It does. I got a chance to see for myself this morning; quite interesting how far they've taken it. IE: Time-Cloning units is possible; but you'll wind up paying for them in diminished temporal flexibility.
At work, can't see for myself. Were the following situations explained:
What happens when a factory is taken out in the past, do all units propagated from it vanish? What of resource collectors, does all income generated vanish, do units purchased with said resources vanish?
When using a/an with an acronym, it is acceptable to base your word choice on how the acronym is pronounced. Since most people will read RTS as "Are Tee Ess" you would use an because of the A in Are. It's certainly debatable, and I would say that a and an are both correct, but I wouldn't be pedantic and "correct" someone for not using the word I would prefer...
And no one will see this because I'm an AC...
QA, in most cases, wants us to assume the letters will be read individually. In the acronym heavy subject matter it just tends to flow better since people tend to speak the acronym when discussing it anyway.
Personally, reading "To save resources, we are using a LCS," causes my brain to make that "click" sound a bad hard drive makes.
Why not just include a low cost netbook or laptop in there? Load it with all the media you like; then all your compatibility concerns will boil down to whether the AC wall outlet spec is subject to change in 17 years*
Is it reasonable that a kid downloading a song is a felony? No. But that's a legislative and judicial issue.
Well it's a good thing that it isn't, and never was, a felony. I keep reading little offhand remarks like this that reinforce a completely inappropriate interpretation of copyright law; It's really beginning to concern me. The day will come when someone tries to expand existing copyright law with some outrageous provision; if the only public outcry to the measure is "I thought it already said that," we're all going to owe some some recognition the MP/RIAA for a job well done.
The headlines lately about ape intelligence revelations have sounded a bit like my mom telling me a story about her cat. Next week I expect to hear that Apes are capable of remembering which cabinet their food is in, planning to open it later, and waiting until no one is looking to do it. Amazing!
No, wait, it totally isn't. And unless I have seriously misjudged our closest relative's ability to function on the level of at least a 2 year old child; these researchers are either fishing for grant money or way to infatuated with their subjects. At least my mom admits it.
The university was trying to pull a fast policy change. This girl alerted everyone to it using the most efficient, straight-forward technique available.
Alerted who? The faculty? I think they were aware.
Oh, wait. It just filtered through. No 3 points are the same distance apart. Beer and mathematical constructs way above my pay grade are not the greatest of chums.
I read the article on OGR-25. I read the wikipedia article. The Fine article is sadly slashdotted, and I am still at a loss as to why this is useful, or.. difficult? I'm kind of at a total loss, if you want to get down to it.
Could a valid and perfect ruler not be made in the form of 0,1,3,6,10,15,21,28,36,etc to infinity?
Would it not be shorter than 480? I'm clearly misunderstanding both requisite criteria and ultimate application; any help there would be appreciated.
To be honest, for many Americans, their understanding of Russia is likely as follows:
AllOfMP3.com, Russian Mafia from movies, and the Cold War in the history books.
and the odd headline about corporations getting nationalized for the hell of it, journalists meeting mysterious and horrifying ends, and Totally-not-President Putin saving a film crew from a tiger.
I think more people make generalizations about the Russian government being run by brutish, psuedo-populist thugs; than they do about the actual Russian people being any particular way. And I think they make that generalization based on fairly compelling evidence presented by the world press. I'm fairly sure that government malfeasance was what the GP was referring to, and not some general failing of all peoples Russian.
It may still be an unfair assessment, I'm sure not ALL of our (US) politicians and government employee's are criminally inclined; but I'm not going to start bandying about accusations of prejudice when someone calls them all crooks.
Animal science. Would you by any chance mean Biology, perhaps?
No, he said for dessert.
I understand that certain apes have made great strides in the field of pointy sticks. Perhaps he seeks the knowledge to trick all those cunning (but tasty!) bugs out of their damnable earthen strongholds.
I'd be willing to guess that the reason Guild Wars doesn't make as much is because they don't have a grind. Grind satisfies that lucrative OCD-fueled core of the target audience by giving them something to channel their compulsions. The community can be heard to grumble about the grind; but day in and day out they're in there, grinding honor, faction, mats, DKP, and whatever else goes on in WoW these days. Sure, everyone says they hate it, but it shines and sparkles just so; and they can't look away.
If you don't populate the game with enough BS to keep the 24/7 players happy, they will leave. If you do, you're forced to balance the time investment requirement to that standard. Thus forcing casual players to invest more of their time to keep up with the Joneses.
