Except it isn't Google's business plan. Google sells advertising targeting to ad companies. Verizon is selling your data to data mining companies. Google would never sell your data because it's their core business to be the keepers of that data so they can sell targeted ads. Not that Google is altruistic, just that they are themselves the data miners so they are not going to share.
Google offers free services to compensate. Services people tend to find pretty valuable such as Android, Gmail and Search.
Verizon is going to offer "discounts for shopping, travel and dining" read: coupons (ie more advertising).
Verizon is going to "anonymize" your data and sell it to anyone and everyone willing to pay.
I see the exchange of value in one business plan, and not the other.
Verizon is offering more than just the points. Your asymmetrical FIOS connection gets upgraded to symmetrical based on your download speed if you sign up. My 150/65 got upgraded to 150/150 and speedtest.net shows it is actually hitting 152/164 consistently. I'll take it, especially considering they could probably have sold the data with no compensation.
Nothing wrong with 'getting acquired' as a goal. Not everyone wants to run a big business. If I had a successful business and Google wanted it I'd sign so fast the ink would burn. Then I'd spend the rest of my life stress free.
That's a fun post! 36-core is immense! As an aside: It's been a while since we've seen any decent rise in processor Ghz. I remember IBM talking about functioning reasonably cool 10 Ghz processors (ref needed) in the early 2000s, but no one has them in the shops yet! I'm sure this was discussed in Moore's Law lectures prior to Y2K, but mention it these days and everyone scowls! So some people can (and they run cool) and some people can't, what normally happens in computing when the faster items are released?
Can someone explain this? Netflix runs on Linux under Wine, so why the need for hardware/driver support?
IME it runs poorly under Wine. I have had good results with an XP Pro x32 VM running under Linux x64, though. Not even too much added overhead, it seems. However, XP Pro x32 under XP Pro x32 seems to fail due to DRM. Hooray Linux!
As does pretty much everything under wine. Wine is great for a stopgap, that's about it.
What the heck is this guy thinking? AFAIK, every cell phone company will sell you a phone and service separately with no contract. You simply pay full price for the device you want, and buy the service. Or you can buy the device from a third party and as long as it's compatible with the network, buy the service. It's not rocket science, it's not hidden, it's not even particularly unusual.
That would be the reason that when you browse a carriers online store you see the price of the phone and the discounted price with a contract at the same time.
Sorry, but a "meme" is a picture of a humorous animal with a joke in Impact font at the top and bottom. The word used to mean something else, but that definition got outcompeted by one that was better at replication.
We have a lovely convention centre here in Vancouver, built and opened for the 2010 Olympics. In Bing maps unfortunately it is still at the piling stage:(
I get the whole general protection of the average citizen from crimes, but we really need to shrink the reach and scope of these bastards.
You make an interesting complaint but you provide no argument or evidence that the government doesn't have a good reason to propose this rule... Note the word propose... Doesn't mean it will actually get implemented. Don't let facts get in the way of your libertarian fantasy, though.
I think part of penguinisto's point is that there should be no need to come up with an argument against random bullshit like this. But perhaps you should read TFS since it presents the argument you ask for.
What? Militias aren't some Libertarian fantasy force. Militias are what countries with limited resources used in lieu of a standing military. They're also all but obsolete in a world where military technology has advanced to the point that private citizens can't be expected to field their own effective arms (at least no one I know owns a Javelin "just in case...".
Militias are what people formed in the revolutionary war when the people revolted against their own government.
The whole point is for the citizens to be able to form a militia in order to defend themselves from their own government. Those words would effectively decimate the whole reason for the second amendment.
What IS going to be effective? I'd argue that nothing done in relation to google glass, getting upset about it or being cool with it, will revive privacy.
I'd say businesses banning the device on their premises is a good start. Admittedly, I'm not full of ideas - but I'm sure complacency is not the answer.
I was thinking of World of Warcraft. They could join the Chinese in gold mining for that game. Real mining -> Virtual mining. It's a natural progression.
The fragmentation is the problem though. One month it's a wierd bug in gcc, next month it's about how to do streaming, next month it's a game, etc.
The real problem I have with forums/boards is the completely awful interface. They don't always keep track really of what I've read or not read, I don't get notified if there's a response to my question, and so forth; and when they do that stuff they often do it in a clumsy way and every site does it differently. Then I have to remember a zillion passwords too.
