Let me first say... the constitution was meant to protect individual rights. The problem with your viewpoint is that the corporate philosophy is largely dictated by the corporate leadership (often influenced by a single person or those that sit on the board). Applying constitutional rights to corporations in turn gives a limited number of people in charge of the corporate world significantly more power and influence over our government (and its officials) than the ordinary citizen. As a result of this consolidation of power, individual rights are diluted when a few people have vastly more influence over the government than the remaining 99.999%, which is what the constitution is meant to protect against. For example, this consolidation of power in the higher echelons of society leads to the problems that we currently face in our electoral system... candidates pandering to the middle and lower class to get elected, then spending tax (or bond) money to make up for promises they made to obtain (and to continue obtaining) campaign funding from the corporate elite, meanwhile running the government as if it were a business that has the luxury of being able to print money (and issue bonds) when it gets into a bind (debt which ultimately must be paid for by either the tax payer via higher taxes or the consumer via higher prices on consumer items).
Secondly let me say... your notion that corporations pay taxes, and therefore should have constitutional rights is false. We, the consumer, pay corporate tax debt through consumption of higher prices goods. Individual workers are ultimately the only taxpayer in our system whether we pay taxes directly to the government, or whether we pay taxes via corporate tax debt passed on to us as consumers through higher priced goods. As such, individuals are the only entity that should be afforded constitutional protections (in my view anyway).
Finally, if things continue the way they are, let's at least insist that our political leaders wear corporate sponsorship stickers plastered over their suits much like a NASCAR pit crew. You know, corporations that donate $10K get to put a sticker on the coat tails where no one sees it, donate $100K and you get to put a sticker on the shoulder of the candidate, ones that donate $10M get a prominent sticker on the candidates chest.
I've never had luck with Koolance. Have had several fan bearing failures with their stuff. I think I'll wait for the Antec Sonata IV brain case. Or maybe hold out and see what Zalman comes up with.:)
When a graduate student (foreign or domestic) is funded through a US Government research grant, the grant pays for the students' tuition, an RA stipend, and research related travel costs during the period of performance of the grant. Thus, when a foreign student is working on a US government research grant, the taxpayers are footing the education bill for that time period of the students education.
I would agree, US kids do in fact need to be smarter. And unfortunately, our public education system is not helping. Our kids simply learn how to pass a standards of learning test at some arbitrary interval throughout k-12 grades. The system simply teaches them how to pass the test in an effort to improve average test scores for the schools. This in no way teaches them the most basic talent that is needed to be successful as a independent thinker once one enters college. The learned talent that many (or most) of our kid lack upon leaving high school is the basic understanding of how to learn on your own. I only wish that our system would address this basic flaw (how I don't know), and maybe that would make graduate school more attractive to domestic undergraduate students.
You have valid points, I will admit. It is not that we are funding a few foreign students, it is that we are funding mostly foreign students. And yes, that does bother me. Call me a bigot if you wish, but I would really like to see more qualified and willing students pursuing degrees in higher education through the use of US Government research grants. Finally, I did not mean to sound elitist or bigoted, I just wanted to point out another point of view to the question posed by the poster of the article. If you think I am bigoted, look south and think fuck you.
For the same reason we should be concerned about exporting US jobs. The students typically do not stay in the US, and we are simply exporting our intellectual property.
I work for a research branch at NASA that routinely funds basic research at the Graduate level (both Master's and Ph.D.). Unfortunately, many of the students working on the projects that we fund are from foreign nations, and this is due to a lack of either qualified or willing US citizens in Graduate programs around the country studying in our area of interest (which is not space related). The issue is a major problem, and the poster and slashdot readers should be concerned. Be concerned, if for no other reason than many of your tax dollars are being spent to support foreign students studying in the US.
If a web site implements this type of thing, then by default the web site is telling you that when "it loads that it's going to resize my browser, install software and watch everything I do" and therefore makes the decision for you not to visit it. I herald this as a new feature of AdBlock and/or Firefox which keeps the user from viewing annoying web pages.
