Although I suspect that Samsung will argue that this just that Galaxy 7s will only burn 60% as hot as they would normally.
This is what is known as a Interim Containment Action (ICA). It's merely to prevent more fires before the phones are replaced. A recall has already ordered, and anyone that owns one of these phones can return them for a full refund.
Have you ever wondered how Google Maps has near-real-time display of traffic maps on surface streets that don't have monitoring equipment set up by the DOT? *THIS* is exactly how they do it.
True. Google has been doing this since the beginning of Android. I think the complaint is that the location services subsystem has become integrated with Google Play. In the past, you used to be able to turn off location services and your phone worked fine. Not anymore.
Basically Google Play has become the Systemd of Android. It's been that way for a while now (since Lollipop?). Someone finally realized this and is mad about it.
Personally, my complaint is the new software strategy kills performance. That's why my Nexus is still on Kit Kat.
It used to be all of the desirable cars were named with a bunch of numbers and letters (mostly German and Japanese). This was probably due to those manufactures spending more resources designing cars than marketing them.
It makes perfect sense for a new brand to follow the strategy that is well established in people's brain.
Living in Illinois myself, I find it interesting their voter registration system was breached. That's because, to my knowledge, it's not internet facing! Last time I registered to vote, I had to print out the paperwork and send it snail mail.
I guess this means the server that processes voter registrations is internet facing, it just has no user interface. All of the vulnerabilities, none of the convenience!
Personally the extreme cost of the batteries (much higher than say a replacement engine) leaves me with big questions about how viable electric cars will be from a maintenance perspective.
They said the same thing about Prius batteries 15 years ago. Battery prices came down, and the batteries are very reliable. I still see some first generation Prii running around.
Or have they figured out how to pack more kilowatt-hours into the same physical space?
That one.
Tesla is changing the battery format it uses now that the Gigafactory is open and they produce their own cells. This new cell design is optimized for the needs of Tesla, and not other things like laptops.
You do realize that you can install any desktop environment that you want onto Ubuntu, right? (or onto any linux distro)
1. The default environment is the one most people use.
2. The default environment is the one that receives the most testing.
3. The default environment is the one that receives the most support.
4. The default environment has had the most attention into it's functionality and user experience.
I've recently tested what you propose on Mint and Debian. The default user experience is superior. When I tried installing Cinnamon on Debian, I was left with a lackluster desktop. On Mint it's fantastic.
Linux WAS actually well on its way to becoming a meaningful alternative, until Ubuntu (who was responsible for most of that popularity) succumbed to Tablet Fever and, like Microsoft, proceeded to slaughter its golden egg-laying goose.
That's only half the story. GNOME did the same thing. An entire generation of operating systems were lost to "tablet fever". At least Microsoft was smart enough to realize it was a mistake.
Everyone should be installing TrackMeNot to pollute the search engine result tracking pool:
TrackMeNothttps://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/trackmenot/By issuing randomized queries to common search-engines, TrackMeNot obfuscates your search profile(s) and registers your discontent with surreptitious tracking.
I'm concerned this plugin might trigger Google's bot detection algorithm. Furthermore, wouldn't it be simpler to use DuckDuckGo?
How about if instead of setting it at $100k, we instead link it to the 95th percentile of wages, currently, this works out to $95k, but it will fluctuate with inflation, whereas $100k will not.
Absolutely! I was thinking 90th percentile ($82k). But the important thing is that it's a high wage. Tying it to a percentile makes the law withstand the test of time. I would also make the law state that it must be 95th percentile of wages for the region (I haven't figured out how to specify region in detail yet). That way the Silicon Valley area would require even higher wages than the rest of the country.
I would also remove all quotas and limits based on education or area of focus. If you can find a job making more than 90% of US residents (not just citizens, the law should be recursive), come on over!
The fix is rather simple really. Minimum salary for H1-B visas is $100k/yr.
If you have a magic wand, what are you doing wasting your time posting on Slashdot? Why aren't you out there reshaping the world the way you'd like it to be?
I'm too smart for politics.:)
What you think would happen by passing a law like this is probably quite different than what would really happen. Think of the $15 minimum wage and things like fast food kiosks, mom & pop corner stores shutting down while Walmart grows bigger, etc.
The purpose of the H1-B program is to allow workers to immigrate if the demand is high for their skills, but the supply is low. Basic economics says those jobs should pay a high wage (supply and demand). Therefore, my proposal will do exactly as it is intended. Any other type of law will have unintended consequences. These jobs will not be automated, because by definition, they can't be.
