Show of hands how many people in the US have failed their driving test? It ain't many. Go to Germany and plenty of people have failed...some more than once.
Well that's what happens when you make assumptions without any data. About a third of test takers fail their driving test.
People in other countries. The way it's shaping up now 40 years from now you're going to see a globally oriented class system. Every country, 1st world or 3rd world will have 60% poor-lower class, 30% middle class, 9% upper class, and 1% ultrarich.
Those managers doing the automating and outsourcing will do just fine.
Right on. People always affraid of jobs disappearing and often forget that there is always new jobs being created. It is called progress. Every major labor saving invention puts people out of job. But it frees them up to do something new.
Tell that to people in the rust belt who lost their manufacturing jobs in the 70s and haven't found a replacement in 30 years. A lot of people just struggle on through multiple low-paying, benefit-less job, service industry jobs, putting spouses and family members to work, government assistance, and just plain adopting a significantly lower standard of living. You all want that? Judging by the comments I see on slashdot, it looks like it.
Wake up. Jobs don't magically appear when needed. A large number of you are gonna be screwed when automation and outsourcing leaves you in your 40s and 50s without a job. You'd better pray social security's still around then, but that's kind of a slim hope.
Of course, it doesn't matter to me, I moved out of the IT field into something that can't be outsourced so easily. But I just don't like what's going to happen to all my old friends and coworkers when the industry bottoms out.
Oh no, you're saying, if you're smart you'll find a way to adapt. Not necessarily. When 100,000 jobs become 10,000, maybe 10,000 people are going to manage to get by, but what about the other 90,000? "Finding a niche" doesn't always work, and a lot of very smart people can lose out just through chance.
Don't believe me? Prior to the 90s intelligence and technical brilliance more often got you a job at Radio Shack than at IBM. There are generations of people with your natural talents who were unable to find their "niche" just because it didn't really exist.
I cannot imagine an artist saying I cannot wait to quit painting or drawing...
Only that's not what the parent was saying. I can easily imagine an artist saying "after 9 hours of painting at my studio, the last thing I want to do when I come home is pick up a paintbrush and canvas".
Actually, Fordham's station is relatively high-powered and (at least back when I lived in NYC) played some really interesting stuff.
If you're into classical music there are two first-rate stations, WQXR (the best) and WNYC (almost as good). If you're into oldies WCBS is widely considered the best such station in the country (unfortunately I can't stand the stuff). In general though you're right, most of it is pretty lousy.
If your dad's willing to pay the application fee,why not apply to a few top-tier schools? If you don't get in, you get to stay and continue enjoying yourself. If you do get in, you've already got everything you've learned already, plus you get to put the shiny new school on your resume.
The question of whether you should transfer or not is one you make AFTER you get accepted.
I would recommend you don't transfer to a slightly better school. If it's not top 5, I'd stay where you are.
I think this course of events is sort of ironic. Possibly they were motivated for other goals in their previous outlook on linux. Either that or they feel its good enough and won't endanger their security for there product at least.
Or maybe they just want access to all the linux apps available. It doesn't necessarily mean a change of heart regarding linux; does anyone here think the WINE guys started WINE because they felt that Windows was a better platform? Or that the FreeBSD crew created linux binary compatibility because they thought linux was superior?
To get to the lower floor you must open a secret passageway via a clever magnetic puzzle. A secret stair case takes you up to the kitchen or down to the lower study (or the dungeon or the wine cellar). The lower study has numerous antique science and technology items including a bunch of quack medical devices.
It was executed on Bush's watch. It succeeded because his administration ignored the entreaties by the outgoing Clinton officials who knew how dangerous the terrorists were, but was ignored by the neocon chicken hawks who thought a few years in right-wing nutjob think tanks gave them a handle on how the world worked.
I wouldn't use the Post to wrap a fish. It's an incredibly lousy paper. Hell, even with all the bonehead things the NY Times has done lately, it's still a million times more credible than the Post. And what's the big deal about registering? Do it once, you don't have to give any information, it's not like afterwards the Times editors lurk out behind your house peering in windows.
Can I get even one piece of useful information pertaining to the actual performance of this thing?
Well, you won't be able to run your modern games: your nethack, your ADVENTURE, your fortune, but it can probably do hunt the wumpus if you overclock it.
Now there's been plenty of ads disguised as stories on slashdot before, but actually including the text Buy one now and impress your friends is a little ridiculous.
The sad thing is my friends are the kind of people who WOULD be impressed by this.
Way to go, FBI! [/sarcasm] I can't imagine many acts more calculated to alienate infosec geeks from the FBI in particular, and the US govt / law enforcement forces in general
Why? What's wrong with a narrowly tailored subpoena in regards to a specific, discrete illegal act?
This is exactly what everyone here's been asking for for years. Some of you obviously won't be happy until the FBI refrains from prosecuting every single computer-based crime.
It's worth noting though that his feat will not be recognized by The Guinness Book Of World Records because of the difficulty of standardizing such mathematical challenges.
That's the problem when dealing with a highly subjective field like mathematics.
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Show of hands how many people in the US have failed their driving test? It ain't many. Go to Germany and plenty of people have failed...some more than once.
Well that's what happens when you make assumptions without any data. About a third of test takers fail their driving test.
People in other countries. The way it's shaping up now 40 years from now you're going to see a globally oriented class system. Every country, 1st world or 3rd world will have 60% poor-lower class, 30% middle class, 9% upper class, and 1% ultrarich.
Those managers doing the automating and outsourcing will do just fine.
Right on. People always affraid of jobs disappearing and often forget that there is always new jobs being created. It is called progress. Every major labor saving invention puts people out of job. But it frees them up to do something new.
