Comment I moved. (Score 1) 250
I went from Sunflower Broadband/Knology/WoW in Lawrence, KS to Chattanooga's all-fiber, all-the-time Electric Power Board (EPB).
Comment AOL from the 1990's called... (Score 1) 172
... and it wants its interface back.
Comment It really isn't about the money. (Score 1) 374
I voted "What, and leave all my friends behind?"
I love my job. My employer is awesome. My co-worker is awesome. I love the work I do, because I get to help people (bankruptcy/social security disability paralegal).
While I don't get the benefits or the pay I used to get when I was working for a defense contractor, I go home with a smile and I come to work with a smile. My stress level is the lowest it has ever been in the 26 years I've been working.
So, no. I'm not leaving. My employer will be retiring in a few years, once his daughter completes her college education. When that happens, I'll be extremely sad but I'll be happy for him. I'll walk away with marketable experience and an education in the law from a person who has practiced for almost four decades. So, yeah... I'm here to stay until he kicks me out or he turns the lights out for the last time.
I love my job. My employer is awesome. My co-worker is awesome. I love the work I do, because I get to help people (bankruptcy/social security disability paralegal).
While I don't get the benefits or the pay I used to get when I was working for a defense contractor, I go home with a smile and I come to work with a smile. My stress level is the lowest it has ever been in the 26 years I've been working.
So, no. I'm not leaving. My employer will be retiring in a few years, once his daughter completes her college education. When that happens, I'll be extremely sad but I'll be happy for him. I'll walk away with marketable experience and an education in the law from a person who has practiced for almost four decades. So, yeah... I'm here to stay until he kicks me out or he turns the lights out for the last time.
Judge Posner To Apple & Motorola: Go Home 63
reebmmm writes "Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Richard Posner, voluntarily sitting as a district court judge, in the patent infringement dispute between Apple and Motorola has, tentatively, dismissed the case on the eve of trial. In this hilariously short order, Judge Posner states, 'I have tentatively decided that the case should be dismissed with prejudice because neither party can establish a right to relief.' Because it is 'with prejudice' the parties cannot refile their case. The parties are likely to appeal the order (when it's finalized)."
Heathkit Educational Systems Closes Shop For Good 129
scharkalvin writes with this excerpt from the American Radio Relay League's site: "'For the second time since 1992, Heathkit Educational Services (HES) has shuttered its doors. Rumors of the legendary kit-building company's demise were posted on QRZ.com, with several readers bringing the news to the attention of the ARRL. In August 2011, Heathkit announced it was returning to the kit building business, and in September, that it would once again be manufacturing Amateur Radio kits. ... On LinkedIn, a popular networking site, HES Chief Executive Officer Lori Marciniak listed her employment ending at Heathkit as of March 2012. Likewise, Heathkit's Marketing and Sales Director Ernie Wake listed his employment ending in April 2012. An unsubstantiated report on Wikipedia states that "[in] December 2011, Heathkit Educational Systems laid off most employees and in March 2012, the company indefinitely suspended operations."' It looks like Heathkit is gone for good. Their plans on re-entering the kit market died with the current economy."
Comment Federal Student Loans (Score 1) 541
There appears to be at least two inaccuracies in this article.
1) Defaulting on Federal Stafford loans do affect the school for a period of time. Schools who participate in Federal Student Aid (FSA) are beholding to a concept of the "Cohort Default Rate". The basic premise is this: The U.S. Department of Education (ED) monitors the number of loans that a school has in default relative to the total number of loans made to the school for a rolling three year period. If this ratio passes a certain point, ED begins applying an ever increasing set of penalties on the school. If the cohort default rate passes a certain point, the school loses its ability to issue FSA. Also, Federal Perkins Loans are subject to this as well, on top of the fact that schools partially fund Perkins loans with their own money.
More information can be gleaned here: http://ifap.ed.gov/DefaultManagement/CDRGuideMaster.html
2) There has been argument for at least the 13 years I worked as a contractor to ED that transcripts are school property. Mark Kantrowitz, noted FSA researcher and commentator, has posted an excellent article on his website describing the subject here: http://www.finaid.org/educators/withholdingtranscripts.phtml
If you read the Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), there is one section of the regulations that may be useful as leverage in dealing with a case of withholding transcripts. Mark deals with this section in his article. If you are experiencing this issue, I highly suggest you read the article, as well as the reg itself and make your argument from there. I have semi-successfully made the argument on behalf of clients previously during my time as a contractor, so please note your mileage may vary. The larger schools may offer a compromise (which the reg allows) while the smaller schools may cave in due to how much it'll cost them to offer the compromise.
Good luck.
1) Defaulting on Federal Stafford loans do affect the school for a period of time. Schools who participate in Federal Student Aid (FSA) are beholding to a concept of the "Cohort Default Rate". The basic premise is this: The U.S. Department of Education (ED) monitors the number of loans that a school has in default relative to the total number of loans made to the school for a rolling three year period. If this ratio passes a certain point, ED begins applying an ever increasing set of penalties on the school. If the cohort default rate passes a certain point, the school loses its ability to issue FSA. Also, Federal Perkins Loans are subject to this as well, on top of the fact that schools partially fund Perkins loans with their own money.
