You do know that females read/. too, right? Or that a Sims player, male or female, might be interested in a slashdot review of the expansion? On my own end, I'm kind of glad Zonk decided to review a game from this genre - it would be easy for slashdot to fall into a 'geek guys only' cliche on their game reviews.
Also, MS was forced to make Office Mac if I am not mistaken, but would probably be hard pressed to stop since OSX users are in the unenviable position of having less good choices for non-MS office suites than Linux users.
I just got my first Mac ever to replace a PC laptop that had gone kaput. It came with 'Microsoft Office for the Mac TESTDRIVE' which is a 30 day preview of the Microsoft product. They didn't even really integrate it into OS X. They also charge $400 for the standard edition, while the Windows version standard edition is $322 (via Amazon.com)
In order to edit Word documents, I've downloaded and installed NeoOffice, which is an OpenOffice.org port using Carbon and Java (you can also get regular flavored OpenOffice for the Mac). So far (1 week) it works just fine.
What I don't understand is your belief that OSX users have fewer choices than Linux users. OSX can run pretty much anything *nix runs, since its built on top of [FreeBSD?] (BTW, I can drop down to command line any day of the week and geek it up to my heart's desire). I'd argue I actually have/more/ choices, since I can also choose products specifically meant for the Mac (such as Appleworks, which also came preinstalled on the machine but which I haven't used yet).
The bubonic plague lifecycle made use of fleas and other biting insects, and can infect any mammalian host.
I don't know if we know how mammals eating mammals might transfer the infectious agent, although if they were freshly dead it seems very likely, no?
If we're lucky, they flea dipped those rats...
Well, what would happen to the countless people with @gmail.com email addresses? Would they all have to simultaneously change their listings to @googlemail.com? That would create a lot of sore feelings on the part of Google users, and would be disastrous in terms of company image for Google. I think that is why they haven't just done it.
Haven't sorted through all the/. comments yet, so I apologize if this is redundant..
I for one applaud this research. The implications for greener energy are pretty clear - not only are human beings providing the generative power - but it also cuts down on the number of batteries needed either in the form of disposables (with the waste implications) or rechargables (with the power station pollution/impact implications)
I have no idea just how many AA's I've gone through in my life powering small portable electronics. I try to only use rechargables (although they're just poorly transmitting wall socket power into battery power), but when you are travelling, that's hard to do sometimes. A rig like this would reduce or eliminate the waste disposal of countless little batteries.
Not to mention that it makes that sort of energy more accessible in remote locations, where buying batteries or plugging in a recharger isn't an available option. It could definitely astronomically increase the feasibility of technology in remote locations.
The team is so sure of its hunch that it has patented the genes with plans to develop tests to identify those who carry these potentially brain-boosting traits -- which appear to be more prevalent in some populations than others.
Could someone please explain to me how you can patent a gene? Or why its even possible to do so?
This is something I've spent some time mulling over in my head, for no apparent reason, since I'm not even in the education industry at the moment.
If you are relying on OMR, you are relying on a scanner. If you have access to a scanner with a bulk input, this might be ok, otherwise you're going to spend as much time scanning the pages as you would just grading them.
If you have the resources in your classroom, setting up a randomized computer test for your students would eliminate paper usage (and save on your copying fees!) and provide automated correction, etc. but does not allow for the students to 'show work' (but neither do the multiple choice tests).
One method I have had teachers use in the past (the long, distant past, come to think of it) is utilizing the students as graders. One of my teachers would have her next period's class grade the previous period's examinations. She had a ticket at the top of the tests which we ripped off when we turned them in that matched the test document to our name, which she kept. That cut down on people letting their friends slip by with wrong answers (or marking things wrong on foe's tests that weren't). She audited a few tests each round.
I am wondering how long it will take for some sort of conflict of purpose to come up between working for Google and chairing ICANN..
Like a lawsuit that says it gives Google an unfair competitive advantage, since they have an 'in' with an independent overseeing agency...
I've never been to Australia, but it seems like there are enough creatures itching to hurt/maim/kill you in Australia to make gun deaths irrelevant in comparison.
I would be overjoyed to see more titles like Katamari.. fun to play with simple controls, doesn't require large chunks of time to play (its easy to pick up and put down), no extreme failure, and no attempts to be more than what it is. It's also sneakily educational.
Is anyone else wondering how Perfect 10 expects Google to accomplish the feat of enforcing their copyright privileges?
The search bots are intelligent, but not THAT intelligent. They would either need to create a certificate system to represent copyrighted content and then run image comparisons against copyrighted images in order to maybe flag the pirated copies.. or have a department of people looking for this sort of thing. Either way its a little unreasonable. They could create a form for webmasters to submit infringement complaints, but that would be like putting out fires one drop of water at a time - the pirates could always just move to a new URL.
