Re: [FRIAM] painful cell monthly

2012-08-02 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
What features do you need? Greg Sonnenfeld “Two h's walk into a bar. The first one says, "What is this? Some kind of physics joke?” On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 4:45 PM, Gillian Densmore wrote: > Hi all i'm staring at what I think is a painful cell m

Re: [FRIAM] Let the gun-control vs information-wants-to-be-free wars begin!

2012-07-26 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
ever uses a CAD gun. **** Greg Sonnenfeld “Two h's walk into a bar. The first one says, "What is this? Some kind of physics joke?” On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Steve Smith wrote: > Did I just mention that we live in strange (e.g. interesting in the &

Re: [FRIAM] atmospherics

2012-06-14 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
Ah i was mentioning the exosphere because it was very relevant to the question about layering/mixing of gases. Hydrogen is on the most outer layer as would be expected. I do imagine alot of this comes from space ions as well. Greg Sonnenfeld “Two h's walk into

Re: [FRIAM] atmospherics

2012-06-13 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
resting problem to look at. (Perhaps see how much experimentally measured gradients differs from what we calculate from a simple diffusion / gravity model. ) **** Greg Sonnenfeld On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 6:09 PM, ERIC P. CHARLES wrote: > As, oddly, no one seems to hav

Re: [FRIAM] Which programming languages are fastest? | Computer Language Benchmarks Game

2012-05-29 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
Just wanted to point out that the C# tested here was done with the recently made community Mono engine. Not the mature .NET engine. Greg Sonnenfeld “Two h's walk into a bar. The first one says, "What is this? Some kind of physics joke?” On Tue, May 29, 20

Re: [FRIAM] SayHi Translate - Voice Translation App for iPhone or iPad for Business

2012-05-29 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
Hello, You might want to consider a convertible pen tablet. They are pretty great for navigating your computer and writing in words. The ergonomics tend to be a bit better then a mouse interface. Greg Sonnenfeld “Two h's walk into a bar. The first one says, &qu

Re: [FRIAM] Erik Naggum's XML rant

2012-05-05 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
ive the next generation a demand for even more disproportionally large breasts.) It must be taken into serious consideration when working with XML. **** Greg Sonnenfeld “The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one

Re: [FRIAM] George Hotz, Sony, and the Anonymous Hacker Wars : The New Yorker

2012-05-01 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
I certainly agree. Hackers were angry at Sony long before this. The Sony root kit comes to mind. Greg Sonnenfeld “The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.” On Tue, May

Re: [FRIAM] Which programming languages are fastest? | Computer Language Benchmarks Game

2012-03-23 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
. Greg Sonnenfeld “The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.” On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 8:22 PM, Russell Standish wrote: > C's in third spot, just behind C++ and Fortra

Re: [FRIAM] Just as a bye-the-way

2012-03-23 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
Ramen. Greg Sonnenfeld “The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.” On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 11:31 PM, Russ Abbott wrote: > Doug, I don't want to pick on you,

Re: [FRIAM] Which programming languages are fastest? | Computer Language Benchmarks Game

2012-03-19 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
This benchmark compares the mono C#, not the MS .NET C#. Greg Sonnenfeld “The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.” On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 1:44 PM, Russ Abbott

Re: [FRIAM] Disenfranchised? Americans Elect?

2012-03-15 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
If you want I could ask the regional coordinator to give you guys an e-mail so you could discuss your concerns. Greg Sonnenfeld “The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane

Re: [FRIAM] Self publishing

2012-02-15 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
ust a mission statement, real identities, and the means to let policy and consensus among academics form. Greg Sonnenfeld “The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.” On Wed, F

Re: [FRIAM] Self publishing

2012-02-15 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
uring better contracts through current publishers would also be an option. Greg Sonnenfeld “The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.” On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 12:32 AM,

Re: [FRIAM] YES

2012-02-11 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
The fox who lnoegd for grpaes, bdelohs wtih pian The tpimetng cutelsrs wree too hgih to gian ; Gierved in his haret he fcored a clreseas slmie, And cierd , They are srahp and hlrday wotrh my wlhie . ;-) Greg Sonnenfeld “The scientists of today think deeply instead

Re: [FRIAM] SOPA URLs

2012-01-25 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
ng "equality", where capitalist and communist systems apply it to different parameters (opportunity vs. wealth distribution ). Greg Sonnenfeld “The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think

Re: [FRIAM] Sustainable Model

2012-01-24 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
Sustainable, Sustainable sustainable sustainable, sustainable sustainable. Greg Sonnenfeld “The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.” On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 3:25 PM

Re: [FRIAM] Disenfranchised? Americans Elect?

