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... the Senate is set to vote that Pi is equal to 3.

If you take AP classes in High School and get decent grade on the AP test, you can skip past the intro courses. I started with second year calculus after doing AP Math in High school.

The problem with this solution, that this is a law passed by the Spanish government. So, publishers are required to collect money, even if they don't want to.

What exactly does this mean "...allows a flight crew to personalize a passenger's in-flight experience. "???

This is an example of a culture shock novel. The hero of the store returns from to Earth 200 years in the future and finds the culture incomprehensible.

It is pretty difficult to imagine what a thing you cannot comprehend is like, and Lem does an outstanding (though still imperfect) job.

If you haven't read this book give it a shot.

Probably the funniest cat video I've seen

Google hires all kinds of people, including PHDs. If you want to be a software engineer you better know how to code.

Have you applied to Google?

"Editor's note: An earlier version of this story contained reporting about ISIS and education. CNN has concerns about the interpretation of the information provided and we will update the story when we can verify what is happening"

They probably made this up....

Yeah! And you kids, get of my lawn!!

BTW, if you think that "real engineers" deliver on time with predictable results, you need to read more about real engineers.

While it is tragic, I agree. Many low-paid jobs are low-paid because many people that do them do not care about the quality of their work

Perhaps you are confusing the cause and the effect?

Really? Try this: pour over coffee. Cheap and no mess... ...richie

There is a reason for this. If you live rural, there is no backup. It comes down to your ability to handle doing surgery at 3 am effectively even though you haven't been home yet. Sure, you aren't as good as when fresh.

Perhaps the problem is that there is no backup. There should be more than one doctor available. We are just not willing to pay for it.

Working 90 hours a week is work hoarding. There are other people who could be doing this work and most likely better...

I wonder how effective you can be at the end of 95 hour work week. Next time you fly on an airline, consider if you would want you pilot and copilot have similar "work ethic"....

Socialism is, of course, worker control of the means of production...

No, that's communism.