I have to go through a blood-borne pathogens training seminar twice a year where I work. Despite not working with blood or infectious agents, I will be required to sign a statement saying I will agree and comply with the Patriot Act. Refusal to sign will apparently lead to non-compliance with safety training, which will lead to no grant money! The NIH will not authorize grants for researchers who do not have the proper protocols and properly trained staff (ie safety training).
Will this really affect me in any meaningful way? Probably not. However it's still a little weird.
Why not keep it going until at least its replacement has been proven to work reliably? It would suck to keep Alvin in mothballs and then find out its replacement craps out after 2 months! Is there any reason not to keep it going until then? You know, kind of like Hubble and its replacement?
So is there any proof any of these mutant genes are directly relevent for HIV immunity? How do they test that? Do they acttively give you HIV and see if you get infected? Could it just be a coincidence that the mutant gene shows up in people that are "immune to HIV"? Cause and effect are not the same as correlation.
Isn't this in line with the whole "No machine[usually meaning computer, but in this case a jumpdrive] is secure if the physical box is in the hands of the hacker/criminal."
I mean, if you have the jumprdrive in your possession it's only a matter of time before you find a weakness to exploit, right?
...is because it will probably run linux with very few problems. The notebook itself is actually pretty ordinary compared to the ones offered by Sony. The only catches are the price and pretty poor linux compatibility. I used to have an "old" Sony U101 which was only 2.4lbs and had a waaay mor epowerful processor. It could also run for 13 hrs on a single battery. Oh yeah, getting linux to run on it was real pain in the ass, though!
This guy at Vanderbilt Univ (I'll spare him the/. effect and keep his name anonymous) works on coronavirus, ie SARS, and has been working to creat a vaccine. The only problem, is that his vaccines frequently create worse diseases. Don't worry, these were all animal models with strains somewhat harmless to humans. I went to lecture by this guy on the problems of combatting SARS where he freely admitted that it didn't look a vaccine was going to be easy or quick to develop.
Of course, based on the information above I'm sure a lot of you can guess who his. Oh, come on! Just guess!
I don't like cell-phone games because they suck! 3D games are fine and all, but I could spend HOURS playing Galaga, Commander Keen, and other great 2D games with "cartoon" graphics.
but doesn't the FBI have enough to do already? I mean, I hate SPAM like everyone else (100/day AFTER filtering) but I'd rather have the FBI catch murderers, terrorist, spies, etc etc. I waste a lot of time cleaning my inbox, but I'd rather have the Feds catching violent criminals (cause you know we don't have enough of those here in the U.S.!) instead of relying on hospitals to keep me alive.
Yeah, but don't lots lawyers take cuts of what they win? Sure you can keep some on retainer which costs money, but it seems like the RIAA just told some lawyers "Go get 'em! Go get 'em, boy!"
So does that mean they're really only averaging $1700 per settlment? Assuming of course that hasn't been taken into account already!
I don't work in a BSL4 lab (just measley BSL2), but I thought the dangers were pretty minimal. Everything should be done in airflow controlled cabinets that is THEN in a flow controlled room, while workers wear pressurized suits. If the power were to go off, why don't they just pack everything up in a box and toss it in the freezer? It should stay frozen for quite some time with the insulation.
Isn't there a Mandrake Distro out there with WineX installed and configured with nVidia drivers? I don't see it on their website, but here's the original Press Release.
I notice some Pentium-M references (a la Centrino) and speedstepping as well as ACPI (power management) updates. I'm not a programmer by trade and I haven't yet downloaded it or compiled to run some comparisons.
I was wondering if anyone knew if these represent significant improvement.
"Is your entire post based on what you learned at a seminar, or was it just the second paragraph?"
To be totally honest, the seminar was pretty useless! I know these things from personal experience. Almost everyone I know has an MD/PhD or are on their way of getting one (I DO work at a university, however). Several of my friends have gone from academia into industry and vice-versa.
One of my roomates from long ago finished his PhD in neuroscience and went straight into consulting, starting at $70K USD.
