This brings up the subject of relatives... My father and I share our first and last names, which means that googling for our name will bring out his website and law essays (?) along with my Usenet postings and articles on a Trading Card Game, with random stuff of some car racer mixed in.
Since we're both from the same country, computer literate, moderately prolific and even look mostly the same (my father is only 18 years older and is fit, while my lifestyle makes me look much older than my age), I don't know what his potential customers & my prospective employees would figure out, especially considering my father is mostly conservative while I'm more liberal, have different positions on his job (patent law) and wrote differing views on the same subjects sometimes!
And I'm ashamed to say my aliases are just thin disguises for my name usually.
"Gilbert added he believes there are many environmental impacts that are not manifest for 30 to 40 years after exposure. "Second-hand tobacco exposure is a case in point," he said. "We're just finding out now what some of those impacts are. Asbestos is another example.""
There are lots of casual or semi-casual gamers out there that only have time for a short game, or want a fun, not-so-complex game.
While I love RPGs and complex strategy games, I find myself playing shorter games or distractions - like a sports game for example - most of the time.
And the GameCube is wonderful for multiplayer. A friend of mine owns all 3 major consoles, but when we gather, if we do play a console, it's a game of Mario Kart / Mario Tennis / Mario Party , or a sports game ( Winning Eleven is all the rage here, and the only non-GameCube game in the list ).
PS: I do realize this only moves the trust into whatever government dependence happens to issue them, but you have to give in and trust someone somewhere. AFAIK, the bureaucrats there are more indifferent than anything else.
Yes, there is the risk of corruption, errors, etc. but not more than anywhere else, and I'd rather not have a private company doing it (haven't checked the main complaints from the opposers, but those were the main issues that came to mind).
Indeed, that was one of the most disturbing parts of Ender's Game.
I wouldn't advocate Ender's solution, however.
And while teaching the bullied some martial arts might add to his self-esteem, I don't think it will remove the problem - see the karate profs. post. Also, I took karate classes as a kid, but still had no idea how to deal with bullies (still haven't)
Is there a teacher or educator out there to give us their POV?
It's interesting, since the saying as I've heard it from my father is "Hope for the best, prepare for the worst, and settle for anything in between"
That said, I agree with those that contend that the testing method described on the article precludes making valid assumptions/generalizations (although I agree that "common knowledge" needs to be scientifically tested as posted in a prior Slashdot article).
"I view the legions of unofficial Windows Support Staff--your Brother-in -law, neighbor, whoever--as part of the hidden cost of running crappy software."
Amen, brother! At the time of writing, I have my uncle's computer lying next to me, waiting to be restored to something resembling usable, while my father has already booked a slice of my Sunday afternoon, and tomorrow I have to migrate a Microsoft software so badly coded that tech support suggests I image the drive as the way to "migrate".
By the way, I really hope that Vista offers a better "System Restore" or rollback utility (maybe per-program instead of points in time?)
Damn, beat me to the punch (and to the wikipedia link, was to be MY karma whoring:-P ). Well, on to the point:
It is interesting to note that recycling nuclear fuel, while increasing the points of failure (that is, relatively increased), does reduce nuclear waste dramatically, as an IAEA scientist explained to me.
This publicly available PDF from the IAEA offers an in-depth (maybe too in-depth) view of the progress so far in recycling, and its benefits, up to the 4th generation systems that will form a closed-cycle with full actinide recycling http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Meetings/PDFplus/2004 /gcsfSess2-Bernard.pdf
Notable point: "drastic minimization of ultimate waste :
- Very small volumes,
- Decrease the heat loading
- hundreds of years versus hundreds of thousands"
I didn't read those books, I read some published by Bantam. See http://timeline.echostation.com/timeline/ for a timeline including books, movies and events (I didn't know there were that many books).
(No spoiler included, although I think the article had its share). I definitely recommend it for any Star Wars or sci-fi fan.
The opening battle scenes alone are worth it, and it does have a lot of action scenes
Yes, the love scenes are contrived and some dialogue made me cringe, but on the plus side, the action was really good (although there are some scenes that seem made to sell action figures:-) Also, Lucas managed to include practically every relevant character from the series.
(Possible spoiler) The ending is a bit disappointing.. it seems like the movie is too neatly tied up and ribbon-wrapped, but they have to please the hardcore fans I guess.
Not exactly. If I recall correctly, if an energy beam touched a personal shield, it exploded (not something you usually want to do with both sides fighting in close quarters).
I'm just a student, but I can certainly understand your point.
The company I work for is Microsoft-centric, and not because we haven't tried other things (most notably Genexus http://www.genexus.com/), but because it's what works best for our needs. We need to build custom apps for our customers as fast as we can, and if our customers use Microsoft products, the fastest way to cater to them is using Microsoft products such as Visual Studio.NET.
Of course as a side effect we end up selling our customers even more Microsoft products in the process (MSSQL, SharePoint, etc.), and locking ourselves as well as a side effect. But you people already know that.
I think there should be a division between this "guns-as-sport" you people keep mentioning (shooting ranges, etc.), and discussions about guns overall.
