The only point of gambling is that it's a tax for being bad at math...
No, that's not really it, because someone does eventually win (even if it is usually "the house").
Serious gamblers (and to a much lesser extent, moderate lottery players) are counting on Lady Luck and some mysterious force that might smile upon them for once. Consider the incredible odds of Joe Average attaining the culturally-and-socially admired status of "millionaire" and you'll maybe see what I mean.
On the other hand, there are lots of people who don't aspire to such status but we never hear much about people that are happy with their lives, do we? Maybe those are the people that are actually good at math, eh?
Hardest part when trying to run things in parallel is figuring out what you can run in parallel. Example: two operations (pseudocode): c=a+b and d+c+e. These two cannot be run in parallel, since you need to result of a+b before you can start c+e.
You know, that was pretty easy to understand, even for a non-programmer like me. Your overall post must make sense (not that I'd know enough to tell if it didn't), since it's been modded to +5 in the Developers' section.
Not a troll, I actually have points now and can't mod it up further.
I think that the parent post is spot on. It's a great game to play until no one can afford to buy or rent anymore. Of course, then the market comes along and corrects things eventually but it can be hell on long-term investments and people that have to spend 75% of their take-home income on housing.
Years ago, I had an ehman monitor--back when a 19" display was gargantuan.
Ahhh, memory lane.
When AutoCAD went from R13 to R14 I bought a 21" Hitachi (Accuvue UX6821, I think - company money, not mine) and the price was about $3.5K CAN. It's pretty amazing what you can get these days monitor-wise for that amount of money; almost 4 22" near-top-line Mitsubishis, for example.
Corporate travel by plane is overrated (unless you are going by private plane - even then the trip is seen as being a perk for those that are "higher level" in the company.)
Trains are the way to go, in my opinion, since it gives the traveller the time to reflect on what is to be done after arrival. All the better if you can communicate en route to keep up to date with possibly changing issues. Air travel is just too hectic and fraught with possible delays.
Add more features and memory (but don't overdo it) and keep it in the US$100 range. DON'T change the appearance, key layout/feel or display.
I know lots of mechanical, civil and electrical engineers that loved this little mid-range beauty and are frustrated that they cannot buy a new one (I'm on my second now, they are very sturdy).
Yeah, I think I see your point now. I suppose even if the system asked for a secondary password (I.E., fraudster gets in the front door, but not on the elevator) after a brute force attack the process might go into a loop.
I've never understood this. After, say, 5 failed attempts, shouldn't the login be disabled for a certain time period or until the account owner is contacted?
But the point I'm trying to make is that there are more important things to life than work.
Yes. If you work out in your head what you really need ("want" is another matter that can be influenced by peer pressure, short-sighted goals, attraction to shiny things, etc.) you're well on your way and can build from there without the fear that you'll lose something that was not really necessary in the first place.
- Works reliably in real-life situations
- Has no learning curve
- Costs no more than the "time" you "get back" from it
Ah yes, but you are possibly forgetting the all-important complification/coolness/necessary-time-taker factor.
Often, new time-saving ideas/devices are exploited so as to fulfill Parkinson's law.
As a classically-trained draftsman (hint: I learned to draw with a T-square, protractors and triangles; TI calculators were new and expensive and exotic), I've seen Parkinson's Theory at work even when using such newfangled, "time-saving" tools such as 3D CAD, hyper-powerful RPN handhelds and FEA software.
Somehow, it always seems to take the same amount of hours to get a job done, and the hypothetical savings by using computers is usually eaten-up by software/hardware issues, complications and "beat-your-head-against-the-wall" frustration because a program cannot do what can be done in about 20 seconds by a competent designer. Add to that multi-tasking, whereby chaos is the natural order and designers/engineers typically bounce around from one task to the next with little continuity of state of mind.
