In the US Religious supporting group stops / defunds work on stem cell research, re-writes history text books in favor of 'intelligent design', alters historical figures importance in the American Revolution because some were atheist, the Pope calling condom use a sin in the heaviest AIDS stricken countries, it's clear that religious zealots are not just wearing turbans and ALL are detrimental to human life and civilization.
Till we are able to rid the world of the ignorance of belief without fact our future will be the casualty.
"Do Google and Apple data mine your private mobile phone data for private information?"
Really? You ask that question? Eric Schmidt stated a couple years ago that "Google isn't free- the cost is your information".
Even the US Govt considers your data no longer yours once it leaves your possession. Meaning, no search warrants are required for cloud based data. It's like taking garbage to the curb, it's a free for all.
Not only is your data not secure in the cloud, it's much more attractive target. Little me, "joe smith" is not a target at home, nobody gives rats rump about me... but Google or yahoo or hotmail... that's an exciting target for hackers. If you're data is there, you are now attractive via proxy. They get hacked, your data is compromised.
The problem is, laws haven't in any way kept up with technology. Unfortunately, mega global corporations now generate huge revenue off this broken model.. Thus, in the US anyway, it's now impossible to fix. It takes money to run for office, companies have money, therefore most elected officials are puppets of the corporate world. That's just fact in the US. Laws are not to protect people anymore.. just protect revenue.
As a "former" ebay power seller I can say Ebay Sucks! It's overridden with drop shipped crap that can be found for 30% less on pricewatch, they nickle and dime sellers to death, and there zero chance of calling to get a live body for customer support. Just look at the difference in CEO behavior - Ebay CEO's make millions in pay, Bezos salary is (c) $80K. When I quite selling on ebay, I quite buying there too. If there's anything I need to sell around the house, craigslist does for me.
As some who works for an ISP / CLEC, I have to say it's incredibly expensive. Our largest expenses are capital infrastructure build outs and non-stop upgrades. We've got a 50Gb backbone with 100Mb to residential homes. The fee's, regulations, Government paperwork not to mention non-stop harassment from trolls necessitates a rather substantial legal department.
There are Federal grants that can get you going in rural areas, but the reason your connectivity sucks is basic economics... the population doesn't support the infrastructure. Peace and quite comes with price. Sorry.
'when some people use this freedom of expression to provoke or humiliate some others' values and beliefs, then this cannot be protected.' How wrong this idiot is...
When beliefs are so insane as to be inhuman, they deserve, nay, require mockery.
Hiding behind the veneer of religion is even less of an excuse. Light, truth, knowledge and freedom is the only remedy here.
I’m 49, jumped into LAMP from.net 4 years ago and loving it. Either learning new things trips your trigger or it doesn’t. If you’re just burned out and don’t get excited with new techie stuff, switch careers – the language syntax isn’t the problem.
It sounds more like you need to figure you what you want. What are you passionate about? What do dream of? Do it! Take big bag of knowledge and experience you earned and apply it to something you love.
I feel much safer sleeping at night know that people who share movies and songs are perused with the same tenacity as Nazi war criminals. The world is much safer knowing this vermin is almost apprehended. God save the queen!!
In the 90's & early 2000's HP (Carli specifically) was busy throwing 10's of thousands of professional jobs overseas, killing off American jobs in the process. The Corporate bean counters thought, ya, cheaper over there, we save dollars and make more profit... WIN! What the bean-o's miss is that every single job sent is one less customer, and more importantly, one less person who understands the process and can bring innovation into the company.
We are now reaping the benefit of that short sighted greed.
Ultimately, unless the US realizes the value of on premise intellectualism, this country will continue to devolve to 3rd world status - full of monkeys just smart enough to run the machines, but to dumb to complain or revolt.
That's a culture problem in that specific organization and is indicative of poor management. "That's not my problem" is an attitude that runs from the top, starting with hireing practices.
I'm an almost 50 year old IT manager. I've been bit twiddling and hardward building over 2 decades. The teams I build thrive on challenges, and innovation. There's a line between bleeding edge and a rock solid enviornment that still runs supported software. Getting people excited about the benefits new technology is part of the joy of the craft. if the joy is gone, it's time to change the enviornment or move on. I've done both.
Good luck.
I'm pushing 50 myself. There's no way Medicare will exist in 15 years, not in it's current state, the numbers just don't add up. Assuming that you'll have medicare OR social security to fall back on is folly.
At your age, you'll never get back the value of the cost of an education for a masters degree unless you've got the cash sitting around for it. For Profit colleges are making a bundle, prices are skyrocketing as everyone is jumping into advanced degrees hoping for the nirvana of employment. False road trip. The only place that leads is huge debt. That's the next economic bubble is student loan debt. It's going to be a bad one when it blows.