I haven't had problems with the cookies getting lost on most of the forums I use. I also tend to use the same password, because really it's not like a forum account is all that important. If it does get compromised to the point I can't or won't use the account anymore, I'd just get a new account. Most forums that I frequent use vBulletin or one of the free clones (phpBB for example), so I'm pretty used to the interface. I guess all that stuff is a matter of preference.
The solution to unfair discrimination is not more unfair discrimination.
Really/ Because in the example provided it worked, and in fact was not unfair. The results were that men and women were awarded jobes on an equal footing.
Just because an equal number were given jobs does not mean they were given the jobs on an equal footing. These days, women and minorities can get the same job as a white male but with fewer qualifications. Things are deliberately done that way to "equalize" the work force. The end does not justify the means, and it is definitely discrimination. It just seems to be the kind that you like.
Not that I'm all that opposed. The result is there are more women in my office! Good for them, good for me.
My first thought here was "well.. duh!"
Maybe I'm biased not doing a lot of this stuff, but I just can't see any sort of job where social media helps except for jobs that are involved with social media (marketing, customer interactions, etc).
Next up, will they have the study showing that Slashdot usage is detrimental to work performance?
(at least I was sure usenet was a net positive because it was often the only place to get to get real answers to tough questions, which really has no replacement today)
Message boards have mostly replaced usenet these days. Unfortunately, they're a bit more fragmented. You have to find a message board pertaining to the topic you're interested.
Slashdot Mirror
Except it isn't Google's business plan. Google sells advertising targeting to ad companies. Verizon is selling your data to data mining companies. Google would never sell your data because it's their core business to be the keepers of that data so they can sell targeted ads. Not that Google is altruistic, just that they are themselves the data miners so they are not going to share.
Google offers free services to compensate. Services people tend to find pretty valuable such as Android, Gmail and Search.
Verizon is going to offer "discounts for shopping, travel and dining" read: coupons (ie more advertising). Verizon is going to "anonymize" your data and sell it to anyone and everyone willing to pay.
I see the exchange of value in one business plan, and not the other.
Verizon is offering more than just the points. Your asymmetrical FIOS connection gets upgraded to symmetrical based on your download speed if you sign up. My 150/65 got upgraded to 150/150 and speedtest.net shows it is actually hitting 152/164 consistently. I'll take it, especially considering they could probably have sold the data with no compensation.
Apparently being Muslim is good enough for probable cause. So much for freedom of religion.
I'm pretty sure that the agencies in question did not tell these people they aren't free to be Muslims.
Nothing wrong with 'getting acquired' as a goal. Not everyone wants to run a big business. If I had a successful business and Google wanted it I'd sign so fast the ink would burn. Then I'd spend the rest of my life stress free.
At least until you move to Belize...
That's a fun post! 36-core is immense! As an aside: It's been a while since we've seen any decent rise in processor Ghz. I remember IBM talking about functioning reasonably cool 10 Ghz processors (ref needed) in the early 2000s, but no one has them in the shops yet! I'm sure this was discussed in Moore's Law lectures prior to Y2K, but mention it these days and everyone scowls! So some people can (and they run cool) and some people can't, what normally happens in computing when the faster items are released?
It's a step down from the 48 core CPU Intel created in 2009. http://www.intel.com/pressroom...
Can someone explain this? Netflix runs on Linux under Wine, so why the need for hardware/driver support?
IME it runs poorly under Wine. I have had good results with an XP Pro x32 VM running under Linux x64, though. Not even too much added overhead, it seems. However, XP Pro x32 under XP Pro x32 seems to fail due to DRM. Hooray Linux!
As does pretty much everything under wine. Wine is great for a stopgap, that's about it.
There are that many comment trolls that have paid for HBO?
No, there are that many comment trolls with a bit torrent client.
"H-1Bs do not commit sabotage."
Absolutely, allowing foreign nationals access to your systems is COMPLETELY safe. Moreover, they don't get angry when you take away their livelihood.
law abiding citizens in NYC dont have guns, there are a shit ton of guns in NYC however
Granted Wikipedia is not authoritative, but it looks to me like law abiding NYC citizens may own handguns or long guns.
What the heck is this guy thinking? AFAIK, every cell phone company will sell you a phone and service separately with no contract. You simply pay full price for the device you want, and buy the service. Or you can buy the device from a third party and as long as it's compatible with the network, buy the service. It's not rocket science, it's not hidden, it's not even particularly unusual.
