Wolfram gives me the best result IMHO, and google the worst. Bing is close to wolfram but using a different source of data. For the average luser out there a nice chart or graphic is better than a link which you have to follow.
Its funny. I know some body who was in middle management in HP in the 1990s. The was sick of the weekly meetings half way across the world and was praying for the money to run out.
It would be cool if somebody could get one running somewhere and hook it up to an internet connected box. Maybe you could ssh into a BSD box then cu into the MULTICS box and get a feel for how it works.
Using a LiveCD or just doing a low level format I can hide any trace of connecting to someones WiFi.
You may have to do something about the MAC address on the laptop because it would theoretically be logged in the access point. I believe some wifi radios let you change the MAC address. Otherwise you would have to buy a cheap wifi interface (pcmcia or usb) with cash and dispose of it later.
News organizations actually have a lot of experience in collecting and collating data. This is where their real value lies, IMHO. Bloggers can be relied on to add opinions to the data. That work has little or no value and should only happen if it can be supported by advertising.
If you read any Murdoch's newspapers you would realise there is no shortage of opinion in there too.
Yeah in my city thats the Herald Sun. As a tabloid their market for shit made up opinion is actually pretty safe. My suggestion is that broadsheets should publish opinion from experts who are actually worth listening too. The rest of their content should be published in raw form.
I say this because The Age has been going tabloid lately to try to drive users to their site and I don't think it is helping them at all.
News organizations actually have a lot of experience in collecting and collating data. This is where their real value lies, IMHO. Bloggers can be relied on to add opinions to the data. That work has little or no value and should only happen if it can be supported by advertising.
But most papers are local and it is in that domain where content is most valuable. Say you want to get data on past car accidents in your street so you can campaign for the local council to spend money on improvements. Paying for records from a local news source would be a good way to do that.
I have heard similar arguments about applying metrics to the management of software development. This is the scenario where you set a standard of 100 lines of code per day or 0.5 bugs per hour or something, then evaluate engineers against it.
Once the algorithm is known the engineers just work around it.
Most peoples idea of exercise really isn't exercise. If you are obese and you go for a walk every day your health may improve to a point, but not beyond that point. I believe public health focuses to much on that initial improvement, and not enough on helping people continue to improve their health in the long term. We get statements from notably obese people such as this:
In October 2009 was forced to apologise after an appearance on the TV show "Good News Week", where she called for cyclists on the road to be "taken out"
...which threaten the lives of people who do want to improve their health.
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Lets try what is the temperature in melbourne
Wolfram gives me the best result IMHO, and google the worst. Bing is close to wolfram but using a different source of data. For the average luser out there a nice chart or graphic is better than a link which you have to follow.
Next on her agenda: governor California.
She as on TV the other night here and I had the distinct impression her aim was about one step above that position.
Its funny. I know some body who was in middle management in HP in the 1990s. The was sick of the weekly meetings half way across the world and was praying for the money to run out.
I guess it did.
It would be cool if somebody could get one running somewhere and hook it up to an internet connected box. Maybe you could ssh into a BSD box then cu into the MULTICS box and get a feel for how it works.
Using a LiveCD or just doing a low level format I can hide any trace of connecting to someones WiFi.
You may have to do something about the MAC address on the laptop because it would theoretically be logged in the access point. I believe some wifi radios let you change the MAC address. Otherwise you would have to buy a cheap wifi interface (pcmcia or usb) with cash and dispose of it later.
... that theres really no such thing as anonymity online. If someone wants to find out who you are then eventually they will.
I could...
I wrote my own password generator in vb.net. I'm sure it's not as random as it could be, but I think it's good enough.
Well okay but how do you remember it? Unless the password generator always generates the same password.
Looking around I can see lots of words and phrases, such as
I did not RTFA, but doesn't 55 million seem like an inflated figure?
Think about all the elderly people who have trouble making out the text in a normal book.
Also they exclude comments from SLOCs. Personally I think comments should be encouraged.
Don't forget excel!
And in 1927...
Not sure how I would fit an 11/750 into the pages of Esquire.
It isn't reported on effectively.
Ah Ha! Thats the problem. These reporters are not reporting effectively.
News organizations actually have a lot of experience in collecting and collating data. This is where their real value lies, IMHO. Bloggers can be relied on to add opinions to the data. That work has little or no value and should only happen if it can be supported by advertising.
If you read any Murdoch's newspapers you would realise there is no shortage of opinion in there too.
Yeah in my city thats the Herald Sun. As a tabloid their market for shit made up opinion is actually pretty safe. My suggestion is that broadsheets should publish opinion from experts who are actually worth listening too. The rest of their content should be published in raw form.
I say this because The Age has been going tabloid lately to try to drive users to their site and I don't think it is helping them at all.
The problem with using robots.txt, from his POV, is that it's purely advisory, and requires the cooperation of the spider in question.
A packet filter does not require cooperation from the spider.
Release the hounds!
Sure and I want leather seats and a massage when I read it.
While I think every place would love to provide all of these features, I think you have to be realistic.
Why can't they do it?
News organizations actually have a lot of experience in collecting and collating data. This is where their real value lies, IMHO. Bloggers can be relied on to add opinions to the data. That work has little or no value and should only happen if it can be supported by advertising.
and certainly not local newspapers.
But most papers are local and it is in that domain where content is most valuable. Say you want to get data on past car accidents in your street so you can campaign for the local council to spend money on improvements. Paying for records from a local news source would be a good way to do that.
If my local paper offered a good online subscription I would sign up. What I want to see is:
In fact, pretty much what I can get from /. right now. All of that should be easy to implement. They just need to open their eyes and look around.
I have heard similar arguments about applying metrics to the management of software development. This is the scenario where you set a standard of 100 lines of code per day or 0.5 bugs per hour or something, then evaluate engineers against it.
Once the algorithm is known the engineers just work around it.
I would think the weight of snow on the dome would be the big problem for the city in Vermont.
Or just use a very small television.
Most peoples idea of exercise really isn't exercise. If you are obese and you go for a walk every day your health may improve to a point, but not beyond that point. I believe public health focuses to much on that initial improvement, and not enough on helping people continue to improve their health in the long term. We get statements from notably obese people such as this:
In October 2009 was forced to apologise after an appearance on the TV show "Good News Week", where she called for cyclists on the road to be "taken out"
...which threaten the lives of people who do want to improve their health.