Considering most of the globe lives either the tropics or the subtropics, this is probably only going to get worse, especially as the temperate zones become more and more tropical.
Yes, unemployment is open to interpretation and yes, there are different ways of presenting the data. The "usual" figure is U4, but for others U6 might be more meaningful. I think U6 is probably a better estimate, but that's just my opinion. What ISN'T my opinion is that no matter what number you use, unemployment is creeping downwards.
If I had mod points, I'd mod your post up. Instead, I'll reply!
Yes, I came here to say exactly this. Also, this story is going to blow up or go viral or whatever, and for no good reason, IMHO. Sure, $8k/mo is pretty good money, but this is an internship. How long do they work? 3-4 months at the most? Keep in mind, that cost of living for those internship months are going to be pretty high, being in San Francisco (-ish).
I was an AT&T customer ever since they bought Cingular, including buying the iPhone 1 (iPhone 0? iPhoneC for "classic"?). Even with a heavy corp discount, T-Mo was still a better deal than AT&T. I switched over and had the worst time unlocking my phone. It took almost 2 weeks, several lengthy calls to customer service, and several escalations in tech support (I wondered how much longer it would be until they connected me to the CTO or CIO!). It was their fuck up, 100%. As if the pricing weren't incentive enough, my experience with tech support pretty much sealed the deal. I don't know the details of the plans right now, but when I was switching T-Mo was including HotSpot capabilities and unlimited international calls/SMS/data, which would've cost extra at AT&T.
Disclosure: I'm in an area where coverage and speeds are very similar. The small differences are definitely not enough to offset pricing advantages.
Absolutely agree. Went to Taiwan and a couple other countries in one trip and the T-Mo international plan was great. Yes, the speeds are limited to 256kbps, but at least you're not paying extra for it.
I tried downloading an old attachment (6-7 years ago now) from my gmail account but the attachment is corrupted. No matter how many times I download it or to what computer, it's corrupted. I wonder what Google is using?
So, if I get this right, those Google cars cause about 0.5 accidents per 1M miles? If so, that equates to about 1.5M traffic accidents per year in the US if you replaced every car with a driverless model (assuming all rates are constant, of course). If that seems like a big number, Americans currently drive about 3 trillion miles per year and get into about 5.5 million traffic accidents. If I did the math right, driverless cars will result in about 2/3 fewer accidents per year than we experience now. Should we all welcome our autonomous vehicle overlords now?
Seriously. Their tagline was literally "Today's gossip is tomorrow's news". Pretty trashy, and borderline journalism at best.
That, and their articles are always full of typos and grammatical errors, never mind the poor conclusions and sloppy research. They're not even good writers!
I completely agree with you, but this case isn't like a Da Vinci surgery robot crashing (or going haywire!) in the middle of the surgery. It's more like the camera/imaging equipment crash. Yeah, the cardiologist was probably pissed/confused and the OR techs and nurses were freaking out a bit, but I doubt the patient was in any actual direct danger from the crash. Any danger would indirect, such as prolonging the procedure and exposing the patient to more anesthetic, or rendering the procedure futile and they'd have to try it all over again the next day.
Disclaimer: It's been more than a few years since I've seen a cardiac cath.
"The ReAnima Project has just received approach from an Institutional Review Board at the National Institutes of Health in the US and in India, and the team plans to start recruiting patients immediately."
I'm not British, so maybe it's isn't a mistake but I think the word "approach" should have been "approval".
Basically, they got IRB approval for the study. They mention NIH, because the NIH's Office of Science Policy has rules and criteria for the formation of hospital's or university's IRB. I don't know the details of the study, but my guess is that local hospital where the trial is to take place gave approval. They mention NIH because it gives it an air legitimacy. I'm not saying this isn't a legit study, but I think all the NIH did was to approve the formation and composition of the IRB, not the actual study.
How does he know that the NSA hasn't hired more informaticists in the past 10 years? If I read TFA correctly, he's been out for over a decade. I kind of doubt he's privy to top secret (or higher) information like that, although civilians are granted security clearances too sometimes.
I'm not saying he's wrong, I'm just not clear on HOW he knows what he's saying is accurate. Just so you know, I'm not fan of Patriot Act or the NSA's "hoovering" of data, meta or otherwise.
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Considering most of the globe lives either the tropics or the subtropics, this is probably only going to get worse, especially as the temperate zones become more and more tropical.
*high five!*
http://www.kurzweilai.net/robo...
http://www.pnas.org/content/11...
First insects, now rodents? Maybe dogs, then dolphins, then humans?
I would also add that aggressive censoring potentially leads to conspiracy theories, thereby strengthening the original hate message.
Hate speech is not a technical problem. It's a social problem.
Just my $00.02, anyway...
Oops, I meant U3 is the usual or official unemployment rate, not U4.
https://www.bls.gov/news.relea...
Yes, unemployment is open to interpretation and yes, there are different ways of presenting the data. The "usual" figure is U4, but for others U6 might be more meaningful. I think U6 is probably a better estimate, but that's just my opinion. What ISN'T my opinion is that no matter what number you use, unemployment is creeping downwards.
