British government and history is fascinating. I've been meaning to kill a good 8 hours studying it one of these days
I've tried a few times to find a really good history of Britain to watch online, but haven't been able to find one. I've always been curious how and why you guys went from feudalism to monarchy and then democracy. I kind of consider pre-1776 Britain to be American history - I could read about the Indians, but insofar as I can tell, they didn't do much other than make pots, rugs and war for a few millenia.
Crazy. If I recall my civics class in 8th grade, you guys don't have a written constitution... is that right?
In the USA, the constitution is the supreme law of the land an no laws can be created which contradict the constitution (subject to interpretation by courts).
If you don't have a written constitution, what if anything, protects your rights for over reactive laws? I've just always wondered this, esp when I read stories like above.
I think this is Cambridge the town, not the university. Looks interesting, but it's just one among many who are attempting to get natural language searches going - Powerset being one of the others.
I've heard from a couple different people that Japanese companies are *THE WORST*. Your story (though obviously sarcastic) seems to prove the point further.
What's so funny about that? I've worked with some very talented people from India. If you think we beat them hands down every time, I'd say you're wrong.
I don't think you should get modded to oblivion, but (and, really, I'm really not this pedantic most of the time) communism is not a socioeconomic system - socialism is.
Being somewhat overly simplistic, communism is political, socialism is socioeconomic.
Sorry, but no I did not imply that. Just because I say something does action does not mean ONLY something does action.
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The parent seemed to me to imply that information withholding is a staple of communism. It isn't. It's a staple of powerful governments of all kinds.
Again, you fell into the same analytical error (as illustrated by the bolded comment). If I suggest withholding info is a staple of communism and I'm correct, then it IS a staple of communism - whether it's a staple of any other system is unknown. I'm not trying to be a dick (at least not trying a lot), but it's important to understand these distinctions when reading. This is critical reading - take an LSAT or GMAT and you'll learn more than you want to know about this stuff.
However, if you're looking for something along those lines, I'd say they can suppress information a lot more easily than a democracy.
Yes, parent is exactly correct. On a very large project we were running, we actually hired one (maybe it was two) "human factor engineers". As I recall, the woman had a PhD in human factors and was extremely useful in putting things in perspective.
If you're on a large project with a correspondingly large budget, an HFE will be money saved, in order to free up the time of your developers.
Human factors is one of the most overlooked aspects of an app, and having a programmer design it is bad for a number of reasons. HFEs will enable you to get less "it just doesn't work" phone calls at the help desk for your new app, because of stupid UI confusions on the part of the users.
OOOOOOOOOOh, that's a great idea. Who wants to start a religion? Honestly, let's do it. They'll all be based off of Arthur C. Clarke novels and we/.ers be the seed group. We can make a bundle!
You're a rich American, remember? I think they're putting the screws to you and pulling your leg; a coworker of mine just got back from China about 3 weeks ago and he said his hotel in Beijing had free wireless. Sneak into a hotel and give that a shot. What's the worst that could happen;-)
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Choosing between the two is tough, but I'd actually have to go with Nickolson. Though by now, I'd guess you've seen the movie and can make the determination for yourself.
I've got to say voyeuristically looking at other people's passwords can be pretty entertaining sometimes. I know I've had a few passwords I wouldn't care to have other people know.
This is assuming the 'classified intelligence' site is a credible source and the above linked site quoted correctly from them.
Maybe I've been too inclined to give Craig the benefit of the doubt, since he markets himself as a nonprofit dude. I definitely don't think there's anything wrong with making money, but once you make a lot of it, you should stick by your responsibilities to your customers.
I agree 100%. And may I also say, I look forward to a day (hopefully in my lifetime - but probably not likely) that I can take a car from the Lisbon and drive it to Beijing, or from Anchorage to Santiago.
Yeah... definitely not going to happen in my lifetime. But what trips those would be!
I can't say Craigslist has nearly the money Google, AOL, etc has to afford lawyers.
This is certainly a crappy decision, but what could they have done being a relatively ad free company? I'm sure whatever revenue they do have go to salaries and server maintenance; I'd be surprised if they were very profitable at all - that's not the point of Craigslist. The rich guys won.
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British government and history is fascinating. I've been meaning to kill a good 8 hours studying it one of these days
I've tried a few times to find a really good history of Britain to watch online, but haven't been able to find one. I've always been curious how and why you guys went from feudalism to monarchy and then democracy. I kind of consider pre-1776 Britain to be American history - I could read about the Indians, but insofar as I can tell, they didn't do much other than make pots, rugs and war for a few millenia.
I've got nothing to do with this site... seems safe, but obviously NSFW
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/06/18/nsfw-a-beginners-guide-to-sporn/
Crazy. If I recall my civics class in 8th grade, you guys don't have a written constitution... is that right?
