Also, during the Civil Rights movement in the U.S. during the 60s, the Attourney General (namely RFK) had the primary responsibility of actually enforcing civil rights of Americans. Now AG Alberto Gonzales' job is to trample human rights of foreigners.
I think that the example of some high profile companies (read: Google) using Mac and Linux predominantly has helped Mac OS X gain ground in the business world. For instance, if you read on Google's job opportunities pages, you find that Mac OS X skills are valued as much or more than Windows skills.
Just thought I would add: 100 computers on my network, two of which are Macs (graphic design and music recording).
The funny thing about Daylight Savings Time is that it doesn't save anything, it simply moves the daylight to a different "time" of day. The system has always cracked me up. We basically get everyone to shift their entire day an hour earlier just so we can utilize more sunlight at the end of the day and save on electricity. From an IT standpoint, I think it would be much easier to keep the clocks the same and just have everyone's schedule move up one hour. It would have the same result, without all the technical hassle.
Of course, the irony of this idea is that it wouldn't work. People would get all offended that the government is "forcing" them to open and close their shops an hour earlier, when in reality the government is doing just that with DST, but for some reason people accept it when the method is changing the clocks. Governing people is a tricky business.
Or more correctly content distribution via a pull model.
I think that the recent fad of podcasting has tapped into an important avenue of RSS technology which I believe will become more important than simple blogs: Media content distribution. New technologies like BitTorrent make moving large files easier than every. When added to the automated process of RSS, and you have a very easy method for mass distribution of media. So podcasting is the first wave, but I believe we will see RSS feeds for ER and Dateline and Chapelle's Show as authorized distributions from their producers. The media will of course contain commercials. Still, RSS can become the engine for a new paradigm of media through the internet, beyond what is imagined by the linked article.
. . . Bill Gates talks about how the lack of spending in research and development is 'kind of a crime'.
I think that our lack of investment in the humanities is a greater crime. While our nation focuses like a laser beam on computer technology, funding for other important aspects of life declines. Many students in all levels of education know how to operate computers (and some receive advanced training, as is the thrust of the article) but cannot express themselves musically or write down their thoughts coherently or interact in a meaningful way with their communities. So here we are producing the most technologically advanced nation in the world which consequently has no culture. Of course I cannot blame Bill Gates for this per se (his foundation does make investments in the humanities, and it is his business after all).
Still, I would much rather spend "R&D" money on music, art, and drama than on computers, genetics, and the art of war.
In addition to booting Windows XP at blazing speeds . ..
Seems like you could buy a Mactel (TM) box and then have a dual boot with WinXP, or some Linux distro, or maybe all three. Whether or not Mactels will be able to run WinXP in commercial release remains to be seen.
Yes, I remember WinPlay3, though I was probably a bit behind the times when I got it. Then when I saw Winamp, my eyes exploded, and I never looked back. Reminds me of downloading Rage Against the Machine songs on the original Napster.
. . . and no other coding method so far (2005) could uncrown MP3 as the popular standard for digital music on the computer and on the Internet.
That is the perception, at least, on the internet. Music files will probably be "MP3" for a long time, just like Pepsi is often referred to generically as a "Coke." iTunes Music Store, for example, uses.m4a and.m4p (their AAC format) file extensions. Considering that iTunes Music Store sells so many of these files (hundreds of millions), and that iTunes (a popular cross-platform music player) rips by default to.m4a, and that.mp3 is clearly behind the curve of audio compression technology, the time may be coming soon when.mp3 is king in name only.
Yes, we need someone to build a TV podcasting program based on Bittorrent. PBS should have an RSS feed with the torrent files, and then your TV cast software will start downloading the torrent with each new release. Combining podcasting and bittorrent would be very nice for Nerd TV in so many ways.
If all schools were privitized, wouldn't schools pay for performance?
I would assume that to be true, but it is not always the case. For instance, in Portland, OR there is Jesuit high school. It is considered a powerhouse in athletics and strong in academics. Ironically, though it is a private school, the average salary for teachers is lower than it is for the local school district. So if a school has a certain philosophy (i.e. affordable education) then it may not be willing to pay top dollar.
