What do people who use foul language constantly say when they are really angry. You can't use foul language because there is no difference from the way you normally talk. I'm saying that swearing is OK but keep it to a minimum. I quickly take notice when people that rarely swear actually do swear, I know immediately that they are really ticked off.
I once say a movie that used the F-bomb so often that it ruined the movie. The percentage of vulgarity was over half of the dialog. It was so bad that you couldn't tell if the actors were supposed to be angry.
What many people don't know is why he tried to convince the world he still had some WMDs.
He was not worried about the US and the rest of the world but he was afraid of Iran. He figured that the uncertainty might keep them from invading Iraq. Unfortunately, he overplayed his hand. The US called his bluff and invaded. Of course, Bush and his friends were just looking for a plausible excuse and he provided it.
I agree that the Windows 7 GUI is abysmal, but I have to use it.
The alternate GUI for Linux is not for experienced Linux users but new converts from Windows might find it useful. Certainly it helps to lessen the learning curve. Once the newcomer becomes experienced with Linux he might learn that there are better GIUs out there.
When I have a really vexing programming problem, I often think of a real creative way to solve it in the moments in bed waiting to fall asleep. The ideas do not occur while I am asleep but when I am fully awake waiting to fall asleep. I am quite sure that the time when nothing is happening is very important to the creative process. Other people might be different but I find this is true for me.
I imagine that is you try to write a program that simulates a sufficiently simple brain, it might be possible. A perfect example of such a brain is his brain of course!
Parenthesis should never be used as a substitute for a variable. Parenthesis have a well defined meaning in mathematics. Using them as a substitute for a variable introduces confusion when a child is introduced to their proper use. There are many other symbols that can safely be used but avoid those that have a common mathematical meaning. Of course, in higher math, almost every symbol has a meaning, just avoid symbols that are commonly used.
You might be partially correct but there is much more involved. In response to the "No Child Left Behind" tests, the students are taught how take and do well on the test. Often there is little class time to teach a deeper understanding of the concepts. The blame for this one is the politicians and not the teachers. I'm not saying that teachers are blameless. There are a lot of people to blame for this.
I've known about this vulnerability for quite a long time. Although not exactly the same thing, touch-pad door locks also had this problem. You had 10 keys and lets say 4 keystrokes. In theory that gives 10 ** 4 combinations. The problem comes after a extended period of use... The paint on the keys you use gets worn off and it becomes quite obvious which 4 keys are used. Now the possible combinations are reduced from 10000 to 256. Sure, it would take patience to open the lock but opening the lock is now feasible.
The homework assignments were to write a program that does a specified thing. There were many ways to solve the program as is usual when writing a program.
The copying in question was obvious when the white-space was inspected. Blank spaces, indentation and empty lines were identical. I can possibly believe copying was not involved when the non white-space text was similar. What clinched it for me was the white-space was not just similar but it was IDENTICAL!!!
When I taught a class, I made it clear that the students were free to collaborate on the homework assignments. I warned them however that any copying of any other students work had to be properly documented. As it was a computer science course, they had to submit their work as a computer file (which was submitted on a floppy disk). The class didn't know it but I had software that compared all the students work and searched for similarities.
When the first homework was turned in, the software flagged the work of three students as being similar. The homework that these three students had not documentation as to where the work came from ( they were claiming that it was solely their own work). On visual inspection, there appeared to be no copying but on closer examination they disguised the copying by changing variable name, changing the comments and moving subprograms around. My answer was to grade the three assignments as one homework and then divide the grade by three.
I knew that one of the three ( a very good students ) was the source but this was irrelevant to me. The three were then told why such a low grade and they could take up the matter with the academic honesty board which put them at risk of being expelled. They did not protest. Needless to say, word of the anti cheating software and my grading policy was rapidly disseminated by the students. After this, the students of the entire class documented EVERYTHING. As a side effect, the good students stopped sharing stuff and the poor students actually had to do the work.
This one is easy to answer. Most people would not KNOWINGLY trust North Korean software. The point is that you never know. Do you know the country of origin of every program on your computer? Any company selling North Korean software will go through great lengths to disguise that fact.
Lenin said "When it comes time to hang the last capitalist, he will probably be the one who sold us the rope."
There seems to be a kernel of truth to what he said. In our quest for ever cheaper labor, we are subsidizing regimes that are dedicated to our destruction. How smart is that? In the short term, it might seem justified but nobody is looking down the road.
There is an alternatively and it just might address the capital gains issue. We tax capital gains at the same rate no matter how long you keep the investment. Why not have a sliding scale that bases the capital gains tax rate on how long you hold on to the stock. Suggested tax rates. At the same time, investors are always crying that capital rates are too high. With this scheme, they would be in control of what rate their investments would be taxed at.
You could even put the tax rates on a continuous scale that negates any advantage to holding on to an investment just long enough to meet a benchmark. Yes, short term investments would be taxed at a confiscatory rate, but that is the general idea. We want to slow down the rate of trading. At the same time, investors are always crying that the capital gains rate is too high. This would put them in control of what tax rate their investments is taxed at. All they need to do is to hold on to investments long enough. This scheme would also favor the little guy who probably holds on to investments for a longer time.
