Was talking with a new acquaintance who mentioned to be in the Navy. Turns out he was on nuc subs. He mentioned that the reason that many of the other forces struggle with stuff like this to him was really simple. In the Navy, on a nuc sub, if you screw up, you're likely dead (sunk). Tended to keep everyone's focus. Navy is often seen as somewhat lax compared to the other uniformed services, but maybe in this case, they're not.
What has always struck me about "The Cloud"; is that it is mostly wonderful marketing; "The Cloud". Now if you called it remote servers folk would have been a bit tentative, and maybe a bit more mindful of the potential problems. Convenient sure, but sh** happens, and for me, I tend to like to have only myself to blame when something goes wrong with my sh**. Do I use some remote server services (I get a bit creaped-out by sticking stuff in "The Cloud"); sure. But only there, seems to me I'm playing Russian Roulette with my info.
Could part of this be the cost of college here in the States? Also, would be the question, that a decade ago, a position in software development was seen by HS age individuals as strong career move; is that still the case (I think not).
So, when I read the title, somehow I thought the point was going to be that once we started throwing spears at one another the race got narrower to be less of a target.
Interesting angle, but it would be hard to prove from fossil records. Maybe though, it's why we have an engrained preference for the skinny! Our progeny will be a poorer target!
I do not believe the issue is it being over-hyped; I would take it as a positive for anything to grab the general public's attention in a positive way for basic science research. Maybe we have a bit of solid marketing here by Michael Turner in coining the term "Dark Matter" for this stuff which grabs the imagination of folk who are outside the small sphere of people who actually understand this (and I would completely acknowledge that I am one).
Is the article a bit "fluffy"? Sure. But if the link was to the IOP, maybe in about 2 weeks, and pulling out my college physics textbooks (oops, they predate this stuff) I might begin to understand the actual theoretical equations behind it. If you churn through the full length of the article it does touch on some meatier topics mentioning WIMPS, supersymmetry, and my favorite the neutralino (just because it sounds cool). Again, yes, lightly, but for the audience targeted doing a pretty decent job of explaining in terms that can be understood and maybe whet the appetite a bit.
And maybe that is the point, sitting here more than a few years past college, I am not likely to go back into to school and study theoretical physics and put together an eloquent equation that pulls all of this together. But, maybe in talking with my kids (in college or college bound) they may pick up the excitement and move the topic forward. Because, in the end it is all marketing. Where are the brightest heading, and what will move forward. If articles like this one sparks some interest, then I'll put up with a bit of fluff (and fully recognize that I would not understand much at all if they broke out the underlying math) if it sways public opinion in favor of basic research, and maybe helps sway a couple of new physicists.
If you go into the lab world, it is unlikely that your trash can a lab instrument just because the operating system is no longer supported. The instrument vendor, always looking at their own bottom line, will, more often than not, want you to buy a new ($100K+) instrument. Of our core analytical instruments, (say 16 PC's) only one is running Windows 7 (don't get me started on Windows 8). Most are XP (very stable platform) but a few are Windows 2000 machines.
Using 8 on a new PC (PC had died).
Contrary to the Microsoft commercials, Windows 8 was not designed for the desktop, and I would not recommend it unless you had to. Between Win 7 & Win 8, I would have trouble identifying ANY advantages of 8 over 7. As in literally none. Conversely, 7, from a desktop perspective is easier to navigate, doesn't end up with a bunch of open windows, tucked into the side of your screen, etc.
The simple answer here is to transfer your records (legally) onto a planet just before it is demolished by the Vogans. The angle we need to work though is that the rest of SCO is on the planet too.
(Personally I always felt it wasn't the psychologists that wanted the Earth destroyed, but the Guide itself, remember the paltry entry for the Earth? Why waste precious electrons, if you're planning on destroying something?)
It would seem that the more we understand Mars, the much greater likelihood that at minimum primitive (single cell) life would have evolved. Given life here on Earth started within a billion years of creation, the similarities between the two, would seem to have been near identical. Initially, both would have had similar atmospheres, and formation of liquid water. It was very close here on Earth that life then developed.
OK, so I do use Facebook. And yes, I am massively tired of the political ads. But, do I care who has "liked" either candidate? Or, more importantly, will that impact who I vote for; likely not.
Or are we now in an age where the popularity of a candidate on Facebook now is part of how we determine the candidate's potential for office?
I suspect there is a tech-nerdier way to say thanks, but having lived on what has always felt as the "outside" regardless of the situation (Douglas Adam's character Arthur Dent's perspective on the Universe), I will drop back to a simple Thanks and Congrats.
