I've bought textbooks from overseas before as they were 1/4 the cost of a one here and nearly identical (paper is cheaper, quality control is non-existent and rarely some chapters/questions are different). The textbook explicitly says not for purchase or resale outside of India (or whatever country).
He made $37,000 in revenue according to the article -- this isn't just a few books, this is an import business he set up. In this case, the student bought and sold them for profit. This is clearly trying to circumvent the publisher's distribution methods.
The publishers are douches for marking them up massively for first world countries, but it's their right and they're within the law to do this. They rightfully went after him. Will they get paid? Highly unlikely, but at least they prevent copycats.
Again I think the publishers are dicks for gouging students, but, until a law is passed preventing this, or another method of textbook distribution is created, they can do this.
Sure it is. You know how expensive a professional engineer costs? How about several engineers and other employees? These companies don't sell millions of hearing aids a year, it's a niche market, with lots of products to choose from.
It's a good thing insurance covers the cost, unless you live in the USA -- then you're screwed and can only afford 10 year old tech...
So the ball might be going 10% slower at the catcher -- the calculation still gives a number near 1000 fps, good for a ballpark figure. Also, they may have recorded at a very high rate, but skip frames during playback to show reasonable detail at a reasonable speed. They may use the full frames to analyze the motions that we cannot see from the videos they have posted.
It also has to do with how the drivers respect cyclists. When I was in Japan, the drivers were highly respectful of each other and those around them (generally, and compared to North America). Compare that to the other extreme, the middle east where cycling is also extensive. Cyclists get hit all the time -- a car I was in bumped a cyclist and everyone just went on like it didn't happen while I was in India.
Perhaps in Japan people don't need helmets as you say, but they should be used in other places. I use a helmet when I cycle to work, my head is too important to worry about my hair!
I'll bite. What shall we line it with? Companies are replacing BPA with other plasticizers with unknown effects. Plastics are porous and chemicals can be emitted from them. ANY plastic is likely to be an issue.
How about no coating? Well that won't quite work either, as the can will corrode or be damaged (which is why the coating is there in the first place).
Our 2.5 year old loves our Blackberry tablet. She plays educational games (matching, animals sounds, etc.), and it can be used to watch videos. She also loves books, and we read books to her all the time. She pretends to read the books herself. There's room for both.
True, food grown without pesticides are free from pesticide residue. However NO ONE grows food without pesticides.
Organic foods are free from SYNTHETIC pesticides. Farmers are free to use organic pesticides, which can range from minor irritants to deadly. Some organic pesticides are banned for use on food -- do a quick search and you'll find out tons of info...
Organic pesticides are not necessarily "simple" chemicals. There are some very deadly organic chemicals and pesticides that are banned for food use. Just as with any synthetic chemical, pesticide or fertilizer, their effect can be minimal or extremely hazardous. Organic doesn't mean "safe" -- a pesticide is a toxin and made to kill, regardless of what it is made of.
Seriously? Do a quick search and you'll find your answer.
Organic simply means no synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. Farmers are free to use organic pesticides, and that doesn't necessarily mean they're safer. ANY pesticide is toxic (by definition). However, organic farmers generally try and minimize their use of pesticides and do their best to support a healthy ecosystem.
You may be an excellent driver at 85 or 100 mph, but how about the general population? They share that road with you. Newly licensed teenagers, old grannies and then you have drunks, lunatics and people who are just having a bad day.
At 85 mph, you have considerably less "look-ahead time" and less time to react than at lower speeds. I'd love to drive on limitless roads but only if I had the road to myself. It's the other clowns on the road that scare me.
You must have a username to download apps from Play. Google can track everything you do, yet no one really complains. Apple is even worse. Microsoft will probably be opening their own app store soon enough.
The fact that everyone makes 1920x1080 now brings down the price for everyone. There are some alternatives if you want higher resolution -- however they are more expensive because of lack of demand. I'd prefer a higher resolution monitor, but I'm happy enough with 1920x1080 that I don't want to spend the extra money for higher resolution.
And so what? This data isn't put out there for the public to examine. I think it's a good idea. For the small invasion of privacy (and it is indeed small -- no one gives a shit when you go to the grocery store), the benefits are large. There are many warrants out on people who drive cars, this would enable tracking THEM. Also, it can be used to examine cars in an area during a robbery or other crime, and determine the direction they went. Or where a car went after a kidnapping. And criminals are stupid, so don't expect them to be clever enough cover up the plates.
