You're forgetting one thing (and it's possibly the most important)... implementing CDMA in Iraq would effectively kill roaming between it and nearby countries.
Yep, that's right. And that's the reason they're going with GSM there. But the parent is merely pointing out that while it might be the correct solution to use here, GSM is not technologically superior to CDMA in any way.
Most people in Iraq don't even have a computer, let alone a portable one).
But I believe the point is that they will soon have those once their oil revenue is used for their benefit.
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Selling at a loss is not "dumping". If it were, RedHat, Amazon, VA Linux etc. would all have their boards in prison on federal racketeering charges.
It actually seems like a sensible thing to do for a newspaper to fire their employees and not make a big fuss about the integrity of their past writings. If any other business was in a similiar situation I'd imagine they would act similiarily
Nonsense. The LA Times issued a statement when they discovered that one of their photographers had doctored a picture. They did this without anyone else having pointed it out. The NY Times is doubly guilty in this case. Not only did one of their journalists act without integrity but management was also complicit in protecting this journalist.
"Personalized PageRank" is a bad term to use for what the researchers are describing. Essentially what they mean is categorized pagerank i.e. being able to rank a particular page differently based on the category which was being searched under. What this algorithm would allow you to do is to add more categories.
Bottomline: These researchers did some cool stuff to speed up the algorithm published in 1998 and how are trying to justify a use for it.
I can fully support the notion that patching is expensive...but not for the company...for ME!
Nope. It still costs the company. Because if you didn't have to do all those things they could probably pay you less or have you do something else that you don't have the time to do today. At the end of the day, it costs your company money.
If you used fossil fuels, you would have the same problem as we have today but worse because of poor efficiency of the hydrolysis process.
There's a difference between generating energy from fossil fuels in cars v/s doing so in a large electric generation facility. It is lot more efficient and "clean" to do so in a large plant where you are not worried about weight of equipment, acceleration, necessity to function in a range of climate conditions, size of engine, etc.
The correct answer for "How would you move mount Fuju?" is "I wouldn't - it's fine right where it is." This is meant to be more than a facetious remark. Too often, we tend to add a feature because we can/think it will be nifty/were asked to, without reflecting first about whether we should. This is the number 1 cause of bloatware - coders not putting our feet down and saying - No, you don't need that! It's stupid, badly thought out, and won't work anyway!
A good question is one to which there are no right or wrong answers. Your answer is very good because it reflects original thought into the problem instead of just blindly trying to do what you are told to. Don't assume that the interviewer is looking for a specific answer to his question - they are looking to see how you think when asked to solve a problem and challenging the requirements is always a good first step.
The consideration for open source should already be included in the basic law that all state departments should spend taxpayer resources in a way that would benefit the taxpayer most.
The individual departments should already be considering the most appropriate software that meets requirements, buying the best software at the best price for the job. This should be covered by existing laws.
We don't need additional laws promoting one kind v/s the other.
That's just sad. Is this the same guy who was responsible for the plan to merge all of DoubleClick's databases together?
No, this is the gal who joined DoubleClick after they were caught by the FTC and worked to get it into compliance, vetting new policy with privacy groups. Privacy groups actually like this choice.
Also go to http://www.remotecentral.com before you think about buying any new universal remote.
The RadioShack Jp1 programmable remotes work great for most people. The more sophisticated or demanding users will want to look at some of those reviewed on RemoteCentral.com.
However, they should be treated in every other way as a regular employee, the company benefits the most from that.
Microsoft tried that - and got sued for it and lost. Part of the case against them was that these contractors were treated just like regular employees but were "discriminated against" when it came to stock options and employee stock purchase plans. Restricting these perks from contractors is not about saving a few pennies - which we all know Microsoft does not need to do and as you have demonstrated (e.g. renting the whole course anyway) sometimes don't save any money. These perks are restricted for the specific purpose of demonstrating that these people are contractors, not employees. You can blame the legal system for this mess.
Not every country strives to be a superpower. Remember this when you hear about China being the next "superpower". China has shown little interest in what happens outside their region.
Except the Chinese have this nasty habit of calling everything "their region". They think Tibet is "their region". They think Taiwan is "their region". They think parts of India are "their region". And if they ever get all that they will want to further expand "their region".
