I almost agree with the parent. The U.S. media thrives on the negative, it's true. I'd applaud some measures to at least show some of the good.
BUT
This isn't mandating that news as a whole be 50% positive. It's asking that anything that speaks about Russia has to be 50% positive.
This may almost sound Trollish, but I am by no mean a Physics major, and it shows in this.
Could anyone who actually is familiar with this overall project (Not a stats person, I'm sure they'll say it's insignificant) tell us if the margin of error is truly acceptable?
I understand that there is always a margin of error due to minimum measurable differences, but can physicists now go "Phew, we are now FULLY sure this is right, and not that there has been a measuring fluke" or is there still some doubt? I mean, it seems close, but one can never be sure in physics as to how closely it *has* to line up.
This is worrying. I personally feel Russia has been taking steps back as far as civil liberty goes, really I feel that the whole WORLD has been taking steps back.
The internet is being reigned in now - this was possibly the last great refuge for free speech...
You oversimplify. I live on a campus with packet shaping. They never "capped" p2p usage, fact of the matter is they just outright BANNED it. No torrents, etc. could be used until encryption came along. Sorry if I don't feel remorseful for bypassing such a criminal system.
This is yet again why I so highly support bio-diesal.
Corn?
You COULD use it.
Algae?
You could use it.
Human waste?
You could use it.
The fact that it can draw from sources that are less likely to drain the biosphere is one of the best things ABOUT biodiesal.
I once got into a discussion about Turnitin with a good college professor of mine. The specific program she was teaching required use of Turnitin - but she didn't use it. She told the entire class, directly, that Turnitin isn't how they find cheaters - it's by reading the students paper and _seeing_ obvious changes in style/diction.
Some students still do "cut & paste" plagiarism, though it's a lot rarer now. "Cut, reword, & paste" plagiarism is still not noticed by Turnitin.
People must always remember that "cut & paste" plagiarism is only *one* form of plagiarism. Technically, it's illegal to take a fact without citing it. Turnitin fails here as well.
Most importantly, however, are that you can have false positives, or just plain database glitches. There was one fellow who was brought in because Turnitin red flagged his paper. Thankfully, he realized it wasn't even his paper - there had been a database glitch. A less observant student & less comprehending staff could have *ruined* that student.
These students aren't suing out of want for money (well, they might be for a bit), it's because the system shouldn't be required and, frankly, can cause harm. No system of courts, be it in school or in life, should find even one innocent guilty - even if it means a hundred guilty go free (I should cite this, but I fail to recall who said it).
People theorize the RIAA go after college students, etc. because they know they can't afford to go through a costly trial. However, would it not possibly cheaper just to hire a lawyer pretty much JUST to write you a letter such as this (Adapted to your state and your circumstance), and mail it? If it doesn't work, then the amount you wasted on trying that is still insignificant in comparison to the amount you could possibly save.
I've had the same notion in my mind a long time, but the parent has said it more succinctly than I ever could have. Europe seems to be viciously attacking most American(Capitalist) software companies - Google, Microsoft, and Apple have all three had suits brought against them. Every last one has lost, too. After a point, I wonder if they're really preventing monopolistic practices are just preventing competition altogether.
No major university will go all mac as long as it has a Computer Science department. Our Computer Science department has about 20 nice Apple computers just lined up between 60 or 70 Windows computer and 20 Solaris computers (along with some other less important type). I've never seen any of those Macs used.
No, the religious nut-cases do that. They are the ones you always hear about in the media. You don't hear about the millions of reasonable, open-minded religious people who are capable of realizing that the Bible doesn't actually say how old the earth is and Genesis 1 was meant to be poetic rather than a scientific account of how God created the universe.
I have karma to burn, so here we go. The difference isn't poetic. It's just plain wrong. Creation as described in the bible, taken literally or poetically, still cannot measure up to any common scientific theories on the matter.
The thing is, Google has A LOT to gain from taking this to court. Basically, Viacom is claiming Google isn't doing enough to stop piracy with their current policy. If the courts rule in Google's favor, then it means Google doesn't have to do ANYTHING more to prevent piracy than to take it down when requested. The precedent would be set, and stuff would go on as is.
Actually, Microsoft already has tried to nuke ReactOS. The development on ReactOS is significantly hampered because they have to painstakingly check every last piece of new code before committing it. Why? Because Microsoft accused them of using MS source code. It even put a hold on development, as they had to review ALL their code for any possible infringements. Lame, huh?
Color me flame bait (I have karma to burn), but I do feel this will yet again be a Union thing.
Honestly, unions were one of the worse things to happen to the education system. Unlike many other Union jobs, such as working in Groceries, mining, and other easier jobs, you couldn't just lower wages and expect teachers to keep coming. It was professional labor, and people's quality vary far more drastically than in lower level jobs. You couldn't just outsource education, and since school quality was under the close scrutiny of parents it meant that importing teachers from elsewhere wouldn't fly (unless those teachers were indeed superior). It's not as if there's an over-saturation of k-12 teachers either. One might argue that parents would have too much sway over teachers without the Union, but one must also consider that parents [i]are[/i] the ones paying their taxroll, in essence. Besides, the vast majority of parents wouldn't complain at a strict teacher - just a vocal minority. Adminstrators wouldn't fire a good teacher from complaints - a good principle/district would want high test scores to reflect well on themselves.
