In hind sight, it's a no-brainer (though it was far less obvious back then). instead of starting with a big mess and integrating changes from a solid code base, start with a solid code base and only merge rock-solid features into it. I think the scheme they came up with made great sense. When folks finally came up for air and looked at Longhorn, the reset made sense because the Server 2003 code base was rock solid whereas some devs had been mucking with Longhorn unchecked for years. Very little actual quality assurance was going on because those folks were just too busy shipping other good stuff. The ones that were, were distracted with a new test harness and in learning/writing managed code automated tests. The testers weren't really even looking at it. Release management had their 3rd string assigned to Longhorn. During this "distraction", it was primarily devs that were working on Longhorn, and they were doing so in different branches. One comment makes a really good point about why the Longhorn reset was a good idea:įWIW, the Longhorn reset was due to the fact that the main folks were distracted with Windows Server 2003 SP1 and then Windows XP SP2. The copy I have has the title Day in the Life of a Developer. Perlow, moved on to Google last year or so. I think I know - search the internal web for the PowerPoint named something like "BillG A Day in the life of a Dev" or such. Who was it that tried to fix the mess but went to Google instead? Other random things: one comment following up on my last post: Sorry, it's just me, my beat-up laptop, and a bunch of groovy people taking time to add their points-of-views. I don't know whether to be flattered or insulted. Hmm, I am starting to think this is just a PR stunt, this blog is fake.įollowed up into more depth here. This blog is a place where people will blow-off steam and, having satiated their anger, be a compliant cog and jump back into the machine. They even got an amazingly good looking flunky, posing as the blog's author, to meet with a respected Business Week journalist. This blog is in fact organized by Microsoft leadership to make upcoming major changes and shake-ups appear to be organic and therefore easily accepted by the subtly manipulated rank-and-file workers of the company. Where are the Lone Gunmen when you really need them? There is no Mini. Worth a quick scan ( as always, interesting documents noted in ). The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Microsoft Corporation will be held at theĮxecutive Pay: now, within the Microsoft DEF 14A filling is information regarding pay and bonus for some of our executives. perhaps have your concerns heard between bursts of sunshine and smoke. November 9th - Save the Date! Have you ever been to the shareholder's meeting for Microsoft? Well, if you're a shareholder and you want to experience the meeting. Published stack ranks would be demoralizing? Is peer-review more screwed up and political than stack ranking? Can you incorporate a 360 assessment for everyone? Can manager feedback be constant and actually affect the manager's review? How about if you could provide feedback all the way up the chain? Should everything be transparent: if you're going to keep a stack rank, should you just publish it? If not, why? Managers feel like they can actually tell people when they do a good job ( versus having to hold their tongue should that report be on the edge of falling into the 3.0 bucket and then being confused when that 3.0 review is delivered). They feel appreciated, well compensated, and can focus on doing a great job. People have written me saying how great it is to be with companies that reward all-around performance vs. Now, I imagine there's something worse than stack ranking. What I would deeply appreciate is real-world experience from people living with stack ranking alternatives. In some ways, we're slipping backwards into the industrial-era muck. I'm also taking some time to contemplate on Deming's points and assess how Microsoft is doing against them. focusing on how to politically get ahead to get a good review. Alternatives to " Rank and Yank" stack ranking: rather than playing around with Monad or writing some gadgets, I've dedicated my free time to reading up on what to do after you get rid of stack ranking and try to center on having everyone actually work together to get the best results for the customers vs.
0 Comments
It's a lot thinner and more comfortable to hold. The design of the Kobo Aura H2O is the biggest improvement over the Aura HD in my option. There's a subtle line of shadows at the bottom of the screen, and the top is slightly brighter, but that's pretty common-overall it's one of the better frontlights. At least the lighting on the H2O is fairly even across the screen. I tend to like whiter frontlights better like on the Kindle Paperwhite, but it comes down to personal preference. The H2O definitely has a warmer yellower tone to the frontlight than the HD and most other ereaders. To me the difference with the frontlights is more apparent. Overall the difference isn't very significant, but it is noticeable. Blacks are a little bit darker and the background color is a little more cream-colored. Both have 6.8-inch screens, but the H2O uses the newer Carta screen tech. The main difference between the two is the overall design and the screen. Battery life is rated the same as well, at up to 2 months, which is totally unrealistic. It uses the same 1 GHz processor, the same infrared touchscreen, and it has the same 4GB of onboard storage space, so overall performance is virtually identical. The only noticeable difference between it and other Kobo ereaders is the microSD card slot and USB port are tucked away under a cover on the bottom edge.Īside from the waterproofing, the hardware on the Aura H2O is a lot like its predecessor, the Kobo Aura HD. You wouldn't really know the Aura H2O is waterproof just by looking at it. After breaking the frontlight on the so-called waterproof Waterfi Kindle Paperwhite by submerging it in water, I'd rather take Kobo's word on it than risk ruining a $179 device, especially mid-review. Well, nothing of the sort is going to happen here. With most Kobo Aura H2O reviews, you'll find someone dunking it in a tub of water to prove that it's waterproof. Price: $179 at Indigo, Kobo, Argos Kobo Aura H2O Video Review Too bad Kobo doesn't offer their ereaders in stores in the US, because you really need to see the screen in person to appreciate how much nicer it is than reading on an LCD screen. While most people are never going to need a waterproof ebook reader, the Kobo Aura H2O would be one of the best ebook readers without that distinction, so consider it more of a bonus feature. Kobo's software continues to get better, and the hardware is top of the line. It has one of the nicest screens in the industry and Kobo nailed the design elements. In my opinion the Kobo Aura H2O is the best Kobo ebook reader yet.
