It's easier to be bold and get approval for your boldness when people don't look you in the eye. Being anonymous provides self-confidence and less judgement directed at you, but rather your alter ego, the anonymous side of one's personality.
Even if people know who you are, you still feel protected somehow by the lack of personal face to face interaction.
This still makes no sense to me. Why must every part of New York become a tourist / terrorist trap? New Yorkers are glutton's for punishment it would seem.
I realize that tourist dollars help a state's coffers, but there are negative downfalls to that much attention to one city as well. Most of Florida and California are the same way, and as soon as something drastic happens there, then all those shops and the entertainment in that area suffer.
Besides during this horrible economy, is it really sensible to spend so much money on such a project? How much will New Yorkers have to pay for such a project (like every sports stadium)?
Those folks who write documentation for a living know all to well that when there is an economic downturn, those individual who write documentation or gather requirements are the first ones on the financial chopping block. Management is always looking to slash budgets, and they see people who write documents as non-essential to projects. In the end, they prove to be invaluable.
I used to work for a company that was converting there efforts in a Brick and Mortar solution to increasing their market reach, but to do so they were required to have all departments have documentation up to a CMMI Level 2, and in one year of their pursuit they established a Brick and Mortar solution. This company is steadily gaining market value and shares and they do it in part due to extremely good documentation.
Good Documentation is one of the key reasons the Space Race in the 60's was so vastly successful. They documented everything.
Some people don't have a choice, they need the work.
I personally don't agree with the practice and to a degree, I misspoke.
A person always has a choice, but many people will let go of information about themselves for purposes that are their own. Many people who are unemployed and are desperate for work will happily give up that info just for the chance at work.
Many people are good and decent people found in horribly hard times and need the work to support themselves and their family, so they are willing to provide the info for they may feel it's their only chance.
I find the practice deplorable by corporations and I personally would rather walk away from the opportunity of work, but I'm not in that situation and haven't been faced with it.
It proves that people are easily tricked and aren't retaining what they are reading.
As for Moral compass, this didn't need a Study to prove that a person's moral compass can change, hell look at the number of people who get married and state that they will be faithful to only one person and turn around and cheat on their spouses. Our divorce rate in this country shows moral compass changes better than any study.
IANAL; however, I see this take down order as a direct violation of her freedom of speech. It's that same speech in which she incriminates herself, so in essence, the judge is ordering her to destroy evidence.
Regardless of how offended the victims of her DUI are, and regardless of her flippant remark, there is still a restriction of her freedom of speech.
Was she in poor taste? ABSOLUTELY. But at most, I think it would have sufficed to have her remove the offending post, not the complete account. What is to stop her from creating a brand new account and re-posting after she's served her time? Nothing.
Frankly, I find crap like that offensive, but the other key thing to remember is that people don't have to go to her Facebook page. It's the same argument for TV, if you don't want to be offended, don't watch stuff that can offend you.
This is a classic case of not thoroughly testing code and making sure you have enough variations of test machines to ensure as little pain to clients as possible.
If I were a customer, I would be shopping for a better company.
So if a person who is not conspiring with an extremest political groups to suppress scientific research or for some other commercial agency puts in a FOIA request for emails pertaining to tax payer funded research, should they be denied?
The purpose of the FOIA is for anyone's benefit, not just those with an Agenda. I would back the first person, government funded is really tax payer funded, regardless of the tax payer, therefore should NOT be denied FOIA.
Regardless of who's asking, with so much concerted effort to fight the FOIA leads to much suspicion and doubt about the findings.
If our government is going to sell the "Global Warming" argument, the government and all that support it should expect nothing less than close scrutiny.
If this is such a big vulnerability, and BMW was amply aware of it and the customers weren't then this screams of Recall to me. I understand buyer beware, but you're paying a lot of money for a high end car with security that the consumer has been told (I'm guessing) is very secure. Here it's being proven that it is indeed not very secure at all. Furthermore, this sounds to me like owners who were unaware of this who may fall victim to theft may decide that a Class Action lawsuit would be a course of action.
