Free service puts some ads up, next story at 11. I predict yhis submission still gets 5000 comments with the obligatory "that's why I have never had a Facebook account" and "Facebook is selling your info to nazis". Slashdot loves to hate.
The argument seems to be that these kind of questions help to identify problem solvers and people capable of taking on problems that they're (presumably) unfamiliar with. The company I work for uses them and I just can't help thinking we've lost some great potential hires and gained some awful hires due to the reliance on them. I feel like if you're going to use them you need to make sure they're not the pivotal piece in the interview process - too often these questions are the make or break tool for a hire and I think that this is the actual problem. Interviewing is hard for both sides, engagement is key, there are no magic bullets.
Because if carrier lock down is not permitted for subsidized phones then that market will end very quickly. As such it would not be something I would want to come to the US. One of the reasons for the explosion in smart phone popularity other than marketing is that buyers never had to pay for the phone up front.
Carriers could provide phone subsidizing even with unlocked phones - they just need to provide attractive service packages to entice customers to use them and not their competitors, something I think would be a good step forward. If a user purchases a subsidized phone they are generally locked into a contract with the carrier for some period of time. It doesn't really matter if the phone works on other carrier networks since the user must pay their monthly bill for the contract length.
I definitely applaud this direction and hope to see this come to North America.
I can understand the desire to move away from Facebook for communications between activists but trying to create a new social network is just not going to work. Like it or not, everyone is on Facebook and twitter. Want your cause to be picked up and spread around then you need to get it on the social net with all the people.
Giving a young student a device they can play games will result in young students playing games. The ipad seems like the wrong tool for the job with young students. Also, taking notes on a iPad???
It's a pretty cool way to manufacture things when you need them - no question there. Will this device be able to use it's own excess waste after making something? Will we have to ship tons of materials up only to ditch some large percentage of waste?
Paying off your debt was probably the best investment you've made. It's unfortunate that people stuff money into their investments while maintaining debtloads at ~18% on their credit cards - especially since their investments are probably earning them less than 5%. Relieving debt is often the largest ROI you can do early on.
"Technically, I am more well off than most of the western world, simply by having no money and no debts. It is the very definition of "wealthy" nowadays."
That makes the next step of having money much easier.
Legalizing drugs is not the solution.. just a pipe dream for potheads and teenagers.
1. Legalizing drugs would lead to more drug users and addicts. A vast majority of crime is perpetrated by drug users (alcohol included)
2. Legalizing and then taxing drugs would lead to... wait for it... black market for untaxed or cheaper drugs ! (see cigarettes, alcohol, past attempts at legalizing drugs like opium)
3. Legalizing and sanctioning drugs would lead to drugs with potentially limited potency due to Government control on the product which leads to.. black market
4. Drug dealers, runners, and general baddies are not going to suddenly because good citizens just because drugs can be purchased over the counter. The sell this shit for money, cause they want money... See #2 and #3 - they won't be out of a job anyways.
5. Imagine our healthcare costs when we increase drug users drastically by making drugs acceptable and more available. We've already wasted lives, energy, and costs on smokers and heavy drinkers, why on Earth would we want to add more to this???
Legalizing these things just redefines the problem.
When we started selling tech as a service. Control is imparitive when you attempt to guarantee an entire service package: device, software, and service. Slashdot may hate it but it's better for the general public.
Facebook adds exactly as much value as it's customers feel they get. For some that's enormous and others it's nothing. You may hate Facebook and think it's useless but you can not deny it's popularity, it's not going anywhere anytime soon.
I honestly couldn't care less if logged SMS and keystrokes as long as it doesn't cost me on my data package. What I do care about is that it apparently sends unencrypted data about the encrypted site you may be surfing. Seems like this could be exploited for more nefarious purposes.
There is a very simple reason for this: People don't care about people but themselves. A tsunami washing away a few thousand Japanese? Ffft. Big deal.
A nuclear plant cooking off? OMFG! What if the death cloud comes over here!
