One evil doesn't excuse another. But overlooking an evil because it is your kind of evil is the worst kind of evil.
Further, Obama has had six years to fix this "evil" and hasn't. And yet, nobody is blaming him for not doing anything about it... because he is "your kind of evil" so you overlook it.
If you can't get a real IT budget, then all the Linux Wizardry isn't going to solve any problems. I have a phrase I use, "Good IT is expensive. Bad IT is costly".
I've seen people "cheap out" trying to save a buck, only to lose their proverbial shirt in the process. It isn't worth it. It isn't worth it to work there, it isn't worth it to be a wizard for people who do not value IT.
Before you bring in supported systems, you have to have a budget. Without a budget delineated, the rest of the decision making process is pure insanity.
My first response is, estimate what the "golden" cost will be, and quadruple it. They will cut it in half, and it will cost you twice what you think it will, and you'll end up with an excellent system that is designed well and built right.
If you need "enterprise" grade systems, make sure that you are identifying the vendors in the space and calculate budget accordingly. And remember, vendors lie.
I see the harassment, bullying and stalking within Ingress also.
I have too, it happens just like everywhere else. Most players, on both sides, won't tolerate it. I've worked with the other team on documenting such a player on my own team. The problem are the internet trolls who think that they are anonymous. Unlike other forms of cyber stalking, Ingress players quickly find out who you are.The real world aspect of the game quickly chases the Stalkers off.
Playing to 8 doesn't require any team or teamwork. 9-16 does. Most people grown up on video games where there is no real "team" aspect, and thus don't hang around long enough to play as a team. Building a P8 farm requires organization and team play in most places.
Except that we don't tolerate opinions that are outside the scope of PC, because PC defines tolerance as any opinion that is PC, and any opinion that isn't PC is "hate" and therefore we don't tolerate it. Because PC defines "offensive" as "hate" way too often.
When everything is illegal, unless expressly deemed legal, then you will understand. We already live in a tyranny, it just isn't a dictatorship... yet.
There is a difference between extreme justice and sadism.
Part of the lure of many crimes is that of a risk/reward analysis that says, "no big deal, if I get caught I'll only do _________"
A state that enjoys punishing criminals is criminal. A state that reluctantly executes a harsh judgement isn't sadistic. In fact, I would dare say, that if too lenient, letting criminals run free, is itself equal to those that are too extreme in punishment.
When criminals perpetrate violent crime after violent crime, in a capture, punish, release cycle, the system itself is proven broken, proving there isn't enough deterrence in the system.
And no, The penal system isn't for "rehabilitation", it is for punishment. Rehabilitation should only be extended to those that actually want it.
Lots worse things have reduced women to being toys to men. Porn is a fantastic example, but there will be hell to pay should anyone suggest that women be offended at porn.
The rest of your rant is simply proof that we've got to the place of not being able to have any nice things because someone somewhere will be offended at anything other than bland monotony. That is, unless they are part of the "protected classes", which are allowed to offend everyone and anyone without any consequences.
We're supposed to be the most "tolerant" society ever in modern times yet you can't turn a corner without offending someone
Tolerant means we strive to not offend anyone. Offense is intolerance and therefore must be removed. The problem is, once your remove all offenses, you're left with boring flat meaningless monotony; the drudgery of life. The reason is, when you add something more exciting, it will necessarily offend someone somewhere.
Hell, I bet this post offends someone, who doesn't like when people point out the ultimate silliness of Political Correctness.
If I steal a funny joke, and retell it and it sucks, it is likely my fault.
Which reminds me of a joke I heard as a kid:
A young guy walks into a Comedian convention, and there is a guy on stage. He listens to the guy for a minute, "Three" and the crowd laughs hysterically. "Twenty Seven", and the crowd laughs even harder. He asks on of the other attendees what's so funny.
