Teachers' salaries have plummeted since the late 80's. In california, the average salary is around 68k (up 1% from 2011!) and under 50k for new teachers. This is common knowledge at every california university, so there's a lesson in here somewhere. What I was interested in, is where you get this outrageous number of 75k from? http://dianeravitch.net/2012/09/16/correction-chicago-teacher-salary-average-is-74000/ --- probably something related to this.
> They didn't even seems surprised when the empire eventually did find them.
Until the destruction of the first Death Star, there was not a single instance of the rebellion repelling an Imperial Assault. They were always found out eventually.
Almost everything in EA is third party. From matchmaking, to stats recording, to software clients, to servers. The fact you CAN fix an integral part of the game being down, speaks to why third party integration is preferred, not why it should be avoided. Thanks for the update anyway Mojokid.
> creating the perverse incentive to have copyright holders and inventors of patented inventions assassinated.
The incentives to kill people always exists for parties who can leverage the death in a myriad of ways. This wouldn't be perverse or special in any way.
> Almost certainly not considering how vanishingly rare ice asteroids are to date
Not almost certainly anything. The asteroid belt is a plentiful source of water and will be for long after we've colonized other planets, given the volume present. See the self-regulating snow line - http://www.galleries.com/rocks/asteroids.htm
> Not that water could repay the cost of getting at it anyhow.
I'm not sure if that's trolling. Water can be made unusable, has been, and continues to be. Potable water is literally priceless. The primary cost in obtaining resources from stellar bodies is in fighting gravity wells. Asteroids are convenient in that they minimize this cost.
> There isn't a material known to exist in significant quantities in asteroids (let alone easily accessible to mining) that could possibly repay the cost of getting at it
I will respectfully disagree. There is a LOT of ice water.
Abstract games have always had some popularity inso much that people believe knowing/recalling the permutations is a skill. The calculations in chess and shogi and go are just calculations. So many permutations are known in chess, the game became stale. This is why timed chess became the norm. The game was no longer fun (or practical for tournaments) so we shorten the time to make the calculations for another kind of tradeoff (starting 1834?). The more abstract a game, the fewer variables there are and the less enduring the game will be. tic-tac-toe is constantly reintroduced to children but does not enjoy the cult-popularity of roshambo which is almost a subjective "game" of chance.
Because, in the US, you can sue for any reason (even faulty reasoning or unactionable claims) with any stipulation on what you are seeking, generally speaking. Different localities have differing laws to mitigate this type of stupidity, but I guess not that county.
> Then maybe you need to go work for a body piercer, who has more than enough experience installing hardware into people without so much risk of infection.
The epidermis is highly resistant to infection compared to internal organ tissue which largely has no nerves and no significant way to deal with infection. The primary cause of death for cardiac surgery patients is infection.
> Pretty sad a piercer would have more experience than someone that supposedly worked for a medical device manufacturer.
See the closing paragraph referencing LISA ~ 2030 A.D.
The real way to measure the speed of gravity is to detect and study gravitational waves. By comparing the arrival of a gravitational-wave signal with that of an electromagnetic signal from an astrophysical source, one could compare the speed of gravity to that of light to parts in 10^(17).
As I understand it, we're still waiting to find out if gravitational waves/radiation propagates at the speed of light.
> Would an ISP automatically adding the header be compliant because users are subscribed to that ISP?
> the user chooses to enable the setting via their browser.
I would think there's an argument for using a browser that uses an ISP being a "choice" but it's all semantics. W3C put intent in a technical standard...looks like the work of ISO (creating rules for consultants and lawyers).
Here's the discussion of the Apache patch to ignore the header for IE10 (even if it's changed to be enabled/disabled in an acceptable manner later, whoops):
> The biggest reason you see class abstractions in JS, is that people aren't able to think outside of an OO/Class hierarchy box.
That's a cute theory that is thrown around. OOP has shown (in my experience) to be the most effective way to collaborate on large projects. I have my own theories as to why. If there was MORE than just a vast anecdotal consensus (i.e. evidence) one way or the other your comment should be citing that.
> I personally haven't found a better source that isn't invite-only...
After the first year or 2 of operation, TPBs indexes have been incomplete and untimely. Search for a release (category.12.08.14.description.torrent) from today and you get the standard players. If you can't take the time to figure out how to get the name of a new 0-day torrent, you have probably just threw a dart at a board instead of doing research. For your convenience....
kat.ph, extratorrent.com, torrentz.eu, isohunt.com, h33t.com, the list goes on and on, in descending quality (for values of less fake links, more reliable seeder information, and better community reporting on torrents).
