Being a mechanical engineering, I must disagree that we use Excel for everything. There are many types of problem that cannot be acceptably solved using Excel. As the other poster stated, there are many other computational tools that we do use, in place of Excel because of these shortcomings.
I agree. Excel is great for simple calculations, but it falls apart quickly. Sometimes something as simple as interpolation can bring it to its knees. (if you think the "trend" formula does a proper interpolation, you're mistaken) The wheels completely fall off with anything two dimensional.
If you have exhausted the spreadsheet features of Excel, and feel the need to use VBA, it's time to upgrade to more powerful numerical analysis software (Python, FORTRAN, Mathmatica, MATLAB, etc.). What you are trying to do has likely been done, you are just using the wrong tool and reinventing the wheel. The libraries in these software packages will be more elegant, faster, and more robust than anything you will create in VBA. If you can somehow manage to create a better program in VBA than with a real numerical analysis package, you are overqualified for your position.
Excel 2016 and 360 have a bunch of collaboration options. Unfortunately, theses versions seem to be significantly slower because they are always trying to connect to collaboration servers, even if you are working locally.
As a guy, we all (mostly) know that hooking up with a lady is a numbers game.
Actually, I would argue that a lot of people, particularly the Slashdot crowed, don't know that's how it works. The human interaction protocol isn't well documented. One can't simply RTFM. Even if you could, the rules are constantly changing. Most people are left to figure it out on their own. This leads to a lot of syntax errors, some of which are "awkward", and some of which are considered "misconduct".
Of course, there are individuals who have mastered the rules, and exploit them to their advantage. Those are the individuals we need to be aware of.
It got a bit weird because the VIN count stalled out for like a month in the lower 500s, but then suddenly leaped to nearly 1100, and then has been counting backward, filling in the gap.
My guess would be a bunch of cars got built with a common defect. Rather than stop production, they built them and stored them somewhere. Once a fix was available, the cars were repaired/completed. The cars are pulled out of storage in reverse order they went in because they didn't leave space to get the cars out.
This is somewhat common for something that is simple to fix, like a software update that has to be flashed manually on every vehicle, or a supply chain disruption on an easy to install component.
Bullshit. Racism is not tolerated in polite society, and nearly all of the racists you can still find are either the handful of nazi wannabes or they're tenured leftards in taxpayer-dependent institutions.
-jcr
Sure, blatant open racism isn't tolerated. White people don't go around calling black people the N word. However, skin color is part of how people perceive one another. In that regard, everyone is racist.
I think Elon Musk is right. Unintentional racism happens. When it happens, it should be addressed, and apologies should be made. It's equally important for the victims to accept apology instead of escalating the situation. The most important thing is to maintain an open dialogue. Too often these situations end in finger pointing and name calling.
Fedora, or Debian? Or some other "original" Linux distro? Why would you select one over the other?
Besides package management, the deciding factor for me is release cadence. Fedora frequently has new releases, and to me, it feels like I need to spend an unreasonable amount of time upgrading my OS. Debian releases are much slower. However, you won't have the newest software.
A good compromise has been the long term releases (LTS) for Ubuntu, which is every two years.
Qualifications for an H1-B should be a salary greater than 90% of the US population with the same number of years of work experience. e.g. Entry level positions should pay more than 90% of entry level positions in the US, same for 5 years experience, etc.
Why limit it to the technology sector? The laws of economics say that high salaries indicate scarcity of qualified people.
He also did a recent interview with NPR. (He's on a book tour) I found one of his responses very interesting.
It does require a certain level of focus, especially when stuff, you know, starts going wrong or becomes difficult. You know, it's something I think the military trains us really well for, is focusing on what we can control and ignoring what we can't, whether that's, well — in space we can't control, you know, the fact that we could meet our demise at any time. We can't control how distracting the Earth looks and how incredibly beautiful it is. We can't control how everything floats around, and that makes stuff more difficult, so yeah, compartmentalization is very important.
I want to know if the team ran any baseline data. Can the use this technique to locate a plane that isn't lost? There might be some surprises in that result.
