Since hybrids make use of regenerative breaking (capturing energy during breaking to recharge batteries) they tend to get very good milage in city driving when compared to other vehicles. However, on the Freeway where you're doing little stop&go (well, I suppose that depends on how bad traffic is where you are:) they don't make much sense.
Personally, I wish we could buy some of the smaller non-hybrid European or Asian cars here in the US. Many of these cars get 50+MPG without hybrid technology (no heavy, expensive batteries to carry around and replace). Cars in this category include the new Fiat Grande Punte and the SmartCar.
Also, you can 'simulate' a hybrid if you're willing to drive like an old geezer: Drive as if physics matters. Coast to red lights (why are people so much in a hurry to get to a red light?). Since starting and stopping are the main impacts on gas milage, you can learn to drive in such a way as to avoid stopping as much as possible. Sure, you're going to be driving much less aggressively, but it works. I'm getting 31MPG in city driving in an '87 Acura Integra which is rated at 26MPG in the city. Not only does it save on gas, it'll save on breaks as well.
So what if an online retailer puts their order-taking server in Oregon (which has no sales tax)? Would that mean that there could be no sales tax charged (since the point of sale is in Oregon)? Or would that be determined by where the headquarters of the online-retailer is located? Or is it determined by where the product ships from? Whatever way it works, it would be fairly easy to either:
1) relocate your order-taking server to Oregon. 2) locate a 'figure head' headquarters to Oregon, staff it with a few employees (mainly to maintain the server).
The third option, Moving a distribution center to OR, would be tougher, but certainly doable.
In addition to points made by other posters, I'd add that it is not uncommon for companies to fund educational costs while you are employed by that company.
Sure, but you generally have to be a full-time employee. I found it impossible to be a full-time employee and also do grad school (made a couple of attemps at that arrangement). I've yet to hear of a company that would let a full-time employee to go part time (20 hours/week max) status and also get tuition reimbursement.
If US industry really needs more people with advanced degrees, then perhaps they should help fund our efforts to get advanced degrees. I'm almost finished with my Masters in ECE, but it's been a rather large financial sacrifice. Of course, I started on my Master's degree when the economy was in the tank and there really weren't any engineering jobs to be had anyway. In the last year that situation has started to change and more jobs are out there. I've thought about going on for a PhD, but after 3 years of paying for my Master's I really need to go out and work for a few years.
We hear a lot from the likes of Gates and Groves about how their respective companies (Microsoft and Intel) need more people with advanced degrees and then bemoaning the fact that Americans aren't going to school to get those advanced degrees. Well, the big problem is money. When you finish your Bachelor's degree these days you've got a pretty good amount of school loan debt to pay off so you go to work in industry (and going to work in Industry right after getting your Bachelor's is a good thing IMHO: it gives you much needed real world experience you wouldn't get if you just continue straight away to grad school). After a few years you've got a house, cars, a spouse and maybe a kid or two. At this point going back to grad school is very difficult, you take a huge financial hit by doing so.
So, if industry really wants more PhD's then they should put their money where their mouth is and fund more of us. A lot of us would be more than willing to work on a doctorate if we knew that we would be able to make it financially if we did go back to school. Companies should offer funding in exchange for a commitment to work for the company for X number of years after finishing the degree. The funded student would also agree to work perhaps part time or during the summers at said company. Funding should include health insurance - this is a must; how is someone who has a house, spouse and kids going to be able to get by without health insurance.
I really don't buy the whole idea that the reason we don't get enough applicants for advanced degrees is because of poor highschool education levels in the US. You don't go directly from highschool to an advanced degree. Usually you get a bachelor's first and then (as I've suggested above) you work in industry for 5 or 10 years and then consider getting a Master's or PhD - this is often the way it works. Besides, having that 5 or 10 (or more) years of real-world experience and then going on to grad school makes you much more valuable than someone who goes directly to grad school after the bachelor's degree.
The 'mask' in this context can be thought of as a set of transparancies with lines on them that define wires on the chip. Chips are made with a photo-lithography process where light is shined onto silicon through a mask. The lines on the mask block the light from hitting the silicon and depending on the process the areas which are exposed on the silicon will be etched away by acids/solvents. Multiple masks are used to create different features/layers on the silicon. some create wires, others create transistors.
Yep. Symantec needs Microsoft. Had M$ not produced vulnerable software over the years, there would be no need for Symantec. If the world starts moving towards alternatives (OS X, Linux) then Symantec starts melting like the Wicked Witch in the Wizard of Oz.
A lot of machines get infected through IE, so if people start using FireFox then there could be less infection and less need for Symantec products.