Do you think anyone worries about the Japanese people suffering from radiation there? People are worried about whether the radiation comes to them, that's all. Get used to it, nobody gives a damn about anyone but themselves. That tsunami is over and doesn't threaten anyone (outside of Japan, that is) anymore. That radiation could still be a problem outside of Japan. Hence the coverage of the nuclear plants and not the tsunami.
This is an insult to those risking their lives to aid japan (or other) right now. The Simpsons show revolves around a family whose father works at a nuclear reactor; Japan is currently facing potential crisis wi their reactors. Censoring some episodes is a show of respect and not selfishness.
Couldn't agree more. You make it so easy to throw a few dollars at an album of music and you win. iTunes is the reason I don't even bother looking for album torrents and they're also the reason I haven't set foot in a cd shop in years. I can preview, buy a single song at minimal expense, or buy an entire album, all with just a click or two. Want to stop piracy, do this. Give iTunes some competitions and the consumer will win win win.
If you have to spend more time making the tool work than actually using the tool than that tool is not worthwhile. I give exception to those that enjoy fine tuning their tools, I used to be this way myself. Now I just something that works without hassle, linux is STILL not there yet.
I would love a distro that didn't require me to fuck around trying to get wireless, dual monitors, and printing to work. I don't care about the six gigs of other shit in ubuntu, make the basic shit work and Linux has a chance on desktops. Stop adding clever display options to make windows wobble like liquid when they move and identify my monitor and download the driver.
I understand the 3rd party limitation, but as an end user it equates the same. For years I loved compiling software and kernels and messing around with x and whatever.... Those days are long gone, I just want it to work. Hello Mac, you just work and have a nice terminal to fall back on.
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Free service puts some ads up, next story at 11. I predict yhis submission still gets 5000 comments with the obligatory "that's why I have never had a Facebook account" and "Facebook is selling your info to nazis". Slashdot loves to hate.
The argument seems to be that these kind of questions help to identify problem solvers and people capable of taking on problems that they're (presumably) unfamiliar with. The company I work for uses them and I just can't help thinking we've lost some great potential hires and gained some awful hires due to the reliance on them. I feel like if you're going to use them you need to make sure they're not the pivotal piece in the interview process - too often these questions are the make or break tool for a hire and I think that this is the actual problem. Interviewing is hard for both sides, engagement is key, there are no magic bullets.
Because if carrier lock down is not permitted for subsidized phones then that market will end very quickly. As such it would not be something I would want to come to the US. One of the reasons for the explosion in smart phone popularity other than marketing is that buyers never had to pay for the phone up front.
Carriers could provide phone subsidizing even with unlocked phones - they just need to provide attractive service packages to entice customers to use them and not their competitors, something I think would be a good step forward. If a user purchases a subsidized phone they are generally locked into a contract with the carrier for some period of time. It doesn't really matter if the phone works on other carrier networks since the user must pay their monthly bill for the contract length.
I definitely applaud this direction and hope to see this come to North America.
I can understand the desire to move away from Facebook for communications between activists but trying to create a new social network is just not going to work. Like it or not, everyone is on Facebook and twitter. Want your cause to be picked up and spread around then you need to get it on the social net with all the people.
Giving a young student a device they can play games will result in young students playing games. The ipad seems like the wrong tool for the job with young students. Also, taking notes on a iPad???
If your game is meant to be social I'd put it on Facebook.
Ahh to be single again.
It's a pretty cool way to manufacture things when you need them - no question there. Will this device be able to use it's own excess waste after making something? Will we have to ship tons of materials up only to ditch some large percentage of waste?
Paying off your debt was probably the best investment you've made. It's unfortunate that people stuff money into their investments while maintaining debtloads at ~18% on their credit cards - especially since their investments are probably earning them less than 5%. Relieving debt is often the largest ROI you can do early on.
"Technically, I am more well off than most of the western world, simply by having no money and no debts. It is the very definition of "wealthy" nowadays."
