Only if you're drinking Budweiser, Miller, and the like (aka the cheap ones). There is a huge (and growing) number of microbreweries with some pretty incredible beers in the US. Certainly, good beer is not easy to find in every part of the country. But I'm lucky enough to live in a state with lots of breweries. Consider a road trip if you're a beer fanatic.
Not that I think an outright ban is the answer, but I can't replace my incandescents fast enough. The flourescent bulbs last ~10x longer for ~7x the price (and dropping), not to mention any power savings (the biggest advantage). And for long term homeowners, LED's last ~50x longer.
You're taking this to the extreme. But the easy solution is: don't post classified information or location data on facebook. I would expect it to at the very least violate several policies.
So far as I can see, this mutation is not truly vegetarian, either - it lets us reduce meat consumption in favor of plants, but not replace it entirely.
It is quite possible to be healthy today as a vegetarian or as an omnivore - it just requires a bit of planning either way. So I don't understand the "but not replace it entirely" portion of your statement.
I second this. Last year I signed a new contract and got two HTC Incredible 2's for nothing (really, they were a penny each). Instead of insurance, we bought a nice case for each of them with the understanding that if we dropped one off a boat or something, we use a shitty replacement phone until the contract ends. This has worked out pretty well. I've dropped mine on asphalt several times, and on a rock once or twice while hiking. The case ends up with a few scratches, but the phones are in great shape.
It's the same reason I don't understand people who spend $100-$200 on designer sunglasses. I've broken/lost enough pairs to know not to spend more than $10-$20 on a pair of knockoffs.
It's more correct to say it's the fastest on the list, than the fastest in the world. There are any number of metrics you can use to compare supercomputers. Top 500 just uses the most popular metric. Another machine could easily be the fastest on a different list, like http://www.graph500.org/.
Thanks for the laugh, and for saving me 30 minutes of re-reading each answer in hopes of some actual content (to no avail). Have you considered being a professional BS translator for political debates and speeches? I'd love to turn on the news, and after someone gives a 5 minute response, hear "Translation: teachers make too much money and if we just make them poorer by getting rid of the unions then the kids will be smarter."
I took a statistics class that required a package like that. But the online code was only used for homework, which was 5% of the grade. So I shrugged it off and bought the book used for next to nothing. I expected to get a B in the class.
I must not have been the only one, because near the end of the semester he announced that so many people "had problems" with their online code that he wouldn't be counting missed homeworks against us. So I got a lucky A.
I rolled my eyes as I read the summary, because I've read this same headline about several cities in the US over the years. New York (Silicon Alley, har har), Boston, Seattle, LA, RTP, Boulder, Austin... There are lots of places you can launch a successful startup, and lots of places with a high concentration of tech jobs. But these cities aren't going to become "The Next Silicon Valley (tm)". Anything stating otherwise is pure sensationalism. As you said, it seems to have happened organically... with the PC boom in the 80's and the dot-com boom in the 90's.
It seems much smarter to stop trying to replicate Silicon Valley, and capitalize on unique strengths as many have already done. And obviously, having a strong university or two in the area is a major ingredient.
Frankly, I don't want my city to *become* Silicon Valley. It has an establish tech presence and a nice climate... but I get to enjoy a competitive salary and an affordable housing market simultaneously.
Give it a rest. There was no ambiguity in his post, so no need to quibble over the origin of "PC". We know what it stands for, but he used it in the accepted convention.
After re-reading his comment, and a few others he posted, I think he just enjoys being a troll. But maybe he's just crazy. Either way I'm baffled that his comment got +5 Insightful.
I would agree with this if they took the ACT when they were like 10, but by the time they're taking this test their bumfuck parents have turned them into bumfuck adults.
You're making a wild generalization. I grew up in a small town in TN and went to a crappy high school. I (and many of my friends) went to college on a state scholarship, and then promptly left the state. Some of us left for jobs, others for grad school. In any case, education is a way out. Don't rob the kids who give a damn just because they grew up in the wrong state.
