You're missing the nuances of the argument: If the bill hadn't been 1200+ pages of convoluted mess, one could have seen what was in the bill before it passed. Many people who take umbrage with the bill concede that while very good, there were problems with insurance and medical coverage in the states. They also believe that perhaps there was a better way than this behemoth of a bill.
All these are fine and dandy, but none of them has the elegance and nearly, I repeat, nearly idiot proof-ness of the OPs different connections concept, which I believe has and is used in various other industries to great success. This is not to say that the nurses themselves are idiots for missing the connections when all the tubes are identical but if you can make something strong against idiots its safe to say that educated people should be able to have even greater success.
The idea of incompatible connections removes the inherent flexibility of the current setup, however.
Say that nurse Bob needs X in the next 30 seconds or that patient is going to die. Currently, it's "grab what's available hook it up right, and go". With the proposed solution, it's "Search for the right setup, hook it up and... oh wait, I don't have one of those here."
I won't say "well, it's worked for the past x years, why bother changing it?". I will say that a lot of talk should be done before ANYTHING of that nature happens to sort out the ramifications of the changes that would be made.
I don't think so. If the patient requires an IV of saline, grabbing that oxy isn't going to help.
All these are fine and dandy, but none of them has the elegance and nearly, I repeat, nearly idiot proof-ness of the OPs different connections concept, which I believe has and is used in various other industries to great success. This is not to say that the nurses themselves are idiots for missing the connections when all the tubes are identical but if you can make something strong against idiots its safe to say that educated people should be able to have even greater success.
The idea of incompatible connections removes the inherent flexibility of the current setup, however.
Say that nurse Bob needs X in the next 30 seconds or that patient is going to die. Currently, it's "grab what's available hook it up right, and go". With the proposed solution, it's "Search for the right setup, hook it up and... oh wait, I don't have one of those here."
I won't say "well, it's worked for the past x years, why bother changing it?". I will say that a lot of talk should be done before ANYTHING of that nature happens to sort out the ramifications of the changes that would be made.
So this computer has not been "sending notifications in a timely manner"? This summary smells, but its what I gathered from the article. Can a native speaker put up a good translation of this? If this is the case, it's a case of a broken PROCESS, as the mechanic(s) should have some sort of secondary mechanism to flag trouble and say "this isn't safe".
From what little I've read, the computer is a scapegoat and indicative of several failings in the system.
I guess so...can anyone comment on the jokeyness of the Mac version?
Seems to work OK from my perspective. I have to dabble in Silverlight as part of my job. Full disclosure: I don't own a Mac except for the one that I used as a home file server running Linux. The boss and most of his superiors do, and they haven't complained about it not working for what we use it for (Streaming media), of which we serve quite a bit.
I'm fairly certain all the DRM stuff works in it (We don't use it), and there are some things that can't be used (because of the way safari deals with plugins, which I've had to write around), but I'd say probably 90%+ seamless with the Windows version from my limited perspective.
As an aside, I *do* find the following two things amusing:
No 64 bit version yet for anything. More annoying than amusing, but still amusing.
Microsoft's own internal group that's developing their new Flight Sim (Flight http://www.microsoft.com/games/flight/) Didn't use it for their promo website. THAT'S a huge laugh.
It's a frickin' license. It's a legal agreement they're violating.
Offer settlements, if they decline, file DMCA takedown notices and start a blog shaming them. (With appropriate screenshots.)
If that still doesn't help, get a lawyer.
Always remember: If they have no reason to pay you, they're not gonna pay you. It's as simple as that. You invested work into those pictures and you're entitled to payment if they're being used commercially. Since they don't play fair, you'll have to force them to play fair.
If all else fails, just harass the shit out of them. Constant calls, blackfaxing, etc. As soon as they figure out not paying you would cost them more than paying you, they'll be much more cooperative.
(Remember to send them bills for the time you wasted getting them to comply with the license.)
I am curious: If this is wrong, why is copying music (which is under a much more restrictive license than Creative Commons) not? Is it a "because I didn't make money off of it" thing?
Genuine question here, not trying to troll or flamebait.
