Somehow the PhD program elevates the undergrad program?
I think the idea is that more postdocs mean better profs. But then maybe Harvey Mudd has some profs who are really passionate about teaching and not research...
Forget this survey. Is there really a surprise when schools that cost $30,000 per year rank at the top? What I'm interested in is a country -vs- country ranking. Here in Canada we have some amazing universities, and I'd love to see them up against the US's best.
I pay about $2900/semester to go to school at Berkeley..
For those curious as to what was meant by the subtitle
from the breast-and-wig dept.
I think the editors were busy ogling "Breast appliances and wig" worn by Rebecca Romijn-Stamos in X-Men. More about the item for those not feeling like checking out a link for breast appliances:
Blue latex breast appliances (each signed on the inside in gold by the actress), and a short-haired red wig, worn by Rebecca Romijn-Stamos as Mystique. $500 - $1,000 [estimated sale price]
I guess that's perfect for that semi-stalkerish yet absolutely cool amongst geeks feeling.
I'm a university student as well and as you can see (I'm sitting on slashdot) I have some of the same issues. However there have been some shining examples of good behavior on my part, and here are what I think are some of the apparent factors/causes:
a. social proof, i.e. studying with a bunch of people b. meaning, a meaningful purpose c. distractions, lack thereof, i.e. lack of other things to think about
Examples with causes: -studying in the basement of the library (a, c) -studying for imminent test or other grade-altering material (b, and possibly a) -studying for something that will be applicable to some upcoming event i.e. work (b, and possibly a) -studying for something that is less dreadful than what I should *really* be studying (b, c) -studying at a coffeehouse, with ambient-type music like classical or trance (a, c)
***** Other notes:
Speaking of coffee, I highly recommend coffee for the few hours that I seem to get out of it, really studying.
Something else I've found useful to keep my mind focused is to bring a notepad which I designate as a "worry pad." When I think of something, like, gee, I should do laundry or pay bills, I just write it on the pad so that I can focus on studying.
I find it helpful to like what I am studying. If I currently don't like it, I try to find a way to like it. If I can't find a way to like it, I begin to consider studying something else....
Or maybe this problem of not being able to study is not a problem as a gift. Perhaps studying as much as some others at your school is not your idea of fun and you can try pursuing something that seems more fun to you (without studying).
The central element of MCI's scheme, people involved in the inquiry said, consisted of disguising long-distance calls as local calls to avoid paying special access tariffs to local carriers across the country. Those tariffs are the largest single source of MCI's costs for carrying calls and data transmissions.
Accounting? Looks like just lying to me.
Justice Department officials have evidence that MCI may, in effect, have "laundered" calls through small telephone companies, and even redirected domestic calls through Canada, to avoid paying access fees or shift them to rival long-distance carriers, according to people involved in the investigation.
Remember, though, that MCI was Worldcom. (Worldcom changed their name to MCI).
"We were told that Project Invader was an exploitation of a tariff loophole, a trick. We kept the project a secret. The traffic was ramped up slowly to avoid detection."
Seriously, 'Project Invader'? Who comes up with these project names? Are you just asking to be caught?
Before you say that bamboo is weak and easily dismembered, here's a quote from the article:
But Flavio makes me see things differently: Bamboo is a resource of immense potential. And it is strong too. What makes it possible to build bicycles from it is that it is stronger than steel when strained in the longitudinal direction, 17% to be exact.
The main point of the article, of course, is that bamboo is much more environmentally friendly than metals while being extraordinarily plentiful.
For those who 1) don't read the article and 2) don't know much about science, this is why this article is "important":
Unusual warm spots on Mars might represent "ice towers" similar to those seen in Antarctica, say researchers. They could even harbour life, Nick Hoffman of Melbourne University told a conference on Thursday.
Then the article talks about how some guy discovered this and what the further implications can be.
Safety? It has jet-pilot seat belts and a racing-regulation roll cage; it weighs more than 3,000 pounds, about the same as a Toyota Camry, including 1,100 pounds of Yellow Top batteries under the floorboards as ballast, so it's not tippy on turns.
I don't know man, this 3,000 pound car weighs more than my Mazda Protege (approx. 2.6k pounds)
The suit, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for Central California, claims that the rate SBC charged the companies for digital subscriber line (DSL) service was too expensive for them to resell profitably. Linkline Communications, Inreach Internet, Om Networks and Red Shift Internet Services are seeking $40 million in damages and a discontinuation of alleged "price squeezing" from SBC, according to the court filing.
Attorneys for the California ISPs say San Antonio-based SBC must discontinue its pricing system in order to give smaller companies a chance to compete for DSL subscribers.
Looking at the way the article was written, I get the impression that some ISPs are suing SBC for providing a service which was hard to resell at a higher price.
In other industries, this is known as not having a good business plan. I'm unaware of how this is illegal and wanting clarity on this issue..
