If they did this in the UK, their argument that drivers were contractors and not employees of Uber may be in doubt - as they were being "monitored" outside the agreed time (i.e. when not working/being paid by Uber) and Uber were discouraging them from taking alternative work.
A kid is exactly the benchmark we should be using for this. After all, a 3 year old is exactly the target market: they are the people using computers all day long in banks, call centers, offices etc where you don't need to worry about getting the software to do what you want in the manner you need it to: i.e. make your job easier.
Always take a copy of your CV or resume to an interview: I've yet to be interviewed somewhere where the agency hasn't "tweaked" my CV in some way or another (and I've been on the receiving end as well - we were looking for a PHP programmer and the agency sent someone with a good looking CV - apart from the fact they had changed all mentions of Java to PHP: totally misrepresenting the candidate). Plus it's useful to have your own CV to refer to "just in case".
Alternatively, don't forget to promote yourself on sites such as http://linkedin.com/ and http://careers.stackoverflow.com/ - build up your own client base and get to keep the 10-25% the agency "skims" for just download bunches of CVs from job sites, adding their logo and sending them on.
Get in artist, get them to record 70 songs (allowing 10 songs per album: how many are on an album nowadays) - then say, "sorry, 20 tracks were rubbish - re-record them". Sony then release 7 albums and pay artist for 7 albums. Several weeks later release 2 new albums and don't pay the artist... Cunning (but in a bad way!).
Yes, but then they could just have a local cache server running on the test machine... It could just be the case that IE is more aggresively cacheing (or even incorrectly cachine) content. IIRC the default install for IE is "Always use the cache" whereas Firefox et al, it's "Check with server". Internet Explorer users could be being served outdated content faster, but Firefox users be served newer content slightly slower.
I'll put another vote in for UKFSN (or any other Enta.net powered ISP). They have no filtering, no Phorm, known bandwidth limits (they don't have an "unlimited" ADSL package which is really limited to 60Gb unlike Demon which also filters), is quite reliable, has a regularly updated status page, is reasonably cheap and performs extremely well in all the broadband tests.
Well, there's a sort of way of doing this in Firefox. Have it remember your username for the site - if it doesn't pre-fill the username for you when you go back to the site, get a bit more worried and be really especially careful before manually entering your login details...
Heathrow is one of the worst airports I've flow in/out/through. I think they need to knock down London and rebuild Heathrow from scratch (no, I didn't make a mistake;) ).
I had the same problem on an old schools RM Nimbus PC in a DTP program. I'm quite a fast typer and when I was typing away and got the end of the line, I had to take my fingers off the keyboard for a few seconds whilst it wrapped to the next line: if I failed to do so, lrs would be dpped.
I think one way banks could help is by providing information to help us identify them. For instance, state very clearly when you sign up for internet banking (and when you receive confirmation) that ALL emails - without exception - from them will state your full name, the last 4 digits of your bank account number and a set keyphrase. Also beef up notification/authentication: every time you login to internet banking, the bank should send email notification with a "If you do not recognise this login attempt please call us immediately on telephone number xxxxx stating only that you do not recognise access X8N49J3KC8" (of course, have a 'slightly hidden' setting on internet banking where you can get notifications only once a day). And if this is the first time making a payment to a "new payee", send the customer an SMS text message or automated phonecall to the registered (unchangable by internet banking) phone number just stating "This is xxxx bank calling to authenticate a transaction of the amount xxx.xxx . Please enter the last three digits of your internet banking customer number to authenticate this request".
I think it's because it's so boring/time consuming to check data. To be really secure, you can't trust anything - user input, database data, file data - it's all got be validated. And in these days of XSS attacks, you can't provide any potential dangerous data to the end user as it could be used to exploit the application (so strip out any dangerous angle brackers, don't forget that UNICODE etc poses its own risks etc). I know the billing system I'm writing at the moment is mainly "is this data sane?" tests at every chance "just in case" (as if the admin messes up the smarty templates, I can't afford for that to somehow, 3 pages later, allow another user access to another users data). It's hellish, but it's got to be done and if I had a fixed timescale to do it in, I doubt my boss would approve of the time needed to code in the validation routine(s).
I'm so glad I'm not the only one to spot the AOL product placement. I know AOL search is powered by Google - but the team behind Mythbusters using AOL - I just can't buy it. They are more the Altavista/Google style than the "duh, how do I do this" style.
I actually agree wholeheartdly - I find women more attractive when they are more clothed then near-naked. Maybe it's anticipation or something... I remember hearing something about how programmers/scientists prefer clothed women from naked women as naked women present no "mystery" for them - but I can't remember when/where/or how I heard that.
