I'm not surprised to see Nashville listed as a "momentum market" in this report, there's a lot of interesting stuff going on there (I lived there for 9 years before relocating in 2014) and for 20-somethings it's an exciting and affordable place to live.
Agreed on entertainment, but for informational videos, a bit of a speed-up is really handy. The Team Treehouse site has nice material, and when you speed up the videos to 1.5x or so, you really feel like you're moving along.
So what happens when you're in a multi-story building, like the Water Tower in Chicago? You may be in the Lego store, but 3 floors below is Victoria's Secret...
You have to remember, tech execs are often falling over each other to make grand proclamations so they can appear visionary. This reminds me of a similarly absurd comment by a tech executive that "78% of small businesses have fully adopted cloud computing".
It's just too bad things had to get to this point to have the work done, just another example of how sorely we need to step up our maintenance and development of public infrastructure.
It's interesting to see how useful plain old ISDN still is. I write about hockey online, and end up listening to a lot of NHL radio shows & podcasts which feature guests calling in from all over North America. Our local TV announcer (Pete Weber of the Nashville Predators) has an ISDN line to his home specifically for this purpose, and as a listener you can really tell the difference when Pete's doing a radio segment as opposed to other guests who may be calling from a typical landline or (ugh) a cell phone. It sounds like Weber is right in the studio alongside the hosts.
No, it is completely logical if the utility that you gain by enjoying the use of the item exceeds the utility you would have gotten from the money gained by auctioning it to the highest bidder.
One step that some companies are taking is to migrate their COBOL apps from a mainframe down to an iSeries (AS400), which provides rock-solid stability and scalability at a much lower cost. It's not a trivial effort, but poses far less risk than migrating to an entirely new app developed in "modern" languages.
A major annoyance to such firms are the software vendors who are forcing them away from COBOL (or RPG) applications to newer versions built around Java, for example. While there are some obvious benefits, the risks involved in replacing mission-critical systems and the likely obsoleting of IT employees familiar with the legacy app just don't make it worthwhile.
This is easily the worst feature of the new AVG Version 8. Not only does it flood the net with bogus traffic, but the load on the user's PC can grind things to a halt. I deactivated that feature, and now AVG constantly alerts me that I'm in danger because not all aspects of AVG are functioning... The Horror!
Endless fun, especially since I'm logged in, which means that they automatically know that I don't live in [Britain|USA|Germany]. GAAAH!
Just because you're signed in doesn't mean you can't order product and have it shipped somewhere else, right?
You'd be surprised how many country-based restrictions exist on book product. Amazon, for example, may get distribution rights for a particular book only for certain countries, and that publisher has someone else (perhaps a local firm) that services that foreign market.
It looks like what's free is the ability to leaf through the book online through a browser, not download an e-book (although that doesn't cost much, something like $7).
Perhaps you misread my comment. By, "Absolutely, experience is only one measure by which to judge a candidate", I'm saying that there are indeed other qualities to consider. You seem to have taken it to mean that experience is the only measure worth looking at.
I feel quite comfortable saying that someone who was a key part of the President's inner circle for 8 years, and has several years of Senatorial experience as well is a viable candidate. Just as if Karl Rove somehow got elected to the Senate and made headway there for several years, I'd consider him viable (looking only at the experience consideration) as well.
I'm not disputing that Clinton has the experience necessary to be president, because I'm actually capable of being fair about the subject. You, however, are not, because you've chosen your side and you'll vilify anyone necessary in order to defend it.
I haven't chosen my side or pre-judged (still not sure who I'm voting for tomorrow, actually), and I didn't villify you in any way. I simply said that "to argue that Obama's political experience is on par with or surpasses Clinton's is ludicrous." There are many aspects to consider between various candidates, and between Obama and Clinton, on the experience front, Clinton comes out ahead.
Absolutely, experience is only one measure by which to judge a candidate, but to argue that Obama's political experience is on par with or surpasses Clinton's is ludicrous.
I'd consider anyone with significant experience as a governor or senator to pass the bar on this one. In Obama's case, however, he's been in the Senate for a very short time, and has spent most of that time running for President. Hillary's experience is genuine; she was part of the White House inner circle for 8 years, and has been a heavy hitter in the Senate, not just a seat-filler. I know she inspires intense vitriol amongst conservatives, but she's certainly experienced enough to be a credible candidate.
Maybe I'm missing something, but who "hates" Obama? I don't think he's qualified in the least to be PotUSA, but he's a likeable guy and a great speaker who tries to emphasize a positive message.
My kids are 5, 5, and 4, and besides educational-type PC games there's also those Webkinz toys, which they play with online. Those things are so popular with their crowd that we can use their rationed Webkinz time as a prime motivator, taking away that time if they misbehave or rewarding them with extra if they do something great.
For most in the retail distribution biz, the cost of RFID hasn't gotten low enough to justify the expense. Unless they apply RFID upstream within their own processes (a huge endeavor in cost & effort), it's just an additional cost of doing business with WalMart, having to slap an RFID tag on outgoing shipments.
Take, for instance, the Honda Civic, which retails starting at $15k. The Civic Hybrid is almost 22K, and has the features of the standard $15K model. That's DOUBLE the price for a modest increase in fuel economy.
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I'm not surprised to see Nashville listed as a "momentum market" in this report, there's a lot of interesting stuff going on there (I lived there for 9 years before relocating in 2014) and for 20-somethings it's an exciting and affordable place to live.
Agreed on entertainment, but for informational videos, a bit of a speed-up is really handy. The Team Treehouse site has nice material, and when you speed up the videos to 1.5x or so, you really feel like you're moving along.
