I didn't read all comments but suggesting to use the water that dropped on our roofs for drinking is silly to say the least. What I've seen new home owners do is have plastic reservoirs placed underground in their backyard. All gutters are redirected to this container which has an overflow to allow the excess to go back to the street. This allows the user to water his garden and lawn at no cost and it reduces the load on the network.
I personally only have a 50 gallon barrel that is hidden from view and it collects rain water. An electric pump (with filter) is used to water my lawn and garden. I also use it to wash the cars and bring up the water level of the pool. The cost of the setup paid for itself within less that 5 years. In my case I have about 1200 sqft of roof. The only disadvantage of the setup is that I have to stay on top of it before winter (drain and seal the barrel)
That's only good for a small percentage of the population. I'm highly technical and I wouldn't bother with doing my own custom firmware installation unless it's straight forward. To me a router is like a hard drive. I just want to put it in and have it do what is expected of it. Doing updates is obviously a non issue.
FYI, there are a lot of custom firmware available for D-Link products so it's not just Netgear. Also, note that many of the low cost brands you see out there are spin offs from D-Link or Netgear products.
ASUS is in the same boat. Their motherboard often come with very broken software that requires updates. I've purchased over 60 motherboards from Asus and of that probably 7 different models total. Even their latest Z97 required a BIOS update due to critical issues found in the 3rd version released. I'm not very familiar with the quality of software of Asus network products but like most network products, security issues aren't noticeable until you get broken into or someone tells you about it.
I'm not criticizing ASUS or D-Link since I'd rather have a software engineering department that willing to fix issues rather than one that appears non-existent.
My experience with firmware updates on most devices of the same caliber is that they often reset your configuration which means an auto update would not be advisable. As the devices receive more memory more update options will become available. We probably aren't too far from seeing these types of devices auto update.
I worked for D-Link for over 7 years. The major issue have always been software, same as most low cost product. The competitors were also plagued with some of these issues because they used the same H/W and software with a different plastic case and different looking web interface. So chances are that not just D-Link has these issues but possibly Retail+, SOHO, and many of the other off brands you see at Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Staples.
When I worked there, the biggest issue was competitor launching products before standards were ratified. This almost always resulted in rushed firmware and hardware which was a big issue for both D-Link and it's competitors. Around 2003 a smart individual convinced the company to create a north American QC team. This team was comprised of people that had worked in technical support as well as technology experts. The results were much better products released in the US and Canada. Regardless, these types of security issues would not have been caught in QC due to it's complex nature and the limited amount of resources available to the QC team.
Nobody can ever tell me a PR apology is sincere since it's all about saving face but what do I really care about an apology? What matters is that the company issues a fix for the current issue and makes internal changes to avoid future issues.
What I like the most about this gesture is that I know this one is most probably genuine and not filled with hidden benefits even if there are some. Many business sharks would use this as a negotiating strategy and it would work with most employees at the bottom of the totem pole.
This guy doesn't look greedy (his past appears to say so) and I applaud him for that.
What do you expect them to think? "Oh, sorry, I don't want to affect your much higher standard of living. I'll just stick to my subsistence living with my postgrad education then."
That's not the point. These people are asking for less than market value by a large margin. If the worker is worth less, then so be it but it's not the case here. I had an intermediate programmer tell me he would accept minimum wage. I could tell he was worth at least 40k / year which means he could have easily raised his expectations by double and still been under the minimum I would have paid him. So why was he willing to work for less than the guy sweeping the floor at McDonald?
I could add more about how our current lifestyle wasn't raised by government intervention but rather employee intervention through the implementation of unions. How do we tackle this new problem? Maybe through government as you suggest.
Without bashing what he did most business people see right through that. Do you think most business owners get their life style from the salary they draw? The answer is no. At startup, the salary is all the owner draws out of the company but as it grows things change (usually within 5 years). Most business owners draw far more from the dividends. They also have huge business expense accounts which covers a large sum of their day to day expenses.
So as far as I'm concerned him giving up his salary was a great business decision which results in him having the ability to say he doesn't make that much money...