I don't think anyone is fighting against a balanced survey of world religions in a humanities class. The issue is when they teach a religion as if it is proven fact and ignore scientific consensus. I took humanities as a freshmen in college, and it was the first time Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism had been presented to me in an objective manner... instead of a bunch of retards screaming about how they're trying to destroy the world.
Don't punish the students just because the adults are bumfuck retarded. They deserve a real education, and it's the only way to improve the idiocracy. Education is a way out for them.
I haven't seen any clear way to calculate say an integral using something like c++ or c#.
You can approximate an integral by dividing the area under a curve into many trapezoids (the more the better), calculating the area of each one, and adding them together: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapezoidal_rule
There is a nice parallel example in Parallel Programming with MPI. From that page, you can download the C source code and look at chap04/trap.c
If you're interested in game development or computational science, linear algebra is a must. Much of that relies on calculus. I took linear algebra before taking any calculus classes, and the later half of the class was a pain in the ass (so take it in the right order). But all my work has been in benchmark and system software development, and integrals is the only thing I've needed from calculus so far.
For everything else: discrete math, algebra, and statistics.
Really, you can get by programming with just discrete math and algebra, but I've found statistics useful in every day life and in explaining results in simple terms. In any case, put in your time with the higher level math. It's not as scary as it sounds, and you'll be glad you had exposure to it later... even if you rarely use it. And this is coming from a guy who whined "when am I ever going to use this?" during those classes.
Well, it's a good thing that nothing exists that isn't scientifically un-provable, then...
You realize that statement makes no sense, right? Simplifying the double negative:
"Well, it's a good thing that nothing exists that is scientifically provable, then..."
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Only if you're drinking Budweiser, Miller, and the like (aka the cheap ones). There is a huge (and growing) number of microbreweries with some pretty incredible beers in the US. Certainly, good beer is not easy to find in every part of the country. But I'm lucky enough to live in a state with lots of breweries. Consider a road trip if you're a beer fanatic.
A few stats: http://www.brewersassociation.org/pages/business-tools/craft-brewing-statistics/facts
Breweries per capita by state: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Craft_Breweries_Per_Capita_(US).png
Not that I think an outright ban is the answer, but I can't replace my incandescents fast enough. The flourescent bulbs last ~10x longer for ~7x the price (and dropping), not to mention any power savings (the biggest advantage). And for long term homeowners, LED's last ~50x longer.
You're taking this to the extreme. But the easy solution is: don't post classified information or location data on facebook. I would expect it to at the very least violate several policies.
Are you really implying that your friends would kill you for being a bit of a dick? That's maybe grounds for un-friending, not a military operation.
Point taken, thanks for elaborating. I follow a pescetarian diet (cholesterol issues), so I was just curious.
So far as I can see, this mutation is not truly vegetarian, either - it lets us reduce meat consumption in favor of plants, but not replace it entirely.
It is quite possible to be healthy today as a vegetarian or as an omnivore - it just requires a bit of planning either way. So I don't understand the "but not replace it entirely" portion of your statement.
I second this. Last year I signed a new contract and got two HTC Incredible 2's for nothing (really, they were a penny each). Instead of insurance, we bought a nice case for each of them with the understanding that if we dropped one off a boat or something, we use a shitty replacement phone until the contract ends. This has worked out pretty well. I've dropped mine on asphalt several times, and on a rock once or twice while hiking. The case ends up with a few scratches, but the phones are in great shape.
It's the same reason I don't understand people who spend $100-$200 on designer sunglasses. I've broken/lost enough pairs to know not to spend more than $10-$20 on a pair of knockoffs.
You're retarded.
Yep, the best way to keep your pat down short is to look like you are enjoying it.
This seems like a good opportunity for Viagra to reach a new market. "Viagra: make flying more enjoyable."
The Top 500 is a specific list: http://top500.org/
It's more correct to say it's the fastest on the list, than the fastest in the world. There are any number of metrics you can use to compare supercomputers. Top 500 just uses the most popular metric. Another machine could easily be the fastest on a different list, like http://www.graph500.org/.
