Comment Re:Easy Answer (Score 1) 414
It's about good citizenship, not an extra two cents profit per device.
Actually, business are run by MBAs. It is about the extra two cents profit per device.
But not necessarily smart ones. Good citizenship can significantly increase sales, which can result in far more profit than trying to squeeze two cents more out of each device.
In the past couple decades we've been watching a lot of companies run themselves into the ground by trying to maximize profit margins at the expense of customers. This is a foolish approach on par with, "We may not be making a profit, but we'll make it up with volume." Instead they attempt, "We make an excellent profit on everything sold, even though no one really wants to buy it from us."
Journal Journal: Army Establishes Psyops Branch 3
"Effective 16 October 2006, Psychological Operations was established as a basic branch of the Army, pursuant to the authority of Section 3063(a)(13), Title 10, United States Code."
That is the substance of General Order 30 (pdf) issued by Secretary of the Army Francis J. Harvey on January 12, 2007.
Submission + - The birth of quantum biology
Roland Piquepaille writes: "Just when you finally have grasped the concept of quantum mechanics, it's time to wake up and to see the arrival of a nascent field named quantum biology. This is the scientific study of biological processes in terms of quantum mechanics and it uses today's high-performance computers to precisely model these processes. And this is what researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) are doing, using powerful computer models to reveal biological mechanisms. Right now, they're working on a "nanoswitch" that might be used for a variety of applications, such as targeted drug delivery to sensors. Read more for additional references and a picture showing how a protein could be used as a nanoswitch."
Comment Dymo is it (Score 1) 63
I bought my spouse a Dymo 400 for xmas ($80 or so at amazon). I was amazed by its speed and ease. One caveat: it came with a label test halfway stuck in and out of the case, without instructions for removing it. Needless to say, I chose to pull it the wrong way, and ended up with bits of label sticker stuck inside the thing. Didn't make for a happy xmas morning. Once I got it out it works great. I tested it on OS X and XP. No printer cartridges either. Deal.
Comment Spreadsheet tests (Score 1) 247
Took a CS class where weekly quizzes were multiple choice. The teacher was too lazy to grade, so instead we had to enter our answers in an Excel spreadsheet, which would then grade our quiz, and we'd print a hardcopy to turn in.
This was all rather silly (and I was acing the class), so one day I decided to figure out how the automatic grading worked. While the teacher was passing out the quizzes, I entered =Z1 in box A1 and then dragged it down 20 rows. Clicked score and then printed. My perfect score was coming out of the printer as the teacher handed me my quiz.
Is it cheating if you make it that obvious?
This was all rather silly (and I was acing the class), so one day I decided to figure out how the automatic grading worked. While the teacher was passing out the quizzes, I entered =Z1 in box A1 and then dragged it down 20 rows. Clicked score and then printed. My perfect score was coming out of the printer as the teacher handed me my quiz.
Is it cheating if you make it that obvious?
Journal Journal: GoogleBomb
Just a link to the home page of Damian Menscher, a physics grad student at UIUC who does computer security and support for google to pick up.
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