Personally, I've never understood the idea of needing to be "trained" to program or build software or systems.
As a person with many diverse skills but few accredited credentials, I can answer that - Most employers want to see that piece of paper that says, "This guy paid us a shit-ton of money to 'teach' him Subject X." I think they're called degrees or certifications or some such BS.
So what does the iPhone have to do with this? Well, somebody had to take a risk with these pricey multi-touch devices.
Actually, when it came to "taking the risk," Both Microsoft and Mitsubishi beat Apple to the punch by about half a decade, although Apple was the first companies to put the technology to use in a phone, which is a milestone worth recognition.
Prior to iPhone, I mostly recall crappy stylus-style touchscreens.
"Crappy" is a matter of opinion. I used to have a Thinkpad "Tablet Edition" that used a stylus, and for certain tasks, like writing notes or drawing, the stylus was and still is a far better interface than the tip of one's finger. I was pretty sad to see that fall to the wayside, especially in the tablet market, but it appears the stylus is poised to make a comeback in that particular venue, much to the joy of folks like myself.
"Introduce" as in, introduce into the market, or as in introduce on their own products? The distinction is not made by OP.
The iMac was the first computer with a USB port as standard.
[citation needed]
Had Apple not done it, another PC manufacturer might have. But they wouldn't have done the other necessary step of removing the legacy ports.
It was necessary to remove "legacy ports" for USB to function? So all those Dell and HP computers I used back in the mid-to-late 90's that had both floppy and USB ports were non-functional?
You were spending more than $300/mo on gasoline for your Avalanche?
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There are more costs to running a car than gas. Every mile you put on it is one mile closer to it being "used up".
$0.55/mile and all that....
Anyone spending $150+/mo on maintenance costs for any automobile is doing it wrong.
- he popularized the semi-automated assembly line, a technology which allowed mass production to significantly decrease the cost of durable goods.
- he pretty much 'invented' the 40-hour work week; prior to Ford, most industry occupations were 12-16 hours a day, 6 or 7 days a week.
- He insisted on paying his employees well, citing that well paid workers are happy workers who both work harder, and purchase the products they themselves built, a win-win for Ford.
In spite of all his faults, Henry Ford was a true visionary deserving of the praise he receives; Jobs, on the other hand, was less a visionary and more a brilliant marketing guy... which is probably a feat all its own, but personally I don't hold marketing monkeys in very high regard.
Every state allows employers to ask about convictions and discriminate based on them (at least based on felonies, I'm not sure about misdemeanors).
But, you said
FYI, you are only legally required to list convictions on job applications.
That is not true.
Would have been more accurately writting "you are legally required to list convictions, whether you have to answer questions about merely being arrested varies by state".
Yes, my bad for assuming that others would already be aware of what I consider a quite obvious fact, i.e. laws vary from state to state.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and other international regulatory authorities today said they shut down a global criminal network that bilked tens of thousands of consumers by pretending to be tech support providers.
... When asked if the FTC had any intention of going after the other international crime ring, responsible for bilking the world's population for trillions, the FTC officials simply replied, "Are you kidding? Those bank guys throw hella parties for us, why would we want to discourage that???"
Reminds me of the equally pointless "war on drugs".
The purpose of the "war on drugs/personal freedom" is to provide three-letter-agencies with an essentially fool-proof way to launder untold amounts of money for their other, off-the-books ventures, such as black ops and wetwork.
It's not that there's "too much data," or "too many differing sources/devices," it's that there's too many goddamn proprietary standards that make universal cross-compatibility impossible. Hell, if we were to collectively ditch all proprietary formats in favor of universally accepted standards, this would be a non-issue and we could, as a species, stop wasting so much of our precious time waxing philosophic about the perils of cross-device compatibility, and just get shit done.
The stagnation of progress in the name of profits pisses me off to no end, can you tell? I want my fucking Omni-Tool!
Nope, sorry, seen Hollyweird fuck up entirely too many of my favorite childhood reads by "adapting" them into 90 minute suck-fests.
I'll steer clear until they A) are thoroughly and positively reviewed by trusted peers, and B) become available on at least one of the streaming services I subscribe to.
Naw, I think it's about the indirect "Facebook Placement" that's starting to creep in that is bugging people. Let's try a few titles:
Well, IMO, those people are kinda dumb.
