Well, as a language it did that job pretty well, but yeah, not that popular. Though it could be argued that many of the things it did do well got integrated into later languages, so in a way it succeed in a wider sense even if Ada itself did not do well.
Likely quite a few. It is unusual to publish (probably because the business value is low) but these types of tests are really common in marketing. That is why the IRB was fine with the research, it was just one of many experiments they run when trying to figure out what works 'best'.
It is questionable how much of a professional market exists for Aperture in the first place. It always had a bit of an odd niche since Adobe`s suite runs well on OSX.
Having watched it play out many times, libertarians always seem to find some reason to paint "commune" projects by poor and minority groups as not counting, while middle class white ones seem to get a pass even when they significantly less then voluntary. The problem is, what counts as voluntary is subjective and can be easily be twisted to enforce racism and classism.
(1) such lawsuits are expensive to mount, if 2600 is hurting for 100k in the first place, chances are filing a civil suit would hurt them pretty badly too... which brings us to...
(2) while slimy, this is a legal practice. If you do the paperwork right you can even buy a company, transfer your debt to them, then split them off again. Poof your debt is gone and some other company is ruined. So if 2600 DID file a lawsuit, their chances of winning would be slime unless their distributer messed up the paperwork.
You see the same basic problem at american universities today, the big tech companies have pushed them to act more like trade schools then universities. Luckily america is large and diverse enough that the impact is pretty muted, though I do think it is producing less well rounded CS graduates.
However for K-12 it makes a bit more sense, depending on what exactly they teach. K-12 is supposed to give students a well rounded "bit of everything", and CS should probably be in there. The big thing I worry about is the cost, how much of the standards depend on specific hardware and software? Though I guess for really poor schools they can always do CS by hand. Hrm, actually, that might not be a bad thing. Computational Theory classes at least can generally be done with pencil and paper, as can linear algebra, digital circuits, etc.
I think a better thing to pull on would be the private police forces of the 'robber baron' era of US history where police forces were provided for by the local companies and did not exactly have the workers (or 3rd parties in the region) interest in mind.
When that comes up they are magically government entities again. I would guess that their employees are public but the management team is private, so documents and records are in private hands while all actions which could lead to litigation are being preformed by public servants.
Well, no, libertarians in the current erra are against 3rd party public oversight of initiated violence. Private violence between free citizens is fine, and if one citizen can afford more violence then another, well, that other one should have worked harder. But since they are poor rather then middle class, if they pool their resources to protect themselves that is communism, so they should just get under the umbrella of some maker and try not to leach off them in order to be protected.
Actually no, you do not need a theory. You do not need to know why something is when all you care about is, well, is it? Being able to explain patterns is a separate step from being able to detect patterns, and you can find patterns in data without needing a theory going in.
However you can build a theory based off patterns you find. The multiple floor living alone factor for instance was tied back to minor falls when moving between floors which could become serious if there was no one around. Having a caretaker stay with the patient for a while significantly reduced readmission rates. They did not go in with 'hey, I bet falls cause problems, let us look for that pattern', they went in with 'here is a pile of data, run some well respected statistical methods across it and find significant factors' and worked from there.
Actually it has done pretty well. Experts are involved at all stages, it is not just blind pattern recognition, and the predictive power has been significantly better then random chance.
So far the largest factor for readmission has been if their house as more then one floor and if they live alone.
Lots of math. It involves looking at historical data, attempting to identify patterns and critical factors, then using that model for predictive purposes.
Actually one of the things they are planning to do with it is figure out which patients are at risk for complications and thus receive extra assistance like in home checkups or keeping them under observation longer. It is a big part of trying to battle readmission rates after surgery or other care since those kinds of complications tend to be the most life threatening and expensive to deal with.
Luckily for the IP industry, the cost of lobbying a few key people is much smaller then the cost to the government for enforcement.
I also can not help but notice that when studios infringe other people's copyrights, those cases still have to be fought at the expense of the prosecuting party.
Yeah, but often they will happily hook you up with their favorite dealer or someone they know trying to unload an old bike. I have yet to see a mensa member say "oh, you did not pass the IQ test, but I think it is cool that you want to go in so here are some things that will get you going".
That is why hanging out with mensa people drove me crazy, not only are they arm-chair everything but their organization encourages their belief that they understand things they do not and non-members don:t.
Actually, yeah, I would call quite a few motorcycle clubs snobs. Any social club that builds an identity around "we are doing things the twue way" rather then "hey, we just like each other and hang out" is snobby, and mensa is pretty infamous for that attitude.
"worse" is pretty relative. IQ tests were designed around a certain type of person and how well other people stack up to them. It is little better then presenting someone with a complex dining spread and seeing what order they use the forks in.
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Well, as a language it did that job pretty well, but yeah, not that popular. Though it could be argued that many of the things it did do well got integrated into later languages, so in a way it succeed in a wider sense even if Ada itself did not do well.
Likely quite a few. It is unusual to publish (probably because the business value is low) but these types of tests are really common in marketing. That is why the IRB was fine with the research, it was just one of many experiments they run when trying to figure out what works 'best'.