The arrival of humanoid robots should be a cause for celebration. With the robots doing most of the work, it should be possible for everyone to go on perpetual vacation. Instead, robots will displace millions of employees, leaving them unable to find work and therefore destitute. I believe that it is time to start rethinking our economy and understanding how we will allow people to live their lives in a robotic nation.
Does anyone else see Brave New World here? Artificial industries created in allowing humans to be free of worry and work...merely players in a game whose goal is to increase consumption.
I do see that people have a need for purpose but I'm not sure that this article addresses an issue of motivation. I don't see why I would go to work in order to do yoga.
I think the program is designed to meet other needs. For example, Bill Gross at PIMCO is pretty much the bond industry's icon. Billions of dollars rest on his shoulders.....
This is ridiculous. Employers would find that their employess were productive and content by treating them with respect and dignity, managing them properly, having proper time-scales, fair working hours, etc. Enforced yoga, meditation and feng-shui is childish, silly and new-age clap-trap put about my a bunch of charlatans looking to make a quick buck out of the naieve, impressionable and those with more money than sense.
You seem to be wanting respect and meaning from work. I agree that these are fundamental human needs. I would not want to go on without those.
Having said that, I would also say that peace and energy are fundamental human needs and yoga seems to be a strategy that these companies are taking to help workers satisfy those needs. In that I see hope, because I am wanting recognition of this need for peace. However I wish to empathize with your skepticism of this strategy of yoga by stating that I hope that the companies keep their eyes on the goal of meeting workers' needs rather than merely implementing a yoga program they read in BW weekly. (or worse, on slashdot:)
Slashdot Mirror
George W. Bush warns against the dangers of lying demagogues.
nice shameless promotion of our beautiful city.
:)
Go Bears
Somehow the PhD program elevates the undergrad program?
I think the idea is that more postdocs mean better profs. But then maybe Harvey Mudd has some profs who are really passionate about teaching and not research...
Forget this survey. Is there really a surprise when schools that cost $30,000 per year rank at the top? What I'm interested in is a country -vs- country ranking. Here in Canada we have some amazing universities, and I'd love to see them up against the US's best.
I pay about $2900/semester to go to school at Berkeley..
Which college has the most bandwidth? The best female to male ratio?
:)
:)
C'mon, tell us the *important* stuff.
MIT has their own class A plus they fight the RIAA
But female to male.....eh...better than CalTech
I agree. However remember that in-state undergrads at Berkeley pay only about $6k/year for tuition as opposed to $30k...
:)
but it's not for everyone
HARDCORE EECS UNITE!
Inside joke. MIT 6'ers invited. But Stanfurd sucks..
For those curious as to what was meant by the subtitle
from the breast-and-wig dept.
I think the editors were busy ogling "Breast appliances and wig" worn by Rebecca Romijn-Stamos in X-Men. More about the item for those not feeling like checking out a link for breast appliances:
Blue latex breast appliances (each signed on the inside in gold by the actress), and a short-haired red wig, worn by Rebecca Romijn-Stamos as Mystique. $500 - $1,000 [estimated sale price]
I guess that's perfect for that semi-stalkerish yet absolutely cool amongst geeks feeling.
I would recommend you throw your rechargeable Alkalines away.
Wasn't the whole point of the thread to use rechargable batteries because the OP was afraid of the impact of throwing batteries away?
All the excitement of soccer without actually any of the playing.
Yeah, who would have thought this concept would become the #1 best selling game in the UK ever?
see Championship Manager.
******
LLM, I'm doing Fiorentia Viola
canuck-
I'm a university student as well and as you can see (I'm sitting on slashdot) I have some of the same issues. However there have been some shining examples of good behavior on my part, and here are what I think are some of the apparent factors/causes:
a. social proof, i.e. studying with a bunch of people
b. meaning, a meaningful purpose
c. distractions, lack thereof, i.e. lack of other things to think about
Examples with causes:
-studying in the basement of the library (a, c)
-studying for imminent test or other grade-altering material (b, and possibly a)
-studying for something that will be applicable to some upcoming event i.e. work (b, and possibly a)
-studying for something that is less dreadful than what I should *really* be studying (b, c)
-studying at a coffeehouse, with ambient-type music like classical or trance (a, c)
*****
Other notes:
Speaking of coffee, I highly recommend coffee for the few hours that I seem to get out of it, really studying.
Something else I've found useful to keep my mind focused is to bring a notepad which I designate as a "worry pad." When I think of something, like, gee, I should do laundry or pay bills, I just write it on the pad so that I can focus on studying.
I find it helpful to like what I am studying. If I currently don't like it, I try to find a way to like it. If I can't find a way to like it, I begin to consider studying something else....
Or maybe this problem of not being able to study is not a problem as a gift. Perhaps studying as much as some others at your school is not your idea of fun and you can try pursuing something that seems more fun to you (without studying).
right, then after the debacle, WC tossed the name and went back to MCI.
