Open a free bravenet.com account, and he can play around with Javascript using the included browser-based editor. If you've already got Excel, there's some interesting stuff that can be done with VBA that's not bad prep work for C and Python.
Outrage prompts Amazon to Change Price-testing Policy: "Last week, Computerworld first reported that Amazon was conducting various price tests in its DVD store that could result in one consumer paying as much as $15 more for the same item as another consumer."
The Microsoft Research page hosting the video has a typo ("How can a monoplist seller use social network effects to increase revenue earned?"), but the WWW2008 paper's got it right ("We assume that the seller is a monopolist and is interested in maximizing its revenue."). Perhaps Microsoft didn't want to be too restrictive with the patent.:-)
From Chrome and Chrome, What is Chrome?: "The most interesting part for me will be Microsoft's response. This strikes at the very heart of Redmond's business success and Microsoft will not take it lying down. Expect thermonuclear warfare."
Ford Seeks to Stop Imports of Replacement Car Parts: Ford Motor Co., the second-biggest U.S.-based automaker, filed a trade complaint to block imports of replacement parts for Mustang cars, saying they impermissibly copy its patented designs..."The car companies are intentionally looking to wipe out competition and using the ITC and the patent system," said Eileen Sottile, the coalition's executive director. "This is going to hit consumer pocketbooks."
Reforming patents, promoting innovation: "Google and other technology companies increasingly face mounting legal costs to defend against frivolous patent claims from parties gaming the system...Low-quality patents and escalating legal costs are currently hurting the ability of U.S. companies to compete globally, and that in turn hurts U.S. workers and consumers."
Scrap Cap-and-Trade: Americans would spend $100 billion to $200 billion a year for limited results: a 15 percent cut in U.S. emissions would reduce global emissions by less than 4 percent, which would have a negligible worldwide impact. Investment bankers need cap-and-trade to make their "green energy" deals successful. That's great (and profitable) for them, but their earnings would come at the expense of every other American.
Should prayers be covered?: "As the health care battle moved forward last week, Phil Davis, a senior Christian Science church official, hurriedly delivered bundles of letters to Senate offices promoting a little-noticed proposal in the legislation requiring insurers to consider covering the church's prayer treatments just as they do other medical expenses. Critics say the proposal would essentially put Christian Science prayer treatments on the same footing as science-based medical care by prohibiting discrimination against "religious and spiritual health care."
NASA Press Release: 'Making NASA more accessible to the public is a high priority for the agency,' said Gale Allen, director of Strategic Integration and Management for NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate in Washington. 'Tools like this allow us to provide users easy access to NASA information and progress at a fast pace.' Apple Insider: 'New study shows iPhone users to be in a class by themselves'.
PLUS loan rates were changed to fixed in July 2006, so those receiving loans disbursed from 1998-2006 enjoy the variable 3.28% rate, while those who started school in 2007 and later will be assessed a fixed 7.9%-8.5% rate (in addition to a 4% upfront fee).
No Joy in Mudville: "What does it say, then, when the architect of LEAN is arrested for alleged insider trading?...Moffat is guilty or he's stupid, neither of which says much for IBM."
You'd think, but at least in Chicago, the privatization contract included anti-competitive clauses: Section 3.12. Competing Off-Street Parking. (a) Subject to Section 3.12(b) and Section 3.12(c). the City will not operate, and will not permit the operation of, a "Competing Public Parking Facility." A "Competing Public Parking Facility" means any off-street public parking lot or public parking garage that (i) is (A) owned or operated by the City or (B) operated by any Person and located on land owned by the City, or leased to the City, (ii) is within one mile of a Concession Metered Parking Space, (iii) is used primarily for general public parking; (iv) has a schedule of fees for parking motor vehicles that is less than three times the highest Metered Parking Fees then in effect for Concession Metered Parking Spaces in the same area; and (v) was not used for general public parking on the effective date of this Agreement.
Any lawful device: 40 years after the Carterfone decision - Forty years ago today the Federal Communications Commission started a revolution by standing up to AT&T. Without it, we wouldn't get to buy our set-top boxes or a wireless broadband network where we will be able to attach any lawful device and use any lawful application.
A selection of U.S. companies from the SIIA Member Directory: Accenture, Adobe, AOL, Barclays, Bloomberg, CNN, Charles Schwab, Citi, Cognizant, CollabNet, College Board, Deloitte, Deutsche Bank, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs, Google, IBM, Infosys, Intel, Intuit, JPMorgan Chase, Lazard Freres, McGraw Hill, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Novell, Oracle, Reuters, Salesforce, SAP, SAS, Standard & Poor's, Sun Microsystems, Symantec, Time Warner, UPI, The Wall Street Journal, Wells Fargo Bank.
Slashdot Mirror
Open a free bravenet.com account, and he can play around with Javascript using the included browser-based editor. If you've already got Excel, there's some interesting stuff that can be done with VBA that's not bad prep work for C and Python.
TechFlash: The Google-Microsoft rivalry now extends to Santa Web sites
Outrage prompts Amazon to Change Price-testing Policy: "Last week, Computerworld first reported that Amazon was conducting various price tests in its DVD store that could result in one consumer paying as much as $15 more for the same item as another consumer."
