Every new therapy requires clinical trials, there is no reason why stem cells should be dealt with differently. FDA approval is the result of a benefit/risk assessment process based on clinical data.
It's a paradigm shift -- people won't pay for news because news are available wrapped up in ads everywhere on the Net and on cable TV, so why pay for access to a (e-)newspaper, which is also supported by lots of ads anyway.
Nobody knows exactly what cancer is, let alone what molecules have "diagnostic value" in cancer. Not to mention that there thousands of different cancer types. So, what is this thing sniffing?
(Mathematical) models are as good as the assumptions they are based on. Now, who had to make sure the assumptions held, that's a different story. I don't think it was the quants.
I really hope this doesn't work out too soon. Shocked? Let me explain: if the prevention of transplant rejection becomes possible before organ regeneration from stem cells becomes possible then every individual becomes a potential organ donor. Think war zones and third-world children with poor families. Actually, nobody would be safe.
...that is only one side of the issue. Corporate IT disable sleep/hibernation and want users to turn off their computers every day so that updates/upgrades are automatically installed the next morning by startup scripts. That makes the startup process very long and the computer mostly unresponsive during that time (a system anti-virus scan is also often scheduled at boot time), which is annoying to the users. Therefore, users "forget" to turn off their computers when they check out.
If you plan to work in the "heavy" industries: Java.
If you plan to work in the gaming industry: C++.
If you plan to do Web development or system administration: Python, Perl, PHP,.Net, Java, Javascript.
If you plan to be an independent/freelance desktop/database software developer: Delphi.
"the purpose of the script is to make the Kindle more useful to its users" -- but the purpose of Amazon.com, like any other corporation, is to maximize its profits.
- mechanical/electronic design engineers: AutoCAD, Inventor, OrCAD.
- artists/game developers: Photoshop, Maya, 3ds max.
- molecular biologists: DNA Strider, Vector NTI, Pathway Studio.
End-users choose a platform mostly for the availability of the software they can run on it.
Don't know about CC in the US but here in Canada the products the (still?) sell are expensive and crappy. I can get better quality and less expensive at Futureshop. I was hoping I would find some deals at CC but that company would rather hit the bottom than lower their prices. Such are the thories of the markeing experts in the "market economy": never negotiate, positioning is key, offer more for the same price rather than lower the price, a.s.o. The same applies to teh auto industry, I can't wait to see how the "bailout" pans out for them.
"exchanging data and commands between an object oriented system and a relational system." -- that covers pretty much every OOP sofware that communicates with a database. If it's not a joke, how could such a patent be issued in the first place?
Copyright laws are in place to protect Intellectual Property (IP) but the latter is a curious animal. Consider this: I pay $4600/year in tax property for my house and I don't make any money by being a house owner. But IP holders don't pay anything for that kind of property, yet they can send a man to jail for "stealing" (=copying) it, even if the "criminal" doesn't sell it. Moreover, the IP holders can make a virtually unlimited number of copies of their property and sell them for profit. That applies to books, music, movies, software, patents. If this is really a new type of property, why was there never a referendum on how it should be dealt with? Why are commercial entities such as RIAA in charge with enforcing laws that a large number of people seem to disagree with? Why is Intellectual Property not subject to taxation?
They only have a say in it because they think they "own the pipes", but guess what? Most of the "pipe" network was actually built with public money. If Verizon closed their business operations tomorrow the Net would continue to exist, which proves that the "pipes" Verizon own are actually just a tiny, irrelevant bit of the Net.
Your argument can be discussed. Yes, taking something that belongs to somebody else is known as stealing. But we live in democratic societies. If the copyright/IP issue is such a big deal, why don't they run a referendum on it? Because there is a only a minority of people who have a stake in making money from selling overpriced plastic disks (yes, it costs almost nothing to multiply them).
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Every new therapy requires clinical trials, there is no reason why stem cells should be dealt with differently. FDA approval is the result of a benefit/risk assessment process based on clinical data.
The largest competitors for U.S. tech firms are U.S. tech firms, so that's a non-issue.
It's a paradigm shift -- people won't pay for news because news are available wrapped up in ads everywhere on the Net and on cable TV, so why pay for access to a (e-)newspaper, which is also supported by lots of ads anyway.
