. ..if you have pay content, and are asserting copyright, why is the content directly linkable? I was under the impression that if you did not act to protect your copyright, you couldn't claim damages. And if your content is at a static URL, which is available over port 80, that's not exactly "protected". . .
. . . the Federal Civil Service cyber positions pay well under market AND take forever to get (6-12 month waits from application to final disposition are typical) and contractors (Admission: I'm a Cybersecurity contractor myself) win with low bids. And hey, I just got a lordly 1% cost-of-living raise. . . . On the gripping hand, I can't be replaced by an H1B . . .
Considering that 3800 joules is the force applied by a 7.62x39 rifle bullet (i.e an AK-47 round), this is the equivalent of about 8 rounds hitting simultaneously in an area likely under a square millimeter. . .
One half mass of the particle times the square of the velocity applies everywhere. So, given the value of 1 gram, and 40K kph, we get just a bit under 62 kilojoules. While the mass was likely less than a gram, the velocity is the primary issue.
The initial impact area is over maybe a square millimeter at best. Given the kinetic impact of relatively common events, this is roughly 8 rifle bullets. So a 40 cm area is entirely expected. While the actual hole is small (as expected, it punched through) cracks would run through a small group of solar cells, rendering the affected cells useless due to transmitted shock. ..
. . . . for example, if you want to disrupt an event, especially if using a throwaway account. Cannot find the link, but recently, a housewife heard a RUMOR of a gun incident at or near a school, spread the word on social media, and disrupted that school for several days.
A few scientist friends were discussing it last evening. LOTS of holes here: single source/single instance of signal, star has been observed previously and no signals, right in the middle of a commercial band. . . would be nice, but this is highly likely to be a random event, not signs of extraterrestrial intelligent life...
"Mediocre" Artists who have written the theme song (and geek anthem) of two of the biggest puzzle games of all time ? Who is a regular at geek events ? And who is pretty much the model for Indie Music Publishing ?
Seriously, if you don't recognize Jonathan Coulton, you need to turn in your geek card. . .
. . I've heard the story, on and off over the years, that Sen. William Proxmire stopped funding for NASA studies on taking the External Tank into orbit, and using it for the basis of a Station.
But I can't seem to find an actual reference, anybody seen one, or is this an Urban Legend of the Space Program ?
. . . the success of this program will depend on the models sold, and the price. I already see refurbed Samsung S3's, S4's, and S5's for a reasonable price. If they stay competitive with the market, and I'm thinking Refurbed S6's at a ~$350. price point, this could be successful. But they're going to have to leverage some added value: say, a decent warranty and perhaps the latest build of Android to differentiate themselves from the existing refurbished markets. . .
After 40 you need to have moved into management. If you want to keep doing tech, move into the public sector and/or move to the Midwest.
There are still plenty of jobs for olds, just not where you might want them to be or doing the latest and greatest stuff. Olds maintain old tech.
hmm. . . that is why my 54-year-old ass is doing Software Assurance **AND** management. And I guess you consider Android and IOS apps to be "old tech". . . .
Wow. I must not exist. I'm 54, started as a Geophysicist, moved to the USAF and flew bombers doing Electronic Warfare for a few years, then left and got a job doing EW Systems Engineering. Developed from there into a Sysadmin, and from there into Security. And have never been jobless for more than 2 months. Re-training ? Currently studying Cloud in general, and AWS in particular, on the side. . .
So, yes, you CAN retrain. In fact, I would argue that if you're not constantly retraining YOURSELF. . . you're going to be doing the IT equivalent of flipping burgers. It merely requires self-discipline and a willingness to spend a few hours of your free time every week, learning something new. . .
And then there are the merchants who not only suddenly require security questions, but demand you change the questions every few months.
My usual answers rotate between obscenities. . . Because no matter what bits of my history you find. . . you can't predict the swear-word I'll use ( and considering I swear in a number of languages. . ..)
3. Virtual and Augmented Reality: Computer processors only recently became fast enough to power comfortable and convincing virtual and augmented reality experiences. Companies like Facebook, Google, Apple, and Microsoft are investing billions of dollars to make VR and AR more immersive, comfortable, and affordable.
