Who cares what people do on their own time? It is none of the state's business and the War on Drugs (which this is part of) is an epic waste of time and, yes, money. Lots and lots of money.
You pretend your nation is an example of freedom to the world, but you are like a bunch of busybody old babas - everyone wants to butt into other people lives for a whole array of completely subjective reasons.
I think they will find that many people actually prefer to go to restaurants with actual human staff, even if it costs a couple bucks more, and even if (possibly even because) the automated burger is absolutely identical every time and looks just like the shiny perfectly symmetrical one in the advertisements.
Many restaurants are starting to use free-run eggs, and meat raised without hormones and antibiotics, even though they cost more - people want that. Do they want that not-quite-as-factory-farmed meat prepared as their dinner by the Burgermatic 3000? I doubt it.
This might work at the very rock bottom of the food market. Wendy's is arguably more upscale than McDonalds. Sounds like they want to move downscale to me. I certainly won't be following them.
Or, in the future, sell it to the Russian mob for big bucks and retire.
Should be marked insightful, not funny.
If government is going to be douchey towards people who point out vulnerabilities, then best not to disclose anything to government. They completely deserve whatever comes next.
Farmers do this, municipalities do this, AAA does this. Hell I'll bet even fire departments do this.
"When it comes to in-bed refueling tanks, it’s hard to know what’s legal and what’s not. With a Transfer Flow refueling tank, you don’t have to guess! Our refueling tanks are Department of Transportation (DOT) legal to carry and transfer gas, diesel, ethanol, methanol, kerosene and jet fuel in all 50 U.S. states."
But all too often when you see someone in a technical role in their 50's it's because they couldn't move up
Move up to where? Management?
I'm just over 50 myself, and in the corporate networks group for a large public sector employer. I enjoy my job, I get to play with all the latest enterprise class geeky stuff and find that keeps my interest. I like that it is constantly evolving and we are always training on new things.
Then I look at my managers, who don't really even make that much more money and ask why would I want to do that? I have no interest in dealing with budgets and contracts, or writing RFPs, or dealing with HR issues. That is not a tech career anymore, it is paper pushing.
It's not that I could not move up, I simply don't want to. That said, I have built up a network over time. When I retire from my current employer and go looking for a another technical position to supplement my pension (soon), I don't expect any problems.
Global warming, the heating of the atmosphere by increased amounts of industrial gases, is now accepted as a reality by the international community. Average temperatures in Britain were nearly 0.6C higher in the Nineties than in 1960-90, and it is estimated that they will increase by 0.2C every decade over the coming century. Eight of the 10 hottest years on record occurred in the Nineties.
However, the warming is so far manifesting itself more in winters which are less cold than in much hotter summers. According to Dr David Viner, a senior research scientist at the climatic research unit (CRU) of the University of East Anglia, within a few years winter snowfall will become “a very rare and exciting event”.
“Children just aren’t going to know what snow is,” he said.
Some people will still create new content and no doubt some people will still find ways to do so commercially. But society shouldn't complain if it makes that change and then finds that, lacking the same incentive to create and share new works, hardly anyone is making big summer blockbusters or original AAA quality computer games or well-produced studio albums or....
People were creating art long before there was such a thing as copyright.
The world before copyright gave us Shakespeare and Beethoven. The world now gives us Justin Bieber and Sharknado.
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I drive a BMW because I enjoy driving. I can't imagine owning one for any other reason.
If I can't drive it then might as well buy a Prius.
but this big bad evil billionaire wants to bankrupt us to silence the press!"
Pretty much sums it up.
He is worse than the terrorists.
Who cares what people do on their own time? It is none of the state's business and the War on Drugs (which this is part of) is an epic waste of time and, yes, money. Lots and lots of money.
You pretend your nation is an example of freedom to the world, but you are like a bunch of busybody old babas - everyone wants to butt into other people lives for a whole array of completely subjective reasons.
Man I am so glad I don't live there.
I pay my ISP for a pipe. I request what I want through that pipe and expect my ISP to deliver it without prejudice.
If I wanted them to decide what gets priority I would subscribe to fucking television.
Now if it had been an abortion doctor OTOH......
Should be like an iPad.
If they break any of that glass they should have to buy a new building.
Clearly, so racist he never learned much about the KKK
Should be modded hilarious.
It is a common trait among ostensibly intelligent, successful people to not know what the KKK is about. "I just never thought to look" LOL
Your dad was obviously one of those douchebag cops we all hope to see killed in the line of duty.
