Agreed, the split is completely out of whack. For a retail CD where the label takes $1 and the artist takes $1 (for $10 album) the label is printing, distributing, and marketing. For the same album at the same price on iTunes, the label takes $5.35 with no printing or distributing and probably less marketing and gives the artist $0.94 to add insult to injury. It also suggests that a $10 retail album should sell for $6.70 on iTunes. And as you pointed out the split is even more ridiculous for streaming.
It does seem more likely that it's the Roundup itself that is the cause since both groups developed the same ailments. It would be useful to know if Roundup was used on the GM maize or not. Presumably it was, since that's what it's engineered for, but then the study comes down to Roundup causes tumors whether ingested through water or GM maize.
Your driver's licence uniquely identifies you whether I have it or you have it. Copying your driver's licence doesn't reduce its ability to identify you. However, merely possessing your driver's licence should not be sufficient for me to authenticate your identity. Only you should be able to do that. So biometrics are useful for identification but not authentication.
Can it, like I do, notice that the baseball rolling down a driveway may be followed by a child who is currently invisible behind a parked SUV?
Can it, like I do, notice that the driver *behind* me is distracted by her cell phone, has started late at the last three lights, so I should give myself more than average room between me and the car in front of me, so in case it stops suddenly, SHE won't have to stop as suddenly and will be less likely to rear-end me?
Can it, like I do, notice that even though the road has been clear of ice and snow, the next curve up ahead is deeply shaded and is likely to be slick?
Can it, like I do, notice that the baby deer is one one side of the road and his mother on the other, and even though he isn't charging across, it looks like he's about to do so, so I better slow down? Because this happened to me not one week ago, and it DID charge across.
Can it react to the highly dynamic and unpredictable world in ways that require human intelligence? And before you claim it's going to be a better driver than I am, note that I got my license in 1973, and have YET to have any sort of accident. Because I can provide human intelligence to the task of driving, and unless you want to claim the machine is as smart as a person, I am not so sure I believe I want to leave these choices up to it. I'll gladly fly on a computer flown aircraft, because that's a very, very different kind of task. No children appear in the sky from behind parked vehicles, and the pilot stands by the entire time to take over if something doesn't go right. Car drivers won't be that alert: they'll just doze off or play with their phones and not even glance out the window the whole time.
To all of your questions, I would say 'Yes'. I can see no reason why an autonomous car could not be programmed to handle those situations. A major difference, though, is that as you gain more experience you become a better driver. As the autonomous car algorithms are improved, all autonomous cars become better drivers. New autonomous cars, unlike new drivers do not require experience before they become good drivers.
I was recently selected for jury duty. I was informed outright that I was not to speak about the case as expected, but the judge also warned that I was not to use the internet to do any sort of research on the case, and that all questions should be passed to the bailiff.
Why isn't this a standard procedure everywhere?
It is. From the article:
Kaplan reminded her that he had warned the jurors every day during the three-week trial not to do any research on their own.
Apparently the woman didn't consider reading about psychological terms on Wikipedia as research.
I hope to see more and more of these solar plants built in the desert. They don't use arable land, don't burn fossil/organic fuels, and don't take food and make it into fuel. It could also be a major game changer for countries with a lot of desert land turning them into energy exporters.
I agree with the cut the cable part. I have found television news to be increasingly sensational and irrelevant to the point of being unwatchable; however, I would replace "choose none" with choose a variety of reputable online and print news sources.
When my company relocated last year I went from sharing an office with two other people to having my own office. I prefer the shared office. It allowed me to work more fluidly. I didn't have to get up and walk over to someone else's office to discuss an idea and it also allowed for interaction throughout the day. It also provided some accountability and kept me from wasting time on slashdot...
... while it's clear a conflict of interest has occurred here, at least the government has been forced to remove Ms. Neri as the heritage minister, since it's an apparent violation of ethics laws. Contrast this to, say, the US, where such things are the norm, and are practically expected from elected officials. Except that Ms. Neri is not an elected official. She was the Director General of Copyright Policy, which means that she actually could have been fired, but instead was reassigned.
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Well, with the 200 cameras installed on campus, the principal won't need to sit in the class any more. He can just tune in whenever he likes.