And what is an appropriate "living wage"? CNN reports that the average salary for US teachers in 2002-2003 was $46,752. That seems pretty decent, especially given that most school years are only 9 months long.
But also consider that teachers do not really have sick days or vacations during the school year. They are also often required (or compelled) to work longer than 40 hour weeks. Additionally, schools are often so underfunded that teachers dip into their own pockets to pay for supplies for poor children. Add to that being under-appreciated by the very people you are serving (kids can be so cruel!) and that $46,752 doesn't sound so hot to many would-be educators.
standards of competency for teachers (rather than tenure by unions).
Yes, but without unions, the teachers would barely be paid a living wage. In fact, most are already just barely scraping by. To increase the quality of teachers, we should increase the pay and thereby make teaching a competitive position. That way the schools will have a large talent pool attracted by wages which can compete with IBM, Cisco, and Microsoft, and the school districts can hire some nice employees.
Parts of downtown Portland, OR are paved with cobbelstones taken from old ships (which used the stones for ballast).
One question, when did Slashdot start posting commercials as stories? "Buy a Cobblestone mat" is the link emblazoned just below the synopsis on the linked page, and the mat is apparently being sold dirrectly by ORI, apparently for profit.
Dvorak speculated in 2003 that Apple would indeed switch to Intel and that they would use the Itanium line rather than x86. That does make sense, because it would mean a high quality Intel processor without much risk of homebrew Macs.
Well put. I think that "casual gamer" is the polar opposite of someone who plays an MMORPG. The great thing about Madden and Super Smash Bros. is that they game only lasts a few minutes. After that you are free to enjoy the same mindless fun again, or move on. There is very little investment. But MMORPGs, you have to invest hours and hours and hours to get a decent character, and if you do not, the game will not be as fun. So I do not expect to see a great increase in MMORPG playing among casual gamers.
Rather than add layer upon layer of legislation to deter the crime of ID theft, we need to fundamentally change our system. We need to make ID theft impossible, or at least a moot point.
It is silly that someone can committ such fraud just because they collect some numbers (SSN, phone, address, Credit Card, Driver's License, Passport). What we need is a system where simply possessing the numbers does not allow for fraud. The solution probably has something to do with biometrics. Of course, criminals will work against that too, but I just don't see how we can legislate ID theft into submission.
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Also, during the Civil Rights movement in the U.S. during the 60s, the Attourney General (namely RFK) had the primary responsibility of actually enforcing civil rights of Americans. Now AG Alberto Gonzales' job is to trample human rights of foreigners.
Just thought I would add: 100 computers on my network, two of which are Macs (graphic design and music recording).
Reminds me of a nice condo community in Florida . . .
Of course, the irony of this idea is that it wouldn't work. People would get all offended that the government is "forcing" them to open and close their shops an hour earlier, when in reality the government is doing just that with DST, but for some reason people accept it when the method is changing the clocks. Governing people is a tricky business.
I think that the recent fad of podcasting has tapped into an important avenue of RSS technology which I believe will become more important than simple blogs: Media content distribution. New technologies like BitTorrent make moving large files easier than every. When added to the automated process of RSS, and you have a very easy method for mass distribution of media. So podcasting is the first wave, but I believe we will see RSS feeds for ER and Dateline and Chapelle's Show as authorized distributions from their producers. The media will of course contain commercials. Still, RSS can become the engine for a new paradigm of media through the internet, beyond what is imagined by the linked article.
I think that our lack of investment in the humanities is a greater crime. While our nation focuses like a laser beam on computer technology, funding for other important aspects of life declines. Many students in all levels of education know how to operate computers (and some receive advanced training, as is the thrust of the article) but cannot express themselves musically or write down their thoughts coherently or interact in a meaningful way with their communities. So here we are producing the most technologically advanced nation in the world which consequently has no culture. Of course I cannot blame Bill Gates for this per se (his foundation does make investments in the humanities, and it is his business after all).
Still, I would much rather spend "R&D" money on music, art, and drama than on computers, genetics, and the art of war.
What, like reading Slashdot?
