If the US government did this to EU devices they would violate GDPR, so it won't work in Europe, unless the EU starts making exclusions, which would be a steep and slippery slope.
Currently I'm watching "Requiem" - a Netflix Original (according to Netflix), that I last noticed running on the BBC (BBC Wales), and was produced by the BBC, and was on BBCiplayer. So not really originally Netflix or?
That's why there's a trend to rapid charging and non replaceable batteries, its inbuilt obsolescence. The faster you pump charge into a battery the shorter its lifespan is likely to be, then just make sure its near to goddamn impossible to exchange batteries, and you have people needing a new phone every 2 years. How many Oreo Android phones have replaceable batteries? - I think there might be one from LG - and thats it.
I honestly think Facebook is in a deepening crisis. Just look around at who is using it, and what they are using it for. They must take responsibility for the Fake News issue, and not just for Trump, but there was also evidence of interference with Brexit and other democratic elections. They must take responsibility for their users postings. Then there is the whole dopamine reward design that is embeded within it, they make it as addictive as they can by design according the the people that designed it for them.
If anyone should be fired it should be the designer of the software that allowed this option so easily without a possibility to undo and without any kind of confirmation dialogs.
For me this means I will only need one or 2 high specced PCs (one for me and one for my son), then we can play from wherever we are. Now all I need is a good reliable and safe way to remotely switch on and off my pc. This must have been solved surely, any ideas?
A colleague of mine was describing his Roomba - he said it is quite simply the best way to move the dust around from one location in the apartment to another, than anyone has ever invented. that put me off somewhat.
This article reminds me of books I received from an Amazon UK order I placed earlier this year. The post office handed me the remains of the box (2 pieces of cardboard) - and the contents, 3 soft-backed books (one of which was slightly damaged - just not enough to make me goto the trouble of returning it).
and also I have never been a contractor, just a consultant, and not that well paid a one either (average income for IT sector), so just to break another myth whilst I'm at it.
It worked - for all but one of the companies I have worked for in the past 25 years. The one company where it did not work, the main reasons for it not working were catastrophically bad management; basically someone decided that a good salesman would also make a good manager (this turned out to be a bad decision). That lead on to multiple poor decisions, and in the end a failed project; whilst that SAP product that they were implementing, at the time was immature, but many other SAP customers have experienced successes with it both before and since.
No I work directly for an SAP customer (have done for 5 years now, cannot say which one unfortunately). SAP is not an inherently bad system, it really depends on how knowledgeable your implementation team are. SAP has some really dedicated developers and some very good support. There are definitely SAP horror stories out there - that people seem to love repeating forever and a day, but I can honestly say that I have worked with SAP for 25 years, and 20 of those were as a consultant, and in that time I saw one bad implementation (So its really not that bad). If you look at which large corporations run SAP - really the question should be inverted - and ask which ones do not? Now if SAP was as bad as its image here on Slashdot, the statistic here would also be inverted. Did you know that Apple run SAP, MIT university run SAP, NASA run SAP, IBM run SAP, Nike run SAP, Coca Cola run SAP, Disney run SAP, Sony run SAP, Nestle run SAP, US department of defence run SAP, Tata Steel run SAP, Volvo run SAP, VW/Porsche run SAP, Shell, BP, the list goes on forever... AND SO ALL OF THESE MULTINATIONALS are not happy? I wouldn't be so sure if I were you.
I am ok with this just as long as the film ends with a mexican stand-off where the entire Star Trek cast gets permanently wiped out (and starting with Kirk), just think Reservoir Dogs in space, but on a grander scale.
Here in Sweden, working for a large multinational at least we have a career path that moves from being a programmer to a development architect (having worked as a developer since 1992. As an architect I define the coding standards for our offshore programming team, I define design guidelines, I review requirements, technical designs, I get involved in daily scrums, I perform quality audits on code that is to be delivered to production, I look into better ways to automate our testing, I constantly educate our programming team, reminding them of the importance of the fundamentals of software engineering, I recommend best practices. I see plenty of work in my role, and its increasing the more we are outsourcing.
Touch id maybe a new thing (be nice to really know what they are talking about), but Apple are definitely not 1st with Bezel-less displays . Apple should stick to innovating luxury new pizza box containers, they are clearly the leaders in that niche market.
I commute to Stockholm daily (ranked 3rd in journey times). My commute takes a bit over an hour each way (75 minutes or there abouts). If you can afford a downtown apartment, and were on the apartment waiting lists before your Swedish grandparents were born, then your commute could be more like how the survey considers it. Otherwise if your not so lucky (or like me you have moved here from overseas) then an hours commute is the norm.
Slashdot Mirror
OK, thanks for the explanation, it clears up the definition a lot.
If the US government did this to EU devices they would violate GDPR, so it won't work in Europe, unless the EU starts making exclusions, which would be a steep and slippery slope.
OK, but what does Netflix Original mean?
Currently I'm watching "Requiem" - a Netflix Original (according to Netflix), that I last noticed running on the BBC (BBC Wales), and was produced by the BBC, and was on BBCiplayer. So not really originally Netflix or?
