You seem to be very determined to convince us that anything with an uncertain outcome is gambling. The problem is that everything has some element of risk. I could wake up tomorrow morning, slip on the tub and hit my head on the edge of the sink. So is it a gamble to get up in the morning? Where do we draw the line?
The definitions of gambling that I see include terms like "high risk" and "games of chance". If everything is gambling then the term looses all meaning.
Neither do I and it's not hard. All you have to do is research the company you're applying for before accepting the job and see what other software developers have said about it. Glassdoor is helpful for this. You may also be able to reach out to people on LinkedIn who used to work there.
What I'm saying is most apps out there use Facebook's or Google's infrastructure for account management. They don't have their own account management infrastructure, so you're screwed anyway. No Facebook account? Sorry, you can't save your progress in this game. Sorry, you can't aggregate your data in this app. Sorry, you can't use that app at all.
I have yet to play a game the only allowed a facebook account. If I came across then I wouldn't play that game. But this might be due to the fact that I don't play any free games unless they're open source.
What remains after you've eliminated is generally useless.
I seem to have no problem finding games to spend money on. You're looking in the wrong places. I suggest GOG.com or Humble Bundle. The key is to look for the games that cost money up front.
Also, try using a smartphone without being logged in to either Apple's or Google's account.
I've done it. You have to side load any apps but it's nearly as horrible as you might think. It does take a bit of tinkering and some technical know how that is above the average user. Still, you could also just create an empty google account and only tie you phone to it. Yes, you technically have a Google account but there's nothing of real value in it.
As for Lindsey, she started her YouTube channel in 2007 and appeared on TV in 2010 so I do believe that she is a good example of an artist who became known through venues like YouTube.
Data is not the next talent scout; at least not their data. It's a desperate attempt from a dying industry to stay relevant. They should send their scouts to find the bar where all the television network executives are listening to the world's smallest violin playing Hearts and Flowers.
Musicians like Lindsey Sterling don't need scouts to get noticed. YouTube, Spotify, and Pandora's algorithms will lift the superstars in a much more natural way then any record label ever could; even with their "data".
But will they really save Americans time and money?
Maybe. Right now in the U.S. there is a culture where your car is a status symbol. Because of that people spend way more on cars then they need to. With an autonomous ride sharing vehicle the economics are different and more akin to commercial trucks. They need to be reliable, repairable, and go 1 million or more miles. Because of this you can't compare it to the cost of using Uber or owning you own car.
And even if they do, are Americans ready to give up driving?
Some will, some won't. As with all technologies it will be a slow progression. If a car manufacture released a fully autonomous car today at a reasonable price it would still be years before I would buy one because a) I don't buy new cars, b) I don't buy "first of" anything, c) my cars are still working fine and I won't replace them until they die.
What I expect will happen is that families will move down to one car and use ride sharing to fill in the gaps. People who drive sports cars or big boat towing trucks will still drive those vehicles. It'll be the small commuter vehicles that will be the first to be replaced.
I can tell you from my experience on Facebook that having your account tied to your personal identity doesn't mean shit for how credible your posts are. Maybe knowing that on Reddit any ol' bot can easily post something means people are far more critical with post/comments on Reddit then on Facebook.
I'm sure we can all agree that more people need to think more critically when reading things they read online; like that fact that this comment is based on one person's experience and therefore cannot be trusted as a true representation of the crap posts online.
I occasionally will stream games from my gaming desktop to my lightweight laptop with Steam; that's a local wireless network and I usually avoid it for any FPS games because latency. Games are playable but there is a clear lag in response time; something I can accept on games like Borderlands but not Call of Duty. I very much doubt it will work over the internet.
As with all things, I won't do/buy anything until I know how well it will work. I apply this philosophy with everything I buy from cars to games and gaming hardware.
You're painting a grim picture in saying that the work someone does does not matter but you are right that Jfetjunky is stressing himself out way too much, it's not that big of a deal if the deadline is met. I've met so many people people who do burn themselves out because somehow think that the world will come to an end if they don't hit that deadline.
The truth is that if you care about what you're doing and are clearly doing what you can about the situation then it's unlikely you'll get fired. If you do get fired and you did the best you could then you're probably better off without that company anyway.
I think it was the book, The Pragmatic Programmer by Hunt, Thomas, where I learned several key principles as a way to help keep from getting burned out.
