The question for you is, why aren't you outraged? Don't you care that you have give up your first amendment right to free speech because your bosses want dissent silenced in all venues that they can possibly affect?
(Damn, Shihar said most everything I was going to...)
You have the right to say whatever the hell you want. However if your employer decides they don't like it they have the right to let you go peacibly. There is nothing wrong with that. You didn't give up your first amendment rights - you exercised them. Now you have to grin and bear the responsibilities for exercising them. The constitution isn't a free ride to do whatever the hell you want without repricussion. Re-read the first amendment:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Note it says nothing about protecting you from an employer. And I'm sure the employer in question is an "at-will" employer.
Yeah, let them know that because someone accused them of wrongdoing that has yet to be substantiated in the court of law, you are cancelling services. You will really come off as being the intelligent customer they want. They will probably be thinking "good riddance, another idiot we don't have to support"... (not to mention the profit margins on consumer services are slim: even if the entire/. populace canceled services they wouldn't be feeling it)
If you take the into the cost/benefit analysis the cost of the car over, say, 20 years, then you ought to take not the current gas price, but the average expected gas price over 20 years - which is much, much higher than the current price.
Yup. You factor in inflation. But you know what? Gas today actually hasn't kept pace with inflation, it is lower than inflation. My dad paid more to fill up his tank when he was my age then I fill it up for now, if you factor inflation. People have been saying for years that gas will skyrocket... it hasn't, yet. So to say "much much higher than the current price" is an oversight, a guess. It is all theory, but popular theory says we haven't even peaked production yet, much less declined...
Note regions VIII-XI. With enough pressure yes, water will solidify. HOWEVER there is a temperature point at which the water will no longer solidify (not shown on this scale although you can see the "liquid dome" is increasing as temperature increases. Eventually if you go far enough to the right there is a point where only vapor exists, regardless of pressure.
So while GP is correct that pressure will solidify water there is also extreme temperature that will counteract the pressure. One must wonder why water cores don't exist in real life...
-.NET (C# or whatever) - free if you don't want MS development tools; very expensive tools to build one small app; much bigger learning curve; 20 MB runtime required
Check out Express Editions - C#, J#, C++, VB; comes with an IDE. Not as nice as the full edition but works very well. Highly recommended. You can then use.NET (Windows Forms is the graphics class... do some googling, its not that hard) for your interface. Or Qt with C++. Qt (opensource) will *not* work with C++ by default, you need this patch.
As an engineer you look at many things, one of them is trends. The shuttle has been getting progressively worse with time. That is why it is being replaced with the CEV. The Soyuz on the other hand has been experiancing less failures with time - most of the failures you cite were early in the development cycle and have been resolved. The Soyuz has been so successful that (a) NASA is purchasing Soyuz flights and (b) China is implementing the Soyuz design for their own space program. Like it or not, the Soyuz design is proven, cost-effective and may very well prove to be the workhorse for the next 10 years while the CEV is being developed.
Negroponte said he had "Fruitless Talks" however people close to the deal said that Microsoft offered Negroponte a open source version on Windows CE... FTA:
According to several people familiar with the discussions, Microsoft had encouraged Mr. Negroponte to consider using the Windows CE version of its software, and Microsoft had been prepared to make an open-source version of the program available.
Apple offered a free, although not open source version of their OS:
Steven P. Jobs, Apple's chief executive, had also offered a free version of his company's OS X operating system, but Mr. Negroponte rejected that idea because the software was largely not open-source, meaning users could not get free access to software and its source code, which they could then modify.
Negroponte rejected Microsoft saying "I have 100 million developers I can rely on"... or something like that...
So from the sounds of it, Negroponte made contact with Microsoft, got a few free lunches and then said "f*ck you." Now Microsoft sees something viable (remember, Bill does a lot of charity work aimed at helping out kids in third world countries... this is right up his alley) and since they won't let him play - he's gonna play with his own toys. This might get interesting. Negroponte has what, $700M commitment from 7 countries? Bill could whip that out in a second.
