"Ranking" broadband penetration by comparing countries like Singapore and Finland with the US containing states like Alaska, Kansas and Nevada) is just plain silly. The economics of providing network coverage are insanely sensitive to population density and land area.
I've got nothing good to say about D-Star until the voice CODEC is free-to-use. That's not amateur radio. As it stand now, D-STAR simply means "made by ICOM"...even the Kenwood-badged D-STAR radios are in fact manufactured by ICOM.
Isn't "there is no alternative platform" what people used to say about Windows? And before that it was IBM mainframes...
You may think the "wild west" of Android Market is a nightmare, but the level of control AAPL applies to App Store is exactly what screwed you . So you do have a choice...(unless you just want somebody to make sure your app stays in and your competition is kept out).
Apparently he didn't consider Xbox a distraction when he was running in-game campaign ads on it.
That was then, this is now. After all, you can't trust media to be "accurate" if it isn't state controlled, like in China. Now. Before, you couldn't trust the media *because* it was state-controlled. Like HuffPo. Oh, wait...
Gee, is this the same Scott Harold Southworth who was named a "CNN Hero" when he adopted a crippled Iraqi boy when he was deployed with the WI National Guard? Even though he's not married?
Of course there are people around us every day who are doing extraordinary things to make our world better. And all this year we are honoring them. We are bringing you stories of people that we call "CNN Heroes". And we're also inviting you to tell us about the heroes that you happen to know.
So, today we introduce you to a man from Wisconsin who went from fighting insurgents in Iraq to becoming a single father. Scott Southworth is today's CNN Hero.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Ready?
SCOTT SOUTHWORTH, CNN HERO: No soldier goes to war with the expectation of coming home and adopting an orphan from the war zone.
My name is Major Scott Harold Southworth. I'm a member of the Wisconsin Army National Guard and the proud father of an Iraqi orphan by the name of Ala'a Adem (ph).
Come on, Ala'a.
My soldiers and I volunteered at the Mother Theresa Orphanage in Baghdad, Iraq. I did not choose Ala'a, Ala' a chose me.
When the sisters informed me that they were going to have to move him to the government orphanage, I instantly told them that I would adopt them. There were a number of obstacles to bringing him to the United States. Not having enough money and not having a stable enough career, not having a wife.
But I could not, as a Christian man, walk away from that little boy. It really was a step of faith for me to just put that into action. He's a good little boy.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I am.
SOUTHWORTH: I know you are.
It's been what, two and a half years since I picked Ala'a up in Baghdad? He's learning how to walk. He's doing addition and subtraction. He's learning to read the English language. He's just a brilliant little boy.
Come on, work those legs.
He's limited by some of the things he can do physically, but I never treat Ala'a as though he's disabled.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I love you.
SOUTHWORTH: I love you too, my buddy.
Ala'a is so much more a blessing to me than I am to him. I felt a ton of sympathy for Ala'a when I was in Iraq. But Ala'a didn't need my sympathy. What he needed was some action. (END VIDEOTAPE)
And so now he thinks sex education is child abuse?
I think searches that expect to see the word "Java" in content about Java may be falling because in a lot of contexts it's assumed you're talking about Java, it's not necessary to mention it. And if Java's being displaced by other JVM-based languages, why aren't they searching for Scala?
I'd take a look at the products these guys are selling, too.:-)
I'd say somebody who's referring to skepticism as "denialist humbug" is in no danger of being accused of being "open-minded". For him the "science is settled". Sad.
I certainly have known people with actual autism. Trying to gin up some empathy off their suffering by claiming to be "on the autistic spectrum" strikes me as lame.
I'm shocked to hear that this bozo's death is "virtually certain", while all the rest of us apparently have a shot at immortality. How unfair.
I've done this too. Quite agree it's fantastic fun; it was the only thing I had time for on a one-day stay on London. That evening I saw Blue Man Group in Drury Lane...unfortunately I don't think you have that option.
I wonder how many Bing searches were counted when somebody accidentally hovered over one of those annoying double-underscore "links" that pop up over things you're trying to read?
Apple is using capabilities of the USB spec to disable interoperation with other manufacturers' equipment for what is clearly purely anticompetitive reasons. Don't you think it's a little late to "keep business politics out of this"?
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Presumably the licencing of the platform you're developing for could be considered a "detail"
"Ranking" broadband penetration by comparing countries like Singapore and Finland with the US containing states like Alaska, Kansas and Nevada) is just plain silly. The economics of providing network coverage are insanely sensitive to population density and land area.