The Microsoft Research page hosting the video has a typo ("How can a monoplist seller use social network effects to increase revenue earned?"), but the WWW2008 paper's got it right ("We assume that the seller is a monopolist and is interested in maximizing its revenue."). Perhaps Microsoft didn't want to be too restrictive with the patent. :-)
CDs, Lies, and Magnetic Tapes: "...but there are other considerations related to magnetic tape also. Tape is very sensitive to heat..." Yeah, that's the ticket!
From Chrome and Chrome, What is Chrome?: "The most interesting part for me will be Microsoft's response. This strikes at the very heart of Redmond's business success and Microsoft will not take it lying down. Expect thermonuclear warfare."
eWeek has a screenshot of the apology.
Ford Seeks to Stop Imports of Replacement Car Parts: Ford Motor Co., the second-biggest U.S.-based automaker, filed a trade complaint to block imports of replacement parts for Mustang cars, saying they impermissibly copy its patented designs..."The car companies are intentionally looking to wipe out competition and using the ITC and the patent system," said Eileen Sottile, the coalition's executive director. "This is going to hit consumer pocketbooks."
Reforming patents, promoting innovation: "Google and other technology companies increasingly face mounting legal costs to defend against frivolous patent claims from parties gaming the system...Low-quality patents and escalating legal costs are currently hurting the ability of U.S. companies to compete globally, and that in turn hurts U.S. workers and consumers."
Little kids seem to love The Family Circus (characters look like them), and later will get a kick out of The Dysfunctional Family Circus.
Scrap Cap-and-Trade: Americans would spend $100 billion to $200 billion a year for limited results: a 15 percent cut in U.S. emissions would reduce global emissions by less than 4 percent, which would have a negligible worldwide impact. Investment bankers need cap-and-trade to make their "green energy" deals successful. That's great (and profitable) for them, but their earnings would come at the expense of every other American.
Should prayers be covered?: "As the health care battle moved forward last week, Phil Davis, a senior Christian Science church official, hurriedly delivered bundles of letters to Senate offices promoting a little-noticed proposal in the legislation requiring insurers to consider covering the church's prayer treatments just as they do other medical expenses. Critics say the proposal would essentially put Christian Science prayer treatments on the same footing as science-based medical care by prohibiting discrimination against "religious and spiritual health care."
NASA Press Release: 'Making NASA more accessible to the public is a high priority for the agency,' said Gale Allen, director of Strategic Integration and Management for NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate in Washington. 'Tools like this allow us to provide users easy access to NASA information and progress at a fast pace.' Apple Insider: 'New study shows iPhone users to be in a class by themselves'.
PLUS loan rates were changed to fixed in July 2006, so those receiving loans disbursed from 1998-2006 enjoy the variable 3.28% rate, while those who started school in 2007 and later will be assessed a fixed 7.9%-8.5% rate (in addition to a 4% upfront fee).
No Joy in Mudville: "What does it say, then, when the architect of LEAN is arrested for alleged insider trading?...Moffat is guilty or he's stupid, neither of which says much for IBM."
Brand Fortner, who exchanged marriage vows with his wife on a PLATO monitor 20 years before online weddings were in vogue...
...perpetual motion! :-)
That's $6K a month, not for the entire summer.
If you want to be my(crosoft's) baby, it DOES matter if you're Black or White. :-)
Maybe it's Microsoft's way of celebrating the 50th anniversary of the writing of Black Like Me.
You'd think, but at least in Chicago, the privatization contract included anti-competitive clauses:
Section 3.12. Competing Off-Street Parking.
(a) Subject to Section 3.12(b) and Section 3.12(c). the City will not operate, and will not permit the operation of, a "Competing Public Parking Facility." A "Competing Public Parking Facility" means any off-street public parking lot or public parking garage that (i) is (A) owned or operated by the City or (B) operated by any Person and located on land owned by the City, or leased to the City, (ii) is within one mile of a Concession Metered Parking Space, (iii) is used primarily for general public parking; (iv) has a schedule of fees for parking motor vehicles that is less than three times the highest Metered Parking Fees then in effect for Concession Metered Parking Spaces in the same area; and (v) was not used for general public parking on the effective date of this Agreement.
Microsoft has put its Azure customers on notice that 'all applications and storage accounts in the 'USA - Northwest' region will need to move to another region in the next few months, or they will be deleted'. So much for not diverting you from your core duties). BTW, Microsoft seems to think it's entitled to a 100% sales tax exemption.
Any lawful device: 40 years after the Carterfone decision - Forty years ago today the Federal Communications Commission started a revolution by standing up to AT&T. Without it, we wouldn't get to buy our set-top boxes or a wireless broadband network where we will be able to attach any lawful device and use any lawful application.
Complete Member Company List.
A selection of U.S. companies from the SIIA Member Directory: Accenture, Adobe, AOL, Barclays, Bloomberg, CNN, Charles Schwab, Citi, Cognizant, CollabNet, College Board, Deloitte, Deutsche Bank, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs, Google, IBM, Infosys, Intel, Intuit, JPMorgan Chase, Lazard Freres, McGraw Hill, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Novell, Oracle, Reuters, Salesforce, SAP, SAS, Standard & Poor's, Sun Microsystems, Symantec, Time Warner, UPI, The Wall Street Journal, Wells Fargo Bank.