"It sounds like you are considering Cognitive Neuroscience."
Considering? I'm headed to grad school in August, and have been interning in a lab for the last year (my current experiment will probably be headed for publication when it's finished). I'll have a PhD in Cognitive Psychology and be certified in Cognitive Science when I'm done.
Cog and clin are the two main divisions in academia, not the only branches. I never said that clin wasn't difficult at the PhD level. In general, it takes less in the long run to do clinical work (most go into social work or teach, they don't get PhD's), while you need a PhD to do anything in cog. Cog is a pure science, while clin in general is dubious at best (not that there aren't pure scientists within it, but it's simply not respected in the same way). For that reason, many people in cog prefer to ally themselves with biology or neuroscience to escape the stigma of Freud and hypnotherapists. The bulk of people in clin are below the PhD level, but everyone in cog either has or is working on their PhD. The top clin programs may seem harder to get into, but that may also be a result of the greater number of applicants (clin is much larger as a field).
I'm not knocking you or clin at all, I'm simply saying that you're not giving cog enough credit.
"they'd rather do easy, joke majors in school like Communications or Psychology"
Psychology has two main branches - clinincal and cognitive. Most people do clinical (counselling), and yes, that's often a joke. Cognitive (which is a very small field) is a pure science. I'm going to get my doctorate in it, and while I know that most people don't know the field exists, I try to correct them when possible. Cog psych uses physics, neuroscience, computer science, biology, engineering, chemistry, etc. to understand the functioning of the brain. I've spent the last three months working on a single set of stimuli for a reading experiment (eye-movement tracking) - we take our science seriously.
I'd say misallocation is a big problem. I'll be living quite comfortably on an NSF grant for two of my five years in grad school. The stipend amount is 175-200% greater (yes, that's about double) the average in my field. True, it's only for two years, but they could have made it a lot smaller with no complaints (funding for the other three years is above average, too).
"I don't see that it's the place of my manager to tell me how to dress."
In certain jobs, you must wear a company-issued uniform (McDonalds, Wal-Mart, etc). In other jobs, you must wear a suit or dress (law or business firms). Other jobs allow a conservative-casual dress code (slacks, button-down shirt, etc). You aren't free to dress how you want unless you work from home. Wake up and join society - your boss dictates your appearance (even if they allow you freedom, it's still their call). Professionals dress professionally. Company hats are intended to be worn outside, not inside (unless it's part of a uniform).
Exactly what is your claim to innocence? When has wearing a hat at a professional workplace ever been acceptable? Hats, shirts, etc. sporting a company name/logo have always been targeted at promoting the company or allowing people to show their affiliation outside of work. I have a hat from a law firm. All of the lawyers have both hats and shirts (multiple designs, in fact), but they would never even think of wearing them to the office.
Sounds to me like you did something out of line, refused to correct it, and got upset that your boss did the right thing. It's his job to keep people in line; if you want to break standards and talk back to your boss (saying you have hat-head and won't take off the hat is in effect saying "fuck you, I'll do what I want to"), don't expect to keep your job for long or expect sympathy from others.
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"We still have news on old consoles and computer systems. Why not aging car eating robots?"
What's different here is the lack of a reason for the story. Usually, there's a new page about the history of computers, an anniversary, a "remember when", etc. This didn't have any of that, and didn't even mention the fact that the machine is over a decade old. I doubt many of the younger members of the site will remember the ads from the 80's, so they probably wouldn't even know it was old. I'm not sure this really qualifies as "news" either; it's just a link to a picture
I vaguely remember seeing television commercials for car rallies and destruction derbies featuring Robosaurus over a decade ago. How slow a news day is it?
I saw the nearly-completed building a few months ago when visiting the campus. My immediate reaction: this can't be healthy. With that many wires and that many radio signals (RFID, wireless network, etc), I can't help but think that it will increase your risk of developing cancer. Normal offices are bad enough, but this place has significantly more in the air.