Symantec makes anti-virus software for for finding viruses that effect Microsoft products. This is a lucrative business indeed. Symantec depends on the flaws in Microsoft products for their very survival (and they seem to be thriving, not just surviving).
Now, if people start using more secure options like FireFox wouldn't that worry not only Microsoft, but also Symantec?
Through his foundation bill has been funding us schools.
Here's a bit of critical thinking for you: Bill doesn't fund US schools per se, he's planting more seeds for expanding his empire. Kind of like the drug dealer who tells you the first hit is free.
Spare me How many years of offshoring scaremongering do I have to put up with?
DMouse: This is your boss. Please report to work bright and early on Tuesday morning for training. You'll be doing the training... of your Chinese replacement.
If you honestly believe that man helped cause this then you need to go back to 5th grade science and re-examine the scientific method.
Even without considering Global Warming, humans are implicated in much of this tragedy: 1) humans built a city that is something like 2 to 3 meters below sea level. 2) humans neglected to shore-up the levees even though there have been predictions that this very sort of disaster would happen if it were not done. (too busy spending money in Iraq for whatever reason) 3) Also consider that building levees to hold in the Mississippi river has led to disappearing coastline in that area. In the past when the Mississippi flooded it deposited silt to rebuilt the coastline. That hasn't been allowed to happen for a long time now leading to rapid loss of coastline. Humans definitely implicated in this one and there really is no debate about it.
Now, as for global warming leading to stronger hurricanes: The water temps out there in the Gulf of Mexico are sitting right around 91 degrees. That's pretty toasty. The warmer the water the more energy there is in it and the more energy that can be absorbed by a hurricane, thus stronger hurricanes.
Of course, if you don't believe that global warming is happening in the first place then you are among the shrinking minority of people (and scientists) who hold that view. Of course you can continue to ignore the shrinking glaciers, melting permafrost, rising ocean temps (and levels), stronger hurricanes, etc. if you like.
Corrected version: it's amazing that N.O. has lasted this long. Perhaps we should consider N.O. to be the first victim of Global Warming (which produces stronger hurricanes and higher ocean levels).
Long term: I think a massive public works project will come out of this. Something along the lines of the Netherlands Delta Works Project.
Except the Netherlands doesn't get hurricanes.
Seriously, New Orleans is built between a lake, a River (and a big one at that) and a swamp. Oh, and it's sinking. Oh, and the current dike system has in fact contributed to greater damage becuase it used to be that when the Mississippi flooded every year it brought more soil in to build up the delta - the delta has been disappearing because of the flood controls. Oh and ocean levels are rising.
They should really consider making a New New Orleans somewhere further inland.
Maybe they should seriously consider moving the whole city to someplace more stable (not below sea-level and not sinking). Yeah, that'll be very expensive, but if they don't do seriously consider the moving option now, they'll probably have to consider it some time in the next 50 years anyway. Given the location and parameters (below sea-level and below Mississippi level much of the time) it's amazing that NL has lasted this long. Perhaps we should consider NL to be the first victim of Global Warming (which produces stronger hurricanes and higher ocean levels).
I've noticed that children who are homeschooled have better social skills when it comes to dealing with adults. Usually when I visit the home of a family who homeschools the kids will actually enter into conversation with visiting adults. Kids who aren't homeschooled generally shy away from interacting with adults. Not a huge sample, but very noticable.
Also: often homeschoolers will do classes together with other homeschoolers for subjects like art and music - say you don't know anything about music, but another homeschooling parent you know is a musician. You make an arrangement to take your kids to the mucician's place for music classes and they bring their kids to your place for Ruby Programming classes. These types of arrangements are fairly common among homeschoolers thus negating the 'lack of socialization' arguments.
I love ruby but I don't think it's going to be a perl replacement until the project is scoped and run less like a hobby.
Talk about the pot and the kettle and name calling...
Perl6 was announced when? about five years ago as I recall. And it's still in the vapor phase. Perl6 is always about 2 years from being a reality, but I suppose that IS an intelligible release schedule... for a platonic ideal.
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Since hybrids make use of regenerative breaking (capturing energy during breaking to recharge batteries) they tend to get very good milage in city driving when compared to other vehicles. However, on the Freeway where you're doing little stop&go (well, I suppose that depends on how bad traffic is where you are :) they don't make much sense.
Personally, I wish we could buy some of the smaller non-hybrid European or Asian cars here in the US. Many of these cars get 50+MPG without hybrid technology (no heavy, expensive batteries to carry around and replace). Cars in this category include the new Fiat Grande Punte and the SmartCar.
