I still don't understand how multiple headquarters is supposed to work. The purpose of a headquarters is to have a place to get ideas in front of the decision maker. Is Bezos going to spend a week each month at each location?
If he isn't there, it isn't really headquarters. It sounds to me like a giant grift for taxpayer money.
Also, this system was supposed to be a temporary solution to a communications issue they were having. Like most temporary solutions, it was widely adopted, and the permanent solution was never developed.
The mole hunt wasn’t hard, in large part, because the communications system the CIA was using to communicate with agents was flawed. Former U.S. officials said the internet-based platform, which was first used in war zones in the Middle East, was not built to withstand the sophisticated counterintelligence efforts of a state actor like China or Iran. “It was never meant to be used long term for people to talk to sources,” said one former official. “The issue was that it was working well for too long, with too many people. But it was an elementary system.”
companies whose revenue exceeds $1 billion per year -- or warehouse data on more than 50 million consumers or consumer devices -- submit "annual data protection reports"
So, Only the biggest companies with the biggest legal depts are required to 'self report'?
Thanks Senator (x) That will be so helpful let me give you all our votes.
Laws like this are why Delaware allows shell companies.
"We don't have 50 million users, we have exactly 49,999,999 users. Never mind those dozen other companies with P.O. boxes over there. They have nothing to do with us."
This is a really long article that can be summarized in about two paragraphs:
In fact, the Iranians used Google to identify the website the CIA was were using to communicate with agents. Because Google is continuously scraping the internet for information about all the world’s websites, it can function as a tremendous investigative tool — even for counter-espionage purposes. And Google’s search functions allow users to employ advanced operators — like “AND,” “OR,” and other, much more sophisticated ones — that weed out and isolate websites and online data with extreme specificity.
According to the former intelligence official, once the Iranian double agent showed Iranian intelligence the website used to communicate with his or her CIA handlers, they began to scour the internet for websites with similar digital signifiers or components — eventually hitting on the right string of advanced search terms to locate other secret CIA websites. From there, Iranian intelligence tracked who was visiting these sites, and from where, and began to unravel the wider CIA network.
There was still some old fashioned spying going on. Without a double agent to show the Iranians a sample website, they never would have figured out which strings to search for.
The bigger question is, did Iran share this information with China and Russia? If so, what did they get in exchange?
I have a Galaxy J7. It's fantastic. Removable battery, headphone jack, expandable memory, all with the latest updates from Samsung. It's a steal at only $250.
My laptop (M6700) was released in 2012, my phone (Note 4) is from 2014 and my desktop (4770k) is from 2013. They're all sufficient, even in late 2018.
In the case of the Laptop I can't find never Laptops that perform as well or have as much room to expand for anywhere near the price I paid.
Laptops are definitely getting worse. My old one from 2010 was faster, cheaper, and had a much nicer screen than my new one (2016). Everyone I talk to has the same list of complaints.
The only advantages of the new one are it's lighter, and the battery lasts longer.
IBM engineers aren't actually crappy. It's the fucking MBAs in management who have no clue about how to run a software development company. Their engineers will want to do good work, but management will worry more about headcount and sales.
That's the story for every product development company ever.
It could be worse. IBM could have decided buying Red Hat was too expensive, and buy Red Star instead. Rename it "Big Blue Linux" and sell it for a premium because it has the IBM name. Profit!
Train algorithm with data in hand, algorithm's output mirrors data provided. They can't possibly be shocked by this, can they?
I recently began working with AI, and was surprised at how simple the algorithms are. I think a lot of people expect them to be extremely complex.
Training the AI is where it gets complex. This is where shaving a couple percent off computation times can really make a difference. Finding good training data. Selecting the right optimization algorithm. Waiting for the system to learn. That's what's difficult.
Because most people have been convinced that AI can turn garbage inputs into perfect outputs. They don't understand the data given to Watson is carefully curated. If you feed such an AI all of the garbage on the internet, you will get a garbage AI
If they can't get it to work in Excel, do you really think that their database design and any associated code will be any better?
In my experience some Excel is only good at handling projects up to a certain level of complexity. Once you get beyond that point, using more powerful tools makes the job a lot easier.
That 100% increase in wages translates to....a 4% increase in the cost of the food.
Your example, and the research you cite are microeconomic studies. When we raise the minimum wage, we are not just raising the minimum wage for food service workers, as the study you cited suggests. Minimum wage will go up for all workers. It will have a macroeconomic effect. That will increase the costs throughout the entire supply chain. That is not within the scope of the research you cite.
When you sum all of the costs down the supply chain, labor is the dominant force.
Wages tend to be a small part of the cost of most goods though. When you look at he volume of bread coming out of factories and the number of people working there, wages don't contribute much to the sale price.
That argument is very narrow in scope. As a whole, wages are the only cost of most goods. Sure, the staff at the bread factory may not be a significant portion of the cost, but other resources are purchased to make the bread. Those resources have labor costs.
The grain mill has staff to turn the wheat into flour.
The truck driver has to be paid to transport the flour
The farmer has to be paid to grow the wheat.
The truck driver has to be paid to transport the wheat.
It takes labor to find and extract any natural resource. Including oil. The only exception might be the air we breathe.
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I still don't understand how multiple headquarters is supposed to work. The purpose of a headquarters is to have a place to get ideas in front of the decision maker. Is Bezos going to spend a week each month at each location?
