In Australia there was a case of a heart clinic performing scans on perfectly healthy people because the government was picking up the tab. The thing is they got away with it for a while but they eventually got caught and prosecuted. You can have socialized medicine and scrutinize how the money is spent, its not necessarily a black-hole for public funds.
I work for a company the supplies a large proportion of the world with digital content distribution equipment (as a s/w engineer, it's a rather cool job - quite a lot of what people watch/hear has been touched (not necessarily in a good way;) ) by my code).
I hope you've been putting in subliminal messages as an Easter egg. e.g. splicing in frames of hard-core porn randomly every couple of hours.
Those charts you linked aren't about the housing bubble. If anything it supports the bubble GP was talking about because people were spending more when the times were good (high confidence) and they're saving now because times are tough (low confidence).
Libertarians (or more correctly neo-liberals) are opponents of the reserve bank yes. However they have had a huge influence on the banking industry. They successfully lobbied for deregulation in the extreme under the mantra of "the free market is more efficient" and "let the market decide". What they didn't realize is that some regulation of the banking industry is needed to ensure there is still a market for people to decide on when times get tough.
If you live in Sydney, Australia you won't see the southern cross properly any more. One of the 5 stars is too faint and blocked out by the light pollution and another won't be visible in a few years either. I guess we'll need to rename it to the Southern triangle when that happens...
I'd say it was a co-incidence, as opposed to sneaky DDO (Dungeons & Dragons Online) marketing. There was no mention of DDO at all in TFA (I did read it for once. It felt wrong I tell you). In fact the article focused on smaller indy games which use this pricing model. Contrast that with the major effort that went into DDO which wanted to be a World of Warcraft killer but flopped.
The teachers seemed to change how classes were chosen every year but a popular method was:
1. Take the top 60 students. Form them up into 2 classes of 30 randomly. 2. Take the other 90 students and randomly assign them to 3 classes of 30.
Obviously adjust numbers for bigger or smaller schools. I'd say this method worked pretty well. I was usually in one of the top classes for Math or Science and one of the bottom ones for English.
With a class structure like this if you're in the top tier then you aren't getting held back by the trouble-makers, people who don't want to learn, those below average intelligence etc. The teacher can also go on to extension work and more interesting things once you finish the basic work.
If you're in the bottom tier of classes, you just do the basic work. I'm sure it makes the teachers job a lot easier though, as they can take the time to explain things in more detail without the bright students getting bored and acting up. I'd also say it gives the students some incentive as they can still top their class.
A few of the other replies to this comment don't get why its so ridiculous. They assume that patients are lying all the time and the medical records are infallible truth. The thing is much of a patient's medical record will be what they said to doctors in the past, or the doctor's treatment based on what the patient said. If all patients lie then the medical records could be wrong too.
USN&WR was just ahead of its time. Reporting without checking is all the rage these days e.g. blogging, twitter, opinion pieces and even a fair deal of what passes for quality journalism.
The state governments in Australia are a waste. A population of 21 million can't support 3 levels of government. Many of the state government functions are already duplicated at either federal or local level.
I can't comment on the US or EU as I don't know enough about their politics.
In a democracy you get the politicians you deserve. If they're average people then they sound fairly representative of the nation. I'd like to remind you that 50% of the population are below average (median) intelligence.
I'll second this. I did a seminar on 2nd language acquisition at uni. The gist of the research was that there is no real difference in outcomes between adult and children learners. The differences are in the ways one learns and that adult learners will keep their accent but children under 12 won't. The emphasis on reading, writing and grammar with set study works for adults. Children are better off with less formal guidance and with a focus on speaking and listening.
How is the parent post a troll? What he said about functional languages is true. It could have been expressed a bit more politely but hey this is/. and we're all anti-social nerds.
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Mod parent funny, not insightful.
Tell me what's wrong with this sentence:
momen abdullah from the summary can't get on the internet so you suggest he google for how to build a HAM radio.
In Australia there was a case of a heart clinic performing scans on perfectly healthy people because the government was picking up the tab. The thing is they got away with it for a while but they eventually got caught and prosecuted. You can have socialized medicine and scrutinize how the money is spent, its not necessarily a black-hole for public funds.