But while structuring reward systems to require as much time to complete as possible is good business. Taking up every moment of your free time to get those rewards is still your choice.
If I have harsh words with someone and the police confiscate all the sharp knives in my kitchen, stating only that "a number of weapons were found on the premises," that might sound reasonable too. Nevermind that I never considered stabbing anyone.
Lets not forget all the 'flammable materials' under my sink, or the paint and brake fluid in my utility closet. I don't have a bow and arrow, but then I'm not god-damned Robin Hood; so there's a good chance it would not be my instrument of choice for political mischief.
I'm not even sure how I'm meant to employ this nefarious DOT-3 compliant brake fluid I'm in possession of, I just know my last car demanded almost a quart a month in exchange for my life.
Does the community here accept that blocking funding to something is the same thing as blocking something? Or does blocking something require creating laws making some such or another illegal at the federal level (this probably being unconstitutional on the face of it).
I'm under the impression that banning the use of federal funds to study project X is as strong an objection as congress is allowed without being challenged; yes.
It is a far more politic to say "Oh, please, research whatever you like! We just can't spend the people's money on it, surely you understand." than it would be to say "Such knowledge is forbidden!" with some Lovecraftian justification regarding the capacity of mere men to know dark truths beyond the shadows of our perception.
You'd think a respectably geeky organization, as geeky as I'd expect the Scientists and Engineers for America to be, could handle a lazy, Sunday afternoon slashdotting.
I'm curious if that 1% is a hard quota and they just pick them at random; or if its more along the lines of "~1% of the cattle exhibit BSE-like sympotms, so they get tested"
If it is the former, that definitely seems like something they should consider revising.
I'd like to add that the company in question here probably knows this; and just sees this a some potent marketing leverage against large beef suppliers in hungry markets like South Korea. They can probably play the odds on their "100% Tested" beef supply for years, especially if they're small time, before an infected cow slips through AND someone actually contracts the CJD to prove it.
[The "rapid" BSE test in question] can detect abnormal prions only if
they exist in a relatively high concentration, and
abnormal prions typically reach detectable concentrations only
two to three months before an animal exhibits observable
symptoms. The incubation period for BSE (i.e., from infection to
observable symptoms) is two to eight yearsâ"the average being
five yearsâ"and cattle younger than thirty months are rarely
symptomatic. Because most cattle for
slaughter in the United States go to market before they are
twenty-four months old, it is unlikely that the rapid BSE test will
detect the disease. In light of the rapid BSE testâ(TM)s limited
efficacy, USDA believes that the routine use of the test on
âoeclinically normal young cattle is not practical[], offers no food
safety value,â is âoelikely [to] produce false negative resultsâ and
is âoemeaningful and reliable . . . when used for surveillance
purposes on . . . animals exhibiting some type of clinical
abnormality that could be consistent with BSEâ (e.g., cattle that
cannot stand or walk, show signs of neurological disorders or
die from an unknown cause).
From the court's opinion PDF in TFA. I'm inclined to agree with the USDA here. The only way this test is going to pop positive on a cow that isn't already exhibiting symptoms but is infected, is if that cow is in that tiny window of being infected for greater than 21 months, AND 3 months from symptomatic concentration levels. Earlier and it won't detect the prions (and the "100%" BSE free beef goes out and gives someone CJD, destroying all confidence in their current and, possibly, future assurances); later than that window, and it sounds like the cow would be tested as part of that 1% anyway.
Indeed; but would you characterize the Dharavi living experience, as described by said article, as desirable?
I can't imagine the sort of revenues generated by the residents of Dharavi are going to bring any real investment capital to the table. Which begs the question, how stupid do these people think their investors are and/or what kind of amenities are they actually expecting to offset the inevitable squalor and claustrophobia?
Timelinks (the company hawking these things) wants to build these all over the world, see, not just Dubai. This isn't one mad nation's next obscene attempt, in a string of obscene attempts, to draw in tourism and entice the relocation of wealthy corporate headquarters..es. This is one mad contractor's attempt to sell their crazy building to arguably saner nations all over the world.
They got balls, these guys. Huge crazy balls, but balls.
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It does. I got a chance to see for myself this morning; quite interesting how far they've taken it. IE: Time-Cloning units is possible; but you'll wind up paying for them in diminished temporal flexibility.
At work, can't see for myself. Were the following situations explained:
What happens when a factory is taken out in the past, do all units propagated from it vanish?
