The only risk is that no one else will digitally chronicle their books. The fact that Google has started with English Language libraries does not prevent someone else from chronicling other libraries. It's not as if they're a monopoly or a government.
There was no need to bash Google. He could have just made the point of pushing European gov'ts or companies to fund similar efforts.
Nasa may very well find a compelling reason to switch to Linux at some point. Before that, NASA will need to complete a comprehensive validation of the port and the Linux platform. It doesn't matter if the drivers, apps and packages were already certified on another platform - the port needs to be tested to ensure that no bugs have been introduced.
As the parent indicated - when there are millions of dollars worth of mission and possibly lives at stake, you don't change unless you really have to.
Actually they can be sued if you ask for Coke and they serve Pepsi without informing you. But if you ask for a cola - they have no obligation to tell you the alternative. Similarly, they're free to sell both and place them side by side. If you ask where's the Coke and they direct you to a cooler that has both, no law has been broken and the choice is yours.
Actually this is exactly the same as a practice that has existed in the paper yellow pages for almost it's entire existance. The small entries are in alphabetical order, but the display adds can be placed anywhere. If you wany your add next to that of your biggest competitor, you just have to pay for the privilege.
Google is not redirecting the link to the webpage - the equivalent to having a sales person redirect the customer. They're allowing the competitor to have an ad appear in a separate section when a keyword - in this case a prime competitors name, is entered. In most of the world this is common practice in all forms of advertising.
France has a law that forbids comparison in ads and is extending it to include Web Searches. I don't think it's right, but since it's the law, unless Google can find a loophole, they'll have to comply in France. They'll also have to comply in other places where similar laws exist.
You obviously know nothing about disclosure and the SEC. It's not a question of whether the SEC knows this informaion, of course they do. It's the release of information not usually available to investors, inside information that can affect stock values that can get a company in hot water with the SEC. HR practices can fall into this category.
If this guy thought the package was no good, he should have skipped on hiring on. You can see the employment contract before you sign on, you just have to ask for it. For those of us who write software for a living, IP ownership/invention clauses are of great interest and generally need to be known, before we sign on or leave our current positions.
Publishing information, about your current employer, that can tarnish their image is not particularly smart either, especially if you're still in the probationary period most jobs carry.
Also, as stated by the parent, companies usually require employees to refrain from discussing salary/bonus related information. Many people ignore this requirement, and employers sort of wink at it.
Publishing the details on the internet is certainly well beyond the bounds that most empoyers will wink at. The rant could have prompted other employees to complain. If enough complaints were made about the disclosure, it wouldn't be desirable, regardless of how otherwise talented the guy was, for an employer to keep him around.
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You had punches? Back in my day we applied the charges to the core manually. One finger in the socket...timing was everything! What's left of my hair still stands on end...
Actually, the NY subways started out as private companies. The city took them over when they went bankrupt. The state re-organized NYCTA into MTA when the city was unable to fund them by itself.
In addition to fares, the system gets funds from a percentage of certain bridge tolls and some state/city general revenue.
Actually all flight testing of disposable engine/missile tests result in destruction of the prototypes.
The costs for the test program Delta Heavy, cruise missile, etc. are far in excess of 230 Million. The costs also include the monitoring, launch and analysis of data. The amount "lost" by the destruction of the X-43A is far less.
The information we gain is extremely useful and cannot be gained any other way. This is the least risky and most valuable way to obtain real flight data.
The money spent by NASA is trivial compared to other programs run by our government. The information gained is used by other agencies (DOD, NOAA, etc.) and benefits defense and commercial contractors as well.
Were NASA to charge even a token rayalty for it's research data, the agency would show a fairly good profit.
Were NASA free of the political pork bellying that raises the costs of its projects, it could stretch its dollars even further, but our congress and the contractors' lobbyists would never allow that.
Your comments illustrate that we CAN trust Lorentzs' comments. The fact that he is against this war, willing to speak out against it, all the while carrying out his duty as a reserve member of the military bespeaks someone who understands the our system. He accepts his responsibility (serving) even as he uses his rights (protesting).
Lorentz derserves to be heard, and he IS on the ground and in touch with the populace in Iraq. Who better to hear from? Even if his overall poplitics don't mesh with my own, his observations and analysis are certainly worth considering.
Nursing is just another one of those fields whose income has steadily declined (in terms of real purchasing power) and whose working conditions have suffered as well (longer shifts, more patients). Just wait - you'll see how wonderful your choice turns out to be. Hospitals fail too. Even if you end up having chosen correctly, remember this - hindsight is 20/20. You just may have been lucky. What if you could've afforded the IT training? You might have taken it and where would you be now?