Greg
Now, I did not go through all the comments on/., but I did read most on the blog. Here's the interesting part, if you did that, what you'd find is that the commenters on the referenced article largely said the problem was not the "Brilliant Jerk", but the management team that can't make use of the individual. Fundamentally, the point is, the article was written by Dilbert's pointy haired boss.
Key to a good manager and management team, is talent utilization. You succeed or fail here. The article, basically said, well I can't manage him, so fire him, and quickly.
To me the question is this indicative od the privatization of orbital flight successful. We seem to have a number of firms inline for either manned or unmanned systems. Would we be better served via the public sector?
So, I'm out to dinner, and my college age daughter notices the table over, with a younger family and a toddler. What's going on, is the parents keep shoving an ipad at the kid so they don't have to be a parent. Maybe a baby sitter didn't show, but a toddler needs interaction with a human not a piece of plastic, glass, and transistors.
Quoting from the original post:
"The premise is fairly crazy, but many things in physics are constructed that way... The difference here is that... previous 'crazy' ideas gave consequences that were clearly testable and attestable to the new nature of the theory, in an objective manner, and involved the behavior of inanimate objects (i.e., not humans). However, in this case, the consequences seem quite contrived... Exactly in line with their argument, I could say that Nature abhors the Chicago Cubs, such that the theory which describes the evolution of our universe prescribed Steve Bartman to interfere on October 14, 2003, extending the 'bad luck' of the Cubbies."
I believe that trend is true for the US east coast where the early settlers basically denuded the landscape. We have increased from that point, not increased over prior European settlement.
Greg
This data is top secret. First, the giant Moon Man colony and vast tunnel network is not for public consumption. As well as the fact that over the millennia, the outer crust, only a few dozen feet deep, is solely composed of debris adhering to its inner matrix. The rest of it (the moon ) is in fact cheese. When the famine strikes the Earth, the Moon will then be for public consumption.
Slashdot Mirror
Extrapolated from one bone???
Was talking with a new acquaintance who mentioned to be in the Navy. Turns out he was on nuc subs. He mentioned that the reason that many of the other forces struggle with stuff like this to him was really simple. In the Navy, on a nuc sub, if you screw up, you're likely dead (sunk). Tended to keep everyone's focus. Navy is often seen as somewhat lax compared to the other uniformed services, but maybe in this case, they're not.
What has always struck me about "The Cloud"; is that it is mostly wonderful marketing; "The Cloud". Now if you called it remote servers folk would have been a bit tentative, and maybe a bit more mindful of the potential problems. Convenient sure, but sh** happens, and for me, I tend to like to have only myself to blame when something goes wrong with my sh**. Do I use some remote server services (I get a bit creaped-out by sticking stuff in "The Cloud"); sure. But only there, seems to me I'm playing Russian Roulette with my info.
Could part of this be the cost of college here in the States? Also, would be the question, that a decade ago, a position in software development was seen by HS age individuals as strong career move; is that still the case (I think not).
So, when I read the title, somehow I thought the point was going to be that once we started throwing spears at one another the race got narrower to be less of a target.
Interesting angle, but it would be hard to prove from fossil records. Maybe though, it's why we have an engrained preference for the skinny! Our progeny will be a poorer target!
I do not believe the issue is it being over-hyped; I would take it as a positive for anything to grab the general public's attention in a positive way for basic science research. Maybe we have a bit of solid marketing here by Michael Turner in coining the term "Dark Matter" for this stuff which grabs the imagination of folk who are outside the small sphere of people who actually understand this (and I would completely acknowledge that I am one).
Is the article a bit "fluffy"? Sure. But if the link was to the IOP, maybe in about 2 weeks, and pulling out my college physics textbooks (oops, they predate this stuff) I might begin to understand the actual theoretical equations behind it. If you churn through the full length of the article it does touch on some meatier topics mentioning WIMPS, supersymmetry, and my favorite the neutralino (just because it sounds cool). Again, yes, lightly, but for the audience targeted doing a pretty decent job of explaining in terms that can be understood and maybe whet the appetite a bit.
And maybe that is the point, sitting here more than a few years past college, I am not likely to go back into to school and study theoretical physics and put together an eloquent equation that pulls all of this together. But, maybe in talking with my kids (in college or college bound) they may pick up the excitement and move the topic forward. Because, in the end it is all marketing. Where are the brightest heading, and what will move forward. If articles like this one sparks some interest, then I'll put up with a bit of fluff (and fully recognize that I would not understand much at all if they broke out the underlying math) if it sways public opinion in favor of basic research, and maybe helps sway a couple of new physicists.
