I actually just finished this book. It's an oldy but goody, and it should be required reading for the statistically challenged. (I.e, those subject to the whims of marketing droids)
The most common "average" is mean: Add all of the hours and divide by the number of bulbs.
Another average, median, would be the exact middle. That is, halfway from the longest lifed bulb and the shortest lifed bulb. That number would likely be pretty high too, but for whatever reasons they aren't using that "average."
The final "average" I'm going to talk about (you can all thank me later for this diatribe), is called mode. What a fascinating average it is, too! By definition, mode is the most frequently occuring value in the set. Perhaps this 1000 hours is right around the mode? That would be a good estimate of bulb lifetime me thinks.
Frankly I'm sick and tired of the Salvation Army providing food and clothing to the poor and other various public services. Let's start taxing there asses. Hey, you fake fucking Santa, guess what? Your day's of handing out free lunches are over.
Actually, let's start taxing people's tithes. God has enjoyed omnipotence for quite long enough; it's time for the goverment to get it's share.
Assholes.
Dave
I like this idea because, as it stands, the price for this type of software is artificially inflated.
Right now, terrorists' funding is being stretched quite thin because of increased costs for heroin production in Afghanistan. So, anywhere that they can cut costs, they want to. Buying guided missiles from former Soviet block nations can be quite costly, and a more cost effective solution involves cutting out the middle man and building them "in-cave."
I'm not sure about legal issues, but perhaps Syria or Lebanon or other countries would be interested in supporting you. Just watch out for those pesky CIA dudes that are trying to kill your ass.
Or did they find Carmen Sandiego?
Come to think of it, she did say she was going to the 4th planet from the Sun. Now, is that Rio de Janeiro, Rome, or Mars? Picking Mars is obviously risky as it will take a few weeks to return and by that time Carmen will likely be long gone.
It's an asinine analogy. At the heart of it is the metaphor that tech workers are the RIAA. In reality, they are more akin to the polar opposites, management and labor or producer and consumer.
I'm overwhelmed by your in-depth analysis of the differences between J2EE and Struts. I think there might be a little more to it, though. Consider rechecking your sources.
"We must look at the great frontier of space as the next place to get our large injection of resources," Westfall said. "I admit that we might be opening a can of worms. But you've got to have worms to catch fish," he said.
This guy is sounding more and more like a drug addict to me.
A club is very different from a recording studio. Club for live shows? Maybe. People will still want studio enhanced music. I agree though, Music CD manufacturing is on it's way out, and so are the inflated prices.
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It's the work of the devil, my friend. Say your prayer.
I actually just finished this book. It's an oldy but goody, and it should be required reading for the statistically challenged. (I.e, those subject to the whims of marketing droids)
If I had mod points, I'd mod you -1 LOSER! Why don't you STFU, you FUD bastard!
Mod me down, I don't give a shit.
If you can, throw it away.
Cliché perhaps, but the point is still valid.
The most common "average" is mean: Add all of the hours and divide by the number of bulbs.
Another average, median, would be the exact middle. That is, halfway from the longest lifed bulb and the shortest lifed bulb. That number would likely be pretty high too, but for whatever reasons they aren't using that "average."
The final "average" I'm going to talk about (you can all thank me later for this diatribe), is called mode. What a fascinating average it is, too! By definition, mode is the most frequently occuring value in the set. Perhaps this 1000 hours is right around the mode? That would be a good estimate of bulb lifetime me thinks.
Who does want to pay taxes? Schadenfreuds?
Freedom isn't free.
Actually, let's start taxing people's tithes. God has enjoyed omnipotence for quite long enough; it's time for the goverment to get it's share. Assholes. Dave
I like this idea because, as it stands, the price for this type of software is artificially inflated.
Right now, terrorists' funding is being stretched quite thin because of increased costs for heroin production in Afghanistan. So, anywhere that they can cut costs, they want to. Buying guided missiles from former Soviet block nations can be quite costly, and a more cost effective solution involves cutting out the middle man and building them "in-cave."
I'm not sure about legal issues, but perhaps Syria or Lebanon or other countries would be interested in supporting you. Just watch out for those pesky CIA dudes that are trying to kill your ass.
Or did they find Carmen Sandiego? Come to think of it, she did say she was going to the 4th planet from the Sun. Now, is that Rio de Janeiro, Rome, or Mars? Picking Mars is obviously risky as it will take a few weeks to return and by that time Carmen will likely be long gone.
Never question Bruce Dickinson. Let's roll em.
Listen babies, when I'm through with you, ya'll be wear'n gold plated diapers.
Then we're going all the way to the kernel to take back our operating system!
Yyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaauuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhh hh!
You should be listening (reading) not talking (typing).
It's an asinine analogy. At the heart of it is the metaphor that tech workers are the RIAA. In reality, they are more akin to the polar opposites, management and labor or producer and consumer.
What matter? Electrons?
I think the manner in which they tested it, and this is just from reading the article, was defect density.
Sounds great, other then the fact that most ISP block port 80 and 21 (among other ports).
Where would the wheel be without modems? 'Technology' has got to be the ultimate buzz-word.
Manager: Let's through technology at it.
Programmer: Can we hit the manager with a hammer? That's throwing technology at the problem as far as I'm concerned.
I think none, and I'm quite sure it won't work -- you human paraquat!
I'm overwhelmed by your in-depth analysis of the differences between J2EE and Struts. I think there might be a little more to it, though. Consider rechecking your sources.
Ask this on the turbine mailing list. Or better yet, RTFM!
It could surface every once in awhile to check it's position. Anyway, noone has actually been caught smuggling drugs this way. Just wondering.
Any links? Or are you trolling?
This guy is sounding more and more like a drug addict to me.
A club is very different from a recording studio. Club for live shows? Maybe. People will still want studio enhanced music. I agree though, Music CD manufacturing is on it's way out, and so are the inflated prices.