogi Berra