Casting a quick eye over the rest, some impressive moulding detail jumped out, notably the decking, conning tower and deck guns which are the best I have seen and, to top it all off, Revell have included pre-folded metal wire steps which are superb and will save hours of bending! Also included in the kit is a nice set of water slide decals with the choice of five different subs to depict and some printed paper flags, making a truly wonderfully thought out kit? Laying the Keel What Revell have done, which seems logical, is to split the hull into three parts the main centre hull measures roughly 905mm, the bow 197mm, and the stern 230mm. Tip be careful to avoid cardboard cuts - unlike me! Under the centre hull packing, the rest of the box is crammed with 28 sprues just begging me to spill the contents onto the floor and drool. The box measures an impressive 38in (970mm) so at first I thought my calculations were wrong! Where was the extra 14in? When the lid was prized off, and with the help of my patient girlfriend, we were presented with a large centre hull in two parts neatly packaged in heavy cardboard. As the first batch arrived at the local model shop I couldn't wait to get my hands on one, get the lid off and investigate, and boy! I wasn't, and you won't be disappointed. Wow! When I had done 'the maths' I couldn't believe how long this boat was going to be even in 1:72 scale 'a whopping 52.25 inches (1,325mm) give or take a little, so bear this in mind when you buy one - a very long display shelf will be required. When Revell first announced that they were to release a 1:72 scale GATO Class submarine, I quickly rushed down to the local library for a couple of books on the subject that I had seen sitting on a shelf for some time. Pic 4: A GATO sets out on patrol - the author's 1:72 scale Revell model in a photo-realistic seascape. Another GATO Class submarine (included on the decal sheet from Revell) is the USS Flasher, and this boat received three Presidential unit citations and six battle stars for sinking 21 ships for a record total of 100,231 tons of Japanese shipping. O'Kane would take his boat into the shallows, defying enemy gunfire, to save airmen before heading home to Pearl Harbor. One boat, the USS Tang commanded by Richard O'Kane, in a single patrol saved no fewer than 22 US Navy airmen that had been shot down on scattered reefs during the attack on Truck in April 1944. The crews were in fact able to withstand the hardship of such lengthy deployments significantly better than the German submarine crews these new boats were, in comparison, luxuriously equipped and their hot showers, air conditioning and refrigerated stores made deficiency sickness virtually unheard of, allowing a patrol endurance to last for 75 days! In one of their more satisfying special assignments, the submarines would serve as lifeguards, plucking from the sea downed aircraft pilots and crews. Modifications to the diesel engines and batteries increased patrol duration over that of the TAMBOR and internal alterations provided better conditions for the crew. Using the previous TAMBOR Class submarine as a model standard, the GATOs incorporated improvements that increased their efficiency and allowed for greater patrolling and combat abilities. The GATO Class submarine was 'state of the art' in American design at the start of the War. There were three main types of US submarines in service during the Second World War, the TAMBOR, BALAO and GATO classes. This achievement, however, came at a heavy cost - 52 boats and 3,505 submariners would fail to return. Altogether, the submarines would sink 55% of all Japanese ships lost in the war, more than the US surface navy, carrier planes and the army air forces combined. In the course of the war the American boats would sink no fewer than 201 Japanese warships and over 1,000 Japanese merchant ships of more than 500 tons. The submarines are all we have left." No one could have imagined the extent of the retribution that the US submarines would eventually exact from Japan's Imperial Navy. In 1941 the US Navy had only a few modern submarines at its disposal, so a grim warning was passed on to their skippers before the first war patrol, "don't go out there and try and win the Congressional Medal of Honor in one day. The three aircraft carriers that had been at sea and had survived the bombing at Pearl Harbor were held back as the last line of defence, so it was left to the submarine fleet and a large portion of responsibility fell upon the submariners to hold back total Japanese domination of the pacific. In the following weeks after Pearl Harbor on 7th December1941, America's submarines were her only weapons capable of carrying the war to Japan. When you send an invoice to a client after finishing a project, you would “debit” accounts receivable and “credit” the sales account.