I know you're intending to be funny, but please keep in mind that some of the folks who want to rip away our privacy will think your comments are a good idea. Ever notice that there are some people out there who think of 1984 as a training manual?
Sorry but if you start a process that you know will cause problems, that is sabotage. Be the better man. If you don't want to train the replacements, don't train them. Personally, if I were in that position and could afford to do so, I'd decline to train the replacements. But I'm not going to commit sabotage nor would I undertake to train the replacements and then do less than my best. Two wrongs don't make a right. Of course, there's nothing wrong with making sure that the IT community at large knows who my (former) employer was and what they did.
What was the maximum altitude of the 5 lost islands prior to them submerging? What effects did wave erosion have on the islands? How deeply submerged are the islands?
If a "self-driving" car still requires a driver to be available at the drop of a hat, what's the point of the "self-driving" aspect? So I get to pay extra for the computer, the software, the sensors, but I still have to be ready and able to take over if the system cannot cope? What's the up-side for me?
did the hotel chain not insist on owning the rights to the images? If you're hiring someone to produce something you will use to promote your business, would you not want to own it outright? No comprendo.
True. But after it was nearly destroyed by a massive earthquake, the residents not only rebuilt the city, but continued (and continue to this day) to expand the city. they could have said "oh, this is a really bad place for a city" and gone elsewhere. Far more recently, China built a massive dam in an area prone to earthquakes. Worse, the dam is upstream of LOTS of people. But it's okay because the dam is earthquake proof. I believe it's called the Titanic Dam.
It says that any person or company providing encryption software must cooperate with law enforcement to retrieve data on demand. What if I get encryption software from a foreign vendor with no US presence? Isn't this simply killing US encryption vendors? What am I missing here?
Not meaning to be snotty, but can you suggest a decent laptop that has neither a camera nor a microphone? I cannot recall the last time I saw such a beast.
Another assinine law written by a group of politicians who simply do not comprehend how the internet works. Wouldn't it be nice if, before they wrote the law, legislators actually talked to some subject matter experts?
So do I. But a fast food joint is not a proper sit-down restaurant. And in a proper sit-down restaurant, between wages and tips, staff make more than minimum wage.
Minimum wage used to be for truly entry-level jobs - jobs for workers with no skills or experience to speak of. They would learn basic skills and gain experience in those jobs and use that to leverage themselves into better jobs. A great situation for teens with no expectation of going to college, but certainly not a career for anyone.
If you make those entry-level jobs high-priced enough that people consider them career options, you will severely reduce the entry-level options for those just starting out in life. Not saying that you haven't solved a problem. But you may have created, or exacerbated, other problems in the process. Sorry for the essay.
Actually, public libraries contain dangerous information. When I was in junior high school, I discovered that the school library contained books that explained how to make gunpowder. And, yes, it was accurate. I'm always amused when I hear people decry the availability of that type of information on the internet.
More to the point, we have far too many coders who are not interested in the craft. They are interested in a paycheck and that's where their interest ends. They are not interested in increasing the depth or breadth of their knowledge and abilities. Compounding the problem, we have far too many management types who are not at all interested in code done right as long as it's done by the deadline.
I'd be interested in seeing them take the test here in Winnipeg in January during a snow storm. My expectation is that they cherry picked the location, weather, etc, for the test. Given that it's a totally new paradigm, they need to be tested under the worst, most challenging conditions available.
Yep. But that doesn't mean it won't happen. there are at least a couple of really messed up countries with nukes. I'm assuming you live in the US. Keep in mind that many countries are an order of magnitude or more screwed up than most western countries. Things that would never enter our minds as being possible are the norm in many other countries. If you ever have the chance, travel in the non-tourist areas of some third world countries and get to know some of the locals. You'll find that many of their assumptions are completely alien to you, and many of your assumptions are completely alien to them.
With our current infrastructure, that's true. However, imagine a situation in which everyone has a battery bank at home, with a smart interface to the power grid. If the solar panel or wind turbines are not kicking out enough power, the home runs off the battery bank. When there is ample juice in the pipeline, the battery bank gets charged and the home runs on direct power from the grid. That would be doable. It would require a change in end-user mindset and more up-front costs to the end users, but it could be done.
Seriously? The technology required to do this stuff will only get easier to use and cheaper. Rolling your own equipment will become simple (if it's not already simple). In short order, any whack-job will be able to do this. Maybe it's time to call Bruce Willis?
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I know you're intending to be funny, but please keep in mind that some of the folks who want to rip away our privacy will think your comments are a good idea. Ever notice that there are some people out there who think of 1984 as a training manual?