Just take any winner of the world press photo - it will most likely portray conflict and suffering.
Now all they need to do is rename it - how about Windows RT?
That's why there's a trend to rapid charging and non replaceable batteries, its inbuilt obsolescence. The faster you pump charge into a battery the shorter its lifespan is likely to be, then just make sure its near to goddamn impossible to exchange batteries, and you have people needing a new phone every 2 years.
How many Oreo Android phones have replaceable batteries? - I think there might be one from LG - and thats it.
Where do I go to give the 1* Apple review?
I honestly think Facebook is in a deepening crisis. Just look around at who is using it, and what they are using it for. They must take responsibility for the Fake News issue, and not just for Trump, but there was also evidence of interference with Brexit and other democratic elections. They must take responsibility for their users postings. Then there is the whole dopamine reward design that is embeded within it, they make it as addictive as they can by design according the the people that designed it for them.
Guardian article on Facebook and brain psychology
If anyone should be fired it should be the designer of the software that allowed this option so easily without a possibility to undo and without any kind of confirmation dialogs.
Sounds like a simple and cheap solution, I have a spare PI or 2 - so will give it a go, thanks for the suggestion.
For me this means I will only need one or 2 high specced PCs (one for me and one for my son), then we can play from wherever we are. Now all I need is a good reliable and safe way to remotely switch on and off my pc. This must have been solved surely, any ideas?
A colleague of mine was describing his Roomba - he said it is quite simply the best way to move the dust around from one location in the apartment to another, than anyone has ever invented. that put me off somewhat.
This article reminds me of books I received from an Amazon UK order I placed earlier this year. The post office handed me the remains of the box (2 pieces of cardboard) - and the contents, 3 soft-backed books (one of which was slightly damaged - just not enough to make me goto the trouble of returning it).
Time to short Facebook stock.
and also I have never been a contractor, just a consultant, and not that well paid a one either (average income for IT sector), so just to break another myth whilst I'm at it.
It worked - for all but one of the companies I have worked for in the past 25 years. The one company where it did not work, the main reasons for it not working were catastrophically bad management; basically someone decided that a good salesman would also make a good manager (this turned out to be a bad decision). That lead on to multiple poor decisions, and in the end a failed project; whilst that SAP product that they were implementing, at the time was immature, but many other SAP customers have experienced successes with it both before and since.
No I work directly for an SAP customer (have done for 5 years now, cannot say which one unfortunately). SAP is not an inherently bad system, it really depends on how knowledgeable your implementation team are. SAP has some really dedicated developers and some very good support. There are definitely SAP horror stories out there - that people seem to love repeating forever and a day, but I can honestly say that I have worked with SAP for 25 years, and 20 of those were as a consultant, and in that time I saw one bad implementation (So its really not that bad).
If you look at which large corporations run SAP - really the question should be inverted - and ask which ones do not? Now if SAP was as bad as its image here on Slashdot, the statistic here would also be inverted.
Did you know that Apple run SAP, MIT university run SAP, NASA run SAP, IBM run SAP, Nike run SAP, Coca Cola run SAP, Disney run SAP, Sony run SAP, Nestle run SAP, US department of defence run SAP, Tata Steel run SAP, Volvo run SAP, VW/Porsche run SAP, Shell, BP, the list goes on forever... AND SO ALL OF THESE MULTINATIONALS are not happy? I wouldn't be so sure if I were you.
I work for a company that has implemented SAP - and yes we are happy (so there's a one for you).
They should invite Charlie Brooker as a guest writer, if they really want to get off to a good start, his work with Black Mirror has been really good.
I am ok with this just as long as the film ends with a mexican stand-off where the entire Star Trek cast gets permanently wiped out (and starting with Kirk), just think Reservoir Dogs in space, but on a grander scale.
Here in Sweden, working for a large multinational at least we have a career path that moves from being a programmer to a development architect (having worked as a developer since 1992. As an architect I define the coding standards for our offshore programming team, I define design guidelines, I review requirements, technical designs, I get involved in daily scrums, I perform quality audits on code that is to be delivered to production, I look into better ways to automate our testing, I constantly educate our programming team, reminding them of the importance of the fundamentals of software engineering, I recommend best practices. I see plenty of work in my role, and its increasing the more we are outsourcing.
Still got my old C64 from the early 80s and it still works, solid reliable hardware. Those days are long gone.
Touch id maybe a new thing (be nice to really know what they are talking about), but Apple are definitely not 1st with Bezel-less displays . Apple should stick to innovating luxury new pizza box containers, they are clearly the leaders in that niche market.
It's all OK because when the real 5G comes along they will market it as 6G - and people will flock in their millions to buy.
I commute to Stockholm daily (ranked 3rd in journey times). My commute takes a bit over an hour each way (75 minutes or there abouts).
If you can afford a downtown apartment, and were on the apartment waiting lists before your Swedish grandparents were born, then your commute could be more like how the survey considers it. Otherwise if your not so lucky (or like me you have moved here from overseas) then an hours commute is the norm.