More information can be gleaned here: http://ifap.ed.gov/DefaultManagement/CDRGuideMaster.html
2) There has been argument for at least the 13 years I worked as a contractor to ED that transcripts are school property. Mark Kantrowitz, noted FSA researcher and commentator, has posted an excellent article on his website describing the subject here: http://www.finaid.org/educators/withholdingtranscripts.phtml
If you read the Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), there is one section of the regulations that may be useful as leverage in dealing with a case of withholding transcripts. Mark deals with this section in his article. If you are experiencing this issue, I highly suggest you read the article, as well as the reg itself and make your argument from there. I have semi-successfully made the argument on behalf of clients previously during my time as a contractor, so please note your mileage may vary. The larger schools may offer a compromise (which the reg allows) while the smaller schools may cave in due to how much it'll cost them to offer the compromise.
Good luck.
Comment Re:How could they missed (Score 1) 608
This.
Comment Re:And nothing of value was lost (Score 1) 112
Not really. It appears AMD may have agreed to use their XDR2 ram on AMD's upcoming higher-end video cards.
Belgian Newspapers Delisted On Google 385
D H NG writes "After being ordered by the Belgian courts to 'remove from its Google.be and Google.com sites, and in particular, cached links visible on Google Web and the Google News service, all articles, photographs and graphics of daily newspapers published in French and German by Belgian publishers,' Google had removed all traces of the newspapers in question from all its search services. The newspapers, however, are crying foul, and alleged that it was done in retaliation for being sued for copyright violations."
Chinese Stealth Fighter Jet May Use US Technology 339
Ponca City writes "In 1999, a US F-117 Nighthawk was downed by a Serbian anti-aircraft missile during a bombing raid. It was the first time one of the fighters had been hit, and the Pentagon blamed clever tactics and sheer luck. The pilot ejected and was rescued. Now, the Guardian reports that pieces of the wrecked F-117 stealth fighter ended up in the hands of foreign military attaches. 'At the time, our intelligence reports told of Chinese agents crisscrossing the region where the F-117 disintegrated, buying up parts of the plane from local farmers,' says Admiral Davor Domazet-Loso, Croatia's military chief of staff during the Kosovo war. 'We believe the Chinese used those materials to gain an insight into secret stealth technologies... and to reverse-engineer them.' Zoran Kusovac says the Serbian regime routinely shared captured western equipment with its Chinese and Russian allies. 'The destroyed F-117 topped that wish-list for both the Russians and Chinese,' says Kusovac."
Battle Escalates Between Airlines and Online Agents 279
Ponca City writes "The Epoch Times reports that online travel booking giant Expedia has removed American Airlines from its travel website over disagreements with American's fee structure in the latest incident in an escalating battle between airlines and online travel agents. Although American gets roughly two-thirds of its revenues from third-party travel agents like Expedia, American has been looking for online agents to cut their fees as one way to lower fares — something that Expedia was not prepared to do. Expedia released a statement that American's action 'will result in higher costs and reduced transparency for consumers, making it difficult to compare ticket prices and options with offerings by other airlines,' while American urged customers to book directly on American's website for the lowest prices. Meanwhile Google is waiting in the wings with its recent proposal to purchase ITA Software, the developer of the Internet's leading technology to compare flights fares. 'Though 49 percent of travelers purchase travel online, it is still time consuming and slow to search for travel options online,' says a statement from Google, defending the ITA acquisition which is being opposed by Microsoft on anti-trust grounds. 'We plan to work with ITA to create a new, easier way for users to find better flight information online.'"
Comment DCR? (Score 1) 539
Do the TVs you use say they are "Digital Cable Ready" or that they have a QAM tuner?
Submission + - Abel Prize Awarded to Univ. of Texas Professor (abelprisen.no)
DenaliPrime writes: The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has decided to award the Abel Prize for 2010 to John Torrence Tate, University of Texas at Austin, for his vast and lasting impact on the theory of numbers. The President of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Nils Christian Stenseth, announced the name of the 2010 Abel Laureate at the Academy in Oslo today, 24. March. John Tate will receive the Abel Prize from His Majesty King Harald at an award ceremony in Oslo, Norway, May 25.
The Abel Prize recognizes contributions of extraordinary depth and influence to the mathematical sciences and has been awarded annually since 2003. It carries a cash award of NOK 6,000,000 (close to € 730,000 or US$ 1 mill.)
The Abel Prize recognizes contributions of extraordinary depth and influence to the mathematical sciences and has been awarded annually since 2003. It carries a cash award of NOK 6,000,000 (close to € 730,000 or US$ 1 mill.)
Submission + - Ada Lovelace Day - Computer Engineer Barbie
An anonymous reader writes: I feel dirty for mentioning those two in one 'sentence', but http://findingada.com/ — celebrating women in tech/science — somehow led me to find http://www.barbie.com/vote/ where they announce a Computer Engineer Barbie. A sign?
Submission + - Mathematician refuses $1M Millennium prize (guardian.co.uk) 2
neutralino writes: Grigory Perelman, the Russian mathematician whose proof of the Poincaré conjecture was recently awarded a Millennium Prize worth $1M has rejected the award. Previously he refused to accept the Fields medal in 2006 and "quit the world of mathematics in disgust four years ago" (he published the proof in a paper in 2002). He refuses to talk to the media and told a journalist who contacted him "You are disturbing me. I am picking mushrooms."
