The American Museum of Natural History (with the Rose Center for Earth and Space and the Hayden Planetarium) in NYC is always a reliable bet. I would definitely put it on a must see list of museums in this country. There is also the Museum of Sex, which you might find interesting.
The same way a grocery store, produce wholesalers and farmers make money on tomatoes or cucumbers for example. Both are easily grown in a backyard garden with minimal effort and will taste better than store bought, yet we still buy...
I didn't say Jobs should leave, I just said he should give up his maniacal obsession to control everything. Sure, he has done a great job leading Apple back from the brink, but the atmosphere today is totally different from how it was back then, the one thing being advantages OSX has over Windows.
Your statement is so completely and utterly untrue it amazes me. PC hardware is the business where profit margins continue to shrink, being a software company is still incredibly profitable (see MS, Adobe, Google etc). I think if Jobs would get off his high horse and actually cede some control over his little empire, Apple would stand to earn a ton more money. Imagine, OSX competing directly with Windows XP for the average user. Picture this: a consumer walks into Best Buy or wherever and sees 2 identically priced and spec'd machines, 1 running OSX, 1 running XP. What do you think they will choose?
Personally, I think Apple locking into their proprietory hardware is a bad move, and all about Jobs being an insane control freak. Maybe back in the clone years, when Apple actually was a hardware company they almost went under due to allowing 3rd party Macs, but today it is a totally different environment.
I totally agree, I am a geek but do not enjoy anime either, and find the otaku/manga culture really unhealthy and somewhat disturbing. Escapism in today's world is definitely necessary but letting your entire life be consumed by a fantasy is not good.
Phrases like: "He giggled with glee when his servers addressed him in the squeaky little character voices they use to delight their fantasy-loving clientele." and "Morning Daughter, a music group marketed to kids has become so popular among otaku that men sometimes attend its concerts wearing kimonos covered in glossy pictures of young band members." just make me shiver...
Randal Graves: Which did you like better? "Jedi" or "The Empire Strikes Back"?
Dante Hicks: "Empire".
Randal Graves: Blasphemy!
Dante Hicks: "Empire" had the better ending. I mean, Luke gets his hand cut off, finds out Vader's his father, Han gets frozen and taken away by Boba Fett. It ends on such a down note. I mean, that's what life is, a series of down endings. All "Jedi" had was a bunch of Muppets.
I would say something that trains you in user interface design, usability and related topics. For example a dual major with Communications with a Focus in HCI. Too many programmers these days have NO IDEA what their users really want, they design for themselves. A good HCI education is the first step towards that goal.
It's funny that the article makes a big deal about having only 79 members and being ranked 13th in total points. Well, as of now, they are also ranked 15th in total members, so when you combine the two facts it isn't nearly as impressive.
Did you know that "Pentium M" is actually based on the same technology they originally called Pentium Pro?
So are the Pentium II and Pentium III, what's your point? The article clearly states (and it is common knowlegde) that the "M" is based on the PIII, this is no secret or some massive Intel conspiracy... Yes the Pentium Pro was a great design; it really has legs to go from 166MHz to 2GHz or whatever the "M" runs at these days. But it has been a long evolutionary process, not a direct jump from the Pro to "M".
Use the solar energy to directly convert water to hydrogen via Electrolysis
Then use the hydrogen to power hydrogen fuel cells. Of course this will require a move from our power grid to a hydrogen fuel cell based infrastructure, but certainly a much simpler idea.
I think porting games to OS X will do little to convince gamers to move to that platform. I think one of the biggest reasons that gamers prefer the PC platform (other than the vastly superior game library) is the open nature of the hardware platform. Upgrades and additions are easily made, if a gamer wants to go out and buy the newest ATI or NVIDIA card they can just do it, no need to buy a completely new iMac or expensive upgrade through the Apple store.
More importantly, if a gamer wants to get a new motherboard or processor it is just as easy, this simply is not possible with the Apple platform. And there is choice in the PC market, Intel v. AMD, NVidia v. ATI, and the gamer makes the choice not Apple.
Despite the superiority of OS X, and I would say that most Windows users would not deny this, Apple simple is not a good platform for gaming. If gamers want a closed system that they have to buy a new one to upgrade (i.e. iMac) they will be way better of with an XBOX or PS2 or other console system, it certainly will be an order of magnitude cheaper. The open hardware of the PC platform just appeals to gamers and their custom-loving, fastest-craving attitude.
