First, you need to give up your freedom. Be denied all contact with all other humans, and be cut off from the world. You'd need to accept spending years like that. For years, you will not see a sunrise, or a rolling ocean. For years, you cannot join a motorcycle club. For years, even the possibility of a pleasant walk will elude you. You'll miss the spring flowers, the greens of summer, and the spectacle of autumn - for years. And for years, you will not feel wind in your hair or the sun on your face.
So? That sounds just like a career in IT in Cubicle Hell to me . . .
You might want to think about that wish again. Scientific studies have proven time and again that the leading cause of death among rats is lab scientists.
Here's an idea I'd like to float, something that I've never heard considered before: Perhaps there simply isn't a legion of women who want to work in the cybersecurity world?
Here's an idea I'd like to float, something that I've never heard considered before: Perhaps there is a physical difference between men and women . ..?
Whoa...there's some things baby I just can't swallow
Mama told me that girls are hollow
Uh-uh...
What's inside a girl?
Somethin's tellin' me there's a whole nuther world
Ya gotta pointy bra...ten inch waist
Long black stockings all over the place
Boots...buckles...belts outside.
Whatcha got in there yer tryin' a-hide?
Hmmm?
What's inside a girl?
Ain't no hotter question in a so-called civilized world
Can't see it by satellite baby that's cheatin'
The President's callin' an emergency meetin'
The King of Siam sent a telegram sayin'
"Wop bop a loop a lop a lop boom bam!"
Wooee...
What's inside a girl?
Somethin's tellin' me there's a whole nuther world
Whatcha got...whatcha got...
Whatcha got in the pot?
Whatcha got...whatcha got...
Whatcha got in the pot?
In the bottom of your bottomless bodypit
You got somethin' and I gotta get it
Come onnn...
What's inside a girl?
Like da itty bitty baby takes apart his toys
I'm gonna find what's rilin' up the boys
Sugar and spice is just a bluff.
You can tell me baby...what is that stuff?!
Come on...What's inside a girl?
That wavy gravy got my head in a whirl
"1,961 staff will be transferred to IBM including permanent staff, contractors, 3rd parties and offshore suppliers. However after 4 years, only 193 of the staff transferred to IBM will still be working on the LBG contract,"
So, wait, what will happen to the other 1,768 . . . ?
Oh, no! Soylent Blue is made of offshored IT staff!
How will the US manage to ban encryption for foreigners?
How will the US manage to ban foreigners?
The US government is working on banning foreigners. And they would have gotten away with it by now, if it wasn't for those meddling courts, with their Mystery Machine and the dorky dog.
"I think we should tax foreigners, living abroad." -- Monty Python
"I think we should ban foreigners, living abroad." -- Uncle Sam
Oh, that's really easy! As a Canadian, he can apply as an H-1B to work in the US for a couple of years to get some experience there. US folks can do the same by applying for the Canadian H-1B thingy.
It will be H-1Bs, all the way down.
Although, both Canadian and US employees will be confused when they see this new crop of H-1Bs . . . they look just "too" normal . . .
Now, whoever isn't lazy/incompetent/in bed with the CIA will implement required changes to eliminate vulnerabilities.
Why don't we eliminate the CIA instead? They are the problem.
It's "legal-ish" for the CIA to install malware on the devices of US citizens. It is also legal in the US for the CIA to install malware on the devices of foreigners anywhere in the world.
However, in most countries of the world, a foreign agency installing malware on devices of its citizens is a crime of espionage, or an act of war. Unfortunately, the CIA doesn't care about harming US citizens, and most definitely doesn't give a rat's ass about harming folks of other countries. Any legal action against the CIA will get you nowhere, really fast.
So how can you fight back? Well, kick the CIA where it hurts . . . right in their balls. The CIA has two types of agents in foreign countries, so-called "legals" and "illegals". "Legals" work in a consulate or embassy and have diplomatic immunity. "Illegals" are undercover and have no diplomatic immunity. You have no chance as a common citizen of identifying an "illegal".
"Legals", on the other hand, are quite easy to spot. They will usually have some innocuous sounding title, like, "Under Secretary for Cultural and Economic Exchange". So they can just hang out at cocktail parties and listen to political gossip. "The Economist" recommends: "Just look for someone who is obviously too clever for their job." CIA agents also run the visa department of US embassies and consulates. The want to check out folks even before they travel to the US.
