Denver Public Schools has had a similar system instituted for 3 years now (the first one in the country). It rewards teachers with higher pay not only for certifications and degrees but also for the performance of their students...to the tune of $25 million a year.
I think the jury is still out on the effectiveness of this; but it does highlight that although the story about the bills for consideration is interesting, the ball has been rolling for quite some time now.
My co-workers and I sought out the comments to this article simply to find the first, inevitable Slashbotly Microsoft-bashing post regarding this question. (Seriously, asking the Slashdot community "Should I work for Microsoft??")
Come on now...really. So at least one computer at each of these universities has Firefox installed on it. Look, there's little doubt that Firefox usage is up. But, isn't this really non-news?
If Google implements this feature in their own GBrowser (assuming this ever comes to fruition), wouldn't Google be pulling as much of a Microsoft as Microsoft did with smart tags? Regardless of monopolistic history?
The Slashdot story blurb leaves out that this fix is already available. Certainly, if the fix hadn't already been made available you could count on that tidbit being mentioned....
I must say that having watched the first eleven episodes that this is an excellent show. I found myself disappointed with only one ep along the way (episode 9).
It is worth noting that BG is serial in nature...so if you miss a few eps you may find yourself in trouble. However, I've always felt that the best shows were serial.
Plus, having Ronald Moore running the show (Carnivale season 1, Deep Space Nine) really makes this a fine series.
Finally, don't miss out on the closing splash after the credits. Pretty funny stuff and different each episode!
Optimal: the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
Assuming that all the mates presented are terrible...you would argue that one is the best choice of the bunch, a local maximum, or in your words: "optimal." I would argue that by the definition above (Websters), none of the terrible choices is "favorable" at all and therefore none are "most favorable" or "optimal" in the first place.
"You have to choose your life mate. The rules we adopt for this model are that you will be presented 100 choices one after another, you may date them, sleep with them, whatever. But, at the end, you must say yea or nay and if you say nay, you will never see them again."
What strategy should you adopt? Well, if you wait to the end, the odds are only 1/100 that the last person is the optimal choice; ditto if you choose the first person.
The 1/100 chance that the last person is the optimal choice assumes there exists one optimal choice in the original batch of 100 in the first place.
I've owned one of these for the past two months, and I have to say that I love the box. Video from the HDMI port is impeccable. The Tivo friendliness factor is high as usual. I've not blinked over the high cost of the unit since I fired it up.
Why not wear a 4Meg thumb drive as a RETRO fashion statement? Perhaps there will even be a market for a 4K drive in the future. Of course, to be properly retro, the 4K drive might have to be as big as your arm....
Assume you are the governmental official who has managed to screw up their computers to the point that you cannot issue new licenses. Isn't it possible that blaming the problem on a virus regardless of problem, might be the best face-saving maneuver?
Given the title "IT (And Other) Salaries On The Rise In The U.S." but knowing the content to be talking about rising initial pay for grads entering the market...is there necessarily a direct correlation between the two?
I mean, it certainly seems reasonable to assume that the two are related...but...?
Without sounding flamey or troll-like, would you care to elaborate as to what I'm "playing on the meaning" of? I only clearly understood the implication after reading the follow-up to my original post. If you feel the need to mod my post to neg-5, be my guest...but your intentions appear nothing short of retributive.
Despite the rash of problems reported with the HDMI port and the occasionally slow guide rendering, this machine is well worth the price. After recording Ice Age as my first HD show and watching it later at my own leisure...the experience is so fantastic that I feel as though I've practically stolen something. Great stuff!
I certainly didn't indicate anything regarding punishment...merely responsibility.
However, given you assert that human error wouldn't be a problem if "the software had been written properly", and that the software was written by humans, then I would suppose your ultimate assertion would have to be "If it hadn't been for human error in writing the software, this human error wouldn't be a problem". Not a very convincing argument regarding responsibility, IMHO.
The employee missed the maintenance window. If you forget to do something that is a part of your job, I would have to suggest that you are responsible for the consequences. Now, does placing the employee in such a situation apply some burden of responsibility upon higher-ups? Certainly. But, the employee should be held responsible...ESPECIALLY if the importance of the maintenance was made clear.
I regulary visit www.hughhewitt.com. A great conservative radio show accompanies it. One thing I really appreciate about his show is that he occasionally interviews non-political types...often people from geeky/science realms.
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It is "Turkish ANGORA". This should say something about the quality of the reporting.
Denver Public Schools has had a similar system instituted for 3 years now (the first one in the country). It rewards teachers with higher pay not only for certifications and degrees but also for the performance of their students...to the tune of $25 million a year.
I think the jury is still out on the effectiveness of this; but it does highlight that although the story about the bills for consideration is interesting, the ball has been rolling for quite some time now.
This is a wonderful post!
My co-workers and I sought out the comments to this article simply to find the first, inevitable Slashbotly Microsoft-bashing post regarding this question. (Seriously, asking the Slashdot community "Should I work for Microsoft??")