This. Or some sort of compressed hydraulic fluid setup. Would seem to be a mostly trivial problem at that point:
Drive a compressor and a storage tank at the base of the mill or at the headend of the farm. Distributed would be easier to implement, but add a lot more service work to the overall system. I don't think that either would be terribly difficult. If you get close to the storage cap, THEN you can start throttling mills/other generation sources and let the pump do its gig until the system gets back to equilibrium.
It's such a gigantic PITA to track all of the licensing for everything that I weep for any small to medium sized shop that can't afford to have a dedicated person/dedicated people for it.
I'd, personally, rather hire someone with no college/technical training that's been doing the work for the past 5-10 years, because he/she did it the hard way. That person learned it better, more thoroughly, and more completely. The benefit is they are more than likely still able to learn and work harder for you and your mission statement (I've seen this in quite a few cases).
Regardless, good luck!
--Stak
As someone who HAS done your preferred route, I will tell you that the education you get from the "trial by fire" method of doing things is rather lopsided.
I consider myself a pragmatic perl programmer and sysadmin, but as to the minutiae of what is happening in the iron, I can't answer those questions. Someone with a CS degree or certs that is worth their salt has a MUCH better grasp on how to get things done the right way, as opposed to just how to get things done.
That said, just getting things done and working has its own merit too... so.../shrug
1) I like Halo as much as the next guy. Have all in the series, play #3 quite a bit to this day.
2) While Halo is a great series, they've not brought ANY new ideas. Rather, they have emulated the other ideas that have existed in many many games before it, but made it mesh very well together. Recharging shield and health was around before Halo, weapon reload times, carrying only two weapons.
I like Halo, and it IS a good game, but one thing I can't ever give it credit for is originality - which ripped a lot of stuff from Aliens and Predator films, the same way Starcraft did.
SO what you're saying is that Bungie is/was Blizzard Entertainment for the console set?
How exactly does a signature connect with an individual? You could examine the petition and see "James Smith" as having signed it. Does that tell you which "James Smith" it is? No. Could it be a minor from Florida? Sure. You don't know.
-snip-
Now let's say your name is Alfred Zulwecker...
Gets a bit murkier there. Al could wind up with some new kneecaps depending on the scope of the petition, which is what most people who are raising concerns are most concerned with.
I think the idea is that you can load a cartridge with this material, and insert it inline with a pump. You run any sort of boat with a bilge pump at that point over your spill and go to town.
It is the duty of governments to ensure equitable distribution of wealth, without discouraging wealth creation.
I don't think so Tim.
Government is supposed to create and protect a system that fosters competition. "Equitable distributions of wealth" will murder any free market faster than you can say "John Galt". It takes the incentive away of trying to be number one.
Now, if you care to clarify that statement, I would be happy to listen. I'm always up for education.
I would have agreed with the GP up until they started yanking all of the fluff about the cars from the game starting with GT3 (I think? It's been a while).
Gran Turismo and GT2 was like Pokemon for cars. The thing is that there was all sorts of little facts that were put into the game about the cars (and tracks) that made made the game very interesting for car lovers as myself, and caused us to dig for mor information on the things we really liked.
GT3 and GT4 moved away from the fluff, sadly, and all you get is a list of technical specifications that, while interesting, don't ever tell the whole story.
Getting back to why I replied: The GP loves the idea of the car, and the GT series really caters to that. Forza is more of a game in which driving is more emphasized than the car. It's a subtle, but distinct difference. For GT1 and 2, I wholeheartedly agree. 3 and 4, it's still true, but I think the idea was diminished by the lack of fluff.
It's ideas like this that will get the sports car killed for the everyman. Racing is for the track, not the public road, unless that public road has been designated a track like they do with rally and other forms of road racing.
Read this and see if you can see it happening.
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The lack of H2G2 knowledge is disturbing.
You're missing the nuances of the argument: If the bill hadn't been 1200+ pages of convoluted mess, one could have seen what was in the bill before it passed. Many people who take umbrage with the bill concede that while very good, there were problems with insurance and medical coverage in the states. They also believe that perhaps there was a better way than this behemoth of a bill.
They didn't mention that this research was sponsored by UniLever.
