I'd say that
a = b
beats that expression for economy.
This expression is far more ambiguous
and confusing than you might expect. Are you indicating assignment or comparison. In C/C++
if you were doing a comparison this would
be a horrendous bug. Can a and be be arbitrary types? No, the lisp expression is far preferable.
a) not having any built-in facility for BEDMAS-calculation. Some sort of standard macro for that is sorely lacking, and if its there, then the tutorial writers have to stop ignoring it - its absense is one of the language's biggest failings.
b) totally obtuse keywords. Yes, you learn what car and cdr mean pretty fast, but they're only the beggining of Lisp's obfuscated acronyms.
c) blocks-as-lists is a nifty feature, but some visual way to distinguish them on screen would be really, really nice.
What is BEDMAS? Infix notation? That wouldn't be the lisp way.
I agree about obtuse keywords:
static, void, volatile, mutable,... are so much
more intuitive than let or lambda. If you don't like the economical car and cdr try:
(define first car) (define rest cdr)
What are "blocks as lists"?
If you compare Lisp (or Scheme) feature for
feature with other languages you find other
languages sorely lacking.
I landed in the Kansas City area after the
bubble burst in Boston. Living costs are quite modest here, and it is a pleasant place to live.
The hacking is the same. That does
not stop my company from outsourcing to India
though. Slavery is very attractive to business.
approx 2% of the world's population but emits a quarter
Try 4.6% and 20%
Yes, even Russia agreed to the plan, with the terrible shape its economy is in, because it knows the costs of not acting will be greater.
Yes. They knew that Old Europe would foil its
attempt to join the WTO if they didn't sign.
Euro-coersion at its worst. Russia has been an
outspoken critic of Kyoto pseudo-science
since the treaty was negotiated.
But what about air quality? pollution? clean water? moderate temperatures?
Kyoto only attempts to address 'moderate
temperatures', whatever that means.
(We had quite an excellent growing season here
in the American heartland.) Even
the most strident supporters of the treaty
do not claim it will have a measurable affect
on climate. They
look at it as a stepping stone to a more draconian
pact. Good luck.
US is a global leader in research and development, it stands to gain much more from developing and marketing these technologies
What you describe is eco-make work with no
real economic value. What an absurd assertion.
The electorate wasn't swayed by CBS fabricated
stories about President Bush's Nation Guard service.
They weren't swayed by the phony partisan polls
published by a media openly campaigning for Kerry.
They weren't swayed by pleading letters from
liberals in England. They weren't swayed
by the liberal elites in Europe.
They weren't swayed by the missing Iraqi
explosives story manufactured by the U.N. They
weren't swayed by the tainted exit polls
published by the democrats. Story's about isolated
instances of voting irregularities will not sway
"Redneck Nation" either.
Thank you for your excellent post! Proponents
of Kyoto mistake coersion for comprimise,
consumption guilt for science. Russia
signed on for improved trade status in the EU.
That should hardly motivate the U.S. which
runs a large trade deficit with Europe.
The idea that you can manipulate
climate to some undefined favorable outcome
by reducing CO2 emissions to an arbitrary
level is absurd. I believe that elevated
global temperature will lead to increase
rainfall here in the midwest, and increased
crop yields.
On election day "Redneck Nation" roared.
Mr. Bush's mandate largely draws from people
who have contempt for Kyoto. Get used to it.
Ok! I am also a geologist (Cornell 1986).
Good to find a kindred spirit. Theoretically speaking, a flowing fluid will try to create a cross sectional shape than minimizes drag. I think of this as the glacier
following the principle of least action.
That cross sectional shape
is a semi circle. U-shape to me suggests that.
A second order polynomial is a parabola. In
low gradient fluvial systems with a deep channel
you often see a parabolic cross section. I think
that may be an equilibrium cross section when
you consider that water levels, and thus erosion
potential, rise and fall.
Glaciers carve rounded "U"-shaped valleys while rivers make pointed "V"-shaped valleys.
This does not take account of the uniquely Martian process of sapping
which also creates U shaped valleys in dendritic, presumably fluvial valley systems. We need to
be carefull about infering process from morphology
alone.
This is not a new result. It has long been observed that some valley deposits on Mars
resemble glacial morains. By far the best evidence for glaciation on Mars is at its
north pole and it is well documented.
The increasing power levels of the Mars rovers
is explained by the lengthening daylight hours
in the Mars northern hemisphere spring. What
is surprising is that the solar panels may be being
cleaned by wind action.