Facebook is a 'big fish' when it comes to many, many internet related issues, so of course they get mentioned. Complaining about facebook's presence in internet-related articles is akin to bitching about the press mentioning GM or Ford in automotive related stories, or Apple when talking about smartphones - they're the big dogs; of course they're going to be in focus. It in no way is any sort of indication of a "pro-[insert company here]" slant or preference, it's a matter of economics.
The concepts of "best" and "worst" are purely subjective - completely dependent on both the topic at hand, and which camp a person sides with.
Perfect example: If you're a commoner in America, major campaign finance reform is the "best" solution to, for lack of a more accurate term, rampant bribery in our election process; however, if you're a politician receiving these obscene amounts of bribes, er, 'donations,' then "best" is probably not a word you would use when talking about legislation that would severely curb your receipts.
Intrinsic understanding of the subjective nature of human thought makes the vast majority of 'arguments' quite hilarious to obverse, IMO (ha, I see what I did there!).
Conversely, it also tends to make political "debates" rather depressing...
For example, by typing "facebook" into/.'s built in search bar
That was your first mistake, you assumed that for some reason the search bar on slashdot would work. That thing hasn't worked right since... well possibly ever. It misses far more than it gets right.
I'm not the one making outrageous claims and failing to back said claims with evidence. Don't like the source I cite? Provide your own or STFU (or get seen as the nonsensical troll you're currently coming off as).
Sadly, disproving the aforementioned theory probably took far less time than damn_registrars spent positing it.
Although it appears you don't understand the concept of a theory, either. Please hand in your geek card on your way out the door.
It appears you don't know the difference between literary and scientific definition.
Yea, I've been seeing that strawman pop up here pretty much daily for the last decade: "Oh, there's a bunch of posters with whom I disagree, Slashdot is falling apart, becoming a haven for the [insert group you don't like]!
If you think that's all it is, you have not been paying attention. Informed, well-reasoned disagreements are part of what made/. what it is, or was perhaps. Sadly, those have been largely supplanted by ill-informed and logically flawed disagreements. So yeah, even though it's to be expected as more and more of the retards find their way here, it is still lamentable. Wading through the dross, to get to something interesting/insightful/informative, grows more wearisome with each passing week, it seems.
Again, I've heard this argument many, many times over the past decade of following Slashdot, and not a soul, yourself included, has been able to provide any evidence whatsoever of any deviation from the norm.
If you honestly believe "ill-informed and logically flawed disagreements" are a new concept to Slashdot (or even humanity in general), I propose that perhaps you are the one who hasn't been paying enough attention.
Go ahead, don't just make claims like that. Back them up with actual links. I want you to show me a consistent, frequent pattern of what you have just stated.
Don't even try to tell me this site isn't dedicated to facebook news for conservatives.
No, you have to show that this is the case. You have yet to do so.
For example, by typing "facebook" into/.'s built in search bar; doing so, you will find precisely 2 facebook stories from this week; 2 / 3 != 1 per day.
For last week, 5, except 3 of the 5 aren't actually about facebook directly - 2 / 7 != 1 per day, either.
Sadly, disproving the aforementioned theory probably took far less time than damn_registrars spent positing it.
At least he recognizes that the site was in decline when it was sold. Some might criticize him for not doubling down and putting himself back in to it, but he made his choice.
Welcome to the new slashdot - facebook news for conservatives.
Yea, I've been seeing that strawman pop up here pretty much daily for the last decade: "Oh, there's a bunch of posters with whom I disagree, Slashdot is falling apart, becoming a haven for the [insert group you don't like]!
The behavior would be astonishing, if I weren't as well versed in human nature.
Slashdot Mirror
Don't complain. You got an extra 10 years. You should have "gone on" a decade ago. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074812/ for details.
I knew without looking that was a link to Logan's Run, but for some strange reason I was really hoping it was Cocoon.
Personally, I've never understood the idea of needing to be "trained" to program or build software or systems.
As a person with many diverse skills but few accredited credentials, I can answer that - Most employers want to see that piece of paper that says, "This guy paid us a shit-ton of money to 'teach' him Subject X." I think they're called degrees or certifications or some such BS.
In other words, defacto mandatory resume padding.
So what does the iPhone have to do with this? Well, somebody had to take a risk with these pricey multi-touch devices.
