I'm sorry, but that argument makes no sense. That's like saying why would someone complain about spending $69 dollars on a cup of starbucks (I know, what are you doing at starbucks, you should be at dunkin donuts). Just because it's not out of monetary range for most people does not mean that it isn't overpriced as hell.
Oh, and if you really feel you're being "robbed" these days, feel free to dig up a phone plan circa 1996 to compare current usage against.
I don't really care about what I got charged over a decade ago, I care about the fact that a text message costs so much more per kb of data sent than a phone conversation. I care that certain companies turn off their bluetooth to pc connectivity to keep you from uploading your own songs as ringtones, I care that there's any amount of text messaging done in a month that could rack up a bill over $1000 (not to mention that girl that got the $4000 bill). 1996 is way back in the day, when cell phone use wasn't the norm, when internet sucked and so did the presidents aide.
I'm not saying that I'd be better off in a developing country, but is it so unreasonable to expect the best from the situation that you're in. If I'm in a third world fishing town I'd expect that people wouldn't just go around a put giant holes in my boat. If I live in the US I expect business and political leaders not to fuck around with the system for their own benefit and the detriment of all the others in this nation. Relativism is not a bad thing.
Yes, a research option is available at pretty much any university offering graduate degrees but strongly pursuing a research degree implies an interest on the student's part of becoming a full time researcher as a career. As a MS EE candidate I know that I'm doing my three credits of research to get my Masters Thesis done but I do not intend on pursuing a research oriented career. As I tell all my PhD friends, research is nice but it sure ain't for everyone.
Well, considering the fact that it's a two year program, a half life of 5 years seems to work out. From discussions I've had with others in industry I've found that I get to skip 5 years of boring work and start out in a much more interesting position. That's why I'm in graduate school, the pay raise is nice, but the added enjoyment to my occupation is the ultimate motivator.
You know, Masters and Doctorate programs have nothing to do with the "real world" of non-academic jobs. There IS a lot that you don't learn in college, but you are expected to learn it on the job.
You know, there are some very real skills you can learn with a graduate degree that you just won't as an undergrad. By taking two years to get a masters degree, and focusing on the relevant courses, I can actually gather more knowledge in two years than I would on the job because I don't have to spend time working as well. This mainly applies to engineering fields but ymmv.
More than being the "entitlement generation" they should be called the "inconsiderate generation". It is inconsiderate to cause financial harm to other people (and then whine about it when the neighbor or google cuts access).
Yeah, it's really bad to cause people devastating financial harm and bitch about how it's not your fault and you still deserve your multimillion dollar salary, that one that you're getting paid for not fucking up your company. Last I checked that wasn't my generation, the generation of "inconsiderate people" as you so eloquently put it, that destroyed this economy (no matter how much the RIAA wants you to think it could be). It wasn't my generation looking to make money by doing no productive work, just simply by trading and gaming the system to generate wealth from nothing. I get really tired of hearing about how inconsiderate my generation is when the worst we've done is steal/infringe on the copyright of some person. I'm not saying we're perfect but hell, we're young and stupid, not like those old, wise congress people that "forget" to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes, or don't understand that it's wrong to take advantage of subordinates. We grew up in a time where nearly everyone in a position of respect deserved none of it, whether they be presidents, senators, judges, or business leaders (notice the lack of athletes or celebrities, seriously congress, take a mirror to yourself instead of wasting my tax dollars on attacking athletes that did nothing nearly as corrupt as you), so you can't be too surprised that we have very little respect for much at all. The true test will be how we handle ourselves in the next few decades, when we'll actually have real influence.
You mean like that Toyota plant in Indiana (one of hundreds of outsourcing from eastern to western examples)? Or is "outsourcing" only bad when it is the USA that sends a job overseas?
Well, considering that the US isn't known as a bastion of cheap labor I would say that the outsourcing to the US is to minimize the costs of shipping/importing. That's a whole lot different than a lot of US outsourcing which increases shipping costs but allows for extremely cheap labor.
Show me a standard video out on an iPod and I'll believe you. I don't know how data is output from the iPod connector at the base of an iPod but there's a good chance it's not your standard video signal. There's probably some data processing that has to be done at the connection point before the information can pass through the cable. So yeah, you can buy a cable for a few bucks but it isn't going to process any non-video output for you.
