Easy to answer. It is owned by a pair of private equity firms, so this could go good or bad. Looking at the history of these firms, it does seem like they tend to leave well enough alone in entities that they acquire. Hopefully Dice allows Slashdot to continue in peace (unlike the recent events of oddities in videos, SlashBI, and CmdrTaco's departure).
And don't be surprised if the child's interest doesn't match your own.
Thanks for pointing that out. The quickest way to turn off a child to a subject is push them into something which holds no interest in their mind. Get them a computer, and if they really like learning about them, they will. Otherwise, it turns into another game console to them and they will move on.
I bought my (then 5 year old) daughter a PC off the used market. It was a small form factor HP from a business, and got a nice princess-themed mouse/keyboard/speakers, and a decent used 15 inch monitor. I don't regret it at all. She is now almost 7, and is starting to show interest in learning how the computer works. Granted, I whitelisted the sites she can go to so that I don't need to worry about navigation on the internet, but she has become very adept at using a computer...and all that cost me a total of $150.
I'm a sports cord-cutter too. I pay for the March Madness streaming online, and use the various major league apps for what I need. Biggest downside is ESPN3 is only available to certain ISP's. I got lucky though, my local college team left their conference during the realignment and now broadcast their games on the local networks again.
You don't need to wait. I used Amazon Instant Video and purchased the season pass to TWD last season. Cost me about 13 dollars and I can stream them anytime I want, ad-free. AMC has a nice deal with Netflix (stream anything past 1 year) and Amazon (stream the day after)...you aren't missing anything.
Last time I worked for a company that shipped physical product...there were packaging engineers that would do nothing more than design and contract out packaging to ship products in. Yes, packaging is important, and anyone with young kids will tell you...bad packaging will create bad memories of the product from the start (anyone try opening a large modern toy these days from the box?)
It's not just religious groups, it's several different organization types. Singling out religious groups in the title is merely inflammatory and designed to ignite a flamewar. While I think what this ISP is doing is wrong, I also feel it wrong for Slashdot to engage in the same zealous behavior against a certain group.
Why? Because the poster wants to ensure that others do not repeat his experience. For example, when I am shopping, I always check reviews. I realize there may be some bad reviews, but if the majority of even half the reviews are bad, I will not go with the product. This site now helps people report their experience with card companies. Now, if you see overwhelming numbers reporting high APR's with Chase Freedom cards, you know that is a card to stay away from. Sure, you can simply cancel and walk away, but knowledge is power, and it is nicer for consumers to share imformation about businesses out there.
Isn't it the right of every generation to complain of the generations coming after them? I see my kids (in public schools) having more rigorous standards and classes than when I was younger, yet I work in a bleeding edge field in the world of technology. Perhaps we have all become cynical to the point that we think kids today won't make it...although that seems to hold true by every older generation.
I should have read your post first, much better than my response. Thank you. SpaceX is definitely a good thing for space exploration...and for our tax dollars.
Not quite. Rockwell, MD, and currently Raytheoin, Boeing, Lockheed et al. are not the same. SpaceX is end to end...they have everything except the launch facility (although NASA lets them use SLC-40 at Canaveral). SpaceX also has to build and design them on their own, not just take specs from NASA and build/deliver. That is why the cost overruns will disappear. SpaceX needs to remain competitive, not just sit there and bid on projects all day. SpaceX also just signed a contract with a private company recently, so they are starting to get revenue from sources other than NASA. For what it is worth, SpaceX used its own capital to start operations, and then signed NASA contracts. The NASA contracts are millions, not billions as well. SpaceX versus the traditional military-industrial type companies show them being worlds apart in how they operate.
Wrong again. Everyone knows the Earth was flat in 775...so there was no rotation only spinnning. Perfectly plausible to have a supernova hide under the Earth.
How is it not commercial? Does that make Staples suddenly a government arm of acquisition (some agencies use them for office supplies). How about Home Depot? Just because a private company has government contracts...neither they nor their product are govermnet-owned.
Ever work for a plce leaving the startup phase? When that 10 person startup becomes 50 people...there is a collection of random operating systems, applications, and software installed that the larger base now expects to work together. I recommend the hosted Exchange option...it scales nicely if that startup gets large. Google Apps is nice and all, until you get larger and have departments who like their resource scheduling and active sync functionality of Exchange. Migrations are a pain...so I recommend planning to scale from the start.
Those government services will be covered by the added sales tax and property tax revenues brought in by the extra employees. These new employees will also buy from local merchants, increasing more sales tax revenues, and will rent/buy housing in the area. Compare the economies in areas that do these deals versus areas that do not. See which one you would rather be living in.
The compromise is getting there...check out Ultraviolet. You can download, stream, and do about anything you want with your movies. Just need the selection to get bigger.
We can always make our voice heard... http://www.hulu.com/support/support_form 1-877-719-2773 If they risk losing much of their customer base, perhaps they will change their mind. Sounds eerily familiar to Comcast's Xfinity TV app that will not count against their own cap...that they are claiming is necessary to prevent network congestion.
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Easy to answer. It is owned by a pair of private equity firms, so this could go good or bad. Looking at the history of these firms, it does seem like they tend to leave well enough alone in entities that they acquire. Hopefully Dice allows Slashdot to continue in peace (unlike the recent events of oddities in videos, SlashBI, and CmdrTaco's departure).
