"You forget that people are so entitled these days they think they have to do nothing at all and the world will hand them whatever they want" is too exaggerated. Not everyone lives in their parent's basement. People that I know do their best to earn an honest living.
Times have changed. The biggest growth in US socialism in the past 50 years was George W. Bush's Medicare drug expansion. He was supposed to be a Republican. I have a hard time telling who the players are these days just by looking at the team they're supposed to be on.
All three of those are liberal arts that are subject to change as differing ideas are brought into the fold. There are no unwavering facts in the liberal arts, such as one plus one equals two, just observations and predictions based on observations. Hard science includes irrefutable facts along with solid theories, such as e=mc2.
Protecting the one really responsible for the mess, the old boss that fell on his sword. Blaming the Engineers to protect the chain of command is a real pussy move.
I learned the difference between a fermion and a boson watching Big Bang Theory: http://www.particleadventure.o... The humor isn't always great. But, the show is entertaining to me and my wife. The physics on the boards is correct also.
It's time to leave well enough alone in the world. The US is not the good force that it was that helped end WW1 and WW2. I suspect that the cold hearted sociopaths that run the military and much of the federal government is more concerned with spin than soul searching after this event.
There is no remedy for laziness/ineptness. Anything done will probably be short term due to management priorities changing over time. Experian has been advertising their credit monitoring services on TV in the US. A bit ironic, I think.
Better than selecting Oracle or Microsoft, each of which would have securely used the information for their own purposes. MS would use it to target suggested apps. Oracle would make sure it didn't work quite right, until you give them another billion dollars.
You are incorrect. I have a couple of customers that had Windows 10 install automatically while they were away. They claim to never have authorized this. One of my own workstations kept trying to install Windows 10 as an update for Windows 7 Pro, until I turned off Automatic Updates. A second identical workstation hasn't done this. It may be random. You have too much faith in Microsoft software being infallible. All software is buggy. You don't need to click YES this time around. PC's having Windows 7 replaced with Windows 10 with no user input is real.
On the other hand, I've had a couple of customers that had broken Windows 7 installations. After making drive images, I got their okay to upgrade to Windows 10. In each case the PC ran much better and the problems. broken IE11 for one, were fixed. So, Windows 10 is a mixed bag. I like it when it's not being force fed.
There are alternatives to fossil fuels that are frowned upon by various groups: nuclear, wind, solar with battery backup, and hydroelectric all work to supply electricity. These need to become the vast majority of what our power plants are based on, with gas generators for somewhat quick ramp up when additional power is needed.
Another issue that I wish to make is that no one knows if long term climate warming is all bad. We won't know for sure until it happens and computer models are adjusted on an ongoing basis for better accuracy. Sure, agricultural will shift, ocean front property will move inland and unknowns will occur. I suspect that some venture capitalist groups will be eager to profit off of the new industries that pop up to help address the ongoing changes. I just hope they don't make matters worse..
The thing I don't like about Android is the almost daily updates for all the various apps. The ones I use should be updated. Most of Google's apps I do not use. Yet, they get updated on an ongoing basis. Then, after updating I'm notified that the apps were just updated. That part is annoying as hell. I think it's stupid to both notify me that an update is going to be installed and then separately notify me after it was just installed. This is old news, much like the old Francisco Franco is still dead SNL routine. Tell me when it fails please. Just stop being annoying.
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"You forget that people are so entitled these days they think they have to do nothing at all and the world will hand them whatever they want" is too exaggerated. Not everyone lives in their parent's basement. People that I know do their best to earn an honest living.
When Rotten Tomatoes shows a low score I generally agree that the movie sucked. Their audience scores that are around 60% are somewhat suspect.
Times have changed. The biggest growth in US socialism in the past 50 years was George W. Bush's Medicare drug expansion. He was supposed to be a Republican. I have a hard time telling who the players are these days just by looking at the team they're supposed to be on.
Agree with you AC 100%.