Who still uses TPB? I mean it's been a horrible resource as far back as I can remember. There's 5 different torrent sites that Google does return (since I've seen the results regularly) which are superior. Magnet links alone simplify locating torrents.
> Is that Price/Earnings ratio of the stock has not been exceptionally high even when Apple's revenue increased dramatically.
That's because Apple has spent the money when they get it. A high P/E is a sign of a stagnated product line. In a commodity, this is great. In technology, It's not always favorable.
> Apple is a far far far larger bubble than Facebook.
Apple's net revenue doesn't match the sharp downward slope, that Facebook kept under wraps, until Facebook's IPO. Apple is not a bubble by the simple fact that there's almost no speculation involved. People who own an iPod will get the next iPod etc. Apple's income is not dependent on leveraging potential advertising monetization (read: we'll figure it out later). Google's income is derived from potential advertising profits, with a great track record, in stark contrast to Facebook's published metrics and inability to come up with a working profit model.
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Please check your facts. I'm sure Illinois has an equivalent to: http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fr/sa/cefavgsalaries.asp
Teachers' salaries have plummeted since the late 80's. In california, the average salary is around 68k (up 1% from 2011!) and under 50k for new teachers. This is common knowledge at every california university, so there's a lesson in here somewhere. What I was interested in, is where you get this outrageous number of 75k from? http://dianeravitch.net/2012/09/16/correction-chicago-teacher-salary-average-is-74000/ --- probably something related to this.
> They didn't even seems surprised when the empire eventually did find them.
Until the destruction of the first Death Star, there was not a single instance of the rebellion repelling an Imperial Assault. They were always found out eventually.
Almost everything in EA is third party. From matchmaking, to stats recording, to software clients, to servers. The fact you CAN fix an integral part of the game being down, speaks to why third party integration is preferred, not why it should be avoided. Thanks for the update anyway Mojokid.
> creating the perverse incentive to have copyright holders and inventors of patented inventions assassinated.
The incentives to kill people always exists for parties who can leverage the death in a myriad of ways. This wouldn't be perverse or special in any way.
>> but the idea that these systems are stupid enough to shoot down missiles that aren't going to hit targets is laughable.
> A guided missle on the other hand is actually even easier to intercept. It's not a ballistic trajectory, but it is flying far far slower.
I wonder about hybrids? Ballistic high arc, then go guided (for any definition of guided)?
> Almost certainly not considering how vanishingly rare ice asteroids are to date
Not almost certainly anything. The asteroid belt is a plentiful source of water and will be for long after we've colonized other planets, given the volume present. See the self-regulating snow line - http://www.galleries.com/rocks/asteroids.htm
> Not that water could repay the cost of getting at it anyhow.
I'm not sure if that's trolling. Water can be made unusable, has been, and continues to be. Potable water is literally priceless. The primary cost in obtaining resources from stellar bodies is in fighting gravity wells. Asteroids are convenient in that they minimize this cost.
> There isn't a material known to exist in significant quantities in asteroids (let alone easily accessible to mining) that could possibly repay the cost of getting at it
I will respectfully disagree. There is a LOT of ice water.
> Perhaps the system does work after all.
Winning your 1 case, does not mean the system is working as intended, regardless of the outcome.
> So basically you're willing to boycott products out of principle until it's inconvenient for you.
Yes. The principle is worth that. So what?
Abstract games have always had some popularity inso much that people believe knowing/recalling the permutations is a skill. The calculations in chess and shogi and go are just calculations. So many permutations are known in chess, the game became stale. This is why timed chess became the norm. The game was no longer fun (or practical for tournaments) so we shorten the time to make the calculations for another kind of tradeoff (starting 1834?). The more abstract a game, the fewer variables there are and the less enduring the game will be. tic-tac-toe is constantly reintroduced to children but does not enjoy the cult-popularity of roshambo which is almost a subjective "game" of chance.
A perfectly balanced game is not a game. It's a function.
There's little value in making scrabble more abstract. Good on Mattel.
> why is it so bloody high?
Because, in the US, you can sue for any reason (even faulty reasoning or unactionable claims) with any stipulation on what you are seeking, generally speaking. Different localities have differing laws to mitigate this type of stupidity, but I guess not that county.
> Former Australian Cop Wants Jail For Internet Trolls
Why is this news? I know a woman who thinks everyone should get free gummy bears. Her opinion isn't important either.
> Then maybe you need to go work for a body piercer, who has more than enough experience installing hardware into people without so much risk of infection.
