Are you talking about Norway? There are private schools, but it is _not allowed_ to make a profit. The only private schools are ones with a different pedagogical philosophy like Montesorri, or the German school, French school, etc.
The level of education is very poor despite a lot of money is poured into the educational system. Since there is no competition and no incentives to be a good teacher, most bright ones choose a different career after a few years in the system. Does it change? Not at all, everyone recieves a very poor education.
What is the alternative? Most likely, without these tax breaks Google would have gone somewhere else. With the initial big investment and everything that goes with it 'for the next 30 years' NC will most likely get much more in tax revenue than the tax break they are giving.
How on earth was this rated as 'Funny'? IMHO this was a good point, dumb terminals and a configured linux would be rather cheap and quite stable. A worthy alternative to desktops.
But whose cost do the commercials cover? The cable operators? I see no point in having a broadcaster in the business model at all. Cut out the middleman and set up a direct link between producer and customer over the Internet. The customer can thus pay a small fee in order to download high-res episodes when they are released.
Because some people are actually willing to support the producers of shows they like so that such shows can continue to be produced. Also, there are many people who would want to stay on the right side of the law unless it is too costly (monetary and resource). The amount of money we are talking about per show is very small to most people. Personally I would gladly pay $2 per show directly to the producer in order to be able to watch it when it is 'aired' in good quality.
When first looking at the article one would think the energy captured/generated would be used for something useful. But it is just a total waste, only potentially leading to dizziness! How about providing the tenants with a portion of 'free' energy instead?
More nations are now joining the space-race and land is being sold on the Internet. If those "certificates of property" are actually worth more than the piece of paper is another discussion, but it is quite possible that the US government recognizes the danger that other nations such as China, Russia, or the EU (not a nation, but many) will be able to put a vessel on the moon and hence claim the surrounding land. The one who settles first obviously will have the first pick in land, and this might be a heavy weighing factor in their decision. Plus, of course, that the ISS already exists and perhaps it is not popular enough for the masses, but a moon colony, on the other hand, is something different. Perhaps NASA just wants this to market themselves better.
Honest question, not trolling... I'm wondering what they should really be doing, besides forcing Microsoft to stop doing business in member states as long as they remain noncompliant, perhaps.
This was just a suggestion as to what a perhaps more effective sanction/penalty would be.
If anyone thinks the 'Americans' were the ones who started slavery that just an evidence of their ignorance. Such a thing has of course been around thousands of years. Who built the pyramids? The vikings also brought 'slaves' with them from their pillaging.
Well, with DVD subscriptions you have to take one important thing into considerations, shipping. There are a whole lot of people leaving outside the US who watch these shows and many would opt out when they have to pay for shipping which really adds to the cost.
A better alternative would be downloadable episodes. Would I rather pay a few bucks per show, doing it the legit way and supporting the program rather than downloading it through some P2P network? Definately!
The current companies rely on TV viewers to get those advertisement fees etc, plus merchandising. I don't think that is where the market really is. We have here a lot of people who will buy several sets of the DVDs just to support the program. Of course these people would pay per episode just to make sure that the show keeps running!
The point is not that BBC is or is not covering such events, the bloggers themselves wanted to be asked about this, not only about censorship. There is a reason why they are bloggers, they have strong opinions on various matters, and most likely they see an interview with the BBC as a great chance to voice their opinion. The reporter is only interested in censorship when talking to them, which is natural. They get pissed off and later bash the BBC.
For example, if a user clicked on an obvious suspicious link (spoofed by yours truly IT Department of course), his computer will be taken away for "maintenance" for a week, and he'll be assigned to another area of the office with a crappy machine. This way, not only does he suffer from his action, others will know why he is working at the "Concentration Cubicle".
Good idea, that will certainly boost productivity when employees must wait for 30 mins to get Outlook working. Most people are in fact not 'computer people', they are simple users and the IT departments simply have to realize that.
Convergence IS going to happen, IMHO. If a device could offer the same as the iPod, people would buy it. But at this moment there are several technological problems:
1. Battery life, there simply isn't enough juice to power a phone dishing out music without having to recharge it constantly. The battery runs flat and you suddenly have no phone!
2. Size, Nokia's N91 might be too big for most people since they use their iPod for for example exercising and others where no phone is needed or perhaps wanted.
3. Functionality, the iPod is specialized for music with its wheel and middle button. A phone needs to be mainly a phone and designwise it is very difficult to achieve.
Personally I am longing for the Nokia N91. True, it will be slightly bulky, but then again I rarely have my phone in my pocket, but rather in my bag, and spend most of my time listening to music on the move between home, work, and the gym. At home I have no need for such a small player and can then recharge it if needed.
