Attempted hacks, no. Actual hacks, yes. Physical break-ins, yes. Your investors should know where you've had faults in security and what are you doing to make it better.
I use to work at an internet retailer of sporting goods. They also happen to ship internationally. The fees for shipping and duties to go international were pretty high I always thought.
But there again, budget comes into play. Can be pretty costly to maintain a backup data center in another state though. Infrastructure, hardware, good data lines connecting the two, etc.
(Please keep in mind that I write this with a somewhat cruddy memory as to historical events.) I'm on the fence with how to feel on this one. Being SO dependent on computers and data centers is a relatively recent phenomenon. Not saying they haven't been important before, but it's really blossomed over the last 10 to 15 years. Prior to Katrina in the gulf region, I can't recall a storm of this magnitude in the last decade. (Although the same northeast region got hit with "Hazel" back in 1954) And this one hit in a spot that's so packed with data centers and other "critical" devices. Katrina should have been a great lesson in disaster recovery. But I'd imagine the ol' "that'll never happen here, only other places" mentality kicked in. There's no reason they shouldn't have a week of fuel on hand.
Now, having said that, you can have a very good disaster plan. But you can't plan for everything and it's very hard to plan for something of this magnitude. OK, yes, you can plan for it, but you have to balance your plan with your budget. For major hardware and large company needs, I'd go at least a good week. Smaller vendors? I'd say a good 3-4 days. Plan for which is your most critical equipment and *must* have power to maintain minimal company functionality.
Well put. I feel the same way you do. And the type of tracking I'd do would depend on where we are and the age of the child. A 3 year old in an amusement park? Yes, I'd use one. Airport, zoo, public pool, yes. Anywhere that's really public and a child may run around, yes. Grocery store, restaurant or relative's house? No. That's a more controlled environment. Now, for my own 8 year old? Something big like an amusement park or zoo, yes, I'd use one. Not because I wouldn't trust her to go off with a friend, and we've talked about going off with strangers, and we've talked about what to do it someone grabs you. But heaven forbid something happens, I'd want that reassurance. For a teen, if you want to be able to go out, your phone tracking gets turned on. Again, not because I wouldn't trust my child, but it's harder to trust others in today's world. Yes, abductions are rare, but everyone always thinks "that happens to other people".
I'm more curious as to which company will die first, Nokia or RIM. Blackberry was "the man" 10 years ago. Nothing else like it. And by God they held onto that belief even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. They didn't innovate or evolve, others did, they got left in the dust. Nokia is much the same, I feel. You can get a low-end Droid phone for little more cost than a phone with a proprietary OS like Nokia's. And that Droid is way more capable. Now I can't *fully* blame Nokia for trying to take on a new Windows OS for the phones, but geez it seems like such a dumb idea too. It was a gutsy move, that's for sure. And OS 8 looks very different graphically, but I don't know if the guts are truly any different. Besides, with the overall cruddy sales of Windows phones over the last few years, it's a big gamble on Nokia's part. They build good phones, but I think if they'd have gone Droid they'd be more relevant.
Just got let go from a company that's running its employees into the ground. Management there doesn't care about the employees one bit. To them, people are just cattle, easily replaced. Warehouse staff have been on 70 hour work weeks for months. Warehouse supervisors that want to take some days off? (and they do have time to take) They're literally laughed at. Many of the best and most efficient employees have either been run off or fired. Oh, the positions were filled with temps though, so that's good right? Yeah. More staff than ever and getting half the work done. Many people have been made salaried just so they don't have to pay overtime. But you're expected to work extra and answer email at all hours. On vacation? You still better respond. Me? Worked hard, put in extra hours, did what I could with inadequate resources, still let go and immediately replaced.
Any really, with many places anymore, the suck-ups get rewarded and the real workers get the shaft.
Why waste all this time on silly things like statistics and facts? According to our own little "darling" Kris Kobach here in Kansas, voter fraud is horribly rampant everywhere, billions of votes are fraudulent, and anyone disagreeing with him is wrong.
I could see a possible use for this as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. Maybe "planting" extra memories that take the sting out of the traumatic experience.
It's so amazing these two craft are still functioning at all. True, shrinking power levels and malfunctions have ended the life of some instrumentation. But 35 years alone with no chance of repairs and still pumping out valuable data! It's just incredible. I can't imagine that a 35+ year lifespan was even in anyone's wildest dreams. Hoped for, certainly...but to actually do it? Wow. So many things could've gone wrong. Hardware failure, software failure, micro-meteors, radiation, solar flare, human error in steering...any of hundreds of things.