So just visit your local US embassy or consulate, ask for a visa to the US. The guy who interviews you will be a CIA agent. Do NOT bring any devices with you! Wait outside after closing time for the agent to walk outside.
Then just kick him in the 'nads. If enough people in the world would do this, maybe even the US might think about taking notice of this.
Well, the company VW might have admitted guilt . . . but the management, from the top down to the bottom have not. First, the CEO tried to blame it on "a couple of rogue programmers." Yeah, right.
Now all the managers are singing the Sergeant Schultz Schtick: "I know nuh-thing! Nuh-thing!" Again, some engineering manager must have known that something was amiss, and this could only be kept secret by an extensive company internal conspiracy.
The folks who will really suffer from this fiasco, besides the customers, are the simple assembly line workers, who have been or will be laid off. It's the top managers who really need to be torched for this.
Actually, a tax on robots will make them prohibitively expensive. The US won't be able to successfully compete with other nations on the global playing field. So the government will have to pass a robot H-1B law, that will allow US companies to employ cheaper foreign robots. Only foreign robots have the "cheap" skill that so many companies are craving for.
Well thank God Munich woke up! Believe it or not, I still like Windows.
Great, now that's the spirit! Let's have a good 'ole fashion German sing-a-long:
Die Partei, die Partei,
Die hat immer recht
Genossen es bleibt dabei,
Denn wer für das Recht kämpft,
hat immer recht
Gegen Lüge und Ausbeuterei.
Wer das Leben beleidigt,
Ist dumm oder schlecht,
Wer die Menschheit verteidigt,
Hat immer recht.
Denn aus Lenin'schem Geist
Wächst von Stalin geschweißt
Die Partei, die Partei, die Partei.
The Honeckers, Mielke, Schalck-Golodkowski and Windows . . . let's bring 'em all back!
They can prohibit Uber from using self driving technology all together.
Just because it is prohibited, doesn't really mean that Über won't do it anyway.
In addition, Über is a new age economy company run by a smartphone app. Old "Brick and Mortar" concepts and laws like "stealing" don't apply to Über.
If you really want to stop Über from using self driving technology, the only way to do that for certain is to put a bullet through the engine, fired from a high-powered, large caliber pistol: (.600 Nitro Express, Ruger.480,.450 Marlin BFR,.460 Magnum XVR, etc.)
Lake Constance has a few hills . . . they're called the Alps. But rich folks like to live on the shores of the lake, so the "Kape Kod Kennedy" rule applies here: Rich folks don't like ugly-ass power generation structures spoiling their view. The solution? Put them under water!
Actually the real purpose of this engineering feat is given away in the first line of TFS: "massive concrete spheres -- 98 feet in diameter, with 10-foot walls." And Germany's Angela Merkel will be visiting Trump next week!
Obviously, she is going to attempt to patch up German-US relations by offering to build Trump a wall of massive concrete spheres.
No, the problem is that we don't have enough highly unskilled workers, who are willing to work cheaper than robots. The fast food industry is starving for highly unskilled workers, and the fast food industry is a critical part of our economy, which enables us to remain globally competitive and defend ourselves against our enemies. Napoleon stated that an army marches on its stomach, and a gut gorged with fast food makes the march comfy and pleasant.
So, we need a new program like the H-1B for highly unskilled workers, willing to work cheaper than robots. We can call it the H-1U, for unskilled. I have no idea what the B in H-1B means, but I am highly confident that the puerile sense of humor of Slashdot readers will be able to come up with some amusing suggestions.
The US is still number 1 in the world in the IT industry, thanks to the success of the H-1B program!
In the near future, you will need antipsychotic medications to stay half way sane in what passes for the real world.
"If you feel you are not properly sedated, call 348-844 immediately. Failure to do so may result in prosecution for criminal drug evasion."
"For more enjoyment and greater efficiency, consumption has been standardized."
"Take four red capsules. In 10 minutes take two more. Help is on the way."
This is not progress. This is even more dystopian than 1984.
This is crazy.
"You are a true believer. Blessings of the state, blessings of the masses. Thou art a subject of the divine. Created in the image of man, by the masses, for the masses."
"Let us be thankful we have an occupation to fill. Work hard; increase production, prevent accidents, and be happy."
"Let us be thankful we have commerce. Buy more. Buy more now. Buy more and be happy . .."
