For years I had heard references to 'South Korea' and 'Japan', but no-one ever seemed entirely sure what they were, so they were always shrouded in a bit of mystery for me. So imagine my joy when a/. summary actually provides a definitive answer. They are countries! and it seems that they are (probably) part of a contiguous landmass that also includes North Korea! So much now makes sense!
Yes, but you are pointing out products that are produced as competitors by different companies. This story is about a company with a strong product spending time and effort on another product that potentially competes with it (and thousands of other similar products, but never mind that!)
I'll take cash or a cheque, AC.
I've written the bulk of numerous research papers, teaching materials and other learning resources on a Chromebook using Google Drive. Great tools for collaboratively writing materials, before exporting the content for some polishing up in a different piece of software.
Where I spend most of my time (Sheffield and Manchester), Uber don't operate as taxis (black cabs), but as mini-cabs. This means that they must be prebooked and can't just pick people up off the street. I'm not a fan of Uber as I think, in the main, the mini-cabs around here are well operated and regulated and don't like the idea that money is being siphoned directly to a dodgy foreign company that is trying to displace established local firms, however the main difference I see is that the cars say Uber on the side rather than another company.
In the UK, the majority of utility meters are outside the property anyway - often in a box, locked with a standard key, on an outside wall. So it is already easy to get the information on the meters, see when they are in use etc. I suppose that the main difference here is the possibility to do it remotely from somewhere less conspicuous.
Just like BT (and others) do with their FON system? Provided it doesn't slow down the connection's owner and (big ask) is completely isolated from the subscriber's network then who cares?
Elsevier in particular is hated because of some very shady business practices. They were caught setting up journals for (drug?) corporations to publish what effectively amounted to uncritical advertising for their products.
It is partially based on the Scout badges concept. Like those, I think that the biggest impact will be in providing a way to showcase skills rather than academic achievements. This means that they are likely to have more value for those who aren't the academic high-flyers, but who have a great set of skills, interests and achievements that they want to make people aware of.
In some ways, the badges are an alternative to paper certificates (or sew-on patches) but, being digital, have some significant advantages such as being easily shareable, verifiable and have links to evidence for earning them. Raising awareness of the potential among the general public and employers will be key to whether they take off or die on the vine.
Full disclosure: I've done a bit of research into the use of digital badges in universities. For anyone interested in reading a bit more, freely accessible versions of my papers should be available from https://scholar.google.co.uk/c...
It wouldn't take that long. The tweet was directed at SWA so they would have access immediately. It mentions the city, gate and name of the employee, so it would probably be very quick to get in touch with the gate crew and get the other details from them - I doubt that there were many people on the flight with small kids who got arsey because they couldn't jump the queue
the graph compares all of 2013 with the first half of 2014. The implication being that, if so far this year there have been as many vulnerabilities as all of last year, then by the end of the year there will be twice as many. It is very poor analysis as there might be no more bugs found this year, a million bugs found this year, or something in between.
As social creatures much of our knowledge is built from social interactions, where we integrate our own experiences and beliefs with that of others to build new knowledge and understanding (i.e. Social Constructivism). The current dominant MOOC model is extremely procedural, teacher-centred and discourages these types of social interactions. While this works well for some subjects (particularly at introductory levels), it is much less effective in other situations. How can the large MOOC platforms, and EdX in particular, encourage a more social method of learning?
Exactly! I live in Sheffield and 99.999% of the posts on Slashdot are about "$TRIVIAL_EVENTS" happening 4000 miles away from where I live. So what! If a story is interesting, what does it matter where it happened (not that this is an interesting one, mind you)
Educational Technology is my field and this has been gaining traction for a few years now (often under the name 'Bring Your Own Device [BYOD]') and, to be honest, it is attractive to institutions because they feel it will reduce the amount of hardware that is purchased and unused (or, worse, is switched on 24/7 but doing nothing). I don't think that it is something that lecturers or students would really want if they thought about the (many) downsides.
However, the reason that laptops didn't take off is because of the patchy Wifi coverage when they were first becoming mainstream, the relatively poor battery life and few places to charge in most institutions, the weight of the devices and the startup time. With a tablet it is possible to switch it off, put it into your bag and start it up instantly in your next class - not so with a laptop.
Tablet use is obviously going to continue growing as they become more affordable lifestyle devices, but for many people they will be unlikely to replace the general-purpose abilities that you get from a full-fat PC.
That Smartboards are rubbish doesn't mean that tablets will replace them. Perhaps there is a fundamental problem with 'smartboard-style' teaching so that there will always be issues...
you are thinking of a processor simulator. here is a GPL'd one for the 8085 processor http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnusim8085/. THere are also others for other chips, including the Z80, just search for 'assembler simulator'.
I remember using one at Uni about 12 years ago and it was a very useful tool.
Slashdot Mirror
For years I had heard references to 'South Korea' and 'Japan', but no-one ever seemed entirely sure what they were, so they were always shrouded in a bit of mystery for me. So imagine my joy when a /. summary actually provides a definitive answer. They are countries! and it seems that they are (probably) part of a contiguous landmass that also includes North Korea! So much now makes sense!
