The problem with that is it will discourage driving which will depress economic activity. I'm not sure aobut this, but I've always heard that it's the big trucks that do the damage to roads anyway.
Focus on turning the library into a social center. If you have the resources, set up a game lab where kids can come in and play. Have reading competitions with GOOD prizes for winners. Focus not on classics but the books kids are into even if that means putting Harry Potter titles out in front of Catcher in the Rye. Let clubs use the library as a place to meet if you have private rooms. If there are none, asthe kids that age what they do for fun. Maybe set up a game playing lunch hour or afterschool event for a popular title. You might even need to make separate, smaller, quiet reading areas and let the main areas be for louder, boisterous activities.
A big part of what you're doing is getting people in the door FIRST; and I think you're going to have to compromise on the traditional ideas of a library to do it.
Yeah, I'm not buying that Facebook is going away. I think it's ripe for a coup, but it's too integrated into the way people think; much like googling is as reflexive and act as checking your email. That being said, FB's shameless privacy intrusions mean I've never stayed logged in, rarely use it, and only keep an account as a place holder should someone from the past try to look me up.
I think it was a bit more nuanced than bosses vs. engineers. We've had 2 disasters shortly after "run NASA like a business" campaigns. That kind of culture leads to compromises that can work out well for disposable goods, consumer software, etc., but when you're talking about the razor's edge of technology, pushing a launch because delays are bad for PR is going to get people killed.
The polls are still in favor of expanding government surveillance to protect us all from "turr." Pisses me off to no end, but that's the democracy we're asking for. I gave up after I saw the numbers last year post-Snowden.
I can't remember the title, but I think it was Executive Decision. They were trying to pull some kind of brute force code breaking hack with tons of passwords scrolling up the screen. But, if you paid attention, the codes were all hexadecimal and just ONE of the nibbles was always a '4'. I had just worked on an RFC-specced library so I recognized them as GUIDs where some of the bits are reserved for type/version information. Not that GUIDs can't be used as passwords (they'd probably serve pretty well depending on the type you use).
You might want to do some research into bank policies on credit cards. There are situations where the bank makes you eat the charges; I believe after about a week on debit cards.
I care, but I don't think there's anything I can do about it. Until we stop waiting for the "free market" to come up with a solution and regulate better credit card security, nothing will change. Vendors are just going to roll the dice and hope nothing bad happens. I consider myself very caution and I've had 3 fraudulent uses of my card 3 times already (thankfully the bank didn't charge me).
I can't remember the documentary; maybe Fog of War starring Satan's favorite child Robert McNamara. But, they figured out that in combat 25% of of soldiers weren't actually shooting at other people. They were intentionally shooting up in the air to avoid killing. So, part of the Army's training post WWII was to get soldiers to fire without thinking. The outcome was soldiers were more effective in battle. The consequence was soldiers weren't evaluating the act of taking lives until AFTER they'd done it which contributed to the increased mental issues Vietnam-era soldiers endure.
I watched the news interview with the husband and wife. One counterargument that separates what they did from what Snowden did is that they were responsible enough to "minimize harm." THEY were activists attacking illegal programs the FBI was engaged in. Snowden has gone beyond that to leaking details of our espionage operations overseas that serves absolutely no purpose than chest-thumping hacker braggadocio. Snowden has made it apparent he had no game plan other than getting in, taking whatever he could, and dumping it for the world to see.
There was a interesting vignette from Fahrenheit 9/11 where a local police department "infiltrates" an anti-war group (composed of middle-aged and older activists not engaged in anything illegal except objecting to the Iraq invasion) and the undercover agent actually gets himself elected leader.
It's been spelled out for at least 10 years. My problem with Congress is how a lot of members are making decisions with bad information; not that a Congressman might be self-serving.
"Resist the magnetic pull exercised by the White House"? Uh...idiot your job is to enforce the President's policies! If you find that your disagreements are that broad, you resign. You make your case, defend it as well as you can, and if the boss says "F it, I want to do it this way," you accept that as the way leadership works. The concerns of a President are larger than that of any Secretary. The top guy is the one ultimately responsible for outcomes so it's always easier for the junior officers to come up with daring, risky plans.
Crying about the self-interests of Congressmen? Uh...that's what Congress is!
While I agree with his complaints about how our government is functioning, he's not the one bearing the brunt of partisan warfare.
It seems like most sci-fi predictions were based on the big ticket items when the real marvels are in nano technology. Of course, most writers/theorists probably didn't foresee a surge in the "ownership society" attitude of citizenry.
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I'm sure they mean it's neutral.
The problem with that is it will discourage driving which will depress economic activity. I'm not sure aobut this, but I've always heard that it's the big trucks that do the damage to roads anyway.