It actually makes me curious what the Voyager craft look like now. I'd imagine they look a little beat up from the dust they've run into.
Personally, I'd want to see their definition of "emergency" first. Other than that, I'd be fine with them getting priority access in an emergency situation. If an emergency hits, the NS/EP teams need that infrastructure to take care of the situation more than (for example) Amazon needing to get packages out the door.
I doubt they're out gunning for Apple or Google right off the bat. Mozilla isn't nearly as big as either one and I don't see them as being that ballsy. I see it as more likely that Apple or Google will pretty much ignore them at first. A cute, "extra player" like RIM or Microsoft. Well, ok, Apple will take them to court because Mozilla used the same color orange on an icon that they did...but still.
Could we please shut down this joke of an organization? How many stories do we have to hear like this? Frankly, if you touch my daughter and yell at her like this I'll have you arrested for indecent liberties with a child, abuse of a child, and I'll do whatever I can to have you listed on every sexual predator website I can find and basically I'm willing to destroy your life. If a parent acted like this they'd be arrested and the kids taken away. But because "Floyd" watched a 15 minute instructional video, he gets a cardboard badge and the ability to make up any rules he wants and doesn't have to tell anyone what the rules are.
I think Zuckerberg better be careful. He seems to have forgotten that this is no longer his cute, little "one man shop" anymore. He can't just run around blowing the company's cash as he sees fit. He's got a board to answer to and will soon have shareholders to answer to. Because I just can't see shareholders getting too wild about dumping a billion dollars of company cash on a tiny little company like Instagram.
I see two things here.
1. The library will be surprised when no kids start showing up for story hour, but they won't know why.
2. The library will be confused why it's being held liable for providing pornographic material to kids. If kids can see it as he's viewing it, the library is liable and likely to be sued.
Slashdot Mirror
Attempted hacks, no. Actual hacks, yes. Physical break-ins, yes. Your investors should know where you've had faults in security and what are you doing to make it better.
I use to work at an internet retailer of sporting goods. They also happen to ship internationally. The fees for shipping and duties to go international were pretty high I always thought.
But there again, budget comes into play. Can be pretty costly to maintain a backup data center in another state though. Infrastructure, hardware, good data lines connecting the two, etc.
Water pipes are also under ground and those break.
(Please keep in mind that I write this with a somewhat cruddy memory as to historical events.) I'm on the fence with how to feel on this one. Being SO dependent on computers and data centers is a relatively recent phenomenon. Not saying they haven't been important before, but it's really blossomed over the last 10 to 15 years. Prior to Katrina in the gulf region, I can't recall a storm of this magnitude in the last decade. (Although the same northeast region got hit with "Hazel" back in 1954) And this one hit in a spot that's so packed with data centers and other "critical" devices. Katrina should have been a great lesson in disaster recovery. But I'd imagine the ol' "that'll never happen here, only other places" mentality kicked in. There's no reason they shouldn't have a week of fuel on hand. Now, having said that, you can have a very good disaster plan. But you can't plan for everything and it's very hard to plan for something of this magnitude. OK, yes, you can plan for it, but you have to balance your plan with your budget. For major hardware and large company needs, I'd go at least a good week. Smaller vendors? I'd say a good 3-4 days. Plan for which is your most critical equipment and *must* have power to maintain minimal company functionality.
Well put. I feel the same way you do. And the type of tracking I'd do would depend on where we are and the age of the child. A 3 year old in an amusement park? Yes, I'd use one. Airport, zoo, public pool, yes. Anywhere that's really public and a child may run around, yes. Grocery store, restaurant or relative's house? No. That's a more controlled environment. Now, for my own 8 year old? Something big like an amusement park or zoo, yes, I'd use one. Not because I wouldn't trust her to go off with a friend, and we've talked about going off with strangers, and we've talked about what to do it someone grabs you. But heaven forbid something happens, I'd want that reassurance. For a teen, if you want to be able to go out, your phone tracking gets turned on. Again, not because I wouldn't trust my child, but it's harder to trust others in today's world. Yes, abductions are rare, but everyone always thinks "that happens to other people".
