What he should have said was that the U.S. has the largest prison population in the world (not the highest per capita, nor the highest percentage). Which, even with the link you provided, would be the more accurate statement.
However, he could also have possibly stated that the U.S. has the highest per capita/percent for developed (read "1st world") nations.
Regardless, I am both concerned and relieved by this statistic. Concerned because that would infer that we possibly have more crime, but relieved because it means that our law enforcement system is actually doing their jobs.
The average person switches careers (not just jobs) up to 5 times during their lifetime (I myself switched from a computer tech, to a programmer, to a trainer, back to a programmer, and I am only 25). Expecting a high school student to pick a "major" would be absolutely ridiculous, as people that are 40-years old don't know what they want to do with their life (hence the mid-life crisis).
However, setting up a curriculum that would educate them for real life would be great. How many high schools teach students personal finance or how to start a business? How many teach you how to handle an emergency situation? Maybe they should focus on ways to actually help someone heading out into the world.
College is no better as far as preparing you for real life. I was straight out told by a professor that the Management Information Systems (a major for managing an information system perhaps) was indeed nothing more than a business oriented programming major, and that I would have to come back for my MBA in order to get the education required actually manage an information system.
So, you would like to get rid of pretty much every company in the stock market, causing the stock market to spiral downward, which would result in the government printing more money to pay its debt, thus devaluing the dollar (and making your money basically worthless), sending the majority of people into poverty, and making the nation into a third world country.
Therefore, the keys must be delivered in a service pack, as they need to be included on the CD.
Umm...the keys themselves are not delivered in the service packs, nor on the CDs themselves. The new method for verification of updated keys is probably what would be included.
By "experimental" I do not necessarily mean "will not work properly," but rather that certain functionality may be left out in order to ensure that they can support it in the future.
Also, from my personal experience nx-series laptops and dx-series desktops have been more difficult to find drivers for if a reload of Windows is necessary when compared to the nc/dc-series of computers. This is due to the fact that with the nx/dx-series HP does not use a standard one or two components for each of the PC components, but may use five or six different ones (for example the nc/dc-series may have only two options for a video card, while the nx/dx-series has five or more options).
Again from my personal experience I have heard that the nc/dc-series is also placed through a more rigorous testing process than the nx/dx-series. As a result of this and the afore mentioned driver issues, the last place I worked for (which was an HP Service Center) refused to allow its various departments to purchase nx/dx-series products, sticking with the nc/dc-series (however, I do not know about the servers that were purchased, as that was a different area of my department).
So, as to whether your clients are using "experimental" servers to run their financial institutions, I would say that it is possible; however not "experimental" in the way that you may have been thinking (i.e. server guinea pig), but that if they ever need to have Windows reinstalled on them, it may take you a little longer to find drivers. If you want to make sure that you are not buying "experimental" servers, I would check with HP to make sure you know everything about the products you are purchasing.
HP (or the place you bought the laptop from) may contend that this laptop is fit for its normal/intended use, which is running computer operations (which I am assuming it can do, though with certain additional functionality disabled), and if you are beyond the return period...good luck.
The fact that this is an nx9420 almost solidifies the fact that some functionality may not be present, because the nx-series of HP laptops is sometimes referred to as their "experimental" series, which is where the "x" comes from (at least this is how I was informed by my former HP Certified co-workers). More than likely this functionality will be available in future nw-series (notebook workstations) and nc-series (notebook commercial [grade]) of laptops and may even be available on current ones.
Also, remember that just because the processor supports the feature, this does not mean that the manufacturer supports the feature, as they may require more testing than processor/motherboard/etc. manufacturers in order to maintain system stability.
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What he should have said was that the U.S. has the largest prison population in the world (not the highest per capita, nor the highest percentage). Which, even with the link you provided, would be the more accurate statement.
However, he could also have possibly stated that the U.S. has the highest per capita/percent for developed (read "1st world") nations.
Regardless, I am both concerned and relieved by this statistic. Concerned because that would infer that we possibly have more crime, but relieved because it means that our law enforcement system is actually doing their jobs.
The average person switches careers (not just jobs) up to 5 times during their lifetime (I myself switched from a computer tech, to a programmer, to a trainer, back to a programmer, and I am only 25). Expecting a high school student to pick a "major" would be absolutely ridiculous, as people that are 40-years old don't know what they want to do with their life (hence the mid-life crisis).
However, setting up a curriculum that would educate them for real life would be great. How many high schools teach students personal finance or how to start a business? How many teach you how to handle an emergency situation? Maybe they should focus on ways to actually help someone heading out into the world.
College is no better as far as preparing you for real life. I was straight out told by a professor that the Management Information Systems (a major for managing an information system perhaps) was indeed nothing more than a business oriented programming major, and that I would have to come back for my MBA in order to get the education required actually manage an information system.
So, you would like to get rid of pretty much every company in the stock market, causing the stock market to spiral downward, which would result in the government printing more money to pay its debt, thus devaluing the dollar (and making your money basically worthless), sending the majority of people into poverty, and making the nation into a third world country.
Right, so get rid of corporations.
Indeed.
I just had a flash of the future run through my head...Pokemon live action movie *shudders with fear*...
Now those Betacord Voltron videos (which include the very first episode) I saved from when I was a kid will be much sought after.
Therefore, the keys must be delivered in a service pack, as they need to be included on the CD.
Umm...the keys themselves are not delivered in the service packs, nor on the CDs themselves. The new method for verification of updated keys is probably what would be included.
By "experimental" I do not necessarily mean "will not work properly," but rather that certain functionality may be left out in order to ensure that they can support it in the future.
Also, from my personal experience nx-series laptops and dx-series desktops have been more difficult to find drivers for if a reload of Windows is necessary when compared to the nc/dc-series of computers. This is due to the fact that with the nx/dx-series HP does not use a standard one or two components for each of the PC components, but may use five or six different ones (for example the nc/dc-series may have only two options for a video card, while the nx/dx-series has five or more options).
Again from my personal experience I have heard that the nc/dc-series is also placed through a more rigorous testing process than the nx/dx-series. As a result of this and the afore mentioned driver issues, the last place I worked for (which was an HP Service Center) refused to allow its various departments to purchase nx/dx-series products, sticking with the nc/dc-series (however, I do not know about the servers that were purchased, as that was a different area of my department).
So, as to whether your clients are using "experimental" servers to run their financial institutions, I would say that it is possible; however not "experimental" in the way that you may have been thinking (i.e. server guinea pig), but that if they ever need to have Windows reinstalled on them, it may take you a little longer to find drivers. If you want to make sure that you are not buying "experimental" servers, I would check with HP to make sure you know everything about the products you are purchasing.
HP (or the place you bought the laptop from) may contend that this laptop is fit for its normal/intended use, which is running computer operations (which I am assuming it can do, though with certain additional functionality disabled), and if you are beyond the return period...good luck. The fact that this is an nx9420 almost solidifies the fact that some functionality may not be present, because the nx-series of HP laptops is sometimes referred to as their "experimental" series, which is where the "x" comes from (at least this is how I was informed by my former HP Certified co-workers). More than likely this functionality will be available in future nw-series (notebook workstations) and nc-series (notebook commercial [grade]) of laptops and may even be available on current ones. Also, remember that just because the processor supports the feature, this does not mean that the manufacturer supports the feature, as they may require more testing than processor/motherboard/etc. manufacturers in order to maintain system stability.