Given these two facts, how can peace freaks of the world be considered a second power? The truth of the matter is that they have no power! Thay haven't changed anything.
The peace freaks do have a lot of power. It's because of these peace freaks that more countries are not united against Saddam Hussain. It's because of these peace freaks that Saddam thinks that if he gets enough innocent civilians killed there is a chance the US will pull out. Don't let the peace freaks off the hook this easy - they are responsible for a lot of dead Iraqis right now.
... who does not see a huge difference between the two definitions of the phrase "Second Superpower"?
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I may be wrong but I was always under the impression that the LCD screens used in laptops were entirely different from the LCD screens used for monitors or TVs. I know, for example that my laptop screen does not do too well when viewed from an angle - not something I would tolerate from a monitor.
From some of the comments you made, I assume you don't live in the US.
However, for those of us who do live in the US, I don't think this would hurt in terms of spam. Firstly, I'm pretty sure it's illegal for them to spam you on your phone since you have to pay for it. Secondly, with the national do-not-call list looking like it will go through, now you would only have to put one number on that list and not have to repeat the process every time you switch numbers.
You are right. I won't care. The freedom to copy someone elses creations in a way they don't want me to is not very high on my list of priorities. I have not bought a music CD for nearly 2 years now - mainly because I don't consider them to be a good value proposition.
There is a small vocal minority that is opposing the war - mainly because they hate this administration and can't stomach anything it would do. The rest of the country does not feel so strongly about the war - mainly because they are unsure of some of the facts and believe they have appointed people (the administration) to tend to these issues. At the end of 4 years they will evaluate the performance of this administration over what the alternatives offered are and make a decision about which they think is a promising alternative - that's how representative democracies work.
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You're forgetting one thing (and it's possibly the most important)... implementing CDMA in Iraq would effectively kill roaming between it and nearby countries.
Yep, that's right. And that's the reason they're going with GSM there. But the parent is merely pointing out that while it might be the correct solution to use here, GSM is not technologically superior to CDMA in any way.
Most people in Iraq don't even have a computer, let alone a portable one).
But I believe the point is that they will soon have those once their oil revenue is used for their benefit.
Selling at a loss is not "dumping". If it were, RedHat, Amazon, VA Linux etc. would all have their boards in prison on federal racketeering charges.
It actually seems like a sensible thing to do for a newspaper to fire their employees and not make a big fuss about the integrity of their past writings.
If any other business was in a similiar situation I'd imagine they would act similiarily
Nonsense. The LA Times issued a statement when they discovered that one of their photographers had doctored a picture. They did this without anyone else having pointed it out. The NY Times is doubly guilty in this case. Not only did one of their journalists act without integrity but management was also complicit in protecting this journalist.
Let me guess, it used to be the French Chair, right?
"Personalized PageRank" is a bad term to use for what the researchers are describing. Essentially what they mean is categorized pagerank i.e. being able to rank a particular page differently based on the category which was being searched under. What this algorithm would allow you to do is to add more categories.
Bottomline: These researchers did some cool stuff to speed up the algorithm published in 1998 and how are trying to justify a use for it.
So now if you're a poor writer who cannot afford the big registration fees, you have two options:
1. Settle for the 20 year copyright.
2. Sell your soul to some big monolithic corporation who will own you till the end of time.
Sounds suspiciously like what's wrong with the music industry right now.
I can fully support the notion that patching is expensive...but not for the company...for ME!
Nope. It still costs the company. Because if you didn't have to do all those things they could probably pay you less or have you do something else that you don't have the time to do today. At the end of the day, it costs your company money.
Why do I suspect there will be a new version of the AllYourBase song with barcoded "All Your Base..." everywhere?
If you used fossil fuels, you would have the same problem as we have today but worse because of poor efficiency of the hydrolysis process.
There's a difference between generating energy from fossil fuels in cars v/s doing so in a large electric generation facility. It is lot more efficient and "clean" to do so in a large plant where you are not worried about weight of equipment, acceleration, necessity to function in a range of climate conditions, size of engine, etc.
The correct answer for "How would you move mount Fuju?" is "I wouldn't - it's fine right where it is." This is meant to be more than a facetious remark. Too often, we tend to add a feature because we can/think it will be nifty/were asked to, without reflecting first about whether we should. This is the number 1 cause of bloatware - coders not putting our feet down and saying - No, you don't need that! It's stupid, badly thought out, and won't work anyway!
