I also agree with Vectormatic. In my spare time, I don't spend much time creating slick software that would be a big selling point in any interview. However, when I was unemployed, I did make a point of creating from scratch and hosting (via DynDNS) a simple stupid automobile maintenance application. It was not overly complex or slick, but it did the trick. It showed that I can actually get from point A to point B in a coding project. It showed that I actually understand the nature of computers and networks enough to set up a DynDNS account (which was by no means a one click affair back in 2001). And it showed that I actually cared enough about getting a job to DO SOMETHING other than sit on my ass waiting for phone calls.

Done.

My router has been open since about 2006. Haven't had to hire a lawyer yet, and I live in a large condo complex in Boston proper. SCORES of people could share my connection, but somehow I haven't been thrown down any stairs yet.

Stop being too afraid to stand up for your principles.

Thank you.

I am not being sarcastic. You had me near standing on my desk with raised fist while reading this. I could not have put it any better and I agree with every word you wrote.

Again, thank you.

A couple things:
First, it looks like your data is incorrect. There were 116 Law Enforcement Deaths in 2009. 49 by gunshot.41 by Auto/Motorcycle Accident, 10 Struck by Vehicle. (Source: National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund ). Of course, that probably included ALL law enforcement branches, and your figures may be limited to Police Departments.

Second, I know it sounds rather cold, but I find those numbers (both yours and mine) to be incredibly low. So low that I do not believe that it justifies the mashing of innnocent peoples' skulls between floorboards and gun muzzles. I respect the difficulty and danger of their jobs, but they need to stop looking at the world as though everyone is out to kill all cops on sight. An arrest warrent is not a license to abuse people, and they should have the self control to treat subjects humanely.

According to the same site, a total of ~19,000 law enforcement officer have died in the line of duty IN THE ENTIRE HISTORY of the United States. This includes all causes of death, not just intentional attempts on their lives.

And this article does an interesting job of showing how the figures going the other way are rather lopsided:

He said better, not cuter.

You seem to have contradicted yourself there.

I agree. We are all peers. The guy working at 7/11 is a peer of the Fn President of the US. Equality is not a meaningless word. And posters like the guy you responed to always remind me of this classic

Google provides API's that allow programmers to include ads in the software being distributed on Android. That API is "less than free" because the programmer can definitely make money off if it.

You are correct. However, I believe we can assume that folks reading /. are aware of this nugget of wisdom that poeple not reading "News For Nerds" may not be aware of. Or do you think a large (even small?) faction of Slashdot readers are unaware of the numerous and over-reported number of dolts that get caught doing something non-Kosher because of FB posts?

But old men (and women) have spent extensive time analyzing the "intricacies of the politics and philosophy of mythical beings" from texts for millenia. Isn't that what religion really is?

Just to be clear: "Anonymous Coward" is asking how "Twatface" can be taken seriously.

Thank you. Love the esoteric Dune reference. Please Mod up!

I agree about the classes breakdown instead of the majors breakdown. Would some of the "cheating" being reported in this study be akin to using CliffNotes in the pre-internet years? Would you consider using CliffNotes to comprehend what the teacher wants to hear when writing about Dickens or Poe?

Exactly! It is VERY difficult to cheat on an oral exam. Oral exams also provide a means for a back and forth between questioner and answerer that allows for the student to delve into their understanding versus having to remember the exact syntax of procedureX(), which is completely unapplicable in the real world.

Greater student-instructor interaction would remove a large amount of the questions surrounding this whole issue of "is it cheating?" and "is cheating acceptable?".

Gah! I just noticed that a) the 9,000 DUI deaths is from a site with absolutely zero citations, b) that site obviously has a bias in inflating the numbers, and c) the graph that you directed us to is data from the year 2000.

Well, I guess if we contain the numbers to those we both agreed to use, my statements still stand.

But I have very little faith that ANY of the numbers used from either side have much accuracy at all...