If YOU don't want to be tracked, then start taking transit or ride a bike. I would welcome these in my area.
There have been many hallmark publications on cancer research, which usually involve at the very least extensive animals studies. Many involve human subjects. The cost to test drugs or theories on humans is extensive. Most scientists don't have the funds to redo these experiments, and wouldn't want to either -- the grant money they receive would be towards building on previous results. No funding agency would give money to re-verify a study already published.
At the very least, the authors could make ALL data available for someone to check. Data can be misrepresented very easily, especially in statistics, so having an independent group to verify results would be very welcome.
+1, totally agree. Typical tablets aren't great for taking notes. Maybe for annotating PDFs, but beyond that, not much use. If Onenote was ported to Android or Apple then it might be OK, but still limited by the OS.
A tablet PC is much better, as it's a real computer with a touch screen. Combine that with Microsoft Onenote and you have a very powerful (albeit expensive) note taking machine. Onenote is excellent at digitizing your scribbles so you can search for it later. It even has audio transcription, but I've never tried it. You can have Onenote documents open over multiple computers (via Dropbox or Microsoft's own service) and they all update seamlessly.
I'm not a big fan of Microsoft's bloated products, but Onenote is a wonderful program.
Mod parent up. I've seen countless reports of drugs or techniques that work in immuno-compromised mice or other animals that fail to work when translated to human trials, or worse, cannot be replicated by other labs.
This report, while interesting, is not news -- it's a stepping stone to gain further funding by the researchers for the next step. Once this works decently in humans, then we have a story...
Apple isn't a patent troll. They own the patents to devices they created. If another company bought their patents then sued people, then that would be patent trolling.
I dislike Apple's aggressive stance and believe it hinders advancement, but, they have the right to do this within the law.
The authors and musicians are busy doing whatever they've been doing BECAUSE they have someone fighting for them. Do you think that if the RIAA/MIAA didn't rally for piracy measures, the artists would just shrug their shoulders? Maybe some.
I don't agree with how things are handled either, but change takes time. We're headed for a different type of media system anyways, with people buying less "tangible" items such as dvds and cds, and going to more streaming/digital media.
Actually patents still protect the small inventor. A startup has a much better chance of succeeding, and getting funding from VCs or angel investors if it has a patent protecting the invention. But I agree generally that the patents are also stifling research, and it's not the companies fault -- it's the fault of the USPTO (and other patent granting agencies) that are granting patents on some fairly obvious ideas, most of which are incremental improvements to other patents.
Based on your submitted text, you might want to work on your English skills if you want to work in the business field. English is very common in HK (other languages are definitely an asset). Lack of language skills is generally ignored (and accepted) in IT, but you better be able to write properly in business.
I'm involved in an very early stage startup. Having protected IP is almost an essential component of a startup in the medical industry for two reasons:
1) Funding -- many investors (angel and VC) won't fund projects that don't have patents (submitted or otherwise). 2) Competitive edge -- A big name company could see what you're doing, take the idea and invest huge resources to make it faster than you could. Then you're done.
For an established company, protected IP is not really a big deal. But for a small startup, it can make a huge difference in making it, and making it as a startup is quite difficult as it is.
Mod parent up. I also grew up searching for stuff on BBS's. It was very tame, in fact similar to what you'd probably find on late tv tonight.
The filters are great for preventing children from accessing something accidentally. But if they really want something, they'll find it, either by themselves or more likely through their friends.
What about grotesque images? Most 7-8 year olds are scared of things under their bed or in their closet -- they would be scared shitless of seeing mutilated bodies on the internet. For example, do a search for Porsche girl, a fairly benign phrase, you'll see whats been plastered all over the internet. Then theres images of pets being tortured, something that will likely scar any little child...
And for sexuality -- seeing a boob is natural no big deal (as a youngin I was exited to come across a Playboy!). Seeing a girl bound and gagged while being gang-banged is not really appropriate for a young child and is easily accessible on the internet.
There's extremes for everything -- don't lump all sexuality into the same group. Some exposure is good, and natural to avoid being a freak later on in time, but no need to scar them at this point.
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Or maybe you just have a strong immune system. There are others not concerned with cleaniless who get sick all the time.
