Judges really don't like it when you ignore them. If Apple keeps going down this road as with the advertisement debacle its going to get a spanking it will be a long time forgetting.
Older workers, regardless of the industry, come in (err....well, broadly) two flavors, those that are open to new tech, ideas, whatever, and those that are adamant they stay within their old niche. The latter is, in some sense, understandable. That niche is one that has rewarded them in the past. The problem is that it may not reward them in the future.
The ones that are open to new ideas also fall into the trap of glomming onto the latest whizzy technology to come down the pipe. That will result in no sense of perspective.
I fail to see how this applies uniquely to older developers, younger ones are just as prone to the same behaviour. I always laugh when I see these stories though, I mean what, twenty years is a long time? Blink and its gone, the young hotshots will inevitably become the older programmers, and a hell of a lot sooner than they think.
Or to put it another way, not as good for intelligence. On the balance killer asteroids are pretty bad for life, but many of the life forms that survive must develop the ability to adapt rapidly to sudden and drastic environmental changes. The best way to do this is simply to get smarter. Now it may be a roulette wheel spanning hundreds of millions of years, but I think that eventually intelligence must emerge wherever there is a life in a relatively unstable location, since it is the ultimate evolutionary advantage.
Pity, we could do with some new designs on the market. I could go for either something really slaad, like curvy and wrist mounted, or clunky steampunky.
Nature has already made extinct about a million times more species than mankind ever has, or ever will, long before we made an appearance. In fact nature made a damn good effort at finishing us off a couple of times. The difference is we can think about the consequences.
What we need is a major international effort to preserve the genetic material of as many endangered species as possible, of all sorts, in a genetic bank. When technology advances far enough both in genetics and energy production we can then recreate these species if possible. It wouldn't be a reason to act irresponsibly but maybe its the best that can be done at the moment.
Besides which batteries have been steadily growing in capacity year on year for decades, which is why we have smaller batteries doing much more intensive work in phones today. On that note, I predict not longer life for phones from this technology, but smaller batteries yet.
Are we talking about the same corps and government that are typically bent on screwing over as many people as possible in order to make a buck? Geeks are the only sane ones.
One of the biggest fears is that her Sunni neighbors would feel compelled to obtain their own nuclear deterrent. The resulting arms race would further destabilize the region, undermine the NPT, and increase the odds of a nuclear device falling into the hands of non-state actors.
*cough*Pakistan*cough*
The power vacuum would be filled by all three of the aforementioned superpowers, with unpredictable geopolitical consequences. A particularly scary scenario is Japan renouncing Article 9 in order to deploy forces to the Middle East. Such a move would inflame passions in China (and other Asian countries), further destabilize an already tenuous relationship between two economic superpowers, and ignite an arms race that ends with a nuclear-armed Japan. India is in there too, they already have nuclear weapons, and a billion people, so that's one hell of a geopolitical wild card to consider....
but hey, it sure beats the hell out of WW3.
Seriously? The people of Iran have proven particularly unwilling to allow foreign invaders to dictate policy so far, to their credit, a nuclear armed Iran wouldn't be a power vacuum for anyone to fill. Sit your scaremongering down.
What exactly is the point of this story? Is the subbie afraid of Iran or what? Since the legitimate government of Iran was overthrown and the current cycle of extremist leaders/newly rich plutocrats was engineered by the US and UK in Operation Ajax not so long ago, I can't really find it in me to blame Iran for wanting to maintain some sort of functional military parity with the US.
There is no chance that Iran will ever invade the US, or even engineer a 9-11 style attack. There is every chance that Iran will upset the balance of power in the Middle East, which is what the ageing cold warriors still battling Russia and now China in their own minds truly fear.
My advice would be to leave Iran well enough alone. Once the threat of outside invasion recedes, the population will rise up and overthrow the extremists, as they have already made moves to do. Of course this means leaving a power vacuum for Russia or China to step into, according to some, so the US will never allow it.
This isn't an anti-US comment, this is an anti US politicians and foreign policy comment.
Its not so much that they're dense, many of them are so badly written as to be almost illegible. I appreciate that there's a reason good writers get paid, but some sort of an effort to make it not so much like a manual for a DVD player might be an idea.
My guess would be social stability and conditions. Even a poor person today in the US has access to resources and time saving devices that a wealthy person a hundred years ago could only dream of. As people have more time to spend on improving themselves and being able to focus on their education, that's what they do. Also access to information has increased considerably, travel may broaden the mind but there's a lot of information readily available on the TV and the internet.
I know pay isn't neccessarily the best guide as to level of skill required, but there's often some sort of correlation. As such, I don't know any unemployed plumbers, and all the plumbers I know make plenty of money. Not just "comfortable" money, but pretty damn good money.
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Show me data that exposure to technology is negatively correlated with attention spans, then it might be worth doing something about it.
I fully agree, and furthermore - woo xiaorishu has put something new on youtube gtg
Judges really don't like it when you ignore them. If Apple keeps going down this road as with the advertisement debacle its going to get a spanking it will be a long time forgetting.
Older workers, regardless of the industry, come in (err....well, broadly) two flavors, those that are open to new tech, ideas, whatever, and those that are adamant they stay within their old niche. The latter is, in some sense, understandable. That niche is one that has rewarded them in the past. The problem is that it may not reward them in the future.
