Here are some references from reputable sources. The US State Department estimates about 21 million human trafficking victims, of which about 20% are forced into the sex trade.
Here are some references. The US State Department estimates about 21 million human trafficking victims, of which about 20% are forced into the sex trade.
Most prostitutes these days are virtually, or literally, slaves. They are often kidnapped or trafficked into the US. They are then beaten into submission by their pimps until they no longer resist, and then sold to men on the streets. Regardless of your views on the morality of prostitution, I would hope we can agree that sex-slavery is evil.
Due process only applies to findings of guilt in court. It does not cover investigative actions by law enforcement, that don't lead to prosecution. That's why governments can get away with things like Stinger fake cell towers--they can never use the evidence from these devices in court, but they certainly can use them to gather information about their targets.
Laws that speak in terms of general principles are much more effective than those that are very specific. The more specific the law, the more loopholes there are, and the easier it is to circumvent them with a slightly different technology. Laws that deal with principles might lead to more court interpretation where principles seem to disagree, but they also are longer-lasting in their usefulness.
If the US gives you the most trouble at security checkpoints, this seems like a good thing. Maybe it means that, for all their flaws, they are doing a better job than most.
Zero-rating is the new 800 number. Remember when you had to pay for long distance phone calls by the minute? Companies who wanted you to use their services would set up 800 numbers so you could call them for free. The receiver of the call paid the bill.
Zero-rated services likewise have to pay, or have to comply with certain rules, to be included in the zero-rating program.
800 numbers didn't kill the "neutrality" of phone calling, and I don't think zero-rating necessarily will kill off net neutrality. As long as every business has the same opportunity to become part of the zero-rating tier, and the costs aren't prohibitive, a form of neutrality is preserved. On the other hand, if the carrier only exempts its own services, and doesn't let other in, or makes it cost-prohibitive, then we have a problem.
It's not always the programmers. It's often management that allows so ridiculously little time to write and test code, that it only handles the most straightforward cases correctly.
I've occasionally gone to an ATM that wasn't working. I've occasionally tried to log on to my bank's Web site, to find that the site was down. These events were annoying, but not catastrophic. I found another ATM, and waited a few minutes for the site to come back up.
There is little evidence that things are getting worse. Quoting some guy at Accenture saying that it's getting worse, doesn't make it so. My experience is just the opposite--electronic and ATM transactions seem to be getting easier and more reliable, not less.
Remember when you would go to the store, and the credit card machine wouldn't work because the store was receiving a fax on the same line, or was just out of order? When was the last time that happened to you? I'll bet it's been a while, at least, if you live in a first-world country.
Legacy hardware is really hard to move from. It can feel impossible at times. But survival is a powerful motivator.
It's really, really expensive to move off old hardware, but it's not impossible. If it becomes a matter of life or death of the organization, things will get done. If they don't, the organization dies, and someone else steps in to fill the void. In that case, death was inevitable and necessary. The world does not end.
I no longer listen to my local Houston NPR station at all, just NPR ONE. I love it that I can skip past stories I'm not interested in. And I also like it that the local station can insert their own stories into the mix (which I can also skip if I want to). It's like having a TiVo for radio.
The problem for local stations is, the app works so well that it just might put the local stations out of business, unless they can find a way to share the revenue. I'm sure that, in the interest of self-preservation, they will.
This is funny, but it's probably a pretty true-to-life illustration of what automatic navigation without traffic lights would look like. Whoever designed the MIT simulation, obviously doesn't live in Houston (or any other big US city)!
Only 10% of my fellow freshmen computer science majors, actually made it to a degree (most changed majors). Of those, only a fraction actually became software engineers. Teaching computer science to "everyone" might net a few more software engineers, but most everyone who has the ability and desire to be one, already becomes one. If the pay isn't enough to attract more people to the profession, then throwing more people into classes surely isn't going to attract them!
Power line frequency is what old alarm clocks used before quartz. It's also what old A/C electric clocks used, because the motor's speed was regulated by the power frequency.
It's not as accurate as quartz, because while power line frequency has to be synchronized between generating plants, there is no particular reason to require precisely 60 Hz exactly. 59 Hz or 61 Hz work equally well for power cycles, but not so well for timekeeping. Those old clocks frequently gained or lost several minutes per day.
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Here are some references from reputable sources. The US State Department estimates about 21 million human trafficking victims, of which about 20% are forced into the sex trade.
https://blogs.state.gov/storie...
http://www.unicef.org/protecti...
https://www.dhs.gov/blue-campa...
Here are some references. The US State Department estimates about 21 million human trafficking victims, of which about 20% are forced into the sex trade.
https://blogs.state.gov/storie...
http://www.unicef.org/protecti...
https://www.dhs.gov/blue-campa...
Most prostitutes these days are virtually, or literally, slaves. They are often kidnapped or trafficked into the US. They are then beaten into submission by their pimps until they no longer resist, and then sold to men on the streets. Regardless of your views on the morality of prostitution, I would hope we can agree that sex-slavery is evil.