If you add to this the fact that some managers get it set into their heads that "it's all on the computer, so it should take no time at all" and "we'll just modify the old (poorly-designed) project and sell it as a new one" (much profit and personal accolades to be gained) attitude, it's pretty clear how things don't get done despite the use of high technology. Think of that McDonald's restaurant where the employees are rushing around and harried but the customers are waiting for an inordinate amount of time. Lots of action, not much result. Maybe this should be termed "activity theatre".
I'm sure he has enough potential brown donor noses available via his fan base. Of course, that wouldn't match his current face pigmentation, would it?
Tinfoil hat department: how much free publicity/notoriety is gained by the current sideshow with the events being covered as "news"? Maybe it's cheaper to cook-up a court case and do the payoff in the end than it is to maintain a legitimate celebrity popularity status that hasn't done much recently.
In eastern Canada it's called a Donair, usually with a sweet sauce. In Montreal it's a Gyro ("yeer-o") with tzatziki or a spicy tomato-based sauce. Hmmm, now I know what to have for lunch tomorrow.
No, what I am implying is that the weather/climate system is so chaotic that it is pointless to try to predict it. Especially if we only have a few hundred years' worth of reliable scientific records/history.
Speculating on the meaning of computer models is pointless, but is an interesting exercise for theorists.
There ARE clean energy efforts happening now, but it's trendy to bash the oil companies.
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The ability to re-order tabs? I have that extension and cannot find that feature. Maybe it's buried somewhere that I can't find. Thanks anyway.
I'd like to be able to drag-and-drop (i.e., reorder) Firefox tabs the way AvantBrowser does.
The only point of gambling is that it's a tax for being bad at math...
No, that's not really it, because someone does eventually win (even if it is usually "the house").
Serious gamblers (and to a much lesser extent, moderate lottery players) are counting on Lady Luck and some mysterious force that might smile upon them for once. Consider the incredible odds of Joe Average attaining the culturally-and-socially admired status of "millionaire" and you'll maybe see what I mean.
On the other hand, there are lots of people who don't aspire to such status but we never hear much about people that are happy with their lives, do we? Maybe those are the people that are actually good at math, eh?
Any time a website asks you to trust them to install something on your computer, you should probably say no.
Like Firefox browser extensions [pull number from nether regions], 90% of which are "unsigned"?
Hardest part when trying to run things in parallel is figuring out what you can run in parallel. Example: two operations (pseudocode): c=a+b and d+c+e. These two cannot be run in parallel, since you need to result of a+b before you can start c+e.
You know, that was pretty easy to understand, even for a non-programmer like me. Your overall post must make sense (not that I'd know enough to tell if it didn't), since it's been modded to +5 in the Developers' section.
Not a troll, I actually have points now and can't mod it up further.
120mm fans.
Right, move more air at lower velocity.
I think that the parent post is spot on. It's a great game to play until no one can afford to buy or rent anymore. Of course, then the market comes along and corrects things eventually but it can be hell on long-term investments and people that have to spend 75% of their take-home income on housing.
Years ago, I had an ehman monitor--back when a 19" display was gargantuan.
Ahhh, memory lane.
When AutoCAD went from R13 to R14 I bought a 21" Hitachi (Accuvue UX6821, I think - company money, not mine) and the price was about $3.5K CAN. It's pretty amazing what you can get these days monitor-wise for that amount of money; almost 4 22" near-top-line Mitsubishis, for example.
I think a lot of boiler explosions might have something to do with it as well.
Corporate travel by plane is overrated (unless you are going by private plane - even then the trip is seen as being a perk for those that are "higher level" in the company.)
Trains are the way to go, in my opinion, since it gives the traveller the time to reflect on what is to be done after arrival. All the better if you can communicate en route to keep up to date with possibly changing issues. Air travel is just too hectic and fraught with possible delays.
It's the three-hour commute that's killing him.
Bring a sleeping bag to work.
These people are just "cashing in" on the efforts of their predecessors...
Stand on the shoulders of giants and then kick the legs of the giants out from under them? What long-term purpose does that serve?
She tried to rob Peter (R&D) to pay Paul (PR).