First let me say that allthough I had hoped that Kerry would win
Kerry lost this election that day in 1970 he
appeared before congress spewing that bilge
about American war crimes. Middle America would
never trust him after that. Only in Massachussetts could be be elected to national
office at all. He was a poor choice
for the democrats. For all that he fought a
tough campaign.
clarly not in the interest of most americans nor the rest of the world
Except for Israel, Spain, and Russia, the
rest of the world have not suffered terrorist attacks. The rest of the world seems far more interested in restraining American power than fighting terror. That is their perogative, but
our interests are not aligned.
I thought the London bookmakers odds were
the best indicator of a narrow Bush win.
It is very difficult to judge from the polls
anymore. They have turned into a device
the media in the US uses to mold public opinion.
11:10am eastern time John Kerry spoke to George
Bush in person for the last time, to submit his
conqueror. Mr Bush was merciful. Future communications with the President will be made through the Senate minority leader. Oops, he's gone too. Perhaps Mr. Kerry will
run for that.
Those who cast the votes decide nothing.
Those who count the votes decide everything.
Cynicism about the democratic process
is a sad fact in America today.
I am sorry to see that you are more inspired
by the insipid sayings of that vile pig Stalin
than the inspiring rhetoric of the
founding fathers.
There are really more important things than terrorists. Such as education, jobs, the economy.
Really? The last attack greatly exaccerbated
that last economic downturn. Lots of readers of this site are still unemployed as a result. Another attack would
probably have an even worse effect. Success on issues you mention is dependent on there being
a safe domestic environment. Terrorism really
does matter. Go GDub!
I grew up in Massachusetts and lived there until
my early 20's and I can attest to the fact that it
is a wacky and corrupt state. They elect republican governers because democrats quickly
run the state finances into the ground. I have one of the
few Republican voter registeration cards ever issued
there. The registrar wasn't sure how to handle it.
Why the democrats have allowed their party to be
hijacked repeatedly by the likes of Kennedy, Dukakis, and Kerry, I'll never know.
I live in flyover country now, and we hope Bush wins. Whoever
comes out on top I hope they will maintain
the policy of wasting radical Islamists.
Slashdot Mirror
This expression is far more ambiguous and confusing than you might expect. Are you indicating assignment or comparison. In C/C++ if you were doing a comparison this would be a horrendous bug. Can a and be be arbitrary types? No, the lisp expression is far preferable.
a) not having any built-in facility for BEDMAS-calculation. Some sort of standard macro for that is sorely lacking, and if its there, then the tutorial writers have to stop ignoring it - its absense is one of the language's biggest failings. b) totally obtuse keywords. Yes, you learn what car and cdr mean pretty fast, but they're only the beggining of Lisp's obfuscated acronyms. c) blocks-as-lists is a nifty feature, but some visual way to distinguish them on screen would be really, really nice.
If you compare Lisp (or Scheme) feature for feature with other languages you find other languages sorely lacking.
For economy you cannot beat:
Dude, there have an ultimate Walmart just a few miles from me in Overland Park. Talk about the good life.
I landed in the Kansas City area after the bubble burst in Boston. Living costs are quite modest here, and it is a pleasant place to live. The hacking is the same. That does not stop my company from outsourcing to India though. Slavery is very attractive to business.
approx 2% of the world's population but emits a quarter
Try 4.6% and 20%
Yes, even Russia agreed to the plan, with the terrible shape its economy is in, because it knows the costs of not acting will be greater.
Yes. They knew that Old Europe would foil its attempt to join the WTO if they didn't sign. Euro-coersion at its worst. Russia has been an outspoken critic of Kyoto pseudo-science since the treaty was negotiated.
But what about air quality? pollution? clean water? moderate temperatures?
Kyoto only attempts to address 'moderate temperatures', whatever that means. (We had quite an excellent growing season here in the American heartland.) Even the most strident supporters of the treaty do not claim it will have a measurable affect on climate. They look at it as a stepping stone to a more draconian pact. Good luck.
US is a global leader in research and development, it stands to gain much more from developing and marketing these technologies
What you describe is eco-make work with no real economic value. What an absurd assertion.
The electorate wasn't swayed by CBS fabricated stories about President Bush's Nation Guard service. They weren't swayed by the phony partisan polls published by a media openly campaigning for Kerry. They weren't swayed by pleading letters from liberals in England. They weren't swayed by the liberal elites in Europe. They weren't swayed by the missing Iraqi explosives story manufactured by the U.N. They weren't swayed by the tainted exit polls published by the democrats. Story's about isolated instances of voting irregularities will not sway "Redneck Nation" either.