Also, you can 'simulate' a hybrid if you're willing to drive like an old geezer: Drive as if physics matters. Coast to red lights (why are people so much in a hurry to get to a red light?). Since starting and stopping are the main impacts on gas milage, you can learn to drive in such a way as to avoid stopping as much as possible. Sure, you're going to be driving much less aggressively, but it works. I'm getting 31MPG in city driving in an '87 Acura Integra which is rated at 26MPG in the city. Not only does it save on gas, it'll save on breaks as well.
So what if an online retailer puts their order-taking server in Oregon (which has no sales tax)? Would that mean that there could be no sales tax charged (since the point of sale is in Oregon)? Or would that be determined by where the headquarters of the online-retailer is located? Or is it determined by where the product ships from? Whatever way it works, it would be fairly easy to either:
1) relocate your order-taking server to Oregon.
2) locate a 'figure head' headquarters to Oregon, staff it with a few employees (mainly to maintain the server).
The third option, Moving a distribution center to OR, would be tougher, but certainly doable.
Do you know IDL from RSI?
IDL: Interface Description Language
RSI: Repetitive Stress Injury
Does they second one come from the first one (I ask you, since you're the doctor)?
In addition to points made by other posters, I'd add that it is not uncommon for companies to fund educational costs while you are employed by that company.
Sure, but you generally have to be a full-time employee. I found it impossible to be a full-time employee and also do grad school (made a couple of attemps at that arrangement). I've yet to hear of a company that would let a full-time employee to go part time (20 hours/week max) status and also get tuition reimbursement.
the blurb tells the names of the winner(s), but gives no clue as to what their project was.
If US industry really needs more people with advanced degrees, then perhaps they should help fund our efforts to get advanced degrees.
I'm almost finished with my Masters in ECE, but it's been a rather large financial sacrifice. Of course, I started on my Master's degree when the economy was in the tank and there really weren't any engineering jobs to be had anyway. In the last year that situation has started to change and more jobs are out there. I've thought about going on for a PhD, but after 3 years of paying for my Master's I really need to go out and work for a few years.
We hear a lot from the likes of Gates and Groves about how their respective companies (Microsoft and Intel) need more people with advanced degrees and then bemoaning the fact that Americans aren't going to school to get those advanced degrees. Well, the big problem is money. When you finish your Bachelor's degree these days you've got a pretty good amount of school loan debt to pay off so you go to work in industry (and going to work in Industry right after getting your Bachelor's is a good thing IMHO: it gives you much needed real world experience you wouldn't get if you just continue straight away to grad school). After a few years you've got a house, cars, a spouse and maybe a kid or two. At this point going back to grad school is very difficult, you take a huge financial hit by doing so.
So, if industry really wants more PhD's then they should put their money where their mouth is and fund more of us. A lot of us would be more than willing to work on a doctorate if we knew that we would be able to make it financially if we did go back to school. Companies should offer funding in exchange for a commitment to work for the company for X number of years after finishing the degree. The funded student would also agree to work perhaps part time or during the summers at said company. Funding should include health insurance - this is a must; how is someone who has a house, spouse and kids going to be able to get by without health insurance.
I really don't buy the whole idea that the reason we don't get enough applicants for advanced degrees is because of poor highschool education levels in the US. You don't go directly from highschool to an advanced degree. Usually you get a bachelor's first and then (as I've suggested above) you work in industry for 5 or 10 years and then consider getting a Master's or PhD - this is often the way it works. Besides, having that 5 or 10 (or more) years of real-world experience and then going on to grad school makes you much more valuable than someone who goes directly to grad school after the bachelor's degree.
How does one get an account on TeraGrid?
I looked on their site and I can't see anything about getting an account (except for a form to fill-out to add users to an existing account)?
It's been a while since I worked in that part of the industry, but as I recall, masks used to be copyrighted. Is that part of the issue here?
The 'mask' in this context can be thought of as a set of transparancies with lines on them that define wires on the chip. Chips are made with a photo-lithography process where light is shined onto silicon through a mask. The lines on the mask block the light from hitting the silicon and depending on the process the areas which are exposed on the silicon will be etched away by acids/solvents. Multiple masks are used to create different features/layers on the silicon. some create wires, others create transistors.
It looks like the 60's all over again!
Yep. Symantec needs Microsoft. Had M$ not produced vulnerable software over the years, there would be no need for Symantec. If the world starts moving towards alternatives (OS X, Linux) then Symantec starts melting like the Wicked Witch in the Wizard of Oz.
A lot of machines get infected through IE, so if people start using FireFox then there could be less infection and less need for Symantec products.
Can you say "Conflict of interests"?