Tell that to people in the rust belt who lost their manufacturing jobs in the 70s and haven't found a replacement in 30 years. A lot of people just struggle on through multiple low-paying, benefit-less job, service industry jobs, putting spouses and family members to work, government assistance, and just plain adopting a significantly lower standard of living. You all want that? Judging by the comments I see on slashdot, it looks like it.
Wake up. Jobs don't magically appear when needed. A large number of you are gonna be screwed when automation and outsourcing leaves you in your 40s and 50s without a job. You'd better pray social security's still around then, but that's kind of a slim hope.
Of course, it doesn't matter to me, I moved out of the IT field into something that can't be outsourced so easily. But I just don't like what's going to happen to all my old friends and coworkers when the industry bottoms out.
Oh no, you're saying, if you're smart you'll find a way to adapt. Not necessarily. When 100,000 jobs become 10,000, maybe 10,000 people are going to manage to get by, but what about the other 90,000? "Finding a niche" doesn't always work, and a lot of very smart people can lose out just through chance.
Don't believe me? Prior to the 90s intelligence and technical brilliance more often got you a job at Radio Shack than at IBM. There are generations of people with your natural talents who were unable to find their "niche" just because it didn't really exist.
If the shooter is still there, she deserves to be caught.
If the shooter is a criminal, she deserves to be caught whether she's still there or whether she ran away and hid.
I cannot imagine an artist saying I cannot wait to quit painting or drawing...
Only that's not what the parent was saying. I can easily imagine an artist saying "after 9 hours of painting at my studio, the last thing I want to do when I come home is pick up a paintbrush and canvas".
few worthless college-type stations
Actually, Fordham's station is relatively high-powered and (at least back when I lived in NYC) played some really interesting stuff.
If you're into classical music there are two first-rate stations, WQXR (the best) and WNYC (almost as good). If you're into oldies WCBS is widely considered the best such station in the country (unfortunately I can't stand the stuff). In general though you're right, most of it is pretty lousy.
If your dad's willing to pay the application fee,why not apply to a few top-tier schools? If you don't get in, you get to stay and continue enjoying yourself. If you do get in, you've already got everything you've learned already, plus you get to put the shiny new school on your resume.
The question of whether you should transfer or not is one you make AFTER you get accepted.
I would recommend you don't transfer to a slightly better school. If it's not top 5, I'd stay where you are.
I think this course of events is sort of ironic. Possibly they were motivated for other goals in their previous outlook on linux. Either that or they feel its good enough and won't endanger their security for there product at least.
Or maybe they just want access to all the linux apps available. It doesn't necessarily mean a change of heart regarding linux; does anyone here think the WINE guys started WINE because they felt that Windows was a better platform? Or that the FreeBSD crew created linux binary compatibility because they thought linux was superior?
To get to the lower floor you must open a secret passageway via a clever magnetic puzzle. A secret stair case takes you up to the kitchen or down to the lower study (or the dungeon or the wine cellar). The lower study has numerous antique science and technology items including a bunch of quack medical devices.
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I continue to use it a decade later, with the vague guilt that I would be cooler if I were running BSD.
You would be, my friend, you would be.
What "groundwork"? The actual plan wasn't especially complicated, it didn't need any elaborate planning.
Also, 9/11 was finalized on Clinton's watch.
It was executed on Bush's watch. It succeeded because his administration ignored the entreaties by the outgoing Clinton officials who knew how dangerous the terrorists were, but was ignored by the neocon chicken hawks who thought a few years in right-wing nutjob think tanks gave them a handle on how the world worked.
Try the NY Post for this story.
I wouldn't use the Post to wrap a fish. It's an incredibly lousy paper. Hell, even with all the bonehead things the NY Times has done lately, it's still a million times more credible than the Post. And what's the big deal about registering? Do it once, you don't have to give any information, it's not like afterwards the Times editors lurk out behind your house peering in windows.
Can I get even one piece of useful information pertaining to the actual performance of this thing?
Well, you won't be able to run your modern games: your nethack, your ADVENTURE, your fortune, but it can probably do hunt the wumpus if you overclock it.
I guess your uncle is in the import-export business, eh?
Think that was bad? Someone broke into my house.
No, I don't think that's worse than the guy who got shot. Sorry.
Lycos is still around?!
British Phonographic Industry? Not surprised, you know how hard it is to hook up a hard drive to a Victrola?
This problem would go away quickly if people signed their E-mail.
I used to do that but I stopped because it was too hard to wipe the magic marker off my monitor.
Now there's been plenty of ads disguised as stories on slashdot before, but actually including the text Buy one now and impress your friends is a little ridiculous.
The sad thing is my friends are the kind of people who WOULD be impressed by this.
* Impossible Mission
* Impossible Mission 2
Oh there is a God. I definitely need this.
Since when are fishing expeditions effective?
Ask anyone who's ever caught a fish.
Seriously, if they don't have any concrete leads, what are they supposed to do? Just stop investigating?
Way to go, FBI! [/sarcasm] I can't imagine many acts more calculated to alienate infosec geeks from the FBI in particular, and the US govt / law enforcement forces in general
Why? What's wrong with a narrowly tailored subpoena in regards to a specific, discrete illegal act?
This is exactly what everyone here's been asking for for years. Some of you obviously won't be happy until the FBI refrains from prosecuting every single computer-based crime.
My car has a completely different set of layout for dash controls from my girlfriends.
Wow, multiple girlfriends? One disqualifies you from slashdot, with more than one you should hand in your UID.
And yet, after a short period of familarisation, I find I can cope pretty well with all of these things, as can everyone else I know.
Go try Blender, then come back and tell us that...
It's worth noting though that his feat will not be recognized by The Guinness Book Of World Records because of the difficulty of standardizing such mathematical challenges.
That's the problem when dealing with a highly subjective field like mathematics.