Jim72

It's a great idea. However, until they become accredited here in the US, the education is pointless. I talked with the head of transfers at my university, and was told they wouldn't even accept these classes for credit. Also, I don't know how many establish companies would take you seriously if your resume education listed a Bachelors from The University of the People.

Might be fine outside the US, but it has some BIG hurdles to jump here!

I was merely referencing the article:

"Sociologist Jean Claude Kaufmann says the French version combines Milgram's use of authority with the power of live television."

The article clearly demonstrates the amplification of the pressure and stress because of television environment.

In this experiment, 80% of the participants kept on buzzing. In Milgram's experiment, 65% of the participants kept on buzzing.

A 15% jump, to me, would show that the variable of the "TV" played a part.

Is there still any doubt about the power of the television!?

Interesting that the url of the search result is also green, like Google. I just opened the two sites side-by-side and their results use mostly the same color scheme:

Blue Title Black description Green URL

I would definitely say MS went with a the "familiarity factor."

On the contrary, if you stop and think about it, my comment is constructive; especially if you care about brand management. The simple fact is, Kayne's brand is tainted by his actions and diatribe. As a start-up, I would not want to engage my brand in the kind of controversies he stirs up (unless I was targeting only his fans as my demographic).

Wow, we have some Kayne West fans. Say what you want about him, but I wouldn't want his name connected to my start-up... not if I wanted to be taken seriously. Might as well quote Glenn Beck while you're at it.

He had me until he quoted Kanye West.

Microsoft learned? If so, then why is Copy and Paste going to be absent from the Windows Phone 7 Series???

http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-wo...

13%? That's all!? I figured it would be much higher, especially since 89% of the users are male.

Anyone see a connection with the real world Cybersyn and the fictitious Cyberdyne Systems from the Terminator movie?

The overcharged customers, of course... all 1.8 million of them.

Pity, as the meter in a cab is clearly visible and the regulations are posted for the passenger to see.

Here in NJ, the Governor is swinging blindly with an axe. If much of his cuts get passed, there is a real possibility some local munis will actually go bankrupt... along with their bonds. While this is speculation right now, it does seem that either counties are going to go broke or the State is.

There was also a story not too long ago about foreign investors forgoing the usually favorable T-bills because there were considered too risky. I am not quite sure what that really means. Here it is at WSJ: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB3000142405274870480420457506...

Now, about this 0.00%. I firmly believe that we are in a time vacuum, by design. You see, consumers form the foundation of our economic system. They are the engine. By keeping interest rates across the board obscenely low, we are providing much needed time for them to pay off debts. Once the bulk of the consumers become stable, then the rates should rise. Until then, the front of the caterpillar has to wait for the back to catch up!

It is growing fast. It has more than doubled its market share. I don't care how small the actual starting number was, it is still good progress. If you don't think so, go ask Palm!

On a similar note, the rapid Android evolution, I think, might actually be harmful. I have been without a contract for over a year now. I have been wanting an Android phone. However, each time I settle for one, a new and better one rises over the horizon. So I wait. By the time that one comes to market, the pattern is repeated.

Another real interesting story, from this data, is that the iPhone growth has become stagnate. Looks like Apple hit the ceiling! Unless of course they add in iPad sales numbers next year.

Actually AT&T does have one: http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/cell-phone-de...

This is clearly a sarcastic response. Yet, he received nine points. Why? I thought humor was not allowed? I am trying to flame. I am asking seriously.

Interesting idea. I suppose hospitals should get rid of the clowns that entertain hospitalized children. I mean, they use humor to make them laugh. I suppose medical science should retract their findings that laughter can indeed heal, since humor obviously is a destructive force.

I don't mind if people don't want to upvote a joke. That is fine by me. But, we don't need to downvote them either.

I disagree with jokes being the catalyst which will change HN into Reddit or Digg. I don't think it is the comments that turn the worm, rather the quality of the bookmarks which are submitted. If the heart is true, the body will be also.

I put no words in his mouth. You apparently failed to read the article.

"... and the flying birds were derivative of Potter creatures, including mastering flying on the back of big bird creatures."

And I am sure Kurzweil knows about Pegasus. All the more the reason his article was bunk!

What bunk. He tries to say that riding the backs of the birds is a rip of Harry Potter. Does the guy know nothing of Greek Mythology? Did he not see Clash of the Titans with Persius riding the back of Pegasus; which clearly predates Potter.

What is wrong with people here? They lack any sense of humor. Besides, this guy is making money selling ads. I'm surprised there wasn't a solicitation for a book. Oh wait.

At first I thought this was just SPAM. But, I watched the entire video and found it quite intriguing.

After it ended, I watched the first few minutes again... and sure enough, I saw the same stuff once I knew what to look for.

I'm sure I be will down ranked for this, but the irony was to much too pass up.

"Days later Facebook contacted Warden days later and asked him to hold off on release of that data as well." This isn't a typo, it is pretty bad an obvious grammar mistake. The irony is that the website is called ReadWriteWeb.

As for the article, it raises privacy concerns for me, for obvious reasons. Without the option to opt-in or out, this borders invasion of privacy, especially since one of data sets their selling is photos!

Well looking at your profile picture, I would say you got rich by pillaging and plundering on the modern high seas: the internet.

Good point. It works the same with Firefox. In fact, it is an advertised feature that you don't have to add the .com.

I don't know when it began, but I stopped using the address bar quite some time ago. I found it easier to type in the url into Google. If I make a typo, it offers a correction, and I don't accidentally end up whitehouse.com, if you know what I mean.

That said, I don't think people are searching for "search engines" on Google. I think people are like me in that they use Google as an address bar.

How rare for an author whose works inspired a movie to approve of the final product! Here's to futurism!

The only thing that is proven with these numbers, is that the elderly are getting into more accidents because of the acceleration problem.

It is quite plausible that the younger and more spry drivers react better to the acceleration and are able to successfully deploy the proper counter measures.

Another and possibly more important question is why didn't Toyota install break override systems which would signal the computer to kill the throttle? This is a common safety system found in all GM cars with electronic throttles.

"If the brake and the accelerator are in an argument, the brake wins," a spokesman at Chrysler said in describing the systems, which it began installing in 2003.

According to Google, they have a traffic value of over 220,000 visitors per month which is roughly 50,000 visitors per week. Since they have sold 500 copies in two weeks, or 250 in one week, they are converting only 0.5% of their traffic. While that is a very small number of sales to visits, we can see just how important internet traffic is.

That said, $15 for a quality e-book seems a fair value. Check out the sample pages here: http://www.underconsideration.com/flaunt/

Communication with a CS representative requires a dialog. It has to be interactive and dynamic. That is not Twitter. Twitter is not chat. Chat is a back and forth exchange where people speak WITH each other. Twitter is directed speech where people speak AT each other.

My apologies. I just joined and did not realize sarcasm wasn't accepted. It will be hard, as I am by nature a cynic. However, However, after better reviewing the welcome page here, I agree with the no drama edict. Once again, my apologies.

I like the idea of consolidating services and it will be a real enhancement for users of Facebook who are mobile.

However, part of me is saddened for Foursquare. Many start-ups hope to grow large enough to be bought out by a big dog, not knocked over by its tail.