That is because elementary schools are cheap to run plus you get parents to buy $100 worth of supplies per kid per year. This allows the CEO of the Charter Management Company to make a CEO level salary. A charter school in Northern Michigan was recently run into the ground by a Charter School (sic) management company.
This public charter school was paying $900,000 per year for business office services like printing paychecks.
Charter Schools are the wild west of using public tax dollars to enrich CEOs of management companies. They fail often, and spring back to life. Once the state legislature says you can charge tuition and still get free tax dollars, I plan to open an Elite Charter School and make serious cash.
Kids need an exposure to programming at a young age so they understand it is simply giving instructions to a machine to do something. Some great toys for doing this are:
Dash by Wonderware Sphero Ozobots
The early exposure is key because if they don't have a successful early experience, they are less likely to try programming later in education. They will think, "Hmmmm... I programmed in 3rd grade, I can do computer programming, let me take that class."
Without the successful exposure at a young age they may think that computer programming is only for smart people.
It's rhetorical, I know you didn't read it, you are just another member of the Internet echo chamber.... Here is some of the horrible inflammatory speech, note the word "p*nis" and biology used repeatedly.
“I value diversity and inclusion, am not denying that sexism exists, and don’t endorse using stereotypes. When addressing the gap in representation in the population, we need to look at population level differences in distributions. If we can’t have an honest discussion about this, then we can never truly solve the problem.”
I guess he is right, we can't have an honest discussion or solve any problems.
It is better just not to talk about problems and differences. Just put the metaphorical "I'm offended" beatdown on anyone who steps out of line and fire them. That will solve all the diversity problems.
As many who read past the headlines would later observe, its author, who was later fired, began, “I value diversity and inclusion, am not denying that sexism exists, and don’t endorse using stereotypes. When addressing the gap in representation in the population, we need to look at population level differences in distributions. If we can’t have an honest discussion about this, then we can never truly solve the problem.”
and
“Philosophically, I don’t think we should do arbitrary social engineering of tech just to make it appealing to equal portions of both men and women. For each of these changes, we need principled reasons for why it helps Google; that is, we should be optimizing for Google—with Google’s diversity being a component of that.” Someone who believes diversity is one component of many for “optimizing” a company is not anti-diversity, even if he places a lesser value on achieving gender parity in staff, vis-a-vis other goods, than those who argue that Google should make whatever tradeoffs are necessary to achieve equal gender representation."
This is radical, racist, sexist, bigoted, and privileged.
Seriously, do you see the names he called people in this memo?
Do you see he is not willing to find common ground and look for a solution?
This is truly a fire-able offense. Check the DO NOT REHIRE, box on this guy.
Just remember, my right to be offended by anything you think or say is more important than your right to hold a core belief, value, or nuanced conversation.
Welcome to the snowflake generation!
I'd stay and discuss this further, but a millenifail was reading this post over my shoulder and just headed for their safe space.
And what if he built it for the NSA to allow them to gain UNAUTHORIZED access into computers? Does that change anything? If not, some companies could be in very big trouble.
It's terrible when someone uses your own tactic against you. I guess it is time to innovate Intel! You missed the mobile boat and tried to lockup the desktop, too bad no one is using desktops anymore at their primary computing device.
Did AMD go in the corner and cry? No, they innovated and now we have Ryzen!
When I buy a stock I don't actually get a stock certificate, instead I get a number in a computer or TOKEN. Could the whole thing come crashing down tomorrow? You Betcha!
Cash is bad for VISA/MC/ApplePay transaction fees.... Cash is bad to tax collectors.... Cash is bad for government creepers that like to spy on you while you move your money around.... Cash is bad for affiliates that like the buy your name, contact information, and purchase history so they can create a profile and market to you....
Why not just get a solar powered walkie talkie and forget it? This is not a full-duplex nor is it a cell phone communicating in the 2.4Ghz band to a cell tower 1-10 miles away.
News flash, you can build something far superior to this today, get a Nokia brick phone and a solar panel case. Boom! Done! No base station required, not PTT (Push to Talk) button required. It will have a battery but never need traditional charging.
So here is the deal, 'Chiropractors Are Bullshit' , sure they might fix an ache or pain, but your body will slip back into that state. That is why you need to go for regular relalignment appointments.
