And we should all run out to buy his book to figure out his 'ideal diet', right? He's pushing it right there on his website. Smells like a quack appealing to popular pseudoscientific nonsense in order to make a quick buck to me.
There's a lot of labor going in to that expensive equipment, much (most?) of it to American manufacturers like Caterpillar. Jobs will be created one way or another.
They took Digg down last year and replaced it with this horrible monstrosity they called 'v4' or something. It's a shame they just took such a popular site offline and haven't provided a decent replacement.
Here's your problem. Nobody knows what to do with a guy with a MS in Applied Math, unless you're going to teach at a university. Go back for an engineering degree or an actuarial science degree.
Masters degrees in mathematics, philosophy, liberal arts, etc are all equally valued. They make good 'kicker' credentials (as in 'Not only do I have an engineering degree, but I have a MS in applied math as well'), but you'll never get hired with just a math degree by anybody but a university, or perhaps the NSA/CIA.
I trust them about as far as the Secret Service would let me throw them, which isn't very far at all, but she said what she said. You have to admit that unfettered access to the internet for citizens inside an oppressive regime seems to be quite the game changer these days, to the point that it can be used strategically.
“We are also supporting the development of new tools that enable citizens to exercise their rights of free expression by circumventing politically motivated censorship,” she said. “We are providing funds to groups around the world to make sure that those tools get to the people who need them in local languages, and with the training they need to access the internet safely. The United States has been assisting in these efforts for some time, with a focus on implementing these programs as efficiently and effectively as possible. Both the American people and nations that censor the internet should understand that our government is committed to helping promote internet freedom.” --Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, 1/21/2010 Source
>Why are there so many comments saying that we don't need a high speed rail?
Because, surprise! Not everyone agrees with you! Just because you think something is correct doesn't mean it is.
>Are you telling me that countries like China, Japan, etc have worthless rail systems? It seems pretty darn effective to me.
Passenger rail systems are successful because of population densities. Rail is very successful in this country in areas of high density - the northeast, Chicago, etc. Rail is unsuccessful for long-haul, low density transport, i.e. middle America.
> Allowing easy transportation over long distances could do a lot for any country....
Agreed, which is why we have things like airplanes and cars. High speed rail is doomed in the US because cars and planes have too many advantages over them. Planes are quicker, cars allow more flexibility with respect to destination. The problem with train travel isn't getting to the city, it's getting the last 10 miles from the train station to your final destination. Why would I want to take a 3 hour train ride from Chicago to Peoria just to have to rent a car when I get there to go my final destination? Why not just drive the 4 or 5 hours it would otherwise take, and save the $150 car rental (along with the train fare)?
I'm seeing both sides of this debate, corps and net neutrality activists, going all foamy at the mouth over this, and I'm not seeing any valid reasons one way or another. It seems to me that everyone is afraid of what could be in this, but nobody knows what *is* in it!
"The new FCC rules, for example, would prevent a broadband provider, such as Comcast Corp., AT&T, Inc. or Verizon Communications Inc., from hobbling access to an online video service, such as Netflix, that competes with its own video services."
From the HuffPo:
"Instead of a rule to protect Internet users' freedom to choose, the Commission has opened the door for broadband payola - letting phone and cable companies charge steep tolls to favor the content and services of a select group of corporate partners, relegating everyone else to the cyber-equivalent of a winding dirt road. "
"If I buy a magazine at a kiosk, the guy takes my money, period."...but if you get a subscription, you pay around 10% of the cost of purchasing each edition individually because the magazine gets your personal data (name, address, telephone number, personal interests) that they then sell to advertisers. That's been their business model for eons. How do you think they produce telemarketing lists?
Whenever you hear about this kind of thing happening due to a piracy sting, the government brags about how they made the world safe from pirates. They're all too eager to pat themselves on the back for a job well done.
The secrecy surrounding this takedown makes me think this is something much more than a piracy crackdown.
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Just curious, what's the average annual tax bill per person to pay for the NHS?
There are great ways to fund investigative journalism. Here are a few:
http://homedelivery.nytimes.com/
https://services.chicagotribune.com/
http://www.latimes.com/about/mediagroup/shop-and-subscribe/
http://service.usatoday.com/
More investigative journalism comes out of daily newspapers than anywhere else. Subscribe to your local newspaper.
I have to vehemently disagree with you.
The story of Bell, California that won the LA Times a pulitzer this year
The Hired Truck scandal in Chicago
Chicago Tribune exposes University of Illinois clout-based-admissions procedures
I can go on...
That's because it's no longer a phone. It's a palmtop computer with phone functionality.
