I lived in a small town on the Jersey shore and the tourist industry was controlled by organized crime. There were things like pizza shops that stayed in business without customers, suspicious fires, business owners being "encouraged" to sell, etc. Each summer an army of Mexican workers would appear out of thin air to staff the restaurants, hotels, and beaches. I figured it made sense with New York City near and the promise of work.
A few years ago, it came to light that the local mob was working with Mexican mobs to traffic in seasonal workers across the state. They were working for next to nothing, usually tricked or coerced into service by Mexican criminals.
Like you said, it was revolting. A lot of them were teenagers or young families with kids. It was a very small town, but we never saw them in school or playing outside. Police found homes with 70+ people crammed in every room. They were apparently told to stay out of sight and spent months with young children shut inside day and night.
I set the root password when I first installed Ubuntu. I recently installed on a new laptop and decided to go the sudo route. It was surprisingly easy to get used to and it forced me to think about permissions and groups more. I might update the root password at some point, but I applaud Ubuntu's decision to leave it unset by default.
The actual number is not that interesting, but if they used the same methodology 18 months ago, it suggests there has been significant (albeit relative) growth. I was hoping the article would offer some insight, but if the VP of OEM can't explain it, we can assume Ubuntu laptop and device sales aren't the reason:)
The increase is consistent with my observations though. Ubuntu has developed a positive reputation among casual PC users. Former Mac and Windows users I know get very excited about the Software Center. "If I need something I just pick it from a list, click a button, and it's done. Nothing to download and it's completely free." Ok, it's just automating the download and organizing/limiting your choices, but to an everyday computer user it seems like a free online software store.
"Shock Doctrine" is proof that US economic policy is neither pretty or altruistic, assuming you buy into it. To me, her argument is borderline conspiracy theory at worst and a collection of philosophical musings at best.
The US may no longer be the land of opportunity, but it has been the source of a lot of opportunity. Don't get me wrong, the US has not been the lone source of innovation in the world. But for everything bad associated with "free market" ideology, off-shoring, tax shelters, etc., there is an American notion of freedom underlying internationalization. There have been moments of backlash, greed, and economic setbacks, but in general, the US has championed economic development and cooperation.
It's not always pretty or altruistic, but give people a foothold in the global economy and their quality of life, rights, and social mobility improve. Improvement has been slow in China and Russia, but there has been positive change. Africa doesn't need military intervention, charities, documentaries, whatever... they need sustainable industries. Foreign companies strip mining or pumping oil will never foster a middle class, technology, manufacturing, or research will.
You're in luck, there are tons of options. Use online courses, cheap textbooks (look for teacher editions), and community college courses.
If you were an AP student in high school and enjoy math, you'll do fine the second time around in college. I had to work a lot harder at calculus than I expected during my first undergrad degree. Five years later I returned for another degree and found it much easier and more enjoyable. Suffer through Calc I, II, III, they're basically computation. The fun comes with applied calculus, linear algebra, and finite topics.
It may not be as annoying as Microsoft's animated "clippy," but the smiling little light bulb that pops up in OpenOffice gave me flashbacks of Office 2003. It automatically closes after a few seconds, but given the backlash "clippy" caused, a cheery cartoon character offering advice seems like an odd choice. And I've had it pop up a few times after disabling the option, if that continues I may soon hate "bulby" as much as "clippy."
That reminds me of the quote in Bad Santa, after sticking up for the little fat kid...
I beat the shit out of some kids today. But it was for a purpose. It made me feel good about myself. It was like I did something constructive with my life or something, I dunno, like I accomplished something.
Kids torment other kids because they get away with it. If an adult grabbed one of these "mean girls" by the hair and told her to cut the crap this girl may have had some hope. Good for you.
There are 3D dark matter maps out there. This map provides some context for someone on Earth.
In this case, the white, cyan, and green regions are closer to Earth than those indicated in orange and red.
The image doesn't really help me visualize the concept, but it attracted me to the article. That's probably the intent of these kind of images, grab people's attention and explain the findings when they want to know what the hell they're looking at.
I thought the same thing, but a virtual instance may still be susceptible to things like key logging. The embedded OS wouldn't have to be Windows, it could still be a read-only Linux distribution like the Live CD.
If they solve the privacy concerns, CCR is the next obstacle they need to clear. They can use CCR and offer it as an option, but HL7, X12, and NCPDP are a must for hospitals, insurers, and pharmacies. They're transactional, but that's how health care organizations communicate.
In fact, Google should focus on coordinating and aggregating transactions, it could revolutionize the industry. Coordination of benefits between insurers would reduce paperwork and speed up payment. Services that don't generate claims (paid out of pocket, provided by a non-profit, etc.) wouldn't be missing like they often are in insurers' systems today. Fraud and abuse would be much easier to spot.