What of resource collectors, does all income generated vanish, do units purchased with said resources vanish?
When using a/an with an acronym, it is acceptable to base your word choice on how the acronym is pronounced. Since most people will read RTS as "Are Tee Ess" you would use an because of the A in Are. It's certainly debatable, and I would say that a and an are both correct, but I wouldn't be pedantic and "correct" someone for not using the word I would prefer...
And no one will see this because I'm an AC...
QA, in most cases, wants us to assume the letters will be read individually. In the acronym heavy subject matter it just tends to flow better since people tend to speak the acronym when discussing it anyway.
Personally, reading "To save resources, we are using a LCS," causes my brain to make that "click" sound a bad hard drive makes.
Why not just include a low cost netbook or laptop in there? Load it with all the media you like; then all your compatibility concerns will boil down to whether the AC wall outlet spec is subject to change in 17 years*
* It isn't**
**Well... if it does there will be adapters.
Is it reasonable that a kid downloading a song is a felony? No. But that's a legislative and judicial issue.
Well it's a good thing that it isn't, and never was, a felony. I keep reading little offhand remarks like this that reinforce a completely inappropriate interpretation of copyright law; It's really beginning to concern me. The day will come when someone tries to expand existing copyright law with some outrageous provision; if the only public outcry to the measure is "I thought it already said that," we're all going to owe some some recognition the MP/RIAA for a job well done.
The headlines lately about ape intelligence revelations have sounded a bit like my mom telling me a story about her cat. Next week I expect to hear that Apes are capable of remembering which cabinet their food is in, planning to open it later, and waiting until no one is looking to do it.
Amazing!
No, wait, it totally isn't. And unless I have seriously misjudged our closest relative's ability to function on the level of at least a 2 year old child; these researchers are either fishing for grant money or way to infatuated with their subjects. At least my mom admits it.
The university was trying to pull a fast policy change. This girl alerted everyone to it using the most efficient, straight-forward technique available.
Alerted who? The faculty? I think they were aware.
Which may prove to be completely irrelevant if that policy is shown to be in violation of Federal law.
By sending this bulk mail she violated the university's bulk email policy, and she is being punished as a result. Which law is this violating?
Are they honestly suggesting that I focus my attention on my surroundings while I drive? I call shenanigans.
In that case, the only thing better than this discovery is a well made BMT.
Oooh. Ok, that's actually pretty interesting.
Thanks!
Oh, wait. It just filtered through. No 3 points are the same distance apart. Beer and mathematical constructs way above my pay grade are not the greatest of chums.
I read the article on OGR-25. I read the wikipedia article. The Fine article is sadly slashdotted, and I am still at a loss as to why this is useful, or.. difficult? I'm kind of at a total loss, if you want to get down to it.
Could a valid and perfect ruler not be made in the form of 0,1,3,6,10,15,21,28,36,etc to infinity?
Would it not be shorter than 480?
I'm clearly misunderstanding both requisite criteria and ultimate application; any help there would be appreciated.
Those responsible for refuting the research of the people who have just been refuted, have been refuted.
To be honest, for many Americans, their understanding of Russia is likely as follows: AllOfMP3.com, Russian Mafia from movies, and the Cold War in the history books.
and the odd headline about corporations getting nationalized for the hell of it, journalists meeting mysterious and horrifying ends, and Totally-not-President Putin saving a film crew from a tiger.
I think more people make generalizations about the Russian government being run by brutish, psuedo-populist thugs; than they do about the actual Russian people being any particular way. And I think they make that generalization based on fairly compelling evidence presented by the world press. I'm fairly sure that government malfeasance was what the GP was referring to, and not some general failing of all peoples Russian.
It may still be an unfair assessment, I'm sure not ALL of our (US) politicians and government employee's are criminally inclined; but I'm not going to start bandying about accusations of prejudice when someone calls them all crooks.
Animal science. Would you by any chance mean Biology, perhaps?
No, he said for dessert.
I understand that certain apes have made great strides in the field of pointy sticks. Perhaps he seeks the knowledge to trick all those cunning (but tasty!) bugs out of their damnable earthen strongholds.
I'd be willing to guess that the reason Guild Wars doesn't make as much is because they don't have a grind. Grind satisfies that lucrative OCD-fueled core of the target audience by giving them something to channel their compulsions. The community can be heard to grumble about the grind; but day in and day out they're in there, grinding honor, faction, mats, DKP, and whatever else goes on in WoW these days. Sure, everyone says they hate it, but it shines and sparkles just so; and they can't look away.
