Simply put there may be fast efficient tiny java programs out there but I don't see them.
If Java was as bad as you say it would NOT be so popular in embedded devices. There is a huge disconnect between the archaic concept of Java as a slow pig and the real world popularity of Java on small systems like printers and cell phones.
In related news the Patent Office has awarded Patent # 6,234,113 which claims "Use of human vocal cords as transducers for the production of musical works" to the RIAA.
I think that like all things you have to evaluate it against its mission. Is Wikipedia a scholarly research tool? No. Lack of attributions, references and serious criticism of the content make it fall well sort of that ideal. But is it useful for looking up the factoids that you need to get through daily life? Very much so.
From Jon Postel to ICANN and now the acknowledged corrupt and insolvent UN. This is a definite downward trend.
I can see why international control of the internet would be a good idea. But the UN is primarily a political body lacking in many of the characteristics that I would look for in such an organization. I'd much rather see a consortium like the ISO running this.
This is a very insightful view of what is a real problem with the current practice of medicine . There are many 'syndromes' that are considered to be triggered by lifestyle when actually there are deeper root causes. All too much of medicine is based on statistical studies that show correlations - and correlations do not in any way provide causality.
The real breakthrough in the discovery of a bacterial cause of ulcers is the spotlight it places on the worth of really finding the root cause of a problem rather than just hand waving and correlative studies. Hopefully the medical profession and medical research takes this lesson seriously because it provides a path to real progress in treatment of many debilitating serious chronic diseases. We spend too much time treating symptoms rather than auses and it drives the cost of medical care sky high.
If you look at the tech force in USA, you will that the majority of the really smart people, are non US citizens.
Who cares where somebody was born? The issue is not if the people who are going to manage this thing are born in one particular place or another, but rather do they have the technical capability. The US has been a magnet for the top technical talent in the world for the past 60 years. 80% of the Nobel Prizes awarded in the past 60 years have gone to people working in North America. The Internet and the vast bulk of the technologies that it depends on were invented by people who were working in the US. Many of whom were not born in the US.
Yes, we're going to put the UN in charge of the Internet.
Yes, and while the US doesn't have exactly a spotless record regarding human rights, it at least has the technical competancy to manage something like the internet and is a lot more financially sound than the UN. And it is not like there is any particular wonderful track record on human rights coming out of the UN, or its member nations as a group.
I agree, the 2.5" laptop drive in a USB case is great. My drive was lying around unused from an upgrade, so for $15 I got a very nice portable 30 GB device.
This is the way engineering education has always been. In fact it is much easier now than it was 30 years ago. We didn't have fancy pants calculators and spreadsheets so we actually had to KNOW how to do even complex calculations by hand acurately and rapidly without these crutches.
Engineering should be made to be as hard as possible ON PURPOSE. The real world doesn't care if you try or not. The universe is subtle and tricksy, and nobody is going to spoon feed you the experience you need to make a technology work. There is only right and wrong when you build a solid rocket booster o-ring. If it is wrong BOOM. And there are MANY more wrong answers than right ones.
If you need to be spoon fed by professors to learn basic concepts how crappy an engineer will you be after graduation when the real world throws you non-idealized problems not in the textbook, and you need to be able to keep up with new technology on your own?
No, the real problem is that engineering is not valued or esteemed by our society. You need to have lots of Jack Kilbys and John Fenns for society to prosper. But if society doesn't value the hard work that it takes to achieve this level of achievement people aren't going to want to take on that kind of challenge. They will take their hard work and talent somewhere else, like medicine, finance or law.
I have a similar unfullflled need for a 12-16" TV with a QAM / cablecard tuner. The smallest thing on the market with this kind of tuner right now is 26".
Perhaps, but if you have 200 channels, a DVD collection, an XBox, NetFlix and are a sports fan the chances are pretty good that you can find something very entertaining on HDTV.
Those who contend that pornography increases the incidence of rape are going to have real problems explaining this chart.
No problem at all. In 1993 the Bureau of Justice Statistics changed the methods it used to to measure crime rates, and ALL violent crime stastics have sincce show large decreases. In the meantime rape incarceration rates have tripled - growing faster than any other major crime classification.
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Simply put there may be fast efficient tiny java programs out there but I don't see them.
If Java was as bad as you say it would NOT be so popular in embedded devices. There is a huge disconnect between the archaic concept of Java as a slow pig and the real world popularity of Java on small systems like printers and cell phones.
They probably don't want to pay technology license fees to the west. I don't blame them.
In related news the Patent Office has awarded Patent # 6,234,113 which claims "Use of human vocal cords as transducers for the production of musical works" to the RIAA.
Cough Cough. LabView is great for instrumentation in a test lab, but on a factory floor it can kill someone.
I think that like all things you have to evaluate it against its mission. Is Wikipedia a scholarly research tool? No. Lack of attributions, references and serious criticism of the content make it fall well sort of that ideal. But is it useful for looking up the factoids that you need to get through daily life? Very much so.