The challenge has been organizing and correlating the data. Google may be the perfect company to solve that problem.
It helps Nintendo because every school-age kid has a DS. They're familiar with the system and interface, so basic typing and computer skills aren't a prerequisite for the software. The platform seems perfect for class use, and it's low cost and easy to support. Like you said, every kid has one. A model for schools would open a whole new market for the DS.
The FAQ says the International competition offers fewer options, "Note that at the IOI only C, C++ and Pascal are permitted." If you're only considering the AOI, Python seems likes the most efficient, portable approach.
That's the problem with class action suits. These people spent about $10 to get in touch with old friends and didn't get what they paid for. Even if they wanted to pursue a full refund the terms of the settlement probably prevent it.
I didn't see the details, but I suspect they have the option of taking the $3 or receiving the credit if they fail to respond. I'm sure most people will never see the letter or not bother to collect the three bucks. I received a similar settlement from BlockBuster a few years ago and just tossed it in the garbage.
I thought the same thing, but I don't see the trash, workspaces, or hide windows icons anywhere else. I'm thinking the bottom panel was hidden or cropped for the screenshots.
Add comments as you review and work with the code. The exercise will help you learn and provide documentation when maintaining or rewriting it. After you're familiar with the code you won't have the perspective of someone new to it, start now.
I got it this afternoon too. It put a pie-chart icon to my gmail menu, added a few contacts to my "following" list, and connected me to Picasa and Google Reader, but not much else. I can post comments, links, and photos like Twitter, but I don't see Facebook features like polls, games, or quizzes. My initial impression is that it's simply a "me too" reaction to Twitter with nothing new to offer.
I'd say that's the only solution today. Every desktop on the corporate network is a "production" system, and that's a risk even if users have good intentions. Developers can do their work better with a virtual image on a secure VLAN. It's more secure, easier to administer, and provides an environment more similar to the production and test servers than a desktop.
but "Helping Perl Packagers" or "Helping Package Perl" would be sufficient If you package Perl you're a Perl packager, and every Perl packager packages Perl at some point:)
It may be worth waiting just to see how WACOM's auto-switching dual-mode works out. The technology promises to switch between active (pen) and passive (finger) digitizer modes based on the application. The TabletKiosk eo a7330D is an ultra-mobile PC planned for release in October. The initial price is $1,500, but that may come down as more WACOM Dual Mode devices hit the market. It would give you the "pen and slate" functionality you want for certain applications and still work with the "touch" applications on the newer devices you mentioned.
Exactly, DRM technology was created with only the publishers' interests in mind, but it's a step back from physical media for consumers. Publishers can have lower production and distribution costs and customers can have a product that can't be damaged or lost. But instead of investing in features that allow me to resell and use my product, they thew money at lobbyists and politicians to protect themselves.
How is a parking spot that was already paid for "free time"? If I pay for an hour of parking and leave after 30 minutes, the remaining time is not "free", I paid for it.
It could have been transferable or refunded, but they chose to keep that hold-over from the old technology. Municipalities made a conscience decision to keep unused time, and in some cases invested in sensors to keep even more. They didn't pursue features like transferable time, similar to a transit card, or a less complex system that simply requires someone to pay for the time (no receipts or sensors, either the space was paid for or a car shouldn't be there.)
People have a right to be pissed. Local governments put great effort and cost into taking their money, but didn't give fairness or convenience a second thought.
That was my first thought too. They're going to increase demand and not address supply? Who do they expect to produce the drugs? If anything, they should turn a blind-eye to production. It sounds crazy, but if possession remained a serious crime and demand was met by government protected suppliers, the cartels would have no source of revenue. After all, isn't drug use the argument against legalization?
In reality, that would result in unprecedented corruption and hostility with the US. But decriminalizing possession will probably do the same thing. American tourists are going to provide cartels with a lot more money and power. It's hard enough to control Mexican organized crime, this is going to make it much worse.
According to the article, boot time is a little longer than XP and Vista (41.25 seconds vs XP's 40.03 and Vista's 40.16), but it's better than the previous build's boot time of 44.81 seconds.
At first, the thought of bored 6 year-olds choosing laptop options made me laugh. But then I thought about the Xbox.
When I was a kid, a party at Chuck E Cheese was like an orgy of endless video games. Today, they have a handful of old arcade cabinets and some carnival games for crappy prizes. I've been dragged there for a few birthday parties with my kids. While the 5-8 year-olds have a great time with the ball-pits and singing robots, the teens and pre-teens look like they're in hell.