Also, Chiropracty caries lots of risk, stroke, pinched nerves, broken/cracked/chipped bones and the list goes on. A family member of mine was in a car accident and had a messed up neck, so they went to the Chiropractor. Next thing we knew they were on the way to the emergency room with the symptoms of a stroke. The adjustments tore and artery in the neck which lodged in the brain, causing irreversible brain damage from the clot.
I sit in a chair all day like you, and messed up my back. I was in PT (physical therapy) for two summers trying to get better, but I still had chronic pain.
What finally helped?
Core strength, exercising, moving.
Now, 3-4 times per week I exersise. 20-30 minutes of cardio, followed by 30 minutes of core/back strengthening exercises.
I am healthy, fit, and strong AND NO MORE BACK PAIN.
It will take you about 3 months for the pain to go away, but you will see it decline and fade away. I can sit in a chair, play on the floor, pull weeds, pick strawberries, bike ride, life heavy objects.
Make fitness part of your life, you will feel better and can escape regular chiropractor visits and addiction to pain medication.
I could barely walk a few years ago. I couldn't jump without intense back-pain and now I can run, jump, and play in my mid 40's.
Even if you can barely move, start today. Visit your local YMCA, get a trainer, start slow, keep at it, and slowly day-after-day you will make gains and in 3 months your core will be able to take a punch from Mike Tyson and you will be strong and fit.
A strong body core is like a second set of back muscles. It supports you and holds you together. When you tighten your core/stomach it helps you back. immensely.
There are no quick fixes in life, no silver bullets, no magic pills. You have to earn the gains. No one can do it for you. You can't buy it. You can't steal it. It is something that requires routine and a little mental toughness. Do it, it will change your quality of life.
Remember this, by saying, "Oh, I don't have time to work out, exercise, or strengthen my core." what you are really saying is that, "I am choosing not to make my physical fitness and quality of life a priority." Say it outloud 3 times and see how it sounds, "I am choosing not to make this a priority, then add I would rather have back surgery and spinal fusion surgery, and be addicted to pain medicine."
I do it 3-4 time per week at 8PM. I am choosing to make my health and quality of life a priority. I don't want to be in chronic pain. I don't want to visit a quack to crack my bones. I don't want to take 6 Alleve pills per day.
As a side benefit, putting on muscles will help anyone who is pre-diabetic, and it will lower your cholesterol. Exercise has an amazing effect on the body.
Do it. Put down the DAMN COMPUTER and drive to the YMCA or GYM with a trainer NOW. Go, get off your ass. Start slow, give it 3 months and you will be a new person.
If you think about it, the microbiological market is sorting this out.
The microorganisms are allowed to fully develop without any government interference or constraints. Market forces at work:) It is an upside for microorganisms, but the downside is that we can never go to the hospital or have elective surgery without risk of being consumed by microbiological market forces.
What we really need are living antibiotics that evolve with the microorganisms. Bacteriophages seem like a good weapon of choice.
Because it's cheap, extremely profitable, and you ARE in the bandwidth business. If you don't want to be in the bandwidth business become a content provider. Oh wait, you are a content provider and no one wants it in the format you deliver it except for people over 70. Yeah, I am looking at you bundled cable TV with the super slow, super inefficient, space heater, cable box that changes channels slower than midgets running the 100-yard dash.
It's like asking, why would the electric company want to build out their network so we can all plug in electric cars?
It's because that is your business. You sell kilowatt hours.
If you don't want to be an INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER, notice that last word PROVIDER, then get out and go back to selling your (sic) innovative content cable TV and VOIP service.
Cable, you had your shot, you blew it. Now you're just a dumb pipe. Innovate or die, but don't stand in the way of others innovating just because your network is conveniently bigger and you have lobbied for states to pass laws to keep your monopoly going. Ala, the no municipal broadband laws and taking federal FCC grants to build out your network for FREE, then trying to upcharge.
Who care, MS Stock is UP and they beat their first quarter earnings estimate. MS is making money on Office, Azure, Windows, and annual support agreements. The surface was an experiment that some people love but more people hate. I am in the hater camp for both the MS Surface and the new Mac Book Pro. Someone make some decent hardware, please.... pretty please. For full disclosure, the last device was a Lenovo Yoga. The Yoga is 80% to getting to a MacBook Pro. Screen is too shiny, the right shift key is in the wrong spot, and the touchpad has the stupid line for left click on one side and right click on the other. Using a Yoga as a Tablet with Windows 10 is a lackluster user experience, just give me the iPad.