Or off duty, that's fine too.
It requires running screen via a special invocation, or modifying screen to be aware of systemd APIs.
WTF should screen care about systemd?
Seriously....
I think they will find that many people actually prefer to go to restaurants with actual human staff, even if it costs a couple bucks more, and even if (possibly even because) the automated burger is absolutely identical every time and looks just like the shiny perfectly symmetrical one in the advertisements.
Many restaurants are starting to use free-run eggs, and meat raised without hormones and antibiotics, even though they cost more - people want that. Do they want that not-quite-as-factory-farmed meat prepared as their dinner by the Burgermatic 3000? I doubt it.
This might work at the very rock bottom of the food market. Wendy's is arguably more upscale than McDonalds. Sounds like they want to move downscale to me. I certainly won't be following them.
If they are not an American company, they should absolutely ignore US courts and US laws.
They are not the world police though they seem too clueless to know that. Suck it up.
Or, in the future, sell it to the Russian mob for big bucks and retire.
Should be marked insightful, not funny.
If government is going to be douchey towards people who point out vulnerabilities, then best not to disclose anything to government. They completely deserve whatever comes next.
Let them fail all by themselves.
Lithium and Cadmium mines are not the most environmentally wonderful things either.
^this. If you expect the watch to replace your smartphone, good luck with that.
The Pebble is basically an auxiliary display for apps on your phone, with some keys for giving simple feedback to said apps. It does this VERY well.
Without a phone all it does is tell time. Like a watch.
Only if you buy from a Canadian retailer.
I buy lots of stuff from the US or China with no added taxes.
Farmers do this, municipalities do this, AAA does this. Hell I'll bet even fire departments do this.
"When it comes to in-bed refueling tanks, it’s hard to know what’s legal and what’s not. With a Transfer Flow refueling tank, you don’t have to guess! Our refueling tanks are Department of Transportation (DOT) legal to carry and transfer gas, diesel, ethanol, methanol, kerosene and jet fuel in all 50 U.S. states."
https://www.transferflow.com/f...
Weaseling out of things is what sets us apart from the animals. Except the weasel....
..this never ends up as one of those many cases of life imitating art.
But all too often when you see someone in a technical role in their 50's it's because they couldn't move up
Move up to where? Management?
I'm just over 50 myself, and in the corporate networks group for a large public sector employer. I enjoy my job, I get to play with all the latest enterprise class geeky stuff and find that keeps my interest. I like that it is constantly evolving and we are always training on new things.
Then I look at my managers, who don't really even make that much more money and ask why would I want to do that? I have no interest in dealing with budgets and contracts, or writing RFPs, or dealing with HR issues. That is not a tech career anymore, it is paper pushing.
It's not that I could not move up, I simply don't want to. That said, I have built up a network over time. When I retire from my current employer and go looking for a another technical position to supplement my pension (soon), I don't expect any problems.
Global warming, the heating of the atmosphere by increased amounts of industrial gases, is now accepted as a reality by the international community. Average temperatures in Britain were nearly 0.6C higher in the Nineties than in 1960-90, and it is estimated that they will increase by 0.2C every decade over the coming century. Eight of the 10 hottest years on record occurred in the Nineties.
However, the warming is so far manifesting itself more in winters which are less cold than in much hotter summers. According to Dr David Viner, a senior research scientist at the climatic research unit (CRU) of the University of East Anglia, within a few years winter snowfall will become “a very rare and exciting event”.
“Children just aren’t going to know what snow is,” he said.
http://michellemalkin.com/2010...
Some people will still create new content and no doubt some people will still find ways to do so commercially. But society shouldn't complain if it makes that change and then finds that, lacking the same incentive to create and share new works, hardly anyone is making big summer blockbusters or original AAA quality computer games or well-produced studio albums or....
People were creating art long before there was such a thing as copyright.
The world before copyright gave us Shakespeare and Beethoven. The world now gives us Justin Bieber and Sharknado.
Nuff said.
Mann is not an asshole, and the denialists largely stopped pursuing him after he proved to be adroit at their tools.
Mark Steyn will still be ready and waiting if Mann is even man enough to go to discovery.
How, precisely, does this change in the Earth's dynamics affect things...
Obviously we are all gonna die.
Trump is very unpopular with female Republicans.
And blacks, and Hispanics. Pretty much everyone except angry white men.
That will no longer win you an election in 2016.