I am so glad we now know Foxconn is so nice. Those employees who live in Foxconns worker camps and jump off buildings are probably just depressed that one day they would have to retire.
Seriously- the show was a fraud- but that doesn't mean Foxconn is good. I really don't know- but evidence probably points towards it not being an ideal utopia. The reason Foxconn isn't pursuing legal action is probably because they know it would end up exposing a bunch of bad stuff that really does happen resulting in more bad PR.
Basically the more used a verb- the longer it will take us to be liberated from its influence. Some like the verb "to be" are so enconsced in our language that they may take many many generations to eliminate.
Of course- this ignores any political movement to eliminate them- as countries become closer- if English remains the language of democracy- there may be a push to make English more standard. A new English without all the rule contradictions it currently has would be double-plus good.
As someone born in the UK and moved to the US. Words like Sneaked/Snuck I use both.
I've found when I'm talking about events in the past- especially my childhood I will use the English version of the word- when I'm talking about more recent versions of the word I'll use the American version of the word.
Probably and partially for no other reason than it is no longer new. It isn't that C++ would still not be usable today. Microsoft claimed C for their own- and people forget Borland (and others) existed. Java also stole a bunch of C programmers for themselves.
so people who get married before they are 19 suddenly jump to 28, bypassing legal restrictions that come at the ages of 19 and 21 in many places.
Yes, assuming they fill all the requirements of ages 20 to 27 first. I didn't list every age on there because it would take too long/would lose novelty value long before hitting 30.
You won't be able to celebrate your next birthday until you have reached a set list of objectives and accomplishments.
Under the new "pay-per-accomplishment schedule" birthdays will be measured as such:
1 - Must be able to walk before you are allowed to turn 1 2 - As soon as you can go a week without an accident or wearing a nappy/diaper you turn 2 years old (and have completed all requirements for ages above)...etc...etc...
17 - you are not allowed to turn 17 until you lose your virginity. (and have completed all requirements for ages above)
18 - You are not allowed to turn 18 until you have completed 4 difficult video games(and have completed all requirements for ages above)... etc... etc...
28 - you turn 28 years old when you get married (and have completed all requirements for ages above)
29- you don't turn 29 until you have a mortgage. (and have completed all requirements for ages above)
30- You are not allowed to turn until you have your first child (and have completed all requirements for ages above)
You get the idea... you turn 60 when you use preparation H on a daily basis.
Now age is entirely merit based and not on some silly time measurement.
The CEOs of the fortune 500 companies have all just met and decided they are going to push for a 40 hour work week. The only slight catch is- they're pushing for a week to be redefined as 3 days long and weekends are being abolished.
A large number of them are European/American that moved back there in the last two or three generations. Both sides probably hate this- but the current Palestinians are probably more genetically related to the people that the Romans once ruled there. Nonetheless- you can't tell the people descended from those that moved there from Europe and America to "go-back" that is impractical.
What would make much more sense is if they all just got-along and learned to live nicely with each other. Yeah, I know- not going to happen.
The average programmer doesn't get much say in the matter- it is the company that hires him that does.
However, yes, it comes down to marketing. Big companies like Microsoft have a much better chance of convincing a CIO that they need to be using their language.
Let's assume a theoretical company, Megasoft, produced a language Db - D Flat is much better than C Sharp - it is easier to learn- faster to compile- produces smaller.exes, runs much faster. It even puts the kettle on and makes you a cup of tea whilst you program (coffee if you prefer).
Which company do you think the CIO is going to go with- Microsoft with their flashy brochures- or Megasoft that no-one has heard of with their awesome product.
Right, the CIO will insist that all coding be done with Microsoft. Microsoft will no doubt have given him a t-shirt at the last trade booth. Thus, they are the obvious choice.
Anytime they want they could adopt a model like Valve's Steam Gaming Service.
So... I'd have to be connected to the internet to play music- spend more time patching their music distribution service than actually playing music. Reinstall the whole software twice a week in order for it to work. Risk having my credit card stolen from their insecure web-site and have them continually advertise songs I don't want to me.