BMW has put on a great Security Theater performance, but the magic trick has been exposed and it's not such great theater any more.
I hope BMW owners have some options to improve security of their vehicles.
That's just scary. These pilots are being paid (I hope decent $$$) to get us from point A to point B safely, and if boredom is that big of an issue then it sounds like we don't really need pilots in the cockpit, and auto pilot can handle things.
How many times, I wonder, have we hit air pockets or wind sheers while the folks in the cockpit aren't paying attention. Could some of those injuries from those things been avoided? I'm just curious.
My fear is some pilot will ignore warning lights or some important indicator because he/she is playing angry birds. All passengers would soon learn the proper trajectory for taking out a structure.
... this has some benefits. 1.) a trip to Florida, with expenses paid for you and Significant other. 2.) keeps up good programming skills 3.) it's not really free work if you're getting hotel and expenses. 4.) shows if your a good fit in a specific team environment 5.) may help encourage someone who's out of work to step up their skills for the current environment 6.) whenever an applicant is doing something productive, it helps keep the depression of being unemployed away from positive motivation for finding work.
There are some negative benefits 1.) being used for your programming skill for a measly week in Florida. 2.) not getting the job after a full week of hard work can send an applicant into a tailspin of depression thinking that they aren't good at what they do.
A friend of mine, an experienced programmer, got out of the business for 10+ years to assume the role of Stay-at-home-Mom. She has been taking classes once again to familiarize herself with the new styles of programming, the languages and beyond. She has primarily been frustrated with the on-line classes and listening to her, I can see why.
During my academia years, every class I took had a professor in the room. I remember the extreme benefit of asking a question of the professor that involved a real-time discussion. And it was through those discussions, that would prompt more excellent questions from the student body thus expanding the ideas and principles being taught to us. Also when we had questions out of confusion, we could stop a professor and again discuss where our confusion was. This always provided feedback to the professor as to how to better improve his lesson. And I also remember, one of my favorite aspects, was when a teach either accidentally (or even intentionally) stated something incorrectly and a student would question the teacher, this also showed where people didn't just accepted information blindly, but questioned accuracy for the best learning experience.
With on-line classes my friend has talked about, she has found that the classes lack structure and the text books don't really compliment the lectures and worst of all, teachers don't promptly answer students questions, instead she's stuck in forums where the information being discussed goes awry.
Its sounds like instructors / professors are taking an easy way out, and slapping crap together. I'd like to believe this is truly not the case, but after listening to my friend, I fear for our education system more and more.
Um wait a minute, isn't this just pure capitalism? I mean, they are designing the product to sell, and they will design it to include the ability to charge the units. As far as I see this, it's a part of their product. I'm not a big fan of Apple stuff, but this just sounds like good business logic to me.
Wow, it only took Government lawyers how many years to figure this out? People have been screaming this to the heavens and all over the internet, and they are only now seeing Patent Trolls as a 'concern'. Notice, not a problem, just a 'concern'. AUGH!/facepalm
And the disinformation tactics of Govt. agencies. I think the FBI is try to call the AntiSec bluff, to get them to release more info. And once more info is released, then the FBI will use this info to try to track back to source, arrest and use the info as evidence against AntiSec individuals.
When I was just starting out, I originally found work in my field because I showed an aptitude to learn and to help, and was constantly searching for more to learn, but I was unemployed student. I spoke with my professor and expressed my difficulty in looking for a job that suited me. Now granted, it was sheer luck for me, my professor came back to me a week later stating that he knew of a place I could / should apply to. He wrote a letter of recommendation and I submitted my resume / application. It took a month before I was offered an interview, but it happened. It started out as part-time work, and once I proved my eagerness to exceed, and I showed that I was responsible and truly cared about my work ethic, it was a word-of-mouth lead that landed me some additional work to get full-time.
I didn't have a disability other than needing glasses, but I had to prove myself, that I was more than just some college kid. I think that is what you're in need of, is a little help from friends and a lot of proving yourself. Performing volunteer work is a good start, and I think you're on the right track. If you are a solid member in your community you might look to community associations to try to garner some work, or through your local congregation if you attend church. A good Samaritan is a great place to start, but remember, you have to prove that that Samaritan is right about you and show that you're worthy of that praise. Once you've established yourself again then you'll probably see a lot more open doors of opportunity.