The other attendee says "We've heard all the jokes before, so instead of telling jokes, we have numbered them. #Three was really funny"
The young guy thinks "I can do that too!" and asks for a turn on stage. He gets up and says "Ten". nobody laughs. "Fifteen". Still nobody laughs and a few people get up and start to leave.
The young guy leaves the stage and asks "What did I do wrong", and the Attendee says "It was your delivery, it sucked"
The moral is, all jokes are recycled. It isn't necessarily the joke that is funny, but context and in the telling that makes it funny.
Why don't we call them... "Contracted Employees"... a hybrid between Contractor and Employee.
And then, lets set up a new set of regulations of "pick and choose" that the company has to abide by.
Simple example: Set prices = set earnings = Company pays all employer taxes.. or.. negotiated rates = negotiable profits = employee/contractor pays all employer taxes.
The problem with Uber and its Contractors and Employees is that both are trying to skirt around legalities. And if you don't like Uber, you can try Lyft or one of the other companies.
Because the choice is only binary. In that case, the only alternative is to have full and complete regulation of everything controlled by a big central government and nobody has freedom to do anything, since everything is regulated.
Binary Choices are dumb, why do people who don't understand Libertarianism always thinking Anarchy = Libertarianism. ?
The Surface Pro is more expensive than a similar (or more powerful) laptop and a decent tablet. Of course the tablet isn't running Windows, which is really the goal here.
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One evil doesn't excuse another. But overlooking an evil because it is your kind of evil is the worst kind of evil.
Further, Obama has had six years to fix this "evil" and hasn't. And yet, nobody is blaming him for not doing anything about it ... because he is "your kind of evil" so you overlook it.
If you can't get a real IT budget, then all the Linux Wizardry isn't going to solve any problems. I have a phrase I use, "Good IT is expensive. Bad IT is costly".
I've seen people "cheap out" trying to save a buck, only to lose their proverbial shirt in the process. It isn't worth it. It isn't worth it to work there, it isn't worth it to be a wizard for people who do not value IT.
I can think of a dozen other outlets that do similar things, but have "real life" aspect.
Important messaging: All sorts of well crafted videos exist.
Self Betterment / Competition: Martial Arts, Sports in general, Chess, musical instruments ...
Losing Gracefully: Good Parenting 101. Poor sportsmanship is taught by bad parents.
Pokemon has no appeal to me, even more so as a Parent.
Before you bring in supported systems, you have to have a budget. Without a budget delineated, the rest of the decision making process is pure insanity.
My first response is, estimate what the "golden" cost will be, and quadruple it. They will cut it in half, and it will cost you twice what you think it will, and you'll end up with an excellent system that is designed well and built right.
If you need "enterprise" grade systems, make sure that you are identifying the vendors in the space and calculate budget accordingly. And remember, vendors lie.
Doesn't appeal to me. I never understood the fascination of Pokemon.
I see the harassment, bullying and stalking within Ingress also.
I have too, it happens just like everywhere else. Most players, on both sides, won't tolerate it. I've worked with the other team on documenting such a player on my own team. The problem are the internet trolls who think that they are anonymous. Unlike other forms of cyber stalking, Ingress players quickly find out who you are.The real world aspect of the game quickly chases the Stalkers off.
Bingo.
Playing to 8 doesn't require any team or teamwork. 9-16 does. Most people grown up on video games where there is no real "team" aspect, and thus don't hang around long enough to play as a team. Building a P8 farm requires organization and team play in most places.
That, and join the Resistance, we have cookies!
Never heard of him. Seriously.
Except that we don't tolerate opinions that are outside the scope of PC, because PC defines tolerance as any opinion that is PC, and any opinion that isn't PC is "hate" and therefore we don't tolerate it. Because PC defines "offensive" as "hate" way too often.
When everything is illegal, unless expressly deemed legal, then you will understand. We already live in a tyranny, it just isn't a dictatorship ... yet.
No security is better than bad security. Bad Security is false security, where no security doesn't.