Even so: do a cost benefit analysis and tell us that you win in the money department, cause that's all that matters to 80+% of drivers. Once you do that you will have the ears of 80+% of us. Until then, the 30ish MPG cars will rule.
That's not redundant! It's *entirely* possible for two circles to be concentric, yet neither one inside the other! They just have to have the same radius.
assuming one can apply paint with the painstaking perfection of a machine. Oh, wait...
You're one of those people who doesn't see a difference between "positive" and "non-negative", aren't you?
Depends upon the system (you asked the wrong guy, I'm a simulation programmer...)
you havent been to south east US.:) Report pretty recently released by US health services or something, fattest states are AL, MS, etc. I've lived in AL and WI, AL is definitely worse...
I have a fluid mechanics book that plotted the drag coefficients of different car designs from the Model T to a modern car from 1998 or so (when the book was published, showing basically an inverse exponential curve that started sluffing off in the 70's. It then showed a car that had a much lower drag coefficient that was "the highest theoretical" that was "possible as soon as consumers showed an interest". Its drag coefficient was half the amount of the current generation car. Halving drag would lower fuel consumption by a good amount. But the consumers won't buy into it yet. Consumers drive the market and like the parent said except for a vocal minority the majority of consumers are content where they are at.
You conveniently missed the "practical" point. Do a cost analysis on a hybrid and even with the amount of gas you will save over the life of the car you will generally lose.
Because some of us like to drive 500-1000 miles at a time on a somewhat regular basis, and yes its cheaper/more convenient than flying/train/emu. Especially once you have a family.
OK, maybe I didn't phrase it properly. There is no "dead region" of the brain that isn't in use, however there is plenty of room for growth within the brain. I cite the cases of people with undersized brains who are just as smart in every regard as a traditional human being. The fact is, it doesn't matter how big your brain is, it comes down to wiring (As we are learning when it comes to things like migraines, depression, certain genetic diseases, etc)
I'm still trying to figure out what people mean by 'social skills' here.
Used to volunteer with the mentally challenged and handicapped in high school. The more severe cases of autism are not an inability to relate, but an inability to communicate. Autistic kids (I was working with teenagers) have no sense of empathy. If you tried to say hello, they would not look you in the face. Kids with serious autism can't stand human interaction. Its not a matter of learning human interaction, its a matter of being withdrawn from the world and not being able to pull yourself to the level of the rest of society. We operated a summer camp for children, both differently and regularly abled. Part of the time his parents were there - we tried operating a boat ride with him. It took us 10 minutes to get a life preserver on him. You can't get face to face to put a life preserver on; having a face within 3 feet of him is too intimate of contact for a severe case of Autism. They get scared and withdraw. This kid was a runner too, when he did get scared he ran - he had boundless energy.
Now granted, there are intermediate cases, and I know people with slight cases who operate well enough in real life. Its not a cakewalk and certain social interactions can't just "be learned". Some can be faked well enough to get along but its not the same for the person living the life. But autism is very real, and very abstract. Its nothing like being a geek and just not being socially aware. That is not a valid comparison.
What the f*ck? GPLv2 was way more open that GPLv3 is looking to be (check it out for yourself: heres a draft analysis). Note the restrictions on (a) DRM (b) patent retaliation. While you may like what GPLv3 has to say about those things you do have to agree these are restrictions that DO NOT EXIST in GPLv2. Therefore, GPLv2 is more open and less restrictive.
Yup. They purge the shuttle before reentry. There was actually an "incident" where the exit port "iced" over (not water), leaving a "large chunk" (not water or chocolate ice cream)... they worried about stability during reentry but needless to say it sublimated...
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The question for you is, why aren't you outraged? Don't you care that you have give up your first amendment right to free speech because your bosses want dissent silenced in all venues that they can possibly affect?
(Damn, Shihar said most everything I was going to...)
