The meme "be passionate about something" always bothered me, because beyond it's intended surface implication that working hard towards a goal produces results, it suggests that satisfying one's passions is a worthy goal -- i.e. the purpose of life is self-satisfaction of one's own passions.
Then I researched the etymology of "passion". Passion comes from the Latin passio which means "suffering," which is why Jesus' suffering leading up to His crucifixion is called the "Passion of Christ." Jesus did it for others, not for Himself.
Over the centuries, the meaning of the English word "passion" morphed into meaning suffering due to desire. Thus, "passion" is in some sense its own antonym, in terms of serving self vs. serving others, when comparing the modern definition against its Latin root.
This ambiguity is being exploited by these hiring companies. Because the word "passion" hides whom one is serving, hiring companies are hiding that what they really want you to do is suffer while serving them.
TFA says 10,000 discs for 1PB, which would be 100GB/disc. But 100GB discs are $40 each (50GB discs are $2 each, and 25GB discs are $1 each). Unless they're factoring in 2x data compression the way the tape people do.
Thank you for the registration number. It's unbelievable USPTO would allow a trademark 1) on a dictionary word, 2) on such a broad base of categories, 3) when other products already use the word. But it's true.
Word Mark CANDY
Goods and Services IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: Apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; Blank magnetic data carriers and recording discs; Blank magnetic disks, pre-recorded magnetic disks featuring computer games; Compact discs, DVDs and video recordings featuring computer games; Calculating machines, Data processing equipment, namely, couplers, Computers; Computer game software for video and computer games; Video disks and video tapes with recorded animated cartoons; Audiovisual teaching apparatus, namely, slide or photograph projection apparatus; Camcorders; Cameras; Cassette players; Compact disc players; Compact discs featuring video and computer games; Computer game programs; Computer keyboards; Computer memory hardware; Computer operating programs, recorded; Computer peripheral devices; Computer programmes, recorded for video games; Computer programs for video games; Computer software, recorded for video games; Downloadable image files containing photographic images and artwork, text, and games; Downloadable music files; Downloadable ring tones for mobile phones; DVD players; Downloadable electronic publications in the nature of e-books, online magazines, online newspapers, electronic journals, blogs, podcasts and mobile game applications in the field of computer and video games; Exposed photographic film; Headphones; Juke boxes, musical; Laptop computers; Microphones; Baby monitors; Battery performance monitors; Computer monitors; Mouse pads; Notebook computers; Blank optical discs; Optical discs featuring computer and video games; Personal stereos; Portable media players; Portable telephones; Record players; Sound recording apparatus; Sound reproduction apparatus; Sound transmitting apparatus; Spectacle cases; Spectacle frames; Sunglasses; Tape-recorders; Teaching apparatus, namely, electronic teaching equipment in the nature of computers, multimedia projectors, computer whiteboards; Telephone apparatus; Television apparatus for projection purposes; Blank USB flash drives. Blank video cassettes; Prerecorded video cassettes featuring computer games; Video game cartridges; Video recorders; Cases for mobile phones, tablets and other electronic mobile devices, excluding video game devices; Computer games software; Computer game entertainment software; Downloadable electronic game software for use on mobile phones, tablets and other electronic mobile devices; Video game software; Interactive multimedia computer game programs; Games software for use on mobile phones, tablets and other electronic mobile devices; Downloadable computer software for mobile phones, tablets and other electronic mobile devices in the field of social media; Downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for use in the field of social media; Apps featuring computer games, namely, computer game software
IC 025. US 022 039. G & S: Clothing, namely, aprons, bandanas, bath robes, bathing caps, bathing suits, bathing trunks, beachwear, beach shoes, belts, bibs not of paper, boots, caps, headwear, coats, dresses, dressing gowns, ear muffs, football boots, gloves, hats, headbands, jackets, jumpers, pullovers, masquerade costumes, money belts, neckties, overalls, overcoats, pajamas, pants, paper hats for use as clothing, sandals, sarongs, shirts, shoes, short-sleeve shirts, shower caps, ski boots, ski gloves, skirts, sleep masks, slippers, slips, socks, soles for footwear, stockings, suits, sun visors, sweaters, sweatshirts, swimsuits, tee-shirts, tights, trousers, under garments, underpants, underwear, uniforms, vests, waistcoats, wristbands; Footwear
IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Educational services, namely, conducting classes, seminars, workshops in the field of computers, computer games; Training in the field of compu
IANAL but a quick search at uspto.gov turns up a handful of "candy crush" trademarks, all of which trademark "candy crush" and none of which claim just "candy". I'm guessing king.com is enforcing against "candy" videogames based on arguments of market confusion with "candy crush," and wouldn't dare try to claim market confusion against Candyland.
