it's not just the tools that are heavy. I find it tiring just holding myself in position all pretzled up under a sink to undo the trap/water feed/popup drain stopper paraphernalia. I could see somethign like this being wildly popular in the building trades
A quick look at the Barrons AP CS Book on Amazon led me to believe that there is little more to it than "Learn Java". I could see there being real use for an AP class in something like "data processing for non-CS majors" but Java would not be my first choice of language for that.
As it is, it seems to me that the intended beneficiaries of the exam are the politicians and the schools (to tout their getting girls into CS credentials) and whoever most benefits from having Java programmers (the big SAS providers perhaps). Benefit to the kids taking the exam doesn't seem to be high on the list of priorities.
I was listening to someone on the radio saying that some cultures have developed superstitions that may have a positive effect though. I can't remember the word he used, but there is a superstition that puts family disputes on hold, puts someone who has survived infection in the past in charge of caring for the sick, limits sex, there were some special eating practices etc. Many of these things sound helpful even if they are not backed by clinical trials.
This can't be the first time Africa has seen outbreaks of infections diseases
Imagine a terrorist that did not expose themselves to ebola but proceeded to spread bodily fluids around a crowded area. There would be a direct public interest in containing panic at that point.
Could be customs, could be immigration, could be TSA; any one of these non-doctors could confine you in a small unsanitary room with anyone else that looks a little "peaky" to them until they've incubated enough Ebola to wipe out the planet.
Presumably a healthy pancreas can regulate the amount of insulin, not just produce it blindly which perhaps could lead to what you describe happening. There's more to the pancreas than just insulin production and presumably diabetics still have some pancreatic functionality, what will it do when it sees some upstart cells usurping its role ?
My experiences with support for commercial products has been much worse than the support I've enjoyed from open source communities. It seems like all they want to do is accept money to allow their customer to check the box to say there is support for audit purposes. It's cynical, and the fact it can be relegated entirely to IVR is more proof.
Now, if they would put fewer, better qualified people into a moderated forum that would be an improvement and save money, but then it would expose too many precious secrets
Dallas is a major, cosmopolitan, city with one of the world's busiest international airports. It is inevitable that at some point someone with a life-threatening and contagious disease will come to such a city. I'm sure it has happened before and that it will again.
I'm not a medical professional, but to my untutored eye the preparedness of Dallas' medical professionals is tragically lacking. It seems the original patient's first contact with the medical system was mishandled, the family were reportedly treated badly and now a sheriff's deputy has contracted the disease.
It's not enough to just offer the guy gloves, he needed good advice and someone to ensure he followed it (I'll bet he got neither).
If Dallas' medical profession is going to conduct itself in this way, then maybe African airports should consider closing to mitigate the risk of contagion from Dallas
Talking to another person in the car seems to be a part of the usual driving experience since cars were invented. Presumably no-one believes that is something that one should ban. I understand that the passenger might be looking out the window which overall ups the total amount of attention being spent on the road, but that's not always the case.
I think that there is something else about the experience of using hands-free phones that makes them more of a distraction at all phases of the call. I'd be interested to see what happens to the level of driver distraction as the audio quality of the call improves. I have certainly felt I need to shout and stare at the bluetooth handsfree adapter to communicate at times.
If it could render every mumble with high fidelity, cut down on the latency and otherwise meet or beat the standard of audio that is achieved by having the intercourse in the car (so to speak !) I think the amount of distraction might go down. In any case, it is something that cellular providers and car audio equipment makers can monetize.
It would be good to see a chart similar to this one but showing the top few drivers of demand in each sector. For example, is the leading use of industrial sector energy to produce those infernal blister packs for retail goods ?
respect need not be earned, it cannot be lost, it is an aspect of me that I give to someone else. It has nothing to do with the person I give it to. It is the bare minimum I am willing to give to my worst enemy. It is a measure of me not them and it starts and ends at the maximum level I can muster.
Trust on the other hand can be created and destroyed, on an individual and collective basis based on past actions and for something truly new, it starts at none
So, in the space of an hour this person goes from being trusted enough to control the safety of 1000s of air passengers to not being trustworthy with a box of matches. Do we not monitor people in these positions better ?
It's nice to think, per the Zuckerberg cheerleading video, that I may be creating 2.6 local jobs (but I suspect I'm just creating 0.0001 extremely highly paid jobs). If microsoft wants to create high-end overseas I say encourage it. Indians can benefit from highly skilled jobs too, and in the end, we will all benefit if the world as a whole drags itself into a more middle class existence. To my mind it only breaks down when people earn so much money that they stop spending it.
Why does this have to depend on a magic string (â€) at all ? In this day and age are there not better ways to securely, out-of-band, tag information for special purposes ?
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it's not just the tools that are heavy. I find it tiring just holding myself in position all pretzled up under a sink to undo the trap/water feed/popup drain stopper paraphernalia. I could see somethign like this being wildly popular in the building trades
I hope the crew of oompa loompas get back safely (ignore my sig).
Which half of the person infected in the united states is dead ?
How you you propose to improve the outcome by panicing ?
