But claiming that one causes the other strikes me as a politically biased conclusion. In other words, they set out to prove a position, and interpreted the facts in order to support that conclusion.
At least it is a refreshingly novel bias. We have seen too many biases in the opposite direction.
Unfortunately, the jackpot is probably still not large enough, even if you do not have to share it. You lose 30-35% on taxes + the lottery only pays it out over many years (or you can take a much smaller lump sum) which devalues the jackpot at the rate of inflation.
You would be lucky to take 1/3 of the value of the jackpot even if you are the sole winner. In that case the expected payoff is no longer in your favor.
Interestingly enough "Comprehensive spelling reform aimed at mass literacy was one of the first acts of the democratic provisional government in the 1917 Revolution" according to http://home.vicnet.net.au/~ozideas/wrussref.htm, so my statement seems to be correct.
Of course, you are right that Bolsheviks took a lot of credit for the reform.
Btw, I think that Lenin became incapacitated in 1922-1923, not earlier. Certainly, around 1920 he was very active.
You are quite correct that Russian grammar was simplified after the revolution. However, I am still very doubtful that a _complete_ list of grammar rules exists for Russian (or any other language).
After all, it is not too hard construct sentences, which some (but not all) speakers will deem grammatical.
However, those are just "main rules". I believe that the most common rules can be listed in 30 pages or so. However this is far from the complete description of the Russian grammar (if such thing exists at all).
Russian is very difficult to be subjected to this approach. Due to it undergoing a forced language reform at the turn of the 20th century, russian grammar can be expressed in less than 10 pages of strict rules with around 30-40 exemptions. This grammar used to be drilled down with vengeance in Russian schools so it has not changed a bit since formulated 100 years ago.
I would like to see these 10 pages of "strict rules". As far as I know, no such thing exists for any natural language and certainly not or Russian.
So apparently there's a large number of people, larger than the max zealots, for which saving a dime at the expense of time and frustration is really a consideration. United is catering to that large segment. It's what they want.
What are you talking about? United and other traditional carriers, Delta, AA, etc., are oriented (get most of their money from) toward business travelers and are certainly not the cheapest around. Many people are actually willing to pay a premium to fly them over,say, Southwest, because of their loyalty programs convenience, etc.
I guess they want to follow the gmail model for advertising, etc. Unfortunately, while many people have several e-mail accounts, you cannot switch so easily between different phones. Moreover, gmail is nearly anonymous, while you cell phone is anything but.
I presume you meant it as a joke, but it is true. You get more accuracy with a larger slide rule. If you double the size of the slide rule, you double the accuracy for most tasks.
I think that the courts should be far more willing to dismiss frivolous lawsuits quickly and award court costs to the parties against whom such lawsuits were directed.
Then the companies may think twice before suing hundreds of people.
Do you see the logical flaw in your post? You rail against entities using the legal system as their weapon, yet, the example you cite is an example of somebody NOT fighting back. In other words, the very legal system you rail against -- was not used. Instead, your people rolled over and paid up "because they were scared".
Dude, chill a bit. I do not rail against the legal system at all. I am unhappy with its use to intimidate people. The problem is that many people do not have time/money to fight frivolous claims and are scared of litigation. The legal system can be thus abused to extort money/shut up opponents, etc.
Let's be clear here: if you aren't prepared to fight back, then you will get whatever comes to you.
I don't know about you, but if someone puts a gun to my head, I am giving them my money. You have to consider risks/benefits of fighting before deciding on an action.
I would have gone to court in their position, but that is a personal choice. Also there were several complicating factors, for example, their English was not great.
The problem (as you must be aware) is that too many companies are using the law as their weapon, to litigate legitimate opponents into bankruptcy and use legal actions to cover their own shortcomings.
I have some unfortunate opportunities to observe such actions myself as some people I know were intimidated by a real estate management company, which managed to extort a significant amount of money from them, threatening legal action. In all likelihood the claims would have been dismissed by a court, but they were too scared.
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From a certain point of view, Halo 3 is without a doubt the biggest game of the year.
From a certain point of view a mouse is without a doubt the biggest animal in a forest.
"Red" and "beautiful" translate to the same word in Russian. Hence "red square". I would imagine then that red is pretty popular there, too.
That is not, strictly speaking, correct. Red is "krasniyj" while beautiful is "krasiviuj". The words derive from the same root, however, and perhaps (I am not an etymologist) were the same in old Russian.
Sure, but all of these are pretty much guesses. The process has not been reproduced and we have no idea how to do it. Coming up with such numbers, when there is so much underlying uncertainty is good for Slashdot but other than that has limited value.
The new cooling technology could be introduced in computers within three years if researchers are able to miniaturize it and make the system rugged enough, Garimella said.
Which pretty much applies to any other technology.
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But claiming that one causes the other strikes me as a politically biased conclusion. In other words, they set out to prove a position, and interpreted the facts in order to support that conclusion.
