Until Virgin Galactic starts selling tickets, I'll wait to travel interstellar coach class. I still bet they'll take away leg space and the seats will be as hard as church pews.
There are a lot of out of work lawyers out there right now. Considering that it could employ up to 14 lawyers to just fulfill the FOIA request it could be considered a jobs program but even at $100K/per it's still cheap wages for NOVA. They may have to offshore the work to China and hire about 10 middle managers and a couple of senior lawyers to oversee the project. Then the DEA can put in a funding request for FY2016 to include additional staff to deal with the FOIA request ultimately costing the taxpayers millions more than the original request cost.
I believe I implied that. Regulation to some degree is necessary but with the assaults on our privacy and being hacked in ridiculously simple ways that needs to have some associated degree of pain. If a company loses your PII the FTC comes in and says "bad company" slaps them on the wrist with a fine and they go and promise not to do it again. In the meantime the victims are left scrambling around to recoup their credit ratings and lost assets without any assistance. That's one dimension to this problem. The other has to do with the assault on our privacy from all angles even if it isn't being hacked. You should have a constitutional right to privacy regardless of the media used, where it's stored or to whom it's conveyed. That means the Feds shouldn't be allowed to create back doors into systems, weaken encryption or deny it's use to anyone, for any purpose.
I'm for a free market but yes, sometimes you have to put some reins on to at least set some boundaries on how or what is put out there. A lot of this is fundamental consumer protection and I'm not talking overarching laws that turn us into a nanny state but shit if you're $40K car can be stolen with a couple of pulls on a parking break then that's a pretty big CPS issue.
We've had computers in cars for quite awhile. You are correct that these newer systems are more vulnerable to hacking and identity theft. The biggest question you should ask is why do we allow our information systems whether they be in cars, financial institutions or healthcare systems to be this vulnerable. The federal government is also slipshod when it comes to protecting information and it's time that was stop pointing fingers and produce legislation and a constitutional amendment that protects privacy.. The only way we'll change the behavior is to include penalties for not thinking about security and putting our PII and lives at risk.
Those aren't Death camps. Those are re-education facilities where the happy workers can become more productive and can work out some of their own personal problems. The PRK set those up as an experiment in mental health care and it's worked so well that they decided to continue it.;-)
The North Koreans aren't really a fun loving bunch. Starting World War III for kicks isn't really the best idea. Maybe if you shot puppies across the DMZ using an air cannon would be a better idea.
First the Good, Yeah I won't have to deal with their fucked up customer service anymore. Here that Verizon? You suck donkey balls! The baby bells became too big and with too much consolidation. If they want to take their ball and go home crying fine. Maybe I can now buy my set top boxes because your network is built out now and being sold. I'm tired of paying fucking fees just because "you're building your network out" It's been over 5 years now, let me buy the box or get Tivo without it costing me an arm and a leg.
The Bad, I don't know who this other company is or how it treats its customers but I'll find out. I also can assume that they'll jack up the rates to pay the $10 Billion it'll cost them to buy this infrastructure from VZ. If they don't work out I can always go to TW/Comcast...Oh shit I'm screwed.
You know we have to stop using SSN's for everything. It's time to have a different system. The Anthem hacking is now another example of how vulnerable we are and how we let these companies skate when caught. It's time that PII needs to be held in strictest confidence and with financial penalties awarded to the victims of these stupid attacks. Right now if the FTC slaps them on the wrists and fines them it all goes to the Feds. Fuck that! If I'm a victim of your mishandling of my PII you owe me bitches! Pay Up!
This is why you see older equipment on farms. First because some of the new high tech gear is too complex and most importantly it's really, really expensive. There are still farmers (granted less than 1000 acres) that are still farming with equipment made in the 40s and 50s.
