Sorry to hear it. There have been times when a $20 shortfall (or whatever amount was lost) would have been devastating. Short of devasting, it's still quite a loss if you consider the tacos that could have been purchased for $20.
Then you need to read for comprehension and retention. I suggested that he try moving to a third world country, OR at least a developing nation. If I switch back to Spanish, will that improve your understanding?
Also, you might note that I suggested the opposite of a "holiday".
Anyway, rudeness and insults aside (please don't take me too seriously, this is/. after all), I'll agree to disagree on whether or not Gto. is comparable to Berkeley or Amherst. I further agree that Gto. is pretty middle class by Mexican standards. Perhaps I was taking umbrage because I really don't think much of Berkeley but I absolutely love Guanajuato.
Out of curiousity, what buildings did you restore? Did you do any work on Teatro Juárez?
La comparación ha demostrado que no puedes entender nada. Creo que no tengas la capacidad para cambiar y para aprender, sin embargo, donde quiera que vas. Faltas las capacidades, no eres capaz para saber nada. Por eso, necesitas callarte. Tu pinche boca necesita cerrar.
The thing being fixed by electronic voting is the vote itself. Previously, election manipulation was too messy and risky. Look at the 2000 presidential election in Florida. Some people almost got caught fixing that election, and it took the Supreme Court stepping in to smooth things over.
With unverified electronic balloting, the mess and risk is gone. Deposit the right amount in the correct Diebold swiss bank account, and any election is yours.
(By the way, I'm not sure of the origin of "You're special and unique, just like everyone else," but my friend Petro uses it as his.sig. Just wanted to give proper attribution.)
1) Stanford University isn't a software company. Notwithstanding that it's patent portfolio is the envy of many companies, this argument doesn't hold water. To paraphrase another poster, Stanford isn't a janitorial company. Does this mean it shouldn't hire janitors?
2) Accounting systems of this scale are too complicated. Gee, maybe they should use computers, then? Ya think? I wonder what they did before Oracle and Peoplesoft?
Anyway, back to the idea. I really don't see Oracle open sourcing anything in the near future, but. ..
Given that Stanford has spent 60 million dollars on this, is there any reason why 10 universities of comparable size couldn't band together and each spend 6 million dollars on an open source inititiative? It wouldn't need to be directly tied to the various academic departments; in fact, it might be better if it weren't. Sixty million dollars could buy a lot of development.
I disagree. He is special and unique, just like everyone else.
My advice: I'm not entirely sure what the big rush is to go to college. I recommend living in a foreign country first, preferably one with a different language and a different culture than your own. Find a university or college town or smaller city in this country and plop yourself down for a year to learn the language. Avoid places with huge tourist industries, but if there is a little tourism, that's good. It will give you an opportunity to meet other travelers and the occassional opportunity to hang out with a countryman (or woman). Also, there's a better chance other people will be able to speak your language.
Now, if you don't have much money to start with, let me suggest a third world country, or at least a developing nation. Work for 6 months, save $300/month, and you'll have enough to live in Mexico or Central America for a year, if you live very frugally. I know students that are renting decent rooms for $75 US in Guanajuato. You can eat pretty well for $100/month, less if you cook your own.
Once you pick up enough of the language, you can look for opportunities to supplement your income. Do you want to take language classes? It might be possible to teach an English class in exchange for a language class.
Travel really does broaden the horizons. Real travel, that is. A two week vacation is generally not long enough to really soak up a different culture.
At the end of the year, evaluate. What do you want to do next? More travel? College? Work? Some combination of the three?
The most important thing is not to get sucked up into the values and expectations of those that haven't really examined life. They'll tell you everything you need to know about being successful*, but they know nothing about being you. If you just focus on being you, or as the parent poster suggested, being the best you, you'll do much better than 99% of the other unique and special people.
Sounds like something the n/c's (neo cons) do as well, but in that case, we're looking at over 87 *BILLION* dollars wasted. Perhaps the University of Chicago should take away Paul Wolfowitz's PhD?
Anyway, I agree that the g.parent's tirade was lame. Yours (and mine) are probably just as lame.
Just a reminder to check the return policy before you buy that mail order bride. Is it for a full refund or an exchange? What happens after 30 days? What happens if you are shipped damaged goods?
If he was being stripped of his degree for work since his dissertation and the dissertation itself was valid, then I'd agree with you.
That's the part that is unclear to me. Did the uni actually find that he had falsified data on his dissertation? Even if not, I think the point could be made that the later falsification cancels out the previous contribution, especially if much time and resources were devoted to testing and reproducing his claims. In that case he actually hurt the field and impeded progress and knowlege.
On the other hand, thank you for pointing out that PhDs are awarded for contributions and advancements to the field (in which the PhD s awarded). Mastery, knowledge, and compentence are recognized in a Masters degree.
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Sorry to hear it. There have been times when a $20 shortfall (or whatever amount was lost) would have been devastating. Short of devasting, it's still quite a loss if you consider the tacos that could have been purchased for $20.
Then you need to read for comprehension and retention. I suggested that he try moving to a third world country, OR at least a developing nation. If I switch back to Spanish, will that improve your understanding?
/. after all), I'll agree to disagree on whether or not Gto. is comparable to Berkeley or Amherst. I further agree that Gto. is pretty middle class by Mexican standards. Perhaps I was taking umbrage because I really don't think much of Berkeley but I absolutely love Guanajuato.
