I think your walking into dangerous territory.
Teaching is NOT A career for people looking to "innovate". Most teachers are quite happy to teach the same lesson every year, for the next 20 years.
I am a former teacher, and I tell you that while your students may love you, one "oh no" moment with this online stuff and you'll find yourself out of job.
I know you are young and idealistic (and hopefully, a woman), but teaching is a political game, fraught with danger, low pay, and endless politics.
The kids are the best.
Nobody cares about the G*ddamn Higgs Boson as a sign of genius.
Build me a frakkin' Holodeck so I can create an army of Playboy Playmates.
If the Holodecks a rockin', don't come a knockin'.
... the Palm will be squeezed out again.
I think Palm had a great product 10 years ago, but seem to be a day late and a dollar short when it comes to new technology.
The Pre LOOKS good, but after using it, you kinda get the feeling it could have been done better.
I think once users start getting the HTC Hero (Android) phone, Palm will be an also-ran. Developers will move to the Android market.
Just my opinion.
can't some bright guy write a script to collect all the all the images uploaded every day and put into a "contact sheet"... you could look at a whole swath of images in one fell swoop..
I wonder how many images do they get a day?
When I was in the Navy, my Captain was a submariner and my XO (2nd in command) was a helicopter pilot.
These two guys didn't get along.
In one (of many) knock down drag 'em out verbal exchanges the two had, the Captain yelled at the XO, "There are more helicopters at the bottom of the sea then there are submarines in the sky!!"
I tried them all; eHarmony, SinglesNET, Plenty of Fish.. they all suck. The women you meet there are women that cannot meet a man in real life.
I was on there because I have an uberbusy schedule, and I am not a bar hopper.
Fortunately, I met a gal the old fashioned way.... by accident.
Good luck out there, since dating is hell!
Who cares if he uses a PC?
Mitt Romney may be well organized, smart, and have a great telepresence...but middle America will never get around his being a Mormon.
Of course, Middle America is never going to vote for Hillary or Barack for that matter, so whomever gets the Republican nod will be a shoe-in for the Presidency.
God/Allah/Buddha/RMS help us all.
An exiting thriller about a bunch of ubergeeks playing a "Cat and Mouse" game with each other?
Sounds great!
One of the ubergeeks is a grisly killer (a la "Saw") who dips people in acid while sheets of pink skin peel away?
That is disgusting.
"Swordfish" was bad geekwise, but at least it didn't make me want to wretch.
The fact is most of the things we do everyday do NOT require 100% of our intellect.
When we DO require 100% brain power, then we stop doing everything else and focus on the task at hand.
Technology allows us to do more with what little free time we have.
I've reached a point where I can type about 5 times faster than I write something by hand. Further, that handwriting can barely be read by finest trained Pharmacist, much less anyone else.
A tablet is a nifty cool idea if you have a use for it. But most people won't.
Look at the Nokia "Internet Tablets", nobody is buying them....
I bought an iPhone at 7:30 pm on Friday at the Apple store in Lake Grove, NY. I waited on NO LINE, and walked out with an iPhone within 5 minutes. I was happy.
At 9:30 pm, I started the activation process using iTunes. An existing AT & T customer, I figured this would be no issue. I was wrong.
I saw the dreaded, "Your activation requires additional time to complete." and waited. and waited and waited.
I was told the following fun things from AT & T customer service:
The activation will take 2 to 8 hours.
We are overwhelmed with the activations of the iPhone (this, I believe).
"Relax yourself" (to be fair, the Jamaican Customer service guy was very nice).
3.3 Million iPhones were sold and there are NO more iPhones to be had. Activating all these iPhones is overloading us. (I called the Apple Store in Lake Grove, and still have 8 gig iPhones, but supplies are running out.)
Leave your iTunes ON and the iPhone plugged in, or the activation will not work.
You DO NOT have to leave your iTunes on, but the FINAL activation will require iTunes.
The problem is on Apple's end, with the activations.
We can see you in the queue sir, but we can't bump you up.
I was sent an e-mail from AT & T giving me an order number. When I mentioned to customer service that number, I was told, "That number doesn't really mean anything to us."
It's 10:34 pm on Saturday night, and my iPhone is still an iBrick.
Millions of men could relate to rantings (or ravings)about being locked in a marriage, and still desiring (or lusting after) other women.
It was the "Everyman" quality of Stern that made him so funny, and indentifiable.
I used to commute 1.5 hours and I usually listened to his show, and found him funny 70% of the time (his ranting at other DJs or people was moronic).
I don't have such a commute anymore, but even if I did, I doubt I'd still listen.