...before Unka Obama told the Space Kidz he wouldn't pay for their trip to Teh Moon.
You know, when he was still lying about it before the election, so gullible nerds would support him.
I've got nothing good to say about D-Star until the voice CODEC is free-to-use. That's not amateur radio. As it stand now, D-STAR simply means "made by ICOM"...even the Kenwood-badged D-STAR radios are in fact manufactured by ICOM.
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Isn't "there is no alternative platform" what people used to say about Windows? And before that it was IBM mainframes...
You may think the "wild west" of Android Market is a nightmare, but the level of control AAPL applies to App Store is exactly what screwed you
. So you do have a choice...(unless you just want somebody to make sure your app stays in and your competition is kept out).
Apparently he didn't consider Xbox a distraction when he was running in-game campaign ads on it.
That was then, this is now. After all, you can't trust media to be "accurate" if it isn't state controlled, like in China. Now. Before, you couldn't trust the media *because* it was state-controlled. Like HuffPo. Oh, wait...
Ah, so it's OK to steal stuff you regard as inadequately secured.
The dog gets forgiveness, the human should get prison. In your Porche hypothetical, the thief would still go down for GTA.
"Sorry about turning off your respirator, but that should have been keylocked, you know...I couldn't resist."
Do you use spell-check?
Will spell-check tell you the difference between "your" and "you're"?
You're fired.
If you ever tried to use java.net anytime in the last couple years to host an open-source project, you'd know how close to true that is.
Gee, is this the same Scott Harold Southworth who was named a "CNN Hero" when he adopted a crippled Iraqi boy when he was deployed with the WI National Guard? Even though he's not married?
from: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0707/15/sm.02.html
And so now he thinks sex education is child abuse?
Agree. The methodology is laughable.
I think searches that expect to see the word "Java" in content about Java may be falling because in a lot of contexts it's assumed you're talking about Java, it's not necessary to mention it. And if Java's being displaced by other JVM-based languages, why aren't they searching for Scala?
I'd take a look at the products these guys are selling, too. :-)
This should be - v e r y - interesting indeed.
I have enormous respect for Tufte and his integrity. I can;t wait to see what happens.
Remember, this is the guy who put Stalin on the cover of his pamphlet on "The Cognitive Style Of Powerpoint"
I'm reminded of Feynman on the Columbia commission.
"Resistance to change" is no vice when the change isn't an improvement.
"Begging the question" has a perfectly good meaning that doesn't particularly need to be displaced out of ignorance, entropy and illiteracy.
When your socks develop holes, you don't praise them for "morphing".
I'd say somebody who's referring to skepticism as "denialist humbug" is in no danger of being accused of being "open-minded". For him the "science is settled". Sad.
This isn't science, it's collectivist religion.
Yes, this has never happened before. Oh, wait... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt62tnjg5bs
I certainly have known people with actual autism. Trying to gin up some empathy off their suffering by claiming to be "on the autistic spectrum" strikes me as lame.
I'm shocked to hear that this bozo's death is "virtually certain", while all the rest of us apparently have a shot at immortality. How unfair.
I've done this too. Quite agree it's fantastic fun; it was the only thing I had time for on a one-day stay on London. That evening I saw Blue Man Group in Drury Lane...unfortunately I don't think you have that option.
A few pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/maggiel/sets/72157594201000407/
When did we get to the point where you expect to be "reimbursed" for your education?
Probably more like this. It's a better film, too.
Oh, but the poster says these were *big* points.
I wonder how many Bing searches were counted when somebody accidentally hovered over one of those annoying double-underscore "links" that pop up over things you're trying to read?
Um...how many programs do you think PRI ran in 2002? They have 33 now. Rush only has the one...
How many hours of programming do you think that was?
What's it like living in that echo chamber there, dude?
Yeah, but remeber, it's from Microsoft Research. They're innovators, dammit!
Not only have the patented the round table, they've also patented the time machine they're going to use to back in time and sue Erdmann and Mendeleev.
And then King Arthur.
Database of periodic tables:
http://www.meta-synthesis.com/webbook/35_pt/pt_database.php?PT_id=167
Apple is using capabilities of the USB spec to disable interoperation with other manufacturers' equipment for what is clearly purely anticompetitive reasons. Don't you think it's a little late to "keep business politics out of this"?
Somebody's trying to take a page from the Obama playbook.
But what if the interviewer was a Zaldan?