"Alcohol is not cheap, that isn’t an issue for me but may add hundreds of dollars a month to expenses for some people." - John Hunter.
There. That should scatter half the slashdot crowd.
I agree that life can be rather comfortable with $1300/mth in Malaysia. Here are a few more to consider:.
- if you wish to buy Western products, say a Haagan Dasz ice-cream or a PS3, expect to pay the US equivalent of the cost. Also, PS3 games do not come down in price, even for old titles.
- unless if you get your movies through the internet, all original copies of DVD undergo some censorship if you buy them locally.
- Keep in mind that the bandwidth in Malaysia is not great (and probably has some data cap).
- not every place in Malaysia is disabled-access friendly.
His thought experiment* ran eerily similiar to Upstart's goal: if you have to invest 10% of your money in your classmates, what attributes do you look for? Warren placed integrity above all else. In fact, he joked and I quote: "if they don't have integrity, you want them dumb and lazy".
"No matter how good you are or how good your deck is, it's realistically very possible to be completely screwed out of a game by the random nature of your deck. "
I do not play Magic very often but isn't this problem part of the deck building exercise? You place too many creature/spell cards in your deck and you run the risk of not drawing any land cards for a while.
Good. I hope everyone benefits from this feature. MOOC has been a boon for me, and I suspect, for others as well.
One remarkable thing that recently came out of Coursera is Rice University's CodeSkulptor . With CodeSkulptor, I can write interactive games in Python (with additional help from CodeSkulptor's library functions).
If you choose to DIY, it may interest you to take a look at Steve Huffman's (Reddit) at Udacity : CS253 How to Build a Blog. Sure, a blog is not a forum but they share some key elements. Steve uses Google App Engine as the server and codes in Python and Jinja2.
Just thought that I would add something I found when I took Sebastian Thrun's AI course.
The Google self-driving car will not work in snowy condition. This is because the localization algorithm computes the car position using lane lines. So, if there is snow on the ground, lane acquisition will fail.
The other tidbit I will throw in also is that the Google car favours a right turn over a left turn because it is deemed less risky (i.e., change lane as least times as possible).
Oh, and one other thing. The Google car does not honk. The Google self-driving car team cannot figure out how to communication effectively with other drivers in this fashion.
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Just thinking out loud here: how many bolts does it take to hold down the power unit in the first place? If the original plan calls for ten bolts, then one missing bolt would only diminish the strength by 10%.
It should be the common understanding among the public that results from MetaCritic (or any other sites of such nature) must bring to mind Slashdot's poll caveat, i.e.,:
"This whole thing is wildly inaccurate. Rounding errors, ballot stuffers, dynamic IPs, firewalls. If you're using these numbers to do anything important, you're insane"
I wonder if SETI could benefit from Kickstarter the same way some other folks have been successful.
I thought they did a good job to farm out little bits of data for people to run on their computers. This is the very same reason why I think it might be possible for SETI to get funding by way of kickstarter.
I am sure there are still dreamers in this blue earth that could give SETI a hand, provided the objectives and level of outsider participation (like myself) are meaningful.
ps: otherwise, just do it the archaic way: sell t-shirts, dammit. I'll buy one.
I can see the allure of fame for people to apply to Mars One to be the first to reach Mars.
I can see the allure of wonder for tv audience to gaze at Mars from its surface.
But what would bring other potential applicants and viewers back for the second or the third time since the scenery on Mars, interaction between rational people, etc. do not change so much?
If part of your funding is predicate on viewership, is this not problematic for future mission?
According to your (Bas Lansdorp) LinkedIn bio, you founded Ampyx Power upon graduation and left the company three years later to start Mars One.
Maybe you can share with us what compelled you to leave Ampyx Power to branch out into something new?
Mars One's first mission won't start until 2022 as I understand it and as a founder, I am sure you want to see this thing through. Dare I ask
what circumstances would make you walk away from this project?
Do successful applicants become employees of Mars-One or mere contestants to a reality space show?
Do these people then earn salaries plus other benefits? I am sure some of them have to support their families
The new retina display macbook pro also has an asymmetrical fan blade to cut down on noise. You can check out the video for yourself if you wish at the Apple website.
