Yup. It's kinda lame that the armed forces don't have enough foresight to predict that carrying devices that transmit location and logging in to websites that produce the same information might just reveal a person's location.
It seems we've gotten a case of the "stupids" lately.
The majority of California's population lies along the coast with two major voting pockets in the Bay Area and in the Los Angeles area. They essentially determine what will happen to the rest of the state.
The Eastern part of the state is mostly low population (with exception of the Sacramento area and smaller towns in the Central Valley.
Interesting is that the Eastern part of the state is primarily Republican and it gets outvoted by coastal Democrats most of the time.
From a square mileage perspective, California is a Republican state but from an overall voting result, it's Democrat.
The coastal voting folks will overrule the rest of the state when it comes to state division proposals.
Agreed. There are too many variables. Our roads aren't uniform. Some roads are unmarked full of potholes, uneven surfaces. There's no reliable way to delimit boundaries mid-lane and at road edge.
How about the vulnerabilities with respect to other vehicles on the road, weather, light distractions... it goes on.
Add to that the impossibility for software to recognize infinite variables related to image recognition and other unique and changing parameters and we have a recipe for disaster.
It blows me away that our "government" thinks this is a good idea (rtm).
I agree they handled it well once they were caught with their pants down.
Now they need to identify the person that suggested this travesty and put them in a position where they can do no more harm or show that person the door.
Know the situation well. Meg accomplished absolutely NOTHING during her tenure at HP. I got a kick out of her splitting off printers and PCs. Walter Hewlett proposed that before Fiorina ousted him from the Board of Directors. Meg does it and it's "visionary".
Let's face it. She ran a soap company, a toy company and occupied space at eBay.
HPE and HPinc are both circling the drain because the past four (count 'em, FOUR) CEOs were bean counters and had no ability to lead an effort to develop new products. They saw an easy way out by attempting to acquire companies and their products but absolutely NONE of the acquisitions have produced anything meaningful.
I'm hoping the new CEO of HPE will provide some direction as he is a technical person. However, most of what was HP management was displaced by Compaq "yes men" and cronies. Most competent technical people have left the companies or were laid off for "cost savings".
You can't "save costs" in to success. Actual innovation has to happen to provide value to a company.
This revolving door of CEOs at HP (yeah, it's "HPE" now) provided nothing except an excuse to "loot and scoot" by a procession of incompetent CEOs and their friends.
They really should take the founder's names off of the company. It's a disgrace to their legacy.
My sister raised her kids on candy, cookies and baking goods. She wanted to please them but they all ended up with a lot of cavities and they're fat. Along with the sugar is fat. Lots of it. They love to smother things with cheese. Also the baked goods have a lot of fat (mostly butter). When we were raised, our mother liked to bake and the products were pleasing delicacies It was fun but I got more cavities than I should have.
Now, I drink a couple of sodas per day but not to excess. I get some exercise and don't eat high fat foods. I'm doing fine. Just had my checkup and my physician commented that my cholesterol and blood work looks fine.
I despise artificial sweeteners. They leave bad aftertaste IMHO.
Again, moderation is the key. Sugar ain't all that bad.
I do volunteer work and the organization uses a closed FB page for communicating to volunteers. I created an account with an alais, a disposable email address and didn't indicate any locality information. No photo of me.
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True.
Which is why I'm not buying new computer hardware.
I won't do Windows 10, thank you.
When I'm forced off of Win7, it'll be Linux.
Yup. It's kinda lame that the armed forces don't have enough foresight to predict that carrying devices that transmit location and logging in to websites that produce the same information might just reveal a person's location.
It seems we've gotten a case of the "stupids" lately.
Not only I.T. but most categories.
Government workers are often chosen due to aspects unrelated to ability.
We shouldn't expect much from them.
Interesting pay for a company that isn't making any money (and actually losing it).
It'll die if the subsidies stop.
The majority of California's population lies along the coast with two major voting pockets in the Bay Area and in the Los Angeles area. They essentially determine what will happen to the rest of the state.
The Eastern part of the state is mostly low population (with exception of the Sacramento area and smaller towns in the Central Valley.
Interesting is that the Eastern part of the state is primarily Republican and it gets outvoted by coastal Democrats most of the time.
From a square mileage perspective, California is a Republican state but from an overall voting result, it's Democrat.
The coastal voting folks will overrule the rest of the state when it comes to state division proposals.
The U.S. simply elects politicians with name recognition.
If Homer Simpson ran for office, he'd likely get elected.
GM also brought us the Vega.
Buy a copy of Windows 7 and upgrade it.
That's what I did to all of my PCs.
