All that you touch And all that you see All that you taste All you feel And all that you love And all that you hate All you distrust All you save And all that you give And all that you deal And all that you buy Beg, borrow or steal And all you create And all you destroy And all that you do And all that you say And all that you eat And everyone you meet And all that you slight And everyone you fight And all that is now And all that is gone And all that's to come And everything under the sun is in tune But the sun is eclipsed by the moon
"There is no dark side of the moon really. Matter of fact it's all dark."
You seem to want to adopt MSsql because it offers a few handy functions which are not available in MySQL. In general, is is best not to rely on the database to do processing since these functions are usually non-standard. It is best to stick to standard SQL and only rely on the db for standard SQL functionality. Databases are for data. Processing should not be done in the database. I know this is a somewhat "old school" approach and I admit that I am old but there are several problems in locking yourself into a particular sql implementation just because it has a few handy functions. (Oracle is famous for this... once you check into Oracle, you can never check out) - cost (you'll be stuck with the MSsql cost forever) - MS may change the function - you won't be able to move to another db - at some point you will probably end up coding around these functions anyway since they won't be exactly what you need
As others have pointed out, there are lots of libraries which perform these functions which are portable and don't lock you into a particular implementation.
Recent studies have shown that CT scans are not completely safe. One CT scan in a year is estimated to produce one cancer in 270 women (one cancer in 600 men) or about 29,000 a year in the US. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126082398582691047.html
Radiation is not safe and we don't really know if there is a "safe" amount of radiation. It's best to avoid all radiation as much as possible.
Stop feeling so superior (and stop being so condescending to others). Developed countries abuse antibiotics by feeding them to animals for better yields and by doctors kowtowing to worried patients with viral infections. There are "uneducated idiots" (to use your phrase) everywhere. As another poster pointed out, drug-resistant TB is everywhere. http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/194/4/479.full.pdf
Variety and choice, trial and error, natural selection... these all lead to robust software. The walled garden, god complex, "In know what's best for you" software gives everyone mediocrity (apart from a few fanatics who "just love" it). Give people lots of choices and everyone will compete to offer the best... and "the best" may be different for different people. If you don't like one system, you can easily choose another. This is a good thing.
Thanks for the advice. I am sure that I would butcher it up if I tried a power tool so I was thinking of using some fine cloth emery paper as you suggest. However, that would probably ruin the finish. I did get a plastic shell cover for my Air for Christmas from my daughters (brand: Speck). It's a clear plastic hard shell in two pieces. The bottom piece extends beyond the front edge and is a softer slanted edge that is less of a problem. I could even take sandpaper to it without worrying about damaging the machine itself. This may be a better solution.
I'd like to second this... My MacBook Air has a sharp corner along the front edge which eats into the palms of my hands when I use it on my lap. I've set up a wrist rest to use on my desktop to avoid the problem there. This is a stupid design that clearly wasn't thought through. A slight beveling of the edge would make all the difference in the world (but it might spoil the "lines"). Of course, you only discover this design flaw after you have used it for hours... it's not something that's obvious in the store. I've even thought of trying to add a bevel to the front edge myself using some sandpaper but my skills are rudimentary so I would probably just mess it up or make it worse.
The Fukushima plant was 40 years old. A month before the accident, the Fukushima plant was given a permit to operate for another 10 years. The Tokyo Electric Power Company that owns and operates the reactors, the nuclear safety agency in Japan and the Japanese government all convinced themselves the reactors were safe. What will change with this new rule?
A month before the accident, the Fukushima plant was given a permit to operate for another 10 years. The Tokyo Electric Power Company that owns and operates the reactors, the nuclear safety agency in Japan and the Japanese government all convinced themselves the reactors were safe.
I've noticed that hybrids are popular as cabs in many cities. The drivers I've talked to all seem to really like them for driving and low operating cost. I think they do really well in city driving.
The engine on my latest car is called Multiair and it actually modifies the opening of the intake valves and an keep them totally closed when coasting downhill.
The EPA strictly defines how the mileage is to be calculated and it is supposed to approximate "real world" conditions for "city" and "highway" driving. There are lots of reasons (driving conditions, environment, driver variation) that your actual mileage will be different than the EPA mileage. I find I usually get better mileage than the EPA ratings but that is probably due to my driving style. Our latest car is rated 31/38 MPG but our average over the first 10,000 miles has been 42 MPG (not a lot of stop and go but lots of relatively low speed suburban driving.) This car is primarily driven by my wife.