2012-01-09 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
I wouldn't worry about their bad questions or money requests. Just ignore those until they are fixed and vote in the primary :P Greg Sonnenfeld “The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deepl

Re: [FRIAM] Astonishments, ten, in the history of version control

2011-12-17 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
e what might be next. It seems most of the other advances stemmed one of those. Greg Sonnenfeld On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Steve Smith wrote: > Quite a walk down memory lane.  Thanks Tom. > > My own memory involves paper tape and card decks as the p

Re: [FRIAM] CERN to announce Higgs boson observation at LHC | ExtremeTech

2011-12-12 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
> I think the odds are quite high that there will be a press conference. Yes, i would say it falls between 2.0 and 3.5 standard deviations. **** Greg Sonnenfeld "Junior programmers create simple solutions to simple problems. Senior programmers create complex s

Re: [FRIAM] Oh my gawd...

2011-12-10 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
both would yield the same result, one is just reduces to a less wordy abstraction than the other. http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/57058.html **** Greg Sonnenfeld "Junior programmers create simple solutions to simple problems. Senior programmers create com

Re: [FRIAM] Oh my gawd...

2011-12-10 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
about it. ( It would be interesting if someone could point out a paper where 1 was assumed a prime and it had mathematical consequences beyond incrementing an index. ) **** Greg Sonnenfeld On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 7:55 PM, Robert J. Cordingley wrote: > Shouldn&#

Re: [FRIAM] Oh my gawd...

2011-12-10 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
and such terminology should be used when appropriate or a simple definition of the new set given. **** Greg Sonnenfeld "Junior programmers create simple solutions to simple problems. Senior programmers create complex solutions to complex problems. Great programmers

Re: [FRIAM] Oh my gawd...

2011-12-07 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
ime''' for short, is a [[natural number]] > larger than 1 that has as its only positive [[divisor]]s ([[factors]]) 1 and > itself. " - Revision as of 20:42, 5 December 2001 (edit) Hagedis * Greg Sonnenfeld "Junior programmers create si

Re: [FRIAM] another resource for kids and other humans: Khan Academy

2011-10-06 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
, and helps the teacher identity students who are having trouble using built in metrics. Greg Sonnenfeld "Junior programmers create simple solutions to simple problems. Senior programmers create complex solutions to complex problems. Great programmers f

Re: [FRIAM] Google Correlate

2011-10-04 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
find excellent correlation between 2 of most any normalized signal. **** Greg Sonnenfeld On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 10:19 AM, Roger Critchlow wrote: > And I fail to understand why searches for "advil" would map to searches for > "chai tea latte" and &q

Re: [FRIAM] What's wrong with this picture, dammit!

2011-10-02 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
3 different threads? FRIAM seems to have an unhealthy obsession with the slink Greg Sonnenfeld On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Owen Densmore wrote: > [image: Google Chrome091.png] > > > F

Re: [FRIAM] (no subject)

2011-08-30 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
Sounds like its time to change your e-mail password :P Greg Sonnenfeld On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 6:55 AM, Mikhail Gorelkin wrote: > Sorry, it seems I got a virus :-( --Mikhail > > > > From: friam-boun...@redfish.com [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com]

Re: [FRIAM] datum vs. data

2011-08-20 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
lar words, such as "agenda", that are treated correctly as singular in English despite being Latin plurals. 4. When does a new but common usage become "proper English" and when does the old usage become deprecated? It really seems an issue of what standards body or dialect you deci

Re: [FRIAM] datum vs. data

2011-08-19 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
Data is now accepted as a mass noun by most computing organizations including those in IEEE. I remember having a long debate about this at Ames in regards to a publication. Greg Sonnenfeld "Junior programmers create simple solutions to simple problems. S

Re: [FRIAM] Deafening silence re downgrade -

2011-08-11 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
For those interested in the volatility of equity markets, you may want to look at the VIX and the IVX (CBOE volatility indicators). These are strongly correlated with the cost of options and the spread between bids and calls. Greg Sonnenfeld On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at

Re: [FRIAM] blog stuff for the average bear?

2011-07-28 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
menu. Most of the other CMS solutions seemed more complex and overly complicated when compared to wordpress. My solution would be to download LAMP/MAMP or WAMP, copy over wordpress, then find a theme you like. Presto your done except for blog content. Greg Sonne

Re: [FRIAM] [sfx: Discuss] iClarified - Apple News - Amazon Launches Textbook Rentals for the Kindle

2011-07-24 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
Ah thats quite a funny video. If you could clarify what you meant via the scrolls and handles analogy, I would be appreciative. Thanks, Greg Sonnenfeld On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 11:33 PM, Bruce Sherwood wrote: > Clearly, this is very much a moving target. > > After scrolls w

Re: [FRIAM] [sfx: Discuss] iClarified - Apple News - Amazon Launches Textbook Rentals for the Kindle

2011-07-23 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
great deal of iteration would be needed to give the book a fluid feel that would satisfy most textbook consumers. Greg Sonnenfeld On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 4:06 PM, Edward Angel wrote: > As much as I like the idea of a 3D electronic book, I don't believe i

Re: [FRIAM] The Grand Design, Philosophy is Dead, and Hubris

2011-07-10 Thread Greg Sonnenfeld
ng what are the active topics and open problems in philosophy, and where is progress being made, in the 21st century? **** Greg Sonnenfeld "Junior programmers create simple solutions to simple problems. Senior programmers create complex solutions to complex problems. Gr