Congrats, you win!!
Come on now...really. So at least one computer at each of these universities has Firefox installed on it. Look, there's little doubt that Firefox usage is up. But, isn't this really non-news?
Yeah, yeah...I know that we're supposed to pronouce this "Black"...but doesn't the line over the "a" in "Blak" make you think "Blake"?
If Google implements this feature in their own GBrowser (assuming this ever comes to fruition), wouldn't Google be pulling as much of a Microsoft as Microsoft did with smart tags? Regardless of monopolistic history?
The Slashdot story blurb leaves out that this fix is already available. Certainly, if the fix hadn't already been made available you could count on that tidbit being mentioned....
Nothing less than $300...regardless of the problem.
New languages such as C# and Visual Basic.NET only produce managed code.
Hey, what about the keyword unsafe in C#? Sheesh.
I must say that having watched the first eleven episodes that this is an excellent show. I found myself disappointed with only one ep along the way (episode 9).
It is worth noting that BG is serial in nature...so if you miss a few eps you may find yourself in trouble. However, I've always felt that the best shows were serial.
Plus, having Ronald Moore running the show (Carnivale season 1, Deep Space Nine) really makes this a fine series.
Finally, don't miss out on the closing splash after the credits. Pretty funny stuff and different each episode!
The index does not reflect the Internet, but the World Wide Web. And only a small part of it, with the Deep Web being much larger.
Doesn't Google allow for searching across the Usenet? (Excuse me, likely an index of the Usenet.) I'd suggest your definition is too narrow.
Optimal: the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
Assuming that all the mates presented are terrible...you would argue that one is the best choice of the bunch, a local maximum, or in your words: "optimal." I would argue that by the definition above (Websters), none of the terrible choices is "favorable" at all and therefore none are "most favorable" or "optimal" in the first place.
"You have to choose your life mate. The rules we adopt for this model are that you will be presented 100 choices one after another, you may date them, sleep with them, whatever. But, at the end, you must say yea or nay and if you say nay, you will never see them again."
What strategy should you adopt? Well, if you wait to the end, the odds are only 1/100 that the last person is the optimal choice; ditto if you choose the first person.
The 1/100 chance that the last person is the optimal choice assumes there exists one optimal choice in the original batch of 100 in the first place.
I've owned one of these for the past two months, and I have to say that I love the box. Video from the HDMI port is impeccable. The Tivo friendliness factor is high as usual. I've not blinked over the high cost of the unit since I fired it up.
Only complaint? The usual slow Guide rendering.
but this doesn't prevent the computers from getting these programs
I believe Spybot does protect you ("immunize") from around 2000 different pieces of software, if you let it.
Why not wear a 4Meg thumb drive as a RETRO fashion statement? Perhaps there will even be a market for a 4K drive in the future. Of course, to be properly retro, the 4K drive might have to be as big as your arm....
Assume you are the governmental official who has managed to screw up their computers to the point that you cannot issue new licenses. Isn't it possible that blaming the problem on a virus regardless of problem, might be the best face-saving maneuver?
Given the title "IT (And Other) Salaries On The Rise In The U.S." but knowing the content to be talking about rising initial pay for grads entering the market...is there necessarily a direct correlation between the two?
I mean, it certainly seems reasonable to assume that the two are related...but...?
Without sounding flamey or troll-like, would you care to elaborate as to what I'm "playing on the meaning" of? I only clearly understood the implication after reading the follow-up to my original post. If you feel the need to mod my post to neg-5, be my guest...but your intentions appear nothing short of retributive.
Despite the rash of problems reported with the HDMI port and the occasionally slow guide rendering, this machine is well worth the price. After recording Ice Age as my first HD show and watching it later at my own leisure...the experience is so fantastic that I feel as though I've practically stolen something. Great stuff!
True enough, the system in question is LCD projection. However, the article nowhere explicitly mentions the word "panel" despite its implication.
While a 42-inch Sony (SNE) Wega LCD TV retails for $10,000...
Uh, sure. But in practicality, I purchased a 60 inch Sony Wega LCD 2 weeks ago for $4500.
I certainly didn't indicate anything regarding punishment...merely responsibility.
However, given you assert that human error wouldn't be a problem if "the software had been written properly", and that the software was written by humans, then I would suppose your ultimate assertion would have to be "If it hadn't been for human error in writing the software, this human error wouldn't be a problem". Not a very convincing argument regarding responsibility, IMHO.
The employee missed the maintenance window. If you forget to do something that is a part of your job, I would have to suggest that you are responsible for the consequences. Now, does placing the employee in such a situation apply some burden of responsibility upon higher-ups? Certainly. But, the employee should be held responsible...ESPECIALLY if the importance of the maintenance was made clear.
I regulary visit www.hughhewitt.com. A great conservative radio show accompanies it. One thing I really appreciate about his show is that he occasionally interviews non-political types...often people from geeky/science realms.