Umm... you just described any average company. They all want to maximize profits.
Not entirely true. Many companies want to increase marketshare and revenue while growing the company, and keep profits at (or near) zero. Profits can be losses where the magic tax drain kicks in. Think of it like your personal income tax. Declaring equal losses and gains works to your advantage if those losses are actually non-monetary gains.
But anyways, in theory, a company doesn't just have to worry about shareholders, they have to worry about stakeholders. The idea is, when BP vents a trillion gallons of oil into the gulf, it seriously impacts the company. Conversely, when Starbucks institutes programs to better communities surrounding their locations, it's supposed to work out well for them in the end. Public image, happier employees, more patronage, acceptance for new locations, etc.
How well these theories play out in practice varies, obviously. But they still drill it into you in business school... believe it or not.
It does seem automated, though I wonder if it's someone testing something. Maybe to see if a script can build karma or something? I don't see any product links...
Too bad the replies are mostly variations on the same few words and it comes out sounding like some nonsensical babelfish translation.
Is it really THAT HARD to just pick an OS that meets your needs?
Unfortunately, yeah. Windows doesn't suit my personal needs, where Linux doesn't remotely meet my work needs. I do both from the same machine, and I don't get to decide to change everything at work over to Linux just because I like it better.
An efficient bare metal hypervisor for my laptop would be slick... and I've never really thought about trying xen or esxi for that... not sure how it'd work with the laptops limited resources. I think only the nicer versions allow for hot cpu and memory allocation, which would kinda be a requirement for mid-use switching.
As it is I just dual-boot... though I have, on occasion, just used guest Windows vm's inside linux.
2. If Amazon is actually losing money on these things...
I think this is an important point in itself... it seems like there could definitely be a $10 margin for error on an outside, tear-down estimate. If so, it's entirely possible they're just selling them at cost. Then everything they sell through the device is gravy and a small percentage of device hacks doesn't really hurt them.
Amazon hasn't been particularly hacker-friendly on the regular kindle front, but I suspect that had much to do with their ad-subsidized models being in the pipe. This device could go either way... we'll have to wait and see.
They did, and he was serious. And it's good that they got him.
But yeah, he was a horses ass, as most of these people seem to be. He wasn't going to manage to do much to the pentagon, even if the c4 had been real, he managed to get the plane there and was able to somehow detonate the thing.
I doubt it. The opportunity to sift through a trillion porn and lolcats visits a day probably isn't as interesting or inclusive as the access they already have, legally and otherwise.
I think the big out-of-the-box feature is integration with Amazon's other services... music, video, etc. That's kindof an Apple-esque offering.
I guess you could say it really puts the Fire somewhere between the Nook and the iPad though. It's not quite aimed at either. The market seems to have decided it's more of a nook killer though, as Apple jumped $2.25 on the news while B&N fell off a bit.
I'm not a big PC gaming guy, but hell, I don't even like writing code on a machine with less than two 19" or larger displays and a regular keyboard+mouse. That's not exactly a normal or convenient setup with a tablet at its heart.
Which makes one ask... where will all these wonderful little tablet apps come from in this "post PC world"?
The "social" part of groupon, I guess, is that it was originally a group purchasing service. Like, "If enough people get together on this we'll get a good deal!" Now they're so big that you're pretty much guaranteed that every deal will "tip", so it's not really a social exercise... if it ever really was.
But yeah, it's a huge stretch to call it a social media site. I think people are just looking for a way to describe this new-ish dot com bubble without calling it that. "Social" is just a me-too label that attracts capital.
Go hit up betali.st (or similar) when you have a minute. Like 9/10 of all the new sites on there are "the new social media uber-social networked location aware Facebook of niche-X".
In the OP's case, you'd be looking at a candidate that is a qualified engineer and actually understands the practicalities of cars.
I worked in IT, then as a programmer, then back to IT. One thing that blew my mind is that most of the best and brightest among the "engineers" (before I arrived) could barely turn their own workstations on. Being good at both made me more valuable than anyone. A good understanding of theories and best practices, with a healthy dose of actually being able to do shit, is every project managers dream.
In short, having an IT Admin job won't hurt him. Unpaid student loans will.
I guess that depends on what you're trying to achieve. If it's "I'm going to do something seriously heinous and need to protect myself from huge international investigative bureaus!", then yes, some VPN service in a western country probably isn't going to cut it.
