I wonder if these kids are abiding by state labor laws. Many states limit employment for minors by time of day and hours/week. How many hours a week do these kids need to PLAY the games to be good enough to teach others to do so? Also, if they are earning more than $400 a year they are required to file with the IRS.
Regardless, allowing children to be employed this way seems short-sighted on the part of parents. Service jobs at least teach kids to deal with people they may not like. Employment of this sort offers no benefit to the child other than easy cash & the delusion that video games are something other than a passtime.
This device does not look comfortable at all - from the artist's rendition it wraps around at least 1/3 of the forearm and half the length from the wrist to the elbow.
I would imagine it feels similar to wearing a cast...or maybe an arm-mounted chastity belt.
The article describes a hybrid powertrain with a battery that augments fuel cell power at speed. The fuel cell only appears to put out about 1KW (1-2 horsepower). Does this mean that the 50 mph top speed was achieved with both power sources being tapped? If that's the case, the real top speed, ie one you could actually sustain, would be much lower, maybe 30mph.
IIRC the
Samsung Uproar was the first phone to come out with mp3 playback capability. For the technology available at the time (2001) it was a great device - 64MB flash player with a decent phone.
One of the best features of that phone was completely unintentional - since it had stereo headphones for both phone and mp3 player usage you could have two people talk on the phone at the same time without having to use a speakerphone by giving each person one of the earpieces.
Any chance you're driving an SVT Focus (2.0L, 170hp, 6MT)? I drive mine like a bat out of hell - one pedal to the floor at all times (either the gas or the brake) - and I get 22-24 MPG. On long highway trips I've seen 31-32 MPG.
I work in the automotive industry, and YMMV is a very true statement. Mileage depends not only on driving style, but also on:
-Quality of gas -Ambient Temperature -Tire type & inflation pressure -Type of route taken -Engine & drivetrain tolerances -Altitude, Humidity and Rain (or lack thereof) -Road surface
Another factor that may influence your mileage is a calibration chance in the engine computer. Manufacturers frequently change the programming of engine computers to tweak various factors including driveability and emissions. Certain calibrations may yield amazing mileage but can cause a car to stall at inopportune times and would be scrapped.
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This tech is the very definition of vapourware, it's been in development for years.
Not true. If you have enough money, either of these guys will sell you a working product. A product that simply can't find many takers at its price is very different from one that is incomplete technically. If Duke Nukem Forever were to appear on the shelf tomorrow for the low, low price of $4999, would you buy it?
Furthermore, Mendel worked primarily with traits of pea plants, which clearly could intermingle in nature. The same is true with dogs - I think if you look around you will find they are not terribly particular about who, when, or where they, ur, cross-breed with.
I think that the questions most people have about altering DNA stem (pun intended) from the fact that humans are creating results that could never occur in nature.
You're right that NFL players typically don't have to worry about their jobs being outsourced. But MLB right-fielders have to worry about losing their positions to Japanese heavy-hitters, NBA players have to worry about being dunked on by Chinese recruits, and IRL drivers have to worry about being upstaged by European talent.
I work for one of the big three automotive companies and I see the effects of foreign competition every day. The fact is as more and more countries hit their stride on the technological learning curve, we had all better start doing what we do better and cheaper or plan to do something else.
To a certain extent I believe that Americans need to face the facts that we lead a priveleged existence. Our standard of living is higher than almost anywhere else in the world, but this isn't something to be taken for granted. If the job you want isn't available at the salary you want to make because someone halfway across the world is willing to do it cheaper, maybe it isn't a streak of bad luck but a new reality that you (and we) need to become accustomed to. Supply and demand doesn't just apply to physical products, but talents and abilities too. If the worldwide supply of a certain level of IT talent is growing and the demand (jobs) are constant, you can bet that the price (salary) is going to drop.
