User information for Graham Mitchell

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Graham Mitchell
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Teach
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I am 1) the computer science teacher at Leander H.S. near Austin, TX; 2) a programmer; 3) worship leader at Lakeline Church; 4) a follower of Christ. See my web page for more or visit my school page (linked there) to see what I'm teaching today.

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July 13, 2001
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Re: too bad...
Oct 17, 2003, 19:46
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Re: too bad... Oct 17, 2003, 19:46
Oct 17, 2003, 19:46
 
Qu'est-ce que c'est?

Is that what he says there? I'd always wondered about that line. I was pretty sure it wasn't English.

Thanks, Blue! Long live the Big Suit!
Graham "Teach" Mitchell, computer science teacher, Leander High School
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has it been that long?
Oct 10, 2003, 19:25
64.
has it been that long? Oct 10, 2003, 19:25
Oct 10, 2003, 19:25
 
Damn. I've been reading this site since it was Blue's Quake Rag. Back when Trinity meant the Quake engine, not a PVC-clad actress, and Stomped and Redwood and "Quake Will Rule the Cosmos" were all still around.

I'm so old.


This comment was edited on Oct 10, 19:26.
Graham "Teach" Mitchell, computer science teacher, Leander High School
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burnt bridges
Jun 24, 2003, 13:07
1.
burnt bridges Jun 24, 2003, 13:07
Jun 24, 2003, 13:07
 
Well, if they'd quit sending cease-and-desist notices, then probably one of the bnetd or FreeCraft guys would have been ideal. I doubt they'd even apply now.
Graham "Teach" Mitchell, computer science teacher, Leander High School
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It'll never work
Feb 19, 2003, 18:22
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It'll never work Feb 19, 2003, 18:22
Feb 19, 2003, 18:22
 
I'd probably do the exact opposite of what the petition was asking for...

This'll never work. And I quote:

"Petitions and public outcry make absolutely no difference to me. My mind can be changed by argument or evidence, but not by vote."
-- John Carmack


This comment was edited on Feb 19, 18:23.
Graham "Teach" Mitchell, computer science teacher, Leander High School
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correction
Jan 18, 2003, 18:41
2.
correction Jan 18, 2003, 18:41
Jan 18, 2003, 18:41
 
Actually, the biblical book is called "Revelation" (no 's'), as in "The Revelation of Saint John the Divine", as it's called in the King James Version.

Also, you put "or" instead of "of".

And I do most definitely dig the music of Apocalyptica; it'd make a good soundtrack CD while playing the game.
Graham "Teach" Mitchell, computer science teacher, Leander High School
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Re: serious OT
Jan 21, 2002, 11:53
38.
Re: serious OT Jan 21, 2002, 11:53
Jan 21, 2002, 11:53
 
I'm sorry. I'm sure you're a fine programmer, but that was hilarious, if subtle.

Not intended to be a joke, though I'm sure it is funny to all those unfortunate souls who had unqualified computer science teachers in high school. I apologize for the generally low quality of my colleagues.

My comment was mostly because I've been helping out a bit with bug reports and minor fixes for the Ogg Vorbis audio codec. Recently there was some discussion about an integer-only implementation of the codec and one of the developers said, "Get me a good integer MDCT with > 100dB of S/N (that's the hard part; I wrote one but it only has about 80) and I'll deliver the rest." That made me think, "You know, if I'd actually done any homework in my linear algebra class in college, I'd have a go at that." Of course I didn't, and so now that lack of fundamentals prevents me from coding such things.

To try to return even remotely to the topic, I'm quite the fan of Perl. I don't see any reason why you shouldn't be able to learn from the "Programming Perl" book vs. the "Learning Perl" assuming you can already program well in some C-like language.

References:
+[See Jack's comment on the MDCT at http://www.xiph.org/archives/vorbis-dev/0059.html ]
+[Download Ogg Vorbis (it's better than mp3) at
http://www.vorbis.com/ ]


This comment was edited on Jan 21, 11:55.
Graham "Teach" Mitchell, computer science teacher, Leander High School
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ahh, memories
Jul 25, 2001, 10:34
1.
ahh, memories Jul 25, 2001, 10:34
Jul 25, 2001, 10:34
 
> Turbine and their fans (I slay me)

Reminds me of my high school days. I'll choose a random friend for the script:

Adam: ...Turbine and their *fans*.
Us: (groan)
Adam: (laughing) I slay me....
Us: We all wish.
Graham "Teach" Mitchell, computer science teacher, Leander High School
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Re: moderation
Jul 13, 2001, 15:45
66.
Re: moderation Jul 13, 2001, 15:45
Jul 13, 2001, 15:45
 
I know oldest first is already an option, but without the ability to see all the posts on a single page, it's not much help. For some reason I prefer "Oldest First, Nested by thread", followed by "Newest First, flat". But that's just the opinion of one guy.

I'm sure when I write my own message board software it'll have no flaws at all. But until then I'm just blowing smoke, I guess.

Oh, and I agree that the benefits of moderation aren't worth the effort to put it in at this point. I was just reminded how long it's been since I've seen behavior like that and it occurred to me it's because I view slashdot at +2 or higher 95% of the time.

BTW, I noticed when making the bullets in post #62 that they render with a space between them (at least under Mozilla), and the underlying HTML is:

[br][li] thingy
[br][li] thingy
[br][li] thingy

What's with the [br]s? Feel free to say "it's complicated and isn't likely to go away; deal with it." I've done a little perl-generated HTML and know how that goes.


This comment was edited on Jul 13, 15:48.
Graham "Teach" Mitchell, computer science teacher, Leander High School
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Re: hmm
Jul 13, 2001, 15:33
65.
Re: hmm Jul 13, 2001, 15:33
Jul 13, 2001, 15:33
 
I agree. Having an option to post anonymously is quite valuable. Some people have important things to contribute, but because of their job, past history or what have you, may be discouraged if they're forced to post with an identity.

The "another login and password" thing is significant, too. I'm pleased Chatbear has an option to store a cookie so I don't have to keep typing in my login and password.
Graham "Teach" Mitchell, computer science teacher, Leander High School
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moderation
Jul 13, 2001, 12:39
62.
moderation Jul 13, 2001, 12:39
Jul 13, 2001, 12:39
 
It's times like this I'm reminded how much further ahead of the game the forums at Slashdot are. Though the improvements to the message board here are nice, there are still a lot of things I miss:

  • moderation
  • karma
  • comment viewing threshold
  • viewing comments Oldest First and Nested
  • (optionally) having all the comments on a single page
Of course, Slashdot is primarily a message board forum, where Blue's is primarily a news site, so I wouldn't expect them to be running Slashcode here, but sometimes I think it'd be nice.
Graham "Teach" Mitchell, computer science teacher, Leander High School
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incinolet OK
Jul 13, 2001, 12:25
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incinolet OK Jul 13, 2001, 12:25
Jul 13, 2001, 12:25
 
Some friends of mine have an Incinolet. They live way out in the country and don't get wastewater service. It works really well. There's no odor, and you just have to sweep out the ashes once a month or so. Plus, it's an electric heat: under the trap door is what looks like a nine-inch-diameter car cigarette lighter. Once you've done your business, press the button on the back and the coil heats up (takes fifteen seconds or so), then press the foot pedal which opens the trap door and FOOM, all gone. So although it takes some getting used to a lawsuit is pretty unlikely. It's not like anyone forces you to purchase and install this toilet in your home.
Graham "Teach" Mitchell, computer science teacher, Leander High School
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