Sorry, no. It's opening the government spigot that turned a recession into an ongoing malaise. Just like it did in the 1930s (must have been another huge era for robots, cough). We never learn.
I know you don't want to hear that though, so mod me down and blame robots.
Just wondering... but why didn't public schools need to engage in constant fundraising and beg-a-thons in the good old days, for basics? Governments weren't spending more on them then, proportionately.
The marimba is good.... and maybe the home bio-diesel kit.
And then there's
$400,000 for recruiting girls to learn to code
Because doubling the workforce without doubling the jobs has worked out so great for every other sector of the economy since 1970 or so when it took off.
When I have children, I will do everything in my power to keep them out of school as much as possible. They will learn far more by just idly dicking around at a library.
Because that's what most kids without any structure are doing... just go downtown and see. Right?
Come on man... I'm with you in spirit, but we should probably balance our thinking with realism.
A few kids would try to live out The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. The rest would just burn down the museum.
One of the things most people see as a bug but I see as a feature with China is their ability to just do things. There's no debate, no fighting with Congress, etc...they can just tell millions of people to move out of the way of an infrastructure project (e.g. Three Gorges Dam.) That's going to be a huge advantage they have over the West during this century. Another big shift that China is basically just making happen by fiat is the forced urbanization of the country...moving peasant farmers off their land and into cities (which is what those "Ghost Cities" are supposed to be for.) Just look at the fights that happen when someone's land is claimed by eminent domain for a construction project in the US...none of that happens there, and anyone who complains is marginalized.
That's awesome! Can they quarter soldiers in private homes in peacetime too!?! So cool!
Driving yourself around is dead. It's inefficient. Ridesharing is "libertarian" because it is truly freeing.
That's great, for your situation.
Getting my four kids where they need to go, day in and day out, bringing home huge loads of groceries (and smaller ones in between), etc., however, just isn't served well by anything other than having and using my own vehicle.
> withdraw (troops, DATA or spies) surreptitiously, especially from a dangerous position
The term is commonly used in info sec.
OK, but it's an odd neologism.
All told, CyberESI was able to identify and acquire more than 700 files — totaling 762 MB total size — that were exfiltrated from IAI’s network during the compromise.
I guess you could "exfiltrate" files that you put on there... though given the nature of files you'd probably just delete them. But you wouldn't "exfiltrate" someone else's files.
If infiltrating is putting your own stuff in, then exfiltrating would be taking your own stuff out, logically. But language isn't always logical, sure.
Today, a child without access to a computer (and the Internet) at home is at a disadvantage before he or she ever sets foot in a classroom.
On the contrary; a child who has been reading actual books and using their imagination in play - in other words, not vegetating in front of a screen - has a huge advantage.
Also, having worn glasses for so long I've gotten used to the built in "objects flying at my eye" protection they offer. My glasses have caught more than a few flying objects and/or children's fingers.
Our pediatrician swears that wearing glasses greatly reduces the incidence of infection and eye injury... to the extent that she would "almost" recommend that people who don't need glasses wear clear ones.
Or maybe that was just something she told our kids to make wearing glasses more palatable. Sounds good though...
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Sorry, no. It's opening the government spigot that turned a recession into an ongoing malaise. Just like it did in the 1930s (must have been another huge era for robots, cough). We never learn.
I know you don't want to hear that though, so mod me down and blame robots.
It's almost like division of labor and specialization is beneficial or something!
I for one demand that I pay my dentist no more than I pay the kid who mows my lawn ...
Retail moves to national chain ... news at 11!
finding a task difficult is the programming equivalent of going to sleep at the wheel.
Say what?
Finding a task difficult is a chance to learn something new. Finding a task difficult is a chance to flex your mental muscles.
Chicago Public School teachers are paid between $50-97K, based on education and time in job, plus pension and healthcare benefits.
http://www.ctunet.com/for-memb...
Yep. Teachers in general are not underpaid. But there's a taboo against saying so.
Just wondering ... but why didn't public schools need to engage in constant fundraising and beg-a-thons in the good old days, for basics? Governments weren't spending more on them then, proportionately.
We are spending a river now. Where is it going?
How can a Marimba (which from a look at Google is similar to a Xylophone) cost so much money?
They are very large, professionally made musical instruments.
Check out the prices for other major musical instruments ... if you want to get any quality, they are not cheap.