The renegade Nokia executive who created Maemo was none other than Ari Jaaksi (Brits will have fun now, making jokes about his name). He was later in charge of the now failed Firefox Fone OS.
Oh, I just responded to an Anonymous Coward . . . does that mean I have to go to church tomorrow, to atone for my sin . . . ?
for instance the underlying Linux OS is much more readily available for direct use by the enduser.
By a bizarre coincidence, while rummaging in my junk room last night, I found my trusty old Nokia N800. One thing I really liked about the Maemo system, was that I could download just about any Linux tarball, and it would compile and run on Maemo. At that time, I was mucking around with OLSR mesh networks, and OLSR ran fine on it.
Is stuff like that still possible on Sailfish . . . ?
The new adage says, "Beware of lending money to Greeks!"
But anyway, I think you are spot on. FTF Announcement: "we have been focused on building a new experience that is in line with Skype’s ongoing transition from peer-to-peer to a modern cloud architecture".
In other words, they want to drag you kicking and screaming into their cloud architecture. Oh, and say, "Hello!", to Microsoft Windows 10 Telemetry Spyware on Linux.
You are the Fish, Microsoft is the Fisher, and Skype on Linux is the worm on the hook.
Asked about EFF's criticisms of the patent, an IBM spokesperson said that "IBM has decided to dedicate the patent to the public." The company notified USPTO today that it will forego its rights to the patent.
Which means that even IBM realizes that trying to enforce this patent would be a PR nightmare.
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First, you need to give up your freedom. Be denied all contact with all other humans, and be cut off from the world. You'd need to accept spending years like that. For years, you will not see a sunrise, or a rolling ocean. For years, you cannot join a motorcycle club. For years, even the possibility of a pleasant walk will elude you. You'll miss the spring flowers, the greens of summer, and the spectacle of autumn - for years. And for years, you will not feel wind in your hair or the sun on your face.
So? That sounds just like a career in IT in Cubicle Hell to me . . .
God I wish I was a rat...
You might want to think about that wish again. Scientific studies have proven time and again that the leading cause of death among rats is lab scientists.
The Indian War on the US IT industry . . . ?
Here's an idea I'd like to float, something that I've never heard considered before: Perhaps there simply isn't a legion of women who want to work in the cybersecurity world?
Here's an idea I'd like to float, something that I've never heard considered before: Perhaps there is a physical difference between men and women . . .?
Whoa...there's some things baby I just can't swallow
Mama told me that girls are hollow
Uh-uh...
What's inside a girl?
Somethin's tellin' me there's a whole nuther world
Ya gotta pointy bra...ten inch waist
Long black stockings all over the place
Boots...buckles...belts outside.
Whatcha got in there yer tryin' a-hide?
Hmmm?
What's inside a girl?
Ain't no hotter question in a so-called civilized world
Can't see it by satellite baby that's cheatin'
The President's callin' an emergency meetin'
The King of Siam sent a telegram sayin'
"Wop bop a loop a lop a lop boom bam!"
Wooee...
What's inside a girl?
Somethin's tellin' me there's a whole nuther world
Whatcha got...whatcha got...
Whatcha got in the pot?
Whatcha got...whatcha got...
Whatcha got in the pot?
In the bottom of your bottomless bodypit
You got somethin' and I gotta get it
Come onnn...
What's inside a girl?
Like da itty bitty baby takes apart his toys
I'm gonna find what's rilin' up the boys
Sugar and spice is just a bluff.
You can tell me baby...what is that stuff?!
Come on...What's inside a girl?
That wavy gravy got my head in a whirl
-- The Cramps
"1,961 staff will be transferred to IBM including permanent staff, contractors, 3rd parties and offshore suppliers. However after 4 years, only 193 of the staff transferred to IBM will still be working on the LBG contract,"
So, wait, what will happen to the other 1,768 . . . ?
Oh, no! Soylent Blue is made of offshored IT staff!
How will the US manage to ban encryption for foreigners?
How will the US manage to ban foreigners?
The US government is working on banning foreigners. And they would have gotten away with it by now, if it wasn't for those meddling courts, with their Mystery Machine and the dorky dog.
"I think we should tax foreigners, living abroad." -- Monty Python
"I think we should ban foreigners, living abroad." -- Uncle Sam
But what help can that be right now?
Oh, that's really easy! As a Canadian, he can apply as an H-1B to work in the US for a couple of years to get some experience there. US folks can do the same by applying for the Canadian H-1B thingy.
