"Ask {a bunch of nerds who stand to lose their job to outsourcing}: Is Outsourcing Development a Good Idea?", I wonder how this could possibly present a skewed opinion in the comments that follow!
It sounds like a crappy study. They claim it's lonely because most people don't post anything publicly. But that's a completely meaningless way to measure activity.
IKR? It's like judging Facebook, LinkedIn or Yammer (hehe) popularity by publicly available activity.
"Well, it looks like all the fearmongering about terrorists blowing up buildings and making planes fall from the sky is working. No matter that there's no evidence of any actual risk, or that the only real issue is if anyone is stupid enough to actually permit another terrorist to take control of the plane by using explosive underwear, fear is spreading. Of course, this is mostly due to the work of a neat combination of ex-politicians/now lobbyists working for defense contractors who stand to make a ton of money from the panic — enabled by politicians who seem to have no shame in telling scary bedtime stories that have no basis in reality."
Yes, I saw that. What's the point? Am I supposed to trust someone more because he is using a.pro domain, as opposed to a.com domain? IMHO, I would prefer he used a.com domain - that probably means he's been around longer.
How exactly is this doing something that Kinect is incapable of... actually how is it even related to Kinect? All this is, is an alternative touch screen implementation, it's screen-size specific - I have personally used a 47" add-on to an LCD TV that turned it into a touch-screen before, using a glass touch-screen overlay. Are you telling me that adding this contraption to your television (no matter how awkward looking it is), is going to be cheaper than buying a touch-screen this size? What would be a use case for wanting to sit 2' away from your TV, poking it with your hand, as opposed to sitting on the couch and just waving it? This seems about as revolutionary as training wheels for a tricycle, IMHO.
While the high cost of platinum does affect the cost of the device used to generate hydrogen, it has no effect on the cost of the hydrogen gas itself.
That kind of attitude will leave the hydrogen industry, that will replace the oil industry in the future, unable to arbitrarily raise price at the pumps when some Platinum manufacturing country starts a civil war... you cut that out. Now.
Again, I would rather have them introduce the.bank domain name, that can be registered only by verified banking institutions (they make it cost like $20,000 per year too, to further deter fraud). IMHO that, combined with PCI regulations enforcing the security of sites hosted on such domains, would be infinitely more useful.
Is make-up considered a mask? Can I wear a fake mustache and contacts? Huge sunglasses? What about motorcycle helmets? If I ride my motorcycle there - it's an enforced safety measure, right?
Has this been a documented problem for a lot of USPS shipments, and is there a reason the ban is temporary? Are they hoping for all Lithium Ion batteries to self destruct by then?
That's a whole different issue... one that needs to be taken up by the citizens of the "land of the free" with their respective government. And if chose not to fly - that's your right too (I guess, if you can call that a right). I don't have that option and if I had to chose between potentially cancer-causing radiation and a little fondling, well - I don't see any documented cases where someone died from disgust-related complications.
And you hit the nail on the head with that one - 80% of users in our call center use dual monitors, some with as high as 2560x1600. But it will work fine for some POS stations or reception desks, I'm sure.
What can the TSA agent possibly do to you, during a public "pat down" procedure, that you might feel would be so outrageous? It's not like he's going to ask you to turn and cough, or check your prostate...
Just opt out. Let them fondle your junk. It's not that big of a deal really, you let your doctor do it and you might actually have to look him in the eye, many times, after it. The TSA agent you will probably never see again... If everyone opts out, the scanners will go away.
So far it sounds to me like the evidence that there was water on Mars, not that there is water on it. I'm sure that there was water over the Sahara desert at some point too... Agreed, not really newsworthy.
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To be fair, they're the only ones who've ever done it...
Allegedly.
"Ask {a bunch of nerds who stand to lose their job to outsourcing}: Is Outsourcing Development a Good Idea?", I wonder how this could possibly present a skewed opinion in the comments that follow!
It sounds like a crappy study. They claim it's lonely because most people don't post anything publicly. But that's a completely meaningless way to measure activity.
IKR? It's like judging Facebook, LinkedIn or Yammer (hehe) popularity by publicly available activity.
Minus 25% for paid advertisement, they spend $30 million to maintain a single Facebook page?! I want that guy's job!