Who cares about the fact that Americans invented flight first?
I think we are most concerned about who who invented the radio first? Oh yeah, it was the pre-cursor to the modern transceiver and the modem which makes digital life possible.
Also, I went to American school and my textbooks told me America invented everything first: The Car The Lightbulb The Phone The Computer The Steam Engine and of course, Al Gore got us the Internet
America first in everything. Also, is the best country to play in CIV 5, you invent everything first.
The Commodore 64 had 64K and a BASIC ROM and a 1 Mhz CPU. You flipped the power switch and BAM, it was ready to use. Now, we have 4.1GHz CPUs, M.2 SSDs and the boot is anything by instantaneous. Ain't no one got time to wait for Windows 10 to install patches and reboot. Let's go go go!
If you pair down the Windows O/S, turn down the screen brightness, and surf text only websites, you might get the advertised battery life, but in the case of Windows 10, there is so much bloat behind the scenes indexing, updating, and doing whatever else makes the fan come on, it is a wonder that the battery lasts 2 hours. I can't believe the crap that randomly runs in windows 10.
My MacBook Pro 13" is the only machine that I dare leave the house with without the charger. It will actually get through a day of normal use without needing a recharge.
Windows 10 has been a huge step back in battery life. It just continually points out the tight hardware and O/S integration is key to good power management. I wonder if price pressure on hardware vendors lead to this point. I guess I can always get a surface with tight O/S and hardware integration, but I quick google search shows even this is unpredictable.
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That is because elementary schools are cheap to run plus you get parents to buy $100 worth of supplies per kid per year. This allows the CEO of the Charter Management Company to make a CEO level salary. A charter school in Northern Michigan was recently run into the ground by a Charter School (sic) management company.
This public charter school was paying $900,000 per year for business office services like printing paychecks.
The founder of the charter school is in jail for $600,000 in federal tax fraud.
Charter Schools are the wild west of using public tax dollars to enrich CEOs of management companies. They fail often, and spring back to life. Once the state legislature says you can charge tuition and still get free tax dollars, I plan to open an Elite Charter School and make serious cash.
Sure, just get a chromebook or whatever low end web interface you can find and go to code.org, not as much fun as a $99 robot tough.
Kids need an exposure to programming at a young age so they understand it is simply giving instructions to a machine to do something. Some great toys for doing this are:
Dash by Wonderware
Sphero
Ozobots
The early exposure is key because if they don't have a successful early experience, they are less likely to try programming later in education. They will think, "Hmmmm... I programmed in 3rd grade, I can do computer programming, let me take that class."
Without the successful exposure at a young age they may think that computer programming is only for smart people.
Phone Wiki
Did you even read the memo?
It's rhetorical, I know you didn't read it, you are just another member of the Internet echo chamber.... Here is some of the horrible inflammatory speech, note the word "p*nis" and biology used repeatedly.
“I value diversity and inclusion, am not denying that sexism exists, and don’t endorse using stereotypes. When addressing the gap in representation in the population, we need to look at population level differences in distributions. If we can’t have an honest discussion about this, then we can never truly solve the problem.”
I guess he is right, we can't have an honest discussion or solve any problems.
It is better just not to talk about problems and differences. Just put the metaphorical "I'm offended" beatdown on anyone who steps out of line and fire them. That will solve all the diversity problems.
As many who read past the headlines would later observe, its author, who was later fired, began, “I value diversity and inclusion, am not denying that sexism exists, and don’t endorse using stereotypes. When addressing the gap in representation in the population, we need to look at population level differences in distributions. If we can’t have an honest discussion about this, then we can never truly solve the problem.”
and
“Philosophically, I don’t think we should do arbitrary social engineering of tech just to make it appealing to equal portions of both men and women. For each of these changes, we need principled reasons for why it helps Google; that is, we should be optimizing for Google—with Google’s diversity being a component of that.” Someone who believes diversity is one component of many for “optimizing” a company is not anti-diversity, even if he places a lesser value on achieving gender parity in staff, vis-a-vis other goods, than those who argue that Google should make whatever tradeoffs are necessary to achieve equal gender representation."
This is radical, racist, sexist, bigoted, and privileged.
Seriously, do you see the names he called people in this memo?
