One thing you should keep in mind is that although we our government is democratic in America, our workplace is not. And frankly it's at work that we spend the majority of our hours, the majority of our days. You might even say that our workplaces are ruled by a king, or at least a junta, whose powers are very much in the medieval mold.
As for the "flashes" that were reported, Dr. Ciocca says there are some types of satellites that have reflective surfaces. These are called iridium satellites and they emit flashes in the sky when the sun's rays strike them at the right angle. He says many astronomy hobbyists even track those sorts of satellites.
This article is biased towards Phillips' contribution... Shouldn't there at least have been a mention of the "Light Up the World Foundation" and Dave Irvine-Halliday (U of Calgary)?
I don't know. I find Fable II is more entertaining than GTA IV. Itâ(TM)s enjoyable visually and story-wise whereas GTA is just kindof bleh. The problem comes when these kind of dynamic world games spread themselves too thin and try to have a huge world but they don't actually have enough developers to pull it off. A game like Oblivion loses an element of personality and depth in its quest because it tries way too hard to be huge.
The most interesting thing I saw is Social Desktop. Admittedly a basic idea, but oh, the power you can leverage off that... For example you could make a universal file system that you can access anywhere on top of that. It's huge.
You know, one thing that no one ever bothered to mention is that they might be leaving BECAUSE they can't find good jobs here. A lot of the kids at the university I went to had to go back to their own countries after graduation, not because they wanted to, they love America. They can't find an employer willing to put up with all the BS that uncle sam requires so they can become citizens.
Barriers to entry never help anybody. Uncle Sam, tear down this wall.
A very large and rapidly growing network of Riddick victims are organizing and sharing information. A large compilation of his threats and extortion tactics, which he tries to keep secret, are being assembled. You can find some here.
There is nothing wrong with using a model. Models are good. They help us simplify the world so that we can understand it. For example, we have hundreds of competing climate change models that explain what is going on and predict what we should expect. We model the weather for forecasts. And so on.
But. And it is a big but. You must know the limitations of your model. By definition, a model is a simplification of a complex phenomenon. That does not make it flawed: that makes it a model. Overreliance on the model is your fault, not the fault of the model.
Different software appeals to different people. I like linux because it gives me flexibility. You like MacOS X because it is easy to use. I like Wordpress because it is simple. You like Joomla because it is adaptable.
You know what? That's fine. One-size-fits-all is not a relevant concept when it comes to software. Diversity is a good thing, and we should encourage it, not worry about it.
Wow, I had no idea that click tracks were so sophisticated. I imagine it can make it much more difficult for the drummer to follow along in a live situation - and if you get out of sync it must be disastrous! And of course you need the click track to synchronize for digital editing, it seems only natural.
This legislation is truly terrifying. It allows the government to aggregate all data that they keep about you. It would mean that the government was exempt of the key points of the Data Protection Act.
I'm sorry, I just don't buy this whole thing. x86 in the browser? Ugh... Because all that we need is to further promote an archaic instruction set that won't die because of all the pre-existing code compiled for it. An instruction set that was finally starting to loosen its grip as the industry worked toward more abstract solutions.
Actually, the Intel Atom can execute up to two instructions per cycle. The performance of an Atom is equal to around half that offered by an equivalent Pentium M. So I'm not sure why you think it's so slow.
One problem with the Kindle is that it doesn't come with enough free content! There are a ton of authors (even Seth Godin has volunteered) that would give away a book or two because they know people will buy more after they read one, but for some reason Amazon hasn't caught on to the idea yet. I wish they would find a way to let authors give their content away (if they want to) before they worry about getting "getting every book, including out-of-print titles, onto the device."
Also, people should be able to pay by the page for content rather than buy the book. Just like paying for songs instead of albums, this is the future of reading.
Evidence-based medicine is not the norm in the US, but you can't necessarily blame the doctors for failing to consider it: the whole system is the problem. Consider the case of Dr. Daniel Merenstein, a family-medicine physician trained in evidence-based practice.
In 1999 Merenstein examined a healthy 53-year-old man who showed no signs of prostate cancer. As he had been taught, Merenstein explained... there is little evidence that early detection makes a difference in whether treatment could save your life. As a result, the patient did not get a PSA test. Unfortunately, several years later, the patient was found to have a very aggressive and incurable prostate cancer. He sued Merenstein for not ordering a PSA test, and a jury agreed--despite the lack of evidence that it would have made a difference. Most doctors in the plaintiff's state, the lawyers showed, would have ignored the debate and simply ordered the test. Although Merenstein was found not liable, the residency program that trained him in evidence-based practice was--to the tune of $1 million.