I'd rather things didn't change. I will buy my CD- rip the music off it and use music from my CD on anything I want to play it on. I'd hate for music to be ruined in the same way that PC gaming has been ruined.
It depends exactly what they are selling with it- if they're selling all your personal information it doesn't. If they're selling the fact that you purchased a given item it does.
I'd care a lot less if some company knew where a tiny portion of my income was spent than I would a large portion of my income. So I'd be much more annoyed with someone selling information on me if I purchased a large item.
65cents under one scenario- beyond that, surely it is all dependant on how invasive they are; what the product is; how much it is to begin with.
If you're talking about a new 50inch 3d smart-TV. 65cents is nothing. If you're talking about a $1 photo order- 65cents is over half the order.
It would also depend on how the privacy being invaded- are they just keeping a log of everything you buy- selling your information to third parties- posting what you buy to facebook.
Also- how much do the "privacy sensitive" companies really respect your privacy? How much do you trust them. I don't trust anyone online- I just assume everyone is going to share what I give them. Sad... but that's the truth.
How much does Privacy matter to me? Well- I refuse to shop at Tiger Direct ever since they asked me for my Soc Sec Nbr. Simply none of their business. Will never go back to them no matter how cheap they are- there is no legitimate reason they should have asked for it.
The American way reads the way the date is normally spoken
Only in America though- most people elsewhere say 14th of March. That said- just about all countries have thier idiosyncracies...... admittedly America has more than most.
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I am so glad we now know Foxconn is so nice. Those employees who live in Foxconns worker camps and jump off buildings are probably just depressed that one day they would have to retire.
Seriously- the show was a fraud- but that doesn't mean Foxconn is good. I really don't know- but evidence probably points towards it not being an ideal utopia. The reason Foxconn isn't pursuing legal action is probably because they know it would end up exposing a bunch of bad stuff that really does happen resulting in more bad PR.
Let me guess.
The servers are all going to overheat on Seis de Mayo. All the spicy food the day before will be warming up the cooling water.
There has been mathematical studies on how long irregular verbs might survive in the English language for a long time. I remember seeing the first such article a while back.
Basically the more used a verb- the longer it will take us to be liberated from its influence. Some like the verb "to be" are so enconsced in our language that they may take many many generations to eliminate.
Of course- this ignores any political movement to eliminate them- as countries become closer- if English remains the language of democracy- there may be a push to make English more standard. A new English without all the rule contradictions it currently has would be double-plus good.
Sounds like you should attend a class on Verbal Fatigonomics.
As someone born in the UK and moved to the US. Words like Sneaked/Snuck I use both.
I've found when I'm talking about events in the past- especially my childhood I will use the English version of the word- when I'm talking about more recent versions of the word I'll use the American version of the word.
Probably and partially for no other reason than it is no longer new. It isn't that C++ would still not be usable today. Microsoft claimed C for their own- and people forget Borland (and others) existed. Java also stole a bunch of C programmers for themselves.
so people who get married before they are 19 suddenly jump to 28, bypassing legal restrictions that come at the ages of 19 and 21 in many places.
Yes, assuming they fill all the requirements of ages 20 to 27 first. I didn't list every age on there because it would take too long /would lose novelty value long before hitting 30.
No you need to get divorced before you can turn 40.
Also- if you achieve all you accomplishments for age 25-30 before unlocking age 24- you can leap from 23 to 30 in an instance.
You won't be able to celebrate your next birthday until you have reached a set list of objectives and accomplishments.
Under the new "pay-per-accomplishment schedule" birthdays will be measured as such:
1 - Must be able to walk before you are allowed to turn 1 ...etc...etc...
2 - As soon as you can go a week without an accident or wearing a nappy/diaper you turn 2 years old (and have completed all requirements for ages above)
17 - you are not allowed to turn 17 until you lose your virginity. (and have completed all requirements for ages above)
18 - You are not allowed to turn 18 until you have completed 4 difficult video games(and have completed all requirements for ages above) ... etc... etc...
28 - you turn 28 years old when you get married (and have completed all requirements for ages above)
29- you don't turn 29 until you have a mortgage. (and have completed all requirements for ages above)
30- You are not allowed to turn until you have your first child (and have completed all requirements for ages above)
You get the idea... you turn 60 when you use preparation H on a daily basis.