If he isn't there, it isn't really headquarters. It sounds to me like a giant grift for taxpayer money.
I've seen similar stunts in the past.
I'm not even sure they hacked those websites. I think they just logged which IPs connect to those domains, and then spied on those.
companies whose revenue exceeds $1 billion per year -- or warehouse data on more than 50 million consumers or consumer devices -- submit "annual data protection reports"
So, Only the biggest companies with the biggest legal depts are required to 'self report'?
Thanks Senator (x) That will be so helpful let me give you all our votes.
Laws like this are why Delaware allows shell companies.
"We don't have 50 million users, we have exactly 49,999,999 users. Never mind those dozen other companies with P.O. boxes over there. They have nothing to do with us."
There was still some old fashioned spying going on. Without a double agent to show the Iranians a sample website, they never would have figured out which strings to search for.
The bigger question is, did Iran share this information with China and Russia? If so, what did they get in exchange?
Okay, be honest. How many people read those names as Sam and Dean?
Nope
Does this mean we can expect to see Waymo driverless cars on the road?
I'll be here all week. Try the fish!
I have a Galaxy J7. It's fantastic. Removable battery, headphone jack, expandable memory, all with the latest updates from Samsung. It's a steal at only $250.
My laptop (M6700) was released in 2012, my phone (Note 4) is from 2014 and my desktop (4770k) is from 2013. They're all sufficient, even in late 2018.
In the case of the Laptop I can't find never Laptops that perform as well or have as much room to expand for anywhere near the price I paid.
Laptops are definitely getting worse. My old one from 2010 was faster, cheaper, and had a much nicer screen than my new one (2016). Everyone I talk to has the same list of complaints.
The only advantages of the new one are it's lighter, and the battery lasts longer.
IBM engineers aren't actually crappy. It's the fucking MBAs in management who have no clue about how to run a software development company. Their engineers will want to do good work, but management will worry more about headcount and sales.
That's the story for every product development company ever.
It could be worse. IBM could have decided buying Red Hat was too expensive, and buy Red Star instead. Rename it "Big Blue Linux" and sell it for a premium because it has the IBM name. Profit!
That's what really terrible companies do.
The USPS is just pretending to be incompetent to cover up their vast and efficient data collection. Think about it!
Nut: The government is spying on our mail!
Normal Person: The same people that delivered my mail to the house around the corner, and gave me mail for someone who moved 10 years ago? No way!
I would like to remind everyone that the Italian legal system is the same one that tried to put geologists in jail for an earthquake, and tried Amanda Knox for murder despite already convicting another person for that crime.
Let me know when another country reaches the same findings, because I don't have confidence in Italian courts.
If the average car is used 3% today...
So is the microwave in the break room. For some reason there's always a line to use it from 11:30 to 12.
Train algorithm with data in hand, algorithm's output mirrors data provided. They can't possibly be shocked by this, can they?
I recently began working with AI, and was surprised at how simple the algorithms are. I think a lot of people expect them to be extremely complex.
Training the AI is where it gets complex. This is where shaving a couple percent off computation times can really make a difference. Finding good training data. Selecting the right optimization algorithm. Waiting for the system to learn. That's what's difficult.
Didn't they have to tell Watson to forget everything you learned from Urban Dictionary?
Yes, they did. They couldn't even feed Wikipedia articles in without some editing.
Because most people have been convinced that AI can turn garbage inputs into perfect outputs. They don't understand the data given to Watson is carefully curated. If you feed such an AI all of the garbage on the internet, you will get a garbage AI
Garbage in, garbage out.
If the training data has bias, then the AI will learn to have that bias.
The trick is developing training data that doesn't reflect the biases of the humans that performed the task in the past.
What's that body of land in the top right corner of the map? Is it Alaska?
Should be amusing the first time they get sued because of a car accident.
I was thinking the dashboard display on a modern car. There's a lot of critical information on some screens.
If they can't get it to work in Excel, do you really think that their database design and any associated code will be any better?
In my experience some Excel is only good at handling projects up to a certain level of complexity. Once you get beyond that point, using more powerful tools makes the job a lot easier.
That 100% increase in wages translates to....a 4% increase in the cost of the food.
Your example, and the research you cite are microeconomic studies. When we raise the minimum wage, we are not just raising the minimum wage for food service workers, as the study you cited suggests. Minimum wage will go up for all workers. It will have a macroeconomic effect. That will increase the costs throughout the entire supply chain. That is not within the scope of the research you cite.
When you sum all of the costs down the supply chain, labor is the dominant force.
KingRoot has its own su bundled.
It's also malware.
While at any stage, the labor cost is fairly minimal, it is there at every stage, and it is an accumulating percentage of the cost at any level.
Well said. Precisely my point.
Wages tend to be a small part of the cost of most goods though. When you look at he volume of bread coming out of factories and the number of people working there, wages don't contribute much to the sale price.
That argument is very narrow in scope. As a whole, wages are the only cost of most goods. Sure, the staff at the bread factory may not be a significant portion of the cost, but other resources are purchased to make the bread. Those resources have labor costs.
The grain mill has staff to turn the wheat into flour.
The truck driver has to be paid to transport the flour
The farmer has to be paid to grow the wheat.
The truck driver has to be paid to transport the wheat.
It takes labor to find and extract any natural resource. Including oil. The only exception might be the air we breathe.
Someone should make a massive battery factory to profit off of this problem!