I'm more curious as to which company will die first, Nokia or RIM. Blackberry was "the man" 10 years ago. Nothing else like it. And by God they held onto that belief even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. They didn't innovate or evolve, others did, they got left in the dust. Nokia is much the same, I feel. You can get a low-end Droid phone for little more cost than a phone with a proprietary OS like Nokia's. And that Droid is way more capable. Now I can't *fully* blame Nokia for trying to take on a new Windows OS for the phones, but geez it seems like such a dumb idea too. It was a gutsy move, that's for sure. And OS 8 looks very different graphically, but I don't know if the guts are truly any different. Besides, with the overall cruddy sales of Windows phones over the last few years, it's a big gamble on Nokia's part. They build good phones, but I think if they'd have gone Droid they'd be more relevant.
The parent company's warehouse has a union already. The hours are better, but the results of their work are poor. 5pm? Better be out of the way.
Problem is, they won't see you putting in hours, therefore you're obviously not working!
Just got let go from a company that's running its employees into the ground. Management there doesn't care about the employees one bit. To them, people are just cattle, easily replaced. Warehouse staff have been on 70 hour work weeks for months. Warehouse supervisors that want to take some days off? (and they do have time to take) They're literally laughed at. Many of the best and most efficient employees have either been run off or fired. Oh, the positions were filled with temps though, so that's good right? Yeah. More staff than ever and getting half the work done. Many people have been made salaried just so they don't have to pay overtime. But you're expected to work extra and answer email at all hours. On vacation? You still better respond. Me? Worked hard, put in extra hours, did what I could with inadequate resources, still let go and immediately replaced. Any really, with many places anymore, the suck-ups get rewarded and the real workers get the shaft.
Why waste all this time on silly things like statistics and facts? According to our own little "darling" Kris Kobach here in Kansas, voter fraud is horribly rampant everywhere, billions of votes are fraudulent, and anyone disagreeing with him is wrong.
I could see a possible use for this as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. Maybe "planting" extra memories that take the sting out of the traumatic experience.
It's so amazing these two craft are still functioning at all. True, shrinking power levels and malfunctions have ended the life of some instrumentation. But 35 years alone with no chance of repairs and still pumping out valuable data! It's just incredible. I can't imagine that a 35+ year lifespan was even in anyone's wildest dreams. Hoped for, certainly...but to actually do it? Wow. So many things could've gone wrong. Hardware failure, software failure, micro-meteors, radiation, solar flare, human error in steering...any of hundreds of things. It actually makes me curious what the Voyager craft look like now. I'd imagine they look a little beat up from the dust they've run into.
Personally, I'd want to see their definition of "emergency" first. Other than that, I'd be fine with them getting priority access in an emergency situation. If an emergency hits, the NS/EP teams need that infrastructure to take care of the situation more than (for example) Amazon needing to get packages out the door.
Well crap...I forgot to carry the "2"...
I doubt they're out gunning for Apple or Google right off the bat. Mozilla isn't nearly as big as either one and I don't see them as being that ballsy. I see it as more likely that Apple or Google will pretty much ignore them at first. A cute, "extra player" like RIM or Microsoft. Well, ok, Apple will take them to court because Mozilla used the same color orange on an icon that they did...but still.
Great, now can you get my hard drive to keep up?
I've used Wal-mart as well and was pleased with how the pictures turned out. Easy to upload from home and inexpensive.
Could we please shut down this joke of an organization? How many stories do we have to hear like this? Frankly, if you touch my daughter and yell at her like this I'll have you arrested for indecent liberties with a child, abuse of a child, and I'll do whatever I can to have you listed on every sexual predator website I can find and basically I'm willing to destroy your life. If a parent acted like this they'd be arrested and the kids taken away. But because "Floyd" watched a 15 minute instructional video, he gets a cardboard badge and the ability to make up any rules he wants and doesn't have to tell anyone what the rules are.
I think Zuckerberg better be careful. He seems to have forgotten that this is no longer his cute, little "one man shop" anymore. He can't just run around blowing the company's cash as he sees fit. He's got a board to answer to and will soon have shareholders to answer to. Because I just can't see shareholders getting too wild about dumping a billion dollars of company cash on a tiny little company like Instagram.
Thank you "Big E" for your service. You've served your men and your country well.
Simply incredible stuff. Kudos to these scientists!! We all owe them a debt of gratitude.
I see two things here. 1. The library will be surprised when no kids start showing up for story hour, but they won't know why. 2. The library will be confused why it's being held liable for providing pornographic material to kids. If kids can see it as he's viewing it, the library is liable and likely to be sued.
Of course, they copied off and kept all the good porn for themselves before they destroyed the hardware.
I agree. I do have to wonder how often those "predictions" actually pan out though.