I don't think your example of a $45,000 fuel efficient car is representative. Most small fuel efficient economy cars cost less than $20,000 new (and much less used), putting them in the same price range as your gas guzzler SUV. (BTW, most gas guzzler SUVs cost more than $40,000.)
This is a very naive view. Taxes have always been used to influence behavior... by all societies throughout time. You may not like it, but taxes do influence behavior... even the taxes which are not designed to influence behavior. It is useful to use taxes to "reprice" goods for all kinds of reasons. In the case of gas tax, the revenue is used pay for the external cost of building and maintaining roads since it is a convenient way to pay for this public good. People who buy more gas use the roads more. Gas taxes can be used to add a cost for other externalities such as CO2 emission which has negative effects on the environment.
I don't see how a mirror helps with night shooting, action, fashion or precise composition. It seems that these can all be done with a properly set up display. Night shooting - sensors can show things brighter than a mirror Action - a display can keep up as well as a mirror viewfinder (plus you don't have the delay for the mirror moving out of the way) Fashion - I presume you are talking about precise focus... again, no reason a display can't show this. Precise composition - The display can be as precise as a viewfinder.
It seems the movable mirror in the SLR design is an anachronistic piece of baggage left over from the days of film cameras. The mirror and pentaprism were necessary to get true "through the lens" viewing to accommodate different lenses, etc. The mirror introduces a lot of complexity, weight, and problems such as lag, mirror shake and problems doing video. I am surprised the the mirror persists in the digital camera age. In reading the comments, it seems that the DSLR cameras have nicer sensors, features, lenses, etc. but there is no reason these could not be fitted to the mirrorless designs. Is there any good reason to still have a mirror?
I've had to buy lots of books written by my professors and I've never heard of this provision against royalties. Is this something unique to a particular country or institution? I'd really like to hear more about this...
If you read the linked pages, it does appear that this is due to a vulnerability in MSSQL... so yet again (and we are all "shocked"), this has Microsoft's fingerprints all over it.
Slashdot Mirror
Tethering is built into Android. No app or rooting required, works great.
Where is Heisenberg when we need him!
Wait... I think I see Schrödinger's cat... oh, never mind.
All that you touch
And all that you see
All that you taste
All you feel
And all that you love
And all that you hate
All you distrust
All you save
And all that you give
And all that you deal
And all that you buy Beg, borrow or steal
And all you create
And all you destroy
And all that you do
And all that you say
And all that you eat
And everyone you meet
And all that you slight
And everyone you fight
And all that is now
And all that is gone
And all that's to come
And everything under the sun is in tune
But the sun is eclipsed by the moon
"There is no dark side of the moon really. Matter of fact it's all dark."
Last time I had a principal ("principal is your pal") was 45 years ago and they are all probably dead by now.
I have, however, kept my principles.
I think you mean huevos - egg or testicle.
You seem to want to adopt MSsql because it offers a few handy functions which are not available in MySQL.
In general, is is best not to rely on the database to do processing since these functions are usually non-standard. It is best to stick to standard SQL and only rely on the db for standard SQL functionality.
Databases are for data. Processing should not be done in the database. I know this is a somewhat "old school" approach and I admit that I am old but there are several problems in locking yourself into a particular sql implementation just because it has a few handy functions. (Oracle is famous for this... once you check into Oracle, you can never check out)
- cost (you'll be stuck with the MSsql cost forever)
- MS may change the function
- you won't be able to move to another db
- at some point you will probably end up coding around these functions anyway since they won't be exactly what you need
As others have pointed out, there are lots of libraries which perform these functions which are portable and don't lock you into a particular implementation.
I saw some grapples in Safeway today!
http://www.grapplefruits.com/
Recent studies have shown that CT scans are not completely safe.
One CT scan in a year is estimated to produce one cancer in 270 women (one cancer in 600 men) or about 29,000 a year in the US.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126082398582691047.html
Radiation is not safe and we don't really know if there is a "safe" amount of radiation. It's best to avoid all radiation as much as possible.
Stop feeling so superior (and stop being so condescending to others).
Developed countries abuse antibiotics by feeding them to animals for better yields and by doctors kowtowing to worried patients with viral infections.
There are "uneducated idiots" (to use your phrase) everywhere.
As another poster pointed out, drug-resistant TB is everywhere. http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/194/4/479.full.pdf
Variety and choice, trial and error, natural selection... these all lead to robust software.
The walled garden, god complex, "In know what's best for you" software gives everyone mediocrity (apart from a few fanatics who "just love" it).
Give people lots of choices and everyone will compete to offer the best... and "the best" may be different for different people.