I have a feeling that they'd just do the same thing they did originally - find a computer that works without problems and stick with it. My experience (at univerisities in both the UK and US) is that hardware can drive choice. Floppy drives and audio jacks don't hold up well to abuse, and are the first to go. Some machines have network problems, and some (depending on security) may have different programs or even personal files. Additionally, most computer labs tend to run Windows, which gradually begins to fail depending on its use.
I actually recall a library at a UK university which had two computers with 1024x768 resolution and high color quality, while the rest (about 25) were at lower resolutions and lower color settings. I was working on graphics at the time, so you can guess how useful most of the computers were. I'd sit down at a random computer and check email and read news until someone got off of one of the good PCs. There were a few terminals which consistantly crashed, and I simply wouldn't use.
Simply put, it's a matter of trust and reputation - if a computer works well consistantly, I stick with it. The odds of finding another "good" one is unfortunately low.
"Then anyway, if a country plan to launch some balistic missiles, it can just send a couple jetfighter to down the 747. That is probably a fairly easy task."
I doubt that the military would send one of these things into hostile territory without an escort.
At the ripe old age of 18 I lost my arms (well, the majority of use, at least). Took a year and a half to get properly diagnosed (three EMGs and an MRI; three neurologists, two orthopedic surgeons, a rheumetologist, two GPs, two physical therapists, a hand therapist, and a chiropractor). What is it? Bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, bilateral cubital tunnel syndrome, and a half-dozen tendinitises (to name a few; I don't think they even have names for some of the others). I've been through every traditional (non-surgical) treatment out there, and will finally be going in for surgeries this summer (I'll be out of completely out of commission for twelve weeks). With any luck, there will be some improvement (all I'm guaranteed is a set of huge scars and a terrible summer).
If the air is below 80 degrees, my hands go numb. Pain is constant, and weakness is always around the corner. Bottom line: take it seriously - you don't want to end up in a position like mine. Do whatever it takes to keep it from happening. It's probably nothing (i.e. tendinitis), but make sure.
"I wonder how long before a kit is ready to convert regular houses?"
Apparently, you didn't even skim the article - the physical design of the house is just as important as the power technology. A Prius wouldn't get 60 mpg if it wasn't tiny and aerodynamic.
"... when Americans decide to change english words to better suit their educational needs, ie to save money."
History lesson: Noah Webster (of Merrian-Webster, the big American dictionary maker) took it upon himself to revise the language. He removed superfluous letters (such as the 'u' in armour or colour), among other things. His revisions are the basis of modern American English, and he died nearly 200 years ago. Americans aren't choosing new spellings, they're sticking with their history.
1. Leaving a desktop computer on 24/7 is not a wise choice. It uses electricity, generates pollution, and results in a shorter shelf-life for many pieces of hardware. Would you mute your television when you're not watching instead of turning it off? The power button isn't all that complicated, and labeling icons "Internet" and "Email" would probably solve those problems, too.
2. Your grandmother is only using the internet and email. No one ever said Linux wasn't ready for that kind of work. The problem is with other applications. If she wanted TurboTax or a digitial camera you'd have trouble on your hands.
The first thing I thought when I started reading about the problem in the article was why there was no authentication. Username/password, account/pin numbers, etc. would solve the problem immediately. The same confidentiality would apply to the accounts as it does to the phone calls (which would include address, name, credit card info, etc. when ordering merchandise, anyway).
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"It sounds like you are considering Cognitive Neuroscience."
Considering? I'm headed to grad school in August, and have been interning in a lab for the last year (my current experiment will probably be headed for publication when it's finished). I'll have a PhD in Cognitive Psychology and be certified in Cognitive Science when I'm done.