Obviously people need an incentive to be productive, but they need other things as well. Most people grew up having a roof over their head, three meals a day, and and went to school. However, not everyone has those things, and too many people forget that.
There are basic needs that have to be addressed for someone to live up to their potential. A purely capitalist society doesn't ensure everyone has those needs met. In fact, the United States decided education was so critical to society, the education system became socialized 100 years ago. Imagine what our world would be like without public education!
It has long been known that a purely capitalistic society isn't sustainable. When basic needs are met, everyone benefits. So don't think of paying taxes as armed robbery, because it's really paying back a loan you took out a long time ago.
The Indian smartphone market may be larger in unit volume. However, they are likely lower priced models. I suspect the US market is larger in terms of smart phone revenue, where people will line up to pay $1000 for the new iPhone.
And no matter how thoroughly you clean your apples, you may not be able to remove all the chemicals, because some may penetrate more deeply into the fruit, depending on which pesticides they are and when they were applied.
This method is effective at removing the pesticides that penetrate through the fruit.
However, further reading shows the pesticide tested only penetrates 80 micrometers. So peeling may help. However, there may be other pesticides that penetrate deeper into the fruit.
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I seem to remember recently that Amazon was hiring thousands of MBA's. What happened to that?
Being a mechanical engineering, I must disagree that we use Excel for everything. There are many types of problem that cannot be acceptably solved using Excel. As the other poster stated, there are many other computational tools that we do use, in place of Excel because of these shortcomings.
I agree. Excel is great for simple calculations, but it falls apart quickly. Sometimes something as simple as interpolation can bring it to its knees. (if you think the "trend" formula does a proper interpolation, you're mistaken) The wheels completely fall off with anything two dimensional.
What *exactly* is wrong with VBA?
If you have exhausted the spreadsheet features of Excel, and feel the need to use VBA, it's time to upgrade to more powerful numerical analysis software (Python, FORTRAN, Mathmatica, MATLAB, etc.). What you are trying to do has likely been done, you are just using the wrong tool and reinventing the wheel. The libraries in these software packages will be more elegant, faster, and more robust than anything you will create in VBA. If you can somehow manage to create a better program in VBA than with a real numerical analysis package, you are overqualified for your position.
run a production line with some VBA/oracle black magic integration.
That is just so wrong... I have the overwhelming urge to hunt down and smack the person that would do such madness!
Remember kids, friends don't let friends use VBA.
Excel 2016 and 360 have a bunch of collaboration options. Unfortunately, theses versions seem to be significantly slower because they are always trying to connect to collaboration servers, even if you are working locally.
I'd say most Android phones sold in Canada are at least one major Android version behind the latest.
It's been that way in the US too.
I think the article is referring to new flagship phones. The kind people pay big bucks for. However, OnePlus has historically been a budget brand.
As a guy, we all (mostly) know that hooking up with a lady is a numbers game.
Actually, I would argue that a lot of people, particularly the Slashdot crowed, don't know that's how it works. The human interaction protocol isn't well documented. One can't simply RTFM. Even if you could, the rules are constantly changing. Most people are left to figure it out on their own. This leads to a lot of syntax errors, some of which are "awkward", and some of which are considered "misconduct".
Of course, there are individuals who have mastered the rules, and exploit them to their advantage. Those are the individuals we need to be aware of.
It's a matter of appealing to the buyer of trucks. Truckers are very passionate about what a truck should look like.
The initial reaction from the trucking community isn't good. However, I think the fleet owners will force the issue.
It got a bit weird because the VIN count stalled out for like a month in the lower 500s, but then suddenly leaped to nearly 1100, and then has been counting backward, filling in the gap.
My guess would be a bunch of cars got built with a common defect. Rather than stop production, they built them and stored them somewhere. Once a fix was available, the cars were repaired/completed. The cars are pulled out of storage in reverse order they went in because they didn't leave space to get the cars out.
This is somewhat common for something that is simple to fix, like a software update that has to be flashed manually on every vehicle, or a supply chain disruption on an easy to install component.
