I didn't RTFA or watch the video (good/.er and Flash disabled, respectively)
If you click through to the article they have HTML5 videos served from YouTube there, so there is no need for Flash. Why Slashdot is still embedding videos as Flash is a mystery to me.
probability of detecting all 10 if probability of detecting one is 95% = 0.95^10 = 0.60 so, probability that at least one gets through = 1 - 0.60 = 0.40 (40%)
probability of detecting all 69 if probability of detecting one is 99% = 0.99^69 = 0.50 so, probability that at least one gets through = 1 - 0.50 = 0.50 (50%)
This article talks about for-profit Corinthian Colleges soaking up federal dollars while many of their students drop out and default. Pretty interesting when considering whether the federal dollars are really helping students.
A better answer probably involves removal of politics as a career job... Make it a volunteer position which only pays a small salary (at least something to cover one's own costs of volunteering, such as travel expenses involved), and frankly? I think re-election shouldn't even be an option any more. It encourages too much corruption, and diverts the energy and attention of politicians from the issues at hand to concerning themselves with self-promotion for a re-election.
Term limits don't solve the problem because re-election isn't the only way of compensating the politician for the favors he/she conveys. The quid pro quo can come after leaving office. Remember this story? It may not go directly to the politician, but rather to his/her friends or family members. If you accept that crooked people will find ways to trade favors at the public's expense, the most effective deterrent is to take away their ability to do favors, i.e. minimize their ability to treat people/companies unequally.
The PROBLEM is, states need to get a clue about such deals, ensuring it's beneficial for both parties.
No, that's not the real problem, either. The problem is that they are, as you put it, deals. Instead of having a set of tax rules that are applied uniformly to everyone, some companies get special deals. Since those deals are done at the discretion of some politician or appointee, the politician is given more power to toss tax breaks and unfair advantage to his/her friends or people that will contribute the most money/votes to his/her re-election. The deal is beneficial for both parties -- the politician and the company. Like much of modern politics, it is all about amassing power to take money from one group of people and give it to another, rather than benefiting society overall. How many times have you heard that small companies are the real job creators? How many times have you heard of these deals going to small companies?
Thanks for the explanation. I'm well-aware of the old "lite" versions, I just never understood why "express" was seen as a better/clearer name since the software is generally not any faster than the full version. I suppose the process of obtaining the software (no credit card or manager's approval needed) is faster;-) I guess the moral is that better != clearer in the marketing world.
I'll second that. They have a good inventory and their sale prices are competitive with NewEgg (non-sale items tend to be priced at full retail). There are some small things that could be improved, like putting all of the compressed air in one place instead of spreading it around three or four different spots in the store, but it's a good place to get stuff that you need quickly.
I went in with my brother when he was buying a computer. The salesperson recognized me (I had purchased a computer there a few weeks earlier), asked what I had paid for the computer I bought, and then refunded the difference because the price had been lowered. I wasn't expecting that at all.
That is all correct, but she'll probably have a tough time getting one of those jobs because: 1) She doesn't have a PhD, and 2) It's tough to get those jobs right now because there are a lot of experienced Wall Streeters looking for work (I'm told). Education-wise, she might have a better shot at a job as an assistant trader if she has the right personality for it, but it might be tough to find anyone that is hiring. And, of course, such jobs are very geographically limited. Most are in NYC with a few in other major cities, so it might not be an option if she doesn't happen to live in the right place (assuming her husband doesn't want to relocate).
When we distributed the vial of life for my Eagle project the vials were donated by a local hospital. Admittedly, they probably only cost a few pennies each, but it is hard for me to imagine why the hospital would be involved if they weren't going to tell their paramedics to look for them.
Anyway, my purpose in describing the vial of life program was not to start a debate about whether it is still applicable today. My purpose was to point out that the idea of making medical information readily available to emergency personnel has been around for decades and QR codes or other fancy technology really don't add anything other than an additional potential point of failure (e.g. no smart phone or cell signal available).
Good news: Since you are unlikely to catch fire while swimming, you actually don't need the fridge while swimming unless you want to keep your beer cold.
I don't remember that being addressed (I only happen to know about the vile of life because I distributed them for my Eagle project when I was in Boy Scouts decades ago), but you could presumably carry the info in your wallet/purse (which you might not keep on your body when you are in your home, and thus might be burned in a fire).
I forgot to mention that you normally put a sticker on the outside of the refrigerator so the paramedics know the vile of life is inside. So, you don't write your info on the sticker itself, where there would be limited space and the possibility of fire damage, but it's a similar idea -- the info is stored on location instead of on a website that you can't access without a smart phone and a cell phone signal.
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Apple was ordered to post a bond of $95 million to enact the injunction, which would be used to pay Samsung damages if the decision is later reversed.
How can we comment on an article that we cannot see?
I'm tempted to mod you +1 funny for that.
The intended joke was that it could be answered with yes/no due to the weird way that it was phrased.
Oops. I didn't notice the apostrophe in the URL and it prematurely terminated my href='...'. Thanks for the correction.
Betteridge's Law of Headlines. Did I do that right?
