The NSA also does a lot of basic research, especially in mathematics related to code breaking. IIRC it employs more mathematicians as a job title than any other organization in the country. That environment would be ideal to the academically oriented types who just want to ponder number theory all day long.
A coworker of mine is from Pakistan. His son ordered a detailed book on the engineering of the Boeing 777 airliner. Shortly thereafter two FBI agents came to his house to investigate. My coworker called his son down to meet them. When the agents found out he was 11 years old, they laughed, apologized and left.
I have to wonder about the Microsoft corporate strategy to keep changing the interfaces to their OS with each release.
Imagine if all changes were on the back end (security, improved networking, etc) and only a handful of changes were made with the front end. Windows would have millions of content and loyal users. And nobody would ever want to change.
To analyze why Bolt is the fastest man, instead of a team of physicists they should hire a team of biochemists. Who wants to bet Bolt is entirely clean of steroids ?
[ Note that Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson, two top Jamaican sprinters, both recently tested positive for banned stimulants. ]
I think the photo-analysis would be most compelling if it identified bad neighborhoods from pics of shootings, stabbings, drug deals, etc. Everything else is just a proxy.
Just look at the countries ahead of us with high bandwidth: South Korea, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Latvia. All of them are tiny compared to the US. Even the largest ones - Japan and Sweden - are only the size of American states. So it's no surprise that it would be easier to have all of their citizens on high speed internet.
For light reading I prefer ebooks. Also if I'm going to read on a plane or train (which is also pleasure reading - fiction or history) ebooks are the way to go due to the convenience.
For professional reading it's all about the printed books. When I read for work I take lots of notes which is much easier and more clear in a paper copy. When I refer back to the book later I then have a summarized version of the material all ready. Notes / underlines are possible with ebooks but it's a bit cumbersome.
"the annual number of earthquakes record at magnitude 3.0 or higher in the central and eastern United States has increased almost tenfold in the past decade â" from an average of 21 per year between 1967 and 2000 to a maximum of 188 in 2011. "
I don't think one needs a statistical test for those data. The trend is pretty clear.
This seems like an obvious statistical problem: has the frequency of small earthquakes changed ?
There is a baseline level at which small earthquakes occur. During the age of fracking, is the frequency more (or less).
It would probably be an easy exercise to get data from 40 or 50 years ago (before any fracking existed) and compare the distribution of earthquake data.
The biggest problem might be the lack of sufficient sample size for the current era.
Any reputable consulting company would start with the suggestion that Ballmer fire himself.
Microsoft has been technically stagnant for most of the thirteen years since Ballmer took over (which is reflected in the company's flat stock price since 2002). The string of product failures under Ballmer is cringe worthy: Vista, Kin, Zune, Windows 8, Windows phone, Surface, never-ending security problems, etc. Almost every major computing trend during that time (portable music, phones, tablets, social media, etc) under Ballmer has been mishandled. About the only thing the company has done right is the Xbox and I don't think that makes them any money. It's only the legacy of the corporate purchases of the Windows OS and Office that keep the Microsoft going. And that trend was started long before Ballmer ever took office.
I live in NYC and it's been a problem here for at least 10 years. I can't tell you the number of times I've had people near me talking on their cell phone ("Yeah, I'm watching this movie and it sucks. What are you doing ?"). Texting is extremely common. If you sit toward the back on can see the glow of a half dozen smartphone screens at any given time (or more). Having them constantly light up in your field of vision is a annoyance. It's so bad that I basically don't go to movies anymore.
In the late 90's COBOL consultants were paid big bucks to fix the Y2K (non) problem. Now they get good money for replacing all of the retiring baby boomers. And since nobody in India seems to know the language (and there's zero interest in universities teaching it), I think job security would be excellent. It's a great niche to fill.
If a doctor does this and then makes a mistake during surgery, it's an instant lawsuit. It's all being captured on video. Furthermore the attorney can claim the doc was distracted and more interested in experimenting with technology than with providing the best possible patient care.
It's not always about minimizing the cost of missions. It's also about maximizing public support (and Congressional $$ ) for the work. And nothing gets people enthusiastic like having them see a human being jumping around on a moon or another planet (see Armstrong, Neil).
In the current job market it's always desirable to keep up one's skills. Learning a new language like Python or (if you haven't already) Java would be great. If your language skills are good contributing to an open source project is smart. Both of these document your continuing education. It's good to show you can benefit the company in multiple ways (or be prepared for another job if necessary).
The objective criteria are already there to evaluate the CTO's performance. If the employment laws allow it, he should be sacked immediately. Otherwise Xest's advice is solid.
Yes but robots don't inspire the public nearly as much as sending a "Joe" or "Jane". That's how an agency survives - by being relevant to all those people who pay taxes and will write their Congressmen to keep funding NASA.
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What about that lion that remembered the lady. I thought he was going to rip her head off but it was only a hug. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnYxhGmFPck
The NSA also does a lot of basic research, especially in mathematics related to code breaking. IIRC it employs more mathematicians as a job title than any other organization in the country. That environment would be ideal to the academically oriented types who just want to ponder number theory all day long.
A coworker of mine is from Pakistan. His son ordered a detailed book on the engineering of the Boeing 777 airliner. Shortly thereafter two FBI agents came to his house to investigate. My coworker called his son down to meet them. When the agents found out he was 11 years old, they laughed, apologized and left.
This happened about three years ago.