I'm all for a sport/entertainment like shooting clay pigeons or targets, and can see enormous value (social, psychological, etc) in it, but it should be regulated in such a way that the system is not abused by criminals and people with other intents, as it seems to be the case in the US.
I'm against guns as a safety measure, and what I heard about the NRA http://www.nra.org/, they not only condone the use of guns as a safety measure, they encourage it, and things like carrying a concealed gun which definitely has nothing to do with shooting clay pigeons. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Rifle_Associ ation and the official
It's interesting to see that this is a hot issue, and pops up frequently along discussions that have to do with politics and right-wing Christians, such as this.
I agree. For performance reasons (we are in the process of getting more bandwidth), my entire division is now using Outlook Web Access (OWA), and it works very well, up to the point that some users don't even notice the difference at first glance.
You're splitting hairs with your definition of peripheral.
I doubt Microsoft will try to enforce their definition (as you are selling their product anyway), but the company I work for is a prominent member of a Legal Software alliance http://www.softlegal.org/, and it would not be very lenient with your interpretation.
That is not true (at least of the OEM license used over here).
There are some Microsoft pages that explain what constitutes significant enough changes for a OEM License.
See this (from http://www.planetmicro.co.uk/ms-oem.asp): A fully assembled computer system shall consist of at least a central processing unit, a motherboard, a hard drive, a power supply & a case
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It's a closer analogy than you think. "Ferrari is owned by the Fiat Group, but is run autonomously." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat
This brings up the subject of relatives... My father and I share our first and last names, which means that googling for our name will bring out his website and law essays (?) along with my Usenet postings and articles on a Trading Card Game, with random stuff of some car racer mixed in. Since we're both from the same country, computer literate, moderately prolific and even look mostly the same (my father is only 18 years older and is fit, while my lifestyle makes me look much older than my age), I don't know what his potential customers & my prospective employees would figure out, especially considering my father is mostly conservative while I'm more liberal, have different positions on his job (patent law) and wrote differing views on the same subjects sometimes! And I'm ashamed to say my aliases are just thin disguises for my name usually.
I agree, there have been several like it on market, most noticeably Sony VAIO VGN-U750P and Toshiba Libretto (since 1996!).
a sp which is what I'd buy if it didn't cost U$ 2000.
Here's a review of Toshiba Libretto (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1788009,00.
If the Microsoft offerings come with a $ 500 price tag AND a decent keyboard I'd consider them.
The Toshiba Libretto is amazing and its size was just about right for me. I wish they weren't so incredibly expensive though.
That means you need some kind of document management/collaboration solution.
f o/default.mspx plus our own (closed source) sollution built on top of it http://www.urudata.com/intellikon/esp/index.aspx (and it catalogues and archives emails)
The company I work for uses SharePoint Portal Server
http://www.microsoft.com/office/sharepoint/prodin
But there are several open source possibilities too, see http://www.opensourcecms.com/
From TFA:
I agree, most people lose sight of that :-)
There are lots of casual or semi-casual gamers out there that only have time for a short game, or want a fun, not-so-complex game.
While I love RPGs and complex strategy games, I find myself playing shorter games or distractions - like a sports game for example - most of the time.
And the GameCube is wonderful for multiplayer. A friend of mine owns all 3 major consoles, but when we gather, if we do play a console, it's a game of Mario Kart / Mario Tennis / Mario Party , or a sports game ( Winning Eleven is all the rage here, and the only non-GameCube game in the list ).
Hope this helps:
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In my country, we have had compulsory ID's since 1905.
Quite simply, it started as a way to associate your fingerprints with a name and a photo - does that answer the "How can you prove who you are" issue?
There have been talks of adding DNA to this, but for now it's just the fingerprint.
It is compulsory of any person over 45 days of age (it is issued at most hospitals)
As far as I know, it is used in much the same ways the US uses the Social Security number and driver's licenses.
See the obligatory Wikipedia reference (in Spanish) http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9dula_de_ident
It's interesting to note there is a footnote saying that it is opposed in the UK..
PS: I do realize this only moves the trust into whatever government dependence happens to issue them, but you have to give in and trust someone somewhere. AFAIK, the bureaucrats there are more indifferent than anything else.
Yes, there is the risk of corruption, errors, etc. but not more than anywhere else, and I'd rather not have a private company doing it (haven't checked the main complaints from the opposers, but those were the main issues that came to mind).
Indeed, that was one of the most disturbing parts of Ender's Game.
I wouldn't advocate Ender's solution, however.
And while teaching the bullied some martial arts might add to his self-esteem, I don't think it will remove the problem - see the karate profs. post. Also, I took karate classes as a kid, but still had no idea how to deal with bullies (still haven't)
Is there a teacher or educator out there to give us their POV?
It's interesting, since the saying as I've heard it from my father is "Hope for the best, prepare for the worst, and settle for anything in between"
That said, I agree with those that contend that the testing method described on the article precludes making valid assumptions/generalizations (although I agree that "common knowledge" needs to be scientifically tested as posted in a prior Slashdot article).
"I view the legions of unofficial Windows Support Staff--your Brother-in -law, neighbor, whoever--as part of the hidden cost of running crappy software."