I hope the judicial system doesn't make the Napster connection without giving this more thought, otherwise we may have to kiss Image Search goodbye.
I take it JCAHO had something to do with the HIPAA legislation? Or are they similar but unrelated items?
I've always worried when I'm encountered with a situation where I'm prescribed, or need to ask for, pain medication. It would be nice if some less addictive medicines could be developed, although I imagine ANYTHING that dulls pain is going to be, by nature, addictive.
Yeah I agree with you here. I don't want to get special treatment for having breasts. It's hard enough to get taken seriously in the tech world without also dealing with preferential treatment at Slashdot!
You're right that it is not illegal, but it does tread upon ethical issues. It can be considered highly unethical to write Rx's for controlled medications to out-of-state patients, except in certain cases like the one you just mentioned (people travelling, people living on the borderline between two states). Those are sort of 'emergency' or 'locality' situations.
I've always wondered about this. Do ERs have some sort of checklist / questions they ask to try and decide who is actually in pain, and who is just looking for the medicine?
I was in the ER recently (thought it was appendicitis, was a ruptured cyst in my reproductive system.. so much fun, being a girl) and I had forgotten how many people use the ER for stuff like.. a hangnail, because they have little/no insurance. There was one person there who seemed to be in much more pain when any hospital officials were watching than when they were not. All she said she wanted was a refill of her medications. It made me wonder a little!
While I share your sentiment, I would like them to keep some of the older books. I have to admit I have actually checked out books on stuff like Fortran 77 from the library. The joys of working on legacy code!
I DO think they could get rid of the stacks and stacks of computer books no one will ever use, like "Welcome to Windows 3.1" and other severely outdated OS books. At least a Fortran (or other old language) book is a usable reference with some degree of relevance to someone's job, most of the application books are just taking up room.
And I don't know about your library, but I swear mine only buys computer books when they're 2 years out of date. When I actually asked about it, they were all like "but we have a hundred computer books!"
Bah.:)
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How about "CDrm"s?
Ot maybe we could further confuzzle things, with "CD+DRM" and "CD-DRM"
You do know that females read /. too, right? Or that a Sims player, male or female, might be interested in a slashdot review of the expansion? On my own end, I'm kind of glad Zonk decided to review a game from this genre - it would be easy for slashdot to fall into a 'geek guys only' cliche on their game reviews.
Also, MS was forced to make Office Mac if I am not mistaken, but would probably be hard pressed to stop since OSX users are in the unenviable position of having less good choices for non-MS office suites than Linux users.
/more/ choices, since I can also choose products specifically meant for the Mac (such as Appleworks, which also came preinstalled on the machine but which I haven't used yet).
I just got my first Mac ever to replace a PC laptop that had gone kaput. It came with 'Microsoft Office for the Mac TESTDRIVE' which is a 30 day preview of the Microsoft product. They didn't even really integrate it into OS X. They also charge $400 for the standard edition, while the Windows version standard edition is $322 (via Amazon.com)
In order to edit Word documents, I've downloaded and installed NeoOffice, which is an OpenOffice.org port using Carbon and Java (you can also get regular flavored OpenOffice for the Mac). So far (1 week) it works just fine.
What I don't understand is your belief that OSX users have fewer choices than Linux users. OSX can run pretty much anything *nix runs, since its built on top of [FreeBSD?] (BTW, I can drop down to command line any day of the week and geek it up to my heart's desire). I'd argue I actually have
The bubonic plague lifecycle made use of fleas and other biting insects, and can infect any mammalian host. I don't know if we know how mammals eating mammals might transfer the infectious agent, although if they were freshly dead it seems very likely, no? If we're lucky, they flea dipped those rats...
If I had mod points today, I would mod you up. Good show.
Well, what would happen to the countless people with @gmail.com email addresses? Would they all have to simultaneously change their listings to @googlemail.com? That would create a lot of sore feelings on the part of Google users, and would be disastrous in terms of company image for Google. I think that is why they haven't just done it.
Haven't sorted through all the /. comments yet, so I apologize if this is redundant..
I for one applaud this research. The implications for greener energy are pretty clear - not only are human beings providing the generative power - but it also cuts down on the number of batteries needed either in the form of disposables (with the waste implications) or rechargables (with the power station pollution/impact implications)
I have no idea just how many AA's I've gone through in my life powering small portable electronics. I try to only use rechargables (although they're just poorly transmitting wall socket power into battery power), but when you are travelling, that's hard to do sometimes. A rig like this would reduce or eliminate the waste disposal of countless little batteries.
Not to mention that it makes that sort of energy more accessible in remote locations, where buying batteries or plugging in a recharger isn't an available option. It could definitely astronomically increase the feasibility of technology in remote locations.
