It's not the Millenials. They're a bit more demanding, yes, but not significantly so compared to all the other groups of clueless users I've dealt with over the last 3 decades...
I think the point is that it's the Millenials who have gotten jobs in IT; they're actually supposed to know stuff.
I'd say by "expert" they are familiar with the basic interfaces used on many operating systems. Do they know how to create a word document without hand holding? More than likely. Can they create a basic spreadsheet? Probably. Do they understand how to use office (MS or open or whatever version you pick) to its fullest? No. My experience is that many millennials seem to think "expert" knowledge of such software suites comes easy and they actually have it but get frustrated quickly when asked to do something complicated (like db links, mutli-sheet vlookup or *gasp* vb macros ).
Many (most?) of these so-called "expert" Millenials don't know shit. All they know is how to click on FB. Fortunately there are a few who have actually grokked IT, and those are the ones to employ. Unfortunately, most PHBs don't know this...
... plus how long would it take for the US govt. to bully the Irish one into allowing them full access to the Irish network backbone to download so they can archive every byte that passes through it
Already done. No bullying needed, just a private chat between senior officials, plus the gross digital ignorance of our [Irish] politicians. Anyone who believes that the NSA doesn't scan all Irish traffic is living in cloud-cuckoo land.
I honestly think scientists as politicians wouldn't be so bad.
Too many of them would be too inexperienced or even naive, methinks. Most scientists just want the politicians to get the fuck out of the lab so they can get on with doing science.
I wonder if they bother using the (XML-based) systems that provide (enforce, even) the multiple views and accurate categorizations that were designed for serious heavy-duty tech doc. Or if they just stuff everything into Word. Maybe someone in the know can tell us.
Doesn't quantum theory mean that the above can all be true at the same time?
In any case, all the models are theories anyway. We can prove individual factlets (for some given values that seem to hold true for us here and now), but we have no clue at all about how the facts stand up elsewhere or elsewhen, so we can have no idea if the theories would also hold up there and then.
I don't get this. What happens when the drone arrives at my address? Does it ring the doorbell and wait? Does it go round the back and leave it on the back porch if I'm out? (I'm in a low-crime neighbourhood where this is possible.) Or will it leave it with my neighbour, as instructed?
Not to mention that these things don't fly at the speed of a jetliner -- they barely limp along, and they don't fly very high, either. It won't be long before people in areas where guns are freely available will be using the drones for target practice.
Maybe. I'd also hazard a guess at flawed recruitment practices: possibly some cops are none too bright, and probably shouldn't be cops. But then, the same can be said of judges, politicians, lawyers, CEOs, CIOs,...
We have a lot of XML publishing workflows. MySQL provides a -X commandline option which returns the results of a query in XML. I don't know if PostgreSQL, MSSQL, or Oracle have the equivalent (perhaps someone who knows can post). Right now, it's a pain-free way to get what we need in the form we want, with zero additional effort. If it exists in other rDBMSs, that makes our choices wider.
Bullshit. One anal-retentive bureaucrat in the FCC thinks people who post videos to Youtube make money from the adverts. It's got zilch to do with the government, except that the government created the FCC and peopled it with this kind of person.
I was raised on FORTRAN, but nowadays the kind of work I do (XML) means I use XSLT almost exclusively, so recursion has become natural. Except that XPath2 introduced loops...
I have Android, rest of the family have iPhones. No-one seems to have any problem browsing, so WTF kind of websites is the OP visiting? no, wait, don't tell me...pr0n
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I so wanted a Microsoft Bob key or a Paperclip key...
It's not the Millenials. They're a bit more demanding, yes, but not significantly so compared to all the other groups of clueless users I've dealt with over the last 3 decades...
I think the point is that it's the Millenials who have gotten jobs in IT; they're actually supposed to know stuff.
I'd say by "expert" they are familiar with the basic interfaces used on many operating systems. Do they know how to create a word document without hand holding? More than likely. Can they create a basic spreadsheet? Probably. Do they understand how to use office (MS or open or whatever version you pick) to its fullest? No. My experience is that many millennials seem to think "expert" knowledge of such software suites comes easy and they actually have it but get frustrated quickly when asked to do something complicated (like db links, mutli-sheet vlookup or *gasp* vb macros ).
