I don't know, I hear a lot of criticism of her at this point. I don't quite understand how Yahoo! is still in business, other than they got a pile of cash early, spread it around, and now everybody knows the name and thinks they may actually do something on the Internet. I don't remember the last time I intentionally went to Yahoo.
What does Yahoo actually do now? Are they a holding company for other companies? Do they provide any services? WTF Yahoo.
You want to make a cool company? Build a public utility cloud. Offer free service to non-profits to generate buzz. Give away Internet access capped at 10 mb/s and charge a nominal fee for more. DO SOMETHING BOLD, don't just try to re-tread old ideas.
Not sure why you went anonymous to post this, but I would put in a strong second on this game. Quick and fun card game that teaches some logic, set theory, and combinatorics on the sly.
I'll admit I haven't seen the move or read the book, but where in hell does he get the seeds and fertilizer to grow plants in Martian soil? From what I gather from the trailers, this wasn't a colonization mission, so why, if they sent seeds and fertilizer, did they send seeds and fertilizer?
If you haven't seen the movie or read the book, why nitpick at this level?
FYI, the stranded astronaut is a biologist, specifically assigned to attempt to grow some plants on mars and test the conditions there. The potatoes are sent along for a special thanksgiving feast on the planet.
I know you're trolling a bit here, but if you want specific evidence of something Carter has done right, check out the Guinea Worm Eradication program. The Carter Center is a major part of this initiative, that is reducing (with the goal of eliminating) a painful and debilitating parasitic condition. Cases of Guinea Worm have dropped from over 3 million yearly in the early 80's to less than 100 so far this year (W.H.O. stats). The Guinea Worm life cycle requires human infection, so once this thing is gone, it's totally gone.
I just flew in a 787 from California to South America. Significantly more comfortable and pleasant experience! The engine noise was minimal, climate control was more comfortable, and the vibration was greatly reduced, compare to the 777 and 747. Definitely hope to fly on the 787 whenever possible!
Compare it to cars, as I did this math recently. We're considering a new sedan for my wife. We found a '95 Buick Roadmaster with around 28,000 miles on it for $8700, contrasted with a new Chrysler 300, at about $35,000. It will take more than 120,000 miles at twice the fuel economy to break-even, and given that the Buick is actually easier to work on and simpler it will probably have a lower total cost of ownership.
I've been thinking about this as my oldest son is approaching 16 years old. We have a beat up old Subaru that I was thinking of saving for his first car, but when comparing the features and functionality to a new vehicle, there's quite a bit missing: side curtain airbags, anti-lock brakes, back-up camera, lane departure warning, crumple zones (maybe not missing on '99 subi), and more. Is the increased risk (particularly for a teenage driver) worth saving a few thousand dollars compared to buying a newer used car?
I really, really like this idea. Community colleges and smaller universities in particular offer scholarships to needy students and will allow donators to specify the criteria. I served on a scholarship adjudication committee once and it was so fun to find people who needed the funding to continue their education.
Then they can get the fuck off this web site. We don't need it to be everything to everyone. We need it to be news for nerds, stuff that matters. Nerds, by definition know something about programming and hopefully more about math.
It's core thesis is exactly this point. A good manager shouldn't try to make all the decisions or be involved in all the work. The manager sets the standard, praises employees who are doing things right (as soon as possible) and reprimands the employees that are doing things wrong (as soon as possible). The manager actually manages the work and people, they don't do it themselves...
I have used Talari, it rocks. Multiple Internet path aggregation between Talari appliances and instant failover when links have problems. I haven't really seen anyone else do this, but I've heard that Fatpipe and possibly Riverbed are playing in this space now.
One other thing I liked about Minecraft for my kids was that it's not as polished and easy to use as most modern games (and console games especially). The players actually have to struggle and figure it out and tune their settings and figure out how it works behind the scenes a bit. This is so much better and they learn so much more than just sticking in a disc and having the game run!