Yes, but you are pointing out products that are produced as competitors by different companies. This story is about a company with a strong product spending time and effort on another product that potentially competes with it (and thousands of other similar products, but never mind that!)
I'll take cash or a cheque, AC. I've written the bulk of numerous research papers, teaching materials and other learning resources on a Chromebook using Google Drive. Great tools for collaboratively writing materials, before exporting the content for some polishing up in a different piece of software.
Bomb dogs are a much greater threat than horses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Where I spend most of my time (Sheffield and Manchester), Uber don't operate as taxis (black cabs), but as mini-cabs. This means that they must be prebooked and can't just pick people up off the street. I'm not a fan of Uber as I think, in the main, the mini-cabs around here are well operated and regulated and don't like the idea that money is being siphoned directly to a dodgy foreign company that is trying to displace established local firms, however the main difference I see is that the cars say Uber on the side rather than another company.
In the UK, the majority of utility meters are outside the property anyway - often in a box, locked with a standard key, on an outside wall. So it is already easy to get the information on the meters, see when they are in use etc. I suppose that the main difference here is the possibility to do it remotely from somewhere less conspicuous.
the clue is in the name: 1 PipBoy = 1.5 Pi
I'd have gone with 'Short name, more fame'
Just like BT (and others) do with their FON system? Provided it doesn't slow down the connection's owner and (big ask) is completely isolated from the subscriber's network then who cares?
Its a British term meaning an argument or heated discussion
Elsevier in particular is hated because of some very shady business practices. They were caught setting up journals for (drug?) corporations to publish what effectively amounted to uncritical advertising for their products.
So sell them as homeopathic and charge even more (because they are more powerful, right!)
It is partially based on the Scout badges concept. Like those, I think that the biggest impact will be in providing a way to showcase skills rather than academic achievements. This means that they are likely to have more value for those who aren't the academic high-flyers, but who have a great set of skills, interests and achievements that they want to make people aware of.
In some ways, the badges are an alternative to paper certificates (or sew-on patches) but, being digital, have some significant advantages such as being easily shareable, verifiable and have links to evidence for earning them. Raising awareness of the potential among the general public and employers will be key to whether they take off or die on the vine.
Full disclosure: I've done a bit of research into the use of digital badges in universities. For anyone interested in reading a bit more, freely accessible versions of my papers should be available from https://scholar.google.co.uk/c...
how about a million dollar coin? https://www.flickr.com/photos/...
It wouldn't take that long. The tweet was directed at SWA so they would have access immediately. It mentions the city, gate and name of the employee, so it would probably be very quick to get in touch with the gate crew and get the other details from them - I doubt that there were many people on the flight with small kids who got arsey because they couldn't jump the queue
the graph compares all of 2013 with the first half of 2014. The implication being that, if so far this year there have been as many vulnerabilities as all of last year, then by the end of the year there will be twice as many. It is very poor analysis as there might be no more bugs found this year, a million bugs found this year, or something in between.
SHILLED, I think it was
Surely there is no point if there are no other drivers behind you. As soon as you've gone past, the road will be clear.
The NSA would be the Colonial Cousin, not GCHQ. As far as I know, the UK has never (officially) been a colony of the US!
As social creatures much of our knowledge is built from social interactions, where we integrate our own experiences and beliefs with that of others to build new knowledge and understanding (i.e. Social Constructivism). The current dominant MOOC model is extremely procedural, teacher-centred and discourages these types of social interactions. While this works well for some subjects (particularly at introductory levels), it is much less effective in other situations. How can the large MOOC platforms, and EdX in particular, encourage a more social method of learning?
I've just given you one of mine. Oh,.....
Exactly! I live in Sheffield and 99.999% of the posts on Slashdot are about "$TRIVIAL_EVENTS" happening 4000 miles away from where I live. So what! If a story is interesting, what does it matter where it happened (not that this is an interesting one, mind you)
Educational Technology is my field and this has been gaining traction for a few years now (often under the name 'Bring Your Own Device [BYOD]') and, to be honest, it is attractive to institutions because they feel it will reduce the amount of hardware that is purchased and unused (or, worse, is switched on 24/7 but doing nothing). I don't think that it is something that lecturers or students would really want if they thought about the (many) downsides. However, the reason that laptops didn't take off is because of the patchy Wifi coverage when they were first becoming mainstream, the relatively poor battery life and few places to charge in most institutions, the weight of the devices and the startup time. With a tablet it is possible to switch it off, put it into your bag and start it up instantly in your next class - not so with a laptop. Tablet use is obviously going to continue growing as they become more affordable lifestyle devices, but for many people they will be unlikely to replace the general-purpose abilities that you get from a full-fat PC. That Smartboards are rubbish doesn't mean that tablets will replace them. Perhaps there is a fundamental problem with 'smartboard-style' teaching so that there will always be issues...
you are thinking of a processor simulator. here is a GPL'd one for the 8085 processor http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnusim8085/. THere are also others for other chips, including the Z80, just search for 'assembler simulator'. I remember using one at Uni about 12 years ago and it was a very useful tool.
Perhaps this island is where Saddam stashed him WMDs - it appears to be just as real.