I have a theory that says that the function of modern art is for the viewer to live vicariously through the artist's insanity. Van Gogh was famous for this. So was Leonard Cohen, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, Alan Ginsberg, Salvador Dali, and Jackson Pollock, to name a few.
Sure, for some groups the live concert is an integral part of their art form, but for many musicians it's all about the music and for many it's some combination between music and live performance.
Some musicians can't tour (health, visa, 2nd job, family,...), don't like to tour, or are bad at live performance. Their artform is still worthwhile without the performance element, but without financial reward they might not be able to make their music.
Synthetic biology studies how to build artificial biological systems for engineering applications, using many of the same tools and experimental techniques. But the work is fundamentally an engineering application of biological science, rather than an attempt to do more science. The focus is often on ways of taking parts of natural biological systems, characterizing and simplifying them, and using them as a component of a highly unnatural, engineered, biological system.
bodkin (bd'kn) n. - A small, sharply pointed instrument for making holes in fabric or leather. - A blunt needle for pulling tape or ribbon through a series of loops or a hem. - A long hairpin, usually with an ornamental head. - Printing. An awl or pick for extracting letters from set type. - A dagger or stiletto.
I use pricegrabber all the time. Over the last 5 years or so I've found them better than froogle (which is awful to navigate and doesn't aggregate items well), mysimon (which usually leads only to big name websites) and the other no-name price comparison sights out there. It seems able to aggregate items better than the competitors and the pricing based on zip-code is a huge bonus.
I don't work for them or have any other interest in their success.
Um, no. For some of us the drugs plug the hole in the boat. There's a very common attitude, which I seein your post, that antidepressants are only good as a temporary, often last minute, patch up solution. But actually some of us are better off taking them all the time, much like people with other chronic diseases might take meds for the rest of their lives.
Chronic depression is not something that will go away if you just 'buck up and get over it', 'deal with the problem and move on', 'get to a safe harbour', etc. Often it is a lifetime issue that can be managed with, among other things, medicine.
From the fuddruckers page there is no indication that the game is someone else's. Yes, you can check the url or look at the email, but most folks are going to assume it's fuddrucker's content. That is wrong.
Please tell us how to do this. I'm running into the exact same problem---Intel compiler on an AMD platform---and would love any pointers in the right direction.
Sounds similar to the work Cassidy Curtis and folks at UW did on computer-generated watercolors using models of fluid flow: http://www.otherthings.com/uw/watercolor/
I've heard they're going to have lots of artifacts and comparable real-world technologies, like the land speeder from A New Hope next to maglev tracks and hovercraft.
Sorry, but there's still a leftist slant in the general media.
The media is pro-corporate rather than liberal or conservative. Their pro-corporate viewpoints are often in line with conservative viewpoints, and so the media is often seen as conservatively biased, when in fact their bias is pro-corporate.
About a month ago I went through the same thing, and, much to my surprise, a big-company system (Dell) was the best deal. Because the companies offer different options and packages, it was difficult to tell what made the difference. It seemed, though, that the bigger companies had cheaper cpus. Perhaps the smaller companies don't, or can't, drop prices as quickly as their bigger counterparts. Also, Dell often offers coupons and rebates (see techbargains), and if you time it right you can make the deal sweeter.
Here in Cambridge, MA, PCs for Everyone is considered one of the best small companies. They sell parts, will build a custom pc, and offer a few pre-built pcs.
When Hotmail (owned, of course, by MS) displays mail you've received, it replaces each link with a link to a cgi script that generates a new web page. The new web page has a small frame at the top with a warning, and a large frame at the bottom that contains the linked-to page.
Seems like this brings up the same issues, unless of course MS owns the rights to all mail sent over hotmail (haven't read their latest terms of service;).