Meanwhile other suppliers were apologetically late for no good reason.
*unapologetically* late. stupid auto-correct...
My company received an apology from a Japanese supplier because a shipment of parts were a week late after the 2011 earthquake.
Meanwhile other suppliers were apologetically late for no good reason.
I don't know when that might be, but if it isn't soon, I'll have to switch to Pale Moon.
I tried to switch to Pale Moon for Android, and now none of my Add-ons work. I don't see how it's an improvement.
...or loading a very intensive (very complex dom or javascript or combo) side by side in FF and some other browser.
Every site is very intensive these days.
Society itself is a "hotbed for racist behavior".
Bullshit. Racism is not tolerated in polite society, and nearly all of the racists you can still find are either the handful of nazi wannabes or they're tenured leftards in taxpayer-dependent institutions.
-jcr
Sure, blatant open racism isn't tolerated. White people don't go around calling black people the N word. However, skin color is part of how people perceive one another. In that regard, everyone is racist.
I think Elon Musk is right. Unintentional racism happens. When it happens, it should be addressed, and apologies should be made. It's equally important for the victims to accept apology instead of escalating the situation. The most important thing is to maintain an open dialogue. Too often these situations end in finger pointing and name calling.
You dont have to switch just because 27 is released. It doesn't work that way.
How much support do the older releases get? My impression is, if you want support, you upgrade.
Fedora, or Debian? Or some other "original" Linux distro? Why would you select one over the other?
Besides package management, the deciding factor for me is release cadence. Fedora frequently has new releases, and to me, it feels like I need to spend an unreasonable amount of time upgrading my OS. Debian releases are much slower. However, you won't have the newest software.
A good compromise has been the long term releases (LTS) for Ubuntu, which is every two years.
Qualifications for an H1-B should be a salary greater than 90% of the US population with the same number of years of work experience. e.g. Entry level positions should pay more than 90% of entry level positions in the US, same for 5 years experience, etc.
Why limit it to the technology sector? The laws of economics say that high salaries indicate scarcity of qualified people.
It does require a certain level of focus, especially when stuff, you know, starts going wrong or becomes difficult. You know, it's something I think the military trains us really well for, is focusing on what we can control and ignoring what we can't, whether that's, well — in space we can't control, you know, the fact that we could meet our demise at any time. We can't control how distracting the Earth looks and how incredibly beautiful it is. We can't control how everything floats around, and that makes stuff more difficult, so yeah, compartmentalization is very important.
Something all of us should remember.
I believe Gawker sold all of it's assets to Univision. Gawker is now just a shell company. It's basically worthless.
There are even some Christian denominations that are centered around capitalism, even though it is contrary to most biblical teachings.
I want to know if the team ran any baseline data. Can the use this technique to locate a plane that isn't lost? There might be some surprises in that result.
Obviously people need an incentive to be productive, but they need other things as well. Most people grew up having a roof over their head, three meals a day, and and went to school. However, not everyone has those things, and too many people forget that.
There are basic needs that have to be addressed for someone to live up to their potential. A purely capitalist society doesn't ensure everyone has those needs met. In fact, the United States decided education was so critical to society, the education system became socialized 100 years ago. Imagine what our world would be like without public education!
It has long been known that a purely capitalistic society isn't sustainable. When basic needs are met, everyone benefits. So don't think of paying taxes as armed robbery, because it's really paying back a loan you took out a long time ago.
The Indian smartphone market may be larger in unit volume. However, they are likely lower priced models. I suspect the US market is larger in terms of smart phone revenue, where people will line up to pay $1000 for the new iPhone.
Meh, I'll just peel apples from now on.
That may not work.
And no matter how thoroughly you clean your apples, you may not be able to remove all the chemicals, because some may penetrate more deeply into the fruit, depending on which pesticides they are and when they were applied.
This method is effective at removing the pesticides that penetrate through the fruit. However, further reading shows the pesticide tested only penetrates 80 micrometers. So peeling may help. However, there may be other pesticides that penetrate deeper into the fruit.
Not everyone... Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany...
Everyone in the U.S.