Most importantly, you wouldn't have equal distribution of pay. Yes, that may sound wrong - however it is in essence the largest flaw with teaching. Other professional jobs get raises/payrates based on performance and grades. Teaching, on the other hand, is time based. This means there isn't a lot of reasons for teachers to do more than the minimum. Further, that creates this math/science shortage. Despite the fact that these majors could make far more money and are often far harder majors, they still get paid the same as some P.E. teacher. Actually, in my school there was a math professor, an excellent one, who switched to teaching P.E. instead because he made the same amount of money.
It's more like bullshit defense. I wouldn't be surprised if IBM kept logs of their worker activities at work - if he was fired for this incident *after already having been warned once* he wasn't cheated out of his job.
is that they do tend to hunt down inventions like this - bandages that can clot wounds instantly, a shunt that can save a horribly mangled limb from amputation. The army (or navy, etc.) may be focused on making better weapons, but it also does do quite a bit to help its own - including purchasing inventions like this.
My father actually came to the United State on a H1-B, to work for Unisys. There were issues (seemed like there was foot dragging on Green Card acquisition, and of course the inevitable fear of being fired and having to start over - regardless of how small the risk my have been), however he made a healthy amount of money per year - just under a 100k per year his first year. Later terms of employment took him over 100k, even while still waiting for the green card (it took a few YEARS). There are bad uses for the H1-B, but definately at least some companies do use it well.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=etsQsR9kMl0
Ain't it sad? I didn't even believe it was real until after I actually checked for footage of the hearing outside of O' Reilly Factor.
So Google bought MILLIONS of dollars worth of cable and data centers in case bandwidth demand SKYROCKETS by some freak chance that Bittorrent suddenly becomes massive? And they're EVIL for considering this? Right.
Let's face it, honestly copy protection gets us down. However, this is DEFINITELY a step in the right direction. This is far less intrusive into a viewing customer's life. Joe Schmoe won't have a problem with this (I hope), and it does give the Industry some sort of protection. Not a bad idea at all.
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I almost agree with the parent. The U.S. media thrives on the negative, it's true. I'd applaud some measures to at least show some of the good.
BUT
This isn't mandating that news as a whole be 50% positive. It's asking that anything that speaks about Russia has to be 50% positive.
What about Intel's revenue? Granted, there's a massive size difference between Intel and AMD, but still.
This may almost sound Trollish, but I am by no mean a Physics major, and it shows in this.
Could anyone who actually is familiar with this overall project (Not a stats person, I'm sure they'll say it's insignificant) tell us if the margin of error is truly acceptable?
I understand that there is always a margin of error due to minimum measurable differences, but can physicists now go "Phew, we are now FULLY sure this is right, and not that there has been a measuring fluke" or is there still some doubt? I mean, it seems close, but one can never be sure in physics as to how closely it *has* to line up.
Has anyone tried DVORAK Programming Setup? It could possibly handle your objections.
This is worrying. I personally feel Russia has been taking steps back as far as civil liberty goes, really I feel that the whole WORLD has been taking steps back.
The internet is being reigned in now - this was possibly the last great refuge for free speech...
Rather worrying.
You oversimplify. I live on a campus with packet shaping. They never "capped" p2p usage, fact of the matter is they just outright BANNED it. No torrents, etc. could be used until encryption came along. Sorry if I don't feel remorseful for bypassing such a criminal system.
No. Just no.
Animal cruelty is one thing, but writs for Chimps? Seriously now...
I honestly didn't rtfa. But, what prevents companies from paying people for their votes directly, and watching as they vote?
This is yet again why I so highly support bio-diesal.
Corn? You COULD use it.
Algae? You could use it.
Human waste? You could use it.
The fact that it can draw from sources that are less likely to drain the biosphere is one of the best things ABOUT biodiesal.
I once got into a discussion about Turnitin with a good college professor of mine. The specific program she was teaching required use of Turnitin - but she didn't use it. She told the entire class, directly, that Turnitin isn't how they find cheaters - it's by reading the students paper and _seeing_ obvious changes in style/diction. Some students still do "cut & paste" plagiarism, though it's a lot rarer now. "Cut, reword, & paste" plagiarism is still not noticed by Turnitin. People must always remember that "cut & paste" plagiarism is only *one* form of plagiarism. Technically, it's illegal to take a fact without citing it. Turnitin fails here as well. Most importantly, however, are that you can have false positives, or just plain database glitches. There was one fellow who was brought in because Turnitin red flagged his paper. Thankfully, he realized it wasn't even his paper - there had been a database glitch. A less observant student & less comprehending staff could have *ruined* that student. These students aren't suing out of want for money (well, they might be for a bit), it's because the system shouldn't be required and, frankly, can cause harm. No system of courts, be it in school or in life, should find even one innocent guilty - even if it means a hundred guilty go free (I should cite this, but I fail to recall who said it).
