In most of the US at least, computer engineering is about the design and low-level use of computers. So VLSI, computer architecture, embedded systems, systems programming.
We have a very small software development staff. As the manager of this organization, I can say with confidence that supporting all browsers versus just one costs us zero dollars.
Really? If anyone is occasionally testing to be sure everything works on all browsers, you have a cost. If no one is, I find it unlikely things work perfectly in all major browsers. There do seem to be a number of weird issues out there.
I'd argue Firefly was outstanding, other than the writing. It was the land of plot flaws and science errors. But the acting was outstanding for the first season of any sci-fi show. The characters were great and the "writing in the small" was outstanding. Just the plot holes killed it.
I agreed to call in to my representatives for the "Save Betamax" thing. I got a bit worried by getting this e-mail
You are signed up to call the following Senators on September 14th at 10:40 AM. John Conyers, Jr. 202-225-5126 Dingell John 202-225-4071 Ernest Hollings 202-224-6121
#1 only one of these folks is my representive. #2 None of these folks are senators. #3 (and this is a nit) the formatting sucks.
Debbie Stabinaw (spelling) is one of the senate cosponsors of the Induce act and is one of my senators, you think she would be on the list somewhere....
I don't know if you read the Paladin of Souls but I'd claim her two novels in that fantasy world are better than all but the best of the Vor stuff (of which I am a huge fan).
There are somet things society agrees all children should learn (reading for example) and some things society agrees isn't proper (killing everyone with red hair). On issues that are strongly held by people of differing opinions (religion as an example) society's answer is to leave it to the parents.
So which is it? Are you going to continue with notion that the Libertarians are trying to remove educational opportunities for the poor or are you going to stick with the idea that they have no serious proposals or are too vague to be debated? Appeals to Emotion and Straw Man attempts are bad enough, but you should at least be consistent.
I'll stick with what I said. The liberitarian line is to get rid of the public school system, but they provide no detailed proposal for what to replace them with.
"The solutions...are too vague to be debated."
This is crap, serious proposals don't just sprout up from the ground, they have to start somewhere, usually ideas to be debated.
Sure, but if you are a political party whose platform involves getting rid of the public school system you darn well better have a real proposal about how to do so. Its like saying "we should have no taxes" but not proposing how to fund government other than a list of things like "ask for donations" and "encourage people to pay for roads"
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At around $14,000 and only a 20-40 mile range I really can't see this as a real option for anyone. You can buy a hybrid car at that price. And get a range closer to 400 miles....
If the price were around $3,000 I'd consider it. Heck, even if the top speed were around 45 MPH I'd be happy enough.
Removing the public school system and replacing it with a scheme where the poor cannot afford to go to school would seriously harm both the fairness and economic success of our country. All of the proposals listed on the website would be removing the promise of an education to all Americans.
Point by point:
Of course it is argueable how well it is built. It needs improvement, but so will any scheme.
Everyone gets a chance. Good students have come out of bad places. Certainly the chance isn't equal to all. But it just gets worse if you make it so the poor can't afford to go to school at all.
Sure it isn't free to society. But there is no additional cost to send your kid to school. Having the family pay would just mean that many children would never go to school. Further, having an educated population is important to society.
You can argue that the public schools are poor, but simply getting rid of them is no solution. You have to have a serious proposal about what to replace them with. The liberitarian party has no such detailed proposal. The solutions of "tax credits" (doesn't help those without income) or providing incentives for others to pay (what could this be other than a tax?) are too vague to be debated.
The historical reality is that the US was better educated before the advent of mass government schooling (circa 1915).
I'd really like proof of this. I suspect that amoung those that recieved an education the students were generally better. I very much doubt that the median across the whole population was any higher. This is the same issue with SAT scores dropping. Of course they drop as more people become college bound and therefor more people take the SATs...
"Plus the whole Libertarian thing seems really out there." why do you say that? I'm not trolling or being sarcastic (nor am I endorsing strict adherence to a "party"), I'm genuinely curious.
I'll provide one possible answer, which may be different than his.
The US is pretty much built on its public school system. It gives everyone an oppertunity to make something of themselves. It certainly isn't the best, but it is there, it's free and it's required.
Anyone who argues to take that away is more scary to me than almost anyone in either major party.
Libertarian education platform
I use a convertable tablet (Toshiba). It has a fair number of minor problems. However, it is wonderful for giving lectures. I use slides, but do a lot of writing on them. Other than being too small, this teaching style is pretty clearly the future. (Well a backlit board you can write on would be better.)
