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> Note: Figures include deaths resulting from accidents in energy production and deaths related to air pollution impacts. Deaths related to air pollution are dominant, typically accounting for greater than 99% of the total.

Based on that note it sounds like it might be pretty close to 0.


At least in my district the ISP could simply paint it as a way to create more jobs for their business.


Fine, UML probably isn't the fix, but maybe it would be helpful if developers were able to communicate via drawing a consistent set of objects and interactions without having to explain themselves at a simple level.


This sounds pretty great, the biggest hurdle would probably be the fact that most current Radio Shack stores are very small relative to the space that would most likely be needed for these kinds of varying DIY projects. Though I haven't been in a Build-a-Bear in a while, maybe ever, so maybe they could use that size model since those stores aren't enormous either.


Retail space has to be partly fungible? They sell off some percentage of their stores so they can build out a few larger spaces in malls or strip malls. Make the new spaces big, Apple-grey-and-white, well-lit areas with 3D-printers and soldering guns.....


There are leases and investors have already nixed a plan for RS to do a massive dump of retail locations.

The DIY/Maker ideas are certainly interesting to me; I'd probably frequent such a store. Though I doubt the business model as a retail operation at scale. But converting Radio Shack to this? Existing store design/location would often not be suitable. Many employees wouldn't be suitable. The company is in financial trouble. If it's a viable business plan, why bring in the legacy that is Radio Shack?


Yeah, I doubt it's feasible at this point -- dollar-valued stock and all -- but would have been a possible move back a bit.


The 99% Invisible story covers that a bit if you're interested. http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/structural-integrity/


I graduated last may as a computer science major and realized the holes in my skills were everywhere. I found that my theory was much better than my actual ability to code. It seems that schools should teach their students one oop language for three years and then start showing them what other options are out there. I found myself in the working world convinced I knew how to code in java, c++, python and php, w/o the real skills to work in any of them.


Isn't this true of all degrees? I have a friend who got a MSc in financial mathematics, and she said she was quite surprised to learn that all the quant math she had studied for her degree was basically scoffed at as "academic" once she got her first job. The same is in fact basically true for just about everybody I know, no matter what the field. If you went to university expecting vocational training then you where basically doing it wrong.


Cool. I've been checking out Financial Math masters programs. Any info about where your friend went and how she felt about it would be appreciated!


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