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Winds of change creating a gale in Washington

Winds of change creating a gale in WashingtonI wonder what Harry's take on this isAs this should be impossible, according to Harry's blogs.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31363631/ns/us_news-environment/RE: Winds of change creating a gale in WashingtonYou think Dick Cheney had "long suppressed data" about global warming? Are you living in an alternate universe?That is a...

Tags: hypothesis, gale, global climate change, climate change

Discussion threads 2009-06-15

“Science:” a fighting word in 2009

“Science:” a fighting word in 2009Be sure to genuflect properlywhen you say "science."Truth: Much of what is proclaimed as science to day is not, but is rather the method of Aristotle: Observe, hypothesize, conclude. Note what is missing. Experiment. Yes, experiment. That refreshing concept that was the revolutionary part of...

Tags: hypothesis, theory

Discussion threads 2009-02-07

BIT: From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe

BIT: From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM MainframeThe function, then the how.A discussion beginning: State population totals were derived from individual census tract results by... would create a context. As a narrative strategy, reaching a goal is more organized, satisfying, than describing a process and giving...

Tags: Mainframes, Servers, Orwell, IBM Corp., data-processing, hypothesis, mainframe, IBM mainframe

Discussion threads 2008-05-30

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U.S. will propose emissions reduction before Copehagen talks

Total controlWhat a bunch of lies, nothing more than socialist control over the world.You cannot eat meat, you cannot drive, you cannot use A/C, you cannot use a dryer.Next thing will be a limit on children like in China.I guess our new leader will let us know if we can...

Tags: E-mail, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

HP Pavilion Elite owner resorts to lawsuit over 'inherently defective' PC

My HP Pavilion Elite... / HP quality controlMy HP Pavilion Elite came with an obviously defective, and defectively designed, video card. After about eight months, the video card model was finally recalled.My previous HP desktop computer went for about five years without a problem.HP's quality control is clearly going down...

Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion Elite, HP Pavilion, Linux, Core i7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., PC

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

NMath Stats 3.1 (Windows)

NMath Stats contains a data table class with functions for computing descriptive statistics, such as mean, variance, standard deviation, percentile, median, quartiles, geometric mean, harmonic mean, RMS, kurtosis, skewness, and many more; PDF, CDF, inverse CDF, and random variable moments for a variety of probability distributions, including normal Gaussian, Poisson,...

Tags: Variance, CenterSpace Software, Microsoft Windows, Analysis, NMath Stats, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Security

Software downloads 2009-11-17

Human x-ray machines: Coming soon to an airport near you

X-ray screening is badHow about we just have everyone strip naked and pass all our cloths and carry-ons through the scanner instead? There's no such thing as privacy in the Nazi-run American airports anyway.RE: Human x-ray machines: Coming soon to an airport near youI'm just going to ask for...

Tags: Infirmary, Human x-ray machine, X-ray

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

A British look at global warming denial

Need to use facts and make them real, not tenuous 'proofs'A lot of the debate seems to be centred around personalities and their need for acknowledgement of 'their' ideas.'I know because I am a scientist' means nothing, because to most, 'science' is just opinion, like history. It is often shrouded...

Tags: global warming

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Dear Microsoft: What's the deal with Windows 7 upgrades?

Location?38.921473?N 77.066946?WYep, same here ...... stonewalled at every turn. With you ...... I can see, because you've been pulling on Microsoft's scab lately. But in Ed's case, I don't know why they would treat him like that.^o^Message has been deleted..Believe it or not ...... it makes little difference. The...

Tags: upgrade media, reverse engineering, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Moore's Law of Software is the key to the cloud

I don't think so[i]Software falls further behind hardware every year.[/i]From where I seat software is not so much behind.In just a few years the hardware becomes inadequate to handle all the software we install.There is also plenty of software that can not be deployed because of the hardware lack of...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Programming languages, Development tools, Urquhart, SOFTWARE IS, software, hardware

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

When it comes to security, who do you trust more - Microsoft or Google?