Kari's "persona" on the show is, IMHO, "hey, what the f---, let's just see what the hell happens" and I find that a lot more attractive then just "tits and ass". Perhaps I'm one of the few men that go for brains rather than body and may explain why I'm single still (after 4.5 years splitting up from my ex)...
That's the way I did it and it's the way I'd do in in real life. Why? Well, this is a one-off form submission which would take me longer to load EditPlus and start typing then to "hack around". However, if it was going to be needed to be submitted multiple times, then time/management laws state it will be worth automatating/scripting.
Actually, Google could be going for a multi-layered operation. First X rounds see what people generally label a picture (such as "map"). Then open it up for "What are you interested in?" - somebody enters maps and they show all the map pictures hoping for more detailed descriptions ("map of europe" for example).
I saw that as well - I was watching it, getting bored, and suddenly saw white text reading ".com/bluem" and then reversed and paused it to read the message. If it was just a single frame, damn, my eyes are good;)
I'll like to have a Word with you in my Office about these Windows. Unfortently, Microsoft likes taking generic names and trying to make them trademarks (instead of trademarks becoming generic).
What's wrong with an English breakfast? I love having * Bacon. Freshly sliced from pigs * Sausage. Pig mean in sheeps intenstine * Black Pudding. Congealed pigs blood. * Mushrooms. Tasty fungi! * Eggs. Chicken ovulations * Baked Beans * Bread fried in animal fat all in a nice greasy spoon cafe! Doesn't that list make you feel hungry? (well, unless you are a pig!)
Even wrose news - the guy was talking about having hot dirty homosexual sex with his lover: and there you were thinking you were just watching some run of the mill porn!
Transparent windows? Already supported by XP, but not widely used (in fact, I'm only aware of Digiguide making proper use of it). However, you can get plugins to force transparency on other programs.
Alt-tab switching with thumbnails? Check out Microsoft Windows XP Power Toys.
Turning windows on their sides? Well, I must admit, that is new one one me, but I can't (yet) see the benefit (same with transparent windows - tried it, didn't like it).
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If they did this in the UK, their argument that drivers were contractors and not employees of Uber may be in doubt - as they were being "monitored" outside the agreed time (i.e. when not working/being paid by Uber) and Uber were discouraging them from taking alternative work.
Nooo stop work on LHC Stephanie. Stephanie reassemble?
Did you consider buying a Varnish Moral Licence ?
A kid is exactly the benchmark we should be using for this. After all, a 3 year old is exactly the target market: they are the people using computers all day long in banks, call centers, offices etc where you don't need to worry about getting the software to do what you want in the manner you need it to: i.e. make your job easier.
48 hours before the law came into force, the ICO issued new guidelines at http://www.ico.gov.uk/news/blog/2012/updated-ico-advice-guidance-e-privacy-directive-eu-cookie-law.aspx which basically reads as "If the user's browser accepts cookies, then they agree to the cookies being stored". Making the whole things pretty moot. Why they waited until the "11th hour" to state the obvious is annoying...
Always take a copy of your CV or resume to an interview: I've yet to be interviewed somewhere where the agency hasn't "tweaked" my CV in some way or another (and I've been on the receiving end as well - we were looking for a PHP programmer and the agency sent someone with a good looking CV - apart from the fact they had changed all mentions of Java to PHP: totally misrepresenting the candidate). Plus it's useful to have your own CV to refer to "just in case".
Alternatively, don't forget to promote yourself on sites such as http://linkedin.com/ and http://careers.stackoverflow.com/ - build up your own client base and get to keep the 10-25% the agency "skims" for just download bunches of CVs from job sites, adding their logo and sending them on.
Get in artist, get them to record 70 songs (allowing 10 songs per album: how many are on an album nowadays) - then say, "sorry, 20 tracks were rubbish - re-record them". Sony then release 7 albums and pay artist for 7 albums. Several weeks later release 2 new albums and don't pay the artist... Cunning (but in a bad way!).
Yes, but then they could just have a local cache server running on the test machine... It could just be the case that IE is more aggresively cacheing (or even incorrectly cachine) content. IIRC the default install for IE is "Always use the cache" whereas Firefox et al, it's "Check with server". Internet Explorer users could be being served outdated content faster, but Firefox users be served newer content slightly slower.
UKFSN (or any other Enta.net powered ISP) doesn't filter, supports IPv6, is anti-phorm and much more besides!
I'll put another vote in for UKFSN (or any other Enta.net powered ISP). They have no filtering, no Phorm, known bandwidth limits (they don't have an "unlimited" ADSL package which is really limited to 60Gb unlike Demon which also filters), is quite reliable, has a regularly updated status page, is reasonably cheap and performs extremely well in all the broadband tests.
