You forgot their other duty. Their job is to establish partnerships with other technology companies, mandate the use of those company's products internally, regardless of need or suitability, and then grant themselves large bonuses for achieving 'synergies'
What's with the preoccupation with updating the OS. Why would that be your most significant purchase criterion? Do you use the same criterion when purchasing a television, stereo system, or any other device with an embedded OS ?
I am getting awfully tired of my government keeping secrets from me. I don't see how it can be justified that the pictures or video should be withheld. Who gives a F#*% if it angers our Islamofascist 'allies', they've shown their spots.
She was a two-bit actress, not Elizabeth Taylor, or Mae West. She was barely known within England, within the minuscule circle of people who watched Dr. Who, she certainly wasn't known in the larger world.
The insincerity of people who are "deeply saddened" makes me want to puke.
What am I supposed to do ? Presumably this question format was familiar to students of the day, and they knew to.... compare their life philosophies, or something. I on the other hand and still waiting for a question.
...that NASCAR will be the first auto-race to be fully computerized, and maybe then my dream will be answered. Once computers completely control NASCAR, Billy Nochin and his spawn will completely lose interest (one would suppose), and maybe it will just disappear. One can hope.
..... I'm developing an application that turns your iPhone into a 4.8 oz hammer. Buy it from iStore, install it on your phone, and presto, yuou can drive nails with your iPhone. I make no guarentees about how long the iPhone will last when used in this manner.
Bull*$#! ,br>Explain to me how it is immoral to trade frequently or infrequently What does HFT even mean ? What arbitrary frequency have you chosen to be the immoral one ?
... indicating that this sub-second trading is somehow 'gaming' the system.
The simple fact is that it makes no difference how fast or slow trading occurs, each trade (or order) is the result of someone thinking they can predict the future price. Whether they think that from insider information, careful review of the companies products/balance-sheet/ management/patents/whatever, or some stupid algorithm trying to outperform someone elses stupid algorithm is immaterial. 'Better' information is everything. To some people the better part simply means they can make a decision quicker than someone else.
The problems you speak of don't have silver-bullet cures - you have to work on them for generations.
Of course there's no silver bullet, but the point is, there are huge problems in India and spending money to build the 6th of these things seems stupid.
Suspend all research spending?
Not ALL research spending, but how about research spending on project directly related to solving these issue first?
... I'm amazed at the conviction you demonstrate...
I'm not sure how you came to that conclusion. Actually I don't care at all about what the Indian government decides to waste its money on. I am simply amazed that they would prefer to spend their money being number 6, than cleaning up their house.
I do not see how this type of project is sanctioned by the Indian government.
Half the population is living in slums
Most parts of the country have only intermittant electricty
There is almost no safe water (by Western European standards)
The majority of the population is functionally illiterate.
The roads are amongst the most dangerous in the world
Pollution (air, water, and waste) is a HUGE problem
I suggest that this money could be better spent addressing those problems
I am from the US, and I learned the same thing at about the same age.
As poor as the US school system in general has become in the ensuing years, there are, I am quite sure, a large number of US 12 year olds learning this as I write.
I thought SMS was sent on essentially out of band data (or perhaps the control channel). This implies that there is some data channel already in place with a MUCH higher bandwidth. Why would anyone use SMS in this case ?
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You forgot their other duty. Their job is to establish partnerships with other technology companies, mandate the use of those company's products internally, regardless of need or suitability, and then grant themselves large bonuses for achieving 'synergies'
... about producing cheap over-complicated products
What's with the preoccupation with updating the OS. Why would that be your most significant purchase criterion? Do you use the same criterion when purchasing a television, stereo system, or any other device with an embedded OS ?
I am getting awfully tired of my government keeping secrets from me. I don't see how it can be justified that the pictures or video should be withheld. Who gives a F#*% if it angers our Islamofascist 'allies', they've shown their spots.
Seriously, Who Cares ?
She was a two-bit actress, not Elizabeth Taylor, or Mae West. She was barely known within England, within the minuscule circle of people who watched Dr. Who, she certainly wasn't known in the larger world.
The insincerity of people who are "deeply saddened" makes me want to puke.
Leonidas, Pausanias, Lysander.
What am I supposed to do ? Presumably this question format was familiar to students of the day, and they knew to
Interesting assertion. I wonder what the Ancient Egyptians building the pyramids would have thought if you had suggested that to them.
He’s not a threat. He’s not going to pick up your children
Let's see him put his money where his mouth is and offer a $1,000,000 guarantee.
No, but they might dream of electric sheep
...that NASCAR will be the first auto-race to be fully computerized, and maybe then my dream will be answered. Once computers completely control NASCAR, Billy Nochin and his spawn will completely lose interest (one would suppose), and maybe it will just disappear. One can hope.
Dear John Brumby, please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult
..... I'm developing an application that turns your iPhone into a 4.8 oz hammer. Buy it from iStore, install it on your phone, and presto, yuou can drive nails with your iPhone. I make no guarentees about how long the iPhone will last when used in this manner.
it isn't the language, you can write good or bad code in any language
But, VB makes writing bad code trivial, and writing good code challenging.
Yep, it sucked then and it still sucks, kind of like network television.
Bull*$#!
,br>Explain to me how it is immoral to trade frequently or infrequently What does HFT even mean ? What arbitrary frequency have you chosen to be the immoral one ?
If only you were the first !
You clearly haven't had the pleasure of watching MS add layers of idiocy onto DOS.
Dave Cutler is the only guy MS ever employed to write a new OS, the rest were hired to plaster over the old ones.
... indicating that this sub-second trading is somehow 'gaming' the system.
The simple fact is that it makes no difference how fast or slow trading occurs, each trade (or order) is the result of someone thinking they can predict the future price. Whether they think that from insider information, careful review of the companies products/balance-sheet/ management/patents/whatever, or some stupid algorithm trying to outperform someone elses stupid algorithm is immaterial. 'Better' information is everything. To some people the better part simply means they can make a decision quicker than someone else.
The problems you speak of don't have silver-bullet cures - you have to work on them for generations.
... I'm amazed at the conviction you demonstrate ...
Of course there's no silver bullet, but the point is, there are huge problems in India and spending money to build the 6th of these things seems stupid.
Suspend all research spending?
Not ALL research spending, but how about research spending on project directly related to solving these issue first?
I'm not sure how you came to that conclusion. Actually I don't care at all about what the Indian government decides to waste its money on. I am simply amazed that they would prefer to spend their money being number 6, than cleaning up their house.
I do not see how this type of project is sanctioned by the Indian government.
Half the population is living in slums
Most parts of the country have only intermittant electricty
There is almost no safe water (by Western European standards)
The majority of the population is functionally illiterate.
The roads are amongst the most dangerous in the world
Pollution (air, water, and waste) is a HUGE problem
I suggest that this money could be better spent addressing those problems
Really ? I thought it was exactly the opposite.
If it was a Sweden-related story, they'd be moded BORK
The big issue is: this is exactly what all the big boys are doing all the time.
There, fixed that for you.
I am from the US, and I learned the same thing at about the same age.
As poor as the US school system in general has become in the ensuing years, there are, I am quite sure, a large number of US 12 year olds learning this as I write.
I thought SMS was sent on essentially out of band data (or perhaps the control channel). This implies that there is some data channel already in place with a MUCH higher bandwidth. Why would anyone use SMS in this case ?
.. is Hfuhruhur-Uumellmahaye you insensitive clod !