That would be the reason that when you browse a carriers online store you see the price of the phone and the discounted price with a contract at the same time.
Some people just want attention, I guess.
Sorry, but a "meme" is a picture of a humorous animal with a joke in Impact font at the top and bottom. The word used to mean something else, but that definition got outcompeted by one that was better at replication.
You're WAY off. Arial is the font of choice.
I can't believe there's only 5k signatures so far. I expected whitehouse.gov to get slashdotted.
We have a lovely convention centre here in Vancouver, built and opened for the 2010 Olympics. In Bing maps unfortunately it is still at the piling stage :(
Bing bing bing! We have a wiener!
What tells a player a door is locked and will open, as opposed to a door that they will never open?
Why include a door in a game at all if it will never open. Isn't that really more of a "wall?"
No, really... this is getting nuts.
I get the whole general protection of the average citizen from crimes, but we really need to shrink the reach and scope of these bastards.
You make an interesting complaint but you provide no argument or evidence that the government doesn't have a good reason to propose this rule... Note the word propose... Doesn't mean it will actually get implemented. Don't let facts get in the way of your libertarian fantasy, though.
I think part of penguinisto's point is that there should be no need to come up with an argument against random bullshit like this. But perhaps you should read TFS since it presents the argument you ask for.
What? Militias aren't some Libertarian fantasy force. Militias are what countries with limited resources used in lieu of a standing military. They're also all but obsolete in a world where military technology has advanced to the point that private citizens can't be expected to field their own effective arms (at least no one I know owns a Javelin "just in case...".
Militias are what people formed in the revolutionary war when the people revolted against their own government.
The whole point is for the citizens to be able to form a militia in order to defend themselves from their own government. Those words would effectively decimate the whole reason for the second amendment.
What IS going to be effective? I'd argue that nothing done in relation to google glass, getting upset about it or being cool with it, will revive privacy.
I'd say businesses banning the device on their premises is a good start. Admittedly, I'm not full of ideas - but I'm sure complacency is not the answer.
And how about we quit acting like this is the end of privacy and not CCTVs or the NSA.
So, ignore it and maybe it will go away? I don't think that's going to be effective.
That said, naming names of an engineer is a really bad precedent. What is the goal GM is trying to achieve here.
I hope that was a rhetorical question. It's obvious they are trying to create a scapegoat.
could move to Minecraft?
I was thinking of World of Warcraft. They could join the Chinese in gold mining for that game. Real mining -> Virtual mining. It's a natural progression.
I've written down the date. Michel Bloomberg said something that made sense today!
The fragmentation is the problem though. One month it's a wierd bug in gcc, next month it's about how to do streaming, next month it's a game, etc.
The real problem I have with forums/boards is the completely awful interface. They don't always keep track really of what I've read or not read, I don't get notified if there's a response to my question, and so forth; and when they do that stuff they often do it in a clumsy way and every site does it differently. Then I have to remember a zillion passwords too.
I haven't had problems with the cookies getting lost on most of the forums I use. I also tend to use the same password, because really it's not like a forum account is all that important. If it does get compromised to the point I can't or won't use the account anymore, I'd just get a new account. Most forums that I frequent use vBulletin or one of the free clones (phpBB for example), so I'm pretty used to the interface. I guess all that stuff is a matter of preference.
The solution to unfair discrimination is not more unfair discrimination.
Really/ Because in the example provided it worked, and in fact was not unfair. The results were that men and women were awarded jobes on an equal footing.
Just because an equal number were given jobs does not mean they were given the jobs on an equal footing. These days, women and minorities can get the same job as a white male but with fewer qualifications. Things are deliberately done that way to "equalize" the work force. The end does not justify the means, and it is definitely discrimination. It just seems to be the kind that you like.
Not that I'm all that opposed. The result is there are more women in my office! Good for them, good for me.
Social media doesn't do diddly squat for 98% of the world at work.
Guess what, it doesn't do much good for 98% of the world not at work.
My first thought here was "well.. duh!" Maybe I'm biased not doing a lot of this stuff, but I just can't see any sort of job where social media helps except for jobs that are involved with social media (marketing, customer interactions, etc).
Next up, will they have the study showing that Slashdot usage is detrimental to work performance? (at least I was sure usenet was a net positive because it was often the only place to get to get real answers to tough questions, which really has no replacement today)
Message boards have mostly replaced usenet these days. Unfortunately, they're a bit more fragmented. You have to find a message board pertaining to the topic you're interested.