It seems like personal assistants are nothing more than intrusive nag machines that want access to every aspect of my life.
It's bad enough that I have an ongoing battle to get relevant notifications on my device from normal apps.
The last thing I need is another app nagging me to do stuff. If I promised to do something, I will do it. Which, by the way, is why I rarely promise to do anything...
I know what you mean. It seems to me that every time I have sat in one of those chairs it goes something like this:
1. Sit down and am immediately uncomfortable (lumbar is way too far forward or whatever) 2. Lean back and panic for half a second when I think I am going to fall over backwards because the recline is near horizontal 3. Look for the upright locking mechanism and end up plummeting to the floor because I hit the raise/lower mechanism 4. Give up and bear it so that I can be attentive in the meeting
I used to know some people at a small (6 person) business. The company scraped up enough money to lease a Jaguar automobile just so that they could drive it to client meetings where they would then offer to drive to lunch or whatever.
I guess it worked to some extent, they did seem to bring in a good amount of business.
What it gains US intelligence is that they weren't already doing it. As in: It's another bullet point they can put on the "security checklist"
The fact is, they are reaching for things that could fall under "extreme vetting" that aren't already being done. As it happens, they can't come up with any new ideas other than "give us your social media passwords..."
I play a couple of hours a day. More on the weekends.
I don't have any alts (just play 1 character).
I can make about 100k gold over the course of a month just doing the normal world quests and missions.
I have bought game time with gold before. There really is no other use for gold in WoW if you farm all your own stuff (like I do).
Recently though, I have been using the gold to buy heirloom items for when I do actually play different characters. That is very expensive and has had me busy for months now (you gotta have a goal!).
I used to listen to StarTalk, but I really don't like the pre-recorded interview format. It also seems like they always talk about the same stuff that we have heard a million times already.
As for Penn Gillette... I think he is basically Donald Trump. Just likes to hear himself talk and loves the spotlight. I don't even think he believes half the stuff he espouses.
Also I just dislike the stupid term "podcast". Slightly more than I dislike "blog".
Definitely agree with you there. I think podcast is the dumbest term yet. If it is anything, it is a broadcast. If you absolutely insist that it has to have its own name, then I prefer netcast or webcast.
I do know that he does tend to take a moderate and reasoned approach to things though.
The reason I know he probably didn't say specifically that adblockers are bad is that he fully endorses uBlock Origin and NoScript (both of which will tend to block some ads).
Anyway, even if he did say that, I think you are throwing the baby out with the bath water.
I like TWIT most of the time... but there are a few guests that will cause me to just preemptively delete the podcast because I find them so annoying (Robert Scoville and Jason Callicanis are two who come to mind)
I do the same thing. I agree with your off-the-cuff choices. I would go further and add that I WILL absolutely listen to any episode with JJ Stone or Dvorak (I heard that Dvorak was banned from the show now... which really makes me sad. He challenged Leo and guests and their techno-bubble lives). Also, if Leo expounds on AR vs VR one more time, I think I am dropping TWiT from my weekly lineup... he just won't shut up about it. I will, however, always keep Windows Weekly and Security Now going no matter what.
I also listened to Car Talk for so many years but, obviously, they are all re-runs now, so I don't bother downloading them every week. I also used to WWDTM pretty religiously, but it has just become a bit too formulaic.
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It seems like personal assistants are nothing more than intrusive nag machines that want access to every aspect of my life.
It's bad enough that I have an ongoing battle to get relevant notifications on my device from normal apps.
The last thing I need is another app nagging me to do stuff. If I promised to do something, I will do it. Which, by the way, is why I rarely promise to do anything...
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I know what you mean. It seems to me that every time I have sat in one of those chairs it goes something like this:
1. Sit down and am immediately uncomfortable (lumbar is way too far forward or whatever)
2. Lean back and panic for half a second when I think I am going to fall over backwards because the recline is near horizontal
3. Look for the upright locking mechanism and end up plummeting to the floor because I hit the raise/lower mechanism
4. Give up and bear it so that I can be attentive in the meeting
I used to know some people at a small (6 person) business. The company scraped up enough money to lease a Jaguar automobile just so that they could drive it to client meetings where they would then offer to drive to lunch or whatever.
I guess it worked to some extent, they did seem to bring in a good amount of business.