It is also somewhat useful for writing up homework answers for the students--certainly easier to draw state machines than using word. Sadly my handwriting is so bad it makes some of my answers hard to read. Example: Homework answers
The idea that this is somehow enabling optical computing is incorrect as these things can't take light as input. One could use a photodetector of course, but it doesn't seem like a big deal, one could use LEDs to do this today...
Debugging hardware could become simpler however. You could "see" (or have a computer watch) exactly what each transistor is doing. This could greatly enhance the ability to test real chips. Of course the transistors are usually buried under the metal layers, so I guess it depends on how bright the transistors are or if the designers are willing to leave (lots) of gaps in the metal layer for at least the "important" transistors.
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Hmmm, well then why not read the Haaretz story that I also linked to, which does reference the WTC.
Actually, it only says it "predicted the attack". Other articles, including the news release from the company in question, made it clear that the WTC was not mentioned at all.
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An official "Woot!" to Alex, Nadia and Michigan. Sorry you were scooped, but it sounds like you've actually identified the underlying problem.
In most of the US at least, computer engineering is about the design and low-level use of computers. So VLSI, computer architecture, embedded systems, systems programming.
I've never heard the term used they way you are using it. Wikipedia seems to agree with me...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_engineering
We have a very small software development staff. As the manager of this organization, I can say with confidence that supporting all browsers versus just one costs us zero dollars.
Really? If anyone is occasionally testing to be sure everything works on all browsers, you have a cost. If no one is, I find it unlikely things work perfectly in all major browsers. There do seem to be a number of weird issues out there.
Does look like it!
Cool.
Anyone know if Book is in the movie?
It's just EECS Jim. :-)
I'd argue Firefly was outstanding, other than the writing. It was the land of plot flaws and science errors. But the acting was outstanding for the first season of any sci-fi show. The characters were great and the "writing in the small" was outstanding. Just the plot holes killed it.
Just the plot holes.
Both quicktime and windows media player claim the files are bad. Both look to be the right size and all....
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if the article weren't broken
into such small pieces.
That way I could
print it for my students.
Sort of amusing for an article that discusses using white space in a good way.
When I go the the site in IE I get a message about office 2000 installing!!
Very odd. Just a pop-up I'm guessing....
Mark
Nader-trader was a scandal? I think not. It was a reasonable response to the way the electoral college works.
Debbie Stabinaw (spelling) is one of the senate cosponsors of the Induce act and is one of my senators, you think she would be on the list somewhere....
See http://www.tbrnews.org/Archives/a972.htm for detials.
I don't know if you read the Paladin of Souls but I'd claim her two novels in that fantasy world are better than all but the best of the Vor stuff (of which I am a huge fan).
There are somet things society agrees all children should learn (reading for example) and some things society agrees isn't proper (killing everyone with red hair). On issues that are strongly held by people of differing opinions (religion as an example) society's answer is to leave it to the parents.
At around $14,000 and only a 20-40 mile range I really can't see this as a real option for anyone. You can buy a hybrid car at that price. And get a range closer to 400 miles....
If the price were around $3,000 I'd consider it. Heck, even if the top speed were around 45 MPH I'd be happy enough.
Point by point:
You can argue that the public schools are poor, but simply getting rid of them is no solution. You have to have a serious proposal about what to replace them with. The liberitarian party has no such detailed proposal. The solutions of "tax credits" (doesn't help those without income) or providing incentives for others to pay (what could this be other than a tax?) are too vague to be debated.
Mark
I'd really like proof of this. I suspect that amoung those that recieved an education the students were generally better. I very much doubt that the median across the whole population was any higher. This is the same issue with SAT scores dropping. Of course they drop as more people become college bound and therefor more people take the SATs...
The US is pretty much built on its public school system. It gives everyone an oppertunity to make something of themselves. It certainly isn't the best, but it is there, it's free and it's required.
Anyone who argues to take that away is more scary to me than almost anyone in either major party. Libertarian education platform
It is also somewhat useful for writing up homework answers for the students--certainly easier to draw state machines than using word. Sadly my handwriting is so bad it makes some of my answers hard to read. Example: Homework answers
Personally, I hate languages where people use comments....
This would be about a 10 or 20:1 ratio on the comments to code in terms of bytes, but I'd be shocked if the real ratio wasn't at least 3:1.
Debugging hardware could become simpler however. You could "see" (or have a computer watch) exactly what each transistor is doing. This could greatly enhance the ability to test real chips. Of course the transistors are usually buried under the metal layers, so I guess it depends on how bright the transistors are or if the designers are willing to leave (lots) of gaps in the metal layer for at least the "important" transistors.
Mark
Hmmm, well then why not read the Haaretz story that I also linked to, which does reference the WTC.
Actually, it only says it "predicted the attack". Other articles, including the news release from the company in question, made it clear that the WTC was not mentioned at all.