Well, there's a sort of way of doing this in Firefox. Have it remember your username for the site - if it doesn't pre-fill the username for you when you go back to the site, get a bit more worried and be really especially careful before manually entering your login details...
Heathrow is one of the worst airports I've flow in/out/through. I think they need to knock down London and rebuild Heathrow from scratch (no, I didn't make a mistake ;) ).
I had the same problem on an old schools RM Nimbus PC in a DTP program. I'm quite a fast typer and when I was typing away and got the end of the line, I had to take my fingers off the keyboard for a few seconds whilst it wrapped to the next line: if I failed to do so, lrs would be dpped.
I think one way banks could help is by providing information to help us identify them. For instance, state very clearly when you sign up for internet banking (and when you receive confirmation) that ALL emails - without exception - from them will state your full name, the last 4 digits of your bank account number and a set keyphrase. Also beef up notification/authentication: every time you login to internet banking, the bank should send email notification with a "If you do not recognise this login attempt please call us immediately on telephone number xxxxx stating only that you do not recognise access X8N49J3KC8" (of course, have a 'slightly hidden' setting on internet banking where you can get notifications only once a day). And if this is the first time making a payment to a "new payee", send the customer an SMS text message or automated phonecall to the registered (unchangable by internet banking) phone number just stating "This is xxxx bank calling to authenticate a transaction of the amount xxx.xxx . Please enter the last three digits of your internet banking customer number to authenticate this request".
I think it's because it's so boring/time consuming to check data. To be really secure, you can't trust anything - user input, database data, file data - it's all got be validated. And in these days of XSS attacks, you can't provide any potential dangerous data to the end user as it could be used to exploit the application (so strip out any dangerous angle brackers, don't forget that UNICODE etc poses its own risks etc). I know the billing system I'm writing at the moment is mainly "is this data sane?" tests at every chance "just in case" (as if the admin messes up the smarty templates, I can't afford for that to somehow, 3 pages later, allow another user access to another users data). It's hellish, but it's got to be done and if I had a fixed timescale to do it in, I doubt my boss would approve of the time needed to code in the validation routine(s).
I'm so glad I'm not the only one to spot the AOL product placement. I know AOL search is powered by Google - but the team behind Mythbusters using AOL - I just can't buy it. They are more the Altavista/Google style than the "duh, how do I do this" style.
I actually agree wholeheartdly - I find women more attractive when they are more clothed then near-naked. Maybe it's anticipation or something... I remember hearing something about how programmers/scientists prefer clothed women from naked women as naked women present no "mystery" for them - but I can't remember when/where/or how I heard that.
Kari's "persona" on the show is, IMHO, "hey, what the f---, let's just see what the hell happens" and I find that a lot more attractive then just "tits and ass". Perhaps I'm one of the few men that go for brains rather than body and may explain why I'm single still (after 4.5 years splitting up from my ex)...
That's the way I did it and it's the way I'd do in in real life. Why? Well, this is a one-off form submission which would take me longer to load EditPlus and start typing then to "hack around". However, if it was going to be needed to be submitted multiple times, then time/management laws state it will be worth automatating/scripting.
Actually, Google could be going for a multi-layered operation. First X rounds see what people generally label a picture (such as "map"). Then open it up for "What are you interested in?" - somebody enters maps and they show all the map pictures hoping for more detailed descriptions ("map of europe" for example).
I saw that as well - I was watching it, getting bored, and suddenly saw white text reading ".com/bluem" and then reversed and paused it to read the message. If it was just a single frame, damn, my eyes are good ;)
I'll like to have a Word with you in my Office about these Windows. Unfortently, Microsoft likes taking generic names and trying to make them trademarks (instead of trademarks becoming generic).
No - "Coke" is a trademark term of the Coca Cola company. Pepsi and Coke are both types of COLA.
What's wrong with an English breakfast? I love having
* Bacon. Freshly sliced from pigs
* Sausage. Pig mean in sheeps intenstine
* Black Pudding. Congealed pigs blood.
* Mushrooms. Tasty fungi!
* Eggs. Chicken ovulations
* Baked Beans
* Bread fried in animal fat
all in a nice greasy spoon cafe! Doesn't that list make you feel hungry? (well, unless you are a pig!)
Even wrose news - the guy was talking about having hot dirty homosexual sex with his lover: and there you were thinking you were just watching some run of the mill porn!
Transparent windows? Already supported by XP, but not widely used (in fact, I'm only aware of Digiguide making proper use of it). However, you can get plugins to force transparency on other programs.
Alt-tab switching with thumbnails? Check out Microsoft Windows XP Power Toys.
Turning windows on their sides? Well, I must admit, that is new one one me, but I can't (yet) see the benefit (same with transparent windows - tried it, didn't like it).