One of my friends, went from uni to company and his salary doubled. After only 5 years, he is now a founding partner of a biotech company. And he "only" has a bachelor's degree!
I know several other post-docs that have moved on to jobs where the starting salary is >$60K-80K USD.
Stupid me, however, took a big paycut to work at a university. After 3 years of steady raises (again, the benefits of working at a university!), I'm STILL making less than what I had been. I like the environment better (both the work place and locale), I like the work schedule better, and I like actually like my bosses. Additionally, I like the opportunities for achievement at my current job; I could potentially make >$60K USD becuase of the nice work I've been able to do over the past few years. There's the infintesimal possibility I could strike it rich if I'm awarded a patent (the university and several collaborators would all share it with me, so my share would be greatly diminished). However, I doubt my work is patentable, nor do I think it should be even if is.
Of course, in a entirely monetary sense, I might be making the same amount OVERALL if I had just stayed at my first job (because of my current job's paycut).
This isn't meant to be a troll or anything, but Post-doctoral fellows (aka post-docs) are training-type positions like medical residents. They earn slave wages under the guise of training. Of course, after their 3,4,5,6 year training stint, their earnings go up exponential to make up for lost time.
A junior technician (bachelor's degree) can make around $50K USD here in the US. A PhD can command more as a "mere lab tech." That's IF s/he wants to continue to do science. They can get jobs reasonably easily as *shudder!* consultants. In fact, I went to seminar on how to tweak your resume (a science PhD resume, anyway) to get a job in consulting.
I seriously doubt he'll be making over $100K USD after 5 years as a plumber. With his PhD he can, if he plays his cards right.
All fine points, but I was wondering how it might affect usability/upgrades/performace enhancements/new features and stuff like that down the road.
Is poor old granny going to be tethered to her P4/Radeon forever? Well, I guess for her maybe! How about the liberal arts hippie little brother who doesn't know anything about computers except that he likes to play GTA:Vice City?
This may not hurt "real" linux users, but what about granny who's just getting into linux? How will the new liscensing issues affect distros like Lindows and Lycoris whose main target demographics are noobs and windows converts?
Yeah, I was referring to those actually (The speed control for the motor and the servo control all fit into a nice little package small than any MP3 player could be). I'm sure a competent engineer could modify that thing to accept command from a Palm/iPaq/tablet/whatever. In fact, they are all radio-controlled so someone really clever could probably find a way to use 802.11a/b/g operate the thing.
If I knew anything about physics, engineering, science, or computers, I might have given it a try!
I'll be the first to admit I'm not an engineer or know anything about robotics, but how is this a significant robot again? I used to build RC cars/trucks and those were controlled by simple electronics which I'm sure could easily be controlled by a computer like a Palm pilot. The tablet PC is pretty cool-looking, but beyond that it doesn't seem to actually do very much. Why does the robot need a big diplay itself? Since it's on a vacuum you'd have to bend over pretty far to see anything on the screen. Or at least I would, because I'm over 6ft tall (183cm)!
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Will this really affect me in any meaningful way? Probably not. However it's still a little weird.
Yeah, but the submitted story guy's iPod costume actually works!
Why not keep it going until at least its replacement has been proven to work reliably? It would suck to keep Alvin in mothballs and then find out its replacement craps out after 2 months! Is there any reason not to keep it going until then? You know, kind of like Hubble and its replacement?
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I may be stupid, but I didn't see anything at that link that confirmed the new Treo. In fact, it said that even THEY thought it was a rumor.
Sorry, if I missed the real article but I'm not that into PDAs (or PDA for that matter!), so I didn't look too closely.
So is there any proof any of these mutant genes are directly relevent for HIV immunity? How do they test that? Do they acttively give you HIV and see if you get infected? Could it just be a coincidence that the mutant gene shows up in people that are "immune to HIV"? Cause and effect are not the same as correlation.
I didn't RTFA, admittedly, but did IBM take her results into consideration before designing/implementing this feature?
