I think Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, etc. already knew or suspected the capabilities that Snowden has exposed. In fact, I'm sure they also have or are working on those very same capabilities. The only difference is that the public (i.e. the ones being tracked) now know as well.
And exposing those capabilities is not why Putin is going into Crimea. Putin is going in to Crimea to prevent what he sees as a shift in the Ukraine away from Russia and towards Europe putting Russia at a perceived disadvantage politically, militarily and more imporatntly economically. Well, that and he's batsh*t crazy.
I've heard about this idea, but I think there are some major flaws. Basing the CEOs pay on the pay of their lowest paid employees doesn't work out. Microsoft probably has very few low paid employees by virtue of business sector they are in. They design software, so the majority of their employees are going to be paid quite well
Microsoft may design software but not everyone in the company designs software. There are secretaries, mail room and other support staff. And it doesn't matter what the majority of their employees get paid, the solution suggested was a multiple of the lowest paid employee. There is only one lowest. Of course it would suck to be that person.
I agree a manager doesn't need to do the job of his/her staff but for highly technical professions like IT and engineering a manager who is able to do the job or was able to do the job at one time is a better manager than one who has no understanding what his/her staff actually does.
I've had over 20 managers in my career and by far the best managers are ones that did my job for a large part of their career before they moved into management. The worst managers I've had are ones that either fast-tracked their way to management or were "professional" managers.
So don't use your high-beams, just quickly turn the low beams on and off.
Everyone whose car has daytime running lights is out of luck.
Even if you have daytime running lights an approaching car will still be able to see you flash your low beams on and off. Daytime running lights are not the same as low beams.
So they had ".com" = corporations/companies, ".org" = non-profit organisation, and ".edu" for the educational research groups, ".mil" for the military", and ".net" for the companies that managed the continent wide networks built from fibre-optics and satellite communications.
.com is derived from the word "commerical" which includes but is not limited to corporations and companies.
Back in 1985 when.net was created I don't think there was "continent wide networks built from fibre-optics"..net was intended for network technology companies, ISPs (local, national and international) and infrastructure companies. Although, no restrictions were put on it's use so it has become a general purpose name.
Time to enable 2-factor on all my registrar accounts.
No, time to use a registrar that does not use untrained idiots for customer support.
Or do what I do. I host my own sites (not on GoDaddy) and I have a registrar reseller account so I am my own registrar. I like to think that if someone calls me up to get access to my registrar account that I would catch it.
Where was the FDA when Canada began exporting machine oil made from rape seed and began selling it as healthy cooking oil?
More commonly known as canola oil it is made from a variety of rape seed that was selectively cultivated to have less aftertaste, lower saturated fat and acceptable levels of erucic acid.
It is perfectly safe for human consumption and is the third most common vegetable oil used for cooking.
They were previews - which means the theater was darkened (except for the blinding light from the cell phone) and the trailers which are mini-movies in themselves - were being played. The guy was just being rude.
So what level of rudeness deserves the death penalty?
And even other people are ignorant enough to not know that grammatical errors are often careless mistakes (i.e. stupid) as opposed to a lack of knowledge (i.e. ignorant).
The AC was assuming the person had the correct knowledge but that they were careless in it's use hence the correct use of the word "stupid".
Exactly. I'm pretty sure COBOL programs I wrote almost 30 years ago would still compile today. That code would be about the same age as the guy mentioned in the summary (5 years out of university btw) who is whining about supporting 3-5 year old code. Boo-hoo.
I'm pretty sure when the world ends the only thing left will be cockroaches and they will be using COBOL.
That may have been what you meant in your head but your post could have been taken either way. Sorry I'm not psychic.
If I'm forced to buy a new device because a manufacturer can't/won't keep the OS up to date what makes you think I won't purchase from a better manufacturer next time.
Because all of the major Android manufacturers are pretty much the same in this respect?
You don't cultivate brand loyalty by screwing over your customers. At least not in the Android world where there's competition.
So outside of a few niche brands, which of the major Android manufacturers don't have the same issues of abandoning phone updates?
The market is already evolving. Consumers are already becoming aware of issues such as vendor lock in and lack of OS upgrades. The market may lean more towards the "fewer updates" end of the scale today but I don't think it will stay that way for long. A guaranteed x years of upgrades would be a great way for a smaller player to differentiate themselves from the rest of the pack and contracting someone like Cyanogen Mod to maintain it would be a good way to accomplish that.
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I think Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, etc. already knew or suspected the capabilities that Snowden has exposed. In fact, I'm sure they also have or are working on those very same capabilities. The only difference is that the public (i.e. the ones being tracked) now know as well.
And exposing those capabilities is not why Putin is going into Crimea. Putin is going in to Crimea to prevent what he sees as a shift in the Ukraine away from Russia and towards Europe putting Russia at a perceived disadvantage politically, militarily and more imporatntly economically. Well, that and he's batsh*t crazy.
Try Google. I think the first hit is what the OP meant.
https://www.google.ca/search?client=googlet&q=TEI
Angel? He certainly is no angel. But when I weigh good vs. bad, he's still pretty much on the good side.
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one.
That saying is meant to describe sacrificing a few in a noble cause for the greater good not to excuse predatory behaviour.
Although I'm sure that's how the Catholic church sees it.
