I once taught myself to program an HP RPN calculator (which is a computer of sorts, I suppose) to do some low-level stuff but I hardly consider myself to be a programmer.
But since then, I've successfully modified Javascript in webpages...so wait, maybe I are a programmer now!
If they can get a large format for the paper it would be useful for design verification meetings. Where you can put a nice big piece of paper on the table and have people go through it, and update it as you like.
Sounds useful for engineering schematics or flowsheets as long as the original designers take part in the meetings. Often, these type of meetings are attended by managers (and sometimes clients) only and having a bunch of pointy-hairs "brainstorming" and dynamically changing flow diagrams is a bad idea.
People who are not involved and familiar with the detailed design should not be making changes in mid-project. Design visualization is great technology (say, 3D walkthroughs of process plants) but it has its limitations and drawbacks.
People add extra words when they want things to sound more important than they really are.
Some complicated engineering stuff needs extra words to exactly describe stuff. I hope I haven't used any Weasel Words in that sentence.
What's really annoying/dangerous is when wannabees (usually management types and marketing flunkies) start flinging around terminology that they don't fully understand. It just sounds cool and complicated and impressive to them.
It would be interesting to see the P&IDs and PFDs for this system. Careful inspection of these drawings usually gives a good clue as to what's going on in a process system.
Sometimes during the startup of process plants (i.e., the possibly exploding type) silly sacrificial "defects" are exposed so as to release tension for all involved. I imagine that this launch is pretty stressful.
I recently got a quote for a decent 3D game-capable computer for my son (Athlon64 3000+, 512MB RAM, Asus A8N-E, 256MB video card, CD/DVD burner) and the single largest cost was for the OS - Windows XP.
TV series in the UK tend to be lower budget than US shows.
All countries' TV programming is lower budget than US shows. I no longer bother to subscribe (digital) to the big 3 American networks, it's 95% crap. One might think that cost per episode equates to quality, but it doesn't.
Yes, but stability is needed even in a fast-moving field of endeavour. Stability means reliable jobs, and jobs generally are perceived as lasting for more than a project schedule.
The "rank and file" may now own more stock than before, but they are more easily bamboozled/scammed. They may make up a (relatively) large percentage of investors, but as individuals, have no power.
The desire to retire without any downgrade in lifestyle is probably also a factor for the "boomers".
The moment that major CAD software operates reliably on Linux I'll start to pay very close attention. I said *major* software, not some homegrown thing that can draw only lines and circles.
The goal of these fines is deterrence, not punishment. Do you *really* think that caught downloaders/sharers actually pay what the news media reports? If anything, there is an out-of-court settlement which cannot be disclosed.
The innocent grandma/5 year-old getting sued is designed to get the media's attention, and that's all they really need since these guys are experts at one to many-type distribution (and intimidation fits nicely into this expertise) and use of traditional communication channels.
...the scary part is that lawyers can make these claims and be taken seriously...
Look, it's a new world now, what with software and everything, and the widespread (forced) adoption of computers by virtually everyone in the business world causes people to forget everything they previously knew (especially for older, voting folk). Examples: a "window" is no longer a clear piece of glass, a "mouse" doesn't eat cheese, "hacker" no longer means someone who chops, "fishing" (phishing) is now a bad thing, etc.
The "old gang" that had fairly good in-built bullshit detection devices (again, people that vote regularly) have gotten the impression that they are now useless and have trouble understanding all the new terminology.
It's the older folk that need to get active, but the digital generation seems to have little time for them (after all, they *did* take their jobs).
"[Paul Martin] harshly questioned the motives of some other world leaders who have been making headline-grabbing pledges they might not meet."
"Instead of dealing with the problems the way that people ought to deal with the problems, what in fact they're doing is they're giving in to short-term political pressure, (to) get their pictures in the paper, make an announcement, go home to favourable headlines and then forget about it," he said. "Well, I'm not going to do that."
I originally heard that quote on CBC Newsworld and it seemed like quite a bold statement. Will he follow-through? This Canadian Prime Minister owns Canada Steamship Lines.
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I once taught myself to program an HP RPN calculator (which is a computer of sorts, I suppose) to do some low-level stuff but I hardly consider myself to be a programmer.
But since then, I've successfully modified Javascript in webpages...so wait, maybe I are a programmer now!
Like this?
If they can get a large format for the paper it would be useful for design verification meetings. Where you can put a nice big piece of paper on the table and have people go through it, and update it as you like.
Sounds useful for engineering schematics or flowsheets as long as the original designers take part in the meetings. Often, these type of meetings are attended by managers (and sometimes clients) only and having a bunch of pointy-hairs "brainstorming" and dynamically changing flow diagrams is a bad idea.