4. Drones and Flying Cars: GPS started out as a military technology but is now used to hail taxis, get mapping directions, and hunt Pokemon. Likewise, drones started out as a military technology, but are increasingly being used for a wide range of consumer and commercial applications.
5. Artificial Intelligence: Artificial intelligence has made rapid advances in the last decade, due to new algorithms and massive increases in data collection and computing power.
11. A New Space Age: Since the beginning of the space age in the 1950s, the vast majority of space funding has come from governments. But that funding has been in decline: for example, NASA's budget dropped from about 4.5% of the federal budget in the 1960s to about 0.5% of the federal budget today.
. . . and get automated mining and production, and very few jobs. So nobody can buy what gets produced. . .
I rather suspect by "metal roof" they are referring to a sheet-metal roof, as opposed to a roof composed of formed metal shingles. The obvious "classic" here is the tin roof. I attempted to gauge the relative difference in cost, but traditional sheet-metal roofing does not appear to be readily available in.us: cheapest I found was pre-formed panels. Even so, formed panels appeared to be less than a quarter of the cost of formed metal shingles per unit area, One would suspect a roll of sheet metal, cut to lengths, overlapped, and nailed directly to roof joists, would be cheaper still.
Considering that it's the carrier that determines which version of Android they support, I live with the risk, am careful of the few apps I run, and keep antimalware on the phone.
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. . .if you have pay content, and are asserting copyright, why is the content directly linkable? I was under the impression that if you did not act to protect your copyright, you couldn't claim damages. And if your content is at a static URL, which is available over port 80, that's not exactly "protected". . .
. . . the Federal Civil Service cyber positions pay well under market AND take forever to get (6-12 month waits from application to final disposition are typical) and contractors (Admission: I'm a Cybersecurity contractor myself) win with low bids. And hey, I just got a lordly 1% cost-of-living raise. . . . On the gripping hand, I can't be replaced by an H1B . . .
. . . .are found in the United States Senate. . . .
Considering that 3800 joules is the force applied by a 7.62x39 rifle bullet (i.e an AK-47 round), this is the equivalent of about 8 rounds hitting simultaneously in an area likely under a square millimeter. . .
One half mass of the particle times the square of the velocity applies everywhere. So, given the value of 1 gram, and 40K kph, we get just a bit under 62 kilojoules. While the mass was likely less than a gram, the velocity is the primary issue.
The initial impact area is over maybe a square millimeter at best. Given the kinetic impact of relatively common events, this is roughly 8 rifle bullets. So a 40 cm area is entirely expected. While the actual hole is small (as expected, it punched through) cracks would run through a small group of solar cells, rendering the affected cells useless due to transmitted shock. . .
. . . . for example, if you want to disrupt an event, especially if using a throwaway account. Cannot find the link, but recently, a housewife heard a RUMOR of a gun incident at or near a school, spread the word on social media, and disrupted that school for several days.
Hence, the Kardashians. Who, from all I can conclude, are famous for being famous. . .
A few scientist friends were discussing it last evening. LOTS of holes here: single source/single instance of signal, star has been observed previously and no signals, right in the middle of a commercial band. . . would be nice, but this is highly likely to be a random event, not signs of extraterrestrial intelligent life. ..
No, but the Big Bang Theory is.
. . . .but I remember the test of the Geekiest of the Geeks: did you attend an "@Party" at a convention in the early-mid 1990s.
@ Parties were events where everyone had an email address. LONG before the rise of USENET, the Green Card Spam, and the AOLization of the Net. . .
And most people don't interest me, so we're equal, Herbert. . .
"Mediocre" Artists who have written the theme song (and geek anthem) of two of the biggest puzzle games of all time ? Who is a regular at geek events ? And who is pretty much the model for Indie Music Publishing ?
Seriously, if you don't recognize Jonathan Coulton, you need to turn in your geek card. . .
Hindenbutt: Oh the huge-fannity!