That makes the next step of having money much easier.
Legalizing drugs is not the solution.. just a pipe dream for potheads and teenagers.
1. Legalizing drugs would lead to more drug users and addicts. A vast majority of crime is perpetrated by drug users (alcohol included)
2. Legalizing and then taxing drugs would lead to... wait for it... black market for untaxed or cheaper drugs ! (see cigarettes, alcohol, past attempts at legalizing drugs like opium)
3. Legalizing and sanctioning drugs would lead to drugs with potentially limited potency due to Government control on the product which leads to.. black market
4. Drug dealers, runners, and general baddies are not going to suddenly because good citizens just because drugs can be purchased over the counter. The sell this shit for money, cause they want money... See #2 and #3 - they won't be out of a job anyways.
5. Imagine our healthcare costs when we increase drug users drastically by making drugs acceptable and more available. We've already wasted lives, energy, and costs on smokers and heavy drinkers, why on Earth would we want to add more to this???
Legalizing these things just redefines the problem.
When we started selling tech as a service. Control is imparitive when you attempt to guarantee an entire service package: device, software, and service. Slashdot may hate it but it's better for the general public.
Facebook adds exactly as much value as it's customers feel they get. For some that's enormous and others it's nothing. You may hate Facebook and think it's useless but you can not deny it's popularity, it's not going anywhere anytime soon.
I honestly couldn't care less if logged SMS and keystrokes as long as it doesn't cost me on my data package. What I do care about is that it apparently sends unencrypted data about the encrypted site you may be surfing. Seems like this could be exploited for more nefarious purposes.
There is a very simple reason for this: People don't care about people but themselves. A tsunami washing away a few thousand Japanese? Ffft. Big deal.
A nuclear plant cooking off? OMFG! What if the death cloud comes over here!
Do you think anyone worries about the Japanese people suffering from radiation there? People are worried about whether the radiation comes to them, that's all. Get used to it, nobody gives a damn about anyone but themselves. That tsunami is over and doesn't threaten anyone (outside of Japan, that is) anymore. That radiation could still be a problem outside of Japan. Hence the coverage of the nuclear plants and not the tsunami.
This is an insult to those risking their lives to aid japan (or other) right now. The Simpsons show revolves around a family whose father works at a nuclear reactor; Japan is currently facing potential crisis wi their reactors. Censoring some episodes is a show of respect and not selfishness.
Wise choice
And it's a good thing thing they do, especially when folks like ISOHunt try to bring everyone down with them.
Couldn't agree more. You make it so easy to throw a few dollars at an album of music and you win. iTunes is the reason I don't even bother looking for album torrents and they're also the reason I haven't set foot in a cd shop in years. I can preview, buy a single song at minimal expense, or buy an entire album, all with just a click or two. Want to stop piracy, do this. Give iTunes some competitions and the consumer will win win win.
No wonder your relationship status is single....
90% of my replying at work is replyall. When you work collaboratively with many people, replyall is a one click convenience.
I'm pretty sure you've underestimated the commitment sports stars have made...
If you have to spend more time making the tool work than actually using the tool than that tool is not worthwhile. I give exception to those that enjoy fine tuning their tools, I used to be this way myself. Now I just something that works without hassle, linux is STILL not there yet.
.. For those who are full of shit...
Exactly. What company wants to pay an employee to be a rockstar at developing a competing product in their free time?
Would have to be a steep fine to get me to even consider disputing in court during the work week
I would love a distro that didn't require me to fuck around trying to get wireless, dual monitors, and printing to work. I don't care about the six gigs of other shit in ubuntu, make the basic shit work and Linux has a chance on desktops. Stop adding clever display options to make windows wobble like liquid when they move and identify my monitor and download the driver. I understand the 3rd party limitation, but as an end user it equates the same. For years I loved compiling software and kernels and messing around with x and whatever.... Those days are long gone, I just want it to work. Hello Mac, you just work and have a nice terminal to fall back on.