A room full of 360s with wall-sized displays and high-end audio, Madden and Halo competitions for games and accessories, all you can eat pizza; it sounds like a dream come true for tween boys. Your kid could fill out a wish list of games for gifts and grab bags would have credits for the Live store. It sounds like a great idea to me.
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I lived in a small town on the Jersey shore and the tourist industry was controlled by organized crime. There were things like pizza shops that stayed in business without customers, suspicious fires, business owners being "encouraged" to sell, etc. Each summer an army of Mexican workers would appear out of thin air to staff the restaurants, hotels, and beaches. I figured it made sense with New York City near and the promise of work.
A few years ago, it came to light that the local mob was working with Mexican mobs to traffic in seasonal workers across the state. They were working for next to nothing, usually tricked or coerced into service by Mexican criminals.
Like you said, it was revolting. A lot of them were teenagers or young families with kids. It was a very small town, but we never saw them in school or playing outside. Police found homes with 70+ people crammed in every room. They were apparently told to stay out of sight and spent months with young children shut inside day and night.
I set the root password when I first installed Ubuntu. I recently installed on a new laptop and decided to go the sudo route. It was surprisingly easy to get used to and it forced me to think about permissions and groups more. I might update the root password at some point, but I applaud Ubuntu's decision to leave it unset by default.
The actual number is not that interesting, but if they used the same methodology 18 months ago, it suggests there has been significant (albeit relative) growth. I was hoping the article would offer some insight, but if the VP of OEM can't explain it, we can assume Ubuntu laptop and device sales aren't the reason :)
The increase is consistent with my observations though. Ubuntu has developed a positive reputation among casual PC users. Former Mac and Windows users I know get very excited about the Software Center. "If I need something I just pick it from a list, click a button, and it's done. Nothing to download and it's completely free." Ok, it's just automating the download and organizing/limiting your choices, but to an everyday computer user it seems like a free online software store.
"Shock Doctrine" is proof that US economic policy is neither pretty or altruistic, assuming you buy into it. To me, her argument is borderline conspiracy theory at worst and a collection of philosophical musings at best.
The US may no longer be the land of opportunity, but it has been the source of a lot of opportunity. Don't get me wrong, the US has not been the lone source of innovation in the world. But for everything bad associated with "free market" ideology, off-shoring, tax shelters, etc., there is an American notion of freedom underlying internationalization. There have been moments of backlash, greed, and economic setbacks, but in general, the US has championed economic development and cooperation.
It's not always pretty or altruistic, but give people a foothold in the global economy and their quality of life, rights, and social mobility improve. Improvement has been slow in China and Russia, but there has been positive change. Africa doesn't need military intervention, charities, documentaries, whatever... they need sustainable industries. Foreign companies strip mining or pumping oil will never foster a middle class, technology, manufacturing, or research will.
You're in luck, there are tons of options. Use online courses, cheap textbooks (look for teacher editions), and community college courses.
If you were an AP student in high school and enjoy math, you'll do fine the second time around in college. I had to work a lot harder at calculus than I expected during my first undergrad degree. Five years later I returned for another degree and found it much easier and more enjoyable. Suffer through Calc I, II, III, they're basically computation. The fun comes with applied calculus, linear algebra, and finite topics.
It may not be as annoying as Microsoft's animated "clippy," but the smiling little light bulb that pops up in OpenOffice gave me flashbacks of Office 2003. It automatically closes after a few seconds, but given the backlash "clippy" caused, a cheery cartoon character offering advice seems like an odd choice. And I've had it pop up a few times after disabling the option, if that continues I may soon hate "bulby" as much as "clippy."
Kids torment other kids because they get away with it. If an adult grabbed one of these "mean girls" by the hair and told her to cut the crap this girl may have had some hope. Good for you.
The image doesn't really help me visualize the concept, but it attracted me to the article. That's probably the intent of these kind of images, grab people's attention and explain the findings when they want to know what the hell they're looking at.
I thought the same thing, but a virtual instance may still be susceptible to things like key logging. The embedded OS wouldn't have to be Windows, it could still be a read-only Linux distribution like the Live CD.
If they solve the privacy concerns, CCR is the next obstacle they need to clear. They can use CCR and offer it as an option, but HL7, X12, and NCPDP are a must for hospitals, insurers, and pharmacies. They're transactional, but that's how health care organizations communicate.
In fact, Google should focus on coordinating and aggregating transactions, it could revolutionize the industry. Coordination of benefits between insurers would reduce paperwork and speed up payment. Services that don't generate claims (paid out of pocket, provided by a non-profit, etc.) wouldn't be missing like they often are in insurers' systems today. Fraud and abuse would be much easier to spot.
The challenge has been organizing and correlating the data. Google may be the perfect company to solve that problem.