Fair point, Rockbox offers a ton of neat features, but when you look at UI design for people that are, how do you put it, stupid when it comes to computers, they do not want that. They want something to hold their hands, to keep them from screwing up and to give them fewer choices so there's less to think about. That style of design doesn't make much sense for people that are good with computers, but for people that struggle with them (the majority of the world) it's far better. Maybe in 10 or 20 years Apple's design paradigm won't work because there will be enough people that grew up with computers that there won't be a strong enough market for simple UI.
It's similar to cars, most people want an automatic, you don't have to think about it, but those who understand their cars want manuals because it's just better. But try convincing someone who struggles with a manual to switch and you'd be better off banging your head against an engine block. Or, to put it in a more familiar way, "Why would you pick an automatic over a manual? You get more control over your vehicle, you get better gas mileage, all you have to do is right foot down, left foot up. It just doesn't make any sense."
Strictly speaking, that aspect should not be contained in the libel law because a true statement cannot be a libelous statement. I'm not claiming that the law is a bad idea but I believe it needs to be presented on its own because it is not related to libel. This would be like having a law that deals with both theft and assault, they both deserve to be illegal but they shouldn't be wrapped into a single law.
What happens when bad reviews on Amazon become liabel?
I can say with nearly 100% certainty that reviews will never be considered libel, mainly considering the fact that reviews are by their very nature opinion. Last I checked, libel doesn't apply to opinion, only statements asserting themselves to be fact.
And there in lies the problem. That statement from the Summary is tremendously unclear and it wouldn't have taken much effort to write it in a way that it was readily understandable by nearly everyone. The scientific community needs to work on their writing skills so that non-science people can understand what they're talking about. Obligatory xkcd explanation of this.
That little yellow square is not a posted speed limit, it is simply a recommended speed. Therefore, not going 45 is in fact, not a violation. On the other hand, traffic cops are given the right to cite people based on their judgement so even going 50 in a 50 speed limited zone could lead to a speeding infraction.
Seems like a better law would be that personal information be purged from the records of any place that has no legitimate reason to retain them.
The lawyers will have a field day with the definition of "legitimate reason." The law needs to be more specific, something like if I tell you to drop my data you do it. I know it takes some customer action, but it's a hell of a lot better than we have now.
treating someones knowledge (of any form) as though it remains company property after they leave is not the solution.
This word, "knowledge", I don't think it means what you think it means.
Seriously, your password is not the same sort of knowledge that design technique is. Just because you store something in your mind does not immediately make it your own and only. I'll try to present an analog (though admittedly lacking a bit). Say your employer gave you a passcode to enter into the building, but the funny thing about your passcode is that no one can get into the building without you first entering your passcode. If you've memorized it and then get fired, you still need to give that code back to your employer so that they can use their property. No matter how stupid it was of them not to have some form of tracking their passwords, you still need to give them the code back.
Also, I'm not saying that you need to act in the best interest of a company irregardless of what they've done in the past, but you need to maintain your own standards of right and wrong. It is not difficult for one to return passwords to a company, it doesn't harm you, and in all honesty, it's the right thing to do.
I'm NASA (not a sys admin) but I would equate passwords to keys as opposed to clever networking tricks being like schematics. I don't know the story but regardless of if you're fired for the wrong reasons if you're a reputable person then you'll maintain your civility and return what must be returned and never deal with the company again.
interesting... let's say someone downloads something from the pirate bay. There's no sales tax involved, and that's not "fair".
Well, you don't pay sales tax on a CD that you lift from Best Buy so they're both equally unfair. I've never really heard people complain about paying taxes for something because others have gotten away without paying at all for the item.
Very good point. As of now there are no price indicators to consumers of the waste associated with each type of power generation (carbon wastes, nuclear waste storage beyond onsite cooling, etc.). When a carbon tax is finally implemented (and it will be soon) there is going to be a sharp increase in the price to produce coal power. That's when all the other generation methods will take over because nobody wants to pay $0.15/kWh for coal when nuclear and wind can do it cheaper and cleaner.
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I'm sorry, but that argument makes no sense. That's like saying why would someone complain about spending $69 dollars on a cup of starbucks (I know, what are you doing at starbucks, you should be at dunkin donuts). Just because it's not out of monetary range for most people does not mean that it isn't overpriced as hell.