I definitely disagree with this. Shock can kill a person and a severe whipping could easily induce that.
I have to wonder about the Microsoft corporate strategy to keep changing the interfaces to their OS with each release.
Imagine if all changes were on the back end (security, improved networking, etc) and only a handful of changes were made with the front end. Windows would have millions of content and loyal users. And nobody would ever want to change.
To analyze why Bolt is the fastest man, instead of a team of physicists they should hire a team of biochemists. Who wants to bet Bolt is entirely clean of steroids ?
[ Note that Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson, two top Jamaican sprinters, both recently tested positive for banned stimulants. ]
I think the photo-analysis would be most compelling if it identified bad neighborhoods from pics of shootings, stabbings, drug deals, etc. Everything else is just a proxy.
Just look at the countries ahead of us with high bandwidth: South Korea, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Latvia. All of them are tiny compared to the US. Even the largest ones - Japan and Sweden - are only the size of American states. So it's no surprise that it would be easier to have all of their citizens on high speed internet.
you're way off on the height info
from: www.ehow.com/about_5063412_air-force-fighter-pilot-qualifications.html#ixzz2ZoGZ1tSj
"To enter pilot training, you must be have a standing height between 64 to 77 inches"
that's 5'4 to 6'5 for the mathematically challenged
US Air Force Academy has exactly the same guidelines so I'd say they are accurate.
http://www.usafa.net/mirrored/appenda.htm
I'm sure the vision requirements knock out far more pilot candidates than their height restrictions
if only the sand could swallow up those horrible prequels as well . . .
For light reading I prefer ebooks. Also if I'm going to read on a plane or train (which is also pleasure reading - fiction or history) ebooks are the way to go due to the convenience. For professional reading it's all about the printed books. When I read for work I take lots of notes which is much easier and more clear in a paper copy. When I refer back to the book later I then have a summarized version of the material all ready. Notes / underlines are possible with ebooks but it's a bit cumbersome.
the pc controlling the rudder has blue screen of death
A big code base in PL-SQL I guess that nobody wants to re-write. We have lots of high dollar clients so it's easier to just stay with the status quo.
We have been experimenting with MongoDB with a few of our newer projects. We'll see if that becomes a viable alternative.
Ah, I actually RTFA :
"the annual number of earthquakes record at magnitude 3.0 or higher in the central and eastern United States has increased almost tenfold in the past decade â" from an average of 21 per year between 1967 and 2000 to a maximum of 188 in 2011. "
I don't think one needs a statistical test for those data. The trend is pretty clear.
This seems like an obvious statistical problem: has the frequency of small earthquakes changed ?
There is a baseline level at which small earthquakes occur. During the age of fracking, is the frequency more (or less).
It would probably be an easy exercise to get data from 40 or 50 years ago (before any fracking existed) and compare the distribution of earthquake data.
The biggest problem might be the lack of sufficient sample size for the current era.
Any reputable consulting company would start with the suggestion that Ballmer fire himself.
Microsoft has been technically stagnant for most of the thirteen years since Ballmer took over (which is reflected in the company's flat stock price since 2002). The string of product failures under Ballmer is cringe worthy: Vista, Kin, Zune, Windows 8, Windows phone, Surface, never-ending security problems, etc. Almost every major computing trend during that time (portable music, phones, tablets, social media, etc) under Ballmer has been mishandled. About the only thing the company has done right is the Xbox and I don't think that makes them any money. It's only the legacy of the corporate purchases of the Windows OS and Office that keep the Microsoft going. And that trend was started long before Ballmer ever took office.
don't forget this one - the standard / metric measurement confusion which caused the crash of the NASA Mars orbiter http://www.cnn.com/TECH/space/9909/30/mars.metric/
this story is the lead on money.cnn.com right now !
I live in NYC and it's been a problem here for at least 10 years. I can't tell you the number of times I've had people near me talking on their cell phone ("Yeah, I'm watching this movie and it sucks. What are you doing ?"). Texting is extremely common. If you sit toward the back on can see the glow of a half dozen smartphone screens at any given time (or more). Having them constantly light up in your field of vision is a annoyance. It's so bad that I basically don't go to movies anymore.
In the late 90's COBOL consultants were paid big bucks to fix the Y2K (non) problem. Now they get good money for replacing all of the retiring baby boomers. And since nobody in India seems to know the language (and there's zero interest in universities teaching it), I think job security would be excellent. It's a great niche to fill.
If a doctor does this and then makes a mistake during surgery, it's an instant lawsuit. It's all being captured on video. Furthermore the attorney can claim the doc was distracted and more interested in experimenting with technology than with providing the best possible patient care.
It's not always about minimizing the cost of missions. It's also about maximizing public support (and Congressional $$ ) for the work. And nothing gets people enthusiastic like having them see a human being jumping around on a moon or another planet (see Armstrong, Neil).
In the current job market it's always desirable to keep up one's skills. Learning a new language like Python or (if you haven't already) Java would be great. If your language skills are good contributing to an open source project is smart. Both of these document your continuing education. It's good to show you can benefit the company in multiple ways (or be prepared for another job if necessary).
The objective criteria are already there to evaluate the CTO's performance. If the employment laws allow it, he should be sacked immediately. Otherwise Xest's advice is solid.
Yes but robots don't inspire the public nearly as much as sending a "Joe" or "Jane". That's how an agency survives - by being relevant to all those people who pay taxes and will write their Congressmen to keep funding NASA.