People theorize the RIAA go after college students, etc. because they know they can't afford to go through a costly trial. However, would it not possibly cheaper just to hire a lawyer pretty much JUST to write you a letter such as this (Adapted to your state and your circumstance), and mail it? If it doesn't work, then the amount you wasted on trying that is still insignificant in comparison to the amount you could possibly save.
I've had the same notion in my mind a long time, but the parent has said it more succinctly than I ever could have.
Europe seems to be viciously attacking most American(Capitalist) software companies - Google, Microsoft, and Apple have all three had suits brought against them. Every last one has lost, too. After a point, I wonder if they're really preventing monopolistic practices are just preventing competition altogether.
No major university will go all mac as long as it has a Computer Science department. Our Computer Science department has about 20 nice Apple computers just lined up between 60 or 70 Windows computer and 20 Solaris computers (along with some other less important type). I've never seen any of those Macs used.
No, the religious nut-cases do that. They are the ones you always hear about in the media. You don't hear about the millions of reasonable, open-minded religious people who are capable of realizing that the Bible doesn't actually say how old the earth is and Genesis 1 was meant to be poetic rather than a scientific account of how God created the universe. I have karma to burn, so here we go. The difference isn't poetic. It's just plain wrong. Creation as described in the bible, taken literally or poetically, still cannot measure up to any common scientific theories on the matter.
The thing is, Google has A LOT to gain from taking this to court. Basically, Viacom is claiming Google isn't doing enough to stop piracy with their current policy. If the courts rule in Google's favor, then it means Google doesn't have to do ANYTHING more to prevent piracy than to take it down when requested. The precedent would be set, and stuff would go on as is.
Actually, Microsoft already has tried to nuke ReactOS. The development on ReactOS is significantly hampered because they have to painstakingly check every last piece of new code before committing it. Why? Because Microsoft accused them of using MS source code. It even put a hold on development, as they had to review ALL their code for any possible infringements. Lame, huh?
Color me flame bait (I have karma to burn), but I do feel this will yet again be a Union thing. Honestly, unions were one of the worse things to happen to the education system. Unlike many other Union jobs, such as working in Groceries, mining, and other easier jobs, you couldn't just lower wages and expect teachers to keep coming. It was professional labor, and people's quality vary far more drastically than in lower level jobs. You couldn't just outsource education, and since school quality was under the close scrutiny of parents it meant that importing teachers from elsewhere wouldn't fly (unless those teachers were indeed superior). It's not as if there's an over-saturation of k-12 teachers either. One might argue that parents would have too much sway over teachers without the Union, but one must also consider that parents [i]are[/i] the ones paying their taxroll, in essence. Besides, the vast majority of parents wouldn't complain at a strict teacher - just a vocal minority. Adminstrators wouldn't fire a good teacher from complaints - a good principle/district would want high test scores to reflect well on themselves. Most importantly, you wouldn't have equal distribution of pay. Yes, that may sound wrong - however it is in essence the largest flaw with teaching. Other professional jobs get raises/payrates based on performance and grades. Teaching, on the other hand, is time based. This means there isn't a lot of reasons for teachers to do more than the minimum. Further, that creates this math/science shortage. Despite the fact that these majors could make far more money and are often far harder majors, they still get paid the same as some P.E. teacher. Actually, in my school there was a math professor, an excellent one, who switched to teaching P.E. instead because he made the same amount of money.
It's more like bullshit defense. I wouldn't be surprised if IBM kept logs of their worker activities at work - if he was fired for this incident *after already having been warned once* he wasn't cheated out of his job.
By this same vein, ISPs also get revenue from piracy... It's absurd...
is that they do tend to hunt down inventions like this - bandages that can clot wounds instantly, a shunt that can save a horribly mangled limb from amputation. The army (or navy, etc.) may be focused on making better weapons, but it also does do quite a bit to help its own - including purchasing inventions like this.
My father actually came to the United State on a H1-B, to work for Unisys. There were issues (seemed like there was foot dragging on Green Card acquisition, and of course the inevitable fear of being fired and having to start over - regardless of how small the risk my have been), however he made a healthy amount of money per year - just under a 100k per year his first year. Later terms of employment took him over 100k, even while still waiting for the green card (it took a few YEARS). There are bad uses for the H1-B, but definately at least some companies do use it well.
Could they be anticipating a lot of people no longer going to E3 (Due to downsizing) will go to PAX instead?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=etsQsR9kMl0 Ain't it sad? I didn't even believe it was real until after I actually checked for footage of the hearing outside of O' Reilly Factor.
So Google bought MILLIONS of dollars worth of cable and data centers in case bandwidth demand SKYROCKETS by some freak chance that Bittorrent suddenly becomes massive? And they're EVIL for considering this? Right.
Let's face it, honestly copy protection gets us down. However, this is DEFINITELY a step in the right direction. This is far less intrusive into a viewing customer's life. Joe Schmoe won't have a problem with this (I hope), and it does give the Industry some sort of protection. Not a bad idea at all.