A friend of mine had shore leave in Galle some years ago and he and some fellow officers headed for a local hotel for some refreshments. After some time at a table an old man introduced himself as Arthur and joined them. The group had a long chat on the state of the world and wide-ranging topics of interest. My friend was impressed with Arthur's intelligence, understanding and genuine interest in others.
On returning to Australia it was only then that he saw a picture of Arthur C Clarke and realised that the "Arthur" he and his colleagues had met with was one and the same. He was of course kicking himself as he is a big fan of his books.
New York Post or The Sun?
Daily Telegraph is crap as well.
Would rather reconquer: Panama Canal or Suez Canal?
None of the above
Hate metric system because: "My car gets forty rods to the hogshead" or "Beer is sold in pints!"
The best beer is sold in pints, but love the metric system.
Favorite Former-Colony: The Philippines or India?
Western Samoa
Favorite Last Stand against the Natives: Little Big Horn or Isandlwana?
I was just reading the September issue of ACM Communications the other night and it covers, among other things, micro and nanofluidics. Michelle Khine has taken simple things and applied them to a complex problem. I salute you Michelle. Now, the next step might to be to see if the ink can be charged to create ion flow controls. But now I am stepping into areas I know little of (see my sig)
That is correct, though the latest evidence suggests they at least contributed to the Permian/Triassic extinction. The Deccan traps, however, in India were the ones active at the end of the Cretaceous.
The fact is that this setup purportedly meets the HPC needs of this researcher.
Noone, however, could make the stretch and say this meets the requirements as a supercomputer facility like the ones he was using. This setup does not have the I/O bandwidth, processor interconnect bandwidth, large storage capacity, global file system, hierarchical storage nor rendering capacity that a modern HPC facility provides its users.
Hey. I used to do analog downloads from AM radio to my trusty cassette. Lots of "backup tapes" of Yes, David Bowie, Led Zep, Bob Marley from the Album show in the 70s. No idea where those tapes are, all been binned I suspect. Quality, who needs quality when you know no other sound. This new-fangled stereo radio is a revelation though.
I concur, Good study guides and good courses will put you on the right track.
No matter what you do, realise the Mathematics is not a spectator sport. I continuously fall into the trap of reading about Mathematics than doing Mathematics. Do the exercises and do some more. One thing I did do which was invaluable was a bridging course that reviewed much of final year high school Mathematics with plenty of exercises and a great teacher. Recognise your wakness and go back and make sure you understand whatever is being assumed at the level you are having diffculty with and again, do those exercises. For example, if you are having trouble with trigonometry, review the ways of deducing angles for triangles and bisected parallel lines. Review Pythagoras's Theorem, fundamental algebra, etc.
I disagree. I prefer to work for a boss who had doubts as to his ability to do the job and makes an effort to find out how to improve himself.
I love this Audrey Hepburn quote:
"I was asked to act when I couldn't act. I was asked to sing 'Funny Face' when I couldn't sing, and dance with Fred Astaire when I couldn't dance - and do all kinds of things I wasn't prepared for. Then I tried like mad to cope with it."
The worst bosses are those who think they are born leaders whose thoughts and deeds are the best because they thought of them. Leadership is a skill that can be learned.
The business tactics I've observed looks like they were taught by Billy.
A local comic shop was persuaded to run their games and started a roaring trade. Within a year, GW setup their own shop within 400 metres of the comic shop. I also saw the staff prevent a 12 yo boy from playing with his army in the store because it wasn't being sold anymore. I shed crocodile tears when the GW shop closed a couple of years later. It was over a decade before the comic shop bothered selling GW merchandise again.
Short-sighted bullying? Looks like their culture is still intact.
Yeah. But I'd want to be able to actually HIT my intended target on occasion...
If you want to be true to the movies, stormtroopers rarely, if ever, hit anything. Unless they are firing at Jawas and their trading craft. Obi Wan seemed impressed in "A New Hope":) I agree though, the stormtroopers who wiped out the Jawas must have been the exception.
Interesting observations. The main flaw I can see is that your sample may not have been as random as you think it might have been. All sorts of things can upset the selection, subconcious or otherwise. Nevertheless, your observations got me wondering whether the ratio changes after puberty. The study was pre-puberty.
