The bulk of the savings seem to be coming from reduced hardware and maintenance costs by getting rid of the mainframe and the savings are the reason they are doing it.
It probably is true and you are correct that it will not directly affect policy change. It is however extrememly damaging for Bush to be seen in camera shot with mass protests by demonstrators from their staunchest ally. After all his pronouncements about how right he is Bush can't surely be wrong can he? How long before said pictures are all over Al Jazeera? Thats sure to go down a treat with all the 'terrorists'. As I said before Bush is a propaganda merchant, anything which conflicts with that propaganda is bad him.
I agree, many people felt the restrictions imposed when he visited London, particularly those which kept the public away from him were driven more by the desire to keep anti-war/anti US policy protesters out of sight than any real security concerns. God forbid the propaganda machine be exposed to a divergent public opinion.
They practically wanted to take over London when he visited. US agents were to be armed and given ridiculous powers (the we can shoot who we want and are not to be held accountable was particularly amusing). The usual visiting dignatary events were ignored and large portions of the city were closed to the public if Bush was anywhere near.
The heavy handed approach is a really good way to make a very poor impression with the citizens of nation you are visiting.
You are correct, when I said non optimal programming I was really referring to non optimal strategy programming. I cant recall the exact numbers but I remember stonking figures being put forward for bleeding edge AMD desktop chips of the time to brute force the best move.
I think it was the BBC a few years ago recorded a game between him and Nigel Short and intercut it with interviews of what they were thinking about the state of the game as it evolved. Kasparov was massively impressive with the sheer speed and coherence of his though and to me as a non chess player his almost psychic understanding of what Short was thinking was just amazing. Short after thinking he was winning and then realising what had just happen when Kasparov creamed him in a trap was classic.
My computer posting program made that post after considering all available posts and outcomes of those posts and then determining the optimal post to elicit a response from a twat.
Chess is a zero sum perfect information game. Even a sufficently powerful computer with non optimal programming will at worst now hold its own with the best humans. Time to look for a different game. I believe decently talented players can still beat the best computer Go programs because although similar to chess the game strategy is more complex. When the computer programs eventually starts winning at Go, and win they will, I suggest kick boxing as the next challenge.
There are machines and methodologies designed to make neurosurgery less intimidating to neurosurgeons. There are courses designed to teach neurosurgeons how to use machines and methodologies less intimidating to neurosurgeons.
Hello, what part of grade school level education did you miss here? Of course there is training for qualified neurosurgeons, just like there is training available for most qualified professions in their chosen arenas. I am willing to guess there are not too many school kids attending these courses, nor are they likely to be made part of the grade school curriculum.
The kids will develop machines and methodologies to make neurosurgery less intimidating to themselves. They won't care for or have any respect for all the fears, excuses and mental obstacles that the old people have. They'll do it for themselves.
Well if this is the case for a career vastly more involved and complicated than software development why is there a need to teach grade school kids coding? Can they not just do it for themselves? Or does your point not apply to lesser professions?
Are there courses designed to make neurosurgery less intimidating to kids or genetic research less complicated or elite forces soldering less dangerous or stressful? It always concerns me when I see a bunch of geeks trying to stick programming down the throats of kids rather than focus on teaching them the real skills they need at that age.
There was a cross patent license agreement and an arrangement not to sue each other over past infringements. I wonder though if MS see this as a potential loophole with OpenOffice generally no longer regarded as a SUN product per se.
Surely the sponge frys the virus in a tasty mix of oil and sauces. Mind you I have never see a dialysis machine whip something up in the kitchen so I could be wrong on this.
Whats not so simple is how you fund this endeavour. Google have been successful with targeted ads because they keep and analazye lots of data which is what's raising concerns now. What I find surprising is that many in the tech community are only becoming concerned about this now. While my geek griends were happy to get them, several of my non tech friends immediately turned down invites to GMail years ago as soon as they read the T&C. The T&C with the failed Google web accelerator were even worse. This is not a new issue.