This is only my 2 cents, I hope it helps. Good luck.
Aren't these publishing companies just creating a monopolistic environment? It's crazy how much these companies charge for actual printed books and now they wish to be even more restrictive then Apple. When you bought a printed book in college, you could choose to do what ever you wanted with it. But now students are still charged for the book and have no digital rights to it. Books cost more than the class almost. AUGH! And we wonder why education is so very expensive.
We don't let people drive unsafe cars on the roads, or connect non-FCC certified equipment to the telephone network, or fly uninspected airplanes over other people's rooftops, so why should we let infected computers onto the Internet?
Yes we do. Only a handful of states actually perform inspections on vehicles to ensure they are safe on the road. Since the economy has tanked, there have been several articles about how drivers are not replacing tires or getting brakes fixed because they can't afford the maintenance costs. But when an accident happens then we notice the unsafe vehicle. We have uninsured motorists all over the roads. No law or restriction of use of vehicles stops an uninsured motorist from getting behind the wheel of a car. It is only if they are pulled over for some infraction, or cause an accident do we then notice.
I'm sorry, but if we can't stop people from doing stupid shit in real life that potentially may harm or kill another human, how the heck do you think stopping infected PC from getting on the Internet will fare better? If it's an IP address, then what's to prevent someone from going to a Starbucks and blocking that entire hot-spot, and then moving to the next hot-spot?
Slashdot Mirror
.... for being a ballsy asshat on the internet.
It's easier to be bold and get approval for your boldness when people don't look you in the eye. Being anonymous provides self-confidence and less judgement directed at you, but rather your alter ego, the anonymous side of one's personality.
Even if people know who you are, you still feel protected somehow by the lack of personal face to face interaction.
This still makes no sense to me. Why must every part of New York become a tourist / terrorist trap? New Yorkers are glutton's for punishment it would seem.
I realize that tourist dollars help a state's coffers, but there are negative downfalls to that much attention to one city as well. Most of Florida and California are the same way, and as soon as something drastic happens there, then all those shops and the entertainment in that area suffer.
Besides during this horrible economy, is it really sensible to spend so much money on such a project? How much will New Yorkers have to pay for such a project (like every sports stadium)?
Doesn't New York have enough there to already draw millions of tourists there each year?
It seems to be a bit over the top to me with everything else New York already has to offer.
I'd almost rather see something like that in another state here in America.
Those folks who write documentation for a living know all to well that when there is an economic downturn, those individual who write documentation or gather requirements are the first ones on the financial chopping block. Management is always looking to slash budgets, and they see people who write documents as non-essential to projects. In the end, they prove to be invaluable.
I used to work for a company that was converting there efforts in a Brick and Mortar solution to increasing their market reach, but to do so they were required to have all departments have documentation up to a CMMI Level 2, and in one year of their pursuit they established a Brick and Mortar solution. This company is steadily gaining market value and shares and they do it in part due to extremely good documentation.
Good Documentation is one of the key reasons the Space Race in the 60's was so vastly successful. They documented everything.
Some people don't have a choice, they need the work.
I personally don't agree with the practice and to a degree, I misspoke.
A person always has a choice, but many people will let go of information about themselves for purposes that are their own. Many people who are unemployed and are desperate for work will happily give up that info just for the chance at work.
Many people are good and decent people found in horribly hard times and need the work to support themselves and their family, so they are willing to provide the info for they may feel it's their only chance.
I find the practice deplorable by corporations and I personally would rather walk away from the opportunity of work, but I'm not in that situation and haven't been faced with it.
Some people don't have a choice, they need the work.
It proves that people are easily tricked and aren't retaining what they are reading.
As for Moral compass, this didn't need a Study to prove that a person's moral compass can change, hell look at the number of people who get married and state that they will be faithful to only one person and turn around and cheat on their spouses. Our divorce rate in this country shows moral compass changes better than any study.
