Sentences with phrase «computers changing the work»

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What's changed is that today computer scientists have finally harnessed both the vast computational power and the enormous storehouses of data — images, video, audio, and text files strewn across the Internet — that, it turns out, are essential to making neural nets work well.

«There are fundamental changes that will happen now that computer vision really works,» says Jeff Dean, who leads the Google Brain project.

Technology has changed the way we work so much so that we now spend more time sitting in front of computer and video screens than ever before.

Bt as a rule using a work computer for personal reasons or doing work on a personal computer (or tablet or smartphone) can significantly change the threat level that an employer has to protect itself against.

«So today, my normally reliable computer at work starts changing the time.

«If this happens then work place computer usage will need to change to be less sedentary.»

Many a desktop computer has been purchased specifically to take advantage of these programs, which allow even an unsophisticated computer user to change a few critical assumptions and, in the blink of an eye, recalculate an entire financial model (see «How VisiCalc Works,» INC., November 1981, page 104).

Some researchers say the neurological changes wrought by computer use are reversible; others disagree.

In recent decades, theoretical developments and widespread availability of powerful computers have drastically changed the sorts of problems that scientists and technologists can tackle, greatly altered the methods they use, and brought about major upheaval in rather fundamental concepts used in scientific work.

[Image changes to show an employee working on a computer then the camera pans up to show the employee at his desk]

While we did have sex it was usually after I had to change my behaviour i.e. not stay at work so late, not go out with the guys, don't be on the computer so much etc..

The challenge is building a computer system which can handle the changing circumstances of all those claimants, and ensure they are always better off as they take on more work.

In less than one generation, the information revolution and the introduction of the computer into virtually every dimension of our society has changed how our economy works, how we provide for our national security, and how we structure our everyday lives.

Still, that has not stopped neuroscience from insinuating itself into classrooms worldwide in the form of teacher - training programs, computer applications and curriculum changes — not one of which is based on actual knowledge for the simple reason that we lack even «fundamental principles» of how the brain works, they write.

Drew Endy (right) was named one of Esquire's 75 most influential people of the 21st century and one of President Barack Obama's 2013 Champions of Change for his work redesigning genomes and developing genetically encoded computers.

Bio-engineers are working on the development of biological computers with the aim of designing small circuits made from biological material that can be integrated into cells to change their functions.

Now, this is changing as AMD, NVIDIA and their customers (primarily computer - and game system — makers) throw their support behind a standard way of writing software called the Open Computing Language (OpenCL), which works across both GPU brands.

The Energy Futures Lab will have a physical home, with a large open space largely devoted to computer - aided design, but its most important aim is to encourage faculty from different departments to work together to tackle energy problems in a sustainable way without contributing to climate change.

Although this work does not reach the level of classics such as Roger Penrose's The Emperor's New Mind or Joseph Weizenbaum's Computer Power and Human Reason, nevertheless, Talbott shows an impressive grasp of the breathless pace of change in our society that computers have wrought.

Hopes for building a working quantum computer hinge on physicists» ability to intertwine electrons into pairs such that changes made to one instantly affect its partner — a process called entanglement.

The new system, he said, puts up an «iron wall,» making it impossible for an adversary to reverse - engineer the software without solving mathematical problems that take hundreds of years to work out on today's computers — a game - change in the field of cryptography.

Biello: So the knock on nuclear has always been Rickover's comment that best reactors are always paper reactors, and we might update that to say like even better reactors are the computer reactors and then everything changes when you get them in actual working experience.

The result was a change in the physical layout of the lab to separate computer and bench work, Young says.

Seeking a creative fusion between computer science, management and design, it aims to produce a new breed of innovative people who understand and are able to advance the state of the art in technical, design and business innovation: innovative people prepared to work in challenging roles in organisations and ready to drive radical change in the digital economy.

The simple act of postural changes, standing and movement / ambulation within an office space is considered to be light - intensity activity, which can add 0.5 — 2.0 kcal / min of energy expenditure compared with sitting still while performing computer work.

I mean, I noticed that I needed to change the batteries on my bike lights, and that it was dark outside when I've been doing early morning computer work from my kitchen table.

I can always do more but have found that changing this is still a real challenge, also considering that I just do so much computer work and sitting straight for that for long periods is a real challenge.

Advanced matching algorithms have changed the way people online date, allowing singles to sit back while a computer does the work.

Educators can work to change this attitude by taking steps to interest girls in computer science and related careers.

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The education secretary at the time, Michael Gove, outlined the rationale for the changes in a speech last January: «ICT used to focus purely on computer literacy — teaching pupils, over and over again, how to word - process, how to work a spreadsheet, how to use programs already creaking into obsolescence; about as much use as teaching children to send a telex or travel in a zeppelin.

If the changes work, the report suggests, the result will be not only a technology workforce that includes more women but also a more inclusive computer culture.

Computers can increasingly perform single - task jobs and complex programming work, but they can't adapt to changing needs or unforeseen circumstances, and they can't collaborate with others to overcome those obstacles.

Levy and Murnane show how computers have changed the relation of man and machine, but not the amount of work that can profitably be done.

Working with Professor Christopher Dede on River City — an interactive computer simulation of a late 1800s river town — Dieterle examines how different types of media and interfaces shape and change the way students think about material as they learn.

And as IT professionals and Computer Science graduates tend to have a finger on the pulse of the very latest IT and technology innovations that will change the way people live and work, the way they think and work requires imagination and creative problem - solving.

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«If you don't have a strong school culture and a strong work ethic, you're not going to be able to just put a child in front of a computer and expect to change their performance,» DeBoer said.

Once Adamowski recalibrated graduation rates for the years preceding his reign, he then changed graduation requirements with his «nothing lower than 55 grade», credit recovery that allows a truant student to make up a year's course work in 2 weeks at a computer, and other such tricks.

After years of working in the computer industry Crawford decided to make a career change and got into the world of Finance working for companies; The Special Olympics, WMATA, The State Department, The Department of Commerce and others.

BMW was coy about how it works, but from what we could gather the system essentially allows the car's computer to change the level of roll resistance to prioritize either sportiness or comfort.

«From tablets to convertibles to a revolutionary hybrid, the Fujitsu portfolio is designed to help accelerate dramatic changes in the way people are working with computers — incorporating touch, always - on connectivity and a consistent user experience across PCs, notebooks and tablets,» the company said on Friday.

However, all of that can change with the coming of Windows 8, the first Windows version that its makers claim has been optimized to work both on mobile computing platforms such as tablet devices or traditional computing devices such as the laptops and desktop computers.

Another big advantage of the concept is that it will save users from remaining tied to a particular system, as it will make it possible for them to access their work environment from any computer with a web browser, thus making it really easy to upload or download files or make changes to your settings.

The commercial marks a tactical change for Amazon, whose earlier Kindle commercials often featured cheerful indie tunes and stop - motion camera work, with no references to competing products such as tablet computers or other e-readers.

Oda colors everything by hand still at this point (don't know if that has changed 10 years later) and doesn't use a computer on these, so you're truly looking at works of art by hand.

Acer, which has a number of Android - and Windows - running tablets in the works, released a statement saying that it recognizes a change is occurring in the computer market.

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Not only have we developed a technology platform that's far and away the best in the business and allows you to get covered in just sixty seconds from your cell phone or computer, we've also changed the way a contact center works in insurance.