Have to disagree - most of the cultural and museum type attractions are in Manhattan. There are lots worth seeing in the boroughs too, and they're all accessible via subways and busses w/o transfer to commuter lines or driving.
Besides, if you include the metro area of Boston, you've got to include the metro area of NY. That opens a whole set of venues, most also mostly available via mass transportation in adjacent counties, not to mention NJ and Ct.
Dont want to rain on your parade, but according to the latest FBI stats, NYs crime rate is considerably lower than Bostons. In some cases half.
The raw numbers are much higher, but then there are almost 16X as many more people in NY.
No-one in their right mind wants to drive in Manhattan, but then no-one really has to, the trains busses and cabs do a pretty good job of getting people around. Sadly they don't serve Javits too well.
A few points to make - you both miss the point. Yes Tsiolkovsky spoke of geosynchronous orbits, but his interest was primarily space elevators, his satellites were to be used as counterweights. Any other use was secondary. Also he wasn't an sf author, he was literally a rocket scientist, he was brilliant and the world of rocketry owes him a great debt. He wasn't making predictions, he was proposing a means of accomplishing these ends.
Smiths' satellites were part of his novels and he did not write a technical paper/proposal or specification on the subject (though he was qualified to do so).
Lots of people speculated on the possibility of communications satellites, geosynch or otherwise.
Clarke wrote a technical paper which essentially spelled out just about all the technical details for modern geosynchronous communications satellites. It was not in a novel. Technically it was not a prediction, it was a specification. If the statute of limitations had not run out before the technology to place such satellites in orbit was available, he probably would have been entitled to royalties.
As for any other predictions of his, they remain to be proven or disproven.
Been there and done it. Change is not always welcome, and your personal comfort is not the primary concern of your employer.
Management has a responsibity to see to adequate staffing. If you're #2 you have to be prepared to be #1 in the event of an emergency. Hesistency to assume the task is an indication to Management of a problem. Management cannot take the risk that if their lead is away, the second in command will not take on the duties, or will do the minimum.
Now, if the permanent promotion does NOT include all the perks (more pay, etc.), then management is not playing fair, but what can I say, life sucks.
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Actually Nimoy was pretty good. But Neither Nimoy nor Topol could hold a candle to Zero Mostel.
The only risk is that no one else will digitally chronicle their books. The fact that Google has started with English Language libraries does not prevent someone else from chronicling other libraries. It's not as if they're a monopoly or a government.
There was no need to bash Google. He could have just made the point of pushing European gov'ts or companies to fund similar efforts.
Nasa may very well find a compelling reason to switch to Linux at some point. Before that, NASA will need to complete a comprehensive validation of the port and the Linux platform. It doesn't matter if the drivers, apps and packages were already certified on another platform - the port needs to be tested to ensure that no bugs have been introduced.
As the parent indicated - when there are millions of dollars worth of mission and possibly lives at stake, you don't change unless you really have to.
Actually they can be sued if you ask for Coke and they serve Pepsi without informing you. But if you ask for a cola - they have no obligation to tell you the alternative. Similarly, they're free to sell both and place them side by side. If you ask where's the Coke and they direct you to a cooler that has both, no law has been broken and the choice is yours.
Actually this is exactly the same as a practice that has existed in the paper yellow pages for almost it's entire existance. The small entries are in alphabetical order, but the display adds can be placed anywhere. If you wany your add next to that of your biggest competitor, you just have to pay for the privilege.
Google is not redirecting the link to the webpage - the equivalent to having a sales person redirect the customer. They're allowing the competitor to have an ad appear in a separate section when a keyword - in this case a prime competitors name, is entered. In most of the world this is common practice in all forms of advertising.
France has a law that forbids comparison in ads and is extending it to include Web Searches. I don't think it's right, but since it's the law, unless Google can find a loophole, they'll have to comply in France. They'll also have to comply in other places where similar laws exist.
You obviously know nothing about disclosure and the SEC. It's not a question of whether the SEC knows this informaion, of course they do. It's the release of information not usually available to investors, inside information that can affect stock values that can get a company in hot water with the SEC. HR practices can fall into this category.
If this guy thought the package was no good, he should have skipped on hiring on. You can see the employment contract before you sign on, you just have to ask for it. For those of us who write software for a living, IP ownership/invention clauses are of great interest and generally need to be known, before we sign on or leave our current positions.
Publishing information, about your current employer, that can tarnish their image is not particularly smart either, especially if you're still in the probationary period most jobs carry.
Also, as stated by the parent, companies usually require employees to refrain from discussing salary/bonus related information. Many people ignore this requirement, and employers sort of wink at it.