It will be H-1Bs, all the way down.
Although, both Canadian and US employees will be confused when they see this new crop of H-1Bs . . . they look just "too" normal . . .
Now, whoever isn't lazy/incompetent/in bed with the CIA will implement required changes to eliminate vulnerabilities.
Why don't we eliminate the CIA instead? They are the problem.
It's "legal-ish" for the CIA to install malware on the devices of US citizens. It is also legal in the US for the CIA to install malware on the devices of foreigners anywhere in the world.
However, in most countries of the world, a foreign agency installing malware on devices of its citizens is a crime of espionage, or an act of war. Unfortunately, the CIA doesn't care about harming US citizens, and most definitely doesn't give a rat's ass about harming folks of other countries. Any legal action against the CIA will get you nowhere, really fast.
So how can you fight back? Well, kick the CIA where it hurts . . . right in their balls. The CIA has two types of agents in foreign countries, so-called "legals" and "illegals". "Legals" work in a consulate or embassy and have diplomatic immunity. "Illegals" are undercover and have no diplomatic immunity. You have no chance as a common citizen of identifying an "illegal".
"Legals", on the other hand, are quite easy to spot. They will usually have some innocuous sounding title, like, "Under Secretary for Cultural and Economic Exchange". So they can just hang out at cocktail parties and listen to political gossip. "The Economist" recommends: "Just look for someone who is obviously too clever for their job." CIA agents also run the visa department of US embassies and consulates. The want to check out folks even before they travel to the US.
So just visit your local US embassy or consulate, ask for a visa to the US. The guy who interviews you will be a CIA agent. Do NOT bring any devices with you! Wait outside after closing time for the agent to walk outside.
Then just kick him in the 'nads. If enough people in the world would do this, maybe even the US might think about taking notice of this.
Well, the company VW might have admitted guilt . . . but the management, from the top down to the bottom have not. First, the CEO tried to blame it on "a couple of rogue programmers." Yeah, right.
Now all the managers are singing the Sergeant Schultz Schtick: "I know nuh-thing! Nuh-thing!" Again, some engineering manager must have known that something was amiss, and this could only be kept secret by an extensive company internal conspiracy.
The folks who will really suffer from this fiasco, besides the customers, are the simple assembly line workers, who have been or will be laid off. It's the top managers who really need to be torched for this.
Actually, a tax on robots will make them prohibitively expensive. The US won't be able to successfully compete with other nations on the global playing field. So the government will have to pass a robot H-1B law, that will allow US companies to employ cheaper foreign robots. Only foreign robots have the "cheap" skill that so many companies are craving for.
Well thank God Munich woke up! Believe it or not, I still like Windows.
Great, now that's the spirit! Let's have a good 'ole fashion German sing-a-long:
Die Partei, die Partei,
Die hat immer recht
Genossen es bleibt dabei,
Denn wer für das Recht kämpft,
hat immer recht
Gegen Lüge und Ausbeuterei.
Wer das Leben beleidigt,
Ist dumm oder schlecht,
Wer die Menschheit verteidigt,
Hat immer recht.
Denn aus Lenin'schem Geist
Wächst von Stalin geschweißt
Die Partei, die Partei, die Partei.
The Honeckers, Mielke, Schalck-Golodkowski and Windows . . . let's bring 'em all back!
Let's make Germany Grape Again!
This is about orbital satellite launches. I'm wondering if people have stopped reading at least the article they're commenting on?
Hi, welcome to Slashdot, Nudes for Nerds!
No one reads the original article, most don't even read the summary, and a select elite few don't even read the post that they respond to.
They can prohibit Uber from using self driving technology all together.
Just because it is prohibited, doesn't really mean that Über won't do it anyway.
In addition, Über is a new age economy company run by a smartphone app. Old "Brick and Mortar" concepts and laws like "stealing" don't apply to Über.
If you really want to stop Über from using self driving technology, the only way to do that for certain is to put a bullet through the engine, fired from a high-powered, large caliber pistol: (.600 Nitro Express, Ruger .480, .450 Marlin BFR, .460 Magnum XVR, etc.)
The most important question is if it uses Monster(tm) Tubes. Audiophiles really can hear the difference.
This is why the Internet was created as a "series of tubes" . . . it sounds better . . . much better that tubes wired in parallel.
