Comment generator is rated only 1.4 MW (Score 1) 127
Compared to the storage capacity of 130 MW, the turbine/generator are tiny, providing just 1.4 MW of electrical power.
https://www.siemensgamesa.com/...
Research Suggests 'CS For All' May Mean Lower Pay For All 310
theodp writes: The NY Times reports that new research suggests as women take over a male-dominated field, the pay drops. "A striking example," writes Claire Cain Miller, "is to be found in the field of recreation — working in parks or leading camps — which went from predominantly male to female from 1950 to 2000. Median hourly wages in this field declined 57 percentage points, accounting for the change in the value of the dollar, according to a complex formula used by Professor Levanon. The job of ticket agent also went from mainly male to female during this period, and wages dropped 43 percentage points. The same thing happened when women in large numbers became designers (wages fell 34 percentage points), housekeepers (wages fell 21 percentage points) and biologists (wages fell 18 percentage points). The reverse was true when a job attracted more men. Computer programming, for instance, used to be a relatively menial role done by women. But when male programmers began to outnumber female ones, the job began paying more and gained prestige." Addressing concerns raised about gender pay equity in tech, Amazon recently told the SEC to get off its case, explaining that it's working with organizations such as Code.org, the Anita Borg Institute and Girls Who Code to increase women's involvement in the technology industry. But even if such efforts achieve pay parity, will CS for All result in lower pay for all?
Comment Boring: Not in violation of locality. (Score 5, Informative) 107
From the press release: "With this form of teleportation, we can, however, not bridge any given distance," admits Szameit. "On the contrary, classic teleportation only works locally."
http://www.uni-jena.de/en/Rese...
Mozilla Thunderbird 3 Released 272
supersloshy writes Today Mozilla released Thunderbird 3.
Many new features are available, including Tabs and enhanced search features, a message archive for emails you don't want to delete but still want to keep, Firefox 3's improved Add-ons Manager, Personas support, and many other improvements. Download here."
Microsoft Won't Vouch For Linux 208
theodp writes "Gov. Christine Gregoire applauded Microsoft's job training partnership with WA state and county government agencies, which calls for the distribution of 30,625 training vouchers statewide during the next 90 days. 'This program [Elevate America] is all about equipping people with the new skills they'll need to get a job in the changing economy,' said Microsoft Counsel Brad Smith, who also made it very clear that getting 'workforce ready' won't involve acquiring any Linux skills. At least this offer appears to be no-cost, unlike the $35 Microsoft requested in an e-mail come-on for 'The Stimulus Package for Your Career' (so much for Smith's and Gregoire's war on spam)."
Comment Depends on the device (Score 1) 357
The filesystem relies on the device sector writes to be atomic, which generally is not the case for flash media. Therefore consistency cannot be guaranteed for ANY filesystem.
Comment ROOT/CINT (Score 1) 776
ROOT/CINT C++ Interpreter and Data Analysis Framwork anyone?
The Realities of Selling On Apple's App Store 223
Owen Goss writes "Everyone is familiar with the story of the iPhone developer who spends two weeks of spare time making a game that goes on to make them hundreds of thousands of dollars. The reality is that with the App Store now hosting over 25,000 apps, the competition is fierce. While it's true that a few select apps are making developers rich, the reality is that most apps don't make a lot of money. In a blog post I take a hard look at the first 24 days of sales data for the first game, Dapple, from Streaming Colour Studios. The post reflects what is likely the norm for developers just getting into the iPhone development game."
Comment Cash movements (Score 1) 1162
Since each country participating in the common currency is producing its own set of coins (front sides are identical all over Europe but back sides show national images different for each country) it will be very interesting to view the cash streams.
When will the first coin with an Austrian, French or Italian backside show up in my purse? - Will the money eventually get mixed totally or will there always be more German coins in Germany than other countries'? (due to ongoing supply of new coins by the national central banks) - Anyone has a guess?
When will the first coin with an Austrian, French or Italian backside show up in my purse? - Will the money eventually get mixed totally or will there always be more German coins in Germany than other countries'? (due to ongoing supply of new coins by the national central banks) - Anyone has a guess?
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