If, on the other hand, you don't want your [employer/service provider/whatever] knowing that you're doing something that's just questionable or embarrassing, it'd probably work just fine... assuming you use it properly.
From what I understand, UARS was intentionally decommissioned and was instructed to perform a burn to (eventually) bring it down. But for the last few weeks we've had what appears to be zero useful clue about where it might land. I mean, speculations included at least 3 different continents and two oceans in a window of something like 12 hours, as recently as a couple days ago.
Don't we have more deliberate and controlled ways to de-orbit satellites? Or is it just too complicated and expensive to add that kind of functionality considering the extreme odds of actually hitting anything valuable?
I do this. I have a measly TV package now, but have an amazon prime account (and use their paid rentals), a hulu account for newer shows and netflix streaming only. Prime covers itself in what I save in shipping. Hulu is steep for what it is. One months tv plan savings covered the cost of a roku in one hit.
I just finally realized I was paying the tv company something like $80/mo for 2 or 3 shows I care about in any given month. 8-12 episodes at $7-$10 an episode is a lot... it seemed silly.
You make some good points, though it was probably smart to post anon. We have gotten most everything we ever asked for.
And while it might not be a popular opinion, I take no issue with people selling music. I do think the trillion dollar suits, and various other obscene reactions against anyone that shares songs, are totally absurd.
You can be laying as far back as you want (my bike has forward controls) but you're still probably going torso-first over the handlebars in a collision.
Riding while laying forward like that is horrible though. I've done it at higher speeds using the passenger pegs when you don't need to shift and the rear brake is useless, just to stretch. You wouldn't want to do it for long. It's like an exaggerated version of the posture on a sport bike, which already aren't designed to be comfortable.
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I liked the part where you vented your nerd rage in the form of a question. ;)
Umm... you just described any average company. They all want to maximize profits.
Not entirely true. Many companies want to increase marketshare and revenue while growing the company, and keep profits at (or near) zero. Profits can be losses where the magic tax drain kicks in. Think of it like your personal income tax. Declaring equal losses and gains works to your advantage if those losses are actually non-monetary gains.
But anyways, in theory, a company doesn't just have to worry about shareholders, they have to worry about stakeholders. The idea is, when BP vents a trillion gallons of oil into the gulf, it seriously impacts the company. Conversely, when Starbucks institutes programs to better communities surrounding their locations, it's supposed to work out well for them in the end. Public image, happier employees, more patronage, acceptance for new locations, etc.
How well these theories play out in practice varies, obviously. But they still drill it into you in business school... believe it or not.
It does seem automated, though I wonder if it's someone testing something. Maybe to see if a script can build karma or something? I don't see any product links...
Too bad the replies are mostly variations on the same few words and it comes out sounding like some nonsensical babelfish translation.
Is it really THAT HARD to just pick an OS that meets your needs?
Unfortunately, yeah. Windows doesn't suit my personal needs, where Linux doesn't remotely meet my work needs. I do both from the same machine, and I don't get to decide to change everything at work over to Linux just because I like it better.
An efficient bare metal hypervisor for my laptop would be slick... and I've never really thought about trying xen or esxi for that... not sure how it'd work with the laptops limited resources. I think only the nicer versions allow for hot cpu and memory allocation, which would kinda be a requirement for mid-use switching.
As it is I just dual-boot... though I have, on occasion, just used guest Windows vm's inside linux.
Good point, hadn't even considered that... a free cell data gateway would be nice. ;)
Oligopoly! Oligopoly!
2. If Amazon is actually losing money on these things...
I think this is an important point in itself... it seems like there could definitely be a $10 margin for error on an outside, tear-down estimate. If so, it's entirely possible they're just selling them at cost. Then everything they sell through the device is gravy and a small percentage of device hacks doesn't really hurt them.
Amazon hasn't been particularly hacker-friendly on the regular kindle front, but I suspect that had much to do with their ad-subsidized models being in the pipe. This device could go either way... we'll have to wait and see.
I'm in my 30's and i like Here Comes Science. :)
It made a great gift for my buddies kid, too. It was the first time I bought an actual CD (and DVD) in about a decade.
Funny.
http://vimeo.com/5395057
So Taco wrote in to submit a summary that ignores the one fundamental flaw in its whole argument?
Is this like him pranking all the other editors for the years of shit he's taken for posting exactly this kind of thing?
