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Comment Acoustic Surface Technology [Re:Sony is a has been (Score 1) 51

by buzz_mccool (#65937732) Attached to: Sony Is Ceding Control of TV Hardware Business To China's TCL

I thought Sony's "Acoustic Surface Technology" that turned the TV screen into speakers was an innovation that set them apart. I only saw this feature available on their OLED TVs, which I'm wary of because of screen burn-in. I'd like to see it on LED/LCD TVs.

I have had a 46" Sony TV for about 10 years and think it is terrific. I've been tentatively in the market for a larger set but want good sound without a lot of hassle. My current TV is on a low cart. So far I just roll it forward a bit towards the couch if I want to see a larger screen.

Comment It's a simple question of weight ratios [Re:Duh!] (Score 2) 57

Non-instructional staff should not exceed a ratio of more than 1.25 times the number of bona fide instructional staff.

If this is too tight, I don't have a problem increasing the ratio slightly if those extra numbers are students on temporary work-study programs. (Supplemental janitors, library staff, IT staff, dining hall staff, etc.)

The 1.25 number is from eyeballing a bar graph at https://www.aei.org/education/how-many-administrators-do-colleges-have/

Submission + - Astronauts Splash Down To Earth After Medical Evacuation From ISS (bbc.com)

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An anonymous reader writes: Four astronauts evacuated from the International Space Station (ISS) have landed back on Earth after their stay in space was cut short by a month due to a "serious" medical issue. The crew's captain, Nasa astronaut Mike Fincke, exited the spacecraft first, smiling and wobbling slightly on his feet before lying down on a gurney, following normal procedures. Nasa's Zena Cardman, Japan's Kimiya Yui and cosmonaut Oleg Platonov followed, waving and beaming at cameras. "It's so good to be home!", said Cardman.

It is the first time astronauts have been evacuated due to a health issue since the station was put into Earth's orbit in 1998. The team, known as Crew-11, will now receive medical checks before being flown back to land after the splash down off the coast of California. In a news conference after splash-down, Nasa administrator Jared Isaacman said the sick astronaut is "fine right now" and in "good spirits." Judging by past Nasa communications about astronauts' health, it is unlikely that the identity of the crew member or details of the health issue will be released to the public.

Control of the ISS has been handed over to Russian cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and two other crew members. The astronauts arrived on the ISS on August 1 expecting to complete a standard six and a half month stay. They were due to come home in mid-February. But last week, a scheduled spacewalk by Fincke and Cardman was called off at the last minute. Hours later, Nasa revealed a crew member had become ill.

Submission + - Oracle Trying to Lure Workers to Nashville for New 'Global' HQ (bloomberg.com)

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An anonymous reader writes: Oracle is trying — and sometimes struggling — to attract workers to Nashville, where it is developing a massive riverfront headquarters. The company is hiring for more roles in Nashville than any other US city, with a special focus on jobs in its crucial cloud infrastructure unit. Oracle cloud workers based elsewhere say they’ve been offered tens of thousands of dollars in incentives to move. Chairman Larry Ellison made a splash in April 2024 when he said Oracle would make Nashville its “world headquarters” just a few years after moving the software company from Redwood City, California, to Austin. His proclamation followed a 2021 tax incentive deal in which Oracle pledged to create 8,500 jobs in Nashville by 2031, paying an average salary above six figures.

“We’re creating a world leading cloud and AI hub in Nashville that is attracting top talent locally, regionally, and from across the country,” Oracle Senior Vice President Scott Twaddle said in a statement. “We’ve seen great success recruiting engineering and technical positions locally and will continue to hire aggressively for the next several years.” Still, Oracle has a long way to go in its hiring goals. Today, it has about 800 workers assigned to offices in Nashville, according to documents seen by Bloomberg. That trails far behind the number of company employees in locations including Redwood City, Austin and Kansas City, the center of health records company Cerner, which Oracle acquired in 2022.

A lack of state income tax and the city’s thriving music scene are touted by Oracle’s promotional materials to attract talent to Nashville. Some new hires note they moved because in a tough tech job market, the Tennessee city was the only place with an Oracle position offered. To fit all of these workers, Oracle is planning a massive campus along the Cumberland River. It will feature over 2 million square feet of office space, a new cross-river bridge and a branch of the ultra high-end sushi chain Nobu, which has locations on many properties connected to Ellison, including the Hawaiian island of Lanai. [...] Oracle has been running recruitment events for the new hub. But a common concern for employees weighing a move is that Nashville is classified by Oracle in a lower geographic pay band than California or Seattle, meaning that future salary growth is likely limited, according to multiple workers who asked not to be identified discussing private information.

A weaker local tech job market also gives pause to some considering relocation. In addition, many of the roles in Nashville require five days a week in the office, which is a shift for Oracle, where a significant number of roles are remote. For a global company like Oracle, the exact meaning of “headquarters” can be a bit unclear. Austin remains the address included on company SEC filings and its executives are scattered across the country. The city where Oracle is hiring for the most positions globally is Bengaluru, the southern Indian tech hub. Still, Oracle is positioning Nashville to be at the center of its future. “We’re developing our Nashville location to stand alongside Austin, Redwood Shores, and Seattle as a major innovation hub,” Oracle writes on its recruitment site. “This is your chance to be part of it.”

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