Now age is entirely merit based and not on some silly time measurement.
Unfortunately most of slashdot is still 16.
I have good news.
The CEOs of the fortune 500 companies have all just met and decided they are going to push for a 40 hour work week. The only slight catch is- they're pushing for a week to be redefined as 3 days long and weekends are being abolished.
A large number of them are European/American that moved back there in the last two or three generations. Both sides probably hate this- but the current Palestinians are probably more genetically related to the people that the Romans once ruled there. Nonetheless- you can't tell the people descended from those that moved there from Europe and America to "go-back" that is impractical.
What would make much more sense is if they all just got-along and learned to live nicely with each other. Yeah, I know- not going to happen.
The average programmer doesn't get much say in the matter- it is the company that hires him that does.
However, yes, it comes down to marketing. Big companies like Microsoft have a much better chance of convincing a CIO that they need to be using their language.
Let's assume a theoretical company, Megasoft, produced a language Db - D Flat is much better than C Sharp - it is easier to learn- faster to compile- produces smaller .exes, runs much faster. It even puts the kettle on and makes you a cup of tea whilst you program (coffee if you prefer).
Which company do you think the CIO is going to go with- Microsoft with their flashy brochures- or Megasoft that no-one has heard of with their awesome product.
Right, the CIO will insist that all coding be done with Microsoft. Microsoft will no doubt have given him a t-shirt at the last trade booth. Thus, they are the obvious choice.
Anytime they want they could adopt a model like Valve's Steam Gaming Service.
So... I'd have to be connected to the internet to play music- spend more time patching their music distribution service than actually playing music. Reinstall the whole software twice a week in order for it to work. Risk having my credit card stolen from their insecure web-site and have them continually advertise songs I don't want to me.
I'd rather things didn't change. I will buy my CD- rip the music off it and use music from my CD on anything I want to play it on. I'd hate for music to be ruined in the same way that PC gaming has been ruined.
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Diablo 3?!?!?!?!?!?!
I thought Diablo 3 was Jeb Bush.
Not surprising.
I bet Jane makes up a large percentage of internet traffic.
It depends exactly what they are selling with it- if they're selling all your personal information it doesn't. If they're selling the fact that you purchased a given item it does.
I'd care a lot less if some company knew where a tiny portion of my income was spent than I would a large portion of my income. So I'd be much more annoyed with someone selling information on me if I purchased a large item.
I know what you did last summer.
post is "bullshitting by omission", as in perhaps applied for credit terms,
No ommission- no request for credit. Simple purchase a year or so back under $100.
Google "Tiger Direct" and "SSN" you will see plenty of other people with the same complaint (I just did).
65cents under one scenario- beyond that, surely it is all dependant on how invasive they are; what the product is; how much it is to begin with.
If you're talking about a new 50inch 3d smart-TV. 65cents is nothing. If you're talking about a $1 photo order- 65cents is over half the order.
It would also depend on how the privacy being invaded- are they just keeping a log of everything you buy- selling your information to third parties- posting what you buy to facebook.
Also- how much do the "privacy sensitive" companies really respect your privacy? How much do you trust them. I don't trust anyone online- I just assume everyone is going to share what I give them. Sad... but that's the truth.
How much does Privacy matter to me? Well- I refuse to shop at Tiger Direct ever since they asked me for my Soc Sec Nbr. Simply none of their business. Will never go back to them no matter how cheap they are- there is no legitimate reason they should have asked for it.
I have moles digging through my backyard. I think Iran put them there. Damn you Iran! Damn you!
The American way reads the way the date is normally spoken
Only in America though- most people elsewhere say 14th of March. That said- just about all countries have thier idiosyncracies... ... admittedly America has more than most.
I disagree. My cat has NEVER written unsecure code.
Happy birthday to you Mederbil, 'tis mine too. It is also Einstein's birthday- and my cat's birthday (approx- exact day unknown- celebrated today)
For most people around here when inspiration hits and they don't have a laptop handy- they just whip out their keys and start carving on the wall:
"For a good time call 803 123 456......."