I didn't intend for this discussion to be about outsourcing and international competition. I am also not singling anyone out - if you have lost your job, I am sorry and I wish you the best of luck in finding a career that makes you happy and successful. However, if you are unemployed, you shouldn't be bitching about it on slashdot. You should be in school, job-hunting, working part-time, volunteering, studying, and budgeting the money you do have. Why not consider teaching? Schools across the US are in dire need of teachers, especially in math and science. Most people on this site have a strong math/science background and many school districts are willing to waive teaching certificate requirements if you want to try your hand at it.
The point that I wanted to get across was that the intellectual career path still offers better rewards on average than the athletic one and you shouldn't regret having chosen an intellectual one (I am assuming there are no professional athletes here...). I have presented no evidence to this effect, and I would be hard pressed to get the statistics myself, so I am not going to pretend I have them. I would, however, put up a decent sum of money if you can present facts to the contrary.
I am by no means endorsing the salaries that are paid to professional athletes. In terms of value added to society, they in no way justify the amounts of money they make.
What I am saying is that you should not resent having chosen a more intellectual career path. I'll stand by my earlier statement that people who choose to shoot for a career in professional sports on average end up making a lower salary than people who shoot for a career in IT or engineering.
There are always people on either end of the normal distribution. If you're on the dole this year, chances are it'll be someone else's turn in the shit next year.
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This will also open up about 22 hours a day of programming on the Fox network...
CNN has always kept us up-to-date on current events...
Also looks like the prices on Cinema Displays have been dropped a couple hundred bucks.
I wonder if these kids are abiding by state labor laws. Many states limit employment for minors by time of day and hours/week. How many hours a week do these kids need to PLAY the games to be good enough to teach others to do so? Also, if they are earning more than $400 a year they are required to file with the IRS.
Regardless, allowing children to be employed this way seems short-sighted on the part of parents. Service jobs at least teach kids to deal with people they may not like. Employment of this sort offers no benefit to the child other than easy cash & the delusion that video games are something other than a passtime.
This device does not look comfortable at all - from the artist's rendition it wraps around at least 1/3 of the forearm and half the length from the wrist to the elbow.
I would imagine it feels similar to wearing a cast...or maybe an arm-mounted chastity belt.
Check out this subwoofer...maybe it can't reproduce quite as low, but I guarantee that at the frequency those "ports" are tuned to it would be louder.
Reminds me of Triumph the insult comic dog's attack on Star Wars fans waiting for Episode II...
The one with the cat is wicked. I wonder if the color balance changed because of the monitor or because the light in the room changed.
The article describes a hybrid powertrain with a battery that augments fuel cell power at speed. The fuel cell only appears to put out about 1KW (1-2 horsepower). Does this mean that the 50 mph top speed was achieved with both power sources being tapped? If that's the case, the real top speed, ie one you could actually sustain, would be much lower, maybe 30mph.
What's the allure to the consumer of a "paper" paper? With an online newspaper, I can browse at work, for free, without getting ink on my hands.
IIRC the Samsung Uproar was the first phone to come out with mp3 playback capability. For the technology available at the time (2001) it was a great device - 64MB flash player with a decent phone.
One of the best features of that phone was completely unintentional - since it had stereo headphones for both phone and mp3 player usage you could have two people talk on the phone at the same time without having to use a speakerphone by giving each person one of the earpieces.
I was referring to the VERY first line in the post where he states:
it's an acceleration rate. G = 9.8m/s.
In this case the units should be m/s^2 because the poster is referring to acceleration. The next line where the poster says:
"After a 1s fall, any object will be falling at 9.8m/s" then the m/s units would be correct. Consider dead horse well and truly beaten.
Your explanation is right but your units in the first line should have been G = 9.8 m/s^2.
will send a combination of 36 scents through a crystal ball, which can be attached to a PC
Unlike the average slashdotter who, when attached to PC, only produces one scent...
"In total there are 182 users online :: 2 Registered, 0 Hidden and 180 Guests"
Looks like a promising audience...
Hopefully the Black Hat Hackers Bloc won't have used the same server to launch the DOS attack as is hosting their website...
That's not exactly true.
