I don't think those powerhungry air scrubbers are still online all the time.
And I surely hope that the Cold War independent energy source (probably a small nuclear reactor) was removed, so cutting power should simply work. As soon as the batteries drain, end of story.
But note that the whole SWAT story seems to have Cyberbunker as only source in the linked articles. I wouldn't take their (spamming ddosers they are) word for it.
The whole article regurgitates the vibe that CB wants to spin, it is not a factual description of reality. The main NATO HQ on Dutch soil used to be the Cannerberg (which could house government and parlement), while the said location afaik is only a minor relay station, and the spin seems to borrow facts from more major bases.
How does this solve the basic problem, namely that hardware vendors and game makers have two opposing interests:
Hardware vendors want to sell new stuff, and forcedly raising minimum specs is therefore in their advantage.
Games vendors want to sell as many copies as possible to a biggest possible potential audience, and keep the specs at the minimum necessary, and might even want to do extra work to achieve this (like providing different binaries for different versions of DirectX).
And finally then there is Microsoft that wants to sell us all a new Windows
Hmm, here in the NL we had quarters (called kwartjes btw) when it was still guilders, and now we have 20 c coins. Can't say that it was really different or hard to get used to.
True, but even then there are more hidden assumptions.
Namely that base cognitive skills are independent of upbringing and education level. Something that may be assumed for schools, but is harder in an historic context where 50 years ago when only a very small part of the populace had education after primary school.
Or 100 years ago, where even primary school was considered privileged
I don't know what this babble is about. I just describe the situation.
And no, what you say is a different dimension, and IMHO unrelated;
As said if you remain in the same company in a non technical occupation (most notably only middle management) you do see steady progression, and you don't have to set up your own shop.
If what you said were true, it would also go for all non-technical staff.
That's the problem in the corporate world. But not every company is a big IT centric corporation
But wages progression also in mid and small companies wages progression for technical (not just IT) staff stalls.
Media have been raving on about the tech/beta deficits for two decades now, but the reality is that a business trainee still gets a starter wages above a tech graduate (whose masters are considered "heavier")
But if you avoid such thinking at all cost, and you are the American and European industries in the face of Japanese competition in the eighties, that kept banging on about their quality, while the Japanese sold their cheap products by the million. That's the way of the dinosaur.
The balance is somewhere inbetween. Progress, but in a sustainable way.
I did a Masters Chemical Engineer (didn't finish), and a bachelor in CS. In both older students and alumni warned that you should get out of tech jobs and move into management within 10 years after graduation.
The first time I heard that must have been in the 1992-1994 timeframe
The real waste of time is having to hear sales pitches from people like this that don't realize that the problem isn't in the tooling, but in the problem to solve
The problem is that you assume it is a black/white reaction. IOW either they hear you or you get out. Unfortunately, most reactions will be gray, where people try to dispute your facts with some extreme cases where you can shave off a few minutes of work, and try those freak cases extrapolate that to double digit gains.
A cynic's approach:
Warn once, and once only, but make sure there is a permanent record. (e.g. minutes of a meeting). Do it subtle, and avoid pissing off to many people.
Then after an half year, when the writing is on the wall, get rid of the projects that are the worst.
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It is typical that it is found in the Hague. The Hague is the seat of the Dutch intelligence services, and apparently they are a bit lazy.
It's like Intelligence services in the US only operated in Washington DC.
People in Limburg and Friesland can rest assured. No chance that the intelligence services will ever make it that far.
It was that way, when it was still linked to the gold standard. It isn't anymore.
Everybody knows that:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavian_mile
Your story will make a great no 1 on the "Signs you watched too much Fred Flintstone as a child" list
I don't think those powerhungry air scrubbers are still online all the time.
And I surely hope that the Cold War independent energy source (probably a small nuclear reactor) was removed, so cutting power should simply work. As soon as the batteries drain, end of story.
But note that the whole SWAT story seems to have Cyberbunker as only source in the linked articles. I wouldn't take their (spamming ddosers they are) word for it.
The whole article regurgitates the vibe that CB wants to spin, it is not a factual description of reality. The main NATO HQ on Dutch soil used to be the Cannerberg (which could house government and parlement), while the said location afaik is only a minor relay station, and the spin seems to borrow facts from more major bases.
How does this solve the basic problem, namely that hardware vendors and game makers have two opposing interests:
Hardware vendors want to sell new stuff, and forcedly raising minimum specs is therefore in their advantage.
Games vendors want to sell as many copies as possible to a biggest possible potential audience, and keep the specs at the minimum necessary, and might even want to do extra work to achieve this (like providing different binaries for different versions of DirectX).
And finally then there is Microsoft that wants to sell us all a new Windows
Leffler moved on to FreeBSD afaik, and even was FreeBSD Foundation president for a while
Pity they dropped the only architecture I was interested in
Hmm, here in the NL we had quarters (called kwartjes btw) when it was still guilders, and now we have 20 c coins. Can't say that it was really different or hard to get used to.
Do 1 year with a battery.
Graphing, no. Programmable however is something that I do use.
I still use my HP48g from time to time. Mainly the mol weight application (periodic system).
Similarly, I sometimes have to predict timelines in the field, and just ram the formulas in it.
IIRC MS Server versions support PAE. 36-bit kernel, but 32-bit userland :-)
True, but even then there are more hidden assumptions.
Namely that base cognitive skills are independent of upbringing and education level. Something that may be assumed for schools, but is harder in an historic context where 50 years ago when only a very small part of the populace had education after primary school.
Or 100 years ago, where even primary school was considered privileged
Maybe, but I'll be the one deciding to upgrade, not google.
That's what I use old HDD's for. Offsite backup. In an enclosure and out of the house.
WHY would anyone program in anything else? Serious question.
Don't forget about Kuru, the other well known Prion disease that once ran rampant under Cannibals on New Guinea :-)
I don't know what this babble is about. I just describe the situation.
And no, what you say is a different dimension, and IMHO unrelated;
As said if you remain in the same company in a non technical occupation (most notably only middle management) you do see steady progression, and you don't have to set up your own shop.
If what you said were true, it would also go for all non-technical staff.
That's the problem in the corporate world. But not every company is a big IT centric corporation
But wages progression also in mid and small companies wages progression for technical (not just IT) staff stalls.
Media have been raving on about the tech/beta deficits for two decades now, but the reality is that a business trainee still gets a starter wages above a tech graduate (whose masters are considered "heavier")
But if you avoid such thinking at all cost, and you are the American and European industries in the face of Japanese competition in the eighties, that kept banging on about their quality, while the Japanese sold their cheap products by the million. That's the way of the dinosaur.
The balance is somewhere inbetween. Progress, but in a sustainable way.
No, just the ones that want to keep a steady progression in wages.
I did a Masters Chemical Engineer (didn't finish), and a bachelor in CS. In both older students and alumni warned that you should get out of tech jobs and move into management within 10 years after graduation.
The first time I heard that must have been in the 1992-1994 timeframe
The real waste of time is having to hear sales pitches from people like this that don't realize that the problem isn't in the tooling, but in the problem to solve
Speedwise, ssh -2 still holds up my Mac 840AV up for several minutes to login :-)
The problem is that you assume it is a black/white reaction. IOW either they hear you or you get out. Unfortunately, most reactions will be gray, where people try to dispute your facts with some extreme cases where you can shave off a few minutes of work, and try those freak cases extrapolate that to double digit gains.
A cynic's approach:
Warn once, and once only, but make sure there is a permanent record. (e.g. minutes of a meeting). Do it subtle, and avoid pissing off to many people.
Then after an half year, when the writing is on the wall, get rid of the projects that are the worst.