Also, you might note that I suggested the opposite of a "holiday".
Anyway, rudeness and insults aside (please don't take me too seriously, this is
Out of curiousity, what buildings did you restore? Did you do any work on Teatro Juárez?
This happened to you?
I've never heard of this actually happening. Not even friend-of-a-friend.
I always count money when it's handed me, no matter what.
That's right, blame the republicans. =)
Until we grant Texans independence, they're just going to keep sending us Bush after Bush after Bush.
The thing being fixed by electronic voting is the vote itself. Previously, election manipulation was too messy and risky. Look at the 2000 presidential election in Florida. Some people almost got caught fixing that election, and it took the Supreme Court stepping in to smooth things over.
With unverified electronic balloting, the mess and risk is gone. Deposit the right amount in the correct Diebold swiss bank account, and any election is yours.
Well, I think that if they walk away from this case, Novel can still ask for a declaratory judgement to clear up the question of ownership.
Also, even without a decaratory judgement in this case, Red Hat should have a better chance at shutting down the FUD machine in its court case.
Some have noted that the stock has fallen to under $5, but I think it's still overvalued.
Don't like others horning in on your shtick? Relax, I suggested Gto., not SMA. He won't be on your territory. Pinche Americano.
And some one with no sense of humor shou. . . .
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.sig. Just wanted to give proper attribution.)
Oh, wait, this is
(By the way, I'm not sure of the origin of "You're special and unique, just like everyone else," but my friend Petro uses it as his
I think he was refering to a front rub, not a back rub.
But, SAMSUNG MEANS TO COME
Looks like you slipped past the naysayers above.
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Among the objections:
1) Stanford University isn't a software company. Notwithstanding that it's patent portfolio is the envy of many companies, this argument doesn't hold water. To paraphrase another poster, Stanford isn't a janitorial company. Does this mean it shouldn't hire janitors?
2) Accounting systems of this scale are too complicated. Gee, maybe they should use computers, then? Ya think? I wonder what they did before Oracle and Peoplesoft?
Anyway, back to the idea. I really don't see Oracle open sourcing anything in the near future, but. .
Given that Stanford has spent 60 million dollars on this, is there any reason why 10 universities of comparable size couldn't band together and each spend 6 million dollars on an open source inititiative? It wouldn't need to be directly tied to the various academic departments; in fact, it might be better if it weren't. Sixty million dollars could buy a lot of development.
it has taint checking which is also a plus
You mean if I use Ruby, I can stop reaching behind my sack?
I disagree. He is special and unique, just like everyone else.
My advice:
I'm not entirely sure what the big rush is to go to college. I recommend living in a foreign country first, preferably one with a different language and a different culture than your own. Find a university or college town or smaller city in this country and plop yourself down for a year to learn the language. Avoid places with huge tourist industries, but if there is a little tourism, that's good. It will give you an opportunity to meet other travelers and the occassional opportunity to hang out with a countryman (or woman). Also, there's a better chance other people will be able to speak your language.
Now, if you don't have much money to start with, let me suggest a third world country, or at least a developing nation. Work for 6 months, save $300/month, and you'll have enough to live in Mexico or Central America for a year, if you live very frugally. I know students that are renting decent rooms for $75 US in Guanajuato. You can eat pretty well for $100/month, less if you cook your own.
Once you pick up enough of the language, you can look for opportunities to supplement your income. Do you want to take language classes? It might be possible to teach an English class in exchange for a language class.
Travel really does broaden the horizons. Real travel, that is. A two week vacation is generally not long enough to really soak up a different culture.
At the end of the year, evaluate. What do you want to do next? More travel? College? Work? Some combination of the three?
The most important thing is not to get sucked up into the values and expectations of those that haven't really examined life. They'll tell you everything you need to know about being successful*, but they know nothing about being you. If you just focus on being you, or as the parent poster suggested, being the best you, you'll do much better than 99% of the other unique and special people.
*I advise going into plastics.
Nope, the Supreme Court effectively appointed him. First time it's ever been done in our history.
It's just really slow. I'm visitor 1853.
ascend is a pretty good word, as it doesn't necessarily imply that he was actually elected.
Kewl! He'll be able to use SUSE Linux!
You frikkin' STNG types crack me up. Everyone with a clue knows we're all brains in jars, not stuck on a holodeck.
And tell me, why would the holodeck need to be massive?
Further, can you be sure you're not just imagining this?
Sounds like something the n/c's (neo cons) do as well, but in that case, we're looking at over 87 *BILLION* dollars wasted. Perhaps the University of Chicago should take away Paul Wolfowitz's PhD?
Anyway, I agree that the g.parent's tirade was lame. Yours (and mine) are probably just as lame.
Just a reminder to check the return policy before you buy that mail order bride. Is it for a full refund or an exchange? What happens after 30 days? What happens if you are shipped damaged goods?
If he was being stripped of his degree for work since his dissertation and the dissertation itself was valid, then I'd agree with you.
That's the part that is unclear to me. Did the uni actually find that he had falsified data on his dissertation? Even if not, I think the point could be made that the later falsification cancels out the previous contribution, especially if much time and resources were devoted to testing and reproducing his claims. In that case he actually hurt the field and impeded progress and knowlege.
On the other hand, thank you for pointing out that PhDs are awarded for contributions and advancements to the field (in which the PhD s awarded). Mastery, knowledge, and compentence are recognized in a Masters degree.