P.S. If you come across such a site, and really want to piss off the anal retentive, asshole webmaster, set up a script to reload the site every couple of seconds and run it for a while. That surely should burn up any of the bandwidth savings. And then post the script and the site on slashdot and say "go at it guys". I have a feeling most sites that would implement firefox filtering could quickly succumb to the slashdot effect (or DDOS if you will).
Look for references in outdoor sound propagation. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America or the Journal of Sound and Vibration are good starts, there are also many books (too numerous to list here) on this topic worth investigating. Outdoor sound propagation is a classical example of wave propagation in varying sound speed media and is well documented. You will find many approaches (other than finite element, boundary element, or finite difference) applicable to your problem.
Normally the bottom of the heat sink and the processor are roughly at equal temperatures (assuming you use a good thermal compound that does not have a large deltaT across it).
Now if you put something in between the heat sink and the processor that actively forces heat flow from the processor to the heat sink, you can make the bottom of the heat sink hotter than the processor, which makes the processor cooler, and which in turn makes the heat sink more effective since it is running hotter. (Wow, that was a nice run on sentence)
I think the most obscene thing of all is all the Bush on the interwebs. I can't even go to a news site without seeing a fucking Bush. I think the series of tubes is clearly becoming stretched beyond capacity, you cold almost say erect, by all of the Bush flowing through them. One more Bush sighting, and who knows what the orgasmic consequences may be. The entire system could explode, become limp and unable to perform when needed if over-stimulated by one more Bush. At least that's what I heard from my friend Katrina.
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You clearly have never seen the movie Dogma.
Let me first say... the constitution was meant to protect individual rights. The problem with your viewpoint is that the corporate philosophy is largely dictated by the corporate leadership (often influenced by a single person or those that sit on the board). Applying constitutional rights to corporations in turn gives a limited number of people in charge of the corporate world significantly more power and influence over our government (and its officials) than the ordinary citizen. As a result of this consolidation of power, individual rights are diluted when a few people have vastly more influence over the government than the remaining 99.999%, which is what the constitution is meant to protect against. For example, this consolidation of power in the higher echelons of society leads to the problems that we currently face in our electoral system... candidates pandering to the middle and lower class to get elected, then spending tax (or bond) money to make up for promises they made to obtain (and to continue obtaining) campaign funding from the corporate elite, meanwhile running the government as if it were a business that has the luxury of being able to print money (and issue bonds) when it gets into a bind (debt which ultimately must be paid for by either the tax payer via higher taxes or the consumer via higher prices on consumer items).
Secondly let me say... your notion that corporations pay taxes, and therefore should have constitutional rights is false. We, the consumer, pay corporate tax debt through consumption of higher prices goods. Individual workers are ultimately the only taxpayer in our system whether we pay taxes directly to the government, or whether we pay taxes via corporate tax debt passed on to us as consumers through higher priced goods. As such, individuals are the only entity that should be afforded constitutional protections (in my view anyway).
Finally, if things continue the way they are, let's at least insist that our political leaders wear corporate sponsorship stickers plastered over their suits much like a NASCAR pit crew. You know, corporations that donate $10K get to put a sticker on the coat tails where no one sees it, donate $100K and you get to put a sticker on the shoulder of the candidate, ones that donate $10M get a prominent sticker on the candidates chest.
Which words you decide to stress really changes the interpretation of your post
I prefer YogurtBytes, satisfyingly funny.
...predictable.
I've never had luck with Koolance. Have had several fan bearing failures with their stuff. I think I'll wait for the Antec Sonata IV brain case. Or maybe hold out and see what Zalman comes up with. :)
Your point reminds me of something a friend has said in the past: history is subjective, and typically written by the winner.
I'll be back... tomorrow.
When a graduate student (foreign or domestic) is funded through a US Government research grant, the grant pays for the students' tuition, an RA stipend, and research related travel costs during the period of performance of the grant. Thus, when a foreign student is working on a US government research grant, the taxpayers are footing the education bill for that time period of the students education.