I suspect the H1-B laws are written the way they are because it protects one type of high paid worker from being replaced by talent from overseas. That high paid worker is called the CEO.
It's heartbreaking that this is news. I also don't like it, and I also don't have a plan to fix it, but you don't see me quoted in the news.
The fix is rather simple really. Minimum salary for H1-B visas is $100k/yr. The way it is now, companies have to pay a "prevailing wage" that is very easy to manipulate. Just using a blanket, but high wage simplifies the process and makes it harder to cheat.
I admit, the $100k number I chose is rather arbitrary. I suppose a more precise statistical method could be used (e.g. poverty threshold x4, or greater than 90% of individual income). Additionally, there should be adjustment factors based on location (California and New York must pay more).
I think app developers should write a short sentence justifying their need for the permissions they require. Some apps are just ridiculous. Why does a streaming audio app need to access my call history?
Your conclusion is invalid - "radiation workers" don't receive a very low threshold dose, they receive a massive one in a very short time.
Sorry, but that's simply not true. Please read the article I linked.
Typically, passengers flying from London to Chicago could expect to be exposed to around 4.8mrem, and those travelling from Washington DC to Los Angeles would be exposed to close to 2mrem. This compares to an airport body scanner which delivers around 0.1mrem and a chest X-ray that can vary between 2mrem and 10mrem.
Keep in mind, X-ray technicians leave the room when a person gets an X-ray. I suspect a common "massive dose" would be a CT scan, which is many X-rays taken at once. According to the article I linked, that's good for ~800mrem.
More blatant ignorance from the Beeb. The author cites melanoma, which is overwhelmingly caused by sun exposure and is not tied to ionizing radiation. Then there is the 'possible' increase in prostate cancer in pilots....didn't even consider the lifestyle of pilots. I sometimes wonder if these authors even stop to think about what they are spewing. There are studies that link prolonged sitting of truck drivers to prostate cancer, but instead lets assume a cancer that has historically no tie to ionizing radiation might be due to the small amount of exposure from air travel. SMFH.
The author notes that specifically in TFA.
However the charity Cancer Research UK says this may be related to other lifestyle factors such as the pilots spending more time sunbathing than the average person.
I would like to see a comparison between airline pilots and truck drivers though. Both have to meet similar physical health requirements (yes, truck drivers are required to get physicals.), have similar duties, but one is exposed to more radiation.
In which case, "radiation workers" should have a lower incidence of cancer than the rest of the population.
It should, perhaps, be noted that "radiation workers" have legal limits to their exposure that are extremely low. Lower, in some cases, than what some "normal" workers are exposed to. For example, coal miners are exposed to more occupational radiation than a nuclear power plant worker would be legally allowed to get.
Please read the article I linked. It addresses that issue specifically.
Avast and AVG's free products are both dedicated to the notion that they can harass and annoy you into giving them money. Does that work on people?
In my experience, AVG is far more annoying than Avast. Especially on their mobile products. The AVG Android app is so terrible, I would say it's malware (adware specifically) itself.
Generally - I think a well functioning society would see the wealthiest person earn roughly twice what the poorest person earns.
Ben And Jerry's used to use a 5 to 1 ratio. I've heard others use a 7 to 1. But most companies are just ridiculous. CEO's don't add much value. Most of them are simply asserting their power over the employees by paying themselves that much money.
The greatest example of libertarian hypocrisy is that every libertarian I have ever met opposed anti-trust laws and supported right-to-work laws and didn't even REALIZE that philosophically they regulate exactly the same thing: what type of exclusive supplier arrangements are acceptable.
I have only recently come to this realization myself. But you're right. If companies can't form a cartel to manipulate a market, why should union's be allowed to? And vice versa. The answer is power. How do you measure power? How do you make sure the union and management are on equal ground during a negotiation?
I believe there are companies that take unfair advantage of their employees (Walmart, PetSmart). However, there are some unions that take advantage of corporations (GM, Hostess). There needs to be a balance.
My personal belief is market regulation is acceptable only to monetize some externality for businesses. (e.g. a carbon tax to combat climate change) Businesses should be responsible for keeping those externality costs down, because that's what businesses are good at.
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The Atlantic makes it seem like the hack has made him more likable than ever.
Although I suspect that Samsung will argue that this just that Galaxy 7s will only burn 60% as hot as they would normally.