Thanks for the laugh, and for saving me 30 minutes of re-reading each answer in hopes of some actual content (to no avail). Have you considered being a professional BS translator for political debates and speeches? I'd love to turn on the news, and after someone gives a 5 minute response, hear "Translation: teachers make too much money and if we just make them poorer by getting rid of the unions then the kids will be smarter."
I took a statistics class that required a package like that. But the online code was only used for homework, which was 5% of the grade. So I shrugged it off and bought the book used for next to nothing. I expected to get a B in the class. I must not have been the only one, because near the end of the semester he announced that so many people "had problems" with their online code that he wouldn't be counting missed homeworks against us. So I got a lucky A.
I wish I could mod this "-1, Funny".
I rolled my eyes as I read the summary, because I've read this same headline about several cities in the US over the years. New York (Silicon Alley, har har), Boston, Seattle, LA, RTP, Boulder, Austin... There are lots of places you can launch a successful startup, and lots of places with a high concentration of tech jobs. But these cities aren't going to become "The Next Silicon Valley (tm)". Anything stating otherwise is pure sensationalism. As you said, it seems to have happened organically... with the PC boom in the 80's and the dot-com boom in the 90's.
It seems much smarter to stop trying to replicate Silicon Valley, and capitalize on unique strengths as many have already done. And obviously, having a strong university or two in the area is a major ingredient.
Frankly, I don't want my city to *become* Silicon Valley. It has an establish tech presence and a nice climate... but I get to enjoy a competitive salary and an affordable housing market simultaneously.
Give it a rest. There was no ambiguity in his post, so no need to quibble over the origin of "PC". We know what it stands for, but he used it in the accepted convention.
After re-reading his comment, and a few others he posted, I think he just enjoys being a troll. But maybe he's just crazy. Either way I'm baffled that his comment got +5 Insightful.
I would agree with this if they took the ACT when they were like 10, but by the time they're taking this test their bumfuck parents have turned them into bumfuck adults.
You're making a wild generalization. I grew up in a small town in TN and went to a crappy high school. I (and many of my friends) went to college on a state scholarship, and then promptly left the state. Some of us left for jobs, others for grad school. In any case, education is a way out. Don't rob the kids who give a damn just because they grew up in the wrong state.
Your comment is so incoherent and antagonistic that I'm honestly not sure if you're agreeing with me or arguing with me. Or something else entirely.
I don't think anyone is fighting against a balanced survey of world religions in a humanities class. The issue is when they teach a religion as if it is proven fact and ignore scientific consensus. I took humanities as a freshmen in college, and it was the first time Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism had been presented to me in an objective manner... instead of a bunch of retards screaming about how they're trying to destroy the world.
Don't punish the students just because the adults are bumfuck retarded. They deserve a real education, and it's the only way to improve the idiocracy. Education is a way out for them.
I haven't seen any clear way to calculate say an integral using something like c++ or c#.
You can approximate an integral by dividing the area under a curve into many trapezoids (the more the better), calculating the area of each one, and adding them together: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapezoidal_rule
There is a nice parallel example in Parallel Programming with MPI. From that page, you can download the C source code and look at chap04/trap.c
If you're interested in game development or computational science, linear algebra is a must. Much of that relies on calculus. I took linear algebra before taking any calculus classes, and the later half of the class was a pain in the ass (so take it in the right order). But all my work has been in benchmark and system software development, and integrals is the only thing I've needed from calculus so far.
For everything else: discrete math, algebra, and statistics.
Really, you can get by programming with just discrete math and algebra, but I've found statistics useful in every day life and in explaining results in simple terms. In any case, put in your time with the higher level math. It's not as scary as it sounds, and you'll be glad you had exposure to it later... even if you rarely use it. And this is coming from a guy who whined "when am I ever going to use this?" during those classes.
Our sun is too small to form a supernova. It will, however, turn into a red giant and engulf what was once known as Earth.
Well, it's a good thing that nothing exists that isn't scientifically un-provable, then...
You realize that statement makes no sense, right? Simplifying the double negative:
"Well, it's a good thing that nothing exists that is scientifically provable, then..."
Sounds kinda like a typical monotheistic religion to me.