So now we can all watch TV podcasts on a TINY screen. I am having trouble getting excited about this one . . .
With the new epidemic of cheating via txt, I doubt we will see these little devices in the classrooms for tests.
She probably shouldn't have joined that "CIA Spooks Only" group at Google groups.
Here's one: Oscillating 1337 keymap
In addition to booting Windows XP at blazing speeds . . .
Seems like you could buy a Mactel (TM) box and then have a dual boot with WinXP, or some Linux distro, or maybe all three. Whether or not Mactels will be able to run WinXP in commercial release remains to be seen.
Yes, I remember WinPlay3, though I was probably a bit behind the times when I got it. Then when I saw Winamp, my eyes exploded, and I never looked back. Reminds me of downloading Rage Against the Machine songs on the original Napster.
That is the perception, at least, on the internet. Music files will probably be "MP3" for a long time, just like Pepsi is often referred to generically as a "Coke." iTunes Music Store, for example, uses .m4a and .m4p (their AAC format) file extensions. Considering that iTunes Music Store sells so many of these files (hundreds of millions), and that iTunes (a popular cross-platform music player) rips by default to .m4a, and that .mp3 is clearly behind the curve of audio compression technology, the time may be coming soon when .mp3 is king in name only.
Yes, we need someone to build a TV podcasting program based on Bittorrent. PBS should have an RSS feed with the torrent files, and then your TV cast software will start downloading the torrent with each new release. Combining podcasting and bittorrent would be very nice for Nerd TV in so many ways.
I don't think they finished the job.
As a network admin, floopy drives are nothing more than a security risk. Now if I could just get rid of boot CDs and USB thumbdrives . . .
Maybe that is a bit of an overstatement.
I would assume that to be true, but it is not always the case. For instance, in Portland, OR there is Jesuit high school. It is considered a powerhouse in athletics and strong in academics. Ironically, though it is a private school, the average salary for teachers is lower than it is for the local school district. So if a school has a certain philosophy (i.e. affordable education) then it may not be willing to pay top dollar.
And what is an appropriate "living wage"? CNN reports that the average salary for US teachers in 2002-2003 was $46,752. That seems pretty decent, especially given that most school years are only 9 months long.
But also consider that teachers do not really have sick days or vacations during the school year. They are also often required (or compelled) to work longer than 40 hour weeks. Additionally, schools are often so underfunded that teachers dip into their own pockets to pay for supplies for poor children. Add to that being under-appreciated by the very people you are serving (kids can be so cruel!) and that $46,752 doesn't sound so hot to many would-be educators.
Yes, but without unions, the teachers would barely be paid a living wage. In fact, most are already just barely scraping by. To increase the quality of teachers, we should increase the pay and thereby make teaching a competitive position. That way the schools will have a large talent pool attracted by wages which can compete with IBM, Cisco, and Microsoft, and the school districts can hire some nice employees.
Or you can pay the low price of $185 to have the head replaced by a professionally trained technician at an HP certified repair facility.
One question, when did Slashdot start posting commercials as stories? "Buy a Cobblestone mat" is the link emblazoned just below the synopsis on the linked page, and the mat is apparently being sold dirrectly by ORI, apparently for profit.
Dvorak speculated in 2003 that Apple would indeed switch to Intel and that they would use the Itanium line rather than x86. That does make sense, because it would mean a high quality Intel processor without much risk of homebrew Macs.
Well put. I think that "casual gamer" is the polar opposite of someone who plays an MMORPG. The great thing about Madden and Super Smash Bros. is that they game only lasts a few minutes. After that you are free to enjoy the same mindless fun again, or move on. There is very little investment. But MMORPGs, you have to invest hours and hours and hours to get a decent character, and if you do not, the game will not be as fun. So I do not expect to see a great increase in MMORPG playing among casual gamers.
It is silly that someone can committ such fraud just because they collect some numbers (SSN, phone, address, Credit Card, Driver's License, Passport). What we need is a system where simply possessing the numbers does not allow for fraud. The solution probably has something to do with biometrics. Of course, criminals will work against that too, but I just don't see how we can legislate ID theft into submission.