True. Business has the redeeming quality of occasionally pursuing greatness and the ebb and flow of customers and the marketplace. Government agencies are apathetic because their money just keeps coming no matter what. For them to be efficient they should be on the ropes, constantly justifying their need and reaffirming their place. Instead we have crust like the FBI, FDA, USDA (rather benign but not completely), FCC, and I'm sure others could list more that are just mired in whatever it is government agencies get mired in after numerous decades.
Government, even the US government, is very good at banking. It is what should be a very boring domain that is easy to administer and should be kept conservative. Instead we dole out charters to criminals--literally--to run for-profit banks that dabble in other "market" activities. I'm am a totally free market person but the last place I want to see a market is at a bank.
There are some banks directly chartered by congress and they are pretty efficient. They manage to avoid ponzi schemes and "innovative" investments and other gambling practices. The one thing the government is good at is banking yet it chooses to let private individuals run banks and tries to run around in circles auditing them from time to time and prosecuting them when necessary. Of course this leads to rampant debt and overblown prices for durable goods and real estate.
It would be nice if we could get some fundamental reform that would relieve us of income taxes (Sales or VAT instead) and put the brakes on debt issuance.
...and aren't I, the tax payer, benefiting from the low delivery prices? I have a constant stream of packages arriving from Amazon and I pay heavy taxes. I'm OK with my taxes going to offset a real cost of mine.
"Most of the best movies are a combination of many, many talents. No one person is "making a movie" and "directing puppets", there are directors, cinematographers, sound technicians, musicians, writers and yes, in fact, actors."
Netflix is where it's at. They have been producing solid content like crazy. Nearly everything they do is good--really good. They are smoking Amazon when it comes to content creation and more so when it comes to quality. No other entity is capable of competing. This Cannes business is a stab by people that are getting left behind--fast.
If you have good content these days and you don't make it into a series you are seriously out of touch with consumers. I need to be able to binge-watch an in-depth literary masterpiece for free. There is no need to cut or twist anything...just produce a series.
"The knowledge that certain places will lose more jobs could allow workers and industries to better prepare for the change and could help city leaders ensure their local economies are poised to rebound."
What is this guy smoking? The real reaction is more likely to resemble a band of Luddites springing the Unibomber from prison and going on a spree to destroy the machines and those responsible for them.
Yeah. We were talking about this on a national level until Trump tweeted or something then the news went away. There was a big push to get rid of SSN and replace it with something sensible that would allow us to identify ourselves online securely. Conversation totally disappeared. The banks (and government) didn't want to go down that rabbit hole I guess.
So the banks are not liable for getting breached after not giving a shit about security, we have no way to identify ourselves if we want to, and everyone got to avoid the data security and privacy issue again. This looks like it is shaping up the same way.
...and they are successful because they reinforced the free market by educating consumers on price, features, and reliability of products. Unlike the smug attitude of most retailers who want their customers in the dark so that things can keep working as they always have. When people clamored for Wal-Mart to be broken up the government refused because they were "saving Americans money." Upon further long-term analysis I would differ on that conclusion since they products they sell are cheap but never last--sometimes they don't survive unpackaging.
Going back to the smug attitude. Target is a prime example. Horrible retailer. They focus on developing a psychological model that causes women to buy things they don't need. They absolutely flew off the handle because their customers were checking prices on their phones while in the store. Amazon was mentioned specifically. They were looking for ways to block people from looking up prices but were overall just pissed at their customers who would dare to become more informed before purchasing. Hardly any business person wants a free market after they have an area cornered. Consumers must be diligent when voting with their dollars.
You could probably use machine learning to teach English from slashdot posts such as this. There are so many, most likely covering every common and obscure English rule in existence.
Slashdot Mirror
School boards can barely fund toilet paper and they don't need pensions. I can get the same quality without paying a pension.
True. Business has the redeeming quality of occasionally pursuing greatness and the ebb and flow of customers and the marketplace. Government agencies are apathetic because their money just keeps coming no matter what. For them to be efficient they should be on the ropes, constantly justifying their need and reaffirming their place. Instead we have crust like the FBI, FDA, USDA (rather benign but not completely), FCC, and I'm sure others could list more that are just mired in whatever it is government agencies get mired in after numerous decades.