Cog and clin are the two main divisions in academia, not the only branches. I never said that clin wasn't difficult at the PhD level. In general, it takes less in the long run to do clinical work (most go into social work or teach, they don't get PhD's), while you need a PhD to do anything in cog. Cog is a pure science, while clin in general is dubious at best (not that there aren't pure scientists within it, but it's simply not respected in the same way). For that reason, many people in cog prefer to ally themselves with biology or neuroscience to escape the stigma of Freud and hypnotherapists. The bulk of people in clin are below the PhD level, but everyone in cog either has or is working on their PhD. The top clin programs may seem harder to get into, but that may also be a result of the greater number of applicants (clin is much larger as a field).
I'm not knocking you or clin at all, I'm simply saying that you're not giving cog enough credit.
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"they'd rather do easy, joke majors in school like Communications or Psychology"
Psychology has two main branches - clinincal and cognitive. Most people do clinical (counselling), and yes, that's often a joke. Cognitive (which is a very small field) is a pure science. I'm going to get my doctorate in it, and while I know that most people don't know the field exists, I try to correct them when possible. Cog psych uses physics, neuroscience, computer science, biology, engineering, chemistry, etc. to understand the functioning of the brain. I've spent the last three months working on a single set of stimuli for a reading experiment (eye-movement tracking) - we take our science seriously.
I'd say misallocation is a big problem. I'll be living quite comfortably on an NSF grant for two of my five years in grad school. The stipend amount is 175-200% greater (yes, that's about double) the average in my field. True, it's only for two years, but they could have made it a lot smaller with no complaints (funding for the other three years is above average, too).
Thank you.
"Your phone company can't just lose a few calls you made and not bill you for them."
Wait, what's wrong with that one?
"I don't see that it's the place of my manager to tell me how to dress."
In certain jobs, you must wear a company-issued uniform (McDonalds, Wal-Mart, etc). In other jobs, you must wear a suit or dress (law or business firms). Other jobs allow a conservative-casual dress code (slacks, button-down shirt, etc). You aren't free to dress how you want unless you work from home. Wake up and join society - your boss dictates your appearance (even if they allow you freedom, it's still their call). Professionals dress professionally. Company hats are intended to be worn outside, not inside (unless it's part of a uniform).
Exactly what is your claim to innocence? When has wearing a hat at a professional workplace ever been acceptable? Hats, shirts, etc. sporting a company name/logo have always been targeted at promoting the company or allowing people to show their affiliation outside of work. I have a hat from a law firm. All of the lawyers have both hats and shirts (multiple designs, in fact), but they would never even think of wearing them to the office.
Sounds to me like you did something out of line, refused to correct it, and got upset that your boss did the right thing. It's his job to keep people in line; if you want to break standards and talk back to your boss (saying you have hat-head and won't take off the hat is in effect saying "fuck you, I'll do what I want to"), don't expect to keep your job for long or expect sympathy from others.
"We still have news on old consoles and computer systems. Why not aging car eating robots?"
What's different here is the lack of a reason for the story. Usually, there's a new page about the history of computers, an anniversary, a "remember when", etc. This didn't have any of that, and didn't even mention the fact that the machine is over a decade old. I doubt many of the younger members of the site will remember the ads from the 80's, so they probably wouldn't even know it was old. I'm not sure this really qualifies as "news" either; it's just a link to a picture
I vaguely remember seeing television commercials for car rallies and destruction derbies featuring Robosaurus over a decade ago. How slow a news day is it?
It was in March; I was checking out the grad psyc program.
I saw the nearly-completed building a few months ago when visiting the campus. My immediate reaction: this can't be healthy. With that many wires and that many radio signals (RFID, wireless network, etc), I can't help but think that it will increase your risk of developing cancer. Normal offices are bad enough, but this place has significantly more in the air.
I've been wondering about that myself.
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I think we need to mod this story Flamebait and be done with it. I'd be surprised if we can garner 5 posts that don't offend somebody.
...Ex-girlfriend?