So what happens when you're in a multi-story building, like the Water Tower in Chicago? You may be in the Lego store, but 3 floors below is Victoria's Secret...
You have to remember, tech execs are often falling over each other to make grand proclamations so they can appear visionary. This reminds me of a similarly absurd comment by a tech executive that "78% of small businesses have fully adopted cloud computing".
Um, I think I'd call that number into question...
It's just too bad things had to get to this point to have the work done, just another example of how sorely we need to step up our maintenance and development of public infrastructure.
It's interesting to see how useful plain old ISDN still is. I write about hockey online, and end up listening to a lot of NHL radio shows & podcasts which feature guests calling in from all over North America. Our local TV announcer (Pete Weber of the Nashville Predators) has an ISDN line to his home specifically for this purpose, and as a listener you can really tell the difference when Pete's doing a radio segment as opposed to other guests who may be calling from a typical landline or (ugh) a cell phone. It sounds like Weber is right in the studio alongside the hosts.
This reads much like articles we've seen for several years, just with Twitter substituted for email/blog/message board post.
No, it is completely logical if the utility that you gain by enjoying the use of the item exceeds the utility you would have gotten from the money gained by auctioning it to the highest bidder.
One step that some companies are taking is to migrate their COBOL apps from a mainframe down to an iSeries (AS400), which provides rock-solid stability and scalability at a much lower cost. It's not a trivial effort, but poses far less risk than migrating to an entirely new app developed in "modern" languages.
A major annoyance to such firms are the software vendors who are forcing them away from COBOL (or RPG) applications to newer versions built around Java, for example. While there are some obvious benefits, the risks involved in replacing mission-critical systems and the likely obsoleting of IT employees familiar with the legacy app just don't make it worthwhile.
This is easily the worst feature of the new AVG Version 8. Not only does it flood the net with bogus traffic, but the load on the user's PC can grind things to a halt. I deactivated that feature, and now AVG constantly alerts me that I'm in danger because not all aspects of AVG are functioning... The Horror!
Endless fun, especially since I'm logged in, which means that they automatically know that I don't live in [Britain|USA|Germany]. GAAAH!
Just because you're signed in doesn't mean you can't order product and have it shipped somewhere else, right?
You'd be surprised how many country-based restrictions exist on book product. Amazon, for example, may get distribution rights for a particular book only for certain countries, and that publisher has someone else (perhaps a local firm) that services that foreign market.
Good enough for a /. first page?
Well, you're setting the bar pretty low, there...
It looks like what's free is the ability to leaf through the book online through a browser, not download an e-book (although that doesn't cost much, something like $7).
But the article says this deal was for 7.5% of gross receipts, not profits, which reduces the opportunity for creative accounting.
But you're right, studios are scumbags.
That'll teach me to slow down.. I did read it the wrong way. I apologize.
Careful, I don't think we're allowed to admit that here. At least I've never seen it before!
Perhaps you misread my comment. By, "Absolutely, experience is only one measure by which to judge a candidate", I'm saying that there are indeed other qualities to consider. You seem to have taken it to mean that experience is the only measure worth looking at.
I feel quite comfortable saying that someone who was a key part of the President's inner circle for 8 years, and has several years of Senatorial experience as well is a viable candidate. Just as if Karl Rove somehow got elected to the Senate and made headway there for several years, I'd consider him viable (looking only at the experience consideration) as well.
I'm not disputing that Clinton has the experience necessary to be president, because I'm actually capable of being fair about the subject. You, however, are not, because you've chosen your side and you'll vilify anyone necessary in order to defend it.
I haven't chosen my side or pre-judged (still not sure who I'm voting for tomorrow, actually), and I didn't villify you in any way. I simply said that "to argue that Obama's political experience is on par with or surpasses Clinton's is ludicrous." There are many aspects to consider between various candidates, and between Obama and Clinton, on the experience front, Clinton comes out ahead.
Absolutely, experience is only one measure by which to judge a candidate, but to argue that Obama's political experience is on par with or surpasses Clinton's is ludicrous.
I'd consider anyone with significant experience as a governor or senator to pass the bar on this one. In Obama's case, however, he's been in the Senate for a very short time, and has spent most of that time running for President. Hillary's experience is genuine; she was part of the White House inner circle for 8 years, and has been a heavy hitter in the Senate, not just a seat-filler. I know she inspires intense vitriol amongst conservatives, but she's certainly experienced enough to be a credible candidate.
Why do you (and others) have so much faith in polls of people who pick up their landlines when Caller ID says Unknown Caller?
I trust them a lot more than the folks who see "Unknown Caller", then run and hide under the bed...
Maybe I'm missing something, but who "hates" Obama? I don't think he's qualified in the least to be PotUSA, but he's a likeable guy and a great speaker who tries to emphasize a positive message.
My kids are 5, 5, and 4, and besides educational-type PC games there's also those Webkinz toys, which they play with online. Those things are so popular with their crowd that we can use their rationed Webkinz time as a prime motivator, taking away that time if they misbehave or rewarding them with extra if they do something great.
For most in the retail distribution biz, the cost of RFID hasn't gotten low enough to justify the expense. Unless they apply RFID upstream within their own processes (a huge endeavor in cost & effort), it's just an additional cost of doing business with WalMart, having to slap an RFID tag on outgoing shipments.
Or easier yet... name tags.
Take, for instance, the Honda Civic, which retails starting at $15k. The Civic Hybrid is almost 22K, and has the features of the standard $15K model. That's DOUBLE the price for a modest increase in fuel economy.
You don't know much about math, do you?