I didn't RTFA or watch the video (good /.er and Flash disabled, respectively)
If you click through to the article they have HTML5 videos served from YouTube there, so there is no need for Flash. Why Slashdot is still embedding videos as Flash is a mystery to me.
probability of detecting all 10 if probability of detecting one is 95% = 0.95^10 = 0.60
so, probability that at least one gets through = 1 - 0.60 = 0.40 (40%)
probability of detecting all 69 if probability of detecting one is 99% = 0.99^69 = 0.50
so, probability that at least one gets through = 1 - 0.50 = 0.50 (50%)
No more granting patents for the bloody obvious!
Sorry, but that would require adherence to existing law, not creation of a new law -- you'll never get a politician interested in that.
This article talks about for-profit Corinthian Colleges soaking up federal dollars while many of their students drop out and default. Pretty interesting when considering whether the federal dollars are really helping students.
The actual forum software is apparently here, and is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License.
not in Ron Paul's case
This legislation is from Rand Paul, not Ron Paul.
and had someone the same age as my mother living in the house, despite the fact that she never lived there
Give Spokeo the credit that is due -- they do know about that woman you have chained up in your basement.
A better answer probably involves removal of politics as a career job... Make it a volunteer position which only pays a small salary (at least something to cover one's own costs of volunteering, such as travel expenses involved), and frankly? I think re-election shouldn't even be an option any more. It encourages too much corruption, and diverts the energy and attention of politicians from the issues at hand to concerning themselves with self-promotion for a re-election.
Term limits don't solve the problem because re-election isn't the only way of compensating the politician for the favors he/she conveys. The quid pro quo can come after leaving office. Remember this story? It may not go directly to the politician, but rather to his/her friends or family members. If you accept that crooked people will find ways to trade favors at the public's expense, the most effective deterrent is to take away their ability to do favors, i.e. minimize their ability to treat people/companies unequally.
The PROBLEM is, states need to get a clue about such deals, ensuring it's beneficial for both parties.
No, that's not the real problem, either. The problem is that they are, as you put it, deals. Instead of having a set of tax rules that are applied uniformly to everyone, some companies get special deals. Since those deals are done at the discretion of some politician or appointee, the politician is given more power to toss tax breaks and unfair advantage to his/her friends or people that will contribute the most money/votes to his/her re-election. The deal is beneficial for both parties -- the politician and the company. Like much of modern politics, it is all about amassing power to take money from one group of people and give it to another, rather than benefiting society overall. How many times have you heard that small companies are the real job creators? How many times have you heard of these deals going to small companies?
Thanks for the explanation. I'm well-aware of the old "lite" versions, I just never understood why "express" was seen as a better/clearer name since the software is generally not any faster than the full version. I suppose the process of obtaining the software (no credit card or manager's approval needed) is faster ;-) I guess the moral is that better != clearer in the marketing world.
How did "Express" come to mean "free" in the software world, anyway?
I'll second that. They have a good inventory and their sale prices are competitive with NewEgg (non-sale items tend to be priced at full retail). There are some small things that could be improved, like putting all of the compressed air in one place instead of spreading it around three or four different spots in the store, but it's a good place to get stuff that you need quickly.
I went in with my brother when he was buying a computer. The salesperson recognized me (I had purchased a computer there a few weeks earlier), asked what I had paid for the computer I bought, and then refunded the difference because the price had been lowered. I wasn't expecting that at all.
One of my neighbors is "FuckBitchesGetMoney"
That is all correct, but she'll probably have a tough time getting one of those jobs because: 1) She doesn't have a PhD, and 2) It's tough to get those jobs right now because there are a lot of experienced Wall Streeters looking for work (I'm told). Education-wise, she might have a better shot at a job as an assistant trader if she has the right personality for it, but it might be tough to find anyone that is hiring. And, of course, such jobs are very geographically limited. Most are in NYC with a few in other major cities, so it might not be an option if she doesn't happen to live in the right place (assuming her husband doesn't want to relocate).
When we distributed the vial of life for my Eagle project the vials were donated by a local hospital. Admittedly, they probably only cost a few pennies each, but it is hard for me to imagine why the hospital would be involved if they weren't going to tell their paramedics to look for them.
Anyway, my purpose in describing the vial of life program was not to start a debate about whether it is still applicable today. My purpose was to point out that the idea of making medical information readily available to emergency personnel has been around for decades and QR codes or other fancy technology really don't add anything other than an additional potential point of failure (e.g. no smart phone or cell signal available).
Good news: Since you are unlikely to catch fire while swimming, you actually don't need the fridge while swimming unless you want to keep your beer cold.
Sorry about the botched spelling. It's 4am here and my brain is tired.
I have no idea what you are talking about. Did you reply to the wrong post?
I don't remember that being addressed (I only happen to know about the vile of life because I distributed them for my Eagle project when I was in Boy Scouts decades ago), but you could presumably carry the info in your wallet/purse (which you might not keep on your body when you are in your home, and thus might be burned in a fire).
I forgot to mention that you normally put a sticker on the outside of the refrigerator so the paramedics know the vile of life is inside. So, you don't write your info on the sticker itself, where there would be limited space and the possibility of fire damage, but it's a similar idea -- the info is stored on location instead of on a website that you can't access without a smart phone and a cell phone signal.