Given their experience it has to be Microsoft.{NT}RE: When it comes to security, who do you trust more - Microsoft or Google?IMHO, Open Source applications are inherently more secure, with far more people pouring over the code.Closed source simply has the undiscovered flaws.Given that they design and make the OS...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Corp., security, Google Inc., secure, plug-in

Discussion threads 2009-09-25

Bing usage jumps 22 percent, now at 10 percent share

Gains are only in the US marketBing is still an insignificant player on the global scene. And if that weren't enough, Google's destined to dominate smartphone Internet searches as well. So, how much did MicroHoo Search Drop ???Article would have been better if it showed MoM market share change.RE: Bing...

Tags: SEARCH, Bing

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

ESBPCS-Stats for VCL 5.2.1 (Windows)

ESBPCS-Stats is a subset of ESBPCS ESB Professional Computation Suite containing Components and Routines for Statistical Analysis and Matrix/Vector Manipulation in Borland/CodeGear Delphi and C++ Builder. This subset is ideal for people who just want the Stats and/or Matrix/Vector parts of ESBPCS, though you can upgrade to the full version...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Subset, ESB Consultancy, ESBPCS-Stats, Enterprise Service Bus, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2009-09-14

Apple confirms Sept. 9, 2009 'rock and roll' iPod event; new shuffle desperately needed

Now THAT'S innovation!!No one ever thought of adding a camera to an MP3 player before. Oh wait, maybe because it's a dumb idea? LOL! Talk about featuritis! iPod Touch is so incredibly bloated, it isn't even funny. I'm waiting for the Zune HD. :)Jealous much?I think Freud had you tagged...

Tags: Web browsers, Digital music, Digital media, Zune HD, Microsoft Zune, PMP, Apple iPod, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

bizSessions 1.0, FTW or WTF funding models for startups

Hosted by Wildcog, and the creators of geekSessions, tonight was the first bizSessions. Jonathan Abrams, founder of Friendster and now Socializr, was the first to speak. The Lean Startup Low burn rate, the use things that are cheap...

Tags: Start-up, Money, Data Centers, Social Networking, Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-07-14

ProStats 2.3.4 (Mobile)

ProStats is a full-featured statistical analysis program written specifically for the Palm OS platform.ProStats calculates over 40 statistical values on two data sets of up to 100 points each. The results are displayed both numerically and graphically to provide the most complete answers. Features and Functions: Statistical calculations include:MeanStandard deviationStandard...

Tags: Mobile, Calculation, ProStats, Regression Analysis, Palm OS, Mobile Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-07-08

Drug Interaction Facts (iFacts™) (Mobile)

iFacts: Drug Interaction Factspowered by Skyscape Authors: David S. Tatro, PharmDPublisher: Facts and Comparisons iFacts is the handheld version of Drug Interaction Facts, a best selling drug interaction analyzer covering thousands of brand and generic drugs. iFacts enables the practitioner to refer to accurate and reliable information regarding drug interactions...

Tags: Mobile, Skyscape Inc., Comparisons iFacts, Handhelds, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-07-08

NOAA's prophetic pronouncements get reax

NOAA's prophetic pronouncements get reaxNobel -Peace- PrizeClarify that please: the IPCC and Al Gore won the Nobel PEACE Prize, not any science or technical prizes there. That's same one as the terrorist Yasser Arafat, and he seemed to have had the same result on the "peace" process in the Middle...

Tags: IPCC, NOAA

Discussion threads 2009-06-16

STATOOL Statistic and Probability Tools 1.7 (Windows)

StaTool - Statistic and Probability Tools for Windows - Hypothesis testing (left side, two sided, right side) - Confidence interval estimation. - Probability distributions. - One variable statistic. - Two variables statistic. - Total Probability Law and Bayes' Theorem. - Probability of A and B events. - Graphics: scatter plot,...

Tags: Statistic, VaxaSoftware, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-06-13

Active Endpoints' new ActiveVOS 6.2 offers ‘MultiSite’ BPM capabilities

Run business process management BPM applications in data centers anywhere on the planet, scale up, scale down as your business needs change, and never worry about losing a process if a server or an entire location goes down. This is the market Active Endpoints is aiming at...

Tags: Business Process, BPM, ActiveVOS MultiSite, Operational Planning, Business Process Automation, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, It Operations, Management, Software, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2009-05-06