I currently work for an electricity transmission and distribution company. The company policy regarding swine flu is to track anyone who has been exposed because their acquiried immunity may be critical in keeping services operating in the event of the second wave of infections. We have documented procedures based on keeping operator shifts separate to minimise cross infections between teams of operators in key positions.
If it were Optus in Australia I would say rather that it is a reflection on their understanding of how unreliable their 3G coverage is compared to phone coverage and the fact that if you really need to make a call, you will use the standard mobile service.
125 words isn't an essay. It's a blurb. Let's face it, it's potentially one well crafted paragraph. Did you realise your response was 137 words long - thus exceeding the revised requirement.
I'm a Mac user, have been since '87. I flirted with a wintel box for gaming a few years back but got so frustrated with having to constantly update anti-viral software, anti-malware software, BSODs, random file corruptions, etc... so I went back to running WoW on a Mac.
I still have the wintel box, it gets run once a year to do my tax because the ATO still don't have a Mac compatible version of their e-Tax application and I haven't gotten around to loading up bootcamp yet.
I endorse this comment (espcially the bit about Blue Mars getting a bit dry - despite the story line being about water;P). I would suggest just doing Red Mars in class and letting them konw there are two other books to follow.
I was working in the Apple Reseller world back in the days of the Newton and the eMate. Most Newton users would rather cut off a hand than hand over their beloved unit for repairs if it became necessary. I notice a similar response from many iPhone users these days.
In my recollection the Newton pre-dated the Palm Pilot - many former Newton users migrated to Palms. I have vague memories of the Psion but don't recall ever using one.
Since digital replication is essentially free, there are no ongoing production costs for a digital edition beyond the initial work and annual updates (which one would assume are covered by additional public funding)
So... all authors are expert desktop publishers who understand information design.
While publisheers may seek to collect more than their fair share in the money charged for distribution of content, there are a couple of services they provide which are valuable and cost money. The first one is qualified and expereicned editors, the second is profession information designers.
The information design aspect can be especially important with academic publications where there are charts or other graphical information displays.
The colour revolution is in the same point of consumer graphic design as the introduction of WYSIWIG DTP software was in the early '90s. People have convinced themselves they need it, but they don't really understand how to use it effectively or professionally. As a result a rainbow of blindingly awful documents are produced.
I usually try to convince people if they want to create stand out documents, use subtly tinted stock and a well designed stylesheet.
As a former Xeroid and printer technician, I would strongly suggest that if you are looking for any printer to do cardstock, you need to find a printer with a bypass tray that has a straight through paper path. My old Apple LaserWriter 4/600 was excellent for cardstock and could do up to 300 gsm without even slowing down because it had the option to go horizontally from the manual feed to a bypass exit without trying to turn the stock.
As a general rule, if you are looking for longevity and durability in a printer, I would look at a networked workgroup printer, personal printers are designed to be disposable.
Get an RJ45 IP printer with PostScript. I have a perfectly good functioning laser printer at home that ceased to be usable when I installed SnowLeopard because Apple dropped support for AppleTalk.
We are already loking at USB3 and potential changes in connectors for 'serial' devices, I strongly recommend going with a printer that you can plug into your home swich directly and is not dependent on a changing serial standard.
I've forgotten the name of the 'law' but it is an unwritten rule that any grammar or spelling nazi post will itself contain a spelling or grammar error. I much prefer posting from my mac where spelling errors are highlighted by the UI as I type.
It's kinda sad, I remember 15 or so years ago when Nortons was actually an excellent suite of HD/data maintenance tools and Symantac was a separate company with a decent anti-viral product. Although Disenfectant was better, and free.
Give us a break: "Spent 331 days looking at porn"! This isn't the fault of the summary, the article itself has the same silliness. I am certain that the executive in question didn't *spend* 331 days looking at porn, but rather that there were 331 days *when* he looked at porn. Not sure the time interval, but even assuming a year, sure he looked at some porn every day. So what?!
5 x 52 = 260
331/52 = 6.3654
Either the data was gather over a period somewhat more than a year, or the guy effectively worked 7 days per week for about a year.
A significant % of paper is produced using pulp from old growth forests. Even when farmed forests are used, the types of rapid growth trees used are often vastly different than the native ecosystem of the environments in which they are planted.
The mantra for ecologically friendly use of resources is "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle". It's always better to use less of a resource then more.
That said, I have not performed any analysis on the equivalent paper footprint to one Kindle. I suspect it is greater than 2 dozen books, potentially quite a bit more.
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I have this debate with my husband regurlarly. He's a fan of google tools (inc gmail), I'm a fan of having my data and apps local.
I currently work for an electricity transmission and distribution company. The company policy regarding swine flu is to track anyone who has been exposed because their acquiried immunity may be critical in keeping services operating in the event of the second wave of infections. We have documented procedures based on keeping operator shifts separate to minimise cross infections between teams of operators in key positions.
Slashdotdotdot, you look cold. *hands Slashdodotdot a coat*
If it were Optus in Australia I would say rather that it is a reflection on their understanding of how unreliable their 3G coverage is compared to phone coverage and the fact that if you really need to make a call, you will use the standard mobile service.