Sorry but if you start a process that you know will cause problems, that is sabotage. Be the better man. If you don't want to train the replacements, don't train them. Personally, if I were in that position and could afford to do so, I'd decline to train the replacements. But I'm not going to commit sabotage nor would I undertake to train the replacements and then do less than my best. Two wrongs don't make a right.
Of course, there's nothing wrong with making sure that the IT community at large knows who my (former) employer was and what they did.
What was the maximum altitude of the 5 lost islands prior to them submerging? What effects did wave erosion have on the islands? How deeply submerged are the islands?
If a "self-driving" car still requires a driver to be available at the drop of a hat, what's the point of the "self-driving" aspect? So I get to pay extra for the computer, the software, the sensors, but I still have to be ready and able to take over if the system cannot cope? What's the up-side for me?
did the hotel chain not insist on owning the rights to the images? If you're hiring someone to produce something you will use to promote your business, would you not want to own it outright? No comprendo.
Might be the carrot government offers to encourage enforcement of the regulations: file the right forms and you get to keep the money you confiscated.
Do they really think ISIS has a beer fund?
True. But after it was nearly destroyed by a massive earthquake, the residents not only rebuilt the city, but continued (and continue to this day) to expand the city. they could have said "oh, this is a really bad place for a city" and gone elsewhere. Far more recently, China built a massive dam in an area prone to earthquakes. Worse, the dam is upstream of LOTS of people. But it's okay because the dam is earthquake proof. I believe it's called the Titanic Dam.
It says that any person or company providing encryption software must cooperate with law enforcement to retrieve data on demand. What if I get encryption software from a foreign vendor with no US presence? Isn't this simply killing US encryption vendors? What am I missing here?
Not meaning to be snotty, but can you suggest a decent laptop that has neither a camera nor a microphone? I cannot recall the last time I saw such a beast.
Another assinine law written by a group of politicians who simply do not comprehend how the internet works. Wouldn't it be nice if, before they wrote the law, legislators actually talked to some subject matter experts?
Minimum wage used to be for truly entry-level jobs - jobs for workers with no skills or experience to speak of. They would learn basic skills and gain experience in those jobs and use that to leverage themselves into better jobs. A great situation for teens with no expectation of going to college, but certainly not a career for anyone.
If you make those entry-level jobs high-priced enough that people consider them career options, you will severely reduce the entry-level options for those just starting out in life. Not saying that you haven't solved a problem. But you may have created, or exacerbated, other problems in the process. Sorry for the essay.
Actually, public libraries contain dangerous information. When I was in junior high school, I discovered that the school library contained books that explained how to make gunpowder. And, yes, it was accurate. I'm always amused when I hear people decry the availability of that type of information on the internet.
Or needing help to unlock the car because it's locked and my phone is charging inside.
More to the point, we have far too many coders who are not interested in the craft. They are interested in a paycheck and that's where their interest ends. They are not interested in increasing the depth or breadth of their knowledge and abilities. Compounding the problem, we have far too many management types who are not at all interested in code done right as long as it's done by the deadline.
My favourite quote from Armeggedon: Russian components, American components, all made in Taiwan.
I'd be interested in seeing them take the test here in Winnipeg in January during a snow storm. My expectation is that they cherry picked the location, weather, etc, for the test. Given that it's a totally new paradigm, they need to be tested under the worst, most challenging conditions available.
Keep in mind that driver licensing in both Canada and the US is done at the province/state level, not the national level. Requirements vary widely.
Yep. But that doesn't mean it won't happen. there are at least a couple of really messed up countries with nukes. I'm assuming you live in the US. Keep in mind that many countries are an order of magnitude or more screwed up than most western countries. Things that would never enter our minds as being possible are the norm in many other countries. If you ever have the chance, travel in the non-tourist areas of some third world countries and get to know some of the locals. You'll find that many of their assumptions are completely alien to you, and many of your assumptions are completely alien to them.
are the slashdot editors? For humans, 4 million years is a rather long time. Even 3200 years is a long time.
"Teenage Mutant" is redundant.
With our current infrastructure, that's true. However, imagine a situation in which everyone has a battery bank at home, with a smart interface to the power grid. If the solar panel or wind turbines are not kicking out enough power, the home runs off the battery bank. When there is ample juice in the pipeline, the battery bank gets charged and the home runs on direct power from the grid. That would be doable. It would require a change in end-user mindset and more up-front costs to the end users, but it could be done.
Seriously? The technology required to do this stuff will only get easier to use and cheaper. Rolling your own equipment will become simple (if it's not already simple). In short order, any whack-job will be able to do this. Maybe it's time to call Bruce Willis?
to scrap my cable service and toss the TV out the window (SCTV had it right).
... I guess we'll get to see how well this concept works. And I won't be among the taxpayers responsible for paying for it. Not a bad deal for me.