People who are not involved and familiar with the detailed design should not be making changes in mid-project. Design visualization is great technology (say, 3D walkthroughs of process plants) but it has its limitations and drawbacks.
LH2 is -423F. Uninsulated piping conveying it liquefies the surrounding air resulting in liquid air dripping.
People add extra words when they want things to sound more important than they really are.
Some complicated engineering stuff needs extra words to exactly describe stuff. I hope I haven't used any Weasel Words in that sentence.
What's really annoying/dangerous is when wannabees (usually management types and marketing flunkies) start flinging around terminology that they don't fully understand. It just sounds cool and complicated and impressive to them.
It would be interesting to see the P&IDs and PFDs for this system. Careful inspection of these drawings usually gives a good clue as to what's going on in a process system.
"...while the lights are real, nobody was really turning the lights on and off - the webcam and webcontrol don't really exist on the house, only on the website..."
I'm still waiting for the inevitable Google Earth hoax or prank (satellite-readable message).
Sometimes during the startup of process plants (i.e., the possibly exploding type) silly sacrificial "defects" are exposed so as to release tension for all involved. I imagine that this launch is pretty stressful.
I recently got a quote for a decent 3D game-capable computer for my son (Athlon64 3000+, 512MB RAM, Asus A8N-E, 256MB video card, CD/DVD burner) and the single largest cost was for the OS - Windows XP.
Bah - who cares beyond those who need the "first post" emotional equivalent of buying a book?
JKR's stuff is largely kid-oriented and being first on the block is important in those circles.
Job agencies often post openings that don't really exist in the hope of bulking up their "potential" files.
TV series in the UK tend to be lower budget than US shows.
All countries' TV programming is lower budget than US shows. I no longer bother to subscribe (digital) to the big 3 American networks, it's 95% crap. One might think that cost per episode equates to quality, but it doesn't.
Not paying the automatically-renewed subscription is not as bad as a magazine seen to be losing subscribers.
Wait, that doesn't make sense.
99% of magazine revenue comes from advertisers, not subscribers.
Do paying Slashdot subscribers have 10 cookies automatically placed?
Traffic Waves.
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This is a pretty good basic overview of how 3D scanning works. You can do laser scanning or photogrammetry, or both.
These are really big innovations. Just taking an existing innovation, and just putting it into everybody's hands: should count for something.
Bravo. That's why I still love Google. The established money-making infrastructure is unprepared.
Unfortunately the modern beauracracy and political structure just doesn't value innovation.
Unfortunately, this seems to be true.
Innovation tends to destabilize existing economic social structures that provide jobs.
Yes, but stability is needed even in a fast-moving field of endeavour. Stability means reliable jobs, and jobs generally are perceived as lasting for more than a project schedule.
The "rank and file" may now own more stock than before, but they are more easily bamboozled/scammed. They may make up a (relatively) large percentage of investors, but as individuals, have no power.
The desire to retire without any downgrade in lifestyle is probably also a factor for the "boomers".
The moment that major CAD software operates reliably on Linux I'll start to pay very close attention. I said *major* software, not some homegrown thing that can draw only lines and circles.
The goal of these fines is deterrence, not punishment. Do you *really* think that caught downloaders/sharers actually pay what the news media reports? If anything, there is an out-of-court settlement which cannot be disclosed.
The innocent grandma/5 year-old getting sued is designed to get the media's attention, and that's all they really need since these guys are experts at one to many-type distribution (and intimidation fits nicely into this expertise) and use of traditional communication channels.
I call intentional mispelling troll.
Look, it's a new world now, what with software and everything, and the widespread (forced) adoption of computers by virtually everyone in the business world causes people to forget everything they previously knew (especially for older, voting folk). Examples: a "window" is no longer a clear piece of glass, a "mouse" doesn't eat cheese, "hacker" no longer means someone who chops, "fishing" (phishing) is now a bad thing, etc.
The "old gang" that had fairly good in-built bullshit detection devices (again, people that vote regularly) have gotten the impression that they are now useless and have trouble understanding all the new terminology.
It's the older folk that need to get active, but the digital generation seems to have little time for them (after all, they *did* take their jobs).
Regarding the G8's goal to reduce world poverty:
"[Paul Martin] harshly questioned the motives of some other world leaders who have been making headline-grabbing pledges they might not meet."
"Instead of dealing with the problems the way that people ought to deal with the problems, what in fact they're doing is they're giving in to short-term political pressure, (to) get their pictures in the paper, make an announcement, go home to favourable headlines and then forget about it," he said. "Well, I'm not going to do that."
I originally heard that quote on CBC Newsworld and it seemed like quite a bold statement. Will he follow-through? This Canadian Prime Minister owns Canada Steamship Lines.