I have a feeling that they'd just do the same thing they did originally - find a computer that works without problems and stick with it. My experience (at univerisities in both the UK and US) is that hardware can drive choice. Floppy drives and audio jacks don't hold up well to abuse, and are the first to go. Some machines have network problems, and some (depending on security) may have different programs or even personal files. Additionally, most computer labs tend to run Windows, which gradually begins to fail depending on its use.
I actually recall a library at a UK university which had two computers with 1024x768 resolution and high color quality, while the rest (about 25) were at lower resolutions and lower color settings. I was working on graphics at the time, so you can guess how useful most of the computers were. I'd sit down at a random computer and check email and read news until someone got off of one of the good PCs. There were a few terminals which consistantly crashed, and I simply wouldn't use.
Simply put, it's a matter of trust and reputation - if a computer works well consistantly, I stick with it. The odds of finding another "good" one is unfortunately low.
"Then anyway, if a country plan to launch some balistic missiles, it can just send a couple jetfighter to down the 747. That is probably a fairly easy task."
I doubt that the military would send one of these things into hostile territory without an escort.
"Won't this make AOL entirely accessable with out that damn software?"
AOL isn't just selling internet access and email, they're selling exclusive content, which you can only get through their software.
At the ripe old age of 18 I lost my arms (well, the majority of use, at least). Took a year and a half to get properly diagnosed (three EMGs and an MRI; three neurologists, two orthopedic surgeons, a rheumetologist, two GPs, two physical therapists, a hand therapist, and a chiropractor). What is it? Bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, bilateral cubital tunnel syndrome, and a half-dozen tendinitises (to name a few; I don't think they even have names for some of the others). I've been through every traditional (non-surgical) treatment out there, and will finally be going in for surgeries this summer (I'll be out of completely out of commission for twelve weeks). With any luck, there will be some improvement (all I'm guaranteed is a set of huge scars and a terrible summer).
If the air is below 80 degrees, my hands go numb. Pain is constant, and weakness is always around the corner. Bottom line: take it seriously - you don't want to end up in a position like mine. Do whatever it takes to keep it from happening. It's probably nothing (i.e. tendinitis), but make sure.
Height/Width/Length (in)
Camry: 58.1/67.9/175.0
Prius: 58.3/70.7/189.2
Weight (lbs)
Camry: 3,142
Prius: 2,890
That's over a foot shorter and 250 pounds lighter - nothing to sneeze at.
"I wonder how long before a kit is ready to convert regular houses?"
Apparently, you didn't even skim the article - the physical design of the house is just as important as the power technology. A Prius wouldn't get 60 mpg if it wasn't tiny and aerodynamic.
"... when Americans decide to change english words to better suit their educational needs, ie to save money."
History lesson: Noah Webster (of Merrian-Webster, the big American dictionary maker) took it upon himself to revise the language. He removed superfluous letters (such as the 'u' in armour or colour), among other things. His revisions are the basis of modern American English, and he died nearly 200 years ago. Americans aren't choosing new spellings, they're sticking with their history.
Without a username, passwords don't mean much. If they asked for your email address and password, it would be different.
"Hell, they wouldn't work if you played the tune almost perfectly on a piano, for that matter."
Unless it's a piano piece, of course.
1. Leaving a desktop computer on 24/7 is not a wise choice. It uses electricity, generates pollution, and results in a shorter shelf-life for many pieces of hardware. Would you mute your television when you're not watching instead of turning it off? The power button isn't all that complicated, and labeling icons "Internet" and "Email" would probably solve those problems, too.
2. Your grandmother is only using the internet and email. No one ever said Linux wasn't ready for that kind of work. The problem is with other applications. If she wanted TurboTax or a digitial camera you'd have trouble on your hands.
The first thing I thought when I started reading about the problem in the article was why there was no authentication. Username/password, account/pin numbers, etc. would solve the problem immediately. The same confidentiality would apply to the accounts as it does to the phone calls (which would include address, name, credit card info, etc. when ordering merchandise, anyway).