And yet here you are, here we all are, interacting on slashdot.
It is questionable how much of a professional market exists for Aperture in the first place. It always had a bit of an odd niche since Adobe`s suite runs well on OSX.
Having watched it play out many times, libertarians always seem to find some reason to paint "commune" projects by poor and minority groups as not counting, while middle class white ones seem to get a pass even when they significantly less then voluntary. The problem is, what counts as voluntary is subjective and can be easily be twisted to enforce racism and classism.
Two basic problems.
(1) such lawsuits are expensive to mount, if 2600 is hurting for 100k in the first place, chances are filing a civil suit would hurt them pretty badly too... which brings us to...
(2) while slimy, this is a legal practice. If you do the paperwork right you can even buy a company, transfer your debt to them, then split them off again. Poof your debt is gone and some other company is ruined. So if 2600 DID file a lawsuit, their chances of winning would be slime unless their distributer messed up the paperwork.
You see the same basic problem at american universities today, the big tech companies have pushed them to act more like trade schools then universities. Luckily america is large and diverse enough that the impact is pretty muted, though I do think it is producing less well rounded CS graduates.
However for K-12 it makes a bit more sense, depending on what exactly they teach. K-12 is supposed to give students a well rounded "bit of everything", and CS should probably be in there. The big thing I worry about is the cost, how much of the standards depend on specific hardware and software? Though I guess for really poor schools they can always do CS by hand. Hrm, actually, that might not be a bad thing. Computational Theory classes at least can generally be done with pencil and paper, as can linear algebra, digital circuits, etc.
I think a better thing to pull on would be the private police forces of the 'robber baron' era of US history where police forces were provided for by the local companies and did not exactly have the workers (or 3rd parties in the region) interest in mind.
When that comes up they are magically government entities again. I would guess that their employees are public but the management team is private, so documents and records are in private hands while all actions which could lead to litigation are being preformed by public servants.
Well, no, libertarians in the current erra are against 3rd party public oversight of initiated violence. Private violence between free citizens is fine, and if one citizen can afford more violence then another, well, that other one should have worked harder. But since they are poor rather then middle class, if they pool their resources to protect themselves that is communism, so they should just get under the umbrella of some maker and try not to leach off them in order to be protected.
Actually no, you do not need a theory. You do not need to know why something is when all you care about is, well, is it? Being able to explain patterns is a separate step from being able to detect patterns, and you can find patterns in data without needing a theory going in.
However you can build a theory based off patterns you find. The multiple floor living alone factor for instance was tied back to minor falls when moving between floors which could become serious if there was no one around. Having a caretaker stay with the patient for a while significantly reduced readmission rates. They did not go in with 'hey, I bet falls cause problems, let us look for that pattern', they went in with 'here is a pile of data, run some well respected statistical methods across it and find significant factors' and worked from there.
Actually it has done pretty well. Experts are involved at all stages, it is not just blind pattern recognition, and the predictive power has been significantly better then random chance.
So far the largest factor for readmission has been if their house as more then one floor and if they live alone.
If you can get better at IQ tests, that says a lot about how accurate of a measurement they can provide.
A safe can also have a combination lock or keypad, more frequently then a physical key.
You can not be forced to testify against yourself, but you can be forced to hand over evidence that exists.
That would be a risky thing to do.
Destruction of evidence is a separate crime, and simply having some type of electronic dead man's switch on it does not get one off the hook.
They can indeed compel you to unlock a safe, just like they can compel one to hand over documents during discovery.
Lots of math. It involves looking at historical data, attempting to identify patterns and critical factors, then using that model for predictive purposes.
By being polite and respectful? I have yet to meet a nurse unwilling to be helpful to someone treating them like a human being.
Actually one of the things they are planning to do with it is figure out which patients are at risk for complications and thus receive extra assistance like in home checkups or keeping them under observation longer. It is a big part of trying to battle readmission rates after surgery or other care since those kinds of complications tend to be the most life threatening and expensive to deal with.
Luckily for the IP industry, the cost of lobbying a few key people is much smaller then the cost to the government for enforcement.
I also can not help but notice that when studios infringe other people's copyrights, those cases still have to be fought at the expense of the prosecuting party.
Yeah, but often they will happily hook you up with their favorite dealer or someone they know trying to unload an old bike. I have yet to see a mensa member say "oh, you did not pass the IQ test, but I think it is cool that you want to go in so here are some things that will get you going".
That is why hanging out with mensa people drove me crazy, not only are they arm-chair everything but their organization encourages their belief that they understand things they do not and non-members don:t.
Actually, yeah, I would call quite a few motorcycle clubs snobs. Any social club that builds an identity around "we are doing things the twue way" rather then "hey, we just like each other and hang out" is snobby, and mensa is pretty infamous for that attitude.
"worse" is pretty relative. IQ tests were designed around a certain type of person and how well other people stack up to them. It is little better then presenting someone with a complex dining spread and seeing what order they use the forks in.