Marketing is all about the money. Why is there so much SPAM? Simple, some peoploe buy the products. Had there been no economical gain, there would not have been SPAM. Unfortunately the world is filled with morons and this affects us all. The cost of sending out millions of e-mails is close to none, and the benefits are that their products are sold. SPAM is an excellent tool for marketers.
That would be true if there was only one alternative. Rather, one does not cancel the other. There has been a lot of talk and research done on fusion, but for this technology, perhaps not enough. What is being done now is a big joint effort in finding out if fusion actually is feasible. If this project cannot produce the technology it is most likely way too advanced for us at our current level of knowledge. The thought is simply "let's find out if we can actually do this!" It is a lot of money, but well worth the risk. Just imagine if such power can be tamed, it would change the way we life because energy would no longer be of any concern, there would be abundant!
However, there will of course still be spent money on other alternatives alongside this one research.
Of course Norway is not a member of OPEC. OPEC was established to counterbalance the so called 'Seven sisters', being seven large western oil companies who controlled the oil market. As Norway is a western country it is not a member of OPEC.
I do not see how there can be any upper limit on text compression as it will depend on the contents of the text. As many have posted, it will depend on the frequency of the characters and this will vay depending on the contents (i.e the language it is written in). Take the banal example of a language with only ten characters where three characters are heavily used. The compression of such a text would be very high, whereas a highly complex language might have lower compression possibilities.
'These new laws will affect nearly every commercial email marketer in the United States, and even those outside of the United States who maintain some physical presence in the United States.'
The person would have to maintain physical presence. I assume this does not mean to necessarily be present, but have i.e. real estate, a server etc.
Even if there is no extradition treaty they could try. And, since the person has a physical presence in the US they can claim such property as compensation.
My point is that if working overtime causes stress and this becomes very costly to the company and the society then at some point it is no longer the most efficient use of resources. When that point is reached changes should be made by reducing working hours etc. That is why I consider it temporary. However, if this point is not reached, yes, then it is permanent.
You are describing this through the eyes of the employee who is ambitious and wants to rise as fast and high as possible, while I am trying to see this from the viewpoint of the management who is in control and in position to decide the company policies.
"Obviously you haven't seen the new overtime regulations."
There is no such thing as 'global regulations' disregarding human rights etc. My experience is from Scandinavia and Japan, and overtime is usually compensated with +50% for the first few hours and then +100%, something I consider quite heavy. I assume you are referring to the US, and no, I am not aware of the 'new overtime regulations', unfortunately.
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Are you talking about Norway?
There are private schools, but it is _not allowed_ to make a profit. The only private schools are ones with a different pedagogical philosophy like Montesorri, or the German school, French school, etc.
The level of education is very poor despite a lot of money is poured into the educational system.
Since there is no competition and no incentives to be a good teacher, most bright ones choose a different career after a few years in the system.
Does it change? Not at all, everyone recieves a very poor education.
What is the alternative?
Most likely, without these tax breaks Google would have gone somewhere else. With the initial big investment and everything that goes with it 'for the next 30 years' NC will most likely get much more in tax revenue than the tax break they are giving.
The PS3 has got one 'Install other OS' and this is said to be specifically for Linux. So point three does not really apply.
How on earth was this rated as 'Funny'?
IMHO this was a good point, dumb terminals and a configured linux would be rather cheap and quite stable. A worthy alternative to desktops.
But whose cost do the commercials cover? The cable operators? I see no point in having a broadcaster in the business model at all.
Cut out the middleman and set up a direct link between producer and customer over the Internet. The customer can thus pay a small fee in order to download high-res episodes when they are released.
Because some people are actually willing to support the producers of shows they like so that such shows can continue to be produced. Also, there are many people who would want to stay on the right side of the law unless it is too costly (monetary and resource). The amount of money we are talking about per show is very small to most people.
Personally I would gladly pay $2 per show directly to the producer in order to be able to watch it when it is 'aired' in good quality.
When first looking at the article one would think the energy captured/generated would be used for something useful. But it is just a total waste, only potentially leading to dizziness! How about providing the tenants with a portion of 'free' energy instead?
More nations are now joining the space-race and land is being sold on the Internet. If those "certificates of property" are actually worth more than the piece of paper is another discussion, but it is quite possible that the US government recognizes the danger that other nations such as China, Russia, or the EU (not a nation, but many) will be able to put a vessel on the moon and hence claim the surrounding land.
The one who settles first obviously will have the first pick in land, and this might be a heavy weighing factor in their decision. Plus, of course, that the ISS already exists and perhaps it is not popular enough for the masses, but a moon colony, on the other hand, is something different. Perhaps NASA just wants this to market themselves better.
This was just a suggestion as to what a perhaps more effective sanction/penalty would be.