Thought I would highlight this to the community.
I would usually re-compile and re-run my codes at least four times to make sure that the compiler is not lying to me before I think to re-visit my broken codes.
Kidding aside, maybe this free online course from Peter Norvig will prove useful to someone.
I love the first Assassin's Creed like my own child, complete with its flaws. Above all else, the story was great.
Then came AC2, and with it, all the magic was gone. Hated the story and because I do not connect my PS3 to the internet, the only way I can re-visit some of the better missions is to replay the game from the beginning.
Is it possible at all to pay for a service and be reasonable about the expectation (from both sides)?
If you rent an apartment and electricity comes for free, would you feel guilty if you use more than you normally should?
I am sure there were times when we all tried to get our money's worth when we dined in a buffet restaurant. Is this the same mentality here as well? In all likelihood, it is possible to break the buffet restaurant business model as it is to the AT&T model.
In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, about 1.4 km separates Cisco and Huawei Technologies.
Huawei Technologies: 303 Terry Fox Drive
Cisco Systems: 3000 Innovation Drive
ps: Sorry, I was not able to post a link to google map to show the distance between the two buildings. Somehow, when I paste the link in my comment, google map would only show one of the buildings only.
Slashdot Mirror
"Alcohol is not cheap, that isn’t an issue for me but may add hundreds of dollars a month to expenses for some people." - John Hunter.
There. That should scatter half the slashdot crowd.
I agree that life can be rather comfortable with $1300/mth in Malaysia. Here are a few more to consider:.
- if you wish to buy Western products, say a Haagan Dasz ice-cream or a PS3, expect to pay the US equivalent of the cost. Also, PS3 games do not come down in price, even for old titles.
- unless if you get your movies through the internet, all original copies of DVD undergo some censorship if you buy them locally.
- Keep in mind that the bandwidth in Malaysia is not great (and probably has some data cap).
- not every place in Malaysia is disabled-access friendly.
This reminds me of Warren Buffett's speech that he gave to a group of MBA graduates.
His thought experiment* ran eerily similiar to Upstart's goal: if you have to invest 10% of your money in your classmates, what attributes do you look for? Warren placed integrity above all else. In fact, he joked and I quote: "if they don't have integrity, you want them dumb and lazy".
* - about 1:40 into the video.
The convenient, running argument seems to be :
I like the product but I disagree with the price of admission. Therefore, I am justified to obtain the product through other means.
Does the option to just walk away ever cross anyone's mind?
If management is that bad as many here suggest, good and able employees must have left the company by now.
Many smart people would rather move than work under bad management. They can find companies that offer the same perks easily.
Thus, we can safely assume that the smart ones that are still at Yahoo are there for reasons other than perks.
So Mayer's ban will most likely help than hurt Yahoo.
"No matter how good you are or how good your deck is, it's realistically very possible to be completely screwed out of a game by the random nature of your deck. "
I do not play Magic very often but isn't this problem part of the deck building exercise? You place too many creature/spell cards in your deck and you run the risk of not drawing any land cards for a while.
Good. I hope everyone benefits from this feature. MOOC has been a boon for me, and I suspect, for others as well.
One remarkable thing that recently came out of Coursera is Rice University's CodeSkulptor . With CodeSkulptor, I can write interactive games in Python (with additional help from CodeSkulptor's library functions).
You can do all that if you take the course "An Introduction to Interaction Programming in Python" . It's a lot of fun.
If you choose to DIY, it may interest you to take a look at Steve Huffman's (Reddit) at Udacity : CS253 How to Build a Blog. Sure, a blog is not a forum but they share some key elements. Steve uses Google App Engine as the server and codes in Python and Jinja2.
What the hell ?! Would it kill the OP to slap a spoiler alert to this article?
I have tried hard to avoid any information about this movie. I guess I have to try harder next time.
If others have commented about this, my apologies. I dare not skim this thread for fear that more shall be revealed.
Just thought that I would add something I found when I took Sebastian Thrun's AI course.
