In 1968, the Federal Communications Commission allowed the Carterfone and other devices to be connected directly to the AT&T network, as long as they did not cause harm to the system. This ruling (13 F.C.C.2d 420) created the possibility of selling devices that could connect to the phone system using a protective coupler, and opened the market to customer-owned equipment. The decision is often referred-to as "any lawful device"...
I'm sure the first of many clones, copied down to the badge styles. Good work? Since you're charging money for some aspect of it, it seems you should do a better job of making it your own (I do like the watch feature).
My location was auto-populated as "Middletown, RI, US" - I manually changed it to be correct (Chicago, IL, US), but when I submitted the results page showed my % in terms of Middletown and in terms of RI. I was confused as to whether it was comparing me to RI for a reason, or if my Chicago input didn't stick.
I've always had the suspicion that anyone who would actually be an excellent president would have too much integrity to do that which it takes to get elected as president.
This is a great example of someone comparing the principles of one (political) philosophy to some practitioners of another political philosophy. i.e. apples to oranges.
I've met Chuck (the first author referenced) a few times, and a couple interesting germ related items I remember him relating to me: The cleanest place in a women's bathroom is the toilet seat (nearly half of women wipe it down before use). The cleanest place in a men's bathroom is the inside door handle. Bathroom air dryers are the least sanitary - those aerosolized droplets he mentions in the article are sucked up and blown right onto your hands. Overall though, he gives the impression of someone who is absolutely not an obsessive hand washer.
I thought his article did a good job of logically asserting his point. What kind of data do you absolutely need that he didn't provide in order to believe that OKCupid is but a small part of a bigger picture when it comes to black women and (online) dating?
I don't know anything about Gunnar, but last week I was at my yearly eye exam and asked about computer monitors and eye strain (I only ever wear contacts). The optometrist told me that any pair of glasses with anti-reflective coating will reduce eye strain caused by looking at a monitor all day.
Sane people don't make accounts to troll anti-google posts. And who said anything about excessive drama: do I really need to list the myriad reasons why one wouldn't want email to automatically "follow" exes and vice versa?
Interesting, I hadn't heard of that. Of course there will be lawsuits, but my point was that by current definitions they should not be in violation of cable franchise agreements, even if they are allowing users to download full-feature films in < 5 minutes.
Interesting 2007 Cringley article predicting something like this, except more focused on providing the backbone. http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/pulpit_20070119_0015... He also claims Google "controls more network fiber than any other organization."
But I highly doubt Google is planning on offering "Cable Video." In the same way that VOIP is differentiated from Voice Service according to the FCC, offering IPTV does not require a Service Provider to register as a Cable Franchise. VOIP & IPTV are seen as "applications," not a native service type.
Are you arguing that the Gates Foundation can create the greatest amount of good in the world through lobbying and political spending in the U.S.? I think the Gates Foundation has it right: e.g. rather than relying on lobbying for educational reform, it is trying to innovate new methods of teaching and teacher-feedback which - if successful - will improve the education system with new methodologies rather than political ideas.
I think your last sentence is on the right track. To paraphrase Kant, if theoretically the RIAA could receive compensation to the tune of 150k/per infringement from every single U.S. citizen that has ever shared a copyrighted song, would that be just?
Sure these things don't, by definition, implicitly exclude each other, but in practice they do. How much time do you think teacher's have in a day? For proof talk to any good teacher, or sit in on a school board meeting.
While I like the general point of the article (just tell me what I care about), there are those of us for which the particular example doesn't exactly work. I walk ~ 3 miles a day to and from work in Chicago. I have a thermometer outside which has a digital display inside of both the temperature and a digital "weather boy" whose clothing indicates how to dress. I check this every (winter) morning. The weather boy is ok, but is not nearly specific enough: a few degrees in either way can easily mean replacing a sweatershirt layer with something warmer, adding a scarf, wearing long underwear, etc. At this point, the pure number is far more important to me than any cute graphic could be.
Better person??? Basic and constantly used knowledge will become internalized: despite using an IDE I don't need Intellisense to navigate all of the most commonly used APIs. I think what will be important is knowing how to find and apply the correct information rather than just rote memorization of information.
The article definitely glossed over how they measure "good students" and this is a very real problem. When student success is measured only or mainly by standardized tests (and teacher and school success extrapolated from that) surprise surprise: teachers start teaching only to the test. Now you have students that are great at taking tests but have not been encouraged to develop those "Feynman smarts."
I do the same thing, which is why I have my doubts: I'll do a search and ctrl-click (or equivalent to open in a new tab) the top 4-5 that look promising. Last clicked in no way means it is the best result, especially considering that the last one I clicked will be further down in the search results and (theoretically) be the least applicable.
Spending time in DC does not equate becoming a resident of DC, nor does it posit in one a sense of ownership necessary to take care of DC. This is especially true when the part of DC these senators et al live in is not representative of DC as a whole: DC does a very good job of fencing off the haves from the havenots (e.g. no metro stop in Georgetown).
It is one of the more obnoxious traits of the common computer geek to conflate being good with computers with being intelligent. This kind of attitude only serves to turn more people off. So you're really good at what you're interested in, amazing! ... There are just as many "intelligent/dumb" geeks as there are "intelligent/dumb" lawyers/pilots/bankers/et al, they just choose different things to geek out on (ever seen a lawyer geek out over fantasy football stats)?
Exactly, some nice false dichotomies going on here. Also: what's the sin in making money while also helping programmers get better jobs, regardless of whether or not that money is the primary goal or a side effect?
Considering the article, make that olive oil for the for the health benefits - I've been doing this recently and it is delicious. You do end up sweeping your floor more often, though.
So you definitely wouldn't want to hire someone with say, the highest stackoverflow score (Jon Skeet)? While I definitely agree that a high score isn't a black and white for a "good programmer," a SO score/account is yet another metric that may be available to try to find the perfect fit for your company. I see no problem with a person making more information about themselves available, especially if that information is in the form of technical Q&A.