Sorry it didn't work for you, but in my personal experience it worked quite effectively.
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If you are the lab admin, and the systems keep "crashing" or losing other people's data - no matter if you like them or not - it will reflect poorly on you.
The more problems that people have on systems that you are supposedly administering, the less they will like you.
Try talking, or being friendly, or helping to try to recover their data. Let the "bully" see that perhaps you can be better allies than enemies.
I have to respect you for your dedication. I was unfortunately not as dedicated to my physique and am now trying to turn myself around. It is definitely hard work to do it.
I think part of the reasons for the differences in payment is just how noticeable the activity is. Someone throwing a Football 100 yards is an impressive, and obvious, feat. It can be seen and any Joe (or Jane) can try to do it. A lot of science on the other hand is so obscure that there is very little obvious change. The concepts of the science isn't understood by the vast majority of the population, and very few people have the ability to reproduce any of it.
Some activities like Dean Kamen's FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) attempt to fix this by introducing children and young adults to some of the more exciting areas of science and technology (namely robotic competition), but it is still much more of a niche audience than most sports. Other things like "BattleBots", "Junkyard Wars"("Scrapheap Challenge"), and "Full Metal Challenge" are also helping. We finally have Science and Technology based social things that may produce heros.
That wasn't a "We're smarter than jocks" comment, that was simply a statement that there are more types of "work" than lifting or moving something. Sitting down and _really_ thinking about something, or researching, or trying to figure out how two apparent different results can actually mean the same thing can take a tremendous amount of work. Perhaps the "often" should not have been placed in my initial comment.
Tell you what, you get off your "Just because someone shoved you in a locker in high school dosen't make you better than someone who actually likes to compete and stay in shape." horse, I'll get off my soapbox, and we can treat eachother with respect and recognize that both science and sports do take work, and damn hard work to be at the top of the field(either figuratively or literally).
This is exactly how I feel as well. Science, which often takes more work than sports, should be celebrated.
Teachers at all levels need to be paid better as well. The "Well, I'm only an average programmer, so I'll teach instead" mentality/expectation needs to be reversed.
I'm Sorry, the name "Skillet-Theif" contains a word that is owned by xyz co. You have not been authorized to use said word by xyz co. Our rabid lawyers have been notified.
Humans also think, interpret, judge, guess and intuit things. Beyond that there is creativity and drive that just aren't in computers. Sure, a robot or unmanned device can do a lot, but a human being can take things to the next level.
The further we get from "home", the more necessary someone that can make split second judgements based on incomplete data becomes.
My Cell currently does almost exactly what I stated. The idea is that an external device located in the building can cause a phone to go into that mode without any user interaction.
In other words, nice resturaunts, Movie theaters, true theatres, and any other facility that requires a relatively quiet customer base could install these devices in their building(s).
I'm looking forward to the day when I walk into a resturaunt and am asked "Would you like the Cell section?" instead of asking about the smoking secton.
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I have both of the girl's phone numbers, if anyone is interested...
Is it just me, or do other people also want to write Q-Bert with QBits?
I think that it should be:
"News for Nerds. Stuff that matters. News for Nerds again. Stuff that mattered."
Great... So now all the lurking worms are going to attack someplace.... Thanks a lot.
That's exactly what I was trying to say... Unfortunately I didn't have much time to say it in.
Thank you.
This Plum might actually cause me to subscribe.
I don't think that "Early Posting" should be allowed, I fear that it will alenate the non paying members a bit.
but what about DISABLE_GOD ? One swift crowbar to the knees...
Sorry, I would have written something more exciting, but there was a knock at my door...
At least everyone I work with smells the same as me. That way I don't stick out.
Yeah, nobody wants to stink out...
Sorry it didn't work for you, but in my personal experience it worked quite effectively.
If you are the lab admin, and the systems keep "crashing" or losing other people's data - no matter if you like them or not - it will reflect poorly on you.
The more problems that people have on systems that you are supposedly administering, the less they will like you.