The difference is that I wouldn't worry about mysteriously disappearing in Canada for using a VPN. In China you might find yourself "working" in a North Korea mine. To be fair, I have no evidence that China or North Korea would do this. I just have my suspensions.
What happened to the competitive advantage of one system over another; isn't it bad to mix players from different systems? I remember PC players having a huge advantage over console players in the past. I haven't played fortnite, it's not my type of game, so why is it different?
You make a lot of good points with a few exceptions: If you're making less then $15,000 then you're not paying any income taxes and medical costs are covered under medicaid. That's two huge expenses they don't have to worry about.
As one of those white shirt wearing people, when I lecture people about personal responsibility it's because I genuinely want to help them better themselves. It's hard when I see someone driving a car that cost 10x what my car's worth and complaining that they never have any money. It was hard for me when I worked a full time job while going to college and had no social life. I try to share with others what helped me be successful.
While those that work hard may not always succeed. Almost everyone who doesn't work hard will fail.
You are very right in that there are a lot of people who are simply unable to work due to no fault of their own and we all need to treat them with respect.
I'm not buying it, as in I don't believe that this is a true representation of where the market is headed. I'm sure the cable companies would like it to go this way but my experience is that streaming TV bundles like Sling TV are not better then cable with a DVR.
The people have already spoken with the huge number of Netflix subscribers. We like to pick a show and watch that show without commercials. Live events can be streamed through YouTube, Facebook or ESPN. I don't want a bundle of streamed "channels" with predetermined shows with commercials, that I can't skip, for twice the money. Netflix, Hulu+ (no commercials), YouTube, HBO Now, and Amazon Prime Video seem to be the future. Everyone else will be left behind.
The word "brick", when used in reference to consumer electronics, describes an electronic device such as a smartphone, game console, router, or tablet computer that, due to severe physical damage, a serious misconfiguration, corrupted firmware, or a hardware problem, can no longer function, hence, is as technologically useful as a brick.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick_(electronics)
If Apple was able to issue a patch to fix the phones then it was in fact not bricked in the first place.
Do they realize that a mosquito bit is more annoying to the decision makers at Apple then having to pay a $6.7 million dollar fine? This is hardly a deterrent, they need to add a few extra zeros to that before Apple will change any behavior.
It's been almost 3 years since I "just stopped", but until you've been there you can't appreciate how difficult "just stopping" can be. For one, alcohol withdrawals are a bitch and weaning off requires control that most alcoholics don't have.
Well done on your 3 years. I count myself very lucky to have never found myself addicted to alcohol, suffer from depression or any other number of mental illnesses. It is very ignorant for anyone to assume that just because they didn't struggle with any of these that others should "just be able to stop". If it were easy then it wouldn't be such big a problem.
I will never really understand what's it's like but that shouldn't stop me from having sympathy for those who do.
Charge based on traffic and watch what happens when someone sends your IP a flood of unsolicited UDP packets. The ISP will not know that and the traffic will never get past your firewall but they will be happy to charge for it.
It is strange that I never noticed power generating facilities sending me power that I did not want and then charging me for it.
That's an interesting theory but there are plenty of ISP services now that have data caps and it's not happening. So while it could happen I'm not sure it would as long as those data caps are large enough to cause the sending party so much bandwidth it's not worth it.
It's free for AT&T customers OR you can buy it for $15. It will have ads either way. It kind of reminds of the American cars of the early 80's; they were still crap but got better gas millage like the Japanese competition. Eventually, they will realize that the subscription and advertisement gravy train has left the station.
This is why you don't believe advertisements or salesmen. I'm sure you're aware that Comcast shares your line with others so your speed depends on how much others are using. I bet you can max that puppy out at 3 in the morning and that would technically fit their definition of "up to xMb/s".
Shenanigans like that are why I use Centrylink at a meager 20 Mb/s instead of Comcast's promised 250 Mb/s. 20 Mb/s is enough to get most things done and I truly get that speed. At least I have options in my area, we almost had google fiber. Too bad so many people only have one option.
Also, shenanigans. My favorite word next to discombobulated.
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You seem to be very determined to convince us that anything with an uncertain outcome is gambling. The problem is that everything has some element of risk. I could wake up tomorrow morning, slip on the tub and hit my head on the edge of the sink. So is it a gamble to get up in the morning? Where do we draw the line?