Many (most?) of these so-called "expert" Millenials don't know shit. All they know is how to click on FB. Fortunately there are a few who have actually grokked IT, and those are the ones to employ. Unfortunately, most PHBs don't know this...
Actually if your servers are in Ireland, the US government needs to comply with EU law to get the data and US law doesn't apply.
I don't think that actually worries the NSA.
... plus how long would it take for the US govt. to bully the Irish one into allowing them full access to the Irish network backbone to download so they can archive every byte that passes through it
Already done. No bullying needed, just a private chat between senior officials, plus the gross digital ignorance of our [Irish] politicians. Anyone who believes that the NSA doesn't scan all Irish traffic is living in cloud-cuckoo land.
I honestly think scientists as politicians wouldn't be so bad.
Too many of them would be too inexperienced or even naive, methinks. Most scientists just want the politicians to get the fuck out of the lab so they can get on with doing science.
Yeah, well we all know what kind of web pages you get the viruses that do the disconnect-and-redial trick on...
I wonder if they bother using the (XML-based) systems that provide (enforce, even) the multiple views and accurate categorizations that were designed for serious heavy-duty tech doc. Or if they just stuff everything into Word. Maybe someone in the know can tell us.
Doesn't quantum theory mean that the above can all be true at the same time?
In any case, all the models are theories anyway. We can prove individual factlets (for some given values that seem to hold true for us here and now), but we have no clue at all about how the facts stand up elsewhere or elsewhen, so we can have no idea if the theories would also hold up there and then.
It's turtles all the way down...
Nah, he has a passport. Can't be an American...
I don't get this. What happens when the drone arrives at my address? Does it ring the doorbell and wait? Does it go round the back and leave it on the back porch if I'm out? (I'm in a low-crime neighbourhood where this is possible.) Or will it leave it with my neighbour, as instructed?
keeping the Earth's average temperature from rising above 2 degrees Celsius
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Not to mention that these things don't fly at the speed of a jetliner -- they barely limp along, and they don't fly very high, either. It won't be long before people in areas where guns are freely available will be using the drones for target practice.
European regulations do not have a similar two-person rule, but they're now talking about creating one.
Both major Irish airlines, Aer Lingus and Ryanair, have had two-person cockpit rules for several years.
My guess is poor training.
Maybe. I'd also hazard a guess at flawed recruitment practices: possibly some cops are none too bright, and probably shouldn't be cops. But then, the same can be said of judges, politicians, lawyers, CEOs, CIOs,...
Also, I think TexShop is the best LaTex editor.
"Some people think Buckingham Palace a fine building." (Nicholas Freeling)
I tries some for Windows, and they universally suck, IMHO.
AquaMacs (Emacs for Macs) works perfectly for LaTeX, as it does everywhere.
I can't believe how much time I wasted trying to use word for technical stuff when I was in school.
I run LaTeX courses and I hear this every time, especially from science students.
Learn Latex. I will save you life.
It will certainly save you time and effort. You might even get a life :-)
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"Learn LaTeX?" Sure
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We have a lot of XML publishing workflows. MySQL provides a -X commandline option which returns the results of a query in XML. I don't know if PostgreSQL, MSSQL, or Oracle have the equivalent (perhaps someone who knows can post). Right now, it's a pain-free way to get what we need in the form we want, with zero additional effort. If it exists in other rDBMSs, that makes our choices wider.
Oops. FAA not FCC. Too much red wine tonight.
Bullshit. One anal-retentive bureaucrat in the FCC thinks people who post videos to Youtube make money from the adverts. It's got zilch to do with the government, except that the government created the FCC and peopled it with this kind of person.
Is it mobile-aware/responsive? demo.redmine.org looks pretty grim
being a US citizen has a lot of advantages, like the support of US consulate services
And the disadvantages if they travel to hostile places, like being taken hostage and shot, just because you're American.
I was raised on FORTRAN, but nowadays the kind of work I do (XML) means I use XSLT almost exclusively, so recursion has become natural. Except that XPath2 introduced loops...
I have Android, rest of the family have iPhones. No-one seems to have any problem browsing, so WTF kind of websites is the OP visiting? no, wait, don't tell me...pr0n