You know, because Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney, etc can only afford the medium sized solid gold jacuzzi. They obviously deserve the large one. I'm sorry, but how the hell does restricting YouTube benefit me, the consumer?
I know there's a crap ton of money involved, but I would think that since the study was based at UCSD, that it would stay there, regardless of where the head of the study goes.
First off, you're talking about a group of people that probably have more money than they know what to do with anyway. They're likely impatient and aren't accustomed to having to wait for anything.
What they likely don't realize is that they paid for something that, essentially, didn't exist yet. Would you rather they rush and blow you up? Or wait a bit and have a relatively safe ride? (Yes, I say relatively...it is inherently risky after all) They jumped at the chance to be first so they could rub it in their friends' noses.
Me? I'll never be able to afford it, unfortunately. But if I could, I'd wait until it had gone a few times. Let the bugs get worked out.
I preface my answer by saying that I have worked in a K-12 school district as the lone IT guy.
The most honest answer I have (unfortunately) to your question is: "tough sh**". Too often, school funding comes with so many flipping strings attached it's sickening.
i.e. "We can't afford to fix the AC because that budget is dry, but the XYZ funding is overflowing, even though we don't need new XYZ this year. But we're not allowed to move money from the XYZ fund to the maintenance fund due to funding rules. But if we don't spend the XYZ money the state may not even give us that money next year, so we'll blow the money on XYZ anyway because we have little choice"
Oh Blackberry...what ever were you thinking? It looks like a phone and a tablet had a child. Too big for a phone, but too small for a functional tablet. Looks too big to comfortably fit in a pocket too. The screen will be full of wasted space. Apps have been designed to fit vertically or horizontally on a widescreen type device. Is anything designed for a square screen?
There just seem to be so many misfires on this one. I applaud their effort for trying something different, but they don't rule the roost anymore. People have moved on to Android and iOS devices. People (to my knowledge) aren't objected to having two different sized devices, smaller for phone and larger for regular use.
There are a couple things that come to mind in regards to this upgrade.
1. These planes are older than the flight crews and maintenance staffs upkeeping them and flying them. Last ones entered service in the early 60's. Pushing 90 years old by the time of retirement! That's simply insane.
2. There are good and bad to upgrades like this. Yes, it makes you more efficient, but you lose the skills of being able to do it by hand. Also, old systems are damn near impossible to hack, unlike newer, shiny systems.
I'm an I.T. hardware tech/purchaser. I'm good. I'm the centralized purchaser of computer hardware for a couple hundred stores. I'm also one of the hardware support people for the call center my office is in. Now do we have needless people at my company? Oh I know we do.
Should friendly aliens visit tomorrow, the puny humans on this planet would quickly split into a few groups.
1. Those that are truly honored and would welcome the visitors.
2. Those that want to cover the whole thing up.
3. Those that want to convert them to their particular religion.
4. Those that want to blow them up because the aliens aren't of their religion.
5. Those that would want to blow them up because "they ain't white".
And I haven't even figured in your "young Earth" groups, crazy militias, and those whose heads would implode from the sudden realization that our little rock isn't so very special.
And here in KS your rates get raised if you use too much, so they need the funds to "build capacity". Use too little and your rates get raised because of "budget shortfalls". Water, electric...doesn't matter. Happens either way.
I'm fine with my car storing data up to a point. It shouldn't be accessible to anyone short of some "black box" data in the event of an accident. Beyond that, what would anyone truly need the data for?
It actually seems reasonable enough. Electronic computers are less than 100 years old. We've gone from a house sized machine that was a glorified basic calculator, to having reasonably powerful computers the size of a pack of gum. (the raspberry pi is what was coming to mind) 2029 is 15 years off, a lot of progress and breakthroughs may come by then. Granted, yes, there are plenty of things about "thinking" we just have no clue about. But all it takes is one "Eureka!" moment and the world can change.