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Erm, how well did you read it? That book, by Simon Winchester, was about William Smith, the first person to create a geological map. Also a case study of someone who lived beyond their means.
Wegener certainly got a hard time for his continental drift theory. The mechanism, plate tectonics, was only pieced together 50 years later.
Geologists are just like any other scientists. Conjecture (the continents are not fixed on the face of the earth) without a proven mechanism (expanding earth?, floating rocks?) only goes so far. It does have the benefit of focusing a scientist's mind by trying to answer these questions.
I am not so sure about warming being all positive. Humans seem to thrive quite well in cool climate regimes.
The rise of grasses correlates with a low CO2, low temperature climate regime. Grasses have a photosynthetic pathway that is thought to give an advantage in low CO2 conditions. Grasses came to prominence in the last 25 million years. It is only in the last few decades that CO2 levels are starting to break out of the cycle that has persisted since that time. The rise of human civilisation has been dependent upon grasses for nutrition, both for their seeds and also meat raised on grasses. Jared Diamond's "Guns Germs and Steel" outlines this quite well.
It should really be titled "Could Global Warming Make Life in Germany Better?". It even acknowledged problems for countries in mediterranean latitudes; the implication is that they deserve it. It is amazing what sort of article you can come up with when you combine parochialism with selective research results.
Laid off a large bunch of their Professional Services staff here without informing their customers. The customers pulled out the signed contracts asking who was going to fulfill them. By the time the dust settled, Sun had either lost a lot of people to other companies or had to hire the sacked staff back on at higher contract rates to fulfill the obligations.
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A friend of mine had shore leave in Galle some years ago and he and some fellow officers headed for a local hotel for some refreshments. After some time at a table an old man introduced himself as Arthur and joined them. The group had a long chat on the state of the world and wide-ranging topics of interest. My friend was impressed with Arthur's intelligence, understanding and genuine interest in others.
On returning to Australia it was only then that he saw a picture of Arthur C Clarke and realised that the "Arthur" he and his colleagues had met with was one and the same. He was of course kicking himself as he is a big fan of his books.
I did. ;-) Seems you have done your research.
What, no takers? As a colonial, I will have a go.
Colour (let me emphasise that
Chips
Left
Soccer
Daily Telegraph is crap as well.
None of the above
The best beer is sold in pints, but love the metric system.
Western Samoa
US
Igor starts a new blog "... a raw unfettered glimpse into my psyche and subconcious" Dork Tower #621
I assume you meant Queenstown. Queensland is to the north west in another country :)
I was just reading the September issue of ACM Communications the other night and it covers, among other things, micro and nanofluidics. Michelle Khine has taken simple things and applied them to a complex problem. I salute you Michelle. Now, the next step might to be to see if the ink can be charged to create ion flow controls. But now I am stepping into areas I know little of (see my sig)
These dinosaurs have never even seen anything with hair before, how would they cope?
Sorry to be a pedant (this is slashdot), but mammals and dinosaurs coexisted throughout much of the Mesozoic Era.
This might explain why.
That is correct, though the latest evidence suggests they at least contributed to the Permian/Triassic extinction. The Deccan traps, however, in India were the ones active at the end of the Cretaceous.
A minor point, but you don't require a ordered republic state to ensure security. A ordered monarchy can give that just as well.
Land belonging to the crown can be leased or granted freehold. The individual property rights are constitutionally guaranteed
The fact is that this setup purportedly meets the HPC needs of this researcher.
Noone, however, could make the stretch and say this meets the requirements as a supercomputer facility like the ones he was using. This setup does not have the I/O bandwidth, processor interconnect bandwidth, large storage capacity, global file system, hierarchical storage nor rendering capacity that a modern HPC facility provides its users.
Hey. I used to do analog downloads from AM radio to my trusty cassette. Lots of "backup tapes" of Yes, David Bowie, Led Zep, Bob Marley from the Album show in the 70s. No idea where those tapes are, all been binned I suspect. Quality, who needs quality when you know no other sound. This new-fangled stereo radio is a revelation though.
I concur, Good study guides and good courses will put you on the right track.