I would agree, US kids do in fact need to be smarter. And unfortunately, our public education system is not helping. Our kids simply learn how to pass a standards of learning test at some arbitrary interval throughout k-12 grades. The system simply teaches them how to pass the test in an effort to improve average test scores for the schools. This in no way teaches them the most basic talent that is needed to be successful as a independent thinker once one enters college. The learned talent that many (or most) of our kid lack upon leaving high school is the basic understanding of how to learn on your own. I only wish that our system would address this basic flaw (how I don't know), and maybe that would make graduate school more attractive to domestic undergraduate students.
Thank you for your post. I share your sentiment.
I meant to say domestic students in my parent rant. Oops, typing too fast.
You have valid points, I will admit. It is not that we are funding a few foreign students, it is that we are funding mostly foreign students. And yes, that does bother me. Call me a bigot if you wish, but I would really like to see more qualified and willing students pursuing degrees in higher education through the use of US Government research grants. Finally, I did not mean to sound elitist or bigoted, I just wanted to point out another point of view to the question posed by the poster of the article. If you think I am bigoted, look south and think fuck you.
For the same reason we should be concerned about exporting US jobs. The students typically do not stay in the US, and we are simply exporting our intellectual property.
I work for a research branch at NASA that routinely funds basic research at the Graduate level (both Master's and Ph.D.). Unfortunately, many of the students working on the projects that we fund are from foreign nations, and this is due to a lack of either qualified or willing US citizens in Graduate programs around the country studying in our area of interest (which is not space related). The issue is a major problem, and the poster and slashdot readers should be concerned. Be concerned, if for no other reason than many of your tax dollars are being spent to support foreign students studying in the US.
80085 turns 40 tomorrow.
To clarify, it's not landing on the moon that requires the permit, it's launching the rocket from your fenced back yard that does.
Any acoustician will tell you he is correct. I am an acoustician who specializes in structural acoustics, and completely agree with his comments.
If you want a reference go here...
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/622899/description#description
and search for "damped vibration". You will see you obtained many references containing that phrase. Now search the same for "dampened vibration". You will find references, but none of them contain the word "dampened". Want more proof?
If a web site implements this type of thing, then by default the web site is telling you that when "it loads that it's going to resize my browser, install software and watch everything I do" and therefore makes the decision for you not to visit it. I herald this as a new feature of AdBlock and/or Firefox which keeps the user from viewing annoying web pages. P.S. If you come across such a site, and really want to piss off the anal retentive, asshole webmaster, set up a script to reload the site every couple of seconds and run it for a while. That surely should burn up any of the bandwidth savings. And then post the script and the site on slashdot and say "go at it guys". I have a feeling most sites that would implement firefox filtering could quickly succumb to the slashdot effect (or DDOS if you will).
There's a name for it: iFucked.
Look for references in outdoor sound propagation. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America or the Journal of Sound and Vibration are good starts, there are also many books (too numerous to list here) on this topic worth investigating. Outdoor sound propagation is a classical example of wave propagation in varying sound speed media and is well documented. You will find many approaches (other than finite element, boundary element, or finite difference) applicable to your problem.
I don't know if you knew this, but Seagate acquired Maxtor a while ago.
http://www.seagate.com/maxtor/
Yeah, leave our imperial theocracy alone.
Normally the bottom of the heat sink and the processor are roughly at equal temperatures (assuming you use a good thermal compound that does not have a large deltaT across it).
Now if you put something in between the heat sink and the processor that actively forces heat flow from the processor to the heat sink, you can make the bottom of the heat sink hotter than the processor, which makes the processor cooler, and which in turn makes the heat sink more effective since it is running hotter. (Wow, that was a nice run on sentence)
I think the most obscene thing of all is all the Bush on the interwebs. I can't even go to a news site without seeing a fucking Bush. I think the series of tubes is clearly becoming stretched beyond capacity, you cold almost say erect, by all of the Bush flowing through them. One more Bush sighting, and who knows what the orgasmic consequences may be. The entire system could explode, become limp and unable to perform when needed if over-stimulated by one more Bush. At least that's what I heard from my friend Katrina.