You're right, that definitely smells like a crap ton of money was on the line and the USOC was happy to cash the check regardless of complaints. But I have to wonder if some piece of it is what I like to call "Dumbo's feather". Never needed the feather, but it kept his head in place. They think they'll skate better, but it feels different with the vent, so it messes with their head and suddenly they've screwed themselves up, not the suit messing with them. Get their head in the game and they'd skate just fine. Although I still can't figure why a vent is even needed, just use heat/water wicking fabric if that's the intent.
Poor guy doesn't stand a chance, nor does Microsoft in the long term. Both previous CEOs are on the board, so both former CEOs are amongst his bosses. On top of that, I'm sure he'll be expected to maintain the status quo as opposed to being allowed to think in new directions.
Sadly, I see this same thing happen when I judge novice high school debate. "Well they didn't counter arguments X, Y, or Z, just A through W, so therefore I should be declared the winner."
Except that your "poking of holes" does nothing to actually prove your point. I have yet to see a Creationist willing to stand up and offer their points in a valid scientific setting. Their entire argument is "Well it's right because the Bible says so", despite all the evidence to the contrary. It's nothing new. Despite evidence showing the sun was the center of our galaxy, the all-knowing Church cried "heresy" because it was against their beliefs.
And here again we see a fine example of someone "explaining" something they truly have no clue about. PHB (pointy hair boss) picks up on recent buzzwords and tries to use them to sound smart.
"If it's "anonymous" they must be hiding something! And open source can make things anonymous! So open source users are hiding something, like drugs and guns and other evil things! Oh think of the children!"
Apparently he doesn't realize black markets existed looong before the internet ever came around.
Not a surprise really. There weren't exactly large groups running around to intermingle. You want to procreate and expand the species you had to look within your own local group.
1. Remove his Glass and eat at the restaurant like a civilized person
2. Get up and leave
3. Throw a temper tantrum and make a scene
If someone wants to take a picture of their dinner, or they're out with friends and take a few pics of each other, I'm ok with that. As someone else mentioned, sometimes workers are on call and need to use their cell because they're getting a call from work. Personally I try to step away to take that call. But beyond that it's just having basic courtesy and manners. Both of which this idiot seems to be lacking.
He sounds like little more than a toddler having a hissy fit. "Well I don't SEE anything that says I can't wear it. Just cause you work here doesn't mean you're the boss of me." Um, how about common freaking courtesy? Do you really have to be wearing your Glass constantly? Just cause I don't see a sign that says I can't come piddle in your wine glass doesn't give me the OK to do it. Admittedly, I do get irritated by people that just can't put down their mobile device for 10 minutes without getting twitchy. You want to visit a restaurant that allows Glass and whatever else? Fine, go open your own place. Otherwise, yes, you are subject to the "rules" of the restaurant you're visiting.
Biggest thing though...have common courtesy. If you've been asked nicely to do something at a business, do it. Their place, their rules. If it's truly unreasonable or discriminatory, then make a case out of it. They ask you to put away your mobile device, speak more quietly, dress in certain attire...do it! But if you're going to throw a fit solely because you choose to be a self-centered ass, then please lock yourself in your house and stay away from the rest of us.
You're close, but need to also add infrastructure and vehicle size. Many people have no way to charge at their house/apartment, and no where to charge at work. Let alone anywhere while out on a road trip. And a good many people need a vehicle with some sort of cargo room. These tiny Matchbox cars they're selling aren't much good for hauling a load of groceries home.
It could be as simple as going to lunch with a small group of your peers. A little fun, a little shop talk...kind of an "ice breaking" without going too crazy. As someone mentioned earlier, if you're headed to get coffee/soda/water/whatever, ask if you can grab them something while you're up.
I had the same feeling back when I was an IT guy (and the only one actually) at a K-12 school district. It was very fulfilling to know I was doing my part in someone's education. And you're right, those are the best jobs to have.
That said, this really is very incredible stuff. There have been versions of things like this before, but that they can get more fine control now is amazing. And that other "normal" body functions come as a "side effect" is great! I'm interested to see how this evolves over the next few years as more research is done.
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You know, because Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney, etc can only afford the medium sized solid gold jacuzzi. They obviously deserve the large one. I'm sorry, but how the hell does restricting YouTube benefit me, the consumer?
