We need to come up with something better than fines as they clearly do not work on large corporations (GE superfund sites, etc..). Maybe a "buy freeze" on their stock?
Many people don't realize how many American brands are only one political or environmental disaster away from having their entire business go under.
That is a very good point as China could eject a company arbitrarily and our government wouldn't do anything about it. If they ejected all American companies there would be war however.
If we know what it means then it is a word. Clarity over rules because the language changes and sticking to rules that make communication unclear is wrong/incorrect.
Electricity: Net charge state relayed from one atom to the next. Getting deeper than that? Good luck, our perception plays a big part in how we gauge truth and we cannot perceive this level of existence.
Just like the Higgs Boson. It is right up there with basic photon experiments, interesting I guess, but not nearly as practical. The whole proceedings of announcements and the conference and the comments from these people flipping out over this "discovery" smacks of a cult and is way too emotional for the practical implications (zero). Grown men crying and shit about statistical readings that "they we're really hoping for," all hinging around what is a probably a politically charged project (VERY expensive Hadron Collider). My bullshit meter is going off is all, can't help it. In a time of cutbacks the Collider needs to maintain funding and notoriety--the thing cost a freaking fortune and takes a lot of money to maintain and run. I'm just questioning the value of this discovery--is the HC required to reproduce? For some strange reason people want this to be a big deal when it PROBABLY is not. For one, they assume a "big bang," which I'm not ready to assume is true because it could lead us down the wrong path of reasoning. I'm just not going to buy that this is some major discovery, until I see a practical application, just because the science community wants it to be so. As of right now, the Higgs Boson only fills in one blank in a theory, or model, with many blanks yet left.
I read an article in the WSJ about Masters programs and all of the administration interviewed from each of the colleges admitted that graduate students all started at the same level as an undergrad in the workforce except for MBAs. Very enlightening. A master's degree will get you a job in education (education pays shit) for sure, but the business world is not clamoring for them.
The attention diversification factor definitely lowers your GPA. When I have a heavy class-load and things get hairy I have to make decisions about what class is going to get the most attention. A lot of times I will get A's in all of them after making these trade-offs, but still. You don't really have time to ruminate ideas and concepts though, one of my complaints about college. Then there is that strained look in the eye of a professor that you get when he/she is trying to run through all of the material while you are trying to put the brakes on and discuss something in class.
Modded down? Really? Why, because you love the Higgs Boson too? I fail to see the significance. Call me dumb, but before you do, explain it to everyone. Yes, I read about the experiment, and the convulsive evidence is statistical readings. Forgive me if I don't orgasm all over the place. When you are explaining it, please tell me how this reflects on the observable reality we all experience.
I think the government realized the irrelevance of patents some time ago and are only going to honor the ones that make sense, hence they are just scraping fees from these software companies. It may not be as bad as everyone makes it out to be. The litigation has not been going very well for software patent holders and I think we will see more and more companies going to court instead of settling. Maybe Barns & Noble woke everyone up when they refused to bow to Microsoft?
I think they are genuinely confused into thinking their patents are worth a damn just because the agency grants them. They, the patent office, moved to a wholesale method some time ago.
I was coming in here to bitch about the stupid Higgs Boson and now this crap, but you made me laugh and ruined my whole fucking mood. Seriously, the Higgs shit took the cake, I have no faith in the science community after seeing all these old dudes throwing their hands to the ceiling and crying (yes, fucking crying over a theory) over NOTHING! Jesus fuck, we're screwed.
TV sales are down and they are restructuring aggressively. They are trying to survive amidst a bitch-slapping from Amazon. Management has been slow to react, it will be interesting to see their progress. They are testing new store layouts and an Apple style of store/support using Geek Squad personnel to assist customers. Employees are going to get intense training for several straight weeks to bolster the transition. Best Buy is a good gamble for people with a little money to burn as their stock is a selling pretty low and they're making a serious effort to keep it going.
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If you want to shoulder the liability. Damn invisible hand again!
We need to come up with something better than fines as they clearly do not work on large corporations (GE superfund sites, etc..). Maybe a "buy freeze" on their stock?
Many people don't realize how many American brands are only one political or environmental disaster away from having their entire business go under.
That is a very good point as China could eject a company arbitrarily and our government wouldn't do anything about it. If they ejected all American companies there would be war however.