The real reason for this change is that there are tools that rip the old Windows Media stream and let you save the instant movies on your computer. So far I haven't seen a similar tool for the Silverlight streams.
So, it's not the technology. Microsoft's market force as an effective monopoly in desktop computing made FAT ubiquitous, and Microsoft is able to muscle other businesses into paying a patent royalty for FAT despite its lack of innovation, only because FAT is what Microsoft chose to put in its own systems.
It's hard to argue with this, even for MS apologists. When everybody is almost forced to use a system that you invented just because you invented it first, they shouldn't be able to use the legal system to strongarm you with it.
I'd really like seeing them push the angle about their corporate attempts at controlling world art and culture, turning it into the bland, government approved, Pepsi and MTV generation and focus group designed, placid american/teen idol bands, and flooding us with that insipid product over controlled media.
That's really what the RIAA's fight is about, controlling the media, itself, and thereby the content on it, which is used to market false images and idols rather than any real talent that could inspire, consol or rally.
They're giving up the court battle only because they realize now it's cheaper, and entirely possible if not probable, to buy off the medium itself, once again, by having the willing ISPs in their pockets.
Why do people persist in propagating the myth that there's cultural opposition to US products? Apple absolutely dominates the MP3 category with the iPod here, and the Macbooks sell like gangbusters.
US cars don't sell well because a) they don't sell well in the US either b) half of the overseas models don't even come in RHD versions. Of course they don't sell.
I won't consider an iPhone for all the reasons others have listed. Why would I intentionally saddle myself with a phone that has fewer features - ALOT fewer - than my current Softbank model? A model that's 1.5 years old now?
The good: they're only studying health services, they've set a reasonable deadline, and all health technology systems should be open source anyway to make auditing simpler. The bad: This is debt-financed spending.
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One thing you should keep in mind is that although we our government is democratic in America, our workplace is not. And frankly it's at work that we spend the majority of our hours, the majority of our days. You might even say that our workplaces are ruled by a king, or at least a junta, whose powers are very much in the medieval mold.
Debunked? http://www.wkyt.com/news/headlines/39627192.html
As for the "flashes" that were reported, Dr. Ciocca says there are some types of satellites that have reflective surfaces. These are called iridium satellites and they emit flashes in the sky when the sun's rays strike them at the right angle. He says many astronomy hobbyists even track those sorts of satellites.
This article is biased towards Phillips' contribution... Shouldn't there at least have been a mention of the "Light Up the World Foundation" and Dave Irvine-Halliday (U of Calgary)?
http://www.ucalgary.ca/oncampus/weekly/nov4-05/schulich-lutw.html
http://www.google.com/search?q=philips+lutw
I don't know. I find Fable II is more entertaining than GTA IV. Itâ(TM)s enjoyable visually and story-wise whereas GTA is just kindof bleh. The problem comes when these kind of dynamic world games spread themselves too thin and try to have a huge world but they don't actually have enough developers to pull it off. A game like Oblivion loses an element of personality and depth in its quest because it tries way too hard to be huge.
The most interesting thing I saw is Social Desktop. Admittedly a basic idea, but oh, the power you can leverage off that... For example you could make a universal file system that you can access anywhere on top of that. It's huge.
You know, one thing that no one ever bothered to mention is that they might be leaving BECAUSE they can't find good jobs here. A lot of the kids at the university I went to had to go back to their own countries after graduation, not because they wanted to, they love America. They can't find an employer willing to put up with all the BS that uncle sam requires so they can become citizens.
Barriers to entry never help anybody. Uncle Sam, tear down this wall.
A very large and rapidly growing network of Riddick victims are organizing and sharing information. A large compilation of his threats and extortion tactics, which he tries to keep secret, are being assembled. You can find some here.
There is nothing wrong with using a model. Models are good. They help us simplify the world so that we can understand it. For example, we have hundreds of competing climate change models that explain what is going on and predict what we should expect. We model the weather for forecasts. And so on.
But. And it is a big but. You must know the limitations of your model. By definition, a model is a simplification of a complex phenomenon. That does not make it flawed: that makes it a model. Overreliance on the model is your fault, not the fault of the model.
Different software appeals to different people. I like linux because it gives me flexibility. You like MacOS X because it is easy to use. I like Wordpress because it is simple. You like Joomla because it is adaptable.
