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Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:45:44 PDT
HPC User Forum: Interconnect Panel Last week I attended the IDC HPC User Forum meeting in Norfolk, Virginia. The meeting brings together HPC users and vendors for two days of presentation and discussion about all things HPC. The theme of this meeting (26th in the series) was CFD -- Computational Fluid Dynamics. In addition to numerous talks on various aspects of CFD, there were a series of short vendor talks and four panel sessions with both industry and user members. I sat on both the int
Housing Price Declines Spread to 38 States in Feburary: Report
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:45:58 PDT
First American CoreLogic released its latest housing price index report for February on Tuesday, which found that housing prices continued to drop pretty steeply in key areas throughout the United States. “Thirty-three states now show year-over-year real estate declines according to this latest LoanPerformance HPI release,” said Mark Fleming, chief economist for First American CoreLogic. “However, on a quarter-over-quarter basis, there are now thirty-eight states with decreasing property value
Famine? Check. When's Pestilence Coming?
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:48:59 PDT
How are you like Oliver Twist? Give up? Similar to that famous fictional orphan, you can’t have all the food you want, either. Why? Because the world is fucked! Wal-Mart Stores Inc’s Sam’s Club warehouse division said on Wednesday it is limiting sales of several types of rice, the latest sign that fears of a rice shortage are rippling around the world. Sam’s Club, the No. 2 U.S. warehouse club operator, said it is limiting sales of Jasmine, Basmati and long grain white rice “due to recent s
Study finds driving under the influence trends North (AP via Yahoo! News)
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:49:40 PDT
The upper Midwest has the worst drunken driving rates in the country, according to a government report that says 15 percent of adult drivers nationally report driving under the influence of alcohol in the previous year.
Information Cascades Lead to the Housing Crisis
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:54:10 PDT
Information Cascades Lead to the Housing Crisis Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 3:54 pm Contributed by: ec284 This article written by Robert Shiller featured in the NY Times tries to explain why experts, such as Alan Greenspan, were unable to detect the housing bubble that was forming in the 1990s. The article reports that because of the failure to recognize and address the housing bubble, financial markets in the US and abroad are paying the price. It was not that all the experts were “stupid
White socks + black pants = ???
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:57:31 PDT
A colleague and I were on our way out of the office today for lunch. But, before we left, she had to ask “I’m wearing white socks with black pants, will you be seen with me?” She was kidding, of course, but she has a point. Some fashion faux pas are open for debates: pleats, sweater vests, sandals with socks. OK, maybe not the last one. My friend is not a fashion maven. In fact, she’d readily admit, she’s not that into clothing. As long as it’s clean, and somewhat season-appropriate, she’ll we
Sam's Club begins rationing rice purchases
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:00:55 PDT
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said its Sam's Club wholesale club chain is limiting the sale of some rice to four bags per member visit because of what it described as "supply and demand trends." Wal-Mart said at this point, it's not limiting purchases of flour or oil.
Neuroscience of meditation and attention
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:01:19 PDT
This month's Trends in Cognitive Sciences has a fantastic review article on the neuroscience of meditation - focusing on how the contemplative practice alters and sharpens the brain's attention systems. The full article is available online as a pdf, and discusses what cognitive science studies have told us about the short and long-term impact of meditation on the mind and brain. Meditation is now being quite extensively studied by cognitive science owing to the clear effects it has on the bra
Administrative Assistant's Day and the Growing Online Virtual Assistant Industry
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:02:15 PDT
For any of us that have run businesses; both online or offline, we know the extreme value of a high quality administrative assistant. They can be the difference between not only a smooth running, stress-resistant work environment, and a chaotic mess, but the difference between the success or failure of a business. It's Administrative Assistant's Day today, and they deserve a big thank you and show of appreciation for everything they've done to make our businesses a success. Having said that,
Understanding How Educational Freedom Improves Education
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:08:31 PDT
Understanding How Educational Freedom Improves Education by Michael Strong The Conversation April 23rd, 2008 Richard Rothstein is concerned that If we deregulate the teacher market, we will undoubtedly attract some very high quality teachers who might not have made it through the certification hoops. We will also attract some incompetents, who will do serious harm to our children. How many of the latter are we willing to tolerate in order to gain the benefits of the former? My response t
Graphing Russell Martin
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:09:43 PDT
Inspired by Sax's graph of the "Andrew Jones Industrial Average", I decided to take a closer look at the conventional wisdom that says Russell Martin's '07 was superb until the last month, at which point the wear and tear of the season took its toll. Certainly a perfunctory look at his batting average by month seems to support this theory: Month Average April '07 0.314 May '07 0.293 June '07 0.284 July '07 0.303 Aug '07 0.300 Sept '07 0.259 Why, he batted no lower than 0.