IANAL; however, I see this take down order as a direct violation of her freedom of speech. It's that same speech in which she incriminates herself, so in essence, the judge is ordering her to destroy evidence.
Regardless of how offended the victims of her DUI are, and regardless of her flippant remark, there is still a restriction of her freedom of speech.
Was she in poor taste? ABSOLUTELY. But at most, I think it would have sufficed to have her remove the offending post, not the complete account. What is to stop her from creating a brand new account and re-posting after she's served her time? Nothing.
Frankly, I find crap like that offensive, but the other key thing to remember is that people don't have to go to her Facebook page. It's the same argument for TV, if you don't want to be offended, don't watch stuff that can offend you.
This is a classic case of not thoroughly testing code and making sure you have enough variations of test machines to ensure as little pain to clients as possible.
If I were a customer, I would be shopping for a better company.
So if a person who is not conspiring with an extremest political groups to suppress scientific research or for some other commercial agency puts in a FOIA request for emails pertaining to tax payer funded research, should they be denied?
The purpose of the FOIA is for anyone's benefit, not just those with an Agenda. I would back the first person, government funded is really tax payer funded, regardless of the tax payer, therefore should NOT be denied FOIA.
Regardless of who's asking, with so much concerted effort to fight the FOIA leads to much suspicion and doubt about the findings.
If our government is going to sell the "Global Warming" argument, the government and all that support it should expect nothing less than close scrutiny.
If this is such a big vulnerability, and BMW was amply aware of it and the customers weren't then this screams of Recall to me. I understand buyer beware, but you're paying a lot of money for a high end car with security that the consumer has been told (I'm guessing) is very secure. Here it's being proven that it is indeed not very secure at all. Furthermore, this sounds to me like owners who were unaware of this who may fall victim to theft may decide that a Class Action lawsuit would be a course of action.
BMW has put on a great Security Theater performance, but the magic trick has been exposed and it's not such great theater any more.
I hope BMW owners have some options to improve security of their vehicles.
That's just scary. These pilots are being paid (I hope decent $$$) to get us from point A to point B safely, and if boredom is that big of an issue then it sounds like we don't really need pilots in the cockpit, and auto pilot can handle things.
How many times, I wonder, have we hit air pockets or wind sheers while the folks in the cockpit aren't paying attention. Could some of those injuries from those things been avoided? I'm just curious.
My fear is some pilot will ignore warning lights or some important indicator because he/she is playing angry birds. All passengers would soon learn the proper trajectory for taking out a structure.
Donate them to local Charities or over seas charities.
The Lend them out program you're doing works well also.
... this has some benefits.
1.) a trip to Florida, with expenses paid for you and Significant other.
2.) keeps up good programming skills
3.) it's not really free work if you're getting hotel and expenses.
4.) shows if your a good fit in a specific team environment
5.) may help encourage someone who's out of work to step up their skills for the current environment
6.) whenever an applicant is doing something productive, it helps keep the depression of being unemployed away from positive motivation for finding work.
There are some negative benefits
1.) being used for your programming skill for a measly week in Florida.
2.) not getting the job after a full week of hard work can send an applicant into a tailspin of depression thinking that they aren't good at what they do.
A friend of mine, an experienced programmer, got out of the business for 10+ years to assume the role of Stay-at-home-Mom. She has been taking classes once again to familiarize herself with the new styles of programming, the languages and beyond. She has primarily been frustrated with the on-line classes and listening to her, I can see why.
During my academia years, every class I took had a professor in the room. I remember the extreme benefit of asking a question of the professor that involved a real-time discussion. And it was through those discussions, that would prompt more excellent questions from the student body thus expanding the ideas and principles being taught to us. Also when we had questions out of confusion, we could stop a professor and again discuss where our confusion was. This always provided feedback to the professor as to how to better improve his lesson. And I also remember, one of my favorite aspects, was when a teach either accidentally (or even intentionally) stated something incorrectly and a student would question the teacher, this also showed where people didn't just accepted information blindly, but questioned accuracy for the best learning experience.
