Why does slashdot allow people to submit stories about their own blog posts? It seems like that bypasses an important filter - someone else finding the story and deciding it's important. Clearly, this story wouldn't have made it to slashdot if the author hadn't submitted it, because 90% of it is just nitpicking at minor details of a system that hasn't even been released yet.
Consumer Reports in general recommends against extended warranties, except in two cases:
"Two exceptions: If you're buying an expensive treadmill with a standard warranty of less than two years on parts and one on labor, consider an extended warranty for two years. For laptop computers, consider a one- to three-year extension of the standard one-year warranty (buy from the maker; that extends tech support). If you travel with the laptop a lot, consider screen and accidental-damage insurance, too. "
iCampus is an affiliation between MIT and Microsoft, but Microsoft provides the funding.
Microsoft will supply up to $30,000 for each approved project. The project can still get outside funding, but most of the projects I've seen or read about haven't needed to (most don't even need the fully $30K). Check out http://www.swiss.ai.mit.edu/projects/icampus/index.html.
Actually, only public universities are publicly funded. Private universities do get some public money (research grants, etc), but much of their funding comes from elsewhere. Here in Boston, for example, both BU and MIT have huge real estate holdings that earns them a lot of money.
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Why does slashdot allow people to submit stories about their own blog posts? It seems like that bypasses an important filter - someone else finding the story and deciding it's important. Clearly, this story wouldn't have made it to slashdot if the author hadn't submitted it, because 90% of it is just nitpicking at minor details of a system that hasn't even been released yet.
(it's pretty good advice, too)
Consumer Reports in general recommends against extended warranties, except in two cases: "Two exceptions: If you're buying an expensive treadmill with a standard warranty of less than two years on parts and one on labor, consider an extended warranty for two years. For laptop computers, consider a one- to three-year extension of the standard one-year warranty (buy from the maker; that extends tech support). If you travel with the laptop a lot, consider screen and accidental-damage insurance, too. "
iCampus is an affiliation between MIT and Microsoft, but Microsoft provides the funding. Microsoft will supply up to $30,000 for each approved project. The project can still get outside funding, but most of the projects I've seen or read about haven't needed to (most don't even need the fully $30K). Check out http://www.swiss.ai.mit.edu/projects/icampus/index .html.
Actually, only public universities are publicly funded. Private universities do get some public money (research grants, etc), but much of their funding comes from elsewhere. Here in Boston, for example, both BU and MIT have huge real estate holdings that earns them a lot of money.
They have one in Worcester, MA. Turn around time here is about 3 days from sending back a movie to getting a new one.
Check out http://cms.mit.edu/games/education/, MIT's Comparative Media Studies' Games to Teach department.
Why is MainWin's performance so slow? Is it slower than porting with winelib would be?