At least it is a refreshingly novel bias. We have seen too many biases in the opposite direction.
Unfortunately, the jackpot is probably still not large enough, even if you do not have to share it. You lose 30-35% on taxes + the lottery only pays it out over many years (or you can take a much smaller lump sum) which devalues the jackpot at the rate of inflation.
You would be lucky to take 1/3 of the value of the jackpot even if you are the sole winner. In that case
the expected payoff is no longer in your favor.
Interestingly enough "Comprehensive spelling reform aimed at mass literacy was one of the first acts of the democratic provisional government in the 1917 Revolution" according to http://home.vicnet.net.au/~ozideas/wrussref.htm, so my statement seems to be correct.
Of course, you are right that Bolsheviks took a lot of credit for the reform.
Btw, I think that Lenin became incapacitated in 1922-1923, not earlier. Certainly, around 1920 he was very active.
A dialect?
You are quite correct that Russian grammar was simplified after the revolution. However, I am still very doubtful that a _complete_ list of grammar rules exists for Russian (or any other language).
After all, it is not too hard construct sentences, which some (but not all) speakers will deem grammatical.
However, those are just "main rules". I believe that the most common rules can be listed in
30 pages or so. However this is far from the complete description of the Russian grammar (if such thing exists at all).
I would like to see these 10 pages of "strict rules". As far as I know, no such thing exists for any natural language and certainly not or Russian.
As a species we got really good at estimating risk in an East African village 100,000 years ago.
I wonder how many days would that guy last in an East African village 100,000 years ago.
What are you talking about? United and other traditional carriers, Delta, AA, etc., are oriented (get most of their money from) toward business travelers and are certainly not the cheapest around. Many people are actually willing to pay a premium to fly them over
I guess they want to follow the gmail model for advertising, etc.
Unfortunately, while many people have several e-mail accounts, you cannot
switch so easily between different phones. Moreover, gmail is nearly anonymous, while you
cell phone is anything but.
It's not really a serious problem. Just drop a wire from a geostationary satellite.
Other satellites can be temporarily wired as they are passing by.
What colour is a ripe tomato?
Can be yellow, brown, purple or even green!
Once I've made the software my own, it becomes my problem to support it.
To apply this logic to a PC, if you install Doom on your machine, the warranty is voided.
fair enough
I presume you meant it as a joke, but it is true. You get more accuracy with a larger slide rule.
If you double the size of the slide rule, you double the accuracy for most tasks.
I think that the courts should be far more willing to dismiss frivolous lawsuits quickly and
award court costs to the parties against whom such lawsuits were directed.
Then the companies may think twice before suing hundreds of people.
Do you see the logical flaw in your post? You rail against entities using the legal system as their weapon, yet, the example you cite is an example of somebody NOT fighting back. In other words, the very legal system you rail against -- was not used. Instead, your people rolled over and paid up "because they were scared".
Dude, chill a bit. I do not rail against the legal system at all. I am unhappy with its use to intimidate people. The problem is that many people do not have time/money to fight frivolous claims and are scared of litigation. The legal system can be thus abused to extort money/shut up opponents, etc.
Let's be clear here: if you aren't prepared to fight back, then you will get whatever comes to you.
I don't know about you, but if someone puts a gun to my head, I am giving them my money.
You have to consider risks/benefits of fighting before deciding on an action.
I would have gone to court in their position, but that is a personal choice. Also there were several complicating factors, for example, their English was not great.
Let me guess, are you a lawyer?
The problem (as you must be aware) is that too many companies are using the law as their weapon,
to litigate legitimate opponents into bankruptcy and use legal actions to cover their own
shortcomings.
I have some unfortunate opportunities to observe such actions myself as some people I know were
intimidated by a real estate management company, which managed to extort a significant amount of money from them, threatening legal action. In all likelihood the claims would have been dismissed by a court, but they were too scared.
From a certain point of view, Halo 3 is without a doubt the biggest game of the year.
From a certain point of view a mouse is without a doubt the biggest animal in a forest.
Makes you wonder..
"Red" and "beautiful" translate to the same word in Russian. Hence "red square". I would imagine then that red is pretty popular there, too.
That is not, strictly speaking, correct.
Red is "krasniyj" while beautiful is "krasiviuj". The words derive from the same root, however, and perhaps (I am not an etymologist) were the same in old Russian.
From now on I'm only relieving myself on the neighbor's lawn.
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http://www.unc.edu/depts/jomc/academics/dri/idog.
Sure, but all of these are pretty much guesses. The process has not been reproduced and we have no idea how to do it. Coming up with such numbers, when there is so much underlying uncertainty is good for Slashdot but other than that has limited value.
Which pretty much applies to any other technology.
Coming up with such a precise number seems particularly brilliant, considering that we have no
idea how life really originated.