Government, even the US government, is very good at banking. It is what should be a very boring domain that is easy to administer and should be kept conservative. Instead we dole out charters to criminals--literally--to run for-profit banks that dabble in other "market" activities. I'm am a totally free market person but the last place I want to see a market is at a bank.
There are some banks directly chartered by congress and they are pretty efficient. They manage to avoid ponzi schemes and "innovative" investments and other gambling practices. The one thing the government is good at is banking yet it chooses to let private individuals run banks and tries to run around in circles auditing them from time to time and prosecuting them when necessary. Of course this leads to rampant debt and overblown prices for durable goods and real estate.
It would be nice if we could get some fundamental reform that would relieve us of income taxes (Sales or VAT instead) and put the brakes on debt issuance.
Shut up.
...and aren't I, the tax payer, benefiting from the low delivery prices? I have a constant stream of packages arriving from Amazon and I pay heavy taxes. I'm OK with my taxes going to offset a real cost of mine.
...and these are arbitrary rules so they would just change them if someone tried a work-around.
"Most of the best movies are a combination of many, many talents. No one person is "making a movie" and "directing puppets", there are directors, cinematographers, sound technicians, musicians, writers and yes, in fact, actors."
Netflix is where it's at. They have been producing solid content like crazy. Nearly everything they do is good--really good. They are smoking Amazon when it comes to content creation and more so when it comes to quality. No other entity is capable of competing. This Cannes business is a stab by people that are getting left behind--fast.
The 20th century called...it wants its business model and collaboration platform back.
Exactly. Cannes and the people who still think it is important are going to get a bitch-slap of truth--or die a slow agonizing death.
This will still happen. Content companies like Netflix will pick them up. Everyone is hungry/desperate for content.
Yeah....welcome to the 20th century Cannes.
" It should be interesting if they can get around the latency for process switching and message passing."
You mean the laws of physics? Did you come here trying to be smart?
Is this really pronounced Fuck-See-Uh?
Stupid name. Dead on arrival.
If you have good content these days and you don't make it into a series you are seriously out of touch with consumers. I need to be able to binge-watch an in-depth literary masterpiece for free. There is no need to cut or twist anything...just produce a series.
"The knowledge that certain places will lose more jobs could allow workers and industries to better prepare for the change and could help city leaders ensure their local economies are poised to rebound."
What is this guy smoking? The real reaction is more likely to resemble a band of Luddites springing the Unibomber from prison and going on a spree to destroy the machines and those responsible for them.
Finally...something slashdot knows about: Eating.
Every time I read this story I start laughing when I get to the dry heaving part.
All he is going to do is help them poach a team and lead that team. One man is useless from a technical standpoint.
Yeah. We were talking about this on a national level until Trump tweeted or something then the news went away. There was a big push to get rid of SSN and replace it with something sensible that would allow us to identify ourselves online securely. Conversation totally disappeared. The banks (and government) didn't want to go down that rabbit hole I guess.
So the banks are not liable for getting breached after not giving a shit about security, we have no way to identify ourselves if we want to, and everyone got to avoid the data security and privacy issue again. This looks like it is shaping up the same way.
"because they are poor or do not value their privacy."
So you are suggesting that we adjust quality of life and human rights to match those of the lowest common denominator?
It is because they have a real business model. Advertising has morphed into something for its own sake and needs to be dealt with. It is not healthy.
...and they are successful because they reinforced the free market by educating consumers on price, features, and reliability of products. Unlike the smug attitude of most retailers who want their customers in the dark so that things can keep working as they always have. When people clamored for Wal-Mart to be broken up the government refused because they were "saving Americans money." Upon further long-term analysis I would differ on that conclusion since they products they sell are cheap but never last--sometimes they don't survive unpackaging.
Going back to the smug attitude. Target is a prime example. Horrible retailer. They focus on developing a psychological model that causes women to buy things they don't need. They absolutely flew off the handle because their customers were checking prices on their phones while in the store. Amazon was mentioned specifically. They were looking for ways to block people from looking up prices but were overall just pissed at their customers who would dare to become more informed before purchasing. Hardly any business person wants a free market after they have an area cornered. Consumers must be diligent when voting with their dollars.
You could probably use machine learning to teach English from slashdot posts such as this. There are so many, most likely covering every common and obscure English rule in existence.