The central element of MCI's scheme, people involved in the inquiry said, consisted of disguising long-distance calls as local calls to avoid paying special access tariffs to local carriers across the country. Those tariffs are the largest single source of MCI's costs for carrying calls and data transmissions.
Accounting? Looks like just lying to me.
Justice Department officials have evidence that MCI may, in effect, have "laundered" calls through small telephone companies, and even redirected domestic calls through Canada, to avoid paying access fees or shift them to rival long-distance carriers, according to people involved in the investigation.
Remember, though, that MCI was Worldcom. (Worldcom changed their name to MCI).
"We were told that Project Invader was an exploitation of a tariff loophole, a trick. We kept the project a secret. The traffic was ramped up slowly to avoid detection."
Seriously, 'Project Invader'? Who comes up with these project names? Are you just asking to be caught?
Before you say that bamboo is weak and easily dismembered, here's a quote from the article:
But Flavio makes me see things differently: Bamboo is a resource of immense potential. And it is strong too. What makes it possible to build bicycles from it is that it is stronger than steel when strained in the longitudinal direction, 17% to be exact.
The main point of the article, of course, is that bamboo is much more environmentally friendly than metals while being extraordinarily plentiful.
For those who 1) don't read the article and 2) don't know much about science, this is why this article is "important":
Unusual warm spots on Mars might represent "ice towers" similar to those seen in Antarctica, say researchers. They could even harbour life, Nick Hoffman of Melbourne University told a conference on Thursday.
Then the article talks about how some guy discovered this and what the further implications can be.
Safety? It has jet-pilot seat belts and a racing-regulation roll cage; it weighs more than 3,000 pounds, about the same as a Toyota Camry, including 1,100 pounds of Yellow Top batteries under the floorboards as ballast, so it's not tippy on turns.
I don't know man, this 3,000 pound car weighs more than my Mazda Protege (approx. 2.6k pounds)
your question:
...how long do the batteries last?
from the article:
About 80 miles per charge.
I like this car. If the first prototype didn't cost 80 grand I'd be jumping on it.
The suit, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for Central California, claims that the rate SBC charged the companies for digital subscriber line (DSL) service was too expensive for them to resell profitably. Linkline Communications, Inreach Internet, Om Networks and Red Shift Internet Services are seeking $40 million in damages and a discontinuation of alleged "price squeezing" from SBC, according to the court filing.
Attorneys for the California ISPs say San Antonio-based SBC must discontinue its pricing system in order to give smaller companies a chance to compete for DSL subscribers.
Looking at the way the article was written, I get the impression that some ISPs are suing SBC for providing a service which was hard to resell at a higher price.
In other industries, this is known as not having a good business plan. I'm unaware of how this is illegal and wanting clarity on this issue..
alright guys, flash mob at Natalie Portman's house, at 11PM!
And you thought one person stalking you was bad...
*****
Seriously, I think it sounds the stuff in the article is a cool idea.
The arrival of humanoid robots should be a cause for celebration. With the robots doing most of the work, it should be possible for everyone to go on perpetual vacation. Instead, robots will displace millions of employees, leaving them unable to find work and therefore destitute. I believe that it is time to start rethinking our economy and understanding how we will allow people to live their lives in a robotic nation.
Does anyone else see Brave New World here? Artificial industries created in allowing humans to be free of worry and work...merely players in a game whose goal is to increase consumption.
Worrying stuff. Now where's my soma..
INTJ?
I had this idea in my head that Buddhism was about not judging....this idea of a "beginner's mind"
I do see that people have a need for purpose but I'm not sure that this article addresses an issue of motivation. I don't see why I would go to work in order to do yoga.
I think the program is designed to meet other needs. For example, Bill Gross at PIMCO is pretty much the bond industry's icon. Billions of dollars rest on his shoulders.....
I'm happy that you have found something that meets your needs.
Having said that, I've having difficulty visualizing the US slashdot stereotype in my head playing sport at any time of the week, let alone lunch....
I wonder why the whole getting paid practice isn't making people feel needed...
This is ridiculous. Employers would find that their employess were productive and content by treating them with respect and dignity, managing them properly, having proper time-scales, fair working hours, etc. Enforced yoga, meditation and feng-shui is childish, silly and new-age clap-trap put about my a bunch of charlatans looking to make a quick buck out of the naieve, impressionable and those with more money than sense.
:)
You seem to be wanting respect and meaning from work. I agree that these are fundamental human needs. I would not want to go on without those.
Having said that, I would also say that peace and energy are fundamental human needs and yoga seems to be a strategy that these companies are taking to help workers satisfy those needs. In that I see hope, because I am wanting recognition of this need for peace. However I wish to empathize with your skepticism of this strategy of yoga by stating that I hope that the companies keep their eyes on the goal of meeting workers' needs rather than merely implementing a yoga program they read in BW weekly. (or worse, on slashdot