Ignore this, though: "The authors of the paper note it’s particularly interesting that global warming keeps winning the bet despite ocean cycles, solar activity, and human aerosol pollution all acting in the cooling direction over the past 15 years. Human-caused global warming has become so strong that it’s consistently overcoming these natural short-term cooling factors... In other words, betting against global warming is an almost sure way to lose money at this point."
Actually, I have major problems trying to convert text to a number format once it's in the spreadsheet program. (I use LibreOffice, but I assume Excel functionality is the same.) If I take a column that's text-formatted, and click Format > Cell > Number, then all of the numeric stuff gets a single quote prefixed, sabotaging the attempt to treat it as a number. Your proposal would generate a massive user outcry for that and other reasons.
It could rather be a conversion error. For example, if you have the original in a CSV file (possibly output from one program) where strings have no lead colon, and then load into Excel or LibreOffice, it will (by default) turn everything it can into a numeric format. One needs to be aware of that and ask that the column be converted to text -- which is easy to overlook if you have a column that's mostly non-ambiguous, but somewhere far below is a single date-like name.
I've gotten hit by this many times with CSVs coming out of our school's learning management system, with long numeric student IDs that get turned into scientific notation in the spreadsheet application. In some sense that's easier to catch, because it will hit a whole column of data at once; but even so it's distressing how often I need to backtrack to resolve that.
On the other hand, the IT at my university are the biggest Windows-boosters I've ever seen. Apparently never heard of anything open-source. Push "free" Microsoft trial products on everyone at any turn. Had the head of IT in the last semester claim at a department meeting that, "Windows 10 was entirely rewritten from scratch so it's much more secure." Updated all the classroom computers to Windows 10 a few weeks back.
In an analysis of the top 20 national politicians, scores from nonpartisan PolitiFact indicate that Hillary Clinton is actual the most truthful candidate of all, excepting only Barack Obama. On the other hand, Donald Trump is the single-most lying candidate of the past year.
"For instance, I'd wager you have no problem when the police swab a suspect for their DNA, nor when a passed-out drunkard is compelled to provide a blood sample in the hospital after a DUI..."
Certainly in my case I absolutely have a problem, and always have, with any of things happening without a warrant. The Fourth Amendment seems very clear: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons...", listing the person him- or herself as having a right to security first and foremost before any other item.
Yes, this has passed SCOTUS muster, but it boggles the mind how it could be read in any other way. Certainly I would vote against any such warrantless personal evidence gathering if I had a voice in the matter.
Here's the very first sentence from the Wikipedia article on autopilot:
"An autopilot is a system used to control the trajectory of a vehicle without constant 'hands-on' control by a human operator being required."
Literally the first thing to be said about traditional Autopilot is that you don't need your hands on the control. Yet here is Tesla saying it's Autopilot, except you need your hands on the control. A quick Google image search for autopilot (once you get past the "Airplane" movie stills) is a bunch of airplane pilots reading papers and such with hands off the yoke.
It was awkwardly phrased, but I read that not as the OP needing to give a reason to the school, but rather Slashdot wanting to see a reason from posters, so as to make an interesting discussion thread.
Yikes, no citations. Let's fix that. The following is from the Swedish government education site. Executive summary: Sweden has centralized and uniform funding, entrance exams, curriculum, teacher training/certification, and grading. Even independent charter schools must follow the same system!
From the age of six, every child has equal access to free education in Sweden. The Swedish school system is regulated through the Education Act, which ensures a safe and friendly environment for students. The act mandates nine years of school attendance for all children from the year they turn seven...
New education act
The new Swedish Education Act of 2011 contains basic principles and provisions for compulsory and further education, pre-school, pre-school year, out-of-school care and adult education. It promotes greater oversight, freedom of choice, and student safety and security.
New curricula
New consolidated curricula for compulsory schools for all students, Sami schools, special schools and upper secondary schools came into force 1 July 2011. The curricula contain new general goals, guidelines and syllabuses. The pre-school curriculum includes clearer goals for children’s linguistic and communicative development and for science and technology. Mandatory national subject tests are held in years 3, 6 and 9 of compulsory school to assess student progress. There are also new qualification requirements for areas including upper secondary school studies.
New grading system
The old Swedish system with four grades from Pass with Special Distinction (MVG) down to Did Not Pass(IG) was replaced by a new grading scale with six grades from A to F in 2011. A to E are passing grades, with F as a failing grade. Grades are assigned starting in year 6. The new grading system is very similar to the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS), the standard grading system for higher education in Europé.
Teacher certification
As of 1 December 2013, professional certification is required for school and pre-school teachers on permanent contracts. The decision, a milestone in Swedish education policy, aims to raise the status of the teaching profession, support professional development and thus increase quality in education...
Same rules apply
In Sweden, charter schools must be approved by the Schools Inspectorate and follow the national curricula and syllabuses, just like regular municipal schools.
"the Department does not: establish schools and colleges; develop curricula; set requirements for enrollment and graduation; determine state education standards; or develop or implement testing to measure whether states are meeting their education standards"
I agree that we should fix this! Let's actually federalize education and curriculum, as is done in every other advanced country, and establish equitable funding for schools nationwide, under the DOE. This may possibly require a Constitutional Amendment to make that happen. One of the top things I'd like to see happen.