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Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:45:44 PDT
HPC User Forum: Interconnect Panel Last week I attended the IDC HPC User Forum meeting in Norfolk, Virginia. The meeting brings together HPC users and vendors for two days of presentation and discussion about all things HPC. The theme of this meeting (26th in the series) was CFD -- Computational Fluid Dynamics. In addition to numerous talks on various aspects of CFD, there were a series of short vendor talks and four panel sessions with both industry and user members. I sat on both the int
Housing Price Declines Spread to 38 States in Feburary: Report
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:45:58 PDT
First American CoreLogic released its latest housing price index report for February on Tuesday, which found that housing prices continued to drop pretty steeply in key areas throughout the United States. “Thirty-three states now show year-over-year real estate declines according to this latest LoanPerformance HPI release,” said Mark Fleming, chief economist for First American CoreLogic. “However, on a quarter-over-quarter basis, there are now thirty-eight states with decreasing property value
Famine? Check. When's Pestilence Coming?
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:48:59 PDT
How are you like Oliver Twist? Give up? Similar to that famous fictional orphan, you can’t have all the food you want, either. Why? Because the world is fucked! Wal-Mart Stores Inc’s Sam’s Club warehouse division said on Wednesday it is limiting sales of several types of rice, the latest sign that fears of a rice shortage are rippling around the world. Sam’s Club, the No. 2 U.S. warehouse club operator, said it is limiting sales of Jasmine, Basmati and long grain white rice “due to recent s
Study finds driving under the influence trends North (AP via Yahoo! News)
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:49:40 PDT
The upper Midwest has the worst drunken driving rates in the country, according to a government report that says 15 percent of adult drivers nationally report driving under the influence of alcohol in the previous year.
Information Cascades Lead to the Housing Crisis
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:54:10 PDT
Information Cascades Lead to the Housing Crisis Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 3:54 pm Contributed by: ec284 This article written by Robert Shiller featured in the NY Times tries to explain why experts, such as Alan Greenspan, were unable to detect the housing bubble that was forming in the 1990s. The article reports that because of the failure to recognize and address the housing bubble, financial markets in the US and abroad are paying the price. It was not that all the experts were “stupid
White socks + black pants = ???
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:57:31 PDT
A colleague and I were on our way out of the office today for lunch. But, before we left, she had to ask “I’m wearing white socks with black pants, will you be seen with me?” She was kidding, of course, but she has a point. Some fashion faux pas are open for debates: pleats, sweater vests, sandals with socks. OK, maybe not the last one. My friend is not a fashion maven. In fact, she’d readily admit, she’s not that into clothing. As long as it’s clean, and somewhat season-appropriate, she’ll we
Sam's Club begins rationing rice purchases
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:00:55 PDT
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said its Sam's Club wholesale club chain is limiting the sale of some rice to four bags per member visit because of what it described as "supply and demand trends." Wal-Mart said at this point, it's not limiting purchases of flour or oil.
Neuroscience of meditation and attention
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:01:19 PDT
This month's Trends in Cognitive Sciences has a fantastic review article on the neuroscience of meditation - focusing on how the contemplative practice alters and sharpens the brain's attention systems. The full article is available online as a pdf, and discusses what cognitive science studies have told us about the short and long-term impact of meditation on the mind and brain. Meditation is now being quite extensively studied by cognitive science owing to the clear effects it has on the bra
Administrative Assistant's Day and the Growing Online Virtual Assistant Industry
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:02:15 PDT
For any of us that have run businesses; both online or offline, we know the extreme value of a high quality administrative assistant. They can be the difference between not only a smooth running, stress-resistant work environment, and a chaotic mess, but the difference between the success or failure of a business. It's Administrative Assistant's Day today, and they deserve a big thank you and show of appreciation for everything they've done to make our businesses a success. Having said that,
Understanding How Educational Freedom Improves Education
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:08:31 PDT
Understanding How Educational Freedom Improves Education by Michael Strong The Conversation April 23rd, 2008 Richard Rothstein is concerned that If we deregulate the teacher market, we will undoubtedly attract some very high quality teachers who might not have made it through the certification hoops. We will also attract some incompetents, who will do serious harm to our children. How many of the latter are we willing to tolerate in order to gain the benefits of the former? My response t
Graphing Russell Martin
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:09:43 PDT
Inspired by Sax's graph of the "Andrew Jones Industrial Average", I decided to take a closer look at the conventional wisdom that says Russell Martin's '07 was superb until the last month, at which point the wear and tear of the season took its toll. Certainly a perfunctory look at his batting average by month seems to support this theory: Month Average April '07 0.314 May '07 0.293 June '07 0.284 July '07 0.303 Aug '07 0.300 Sept '07 0.259 Why, he batted no lower than 0.
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