I had this same question. Do Apple fans really have so much of their self-worth, emotional well-being and identity tied up in the Apple products they use that a competitor would make them concerned? Perhaps the Apple Corporation would fret, but unless I am really missing something this is hardly a concern for iPod users as it will only force Apple to innovate more and create a better product.
"Ubuntu" is an ancient African word, meaning "humanity to others". Ubuntu also means "I am what I am because of who we all are". The Ubuntu Linux distribution brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the software world.
Yes it is true that the administration are a bunch of tools who really only care about rankings. But the other stuff you said was a little misinformed and outdated.
Yes general purpose computer labs have dwindled in the past years, but everyone has a laptop why do you need a lab? And because of this, the money originally budgeted for labs can now be spend on high end specialized labs (like the new math/compsci labs running linux only).
Also, nobody requires students to run windows, in fact there is a large effort by the ACM and other groups to install linux. Many professors encourage it also, especially if you are a comp sci major. And if you need windows to run say maple for calc class, you can always run windows on your laptop and dual boot linux or get your linux jollies by remotely connecting to one of the hundreds of linux, aix, sun or bsd machines available.
Dorms may be firewalled off, but it isn't restrictive like you claim, it just blocks incoming ssh, ftp and a few others. And the problems with the RIAA came because RPI students wrote some amazing software for searching networks, further demonstrating the power of the RPI network.
Yes the canceling of email for life blows, and I probably will not donate to them because of it, but you really are a bit behind the times on the network. Things are a lot better than they were when you were there. I'm sure things will continue to get even better after I'm long gone as well.
I graduated from RPI this past may and I can definitely agree with their assesment. Almost everything could be done online, from registering for class to attending class (via live video streams) to contacting the bursar or financial aid. They put a lot of effort into it and it is nice to see some recognition.
Eastern Russia is definitely not the problem. If the article poster had any sense of geography, he would have noted that the "red blob" is over China, specifically Beijing, Harbin, Xian and other immense northern Chinese industrial cities.
I think poster was referring to the following, even if he didn't quite get the wording correctly:
From preamble of the Constitution of the United States of America:
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
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Why do you need an expensive PR firm when you already have David Pogue working for you?
The American Museum of Natural History (with the Rose Center for Earth and Space and the Hayden Planetarium) in NYC is always a reliable bet. I would definitely put it on a must see list of museums in this country. There is also the Museum of Sex, which you might find interesting.
Update: I realize now that the Health and Dental is for NY State only.
I have no idea how good they are but I often see ads here in NYC for Freelancers Union, it looks like something that could help you. Good luck!
The same way a grocery store, produce wholesalers and farmers make money on tomatoes or cucumbers for example. Both are easily grown in a backyard garden with minimal effort and will taste better than store bought, yet we still buy...
I didn't say Jobs should leave, I just said he should give up his maniacal obsession to control everything. Sure, he has done a great job leading Apple back from the brink, but the atmosphere today is totally different from how it was back then, the one thing being advantages OSX has over Windows.
Your statement is so completely and utterly untrue it amazes me. PC hardware is the business where profit margins continue to shrink, being a software company is still incredibly profitable (see MS, Adobe, Google etc). I think if Jobs would get off his high horse and actually cede some control over his little empire, Apple would stand to earn a ton more money. Imagine, OSX competing directly with Windows XP for the average user. Picture this: a consumer walks into Best Buy or wherever and sees 2 identically priced and spec'd machines, 1 running OSX, 1 running XP. What do you think they will choose?
Personally, I think Apple locking into their proprietory hardware is a bad move, and all about Jobs being an insane control freak. Maybe back in the clone years, when Apple actually was a hardware company they almost went under due to allowing 3rd party Macs, but today it is a totally different environment.
I totally agree, I am a geek but do not enjoy anime either, and find the otaku/manga culture really unhealthy and somewhat disturbing. Escapism in today's world is definitely necessary but letting your entire life be consumed by a fantasy is not good.
Phrases like: "He giggled with glee when his servers addressed him in the squeaky little character voices they use to delight their fantasy-loving clientele." and "Morning Daughter, a music group marketed to kids has become so popular among otaku that men sometimes attend its concerts wearing kimonos covered in glossy pictures of young band members." just make me shiver...
Randal Graves: Which did you like better? "Jedi" or "The Empire Strikes Back"?
Dante Hicks: "Empire".
Randal Graves: Blasphemy!
Dante Hicks: "Empire" had the better ending. I mean, Luke gets his hand cut off, finds out Vader's his father, Han gets frozen and taken away by Boba Fett. It ends on such a down note. I mean, that's what life is, a series of down endings. All "Jedi" had was a bunch of Muppets.
