Social media is an inherently annoying service. Facebook is the largest social network out there, thus it has more people hating it the same way more Americans hate the IRS than the Polish Ministry of Finance.
The saying is great advice. The problem is that people think it applies to improvements. In terms of cost vs. benefit there is no reason to go through the hassle of fixing/replacing something if what you fixed is will give you the same crappy benefits for the same obscene cost as before you started. Actually improving something whether in terms of efficiency or features is another story.
Windows with southern exposure get light all day. Sometimes it gets a bit much, especially in hot areas in the summer. The windows are tinted anyway, why not get some use out of them?
before the new one is even fully ready for release. IOW, they deliberately break their own software. Can someone please explain what kind of sense this makes?
If any student made it that far and has any interest in working on a university research project you can safely assume that they can train -- or have already trained -- themselves beyond their high school's minimal curriculum. The crappier the school, the more likely this is the case, has been my experience coming from the student's side.
Well, that's one place I want at the top of my "states to live in" list. I live in NYC and know exactly how well the criminalization of self defense doesn't work.
According to the article, Iceland did this to make it a more desirable server location. Seems like that market can serve as an incentive for more "data friendly" laws; Here's hoping other countries follow suit.
Another thing parents can do to get their kids started on engineering: Science fiction. Thanks to science fiction I developed an interest in IT plus marketable skills in the same despite having little natural aptitude for it. Bruce Coville's AI gang trilogy led me to start learning Perl at age ten (admittedly it fell by the wayside until age 16, but still.)
Agreed. People assume open-source means twelve-year-olds in basements and "commies." Very few think about the fact that multi-billion dollar companies are involved.
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Social media is an inherently annoying service. Facebook is the largest social network out there, thus it has more people hating it the same way more Americans hate the IRS than the Polish Ministry of Finance.
If a robot is not sophisticated enough to obey orders that aren't hardcoded, is it in violation of the second law?
I thought vultures employed police, not the other way around.
I this story went up as I hit submit on it.
'nuff said.
The saying is great advice. The problem is that people think it applies to improvements. In terms of cost vs. benefit there is no reason to go through the hassle of fixing/replacing something if what you fixed is will give you the same crappy benefits for the same obscene cost as before you started. Actually improving something whether in terms of efficiency or features is another story.
Windows with southern exposure get light all day. Sometimes it gets a bit much, especially in hot areas in the summer. The windows are tinted anyway, why not get some use out of them?
before the new one is even fully ready for release. IOW, they deliberately break their own software. Can someone please explain what kind of sense this makes?
I'd guess NYC but you're describing every other major city just as well.
Mod parent up for great snark.
Maybe a smarter move would be integrating Omnibar into firefox by default.
SHIT! Those are some cool-ass seats!
This.
If any student made it that far and has any interest in working on a university research project you can safely assume that they can train -- or have already trained -- themselves beyond their high school's minimal curriculum. The crappier the school, the more likely this is the case, has been my experience coming from the student's side.
Does slashdot have a "sees through party line BS" modifier?
If not, Insightful would do. Mod parent up.
Well, that's one place I want at the top of my "states to live in" list. I live in NYC and know exactly how well the criminalization of self defense doesn't work.
Check the tax rates. I don't know exactly but I've heard some pretty interesting things from Swedish acquaintances.
According to the article, Iceland did this to make it a more desirable server location. Seems like that market can serve as an incentive for more "data friendly" laws; Here's hoping other countries follow suit.
Mod parent up, even if he is mocking me.
That's just what happens when movements get old enough to go mainstream.
Mod parent up. Managed to make trite sarcasm sound witty.
Another thing parents can do to get their kids started on engineering: Science fiction. Thanks to science fiction I developed an interest in IT plus marketable skills in the same despite having little natural aptitude for it. Bruce Coville's AI gang trilogy led me to start learning Perl at age ten (admittedly it fell by the wayside until age 16, but still.)
Agreed. People assume open-source means twelve-year-olds in basements and "commies." Very few think about the fact that multi-billion dollar companies are involved.
Perfect! We can market this as the perfect gift for anyone with a British relative.
I'm guessing it would have the problems of the Palm OS graffiti alphabet only cubed.