I thought the same about camera - who got high and thought to add camera to cell phone? But I like camera phones now. Primarily because I can take pics in case of auto accident. Perhaps useful in other circumstances where taking images quickly is handy. I don't expect it to be a good camera - nice dedicated camera is affordable and very portable.
If we are observing far-away galaxies being affected by the stuff too far away for us to observe directly, maybe we are observing the stuff outside our bubble indirectly? This visibility can be transitive?
Also, maybe we can also "observe" the stuff outside our bubble via the effects of "spooky action at a distance"?
Actually I have learned quit a bit from my MBA training. Primarily the fact that the world is far more complicated then most people think. Management is about controlling many layers of cause and effects. Being a lot of these layers are actual human beings causes this to have more random elements into it.
If you put in a few years at any decent-sized company, you would've learned it from practice instead of discussing case studies/"theories" in classroom. Except some economics theory, there is no theory in business - in business, it's all practice. My apology to Yogi for that.
I was told GE's program is exactly that - learning from practice. But I admit ignorance about GE's - I didn't go through it, and I only know two guys who went into that. Perhaps they do overboard with six sigma and Neutron Jack tendencies.
As well ever since Enron there has been a large focus on ethics training as well.
Yeah, how's that working out. So were you the only one not cracking jokes about that course?
It seems like eBay is a dinosaur in its slow decline, maintained only by the massive inertia. Ripe time for competitors to pull the rug underneath their feet? As for inertia, there is no perpetual motion machine, you know.
I cannot think of more worthless, in fact, counterproductive, degree than MBAs in the US. They are the ones that drove our economy into the ground as it is today.
Many of you with MBAs know you learn jack squat, even (especially?) the ones from the top schools - what you get is a door pass and network (and yeah, I did get a degree from a top buz school). Let me remind you that Bush's got MBA from Harvard.
Actaually, there is one degree more pointless - PhD in Business. Gawk. Music theory PhDs laugh at those clowns.
If you want a real management training, you should shoot for GE's management program.
That's redundant. All anyone ever does these days is "innovate".
Listen you English nazis, you're barking up the wrong tree going after the vernacular, slangs and such. Go after all the business book authors instead - they are turning the entire language into euphemism.
Btw, I had been a long-time subsrcriber of Dr. Dobbs, until about a year ago. About the only thing worth saving from what it has become is Swaine's column.
"I just took a massive shit. It must have been that foot long subway sub I had yesterday. I didn't expect such a huge fucking log exiting my asshole. It feels slightly weird now."
Here comes the AC to save our economy. Hurry, tell Paulson and Bernanke how to do it.
I am sure orchem is very important in medicine, but I don't think you're being honest here. Given the complexity of biology and the limitation of our knowledge, I know that most physicians that are not researchers, especially GPs, cannot afford to think at that level. Besides, this level of thinking/discussion would come into picture only after a battery of test has been performed, and by that time chances are you'd be talking with specialists.
If someone can't figure out how to think critically on this level, they are NEVER going to be able to diagnose anything as a general practitioner.
Be honest - that's not what GPs do. Are you a physician? How often GP, or even a specialist, discuss chem interaction at molecular/compound level to explain medical conditions?
Besides, when sitting at an exam with clock ticking, with the number of organic compounds you need to cover, you're gonna answer questions by unravelling atomic composition and interactions? I know that's bogus and that's like answering all EM questions by starting from Maxwell's equations.
I didn't do premed nor take OrChem, but from looking at the people who did, it appeared to be more/less memorizing dictionary, except that it's a dictionary of or chem compounds rather than wrods.
I think the general US medical education setup is a racket set up by AMA to limit the supply of doctors. I can understand the strict requirements for researchers (MD/PhDs) and some specialists, but they seem counterproductive for producing general practitioners, the ones we need to most I'd think - better communication skill may serve them much better than cramming for OrChem I and II. Not to mention the hazing practice against the residents to further reduce the doctor supply while putting the health of patients in jeopardy.
EFF has tried this before, haven't they? And got nowhere for the reasons the parent post noted. Anyone know what if any has changed for them to try again?
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I thought the same about camera - who got high and thought to add camera to cell phone? But I like camera phones now. Primarily because I can take pics in case of auto accident. Perhaps useful in other circumstances where taking images quickly is handy. I don't expect it to be a good camera - nice dedicated camera is affordable and very portable.
Water your lawn, geezer.