Because the students are so pampered that it's hard to prove that someone is a bad teacher?
Nobody knows exactly what cancer is, let alone what molecules have "diagnostic value" in cancer. Not to mention that there thousands of different cancer types. So, what is this thing sniffing?
They probably do it just so they cannot be sued. No trace, no trial.
(Mathematical) models are as good as the assumptions they are based on. Now, who had to make sure the assumptions held, that's a different story. I don't think it was the quants.
Those kids surely know better than to fight bare-handed against a tank. Adults must have sent them there to impress the media.
waw, this is really 'important' news.
what kind of world do you live in?
I really hope this doesn't work out too soon. Shocked? Let me explain: if the prevention of transplant rejection becomes possible before organ regeneration from stem cells becomes possible then every individual becomes a potential organ donor. Think war zones and third-world children with poor families. Actually, nobody would be safe.
I hear you, but do they...?
...that is only one side of the issue. Corporate IT disable sleep/hibernation and want users to turn off their computers every day so that updates/upgrades are automatically installed the next morning by startup scripts. That makes the startup process very long and the computer mostly unresponsive during that time (a system anti-virus scan is also often scheduled at boot time), which is annoying to the users. Therefore, users "forget" to turn off their computers when they check out.
Obviously, supposing that software is available for your platform.
If you plan to work in the "heavy" industries: Java. If you plan to work in the gaming industry: C++. If you plan to do Web development or system administration: Python, Perl, PHP, .Net, Java, Javascript.
If you plan to be an independent/freelance desktop/database software developer: Delphi.
"the purpose of the script is to make the Kindle more useful to its users" -- but the purpose of Amazon.com, like any other corporation, is to maximize its profits.
- mechanical/electronic design engineers: AutoCAD, Inventor, OrCAD.
- artists/game developers: Photoshop, Maya, 3ds max.
- molecular biologists: DNA Strider, Vector NTI, Pathway Studio.
End-users choose a platform mostly for the availability of the software they can run on it.
Don't know about CC in the US but here in Canada the products the (still?) sell are expensive and crappy. I can get better quality and less expensive at Futureshop. I was hoping I would find some deals at CC but that company would rather hit the bottom than lower their prices. Such are the thories of the markeing experts in the "market economy": never negotiate, positioning is key, offer more for the same price rather than lower the price, a.s.o. The same applies to teh auto industry, I can't wait to see how the "bailout" pans out for them.
"exchanging data and commands between an object oriented system and a relational system." -- that covers pretty much every OOP sofware that communicates with a database. If it's not a joke, how could such a patent be issued in the first place?
Copyright laws are in place to protect Intellectual Property (IP) but the latter is a curious animal. Consider this: I pay $4600/year in tax property for my house and I don't make any money by being a house owner. But IP holders don't pay anything for that kind of property, yet they can send a man to jail for "stealing" (=copying) it, even if the "criminal" doesn't sell it. Moreover, the IP holders can make a virtually unlimited number of copies of their property and sell them for profit. That applies to books, music, movies, software, patents. If this is really a new type of property, why was there never a referendum on how it should be dealt with? Why are commercial entities such as RIAA in charge with enforcing laws that a large number of people seem to disagree with? Why is Intellectual Property not subject to taxation?
They only have a say in it because they think they "own the pipes", but guess what? Most of the "pipe" network was actually built with public money. If Verizon closed their business operations tomorrow the Net would continue to exist, which proves that the "pipes" Verizon own are actually just a tiny, irrelevant bit of the Net.
Your argument can be discussed. Yes, taking something that belongs to somebody else is known as stealing. But we live in democratic societies. If the copyright/IP issue is such a big deal, why don't they run a referendum on it? Because there is a only a minority of people who have a stake in making money from selling overpriced plastic disks (yes, it costs almost nothing to multiply them).
If the results are confirmed, could it be because it uses the GTK2 widgetset?
Why don't they run a referendum in every country on the IP/copyright issues? Let's see how most people feel about it.
Setup parameters would be lost in most of the appliances. My Cable TV digital box must be reset by the TV company if disconected for too long.