Do you see he is not willing to find common ground and look for a solution?
This is truly a fire-able offense. Check the DO NOT REHIRE, box on this guy.
Google needs to get over themselves, sheesh.
Totally agree, the "right to be offended" won out over the "right of free and reasonable speech."
Just remember, my right to be offended by anything you think or say is more important than your right to hold a core belief, value, or nuanced conversation.
Welcome to the snowflake generation!
I'd stay and discuss this further, but a millenifail was reading this post over my shoulder and just headed for their safe space.
Is it possible to build an AMD Threadripper Hackintosh? The performance data looks very good, high performance, low power. Time to rip some threads!!!
And what if he built it for the NSA to allow them to gain UNAUTHORIZED access into computers? Does that change anything? If not, some companies could be in very big trouble.
Yes, Qualcomm is trying to establish a monopoly which is a page from the Intel play book when Intel tried to crush and run their competition out of business, like AMD.
It's terrible when someone uses your own tactic against you. I guess it is time to innovate Intel! You missed the mobile boat and tried to lockup the desktop, too bad no one is using desktops anymore at their primary computing device.
Did AMD go in the corner and cry? No, they innovated and now we have Ryzen!
When I buy a stock I don't actually get a stock certificate, instead I get a number in a computer or TOKEN.
Could the whole thing come crashing down tomorrow?
You Betcha!
Cash is bad for VISA/MC/ApplePay transaction fees....
Cash is bad to tax collectors....
Cash is bad for government creepers that like to spy on you while you move your money around....
Cash is bad for affiliates that like the buy your name, contact information, and purchase history so they can create a profile and market to you....
Cash is good for privacy and getting things done.
Why not just get a solar powered walkie talkie and forget it?
This is not a full-duplex nor is it a cell phone communicating in the 2.4Ghz band to a cell tower 1-10 miles away.
News flash, you can build something far superior to this today, get a Nokia brick phone and a solar panel case. Boom! Done! No base station required, not PTT (Push to Talk) button required. It will have a battery but never need traditional charging.
How is this high-tech geek news?
Anyone?
Amazon crushed my Kroger stock by 20% ..... still not happy about that. :(
So here is the deal, 'Chiropractors Are Bullshit' , sure they might fix an ache or pain, but your body will slip back into that state. That is why you need to go for regular relalignment appointments.
Also, Chiropracty caries lots of risk, stroke, pinched nerves, broken/cracked/chipped bones and the list goes on. A family member of mine was in a car accident and had a messed up neck, so they went to the Chiropractor. Next thing we knew they were on the way to the emergency room with the symptoms of a stroke. The adjustments tore and artery in the neck which lodged in the brain, causing irreversible brain damage from the clot.
I sit in a chair all day like you, and messed up my back. I was in PT (physical therapy) for two summers trying to get better, but I still had chronic pain.
What finally helped?
Core strength, exercising, moving.
Now, 3-4 times per week I exersise. 20-30 minutes of cardio, followed by 30 minutes of core/back strengthening exercises.
I am healthy, fit, and strong AND NO MORE BACK PAIN.
It will take you about 3 months for the pain to go away, but you will see it decline and fade away. I can sit in a chair, play on the floor, pull weeds, pick strawberries, bike ride, life heavy objects.
Make fitness part of your life, you will feel better and can escape regular chiropractor visits and addiction to pain medication.
I could barely walk a few years ago. I couldn't jump without intense back-pain and now I can run, jump, and play in my mid 40's.
Even if you can barely move, start today. Visit your local YMCA, get a trainer, start slow, keep at it, and slowly day-after-day you will make gains and in 3 months your core will be able to take a punch from Mike Tyson and you will be strong and fit.
A strong body core is like a second set of back muscles. It supports you and holds you together. When you tighten your core/stomach it helps you back. immensely.
There are no quick fixes in life, no silver bullets, no magic pills. You have to earn the gains. No one can do it for you. You can't buy it. You can't steal it. It is something that requires routine and a little mental toughness. Do it, it will change your quality of life.
Remember this, by saying, "Oh, I don't have time to work out, exercise, or strengthen my core." what you are really saying is that, "I am choosing not to make my physical fitness and quality of life a priority." Say it outloud 3 times and see how it sounds, "I am choosing not to make this a priority, then add I would rather have back surgery and spinal fusion surgery, and be addicted to pain medicine."
