I think the article missed the reason they are hiring US people. "To speak English"
They aren't hiring people from the US to do CS jobs, they are hiring them to train their mainland China employees on how to communicate in English on the specific topic (computer science) that otherwise would be completely lost on regular "GREAT ENGLISH JOBS IN CHINA TESOL" type of people who may know English but know little about computer science.
That's surprising because I would think that there are far more English-speaking Chinese, than Mandarin (or whatever)-speaking Americans.
Actually, you jest, but I remember the first time I saw footage from WWII that was in colour and being stunned, because it was so vivid.
Any link to color WWII footage because I would like to see this. I've seen color pics from Civil War era but not video from before 50's... Just don't tell me it's in Disney's vault.
I believe the distinction is that Futurama is produced by 20th Century Fox (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century_Fox), which is not exactly the same as the Fox TV Channel that killed their distribution originally (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_TV). So, I think 20th Century Fox still owns the rights to production and Viacom/Comedy Central are just acting as new distributors.
Queen Victoria was a frigid bitch -- there, what is she going to say about me now?! She has no bearing on the realities that we live in. Only the Puritan (Americans) that ran away from her apparently have any say. *SIGH*....
In any case, it's good to see people besides BP employees are on the case.
This is most accurrate. At least we're drawing the big boys/girls out when the big boys/girls are required for a national emergency like this (and I like having people like Stephen Chu on our side).
Any doubters, just consider how McCain/Palin would have reacted in this position because it was inevitable. "Drill, baby, drill," can only get you so far in a catastrophe like this (i.e., the beginning...).
This sounds like there's potential for a knock-down-drag-out fight between Microsoft/HTC and Apple (and tangentially Google). Should be good. I'll cook the popcorn...
"I'm a bit more skeptical, given that gene therapy and immunotherapy are still very much in their infancy at the current time."
Hence the phrase "era of cancer treatment has dawned" instead of "era of cancer treatment has nooned [or twilighted]". Putting the cart in front of the horse perhaps?
The people upset in this case aren't the "lay people [who] get upset when the limited amount of science that they have been taught changes". It's the scientists that use fruit flies as research models because it will confuse the scientific literature. That is, the biologists are upset at the zoologists who classify the species.
I agree that's a problem, but that is a big incentive for NASA to push money into the commercial sector to bring the costs down ASAP later. This is what they're focusing on now.
I assume they have some agreement with Russia for pricing in the transition period or the next couple years but worst case scenario we stop sending people up to ISS (or at least as frequently), which I also consider a good thing. The ISS wasn't useless, but it is a wasteful boondoggle now. If the Russians are the only ones capable of going to space, and it's just to ISS, what's the harm? They won't have a thriving private sector before us. It's a strategic retreat to prepare a bigger offensive push into space.
Except NASA's core competence isn't launching people into space while for Russians it is. With Soyuz, Russians are using the Unix philosophy: do 1 thing, but do it well. NASA's better at the R&D and robotic exploratory missions and more money for that is a good thing. Let them help commercial companies develop the technology for enhanced manned missions (like they have done with satellite-launching companies). In the meantime, it's more cost-effective to let the Russians send our astronauts to LEO.
Anyone who's watched Insomniac with Dave Attell can obviously see how comics often die in their 30's (or 40's). I think this is no longer a surprise. Comics are inherently suicidal (i.e., beating up their bodies to get public approval). And comedy clubs/bars aren't venues that make it easy to dissuade them from the routine they develop. . .
I can believe that with Patrick Swayze's recent death. He was a heavy smoker even after/during pancreatic cancer treatment. So, I don't think it's a fluke, and yes I'm a smoker that would rather die in his fifties than die in his 70s+. It's not always about the quantity of life but the quality. If smoking gets people through their humdrum life and makes it worth living, I can support these slow-motion suicidal tendencies. . .
De Icaza is known for just one thing these days: he hasn't got a fucking clue.
This is sadly true. I remember, before the Mono fiasco began many years ago, being impressed with Gnome and Ximian. Now, sadly, he diminished and made me suspicious of these associations.
Sorry for replying to myself, but I should have pointed out that if the the saying is taken to mean "which came first, the chicken or the chicken egg?", then the original parent I was responding to is correct with "chicken". Otherwise, as I think the question is more conventionally asked, the answer is egg.
"Which came first, chicken or the egg? Evolution has taught is it was the egg."
Eh, what? No. An almost-chicken lays an egg with a mutated embryo (the 100%-chicken). The egg is still an almost-chickenegg, and the first chicken egg is later laid by the chicken.
I think the grandparent was referring to dinosaur eggs, etc. Also, presumably, your "almost-chicken" laid unmutated (almost-chicken) eggs.
Actually, I should have also recommended the Python Cookbook even though it's quite old and you can probably pick it up in a bargain bin (http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596001674). It's kind of nice for the quick and dirty examples if you also refer to the language reference and tutorial to understand what the authors are doing. I.e., it's not a very good introduction to the language alone.
But the best part is the strange looks you get from non-computer people when it's sitting on your shelf!
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I think the article missed the reason they are hiring US people. "To speak English"
They aren't hiring people from the US to do CS jobs, they are hiring them to train their mainland China employees on how to communicate in English on the specific topic (computer science) that otherwise would be completely lost on regular "GREAT ENGLISH JOBS IN CHINA TESOL" type of people who may know English but know little about computer science.
That's surprising because I would think that there are far more English-speaking Chinese, than Mandarin (or whatever)-speaking Americans.
