For constant voltage, a high resistance will have a low current, and a low resistance will get a high current. If you connect two loads to one constant voltage source (in parallel), the lower resistance (the path of least resistance in this discussion) will get more current. The other gets current also; just less of it.
That's assuming your source can produce enough current. Using a good thick copper wire to ground an average battery will probably result in a reduced voltage for all loads. And a hot battery.
Yes. And the reason IT people resent this system is that when they *do* make a big sale, promising to build the thing that the IT people said would cost far more to build than what they were getting the customer to pay, they still get a bonus based on the selling price. They are generally long gone by the time the delivery people go over budget (as predicted).
Is there any company out there that has asked for their closing bonus back because they lost money on the sale?
How exactly do any of us do this work on tablets or phones? Microsoft OWNS those environments, hands down - From the desktops, to the servers...
Yes, real office work still needs a keyboard and monitor, and that's usually some sort of Windows OS on a desktop or laptop, but did you really mean to include servers in the Microsoft ownership? I work in the real world too, and Microsoft Server is disappearing from my part of it. Most of our server applications could run on it, but are also supported for other operating systems with simpler (and cheaper) licensing terms.
Until the department manager is asked to name people to downsize, nobody in the room remembers the last useful thing you did, and you don't even hear rumors that you should make the case for yourself, since you don't have lunch with your co-workers.
A lot of important information is exchanged over lunch and coffee.
Ok, the stereo might have been a bad example. How about someone steals all the manhole covers on two blocks, then sells them to a scrap metal dealer. The police track them (somehow -- the mayor was really upset about this) and charge the dealer for buying stolen property (but probably don't convict, since the dealer says the guy told him they were sold at a city auction, so he didn't know they were stolen). Now, either the dealer got the name of the person who sold the covers, or he definitely knew it was an illegal transaction. How careful does the dealer need to be about getting a valid name and address?
Ok, fair enough. I was thrown off by the conclusion.
Of course, Indian call centers aren't beholden to US law anyways, so even if it is a violation, it doesn't matter because in their country, it is not a violation.
I would be surprised if accent and diction training for call center workers (especially if time and expenses are paid by the employer) were illegal, immoral, or otherwise unacceptable in either the U.S. or India. I think the two arguments got a bit tangled. Thanks for the clarification.
The Supreme Court has held that discrimination even by private employers based on not speaking English is only permissible when English skill is absolutely necessary to perform their job, because otherwise it is discrimination based on national origin (which is illegal).
Therefore forced "accent neutralization" is clearly a discrimination based on national origin. So the immediate requirement is a necessity to show that it is absolutely necessary for job performance.
I missed a step in your argument. You are claiming that English skill is not absolutely necessary to perform the job of answering English-language telephone calls? If working in a call center doesn't qualify as a job that requires English skill, then what does?
Why is the "calendar" feature of Mozilla named "lighting"?
It's not a feature of Mozilla. It's a feature of Thunderbird, an e-mail reader application. Thunderbird... Lightning... You don't see the connection?
If I install this on my dad's computer, he'll never use it because he won't be able to remember the name.
He doesn't need to remember the name. It come up in the Thuderbird window next to his mail. The tab says "Calendar."
If you don't want to remember the name while installing it for him, you could also open the add-ons window, type "calendar" into the search line, and read a one-paragraph explanation of the options available before selecting the most popular.
In other news, have you seen the new Aston Martin "Morning Frost" Luxury Edition? It's Rear mid-mounted, "Touchtronic 2" six speed automatic with electronic shift-by-wire control system should give incredible performance. Too bad nobody will buy it, since the names don't sound like sports car parts.
In Lisbon, the first roundabout after you leave the airport has four lanes and at least four sets of traffic lights inside the roundabout (as well as lights regulating the entrances). You need to change lanes as you approach your exit, but you have only a short distance between the lights, so you need to watch the other lanes of traffic closely while also noticing the state of the next traffic light (directly above your head, or well off to the side). If you don't know where you are going (common enough for people coming from the airport) you also need to be reading the signs while doing this. The only positive thing to say is that at least the drivers have mutual sympathy in adversity, so they deal fairly well with all the cutting-off that happens. It does sort of work, but it's not a relaxing experience.
In Zurich, the urban planners are proud of their ability to force drivers to hit as many red lights as possible. They feel this will discourage people from driving in town, and somehow reduce pollution. Whether the net result of all those cars accelerating and braking all the time is actually better is another discussion, but if they ever thought that a system like this was becoming popular (thwarting their carefully annoying design) they would adjust somehow.
Or they file the software patent because that's the game, and not filing it means the competition will shut them down when they have no stack of IP to bring to the table.
Just because you're stuck in that game doesn't mean you like it. Deciding not to play just means you're going to get sued into bankruptcy (or charged extortionate royalties that lead to the same thing).
If the U.S. authorities wanted him arrested, the easiest way would have been to respond to one of his multiple and very recent requests to enter the U.S.
There's a lot more, if someone else who read the whole thing could respond with more highlights, that'd probably be informative.