Symantec makes anti-virus software for for finding viruses that effect Microsoft products. This is a lucrative business indeed. Symantec depends on the flaws in Microsoft products for their very survival (and they seem to be thriving, not just surviving).
Now, if people start using more secure options like FireFox wouldn't that worry not only Microsoft, but also Symantec?
Think about it.
Wake up with fleas
Through his foundation bill has been funding us schools.
Here's a bit of critical thinking for you: Bill doesn't fund US schools per se, he's planting more seeds for expanding his empire. Kind of like the drug dealer who tells you the first hit is free.
Spare me How many years of offshoring scaremongering do I have to put up with?
DMouse: This is your boss. Please report to work bright and early on Tuesday morning for training. You'll be doing the training... of your Chinese replacement.
Why would I want to use this plugin to mimick FF, when I could just use the real thing?
If you honestly believe that man helped cause this then you need to go back to 5th grade science and re-examine the scientific method.
Even without considering Global Warming, humans are implicated in much of this tragedy:
1) humans built a city that is something like 2 to 3 meters below sea level.
2) humans neglected to shore-up the levees even though there have been predictions that this very sort of disaster would happen if it were not done. (too busy spending money in Iraq for whatever reason)
3) Also consider that building levees to hold in the Mississippi river has led to disappearing coastline in that area. In the past when the Mississippi flooded it deposited silt to rebuilt the coastline. That hasn't been allowed to happen for a long time now leading to rapid loss of coastline. Humans definitely implicated in this one and there really is no debate about it.
Now, as for global warming leading to stronger hurricanes: The water temps out there in the Gulf of Mexico are sitting right around 91 degrees. That's pretty toasty. The warmer the water the more energy there is in it and the more energy that can be absorbed by a hurricane, thus stronger hurricanes.
Of course, if you don't believe that global warming is happening in the first place then you are among the shrinking minority of people (and scientists) who hold that view. Of course you can continue to ignore the shrinking glaciers, melting permafrost, rising ocean temps (and levels), stronger hurricanes, etc. if you like.
Oops...
Corrected version:
it's amazing that N.O. has lasted this long. Perhaps we should consider N.O. to be the first victim of Global Warming (which produces stronger hurricanes and higher ocean levels).
Much to Mullah Robertson's dismay, the infidel Hugo Chavez has pledged aid in the form of food and fuel.
Robertson says: "Communism! You can't just go around giving away food and fuel like that! Another reason to get rid of Chavez!"
Long term: I think a massive public works project will come out of this. Something along the lines of the Netherlands Delta Works Project.
Except the Netherlands doesn't get hurricanes.
Seriously, New Orleans is built between a lake, a River (and a big one at that) and a swamp. Oh, and it's sinking. Oh, and the current dike system has in fact contributed to greater damage becuase it used to be that when the Mississippi flooded every year it brought more soil in to build up the delta - the delta has been disappearing because of the flood controls. Oh and ocean levels are rising.
They should really consider making a New New Orleans somewhere further inland.
Maybe they should seriously consider moving the whole city to someplace more stable (not below sea-level and not sinking).
Yeah, that'll be very expensive, but if they don't do seriously consider the moving option now, they'll probably have to consider it some time in the next 50 years anyway. Given the location and parameters (below sea-level and below Mississippi level much of the time) it's amazing that NL has lasted this long. Perhaps we should consider NL to be the first victim of Global Warming (which produces stronger hurricanes and higher ocean levels).
I've noticed that children who are homeschooled have better social skills when it comes to dealing with adults. Usually when I visit the home of a family who homeschools the kids will actually enter into conversation with visiting adults. Kids who aren't homeschooled generally shy away from interacting with adults. Not a huge sample, but very noticable.
Also: often homeschoolers will do classes together with other homeschoolers for subjects like art and music - say you don't know anything about music, but another homeschooling parent you know is a musician. You make an arrangement to take your kids to the mucician's place for music classes and they bring their kids to your place for Ruby Programming classes. These types of arrangements are fairly common among homeschoolers thus negating the 'lack of socialization' arguments.
At this point if I were just starting out in Web development, wouldn't I want to invest in learning Ruby on Rails instead of PHP?
PHP had it's time. That time is now seems to be passing. For everything there is a time and a season: Now it seems to be the season of Rails.
I love ruby but I don't think it's going to be a perl replacement until the project is scoped and run less like a hobby.
Talk about the pot and the kettle and name calling...
Perl6 was announced when? about five years ago as I recall. And it's still in the vapor phase. Perl6 is always about 2 years from being a reality, but I suppose that IS an intelligible release schedule... for a platonic ideal.