And if it was ALSO a Conservative Talk-Radio host, it would be "Oh, the Sean Hannity. . . . "
. . . the in-process Maunder-type Solar Minimum gets ignored.
Me, I'm planning for Blizzards, not Hurricanes. . .
Duly noted. We're still using S3s, which we bought refurbished for 89.95. . . . Still see little point in paying the Bleeding Edge Tax. . .
. . I've heard the story, on and off over the years, that Sen. William Proxmire stopped funding for NASA studies on taking the External Tank into orbit, and using it for the basis of a Station.
But I can't seem to find an actual reference, anybody seen one, or is this an Urban Legend of the Space Program ?
. . . the success of this program will depend on the models sold, and the price. I already see refurbed Samsung S3's, S4's, and S5's for a reasonable price. If they stay competitive with the market, and I'm thinking Refurbed S6's at a ~$350. price point, this could be successful. But they're going to have to leverage some added value: say, a decent warranty and perhaps the latest build of Android to differentiate themselves from the existing refurbished markets. . .
After 40 you need to have moved into management. If you want to keep doing tech, move into the public sector and/or move to the Midwest.
There are still plenty of jobs for olds, just not where you might want them to be or doing the latest and greatest stuff. Olds maintain old tech.
hmm. . . that is why my 54-year-old ass is doing Software Assurance **AND** management. And I guess you consider Android and IOS apps to be "old tech". . . .
Wow. I must not exist. I'm 54, started as a Geophysicist, moved to the USAF and flew bombers doing Electronic Warfare for a few years, then left and got a job doing EW Systems Engineering. Developed from there into a Sysadmin, and from there into Security. And have never been jobless for more than 2 months. Re-training ? Currently studying Cloud in general, and AWS in particular, on the side. . .
So, yes, you CAN retrain. In fact, I would argue that if you're not constantly retraining YOURSELF. . . you're going to be doing the IT equivalent of flipping burgers. It merely requires self-discipline and a willingness to spend a few hours of your free time every week, learning something new. . .
And then there are the merchants who not only suddenly require security questions, but demand you change the questions every few months.
My usual answers rotate between obscenities. . . Because no matter what bits of my history you find. . . you can't predict the swear-word I'll use ( and considering I swear in a number of languages. . . .)
. . . .uses his name as a password. Because NOTHING can break Chuck Norris. . . .
Combine all of these:
3. Virtual and Augmented Reality: Computer processors only recently became fast enough to power comfortable and convincing virtual and augmented reality experiences. Companies like Facebook, Google, Apple, and Microsoft are investing billions of dollars to make VR and AR more immersive, comfortable, and affordable.
4. Drones and Flying Cars: GPS started out as a military technology but is now used to hail taxis, get mapping directions, and hunt Pokemon. Likewise, drones started out as a military technology, but are increasingly being used for a wide range of consumer and commercial applications.
5. Artificial Intelligence: Artificial intelligence has made rapid advances in the last decade, due to new algorithms and massive increases in data collection and computing power.
11. A New Space Age: Since the beginning of the space age in the 1950s, the vast majority of space funding has come from governments. But that funding has been in decline: for example, NASA's budget dropped from about 4.5% of the federal budget in the 1960s to about 0.5% of the federal budget today.
. . . and get automated mining and production, and very few jobs. So nobody can buy what gets produced. . .
I rather suspect by "metal roof" they are referring to a sheet-metal roof, as opposed to a roof composed of formed metal shingles. The obvious "classic" here is the tin roof. I attempted to gauge the relative difference in cost, but traditional sheet-metal roofing does not appear to be readily available in .us: cheapest I found was pre-formed panels. Even so, formed panels appeared to be less than a quarter of the cost of formed metal shingles per unit area, One would suspect a roll of sheet metal, cut to lengths, overlapped, and nailed directly to roof joists, would be cheaper still.
. . . . on the INTERNET ??
That makes holding back the tide with a teaspoon look doable, in contrast. . . .
Considering that it's the carrier that determines which version of Android they support, I live with the risk, am careful of the few apps I run, and keep antimalware on the phone.