If you don't like one system, you can easily choose another.
This is a good thing.
Thanks for the advice. I am sure that I would butcher it up if I tried a power tool so I was thinking of using some fine cloth emery paper as you suggest. However, that would probably ruin the finish.
I did get a plastic shell cover for my Air for Christmas from my daughters (brand: Speck). It's a clear plastic hard shell in two pieces. The bottom piece extends beyond the front edge and is a softer slanted edge that is less of a problem. I could even take sandpaper to it without worrying about damaging the machine itself. This may be a better solution.
I'd like to second this...
My MacBook Air has a sharp corner along the front edge which eats into the palms of my hands when I use it on my lap. I've set up a wrist rest to use on my desktop to avoid the problem there.
This is a stupid design that clearly wasn't thought through. A slight beveling of the edge would make all the difference in the world (but it might spoil the "lines").
Of course, you only discover this design flaw after you have used it for hours... it's not something that's obvious in the store.
I've even thought of trying to add a bevel to the front edge myself using some sandpaper but my skills are rudimentary so I would probably just mess it up or make it worse.
The Fukushima plant was 40 years old. A month before the accident, the Fukushima plant was given a permit to operate for another 10 years. The Tokyo Electric Power Company that owns and operates the reactors, the nuclear safety agency in Japan and the Japanese government all convinced themselves the reactors were safe.
What will change with this new rule?
A month before the accident, the Fukushima plant was given a permit to operate for another 10 years. The Tokyo Electric Power Company that owns and operates the reactors, the nuclear safety agency in Japan and the Japanese government all convinced themselves the reactors were safe.
I've noticed that hybrids are popular as cabs in many cities. The drivers I've talked to all seem to really like them for driving and low operating cost. I think they do really well in city driving.
The engine on my latest car is called Multiair and it actually modifies the opening of the intake valves and an keep them totally closed when coasting downhill.
The EPA strictly defines how the mileage is to be calculated and it is supposed to approximate "real world" conditions for "city" and "highway" driving. There are lots of reasons (driving conditions, environment, driver variation) that your actual mileage will be different than the EPA mileage.
I find I usually get better mileage than the EPA ratings but that is probably due to my driving style. Our latest car is rated 31/38 MPG but our average over the first 10,000 miles has been 42 MPG (not a lot of stop and go but lots of relatively low speed suburban driving.) This car is primarily driven by my wife.
I don't think your example of a $45,000 fuel efficient car is representative. Most small fuel efficient economy cars cost less than $20,000 new (and much less used), putting them in the same price range as your gas guzzler SUV. (BTW, most gas guzzler SUVs cost more than $40,000.)
This is a very naive view.
Taxes have always been used to influence behavior... by all societies throughout time.
You may not like it, but taxes do influence behavior... even the taxes which are not designed to influence behavior.
It is useful to use taxes to "reprice" goods for all kinds of reasons. In the case of gas tax, the revenue is used pay for the external cost of building and maintaining roads since it is a convenient way to pay for this public good. People who buy more gas use the roads more. Gas taxes can be used to add a cost for other externalities such as CO2 emission which has negative effects on the environment.
The Register.uk already did this...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/11/paris_paper/
I don't see how a mirror helps with night shooting, action, fashion or precise composition.
It seems that these can all be done with a properly set up display.
Night shooting - sensors can show things brighter than a mirror
Action - a display can keep up as well as a mirror viewfinder (plus you don't have the delay for the mirror moving out of the way)
Fashion - I presume you are talking about precise focus... again, no reason a display can't show this.
Precise composition - The display can be as precise as a viewfinder.
What does a mirror do better than a display?
It seems the movable mirror in the SLR design is an anachronistic piece of baggage left over from the days of film cameras. The mirror and pentaprism were necessary to get true "through the lens" viewing to accommodate different lenses, etc. The mirror introduces a lot of complexity, weight, and problems such as lag, mirror shake and problems doing video.
I am surprised the the mirror persists in the digital camera age. In reading the comments, it seems that the DSLR cameras have nicer sensors, features, lenses, etc. but there is no reason these could not be fitted to the mirrorless designs.
Is there any good reason to still have a mirror?
I've had to buy lots of books written by my professors and I've never heard of this provision against royalties.
Is this something unique to a particular country or institution?
I'd really like to hear more about this...
If you read the linked pages, it does appear that this is due to a vulnerability in MSSQL... so yet again (and we are all "shocked"), this has Microsoft's fingerprints all over it.
Your prices are for the "upgrade " versions where you've already bought a copy of Windows.