All three of those are liberal arts that are subject to change as differing ideas are brought into the fold. There are no unwavering facts in the liberal arts, such as one plus one equals two, just observations and predictions based on observations. Hard science includes irrefutable facts along with solid theories, such as e=mc2.
I'll stay with cash when paying for goods in stores. Nothing beats a traceless transfer of funds.
You are a cowardly jackass. Cows are revered in some places. Jackasses are just the body for an asshole.
Tasers already exist. Yet, cops shoot to kill instead of stun to disable. Why do we need another non-lethal weapon that won't be used?
Check the printer. You know you don't buy physical things that aren't electronic or that you can't eat.
Train it to use a mini-litter box.
Tim Cook cares about stock valuation, not freedom in China or anywhere else. That's his job. The dark side is strong in this one.
Protecting the one really responsible for the mess, the old boss that fell on his sword. Blaming the Engineers to protect the chain of command is a real pussy move.
Yep. Their actuarial tables are quite extensive.
I learned the difference between a fermion and a boson watching Big Bang Theory: http://www.particleadventure.o... The humor isn't always great. But, the show is entertaining to me and my wife. The physics on the boards is correct also.
It's time to leave well enough alone in the world. The US is not the good force that it was that helped end WW1 and WW2. I suspect that the cold hearted sociopaths that run the military and much of the federal government is more concerned with spin than soul searching after this event.
Selling out the US public began with Nixon's administration. The economic ball has been rolling downhill in China's direction for decades.
FYI: Oxygen free copper cables are quite cheap and commonly used for home wiring.
There is no remedy for laziness/ineptness. Anything done will probably be short term due to management priorities changing over time. Experian has been advertising their credit monitoring services on TV in the US. A bit ironic, I think.
Inhalation of dried nano-TiO2 and nano-zinc oxide containing sunscreen apparently causes undesirable effects. Link: http://www.nicnas.gov.au/commu...
Better than selecting Oracle or Microsoft, each of which would have securely used the information for their own purposes. MS would use it to target suggested apps. Oracle would make sure it didn't work quite right, until you give them another billion dollars.
Are corporations people in NSW? If so, like in the US, this violates their rights.
You are incorrect. I have a couple of customers that had Windows 10 install automatically while they were away. They claim to never have authorized this. One of my own workstations kept trying to install Windows 10 as an update for Windows 7 Pro, until I turned off Automatic Updates. A second identical workstation hasn't done this. It may be random. You have too much faith in Microsoft software being infallible. All software is buggy. You don't need to click YES this time around. PC's having Windows 7 replaced with Windows 10 with no user input is real. On the other hand, I've had a couple of customers that had broken Windows 7 installations. After making drive images, I got their okay to upgrade to Windows 10. In each case the PC ran much better and the problems. broken IE11 for one, were fixed. So, Windows 10 is a mixed bag. I like it when it's not being force fed.
There are alternatives to fossil fuels that are frowned upon by various groups: nuclear, wind, solar with battery backup, and hydroelectric all work to supply electricity. These need to become the vast majority of what our power plants are based on, with gas generators for somewhat quick ramp up when additional power is needed. Another issue that I wish to make is that no one knows if long term climate warming is all bad. We won't know for sure until it happens and computer models are adjusted on an ongoing basis for better accuracy. Sure, agricultural will shift, ocean front property will move inland and unknowns will occur. I suspect that some venture capitalist groups will be eager to profit off of the new industries that pop up to help address the ongoing changes. I just hope they don't make matters worse..
The thing I don't like about Android is the almost daily updates for all the various apps. The ones I use should be updated. Most of Google's apps I do not use. Yet, they get updated on an ongoing basis. Then, after updating I'm notified that the apps were just updated. That part is annoying as hell. I think it's stupid to both notify me that an update is going to be installed and then separately notify me after it was just installed. This is old news, much like the old Francisco Franco is still dead SNL routine. Tell me when it fails please. Just stop being annoying.
I think that the US declaring bankruptcy, which is what you describe, would not be a favorable thing for the world economy.