Concept. Nothing, in other words.
"Right now it's only a notion, but I think I can get the money to make it into a concept, and later turn it into an idea."
It's better if you don't have hills.
Lake Constance has a few hills . . . they're called the Alps. But rich folks like to live on the shores of the lake, so the "Kape Kod Kennedy" rule applies here: Rich folks don't like ugly-ass power generation structures spoiling their view. The solution? Put them under water!
Actually the real purpose of this engineering feat is given away in the first line of TFS: "massive concrete spheres -- 98 feet in diameter, with 10-foot walls." And Germany's Angela Merkel will be visiting Trump next week!
Obviously, she is going to attempt to patch up German-US relations by offering to build Trump a wall of massive concrete spheres.
No, the problem is that we don't have enough highly unskilled workers, who are willing to work cheaper than robots. The fast food industry is starving for highly unskilled workers, and the fast food industry is a critical part of our economy, which enables us to remain globally competitive and defend ourselves against our enemies. Napoleon stated that an army marches on its stomach, and a gut gorged with fast food makes the march comfy and pleasant.
So, we need a new program like the H-1B for highly unskilled workers, willing to work cheaper than robots. We can call it the H-1U, for unskilled. I have no idea what the B in H-1B means, but I am highly confident that the puerile sense of humor of Slashdot readers will be able to come up with some amusing suggestions.
The US is still number 1 in the world in the IT industry, thanks to the success of the H-1B program!
"USA! H-1B!" . . . "USA! H-1U!"
That's the problem with these newfangled computer video games . . . kids don't go outside and play any more.
If they went outside to play in the fresh air, they could catch some hallucinogenic toads to lick instead.
In the near future, you will need antipsychotic medications to stay half way sane in what passes for the real world.
"If you feel you are not properly sedated, call 348-844 immediately. Failure to do so may result in prosecution for criminal drug evasion."
"For more enjoyment and greater efficiency, consumption has been standardized."
"Take four red capsules. In 10 minutes take two more. Help is on the way."
This is not progress. This is even more dystopian than 1984.
This is crazy.
"You are a true believer. Blessings of the state, blessings of the masses. Thou art a subject of the divine. Created in the image of man, by the masses, for the masses."
"Let us be thankful we have an occupation to fill. Work hard; increase production, prevent accidents, and be happy."
"Let us be thankful we have commerce. Buy more. Buy more now. Buy more and be happy . . ."
The renegade Nokia executive who created Maemo was none other than Ari Jaaksi (Brits will have fun now, making jokes about his name). He was later in charge of the now failed Firefox Fone OS.
Oh, I just responded to an Anonymous Coward . . . does that mean I have to go to church tomorrow, to atone for my sin . . . ?
for instance the underlying Linux OS is much more readily available for direct use by the enduser.
By a bizarre coincidence, while rummaging in my junk room last night, I found my trusty old Nokia N800. One thing I really liked about the Maemo system, was that I could download just about any Linux tarball, and it would compile and run on Maemo. At that time, I was mucking around with OLSR mesh networks, and OLSR ran fine on it.
Is stuff like that still possible on Sailfish . . . ?
The new adage says, "Beware of lending money to Greeks!"
But anyway, I think you are spot on. FTF Announcement: "we have been focused on building a new experience that is in line with Skype’s ongoing transition from peer-to-peer to a modern cloud architecture".
In other words, they want to drag you kicking and screaming into their cloud architecture. Oh, and say, "Hello!", to Microsoft Windows 10 Telemetry Spyware on Linux.
You are the Fish, Microsoft is the Fisher, and Skype on Linux is the worm on the hook.
Arming yourself is the best way to have a fighting chance against anyone who's trying to kill you
"They're trying to kill me," Yossarian told him calmly.
"No one's trying to kill you," Clevinger cried.
"Then why are they shooting at me?" Yossarian asked.
"They're shooting at everyone," Clevinger answered. "They're trying to kill everyone."
"And what difference does that make?"
FTFA:
Asked about EFF's criticisms of the patent, an IBM spokesperson said that "IBM has decided to dedicate the patent to the public." The company notified USPTO today that it will forego its rights to the patent.
Which means that even IBM realizes that trying to enforce this patent would be a PR nightmare.
Wasn't there a recent story about how Uber is doomed?
Maybe we should calling them, "Übel", instead of "Über" . . . ?