I do it 3-4 time per week at 8PM. I am choosing to make my health and quality of life a priority. I don't want to be in chronic pain. I don't want to visit a quack to crack my bones. I don't want to take 6 Alleve pills per day.
As a side benefit, putting on muscles will help anyone who is pre-diabetic, and it will lower your cholesterol. Exercise has an amazing effect on the body.
Do it. Put down the DAMN COMPUTER and drive to the YMCA or GYM with a trainer NOW. Go, get off your ass. Start slow, give it 3 months and you will be a new person.
Leave NOW!
Federal copyright law supports public institutions (non-federal) owning and profiting from intellectual property.
If you think about it, the microbiological market is sorting this out.
The microorganisms are allowed to fully develop without any government interference or constraints. Market forces at work :) It is an upside for microorganisms, but the downside is that we can never go to the hospital or have elective surgery without risk of being consumed by microbiological market forces.
What we really need are living antibiotics that evolve with the microorganisms. Bacteriophages seem like a good weapon of choice.
Because it's cheap, extremely profitable, and you ARE in the bandwidth business. If you don't want to be in the bandwidth business become a content provider. Oh wait, you are a content provider and no one wants it in the format you deliver it except for people over 70. Yeah, I am looking at you bundled cable TV with the super slow, super inefficient, space heater, cable box that changes channels slower than midgets running the 100-yard dash.
It's like asking, why would the electric company want to build out their network so we can all plug in electric cars?
It's because that is your business. You sell kilowatt hours.
If you don't want to be an INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER, notice that last word PROVIDER, then get out and go back to selling your (sic) innovative content cable TV and VOIP service.
Cable, you had your shot, you blew it. Now you're just a dumb pipe. Innovate or die, but don't stand in the way of others innovating just because your network is conveniently bigger and you have lobbied for states to pass laws to keep your monopoly going. Ala, the no municipal broadband laws and taking federal FCC grants to build out your network for FREE, then trying to upcharge.
Virtual Machines Eat RAM!
Who care, MS Stock is UP and they beat their first quarter earnings estimate. MS is making money on Office, Azure, Windows, and annual support agreements. The surface was an experiment that some people love but more people hate. I am in the hater camp for both the MS Surface and the new Mac Book Pro. Someone make some decent hardware, please.... pretty please. For full disclosure, the last device was a Lenovo Yoga. The Yoga is 80% to getting to a MacBook Pro. Screen is too shiny, the right shift key is in the wrong spot, and the touchpad has the stupid line for left click on one side and right click on the other. Using a Yoga as a Tablet with Windows 10 is a lackluster user experience, just give me the iPad.
The steam engine? That's easy -- it was invented by Montgomery Scott, supported by his Irish-Jewish friend Cap'n Kirk.
This sir, deserves +Hilarous Mod-Points.
And let us not forget that same brilliant engineer invented transparent aluminium.
Who cares about the fact that Americans invented flight first?
I think we are most concerned about who who invented the radio first? Oh yeah, it was the pre-cursor to the modern transceiver and the modem which makes digital life possible.
Also, I went to American school and my textbooks told me America invented everything first:
The Car
The Lightbulb
The Phone
The Computer
The Steam Engine
and of course, Al Gore got us the Internet
America first in everything. Also, is the best country to play in CIV 5, you invent everything first.
The Commodore 64 had 64K and a BASIC ROM and a 1 Mhz CPU. You flipped the power switch and BAM, it was ready to use. Now, we have 4.1GHz CPUs, M.2 SSDs and the boot is anything by instantaneous. Ain't no one got time to wait for Windows 10 to install patches and reboot. Let's go go go!
If you pair down the Windows O/S, turn down the screen brightness, and surf text only websites, you might get the advertised battery life, but in the case of Windows 10, there is so much bloat behind the scenes indexing, updating, and doing whatever else makes the fan come on, it is a wonder that the battery lasts 2 hours. I can't believe the crap that randomly runs in windows 10.
My MacBook Pro 13" is the only machine that I dare leave the house with without the charger. It will actually get through a day of normal use without needing a recharge.
Windows 10 has been a huge step back in battery life. It just continually points out the tight hardware and O/S integration is key to good power management. I wonder if price pressure on hardware vendors lead to this point. I guess I can always get a surface with tight O/S and hardware integration, but I quick google search shows even this is unpredictable.