Īfter the client pays you, you would then debit your cash account, and credit accounts receivable. Last example: how do you record accounts receivable under this accounting method? Both sides of the equation increase by $10,000, and the equation remains balanced. In this case, assets (+$10,000 in inventory) and liabilities (+$10,000) are both affected. Let’s take a look at the accounting equation again: Because you bought the inventory on credit, your accounts payable account also increases by $10,000. In this case, the asset that has increased in value is your Inventory. Let’s say you just bought $10,000 of pet food inventory on credit. In this example, only the assets side of the equation is affected: your assets ( cash) decrease by $3,000 and your laptop assets increase by $3,000, and the equation remains balanced. If at any point this equation is out of balance, that means the bookkeeper has made a mistake somewhere along the way. Under double-entry accounting, every debit always has an equal corresponding credit, which keeps the following equation in balance:Īccountants call this the accounting equation, and it’s the foundation of double-entry accounting. So you have to adjust both the cash and laptop accounts in your books: Account Under double-entry accounting, you would make two entries: you trade one asset (cash) for another asset (laptop). Let’s say you buy a brand new $3,000 MacBook Pro for your recently-launched blockchain dog food startup. In a nutshell, the double-entry method lets you do modern accounting. Then you could start to think about how you would change your business activities.” “You could itemize the profits in each account, so you knew which products you were doing well in and which you weren’t. “It was just a whole revolution in the way of thinking about business and trade,” writes Jane Gleeson-White of the popularization of double-entry accounting in her book Double Entry. Unlike single-entry, the double-entry system provided accountants with enough information to create all of the major financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, statements of cash flows, and statements of retained earnings. Noting these flaws, a group of accountants-in 12th century Genoa, 13th century Venice, or 11th century Korea, depending on who you ask-came up with a new kind of system called double-entry accounting. Single-entry doesn’t track assets or liabilities, is prone to mistakes, doesn’t tell you much about the state or health of your business, and is the accounting equivalent of carrying around a velcro wallet-fine when you’re a kid, but not very secure, or reputable, when you’re older. It’s quick and easy-and that’s pretty much where the benefits of single-entry end. If you’re a freelancer or sole proprietor, you might already be using this system right now. Single-entry accounting involves writing down all of your business’s transactions (revenues, expenses, payroll, etc.) in a single ledger. Recording transactions this way provides you with a detailed, comprehensive view of your financials-one that you couldn’t get using simpler systems like single-entry. There’s one more common accounting term you should know here: chart of accounts, which is a big list of all your accounts (what kind of transaction in your business is an asset, what’s a liability, what’s an equity, etc.). If done correctly, your trial balance should show that the credit balance is the same as the debit balance. All these entries get summarized in a trial balance, which shows the account balances and the totals of your total credits and total debits. When making these journal entries in your general ledger, debit entries are recorded on the left, and credit entries on the right. Each accounting entry affects two different accounts: for example, if you sell a cup of coffee, your cash account goes up, and your inventory account goes down. Every financial transaction gets two entries, a “debit” and a “credit” to describe whether money is being transferred to or from an account, respectively. Double-entry accounting is a method of bookkeeping that tracks where your money comes from and where it’s going. That’s with tour costs including 400 gallons of gasoline and with an all-volunteer crew of six: a pilot, copilot, and flight engineer plus left, right, and aft scanners to eye the wing flaps and so forth and help ensure everything is running right. “FIFI” costs the CAF $10,000 an hour to operate, tour manager Don Boccaccio said. Passengers are allowed to crawl back and forth along the tube connecting the B-29’s fore and aft crew areas. Tickets for an hour’s ride range from $1,595 for the bombardier’s seat in the nose-where Klotz sat-to $570 for seats in the rear fuselage. Here are the remaining images from a total of 53 detail photos of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress 'FIFI operated by the CAF. It was one of the last made and never flew in active service. Salvaged from the “boneyard” at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Calif., “FIFI” is one of only two “airworthy” B-29s, according to the CAF’s cockpit tour guides. The B-29/B-24 Squadron is one of numerous CAF groups that sell rides on old military aircraft, large and small, and open them up for tours as static displays. Klotz visited on the last day of the Commemorative Air Force’s AirPower History Tour stop at Rocky Mountain. He turned down a cockpit tour, satisfied, as the tour manager confirmed is often the case when past crew members turn up, to observe from a short distance the activities of getting the old bomber-the same type as the war-ending Enola Gay-up in the air. Used by many Allied air forces, the B-25 served in every theater of World War II, and after the war ended, many remained in service, operating across four decades. 29 by his son to see “FIFI,” a Boeing B-29 Superfortress like the ones Klotz flew in during the war.