You know what? That's fine. One-size-fits-all is not a relevant concept when it comes to software. Diversity is a good thing, and we should encourage it, not worry about it.
Wow, I had no idea that click tracks were so sophisticated. I imagine it can make it much more difficult for the drummer to follow along in a live situation - and if you get out of sync it must be disastrous! And of course you need the click track to synchronize for digital editing, it seems only natural.
âoeJumpgate Evolutionâ and âoeStar Trek Online" should be out pretty soon... are people really still playing EVE?
This legislation is truly terrifying. It allows the government to aggregate all data that they keep about you. It would mean that the government was exempt of the key points of the Data Protection Act.
We must do better than this.
I'm sorry, I just don't buy this whole thing. x86 in the browser? Ugh... Because all that we need is to further promote an archaic instruction set that won't die because of all the pre-existing code compiled for it. An instruction set that was finally starting to loosen its grip as the industry worked toward more abstract solutions.
Actually, the Intel Atom can execute up to two instructions per cycle. The performance of an Atom is equal to around half that offered by an equivalent Pentium M. So I'm not sure why you think it's so slow.
One problem with the Kindle is that it doesn't come with enough free content! There are a ton of authors (even Seth Godin has volunteered) that would give away a book or two because they know people will buy more after they read one, but for some reason Amazon hasn't caught on to the idea yet. I wish they would find a way to let authors give their content away (if they want to) before they worry about getting "getting every book, including out-of-print titles, onto the device."
Also, people should be able to pay by the page for content rather than buy the book. Just like paying for songs instead of albums, this is the future of reading.
I feel for you, I really do. I couldn't handle being in your profession, it would be way too frustrating for me.
This is correct, of course. See my comment above about Dr. Daniel Merenstein.
Evidence-based medicine is not the norm in the US, but you can't necessarily blame the doctors for failing to consider it: the whole system is the problem. Consider the case of Dr. Daniel Merenstein, a family-medicine physician trained in evidence-based practice.
... there is little evidence that early detection makes a difference in whether treatment could save your life. As a result, the patient did not get a PSA test. Unfortunately, several years later, the patient was found to have a very aggressive and incurable prostate cancer. He sued Merenstein for not ordering a PSA test, and a jury agreed--despite the lack of evidence that it would have made a difference. Most doctors in the plaintiff's state, the lawyers showed, would have ignored the debate and simply ordered the test. Although Merenstein was found not liable, the residency program that trained him in evidence-based practice was--to the tune of $1 million.
In 1999 Merenstein examined a healthy 53-year-old man who showed no signs of prostate cancer. As he had been taught, Merenstein explained
Brilliant. Why does Slashdot only allow +5?
The real reason for this change is that there are tools that rip the old Windows Media stream and let you save the instant movies on your computer. So far I haven't seen a similar tool for the Silverlight streams.
So, it's not the technology. Microsoft's market force as an effective monopoly in desktop computing made FAT ubiquitous, and Microsoft is able to muscle other businesses into paying a patent royalty for FAT despite its lack of innovation, only because FAT is what Microsoft chose to put in its own systems.
It's hard to argue with this, even for MS apologists. When everybody is almost forced to use a system that you invented just because you invented it first, they shouldn't be able to use the legal system to strongarm you with it.
I'd really like seeing them push the angle about their corporate attempts at controlling world art and culture, turning it into the bland, government approved, Pepsi and MTV generation and focus group designed, placid american/teen idol bands, and flooding us with that insipid product over controlled media.
That's really what the RIAA's fight is about, controlling the media, itself, and thereby the content on it, which is used to market false images and idols rather than any real talent that could inspire, consol or rally.
They're giving up the court battle only because they realize now it's cheaper, and entirely possible if not probable, to buy off the medium itself, once again, by having the willing ISPs in their pockets.
Why do people persist in propagating the myth that there's cultural opposition to US products? Apple absolutely dominates the MP3 category with the iPod here, and the Macbooks sell like gangbusters. US cars don't sell well because a) they don't sell well in the US either b) half of the overseas models don't even come in RHD versions. Of course they don't sell. I won't consider an iPhone for all the reasons others have listed. Why would I intentionally saddle myself with a phone that has fewer features - ALOT fewer - than my current Softbank model? A model that's 1.5 years old now?
Inquiring minds want to know!
The good: they're only studying health services, they've set a reasonable deadline, and all health technology systems should be open source anyway to make auditing simpler. The bad: This is debt-financed spending.