And we should all run out to buy his book to figure out his 'ideal diet', right? He's pushing it right there on his website. Smells like a quack appealing to popular pseudoscientific nonsense in order to make a quick buck to me.
There's a lot of labor going in to that expensive equipment, much (most?) of it to American manufacturers like Caterpillar. Jobs will be created one way or another.
They took Digg down last year and replaced it with this horrible monstrosity they called 'v4' or something. It's a shame they just took such a popular site offline and haven't provided a decent replacement.
For those of us not in the materials field, can you provide a short explanation?
The future may be closer than you think
> MS in Applied Math
Here's your problem. Nobody knows what to do with a guy with a MS in Applied Math, unless you're going to teach at a university. Go back for an engineering degree or an actuarial science degree.
Masters degrees in mathematics, philosophy, liberal arts, etc are all equally valued. They make good 'kicker' credentials (as in 'Not only do I have an engineering degree, but I have a MS in applied math as well'), but you'll never get hired with just a math degree by anybody but a university, or perhaps the NSA/CIA.
Me too...
I trust them about as far as the Secret Service would let me throw them, which isn't very far at all, but she said what she said. You have to admit that unfettered access to the internet for citizens inside an oppressive regime seems to be quite the game changer these days, to the point that it can be used strategically.
“We are also supporting the development of new tools that enable citizens to exercise their rights of free expression by circumventing politically motivated censorship,” she said. “We are providing funds to groups around the world to make sure that those tools get to the people who need them in local languages, and with the training they need to access the internet safely. The United States has been assisting in these efforts for some time, with a focus on implementing these programs as efficiently and effectively as possible. Both the American people and nations that censor the internet should understand that our government is committed to helping promote internet freedom.”
--Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, 1/21/2010
Source
Honeycomb isn't worth the extra $1000+cellular plan the Xoom will cost, and my nook performs just fine.
the Xoom is going to Xuck. I'll keep my Nook.
>Why are there so many comments saying that we don't need a high speed rail?
Because, surprise! Not everyone agrees with you! Just because you think something is correct doesn't mean it is.
>Are you telling me that countries like China, Japan, etc have worthless rail systems? It seems pretty darn effective to me.
Passenger rail systems are successful because of population densities. Rail is very successful in this country in areas of high density - the northeast, Chicago, etc. Rail is unsuccessful for long-haul, low density transport, i.e. middle America.
> Allowing easy transportation over long distances could do a lot for any country....
Agreed, which is why we have things like airplanes and cars. High speed rail is doomed in the US because cars and planes have too many advantages over them. Planes are quicker, cars allow more flexibility with respect to destination. The problem with train travel isn't getting to the city, it's getting the last 10 miles from the train station to your final destination. Why would I want to take a 3 hour train ride from Chicago to Peoria just to have to rent a car when I get there to go my final destination? Why not just drive the 4 or 5 hours it would otherwise take, and save the $150 car rental (along with the train fare)?
Ditto with my E6500. No problems, except for the crap that gets caught in the little grill things on either side of the keyboard...
I'm seeing both sides of this debate, corps and net neutrality activists, going all foamy at the mouth over this, and I'm not seeing any valid reasons one way or another. It seems to me that everyone is afraid of what could be in this, but nobody knows what *is* in it!
From the WSJ:
"The new FCC rules, for example, would prevent a broadband provider, such as Comcast Corp., AT&T, Inc. or Verizon Communications Inc., from hobbling access to an online video service, such as Netflix, that competes with its own video services."
From the HuffPo:
"Instead of a rule to protect Internet users' freedom to choose, the Commission has opened the door for broadband payola - letting phone and cable companies charge steep tolls to favor the content and services of a select group of corporate partners, relegating everyone else to the cyber-equivalent of a winding dirt road. "
So which is it??
"If I buy a magazine at a kiosk, the guy takes my money, period." ...but if you get a subscription, you pay around 10% of the cost of purchasing each edition individually because the magazine gets your personal data (name, address, telephone number, personal interests) that they then sell to advertisers. That's been their business model for eons. How do you think they produce telemarketing lists?
Is this version based on the Atari Arcade game from '87?
http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=apb-all-points-bulletin&page=detail&id=86
No PC version? Rockstar won't be getting any of my money...
That's a problem with ICE engines as well. The coolant tends to freeze during cold snaps. Easy to work around, though -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_heater
I imagine similar solutions can be developed for cars that use these batteries.
I've got a turkey baster full of dirty hookah water!
Hola, trust funder!
How about you try harder?
Whenever you hear about this kind of thing happening due to a piracy sting, the government brags about how they made the world safe from pirates. They're all too eager to pat themselves on the back for a job well done.
The secrecy surrounding this takedown makes me think this is something much more than a piracy crackdown.