īased out of Saipan in the Pacific, the B-29 bombardier with the 73rd Wing, 500th Bomb Group, 28th Squadron didn’t keep track of how many missions he flew seated in the glass nose of the cockpit, taking aim with the aircraft’s famed Norden Bombsight. The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Brigadier General William 'Billy' Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. used by the Army Air Forces Motion Picture Unit for training films on the B-29. Army Air Forces from 1943 to 1945, was brought out to the flight line at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield, Colo., near Denver on Aug. This is the forward pressure compartment, or cockpit, of a Boeing B-29. On the eve of the end of one war, a World War II bombardier relived a little of the last day of his own conflict leading up to its anniversary Sept. This article was originally published Sept. Each Fire Kids tablet sale applies to certain available colors. Amazons Fire HD 10 Kids and Kids Pro models (both 199. Screen made with strengthened aluminosilicate glass. The screen is a 10.1-inch HD with a kid-friendly case. Features an octa-core processor, 3 GB RAM, brilliant 10.1 1080p Full HD display, dual cameras, USB-C (2.0) port, up to 1 TB of expandable storage, and 1 year of Amazon Kids+. They can also call approved Alexa-enabled devices and send you requests to buy things like apps and eBooks in the digital store. The Fire HD 10 Kids Pro lets kids browse the web with tailored parental controls in place. The main differences are increased battery life and the screens being larger and in HD.įor kids ages six to 12, the Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Pro tablet is 25 percent off - on sale for $150, down from $200. 1000+ products Amazon Fire HD 8 Kids Tablet for 3-7, 8in 32GB Amazon Fire HD 8 Kids Edition 32GB (10th Generation) Amazon Fire 7 Kids Tablet for ages 3-7. They offer many of the same features as the Fire 7 tablet, including parental controls, a sturdy case and a free year of Amazon Kids+. Fire HD 8 Kids Fire HD 7 Kids Weight: 19.4 ounces: 16.1 ounces: Display: 8-inch HD: 7-inch: Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.2 x 1.0 inches: 8.7 x 6.3 x 1.0 inches: Storage: 32GB: 16GB: Expandable Storage. Plus, you can always add 1TB of extra storage with a microSD.Īmazon is also running sales on its other tablets for three to seven-year-olds, with the Fire HD 8 down from $150 to $90 and the Fire HD 10 down from $200 to $150. The kid-proof encased tablet also comes with parental controls, up to 10 hours of battery life, dual cameras and a two-year warranty. Both memory options are designed for kids ages three to seven and include one free year of Amazon Kids+, which has ad-free books, videos, games and Alexa skills. The fragility of AirPods scares budget shoppers. And therefore, the government has set up methods to report fake drugs and also started an awareness program "Get #Weedwise" to enlighten users of the negative impact of cheap weed. But even if the original creators of Glo Extracts had good intentions and a good product, they remain a street brand. Check your headphone cable, connector, remote and earbuds for damage, such as wear or breakage. If you're a THC oil cartridge consumer, it's up to you to look out for your own health and use your own devices to confirm the authenticity of a THC cart. Follow our experts' recommendations to avoid overconsumption: - Start with one small puff - slowly inhale. Plug is the premium distillate vape cartridge offered in their DNA and Exotic lines and Play is the battery that makes easy access to euphoria and wellness possible. In actuality, Choices Carts has no legal brand behind them with any identifiable licensing. That's the case with rapper Yung LB and the Cookies brand, who together created the Runtz strain. Illinois has voted to allow adult-use cannabis stores, but they aren't legally able to open until Jan. 0ml Empty Ceramic Cartridges shipping from China. There are many reviews online that agree on the quality of plug-play carts, but let's look at the details first. 5 hours per charge, and with only 12 hours available from the case you will need to fill both up relatively often. Head down full sneak deer mount vs half sneakĬartridges cut with an additive such as vegetable glycerin or propylene glycol (used in e-cig juice) will give more of a sweet taste than any type of distinctive terpene taste.What is the best online casino at? Animals and Pets Anime Art Cars and Motor Vehicles Crafts and DIY Culture, Race, and Ethnicity Ethics and Philosophy Fashion Food and Drink History Hobbies Law Learning and Education Military Movies Music Place Podcasts and Streamers Politics Programming Reading, Writing, and Literature Religion and Spirituality Science Tabletop Games Technology Travel. Especially when the situation with the sale of low-quality carts increases. Plug Play Pod Price | How Much Are Plug And Play Pod. 5 hours of play with ANC on, and 8 hours with ANC off. Plug and play battery, the basic response to what extent it takes to charge a vape battery is in case you're beginning from a completely dead battery, approximately three hours. Which vape cartridges are compatible with PLUGPlay batteries? "My honest opinion is to make sure to purchase vape carts from a licensed dispensary, " says Neil Dellacava, buyer at California cannabis brand Gold Seal. As cannabis laws change from state to state and more companies enter the market, it's important to understand what is safe and what is not when vaping THC products.