The epidermis is highly resistant to infection compared to internal organ tissue which largely has no nerves and no significant way to deal with infection. The primary cause of death for cardiac surgery patients is infection.
> Pretty sad a piercer would have more experience than someone that supposedly worked for a medical device manufacturer.
The sad part is your ignorance.
> Yes they have. It's the speed of light.
> But if the sun vanished right now, it would take 8 minutes for the earth to stop orbiting and shoot off into space.
http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Relativity/GR/grav_radiation.html
There's a number of competing models which fit existing data.
http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2010/08/25/what-is-the-speed-of-gravity/
See the closing paragraph referencing LISA ~ 2030 A.D.
The real way to measure the speed of gravity is to detect and study gravitational waves. By comparing the arrival of a gravitational-wave signal with that of an electromagnetic signal from an astrophysical source, one could compare the speed of gravity to that of light to parts in 10^(17).
As I understand it, we're still waiting to find out if gravitational waves/radiation propagates at the speed of light.
> Would an ISP automatically adding the header be compliant because users are subscribed to that ISP?
> the user chooses to enable the setting via their browser.
I would think there's an argument for using a browser that uses an ISP being a "choice" but it's all semantics. W3C put intent in a technical standard...looks like the work of ISO (creating rules for consultants and lawyers).
Here's the discussion of the Apache patch to ignore the header for IE10 (even if it's changed to be enabled/disabled in an acceptable manner later, whoops):
https://github.com/apache/httpd/commit/a381ff35fa4d50a5f7b9f64300dfd98859dee8d0
Some attacking the language of the spec as vague (the proper approach imo):
https://github.com/apache/httpd/commit/a381ff35fa4d50a5f7b9f64300dfd98859dee8d0#commitcomment-1830233
https://github.com/apache/httpd/commit/a381ff35fa4d50a5f7b9f64300dfd98859dee8d0#commitcomment-1935314
> the setting must be disabled by default,
Nope.
> The default behavior is to not send the header, until the user chooses to enable the setting via their browser.
IE users have enabled it by use of software that has it enabled. Regardless of the mechanism, it was chosen. This is standard compliant to the letter.
> If you're on the side of MS in this matter, then you are against the industry effort to create a Do Not Track standard.
Can you explain how a setting that's standard compliant, combats the standard?
> The biggest reason you see class abstractions in JS, is that people aren't able to think outside of an OO/Class hierarchy box.
That's a cute theory that is thrown around. OOP has shown (in my experience) to be the most effective way to collaborate on large projects. I have my own theories as to why. If there was MORE than just a vast anecdotal consensus (i.e. evidence) one way or the other your comment should be citing that.
> I personally haven't found a better source that isn't invite-only...
After the first year or 2 of operation, TPBs indexes have been incomplete and untimely. Search for a release (category.12.08.14.description.torrent) from today and you get the standard players. If you can't take the time to figure out how to get the name of a new 0-day torrent, you have probably just threw a dart at a board instead of doing research. For your convenience....
kat.ph, extratorrent.com, torrentz.eu, isohunt.com, h33t.com, the list goes on and on, in descending quality (for values of less fake links, more reliable seeder information, and better community reporting on torrents).
Who still uses TPB? I mean it's been a horrible resource as far back as I can remember. There's 5 different torrent sites that Google does return (since I've seen the results regularly) which are superior. Magnet links alone simplify locating torrents.
> Is that Price/Earnings ratio of the stock has not been exceptionally high even when Apple's revenue increased dramatically.
That's because Apple has spent the money when they get it. A high P/E is a sign of a stagnated product line. In a commodity, this is great. In technology, It's not always favorable.
> Apple is a far far far larger bubble than Facebook.
Apple's net revenue doesn't match the sharp downward slope, that Facebook kept under wraps, until Facebook's IPO. Apple is not a bubble by the simple fact that there's almost no speculation involved. People who own an iPod will get the next iPod etc. Apple's income is not dependent on leveraging potential advertising monetization (read: we'll figure it out later). Google's income is derived from potential advertising profits, with a great track record, in stark contrast to Facebook's published metrics and inability to come up with a working profit model.
> Additionally, Wikipedia has a big ass disclaimer at the bottom of every page. Read it.
You can add any kind of disclaimer to anything, that doesn't mean the content owner is released from civil liability.
> An article in Scientific American back around 2003-2004
There were also multiple articles in the late 80's regarding the incoming ice age. It was one of the first Scientific American covers I can remember.