Focus on turning the library into a social center. If you have the resources, set up a game lab where kids can come in and play. Have reading competitions with GOOD prizes for winners. Focus not on classics but the books kids are into even if that means putting Harry Potter titles out in front of Catcher in the Rye. Let clubs use the library as a place to meet if you have private rooms. If there are none, asthe kids that age what they do for fun. Maybe set up a game playing lunch hour or afterschool event for a popular title. You might even need to make separate, smaller, quiet reading areas and let the main areas be for louder, boisterous activities.
A big part of what you're doing is getting people in the door FIRST; and I think you're going to have to compromise on the traditional ideas of a library to do it.
Yeah, I'm not buying that Facebook is going away. I think it's ripe for a coup, but it's too integrated into the way people think; much like googling is as reflexive and act as checking your email. That being said, FB's shameless privacy intrusions mean I've never stayed logged in, rarely use it, and only keep an account as a place holder should someone from the past try to look me up.
A lot of the privacy people, perhaps, don't understand that we still occupy the role of the Great Satan.
That is classic...
Because this is a democracy. We the people have decided we want expanded surveillance. I, personally, do not.
I think it was a bit more nuanced than bosses vs. engineers. We've had 2 disasters shortly after "run NASA like a business" campaigns. That kind of culture leads to compromises that can work out well for disposable goods, consumer software, etc., but when you're talking about the razor's edge of technology, pushing a launch because delays are bad for PR is going to get people killed.
The polls are still in favor of expanding government surveillance to protect us all from "turr." Pisses me off to no end, but that's the democracy we're asking for. I gave up after I saw the numbers last year post-Snowden.
Sounds like a great new euphemism for cunnilingus.
OK, "surrender keys to a shed filled with incriminating documents," Mr. Pedantic.
They also accounted for warranted searches. It's not self-incrimination to surrender your shed keys when you've got a naked co-ed chained inside.
I can't remember the title, but I think it was Executive Decision. They were trying to pull some kind of brute force code breaking hack with tons of passwords scrolling up the screen. But, if you paid attention, the codes were all hexadecimal and just ONE of the nibbles was always a '4'. I had just worked on an RFC-specced library so I recognized them as GUIDs where some of the bits are reserved for type/version information. Not that GUIDs can't be used as passwords (they'd probably serve pretty well depending on the type you use).
That's where the ubiquitous 555-xxxx Hollywood number comes from
You might want to do some research into bank policies on credit cards. There are situations where the bank makes you eat the charges; I believe after about a week on debit cards.
I care, but I don't think there's anything I can do about it. Until we stop waiting for the "free market" to come up with a solution and regulate better credit card security, nothing will change. Vendors are just going to roll the dice and hope nothing bad happens. I consider myself very caution and I've had 3 fraudulent uses of my card 3 times already (thankfully the bank didn't charge me).
Google "joke"
I can't remember the documentary; maybe Fog of War starring Satan's favorite child Robert McNamara. But, they figured out that in combat 25% of of soldiers weren't actually shooting at other people. They were intentionally shooting up in the air to avoid killing. So, part of the Army's training post WWII was to get soldiers to fire without thinking. The outcome was soldiers were more effective in battle. The consequence was soldiers weren't evaluating the act of taking lives until AFTER they'd done it which contributed to the increased mental issues Vietnam-era soldiers endure.
So, YOU'RE the asshole TA from English comp who gave me that D...excuse me...gave me A D!
Really bad idea. If you make them baseball sized, they'll inevitably precipitate back to Earth.
Then, stick your pinky into the corner of your mouth and do your best evil laugh!
I watched the news interview with the husband and wife. One counterargument that separates what they did from what Snowden did is that they were responsible enough to "minimize harm." THEY were activists attacking illegal programs the FBI was engaged in. Snowden has gone beyond that to leaking details of our espionage operations overseas that serves absolutely no purpose than chest-thumping hacker braggadocio. Snowden has made it apparent he had no game plan other than getting in, taking whatever he could, and dumping it for the world to see.
And, that goes beyond activism to vandalism.
There was a interesting vignette from Fahrenheit 9/11 where a local police department "infiltrates" an anti-war group (composed of middle-aged and older activists not engaged in anything illegal except objecting to the Iraq invasion) and the undercover agent actually gets himself elected leader.
It's been spelled out for at least 10 years. My problem with Congress is how a lot of members are making decisions with bad information; not that a Congressman might be self-serving.
"Resist the magnetic pull exercised by the White House"? Uh...idiot your job is to enforce the President's policies! If you find that your disagreements are that broad, you resign. You make your case, defend it as well as you can, and if the boss says "F it, I want to do it this way," you accept that as the way leadership works. The concerns of a President are larger than that of any Secretary. The top guy is the one ultimately responsible for outcomes so it's always easier for the junior officers to come up with daring, risky plans.
Crying about the self-interests of Congressmen? Uh...that's what Congress is!
While I agree with his complaints about how our government is functioning, he's not the one bearing the brunt of partisan warfare.
It seems like most sci-fi predictions were based on the big ticket items when the real marvels are in nano technology. Of course, most writers/theorists probably didn't foresee a surge in the "ownership society" attitude of citizenry.