whookids - Slashdot User

Comment woot? (Score 1) 29

by whookids on Sunday August 21, 2011 @02:40PM (#37162328) Attached to: There will never be a "year of the linux desktop"

dude...what's your problem? OS-es? make your own

"And linux has now achieved a level of both bloat and stupidity on both KDE and GNOME that makes Vista run just as fast (and in some cases faster)." - KDE and GNOME are graphical interfaces for your lazy ass. They have nothing to do with linux, for when you say "linux" you mean the kernel (whole different story)

"Throw in that wireless hasn't been working for months, and printing and scanning have never worked because the included linux software is 10 years out of date." - in terms of computers, "10 years ago" means stone age

"Updates break things and leave them in a state where they can't be repaired - come on - if I wanted an OS that needed a clean install to properly update, I would use Windows." - on the above basis, i assume you still have your grandpa's car with a Bugatti engine on it.

"NO desktop - neither Windows, nor the various linux desktops - is really usable any more. They're all constipated crap." - Wrong! You are constipated and you spent so much time in the bathroom, you're computer is rusty and your wife left you

Comment abstract and easy (Score 1) 5

by whookids on Thursday June 23, 2011 @11:08AM (#36541678) Attached to: Learning Programming in a Post-BASIC World

I might be wrong, but nowadays I don't think the programming language is that important as it used to be. Sure, each one has it's features, power and advantages/disadvantages, but one should be familiar with the concepts: oop, pointers/references, data structures, algorithms, protocols etc depending on the field in which he/she wants to specialize. I say this, because the programming language is quite easy to learn since all the concepts are to be implemented the same (e.g. QuickSort - same idea, different sintax).

Comment Re:Average? (Score 1) 670

by whookids on Wednesday June 15, 2011 @07:19AM (#36448078) Attached to: C++ the Clear Winner In Google's Language Performance Tests

Why would anyone expect average programmers to write well performing code in any language?

Because average programmer is not good enough and they want you to realize that you always have to learn (i.e. go from average to experienced and so on).

Correlation Found Between Brain Structure and Video Game Success 110

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday January 20, 2010 @06:50PM from the correlation-does-not-equal-yadda-yadda dept.

kghapa writes "Still want to argue that video games shrink your brain? While video games have been previously shown to stimulate brain activity and improve coordination skills, a recently published study has directly linked structures in the human brain with video game aptitude. And yes, apparently size does matter in this case. Quoting: '... each subject received 20 hours of training to play a video game specifically created for research purposes, called Space Fortress. It's basically an Asteroids-type arcade game, in which the object is to knock down and destroy an enemy fortress while dodging space mines. However, the game has lots of extra twists that require close attention. Some of the players were told to focus exclusively on running up a high score, while others were told to shift their priorities between several goals. The result? The subjects who had more volume in an area called the nucleus accumbens did significantly better in the early stages of training. Meanwhile, those who were well-endowed in different areas of the striatum, known as the caudate nucleus and putamen, handled the shifting strategies better.'"

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