From Jon Postel to ICANN and now the acknowledged corrupt and insolvent UN. This is a definite downward trend.
I can see why international control of the internet would be a good idea. But the UN is primarily a political body lacking in many of the characteristics that I would look for in such an organization. I'd much rather see a consortium like the ISO running this.
1. Alien
2. Predator
3. Alien v. Predator
4. Crocodile
5. Python
6. Crocodile v. Python
PROFIT!!!!!
Right, and in 2002 it went to two engineers and a physicist.
Sure. See the following report for a further discussion:
A ME/000000001497/ASM-MicroTriggers.pdf
http://www.asm.org/ASM/files/ccLibraryFiles/FILEN
Mod parent up.
This is a very insightful view of what is a real problem with the current practice of medicine . There are many 'syndromes' that are considered to be triggered by lifestyle when actually there are deeper root causes. All too much of medicine is based on statistical studies that show correlations - and correlations do not in any way provide causality.
The real breakthrough in the discovery of a bacterial cause of ulcers is the spotlight it places on the worth of really finding the root cause of a problem rather than just hand waving and correlative studies. Hopefully the medical profession and medical research takes this lesson seriously because it provides a path to real progress in treatment of many debilitating serious chronic diseases. We spend too much time treating symptoms rather than auses and it drives the cost of medical care sky high.
Brings new meaning to the term rice rocket.
I'M ENTERING THE BOONTA RACE!
Sounds like 50's Sci-Fi
I love it.
Mostly QA I think. Implementation driven by specs is fine and dandy, but the real meat of the benefit comes during testing, especially black box.
Gotta be an issue with your IMAP servers then. I have never seen a mail client faster than Mulberry.
Mulberry is definitely not slow. Obtuse I would buy. Unwieldy, I suppose if you don't like reading documentation.
Because of the way it is structured I would think that it is a poor choice for something like general use in a university environment.
Interesting. Is that 28 miles calculated based on a sample of vertical travel (down) with the engine off or idling?
If you look at the tech force in USA, you will that the majority of the really smart people, are non US citizens.
Who cares where somebody was born? The issue is not if the people who are going to manage this thing are born in one particular place or another, but rather do they have the technical capability. The US has been a magnet for the top technical talent in the world for the past 60 years. 80% of the Nobel Prizes awarded in the past 60 years have gone to people working in North America. The Internet and the vast bulk of the technologies that it depends on were invented by people who were working in the US. Many of whom were not born in the US.
The money is the easy part. Do what you like and you will be good at it. From there you should be able to figure out how to get paid for it.
Yes, we're going to put the UN in charge of the Internet.
Yes, and while the US doesn't have exactly a spotless record regarding human rights, it at least has the technical competancy to manage something like the internet and is a lot more financially sound than the UN. And it is not like there is any particular wonderful track record on human rights coming out of the UN, or its member nations as a group.
I would think that good quality furnace filter material would be ideal for this.
I agree, the 2.5" laptop drive in a USB case is great. My drive was lying around unused from an upgrade, so for $15 I got a very nice portable 30 GB device.
This is the way engineering education has always been. In fact it is much easier now than it was 30 years ago. We didn't have fancy pants calculators and spreadsheets so we actually had to KNOW how to do even complex calculations by hand acurately and rapidly without these crutches.
Engineering should be made to be as hard as possible ON PURPOSE. The real world doesn't care if you try or not. The universe is subtle and tricksy, and nobody is going to spoon feed you the experience you need to make a technology work. There is only right and wrong when you build a solid rocket booster o-ring. If it is wrong BOOM. And there are MANY more wrong answers than right ones.
If you need to be spoon fed by professors to learn basic concepts how crappy an engineer will you be after graduation when the real world throws you non-idealized problems not in the textbook, and you need to be able to keep up with new technology on your own?
No, the real problem is that engineering is not valued or esteemed by our society. You need to have lots of Jack Kilbys and John Fenns for society to prosper. But if society doesn't value the hard work that it takes to achieve this level of achievement people aren't going to want to take on that kind of challenge. They will take their hard work and talent somewhere else, like medicine, finance or law.
I had the same reaction when I first saw my 60" TV in my living room. Now though I wish I had a 70" or bigger.
I have a similar unfullflled need for a 12-16" TV with a QAM / cablecard tuner. The smallest thing on the market with this kind of tuner right now is 26".
90% (or 98%) of what is on TV is crap
Perhaps, but if you have 200 channels, a DVD collection, an XBox, NetFlix and are a sports fan the chances are pretty good that you can find something very entertaining on HDTV.
Even if the TV content is largely crap.
Those who contend that pornography increases the incidence of rape are going to have real problems explaining this chart.
No problem at all. In 1993 the Bureau of Justice Statistics changed the methods it used to to measure crime rates, and ALL violent crime stastics have sincce show large decreases. In the meantime rape incarceration rates have tripled - growing faster than any other major crime classification.