We just offloaded a bunch of Compaq and IBM laptops that were 10 - 14 years old. They got sent to a school that continues to use them.
If we know what it means then it is a word. Clarity over rules because the language changes and sticking to rules that make communication unclear is wrong/incorrect.
Electricity: Net charge state relayed from one atom to the next. Getting deeper than that? Good luck, our perception plays a big part in how we gauge truth and we cannot perceive this level of existence.
Just like the Higgs Boson. It is right up there with basic photon experiments, interesting I guess, but not nearly as practical. The whole proceedings of announcements and the conference and the comments from these people flipping out over this "discovery" smacks of a cult and is way too emotional for the practical implications (zero). Grown men crying and shit about statistical readings that "they we're really hoping for," all hinging around what is a probably a politically charged project (VERY expensive Hadron Collider). My bullshit meter is going off is all, can't help it. In a time of cutbacks the Collider needs to maintain funding and notoriety--the thing cost a freaking fortune and takes a lot of money to maintain and run. I'm just questioning the value of this discovery--is the HC required to reproduce? For some strange reason people want this to be a big deal when it PROBABLY is not. For one, they assume a "big bang," which I'm not ready to assume is true because it could lead us down the wrong path of reasoning. I'm just not going to buy that this is some major discovery, until I see a practical application, just because the science community wants it to be so. As of right now, the Higgs Boson only fills in one blank in a theory, or model, with many blanks yet left.
So, you don't know?
I read an article in the WSJ about Masters programs and all of the administration interviewed from each of the colleges admitted that graduate students all started at the same level as an undergrad in the workforce except for MBAs. Very enlightening. A master's degree will get you a job in education (education pays shit) for sure, but the business world is not clamoring for them.
The attention diversification factor definitely lowers your GPA. When I have a heavy class-load and things get hairy I have to make decisions about what class is going to get the most attention. A lot of times I will get A's in all of them after making these trade-offs, but still. You don't really have time to ruminate ideas and concepts though, one of my complaints about college. Then there is that strained look in the eye of a professor that you get when he/she is trying to run through all of the material while you are trying to put the brakes on and discuss something in class.
Modded down? Really? Why, because you love the Higgs Boson too? I fail to see the significance. Call me dumb, but before you do, explain it to everyone. Yes, I read about the experiment, and the convulsive evidence is statistical readings. Forgive me if I don't orgasm all over the place. When you are explaining it, please tell me how this reflects on the observable reality we all experience.
I think the government realized the irrelevance of patents some time ago and are only going to honor the ones that make sense, hence they are just scraping fees from these software companies. It may not be as bad as everyone makes it out to be. The litigation has not been going very well for software patent holders and I think we will see more and more companies going to court instead of settling. Maybe Barns & Noble woke everyone up when they refused to bow to Microsoft?
I think they are genuinely confused into thinking their patents are worth a damn just because the agency grants them. They, the patent office, moved to a wholesale method some time ago.
Dude, that is some funny shit. Good visual. I'm I the only one ignoring my mod points?
1.2 Shamans were killed in the litigation of this case.
wow
No.
It's officlai /. is durnk. Good times!
I was coming in here to bitch about the stupid Higgs Boson and now this crap, but you made me laugh and ruined my whole fucking mood. Seriously, the Higgs shit took the cake, I have no faith in the science community after seeing all these old dudes throwing their hands to the ceiling and crying (yes, fucking crying over a theory) over NOTHING! Jesus fuck, we're screwed.
TV sales are down and they are restructuring aggressively. They are trying to survive amidst a bitch-slapping from Amazon. Management has been slow to react, it will be interesting to see their progress. They are testing new store layouts and an Apple style of store/support using Geek Squad personnel to assist customers. Employees are going to get intense training for several straight weeks to bolster the transition. Best Buy is a good gamble for people with a little money to burn as their stock is a selling pretty low and they're making a serious effort to keep it going.
People like that do not read /.
Love book suggestions, it's on the way.
No, they're not worthless, they are a liability.
Who the fuck has 10,000 Access applications?
There's also a certain factor of luck in terms of poking around at stuff.
This is funny coming from someone named "Giant Electronic Bra."
My god, you guys have obviously settled into a crack.