"Well, it looks like all the fearmongering about terrorists blowing up buildings and making planes fall from the sky is working. No matter that there's no evidence of any actual risk, or that the only real issue is if anyone is stupid enough to actually permit another terrorist to take control of the plane by using explosive underwear, fear is spreading. Of course, this is mostly due to the work of a neat combination of ex-politicians/now lobbyists working for defense contractors who stand to make a ton of money from the panic — enabled by politicians who seem to have no shame in telling scary bedtime stories that have no basis in reality."
FTFY
Yes, I saw that. What's the point? Am I supposed to trust someone more because he is using a .pro domain, as opposed to a .com domain? IMHO, I would prefer he used a .com domain - that probably means he's been around longer.
How exactly is this doing something that Kinect is incapable of... actually how is it even related to Kinect? All this is, is an alternative touch screen implementation, it's screen-size specific - I have personally used a 47" add-on to an LCD TV that turned it into a touch-screen before, using a glass touch-screen overlay. Are you telling me that adding this contraption to your television (no matter how awkward looking it is), is going to be cheaper than buying a touch-screen this size? What would be a use case for wanting to sit 2' away from your TV, poking it with your hand, as opposed to sitting on the couch and just waving it? This seems about as revolutionary as training wheels for a tricycle, IMHO.
While the high cost of platinum does affect the cost of the device used to generate hydrogen, it has no effect on the cost of the hydrogen gas itself.
That kind of attitude will leave the hydrogen industry, that will replace the oil industry in the future, unable to arbitrarily raise price at the pumps when some Platinum manufacturing country starts a civil war... you cut that out. Now.
Solar panels perhaps? And use the hydrogen to store the intermittent solar power.
Maybe, once we're generating enough solar power to have an excess of it.
The point was that I've never heard about it until now. I googled it right after. Useless.
I know that some compliance is better than no compliance at all. Even a poorly enforced PCI control on .bank is better than no control on .secure, no?
The thing is, people read left to right, and web addresses read inside to out. Try to convince most endusers that http://www.wellsfargo.com.soundslegit1234.ru/onlinebank/enterpasswordhere.html isn't safe.
Even if people do read the URL, they often don't understand it. A .secure TLD just gets buried in the legit-looking stuff on the outside.
Fair enough, though newer browsers do help somewhat by highlighting the TDL in the address bar in a different color.
lol
Recall the ".pro" TLD? Supposed to be for "vetted professionals"? I have so far never encountered a dot-pro that was actually legit.
What's ".pro"?
Again, I would rather have them introduce the .bank domain name, that can be registered only by verified banking institutions (they make it cost like $20,000 per year too, to further deter fraud). IMHO that, combined with PCI regulations enforcing the security of sites hosted on such domains, would be infinitely more useful.
Is make-up considered a mask? Can I wear a fake mustache and contacts? Huge sunglasses? What about motorcycle helmets? If I ride my motorcycle there - it's an enforced safety measure, right?
Has this been a documented problem for a lot of USPS shipments, and is there a reason the ban is temporary? Are they hoping for all Lithium Ion batteries to self destruct by then?
Lets hope no one is caught wearing a mask while they commit a murder.
As long as it's not done as a sign of protest, you will still get 5 years.
That's a whole different issue... one that needs to be taken up by the citizens of the "land of the free" with their respective government. And if chose not to fly - that's your right too (I guess, if you can call that a right). I don't have that option and if I had to chose between potentially cancer-causing radiation and a little fondling, well - I don't see any documented cases where someone died from disgust-related complications.
I had the same question. Someone in charge of USPS has a stake in nickel cadmium battery business?
and this things display only runs at 1366x768.
And you hit the nail on the head with that one - 80% of users in our call center use dual monitors, some with as high as 2560x1600. But it will work fine for some POS stations or reception desks, I'm sure.
What can the TSA agent possibly do to you, during a public "pat down" procedure, that you might feel would be so outrageous? It's not like he's going to ask you to turn and cough, or check your prostate...
Just opt out. Let them fondle your junk. It's not that big of a deal really, you let your doctor do it and you might actually have to look him in the eye, many times, after it. The TSA agent you will probably never see again... If everyone opts out, the scanners will go away.
He's only saying what the sheeple want to hear...
So far it sounds to me like the evidence that there was water on Mars, not that there is water on it. I'm sure that there was water over the Sahara desert at some point too... Agreed, not really newsworthy.