TIL Forbes.com is just another hysteria-mongering blogger.
I found the Slashdot headline to be ambiguous to be ambiguous between "twin of Sol" and "binary star", and am glad the comments were able to disambiguate for me without my having to RTFA.
Are you referring to the lack of ECC RAM on consumer grade GPUs or are you saying you know of FDIV or overclocking style unreliability in the compute engines themselves?
I wrote "introduced" not "invented". If you know of a commercial application of 16-bit floats that predate GPUs, I'd be very interested in learning about it.
GPUs have already introduced half-precision -- 16-bit floats. An earlier 2011 paper by the same author as the one in this Slashdot summary cites a power savings of 60% for a "an approximate computing" adder, which isn't that much better than just going with 16-bit floats. I suppose both could be combined for even greater power savings, but my gut feeling is that I would have expected even more power savings once the severe constraint of exact results is discarded.
It wasn't obvious in 2010Q3, pre-monsoon pre-LTO-6. 1.5/3.0 TB tape (LTO-5) was $110 and 2.0TB HDD was $70. And the tape price didn't include the price of the tape drive.
Makes me wonder how much longer the term "Cyber Monday" will be relevant if we're all continuously plugged into Amazon anyway and don't need to be at a desktop/laptop.
Also: this supermodell example is utter bullshit. Enough men just like an ordinary woman and enough women just want an ordinary man.
The problem is that photos, generally, look less attractive than people do in real life, in part because the photo becomes such a focal point in contrast to real life where there is a whole person.
i wonder if the algorithm is smart enough to offset male attractiveness based on bank account balance
The paper's approach is based not on AI computer vision of attractiveness, nor even "hot or not" scoring by some audience, but rather upon who receives "initial contacts" and from whom. These initial contacts comprise the edges of a bipartite graph.
So if a man's profile photo includes his Porsche or Rolex, or he mentions in his text copy how much "he loves living in [swanky neighborhood]", then, yes, this approach would reflect attraction towards wealth.
The two primary causes of increased fault rates at higher
altitude are reduced cooling due to lower air pressure and increased cosmic ray-induced neutron strikes.
(Living in Colorado, I thought perhaps chips suffered from the same spurting newly opened toothpaste tube problem when manufactured at low altitude and installed into operation at high altitude, but it turned out the hypothesis was different, and, of course, left out of the Slashdot summary.)
It would take more than just stopping the wars. There would have to be a lot of trimming of federal agencies that have exploded, first with the New Deal, then with the New Society, and then with the GWOT. And a return to relying on excises and tariffs. The U.S. federal government survived before the imposition of the income tax to fund WWI, another war the U.S. should not have entered.
There is at least one ratings agency that is honest. The federal government (the SEC) needs to stop its malicious prosecution of ratings agencies that try to be honest.
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The meme "be passionate about something" always bothered me, because beyond it's intended surface implication that working hard towards a goal produces results, it suggests that satisfying one's passions is a worthy goal -- i.e. the purpose of life is self-satisfaction of one's own passions.
Then I researched the etymology of "passion". Passion comes from the Latin passio which means "suffering," which is why Jesus' suffering leading up to His crucifixion is called the "Passion of Christ." Jesus did it for others, not for Himself.
Over the centuries, the meaning of the English word "passion" morphed into meaning suffering due to desire. Thus, "passion" is in some sense its own antonym, in terms of serving self vs. serving others, when comparing the modern definition against its Latin root.