The ones that are open to new ideas also fall into the trap of glomming onto the latest whizzy technology to come down the pipe. That will result in no sense of perspective.
I fail to see how this applies uniquely to older developers, younger ones are just as prone to the same behaviour. I always laugh when I see these stories though, I mean what, twenty years is a long time? Blink and its gone, the young hotshots will inevitably become the older programmers, and a hell of a lot sooner than they think.
Or to put it another way, not as good for intelligence. On the balance killer asteroids are pretty bad for life, but many of the life forms that survive must develop the ability to adapt rapidly to sudden and drastic environmental changes. The best way to do this is simply to get smarter. Now it may be a roulette wheel spanning hundreds of millions of years, but I think that eventually intelligence must emerge wherever there is a life in a relatively unstable location, since it is the ultimate evolutionary advantage.
Maybe co-ops would be a better idea...
I've never heard of Flatworld before and I'm unlikely to in future I reckon. If Baen had done something like this it would have been a blow.
I think the Swiss have been using online voting for a while now: http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-202_162-645615.html
There is a reason Fark has a Florida tag.
Oddly enough he didn't go so far as to actually hire any Chinese actors though.
I wouldn't hole up in anything with less than four exits.
Pity, we could do with some new designs on the market. I could go for either something really slaad, like curvy and wrist mounted, or clunky steampunky.
Nature has already made extinct about a million times more species than mankind ever has, or ever will, long before we made an appearance. In fact nature made a damn good effort at finishing us off a couple of times. The difference is we can think about the consequences.
What we need is a major international effort to preserve the genetic material of as many endangered species as possible, of all sorts, in a genetic bank. When technology advances far enough both in genetics and energy production we can then recreate these species if possible. It wouldn't be a reason to act irresponsibly but maybe its the best that can be done at the moment.
Besides which batteries have been steadily growing in capacity year on year for decades, which is why we have smaller batteries doing much more intensive work in phones today. On that note, I predict not longer life for phones from this technology, but smaller batteries yet.
Are we talking about the same corps and government that are typically bent on screwing over as many people as possible in order to make a buck? Geeks are the only sane ones.
Bankruptcy won't clear Greek debt, just delay it. Default is a very different thing to repudiation.
All that's missing is the hard bitten gumshoe and the dame with legs that go on and on...
Good thing it wasn't dark, they would have been likely to have been eaten by the GNU.
Unless you happen to be at a strip club. Or a joining a school for strippers. Or teaching at a school for strippers.
One of the biggest fears is that her Sunni neighbors would feel compelled to obtain their own nuclear deterrent. The resulting arms race would further destabilize the region, undermine the NPT, and increase the odds of a nuclear device falling into the hands of non-state actors.
*cough*Pakistan*cough*
The power vacuum would be filled by all three of the aforementioned superpowers, with unpredictable geopolitical consequences. A particularly scary scenario is Japan renouncing Article 9 in order to deploy forces to the Middle East. Such a move would inflame passions in China (and other Asian countries), further destabilize an already tenuous relationship between two economic superpowers, and ignite an arms race that ends with a nuclear-armed Japan. India is in there too, they already have nuclear weapons, and a billion people, so that's one hell of a geopolitical wild card to consider. ...
but hey, it sure beats the hell out of WW3.
Seriously? The people of Iran have proven particularly unwilling to allow foreign invaders to dictate policy so far, to their credit, a nuclear armed Iran wouldn't be a power vacuum for anyone to fill. Sit your scaremongering down.
What exactly is the point of this story? Is the subbie afraid of Iran or what? Since the legitimate government of Iran was overthrown and the current cycle of extremist leaders/newly rich plutocrats was engineered by the US and UK in Operation Ajax not so long ago, I can't really find it in me to blame Iran for wanting to maintain some sort of functional military parity with the US.
There is no chance that Iran will ever invade the US, or even engineer a 9-11 style attack. There is every chance that Iran will upset the balance of power in the Middle East, which is what the ageing cold warriors still battling Russia and now China in their own minds truly fear.
My advice would be to leave Iran well enough alone. Once the threat of outside invasion recedes, the population will rise up and overthrow the extremists, as they have already made moves to do. Of course this means leaving a power vacuum for Russia or China to step into, according to some, so the US will never allow it.
This isn't an anti-US comment, this is an anti US politicians and foreign policy comment.
Its not so much that they're dense, many of them are so badly written as to be almost illegible. I appreciate that there's a reason good writers get paid, but some sort of an effort to make it not so much like a manual for a DVD player might be an idea.
My guess would be social stability and conditions. Even a poor person today in the US has access to resources and time saving devices that a wealthy person a hundred years ago could only dream of. As people have more time to spend on improving themselves and being able to focus on their education, that's what they do. Also access to information has increased considerably, travel may broaden the mind but there's a lot of information readily available on the TV and the internet.
If billionaires are needed to get justice in the US, the problem isn't with the billionaires, its with the justice system.
This story.
I know pay isn't neccessarily the best guide as to level of skill required, but there's often some sort of correlation. As such, I don't know any unemployed plumbers, and all the plumbers I know make plenty of money. Not just "comfortable" money, but pretty damn good money.