Actually, when it came to "taking the risk," Both Microsoft and Mitsubishi beat Apple to the punch by about half a decade, although Apple was the first companies to put the technology to use in a phone, which is a milestone worth recognition.
Of course, Apple's patently false claims to have invented multitouch only serve to further legitimize my statement that Jobs was a bad inventor, but a good marketer.
Prior to iPhone, I mostly recall crappy stylus-style touchscreens.
"Crappy" is a matter of opinion. I used to have a Thinkpad "Tablet Edition" that used a stylus, and for certain tasks, like writing notes or drawing, the stylus was and still is a far better interface than the tip of one's finger. I was pretty sad to see that fall to the wayside, especially in the tablet market, but it appears the stylus is poised to make a comeback in that particular venue, much to the joy of folks like myself.
He said introduce, and that's what he meant.
"Introduce" as in, introduce into the market, or as in introduce on their own products? The distinction is not made by OP.
The iMac was the first computer with a USB port as standard.
[citation needed]
Had Apple not done it, another PC manufacturer might have. But they wouldn't have done the other necessary step of removing the legacy ports.
It was necessary to remove "legacy ports" for USB to function? So all those Dell and HP computers I used back in the mid-to-late 90's that had both floppy and USB ports were non-functional?
You were spending more than $300/mo on gasoline for your Avalanche? --------------------- There are more costs to running a car than gas. Every mile you put on it is one mile closer to it being "used up".
$0.55/mile and all that....
Anyone spending $150+/mo on maintenance costs for any automobile is doing it wrong.
I just leased a Leaf for 3 years. Minimal money down and $300/mo lease.
I was driving a Chevy Avalanche....Is it green? Maybe. Is that why I bought it? No, I bought it to save green.
?
You were spending more than $300/mo on gasoline for your Avalanche?
Compared to $150/month for gas in the truck.
...
I take it math is not your strongest skill...
Don't forget the"plug the car in overnight and never have to detour to the gas station again on the way home from work" benefit.
Right, because this is 1917, and filling stations that are quite literally everywhere are but the fevered dreams of a madman...
Henry Ford wasn't an elitist?
Dunno; here's what I do know about Ford:
- he popularized the semi-automated assembly line, a technology which allowed mass production to significantly decrease the cost of durable goods.
- he pretty much 'invented' the 40-hour work week; prior to Ford, most industry occupations were 12-16 hours a day, 6 or 7 days a week.
- He insisted on paying his employees well, citing that well paid workers are happy workers who both work harder, and purchase the products they themselves built, a win-win for Ford.
In spite of all his faults, Henry Ford was a true visionary deserving of the praise he receives; Jobs, on the other hand, was less a visionary and more a brilliant marketing guy... which is probably a feat all its own, but personally I don't hold marketing monkeys in very high regard.
Apple introducing the usb port...
FYI, unless you're specifically referring to Apple adopting the already existing USB standard, that didn't happen.
If the former, disregard and carry on.
Every state allows employers to ask about convictions and discriminate based on them (at least based on felonies, I'm not sure about misdemeanors).
But, you said
FYI, you are only legally required to list convictions on job applications.
That is not true.
Would have been more accurately writting "you are legally required to list convictions, whether you have to answer questions about merely being arrested varies by state".
Yes, my bad for assuming that others would already be aware of what I consider a quite obvious fact, i.e. laws vary from state to state.
I can barely make it through a 9 minute suck fest. Wow, you two must be on the Vi@gra or something.
Cialis and Vodka spritzer, works every time!
Reminds me of the equally pointless "war on drugs".
The purpose of the "war on drugs/personal freedom" is to provide three-letter-agencies with an essentially fool-proof way to launder untold amounts of money for their other, off-the-books ventures, such as black ops and wetwork.
Still stupid, still bad, but far from pointless.
It's not that there's "too much data," or "too many differing sources/devices," it's that there's too many goddamn proprietary standards that make universal cross-compatibility impossible. Hell, if we were to collectively ditch all proprietary formats in favor of universally accepted standards, this would be a non-issue and we could, as a species, stop wasting so much of our precious time waxing philosophic about the perils of cross-device compatibility, and just get shit done.
The stagnation of progress in the name of profits pisses me off to no end, can you tell? I want my fucking Omni-Tool!
Nope, sorry, seen Hollyweird fuck up entirely too many of my favorite childhood reads by "adapting" them into 90 minute suck-fests.