That's the highlight for me, but there was also this bit:
In December 2009, Cisco sought to depose both Mr. Adekeye and his wife in San Francisco. Mr. Adekeye applied at the United States embassy in Bern, Switzerland, for permission to enter the United States for that purpose, but entry was denied. Cisco's counsel was informed of this and informed by the applicant's counsel that any attempt by Mr. Adekeye to enter the United States without authorization could prejudice his ongoing pursuit of a visa. Notwithstanding this entirely reasonable explanation for his inability to attend a U.S. deposition, Cisco had the unmitigated gall to commence contempt proceedings for the applicant's "failure" to attend a U.S. deposition. It was, of course, unsuccessful, but it speaks volumes for Cisco's duplicity.
If you can solve the bureaucracy quickly enough, you should try to find out who the other sucker is. Think about it: you know he has a problem with the RMV, you have just finished solving the exact same problem, and you look just like him. Contractor services opportunity!
Maybe not sue to get money for yourself, but causing the person who wrote it to pay a fine and court fees is a possibility in Switzerland. The franc is about par with the American dollar these days, so that's a $1,500 penalty for calling someone names on Facebook.
Canadian researchers had a winter in Florida on expenses and got a publication out of it? Win!
Ok, so wading through the everglades to dig for ancient garbage while avoiding the alligators isn't everyone's idea of vacation, but Montreal got some real snow this winter.
No one is going to be writing the numbers down, instead people will just show their cell phone screen to the post office agent, who will then type in the code in their system and validate it.
I do send letters from time to time, and I practically always put them in a postbox on the street, having bought packs of stamps previously. If I were going to go into a post office, why wouldn't I just give the post office agent cash? Where is the advantage in a purchase over the phone? For a train ticket, you might be concerned about the time (arriving at the station with just enough time to make the train, and not wanting to fiddle with a ticket machine). At the post office, whether you deal with a person or a machine, why would it be easier to use the interface on your phone than the human agent or the special-purpose interface provided by the post office machine?
At the data center end of the scale, the Power7 was only released in 2010, but the planning probably took a couple of years. It includes not only power control for each core, but the clever bit is the PowerProxy that helps pick a suitable level for each. There's a quick overview over at The Register.
Power6 (2007) had variable clock speed. Could you also adjust the voltage to each core? Is there a big advantage to reducing the clock speed if you don't also drop the voltage?
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For constant voltage, a high resistance will have a low current, and a low resistance will get a high current. If you connect two loads to one constant voltage source (in parallel), the lower resistance (the path of least resistance in this discussion) will get more current. The other gets current also; just less of it.
That's assuming your source can produce enough current. Using a good thick copper wire to ground an average battery will probably result in a reduced voltage for all loads. And a hot battery.
Half as much as the waiter gets. With luck.
Yes. And the reason IT people resent this system is that when they *do* make a big sale, promising to build the thing that the IT people said would cost far more to build than what they were getting the customer to pay, they still get a bonus based on the selling price. They are generally long gone by the time the delivery people go over budget (as predicted).
Is there any company out there that has asked for their closing bonus back because they lost money on the sale?
How exactly do any of us do this work on tablets or phones? Microsoft OWNS those environments, hands down - From the desktops, to the servers...
Yes, real office work still needs a keyboard and monitor, and that's usually some sort of Windows OS on a desktop or laptop, but did you really mean to include servers in the Microsoft ownership? I work in the real world too, and Microsoft Server is disappearing from my part of it. Most of our server applications could run on it, but are also supported for other operating systems with simpler (and cheaper) licensing terms.
I think there's a good chance this will use Bluetooth Low Energy, which can pause an arbitrarily long time between messages in either direction.
Until the department manager is asked to name people to downsize, nobody in the room remembers the last useful thing you did, and you don't even hear rumors that you should make the case for yourself, since you don't have lunch with your co-workers.
A lot of important information is exchanged over lunch and coffee.
Turn on a television. Any television. Any channel.
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Ok, the stereo might have been a bad example. How about someone steals all the manhole covers on two blocks, then sells them to a scrap metal dealer. The police track them (somehow -- the mayor was really upset about this) and charge the dealer for buying stolen property (but probably don't convict, since the dealer says the guy told him they were sold at a city auction, so he didn't know they were stolen). Now, either the dealer got the name of the person who sold the covers, or he definitely knew it was an illegal transaction. How careful does the dealer need to be about getting a valid name and address?
Did Terry Pratchett talk with you before publishing Soul Music, or was it a complete surprise?
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Ok, fair enough. I was thrown off by the conclusion.
Of course, Indian call centers aren't beholden to US law anyways, so even if it is a violation, it doesn't matter because in their country, it is not a violation.
I would be surprised if accent and diction training for call center workers (especially if time and expenses are paid by the employer) were illegal, immoral, or otherwise unacceptable in either the U.S. or India. I think the two arguments got a bit tangled. Thanks for the clarification.
The Supreme Court has held that discrimination even by private employers based on not speaking English is only permissible when English skill is absolutely necessary to perform their job, because otherwise it is discrimination based on national origin (which is illegal).
Therefore forced "accent neutralization" is clearly a discrimination based on national origin. So the immediate requirement is a necessity to show that it is absolutely necessary for job performance.
