Philadelphia has enough problems with the public services it already provides (water, sewer, trash, schools, police, fire, etc) http://student-voices.org/news/index.php3?NewsID=1 5805
I really don't see any advantage in having the city (or other local governments) branching out into new lines of taxpayer supported businesses. Where would it end? Should cities control TV? Radio? Telephones? Newspapers?
"Because of the massive amounts of corruption at all levels of government? Organized crime bosses who refuse to let companies set up shop without bribes?"
Are you referring to Ukraine or India? Corruption is a way of life in India.
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Noise level is very important to some people (like me). Enforce a "no music except headphones" policy, have enough meeting rooms away from the work area so groups can talk without disturbing everyone. I don't now about yours, but most salesmen I've known are loud and non-stop talkers.
So the invention is: I put one window on top of another. After a while the window on top fades and the one under it becomes active.
I don't understand why I would want that to happen.
I noticed this caption under one of your graphics:
"Need to plot that function of two variables? Make a surface plot! The surface plot tool can use cartesian (x and y) or polar (r and theta) coordinates."
Most students will be too confused to go any farther.
We escrowed code for many years, a local law firm set it up and served as the agent. Once in a while a customer would even ask for a copy so they could install it and compile the system. They figured if our company went out of business they would have a reasonable chance of hiring an ex-employee to maintain the product until they found a replacement. Sounded good in a sales pitch anyway.
There's a big difference between an Certified Public Accountant and a bookkeeper. There's also a big difference between a Certified Public Engineer and someone who knows a programming language or two.
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Philadelphia has enough problems with the public services it already provides (water, sewer, trash, schools, police, fire, etc) http://student-voices.org/news/index.php3?NewsID=1 5805
I really don't see any advantage in having the city (or other local governments) branching out into new lines of taxpayer supported businesses. Where would it end? Should cities control TV? Radio? Telephones? Newspapers?
"Because of the massive amounts of corruption at all levels of government? Organized crime bosses who refuse to let companies set up shop without bribes?" Are you referring to Ukraine or India? Corruption is a way of life in India. http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/96/0216/ed1.html/
Noise level is very important to some people (like me). Enforce a "no music except headphones" policy, have enough meeting rooms away from the work area so groups can talk without disturbing everyone. I don't now about yours, but most salesmen I've known are loud and non-stop talkers.
So the invention is: I put one window on top of another. After a while the window on top fades and the one under it becomes active. I don't understand why I would want that to happen.
I noticed this caption under one of your graphics: "Need to plot that function of two variables? Make a surface plot! The surface plot tool can use cartesian (x and y) or polar (r and theta) coordinates." Most students will be too confused to go any farther.
We escrowed code for many years, a local law firm set it up and served as the agent. Once in a while a customer would even ask for a copy so they could install it and compile the system. They figured if our company went out of business they would have a reasonable chance of hiring an ex-employee to maintain the product until they found a replacement. Sounded good in a sales pitch anyway.
There's a big difference between an Certified Public Accountant and a bookkeeper. There's also a big difference between a Certified Public Engineer and someone who knows a programming language or two.