He said only 18% of people in low socio-economic groups had a computer at home, compared with 65% of those in higher social groups, and that the project would help bridge the "digital divide".
Now both groups viewed computer images of faces and had to identify the emotions they saw.
And to rule out computer bugs, independent groups verified the calculations using several different versions of the modelling software.
One option is for weather centres to run 'ensembles' of models with different variables - groups of computer simulations to see if any come up with similar forecasts.
But once they have got over this initial hurdle, the computer skills acquired through SeniorNet groups are helping the elderly develop greater self-confidence, to feel more independent and overcome loneliness.
But the groups who played the computer game showed a clear improvement compared with the normal loss of cognitive function as people age.
Different groups have different estimates, and most don't separate mobile Internet users from those accessing the Web from a computer, even though the two groups face different choices of browsers.
Without punishment, the computer simulations suggest that co-operation would have died out in groups of this size.
To get the most business value from the exploding quantities of data requires skills from all of these groups, combining business knowledge, analytical skills, and computer science.
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At any given moment, there are groups of traders who are scratching their heads, punching their computer monitors or vomiting on their desk because what they thought was a golden ticket turns out to be anything but.
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Environmental groups, like Greenpeace, point to surveys ranking Apple below other computer makers, such as Dell and Hewlett-Packard Co.
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At the same time, it promised to keep the pits open until trading volume became insignificant, spruced up its electronic trading software, passed out 250 handhelds to traders, opened a computer room so that floor brokers and traders can practice online trading and courted electronic trading groups popping up worldwide.
Instead, the industry groups say, such decisions should be left to employers and the independent experts who certify the computer models.
When you start the computer, you'll be greeted with a jazzy array of square and rectangle tiles representing applications, arranged into groups.
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This view, advanced by groups as diverse as Symbian (a consortium of telecoms-equipment firms and Psion, a handheld-computer maker) and Microsoft, sounds fairly plausible.
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