Slashdot Mirror
Be sure to place a monetary wager and profit on your knowledge!
https://science.slashdot.org/story/16/08/02/0124236/climate-change-contrarians-lose-big-betting-against-global-warming
Ignore this, though: "The authors of the paper note it’s particularly interesting that global warming keeps winning the bet despite ocean cycles, solar activity, and human aerosol pollution all acting in the cooling direction over the past 15 years. Human-caused global warming has become so strong that it’s consistently overcoming these natural short-term cooling factors... In other words, betting against global warming is an almost sure way to lose money at this point."
https://www.skepticalscience.com/betting-against-gw-sure-way-to-lose-money.html
Repeat for every numeric column.
"I can change the column when/if I need to"
Actually, I have major problems trying to convert text to a number format once it's in the spreadsheet program. (I use LibreOffice, but I assume Excel functionality is the same.) If I take a column that's text-formatted, and click Format > Cell > Number, then all of the numeric stuff gets a single quote prefixed, sabotaging the attempt to treat it as a number. Your proposal would generate a massive user outcry for that and other reasons.
As I said upthread, it's probably not a data-entry problem. More like a file conversion problem (importing text/CSV to the spreadsheet application).
Probably not a data-entry problem. More like a file conversion problem (importing text/CSV to the spreadsheet application).
Non sequitor. Calculations need to be made somewhere in the workflow process, and LaTeX does not help with that.
It could rather be a conversion error. For example, if you have the original in a CSV file (possibly output from one program) where strings have no lead colon, and then load into Excel or LibreOffice, it will (by default) turn everything it can into a numeric format. One needs to be aware of that and ask that the column be converted to text -- which is easy to overlook if you have a column that's mostly non-ambiguous, but somewhere far below is a single date-like name.
I've gotten hit by this many times with CSVs coming out of our school's learning management system, with long numeric student IDs that get turned into scientific notation in the spreadsheet application. In some sense that's easier to catch, because it will hit a whole column of data at once; but even so it's distressing how often I need to backtrack to resolve that.
No, I do not.
Are you sure that the security-only update will be accessible that way? I thought it was for enterprise users only, unavailable to home users.
(And if they continue on this trajectory of Trojan-ing feature changes as security updates then I'm not sure how much even that buys us.)
What's the plan for accessing that security-only bundle? My understanding is that it won't be available to home users, only enterprise users.
On the other hand, the IT at my university are the biggest Windows-boosters I've ever seen. Apparently never heard of anything open-source. Push "free" Microsoft trial products on everyone at any turn. Had the head of IT in the last semester claim at a department meeting that, "Windows 10 was entirely rewritten from scratch so it's much more secure." Updated all the classroom computers to Windows 10 a few weeks back.
"a device that steers a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft in place of a person" -- Merriam-Webster
Gee, how could anyone be confused about that?
Unions raise wages, period (and also working conditions, benefits, etc.)
"Unions raise wages of unionized workers by roughly 20% and raise compensation, including both wages and benefits, by about 28%."
If you don't want that, okay, but you're being flat-out irrational.
http://www.epi.org/publication/briefingpapers_bp143/
"The other party nominated a serial liar."
In an analysis of the top 20 national politicians, scores from nonpartisan PolitiFact indicate that Hillary Clinton is actual the most truthful candidate of all, excepting only Barack Obama. On the other hand, Donald Trump is the single-most lying candidate of the past year.
http://www.mormonpress.com/lying_liars_who_lie_2016_edition
Conspiracists' outrage never seem to rise the level of providing legitimate citation/links.
"For instance, I'd wager you have no problem when the police swab a suspect for their DNA, nor when a passed-out drunkard is compelled to provide a blood sample in the hospital after a DUI..."
Certainly in my case I absolutely have a problem, and always have, with any of things happening without a warrant. The Fourth Amendment seems very clear: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons...", listing the person him- or herself as having a right to security first and foremost before any other item.
Yes, this has passed SCOTUS muster, but it boggles the mind how it could be read in any other way. Certainly I would vote against any such warrantless personal evidence gathering if I had a voice in the matter.
It's almost as though market incentives fail as a vehicle for democratic citizenship, or something.
Here's the very first sentence from the Wikipedia article on autopilot:
"An autopilot is a system used to control the trajectory of a vehicle without constant 'hands-on' control by a human operator being required."
Literally the first thing to be said about traditional Autopilot is that you don't need your hands on the control. Yet here is Tesla saying it's Autopilot, except you need your hands on the control. A quick Google image search for autopilot (once you get past the "Airplane" movie stills) is a bunch of airplane pilots reading papers and such with hands off the yoke.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopilot
It's not democratizing at all. Consumers are not the same as citizens. Consumption is not the same as voting.
It was awkwardly phrased, but I read that not as the OP needing to give a reason to the school, but rather Slashdot wanting to see a reason from posters, so as to make an interesting discussion thread.
Yikes, no citations. Let's fix that. The following is from the Swedish government education site. Executive summary: Sweden has centralized and uniform funding, entrance exams, curriculum, teacher training/certification, and grading. Even independent charter schools must follow the same system!
https://sweden.se/society/education-in-sweden/
I think the Libertarians are inherently anti-cooperation as it smacks too much of socialism?
"the Department does not: establish schools and colleges; develop curricula; set requirements for enrollment and graduation; determine state education standards; or develop or implement testing to measure whether states are meeting their education standards"
I agree that we should fix this! Let's actually federalize education and curriculum, as is done in every other advanced country, and establish equitable funding for schools nationwide, under the DOE. This may possibly require a Constitutional Amendment to make that happen. One of the top things I'd like to see happen.
Diceware.com Dice-Indexed Passphrase Word List
http://world.std.com/%7Ereinhold/dicewarewordlist.pdf
Came to say the same thing. I had a very hard time parsing that out initially.