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Best Mouse For Programming? 569

Posted by timothy on Thursday July 09, 2009 @05:14PM from the keep-it-away-from-cigarettes-and-drugs dept.

LosManos writes "Which is the best programming mouse? Mandatory musts are wireless, and that it doesn't clog up like old mechanical mice. Present personal preferences are for: lots of buttons, since if I have moved my hand away from the keyboard I can at least do something more than move the pointer; sturdy feeling; not too light, so it doesn't move around by me accidentally looking at it." What would you recommend?

Record Label Infringes Own Copyright, Site Pulled 282

Posted by kdawson on Sunday October 19, 2008 @05:49PM from the wonder-who-filed-the-complaint dept.

AnonCow sends in a peculiar story from TorrentFreak, which describes the plight of a free-download music site that has been summarily evicted from the Internet for violating its own copyright. The problem seems to revolve around the host's insistence that proof of copyright be snail-mailed to them. Kind of difficult when your copyright takes the form of a Creative Commons license that cannot be verified unless its site is up. "The website of an Internet-based record label which offers completely free music downloads has been taken down by its host for copyright infringement, even though it only offers its own music. Quote Unquote Records calls itself 'The First Ever Donation Based Record Label,' but is currently homeless after its host pulled the plug."

Comment Re:Just go with the standards (Score 1) 93

by JoeParis on Sunday September 07, 2003 @12:19PM (#6893396) Attached to: Seeking a Solid Java Textbook?

It's a masters-level course, not a class at a community college. It should be about theory. In fact, I would take it one step further. Use class time to focus solely on OO theory and concepts. Inform the students that they will be responsible for designing and coding a project that demonstrates these concepts in any language of their choice. The kicker is, they will have to defend their decision at the end of the term and will need to be able to explain how exactly their project adheres to the idea of OOP.

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