The marimba is good .... and maybe the home bio-diesel kit.
And then there's
$400,000 for recruiting girls to learn to code
Because doubling the workforce without doubling the jobs has worked out so great for every other sector of the economy since 1970 or so when it took off.
When I have children, I will do everything in my power to keep them out of school as much as possible. They will learn far more by just idly dicking around at a library.
Because that's what most kids without any structure are doing ... just go downtown and see. Right?
Come on man ... I'm with you in spirit, but we should probably balance our thinking with realism.
A few kids would try to live out The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. The rest would just burn down the museum.
One of the things most people see as a bug but I see as a feature with China is their ability to just do things. There's no debate, no fighting with Congress, etc...they can just tell millions of people to move out of the way of an infrastructure project (e.g. Three Gorges Dam.) That's going to be a huge advantage they have over the West during this century. Another big shift that China is basically just making happen by fiat is the forced urbanization of the country...moving peasant farmers off their land and into cities (which is what those "Ghost Cities" are supposed to be for.) Just look at the fights that happen when someone's land is claimed by eminent domain for a construction project in the US...none of that happens there, and anyone who complains is marginalized.
That's awesome! Can they quarter soldiers in private homes in peacetime too!?! So cool!
I will continue to call the phrase "Internet of Things" stupid, for as long as you continue to hype it.
The battle of pointless endurance is mine!
And surely these evil scum will get what they deserve when they and all their loved ones are killed in a justifiable drone-strike!
Seriously, this is what a police-state looks like, there is no way to deny it anymore.
A police state run for more than half a decade by Barack Obama. Right?
For some reason, there's a taboo about connecting that dot.
Driving yourself around is dead. It's inefficient. Ridesharing is "libertarian" because it is truly freeing.
That's great, for your situation.
Getting my four kids where they need to go, day in and day out, bringing home huge loads of groceries (and smaller ones in between), etc., however, just isn't served well by anything other than having and using my own vehicle.
... oh yeah, that's the problem, we're all working so hard in the US. Except those who aren't working at all, which is a huge cohort.
... but instead, my kids will just drive up ad revenue for those sites with all the Flash ripoffs. (To be fair, some of them quite creative.)
T-mobile is already quite cheap if you use their SIM and bring your own phone.
> withdraw (troops, DATA or spies) surreptitiously, especially from a dangerous position
The term is commonly used in info sec.
OK, but it's an odd neologism.
I guess you could "exfiltrate" files that you put on there ... though given the nature of files you'd probably just delete them. But you wouldn't "exfiltrate" someone else's files.
If infiltrating is putting your own stuff in, then exfiltrating would be taking your own stuff out, logically. But language isn't always logical, sure.
It appears you do not know any pre-schoolers.
Except my four, when they were preschoolers, not very long ago.
Right. Because kids from a family too poor to afford a single computer will have tons of books to read. Good point.
Because libraries don't exist?
"withdraw (troops or spies) surreptitiously, especially from a dangerous position."
Today, a child without access to a computer (and the Internet) at home is at a disadvantage before he or she ever sets foot in a classroom.
On the contrary; a child who has been reading actual books and using their imagination in play - in other words, not vegetating in front of a screen - has a huge advantage.
If you want to say shit, say shit. We're all grown-ups here.
We are? Oh yeah, that age screening that none of us went through to use this site.
Personally, I don't think that life is better with such widespread "refreshing" use of profanity. Just coarser.
Anyway, even if you like profanity, how can it remain profane if everyone uses it? :) It loses force, while remaining coarse. Lose lose.
Will they invest any of the 36 million Euro savings in Linux development or are they just free loaders?
That's an odd perspective ... you can't have it both ways. If you want the freedom of the GPL, then you get ... the freedom of the GPL.
Since this is Obama's NSA, and has been for over a term?
The National Security Agency last year {...}
Must find way to blame on Bush ... getting harder and harder ...
Also, having worn glasses for so long I've gotten used to the built in "objects flying at my eye" protection they offer. My glasses have caught more than a few flying objects and/or children's fingers.
Our pediatrician swears that wearing glasses greatly reduces the incidence of infection and eye injury ... to the extent that she would "almost" recommend that people who don't need glasses wear clear ones.
Or maybe that was just something she told our kids to make wearing glasses more palatable. Sounds good though ...