With on-line classes my friend has talked about, she has found that the classes lack structure and the text books don't really compliment the lectures and worst of all, teachers don't promptly answer students questions, instead she's stuck in forums where the information being discussed goes awry.
Its sounds like instructors / professors are taking an easy way out, and slapping crap together. I'd like to believe this is truly not the case, but after listening to my friend, I fear for our education system more and more.
What, that's not the right answer?
Um wait a minute, isn't this just pure capitalism? I mean, they are designing the product to sell, and they will design it to include the ability to charge the units. As far as I see this, it's a part of their product. I'm not a big fan of Apple stuff, but this just sounds like good business logic to me.
Wow, it only took Government lawyers how many years to figure this out? People have been screaming this to the heavens and all over the internet, and they are only now seeing Patent Trolls as a 'concern'. Notice, not a problem, just a 'concern'. AUGH! /facepalm
...based on the information they put out.
And the disinformation tactics of Govt. agencies. I think the FBI is try to call the AntiSec bluff, to get them to release more info. And once more info is released, then the FBI will use this info to try to track back to source, arrest and use the info as evidence against AntiSec individuals.
But this is my hunch.
When I was just starting out, I originally found work in my field because I showed an aptitude to learn and to help, and was constantly searching for more to learn, but I was unemployed student. I spoke with my professor and expressed my difficulty in looking for a job that suited me. Now granted, it was sheer luck for me, my professor came back to me a week later stating that he knew of a place I could / should apply to. He wrote a letter of recommendation and I submitted my resume / application. It took a month before I was offered an interview, but it happened. It started out as part-time work, and once I proved my eagerness to exceed, and I showed that I was responsible and truly cared about my work ethic, it was a word-of-mouth lead that landed me some additional work to get full-time.
I didn't have a disability other than needing glasses, but I had to prove myself, that I was more than just some college kid. I think that is what you're in need of, is a little help from friends and a lot of proving yourself. Performing volunteer work is a good start, and I think you're on the right track. If you are a solid member in your community you might look to community associations to try to garner some work, or through your local congregation if you attend church. A good Samaritan is a great place to start, but remember, you have to prove that that Samaritan is right about you and show that you're worthy of that praise. Once you've established yourself again then you'll probably see a lot more open doors of opportunity.
This is only my 2 cents, I hope it helps. Good luck.
Aren't these publishing companies just creating a monopolistic environment? It's crazy how much these companies charge for actual printed books and now they wish to be even more restrictive then Apple. When you bought a printed book in college, you could choose to do what ever you wanted with it. But now students are still charged for the book and have no digital rights to it. Books cost more than the class almost. AUGH! And we wonder why education is so very expensive.
We don't let people drive unsafe cars on the roads, or connect non-FCC certified equipment to the telephone network, or fly uninspected airplanes over other people's rooftops, so why should we let infected computers onto the Internet?
Yes we do. Only a handful of states actually perform inspections on vehicles to ensure they are safe on the road. Since the economy has tanked, there have been several articles about how drivers are not replacing tires or getting brakes fixed because they can't afford the maintenance costs. But when an accident happens then we notice the unsafe vehicle.
We have uninsured motorists all over the roads. No law or restriction of use of vehicles stops an uninsured motorist from getting behind the wheel of a car. It is only if they are pulled over for some infraction, or cause an accident do we then notice.
I'm sorry, but if we can't stop people from doing stupid shit in real life that potentially may harm or kill another human, how the heck do you think stopping infected PC from getting on the Internet will fare better? If it's an IP address, then what's to prevent someone from going to a Starbucks and blocking that entire hot-spot, and then moving to the next hot-spot?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57500358-37/exclusive-apple-samsung-juror-speaks-out/
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120830/02063020214/samsungapple-jury-foremans-explanation-verdict-shows-he-doesnt-understand-prior-art.shtml
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57500504-71/legal-analysts-suggest-apple-samsung-verdict-may-not-be-safe/
Other news besides /.
In the guise of law enforcement, the govt can get their p0rn fix more readily.
Laws Smaws!