Thank you for your excellent post! Proponents of Kyoto mistake coersion for comprimise, consumption guilt for science. Russia signed on for improved trade status in the EU. That should hardly motivate the U.S. which runs a large trade deficit with Europe. The idea that you can manipulate climate to some undefined favorable outcome by reducing CO2 emissions to an arbitrary level is absurd. I believe that elevated global temperature will lead to increase rainfall here in the midwest, and increased crop yields.
On election day "Redneck Nation" roared. Mr. Bush's mandate largely draws from people who have contempt for Kyoto. Get used to it.
Hamiltons dynamics apply even where dH/dt is not zero. It is one law of physics from which there is no escape.
Ok! I am also a geologist (Cornell 1986). Good to find a kindred spirit. Theoretically speaking, a flowing fluid will try to create a cross sectional shape than minimizes drag. I think of this as the glacier following the principle of least action. That cross sectional shape is a semi circle. U-shape to me suggests that. A second order polynomial is a parabola. In low gradient fluvial systems with a deep channel you often see a parabolic cross section. I think that may be an equilibrium cross section when you consider that water levels, and thus erosion potential, rise and fall.
Glaciers carve rounded "U"-shaped valleys while rivers make pointed "V"-shaped valleys.
This does not take account of the uniquely Martian process of sapping which also creates U shaped valleys in dendritic, presumably fluvial valley systems. We need to be carefull about infering process from morphology alone.
This is not a new result. It has long been observed that some valley deposits on Mars resemble glacial morains. By far the best evidence for glaciation on Mars is at its north pole and it is well documented.
The increasing power levels of the Mars rovers is explained by the lengthening daylight hours in the Mars northern hemisphere spring. What is surprising is that the solar panels may be being cleaned by wind action.
I got a good view outside of my garage this morning. They looked like two diamonds, one smaller than the other, twinkling in the dawn sky.
They neglected to mention China's perfection of the rickshaw and the ox cart.
What does this mean about drug control policy and the extensive use of one herbicide repeatedly.
It means we must use napalm to destroy coca instead of herbiside.
First let me say that allthough I had hoped that Kerry would win
Kerry lost this election that day in 1970 he appeared before congress spewing that bilge about American war crimes. Middle America would never trust him after that. Only in Massachussetts could be be elected to national office at all. He was a poor choice for the democrats. For all that he fought a tough campaign.
clarly not in the interest of most americans nor the rest of the world
Except for Israel, Spain, and Russia, the rest of the world have not suffered terrorist attacks. The rest of the world seems far more interested in restraining American power than fighting terror. That is their perogative, but our interests are not aligned.
I thought the London bookmakers odds were the best indicator of a narrow Bush win. It is very difficult to judge from the polls anymore. They have turned into a device the media in the US uses to mold public opinion.
Kerry Concedes Election To Bush
11:10am eastern time John Kerry spoke to George Bush in person for the last time, to submit his conqueror. Mr Bush was merciful. Future communications with the President will be made through the Senate minority leader. Oops, he's gone too. Perhaps Mr. Kerry will run for that.
Here is an interesting site.
Here is a posting of mine on this topic. China has already approached the US and been rebuffed.
Those who cast the votes decide nothing. Those who count the votes decide everything.
Cynicism about the democratic process is a sad fact in America today. I am sorry to see that you are more inspired by the insipid sayings of that vile pig Stalin than the inspiring rhetoric of the founding fathers.
I hope the new president murders the Islamist radicals in large numbers.
There are really more important things than terrorists. Such as education, jobs, the economy.
Really? The last attack greatly exaccerbated that last economic downturn. Lots of readers of this site are still unemployed as a result. Another attack would probably have an even worse effect. Success on issues you mention is dependent on there being a safe domestic environment. Terrorism really does matter. Go GDub!
I grew up in Massachusetts and lived there until my early 20's and I can attest to the fact that it is a wacky and corrupt state. They elect republican governers because democrats quickly run the state finances into the ground. I have one of the few Republican voter registeration cards ever issued there. The registrar wasn't sure how to handle it. Why the democrats have allowed their party to be hijacked repeatedly by the likes of Kennedy, Dukakis, and Kerry, I'll never know.
I live in flyover country now, and we hope Bush wins. Whoever comes out on top I hope they will maintain the policy of wasting radical Islamists.
The problem with SSMEs is that they're a pain to maintain. If we could have a simpler, reusable engine, *that* would save money.
Here it is.