Could someone please explain to me how you can patent a gene? Or why its even possible to do so?
This is something I've spent some time mulling over in my head, for no apparent reason, since I'm not even in the education industry at the moment. If you are relying on OMR, you are relying on a scanner. If you have access to a scanner with a bulk input, this might be ok, otherwise you're going to spend as much time scanning the pages as you would just grading them. If you have the resources in your classroom, setting up a randomized computer test for your students would eliminate paper usage (and save on your copying fees!) and provide automated correction, etc. but does not allow for the students to 'show work' (but neither do the multiple choice tests). One method I have had teachers use in the past (the long, distant past, come to think of it) is utilizing the students as graders. One of my teachers would have her next period's class grade the previous period's examinations. She had a ticket at the top of the tests which we ripped off when we turned them in that matched the test document to our name, which she kept. That cut down on people letting their friends slip by with wrong answers (or marking things wrong on foe's tests that weren't). She audited a few tests each round.
I am wondering how long it will take for some sort of conflict of purpose to come up between working for Google and chairing ICANN.. Like a lawsuit that says it gives Google an unfair competitive advantage, since they have an 'in' with an independent overseeing agency...
I'm just waiting for someone to say Rehnquist's death is proof of the power of prayer...
Are some of your keys stuck? Here, have some l's, u's, a's, ''s, s's, and perhaps you would like a ., too?
I've never been to Australia, but it seems like there are enough creatures itching to hurt/maim/kill you in Australia to make gun deaths irrelevant in comparison.
Boy howdy am I excited about this new machine. Perhaps finally I will know the true meaning of Scroll Lock!
oh oh, now that is funny.
I would be overjoyed to see more titles like Katamari.. fun to play with simple controls, doesn't require large chunks of time to play (its easy to pick up and put down), no extreme failure, and no attempts to be more than what it is. It's also sneakily educational.
Man, mine is not so cool. M.O.R.G.A.L.Y.N.: Mechanical Operational Replicant Generated for Assassination, Learning and Yearly Nullification
Is anyone else wondering how Perfect 10 expects Google to accomplish the feat of enforcing their copyright privileges?
The search bots are intelligent, but not THAT intelligent. They would either need to create a certificate system to represent copyrighted content and then run image comparisons against copyrighted images in order to maybe flag the pirated copies.. or have a department of people looking for this sort of thing. Either way its a little unreasonable. They could create a form for webmasters to submit infringement complaints, but that would be like putting out fires one drop of water at a time - the pirates could always just move to a new URL.
I hope the judicial system doesn't make the Napster connection without giving this more thought, otherwise we may have to kiss Image Search goodbye.
I take it JCAHO had something to do with the HIPAA legislation? Or are they similar but unrelated items? I've always worried when I'm encountered with a situation where I'm prescribed, or need to ask for, pain medication. It would be nice if some less addictive medicines could be developed, although I imagine ANYTHING that dulls pain is going to be, by nature, addictive.
Yeah I agree with you here. I don't want to get special treatment for having breasts. It's hard enough to get taken seriously in the tech world without also dealing with preferential treatment at Slashdot!
You're right that it is not illegal, but it does tread upon ethical issues. It can be considered highly unethical to write Rx's for controlled medications to out-of-state patients, except in certain cases like the one you just mentioned (people travelling, people living on the borderline between two states). Those are sort of 'emergency' or 'locality' situations.
I've always wondered about this. Do ERs have some sort of checklist / questions they ask to try and decide who is actually in pain, and who is just looking for the medicine? I was in the ER recently (thought it was appendicitis, was a ruptured cyst in my reproductive system.. so much fun, being a girl) and I had forgotten how many people use the ER for stuff like.. a hangnail, because they have little/no insurance. There was one person there who seemed to be in much more pain when any hospital officials were watching than when they were not. All she said she wanted was a refill of her medications. It made me wonder a little!
And yes, I do realize he was making a joke! I just thought I'd elaborate on it just in case anyone was ACTUALLY wondering what was wrong.
He was writing Rx's for people outside the state where he was licensed to practice.
While I share your sentiment, I would like them to keep some of the older books. I have to admit I have actually checked out books on stuff like Fortran 77 from the library. The joys of working on legacy code! I DO think they could get rid of the stacks and stacks of computer books no one will ever use, like "Welcome to Windows 3.1" and other severely outdated OS books. At least a Fortran (or other old language) book is a usable reference with some degree of relevance to someone's job, most of the application books are just taking up room. And I don't know about your library, but I swear mine only buys computer books when they're 2 years out of date. When I actually asked about it, they were all like "but we have a hundred computer books!" Bah. :)