Slasdot is obsessed with MS, everything they do or say is subjected to unending speculation here, albeit negative. Outside of Slashdot I dont know a soul who really gives a rats ass what MS do and would never in a million years even consider discussing MS in the sort of emotive language used here.
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Yes, some of us are prepared to use the best tool for the job rather than blindly follow FOSS.
Well then it serves them right for not being able to explain the first incident when they are given the opportunity to rebutt the accusation.
The prof already has this one sorted.
The bulk of the savings seem to be coming from reduced hardware and maintenance costs by getting rid of the mainframe and the savings are the reason they are doing it.
It probably is true and you are correct that it will not directly affect policy change. It is however extrememly damaging for Bush to be seen in camera shot with mass protests by demonstrators from their staunchest ally. After all his pronouncements about how right he is Bush can't surely be wrong can he? How long before said pictures are all over Al Jazeera? Thats sure to go down a treat with all the 'terrorists'. As I said before Bush is a propaganda merchant, anything which conflicts with that propaganda is bad him.
I agree, many people felt the restrictions imposed when he visited London, particularly those which kept the public away from him were driven more by the desire to keep anti-war/anti US policy protesters out of sight than any real security concerns. God forbid the propaganda machine be exposed to a divergent public opinion.
They practically wanted to take over London when he visited. US agents were to be armed and given ridiculous powers (the we can shoot who we want and are not to be held accountable was particularly amusing). The usual visiting dignatary events were ignored and large portions of the city were closed to the public if Bush was anywhere near.
The heavy handed approach is a really good way to make a very poor impression with the citizens of nation you are visiting.
so I can check the veracity of this story.
You are correct, when I said non optimal programming I was really referring to non optimal strategy programming. I cant recall the exact numbers but I remember stonking figures being put forward for bleeding edge AMD desktop chips of the time to brute force the best move.
I think it was the BBC a few years ago recorded a game between him and Nigel Short and intercut it with interviews of what they were thinking about the state of the game as it evolved. Kasparov was massively impressive with the sheer speed and coherence of his though and to me as a non chess player his almost psychic understanding of what Short was thinking was just amazing. Short after thinking he was winning and then realising what had just happen when Kasparov creamed him in a trap was classic.
My computer posting program made that post after considering all available posts and outcomes of those posts and then determining the optimal post to elicit a response from a twat.
Chess is a zero sum perfect information game. Even a sufficently powerful computer with non optimal programming will at worst now hold its own with the best humans. Time to look for a different game. I believe decently talented players can still beat the best computer Go programs because although similar to chess the game strategy is more complex. When the computer programs eventually starts winning at Go, and win they will, I suggest kick boxing as the next challenge.
Are there courses designed to make neurosurgery less intimidating to kids or genetic research less complicated or elite forces soldering less dangerous or stressful? It always concerns me when I see a bunch of geeks trying to stick programming down the throats of kids rather than focus on teaching them the real skills they need at that age.
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There was a cross patent license agreement and an arrangement not to sue each other over past infringements. I wonder though if MS see this as a potential loophole with OpenOffice generally no longer regarded as a SUN product per se.
They said 'EMail programs', not email itself.
the economics of why gray/black markets form, or were they just being deliberately disingenuous?
Yeah, the earlier model Saturns were more economical. I have a Saturn V and it burns about 3 tons of fuel a second.
Or factor 2,976,243,345 for those of you with red hair.
but seriously. It orbits very close to its sun so is anyone surprised the damn thing is really hot?
Whats not so simple is how you fund this endeavour. Google have been successful with targeted ads because they keep and analazye lots of data which is what's raising concerns now. What I find surprising is that many in the tech community are only becoming concerned about this now. While my geek griends were happy to get them, several of my non tech friends immediately turned down invites to GMail years ago as soon as they read the T&C. The T&C with the failed Google web accelerator were even worse. This is not a new issue.
Slasdot is obsessed with MS, everything they do or say is subjected to unending speculation here, albeit negative. Outside of Slashdot I dont know a soul who really gives a rats ass what MS do and would never in a million years even consider discussing MS in the sort of emotive language used here.