Agreed, the split is completely out of whack. For a retail CD where the label takes $1 and the artist takes $1 (for $10 album) the label is printing, distributing, and marketing. For the same album at the same price on iTunes, the label takes $5.35 with no printing or distributing and probably less marketing and gives the artist $0.94 to add insult to injury. It also suggests that a $10 retail album should sell for $6.70 on iTunes. And as you pointed out the split is even more ridiculous for streaming.
Artists: Be your own label!
I read the article and all of the steps. I'm pretty sure I can make a go of it. I just have one question. What's summarization technology?
It does seem more likely that it's the Roundup itself that is the cause since both groups developed the same ailments. It would be useful to know if Roundup was used on the GM maize or not. Presumably it was, since that's what it's engineered for, but then the study comes down to Roundup causes tumors whether ingested through water or GM maize.
Your driver's licence uniquely identifies you whether I have it or you have it. Copying your driver's licence doesn't reduce its ability to identify you. However, merely possessing your driver's licence should not be sufficient for me to authenticate your identity. Only you should be able to do that. So biometrics are useful for identification but not authentication.
biometrics are fine, this just illustrates why you need 2 factor security.
Exactly. Biometrics are not secrets. They uniquely identify an individual, but you still need a secret for security.
Like:
Can it, like I do, notice that the baseball rolling down a driveway may be followed by a child who is currently invisible behind a parked SUV?
Can it, like I do, notice that the driver *behind* me is distracted by her cell phone, has started late at the last three lights, so I should give myself more than average room between me and the car in front of me, so in case it stops suddenly, SHE won't have to stop as suddenly and will be less likely to rear-end me?
Can it, like I do, notice that even though the road has been clear of ice and snow, the next curve up ahead is deeply shaded and is likely to be slick?
Can it, like I do, notice that the baby deer is one one side of the road and his mother on the other, and even though he isn't charging across, it looks like he's about to do so, so I better slow down? Because this happened to me not one week ago, and it DID charge across.
Can it react to the highly dynamic and unpredictable world in ways that require human intelligence? And before you claim it's going to be a better driver than I am, note that I got my license in 1973, and have YET to have any sort of accident. Because I can provide human intelligence to the task of driving, and unless you want to claim the machine is as smart as a person, I am not so sure I believe I want to leave these choices up to it. I'll gladly fly on a computer flown aircraft, because that's a very, very different kind of task. No children appear in the sky from behind parked vehicles, and the pilot stands by the entire time to take over if something doesn't go right. Car drivers won't be that alert: they'll just doze off or play with their phones and not even glance out the window the whole time.
To all of your questions, I would say 'Yes'. I can see no reason why an autonomous car could not be programmed to handle those situations. A major difference, though, is that as you gain more experience you become a better driver. As the autonomous car algorithms are improved, all autonomous cars become better drivers. New autonomous cars, unlike new drivers do not require experience before they become good drivers.
I was recently selected for jury duty. I was informed outright that I was not to speak about the case as expected, but the judge also warned that I was not to use the internet to do any sort of research on the case, and that all questions should be passed to the bailiff.
Why isn't this a standard procedure everywhere?
It is. From the article:
Kaplan reminded her that he had warned the jurors every day during the three-week trial not to do any research on their own.
Apparently the woman didn't consider reading about psychological terms on Wikipedia as research.
I hope to see more and more of these solar plants built in the desert. They don't use arable land, don't burn fossil/organic fuels, and don't take food and make it into fuel. It could also be a major game changer for countries with a lot of desert land turning them into energy exporters.
Cut the cable. Choose none.
I agree with the cut the cable part. I have found television news to be increasingly sensational and irrelevant to the point of being unwatchable; however, I would replace "choose none" with choose a variety of reputable online and print news sources.
When my company relocated last year I went from sharing an office with two other people to having my own office. I prefer the shared office. It allowed me to work more fluidly. I didn't have to get up and walk over to someone else's office to discuss an idea and it also allowed for interaction throughout the day. It also provided some accountability and kept me from wasting time on slashdot...
... while it's clear a conflict of interest has occurred here, at least the government has been forced to remove Ms. Neri as the heritage minister, since it's an apparent violation of ethics laws. Contrast this to, say, the US, where such things are the norm, and are practically expected from elected officials. Except that Ms. Neri is not an elected official. She was the Director General of Copyright Policy, which means that she actually could have been fired, but instead was reassigned.