Any chance you're driving an SVT Focus (2.0L, 170hp, 6MT)? I drive mine like a bat out of hell - one pedal to the floor at all times (either the gas or the brake) - and I get 22-24 MPG. On long highway trips I've seen 31-32 MPG.
I work in the automotive industry, and YMMV is a very true statement. Mileage depends not only on driving style, but also on:
-Quality of gas
-Ambient Temperature
-Tire type & inflation pressure
-Type of route taken
-Engine & drivetrain tolerances
-Altitude, Humidity and Rain (or lack thereof)
-Road surface
Another factor that may influence your mileage is a calibration chance in the engine computer. Manufacturers frequently change the programming of engine computers to tweak various factors including driveability and emissions. Certain calibrations may yield amazing mileage but can cause a car to stall at inopportune times and would be scrapped.
This tech is the very definition of vapourware, it's been in development for years.
Not true. If you have enough money, either of these guys will sell you a working product. A product that simply can't find many takers at its price is very different from one that is incomplete technically. If Duke Nukem Forever were to appear on the shelf tomorrow for the low, low price of $4999, would you buy it?
Student 1: What's new?
Student 2: C over lambda!
Did you mean Gregor Mendel (1822-1884)?
Furthermore, Mendel worked primarily with traits of pea plants, which clearly could intermingle in nature. The same is true with dogs - I think if you look around you will find they are not terribly particular about who, when, or where they, ur, cross-breed with.
I think that the questions most people have about altering DNA stem (pun intended) from the fact that humans are creating results that could never occur in nature.
"Stop fucking direct marketing!"
BURNS: Ooooh! The Germans are mad at me! I'm so scared, the Germans! Oh the Germansare coming after me...
...Stop it, Mr. Burns!...
GERMANS:
You're right that NFL players typically don't have to worry about their jobs being outsourced. But MLB right-fielders have to worry about losing their positions to Japanese heavy-hitters, NBA players have to worry about being dunked on by Chinese recruits, and IRL drivers have to worry about being upstaged by European talent.
I work for one of the big three automotive companies and I see the effects of foreign competition every day. The fact is as more and more countries hit their stride on the technological learning curve, we had all better start doing what we do better and cheaper or plan to do something else.
To a certain extent I believe that Americans need to face the facts that we lead a priveleged existence. Our standard of living is higher than almost anywhere else in the world, but this isn't something to be taken for granted. If the job you want isn't available at the salary you want to make because someone halfway across the world is willing to do it cheaper, maybe it isn't a streak of bad luck but a new reality that you (and we) need to become accustomed to. Supply and demand doesn't just apply to physical products, but talents and abilities too. If the worldwide supply of a certain level of IT talent is growing and the demand (jobs) are constant, you can bet that the price (salary) is going to drop.
I didn't intend for this discussion to be about outsourcing and international competition. I am also not singling anyone out - if you have lost your job, I am sorry and I wish you the best of luck in finding a career that makes you happy and successful. However, if you are unemployed, you shouldn't be bitching about it on slashdot. You should be in school, job-hunting, working part-time, volunteering, studying, and budgeting the money you do have. Why not consider teaching? Schools across the US are in dire need of teachers, especially in math and science. Most people on this site have a strong math/science background and many school districts are willing to waive teaching certificate requirements if you want to try your hand at it.
The point that I wanted to get across was that the intellectual career path still offers better rewards on average than the athletic one and you shouldn't regret having chosen an intellectual one (I am assuming there are no professional athletes here...). I have presented no evidence to this effect, and I would be hard pressed to get the statistics myself, so I am not going to pretend I have them. I would, however, put up a decent sum of money if you can present facts to the contrary.
I am by no means endorsing the salaries that are paid to professional athletes. In terms of value added to society, they in no way justify the amounts of money they make.
What I am saying is that you should not resent having chosen a more intellectual career path. I'll stand by my earlier statement that people who choose to shoot for a career in professional sports on average end up making a lower salary than people who shoot for a career in IT or engineering.
There are always people on either end of the normal distribution. If you're on the dole this year, chances are it'll be someone else's turn in the shit next year.