Decent build quality and a standard warrantyīuy Now From Amazon 2.Pretty versatile with dual MOCA adapters.Excellent performance numbers for heavy-duty usage.Rated maximum networking speeds of up to 2.5 Gbps.Since this is a high-end MOCA adapter, you also get a 1-year long warranty with it for your peace of mind. For starters, you get a high maximum networking speed of up to 2.5 Gbps with this MOCA adapter.Īnd since you get 2 of these MOCA adapters in the box, you can easily use it for heavy-duty usage with ease. The Actiontec ECB6250K02 MOCA adapter is present in the 1st position in this list since this is one of the best performing options out there. Screenbeam 2.5 MOCA AdapterĪctiontec is one of the best high-end options out there for those who are looking for a high-performance MOCA adapter that can be ideal for heavy-duty usage. Buying Guide for the Best MOCA Adaptersīest MOCA Adapters Reviews 1.Hence, all of the best MOCA adapters present here have all their important features and specifications properly explained along with a detailed “Buying Guide” so that you can go with the best MOCA adapters by checking out this listicle till the end. While some entry-level MOCA adapters may only support up to 8 devices, most others support up to 16 devices at once for much better versatility.Īpart from these factors, you still need to consider much more while going with a MOCA adapter. Maximum Number of Devices: Apart from having high-performance networking, you would also want to be able to use your MOCA adapter with all of your devices at once.Due to this, many MOCA adapters come as a pack of 2 MOCA adapters instead of just 1 MOCA adapter which also offers a better value for money. Number of MOCA Adapters: In some cases, you might need to have more than 1 MOCA adapter if you want to have larger network coverage at your home.To ensure the same, checking the maximum networking speed can be a great idea since a speed rating of up to 2.5 Gbps offers much better performance than an up to 1 Gbps MOCA adapter. Maximum Networking Speeds: Whenever you are using any kind of networking devices, you would want them to offer the best performance possible.For the same, you can simply use one of the best MOCA adapters given down below which have been selected depending on these factors: This is possible thanks to the fact that you can connect to the internet using a coaxial cable as well. If you already have a cable or satellite connection in your home, you may not want to get a separate internet connection. I think it's why they get such beautiful pictures. “This celebrates the girls and their personalities. “It's luck, the perfect suit and perfect storm to get it.”ĭecker said, though, that because Sports Illustrated encourages a natural look – less makeup, toned muscles, curvy shape – it's easier to get a great photograph. “I still don't know the formula for the cover,” she added. She has no great diet or exercise secret, she said, other than to be active and eat sensibly. (Her closet of swimsuits wasn't right for winter, she joked.)Īs for Roddick? He's relieved the five-time SI Swimsuit model can check the cover-girl box and won't be as nervous next February when the next edition comes out.ĭecker says she is an avid sports fan, and as a teenager in North Carolina ran hurdles for the track team, played soccer and participated in competitive cheerleading. A nationwide search was conducted with 3,000 women considered. Decker said now the mad dash was on to find outfits for TV appearances that will come with the gig. In 2005 Sports Illustrated and NBC produced a reality show called Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Search. SI keeps the cover photo a secret – even from the models – until less than 24 hours before it's revealed. She compared it to covers from the 1980s or '90s, when Elle Macpherson won her covers with a friendly, sun-loving look. The cover photo of Decker smiling in a yellow bikini is a departure from the more sultry look that SI had gone for the past few years, she said. The 22-year-old wife of tennis star Andy Roddick said being chosen for the front is “the news of a lifetime.” New York | Model Brooklyn Decker landed the coveted Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover this year. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |