Comment Re:yea, this is clear, but what about.... (Score 1) 236
That -is- the theory, now isn't it? But in practice...?
Comment yea, this is clear, but what about.... (Score 5, Interesting) 236
ok, so this is unethical,
but lets look at this with more grainularity:
at what point have I reached unethical in the following situations
1. I hire a typist to type my thesis (this is before computers)
2. I hire a graphic artist to draw my figures
3. I hire a presentation firm to do my powerpoint slides (beamer for me please)
4. I 'hire' (read: give the honor of doing my research) master's students to run my experiments / write code.
5. I 'hire' (read: give the honor of doing my research) phd students to draw conclusions on those experiments
Is the difference between buying an essay and being a research professor that thin? jeesh
but lets look at this with more grainularity:
at what point have I reached unethical in the following situations
1. I hire a typist to type my thesis (this is before computers)
2. I hire a graphic artist to draw my figures
3. I hire a presentation firm to do my powerpoint slides (beamer for me please)
4. I 'hire' (read: give the honor of doing my research) master's students to run my experiments / write code.
5. I 'hire' (read: give the honor of doing my research) phd students to draw conclusions on those experiments
Is the difference between buying an essay and being a research professor that thin? jeesh
Comment Re:Too literal (Score 1) 346
This applies to VLSI cad as well, you need wide screens and lots of resolution - of course you could get by with a 320x200 display - zooming in and out, but your productivity and quailty would suffer.
Tufte talks about this:
Tufte talks about this:
It is reasonable to suggest that there are other issues in presenting evidence than high resolution. Any other view would be astonishing. But the overwhelming truth is that much of the history of progress in science and in communication can be written in terms of improvements in resolution. That is the big idea here, and it should not be compromised away by shortrun situational considerations. -- Edward Tufte, July 29, 2001
The White House Listed On Real Estate Website
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Forget visiting the White House, if you have $10 million you can own it. At least that is the price for the president's home on the real estate website Redfin. From the article: "Obviously this is an error. It looks like Redfin software pulled an example listing from the website Owners.com by mistake. That example listing was the White House. We have e-mailed Redfin for comment." I know it's historic but it still looks a bit on the high side according to the comparables in the area.
Comment Re:They need something to do (Score 1) 342
Humans can't just stare at blue sky and unmoving gauges for hours on end - we're not wired for it. Simply threatening to fire people doesn't work. You need to give their brains something to do.
we've been doing this for years... no big deal... my jet had beds in the crew area... certain organizations don't mind you napping at all.
Comment Re:They need something to do (Score 1) 342
yea, they give us stuff to do: position reports, equal time point monitoring, divert field status, fuel plan validation, winds PIREPs (pilot reports), and if you have it, you dial up the HF radio and try to listen to canadian/european stations.
not as easy as it may seem, for instance
I flew across the atlantic and halfway there I had the shut down one my engines.... yea ... definitely not bored then.
not as easy as it may seem, for instance
I flew across the atlantic and halfway there I had the shut down one my engines.... yea
Comment Re:They need something to do (Score 1) 342
1) no, those guys overflew hawaii cause they were lousy pilots.
2) big planes (I got thousands of hours in them) absolutely have to use autopilot, and it is required when crossing the "pond" on the north atlantic tracks.
3) auto pilot makes air refueling easier on the reciever (he is stuck with manal however)
2) big planes (I got thousands of hours in them) absolutely have to use autopilot, and it is required when crossing the "pond" on the north atlantic tracks.
3) auto pilot makes air refueling easier on the reciever (he is stuck with manal however)
Comment Re:They need something to do (Score 1) 342
Autoland came about in the 60's, (along with auto-flare and auto-throttles, i believe) - the 747 had auto brakes and spoilers upon WOW (weight on wheels) - I am pretty sure no one taxis on autopilot, maybe the global hawk. The next step is Cat III C ils.
I am pretty sure there are systems that simply takeoff as well - I know certain autothrottle systems are made to operate before takeoff roll
I am pretty sure there are systems that simply takeoff as well - I know certain autothrottle systems are made to operate before takeoff roll
Submission + - Terry Childs Convicted. (ktvu.com)
dave596 writes: A jury has found Terry Childs, a former San Francisco Department of Technology employee accused of withholding the passwords to the city's main computer network in 2008, guilty of computer tampering.
The verdict was read in San Francisco Superior Court Tuesday afternoon.
After deliberating for nearly three days, the jury found Childs guilty of one felony count of computer tampering, and found true the allegation that the losses from the crime exceeded $200,000.
The trial spanned four months. Childs now faces a maximum of five years in prison at his sentencing.
The verdict was read in San Francisco Superior Court Tuesday afternoon.
After deliberating for nearly three days, the jury found Childs guilty of one felony count of computer tampering, and found true the allegation that the losses from the crime exceeded $200,000.
The trial spanned four months. Childs now faces a maximum of five years in prison at his sentencing.
Submission + - Apple bans online sales in Japan (google.com)
siddesu writes: Japanese big retail stores were ordered a week or so ago to stop selling Apple products online. The comments in the Japanese business newspapers suggest that Apple believes online shopping adds an aura of "cheapness" to their products, but killing the competition of the Apple store has surely been considered as well. As of today, most of the largest retailers have notices on their Apple catalog pages that ask you to kindly visit the shop if you want to acquire a piece of magic. It seems that for the moment the campaign is aimed at the big fish, as smaller shops still seem to carry and sell Apple items.
(Link goes to a google translate of the commentary of cnet japan, this is the original in Japanese).
(Link goes to a google translate of the commentary of cnet japan, this is the original in Japanese).
Submission + - Customer Banned For Life From Purchasing iPads (protocolsnow.com)
TrekkieTechie writes: The Consumerist is reporting on a technology enthusiast and blogger who will never again be allowed to buy an iPad. Why? Apparently, if store employees suspect you of being a scalper (buying and reselling marked-up iPads online for your own profit), they can and will issue a lifetime ban. If you're curious how many iPads you're allowed to purchase before they cut you off, "that information is not available".
Comment Re:Our foolish desire for Humanoid Robots (Score 1) 82
Well, I agree, why not have three legs, or one leg and really good balance, or legs with spheres as the feet, or well - I can think of many many variants, but if I wanted something that could get across almost any terrain, it would have four legs for sure (or the ability to hover) instead of just focusing on making a humanoid.
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Submission + - Rocket Racing League Showcases New X-Racers (space.com)
FleaPlus writes: The Rocket Racing League demonstrated two of their new 'Mark III' X-Racer rocketplanes at an air show in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Besides making for a fun show, the League also pushes the boundaries for reusable and easily-maintainable rocket engines. The X-Racer's liquid oxygen & ethanol rocket engine was made by John Carmack's Armadillo Aerospace, who recently released a video showcasing some of the rockets they've launched and landed in the past year.
Submission + - Fake Antivirus Peddlers Outpacing Real AV Firms (krebsonsecurity.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Purveyors of fake anti-virus or "scareware" programs have aggressively stepped up their game to evade detection by legitimate anti-virus programs, according to new data from Google, writes KrebsOnSecurity.com. From the story: "Beginning in June 2009, Google charted a massive increase in the number of unique fake anti-virus installer programs, a spike that Google security experts posit was a bid to overwhelm the ability of legitimate anti-virus programs to detect the programs. Indeed, the company discovered that during that time frame, the number of unique installer programs increased from an average of 300 to 1,462 per day, causing the detection rate to plummet to below 20 percent." Google also found that fake AV pushers at the same time began cycling through Web sites used to push the bogus software at a much faster rate.
Comment Re:Don't blow shit up - problem solved (Score 2, Insightful) 409
As a student of war, I cannot agree more: even as a participant of these recent hostilities, I recognize, and have been taught, that the purpose of war IS NOT revenge (or retaliation). War occurs in many forms, but the one's involving "killing people and breaking things" tend to get folks all (rightfully so) upset.
War is a way to get somebody (a leader/and its people) to do something they refuse to do otherwise.
ps: let's please stop getting all sniffy about war hurting civilians, it hurts pretty much everybody.
War is a way to get somebody (a leader/and its people) to do something they refuse to do otherwise.
ps: let's please stop getting all sniffy about war hurting civilians, it hurts pretty much everybody.