I've bought textbooks from overseas before as they were 1/4 the cost of a one here and nearly identical (paper is cheaper, quality control is non-existent and rarely some chapters/questions are different). The textbook explicitly says not for purchase or resale outside of India (or whatever country).
He made $37,000 in revenue according to the article -- this isn't just a few books, this is an import business he set up. In this case, the student bought and sold them for profit. This is clearly trying to circumvent the publisher's distribution methods.
The publishers are douches for marking them up massively for first world countries, but it's their right and they're within the law to do this. They rightfully went after him. Will they get paid? Highly unlikely, but at least they prevent copycats.
Again I think the publishers are dicks for gouging students, but, until a law is passed preventing this, or another method of textbook distribution is created, they can do this.
Sure it is. You know how expensive a professional engineer costs? How about several engineers and other employees? These companies don't sell millions of hearing aids a year, it's a niche market, with lots of products to choose from.
It's a good thing insurance covers the cost, unless you live in the USA -- then you're screwed and can only afford 10 year old tech...
So the ball might be going 10% slower at the catcher -- the calculation still gives a number near 1000 fps, good for a ballpark figure. Also, they may have recorded at a very high rate, but skip frames during playback to show reasonable detail at a reasonable speed. They may use the full frames to analyze the motions that we cannot see from the videos they have posted.
It also has to do with how the drivers respect cyclists. When I was in Japan, the drivers were highly respectful of each other and those around them (generally, and compared to North America). Compare that to the other extreme, the middle east where cycling is also extensive. Cyclists get hit all the time -- a car I was in bumped a cyclist and everyone just went on like it didn't happen while I was in India.
Perhaps in Japan people don't need helmets as you say, but they should be used in other places. I use a helmet when I cycle to work, my head is too important to worry about my hair!
I'll bite. What shall we line it with? Companies are replacing BPA with other plasticizers with unknown effects. Plastics are porous and chemicals can be emitted from them. ANY plastic is likely to be an issue.
How about no coating? Well that won't quite work either, as the can will corrode or be damaged (which is why the coating is there in the first place).
So what shall we do oh wise one?
Our 2.5 year old loves our Blackberry tablet. She plays educational games (matching, animals sounds, etc.), and it can be used to watch videos. She also loves books, and we read books to her all the time. She pretends to read the books herself. There's room for both.
True, food grown without pesticides are free from pesticide residue. However NO ONE grows food without pesticides.
Organic foods are free from SYNTHETIC pesticides. Farmers are free to use organic pesticides, which can range from minor irritants to deadly. Some organic pesticides are banned for use on food -- do a quick search and you'll find out tons of info...
Organic pesticides are not necessarily "simple" chemicals. There are some very deadly organic chemicals and pesticides that are banned for food use. Just as with any synthetic chemical, pesticide or fertilizer, their effect can be minimal or extremely hazardous. Organic doesn't mean "safe" -- a pesticide is a toxin and made to kill, regardless of what it is made of.
Seriously? Do a quick search and you'll find your answer.
Organic simply means no synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. Farmers are free to use organic pesticides, and that doesn't necessarily mean they're safer. ANY pesticide is toxic (by definition). However, organic farmers generally try and minimize their use of pesticides and do their best to support a healthy ecosystem.
You may be an excellent driver at 85 or 100 mph, but how about the general population? They share that road with you. Newly licensed teenagers, old grannies and then you have drunks, lunatics and people who are just having a bad day.
At 85 mph, you have considerably less "look-ahead time" and less time to react than at lower speeds. I'd love to drive on limitless roads but only if I had the road to myself. It's the other clowns on the road that scare me.
I'm all for free speech, but threatening to blow up an airport is definitely a good way to get in trouble. Guy is a complete idiot.
You must have a username to download apps from Play. Google can track everything you do, yet no one really complains. Apple is even worse. Microsoft will probably be opening their own app store soon enough.
The fact that everyone makes 1920x1080 now brings down the price for everyone. There are some alternatives if you want higher resolution -- however they are more expensive because of lack of demand. I'd prefer a higher resolution monitor, but I'm happy enough with 1920x1080 that I don't want to spend the extra money for higher resolution.
