It seems as though the study was trying to control for browsing habits:
Critically the fake users started with completely fresh profiles and behaved in the same way, with gender being the only factor that was different and illustrating that the ad targeting for these job adverts was discriminatory.
I'd recommend reading _When Helping Hurts_ by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert. I think this book addresses some of the concerns you intuitively have about selecting a worthwhile charity.
The article doesn't say they are towers. It says that, to phones, they look like towers. Presumably, to people, they don't look like towers.
Interceptors look to a typical phone like an ordinary tower. Once the phone connects with the interceptor, a variety of “over-the-air” attacks become possible, from eavesdropping on calls and texts to pushing spyware to the device.... Interceptors vary widely in expense and sophistication – but in a nutshell, they are radio-equipped computers with software that can use arcane cellular network protocols and defeat the onboard encryption.
California parent of public school HS students here. It takes two years to get tenure in CA. That's just not long enough.
There are some cheap, inexperienced, (and bad) teachers with tenure. Overall, I'm very grateful for most of my children's teachers. But this year one of my daughter's teachers was clearly completely incompetent: young, arrogant, lazy, and intellectually vacuous. We complained to the principal (we were not the first to complain). Their hands are tied. It's almost impossible to dismiss an incompetent, tenured teacher.
I infer from the article that the students were given two samples of the same music in different formats and asked, "Which do you prefer?"
As general preference is a subjective thing, it isn't surprising that students selected the more familiar format.
If, instead, students were asked, "Which track has more realistic sounding cymbals?" or "On which track do you hear more details in the saxophone?", you might expect different results. If experimental subjects are pointed toward a particular quality to assess, they are more likely to judge objectively.
old-fashioned credit card imprint gadgets are kind of cool.
I went to one of these CC store-closing sales with my kids and we left with one of these. They use it for making imprints of leaves and things. Funny.
It was nice having a brick-and-mortar store close by with CC's particular blend of merchandise, but I'm not going to miss it much. Since nothing similar is left in my town, I can now shop online with without that nagging feeling that I should be supporting the local stores (if only to pay the wages of the unhelpful staff).
I'm still supporting the local UPS driver, I guess.
My (first) textbook is in production now; I'm not in it for the money. Rather, I want to contribute to the field by offering a new perspective on the subject. But this won't happen if people don't read my book, and I figure that people will be more likely to read my book if it backed and marketed by a major publishing house.
Now, I recognize that the publishing industry has its flaws. But my publisher has helped make my book a better product, through editing, peer review, and professional mark-up.
For free (CC) textbooks to work, there needs to be some form of rigorous peer review and testing, along with a corresponding place where officially "good" textbooks can reside. (There are a lot of bad PDF textbooks out there.) Posting your book on your webpage doesn't make it a good product, and it doesn't get you very far with the tenure and promotion committee.
The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster, is a great book for kids. Main themes: Words, numbers, knowledge, and love of learning. I have read this book / had this book read to me / read this book to my kids many times.
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Critically the fake users started with completely fresh profiles and behaved in the same way, with gender being the only factor that was different and illustrating that the ad targeting for these job adverts was discriminatory.
I'd recommend reading _When Helping Hurts_ by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert. I think this book addresses some of the concerns you intuitively have about selecting a worthwhile charity.
Multiple people told me yes, but I still wanted to speak to a manger, just to be sure.
So did the three wise men.
“All this begs the question,” Ditto said, “what is fundamentally going on with these stars that they end up with a ratio near the golden mean?”
Yeah. What is fundamentally going on with miles and kilometers that they end up with a ratio near the golden mean?
Racket is being taught: http://programbydesign.org/
Pick up a copy of "Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go" by Toshiro Kageyama. My favorite go book.
My earliest programming experience was on that little computer, with 4k of RAM onboard and a 16k expansion module.
Good memories, ...
Really?
I'm not usually a grammar Nazi, but that was the third word of the summary and it made me want to puke, so...
Interceptors look to a typical phone like an ordinary tower. Once the phone connects with the interceptor, a variety of “over-the-air” attacks become possible, from eavesdropping on calls and texts to pushing spyware to the device.... Interceptors vary widely in expense and sophistication – but in a nutshell, they are radio-equipped computers with software that can use arcane cellular network protocols and defeat the onboard encryption.
Tenure is absolute BS for grade school teaches who all to often get it in just three or four years of mediocre work.
In California, it takes only two years to get tenure: http://teachertenure.procon.or...
California parent of public school HS students here. It takes two years to get tenure in CA. That's just not long enough.
There are some cheap, inexperienced, (and bad) teachers with tenure. Overall, I'm very grateful for most of my children's teachers. But this year one of my daughter's teachers was clearly completely incompetent: young, arrogant, lazy, and intellectually vacuous. We complained to the principal (we were not the first to complain). Their hands are tied. It's almost impossible to dismiss an incompetent, tenured teacher.
What were they all doing?
Lobbying?
Twice as much light equals one f stop. Significant, but not game changing.
See here: http://www.ams.org/profession/career-info/early-careers/early-careers
For example, stockbroker, research scientist, urban designer, public utilities analyst, animator, foreign exchange trader, population ecologist, estimator, epidemiologist, statistician, technical writer, market research analyst, cryptoanalyst, quantitative analyst, commodities trader, air traffic controller, climate analyst, financial aid director, pollster, forensic analyst appraiser, banker underwriter actuary, computer programmer, production manager, professor, claims adjuster, benefits administrator.
I infer from the article that the students were given two samples of the same music in different formats and asked, "Which do you prefer?"
As general preference is a subjective thing, it isn't surprising that students selected the more familiar format.
If, instead, students were asked, "Which track has more realistic sounding cymbals?" or "On which track do you hear more details in the saxophone?", you might expect different results. If experimental subjects are pointed toward a particular quality to assess, they are more likely to judge objectively.
old-fashioned credit card imprint gadgets are kind of cool.
I went to one of these CC store-closing sales with my kids and we left with one of these. They use it for making imprints of leaves and things. Funny.
It was nice having a brick-and-mortar store close by with CC's particular blend of merchandise, but I'm not going to miss it much. Since nothing similar is left in my town, I can now shop online with without that nagging feeling that I should be supporting the local stores (if only to pay the wages of the unhelpful staff).
I'm still supporting the local UPS driver, I guess.
My (first) textbook is in production now; I'm not in it for the money. Rather, I want to contribute to the field by offering a new perspective on the subject. But this won't happen if people don't read my book, and I figure that people will be more likely to read my book if it backed and marketed by a major publishing house.
Now, I recognize that the publishing industry has its flaws. But my publisher has helped make my book a better product, through editing, peer review, and professional mark-up. For free (CC) textbooks to work, there needs to be some form of rigorous peer review and testing, along with a corresponding place where officially "good" textbooks can reside. (There are a lot of bad PDF textbooks out there.) Posting your book on your webpage doesn't make it a good product, and it doesn't get you very far with the tenure and promotion committee.
Shapari: http://www.spelunkcomputing.com/ My kids had fun with this when they were younger (6--8) Makes fractals. Windows executable.
I'm having a hard time coming up with a synonym for "whatever."
The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster, is a great book for kids. Main themes: Words, numbers, knowledge, and love of learning. I have read this book / had this book read to me / read this book to my kids many times.