"I'd imagine that building code would be altered shortly after these things start popping up in homes to mandate fire suppression systems where they are installed (or at least a fireproof compartment that they get stored it). Would that alter their usability? No. Would it make them less worth it? Well, that's for consumers to decide..."
I imagine that building codes would handle it no differently than the large propane tanks that are used by homes in rural areas. When one of them catches fire, it can be quite catastrophic as well. They would probably require kept a certain distance from the house and require appropriate protections. Come to think of it, the electrical codes probably have a section concerning that. The codes would have to be expanded but that is something the writers of the codes do all the time.
I have real doubts about allowing voters to check how they voted AFTER they leave the polling place. By allowing a voter a way to verify how he voted you open the door to all sorts of abuses. A voter could sell his vote and the buyer could have a way to check he indeed did vote the way the buyer wanted. Another abuse is employers threatening his employees with firing if he did not vote the way the employer wanted.
The problems might be overcome if the voter would have to visit the election clerks office and prove his identity and was also alone when he viewed the way he voted.
I agree! The fault is in giving a value to environmental, social and other intangible values. As it is, these values are given a value of zero. Laws against pollution are an attempt to rectify these problems but then corporations just move operations to some other country where they are allowed to pollute. Either that, or companies that want to pollute play fast and loose to get around the law. We really need to rethink a way to give value to intangible tings such as a clean environment.
I was disabled and taking notes was VERY slow for me if I tried writing. I used a word processor WP or MS Word (I don't remember which one) to take notes. I had a similar problem until I discovered that I could map an entire phrase into a single keystroke. For example: "ALT + CTRL + F " could be "f(X) = " You could even be more elaborate because certain phrases are used time and time again in lectures. My longest remapping was 20 characters. For different classes, I had completely different keystroke mappings. Just be careful not to remap the standard keystrokes.
This technique worked for me all though grad school. I also used a tape recorder (get the professors permission first) and reviewed my notes after class to make sure I got it all.
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The value of a house is determined by three things, location, location and location.
Were the brain is injured is important!
What do people who use foul language constantly say when they are really angry. You can't use foul language because there is no difference from the way you normally talk. I'm saying that swearing is OK but keep it to a minimum. I quickly take notice when people that rarely swear actually do swear, I know immediately that they are really ticked off.
I once say a movie that used the F-bomb so often that it ruined the movie. The percentage of vulgarity was over half of the dialog. It was so bad that you couldn't tell if the actors were supposed to be angry.
What many people don't know is why he tried to convince the world he still had some WMDs.
He was not worried about the US and the rest of the world but he was afraid of Iran. He figured that the uncertainty might keep them from invading Iraq. Unfortunately, he overplayed his hand. The US called his bluff and invaded. Of course, Bush and his friends were just looking for a plausible excuse and he provided it.
I agree that the Windows 7 GUI is abysmal, but I have to use it.
The alternate GUI for Linux is not for experienced Linux users but new converts from Windows might find it useful. Certainly it helps to lessen the learning curve. Once the newcomer becomes experienced with Linux he might learn that there are better GIUs out there.
30 hour shifts for interns are legendary! When will the medical industry realize that this is a very bad idea.
Perhaps the idea of the "seista" was right!
When I have a really vexing programming problem, I often think of a real creative way to solve it in the moments in bed waiting to fall asleep. The ideas do not occur while I am asleep but when I am fully awake waiting to fall asleep. I am quite sure that the time when nothing is happening is very important to the creative process. Other people might be different but I find this is true for me.
I imagine that is you try to write a program that simulates a sufficiently simple brain, it might be possible. A perfect example of such a brain is his brain of course!
You have a very valid point!
Parenthesis should never be used as a substitute for a variable. Parenthesis have a well defined meaning in mathematics. Using them as a substitute for a variable introduces confusion when a child is introduced to their proper use. There are many other symbols that can safely be used but avoid those that have a common mathematical meaning. Of course, in higher math, almost every symbol has a meaning, just avoid symbols that are commonly used.
You might be partially correct but there is much more involved. In response to the "No Child Left Behind" tests, the students are taught how take and do well on the test. Often there is little class time to teach a deeper understanding of the concepts. The blame for this one is the politicians and not the teachers. I'm not saying that teachers are blameless. There are a lot of people to blame for this.
I've known about this vulnerability for quite a long time. Although not exactly the same thing, touch-pad door locks also had this problem. You had 10 keys and lets say 4 keystrokes. In theory that gives 10 ** 4 combinations. The problem comes after a extended period of use... The paint on the keys you use gets worn off and it becomes quite obvious which 4 keys are used. Now the possible combinations are reduced from 10000 to 256. Sure, it would take patience to open the lock but opening the lock is now feasible.
Why isn't "bury" called what it actually is? It's censorship! It doesn't matter who is doing it.
