99.9% of/. readers think "hardware" when they see the word "computer". 99.99% of the general public think "whatever's in that mysterious box" when they see the word computer--and that includes the tubes that hook up to the interwebs.
It's actually decent science reporting for the 99.99% of people who don't distinguish between hardware and software, and if one weren't a/. reader, one's attention span would exceed that of a gnat (not excluding myself here, btw), and one might have read (all the way on page 3):
"Surprisingly, perhaps – and with the exception of the Pentium floating point error, which was caused by a hardware glitch – all of the errors we've mentioned here could have been prevented. In that sense, they can all be thought of as software errors."
It's actually a pretty good article overall, though since the (presumably UK-based) audience of something called "TechRadar" ought to have more in common with/. than with the general public, the title could have been less inflammatory to those in the know...
With just a small religious rider, the bill could be broadened to protect even more children. A little re-write of Fitzpatrick's quote rings more true:
"Now, he added, those churches 'have become a haven for sexual predators who have made these churches their own hunting ground.'"said Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick, a Pennsylvania Republican.
I did a report on OTEC when I was in junior high--18 years ago--based on an article in Scientific American. There are prototype facilities in a number of countries--I visited the facility in Hawaii five years ago, which was at least a decade old then.
It's an intriguing idea, but this smacks of somebody trying to get publicity to bring in venture capital or something of the sort.
While not an active display, some posters are talking about electrochromic windows, which can be LCDs (though usually not). They are pretty expensive, easily $2,000+ each. I've been wanting them for my living room/home theater, but can't quite justify the $20k investment in windows for my $1,000 projector...
Some swankier clubs have them for bathroom doors which go from translucent (cloudy white) to transparent, as opposed to the 98%/0% transmissive black ones.
Sorry to be nitpicky-Stockades aren't much of a punishment, really just a jail. I think you mean stocks or a pillory. Take a look here:
Stocks and Pillories
Humans survive by stereotyping, and age is an indicator of experience. Just like a Harvard MBA is an *indicator* of somebody with decent business sense. They might well be a moron, like our recently elected president, but the indication is there.
Until an individual earns the respect of a boss or peer, there is no reason to discontinue use of an age stereotype.
Just because somebody has a lot of knowledge (especially specific knowledge) implies nothing about their level of experience. A frequent shortcoming of [young] people in IS/IT industries is the notion that knowledge is a substitute for experience.
Smart people make dumb mistakes. Experienced smart people make fewer dumb mistakes.
It's the political science, stupid.
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Nevermind your duty as a citizen. Just think, with only 30% of the eligible population voting, that means your vote counts for not just you, but two non-voters who couldn't seem to take the time to vote.
In many countries, you don't get any representation; here, you get to speak for three people. You can't beat that.
All ripping on Metallica aside, what I find very humorous in all this is the comment from the attorney:
"I don't know if it's going to put a chill on the user end, but it certainly is going to show other artists what they can to do get their work out of Napster."
Is that an ad for other musicians or what? Seeing as how he's the attorney also hired by Dr. Dre (more fine music), I think this should be paraphrased as:
"Hey, I don't know anything about the technology here, and this might not have any effect at all, but every musician in the world should hire me."
The inherent value of a stock is equal to the present value of all future *cash flows* (plus earnings less expenses), not dividends.
However, estimates of what future cash flows are, and what is an appropriate discount rate, are what vary between investors. It *does* work, except people generally don't agree on the inputs.
Any sophisticated investor is aware that employee stock-options dilute their share value. To claim that the market value of the options outstanding should be charged against expenses is somewhat ludicrous to my thinking.
What Microsoft is doing is taking money out of the pockets of shareholders and putting it into the pockets of employees. In theory this creates an incentive for the employees to work harder for a higher shareprice. In practice it's bunk, it just means less productivity because your employees will be checking the stock price more frequently during the day.
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99.9% of /. readers think "hardware" when they see the word "computer".