I mean, if you have the jumprdrive in your possession it's only a matter of time before you find a weakness to exploit, right?
Sharp produces a product that actually IS a PDA which runs linux quite well.
...is because it will probably run linux with very few problems. The notebook itself is actually pretty ordinary compared to the ones offered by Sony. The only catches are the price and pretty poor linux compatibility. I used to have an "old" Sony U101 which was only 2.4lbs and had a waaay mor epowerful processor. It could also run for 13 hrs on a single battery. Oh yeah, getting linux to run on it was real pain in the ass, though!
This guy at Vanderbilt Univ (I'll spare him the /. effect and keep his name anonymous) works on coronavirus, ie SARS, and has been working to creat a vaccine. The only problem, is that his vaccines frequently create worse diseases. Don't worry, these were all animal models with strains somewhat harmless to humans. I went to lecture by this guy on the problems of combatting SARS where he freely admitted that it didn't look a vaccine was going to be easy or quick to develop.
Of course, based on the information above I'm sure a lot of you can guess who his. Oh, come on! Just guess!
If only they were available for phones, that is.
but doesn't the FBI have enough to do already? I mean, I hate SPAM like everyone else (100/day AFTER filtering) but I'd rather have the FBI catch murderers, terrorist, spies, etc etc. I waste a lot of time cleaning my inbox, but I'd rather have the Feds catching violent criminals (cause you know we don't have enough of those here in the U.S.!) instead of relying on hospitals to keep me alive.
So does that mean they're really only averaging $1700 per settlment? Assuming of course that hasn't been taken into account already!
They publish some VERY highly regarded journals. No, not Nature or Science, but still important.
Just sayin...
Of course, this assumes that "games" = 3D games.
I was wondering if anyone knew if these represent significant improvement.
anyone?
To be totally honest, the seminar was pretty useless! I know these things from personal experience. Almost everyone I know has an MD/PhD or are on their way of getting one (I DO work at a university, however). Several of my friends have gone from academia into industry and vice-versa.
One of my roomates from long ago finished his PhD in neuroscience and went straight into consulting, starting at $70K USD.
One of my friends, went from uni to company and his salary doubled. After only 5 years, he is now a founding partner of a biotech company. And he "only" has a bachelor's degree!
I know several other post-docs that have moved on to jobs where the starting salary is >$60K-80K USD.
Stupid me, however, took a big paycut to work at a university. After 3 years of steady raises (again, the benefits of working at a university!), I'm STILL making less than what I had been. I like the environment better (both the work place and locale), I like the work schedule better, and I like actually like my bosses. Additionally, I like the opportunities for achievement at my current job; I could potentially make >$60K USD becuase of the nice work I've been able to do over the past few years. There's the infintesimal possibility I could strike it rich if I'm awarded a patent (the university and several collaborators would all share it with me, so my share would be greatly diminished). However, I doubt my work is patentable, nor do I think it should be even if is.
Of course, in a entirely monetary sense, I might be making the same amount OVERALL if I had just stayed at my first job (because of my current job's paycut).
A junior technician (bachelor's degree) can make around $50K USD here in the US. A PhD can command more as a "mere lab tech." That's IF s/he wants to continue to do science. They can get jobs reasonably easily as *shudder!* consultants. In fact, I went to seminar on how to tweak your resume (a science PhD resume, anyway) to get a job in consulting.
I seriously doubt he'll be making over $100K USD after 5 years as a plumber. With his PhD he can, if he plays his cards right.
... and yes, I am aware of the irony regarding the usage of the U.S. Army's slogan (An Army of One!).
Is poor old granny going to be tethered to her P4/Radeon forever? Well, I guess for her maybe! How about the liberal arts hippie little brother who doesn't know anything about computers except that he likes to play GTA:Vice City?
This isn't rhetorical! I'd really like to know!
If I knew anything about physics, engineering, science, or computers, I might have given it a try!
Still, it has a pretty high geek-cool factor!