Pink Floyd had better light shows for such things.
All these are fine and dandy, but none of them has the elegance and nearly, I repeat, nearly idiot proof-ness of the OPs different connections concept, which I believe has and is used in various other industries to great success. This is not to say that the nurses themselves are idiots for missing the connections when all the tubes are identical but if you can make something strong against idiots its safe to say that educated people should be able to have even greater success.
The idea of incompatible connections removes the inherent flexibility of the current setup, however.
Say that nurse Bob needs X in the next 30 seconds or that patient is going to die. Currently, it's "grab what's available hook it up right, and go". With the proposed solution, it's "Search for the right setup, hook it up and... oh wait, I don't have one of those here."
I won't say "well, it's worked for the past x years, why bother changing it?". I will say that a lot of talk should be done before ANYTHING of that nature happens to sort out the ramifications of the changes that would be made.
I don't think so. If the patient requires an IV of saline, grabbing that oxy isn't going to help.
"I have a bag of saline and no line."
That said, I don't work in that field.
All these are fine and dandy, but none of them has the elegance and nearly, I repeat, nearly idiot proof-ness of the OPs different connections concept, which I believe has and is used in various other industries to great success. This is not to say that the nurses themselves are idiots for missing the connections when all the tubes are identical but if you can make something strong against idiots its safe to say that educated people should be able to have even greater success.
The idea of incompatible connections removes the inherent flexibility of the current setup, however.
Say that nurse Bob needs X in the next 30 seconds or that patient is going to die. Currently, it's "grab what's available hook it up right, and go". With the proposed solution, it's "Search for the right setup, hook it up and... oh wait, I don't have one of those here."
I won't say "well, it's worked for the past x years, why bother changing it?". I will say that a lot of talk should be done before ANYTHING of that nature happens to sort out the ramifications of the changes that would be made.
From what little I've read, the computer is a scapegoat and indicative of several failings in the system.
I guess so...can anyone comment on the jokeyness of the Mac version?
Seems to work OK from my perspective. I have to dabble in Silverlight as part of my job. Full disclosure: I don't own a Mac except for the one that I used as a home file server running Linux. The boss and most of his superiors do, and they haven't complained about it not working for what we use it for (Streaming media), of which we serve quite a bit.
I'm fairly certain all the DRM stuff works in it (We don't use it), and there are some things that can't be used (because of the way safari deals with plugins, which I've had to write around), but I'd say probably 90%+ seamless with the Windows version from my limited perspective.
As an aside, I *do* find the following two things amusing:
No 64 bit version yet for anything. More annoying than amusing, but still amusing.
Microsoft's own internal group that's developing their new Flight Sim (Flight http://www.microsoft.com/games/flight/) Didn't use it for their promo website. THAT'S a huge laugh.
And it's available on many more platforms, vs Silverlight which has a version for Windows, a joke version for Linux, and nothing for anything else.
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/development_tools/silverlight.html Perhaps a slight revision to your statement is in order?
Yeah, start filing takedown notices.
It's a frickin' license. It's a legal agreement they're violating. Offer settlements, if they decline, file DMCA takedown notices and start a blog shaming them. (With appropriate screenshots.)
If that still doesn't help, get a lawyer.
Always remember: If they have no reason to pay you, they're not gonna pay you. It's as simple as that. You invested work into those pictures and you're entitled to payment if they're being used commercially. Since they don't play fair, you'll have to force them to play fair. If all else fails, just harass the shit out of them. Constant calls, blackfaxing, etc. As soon as they figure out not paying you would cost them more than paying you, they'll be much more cooperative. (Remember to send them bills for the time you wasted getting them to comply with the license.)
I am curious: If this is wrong, why is copying music (which is under a much more restrictive license than Creative Commons) not? Is it a "because I didn't make money off of it" thing?
Genuine question here, not trying to troll or flamebait.
Is there any particular reason why Compressed air storage is not more widely used?