Corporate Banking is a doomed animal. Move out while you still can. There's really only 3 ways to have any cashola at retirement time:
1) Get a govie job. My dads a retired Fed who's been retired for almost 25 years. A major percentage of his health care is still paid by Uncle Sam, as is his $60K annual retirement pay with cost of living adjustment. I wish I would have went this route.
2) Health Care job. Get a job in IT in the health care field. It's the one bright spot. Everyone needs health care and the government has mandated EMR (electronic medical records) - few places have implemented completely leaving lots of room for workers.
3) Work for yourself. This is still America. Shed your corporate masters and spread your wings.
Lots of luck.
Nerds overall tend to have a higher intelligence, understanding and appreciation of the world around them then the general population. Our brains by default are wired for logic. Though not specifically technical, as a nerd, I myself do have utmost respect for him. Not that I bought hook-line and sinker everything he purported, I did enjoy his debates and whit immemsely.
All I can do is thank him for his insightful, clever work. He and the rest of the “horsemen” have opened the floodgates of new ideas to a continent thirsty for a voice of reason and honesty. His brilliance and eloquence has brought many of us closet atheists into the open, willing to challenge the ignorance of tribal dogma rampant in this Country. It would have been an incredible evening to spend a couple hours with him chatting over a scotch.
No, it wasn’t naturally occurring. People who lived by fracked wells had FINE water. Post fracking, animals lost hair and died, the local EPA told them to stop drinking water and their water LIGHTS ON FIRE!!. SO SOMEHOW the “component chemicals’ of Haliburtons frack mixture shows up in water sources???
You have a agenda to fool the public. Truth tells the opposite of what you write.
YOu're just another energy lobbyist.
This is about splitting the liability of drilling away from the company. I don't believe for a second they don't control pricing aka profit. 5 out of 10 of the world’s LARGEST and MOST PROFITABLE companies are oil companies....this is a cover your ass move. Like the Catholic Church going through bankruptcy before getting sewed by the boys the padre’s boinked..
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In the US Religious supporting group stops / defunds work on stem cell research, re-writes history text books in favor of 'intelligent design', alters historical figures importance in the American Revolution because some were atheist, the Pope calling condom use a sin in the heaviest AIDS stricken countries, it's clear that religious zealots are not just wearing turbans and ALL are detrimental to human life and civilization. Till we are able to rid the world of the ignorance of belief without fact our future will be the casualty.
"Do Google and Apple data mine your private mobile phone data for private information?"
Really? You ask that question? Eric Schmidt stated a couple years ago that "Google isn't free- the cost is your information".
Even the US Govt considers your data no longer yours once it leaves your possession. Meaning, no search warrants are required for cloud based data. It's like taking garbage to the curb, it's a free for all.
Not only is your data not secure in the cloud, it's much more attractive target. Little me, "joe smith" is not a target at home, nobody gives rats rump about me... but Google or yahoo or hotmail... that's an exciting target for hackers. If you're data is there, you are now attractive via proxy. They get hacked, your data is compromised.
The problem is, laws haven't in any way kept up with technology. Unfortunately, mega global corporations now generate huge revenue off this broken model.. Thus, in the US anyway, it's now impossible to fix. It takes money to run for office, companies have money, therefore most elected officials are puppets of the corporate world. That's just fact in the US. Laws are not to protect people anymore.. just protect revenue.
As a "former" ebay power seller I can say Ebay Sucks! It's overridden with drop shipped crap that can be found for 30% less on pricewatch, they nickle and dime sellers to death, and there zero chance of calling to get a live body for customer support. Just look at the difference in CEO behavior - Ebay CEO's make millions in pay, Bezos salary is (c) $80K. When I quite selling on ebay, I quite buying there too. If there's anything I need to sell around the house, craigslist does for me.
As some who works for an ISP / CLEC, I have to say it's incredibly expensive. Our largest expenses are capital infrastructure build outs and non-stop upgrades. We've got a 50Gb backbone with 100Mb to residential homes. The fee's, regulations, Government paperwork not to mention non-stop harassment from trolls necessitates a rather substantial legal department. There are Federal grants that can get you going in rural areas, but the reason your connectivity sucks is basic economics... the population doesn't support the infrastructure. Peace and quite comes with price. Sorry.
'when some people use this freedom of expression to provoke or humiliate some others' values and beliefs, then this cannot be protected.' How wrong this idiot is... When beliefs are so insane as to be inhuman, they deserve, nay, require mockery. Hiding behind the veneer of religion is even less of an excuse. Light, truth, knowledge and freedom is the only remedy here.
