FBI Director Robert Mueller said he recently came 'just a few clicks away from falling into a classic Internet phishing scam' after receiving an e-mail that appeared to be from his bank.
Meanwhile, thousands of readers at Slashdot, smirked, giggled and thought... NOOB!
I totally agree with you, but here, the essay component is really looking at the same group of highly skilled, intelligent and apparently worthwhile people.
I am not saying to get rid of looking at test results to find the best ones, I am saying to use *some* measure of communication skills and personality to be able to find which ones are the best from the pick of the crop.
I would rather have a shut in engineer who does the math right vs an engineer with a hangover from last night going ehh ill just sign off on it.
I agree, but if I had two engineers who do the math right, I would rather have the one that gets along with the rest of the team and can add additional value to his/her colleagues than the shut in who sits and is grumpy and moody all the time.
I deal with a lot of people coming and going here at my office (although I am not in HR, I am an SME in our business), and I can tell you that when we are looking at hiring potentials, the first thing we look at is the cover letter rather than their actual CV content. Once in an interview, sure, discussions about past experience and the like are valued, but just as valuable is the ability to communicate and to mesh into the current staff we have.
The grandparent post said that identical scores mean identical potential, and that is utter bollocks. Two people might both be intelligent and perform well with tests. One of these might get on well with others, have good listening skills while the other is only interested in their own opinion. One may may be liked and respected by his team the other resented and ridiculed. How are these two even remotely identical?
The guy's obviously an idiot with too much time on his hands.
Now now, put you claws away kitty, just because it doesn't make sense to one person doesn't mean it doesn't make sense to everyone. Some people might benefit from this, although I must admit that I don't find it better than what I used in school. If it helps anyone, great, if not, it's no reason to really slam it that much is it?
I don't know about you, but it seems that people who pirate windows would be the IDEAL people to give this to. I mean, it's a partial market segment you have right there. On one hand they aren't convinced that they want to BUY your product, but on the other hand they are using it - meaning that they are already identified as a very potential customer. I know I may be a bit utopian in my thinking, but wouldn't giving these users a good customer experience (as Microsoft calls it) the best way to convince them that they should in fact go out and buy the software - perhaps not even now, but the next time they upgrade their systems?
It might not be perfect protection, but if it's going to be used by all the mum and dad users with zero tech skills, then it's a good thing.
They likely would have never understood why you need to pay a lot for top end protection, nor would they likely have payed for it. This is a nice step between.
They did however make the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, which I did think was very well done - especially the second two. While they certainly have made a mockery of many many things, you can't say it is ALL bad.
You could be exceedingly successful as a rifleman/creature handler, , or one of a dozen different types of crafters. The revamp destroyed that in a big, big way.
There were a LOT of classes that could be exceedingly successful as solo characters. But there was next to no point in playing the game with a friend and actually playing together.
What's the point in rolling a healing class if you can only heal 1 party member out of the five you are with? Do you have a specific healer/dps combination for every class? I have no problem with trying new types of action bars, on paper it looks great to have mind, body and action points, but in a system that is supposed to encourage you to play with friends, it's helplessly broken if only certain combinations have ANY point in being together.
I would have been happy with it if a medic was simply able to heal damage done to any party member. What? A medic can't heal a wound made by a rifleman or a carbineer, but can heal something done by a pistol? That's just stupid.
You don't release a game and then change everything about it.
You do if basically EVERYONE playing your game is asking that you do in fact change them. As a player, I wanted them to overhaul the combat system so that it actually promoted grouping with other players. That's the general consensus of everyone that played it. The downside was that while they did overhaul it, they totally repeated the same thing and made it ungroupable.
Hate to take the side that isn't yours here, but I would say that for an elderly couple, visiting a few websites and checking a bunch of mail messages, that 200 meg plan may be enough for an average month.
Is it flexible? No. Would I ever use a telstra plan? No. (I signed my parents up to Internode) Would I recommend Telstra as an ISP to anyone? No. Could you get much better value for the same $30 from another ISP? Of Course. Is it likely a 200 meg plan would suffice for many elderly couples and their foray in the "internets". Yes.
Exactly. So, why should we be spending money that we don't have?
Finding gravitational waves isn't going to help 99.99% of the population.
How about you look at this this way instead:
There is a lot of money going around to try to help a flailing economy. Why should that money go ONLY to those who have been bad at their business? Automakers that don't make the right cars? Banks that don't have solid lending strategies? Why NOT give some of that money that's all going to the same economy to scientists who quietly go about their business and get things done?
His point is it says it produces "9 volts (18 watts) of energy", and neither of those units is energy. Why is that so hard to understand? My new car is able to travel 200 horsepower (90 miles per hour) on a single tank of gas. Nothing objectionable about that statement?