I hope you've been putting in subliminal messages as an Easter egg. e.g. splicing in frames of hard-core porn randomly every couple of hours.
If they ban IPv4 then only criminals will use IPv4.
Those charts you linked aren't about the housing bubble. If anything it supports the bubble GP was talking about because people were spending more when the times were good (high confidence) and they're saving now because times are tough (low confidence).
Fixed that for you. 9/10 German's died fighting the Soviets.
Libertarians (or more correctly neo-liberals) are opponents of the reserve bank yes. However they have had a huge influence on the banking industry. They successfully lobbied for deregulation in the extreme under the mantra of "the free market is more efficient" and "let the market decide". What they didn't realize is that some regulation of the banking industry is needed to ensure there is still a market for people to decide on when times get tough.
I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one annoyed by misusing the term republic.
Did you really expect a "human flesh search engine" to be work-safe? The NSFW tag seems a bit redundant.
If you live in Sydney, Australia you won't see the southern cross properly any more. One of the 5 stars is too faint and blocked out by the light pollution and another won't be visible in a few years either. I guess we'll need to rename it to the Southern triangle when that happens...
I'd say it was a co-incidence, as opposed to sneaky DDO (Dungeons & Dragons Online) marketing. There was no mention of DDO at all in TFA (I did read it for once. It felt wrong I tell you). In fact the article focused on smaller indy games which use this pricing model. Contrast that with the major effort that went into DDO which wanted to be a World of Warcraft killer but flopped.
The film/movie thing gets to me too. So I decided to call them all movies to stir up the pretentious wankers.
Hello and welcome to Slashdot. Please leave your modesty and humility at the door. You can collect them again when you leave. Enjoy your stay.
The teachers seemed to change how classes were chosen every year but a popular method was:
1. Take the top 60 students. Form them up into 2 classes of 30 randomly.
2. Take the other 90 students and randomly assign them to 3 classes of 30.
Obviously adjust numbers for bigger or smaller schools. I'd say this method worked pretty well. I was usually in one of the top classes for Math or Science and one of the bottom ones for English.
With a class structure like this if you're in the top tier then you aren't getting held back by the trouble-makers, people who don't want to learn, those below average intelligence etc. The teacher can also go on to extension work and more interesting things once you finish the basic work.
If you're in the bottom tier of classes, you just do the basic work. I'm sure it makes the teachers job a lot easier though, as they can take the time to explain things in more detail without the bright students getting bored and acting up. I'd also say it gives the students some incentive as they can still top their class.
Muesli. Of the non-toasted variety. Its delicious and good for you.
That one was easy.
A few of the other replies to this comment don't get why its so ridiculous. They assume that patients are lying all the time and the medical records are infallible truth. The thing is much of a patient's medical record will be what they said to doctors in the past, or the doctor's treatment based on what the patient said. If all patients lie then the medical records could be wrong too.
USN&WR was just ahead of its time. Reporting without checking is all the rage these days e.g. blogging, twitter, opinion pieces and even a fair deal of what passes for quality journalism.
(I wish I wasn't joking)
You obviously haven't heard of The Netherlands. They seem to be doing quite OK.
The state governments in Australia are a waste. A population of 21 million can't support 3 levels of government. Many of the state government functions are already duplicated at either federal or local level.
I can't comment on the US or EU as I don't know enough about their politics.
You didn't read the parent post at all did you? He said we need less of your type (and the equivalent religious person who rejects all science).
In a democracy you get the politicians you deserve. If they're average people then they sound fairly representative of the nation. I'd like to remind you that 50% of the population are below average (median) intelligence.
I'll second this. I did a seminar on 2nd language acquisition at uni. The gist of the research was that there is no real difference in outcomes between adult and children learners. The differences are in the ways one learns and that adult learners will keep their accent but children under 12 won't. The emphasis on reading, writing and grammar with set study works for adults. Children are better off with less formal guidance and with a focus on speaking and listening.
How is the parent post a troll? What he said about functional languages is true. It could have been expressed a bit more politely but hey this is /. and we're all anti-social nerds.
The Larry Wall fortunes on /. are always good. I'm happy to say I'm a fan of the Wall.