A good question is one to which there are no right or wrong answers. Your answer is very good because it reflects original thought into the problem instead of just blindly trying to do what you are told to. Don't assume that the interviewer is looking for a specific answer to his question - they are looking to see how you think when asked to solve a problem and challenging the requirements is always a good first step.
The consideration for open source should already be included in the basic law that all state departments should spend taxpayer resources in a way that would benefit the taxpayer most.
The individual departments should already be considering the most appropriate software that meets requirements, buying the best software at the best price for the job. This should be covered by existing laws.
We don't need additional laws promoting one kind v/s the other.
That's just sad. Is this the same guy who was responsible for the plan to merge all of DoubleClick's databases together?
No, this is the gal who joined DoubleClick after they were caught by the FTC and worked to get it into compliance, vetting new policy with privacy groups. Privacy groups actually like this choice.
Also go to http://www.remotecentral.com before you think about buying any new universal remote.
The RadioShack Jp1 programmable remotes work great for most people. The more sophisticated or demanding users will want to look at some of those reviewed on RemoteCentral.com.
However, they should be treated in every other way as a regular employee, the company benefits the most from that.
Microsoft tried that - and got sued for it and lost. Part of the case against them was that these contractors were treated just like regular employees but were "discriminated against" when it came to stock options and employee stock purchase plans. Restricting these perks from contractors is not about saving a few pennies - which we all know Microsoft does not need to do and as you have demonstrated (e.g. renting the whole course anyway) sometimes don't save any money. These perks are restricted for the specific purpose of demonstrating that these people are contractors, not employees. You can blame the legal system for this mess.
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer is the tool you mention that you couldn't remember the name of:
Not every country strives to be a superpower. Remember this when you hear about China being the next "superpower". China has shown little interest in what happens outside their region.
Except the Chinese have this nasty habit of calling everything "their region". They think Tibet is "their region". They think Taiwan is "their region". They think parts of India are "their region". And if they ever get all that they will want to further expand "their region".
Given these two facts, how can peace freaks of the world be considered a second power? The truth of the matter is that they have no power! Thay haven't changed anything.
The peace freaks do have a lot of power. It's because of these peace freaks that more countries are not united against Saddam Hussain. It's because of these peace freaks that Saddam thinks that if he gets enough innocent civilians killed there is a chance the US will pull out. Don't let the peace freaks off the hook this easy - they are responsible for a lot of dead Iraqis right now.
The "Second superpower" was supposed to be the power of public opinion.
I read the article and that's exactly the meaning I got out of it. I fail to see the "other meaning", however.
Personally I prefer the 80/20 rule. 20% of the work satisfies 80% of the requirements.
... who does not see a huge difference between the two definitions of the phrase "Second Superpower"?
I may be wrong but I was always under the impression that the LCD screens used in laptops were entirely different from the LCD screens used for monitors or TVs. I know, for example that my laptop screen does not do too well when viewed from an angle - not something I would tolerate from a monitor.
From some of the comments you made, I assume you don't live in the US.
However, for those of us who do live in the US, I don't think this would hurt in terms of spam. Firstly, I'm pretty sure it's illegal for them to spam you on your phone since you have to pay for it. Secondly, with the national do-not-call list looking like it will go through, now you would only have to put one number on that list and not have to repeat the process every time you switch numbers.
You are right. I won't care. The freedom to copy someone elses creations in a way they don't want me to is not very high on my list of priorities. I have not bought a music CD for nearly 2 years now - mainly because I don't consider them to be a good value proposition.
There is a small vocal minority that is opposing the war - mainly because they hate this administration and can't stomach anything it would do. The rest of the country does not feel so strongly about the war - mainly because they are unsure of some of the facts and believe they have appointed people (the administration) to tend to these issues. At the end of 4 years they will evaluate the performance of this administration over what the alternatives offered are and make a decision about which they think is a promising alternative - that's how representative democracies work.
Don't all the real spammers use custom software with a built-in smtp server? I've gotten enough spams advertising it, after all.
That just proves that spam does not work! Not even the spammers are using the software sold using spam.
But if Al Gore invented the internet, why does it start with "Dubya, Dubya, Dubya"?