I’m 49, jumped into LAMP from .net 4 years ago and loving it. Either learning new things trips your trigger or it doesn’t. If you’re just burned out and don’t get excited with new techie stuff, switch careers – the language syntax isn’t the problem.
It sounds more like you need to figure you what you want. What are you passionate about? What do dream of? Do it! Take big bag of knowledge and experience you earned and apply it to something you love.
I feel much safer sleeping at night know that people who share movies and songs are perused with the same tenacity as Nazi war criminals. The world is much safer knowing this vermin is almost apprehended. God save the queen!!
In the 90's & early 2000's HP (Carli specifically) was busy throwing 10's of thousands of professional jobs overseas, killing off American jobs in the process. The Corporate bean counters thought, ya, cheaper over there, we save dollars and make more profit... WIN! What the bean-o's miss is that every single job sent is one less customer, and more importantly, one less person who understands the process and can bring innovation into the company. We are now reaping the benefit of that short sighted greed. Ultimately, unless the US realizes the value of on premise intellectualism, this country will continue to devolve to 3rd world status - full of monkeys just smart enough to run the machines, but to dumb to complain or revolt.
That's a culture problem in that specific organization and is indicative of poor management. "That's not my problem" is an attitude that runs from the top, starting with hireing practices. I'm an almost 50 year old IT manager. I've been bit twiddling and hardward building over 2 decades. The teams I build thrive on challenges, and innovation. There's a line between bleeding edge and a rock solid enviornment that still runs supported software. Getting people excited about the benefits new technology is part of the joy of the craft. if the joy is gone, it's time to change the enviornment or move on. I've done both. Good luck.
Unfortunately, the majority of people in the US are creationists. Science has no place here. Move on.. nothing to see...
I'm pushing 50 myself. There's no way Medicare will exist in 15 years, not in it's current state, the numbers just don't add up. Assuming that you'll have medicare OR social security to fall back on is folly. At your age, you'll never get back the value of the cost of an education for a masters degree unless you've got the cash sitting around for it. For Profit colleges are making a bundle, prices are skyrocketing as everyone is jumping into advanced degrees hoping for the nirvana of employment. False road trip. The only place that leads is huge debt. That's the next economic bubble is student loan debt. It's going to be a bad one when it blows. Corporate Banking is a doomed animal. Move out while you still can. There's really only 3 ways to have any cashola at retirement time: 1) Get a govie job. My dads a retired Fed who's been retired for almost 25 years. A major percentage of his health care is still paid by Uncle Sam, as is his $60K annual retirement pay with cost of living adjustment. I wish I would have went this route. 2) Health Care job. Get a job in IT in the health care field. It's the one bright spot. Everyone needs health care and the government has mandated EMR (electronic medical records) - few places have implemented completely leaving lots of room for workers. 3) Work for yourself. This is still America. Shed your corporate masters and spread your wings. Lots of luck.
How is this any different than politicians in the US pushing "Creationism" in US schools?
By this same logic, since Google Streets has photographed pretty much the entire Earth.. street by street.. they how hold the patent to the planet.
Nerds overall tend to have a higher intelligence, understanding and appreciation of the world around them then the general population. Our brains by default are wired for logic. Though not specifically technical, as a nerd, I myself do have utmost respect for him. Not that I bought hook-line and sinker everything he purported, I did enjoy his debates and whit immemsely.
All I can do is thank him for his insightful, clever work. He and the rest of the “horsemen” have opened the floodgates of new ideas to a continent thirsty for a voice of reason and honesty. His brilliance and eloquence has brought many of us closet atheists into the open, willing to challenge the ignorance of tribal dogma rampant in this Country. It would have been an incredible evening to spend a couple hours with him chatting over a scotch.
No, it wasn’t naturally occurring. People who lived by fracked wells had FINE water. Post fracking, animals lost hair and died, the local EPA told them to stop drinking water and their water LIGHTS ON FIRE!!. SO SOMEHOW the “component chemicals’ of Haliburtons frack mixture shows up in water sources??? You have a agenda to fool the public. Truth tells the opposite of what you write. YOu're just another energy lobbyist.
This is about splitting the liability of drilling away from the company. I don't believe for a second they don't control pricing aka profit. 5 out of 10 of the world’s LARGEST and MOST PROFITABLE companies are oil companies... .this is a cover your ass move. Like the Catholic Church going through bankruptcy before getting sewed by the boys the padre’s boinked..
If both Google and Apple can track exactly where you are every time you click or touch any of their devices or android tools... why can't the FBI?