I've heard about this idea, but I think there are some major flaws. Basing the CEOs pay on the pay of their lowest paid employees doesn't work out. Microsoft probably has very few low paid employees by virtue of business sector they are in. They design software, so the majority of their employees are going to be paid quite well
Microsoft may design software but not everyone in the company designs software. There are secretaries, mail room and other support staff. And it doesn't matter what the majority of their employees get paid, the solution suggested was a multiple of the lowest paid employee. There is only one lowest. Of course it would suck to be that person.
I'm logged in and I have classic.
I agree a manager doesn't need to do the job of his/her staff but for highly technical professions like IT and engineering a manager who is able to do the job or was able to do the job at one time is a better manager than one who has no understanding what his/her staff actually does.
I've had over 20 managers in my career and by far the best managers are ones that did my job for a large part of their career before they moved into management. The worst managers I've had are ones that either fast-tracked their way to management or were "professional" managers.
But I only last 20 seconds.
FTFY
So don't use your high-beams, just quickly turn the low beams on and off.
Everyone whose car has daytime running lights is out of luck.
Even if you have daytime running lights an approaching car will still be able to see you flash your low beams on and off. Daytime running lights are not the same as low beams.
So they had ".com" = corporations/companies, ".org" = non-profit organisation, and ".edu" for the educational research groups, ".mil" for the military", and ".net" for the companies that managed the continent wide networks built from fibre-optics and satellite communications.
.com is derived from the word "commerical" which includes but is not limited to corporations and companies.
Back in 1985 when .net was created I don't think there was "continent wide networks built from fibre-optics". .net was intended for network technology companies, ISPs (local, national and international) and infrastructure companies. Although, no restrictions were put on it's use so it has become a general purpose name.
That came from Xerox PARC, not the Amiga.
FTFY
You guys don't know anything.
Clearly Javascript is a super-tangential component of the solution platform meta-space.
Time to enable 2-factor on all my registrar accounts.
No, time to use a registrar that does not use untrained idiots for customer support.
Or do what I do. I host my own sites (not on GoDaddy) and I have a registrar reseller account so I am my own registrar. I like to think that if someone calls me up to get access to my registrar account that I would catch it.
Uh, I hate to break it to you, but no-one cares about what happened several generations ago.
Tell that to the Irish and the Scottish.
Where was the FDA when Canada began exporting machine oil made from rape seed and began selling it as healthy cooking oil?
More commonly known as canola oil it is made from a variety of rape seed that was selectively cultivated to have less aftertaste, lower saturated fat and acceptable levels of erucic acid.
It is perfectly safe for human consumption and is the third most common vegetable oil used for cooking.
Knowing that "CLA" was sure to generate a rather broad result I searched for "Canonical CLA" and it's the first hit.
Many users probably have never heard of regedit. However, for someone posting on /. it shouldn't be that hard.
I've looked for regedit in the Fedora repo and I couldn't find it.
They were previews - which means the theater was darkened (except for the blinding light from the cell phone) and the trailers which are mini-movies in themselves - were being played. The guy was just being rude.
So what level of rudeness deserves the death penalty?
You're right! Small condoms should be labeled "Tall", with larger sizes labeled "Grande", "Venti", and "Trenta".
I bet they could charge a lot more for condoms if they did that.
Over price condoms with pretentious names for the sizes...we can call them Starf*cks.
And even other people are ignorant enough to not know that grammatical errors are often careless mistakes (i.e. stupid) as opposed to a lack of knowledge (i.e. ignorant).
The AC was assuming the person had the correct knowledge but that they were careless in it's use hence the correct use of the word "stupid".
Who's writing keylogging malware for CentOS?
That's just what the NSA wants you to think.
Exactly. I'm pretty sure COBOL programs I wrote almost 30 years ago would still compile today. That code would be about the same age as the guy mentioned in the summary (5 years out of university btw) who is whining about supporting 3-5 year old code. Boo-hoo.
I'm pretty sure when the world ends the only thing left will be cockroaches and they will be using COBOL.
But you know, the same people who deep fry turkeys would try this.
Centrifugal turkey fryer(tm).
Next year's 911 top 10 call.
Was that sarcasm? It didn't sound like it. So, learn to use a dictionary, start with the word "colorable"...
I believe it's "colourable".
PDP 8 with punch cards.
Typical MBA-speak.
Duh? That was sort of my entire point...
That may have been what you meant in your head but your post could have been taken either way. Sorry I'm not psychic.
If I'm forced to buy a new device because a manufacturer can't/won't keep the OS up to date what makes you think I won't purchase from a better manufacturer next time.
Because all of the major Android manufacturers are pretty much the same in this respect?
You don't cultivate brand loyalty by screwing over your customers. At least not in the Android world where there's competition.
So outside of a few niche brands, which of the major Android manufacturers don't have the same issues of abandoning phone updates?
The market is already evolving. Consumers are already becoming aware of issues such as vendor lock in and lack of OS upgrades. The market may lean more towards the "fewer updates" end of the scale today but I don't think it will stay that way for long. A guaranteed x years of upgrades would be a great way for a smaller player to differentiate themselves from the rest of the pack and contracting someone like Cyanogen Mod to maintain it would be a good way to accomplish that.