According to netcraft their web server is Sun-ONE-Web-Server/6.1. This would indicate to me that they don't run SQL server...
I would say something that trains you in user interface design, usability and related topics. For example a dual major with Communications with a Focus in HCI. Too many programmers these days have NO IDEA what their users really want, they design for themselves. A good HCI education is the first step towards that goal.
It's funny that the article makes a big deal about having only 79 members and being ranked 13th in total points. Well, as of now, they are also ranked 15th in total members, so when you combine the two facts it isn't nearly as impressive.
Verizon != Verizon Wireless, if equipment is stolen from the White Plains Verizon office, it will have nothing to do with cell phone service.
So are the Pentium II and Pentium III, what's your point? The article clearly states (and it is common knowlegde) that the "M" is based on the PIII, this is no secret or some massive Intel conspiracy... Yes the Pentium Pro was a great design; it really has legs to go from 166MHz to 2GHz or whatever the "M" runs at these days. But it has been a long evolutionary process, not a direct jump from the Pro to "M".
Here the solution to almost every point of yours:
Use the solar energy to directly convert water to hydrogen via Electrolysis
Then use the hydrogen to power hydrogen fuel cells. Of course this will require a move from our power grid to a hydrogen fuel cell based infrastructure, but certainly a much simpler idea.
I think porting games to OS X will do little to convince gamers to move to that platform. I think one of the biggest reasons that gamers prefer the PC platform (other than the vastly superior game library) is the open nature of the hardware platform. Upgrades and additions are easily made, if a gamer wants to go out and buy the newest ATI or NVIDIA card they can just do it, no need to buy a completely new iMac or expensive upgrade through the Apple store.
More importantly, if a gamer wants to get a new motherboard or processor it is just as easy, this simply is not possible with the Apple platform. And there is choice in the PC market, Intel v. AMD, NVidia v. ATI, and the gamer makes the choice not Apple.
Despite the superiority of OS X, and I would say that most Windows users would not deny this, Apple simple is not a good platform for gaming. If gamers want a closed system that they have to buy a new one to upgrade (i.e. iMac) they will be way better of with an XBOX or PS2 or other console system, it certainly will be an order of magnitude cheaper. The open hardware of the PC platform just appeals to gamers and their custom-loving, fastest-craving attitude.
I had this same question. Do Apple fans really have so much of their self-worth, emotional well-being and identity tied up in the Apple products they use that a competitor would make them concerned? Perhaps the Apple Corporation would fret, but unless I am really missing something this is hardly a concern for iPod users as it will only force Apple to innovate more and create a better product.
ummm... RPI uses Banner also.
Yes it is true that the administration are a bunch of tools who really only care about rankings. But the other stuff you said was a little misinformed and outdated.
Yes general purpose computer labs have dwindled in the past years, but everyone has a laptop why do you need a lab? And because of this, the money originally budgeted for labs can now be spend on high end specialized labs (like the new math/compsci labs running linux only).
Also, nobody requires students to run windows, in fact there is a large effort by the ACM and other groups to install linux. Many professors encourage it also, especially if you are a comp sci major. And if you need windows to run say maple for calc class, you can always run windows on your laptop and dual boot linux or get your linux jollies by remotely connecting to one of the hundreds of linux, aix, sun or bsd machines available.
Dorms may be firewalled off, but it isn't restrictive like you claim, it just blocks incoming ssh, ftp and a few others. And the problems with the RIAA came because RPI students wrote some amazing software for searching networks, further demonstrating the power of the RPI network.
Yes the canceling of email for life blows, and I probably will not donate to them because of it, but you really are a bit behind the times on the network. Things are a lot better than they were when you were there. I'm sure things will continue to get even better after I'm long gone as well.
I graduated from RPI this past may and I can definitely agree with their assesment. Almost everything could be done online, from registering for class to attending class (via live video streams) to contacting the bursar or financial aid. They put a lot of effort into it and it is nice to see some recognition.
Eastern Russia is definitely not the problem. If the article poster had any sense of geography, he would have noted that the "red blob" is over China, specifically Beijing, Harbin, Xian and other immense northern Chinese industrial cities.
I think poster was referring to the following, even if he didn't quite get the wording correctly:
From preamble of the Constitution of the United States of America:
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Umm I guess you didn't search that far because this gem is the first paragraph on the page linked from the /. article.
"The radio airwaves will never be safe again. The RadioSHARK adds an AM/FM radio to any Mac or PC -- but that's just the beginning."
Oh dear god yes