125 words isn't an essay. It's a blurb. Let's face it, it's potentially one well crafted paragraph. Did you realise your response was 137 words long - thus exceeding the revised requirement.
I'm a Mac user, have been since '87. I flirted with a wintel box for gaming a few years back but got so frustrated with having to constantly update anti-viral software, anti-malware software, BSODs, random file corruptions, etc... so I went back to running WoW on a Mac.
I still have the wintel box, it gets run once a year to do my tax because the ATO still don't have a Mac compatible version of their e-Tax application and I haven't gotten around to loading up bootcamp yet.
Mine plays the Mah Na Mah Na song whenever my husband calls.
Celibrate vs. Celebrate.
I think you got it right the first time. :)
I endorse this comment (espcially the bit about Blue Mars getting a bit dry - despite the story line being about water ;P). I would suggest just doing Red Mars in class and letting them konw there are two other books to follow.
I was working in the Apple Reseller world back in the days of the Newton and the eMate. Most Newton users would rather cut off a hand than hand over their beloved unit for repairs if it became necessary. I notice a similar response from many iPhone users these days.
In my recollection the Newton pre-dated the Palm Pilot - many former Newton users migrated to Palms. I have vague memories of the Psion but don't recall ever using one.
So it was built by little blue men instead of little green ones?
It was built by Nac Mac Feegles?
I musthave been a very big bottle of Special Sheep Linament to get them to finish something that impressive.
Rest of the world would never know about it - because it would be rated 18+/21+ and would never be aired.
Like anything else of value, it will be on pay-per-view.
If I wanted to pay to be insulted, demeaned, and harassed I'd want it done by a professional - preferably in full leather.
If you're in Australia, I can get you a number on that. Though most of the Dommes I know prefer Latex.
Since digital replication is essentially free, there are no ongoing production costs for a digital edition beyond the initial work and annual updates (which one would assume are covered by additional public funding)
So... all authors are expert desktop publishers who understand information design.
While publisheers may seek to collect more than their fair share in the money charged for distribution of content, there are a couple of services they provide which are valuable and cost money. The first one is qualified and expereicned editors, the second is profession information designers.
The information design aspect can be especially important with academic publications where there are charts or other graphical information displays.
The colour revolution is in the same point of consumer graphic design as the introduction of WYSIWIG DTP software was in the early '90s. People have convinced themselves they need it, but they don't really understand how to use it effectively or professionally. As a result a rainbow of blindingly awful documents are produced.
I usually try to convince people if they want to create stand out documents, use subtly tinted stock and a well designed stylesheet.
As a former Xeroid and printer technician, I would strongly suggest that if you are looking for any printer to do cardstock, you need to find a printer with a bypass tray that has a straight through paper path. My old Apple LaserWriter 4/600 was excellent for cardstock and could do up to 300 gsm without even slowing down because it had the option to go horizontally from the manual feed to a bypass exit without trying to turn the stock.
As a general rule, if you are looking for longevity and durability in a printer, I would look at a networked workgroup printer, personal printers are designed to be disposable.
I used to do print audits for Xerox, for the ultimate blend of functionality meets durability I would recommend a HP LJ 4m+
Get an RJ45 IP printer with PostScript. I have a perfectly good functioning laser printer at home that ceased to be usable when I installed SnowLeopard because Apple dropped support for AppleTalk.
We are already loking at USB3 and potential changes in connectors for 'serial' devices, I strongly recommend going with a printer that you can plug into your home swich directly and is not dependent on a changing serial standard.
I've forgotten the name of the 'law' but it is an unwritten rule that any grammar or spelling nazi post will itself contain a spelling or grammar error. I much prefer posting from my mac where spelling errors are highlighted by the UI as I type.
I don't know to whom it belongs, but traditionally the directorty of notable identities is known as Who's Who.
It's kinda sad, I remember 15 or so years ago when Nortons was actually an excellent suite of HD/data maintenance tools and Symantac was a separate company with a decent anti-viral product. Although Disenfectant was better, and free.
Give us a break: "Spent 331 days looking at porn"! This isn't the fault of the summary, the article itself has the same silliness. I am certain that the executive in question didn't *spend* 331 days looking at porn, but rather that there were 331 days *when* he looked at porn. Not sure the time interval, but even assuming a year, sure he looked at some porn every day. So what?!
5 x 52 = 260
331/52 = 6.3654
Either the data was gather over a period somewhat more than a year, or the guy effectively worked 7 days per week for about a year.
It could always have been worse, they could have been reading Slashdot...
A significant % of paper is produced using pulp from old growth forests. Even when farmed forests are used, the types of rapid growth trees used are often vastly different than the native ecosystem of the environments in which they are planted.
The mantra for ecologically friendly use of resources is "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle". It's always better to use less of a resource then more.
That said, I have not performed any analysis on the equivalent paper footprint to one Kindle. I suspect it is greater than 2 dozen books, potentially quite a bit more.
I stumbled on this yesterday, I think it was on Slashdot: http://www.cabel.name/2009/09/windows-7-party.html
If you've ever seen the Seaseme Street Count clip with the word cound beeped out you'll know what to expect here. It almost makes it watchable.