P.S. If anyone knows where I can get a copy of the show where Tom Chiasono (the cheap station manager) "briefs" the interns on what "benefits" they get (with Howard scripting the questions from the interns), please tell me. I almost crashed my car on the Jackie Robinson Parkway I was laughing so hard.
My BAD. I read the Wall Street Journal article and noticed an interesting clause in the IPO:
"If customers don't follow through on purchase plans, the company could be on the hook with its bankers.
According to Vonage's IPO prospectus, it has "agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including those that may be caused by the failure of Directed Share Program participants to pay for and accept delivery of the common stock which had been allocated to them."
I still think the renegers still have a shot of getting away with it, but this could bypass arbitration and become, as one poster said, a contractual court case. In which case, the renegers will lose.
Securities Law has it's own set of rules.
I suspect this story is false.
Vonage CAN'T go after the investors who reneged on the deal. Why should they? The brokerage firm "brokered" the deal, so that responsiblity falls on them.
The investor reneged. Despite signing every possible disclaimer, the brokers can ONLY take them to arbitration (not court). The arbitrators almost ALWAYS side with Mom and Pop investor, all they have to do is act like "unsophisticated" investors, and they are clear.
I'm not saying it is right or fair. Life isn't fair.
The defense for the renegers will merely ask the Lawyers of the Brokerage Firms, "DID your firm PROPERLY CONFIRM that THIS was a SUITABLE investment for this person?"
Their response of, "We had a webpage explaining the risks", will NOT be good enough.
This is going to be some circus.
I agree.
I live in New York and YOU CANNOT BUY A NEW DIESEL car due to NY GUBERMMINT REGALASHUNS!
Still, to inflict Pataki on the nation would be cruel if he runs for Presipublican.
I don't want to be hated like Texas, for inflicting Bush on the nation.
Wow dude, that is pretty messed up. It is hard to see if you are joking or not, (this being slashdot and all) but even if you were joking, you sound pretty angry about something. I strongly recommend marraige counseling, especially if you have kids. Comitted human relationships are much more important than computers, jobs, video games, school, anything.
Wow. I didn't know women (or Dr Phil) read Slashdot.
I believe my comments were under the NDA of the Universal Brotherhood of Men.
I got a girl. I'm so stupid, I even married her.
I wish I could trade her for a high end computer. They are less noisy, use less of my money, and don't mind if I surf for porn.
Don't get a girl. They are not as much fun as a computer.
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I think your walking into dangerous territory. Teaching is NOT A career for people looking to "innovate". Most teachers are quite happy to teach the same lesson every year, for the next 20 years. I am a former teacher, and I tell you that while your students may love you, one "oh no" moment with this online stuff and you'll find yourself out of job. I know you are young and idealistic (and hopefully, a woman), but teaching is a political game, fraught with danger, low pay, and endless politics. The kids are the best.
Nobody cares about the G*ddamn Higgs Boson as a sign of genius. Build me a frakkin' Holodeck so I can create an army of Playboy Playmates. If the Holodecks a rockin', don't come a knockin'.
... the Palm will be squeezed out again. I think Palm had a great product 10 years ago, but seem to be a day late and a dollar short when it comes to new technology. The Pre LOOKS good, but after using it, you kinda get the feeling it could have been done better. I think once users start getting the HTC Hero (Android) phone, Palm will be an also-ran. Developers will move to the Android market. Just my opinion.
I benchmarked all the Mac Browsers using Peacemaker as a benchmark.
http://www.iheinrich.com/blog/?p=1054
Safari 4.0 and iCab 4.5 were the fastest.
I also benchmarked the Windows Browsers using Peacemaker (on PC).
http://www.iheinrich.com/blog/?p=1093
Safari 4.0 was much faster than Firefox.
can't some bright guy write a script to collect all the all the images uploaded every day and put into a "contact sheet"... you could look at a whole swath of images in one fell swoop.. I wonder how many images do they get a day?
When I was in the Navy, my Captain was a submariner and my XO (2nd in command) was a helicopter pilot.
These two guys didn't get along.
In one (of many) knock down drag 'em out verbal exchanges the two had, the Captain yelled at the XO,
"There are more helicopters at the bottom of the sea then there are submarines in the sky!!"
I tried them all; eHarmony, SinglesNET, Plenty of Fish.. they all suck. The women you meet there are women that cannot meet a man in real life. I was on there because I have an uberbusy schedule, and I am not a bar hopper. Fortunately, I met a gal the old fashioned way.... by accident. Good luck out there, since dating is hell!