If you go into the lab world, it is unlikely that your trash can a lab instrument just because the operating system is no longer supported. The instrument vendor, always looking at their own bottom line, will, more often than not, want you to buy a new ($100K+) instrument. Of our core analytical instruments, (say 16 PC's) only one is running Windows 7 (don't get me started on Windows 8). Most are XP (very stable platform) but a few are Windows 2000 machines.
Using 8 on a new PC (PC had died). Contrary to the Microsoft commercials, Windows 8 was not designed for the desktop, and I would not recommend it unless you had to. Between Win 7 & Win 8, I would have trouble identifying ANY advantages of 8 over 7. As in literally none. Conversely, 7, from a desktop perspective is easier to navigate, doesn't end up with a bunch of open windows, tucked into the side of your screen, etc.
It would be nice to think that a regional water shortage would pull these countries together to solve a mutual problem.
And I've recently been in the market for the London Bridge; have one for sale?
The simple answer here is to transfer your records (legally) onto a planet just before it is demolished by the Vogans. The angle we need to work though is that the rest of SCO is on the planet too.
(Personally I always felt it wasn't the psychologists that wanted the Earth destroyed, but the Guide itself, remember the paltry entry for the Earth? Why waste precious electrons, if you're planning on destroying something?)
Agree. With the level of asteroid activity, that there would not be exchange of organic matter would seem to an unlikely event.
It would seem that the more we understand Mars, the much greater likelihood that at minimum primitive (single cell) life would have evolved. Given life here on Earth started within a billion years of creation, the similarities between the two, would seem to have been near identical. Initially, both would have had similar atmospheres, and formation of liquid water. It was very close here on Earth that life then developed.
Hey! That's Mean!
(But the '93 Escort Wagon, was actually a pretty decent vehicle.)
Wearing a /. 15th Anniversary T-shirt!
OK, so I do use Facebook. And yes, I am massively tired of the political ads. But, do I care who has "liked" either candidate? Or, more importantly, will that impact who I vote for; likely not.
Or are we now in an age where the popularity of a candidate on Facebook now is part of how we determine the candidate's potential for office?
I hope not, but am afraid it may be so.
You say collusion, oligopolies, and entry barriers, like they're a bad thing??? Where would our Banking System and Wall Street be????
I suspect there is a tech-nerdier way to say thanks, but having lived on what has always felt as the "outside" regardless of the situation (Douglas Adam's character Arthur Dent's perspective on the Universe), I will drop back to a simple Thanks and Congrats. Greg
Now, I did not go through all the comments on /., but I did read most on the blog. Here's the interesting part, if you did that, what you'd find is that the commenters on the referenced article largely said the problem was not the "Brilliant Jerk", but the management team that can't make use of the individual. Fundamentally, the point is, the article was written by Dilbert's pointy haired boss.
Key to a good manager and management team, is talent utilization. You succeed or fail here. The article, basically said, well I can't manage him, so fire him, and quickly.
To me the question is this indicative od the privatization of orbital flight successful. We seem to have a number of firms inline for either manned or unmanned systems. Would we be better served via the public sector?
So, I'm out to dinner, and my college age daughter notices the table over, with a younger family and a toddler. What's going on, is the parents keep shoving an ipad at the kid so they don't have to be a parent. Maybe a baby sitter didn't show, but a toddler needs interaction with a human not a piece of plastic, glass, and transistors.
"Golgafrinchans"
Quoting from the original post: "The premise is fairly crazy, but many things in physics are constructed that way... The difference here is that... previous 'crazy' ideas gave consequences that were clearly testable and attestable to the new nature of the theory, in an objective manner, and involved the behavior of inanimate objects (i.e., not humans). However, in this case, the consequences seem quite contrived... Exactly in line with their argument, I could say that Nature abhors the Chicago Cubs, such that the theory which describes the evolution of our universe prescribed Steve Bartman to interfere on October 14, 2003, extending the 'bad luck' of the Cubbies."
http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/10/21/0159233/the-lhc-the-higgs-boson-and-the-chicago-cubs
So, this means yes and we should all head to Las Vegas to make a killing on what has to be a huge long-shot?
Or, does it mean that "nature" abhors the Cubs more??
I believe that trend is true for the US east coast where the early settlers basically denuded the landscape. We have increased from that point, not increased over prior European settlement. Greg
This data is top secret. First, the giant Moon Man colony and vast tunnel network is not for public consumption. As well as the fact that over the millennia, the outer crust, only a few dozen feet deep, is solely composed of debris adhering to its inner matrix. The rest of it (the moon ) is in fact cheese. When the famine strikes the Earth, the Moon will then be for public consumption.
Umm, yeah. That's where you really see the level HP is at. The whole crew jumps ship.