instead of punishing the banks for somehow fucking up so badly that the information was leaked online and calling for their heads (figuratively) they're more interested in calling for the heads (literally) of the people who exposed just how fucked up securing that data was--an act that is ultimately self-defeating if it were meant to protect those random people who are hurt.. instead of using the opportunity for a very public, open expose on the issues with the banking system as a justification to fix those problems
"But sometimes, there's a man – and I'm talking about the Dude here – sometimes, there's a man, well, he's the man for his time and place. He fits right in there. And that's the Dude. In Los Angeles."
"But sometimes, man - you can go anywhere - even in some cases, men, men of his time and place. He is the right fit. Order. In Los Angeles."
Well, of the 54 prominent skeptics on the record, only eight of them have any relevant scientific qualification: Tim Ball, Robert C Balling, Bill Gray, Richard Lindzen, Patrick Michaels, Garth Paltridge, Roy Spencer and Wolfgang Thune. So I guess they could fit in one New York Yankees box seat.
1. Computer in control every flight for months 2. Pilots' skills and awareness degrade. 3. Sensors fail 4. Computer: "sorry dudes, you're on your own" 5. Rusty, out-of-the-loop pilots thrown into control 6. Pilots: "Fuck, I'd better troubleshoot the computers"
Here's the same for a B767:
1. Pilots in control, maintaining their skills, developing aircraft and weather awareness 2. Sensors fail 3. Seasoned pilots: "Fuck, it's a good thing I can fly this thing in my sleep"
Bingo. You nailed it. Electronic medical records are visible to all sorts of people who aren't working to help patients get better. Medical staff realize the potential for lawsuits, etc. and are responding by using unofficial paper medical records to record the real juicy information that helps them do their jobs.
Now this isn't necessarily bad, your penicillin allergy won't be 'off-the-record' on a post-it note, but the parallel 'shadow medical records' are a real phenomenon that EMR designers will have to contend with. A more complicated hospital visit will likely leave two sets of records, a dry sanitized version for the accountants and lawyers, and the one that really documents all the ugly, embarrassing, CONFIDENTIAL stuff that went into making you better.
Education also works well when you're doing something competitive! That's why I spent so much time learning to program in RoboWar back in elementary school. You built a robot, then program it, then set it loose in an arena against other robots. Competition winners from 1992-2003 are available for download, so there's lots of examples. It's open source, and has a Windows version...
The problem isn't the bulk quantity of electrical energy needed*, it's the timing of the power. As long as electric car chargers can be timed to match times of excess generation capacity, then it's golden.
mgcarley, good luck with the glare-hunting, it's tricky to get rid of entirely.
A rule of thumb is to try and orient yourself so any bright lights shine at you from the side.
If you're facing them, they'll be in your peripheral vision, if you face away, they'll reflect back at you in your monitor. If you're surrounded by bright lights, well, good luck!
I've done some industrial control room display design, where the client still wants things to be easy for the operators. The consensus among human factors professionals is that a light gray background is best (similar to the slashdot color scheme around this comment box). Why?
- To match the screen luminance to your surroundings. Monitors showing black backgrounds will more harshly reflect the ambient light, resulting in annoying glare (unless you work in a pitch black room). The lower the ambient light level in your workspace, the darker your gray.
- To allow the greatest range of text colors with acceptable contrast. For example, try reading yellow on a white background. Using gray gives you the option to transmit a lot of color information while keeping an even contrast. The key, again, is to choose text colors that are not "pure" from the MSPaint palette, but instead are pastel-ized enough to have equivalent contrast on your grey background of choice.
The combination of these two should result in a fairly even constrast throughout your workspace. The goal is to minimize the light correction your eye has to perform when you look from the screen to your surroundings, and when navigating around through different parts of your code.
If there are elements of your work (like BUGBUG in code) that you want your color scheme to draw to your attention, a grey background also lets you choose a more saturated, salient color to really punch up the attention-grabbing factor.
The best game that I've played lately is Counter Strike Surfing. Same old modified Quake 2 engine, same old sprites, textures, and models, entirely new game. Get Counter Strike classic off Steam and give it a try... the learning curve is steep but it's worth the climb. Begs for a dedicated game to be coded.
You'd think that we would have grown medical marijuana in the Diefenbunker already, but instead the Health Canada grow-op is in an abandoned mine in Manitoba.
When was the last time you heard a major political figure say, "You know, I always thought that X was the case, but recent studies have led me to believe otherwise"?
Slashdot Mirror
Terry Gillam's Brazil comes to mind. Everything that's called "Terrorism" in that movie is just "Central Services" screwing up and passing the buck. The worst terrorist of all is a heating repair man.
Your heuristic works as long as
1) you don't care about their data, analysis or arguments
2) you don't care who chose their labels - "antimissle critics"
Sounds like you're adapting to cable news quite well.
Good times.
"But sometimes, there's a man – and I'm talking about the Dude here – sometimes, there's a man, well, he's the man for his time and place. He fits right in there. And that's the Dude. In Los Angeles."
"But sometimes, man - you can go anywhere - even in some cases, men, men of his time and place. He is the right fit. Order. In Los Angeles."
