I hope we're just planning on Beta Testing it in 2032...with my experience in IT you don't want to rush out major changes like that without some robust testing first.
Probably a "cloudfish". Whatever you hear will be uploaded to a server, processed, and the translation downloaded and replayed. Then for the next week you will hear targeted adverts.
At best you have varying levels of incompetence competing for survival and trying (in vain) to do the right thing.
As we have seen time and time again, however, there are an abundance of self-serving people that have taken a job nobody else wants. They do as they choose, and when it's "wrong" they get the support of their cronies. Now, I have to wonder why their cronies would be so willing to go out on a limb for them? Is it because they're such nice guys? Is it because they think they might find themselves in a similar situation?
How many pedophiles, murderers, and swindlers are currently holding high ranking offices?
Sorry bro, I'm not about to trust these fucks any further than I can throw them. When they SAY they want to do something "decent", I'll wait until I see some actual follow-through and not just swallow what I'm told.
Lastly - blindly trusting those that have historically (and continue to) lie[d] to you reeks more of religion than being skeptical, to my mind.
Ditto that - I usually step into a conference room and keep them on the phone for as long as I possibly can before I ask them how they got my number. The more time they invest in the call, the less likely they are to just hang up on you at that point.
"My phone plugs into a wall, so that's your responsibility too. You need to be available by phone in case our Sales department in Germany has any problems. Oh, and we need to have you come to the morning meetings every day to explain why the Windows update broke Exchange and why we haven't upgraded to Windows 8 yet - we're supposed to be cutting edge! By the way, our website is loading slow and we need you to figure out why. And we want to fire Larry - we're pretty sure he surfs porn sites on his lunch, so go ahead and dig something up. Oh, our vendor for is charging us too much, so you'll have to clean up the database yourself. Don't worry - we'll get you help, the janitor has just started ITT."
I won't, but I could, go on.
That being said, my wife is also a professional and her job is pretty stressful too. Of course, she makes considerably more and actually gets some time off once in awhile, but the stress is there.
No. Just because it's listed last doesn't mean it's my lowest priority. Way to go for false assumptions, though, it almost sounds like you have a brain.
Privacy is listed last because it's the least likely thing for me to get. If it were a dealbreaker I would already not have a phone.
And the brand new $30k car (that you have to get a loan for) will last you much longer than the $500 beater that you can afford this week - what's your point? Come up with a better system and people will use it.
People talk about how expensive everything is, but I don't see anyone volunteering to take pay cuts to make what they produce (even if what they produce is labor) less expensive. It's almost as though other people value their time as much as you value yours.
The Authors did the majority of their initial political work under pseudonyms, because anonymity was the only way that they could protect themselves. Pretty sure they'd disagree with you.
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They have thousands of years of momentum.
I hope we're just planning on Beta Testing it in 2032...with my experience in IT you don't want to rush out major changes like that without some robust testing first.
Probably a "cloudfish". Whatever you hear will be uploaded to a server, processed, and the translation downloaded and replayed. Then for the next week you will hear targeted adverts.
FTFY
At best you have varying levels of incompetence competing for survival and trying (in vain) to do the right thing.
As we have seen time and time again, however, there are an abundance of self-serving people that have taken a job nobody else wants. They do as they choose, and when it's "wrong" they get the support of their cronies. Now, I have to wonder why their cronies would be so willing to go out on a limb for them? Is it because they're such nice guys? Is it because they think they might find themselves in a similar situation?
How many pedophiles, murderers, and swindlers are currently holding high ranking offices?
Sorry bro, I'm not about to trust these fucks any further than I can throw them. When they SAY they want to do something "decent", I'll wait until I see some actual follow-through and not just swallow what I'm told.
Lastly - blindly trusting those that have historically (and continue to) lie[d] to you reeks more of religion than being skeptical, to my mind.
Why do you assume that their motives are altruistic? You think that after 250 years it's bound to happen or something?
How about this: When was the last time you saw the US Government do anything that didn't ultimately screw the population? I'll wait.
The 3 letter agencies are going to do what they want, regardless of what the "law" says, just like they do now.
Why do you assume that lawmen take their oaths seriously? Or why would you assume that this one is?
If there is no barrier to you lying on the stand (other than your ethics) then there are even fewer barriers for the FBI.
Mod parent up.
You think they'll have a hard time finding new ways to charge us more? These are the remnants of Ma Bell; I doubt her playbook was lost.
Isn't that why they have an emergency brake?
Ditto that - I usually step into a conference room and keep them on the phone for as long as I possibly can before I ask them how they got my number. The more time they invest in the call, the less likely they are to just hang up on you at that point.
"My phone plugs into a wall, so that's your responsibility too. You need to be available by phone in case our Sales department in Germany has any problems. Oh, and we need to have you come to the morning meetings every day to explain why the Windows update broke Exchange and why we haven't upgraded to Windows 8 yet - we're supposed to be cutting edge! By the way, our website is loading slow and we need you to figure out why. And we want to fire Larry - we're pretty sure he surfs porn sites on his lunch, so go ahead and dig something up. Oh, our vendor for is charging us too much, so you'll have to clean up the database yourself. Don't worry - we'll get you help, the janitor has just started ITT."
I won't, but I could, go on.
That being said, my wife is also a professional and her job is pretty stressful too. Of course, she makes considerably more and actually gets some time off once in awhile, but the stress is there.
No. Just because it's listed last doesn't mean it's my lowest priority. Way to go for false assumptions, though, it almost sounds like you have a brain.
Privacy is listed last because it's the least likely thing for me to get. If it were a dealbreaker I would already not have a phone.
This, plus voice control. Bonus points for transcription. Super extra bonus points to do it all without invading my privacy.
I don't think you know what the word "wager" means.
This, and the respective Logo's should be appropriately sized compared to the size of the donation.
If fascism is alive and well, it is because WE allow it to be so.
Seems to me like this is a pretty solid way to identify most of what's wrong with our political structure so that we can fix it.
Unfortunately it will probably just be used as a "how to" manual.
Nobody is getting rounded up and forced to live there. People have a choice.
And the brand new $30k car (that you have to get a loan for) will last you much longer than the $500 beater that you can afford this week - what's your point? Come up with a better system and people will use it.
People talk about how expensive everything is, but I don't see anyone volunteering to take pay cuts to make what they produce (even if what they produce is labor) less expensive. It's almost as though other people value their time as much as you value yours.
Yes, but other people are are largely stupid and completely insane.
All of them.
Yup, and as mentioned most of us won't even bother reading the transcript to know the difference.
That's why injustice exists. Not because evil exists, but because apathy does.
The Authors did the majority of their initial political work under pseudonyms, because anonymity was the only way that they could protect themselves. Pretty sure they'd disagree with you.
http://www.law.ou.edu/ushistor...
The Freedom to speak without fear of persecution is the cornerstone of our Bill of Rights and was absolutely necessary for the Founding of our Nation.
I don't currently have mod points, but I think it's awesome that you came here to clear it up.