Due process only applies to findings of guilt in court. It does not cover investigative actions by law enforcement, that don't lead to prosecution. That's why governments can get away with things like Stinger fake cell towers--they can never use the evidence from these devices in court, but they certainly can use them to gather information about their targets.
Laws that speak in terms of general principles are much more effective than those that are very specific. The more specific the law, the more loopholes there are, and the easier it is to circumvent them with a slightly different technology. Laws that deal with principles might lead to more court interpretation where principles seem to disagree, but they also are longer-lasting in their usefulness.
If the US gives you the most trouble at security checkpoints, this seems like a good thing. Maybe it means that, for all their flaws, they are doing a better job than most.
Actually, 800 numbers were marketed to parents who wanted their college kids to call them.
Zero-rating is the new 800 number. Remember when you had to pay for long distance phone calls by the minute? Companies who wanted you to use their services would set up 800 numbers so you could call them for free. The receiver of the call paid the bill.
Zero-rated services likewise have to pay, or have to comply with certain rules, to be included in the zero-rating program.
800 numbers didn't kill the "neutrality" of phone calling, and I don't think zero-rating necessarily will kill off net neutrality. As long as every business has the same opportunity to become part of the zero-rating tier, and the costs aren't prohibitive, a form of neutrality is preserved. On the other hand, if the carrier only exempts its own services, and doesn't let other in, or makes it cost-prohibitive, then we have a problem.
It's not always the programmers. It's often management that allows so ridiculously little time to write and test code, that it only handles the most straightforward cases correctly.
I've seen programmers get into the habit of using SQL like this:
If IsNull(LastName, 'NULL') = 'NULL' Then RaiseError...
Even SQL Server Management Studio allows you to enter a string "NULL" in a field, which it converts to a NULL value.
I've occasionally gone to an ATM that wasn't working. I've occasionally tried to log on to my bank's Web site, to find that the site was down. These events were annoying, but not catastrophic. I found another ATM, and waited a few minutes for the site to come back up.
There is little evidence that things are getting worse. Quoting some guy at Accenture saying that it's getting worse, doesn't make it so. My experience is just the opposite--electronic and ATM transactions seem to be getting easier and more reliable, not less.
Remember when you would go to the store, and the credit card machine wouldn't work because the store was receiving a fax on the same line, or was just out of order? When was the last time that happened to you? I'll bet it's been a while, at least, if you live in a first-world country.
Legacy hardware is really hard to move from. It can feel impossible at times. But survival is a powerful motivator.
It's really, really expensive to move off old hardware, but it's not impossible. If it becomes a matter of life or death of the organization, things will get done. If they don't, the organization dies, and someone else steps in to fill the void. In that case, death was inevitable and necessary. The world does not end.
Police and FBI are routinely taking photos of your car every day, regardless of what stickers might or might not be on your car.
I no longer listen to my local Houston NPR station at all, just NPR ONE. I love it that I can skip past stories I'm not interested in. And I also like it that the local station can insert their own stories into the mix (which I can also skip if I want to). It's like having a TiVo for radio.
The problem for local stations is, the app works so well that it just might put the local stations out of business, unless they can find a way to share the revenue. I'm sure that, in the interest of self-preservation, they will.
The 1% of people who actually have or need Office 2016, that is!
My copy of Office 2007 is still doing fine, and honestly, I liked 2003 better.
This is funny, but it's probably a pretty true-to-life illustration of what automatic navigation without traffic lights would look like. Whoever designed the MIT simulation, obviously doesn't live in Houston (or any other big US city)!
Only 10% of my fellow freshmen computer science majors, actually made it to a degree (most changed majors). Of those, only a fraction actually became software engineers. Teaching computer science to "everyone" might net a few more software engineers, but most everyone who has the ability and desire to be one, already becomes one. If the pay isn't enough to attract more people to the profession, then throwing more people into classes surely isn't going to attract them!
It's easy to talk, not so easy to act. Would they REALLY quit?
If they do it anything like in-car GPS systems, you'll have to pay $500 for each OTA update.
Thanks, got that already, but I'm looking for a wall clock, particularly in areas where there isn't a computer.
How does this lead to a wall clock?
Power line frequency is what old alarm clocks used before quartz. It's also what old A/C electric clocks used, because the motor's speed was regulated by the power frequency.
It's not as accurate as quartz, because while power line frequency has to be synchronized between generating plants, there is no particular reason to require precisely 60 Hz exactly. 59 Hz or 61 Hz work equally well for power cycles, but not so well for timekeeping. Those old clocks frequently gained or lost several minutes per day.
LOL
This is a good idea, except that Android displays go to sleep after, at most, 30 minutes.
Also, because of the backlight, it has to be plugged in constantly, wearing out the battery, which often can't be replaced.
Good idea, but these seem to lack an actual display. That's kind of important for a wall clock!
Also, I'm not so interested in extreme accuracy, I'm really just interested in not having to set it ever!
Perhaps the coverage area is huge, but if you've ever tried to use one of these clocks indoors, you'll find that the map doesn't help you much.