If you don't populate the game with enough BS to keep the 24/7 players happy, they will leave. If you do, you're forced to balance the time investment requirement to that standard. Thus forcing casual players to invest more of their time to keep up with the Joneses.
But while structuring reward systems to require as much time to complete as possible is good business. Taking up every moment of your free time to get those rewards is still your choice.
Wasn't that gun found in a private residence?
If I have harsh words with someone and the police confiscate all the sharp knives in my kitchen, stating only that "a number of weapons were found on the premises," that might sound reasonable too. Nevermind that I never considered stabbing anyone. Lets not forget all the 'flammable materials' under my sink, or the paint and brake fluid in my utility closet. I don't have a bow and arrow, but then I'm not god-damned Robin Hood; so there's a good chance it would not be my instrument of choice for political mischief.
I'm not even sure how I'm meant to employ this nefarious DOT-3 compliant brake fluid I'm in possession of, I just know my last car demanded almost a quart a month in exchange for my life.
You are a gentleman and a scholar, sir.
Does the community here accept that blocking funding to something is the same thing as blocking something? Or does blocking something require creating laws making some such or another illegal at the federal level (this probably being unconstitutional on the face of it).
I'm under the impression that banning the use of federal funds to study project X is as strong an objection as congress is allowed without being challenged; yes.
It is a far more politic to say "Oh, please, research whatever you like! We just can't spend the people's money on it, surely you understand." than it would be to say "Such knowledge is forbidden!" with some Lovecraftian justification regarding the capacity of mere men to know dark truths beyond the shadows of our perception.
of Obama's response?
You'd think a respectably geeky organization, as geeky as I'd expect the Scientists and Engineers for America to be, could handle a lazy, Sunday afternoon slashdotting.
I'm curious if that 1% is a hard quota and they just pick them at random; or if its more along the lines of "~1% of the cattle exhibit BSE-like sympotms, so they get tested"
If it is the former, that definitely seems like something they should consider revising.
I'd like to add that the company in question here probably knows this; and just sees this a some potent marketing leverage against large beef suppliers in hungry markets like South Korea. They can probably play the odds on their "100% Tested" beef supply for years, especially if they're small time, before an infected cow slips through AND someone actually contracts the CJD to prove it.
[The "rapid" BSE test in question] can detect abnormal prions only if they exist in a relatively high concentration, and abnormal prions typically reach detectable concentrations only two to three months before an animal exhibits observable symptoms. The incubation period for BSE (i.e., from infection to observable symptoms) is two to eight yearsâ"the average being five yearsâ"and cattle younger than thirty months are rarely symptomatic. Because most cattle for slaughter in the United States go to market before they are twenty-four months old, it is unlikely that the rapid BSE test will detect the disease. In light of the rapid BSE testâ(TM)s limited efficacy, USDA believes that the routine use of the test on âoeclinically normal young cattle is not practical[], offers no food safety value,â is âoelikely [to] produce false negative resultsâ and is âoemeaningful and reliable . . . when used for surveillance purposes on . . . animals exhibiting some type of clinical abnormality that could be consistent with BSEâ (e.g., cattle that cannot stand or walk, show signs of neurological disorders or die from an unknown cause).
From the court's opinion PDF in TFA. I'm inclined to agree with the USDA here. The only way this test is going to pop positive on a cow that isn't already exhibiting symptoms but is infected, is if that cow is in that tiny window of being infected for greater than 21 months, AND 3 months from symptomatic concentration levels. Earlier and it won't detect the prions (and the "100%" BSE free beef goes out and gives someone CJD, destroying all confidence in their current and, possibly, future assurances); later than that window, and it sounds like the cow would be tested as part of that 1% anyway.
That's my read, am I missing something?
Indeed; but would you characterize the Dharavi living experience, as described by said article, as desirable?
I can't imagine the sort of revenues generated by the residents of Dharavi are going to bring any real investment capital to the table. Which begs the question, how stupid do these people think their investors are and/or what kind of amenities are they actually expecting to offset the inevitable squalor and claustrophobia?
Timelinks (the company hawking these things) wants to build these all over the world, see, not just Dubai. This isn't one mad nation's next obscene attempt, in a string of obscene attempts, to draw in tourism and entice the relocation of wealthy corporate headquarters..es. This is one mad contractor's attempt to sell their crazy building to arguably saner nations all over the world.
They got balls, these guys. Huge crazy balls, but balls.