The homework assignments were to write a program that does a specified thing. There were many ways to solve the program as is usual when writing a program.
The copying in question was obvious when the white-space was inspected. Blank spaces, indentation and empty lines were identical. I can possibly believe copying was not involved when the non white-space text was similar. What clinched it for me was the white-space was not just similar but it was IDENTICAL!!!
When I taught a class, I made it clear that the students were free to collaborate on the homework assignments. I warned them however that any copying of any other students work had to be properly documented. As it was a computer science course, they had to submit their work as a computer file (which was submitted on a floppy disk). The class didn't know it but I had software that compared all the students work and searched for similarities.
When the first homework was turned in, the software flagged the work of three students as being similar. The homework that these three students had not documentation as to where the work came from ( they were claiming that it was solely their own work). On visual inspection, there appeared to be no copying but on closer examination they disguised the copying by changing variable name, changing the comments and moving subprograms around. My answer was to grade the three assignments as one homework and then divide the grade by three.
I knew that one of the three ( a very good students ) was the source but this was irrelevant to me. The three were then told why such a low grade and they could take up the matter with the academic honesty board which put them at risk of being expelled. They did not protest. Needless to say, word of the anti cheating software and my grading policy was rapidly disseminated by the students. After this, the students of the entire class documented EVERYTHING. As a side effect, the good students stopped sharing stuff and the poor students actually had to do the work.
I beg to differ! In ancient times, people from Crete were thought to be liars. Look at the wikipedia article...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epimenides_paradox
This one is easy to answer. Most people would not KNOWINGLY trust North Korean software. The point is that you never know. Do you know the country of origin of every program on your computer? Any company selling North Korean software will go through great lengths to disguise that fact.
Lenin said "When it comes time to hang the last capitalist, he will probably be the one who sold us the rope."
There seems to be a kernel of truth to what he said. In our quest for ever cheaper labor, we are subsidizing regimes that are dedicated to our destruction. How smart is that? In the short term, it might seem justified but nobody is looking down the road.
There is an alternatively and it just might address the capital gains issue. We tax capital gains at the same rate no matter how long you keep the investment. Why not have a sliding scale that bases the capital gains tax rate on how long you hold on to the stock. Suggested tax rates. At the same time, investors are always crying that capital rates are too high. With this scheme, they would be in control of what rate their investments would be taxed at.
1 second ... 99% ... 95% ... 90% ... 75% ... 50% ... 35% ... 20% ... 10%
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1 hour
1 day
1 week
1 month
1 year
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You could even put the tax rates on a continuous scale that negates any advantage to holding on to an investment just long enough to meet a benchmark. Yes, short term investments would be taxed at a confiscatory rate, but that is the general idea. We want to slow down the rate of trading. At the same time, investors are always crying that the capital gains rate is too high. This would put them in control of what tax rate their investments is taxed at. All they need to do is to hold on to investments long enough. This scheme would also favor the little guy who probably holds on to investments for a longer time.
"I'd imagine that building code would be altered shortly after these things start popping up in homes to mandate fire suppression systems where they are installed (or at least a fireproof compartment that they get stored it). Would that alter their usability? No. Would it make them less worth it? Well, that's for consumers to decide..."
I imagine that building codes would handle it no differently than the large propane tanks that are used by homes in rural areas. When one of them catches fire, it can be quite catastrophic as well. They would probably require kept a certain distance from the house and require appropriate protections. Come to think of it, the electrical codes probably have a section concerning that. The codes would have to be expanded but that is something the writers of the codes do all the time.
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Meow!
Citrus fruits are not the problem. The technique also will be used on soft skinned fruit such as peaches or plums.
I have real doubts about allowing voters to check how they voted AFTER they leave the polling place. By allowing a voter a way to verify how he voted you open the door to all sorts of abuses. A voter could sell his vote and the buyer could have a way to check he indeed did vote the way the buyer wanted. Another abuse is employers threatening his employees with firing if he did not vote the way the employer wanted.
The problems might be overcome if the voter would have to visit the election clerks office and prove his identity and was also alone when he viewed the way he voted.
I agree! The fault is in giving a value to environmental, social and other intangible values. As it is, these values are given a value of zero. Laws against pollution are an attempt to rectify these problems but then corporations just move operations to some other country where they are allowed to pollute. Either that, or companies that want to pollute play fast and loose to get around the law. We really need to rethink a way to give value to intangible tings such as a clean environment.
I was disabled and taking notes was VERY slow for me if I tried writing. I used a word processor WP or MS Word (I don't remember which one) to take notes. I had a similar problem until I discovered that I could map an entire phrase into a single keystroke. For example: "ALT + CTRL + F " could be "f(X) = " You could even be more elaborate because certain phrases are used time and time again in lectures. My longest remapping was 20 characters. For different classes, I had completely different keystroke mappings. Just be careful not to remap the standard keystrokes.
This technique worked for me all though grad school. I also used a tape recorder (get the professors permission first) and reviewed my notes after class to make sure I got it all.
Wrong! I actually mean someone who WAS my friend. Definitely it was not me!