The definitions of gambling that I see include terms like "high risk" and "games of chance". If everything is gambling then the term looses all meaning.
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Neither do I and it's not hard. All you have to do is research the company you're applying for before accepting the job and see what other software developers have said about it. Glassdoor is helpful for this. You may also be able to reach out to people on LinkedIn who used to work there.
it's nearly as horrible as you might think
Correction: it's not nearly as horrible as you might think.
What I'm saying is most apps out there use Facebook's or Google's infrastructure for account management. They don't have their own account management infrastructure, so you're screwed anyway.
No Facebook account? Sorry, you can't save your progress in this game. Sorry, you can't aggregate your data in this app. Sorry, you can't use that app at all.
I have yet to play a game the only allowed a facebook account. If I came across then I wouldn't play that game. But this might be due to the fact that I don't play any free games unless they're open source.
What remains after you've eliminated is generally useless.
I seem to have no problem finding games to spend money on. You're looking in the wrong places. I suggest GOG.com or Humble Bundle. The key is to look for the games that cost money up front.
Also, try using a smartphone without being logged in to either Apple's or Google's account.
I've done it. You have to side load any apps but it's nearly as horrible as you might think. It does take a bit of tinkering and some technical know how that is above the average user. Still, you could also just create an empty google account and only tie you phone to it. Yes, you technically have a Google account but there's nothing of real value in it.
How about Pentatonix or The Piano Guys?
As for Lindsey, she started her YouTube channel in 2007 and appeared on TV in 2010 so I do believe that she is a good example of an artist who became known through venues like YouTube.
Data is not the next talent scout; at least not their data. It's a desperate attempt from a dying industry to stay relevant. They should send their scouts to find the bar where all the television network executives are listening to the world's smallest violin playing Hearts and Flowers.
Musicians like Lindsey Sterling don't need scouts to get noticed. YouTube, Spotify, and Pandora's algorithms will lift the superstars in a much more natural way then any record label ever could; even with their "data".
But will they really save Americans time and money?
Maybe. Right now in the U.S. there is a culture where your car is a status symbol. Because of that people spend way more on cars then they need to. With an autonomous ride sharing vehicle the economics are different and more akin to commercial trucks. They need to be reliable, repairable, and go 1 million or more miles. Because of this you can't compare it to the cost of using Uber or owning you own car.
And even if they do, are Americans ready to give up driving?
Some will, some won't. As with all technologies it will be a slow progression. If a car manufacture released a fully autonomous car today at a reasonable price it would still be years before I would buy one because a) I don't buy new cars, b) I don't buy "first of" anything, c) my cars are still working fine and I won't replace them until they die.
What I expect will happen is that families will move down to one car and use ride sharing to fill in the gaps. People who drive sports cars or big boat towing trucks will still drive those vehicles. It'll be the small commuter vehicles that will be the first to be replaced.
I can tell you from my experience on Facebook that having your account tied to your personal identity doesn't mean shit for how credible your posts are. Maybe knowing that on Reddit any ol' bot can easily post something means people are far more critical with post/comments on Reddit then on Facebook.
I'm sure we can all agree that more people need to think more critically when reading things they read online; like that fact that this comment is based on one person's experience and therefore cannot be trusted as a true representation of the crap posts online.
I occasionally will stream games from my gaming desktop to my lightweight laptop with Steam; that's a local wireless network and I usually avoid it for any FPS games because latency. Games are playable but there is a clear lag in response time; something I can accept on games like Borderlands but not Call of Duty. I very much doubt it will work over the internet.
As with all things, I won't do/buy anything until I know how well it will work. I apply this philosophy with everything I buy from cars to games and gaming hardware.
I'm more concerned about all those Google software initiatives that are no longer in existence.
You're painting a grim picture in saying that the work someone does does not matter but you are right that Jfetjunky is stressing himself out way too much, it's not that big of a deal if the deadline is met. I've met so many people people who do burn themselves out because somehow think that the world will come to an end if they don't hit that deadline.
The truth is that if you care about what you're doing and are clearly doing what you can about the situation then it's unlikely you'll get fired. If you do get fired and you did the best you could then you're probably better off without that company anyway.
I think it was the book, The Pragmatic Programmer by Hunt, Thomas, where I learned several key principles as a way to help keep from getting burned out.