Well, of the 54 prominent skeptics on the record, only eight of them have any relevant scientific qualification: Tim Ball, Robert C Balling, Bill Gray, Richard Lindzen, Patrick Michaels, Garth Paltridge, Roy Spencer and Wolfgang Thune. So I guess they could fit in one New York Yankees box seat.
"cyclists (who pay nothing) have more rights on the road than drivers who's taxes and fees actually pay for the roads"
As others have pointed out, you don't know what you're talking about. "92% of the funds for local roads come from property, income, and sales taxes". Your gas taxes pay for highways, but even they are subsidized by general tax funds.
You forgot some steps:
A330:
1. Computer in control every flight for months
2. Pilots' skills and awareness degrade.
3. Sensors fail
4. Computer: "sorry dudes, you're on your own"
5. Rusty, out-of-the-loop pilots thrown into control
6. Pilots: "Fuck, I'd better troubleshoot the computers"
Here's the same for a B767:
1. Pilots in control, maintaining their skills, developing aircraft and weather awareness
2. Sensors fail
3. Seasoned pilots: "Fuck, it's a good thing I can fly this thing in my sleep"
Next post on Ask Slashdot: Evading a Child Locating System! "My dad is tracking me with a subcutaneous GPS chip. How can I block it?"
Amen. The chart is dead, long live the chart is a great article outlining the slow transformation of charts from cognitive support to billing artifact.
Yea, the poster must have gotten confused - they actually overclocked it to 6500+
It's already been built: you just designed the home version of Regen Energy's system.
Bingo. You nailed it. Electronic medical records are visible to all sorts of people who aren't working to help patients get better. Medical staff realize the potential for lawsuits, etc. and are responding by using unofficial paper medical records to record the real juicy information that helps them do their jobs.
Now this isn't necessarily bad, your penicillin allergy won't be 'off-the-record' on a post-it note, but the parallel 'shadow medical records' are a real phenomenon that EMR designers will have to contend with. A more complicated hospital visit will likely leave two sets of records, a dry sanitized version for the accountants and lawyers, and the one that really documents all the ugly, embarrassing, CONFIDENTIAL stuff that went into making you better.
Hospital diagnosis is a messy, hugely complex problem, and the communication and documentation reflects this. Trying to tidy medical records can destroy what makes them useful.
Education also works well when you're doing something competitive! That's why I spent so much time learning to program in RoboWar back in elementary school. You built a robot, then program it, then set it loose in an arena against other robots. Competition winners from 1992-2003 are available for download, so there's lots of examples. It's open source, and has a Windows version...
Opinion. Citation.
The problem isn't the bulk quantity of electrical energy needed*, it's the timing of the power. As long as electric car chargers can be timed to match times of excess generation capacity, then it's golden.
* except for hydroelectricity
mgcarley, good luck with the glare-hunting, it's tricky to get rid of entirely.
A rule of thumb is to try and orient yourself so any bright lights shine at you from the side.
If you're facing them, they'll be in your peripheral vision, if you face away, they'll reflect back at you in your monitor. If you're surrounded by bright lights, well, good luck!
I've done some industrial control room display design, where the client still wants things to be easy for the operators. The consensus among human factors professionals is that a light gray background is best (similar to the slashdot color scheme around this comment box). Why?
- To match the screen luminance to your surroundings. Monitors showing black backgrounds will more harshly reflect the ambient light, resulting in annoying glare (unless you work in a pitch black room). The lower the ambient light level in your workspace, the darker your gray.
- To allow the greatest range of text colors with acceptable contrast. For example, try reading yellow on a white background. Using gray gives you the option to transmit a lot of color information while keeping an even contrast. The key, again, is to choose text colors that are not "pure" from the MSPaint palette, but instead are pastel-ized enough to have equivalent contrast on your grey background of choice.
The combination of these two should result in a fairly even constrast throughout your workspace. The goal is to minimize the light correction your eye has to perform when you look from the screen to your surroundings, and when navigating around through different parts of your code.
If there are elements of your work (like BUGBUG in code) that you want your color scheme to draw to your attention, a grey background also lets you choose a more saturated, salient color to really punch up the attention-grabbing factor.
Hmm, I recognize Meraki's defence from one of my favorite movies...
"His girlfriend gave up her toe! She though we'd be getting million dollars! Iss not fair!"
Here's a bit more capable (and lower to the ground) mobile robot: RHEX. It can clamber over rocks, forest, and field, plus swim...
Go Queen's!
(am I right?)
The best game that I've played lately is Counter Strike Surfing. Same old modified Quake 2 engine, same old sprites, textures, and models, entirely new game. Get Counter Strike classic off Steam and give it a try... the learning curve is steep but it's worth the climb. Begs for a dedicated game to be coded.
"A nice picture of the beautiful and clean Mac logo. I dream about this logo at night sometimes. It adorns my life."
Aaw!
Holla!
I am interested in purchasing your theory.
Hmm.
You'd think that we would have grown medical marijuana in the Diefenbunker already, but instead the Health Canada grow-op is in an abandoned mine in Manitoba.
I think Al Gore said that once....
Hey, how come you didn't post with your real user account? Hope you feel better. :)