Bravo for sticking to your guns on this. As a consultant I negotiate several of these agreements each year, and I've noticed them getting nastier and nastier with respect to IP issues. I've been fortunate enough to be able to make significant changes, but I owe a lot of that to my lawyer. A good lawyer can find things that you overlooked, can give you some perspective on the relative risks involved, can help draft language that is comfortable to both parties, and, most importantly in your case, can cut through layers of miscommunication by talking directly to the company's lawyer.
Blaming lawyers ignores the social and legal systems they work in. It's like blaming violent video games for violence in our society --- blaming symptoms rather than causes; focusing on a expressions of a system rather than the system itself.
Lawyers are *required* to advocate on behalf of their clients --- it's grounds for malpractice if they don't --- and I'm glad they are. When I'm dealing with our legal system I sure want an expert working my side, navigating me through the system and doing everything they can to help me.
The problem here is not the lawyers, it's the arrogance of a company and a legal system that's far from perfect. eReferee had lawyers too. The question is why did the judge agree with the lawyers for Referee magazine.
Listen to your inner feelings about things, respect those feelings, and respond to them.
I spent 2 and half years in a startup where I knew the founder was a snake, but I rationalized that a snake at the helm would be good for business. He did, in fact, get us great jobs, and negotiated amazing contracts for those jobs. But his lack of integrity with his partners (including me) and employees ate away at me like a slow toxin. It took me too long to respect my need to work with people of integrity, and I'm much happier now that I'm out. But like many of these posts say, even though it was really tough working with him, and tough leaving, it was a great learning experience for me, both professionally and personally.
Just because a prison sentence is typical does not mean it's unreasonable. Look at the many prisoners incarcerated for many years for minor and/or victimless drug crimes. It's better press for politicians to claim they're fighting crime by jacking up jail sentences, than to say they're working for reduced sentences because the current ones are outrageous. Unfortunately, this leads to longer and longer sentences, mandatory minimums, and policies like three-strikes, which don't seem to work. Use your favorite search engine for more info on the "war on drugs" and "mandatory sentencing".
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Couple of bugs in there, one in mozilla/security...
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gotta wonder if we'll see these street vendors at the next Body Worlds exhibit ;(
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?story Id=5553329
I have a theory that says that the function of modern art is for the viewer to live vicariously through the artist's insanity. Van Gogh was famous for this. So was Leonard Cohen, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, Alan Ginsberg, Salvador Dali, and Jackson Pollock, to name a few.
This is a fairly common myth. Here's a good antidote: Miller, Laura, "Van Gogh on Prozac"
Btw, dealing with my depression has enabled me to be an artist.
Sure, for some groups the live concert is an integral part of their art form, but for many musicians it's all about the music and for many it's some combination between music and live performance.
...), don't like to tour, or are bad at live performance. Their artform is still worthwhile without the performance element, but without financial reward they might not be able to make their music.
Some musicians can't tour (health, visa, 2nd job, family,
Bump the parent. I especially love this little unnecessary quote:
"...highlights the retarding effect regulation has on technological progress"
I would moderate that article as a troll.
From the FAQ:
Neat comic strip by Drew Endy: http://mit.edu/endy/www/scraps/comic/AiSB.vol1.pdf
This could be a symptom of depression and anxiety manifested as a kind of compulsive worrying. Therapy/drugs can help.
fyi, from dictionary.com:
bodkin (bd'kn) n.
- A small, sharply pointed instrument for making holes in fabric or leather.
- A blunt needle for pulling tape or ribbon through a series of loops or a hem.
- A long hairpin, usually with an ornamental head.
- Printing. An awl or pick for extracting letters from set type.
- A dagger or stiletto.
I use pricegrabber all the time. Over the last 5 years or so I've found them better than froogle (which is awful to navigate and doesn't aggregate items well), mysimon (which usually leads only to big name websites) and the other no-name price comparison sights out there. It seems able to aggregate items better than the competitors and the pricing based on zip-code is a huge bonus.
I don't work for them or have any other interest in their success.
Um, no. For some of us the drugs plug the hole in the boat. There's a very common attitude, which I seein your post, that antidepressants are only good as a temporary, often last minute, patch up solution. But actually some of us are better off taking them all the time, much like people with other chronic diseases might take meds for the rest of their lives.