Who cares if he uses a PC? Mitt Romney may be well organized, smart, and have a great telepresence...but middle America will never get around his being a Mormon. Of course, Middle America is never going to vote for Hillary or Barack for that matter, so whomever gets the Republican nod will be a shoe-in for the Presidency. God/Allah/Buddha/RMS help us all.
An exiting thriller about a bunch of ubergeeks playing a "Cat and Mouse" game with each other? Sounds great! One of the ubergeeks is a grisly killer (a la "Saw") who dips people in acid while sheets of pink skin peel away? That is disgusting. "Swordfish" was bad geekwise, but at least it didn't make me want to wretch.
The fact is most of the things we do everyday do NOT require 100% of our intellect. When we DO require 100% brain power, then we stop doing everything else and focus on the task at hand. Technology allows us to do more with what little free time we have.
I've reached a point where I can type about 5 times faster than I write something by hand. Further, that handwriting can barely be read by finest trained Pharmacist, much less anyone else. A tablet is a nifty cool idea if you have a use for it. But most people won't. Look at the Nokia "Internet Tablets", nobody is buying them....
Dr. Dava isn't too bad herself. A hot chick who is ALSO an MIT Professor? Nice! Why can't I meet a brilliant gorgeous blonde?
At 9:30 pm, I started the activation process using iTunes. An existing AT & T customer, I figured this would be no issue. I was wrong.
I saw the dreaded, "Your activation requires additional time to complete." and waited. and waited and waited.
I was told the following fun things from AT & T customer service:
I was sent an e-mail from AT & T giving me an order number. When I mentioned to customer service that number, I was told, "That number doesn't really mean anything to us."
It's 10:34 pm on Saturday night, and my iPhone is still an iBrick.
When Stern was married, he was hysterical.
Millions of men could relate to rantings (or ravings)about being locked in a marriage, and still desiring (or lusting after) other women.
It was the "Everyman" quality of Stern that made him so funny, and indentifiable.
I used to commute 1.5 hours and I usually listened to his show, and found him funny 70% of the time (his ranting at other DJs or people was moronic).
I don't have such a commute anymore, but even if I did, I doubt I'd still listen.
P.S. If anyone knows where I can get a copy of the show where Tom Chiasono (the cheap station manager) "briefs" the interns on what "benefits" they get (with Howard scripting the questions from the interns), please tell me. I almost crashed my car on the Jackie Robinson Parkway I was laughing so hard.
My BAD. I read the Wall Street Journal article and noticed an interesting clause in the IPO:
"If customers don't follow through on purchase plans, the company could be on the hook with its bankers.
According to Vonage's IPO prospectus, it has "agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including those that may be caused by the failure of Directed Share Program participants to pay for and accept delivery of the common stock which had been allocated to them."
I still think the renegers still have a shot of getting away with it, but this could bypass arbitration and become, as one poster said, a contractual court case. In which case, the renegers will lose.
Securities Law has it's own set of rules. I suspect this story is false. Vonage CAN'T go after the investors who reneged on the deal. Why should they? The brokerage firm "brokered" the deal, so that responsiblity falls on them. The investor reneged. Despite signing every possible disclaimer, the brokers can ONLY take them to arbitration (not court). The arbitrators almost ALWAYS side with Mom and Pop investor, all they have to do is act like "unsophisticated" investors, and they are clear. I'm not saying it is right or fair. Life isn't fair. The defense for the renegers will merely ask the Lawyers of the Brokerage Firms, "DID your firm PROPERLY CONFIRM that THIS was a SUITABLE investment for this person?" Their response of, "We had a webpage explaining the risks", will NOT be good enough. This is going to be some circus.
I agree. I live in New York and YOU CANNOT BUY A NEW DIESEL car due to NY GUBERMMINT REGALASHUNS! Still, to inflict Pataki on the nation would be cruel if he runs for Presipublican. I don't want to be hated like Texas, for inflicting Bush on the nation.
It's fine lookin' wimmin like this that make me want to runaway to Sweden.
Or Brazil.
Either is fine.
Wow dude, that is pretty messed up. It is hard to see if you are joking or not, (this being slashdot and all) but even if you were joking, you sound pretty angry about something. I strongly recommend marraige counseling, especially if you have kids. Comitted human relationships are much more important than computers, jobs, video games, school, anything.
Wow. I didn't know women (or Dr Phil) read Slashdot.
I believe my comments were under the NDA of the Universal Brotherhood of Men.
I apologize if my comments offended, ma'am.
I got a girl. I'm so stupid, I even married her. I wish I could trade her for a high end computer. They are less noisy, use less of my money, and don't mind if I surf for porn. Don't get a girl. They are not as much fun as a computer.