The article mentions the electronic process being easier for reviewers to go over the application, but the numerous applications might have been related to not having to file things on paper in multiple forms and simplifying the process. I'd wager that my eye insurance co avoids moving claims online to reduce their payout rate.
Would it be news if Microsoft paid vendors $450 less per month than company B? Now, wouldn't it be even less news if vendors took this into account and adjusted their fees upwards by $450? This is just an accounting trick that probably has no real world impact on the vendors.
Actually, it's more like a sign and a barrier in the park saying "keep off the grass."
If there is no longer any grass, one should reconsider whether the sign and barrier are necessary.
Science is just starting to discover how the body as an ecosystem functions. We still have a lot of progress to make from wiping out all bacteria and relying on broad-spectrum antibodies.
The amazing thing about the bacterial ecosystem is how even different parts of your skin can be colonized by completely different types of bacteria, even just a few inches apart. There are symbiotic relationships just among the bacteria, and other bacteria which are several degrees removed from directly relying on our host bodies. It's a fascinating area of study, but one which is difficult, because it's impossible to isolate and study the bugs individually.
Dissolving electronics will have unpredictable, and non-reproducible failure conditions. Can you imagine designing a medical device in such a way that any random part of your circuit could be randomly destroyed and yet fail in a graceful manner? It seems there's enough difficulty as it is with non-dissolving electronics.
In the US, a simple magnetic stripe is used to encode the data, which can be duplicated with little effort. Even if your credit card is swiped at a brick and mortar retailer, this well-known vulnerability gives consumers some credibility against the credit card issuer when they claim to have not made the purchase.
The scary part of this chip and pin vulnerability is that banks have a history of blaming the consumer and not issuing refunds since chip and pin was presumed to be secure. From the article, "Others [banks] reported already being suspicious of the strength of unpredictable numbers... If those assertions are true, it is further evidence that banks systematically suppress information about known vulnerabilities, with the result that fraud victims continue to be denied refunds."
The conventional wisdom says never take a counteroffer. Your loyalty is questioned so you'll be the first to go during layoffs, they'll take the pay bump out of your future raises, and other people will eventually find out. I've also heard about people taking a counteroffer and not actually getting one... by the time you realize this, the other position is filled.
It sounds like you've determined that the positions are close in desirability (or you wouldn't be asking this question). Since you have nothing to lose, you might as well negotiate harder for what you want -- more pay, vacation, or other benefits. Perhaps this might push you over the top for the director position. Moving from a lead developer to a director position for 10% more salary seems low. I would imagine that you could ask for a 25% bump
For 1080p screens, if you're sitting further than 2x the diagonal screen width, your eye can't resolve more detail on the screen even with more pixels. This is called the Lechner Distance. Does anyone actually sit that close? It's certainly not how far the average person sits from the screen.
In addition to CS, I was a econ major, and I remember being totally for globalization. The loss of one job (actually displacement to a lower-paying job) is compensated with gains in lower prices for everybody. NAFTA? Great! Those whiny unions need to learn a lesson in economics and need to take a hit for the rest of us. Now that I have a mortgage mortgage and all, it's a lot scarier to face. Mostly because of the downtime for re-education and the fact that I'm starting out at the bottom of a different field.
What will be interesting to watch is the service industry's (health care, repair) boom compared to the information industry because those jobs can't be moved a 1000 miles away.
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I'm glad to see a high bar set for the certification of LED bulbs. CFL lights rarely hit their expected life span, among other problems
The article mentions the electronic process being easier for reviewers to go over the application, but the numerous applications might have been related to not having to file things on paper in multiple forms and simplifying the process. I'd wager that my eye insurance co avoids moving claims online to reduce their payout rate.
Would it be news if Microsoft paid vendors $450 less per month than company B? Now, wouldn't it be even less news if vendors took this into account and adjusted their fees upwards by $450? This is just an accounting trick that probably has no real world impact on the vendors.
Actually, it's more like a sign and a barrier in the park saying "keep off the grass." If there is no longer any grass, one should reconsider whether the sign and barrier are necessary.
Science is just starting to discover how the body as an ecosystem functions. We still have a lot of progress to make from wiping out all bacteria and relying on broad-spectrum antibodies.
The amazing thing about the bacterial ecosystem is how even different parts of your skin can be colonized by completely different types of bacteria, even just a few inches apart. There are symbiotic relationships just among the bacteria, and other bacteria which are several degrees removed from directly relying on our host bodies. It's a fascinating area of study, but one which is difficult, because it's impossible to isolate and study the bugs individually.
Dissolving electronics will have unpredictable, and non-reproducible failure conditions. Can you imagine designing a medical device in such a way that any random part of your circuit could be randomly destroyed and yet fail in a graceful manner? It seems there's enough difficulty as it is with non-dissolving electronics.
In the US, a simple magnetic stripe is used to encode the data, which can be duplicated with little effort. Even if your credit card is swiped at a brick and mortar retailer, this well-known vulnerability gives consumers some credibility against the credit card issuer when they claim to have not made the purchase. The scary part of this chip and pin vulnerability is that banks have a history of blaming the consumer and not issuing refunds since chip and pin was presumed to be secure. From the article, "Others [banks] reported already being suspicious of the strength of unpredictable numbers... If those assertions are true, it is further evidence that banks systematically suppress information about known vulnerabilities, with the result that fraud victims continue to be denied refunds."
The conventional wisdom says never take a counteroffer. Your loyalty is questioned so you'll be the first to go during layoffs, they'll take the pay bump out of your future raises, and other people will eventually find out. I've also heard about people taking a counteroffer and not actually getting one... by the time you realize this, the other position is filled.
It sounds like you've determined that the positions are close in desirability (or you wouldn't be asking this question). Since you have nothing to lose, you might as well negotiate harder for what you want -- more pay, vacation, or other benefits. Perhaps this might push you over the top for the director position. Moving from a lead developer to a director position for 10% more salary seems low. I would imagine that you could ask for a 25% bump
For 1080p screens, if you're sitting further than 2x the diagonal screen width, your eye can't resolve more detail on the screen even with more pixels. This is called the Lechner Distance. Does anyone actually sit that close? It's certainly not how far the average person sits from the screen.
http://nationsreportcard.gov/science_2009/
latex paint is water based, and it's used outdoors...
maybe they meant taro... that hardly qualifies as a food. ever had poi? eww (apologies to the hawaiians out there)
if every ibanker wants the deal, why is the fee still a hefty 7% as stated in the article?
to make your clothes smell like a bum's after you use it
In addition to CS, I was a econ major, and I remember being totally for globalization. The loss of one job (actually displacement to a lower-paying job) is compensated with gains in lower prices for everybody. NAFTA? Great! Those whiny unions need to learn a lesson in economics and need to take a hit for the rest of us. Now that I have a mortgage mortgage and all, it's a lot scarier to face. Mostly because of the downtime for re-education and the fact that I'm starting out at the bottom of a different field. What will be interesting to watch is the service industry's (health care, repair) boom compared to the information industry because those jobs can't be moved a 1000 miles away.
which link is the freakin' link to the story?? I think it would be easier for me to wait and just read the comments instead :)