Try talking, or being friendly, or helping to try to recover their data. Let the "bully" see that perhaps you can be better allies than enemies.
(Possibly) From a computer in the USA.
Surely that would be a violation of the DMCA as well as international cybercrime laws?
Why don't we let those stupid laws work on our side for once?
I have to respect you for your dedication. I was unfortunately not as dedicated to my physique and am now trying to turn myself around. It is definitely hard work to do it.
I think part of the reasons for the differences in payment is just how noticeable the activity is. Someone throwing a Football 100 yards is an impressive, and obvious, feat. It can be seen and any Joe (or Jane) can try to do it. A lot of science on the other hand is so obscure that there is very little obvious change. The concepts of the science isn't understood by the vast majority of the population, and very few people have the ability to reproduce any of it.
Some activities like Dean Kamen's FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) attempt to fix this by introducing children and young adults to some of the more exciting areas of science and technology (namely robotic competition), but it is still much more of a niche audience than most sports. Other things like "BattleBots", "Junkyard Wars"("Scrapheap Challenge"), and "Full Metal Challenge" are also helping. We finally have Science and Technology based social things that may produce heros.
That wasn't a "We're smarter than jocks" comment, that was simply a statement that there are more types of "work" than lifting or moving something. Sitting down and _really_ thinking about something, or researching, or trying to figure out how two apparent different results can actually mean the same thing can take a tremendous amount of work. Perhaps the "often" should not have been placed in my initial comment.
Tell you what, you get off your "Just because someone shoved you in a locker in high school dosen't make you better than someone who actually likes to compete and stay in shape." horse, I'll get off my soapbox, and we can treat eachother with respect and recognize that both science and sports do take work, and damn hard work to be at the top of the field (either figuratively or literally).
Wish I had mod points.
This is exactly how I feel as well. Science, which often takes more work than sports, should be celebrated.
Teachers at all levels need to be paid better as well. The "Well, I'm only an average programmer, so I'll teach instead" mentality/expectation needs to be reversed.
Once a month I would pay for an entire plane load of passengers with my credit card. And tell them all not to order pork.
I'm Sorry, the name "Skillet-Theif" contains a word that is owned by xyz co. You have not been authorized to use said word by xyz co. Our rabid lawyers have been notified.
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In Soviet Russia it's
Just wait until the e-commerce enhanced version... Then it will be the:
eXserve
Add (more) internet functionality:
e-iXserve
And why don't we add in a Version number, after all it's a different version!
e-iXserve 2.0
And then we should probably denote how many processors it has:
e-iXserve 2.0 Single Processor
e-iXserve 2.0 Dual Processor
But wait! Don't forget if you order the Custom built "Ultimate" version:
e-iXserve 2.0 Custom Ultimate Edition
Isn't that better?
PS. These systems look great- I wouldn't mind one.
I think that the Space Elevator is a really good idea, and there have been some very interesting(and detailed) studies of the feasibility.
Previous Articles:
Space Elevators: Low Cost Ticket to GEO?
More on Space Elevators
Going Up?
Calling the Space Elevator
Space Elevator May Become Reality - The Linked Study(PDF) Was fascinating.
Space Elevator Could Cost Less Than You Thought
Stepping Closer To The Space Elevator
I want to walk into an elevator some day and see two buttons - "G" and "O".
Humans also think, interpret, judge, guess and intuit things. Beyond that there is creativity and drive that just aren't in computers. Sure, a robot or unmanned device can do a lot, but a human being can take things to the next level.
The further we get from "home", the more necessary someone that can make split second judgements based on incomplete data becomes.
It can play "normal PC games".
In other words, the 32K games "available" are all of the current PC games.
How's that for propoganda!?
My Cell currently does almost exactly what I stated. The idea is that an external device located in the building can cause a phone to go into that mode without any user interaction.
In other words, nice resturaunts, Movie theaters, true theatres, and any other facility that requires a relatively quiet customer base could install these devices in their building(s).
I'm looking forward to the day when I walk into a resturaunt and am asked "Would you like the Cell section?" instead of asking about the smoking secton.