Bananagrams is the most age-independent word game I know;
We have a good time with bananagrams as well, I just have to remember not to be too happy when I do better than my kids.
Set: as above.
I absolutely loved it when my 9 year old daughter would beat me at set. Well, after the initial pain of losing went away.
Anyone else like Rummikub? Similar to these games, anyone can play and do well, it just takes a little bit of a different way of looking at games when you can re-arrange the tiles to suit your needs...
My family and friends have had quite a bit of fun with pandemic. It's nice not to have only 1 winner (when you win), it can reduce the stress imparted by games like settlers of catan (which we love so much it gets hyper-competitive). Agricola is almost a middle ground, there's slightly less direct competition, so it doesn't get quite as heated.
We've only played the base version of Pandemic. I would appreciate feedback on the expansions. Has anyone played those? Are they worthwhile?
This may sound odd, but that's actually a good thing. In short: If laws are enforced consistently, then bad laws are eventually removed. If laws are enforced selectively, they are used to punish those who don't have the political power to change them.
Which is why tax rates on the wealthy are dropping, but not so much for everyone else. Those with the political power to get things changed, tend to make changes that favor themselves. Currently, financial power is strongly correlated with political power, ergo, the financially wealth pay less taxes.
You might consider http://www.sans.org/ training classes/conferences. They're mostly focused on security, so that has to fit for you, but I've learned a lot in both of the classes/conferences I've attended with them.
I think you're wrong on the balance of good/harm. Do you know how many people died of cholera? Typhoid? Simple diarrhea? How often have you had ameobocentosis?
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Any feedback there on how the retention is when you hand write the notes, then go back and transcribe the key ideas?
I don't know, I hear a lot of criticism of her at this point. I don't quite understand how Yahoo! is still in business, other than they got a pile of cash early, spread it around, and now everybody knows the name and thinks they may actually do something on the Internet. I don't remember the last time I intentionally went to Yahoo.
What does Yahoo actually do now? Are they a holding company for other companies? Do they provide any services? WTF Yahoo.
You want to make a cool company? Build a public utility cloud. Offer free service to non-profits to generate buzz. Give away Internet access capped at 10 mb/s and charge a nominal fee for more. DO SOMETHING BOLD, don't just try to re-tread old ideas.
Cheers,
Andrew
Not sure why you went anonymous to post this, but I would put in a strong second on this game. Quick and fun card game that teaches some logic, set theory, and combinatorics on the sly.
Dave? Is that you?
I'll admit I haven't seen the move or read the book, but where in hell does he get the seeds and fertilizer to grow plants in Martian soil? From what I gather from the trailers, this wasn't a colonization mission, so why, if they sent seeds and fertilizer, did they send seeds and fertilizer?
If you haven't seen the movie or read the book, why nitpick at this level?
FYI, the stranded astronaut is a biologist, specifically assigned to attempt to grow some plants on mars and test the conditions there. The potatoes are sent along for a special thanksgiving feast on the planet.
I know you're trolling a bit here, but if you want specific evidence of something Carter has done right, check out the Guinea Worm Eradication program. The Carter Center is a major part of this initiative, that is reducing (with the goal of eliminating) a painful and debilitating parasitic condition. Cases of Guinea Worm have dropped from over 3 million yearly in the early 80's to less than 100 so far this year (W.H.O. stats). The Guinea Worm life cycle requires human infection, so once this thing is gone, it's totally gone.
Oh anonymous coward, with your wisdom and cleverness, why must you hide at score: 0?
I just flew in a 787 from California to South America. Significantly more comfortable and pleasant experience! The engine noise was minimal, climate control was more comfortable, and the vibration was greatly reduced, compare to the 777 and 747. Definitely hope to fly on the 787 whenever possible!