Oh, and if you really feel you're being "robbed" these days, feel free to dig up a phone plan circa 1996 to compare current usage against.
I don't really care about what I got charged over a decade ago, I care about the fact that a text message costs so much more per kb of data sent than a phone conversation. I care that certain companies turn off their bluetooth to pc connectivity to keep you from uploading your own songs as ringtones, I care that there's any amount of text messaging done in a month that could rack up a bill over $1000 (not to mention that girl that got the $4000 bill). 1996 is way back in the day, when cell phone use wasn't the norm, when internet sucked and so did the presidents aide.
That makes me feel better. I was about to give up all hope for the world if a cell phone had an HDMI connection.
it has HDMI,
I have to ask, why? (and really, are you sure?)
I'm not saying that I'd be better off in a developing country, but is it so unreasonable to expect the best from the situation that you're in. If I'm in a third world fishing town I'd expect that people wouldn't just go around a put giant holes in my boat. If I live in the US I expect business and political leaders not to fuck around with the system for their own benefit and the detriment of all the others in this nation. Relativism is not a bad thing.
Yes, a research option is available at pretty much any university offering graduate degrees but strongly pursuing a research degree implies an interest on the student's part of becoming a full time researcher as a career. As a MS EE candidate I know that I'm doing my three credits of research to get my Masters Thesis done but I do not intend on pursuing a research oriented career. As I tell all my PhD friends, research is nice but it sure ain't for everyone.
Well, considering the fact that it's a two year program, a half life of 5 years seems to work out. From discussions I've had with others in industry I've found that I get to skip 5 years of boring work and start out in a much more interesting position. That's why I'm in graduate school, the pay raise is nice, but the added enjoyment to my occupation is the ultimate motivator.
You know, Masters and Doctorate programs have nothing to do with the "real world" of non-academic jobs. There IS a lot that you don't learn in college, but you are expected to learn it on the job.
You know, there are some very real skills you can learn with a graduate degree that you just won't as an undergrad. By taking two years to get a masters degree, and focusing on the relevant courses, I can actually gather more knowledge in two years than I would on the job because I don't have to spend time working as well. This mainly applies to engineering fields but ymmv.
More than being the "entitlement generation" they should be called the "inconsiderate generation". It is inconsiderate to cause financial harm to other people (and then whine about it when the neighbor or google cuts access).
Yeah, it's really bad to cause people devastating financial harm and bitch about how it's not your fault and you still deserve your multimillion dollar salary, that one that you're getting paid for not fucking up your company. Last I checked that wasn't my generation, the generation of "inconsiderate people" as you so eloquently put it, that destroyed this economy (no matter how much the RIAA wants you to think it could be). It wasn't my generation looking to make money by doing no productive work, just simply by trading and gaming the system to generate wealth from nothing. I get really tired of hearing about how inconsiderate my generation is when the worst we've done is steal/infringe on the copyright of some person. I'm not saying we're perfect but hell, we're young and stupid, not like those old, wise congress people that "forget" to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes, or don't understand that it's wrong to take advantage of subordinates. We grew up in a time where nearly everyone in a position of respect deserved none of it, whether they be presidents, senators, judges, or business leaders (notice the lack of athletes or celebrities, seriously congress, take a mirror to yourself instead of wasting my tax dollars on attacking athletes that did nothing nearly as corrupt as you), so you can't be too surprised that we have very little respect for much at all. The true test will be how we handle ourselves in the next few decades, when we'll actually have real influence.
Sorry for the rant, it's been a long 23 years.
You mean like that Toyota plant in Indiana (one of hundreds of outsourcing from eastern to western examples)? Or is "outsourcing" only bad when it is the USA that sends a job overseas?
Well, considering that the US isn't known as a bastion of cheap labor I would say that the outsourcing to the US is to minimize the costs of shipping/importing. That's a whole lot different than a lot of US outsourcing which increases shipping costs but allows for extremely cheap labor.
... when you do not have to do what any boss or client tells you.
That first part makes sense but I'm intrigued by how you manage to have a business where you don't listen to your clients.
type of mongoloids who Slashdot and Digg appeal to
The intelligent, principled ones?
You must be new here.
Show me a standard video out on an iPod and I'll believe you. I don't know how data is output from the iPod connector at the base of an iPod but there's a good chance it's not your standard video signal. There's probably some data processing that has to be done at the connection point before the information can pass through the cable. So yeah, you can buy a cable for a few bucks but it isn't going to process any non-video output for you.