I missed a step in your argument. You are claiming that English skill is not absolutely necessary to perform the job of answering English-language telephone calls? If working in a call center doesn't qualify as a job that requires English skill, then what does?
Why is the "calendar" feature of Mozilla named "lighting"?
It's not a feature of Mozilla. It's a feature of Thunderbird, an e-mail reader application. Thunderbird ... Lightning ... You don't see the connection?
If I install this on my dad's computer, he'll never use it because he won't be able to remember the name.
He doesn't need to remember the name. It come up in the Thuderbird window next to his mail. The tab says "Calendar."
If you don't want to remember the name while installing it for him, you could also open the add-ons window, type "calendar" into the search line, and read a one-paragraph explanation of the options available before selecting the most popular.
In other news, have you seen the new Aston Martin "Morning Frost" Luxury Edition? It's Rear mid-mounted, "Touchtronic 2" six speed automatic with electronic shift-by-wire control system should give incredible performance. Too bad nobody will buy it, since the names don't sound like sports car parts.
In Lisbon, the first roundabout after you leave the airport has four lanes and at least four sets of traffic lights inside the roundabout (as well as lights regulating the entrances). You need to change lanes as you approach your exit, but you have only a short distance between the lights, so you need to watch the other lanes of traffic closely while also noticing the state of the next traffic light (directly above your head, or well off to the side). If you don't know where you are going (common enough for people coming from the airport) you also need to be reading the signs while doing this. The only positive thing to say is that at least the drivers have mutual sympathy in adversity, so they deal fairly well with all the cutting-off that happens. It does sort of work, but it's not a relaxing experience.
In Zurich, the urban planners are proud of their ability to force drivers to hit as many red lights as possible. They feel this will discourage people from driving in town, and somehow reduce pollution. Whether the net result of all those cars accelerating and braking all the time is actually better is another discussion, but if they ever thought that a system like this was becoming popular (thwarting their carefully annoying design) they would adjust somehow.
In case you are wondering, this is not my imagination or guess. They really are openly proud of how annoying they can make the local traffic.
At least that has strategy and teamwork. Is bowling still on television somewhere?
Or they file the software patent because that's the game, and not filing it means the competition will shut them down when they have no stack of IP to bring to the table.
Just because you're stuck in that game doesn't mean you like it. Deciding not to play just means you're going to get sued into bankruptcy (or charged extortionate royalties that lead to the same thing).
If the U.S. authorities wanted him arrested, the easiest way would have been to respond to one of his multiple and very recent requests to enter the U.S.
There's a lot more, if someone else who read the whole thing could respond with more highlights, that'd probably be informative.
That's the highlight for me, but there was also this bit:
In December 2009, Cisco sought to depose both Mr. Adekeye and his wife in San Francisco. Mr. Adekeye applied at the United States embassy in Bern, Switzerland, for permission to enter the United States for that purpose, but entry was denied. Cisco's counsel was informed of this and informed by the applicant's counsel that any attempt by Mr. Adekeye to enter the United States without authorization could prejudice his ongoing pursuit of a visa. Notwithstanding this entirely reasonable explanation for his inability to attend a U.S. deposition, Cisco had the unmitigated gall to commence contempt proceedings for the applicant's "failure" to attend a U.S. deposition. It was, of course, unsuccessful, but it speaks volumes for Cisco's duplicity.
If you can solve the bureaucracy quickly enough, you should try to find out who the other sucker is. Think about it: you know he has a problem with the RMV, you have just finished solving the exact same problem, and you look just like him. Contractor services opportunity!
Maybe not sue to get money for yourself, but causing the person who wrote it to pay a fine and court fees is a possibility in Switzerland. The franc is about par with the American dollar these days, so that's a $1,500 penalty for calling someone names on Facebook.
Way off on date. "The Spy Who Loved Me" came out in 1977.
Canadian researchers had a winter in Florida on expenses and got a publication out of it? Win!
Ok, so wading through the everglades to dig for ancient garbage while avoiding the alligators isn't everyone's idea of vacation, but Montreal got some real snow this winter.
How much cheaper than a stamp?
No one is going to be writing the numbers down, instead people will just show their cell phone screen to the post office agent, who will then type in the code in their system and validate it.
I do send letters from time to time, and I practically always put them in a postbox on the street, having bought packs of stamps previously. If I were going to go into a post office, why wouldn't I just give the post office agent cash? Where is the advantage in a purchase over the phone? For a train ticket, you might be concerned about the time (arriving at the station with just enough time to make the train, and not wanting to fiddle with a ticket machine). At the post office, whether you deal with a person or a machine, why would it be easier to use the interface on your phone than the human agent or the special-purpose interface provided by the post office machine?
At the data center end of the scale, the Power7 was only released in 2010, but the planning probably took a couple of years. It includes not only power control for each core, but the clever bit is the PowerProxy that helps pick a suitable level for each. There's a quick overview over at The Register.
Power6 (2007) had variable clock speed. Could you also adjust the voltage to each core? Is there a big advantage to reducing the clock speed if you don't also drop the voltage?