Cheers,
Andrew
Compare it to cars, as I did this math recently. We're considering a new sedan for my wife. We found a '95 Buick Roadmaster with around 28,000 miles on it for $8700, contrasted with a new Chrysler 300, at about $35,000. It will take more than 120,000 miles at twice the fuel economy to break-even, and given that the Buick is actually easier to work on and simpler it will probably have a lower total cost of ownership.
I've been thinking about this as my oldest son is approaching 16 years old. We have a beat up old Subaru that I was thinking of saving for his first car, but when comparing the features and functionality to a new vehicle, there's quite a bit missing: side curtain airbags, anti-lock brakes, back-up camera, lane departure warning, crumple zones (maybe not missing on '99 subi), and more. Is the increased risk (particularly for a teenage driver) worth saving a few thousand dollars compared to buying a newer used car?
I really, really like this idea. Community colleges and smaller universities in particular offer scholarships to needy students and will allow donators to specify the criteria. I served on a scholarship adjudication committee once and it was so fun to find people who needed the funding to continue their education.
Then they can get the fuck off this web site. We don't need it to be everything to everyone. We need it to be news for nerds, stuff that matters. Nerds, by definition know something about programming and hopefully more about math.
Ever read the book "One Minute Manager?"
It's core thesis is exactly this point. A good manager shouldn't try to make all the decisions or be involved in all the work. The manager sets the standard, praises employees who are doing things right (as soon as possible) and reprimands the employees that are doing things wrong (as soon as possible). The manager actually manages the work and people, they don't do it themselves...
Where would be the most visible and likely to be heard place to express disapproval over this policy?
My feeling has been that TLDs should be publicly available, not privately held...
I have used Talari, it rocks. Multiple Internet path aggregation between Talari appliances and instant failover when links have problems. I haven't really seen anyone else do this, but I've heard that Fatpipe and possibly Riverbed are playing in this space now.
One other thing I liked about Minecraft for my kids was that it's not as polished and easy to use as most modern games (and console games especially). The players actually have to struggle and figure it out and tune their settings and figure out how it works behind the scenes a bit. This is so much better and they learn so much more than just sticking in a disc and having the game run!
If you don't mind hating your friends after the game, Mario Party can be fun.
Bananagrams is the most age-independent word game I know;
We have a good time with bananagrams as well, I just have to remember not to be too happy when I do better than my kids.
Set: as above.
I absolutely loved it when my 9 year old daughter would beat me at set. Well, after the initial pain of losing went away.
Anyone else like Rummikub? Similar to these games, anyone can play and do well, it just takes a little bit of a different way of looking at games when you can re-arrange the tiles to suit your needs...
My family and friends have had quite a bit of fun with pandemic. It's nice not to have only 1 winner (when you win), it can reduce the stress imparted by games like settlers of catan (which we love so much it gets hyper-competitive). Agricola is almost a middle ground, there's slightly less direct competition, so it doesn't get quite as heated.
We've only played the base version of Pandemic. I would appreciate feedback on the expansions. Has anyone played those? Are they worthwhile?
Government surveillance needs to include a significant component of surveillance of the government to protect the sovereignty of the people!
This may sound odd, but that's actually a good thing. In short: If laws are enforced consistently, then bad laws are eventually removed. If laws are enforced selectively, they are used to punish those who don't have the political power to change them.
Which is why tax rates on the wealthy are dropping, but not so much for everyone else. Those with the political power to get things changed, tend to make changes that favor themselves. Currently, financial power is strongly correlated with political power, ergo, the financially wealth pay less taxes.
You might consider http://www.sans.org/ training classes/conferences. They're mostly focused on security, so that has to fit for you, but I've learned a lot in both of the classes/conferences I've attended with them.
The "open all" approach is bad administration, imo.
I concur with your opinion.
There are two types of people in the world: Those who crave closure
and those who don't.
I think you're wrong on the balance of good/harm. Do you know how many people died of cholera? Typhoid? Simple diarrhea? How often have you had ameobocentosis?