99.99% of the general public think "whatever's in that mysterious box" when they see the word computer--and that includes the tubes that hook up to the interwebs.
It's actually decent science reporting for the 99.99% of people who don't distinguish between hardware and software, and if one weren't a /. reader, one's attention span would exceed that of a gnat (not excluding myself here, btw), and one might have read (all the way on page 3):
"Surprisingly, perhaps – and with the exception of the Pentium floating point error, which was caused by a hardware glitch – all of the errors we've mentioned here could have been prevented. In that sense, they can all be thought of as software errors."
It's actually a pretty good article overall, though since the (presumably UK-based) audience of something called "TechRadar" ought to have more in common with /. than with the general public, the title could have been less inflammatory to those in the know...
With just a small religious rider, the bill could be broadened to protect even more children. A little re-write of Fitzpatrick's quote rings more true:
"Now, he added, those churches 'have become a haven for sexual predators who have made these churches their own hunting ground.'"said Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick, a Pennsylvania Republican.
I did a report on OTEC when I was in junior high--18 years ago--based on an article in Scientific American. There are prototype facilities in a number of countries--I visited the facility in Hawaii five years ago, which was at least a decade old then.
It's an intriguing idea, but this smacks of somebody trying to get publicity to bring in venture capital or something of the sort.
Four paragraphs? That's not terse. Terse would be
All your internet are belong to us.
While not an active display, some posters are talking about electrochromic windows, which can be LCDs (though usually not). They are pretty expensive, easily $2,000+ each. I've been wanting them for my living room/home theater, but can't quite justify the $20k investment in windows for my $1,000 projector...
Some swankier clubs have them for bathroom doors which go from translucent (cloudy white) to transparent, as opposed to the 98%/0% transmissive black ones.
Just google for electrochromic.
Do you really trust lossless compression from a place that can't even count their own election ballots?
Sorry to be nitpicky-Stockades aren't much of a punishment, really just a jail. I think you mean stocks or a pillory.
Take a look here: Stocks and Pillories
Humans survive by stereotyping, and age is an indicator of experience. Just like a Harvard MBA is an *indicator* of somebody with decent business sense. They might well be a moron, like our recently elected president, but the indication is there.
Until an individual earns the respect of a boss or peer, there is no reason to discontinue use of an age stereotype.
Just because somebody has a lot of knowledge (especially specific knowledge) implies nothing about their level of experience. A frequent shortcoming of [young] people in IS/IT industries is the notion that knowledge is a substitute for experience.
Smart people make dumb mistakes. Experienced smart people make fewer dumb mistakes.
Nevermind your duty as a citizen. Just think, with only 30% of the eligible population voting, that means your vote counts for not just you, but two non-voters who couldn't seem to take the time to vote.
In many countries, you don't get any representation; here, you get to speak for three people. You can't beat that.
All ripping on Metallica aside, what I find very humorous in all this is the comment from the attorney:
"I don't know if it's going to put a chill on the user end, but it certainly is going to show other artists what they can to do get their work out of Napster."
Is that an ad for other musicians or what? Seeing as how he's the attorney also hired by Dr. Dre (more fine music), I think this should be paraphrased as:
"Hey, I don't know anything about the technology here, and this might not have any effect at all, but every musician in the world should hire me."
The inherent value of a stock is equal to the present value of all future *cash flows* (plus earnings less expenses), not dividends.
However, estimates of what future cash flows are, and what is an appropriate discount rate, are what vary between investors. It *does* work, except people generally don't agree on the inputs.
Any sophisticated investor is aware that employee stock-options dilute their share value. To claim that the market value of the options outstanding should be charged against expenses is somewhat ludicrous to my thinking.
What Microsoft is doing is taking money out of the pockets of shareholders and putting it into the pockets of employees. In theory this creates an incentive for the employees to work harder for a higher shareprice. In practice it's bunk, it just means less productivity because your employees will be checking the stock price more frequently during the day.