I'd love to buy new hardware but I WILL NOT buy a PC that runs Windows 10 or similar spyware OS's.
I'm going to stay on Win7 and if Microsoft persists on collecting data on users with their OS, I will migrate to Linux.
Game over unless Microsoft cleans up their act and I suspect they won't.
That's one reason PCs aren't selling.
Agreed. There are too many variables. Our roads aren't uniform. Some roads are unmarked full of potholes, uneven surfaces. There's no reliable way to delimit boundaries mid-lane and at road edge.
How about the vulnerabilities with respect to other vehicles on the road, weather, light distractions... it goes on.
Add to that the impossibility for software to recognize infinite variables related to image recognition and other unique and changing parameters and we have a recipe for disaster.
It blows me away that our "government" thinks this is a good idea (rtm).
I agree they handled it well once they were caught with their pants down.
Now they need to identify the person that suggested this travesty and put them in a position where they can do no more harm or show that person the door.
It was a stupid move and should not be tolerated.
Another stellar David Attenborough documentary.
For a movie, "Arrival". Not dumbed-down science fiction.
Tesla cars area joke. They typically won't break even for their high price vs. fuel savings. Buying a car with a small engine is more cost effective.
They're nothing but a rich person's "fashion statement".
If the U.S. took away Tesla's subsidy, they'd go bankrupt very quickly.
Meg's net worth is 3.1 *billion*.
I don't think she needs to work for a living. People at this level want power.
They already have money.
When Fiorina took over HP in the late 90's, the stock price was in the range of $160/share.
It split once which would bring it to $80/share.
(should have been "pre company split" $20/share.)
Some looking out for the shareholder after four CEOs.
Ugh.. why can't we edit our posts, /. ?
When Fiorina took over HP in the late 90's, the stock price was in the range of $160/share.
It split once which would bring it to $80/share.
Pre split, it was under $20/share.
Some looking out for the shareholder after four CEOs.
The round and blue "HP" is not the company Meg works for.
Meg works for HPE which has the new and very innovate green rectangle as a trademark.
Indicative of her simpleton intellect.
I'd like to be the person they paid millions to for that wonderful and new moniker.
Tom Perkins.
Spoken like you know what is happening within HP. (not making fun of you, you are telling it like it is).
Know the situation well. Meg accomplished absolutely NOTHING during her tenure at HP. I got a kick out of her splitting off printers and PCs. Walter Hewlett proposed that before Fiorina ousted him from the Board of Directors. Meg does it and it's "visionary".
Let's face it. She ran a soap company, a toy company and occupied space at eBay.
HPE and HPinc are both circling the drain because the past four (count 'em, FOUR) CEOs were bean counters and had no ability to lead an effort to develop new products. They saw an easy way out by attempting to acquire companies and their products but absolutely NONE of the acquisitions have produced anything meaningful.
I'm hoping the new CEO of HPE will provide some direction as he is a technical person. However, most of what was HP management was displaced by Compaq "yes men" and cronies. Most competent technical people have left the companies or were laid off for "cost savings".
You can't "save costs" in to success. Actual innovation has to happen to provide value to a company.
This revolving door of CEOs at HP (yeah, it's "HPE" now) provided nothing except an excuse to "loot and scoot" by a procession of incompetent CEOs and their friends.
They really should take the founder's names off of the company. It's a disgrace to their legacy.
Naw. This type of mispronunciation is typical of an Asian dialect. Not being racist (son's mother is Asian with pronunciation issues). Just realistic.
Everything in moderation.
My sister raised her kids on candy, cookies and baking goods. She wanted to please them but they all ended up with a lot of cavities and they're fat. Along with the sugar is fat. Lots of it. They love to smother things with cheese. Also the baked goods have a lot of fat (mostly butter). When we were raised, our mother liked to bake and the products were pleasing delicacies It was fun but I got more cavities than I should have.
Now, I drink a couple of sodas per day but not to excess. I get some exercise and don't eat high fat foods. I'm doing fine. Just had my checkup and my physician commented that my cholesterol and blood work looks fine.
I despise artificial sweeteners. They leave bad aftertaste IMHO.
Again, moderation is the key. Sugar ain't all that bad.
I guess the money went in to ether :-)
I get a kick of millennials that invest in cryptocurrency.
I guess it's time to learn.
Very accurate. They are just familiar with the name and are enamored with it.
I'd also suspect these people have zero interest in saving for retirement.
I do volunteer work and the organization uses a closed FB page for communicating to volunteers. I created an account with an alais, a disposable email address and didn't indicate any locality information. No photo of me.
It suggest my son as "someone I might know".
Rather creepy that it is this intrusive.