I feel sad for those hopeful few who believe that the obstacle of re-training will lead businesses to look at alternatives like Linux. The trouble is this: If you have to re-train no matter what, why bother wasting time considering alternatives? You have to re-train either way.
It doesn't matter if people feel good about the TSA; what matters is whether the agency if effective. Even the statistic about the TSA's perceived effectiveness doesn't help either way.
The only reason to present the result of the survey is to imply that the TSA is doing a good job, which is a false conclusion. It's like implying that my magic pencil prevents tiger attacks because I haven't been attacked by a tiger lately.
Since the criteria are relative rather than objective, you'd better be especially well-liked to avoid that bottom tier. Or sabotage. This type of evaluation system is an invitation for sabotage.
So they're tackling the only issue about which there is absolutely no debate, just like cable news anchors. Does Anonymous have a PR department now, improving their image?
Why does every voting official, regardless of position, now demand some type of additional compensation in the form of concessions before they'll vote?
This will not save the news business. Journalists do not create news; they just report it. They have a right to charge for use of their stories, but the actual events described belong to no one. That is, I could read the story and then report the same events in my own words.
Dell could simply adjust the Ubuntu PC prices to compensate for the missing bloatware revenue. Of course, they probably would sell even fewer that way. But with Dell's just-in-time supply chain, it really shouldn't matter whether any particular models sell well because there's no inventory buildup or waste to worry about.
As for Dell's claim of reducing complexity... it's a single link on the side of the page! At the risk of sounding cliche, I think it's more reasonable to assume that there is some supplier exclusivity contract in play from Microsoft.
Most owners care about their business, and use cost-cutting to strengthen the business. But publicly-owned companies are not run by the owners. They're run by managers who may or may not have the best interests of the business in mind. It's called the Principal-agent problem. Publicly-owned companies are more easily corrupted because the owners (stockholders) are not the ones tending to the daily matters of the business.
If that was sarcasm and I missed it, I apologize. Either way, the truth is that cost savings do not roll downhill. Any tax savings realized by corporations goes to officer salaries.
Even if management is ethical, they still won't create jobs; without an increase in consumer demand, the ethical thing to do is distribute the savings as dividends.
Agreed, vetting Hillary would have been redundant. The media and the McCain team already did enough investigating. Vetting doesn't mean going to a bunch of luncheons together looking for personal chemistry; it means searching for skeletons in closets.
After all, isn't that why newspapers are not free? Most of their money comes from advertising, but they must still retain credibility by having a price tag.
Give me a break. Has anyone, anywhere actually tried bringing this up during a job interview? Claiming management experience via online games likely works only if the interviewer plays online games or if you're interviewing for sales, in which case such a claim would be a superb test of persuasion skills.
Every interview I've been to was conducted by someone in the range of 60 to 70 years of age; they are not players, and mere use of the words "video game" will get snickers. Does anyone have real job interview experience with this?
Diebold is pretty damn lucky with their taxpayer-money business model. They would be bankrupt several years ago if they actually competed in the private sector. Maybe they could make arcade boxes. Street Fighter 14?
Only $2000?! Wow, this guy should have at least gotten some training by watching Antiques Roadshow or The Price is Right or something. Then again, criminals are, by definition, lazy.
This is a great move, but it still treats the Wii as an afterthought, with a unique multiplayer module tacked on to the core game. I'll still be pining for a real lightsaber game.
Slashdot Mirror
I feel sad for those hopeful few who believe that the obstacle of re-training will lead businesses to look at alternatives like Linux. The trouble is this: If you have to re-train no matter what, why bother wasting time considering alternatives? You have to re-train either way.
It doesn't matter if people feel good about the TSA; what matters is whether the agency if effective. Even the statistic about the TSA's perceived effectiveness doesn't help either way. The only reason to present the result of the survey is to imply that the TSA is doing a good job, which is a false conclusion. It's like implying that my magic pencil prevents tiger attacks because I haven't been attacked by a tiger lately.
Are we sure that David Blaine hasn't already done this?
Since the criteria are relative rather than objective, you'd better be especially well-liked to avoid that bottom tier. Or sabotage. This type of evaluation system is an invitation for sabotage.
This seems like a good move, but I keep waiting for Apple to misstep and return to the dark ages it was in in the 1990s before Steve Jobs returned.
So they're tackling the only issue about which there is absolutely no debate, just like cable news anchors. Does Anonymous have a PR department now, improving their image?
Why does every voting official, regardless of position, now demand some type of additional compensation in the form of concessions before they'll vote?
This will not save the news business. Journalists do not create news; they just report it. They have a right to charge for use of their stories, but the actual events described belong to no one. That is, I could read the story and then report the same events in my own words.
Dell could simply adjust the Ubuntu PC prices to compensate for the missing bloatware revenue. Of course, they probably would sell even fewer that way. But with Dell's just-in-time supply chain, it really shouldn't matter whether any particular models sell well because there's no inventory buildup or waste to worry about.
As for Dell's claim of reducing complexity... it's a single link on the side of the page! At the risk of sounding cliche, I think it's more reasonable to assume that there is some supplier exclusivity contract in play from Microsoft.
Most owners care about their business, and use cost-cutting to strengthen the business. But publicly-owned companies are not run by the owners. They're run by managers who may or may not have the best interests of the business in mind. It's called the Principal-agent problem. Publicly-owned companies are more easily corrupted because the owners (stockholders) are not the ones tending to the daily matters of the business.
If that was sarcasm and I missed it, I apologize. Either way, the truth is that cost savings do not roll downhill. Any tax savings realized by corporations goes to officer salaries.
Even if management is ethical, they still won't create jobs; without an increase in consumer demand, the ethical thing to do is distribute the savings as dividends.
Cheese?
I think he's saying that this is just the Coke --> Coke Clear --> Coke Classic trick. And in this case, it was also done by accident.
What's the point of using the original crew names if the film's casting is targeted toward teens?
Agreed, vetting Hillary would have been redundant. The media and the McCain team already did enough investigating. Vetting doesn't mean going to a bunch of luncheons together looking for personal chemistry; it means searching for skeletons in closets.
I think Stan worked on the first couple Batman films (1989, 1992), my teen-years favorites. He will be missed.
After all, isn't that why newspapers are not free? Most of their money comes from advertising, but they must still retain credibility by having a price tag.
Give me a break. Has anyone, anywhere actually tried bringing this up during a job interview? Claiming management experience via online games likely works only if the interviewer plays online games or if you're interviewing for sales, in which case such a claim would be a superb test of persuasion skills.
Every interview I've been to was conducted by someone in the range of 60 to 70 years of age; they are not players, and mere use of the words "video game" will get snickers. Does anyone have real job interview experience with this?
Thilo, is that you?
The ATMs I use print receipts. I wonder why Diebold doesn't do the same with voting machines. I mean, stick with what works.
Yes, they should develop one that automatically tunes if you play the intro to Stairway to Heaven.
Diebold is pretty damn lucky with their taxpayer-money business model. They would be bankrupt several years ago if they actually competed in the private sector. Maybe they could make arcade boxes. Street Fighter 14?
Only $2000?! Wow, this guy should have at least gotten some training by watching Antiques Roadshow or The Price is Right or something. Then again, criminals are, by definition, lazy.
This is a great move, but it still treats the Wii as an afterthought, with a unique multiplayer module tacked on to the core game. I'll still be pining for a real lightsaber game.
Anakin, is that you?