Amen, brother! At the time of writing, I have my uncle's computer lying next to me, waiting to be restored to something resembling usable, while my father has already booked a slice of my Sunday afternoon, and tomorrow I have to migrate a Microsoft software so badly coded that tech support suggests I image the drive as the way to "migrate".
By the way, I really hope that Vista offers a better "System Restore" or rollback utility (maybe per-program instead of points in time?)
Damn, beat me to the punch (and to the wikipedia link, was to be MY karma whoring :-P ). Well, on to the point:
4 /gcsfSess2-Bernard.pdf
It is interesting to note that recycling nuclear fuel, while increasing the points of failure (that is, relatively increased), does reduce nuclear waste dramatically, as an IAEA scientist explained to me.
This publicly available PDF from the IAEA offers an in-depth (maybe too in-depth) view of the progress so far in recycling, and its benefits, up to the 4th generation systems that will form a closed-cycle with full actinide recycling http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Meetings/PDFplus/200
Notable point: "drastic minimization of ultimate waste :
- Very small volumes,
- Decrease the heat loading
- hundreds of years versus hundreds of thousands"
I didn't read those books, I read some published by Bantam. See http://timeline.echostation.com/timeline/ for a timeline including books, movies and events (I didn't know there were that many books).
There are some mediocre books about the New Jedi Order http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey/starwars/new_jed i.html
Maybe they could salvage something from there?
Disclaimer: I didn't read most of them, but I did read some and didn't like them.
(No spoiler included, although I think the article had its share). I definitely recommend it for any Star Wars or sci-fi fan.
:-)
The opening battle scenes alone are worth it, and it does have a lot of action scenes
Yes, the love scenes are contrived and some dialogue made me cringe, but on the plus side, the action was really good (although there are some scenes that seem made to sell action figures
Also, Lucas managed to include practically every relevant character from the series.
(Possible spoiler) The ending is a bit disappointing.. it seems like the movie is too neatly tied up and ribbon-wrapped, but they have to please the hardcore fans I guess.
It's true that dinner between two important personalities can result in developments, but...
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See http://news.com.com/A+Microsoft-Red+Hat+warming+t
"Microsoft's Steve Ballmer and Red Hat's Matthew Szulik met for more than an hour at a McCormick & Schmick's restaurant in New York in late March"
Not exactly. If I recall correctly, if an energy beam touched a personal shield, it exploded (not something you usually want to do with both sides fighting in close quarters).
That's why there's a whole category of notebooks labelled "Desktop replacements".
It would help if sellers clearly differenciated between the different markets (as they are starting to do).
Now that is informative, and I wish people here would do the same.
Thanks.
I'm just a student, but I can certainly understand your point.
.NET.
The company I work for is Microsoft-centric, and not because we haven't tried other things (most notably Genexus http://www.genexus.com/), but because it's what works best for our needs. We need to build custom apps for our customers as fast as we can, and if our customers use Microsoft products, the fastest way to cater to them is using Microsoft products such as Visual Studio
Of course as a side effect we end up selling our customers even more Microsoft products in the process (MSSQL, SharePoint, etc.), and locking ourselves as well as a side effect. But you people already know that.
I think there should be a division between this "guns-as-sport" you people keep mentioning (shooting ranges, etc.), and discussions about guns overall.
i ation and the official
I'm all for a sport/entertainment like shooting clay pigeons or targets, and can see enormous value (social, psychological, etc) in it, but it should be regulated in such a way that the system is not abused by criminals and people with other intents, as it seems to be the case in the US.
I'm against guns as a safety measure, and what I heard about the NRA http://www.nra.org/, they not only condone the use of guns as a safety measure, they encourage it, and things like carrying a concealed gun which definitely has nothing to do with shooting clay pigeons. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Rifle_Assoc
It's interesting to see that this is a hot issue, and pops up frequently along discussions that have to do with politics and right-wing Christians, such as this.
I agree. For performance reasons (we are in the process of getting more bandwidth), my entire division is now using Outlook Web Access (OWA), and it works very well, up to the point that some users don't even notice the difference at first glance.
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But it only works for Microsoft-centric companies with Exchange, etc. See here for more info http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/evaluation/clie
You're splitting hairs with your definition of peripheral.
I doubt Microsoft will try to enforce their definition (as you are selling their product anyway), but the company I work for is a prominent member of a Legal Software alliance http://www.softlegal.org/, and it would not be very lenient with your interpretation.
That is not true (at least of the OEM license used over here).
There are some Microsoft pages that explain what constitutes significant enough changes for a OEM License.
See this (from http://www.planetmicro.co.uk/ms-oem.asp):
A fully assembled computer system shall consist of at least a central processing unit, a motherboard, a hard drive, a power supply & a case
For more info see: http://www.microsoft.com/oem/default.mspx
Dvorak wouldn't be Dvorak if he didn't start some flamewars now and then... :-)
Most of the time I don't agree with him, but he does address some of the hotter isues and has some glimmers of insight sometimes.
As a PC Magazine reader, I would definitely miss his column.