Didn't Samsung send out fire resistant packaging to put the defective devices into prior to shipping?
Are Samsung engineers just bad at battery design, or was there something more in play here?
I am betting on insurance fraud...
Next you will be saying that Uber should be subject to existing taxi laws.... how on Earth would we get disrupted then? Huh smart guy?
What it gains US intelligence is that they weren't already doing it. As in: It's another bullet point they can put on the "security checklist"
The fact is, they are reaching for things that could fall under "extreme vetting" that aren't already being done. As it happens, they can't come up with any new ideas other than "give us your social media passwords..."
They're the party of less taxes
Yeah, they just call taxes "fees". Problem solved. No new taxes...
I play a couple of hours a day. More on the weekends.
I don't have any alts (just play 1 character).
I can make about 100k gold over the course of a month just doing the normal world quests and missions.
I have bought game time with gold before. There really is no other use for gold in WoW if you farm all your own stuff (like I do).
Recently though, I have been using the gold to buy heirloom items for when I do actually play different characters. That is very expensive and has had me busy for months now (you gotta have a goal!).
What if you come into the country not planning to visit your social media account and therefor you don't bring and devices with you?
It is already common practice for travelers to bring blanked out devices with them and then restore them once they are through the checkpoints.
What about 2FA?
What if you don't know your password (password manager)?
What if you don't have a social media account?
All perfectly valid non-edge cases.
I would love to see this happen.
Just wait for the entitled Americans to cry to their government reps about how they are being treated like garbage.
I think it is fine as long as all other countries ask for traveling American's passwords.
Just wait for that blow-up
I used to listen to StarTalk, but I really don't like the pre-recorded interview format. It also seems like they always talk about the same stuff that we have heard a million times already.
As for Penn Gillette... I think he is basically Donald Trump. Just likes to hear himself talk and loves the spotlight. I don't even think he believes half the stuff he espouses.
No Agenda has been added to my list. Thank you AC!
Also I just dislike the stupid term "podcast". Slightly more than I dislike "blog".
Definitely agree with you there. I think podcast is the dumbest term yet. If it is anything, it is a broadcast. If you absolutely insist that it has to have its own name, then I prefer netcast or webcast.
Also with you on the blog thing.
I don't recall him ever saying that.
I do know that he does tend to take a moderate and reasoned approach to things though.
The reason I know he probably didn't say specifically that adblockers are bad is that he fully endorses uBlock Origin and NoScript (both of which will tend to block some ads).
Anyway, even if he did say that, I think you are throwing the baby out with the bath water.
That one is, by far, the best quality podcast on the TWiT network.
3 Steve Gibson
I like TWIT most of the time... but there are a few guests that will cause me to just preemptively delete the podcast because I find them so annoying (Robert Scoville and Jason Callicanis are two who come to mind)
I do the same thing. I agree with your off-the-cuff choices. I would go further and add that I WILL absolutely listen to any episode with JJ Stone or Dvorak (I heard that Dvorak was banned from the show now... which really makes me sad. He challenged Leo and guests and their techno-bubble lives). Also, if Leo expounds on AR vs VR one more time, I think I am dropping TWiT from my weekly lineup... he just won't shut up about it. I will, however, always keep Windows Weekly and Security Now going no matter what.
I also listened to Car Talk for so many years but, obviously, they are all re-runs now, so I don't bother downloading them every week. I also used to WWDTM pretty religiously, but it has just become a bit too formulaic.
As for when I listen. I walk a lot and I ride public transportation. So I listen during the commute or when I am just walking around or at lunch.
I am definitely looking for more podcasts to listen to as well. I have already written down some that I have seen in here today.
Thanks guys.
I listen to the following every week:
Security Now
Windows Weekly
This week in Tech
This American Life
99% Invisible
Radiolab
On the Media
BrainStuff
TED Radio Hour
The Bugle
Well.... unless it is politics that you agree with...
Would you hold the same view if the political goal was widely accepted by 90% or more of the public?
So... money flowing in to their wallets are not getting a benefit?
If you are requesting information under FOIA, I would think you would want to actually *get* the information you requested.
Just go to a Kinko's and use their address. The information will be send there...
Same as e-mail. You are trusting a corporation (ISP or e-mail service provider) to provide you with a place to receive the requested information.