The Google self-driving car will not work in snowy condition. This is because the localization algorithm computes the car position using lane lines. So, if there is snow on the ground, lane acquisition will fail.
The other tidbit I will throw in also is that the Google car favours a right turn over a left turn because it is deemed less risky (i.e., change lane as least times as possible).
Oh, and one other thing. The Google car does not honk. The Google self-driving car team cannot figure out how to communication effectively with other drivers in this fashion. I
Aha.
I couple more of these "Apple's Story is Like [TV Series]" and we can finally debunk this Slashdot poll "How much TV do you watch in a week"
Duct tape?
Just thinking out loud here: how many bolts does it take to hold down the power unit in the first place? If the original plan calls for ten bolts, then one missing bolt would only diminish the strength by 10%.
You are not thinking outside the box.
Actually found this on snorgtees.com:
"Dear Algebra,
Stop asking us to find your X.
She's not coming back"
It should be the common understanding among the public that results from MetaCritic (or any other sites of such nature) must bring to mind Slashdot's poll caveat, i.e.,:
"This whole thing is wildly inaccurate. Rounding errors, ballot stuffers, dynamic IPs, firewalls. If you're using these numbers to do anything important, you're insane"
I wonder if SETI could benefit from Kickstarter the same way some other folks have been successful.
I thought they did a good job to farm out little bits of data for people to run on their computers. This is the very same reason why I think it might be possible for SETI to get funding by way of kickstarter.
I am sure there are still dreamers in this blue earth that could give SETI a hand, provided the objectives and level of outsider participation (like myself) are meaningful.
ps: otherwise, just do it the archaic way: sell t-shirts, dammit. I'll buy one.
I can see the allure of fame for people to apply to Mars One to be the first to reach Mars.
I can see the allure of wonder for tv audience to gaze at Mars from its surface.
But what would bring other potential applicants and viewers back for the second or the third time since the scenery on Mars, interaction between rational people, etc. do not change so much?
If part of your funding is predicate on viewership, is this not problematic for future mission?
According to your (Bas Lansdorp) LinkedIn bio, you founded Ampyx Power upon graduation and left the company three years later to start Mars One.
Maybe you can share with us what compelled you to leave Ampyx Power to branch out into something new?
Mars One's first mission won't start until 2022 as I understand it and as a founder, I am sure you want to see this thing through. Dare I ask what circumstances would make you walk away from this project?
Do successful applicants become employees of Mars-One or mere contestants to a reality space show?
Do these people then earn salaries plus other benefits? I am sure some of them have to support their families
I bet a majority of the recorded conversations would begin with something like this:
"Let's go get some donuts at Tim Hortons, eh?"
The new retina display macbook pro also has an asymmetrical fan blade to cut down on noise. You can check out the video for yourself if you wish at the Apple website. Thought I would highlight this to the community.
I would usually re-compile and re-run my codes at least four times to make sure that the compiler is not lying to me before I think to re-visit my broken codes.
Kidding aside, maybe this free online course from Peter Norvig will prove useful to someone.
CS212
I find your lack of faith disturbing. DV
I love the first Assassin's Creed like my own child, complete with its flaws. Above all else, the story was great.
Then came AC2, and with it, all the magic was gone. Hated the story and because I do not connect my PS3 to the internet, the only way I can re-visit some of the better missions is to replay the game from the beginning.
SPOILER ALERT
Curse that Apple and the Gods
Is it possible at all to pay for a service and be reasonable about the expectation (from both sides)?
If you rent an apartment and electricity comes for free, would you feel guilty if you use more than you normally should?
I am sure there were times when we all tried to get our money's worth when we dined in a buffet restaurant. Is this the same mentality here as well? In all likelihood, it is possible to break the buffet restaurant business model as it is to the AT&T model.
In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, about 1.4 km separates Cisco and Huawei Technologies.
Huawei Technologies: 303 Terry Fox Drive
Cisco Systems: 3000 Innovation Drive
ps: Sorry, I was not able to post a link to google map to show the distance between the two buildings. Somehow, when I paste the link in my comment, google map would only show one of the buildings only.