It helps Nintendo because every school-age kid has a DS. They're familiar with the system and interface, so basic typing and computer skills aren't a prerequisite for the software. The platform seems perfect for class use, and it's low cost and easy to support. Like you said, every kid has one. A model for schools would open a whole new market for the DS.
The FAQ says the International competition offers fewer options, "Note that at the IOI only C, C++ and Pascal are permitted." If you're only considering the AOI, Python seems likes the most efficient, portable approach.
That's the problem with class action suits. These people spent about $10 to get in touch with old friends and didn't get what they paid for. Even if they wanted to pursue a full refund the terms of the settlement probably prevent it.
I didn't see the details, but I suspect they have the option of taking the $3 or receiving the credit if they fail to respond. I'm sure most people will never see the letter or not bother to collect the three bucks. I received a similar settlement from BlockBuster a few years ago and just tossed it in the garbage.
I thought the same thing, but I don't see the trash, workspaces, or hide windows icons anywhere else. I'm thinking the bottom panel was hidden or cropped for the screenshots.
Add comments as you review and work with the code. The exercise will help you learn and provide documentation when maintaining or rewriting it. After you're familiar with the code you won't have the perspective of someone new to it, start now.
I got it this afternoon too. It put a pie-chart icon to my gmail menu, added a few contacts to my "following" list, and connected me to Picasa and Google Reader, but not much else. I can post comments, links, and photos like Twitter, but I don't see Facebook features like polls, games, or quizzes. My initial impression is that it's simply a "me too" reaction to Twitter with nothing new to offer.
I'd say that's the only solution today. Every desktop on the corporate network is a "production" system, and that's a risk even if users have good intentions. Developers can do their work better with a virtual image on a secure VLAN. It's more secure, easier to administer, and provides an environment more similar to the production and test servers than a desktop.
but "Helping Perl Packagers" or "Helping Package Perl" would be sufficient If you package Perl you're a Perl packager, and every Perl packager packages Perl at some point :)
It may be worth waiting just to see how WACOM's auto-switching dual-mode works out. The technology promises to switch between active (pen) and passive (finger) digitizer modes based on the application. The TabletKiosk eo a7330D is an ultra-mobile PC planned for release in October. The initial price is $1,500, but that may come down as more WACOM Dual Mode devices hit the market. It would give you the "pen and slate" functionality you want for certain applications and still work with the "touch" applications on the newer devices you mentioned.
Exactly, DRM technology was created with only the publishers' interests in mind, but it's a step back from physical media for consumers. Publishers can have lower production and distribution costs and customers can have a product that can't be damaged or lost. But instead of investing in features that allow me to resell and use my product, they thew money at lobbyists and politicians to protect themselves.
How is a parking spot that was already paid for "free time"? If I pay for an hour of parking and leave after 30 minutes, the remaining time is not "free", I paid for it.
It could have been transferable or refunded, but they chose to keep that hold-over from the old technology. Municipalities made a conscience decision to keep unused time, and in some cases invested in sensors to keep even more. They didn't pursue features like transferable time, similar to a transit card, or a less complex system that simply requires someone to pay for the time (no receipts or sensors, either the space was paid for or a car shouldn't be there.)
People have a right to be pissed. Local governments put great effort and cost into taking their money, but didn't give fairness or convenience a second thought.
That was my first thought too. They're going to increase demand and not address supply? Who do they expect to produce the drugs? If anything, they should turn a blind-eye to production. It sounds crazy, but if possession remained a serious crime and demand was met by government protected suppliers, the cartels would have no source of revenue. After all, isn't drug use the argument against legalization?
In reality, that would result in unprecedented corruption and hostility with the US. But decriminalizing possession will probably do the same thing. American tourists are going to provide cartels with a lot more money and power. It's hard enough to control Mexican organized crime, this is going to make it much worse.
According to the article, boot time is a little longer than XP and Vista (41.25 seconds vs XP's 40.03 and Vista's 40.16), but it's better than the previous build's boot time of 44.81 seconds.
At first, the thought of bored 6 year-olds choosing laptop options made me laugh. But then I thought about the Xbox.
When I was a kid, a party at Chuck E Cheese was like an orgy of endless video games. Today, they have a handful of old arcade cabinets and some carnival games for crappy prizes. I've been dragged there for a few birthday parties with my kids. While the 5-8 year-olds have a great time with the ball-pits and singing robots, the teens and pre-teens look like they're in hell.
A room full of 360s with wall-sized displays and high-end audio, Madden and Halo competitions for games and accessories, all you can eat pizza; it sounds like a dream come true for tween boys. Your kid could fill out a wish list of games for gifts and grab bags would have credits for the Live store. It sounds like a great idea to me.