A great deal of this excellent documentary mirrors what you've said, and is pretty scathing to University of Phoenix. The worst part is, folks take out huge student loans to pay for these worthless degrees from for-profit schools, can never afford to pay them back, and can never get out from under the loans because you can't discharge them in bankruptcy (because said loans are backed by the federal government).
You're absolutely correct. In most cases, you're better off buying a book and taking CLEP classes, as that's what an online class is (self-paced study/education), but at a much lower cost ($50-$75/CLEP test vs $95-$120/credit-hour in district).
Props for mentioning OCW. They have some amazing classes you can take for free online. I'd *pay* to audit some of those classes remotely.
I have yet to see non-profit state/private schools called out *by the federal government* the same way for-profit schools have been for the fraud done U of Phoenix and the like. Those schools are an outright scam.
When you're back in the office, let the Nexus One folks know it'd be nice to still be able to buy the Nexus One somehow. I bought 1 for myself and 2 for family members when it came out, desktop docks, the car dock, and it sucks that if I break my own I'm hosed and can't get another (unless Google simply stopped selling them online to let T-Mobile sell them in the stores; which would be fine).
I own a small hosting firm out of Chicago. Most of our business is made up of Fortune 500 clients and government contracts. We have a wholly owned subsidiary that only does adult entertainment (for obvious reasons). The adult content alone chews through almost 13-16Gb/s (roughly. We get transit from several providers but also peer at two exchanges). Fun stuff. It helped having worked in Van Nuys on the production side years ago. Ahh memories (horrible, horrible ones at that).
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Don't buy Motorola, but still buy an Android phone if you want.
Yes. You could use any waste heat after the generation process to convert salt water to steam, extract the salt and sell it, and condense the steam back to water and have fresh water. Using the salt from the process might be possible, but more importantly you're desalinating water using the sun instead of diesel generators or natural gas turbines.
Right. Because manufacturing isn't dirty. And construction isn't dirty. And transportation isn't dirty. Newsflash: You can have processes that aren't that environmentally friendly, but with proper toxin containment and material handling procedures, still operate in an environmentally responsible way.
No, I didn't use to work for Garmin - I worked for a US-based map data vendor
Oh lord dude, I hope to hell it isn't Navteq. Getting them to update bad data when you report it through their web interface is like walking on broken glass. I've at least gotten a human response from Google before when reporting issues, never a response from Navteq though.
A friend of mine thinks that GPS'es need an "avoid ghetto" option.
THIS!. I used a handlebar-mounted Garmin to ride my motorcycle from the Chicago suburbs to New Haven, CT to see a concert with a friend. Took me right through the worst part of time at dusk. I would like to file a bug report!
I've complained personally to the Google Maps team about this problem. They say they don't have a license/permission to cache the data locally on the phone. I got boned in the backwaters of TN/NC on a motorcycle trip recently when I didn't have T-Mobile coverage and my nav wouldn't work (Nexus One). Luckily, nice locals sent me in the correct direction.
I'm still not clear on why my Android phone can't emulate SIM cards in software so I can have multiple numbers on one phone. I'm aware only one phone number could be active at a time if the phone only has one radio.
I believe this to be the problem. My Nexus One can barely charge while running the satnav with the screen on and in 3G mode, and it's not like my vehicle can't deliver enough current (Tundra pickup truck).
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A great deal of this excellent documentary mirrors what you've said, and is pretty scathing to University of Phoenix. The worst part is, folks take out huge student loans to pay for these worthless degrees from for-profit schools, can never afford to pay them back, and can never get out from under the loans because you can't discharge them in bankruptcy (because said loans are backed by the federal government).
So you're ok overpaying for a worthless piece of paper?
2) What is the ROI on your degree? (How many years will it take to pay back the student loans?)
Props for mentioning OCW. They have some amazing classes you can take for free online. I'd *pay* to audit some of those classes remotely.
I have yet to see non-profit state/private schools called out *by the federal government* the same way for-profit schools have been for the fraud done U of Phoenix and the like. Those schools are an outright scam.
When I saw the summary on the front page, I came here specifically to mention this Frontline documentary. Kudos sir for beating me here =)
You at CMS or ATLAS?
You can also find the phones on ebay and get a prepaid card.
When you're back in the office, let the Nexus One folks know it'd be nice to still be able to buy the Nexus One somehow. I bought 1 for myself and 2 for family members when it came out, desktop docks, the car dock, and it sucks that if I break my own I'm hosed and can't get another (unless Google simply stopped selling them online to let T-Mobile sell them in the stores; which would be fine).
Don't forget about Steam as well.
I own a small hosting firm out of Chicago. Most of our business is made up of Fortune 500 clients and government contracts. We have a wholly owned subsidiary that only does adult entertainment (for obvious reasons). The adult content alone chews through almost 13-16Gb/s (roughly. We get transit from several providers but also peer at two exchanges). Fun stuff. It helped having worked in Van Nuys on the production side years ago. Ahh memories (horrible, horrible ones at that).
Don't buy Motorola, but still buy an Android phone if you want.
Yes. You could use any waste heat after the generation process to convert salt water to steam, extract the salt and sell it, and condense the steam back to water and have fresh water. Using the salt from the process might be possible, but more importantly you're desalinating water using the sun instead of diesel generators or natural gas turbines.
Right. Because manufacturing isn't dirty. And construction isn't dirty. And transportation isn't dirty. Newsflash: You can have processes that aren't that environmentally friendly, but with proper toxin containment and material handling procedures, still operate in an environmentally responsible way.
WRONG!
http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/environment/recycle/battery/index.html
The "Big Honkin' Battery" you refer to is fully recycled. Perhaps research a bit before spouting off?
Looks like Slashdot needs a moderation "+1 Thank You!" option.
Already on it. Want it as an EC2 AMI? ;)
No, I didn't use to work for Garmin - I worked for a US-based map data vendor
Oh lord dude, I hope to hell it isn't Navteq. Getting them to update bad data when you report it through their web interface is like walking on broken glass. I've at least gotten a human response from Google before when reporting issues, never a response from Navteq though.
A friend of mine thinks that GPS'es need an "avoid ghetto" option.
THIS!. I used a handlebar-mounted Garmin to ride my motorcycle from the Chicago suburbs to New Haven, CT to see a concert with a friend. Took me right through the worst part of time at dusk. I would like to file a bug report!
Hard to use a map as I ride at 55mph on my motorcycle through backwater Kentucky and Tennessee. Much easier to use my handlebar-mounted Garmin.
Thank you for the informative post!
I've complained personally to the Google Maps team about this problem. They say they don't have a license/permission to cache the data locally on the phone. I got boned in the backwaters of TN/NC on a motorcycle trip recently when I didn't have T-Mobile coverage and my nav wouldn't work (Nexus One). Luckily, nice locals sent me in the correct direction.
I'm still not clear on why my Android phone can't emulate SIM cards in software so I can have multiple numbers on one phone. I'm aware only one phone number could be active at a time if the phone only has one radio.
I was wondering why my Nexus One was able to get a fix so quickly, instead of having to wait for orbit data from GPS satellites. Awesome!
I believe this to be the problem. My Nexus One can barely charge while running the satnav with the screen on and in 3G mode, and it's not like my vehicle can't deliver enough current (Tundra pickup truck).