They did, and he was serious. And it's good that they got him.
But yeah, he was a horses ass, as most of these people seem to be. He wasn't going to manage to do much to the pentagon, even if the c4 had been real, he managed to get the plane there and was able to somehow detonate the thing.
I doubt it. The opportunity to sift through a trillion porn and lolcats visits a day probably isn't as interesting or inclusive as the access they already have, legally and otherwise.
I think the big out-of-the-box feature is integration with Amazon's other services... music, video, etc. That's kindof an Apple-esque offering.
I guess you could say it really puts the Fire somewhere between the Nook and the iPad though. It's not quite aimed at either. The market seems to have decided it's more of a nook killer though, as Apple jumped $2.25 on the news while B&N fell off a bit.
As do many others. They're just not devices made for reading. The traditional kindles are.
As the GP said, now Amazon has both.
I'm not a big PC gaming guy, but hell, I don't even like writing code on a machine with less than two 19" or larger displays and a regular keyboard+mouse. That's not exactly a normal or convenient setup with a tablet at its heart.
Which makes one ask... where will all these wonderful little tablet apps come from in this "post PC world"?
The "social" part of groupon, I guess, is that it was originally a group purchasing service. Like, "If enough people get together on this we'll get a good deal!" Now they're so big that you're pretty much guaranteed that every deal will "tip", so it's not really a social exercise... if it ever really was.
But yeah, it's a huge stretch to call it a social media site. I think people are just looking for a way to describe this new-ish dot com bubble without calling it that. "Social" is just a me-too label that attracts capital.
Go hit up betali.st (or similar) when you have a minute. Like 9/10 of all the new sites on there are "the new social media uber-social networked location aware Facebook of niche-X".
In the OP's case, you'd be looking at a candidate that is a qualified engineer and actually understands the practicalities of cars.
I worked in IT, then as a programmer, then back to IT. One thing that blew my mind is that most of the best and brightest among the "engineers" (before I arrived) could barely turn their own workstations on. Being good at both made me more valuable than anyone. A good understanding of theories and best practices, with a healthy dose of actually being able to do shit, is every project managers dream.
In short, having an IT Admin job won't hurt him. Unpaid student loans will.
I guess that depends on what you're trying to achieve. If it's "I'm going to do something seriously heinous and need to protect myself from huge international investigative bureaus!", then yes, some VPN service in a western country probably isn't going to cut it.
If, on the other hand, you don't want your [employer/service provider/whatever] knowing that you're doing something that's just questionable or embarrassing, it'd probably work just fine... assuming you use it properly.
From what I understand, UARS was intentionally decommissioned and was instructed to perform a burn to (eventually) bring it down. But for the last few weeks we've had what appears to be zero useful clue about where it might land. I mean, speculations included at least 3 different continents and two oceans in a window of something like 12 hours, as recently as a couple days ago.
Don't we have more deliberate and controlled ways to de-orbit satellites? Or is it just too complicated and expensive to add that kind of functionality considering the extreme odds of actually hitting anything valuable?
I do this. I have a measly TV package now, but have an amazon prime account (and use their paid rentals), a hulu account for newer shows and netflix streaming only. Prime covers itself in what I save in shipping. Hulu is steep for what it is. One months tv plan savings covered the cost of a roku in one hit.
I just finally realized I was paying the tv company something like $80/mo for 2 or 3 shows I care about in any given month. 8-12 episodes at $7-$10 an episode is a lot... it seemed silly.
That would be an interesting line item...
Competed in Steampunk DARPA Grand Challenge... 80 years before there was a DARPA.
I'm sure the rest of us will find plenty to piss-and-moan about... just give us a minute.
You make some good points, though it was probably smart to post anon. We have gotten most everything we ever asked for.
And while it might not be a popular opinion, I take no issue with people selling music. I do think the trillion dollar suits, and various other obscene reactions against anyone that shares songs, are totally absurd.
Not only don't they work the same, they don't even look the same. Apple was caught editing the comparison images for court to make their case.
You can be laying as far back as you want (my bike has forward controls) but you're still probably going torso-first over the handlebars in a collision.
Riding while laying forward like that is horrible though. I've done it at higher speeds using the passenger pegs when you don't need to shift and the rear brake is useless, just to stretch. You wouldn't want to do it for long. It's like an exaggerated version of the posture on a sport bike, which already aren't designed to be comfortable.