I know there's a crap ton of money involved, but I would think that since the study was based at UCSD, that it would stay there, regardless of where the head of the study goes.
First off, you're talking about a group of people that probably have more money than they know what to do with anyway. They're likely impatient and aren't accustomed to having to wait for anything.
What they likely don't realize is that they paid for something that, essentially, didn't exist yet. Would you rather they rush and blow you up? Or wait a bit and have a relatively safe ride? (Yes, I say relatively...it is inherently risky after all) They jumped at the chance to be first so they could rub it in their friends' noses.
Me? I'll never be able to afford it, unfortunately. But if I could, I'd wait until it had gone a few times. Let the bugs get worked out.
I preface my answer by saying that I have worked in a K-12 school district as the lone IT guy.
The most honest answer I have (unfortunately) to your question is: "tough sh**". Too often, school funding comes with so many flipping strings attached it's sickening.
i.e. "We can't afford to fix the AC because that budget is dry, but the XYZ funding is overflowing, even though we don't need new XYZ this year. But we're not allowed to move money from the XYZ fund to the maintenance fund due to funding rules. But if we don't spend the XYZ money the state may not even give us that money next year, so we'll blow the money on XYZ anyway because we have little choice"
Oh Blackberry...what ever were you thinking? It looks like a phone and a tablet had a child. Too big for a phone, but too small for a functional tablet. Looks too big to comfortably fit in a pocket too. The screen will be full of wasted space. Apps have been designed to fit vertically or horizontally on a widescreen type device. Is anything designed for a square screen?
There just seem to be so many misfires on this one. I applaud their effort for trying something different, but they don't rule the roost anymore. People have moved on to Android and iOS devices. People (to my knowledge) aren't objected to having two different sized devices, smaller for phone and larger for regular use.
There are a couple things that come to mind in regards to this upgrade.
1. These planes are older than the flight crews and maintenance staffs upkeeping them and flying them. Last ones entered service in the early 60's. Pushing 90 years old by the time of retirement! That's simply insane.
2. There are good and bad to upgrades like this. Yes, it makes you more efficient, but you lose the skills of being able to do it by hand. Also, old systems are damn near impossible to hack, unlike newer, shiny systems.
I'm an I.T. hardware tech/purchaser. I'm good. I'm the centralized purchaser of computer hardware for a couple hundred stores. I'm also one of the hardware support people for the call center my office is in. Now do we have needless people at my company? Oh I know we do.
Should friendly aliens visit tomorrow, the puny humans on this planet would quickly split into a few groups.
1. Those that are truly honored and would welcome the visitors.
2. Those that want to cover the whole thing up.
3. Those that want to convert them to their particular religion.
4. Those that want to blow them up because the aliens aren't of their religion.
5. Those that would want to blow them up because "they ain't white".
And I haven't even figured in your "young Earth" groups, crazy militias, and those whose heads would implode from the sudden realization that our little rock isn't so very special.
And here in KS your rates get raised if you use too much, so they need the funds to "build capacity". Use too little and your rates get raised because of "budget shortfalls". Water, electric...doesn't matter. Happens either way.
It's the polite way of saying they told the show to F off while they all walked out the door.
"We are a school district! We are above the law!"
I'm fine with my car storing data up to a point. It shouldn't be accessible to anyone short of some "black box" data in the event of an accident. Beyond that, what would anyone truly need the data for?
It actually seems reasonable enough. Electronic computers are less than 100 years old. We've gone from a house sized machine that was a glorified basic calculator, to having reasonably powerful computers the size of a pack of gum. (the raspberry pi is what was coming to mind) 2029 is 15 years off, a lot of progress and breakthroughs may come by then. Granted, yes, there are plenty of things about "thinking" we just have no clue about. But all it takes is one "Eureka!" moment and the world can change.
You're right, that definitely smells like a crap ton of money was on the line and the USOC was happy to cash the check regardless of complaints. But I have to wonder if some piece of it is what I like to call "Dumbo's feather". Never needed the feather, but it kept his head in place. They think they'll skate better, but it feels different with the vent, so it messes with their head and suddenly they've screwed themselves up, not the suit messing with them. Get their head in the game and they'd skate just fine. Although I still can't figure why a vent is even needed, just use heat/water wicking fabric if that's the intent.