Publishing the details on the internet is certainly well beyond the bounds that most empoyers will wink at. The rant could have prompted other employees to complain. If enough complaints were made about the disclosure, it wouldn't be desirable, regardless of how otherwise talented the guy was, for an employer to keep him around.
You had punches? Back in my day we applied the charges to the core manually. One finger in the socket...timing was everything! What's left of my hair still stands on end...
Actually, the NY subways started out as private companies. The city took them over when they went bankrupt. The state re-organized NYCTA into MTA when the city was unable to fund them by itself.
In addition to fares, the system gets funds from a percentage of certain bridge tolls and some state/city general revenue.
It's not a question of the political comment or the nationality of the /.ers. The current topic is Daimler Chrysler, SCO and the lawsuit.
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American poitics, the general intelligence of Americans, idiotic foriegn policies and the tribulations of having to live with Bush are off the topic.
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Actually all flight testing of disposable engine/missile tests result in destruction of the prototypes.
The costs for the test program Delta Heavy, cruise missile, etc. are far in excess of 230 Million. The costs also include the monitoring, launch and analysis of data. The amount "lost" by the destruction of the X-43A is far less.
The information we gain is extremely useful and cannot be gained any other way. This is the least risky and most valuable way to obtain real flight data.
The money spent by NASA is trivial compared to other programs run by our government. The information gained is used by other agencies (DOD, NOAA, etc.) and benefits defense and commercial contractors as well.
Were NASA to charge even a token rayalty for it's research data, the agency would show a fairly good profit.
Were NASA free of the political pork bellying that raises the costs of its projects, it could stretch its dollars even further, but our congress and the contractors' lobbyists would never allow that.
Your comments illustrate that we CAN trust Lorentzs' comments. The fact that he is against this war, willing to speak out against it, all the while carrying out his duty as a reserve member of the military bespeaks someone who understands the our system. He accepts his responsibility (serving) even as he uses his rights (protesting).
Lorentz derserves to be heard, and he IS on the ground and in touch with the populace in Iraq. Who better to hear from? Even if his overall poplitics don't mesh with my own, his observations and analysis are certainly worth considering.
Nursing is just another one of those fields whose income has steadily declined (in terms of real purchasing power) and whose working conditions have suffered as well (longer shifts, more patients).
Just wait - you'll see how wonderful your choice turns out to be. Hospitals fail too.
Even if you end up having chosen correctly, remember this - hindsight is 20/20. You just may have been lucky. What if you could've afforded the IT training? You might have taken it and where would you be now?
Have to disagree - most of the cultural and museum type attractions are in Manhattan. There are lots worth seeing in the boroughs too, and they're all accessible via subways and busses w/o transfer to commuter lines or driving.
Besides, if you include the metro area of Boston, you've got to include the metro area of NY. That opens a whole set of venues, most also mostly available via mass transportation in adjacent counties, not to mention NJ and Ct.
Dont want to rain on your parade, but according to the latest FBI stats, NYs crime rate is considerably lower than Bostons. In some cases half.
The raw numbers are much higher, but then there are almost 16X as many more people in NY.
No-one in their right mind wants to drive in Manhattan, but then no-one really has to, the trains busses and cabs do a pretty good job of getting people around. Sadly they don't serve Javits too well.
A few points to make - you both miss the point. Yes Tsiolkovsky spoke of geosynchronous orbits, but his interest was primarily space elevators, his satellites were to be used as counterweights. Any other use was secondary. Also he wasn't an sf author, he was literally a rocket scientist, he was brilliant and the world of rocketry owes him a great debt. He wasn't making predictions, he was proposing a means of accomplishing these ends.
Smiths' satellites were part of his novels and he did not write a technical paper/proposal or specification on the subject (though he was qualified to do so).
Lots of people speculated on the possibility of communications satellites, geosynch or otherwise.
Clarke wrote a technical paper which essentially spelled out just about all the technical details for modern geosynchronous communications satellites.
It was not in a novel.
Technically it was not a prediction, it was a specification.
If the statute of limitations had not run out before the technology to place such satellites in orbit was available, he probably would have been entitled to royalties.
As for any other predictions of his, they remain to be proven or disproven.
Hate to say it, but I must agree with management.
Been there and done it. Change is not always welcome, and your personal comfort is not the primary concern of your employer.
Management has a responsibity to see to adequate staffing. If you're #2 you have to be prepared to be #1 in the event of an emergency. Hesistency to assume the task is an indication to Management of a problem. Management cannot take the risk that if their lead is away, the second in command will not take on the duties, or will do the minimum.
Now, if the permanent promotion does NOT include all the perks (more pay, etc.), then management is not playing fair, but what can I say, life sucks.