And so what? This data isn't put out there for the public to examine. I think it's a good idea. For the small invasion of privacy (and it is indeed small -- no one gives a shit when you go to the grocery store), the benefits are large. There are many warrants out on people who drive cars, this would enable tracking THEM. Also, it can be used to examine cars in an area during a robbery or other crime, and determine the direction they went. Or where a car went after a kidnapping. And criminals are stupid, so don't expect them to be clever enough cover up the plates.
If YOU don't want to be tracked, then start taking transit or ride a bike. I would welcome these in my area.
There have been many hallmark publications on cancer research, which usually involve at the very least extensive animals studies. Many involve human subjects. The cost to test drugs or theories on humans is extensive. Most scientists don't have the funds to redo these experiments, and wouldn't want to either -- the grant money they receive would be towards building on previous results. No funding agency would give money to re-verify a study already published.
At the very least, the authors could make ALL data available for someone to check. Data can be misrepresented very easily, especially in statistics, so having an independent group to verify results would be very welcome.
+1, totally agree. Typical tablets aren't great for taking notes. Maybe for annotating PDFs, but beyond that, not much use. If Onenote was ported to Android or Apple then it might be OK, but still limited by the OS.
A tablet PC is much better, as it's a real computer with a touch screen. Combine that with Microsoft Onenote and you have a very powerful (albeit expensive) note taking machine. Onenote is excellent at digitizing your scribbles so you can search for it later. It even has audio transcription, but I've never tried it. You can have Onenote documents open over multiple computers (via Dropbox or Microsoft's own service) and they all update seamlessly.
I'm not a big fan of Microsoft's bloated products, but Onenote is a wonderful program.
Mod parent up. I've seen countless reports of drugs or techniques that work in immuno-compromised mice or other animals that fail to work when translated to human trials, or worse, cannot be replicated by other labs.
This report, while interesting, is not news -- it's a stepping stone to gain further funding by the researchers for the next step. Once this works decently in humans, then we have a story...
Apple isn't a patent troll. They own the patents to devices they created. If another company bought their patents then sued people, then that would be patent trolling.
I dislike Apple's aggressive stance and believe it hinders advancement, but, they have the right to do this within the law.
The authors and musicians are busy doing whatever they've been doing BECAUSE they have someone fighting for them. Do you think that if the RIAA/MIAA didn't rally for piracy measures, the artists would just shrug their shoulders? Maybe some.
I don't agree with how things are handled either, but change takes time. We're headed for a different type of media system anyways, with people buying less "tangible" items such as dvds and cds, and going to more streaming/digital media.
Actually patents still protect the small inventor. A startup has a much better chance of succeeding, and getting funding from VCs or angel investors if it has a patent protecting the invention. But I agree generally that the patents are also stifling research, and it's not the companies fault -- it's the fault of the USPTO (and other patent granting agencies) that are granting patents on some fairly obvious ideas, most of which are incremental improvements to other patents.
Based on your submitted text, you might want to work on your English skills if you want to work in the business field. English is very common in HK (other languages are definitely an asset). Lack of language skills is generally ignored (and accepted) in IT, but you better be able to write properly in business.
I'm involved in an very early stage startup. Having protected IP is almost an essential component of a startup in the medical industry for two reasons:
1) Funding -- many investors (angel and VC) won't fund projects that don't have patents (submitted or otherwise).
2) Competitive edge -- A big name company could see what you're doing, take the idea and invest huge resources to make it faster than you could. Then you're done.
For an established company, protected IP is not really a big deal. But for a small startup, it can make a huge difference in making it, and making it as a startup is quite difficult as it is.
Mod parent up. I also grew up searching for stuff on BBS's. It was very tame, in fact similar to what you'd probably find on late tv tonight.
The filters are great for preventing children from accessing something accidentally. But if they really want something, they'll find it, either by themselves or more likely through their friends.
What about grotesque images? Most 7-8 year olds are scared of things under their bed or in their closet -- they would be scared shitless of seeing mutilated bodies on the internet. For example, do a search for Porsche girl, a fairly benign phrase, you'll see whats been plastered all over the internet. Then theres images of pets being tortured, something that will likely scar any little child ...
And for sexuality -- seeing a boob is natural no big deal (as a youngin I was exited to come across a Playboy!). Seeing a girl bound and gagged while being gang-banged is not really appropriate for a young child and is easily accessible on the internet.
There's extremes for everything -- don't lump all sexuality into the same group. Some exposure is good, and natural to avoid being a freak later on in time, but no need to scar them at this point.