If I had mod points, I'd mod your post up. Instead, I'll reply!
Yes, I came here to say exactly this. Also, this story is going to blow up or go viral or whatever, and for no good reason, IMHO. Sure, $8k/mo is pretty good money, but this is an internship. How long do they work? 3-4 months at the most? Keep in mind, that cost of living for those internship months are going to be pretty high, being in San Francisco (-ish).
You're right. While people do live in "flyover country", it pales in comparison to where the majority of Americans live.
http://www.citylab.com/design/...
I was an AT&T customer ever since they bought Cingular, including buying the iPhone 1 (iPhone 0? iPhoneC for "classic"?). Even with a heavy corp discount, T-Mo was still a better deal than AT&T. I switched over and had the worst time unlocking my phone. It took almost 2 weeks, several lengthy calls to customer service, and several escalations in tech support (I wondered how much longer it would be until they connected me to the CTO or CIO!). It was their fuck up, 100%. As if the pricing weren't incentive enough, my experience with tech support pretty much sealed the deal. I don't know the details of the plans right now, but when I was switching T-Mo was including HotSpot capabilities and unlimited international calls/SMS/data, which would've cost extra at AT&T.
Disclosure: I'm in an area where coverage and speeds are very similar. The small differences are definitely not enough to offset pricing advantages.
Absolutely agree. Went to Taiwan and a couple other countries in one trip and the T-Mo international plan was great. Yes, the speeds are limited to 256kbps, but at least you're not paying extra for it.
It's called following up. Or in it's abbreviated form: FU!
/joke
I tried downloading an old attachment (6-7 years ago now) from my gmail account but the attachment is corrupted. No matter how many times I download it or to what computer, it's corrupted. I wonder what Google is using?
Having $60k/yr of discretionary income after taxes and rent doesn't sound so bad in SF, to me anyway. Even if milk is $10/gallon or whatever it costs.
Crap? I dunno, I think it's kind of fun, and yes, I played Mario Brothers back when they weren't "Super", so get off my lawn!
Came here to say the same thing. Found it on Lifehacker/Gizmodo. See link for pretty pictures!
http://gizmodo.com/how-to-stop...
Came here to say this. The linked article itself even points out it assumes $0 R&D costs!
Anime != hentai.
You're so picky, with the whole wanting clear unambiguous writing thing...
Me, I like a good mystery!
So, if I get this right, those Google cars cause about 0.5 accidents per 1M miles? If so, that equates to about 1.5M traffic accidents per year in the US if you replaced every car with a driverless model (assuming all rates are constant, of course). If that seems like a big number, Americans currently drive about 3 trillion miles per year and get into about 5.5 million traffic accidents. If I did the math right, driverless cars will result in about 2/3 fewer accidents per year than we experience now. Should we all welcome our autonomous vehicle overlords now?
http://www.usacoverage.com/aut...
http://www.afdc.energy.gov/dat...
Seriously. Their tagline was literally "Today's gossip is tomorrow's news". Pretty trashy, and borderline journalism at best.
That, and their articles are always full of typos and grammatical errors, never mind the poor conclusions and sloppy research. They're not even good writers!
I completely agree with you, but this case isn't like a Da Vinci surgery robot crashing (or going haywire!) in the middle of the surgery. It's more like the camera/imaging equipment crash. Yeah, the cardiologist was probably pissed/confused and the OR techs and nurses were freaking out a bit, but I doubt the patient was in any actual direct danger from the crash. Any danger would indirect, such as prolonging the procedure and exposing the patient to more anesthetic, or rendering the procedure futile and they'd have to try it all over again the next day.
Disclaimer: It's been more than a few years since I've seen a cardiac cath.
From the article:
"The ReAnima Project has just received approach from an Institutional Review Board at the National Institutes of Health in the US and in India, and the team plans to start recruiting patients immediately."
I'm not British, so maybe it's isn't a mistake but I think the word "approach" should have been "approval".
Basically, they got IRB approval for the study. They mention NIH, because the NIH's Office of Science Policy has rules and criteria for the formation of hospital's or university's IRB. I don't know the details of the study, but my guess is that local hospital where the trial is to take place gave approval. They mention NIH because it gives it an air legitimacy. I'm not saying this isn't a legit study, but I think all the NIH did was to approve the formation and composition of the IRB, not the actual study.
NIH Office of Science Policy:
http://osp.od.nih.gov/
"You'll never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy."
Just didn't want anyone to think I was some government counteragent!
How does he know that the NSA hasn't hired more informaticists in the past 10 years? If I read TFA correctly, he's been out for over a decade. I kind of doubt he's privy to top secret (or higher) information like that, although civilians are granted security clearances too sometimes.
I'm not saying he's wrong, I'm just not clear on HOW he knows what he's saying is accurate. Just so you know, I'm not fan of Patriot Act or the NSA's "hoovering" of data, meta or otherwise.