No matter what you do, realise the Mathematics is not a spectator sport. I continuously fall into the trap of reading about Mathematics than doing Mathematics. Do the exercises and do some more. One thing I did do which was invaluable was a bridging course that reviewed much of final year high school Mathematics with plenty of exercises and a great teacher. Recognise your wakness and go back and make sure you understand whatever is being assumed at the level you are having diffculty with and again, do those exercises. For example, if you are having trouble with trigonometry, review the ways of deducing angles for triangles and bisected parallel lines. Review Pythagoras's Theorem, fundamental algebra, etc.
Yeah, I never bothered to register for a while either, so we were both late-comers
I disagree. I prefer to work for a boss who had doubts as to his ability to do the job and makes an effort to find out how to improve himself.
I love this Audrey Hepburn quote:
"I was asked to act when I couldn't act. I was asked to sing 'Funny Face' when I couldn't sing, and dance with Fred Astaire when I couldn't dance - and do all kinds of things I wasn't prepared for. Then I tried like mad to cope with it."
The worst bosses are those who think they are born leaders whose thoughts and deeds are the best because they thought of them. Leadership is a skill that can be learned.
The business tactics I've observed looks like they were taught by Billy.
A local comic shop was persuaded to run their games and started a roaring trade. Within a year, GW setup their own shop within 400 metres of the comic shop. I also saw the staff prevent a 12 yo boy from playing with his army in the store because it wasn't being sold anymore. I shed crocodile tears when the GW shop closed a couple of years later. It was over a decade before the comic shop bothered selling GW merchandise again.
Short-sighted bullying? Looks like their culture is still intact.
Interesting observations. The main flaw I can see is that your sample may not have been as random as you think it might have been. All sorts of things can upset the selection, subconcious or otherwise. Nevertheless, your observations got me wondering whether the ratio changes after puberty. The study was pre-puberty.
They are quite cognisant of TeX. There is extensive submission guidlines.
"Please do not send TeX or LaTeX files for your initial submission. Convert the files to PostScript or PDF instead. [Important: Screen legibility of the PostScript or PDF file is essential for rapid and thorough evaluation of your manuscript; please ensure that the .ps or .pdf file you generate from your TeX/LaTeX source does not include Type 3 bitmapped fonts.]
Although we do not accept TeX and LaTeX source for initial manuscript submission, these formats are acceptable for manuscripts that have been revised after peer review. To save time at this later stage, authors using these packages for their initial submission are encouraged to review our instructions for preparing text and tables using LaTeX."
Erm, how well did you read it? That book, by Simon Winchester, was about William Smith, the first person to create a geological map. Also a case study of someone who lived beyond their means.
Wegener certainly got a hard time for his continental drift theory. The mechanism, plate tectonics, was only pieced together 50 years later.
Geologists are just like any other scientists. Conjecture (the continents are not fixed on the face of the earth) without a proven mechanism (expanding earth?, floating rocks?) only goes so far. It does have the benefit of focusing a scientist's mind by trying to answer these questions.
I am not so sure about warming being all positive. Humans seem to thrive quite well in cool climate regimes.
The rise of grasses correlates with a low CO2, low temperature climate regime. Grasses have a photosynthetic pathway that is thought to give an advantage in low CO2 conditions. Grasses came to prominence in the last 25 million years. It is only in the last few decades that CO2 levels are starting to break out of the cycle that has persisted since that time. The rise of human civilisation has been dependent upon grasses for nutrition, both for their seeds and also meat raised on grasses. Jared Diamond's "Guns Germs and Steel" outlines this quite well.
It should really be titled "Could Global Warming Make Life in Germany Better?". It even acknowledged problems for countries in mediterranean latitudes; the implication is that they deserve it. It is amazing what sort of article you can come up with when you combine parochialism with selective research results.
FYI, Wikimedia are one of the EOL partners
Any fellow member of the Commonwealth should know it as well.
Laid off a large bunch of their Professional Services staff here without informing their customers. The customers pulled out the signed contracts asking who was going to fulfill them. By the time the dust settled, Sun had either lost a lot of people to other companies or had to hire the sacked staff back on at higher contract rates to fulfill the obligations.