Damn, that's what I call customer, I mean, compiler service. The junks these days...
In your mid 30's, eh? Miss your good old school techno? ;-)
Never stops them from putting adverts in magazine, though.
If we are observing far-away galaxies being affected by the stuff too far away for us to observe directly, maybe we are observing the stuff outside our bubble indirectly? This visibility can be transitive?
Also, maybe we can also "observe" the stuff outside our bubble via the effects of "spooky action at a distance"?
But you're wrong. Their scale goes up to eleven. Don't you feel dumb now?
I know, I know, I'm going to hell for posting on an idle story. But you're wrong. I was going there anyway.
If you put in a few years at any decent-sized company, you would've learned it from practice instead of discussing case studies/"theories" in classroom. Except some economics theory, there is no theory in business - in business, it's all practice. My apology to Yogi for that.
I was told GE's program is exactly that - learning from practice. But I admit ignorance about GE's - I didn't go through it, and I only know two guys who went into that. Perhaps they do overboard with six sigma and Neutron Jack tendencies.
Yeah, how's that working out. So were you the only one not cracking jokes about that course?
It seems like eBay is a dinosaur in its slow decline, maintained only by the massive inertia. Ripe time for competitors to pull the rug underneath their feet? As for inertia, there is no perpetual motion machine, you know.
Many of you with MBAs know you learn jack squat, even (especially?) the ones from the top schools - what you get is a door pass and network (and yeah, I did get a degree from a top buz school). Let me remind you that Bush's got MBA from Harvard.
Actaually, there is one degree more pointless - PhD in Business. Gawk. Music theory PhDs laugh at those clowns.
If you want a real management training, you should shoot for GE's management program.
Go ahead, mod away.
That's redundant. All anyone ever does these days is "innovate".
Listen you English nazis, you're barking up the wrong tree going after the vernacular, slangs and such. Go after all the business book authors instead - they are turning the entire language into euphemism.
Hah, that's what we want you to think, dirty pirates.
Yeah, about the only reason to vote is to keep Palin, the Bush with lipstick, off any vicinity of the White House.
"...the business world, while historically not fond of IT workers, is showing its true opinion of the sector." So what is it?
Then you're doing it wrong. :-)
Or you do ASP.NET stuff.
Btw, I had been a long-time subsrcriber of Dr. Dobbs, until about a year ago. About the only thing worth saving from what it has become is Swaine's column.
"I just took a massive shit. It must have been that foot long subway sub I had yesterday. I didn't expect such a huge fucking log exiting my asshole. It feels slightly weird now."
Here comes the AC to save our economy. Hurry, tell Paulson and Bernanke how to do it.
You see, even fancy journals like Science troll. Ours is a troll-driven economy.
They had to switch, cuz SUVs are uncool these days and you get way more space, and that's important cuz it's a space mission.
Ehem, for those less fortunate comrades outside the US, "lay an egg" is a baseball expression meaning "make an error"
Carry on. :-)
I am sure orchem is very important in medicine, but I don't think you're being honest here. Given the complexity of biology and the limitation of our knowledge, I know that most physicians that are not researchers, especially GPs, cannot afford to think at that level. Besides, this level of thinking/discussion would come into picture only after a battery of test has been performed, and by that time chances are you'd be talking with specialists.
Be honest - that's not what GPs do. Are you a physician? How often GP, or even a specialist, discuss chem interaction at molecular/compound level to explain medical conditions?
Besides, when sitting at an exam with clock ticking, with the number of organic compounds you need to cover, you're gonna answer questions by unravelling atomic composition and interactions? I know that's bogus and that's like answering all EM questions by starting from Maxwell's equations.
I didn't do premed nor take OrChem, but from looking at the people who did, it appeared to be more/less memorizing dictionary, except that it's a dictionary of or chem compounds rather than wrods.
I think the general US medical education setup is a racket set up by AMA to limit the supply of doctors. I can understand the strict requirements for researchers (MD/PhDs) and some specialists, but they seem counterproductive for producing general practitioners, the ones we need to most I'd think - better communication skill may serve them much better than cramming for OrChem I and II. Not to mention the hazing practice against the residents to further reduce the doctor supply while putting the health of patients in jeopardy.
I have to hand it to slashdot moderation. Damn, I gotta build up karma again. :-)
EFF has tried this before, haven't they? And got nowhere for the reasons the parent post noted. Anyone know what if any has changed for them to try again?