Poor guy doesn't stand a chance, nor does Microsoft in the long term. Both previous CEOs are on the board, so both former CEOs are amongst his bosses. On top of that, I'm sure he'll be expected to maintain the status quo as opposed to being allowed to think in new directions.
Sadly, I see this same thing happen when I judge novice high school debate. "Well they didn't counter arguments X, Y, or Z, just A through W, so therefore I should be declared the winner."
Except that your "poking of holes" does nothing to actually prove your point. I have yet to see a Creationist willing to stand up and offer their points in a valid scientific setting. Their entire argument is "Well it's right because the Bible says so", despite all the evidence to the contrary. It's nothing new. Despite evidence showing the sun was the center of our galaxy, the all-knowing Church cried "heresy" because it was against their beliefs.
And here again we see a fine example of someone "explaining" something they truly have no clue about. PHB (pointy hair boss) picks up on recent buzzwords and tries to use them to sound smart.
"If it's "anonymous" they must be hiding something! And open source can make things anonymous! So open source users are hiding something, like drugs and guns and other evil things! Oh think of the children!"
Apparently he doesn't realize black markets existed looong before the internet ever came around.
Not a surprise really. There weren't exactly large groups running around to intermingle. You want to procreate and expand the species you had to look within your own local group.
Exactly. As I see it he had three choices:
1. Remove his Glass and eat at the restaurant like a civilized person
2. Get up and leave
3. Throw a temper tantrum and make a scene
If someone wants to take a picture of their dinner, or they're out with friends and take a few pics of each other, I'm ok with that. As someone else mentioned, sometimes workers are on call and need to use their cell because they're getting a call from work. Personally I try to step away to take that call. But beyond that it's just having basic courtesy and manners. Both of which this idiot seems to be lacking.
He sounds like little more than a toddler having a hissy fit. "Well I don't SEE anything that says I can't wear it. Just cause you work here doesn't mean you're the boss of me." Um, how about common freaking courtesy? Do you really have to be wearing your Glass constantly? Just cause I don't see a sign that says I can't come piddle in your wine glass doesn't give me the OK to do it. Admittedly, I do get irritated by people that just can't put down their mobile device for 10 minutes without getting twitchy. You want to visit a restaurant that allows Glass and whatever else? Fine, go open your own place. Otherwise, yes, you are subject to the "rules" of the restaurant you're visiting.
Biggest thing though...have common courtesy. If you've been asked nicely to do something at a business, do it. Their place, their rules. If it's truly unreasonable or discriminatory, then make a case out of it. They ask you to put away your mobile device, speak more quietly, dress in certain attire...do it! But if you're going to throw a fit solely because you choose to be a self-centered ass, then please lock yourself in your house and stay away from the rest of us.
You're close, but need to also add infrastructure and vehicle size. Many people have no way to charge at their house/apartment, and no where to charge at work. Let alone anywhere while out on a road trip. And a good many people need a vehicle with some sort of cargo room. These tiny Matchbox cars they're selling aren't much good for hauling a load of groceries home.
It could be as simple as going to lunch with a small group of your peers. A little fun, a little shop talk...kind of an "ice breaking" without going too crazy. As someone mentioned earlier, if you're headed to get coffee/soda/water/whatever, ask if you can grab them something while you're up.
Certainly a horrible thing and my thoughts go out to those that lost loved ones.
Figured I should post the Red Cross donation link in case anyone is interested:
https://www.redcross.org/donate/index.jsp?donateStep=2&itemId=prod4650031
I had the same feeling back when I was an IT guy (and the only one actually) at a K-12 school district. It was very fulfilling to know I was doing my part in someone's education. And you're right, those are the best jobs to have.
That said, this really is very incredible stuff. There have been versions of things like this before, but that they can get more fine control now is amazing. And that other "normal" body functions come as a "side effect" is great! I'm interested to see how this evolves over the next few years as more research is done.