A quick look at the Barrons AP CS Book on Amazon led me to believe that there is little more to it than "Learn Java". I could see there being real use for an AP class in something like "data processing for non-CS majors" but Java would not be my first choice of language for that.
As it is, it seems to me that the intended beneficiaries of the exam are the politicians and the schools (to tout their getting girls into CS credentials) and whoever most benefits from having Java programmers (the big SAS providers perhaps). Benefit to the kids taking the exam doesn't seem to be high on the list of priorities.
I was listening to someone on the radio saying that some cultures have developed superstitions that may have a positive effect though. I can't remember the word he used, but there is a superstition that puts family disputes on hold, puts someone who has survived infection in the past in charge of caring for the sick, limits sex, there were some special eating practices etc. Many of these things sound helpful even if they are not backed by clinical trials.
This can't be the first time Africa has seen outbreaks of infections diseases
or, what the hell, you and a few friends make "hazmat suits" out of visqueen and blue tarp, go for a walk through times square.
Imagine a terrorist that did not expose themselves to ebola but proceeded to spread bodily fluids around a crowded area. There would be a direct public interest in containing panic at that point.
Could be customs, could be immigration, could be TSA; any one of these non-doctors could confine you in a small unsanitary room with anyone else that looks a little "peaky" to them until they've incubated enough Ebola to wipe out the planet.
Presumably a healthy pancreas can regulate the amount of insulin, not just produce it blindly which perhaps could lead to what you describe happening. There's more to the pancreas than just insulin production and presumably diabetics still have some pancreatic functionality, what will it do when it sees some upstart cells usurping its role ?
My experiences with support for commercial products has been much worse than the support I've enjoyed from open source communities. It seems like all they want to do is accept money to allow their customer to check the box to say there is support for audit purposes. It's cynical, and the fact it can be relegated entirely to IVR is more proof.
Now, if they would put fewer, better qualified people into a moderated forum that would be an improvement and save money, but then it would expose too many precious secrets
Dallas is a major, cosmopolitan, city with one of the world's busiest international airports. It is inevitable that at some point someone with a life-threatening and contagious disease will come to such a city. I'm sure it has happened before and that it will again.
I'm not a medical professional, but to my untutored eye the preparedness of Dallas' medical professionals is tragically lacking. It seems the original patient's first contact with the medical system was mishandled, the family were reportedly treated badly and now a sheriff's deputy has contracted the disease.
It's not enough to just offer the guy gloves, he needed good advice and someone to ensure he followed it (I'll bet he got neither).
If Dallas' medical profession is going to conduct itself in this way, then maybe African airports should consider closing to mitigate the risk of contagion from Dallas
You would think they would prefer coke for eponymity.
Talking to another person in the car seems to be a part of the usual driving experience since cars were invented. Presumably no-one believes that is something that one should ban. I understand that the passenger might be looking out the window which overall ups the total amount of attention being spent on the road, but that's not always the case.
I think that there is something else about the experience of using hands-free phones that makes them more of a distraction at all phases of the call. I'd be interested to see what happens to the level of driver distraction as the audio quality of the call improves. I have certainly felt I need to shout and stare at the bluetooth handsfree adapter to communicate at times.
If it could render every mumble with high fidelity, cut down on the latency and otherwise meet or beat the standard of audio that is achieved by having the intercourse in the car (so to speak !) I think the amount of distraction might go down. In any case, it is something that cellular providers and car audio equipment makers can monetize.
Presumably if the rest of the world gets a similar standard of living then they will have similar views on family size and birthrate will drop.
It would be good to see a chart similar to this one but showing the top few drivers of demand in each sector. For example, is the leading use of industrial sector energy to produce those infernal blister packs for retail goods ?
A Mr. Fusion, system would have been a better fit for the Garbage collection sector.
respect need not be earned, it cannot be lost, it is an aspect of me that I give to someone else. It has nothing to do with the person I give it to. It is the bare minimum I am willing to give to my worst enemy. It is a measure of me not them and it starts and ends at the maximum level I can muster.
Trust on the other hand can be created and destroyed, on an individual and collective basis based on past actions and for something truly new, it starts at none
Sadly, I measure it every day. I can only conclude that the earth is putting on weight.
unlike natural births, the exact timing of many C sections is planned. Why not plan the procedure for a Friday ?
Maybe it also suits the families (GPs can be in town for the weekend etc.)
So, in the space of an hour this person goes from being trusted enough to control the safety of 1000s of air passengers to not being trustworthy with a box of matches. Do we not monitor people in these positions better ?
So double the dole and tax it 50% that should cure the problem and the poor will be self financing, get them off the backs of the rich.
They do both, then when someone says "I did not register it yet, it was only built 2 days ago" you bring out the Google images.
It's nice to think, per the Zuckerberg cheerleading video, that I may be creating 2.6 local jobs (but I suspect I'm just creating 0.0001 extremely highly paid jobs). If microsoft wants to create high-end overseas I say encourage it. Indians can benefit from highly skilled jobs too, and in the end, we will all benefit if the world as a whole drags itself into a more middle class existence. To my mind it only breaks down when people earn so much money that they stop spending it.
Why does this have to depend on a magic string (â€) at all ? In this day and age are there not better ways to securely, out-of-band, tag information for special purposes ?