I don't mind the robbing Peter part, but I'm offended that I'm portrayed as being (PR) when in fact I am more (R&D).
- Paul
Bring back the HP-11c (1981-1989)! [this link is a good picture of it]
Add more features and memory (but don't overdo it) and keep it in the US$100 range. DON'T change the appearance, key layout/feel or display.
I know lots of mechanical, civil and electrical engineers that loved this little mid-range beauty and are frustrated that they cannot buy a new one (I'm on my second now, they are very sturdy).
Yeah, I think I see your point now. I suppose even if the system asked for a secondary password (I.E., fraudster gets in the front door, but not on the elevator) after a brute force attack the process might go into a loop.
Sheesh. Sanitary engineers, domestic engineers, software engineers and now social engineers. What's next, spam engineers?
If someone is brute-forcing passwords...
I've never understood this. After, say, 5 failed attempts, shouldn't the login be disabled for a certain time period or until the account owner is contacted?
But the point I'm trying to make is that there are more important things to life than work.
Yes. If you work out in your head what you really need ("want" is another matter that can be influenced by peer pressure, short-sighted goals, attraction to shiny things, etc.) you're well on your way and can build from there without the fear that you'll lose something that was not really necessary in the first place.
A time-saving appliance only makes sense if it:
- Works reliably in real-life situations
- Has no learning curve
- Costs no more than the "time" you "get back" from it
Ah yes, but you are possibly forgetting the all-important complification/coolness/necessary-time-taker factor.
Often, new time-saving ideas/devices are exploited so as to fulfill Parkinson's law.
As a classically-trained draftsman (hint: I learned to draw with a T-square, protractors and triangles; TI calculators were new and expensive and exotic), I've seen Parkinson's Theory at work even when using such newfangled, "time-saving" tools such as 3D CAD, hyper-powerful RPN handhelds and FEA software.
Somehow, it always seems to take the same amount of hours to get a job done, and the hypothetical savings by using computers is usually eaten-up by software/hardware issues, complications and "beat-your-head-against-the-wall" frustration because a program cannot do what can be done in about 20 seconds by a competent designer. Add to that multi-tasking, whereby chaos is the natural order and designers/engineers typically bounce around from one task to the next with little continuity of state of mind.
If you add to this the fact that some managers get it set into their heads that "it's all on the computer, so it should take no time at all" and "we'll just modify the old (poorly-designed) project and sell it as a new one" (much profit and personal accolades to be gained) attitude, it's pretty clear how things don't get done despite the use of high technology. Think of that McDonald's restaurant where the employees are rushing around and harried but the customers are waiting for an inordinate amount of time. Lots of action, not much result. Maybe this should be termed "activity theatre".
And they are easily replaceable by the next gimmick, since they have no actual usefulness that needs to be maintained.
Doesn't this explain computers/the internet/reality TV in general for most people?
I'm sure he has enough potential brown donor noses available via his fan base. Of course, that wouldn't match his current face pigmentation, would it?
Tinfoil hat department: how much free publicity/notoriety is gained by the current sideshow with the events being covered as "news"? Maybe it's cheaper to cook-up a court case and do the payoff in the end than it is to maintain a legitimate celebrity popularity status that hasn't done much recently.
In eastern Canada it's called a Donair, usually with a sweet sauce. In Montreal it's a Gyro ("yeer-o") with tzatziki or a spicy tomato-based sauce. Hmmm, now I know what to have for lunch tomorrow.
He lets his employees bring pleasure stuff to work with them
You mean like a RealDoll? Mine sits an a spare chair in my cube and acts as my personal secreta...err, administrative assistant.
No, what I am implying is that the weather/climate system is so chaotic that it is pointless to try to predict it. Especially if we only have a few hundred years' worth of reliable scientific records/history.
Speculating on the meaning of computer models is pointless, but is an interesting exercise for theorists.
There ARE clean energy efforts happening now, but it's trendy to bash the oil companies.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?O5AD2339A
OK, what's your proposal?
Hydrogen? Natural gas?