This is slashdot. Nothing is ever objectionable about any post that uses a car analogy. Kudos to you.
I don't agree with their pseudo-science, but to call this "terrorism" dilutes and confuses the term, and pretty soon we'll be calling file-sharing "terrorism" too.
Moreover, three of the documented cases provide clear evidence that terrorist groups have used the proceeds of film piracy to finance their activities. While caution must be exercised in drawing broad conclusions from limited evidence, further investigation is a timely imperative. These cases, combined with established evidence for the broader category of counterfeiting-terrorism connections, are highly suggestive that intellectual-property theft â" a low-risk, high-profit enterprise â" is attractive not only to organized crime, but also to terrorists, particularly opportunistic members of local terrorist cells.
Oh, they will at least never stop bringing a grin to my face. God bless em for trying though!
How are mod points distributed these days, I wonder?
I don't know how they are generated, but I seem to get about a dose or two of mod points a week, 5-10 (rarely 15) at a go, but mainly use them to mod people up. Occasionally, if I hit a thread early I try to troll off the "(jews/obama/something) (killed/hurt/owns) all the (topic of story)" type posts that seem to bubble up early generally by Anons.
Honestly, i have no idea why people bother spouting that rubbish. I mean, there isn't even really a point to it.
Also, it was eastern Europe. Not too many wifi spots there unless you happen to be staying in a very fancy hotel I found (and I didn't stay in those heh).
Heh, i made the mistake of taking my iPhone on roaming mode through Europe. I knew it was going to cost me SOME... but I got an $875 bill for four weeks - and that was making about 10 calls. The rest.... internet usage.
Suggestion to anyone who is travelling overseas with a phone on roaming mode. Turn off ALL internet access. It will save you hundreds!
While it's amusing that someone found that teenagers have a larger range of frequencies that they hear and set it up as a ringtone for sms, wouldn't it just be easier to keep your phone in your pocket and on vibrate?
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Well, they can be called critical. It's subjective you see. Critical to you as a user, or critical to Microsoft as a business?
Yes, I think there is something in that for all of us, don't you? *puffs pipe*
FBI Director Robert Mueller said he recently came 'just a few clicks away from falling into a classic Internet phishing scam' after receiving an e-mail that appeared to be from his bank.
Meanwhile, thousands of readers at Slashdot, smirked, giggled and thought... NOOB!
*giggle* Couldn't they argue the patent validity based on PRIUS use?
*guffaw*
I am not saying to get rid of looking at test results to find the best ones, I am saying to use *some* measure of communication skills and personality to be able to find which ones are the best from the pick of the crop.
I would rather have a shut in engineer who does the math right vs an engineer with a hangover from last night going ehh ill just sign off on it.
I agree, but if I had two engineers who do the math right, I would rather have the one that gets along with the rest of the team and can add additional value to his/her colleagues than the shut in who sits and is grumpy and moody all the time.
I deal with a lot of people coming and going here at my office (although I am not in HR, I am an SME in our business), and I can tell you that when we are looking at hiring potentials, the first thing we look at is the cover letter rather than their actual CV content. Once in an interview, sure, discussions about past experience and the like are valued, but just as valuable is the ability to communicate and to mesh into the current staff we have.
The grandparent post said that identical scores mean identical potential, and that is utter bollocks. Two people might both be intelligent and perform well with tests. One of these might get on well with others, have good listening skills while the other is only interested in their own opinion. One may may be liked and respected by his team the other resented and ridiculed. How are these two even remotely identical?
I can finally move forward with the plans for my Entropy Cannon.
Hmmm, I just can't build up excitement about that I am sorry. Every time I try to get excited, it just wanes off and I am simply content again.
The guy's obviously an idiot with too much time on his hands.
Now now, put you claws away kitty, just because it doesn't make sense to one person doesn't mean it doesn't make sense to everyone. Some people might benefit from this, although I must admit that I don't find it better than what I used in school. If it helps anyone, great, if not, it's no reason to really slam it that much is it?
I don't know about you, but it seems that people who pirate windows would be the IDEAL people to give this to. I mean, it's a partial market segment you have right there. On one hand they aren't convinced that they want to BUY your product, but on the other hand they are using it - meaning that they are already identified as a very potential customer. I know I may be a bit utopian in my thinking, but wouldn't giving these users a good customer experience (as Microsoft calls it) the best way to convince them that they should in fact go out and buy the software - perhaps not even now, but the next time they upgrade their systems?
Yes. Did you RTFA?
New here? No-one reads articles on slashdot. Welcome to the "summary crowd".
It might not be perfect protection, but if it's going to be used by all the mum and dad users with zero tech skills, then it's a good thing.
They likely would have never understood why you need to pay a lot for top end protection, nor would they likely have payed for it. This is a nice step between.