Fair point, Rockbox offers a ton of neat features, but when you look at UI design for people that are, how do you put it, stupid when it comes to computers, they do not want that. They want something to hold their hands, to keep them from screwing up and to give them fewer choices so there's less to think about. That style of design doesn't make much sense for people that are good with computers, but for people that struggle with them (the majority of the world) it's far better. Maybe in 10 or 20 years Apple's design paradigm won't work because there will be enough people that grew up with computers that there won't be a strong enough market for simple UI.
It's similar to cars, most people want an automatic, you don't have to think about it, but those who understand their cars want manuals because it's just better. But try convincing someone who struggles with a manual to switch and you'd be better off banging your head against an engine block. Or, to put it in a more familiar way, "Why would you pick an automatic over a manual? You get more control over your vehicle, you get better gas mileage, all you have to do is right foot down, left foot up. It just doesn't make any sense."
Strictly speaking, that aspect should not be contained in the libel law because a true statement cannot be a libelous statement. I'm not claiming that the law is a bad idea but I believe it needs to be presented on its own because it is not related to libel. This would be like having a law that deals with both theft and assault, they both deserve to be illegal but they shouldn't be wrapped into a single law.
What happens when bad reviews on Amazon become liabel?
I can say with nearly 100% certainty that reviews will never be considered libel, mainly considering the fact that reviews are by their very nature opinion. Last I checked, libel doesn't apply to opinion, only statements asserting themselves to be fact.
And there in lies the problem. That statement from the Summary is tremendously unclear and it wouldn't have taken much effort to write it in a way that it was readily understandable by nearly everyone. The scientific community needs to work on their writing skills so that non-science people can understand what they're talking about. Obligatory xkcd explanation of this.
That little yellow square is not a posted speed limit, it is simply a recommended speed. Therefore, not going 45 is in fact, not a violation. On the other hand, traffic cops are given the right to cite people based on their judgement so even going 50 in a 50 speed limited zone could lead to a speeding infraction.
Seems like a better law would be that personal information be purged from the records of any place that has no legitimate reason to retain them.
The lawyers will have a field day with the definition of "legitimate reason." The law needs to be more specific, something like if I tell you to drop my data you do it. I know it takes some customer action, but it's a hell of a lot better than we have now.
treating someones knowledge (of any form) as though it remains company property after they leave is not the solution.
This word, "knowledge", I don't think it means what you think it means.
Seriously, your password is not the same sort of knowledge that design technique is. Just because you store something in your mind does not immediately make it your own and only. I'll try to present an analog (though admittedly lacking a bit). Say your employer gave you a passcode to enter into the building, but the funny thing about your passcode is that no one can get into the building without you first entering your passcode. If you've memorized it and then get fired, you still need to give that code back to your employer so that they can use their property. No matter how stupid it was of them not to have some form of tracking their passwords, you still need to give them the code back.
Also, I'm not saying that you need to act in the best interest of a company irregardless of what they've done in the past, but you need to maintain your own standards of right and wrong. It is not difficult for one to return passwords to a company, it doesn't harm you, and in all honesty, it's the right thing to do.
I'm NASA (not a sys admin) but I would equate passwords to keys as opposed to clever networking tricks being like schematics. I don't know the story but regardless of if you're fired for the wrong reasons if you're a reputable person then you'll maintain your civility and return what must be returned and never deal with the company again.
interesting... let's say someone downloads something from the pirate bay. There's no sales tax involved, and that's not "fair".
Well, you don't pay sales tax on a CD that you lift from Best Buy so they're both equally unfair. I've never really heard people complain about paying taxes for something because others have gotten away without paying at all for the item.
I hear that the ex-colonies just drive on the road, no side in particular, just whichever one isn't completely stopped due to congestion.
I'd feel more comfortable with the "Tool" Bar.
Very good point. As of now there are no price indicators to consumers of the waste associated with each type of power generation (carbon wastes, nuclear waste storage beyond onsite cooling, etc.). When a carbon tax is finally implemented (and it will be soon) there is going to be a sharp increase in the price to produce coal power. That's when all the other generation methods will take over because nobody wants to pay $0.15/kWh for coal when nuclear and wind can do it cheaper and cleaner.