This is what is known as a Interim Containment Action (ICA). It's merely to prevent more fires before the phones are replaced. A recall has already ordered, and anyone that owns one of these phones can return them for a full refund.
Have you ever wondered how Google Maps has near-real-time display of traffic maps on surface streets that don't have monitoring equipment set up by the DOT? *THIS* is exactly how they do it.
True. Google has been doing this since the beginning of Android. I think the complaint is that the location services subsystem has become integrated with Google Play. In the past, you used to be able to turn off location services and your phone worked fine. Not anymore.
Basically Google Play has become the Systemd of Android. It's been that way for a while now (since Lollipop?). Someone finally realized this and is mad about it.
Personally, my complaint is the new software strategy kills performance. That's why my Nexus is still on Kit Kat.
I didn't read anything about air traffic control noticing the error in TFA. From how I read it, the copilot noticed.
Now, I must admit TFA seems to be lacking quite a few details, plus the style sheet won't load for me.
Pure speculation, but could something similar have happened to MH370? By the time they realized the issue they were too far from land.
Here's the deal with Zika. IF you're not a pregnant woman- it's really not that bad.
Guillain-Barre syndrome is no walk in the park.
It used to be all of the desirable cars were named with a bunch of numbers and letters (mostly German and Japanese). This was probably due to those manufactures spending more resources designing cars than marketing them.
It makes perfect sense for a new brand to follow the strategy that is well established in people's brain.
They bought a startup called Smart Signal a few years ago.
Living in Illinois myself, I find it interesting their voter registration system was breached. That's because, to my knowledge, it's not internet facing! Last time I registered to vote, I had to print out the paperwork and send it snail mail.
I guess this means the server that processes voter registrations is internet facing, it just has no user interface. All of the vulnerabilities, none of the convenience!
Personally the extreme cost of the batteries (much higher than say a replacement engine) leaves me with big questions about how viable electric cars will be from a maintenance perspective.
They said the same thing about Prius batteries 15 years ago. Battery prices came down, and the batteries are very reliable. I still see some first generation Prii running around.
Or have they figured out how to pack more kilowatt-hours into the same physical space?
That one.
Tesla is changing the battery format it uses now that the Gigafactory is open and they produce their own cells. This new cell design is optimized for the needs of Tesla, and not other things like laptops.
You do realize that you can install any desktop environment that you want onto Ubuntu, right? (or onto any linux distro)
1. The default environment is the one most people use.
2. The default environment is the one that receives the most testing.
3. The default environment is the one that receives the most support.
4. The default environment has had the most attention into it's functionality and user experience.
I've recently tested what you propose on Mint and Debian. The default user experience is superior. When I tried installing Cinnamon on Debian, I was left with a lackluster desktop. On Mint it's fantastic.
Linux WAS actually well on its way to becoming a meaningful alternative, until Ubuntu (who was responsible for most of that popularity) succumbed to Tablet Fever and, like Microsoft, proceeded to slaughter its golden egg-laying goose.
That's only half the story. GNOME did the same thing. An entire generation of operating systems were lost to "tablet fever". At least Microsoft was smart enough to realize it was a mistake.
Everyone should be installing TrackMeNot to pollute the search engine result tracking pool: TrackMeNot https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/trackmenot/ By issuing randomized queries to common search-engines, TrackMeNot obfuscates your search profile(s) and registers your discontent with surreptitious tracking.
I'm concerned this plugin might trigger Google's bot detection algorithm. Furthermore, wouldn't it be simpler to use DuckDuckGo?
How about if instead of setting it at $100k, we instead link it to the 95th percentile of wages, currently, this works out to $95k, but it will fluctuate with inflation, whereas $100k will not.
http://whatsmypercent.com?inco...
Absolutely! I was thinking 90th percentile ($82k). But the important thing is that it's a high wage. Tying it to a percentile makes the law withstand the test of time. I would also make the law state that it must be 95th percentile of wages for the region (I haven't figured out how to specify region in detail yet). That way the Silicon Valley area would require even higher wages than the rest of the country.
I would also remove all quotas and limits based on education or area of focus. If you can find a job making more than 90% of US residents (not just citizens, the law should be recursive), come on over!
I can't hear you over the sound of the drone hovering over my head!
The fix is rather simple really. Minimum salary for H1-B visas is $100k/yr.
If you have a magic wand, what are you doing wasting your time posting on Slashdot? Why aren't you out there reshaping the world the way you'd like it to be?