This ambiguity is being exploited by these hiring companies. Because the word "passion" hides whom one is serving, hiring companies are hiding that what they really want you to do is suffer while serving them.
They need the extra cash to pay Lycos for AdWords royalties.
TFA says 10,000 discs for 1PB, which would be 100GB/disc. But 100GB discs are $40 each (50GB discs are $2 each, and 25GB discs are $1 each). Unless they're factoring in 2x data compression the way the tape people do.
Thank you for the registration number. It's unbelievable USPTO would allow a trademark 1) on a dictionary word, 2) on such a broad base of categories, 3) when other products already use the word. But it's true.
IANAL but a quick search at uspto.gov turns up a handful of "candy crush" trademarks, all of which trademark "candy crush" and none of which claim just "candy". I'm guessing king.com is enforcing against "candy" videogames based on arguments of market confusion with "candy crush," and wouldn't dare try to claim market confusion against Candyland.
TIL Forbes.com is just another hysteria-mongering blogger.
I found the Slashdot headline to be ambiguous to be ambiguous between "twin of Sol" and "binary star", and am glad the comments were able to disambiguate for me without my having to RTFA.
You mean before the 3D cartoon advising to turn off cell phones? Then he was not given adequate warning.
Yes benefits is a verb, but in this context it is a transitive verb, meaning a direct object is required.
Cairo graphics? Why tie C++ to Windows 95?
Site is starting to get Slashdotted.
Are you referring to the lack of ECC RAM on consumer grade GPUs or are you saying you know of FDIV or overclocking style unreliability in the compute engines themselves?
Social media data (Facebook, LinkedIn), etc. will always be available. Even UseNet is still available as a 2.1GB download.
I wrote "introduced" not "invented". If you know of a commercial application of 16-bit floats that predate GPUs, I'd be very interested in learning about it.
GPUs have already introduced half-precision -- 16-bit floats. An earlier 2011 paper by the same author as the one in this Slashdot summary cites a power savings of 60% for a "an approximate computing" adder, which isn't that much better than just going with 16-bit floats. I suppose both could be combined for even greater power savings, but my gut feeling is that I would have expected even more power savings once the severe constraint of exact results is discarded.
It wasn't obvious in 2010Q3, pre-monsoon pre-LTO-6. 1.5/3.0 TB tape (LTO-5) was $110 and 2.0TB HDD was $70. And the tape price didn't include the price of the tape drive.
Makes me wonder how much longer the term "Cyber Monday" will be relevant if we're all continuously plugged into Amazon anyway and don't need to be at a desktop/laptop.
The problem is that photos, generally, look less attractive than people do in real life, in part because the photo becomes such a focal point in contrast to real life where there is a whole person.
The paper's approach is based not on AI computer vision of attractiveness, nor even "hot or not" scoring by some audience, but rather upon who receives "initial contacts" and from whom. These initial contacts comprise the edges of a bipartite graph.
So if a man's profile photo includes his Porsche or Rolex, or he mentions in his text copy how much "he loves living in [swanky neighborhood]", then, yes, this approach would reflect attraction towards wealth.
I'm just waiting for the first tax audits of BitCoin users who get dinged for not having paid capital gains tax. I give it a few years.
And the pun in the last sentence of the Slashdot summary is why there are not more.
They only need probable cause, a threshold which can be less than 50-50 according to a 1983 Supreme Court decision.
From deep within the PDF (second link):
(Living in Colorado, I thought perhaps chips suffered from the same spurting newly opened toothpaste tube problem when manufactured at low altitude and installed into operation at high altitude, but it turned out the hypothesis was different, and, of course, left out of the Slashdot summary.)
When did a GPS jammer become a directed energy weapon?
It would take more than just stopping the wars. There would have to be a lot of trimming of federal agencies that have exploded, first with the New Deal, then with the New Society, and then with the GWOT. And a return to relying on excises and tariffs. The U.S. federal government survived before the imposition of the income tax to fund WWI, another war the U.S. should not have entered.
There is at least one ratings agency that is honest. The federal government (the SEC) needs to stop its malicious prosecution of ratings agencies that try to be honest.