We don't want to think of our gadgets as a window into the soul, or to worry about how our neighbors are influencing what we eat for dinner, or to believe that our movie preferences can be summarized by an equation.
The Internet promises to change the equation by finding out if there's an audience.
Multiplying both sides of the equation by minus one gives you an equivalent (not similar but equivalent) statement.
So if we take that out of the equation by creating a single-payer system, then we will be able to cover anyone.
Quite simply, if information is not a big part of your value-addition equation, there is a limit to how much you can change that equation by moving levers based on data (big or small).
Mountain View's Locke suggests that the server location be taken out of the equation by basing the point of sale on where the company's headquarters are located, and Hennepin County's Johnson pointed out that software and computer-generated music transactions may prove to be undetectable and therefore untaxable.
Sitting in Antarctica 100 years on, dreaming of Mars, I would update Scott's advice by factoring into his equation, the impact (unbeknown to him) of humans on Earth over the past century.
Mesh networks solve that problem by removing wires from the equation almost entirely.
The shape of the curve which describes this decline is governed by a well-known equation called the Faddy-Gosden model.
The truth of the matter is that while such a strategy may be a necessary part of the success equation, it by itself will not be enough to maintain greatness once an organization has reached the top of their respective field.
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By combining data from the two steps an equation linking mechanical power (dependent on mass) to electrical power (calculated by multiplying voltage by current) can be derived.
But gold benefitted on the sides of that equation boosted by the generally rally in commodity markets early on and then boosted even more by the safe-haven demand when investor risk appetite soured on the fresh EU debt worries.
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Most in need of instruction is a new lower class, perhaps a fifth of the white population (Mr Murray excludes blacks and Latinos, simplifying his thesis by taking race out of the equation), whose plight forms the next part of his book.
The company says it removes the risk to the taxpayer by taking the FDIC out of the equation.
While it is easy to get caught up in conspiracy theories by examining only one side of the equation.
By incorporating versatile NIKKOR lenses to the equation, users can now create a variety of photography effects to video such as isolating subjects with a shallow depth of field, and recording in low light conditions.
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If you take the Galaxy range out of the Android equation, there is no market dominance by Android.
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The other piece of the equation, subscriber growth, is affected by the opportunities for substitute services offered to subscribers.
As elaborated by UC, Berkeley regent John Moores in an essay in Forbes (Mar. 29), diversity can be attained-and less-qualified students admitted-by introducing "fuzzy factors" into the admission equation.
The primary care model has drawn insurance industry opposition in part because the health insurer middleman is cut out of the equation as doctors are no longer paid by the likes of Aetna (AET), Humana (HUM) or a UnitedHealth Group (UNH).
Moreover, insider trading laws imbalance markets by effectively regulating only one-half of the trading equation.
In more conservative areas, alcohol is not part of the equation, but a great time is had by all regardless.
It is built and tweaked by humans who apply content discernment and quality standards to its equation.
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These multi-billion dollar industries have enabled companies to remove huge costs by standardizing processes, and essentially taking people OUT of the equation.
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Round-toed ballet pumps, by the way, don't enter the new flat equation.
If you run medicine by the numbers, you are basically taking patients out of the equation.
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Its not a supply and demand equation as the supply of these jobs is closely controlled by individuals who hold similar positions.
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In general, I was struck by how strong a case that the data makes for changing the equation for girls and women.
On the health side of the equation, some people worry about possible negative effects caused by the wireless signals broadcast from smart meters.
You might end up making modifications as you go, but by establishing a set of disciplined rules and removing emotions from the equation, you will have taken a quantum leap toward becoming a better investor.
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