You have the right to say whatever the hell you want. However if your employer decides they don't like it they have the right to let you go peacibly. There is nothing wrong with that. You didn't give up your first amendment rights - you exercised them. Now you have to grin and bear the responsibilities for exercising them. The constitution isn't a free ride to do whatever the hell you want without repricussion. Re-read the first amendment:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Note it says nothing about protecting you from an employer. And I'm sure the employer in question is an "at-will" employer.
(1) it is a trojan, not a worm. If you have 100 stupid users then you have bigger problems.
(2) there is a standalone patch available from Microsoft. Download it, put it on a network share or push it using SMS.
Yeah, let them know that because someone accused them of wrongdoing that has yet to be substantiated in the court of law, you are cancelling services. You will really come off as being the intelligent customer they want. They will probably be thinking "good riddance, another idiot we don't have to support" ... (not to mention the profit margins on consumer services are slim: even if the entire /. populace canceled services they wouldn't be feeling it)
If you take the into the cost/benefit analysis the cost of the car over, say, 20 years, then you ought to take not the current gas price, but the average expected gas price over 20 years - which is much, much higher than the current price.
Yup. You factor in inflation. But you know what? Gas today actually hasn't kept pace with inflation, it is lower than inflation. My dad paid more to fill up his tank when he was my age then I fill it up for now, if you factor inflation. People have been saying for years that gas will skyrocket... it hasn't, yet. So to say "much much higher than the current price" is an oversight, a guess. It is all theory, but popular theory says we haven't even peaked production yet, much less declined...
Supposedly Bill Gates poked some fun at Google over their China ethics dilemma ... maybe this will be the start of something good.
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=175746&cid=146 09148
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Water Phase Diagram
Note regions VIII-XI. With enough pressure yes, water will solidify. HOWEVER there is a temperature point at which the water will no longer solidify (not shown on this scale although you can see the "liquid dome" is increasing as temperature increases. Eventually if you go far enough to the right there is a point where only vapor exists, regardless of pressure.
So while GP is correct that pressure will solidify water there is also extreme temperature that will counteract the pressure. One must wonder why water cores don't exist in real life...
because third grade english, pass I did not.
- .NET (C# or whatever) - free if you don't want MS development tools; very expensive tools to build one small app; much bigger learning curve; 20 MB runtime required
.NET (Windows Forms is the graphics class ... do some googling, its not that hard) for your interface. Or Qt with C++. Qt (opensource) will *not* work with C++ by default, you need this patch.
Check out Express Editions - C#, J#, C++, VB; comes with an IDE. Not as nice as the full edition but works very well. Highly recommended. You can then use
As an engineer you look at many things, one of them is trends. The shuttle has been getting progressively worse with time. That is why it is being replaced with the CEV. The Soyuz on the other hand has been experiancing less failures with time - most of the failures you cite were early in the development cycle and have been resolved. The Soyuz has been so successful that (a) NASA is purchasing Soyuz flights and (b) China is implementing the Soyuz design for their own space program. Like it or not, the Soyuz design is proven, cost-effective and may very well prove to be the workhorse for the next 10 years while the CEV is being developed.
Negroponte said he had "Fruitless Talks" however people close to the deal said that Microsoft offered Negroponte a open source version on Windows CE... FTA:
... or something like that ...
... this is right up his alley) and since they won't let him play - he's gonna play with his own toys. This might get interesting. Negroponte has what, $700M commitment from 7 countries? Bill could whip that out in a second.
According to several people familiar with the discussions, Microsoft had encouraged Mr. Negroponte to consider using the Windows CE version of its software, and Microsoft had been prepared to make an open-source version of the program available.
Apple offered a free, although not open source version of their OS:
Steven P. Jobs, Apple's chief executive, had also offered a free version of his company's OS X operating system, but Mr. Negroponte rejected that idea because the software was largely not open-source, meaning users could not get free access to software and its source code, which they could then modify.
Negroponte rejected Microsoft saying "I have 100 million developers I can rely on"
So from the sounds of it, Negroponte made contact with Microsoft, got a few free lunches and then said "f*ck you." Now Microsoft sees something viable (remember, Bill does a lot of charity work aimed at helping out kids in third world countries
Even so: do a cost benefit analysis and tell us that you win in the money department, cause that's all that matters to 80+% of drivers. Once you do that you will have the ears of 80+% of us. Until then, the 30ish MPG cars will rule.