I'll steer clear until they A) are thoroughly and positively reviewed by trusted peers, and B) become available on at least one of the streaming services I subscribe to.
Naw, I think it's about the indirect "Facebook Placement" that's starting to creep in that is bugging people. Let's try a few titles:
Well, IMO, those people are kinda dumb.
Facebook is a 'big fish' when it comes to many, many internet related issues, so of course they get mentioned. Complaining about facebook's presence in internet-related articles is akin to bitching about the press mentioning GM or Ford in automotive related stories, or Apple when talking about smartphones - they're the big dogs; of course they're going to be in focus. It in no way is any sort of indication of a "pro-[insert company here]" slant or preference, it's a matter of economics.
The concepts of "best" and "worst" are purely subjective - completely dependent on both the topic at hand, and which camp a person sides with.
Perfect example: If you're a commoner in America, major campaign finance reform is the "best" solution to, for lack of a more accurate term, rampant bribery in our election process; however, if you're a politician receiving these obscene amounts of bribes, er, 'donations,' then "best" is probably not a word you would use when talking about legislation that would severely curb your receipts.
Intrinsic understanding of the subjective nature of human thought makes the vast majority of 'arguments' quite hilarious to obverse, IMO (ha, I see what I did there!).
Conversely, it also tends to make political "debates" rather depressing...
I'm not defending fracking, per se, isn't it better to have a bunch of small earthquakes than one big one?
Presuming that the small ones are not a precursor to a big one, sure, why not?
I assume the "Best" option of not doing shit that causes earthquakes is off the table...
For example, by typing "facebook" into /.'s built in search bar
That was your first mistake, you assumed that for some reason the search bar on slashdot would work. That thing hasn't worked right since ... well possibly ever. It misses far more than it gets right.
I'm not the one making outrageous claims and failing to back said claims with evidence. Don't like the source I cite? Provide your own or STFU (or get seen as the nonsensical troll you're currently coming off as).
Sadly, disproving the aforementioned theory probably took far less time than damn_registrars spent positing it.
Although it appears you don't understand the concept of a theory, either. Please hand in your geek card on your way out the door.
It appears you don't know the difference between literary and scientific definition.
Yea, I've been seeing that strawman pop up here pretty much daily for the last decade: "Oh, there's a bunch of posters with whom I disagree, Slashdot is falling apart, becoming a haven for the [insert group you don't like]!
If you think that's all it is, you have not been paying attention. Informed, well-reasoned disagreements are part of what made /. what it is, or was perhaps. Sadly, those have been largely supplanted by ill-informed and logically flawed disagreements. So yeah, even though it's to be expected as more and more of the retards find their way here, it is still lamentable. Wading through the dross, to get to something interesting/insightful/informative, grows more wearisome with each passing week, it seems.
Again, I've heard this argument many, many times over the past decade of following Slashdot, and not a soul, yourself included, has been able to provide any evidence whatsoever of any deviation from the norm.
If you honestly believe "ill-informed and logically flawed disagreements" are a new concept to Slashdot (or even humanity in general), I propose that perhaps you are the one who hasn't been paying enough attention.
Go ahead, don't just make claims like that. Back them up with actual links. I want you to show me a consistent, frequent pattern of what you have just stated.
No, you have to show that this is the case. You have yet to do so.
For example, by typing "facebook" into /.'s built in search bar; doing so, you will find precisely 2 facebook stories from this week; 2 / 3 != 1 per day.
For last week, 5, except 3 of the 5 aren't actually about facebook directly - 2 / 7 != 1 per day, either.
Sadly, disproving the aforementioned theory probably took far less time than damn_registrars spent positing it.
At least he recognizes that the site was in decline when it was sold. Some might criticize him for not doubling down and putting himself back in to it, but he made his choice. Welcome to the new slashdot - facebook news for conservatives.
Yea, I've been seeing that strawman pop up here pretty much daily for the last decade: "Oh, there's a bunch of posters with whom I disagree, Slashdot is falling apart, becoming a haven for the [insert group you don't like]!
The behavior would be astonishing, if I weren't as well versed in human nature.
Or maybe, how about you give up the pathetic gun fantasies and live like civilised people?
Uh, ok... what's your malfunction, Captain Butthurt?
How come I never seem to find anything cool when I go to a yard sale.
Gotta get out there early, beat the blue-hairs to the punch.
Obvious DHS shill is obvious.