This. Or some sort of compressed hydraulic fluid setup. Would seem to be a mostly trivial problem at that point:
Drive a compressor and a storage tank at the base of the mill or at the headend of the farm. Distributed would be easier to implement, but add a lot more service work to the overall system. I don't think that either would be terribly difficult. If you get close to the storage cap, THEN you can start throttling mills/other generation sources and let the pump do its gig until the system gets back to equilibrium.
It's such a gigantic PITA to track all of the licensing for everything that I weep for any small to medium sized shop that can't afford to have a dedicated person/dedicated people for it.
....
I'd, personally, rather hire someone with no college/technical training that's been doing the work for the past 5-10 years, because he/she did it the hard way. That person learned it better, more thoroughly, and more completely. The benefit is they are more than likely still able to learn and work harder for you and your mission statement (I've seen this in quite a few cases).
Regardless, good luck!
--Stak
As someone who HAS done your preferred route, I will tell you that the education you get from the "trial by fire" method of doing things is rather lopsided.
I consider myself a pragmatic perl programmer and sysadmin, but as to the minutiae of what is happening in the iron, I can't answer those questions. Someone with a CS degree or certs that is worth their salt has a MUCH better grasp on how to get things done the right way, as opposed to just how to get things done.
That said, just getting things done and working has its own merit too... so... /shrug
I hope you like your karma toasty... if my last post is any indication that is: http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1719124&cid=32899190
on both sides in 3... 2... 1...
Two points.
1) I like Halo as much as the next guy. Have all in the series, play #3 quite a bit to this day.
2) While Halo is a great series, they've not brought ANY new ideas. Rather, they have emulated the other ideas that have existed in many many games before it, but made it mesh very well together. Recharging shield and health was around before Halo, weapon reload times, carrying only two weapons.
I like Halo, and it IS a good game, but one thing I can't ever give it credit for is originality - which ripped a lot of stuff from Aliens and Predator films, the same way Starcraft did.
SO what you're saying is that Bungie is/was Blizzard Entertainment for the console set?
Apparently there is plenty of openness with Al Gore's zipper.
Probably the most factually accurate statement in the entire body of comments. You win one intarblags.
How exactly does a signature connect with an individual? You could examine the petition and see "James Smith" as having signed it. Does that tell you which "James Smith" it is? No. Could it be a minor from Florida? Sure. You don't know.
-snip-
Now let's say your name is Alfred Zulwecker...
Gets a bit murkier there. Al could wind up with some new kneecaps depending on the scope of the petition, which is what most people who are raising concerns are most concerned with.
My point is that the concepts of "legal union" and "marriage" should be separated, as they are in quite a number of other countries.
We have a winnar!
News for nerds? Stuff that matters? This is not front-page material.
They must have taken her stapler.
I think the idea is that you can load a cartridge with this material, and insert it inline with a pump. You run any sort of boat with a bilge pump at that point over your spill and go to town.
It is the duty of governments to ensure equitable distribution of wealth, without discouraging wealth creation.
I don't think so Tim.
Government is supposed to create and protect a system that fosters competition. "Equitable distributions of wealth" will murder any free market faster than you can say "John Galt". It takes the incentive away of trying to be number one.
Now, if you care to clarify that statement, I would be happy to listen. I'm always up for education.
So *clearly* I cannot choose the glass in front of me...
I would have agreed with the GP up until they started yanking all of the fluff about the cars from the game starting with GT3 (I think? It's been a while).
Gran Turismo and GT2 was like Pokemon for cars. The thing is that there was all sorts of little facts that were put into the game about the cars (and tracks) that made made the game very interesting for car lovers as myself, and caused us to dig for mor information on the things we really liked.
GT3 and GT4 moved away from the fluff, sadly, and all you get is a list of technical specifications that, while interesting, don't ever tell the whole story.
Getting back to why I replied: The GP loves the idea of the car, and the GT series really caters to that. Forza is more of a game in which driving is more emphasized than the car. It's a subtle, but distinct difference. For GT1 and 2, I wholeheartedly agree. 3 and 4, it's still true, but I think the idea was diminished by the lack of fluff.
It's ideas like this that will get the sports car killed for the everyman. Racing is for the track, not the public road, unless that public road has been designated a track like they do with rally and other forms of road racing.
Read this and see if you can see it happening.