Bloat also means more vectors for security problems and privacy loss. If I stay with the factory ROM, I can always root it and get rid of those afterwards but then more often than not I lose the update channel and have to unroot to get the next release. It's not efficient, unroot, reflash to factory, update, root.. Flashing a custom ROM keeps me current at least within an O/S release and without the bloat. It's not just a badge, it makes owning the device easier.
Naw we'd rather spot the folks who want to abuse power and create needless bureaucracies that do nothing but suck in more resources and deliver no value to taxpayers.
1) Raise the Gas Tax $.25 / gal. On a 20 gal fill-up that's $5. 2) Get rid of the DOT as it exists now. It should be a coordinating organization and encourage investment, not making investments. 3) Return 90% of Gax Taxes collected to the States where they were collected for transportation infrastructure projects, ending the bait and switch tactics used to re-allocate funds based on unfunded mandates. If California wants to invest billions in High Speed Rail, here's the money. This would also stop using fuel taxes for funding other federal projects. 4) Privatize Amtrak, get rid of interstate rail services where it's not profitable. 5) Re-establish the rules whereby railroads were required to have passenger service. This was part of the deal in return for vast land grants and rights of way that all the major railroads benefit from today. 6) Stop federal subsidies for airports, this includes smaller run airports.
I don't think there's any evidence that companies are better run with women vs. men. I do know that when companies are run poorly it doesn't matter the gender of the CEO and usually the Board of Directors has the same plight.
But since this is a news for nerds site, I'll put these names out there. Before somebody puts me on blast mode, we're talking tech firms, ones that are publicly traded as well. None of these ladies has experienced anywhere near 18% higher revenue per employee.
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Sedgewick and Knuth et al. would be billionaires.
Until Virgin Galactic starts selling tickets, I'll wait to travel interstellar coach class. I still bet they'll take away leg space and the seats will be as hard as church pews.
There are a lot of out of work lawyers out there right now. Considering that it could employ up to 14 lawyers to just fulfill the FOIA request it could be considered a jobs program but even at $100K/per it's still cheap wages for NOVA. They may have to offshore the work to China and hire about 10 middle managers and a couple of senior lawyers to oversee the project. Then the DEA can put in a funding request for FY2016 to include additional staff to deal with the FOIA request ultimately costing the taxpayers millions more than the original request cost.
I believe I implied that. Regulation to some degree is necessary but with the assaults on our privacy and being hacked in ridiculously simple ways that needs to have some associated degree of pain. If a company loses your PII the FTC comes in and says "bad company" slaps them on the wrist with a fine and they go and promise not to do it again. In the meantime the victims are left scrambling around to recoup their credit ratings and lost assets without any assistance. That's one dimension to this problem. The other has to do with the assault on our privacy from all angles even if it isn't being hacked. You should have a constitutional right to privacy regardless of the media used, where it's stored or to whom it's conveyed. That means the Feds shouldn't be allowed to create back doors into systems, weaken encryption or deny it's use to anyone, for any purpose.
I'm for a free market but yes, sometimes you have to put some reins on to at least set some boundaries on how or what is put out there. A lot of this is fundamental consumer protection and I'm not talking overarching laws that turn us into a nanny state but shit if you're $40K car can be stolen with a couple of pulls on a parking break then that's a pretty big CPS issue.
We've had computers in cars for quite awhile. You are correct that these newer systems are more vulnerable to hacking and identity theft. The biggest question you should ask is why do we allow our information systems whether they be in cars, financial institutions or healthcare systems to be this vulnerable. The federal government is also slipshod when it comes to protecting information and it's time that was stop pointing fingers and produce legislation and a constitutional amendment that protects privacy.. The only way we'll change the behavior is to include penalties for not thinking about security and putting our PII and lives at risk.
Well his father and his grandfather are largely to blame for that. For all we know he may be trying to fix the system. ;-)
I'm no fan of these idiots but the only reason China keeps propping them up is so they have a bargaining chip with the West.