If anyone thinks the 'Americans' were the ones who started slavery that just an evidence of their ignorance. Such a thing has of course been around thousands of years. Who built the pyramids? The vikings also brought 'slaves' with them from their pillaging.
Well, with DVD subscriptions you have to take one important thing into considerations, shipping.
There are a whole lot of people leaving outside the US who watch these shows and many would opt out when they have to pay for shipping which really adds to the cost.
A better alternative would be downloadable episodes.
Would I rather pay a few bucks per show, doing it the legit way and supporting the program rather than downloading it through some P2P network? Definately!
The current companies rely on TV viewers to get those advertisement fees etc, plus merchandising.
I don't think that is where the market really is. We have here a lot of people who will buy several sets of the DVDs just to support the program. Of course these people would pay per episode just to make sure that the show keeps running!
Chinese Google
US Google
I see two very different results, and no notice of censorship.
The point is not that BBC is or is not covering such events, the bloggers themselves wanted to be asked about this, not only about censorship. There is a reason why they are bloggers, they have strong opinions on various matters, and most likely they see an interview with the BBC as a great chance to voice their opinion. The reporter is only interested in censorship when talking to them, which is natural. They get pissed off and later bash the BBC.
That seems to be a problem with your local provider and not with Nokia. You are the one who can do something about that, switch.
Convergence IS going to happen, IMHO.
If a device could offer the same as the iPod, people would buy it. But at this moment there are several technological problems:
1. Battery life, there simply isn't enough juice to power a phone dishing out music without having to recharge it constantly. The battery runs flat and you suddenly have no phone!
2. Size, Nokia's N91 might be too big for most people since they use their iPod for for example exercising and others where no phone is needed or perhaps wanted.
3. Functionality, the iPod is specialized for music with its wheel and middle button. A phone needs to be mainly a phone and designwise it is very difficult to achieve.
Personally I am longing for the Nokia N91. True, it will be slightly bulky, but then again I rarely have my phone in my pocket, but rather in my bag, and spend most of my time listening to music on the move between home, work, and the gym. At home I have no need for such a small player and can then recharge it if needed.
Hey, yourmail!
I am connected as well, but I can't find you, duuude.
Marketing is all about the money. Why is there so much SPAM? Simple, some peoploe buy the products. Had there been no economical gain, there would not have been SPAM. Unfortunately the world is filled with morons and this affects us all. The cost of sending out millions of e-mails is close to none, and the benefits are that their products are sold. SPAM is an excellent tool for marketers.
That would be true if there was only one alternative.
Rather, one does not cancel the other. There has been a lot of talk and research done on fusion, but for this technology, perhaps not enough. What is being done now is a big joint effort in finding out if fusion actually is feasible. If this project cannot produce the technology it is most likely way too advanced for us at our current level of knowledge. The thought is simply "let's find out if we can actually do this!" It is a lot of money, but well worth the risk. Just imagine if such power can be tamed, it would change the way we life because energy would no longer be of any concern, there would be abundant!
However, there will of course still be spent money on other alternatives alongside this one research.
Of course Norway is not a member of OPEC.
OPEC was established to counterbalance the so called 'Seven sisters', being seven large western oil companies who controlled the oil market.
As Norway is a western country it is not a member of OPEC.
I do not see how there can be any upper limit on text compression as it will depend on the contents of the text. As many have posted, it will depend on the frequency of the characters and this will vay depending on the contents (i.e the language it is written in).
Take the banal example of a language with only ten characters where three characters are heavily used. The compression of such a text would be very high, whereas a highly complex language might have lower compression possibilities.
Read the article:
'These new laws will affect nearly every commercial email marketer in the United States, and even those outside of the United States who maintain some physical presence in the United States.'
The person would have to maintain physical presence. I assume this does not mean to necessarily be present, but have i.e. real estate, a server etc.
Even if there is no extradition treaty they could try. And, since the person has a physical presence in the US they can claim such property as compensation.
MS has not paid the fine yet, so the total amount would be the previous fine plus $5 mill per day (approx 5% of their global revenue),
My point is that if working overtime causes stress and this becomes very costly to the company and the society then at some point it is no longer the most efficient use of resources.
When that point is reached changes should be made by reducing working hours etc. That is why I consider it temporary. However, if this point is not reached, yes, then it is permanent.
You are describing this through the eyes of the employee who is ambitious and wants to rise as fast and high as possible, while I am trying to see this from the viewpoint of the management who is in control and in position to decide the company policies.
"Obviously you haven't seen the new overtime regulations."
There is no such thing as 'global regulations' disregarding human rights etc. My experience is from Scandinavia and Japan, and overtime is usually compensated with +50% for the first few hours and then +100%, something I consider quite heavy. I assume you are referring to the US, and no, I am not aware of the 'new overtime regulations', unfortunately.