They did however make the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, which I did think was very well done - especially the second two. While they certainly have made a mockery of many many things, you can't say it is ALL bad.
You could be exceedingly successful as a rifleman/creature handler, , or one of a dozen different types of crafters. The revamp destroyed that in a big, big way.
There were a LOT of classes that could be exceedingly successful as solo characters. But there was next to no point in playing the game with a friend and actually playing together.
What's the point in rolling a healing class if you can only heal 1 party member out of the five you are with? Do you have a specific healer/dps combination for every class? I have no problem with trying new types of action bars, on paper it looks great to have mind, body and action points, but in a system that is supposed to encourage you to play with friends, it's helplessly broken if only certain combinations have ANY point in being together.
I would have been happy with it if a medic was simply able to heal damage done to any party member. What? A medic can't heal a wound made by a rifleman or a carbineer, but can heal something done by a pistol? That's just stupid.
You don't release a game and then change everything about it.
You do if basically EVERYONE playing your game is asking that you do in fact change them. As a player, I wanted them to overhaul the combat system so that it actually promoted grouping with other players. That's the general consensus of everyone that played it. The downside was that while they did overhaul it, they totally repeated the same thing and made it ungroupable.
Hate to take the side that isn't yours here, but I would say that for an elderly couple, visiting a few websites and checking a bunch of mail messages, that 200 meg plan may be enough for an average month.
Is it flexible? No. Would I ever use a telstra plan? No. (I signed my parents up to Internode) Would I recommend Telstra as an ISP to anyone? No. Could you get much better value for the same $30 from another ISP? Of Course. Is it likely a 200 meg plan would suffice for many elderly couples and their foray in the "internets". Yes.
Exactly. So, why should we be spending money that we don't have?
Finding gravitational waves isn't going to help 99.99% of the population.
How about you look at this this way instead:
There is a lot of money going around to try to help a flailing economy. Why should that money go ONLY to those who have been bad at their business? Automakers that don't make the right cars? Banks that don't have solid lending strategies? Why NOT give some of that money that's all going to the same economy to scientists who quietly go about their business and get things done?
What the fuck is with your grammar? You have it right half the time, no, actually not even that.
20A? All the breakers i see are 15A.
This is slashdot. Everything is overclocked - including the breakers.
His point is it says it produces "9 volts (18 watts) of energy", and neither of those units is energy. Why is that so hard to understand? My new car is able to travel 200 horsepower (90 miles per hour) on a single tank of gas. Nothing objectionable about that statement?
This is slashdot. Nothing is ever objectionable about any post that uses a car analogy. Kudos to you.
I don't agree with their pseudo-science, but to call this "terrorism" dilutes and confuses the term, and pretty soon we'll be calling file-sharing "terrorism" too.
Well, amusingly the RIAA beat you to it pal.
Here is a snippet of this amusement:
Moreover, three of the documented cases provide clear evidence that terrorist groups have used the proceeds of film piracy to finance their activities. While caution must be exercised in drawing broad conclusions from limited evidence, further investigation is a timely imperative. These cases, combined with established evidence for the broader category of counterfeiting-terrorism connections, are highly suggestive that intellectual-property theft â" a low-risk, high-profit enterprise â" is attractive not only to organized crime, but also to terrorists, particularly opportunistic members of local terrorist cells.
Oh, they will at least never stop bringing a grin to my face. God bless em for trying though!
How are mod points distributed these days, I wonder?
I don't know how they are generated, but I seem to get about a dose or two of mod points a week, 5-10 (rarely 15) at a go, but mainly use them to mod people up. Occasionally, if I hit a thread early I try to troll off the "(jews/obama/something) (killed/hurt/owns) all the (topic of story)" type posts that seem to bubble up early generally by Anons.
Honestly, i have no idea why people bother spouting that rubbish. I mean, there isn't even really a point to it.
Also, it was eastern Europe. Not too many wifi spots there unless you happen to be staying in a very fancy hotel I found (and I didn't stay in those heh).
I jsut did emails a few times and google maps here and there when lost :(
It's not like I was surfing youtube lol.
Heh, i made the mistake of taking my iPhone on roaming mode through Europe. I knew it was going to cost me SOME... but I got an $875 bill for four weeks - and that was making about 10 calls. The rest.... internet usage.
Suggestion to anyone who is travelling overseas with a phone on roaming mode. Turn off ALL internet access. It will save you hundreds!
The interesting thing isn't that bids make a noise when they fly off, and that it's different to the noise when they fly off in a panic.
The interesting thing is that OTHER BIRDS react to this noise and understand there is danger nearby.
While it's amusing that someone found that teenagers have a larger range of frequencies that they hear and set it up as a ringtone for sms, wouldn't it just be easier to keep your phone in your pocket and on vibrate?