Those aren't Death camps. Those are re-education facilities where the happy workers can become more productive and can work out some of their own personal problems. The PRK set those up as an experiment in mental health care and it's worked so well that they decided to continue it. ;-)
What does he deserve?
The North Koreans aren't really a fun loving bunch. Starting World War III for kicks isn't really the best idea. Maybe if you shot puppies across the DMZ using an air cannon would be a better idea.
So eating salads and vegetables works.
I tried that with rice cakes once. It didn't work.
RTFA, it's also FIOS they're getting out of non wireless infrastructure in those states.
First the Good, Yeah I won't have to deal with their fucked up customer service anymore. Here that Verizon? You suck donkey balls!
The baby bells became too big and with too much consolidation. If they want to take their ball and go home crying fine. Maybe I can now buy my set top boxes because your network is built out now and being sold. I'm tired of paying fucking fees just because "you're building your network out" It's been over 5 years now, let me buy the box or get Tivo without it costing me an arm and a leg.
The Bad, I don't know who this other company is or how it treats its customers but I'll find out. I also can assume that they'll jack up the rates to pay the $10 Billion it'll cost them to buy this infrastructure from VZ. If they don't work out I can always go to TW/Comcast...Oh shit I'm screwed.
It was complicated long before Intuit came into being.
You know we have to stop using SSN's for everything. It's time to have a different system. The Anthem hacking is now another example of how vulnerable we are and how we let these companies skate when caught. It's time that PII needs to be held in strictest confidence and with financial penalties awarded to the victims of these stupid attacks. Right now if the FTC slaps them on the wrists and fines them it all goes to the Feds. Fuck that! If I'm a victim of your mishandling of my PII you owe me bitches! Pay Up!
You know I don't always like what any news outlet puts out these days but I have to agree with you on this point.
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This is why you see older equipment on farms. First because some of the new high tech gear is too complex and most importantly it's really, really expensive. There are still farmers (granted less than 1000 acres) that are still farming with equipment made in the 40s and 50s.
Do both and lower our taxes even more. Better Idea.
Bloat also means more vectors for security problems and privacy loss. If I stay with the factory ROM, I can always root it and get rid of those afterwards but then more often than not I lose the update channel and have to unroot to get the next release. It's not efficient, unroot, reflash to factory, update, root.. Flashing a custom ROM keeps me current at least within an O/S release and without the bloat. It's not just a badge, it makes owning the device easier.
Naw we'd rather spot the folks who want to abuse power and create needless bureaucracies that do nothing but suck in more resources and deliver no value to taxpayers.
So I can grow by getting more of the tax pie. The bigger the budget, the bigger the boost.
1) Raise the Gas Tax $.25 / gal. On a 20 gal fill-up that's $5.
2) Get rid of the DOT as it exists now. It should be a coordinating organization and encourage investment, not making investments.
3) Return 90% of Gax Taxes collected to the States where they were collected for transportation infrastructure projects, ending the bait and switch tactics used to re-allocate funds based on unfunded mandates. If California wants to invest billions in High Speed Rail, here's the money. This would also stop using fuel taxes for funding other federal projects.
4) Privatize Amtrak, get rid of interstate rail services where it's not profitable.
5) Re-establish the rules whereby railroads were required to have passenger service. This was part of the deal in return for vast land grants and rights of way that all the major railroads benefit from today.
6) Stop federal subsidies for airports, this includes smaller run airports.
I don't think there's any evidence that companies are better run with women vs. men. I do know that when companies are run poorly it doesn't matter the gender of the CEO and usually the Board of Directors has the same plight.
But since this is a news for nerds site, I'll put these names out there. Before somebody puts me on blast mode, we're talking tech firms, ones that are publicly traded as well. None of these ladies has experienced anywhere near 18% higher revenue per employee.
1) Meg Whitman
2) Ginni Rommety
3) Carly Fiorina
4) Marissa Mayer
Of the four I hold out hope for Marissa she seems to have better business sense than the other three combined.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
Did they kill your father or something?