Actually, you jest, but I remember the first time I saw footage from WWII that was in colour and being stunned, because it was so vivid.
Any link to color WWII footage because I would like to see this. I've seen color pics from Civil War era but not video from before 50's... Just don't tell me it's in Disney's vault.
I am trying hard not to picture it being ridden by a fat middle aged geek wearing a skin tight spandex body suit.
You mean like this guy?
I believe the distinction is that Futurama is produced by 20th Century Fox (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century_Fox), which is not exactly the same as the Fox TV Channel that killed their distribution originally (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_TV). So, I think 20th Century Fox still owns the rights to production and Viacom/Comedy Central are just acting as new distributors.
Queen Victoria was a frigid bitch -- there, what is she going to say about me now?! She has no bearing on the realities that we live in. Only the Puritan (Americans) that ran away from her apparently have any say. *SIGH*....
Let me guess: cosmic ray. Is it really that hard? What else causes a single bit-flip error in space?
Incredibly annoying alien hackers?
That's what I heard, and through a very reliable source
In any case, it's good to see people besides BP employees are on the case.
This is most accurrate. At least we're drawing the big boys/girls out when the big boys/girls are required for a national emergency like this (and I like having people like Stephen Chu on our side).
Any doubters, just consider how McCain/Palin would have reacted in this position because it was inevitable. "Drill, baby, drill," can only get you so far in a catastrophe like this (i.e., the beginning...).
This sounds like there's potential for a knock-down-drag-out fight between Microsoft/HTC and Apple (and tangentially Google). Should be good. I'll cook the popcorn...
Free if you pay your TV tax or pirate I believe
me too
"I'm a bit more skeptical, given that gene therapy and immunotherapy are still very much in their infancy at the current time."
Hence the phrase "era of cancer treatment has dawned" instead of "era of cancer treatment has nooned [or twilighted]". Putting the cart in front of the horse perhaps?
The people upset in this case aren't the "lay people [who] get upset when the limited amount of science that they have been taught changes". It's the scientists that use fruit flies as research models because it will confuse the scientific literature. That is, the biologists are upset at the zoologists who classify the species.
I agree that's a problem, but that is a big incentive for NASA to push money into the commercial sector to bring the costs down ASAP later. This is what they're focusing on now.
I assume they have some agreement with Russia for pricing in the transition period or the next couple years but worst case scenario we stop sending people up to ISS (or at least as frequently), which I also consider a good thing. The ISS wasn't useless, but it is a wasteful boondoggle now. If the Russians are the only ones capable of going to space, and it's just to ISS, what's the harm? They won't have a thriving private sector before us. It's a strategic retreat to prepare a bigger offensive push into space.
Except NASA's core competence isn't launching people into space while for Russians it is. With Soyuz, Russians are using the Unix philosophy: do 1 thing, but do it well. NASA's better at the R&D and robotic exploratory missions and more money for that is a good thing. Let them help commercial companies develop the technology for enhanced manned missions (like they have done with satellite-launching companies). In the meantime, it's more cost-effective to let the Russians send our astronauts to LEO.
Anyone who's watched Insomniac with Dave Attell can obviously see how comics often die in their 30's (or 40's). I think this is no longer a surprise. Comics are inherently suicidal (i.e., beating up their bodies to get public approval). And comedy clubs/bars aren't venues that make it easy to dissuade them from the routine they develop. . .
I can believe that with Patrick Swayze's recent death. He was a heavy smoker even after/during pancreatic cancer treatment. So, I don't think it's a fluke, and yes I'm a smoker that would rather die in his fifties than die in his 70s+. It's not always about the quantity of life but the quality. If smoking gets people through their humdrum life and makes it worth living, I can support these slow-motion suicidal tendencies. . .
Exactly, WHERE does she inhale the cigarette then? I think you may have bigger problems on your hands buddy.
If they come from a women's mouth, I like the taste of ashtrays you insensitive clod!
De Icaza is known for just one thing these days: he hasn't got a fucking clue.
This is sadly true. I remember, before the Mono fiasco began many years ago, being impressed with Gnome and Ximian. Now, sadly, he diminished and made me suspicious of these associations.
Well the fact the paper disappeared except for a cache suggests he (or a superior) had a change of heart. I want to see his response to this thread.
I can't fathom how people like that get jobs like this...
He's probably just a better bullshitter than the other bullshitters in the bullshitting game.
what a fucking waste of time
Sorry for replying to myself, but I should have pointed out that if the the saying is taken to mean "which came first, the chicken or the chicken egg?", then the original parent I was responding to is correct with "chicken". Otherwise, as I think the question is more conventionally asked, the answer is egg.
"Which came first, chicken or the egg? Evolution has taught is it was the egg." Eh, what? No. An almost-chicken lays an egg with a mutated embryo (the 100%-chicken). The egg is still an almost-chickenegg, and the first chicken egg is later laid by the chicken.
I think the grandparent was referring to dinosaur eggs, etc. Also, presumably, your "almost-chicken" laid unmutated (almost-chicken) eggs.
Actually, I should have also recommended the Python Cookbook even though it's quite old and you can probably pick it up in a bargain bin (http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596001674). It's kind of nice for the quick and dirty examples if you also refer to the language reference and tutorial to understand what the authors are doing. I.e., it's not a very good introduction to the language alone.
But the best part is the strange looks you get from non-computer people when it's sitting on your shelf!