If everyone knows the system isn't secure, then they take all the steps needed to be secure by themselves.
REALLY?
You really don't understand that Cow and Bull both refer to cattle?
There is a difference between extreme justice and sadism.
Part of the lure of many crimes is that of a risk/reward analysis that says, "no big deal, if I get caught I'll only do _________"
A state that enjoys punishing criminals is criminal. A state that reluctantly executes a harsh judgement isn't sadistic. In fact, I would dare say, that if too lenient, letting criminals run free, is itself equal to those that are too extreme in punishment.
When criminals perpetrate violent crime after violent crime, in a capture, punish, release cycle, the system itself is proven broken, proving there isn't enough deterrence in the system.
And no, The penal system isn't for "rehabilitation", it is for punishment. Rehabilitation should only be extended to those that actually want it.
Lots worse things have reduced women to being toys to men. Porn is a fantastic example, but there will be hell to pay should anyone suggest that women be offended at porn.
The rest of your rant is simply proof that we've got to the place of not being able to have any nice things because someone somewhere will be offended at anything other than bland monotony. That is, unless they are part of the "protected classes", which are allowed to offend everyone and anyone without any consequences.
We're supposed to be the most "tolerant" society ever in modern times yet you can't turn a corner without offending someone
Tolerant means we strive to not offend anyone. Offense is intolerance and therefore must be removed. The problem is, once your remove all offenses, you're left with boring flat meaningless monotony; the drudgery of life. The reason is, when you add something more exciting, it will necessarily offend someone somewhere.
Hell, I bet this post offends someone, who doesn't like when people point out the ultimate silliness of Political Correctness.
So, you're being redundant. Got it.
OnStar is GM's version of ongoing revenue stream from previous customers.
This!
If I steal a funny joke, and retell it and it sucks, it is likely my fault.
Which reminds me of a joke I heard as a kid:
A young guy walks into a Comedian convention, and there is a guy on stage. He listens to the guy for a minute, "Three" and the crowd laughs hysterically. "Twenty Seven", and the crowd laughs even harder. He asks on of the other attendees what's so funny.
The other attendee says "We've heard all the jokes before, so instead of telling jokes, we have numbered them. #Three was really funny"
The young guy thinks "I can do that too!" and asks for a turn on stage. He gets up and says "Ten". nobody laughs. "Fifteen". Still nobody laughs and a few people get up and start to leave.
The young guy leaves the stage and asks "What did I do wrong", and the Attendee says "It was your delivery, it sucked"
The moral is, all jokes are recycled. It isn't necessarily the joke that is funny, but context and in the telling that makes it funny.
cow bullshit
Hermaphrodite Cow/Bull?
Why don't we call them ... "Contracted Employees" ... a hybrid between Contractor and Employee.
And then, lets set up a new set of regulations of "pick and choose" that the company has to abide by.
Simple example: Set prices = set earnings = Company pays all employer taxes .. or .. negotiated rates = negotiable profits = employee/contractor pays all employer taxes.
The problem with Uber and its Contractors and Employees is that both are trying to skirt around legalities. And if you don't like Uber, you can try Lyft or one of the other companies.
Because the choice is only binary. In that case, the only alternative is to have full and complete regulation of everything controlled by a big central government and nobody has freedom to do anything, since everything is regulated.
Binary Choices are dumb, why do people who don't understand Libertarianism always thinking Anarchy = Libertarianism. ?
So, what you're saying is that everyone is a slave and nobody has any responsibility for the choices they make. Got it.
California needs to tax the crap out of, drive the business out of California in order to make California the Liberal Utopian society.
The Surface Pro is more expensive than a similar (or more powerful) laptop and a decent tablet. Of course the tablet isn't running Windows, which is really the goal here.
Does anyone know of a decent Windows Tablet?
I'm seeing the slow de-evolution into the blob people of Wall-E