Seriously, this entire time I thought you could plug in a keyboard and mouse into any xBox and they'd work; I've just never needed to plug on in.
Thanks for the clarification. Now I know how Trump would feel if he had any sense of humility. I apologize for spreading false information.
The difference is that I wouldn't worry about mysteriously disappearing in Canada for using a VPN. In China you might find yourself "working" in a North Korea mine. To be fair, I have no evidence that China or North Korea would do this. I just have my suspensions.
What happened to the competitive advantage of one system over another; isn't it bad to mix players from different systems? I remember PC players having a huge advantage over console players in the past. I haven't played fortnite, it's not my type of game, so why is it different?
You make a lot of good points with a few exceptions: If you're making less then $15,000 then you're not paying any income taxes and medical costs are covered under medicaid. That's two huge expenses they don't have to worry about.
As one of those white shirt wearing people, when I lecture people about personal responsibility it's because I genuinely want to help them better themselves. It's hard when I see someone driving a car that cost 10x what my car's worth and complaining that they never have any money. It was hard for me when I worked a full time job while going to college and had no social life. I try to share with others what helped me be successful.
While those that work hard may not always succeed. Almost everyone who doesn't work hard will fail.
You are very right in that there are a lot of people who are simply unable to work due to no fault of their own and we all need to treat them with respect.
I'm not buying it, as in I don't believe that this is a true representation of where the market is headed. I'm sure the cable companies would like it to go this way but my experience is that streaming TV bundles like Sling TV are not better then cable with a DVR.
The people have already spoken with the huge number of Netflix subscribers. We like to pick a show and watch that show without commercials. Live events can be streamed through YouTube, Facebook or ESPN. I don't want a bundle of streamed "channels" with predetermined shows with commercials, that I can't skip, for twice the money. Netflix, Hulu+ (no commercials), YouTube, HBO Now, and Amazon Prime Video seem to be the future. Everyone else will be left behind.
The word "brick", when used in reference to consumer electronics, describes an electronic device such as a smartphone, game console, router, or tablet computer that, due to severe physical damage, a serious misconfiguration, corrupted firmware, or a hardware problem, can no longer function, hence, is as technologically useful as a brick.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick_(electronics)
If Apple was able to issue a patch to fix the phones then it was in fact not bricked in the first place.
Do they realize that a mosquito bit is more annoying to the decision makers at Apple then having to pay a $6.7 million dollar fine? This is hardly a deterrent, they need to add a few extra zeros to that before Apple will change any behavior.
It's been almost 3 years since I "just stopped", but until you've been there you can't appreciate how difficult "just stopping" can be. For one, alcohol withdrawals are a bitch and weaning off requires control that most alcoholics don't have.
Well done on your 3 years. I count myself very lucky to have never found myself addicted to alcohol, suffer from depression or any other number of mental illnesses. It is very ignorant for anyone to assume that just because they didn't struggle with any of these that others should "just be able to stop". If it were easy then it wouldn't be such big a problem.
I will never really understand what's it's like but that shouldn't stop me from having sympathy for those who do.
Charge based on traffic and watch what happens when someone sends your IP a flood of unsolicited UDP packets. The ISP will not know that and the traffic will never get past your firewall but they will be happy to charge for it.
It is strange that I never noticed power generating facilities sending me power that I did not want and then charging me for it.
That's an interesting theory but there are plenty of ISP services now that have data caps and it's not happening. So while it could happen I'm not sure it would as long as those data caps are large enough to cause the sending party so much bandwidth it's not worth it.
It's free for AT&T customers OR you can buy it for $15. It will have ads either way. It kind of reminds of the American cars of the early 80's; they were still crap but got better gas millage like the Japanese competition. Eventually, they will realize that the subscription and advertisement gravy train has left the station.
This is why you don't believe advertisements or salesmen. I'm sure you're aware that Comcast shares your line with others so your speed depends on how much others are using. I bet you can max that puppy out at 3 in the morning and that would technically fit their definition of "up to xMb/s".
Shenanigans like that are why I use Centrylink at a meager 20 Mb/s instead of Comcast's promised 250 Mb/s. 20 Mb/s is enough to get most things done and I truly get that speed. At least I have options in my area, we almost had google fiber. Too bad so many people only have one option.
Also, shenanigans. My favorite word next to discombobulated.
There are some, just not many. https://www.briannawu2018.com/
I think as times goes on we'll see more.