That's no moon...
And don't be surprised if the child's interest doesn't match your own.
Thanks for pointing that out. The quickest way to turn off a child to a subject is push them into something which holds no interest in their mind. Get them a computer, and if they really like learning about them, they will. Otherwise, it turns into another game console to them and they will move on.
I bought my (then 5 year old) daughter a PC off the used market. It was a small form factor HP from a business, and got a nice princess-themed mouse/keyboard/speakers, and a decent used 15 inch monitor. I don't regret it at all. She is now almost 7, and is starting to show interest in learning how the computer works. Granted, I whitelisted the sites she can go to so that I don't need to worry about navigation on the internet, but she has become very adept at using a computer...and all that cost me a total of $150.
I read this too quick and imagines little people in robes and soft pointed hats learning programming to compete with Dilbert...
I'm a sports cord-cutter too. I pay for the March Madness streaming online, and use the various major league apps for what I need. Biggest downside is ESPN3 is only available to certain ISP's. I got lucky though, my local college team left their conference during the realignment and now broadcast their games on the local networks again.
You don't need to wait. I used Amazon Instant Video and purchased the season pass to TWD last season. Cost me about 13 dollars and I can stream them anytime I want, ad-free. AMC has a nice deal with Netflix (stream anything past 1 year) and Amazon (stream the day after)...you aren't missing anything.
Don't let the door knob get wedged up your ass on the way out.
Actually...please do...
Last time I worked for a company that shipped physical product...there were packaging engineers that would do nothing more than design and contract out packaging to ship products in. Yes, packaging is important, and anyone with young kids will tell you...bad packaging will create bad memories of the product from the start (anyone try opening a large modern toy these days from the box?)
It's not just religious groups, it's several different organization types. Singling out religious groups in the title is merely inflammatory and designed to ignite a flamewar. While I think what this ISP is doing is wrong, I also feel it wrong for Slashdot to engage in the same zealous behavior against a certain group.
Perhaps these guys provided some expert advice to the Army?
Wait until Siri gets her Attitude 6.1 upgrade...
Perhaps they have very nice looking nails in Takoma Park?
Why? Because the poster wants to ensure that others do not repeat his experience. For example, when I am shopping, I always check reviews. I realize there may be some bad reviews, but if the majority of even half the reviews are bad, I will not go with the product. This site now helps people report their experience with card companies. Now, if you see overwhelming numbers reporting high APR's with Chase Freedom cards, you know that is a card to stay away from. Sure, you can simply cancel and walk away, but knowledge is power, and it is nicer for consumers to share imformation about businesses out there.
No it didn't. Here's why.
Isn't it the right of every generation to complain of the generations coming after them? I see my kids (in public schools) having more rigorous standards and classes than when I was younger, yet I work in a bleeding edge field in the world of technology. Perhaps we have all become cynical to the point that we think kids today won't make it...although that seems to hold true by every older generation.
I should have read your post first, much better than my response. Thank you. SpaceX is definitely a good thing for space exploration...and for our tax dollars.
Not quite. Rockwell, MD, and currently Raytheoin, Boeing, Lockheed et al. are not the same. SpaceX is end to end...they have everything except the launch facility (although NASA lets them use SLC-40 at Canaveral). SpaceX also has to build and design them on their own, not just take specs from NASA and build/deliver. That is why the cost overruns will disappear. SpaceX needs to remain competitive, not just sit there and bid on projects all day. SpaceX also just signed a contract with a private company recently, so they are starting to get revenue from sources other than NASA.
For what it is worth, SpaceX used its own capital to start operations, and then signed NASA contracts. The NASA contracts are millions, not billions as well. SpaceX versus the traditional military-industrial type companies show them being worlds apart in how they operate.
Wrong again. Everyone knows the Earth was flat in 775...so there was no rotation only spinnning. Perfectly plausible to have a supernova hide under the Earth.
How is it not commercial? Does that make Staples suddenly a government arm of acquisition (some agencies use them for office supplies). How about Home Depot? Just because a private company has government contracts...neither they nor their product are govermnet-owned.
Ever work for a plce leaving the startup phase? When that 10 person startup becomes 50 people...there is a collection of random operating systems, applications, and software installed that the larger base now expects to work together. I recommend the hosted Exchange option...it scales nicely if that startup gets large. Google Apps is nice and all, until you get larger and have departments who like their resource scheduling and active sync functionality of Exchange. Migrations are a pain...so I recommend planning to scale from the start.
Those government services will be covered by the added sales tax and property tax revenues brought in by the extra employees. These new employees will also buy from local merchants, increasing more sales tax revenues, and will rent/buy housing in the area. Compare the economies in areas that do these deals versus areas that do not. See which one you would rather be living in.
The compromise is getting there...check out Ultraviolet. You can download, stream, and do about anything you want with your movies. Just need the selection to get bigger.
Odd, for me, the ad displayed at the top was for IE9 from Microsoft, a review site was number one, Firefox was number 2, and Chrome was number 3...
We can always make our voice heard...
http://www.hulu.com/support/support_form
1-877-719-2773
If they risk losing much of their customer base, perhaps they will change their mind. Sounds eerily familiar to Comcast's Xfinity TV app that will not count against their own cap...that they are claiming is necessary to prevent network congestion.