That's not redundant! It's *entirely* possible for two circles to be concentric, yet neither one inside the other! They just have to have the same radius.
assuming one can apply paint with the painstaking perfection of a machine. Oh, wait...
You're one of those people who doesn't see a difference between "positive" and "non-negative", aren't you?
Depends upon the system (you asked the wrong guy, I'm a simulation programmer...)
you havent been to south east US. :) Report pretty recently released by US health services or something, fattest states are AL, MS, etc. I've lived in AL and WI, AL is definitely worse...
Same, SE wisconsin. Most people are in decent enough shape.
I have a fluid mechanics book that plotted the drag coefficients of different car designs from the Model T to a modern car from 1998 or so (when the book was published, showing basically an inverse exponential curve that started sluffing off in the 70's. It then showed a car that had a much lower drag coefficient that was "the highest theoretical" that was "possible as soon as consumers showed an interest". Its drag coefficient was half the amount of the current generation car. Halving drag would lower fuel consumption by a good amount. But the consumers won't buy into it yet. Consumers drive the market and like the parent said except for a vocal minority the majority of consumers are content where they are at.
You conveniently missed the "practical" point. Do a cost analysis on a hybrid and even with the amount of gas you will save over the life of the car you will generally lose.
Because some of us like to drive 500-1000 miles at a time on a somewhat regular basis, and yes its cheaper/more convenient than flying/train/emu. Especially once you have a family.
concentric circles on his chest, one inside the other
OK, maybe I didn't phrase it properly. There is no "dead region" of the brain that isn't in use, however there is plenty of room for growth within the brain. I cite the cases of people with undersized brains who are just as smart in every regard as a traditional human being. The fact is, it doesn't matter how big your brain is, it comes down to wiring (As we are learning when it comes to things like migraines, depression, certain genetic diseases, etc)
I'm still trying to figure out what people mean by 'social skills' here.
Used to volunteer with the mentally challenged and handicapped in high school. The more severe cases of autism are not an inability to relate, but an inability to communicate. Autistic kids (I was working with teenagers) have no sense of empathy. If you tried to say hello, they would not look you in the face. Kids with serious autism can't stand human interaction. Its not a matter of learning human interaction, its a matter of being withdrawn from the world and not being able to pull yourself to the level of the rest of society. We operated a summer camp for children, both differently and regularly abled. Part of the time his parents were there - we tried operating a boat ride with him. It took us 10 minutes to get a life preserver on him. You can't get face to face to put a life preserver on; having a face within 3 feet of him is too intimate of contact for a severe case of Autism. They get scared and withdraw. This kid was a runner too, when he did get scared he ran - he had boundless energy.
Now granted, there are intermediate cases, and I know people with slight cases who operate well enough in real life. Its not a cakewalk and certain social interactions can't just "be learned". Some can be faked well enough to get along but its not the same for the person living the life. But autism is very real, and very abstract. Its nothing like being a geek and just not being socially aware. That is not a valid comparison.
We use only a small portion of the full capacity of our brain. Its not size. Its in the wiring.
If Linux dont want do comply with openness
What the f*ck? GPLv2 was way more open that GPLv3 is looking to be (check it out for yourself: heres a draft analysis). Note the restrictions on (a) DRM (b) patent retaliation. While you may like what GPLv3 has to say about those things you do have to agree these are restrictions that DO NOT EXIST in GPLv2. Therefore, GPLv2 is more open and less restrictive.
Yup. They purge the shuttle before reentry. There was actually an "incident" where the exit port "iced" over (not water), leaving a "large chunk" (not water or chocolate ice cream) ... they worried about stability during reentry but needless to say it sublimated...
You get it.
Microsoft and Yahoo never claimed to "do no evil". Google did. They hold themselves to a higher moral standard, but they let it slide. Shame on them.