In the USA, the constitution is the supreme law of the land an no laws can be created which contradict the constitution (subject to interpretation by courts).
If you don't have a written constitution, what if anything, protects your rights for over reactive laws? I've just always wondered this, esp when I read stories like above.
I think this is Cambridge the town, not the university. Looks interesting, but it's just one among many who are attempting to get natural language searches going - Powerset being one of the others.
I've heard from a couple different people that Japanese companies are *THE WORST*. Your story (though obviously sarcastic) seems to prove the point further.
What's so funny about that? I've worked with some very talented people from India. If you think we beat them hands down every time, I'd say you're wrong.
This story is so fantastic, I have a difficult time believing it. Don't you guys have the equivalent of the ACLU over there in England?
I'm getting tired of seeing people screw up on OLPC, I think I must've seen this type of stuff at least .01 times
I don't think you should get modded to oblivion, but (and, really, I'm really not this pedantic most of the time) communism is not a socioeconomic system - socialism is.
Being somewhat overly simplistic, communism is political, socialism is socioeconomic.
You seem to be making assumptions, not entirely dissimilar to the topics I've already been discussing. You might want to reread the comments above.
Religious Americans like you are dicks.
Who says I'm religious, or American?
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The parent seemed to me to imply that information withholding is a staple of communism. It isn't. It's a staple of powerful governments of all kinds.
Again, you fell into the same analytical error (as illustrated by the bolded comment). If I suggest withholding info is a staple of communism and I'm correct, then it IS a staple of communism - whether it's a staple of any other system is unknown. I'm not trying to be a dick (at least not trying a lot), but it's important to understand these distinctions when reading. This is critical reading - take an LSAT or GMAT and you'll learn more than you want to know about this stuff.
However, if you're looking for something along those lines, I'd say they can suppress information a lot more easily than a democracy.
Communists like to control information. It will backfire on them...
Yes, parent is exactly correct. On a very large project we were running, we actually hired one (maybe it was two) "human factor engineers". As I recall, the woman had a PhD in human factors and was extremely useful in putting things in perspective.
If you're on a large project with a correspondingly large budget, an HFE will be money saved, in order to free up the time of your developers.
Human factors is one of the most overlooked aspects of an app, and having a programmer design it is bad for a number of reasons. HFEs will enable you to get less "it just doesn't work" phone calls at the help desk for your new app, because of stupid UI confusions on the part of the users.
It's a net gain
OOOOOOOOOOh, that's a great idea. Who wants to start a religion? Honestly, let's do it. They'll all be based off of Arthur C. Clarke novels and we /.ers be the seed group. We can make a bundle!
Communists overcharge CAPITALISTS...
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You're a rich American, remember? I think they're putting the screws to you and pulling your leg; a coworker of mine just got back from China about 3 weeks ago and he said his hotel in Beijing had free wireless. Sneak into a hotel and give that a shot. What's the worst that could happen
Choosing between the two is tough, but I'd actually have to go with Nickolson. Though by now, I'd guess you've seen the movie and can make the determination for yourself.
Ledger was excellent, but Nickolson was fun.
One more step to the last invention man ever need make... hooker bot. (mine would be a Buffy Bot, but that's just personal preference)
Many of our systems restrict us to a password no longer than 8 chars (mainframe). Always struck me as pretty retarded.
I've got to say voyeuristically looking at other people's passwords can be pretty entertaining sometimes. I know I've had a few passwords I wouldn't care to have other people know.
Interesting link within the link regarding revenues of Craigslist.
Interesting, but gossip sites don't count as credible sources... but I do like the link the site provides http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-craigslist-poised-for-81-million-in-08-revenue-could-top-100-million-re/
This is assuming the 'classified intelligence' site is a credible source and the above linked site quoted correctly from them.
Maybe I've been too inclined to give Craig the benefit of the doubt, since he markets himself as a nonprofit dude. I definitely don't think there's anything wrong with making money, but once you make a lot of it, you should stick by your responsibilities to your customers.
I agree 100%. And may I also say, I look forward to a day (hopefully in my lifetime - but probably not likely) that I can take a car from the Lisbon and drive it to Beijing, or from Anchorage to Santiago.
Yeah... definitely not going to happen in my lifetime. But what trips those would be!
Anything and everything fuels conflict in Africa. At most, this is throwing a match into a raging fire.
Source, please?
I can't say Craigslist has nearly the money Google, AOL, etc has to afford lawyers.
This is certainly a crappy decision, but what could they have done being a relatively ad free company? I'm sure whatever revenue they do have go to salaries and server maintenance; I'd be surprised if they were very profitable at all - that's not the point of Craigslist. The rich guys won.