I'm too smart for politics. :)
What you think would happen by passing a law like this is probably quite different than what would really happen. Think of the $15 minimum wage and things like fast food kiosks, mom & pop corner stores shutting down while Walmart grows bigger, etc.
The purpose of the H1-B program is to allow workers to immigrate if the demand is high for their skills, but the supply is low. Basic economics says those jobs should pay a high wage (supply and demand). Therefore, my proposal will do exactly as it is intended. Any other type of law will have unintended consequences. These jobs will not be automated, because by definition, they can't be.
I suspect the H1-B laws are written the way they are because it protects one type of high paid worker from being replaced by talent from overseas. That high paid worker is called the CEO.
It's heartbreaking that this is news. I also don't like it, and I also don't have a plan to fix it, but you don't see me quoted in the news.
The fix is rather simple really. Minimum salary for H1-B visas is $100k/yr. The way it is now, companies have to pay a "prevailing wage" that is very easy to manipulate. Just using a blanket, but high wage simplifies the process and makes it harder to cheat.
I admit, the $100k number I chose is rather arbitrary. I suppose a more precise statistical method could be used (e.g. poverty threshold x4, or greater than 90% of individual income). Additionally, there should be adjustment factors based on location (California and New York must pay more).
I think app developers should write a short sentence justifying their need for the permissions they require. Some apps are just ridiculous. Why does a streaming audio app need to access my call history?
Your conclusion is invalid - "radiation workers" don't receive a very low threshold dose, they receive a massive one in a very short time.
Sorry, but that's simply not true. Please read the article I linked.
Keep in mind, X-ray technicians leave the room when a person gets an X-ray. I suspect a common "massive dose" would be a CT scan, which is many X-rays taken at once. According to the article I linked, that's good for ~800mrem.
More blatant ignorance from the Beeb. The author cites melanoma, which is overwhelmingly caused by sun exposure and is not tied to ionizing radiation. Then there is the 'possible' increase in prostate cancer in pilots....didn't even consider the lifestyle of pilots. I sometimes wonder if these authors even stop to think about what they are spewing. There are studies that link prolonged sitting of truck drivers to prostate cancer, but instead lets assume a cancer that has historically no tie to ionizing radiation might be due to the small amount of exposure from air travel. SMFH.
The author notes that specifically in TFA.
I would like to see a comparison between airline pilots and truck drivers though. Both have to meet similar physical health requirements (yes, truck drivers are required to get physicals.), have similar duties, but one is exposed to more radiation.
It should, perhaps, be noted that "radiation workers" have legal limits to their exposure that are extremely low. Lower, in some cases, than what some "normal" workers are exposed to. For example, coal miners are exposed to more occupational radiation than a nuclear power plant worker would be legally allowed to get.
Please read the article I linked. It addresses that issue specifically.
Which, in turn, brings up a possible explanation: Could this be the result of radiation hormesis?
In which case, "radiation workers" should have a lower incidence of cancer than the rest of the population. Statistical populations already exist, and have been studied.
Avast and AVG's free products are both dedicated to the notion that they can harass and annoy you into giving them money. Does that work on people?
In my experience, AVG is far more annoying than Avast. Especially on their mobile products. The AVG Android app is so terrible, I would say it's malware (adware specifically) itself.
Generally - I think a well functioning society would see the wealthiest person earn roughly twice what the poorest person earns.
Ben And Jerry's used to use a 5 to 1 ratio. I've heard others use a 7 to 1. But most companies are just ridiculous. CEO's don't add much value. Most of them are simply asserting their power over the employees by paying themselves that much money.
The greatest example of libertarian hypocrisy is that every libertarian I have ever met opposed anti-trust laws and supported right-to-work laws and didn't even REALIZE that philosophically they regulate exactly the same thing: what type of exclusive supplier arrangements are acceptable.
I have only recently come to this realization myself. But you're right. If companies can't form a cartel to manipulate a market, why should union's be allowed to? And vice versa. The answer is power. How do you measure power? How do you make sure the union and management are on equal ground during a negotiation?
I believe there are companies that take unfair advantage of their employees (Walmart, PetSmart). However, there are some unions that take advantage of corporations (GM, Hostess). There needs to be a balance.
My personal belief is market regulation is acceptable only to monetize some externality for businesses. (e.g. a carbon tax to combat climate change) Businesses should be responsible for keeping those externality costs down, because that's what businesses are good at.