most american adults wake around 6 ot 7 in the morning. get to work at 8 or 9. knock off around 5. home again, 6-ish. fifty weeks a year. for about 45 years. most are glad to have the work, but don't really choose it. they may dream, they may study and even train for work they intensely want; but sooner or later, for most, ... More

computers mimic human reasoning by building on simple rules and statistical averages. test your strategy against the computer in this rock-paper-scissors game illustrating basic artificial intelligence. choose from two different modes: novice, where the computer learns to play from scratch, and veteran, where the computer pits over 200,000 rounds of previous experience against you.

1. computer operators this field declined by 31% from 2004 to 2009 and lost 42,000 workers, and the bls expects continued deterioration. with most professionals using personal computers with ever more sophisticated data processing, jobs based solely on entering commands and monitoring computer terminals are outdated or increasingly specialized. 2.stage performers the five-year decline for this career path, which includes magicians, jugglers, clowns ... More