Chronic depression is not something that will go away if you just 'buck up and get over it', 'deal with the problem and move on', 'get to a safe harbour', etc. Often it is a lifetime issue that can be managed with, among other things, medicine.
I've had two all-in-ones from HP and love them both. Great quality scans and prints.
From the fuddruckers page there is no indication that the game is someone else's. Yes, you can check the url or look at the email, but most folks are going to assume it's fuddrucker's content. That is wrong.
Please tell us how to do this. I'm running into the exact same problem---Intel compiler on an AMD platform---and would love any pointers in the right direction.
Much obliged.
Sounds similar to the work Cassidy Curtis and folks at UW did on computer-generated watercolors using models of fluid flow: http://www.otherthings.com/uw/watercolor/
Not so fast, cookie monster is now eating vegetables! ;)
I've heard they're going to have lots of artifacts and comparable real-world technologies, like the land speeder from A New Hope next to maglev tracks and hovercraft.
Bump this response.
Many people see the question as merely another opportunity to espouse their personal dogma.
Sorry, but there's still a leftist slant in the general media.
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The media is pro-corporate rather than liberal or conservative. Their pro-corporate viewpoints are often in line with conservative viewpoints, and so the media is often seen as conservatively biased, when in fact their bias is pro-corporate.
A good start: http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/L-liberalmedia.htm
This from FAIR: http://www.fair.org/reports/journalist-survey.htm
And of course this, although I have not read it: http://www.whatliberalmedia.com/
Here in Cambridge, MA, PCs for Everyone is considered one of the best small companies. They sell parts, will build a custom pc, and offer a few pre-built pcs.
Seems like this brings up the same issues, unless of course MS owns the rights to all mail sent over hotmail (haven't read their latest terms of service ;).
Bravo for sticking to your guns on this. As a consultant I negotiate several of these agreements each year, and I've noticed them getting nastier and nastier with respect to IP issues. I've been fortunate enough to be able to make significant changes, but I owe a lot of that to my lawyer. A good lawyer can find things that you overlooked, can give you some perspective on the relative risks involved, can help draft language that is comfortable to both parties, and, most importantly in your case, can cut through layers of miscommunication by talking directly to the company's lawyer.
Blaming lawyers ignores the social and legal systems they work in. It's like blaming violent video games for violence in our society --- blaming symptoms rather than causes; focusing on a expressions of a system rather than the system itself.
Lawyers are *required* to advocate on behalf of their clients --- it's grounds for malpractice if they don't --- and I'm glad they are. When I'm dealing with our legal system I sure want an expert working my side, navigating me through the system and doing everything they can to help me.
The problem here is not the lawyers, it's the arrogance of a company and a legal system that's far from perfect. eReferee had lawyers too. The question is why did the judge agree with the lawyers for Referee magazine.
Listen to your inner feelings about things, respect those feelings, and respond to them.
I spent 2 and half years in a startup where I knew the founder was a snake, but I rationalized that a snake at the helm would be good for business. He did, in fact, get us great jobs, and negotiated amazing contracts for those jobs. But his lack of integrity with his partners (including me) and employees ate away at me like a slow toxin. It took me too long to respect my need to work with people of integrity, and I'm much happier now that I'm out. But like many of these posts say, even though it was really tough working with him, and tough leaving, it was a great learning experience for me, both professionally and personally.
Good luck.
What's in the laws is not always what's right.
Just because a prison sentence is typical does not mean it's unreasonable. Look at the many prisoners incarcerated for many years for minor and/or victimless drug crimes. It's better press for politicians to claim they're fighting crime by jacking up jail sentences, than to say they're working for reduced sentences because the current ones are outrageous. Unfortunately, this leads to longer and longer sentences, mandatory minimums, and policies like three-strikes, which don't seem to work. Use your favorite search engine for more info on the "war on drugs" and "mandatory sentencing".