We are getting undercut by those wanting to live the same life as us. What these people don't understand is that they are lowering said life style. As an entry to mid level technology person I would be concerned because you are being undercut by people possibly as competent as you minus communication skills. Experienced technology people usually have an edge due to their emersion into the North American corporate culture as well as their generally better communication skills. Keep in mind that I'm generalizing but doing so based on personal experience.
The fact is that COBOL is in decline. It isn't used for new projects and most projects are probably in maintenance mode (that's me speculating based on people I know who work for financial institutions). Maybe nothing to sneeze at BUT I wouldn't pick COBOL for a new project..
I would believe these numbers if they pertained to the financial sector but there's no way they account for 80% of the business code running today (in 1997-99, probably). If it's true then I wrote 1 / 2,000,000 of the business code in use.
There was a huge shift towards web technologies in the early 2000. The % of market share for COBOL would have started to drop significantly within the last 10-15 years. One sign is the removal of COBOL courses in universities and colleges.
It's just a matter of taste. The fact that the masses like the show is just an indicator that a majority love the show and it may be worth trying on for 3 episodes (it takes that many for this show to hook you). You may not like it and that's just fine but if you don't really try it you can never really know.
I'm one of the stubborn people that refused to watch it. I was tired of series as they always felt cheap so for many years I just didn't watch television other than the odd sporting event. A year ago a friend with very similar taste to mine strongly suggested I watch the first 3 episodes. The first didn't get me. It took 2 more episodes to take a liking.
Again, don't feel bad. You either like or don't like. Nobody can tell you what you like. Give them a polite F U if they aren't happy with your choices.
Soon watching shows online will be like taking a book out of the library (except there will be unlimited copies). You'll get a subscription to the service and will have access to everything they ever offered. I can mobile devices eventually acting like PVRs allowing you to login, store content for your travels. As far as I'm concerned the Netflix model is the future of visual entertainment.
having a peak and off-peak pricing alone would encourage the consumers to schedule their washing machines and dishwashers during the off-peak hours.
This has been implemented in many places in Canada and EU. I'm not sure about the US but I'm sure smart meters are making their way into residential neighborhoods by now.
It's also why many appliances have timers such as dish washer.
The idea of having the ability to be an island is actually very beneficial IF it's sustainable. If we could design a battery that can store 100 KW of energy, is durable, is safe, uses resources that are green and reusable that would make it even more viable. 100 KW = 3 days worth of electricity for the average American.
Why is it so beneficial being off the grid? 1. Much lower cost of infrastructure and limited to non existent maintenance for residential applications (this is not applicable to industrial applications) 2. Distribution makes grids somewhat inefficient due to significant loses in transfer 3. No such thing as mass power outages/blackouts 4. Much lower cost of electricity (that's a bold statement considering how many variables play out)
Many people who advocate being off the grid are extreme isolationists..who value isolation over practicality
I don't see how that is relevant. Those who heat via oil are off the grid, does that make them isolationists? How about those who heat using wood stoves?
Sometimes, being a bit dependent, and interconnected, is good
Even being off the grid won't make you independent. It will just remove a huge overhead that has existed since the 1800s. Instead of spending your money on energy that isn't renewable you will spend it on maintaining renewable energy equipment you either own or rent.
I know I'd love to control the cost of my energy. Currently even if I use no electricity the bill is still high due to BS charges for maintaining the grid. I know every state and province is different so you may be seeing a different picture (if you are even paying for electricity).
There won't be a war over this. There have been situations must worst involving China and China's most hated country resulted in nothing (citation needed? Here it is:http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/25/us-japan-china-idUSBREA4O01920140525)
No I'm not. And I just want to say that in no way do I take the officer's side on this one although my original write up (after reviewing) doesn't appear to say so.
BTW, are you a LEO? You seem to be awfully defensive on this subject in general.
What is a Leo? I'm not defensive about the cop being a murderer (that's pretty clear at first glance). I just hate when social media modifies the story based on one or 2 viewings of the video and no background information. The initial story that came out was a highly blurred version of the truth. I want this cop to pay the price just as much as anybody here that sees the nonsense that occurred. What I'm not willing to accept is that social media opinions and non factual information be used as factual information on initial posting of the news (that's what ticks me off). This has happened so much over the years that I've gotten to the point where news isn't news until it's 10 days old and the social media is no longer causing miss information. What's worst is that the non sense leaks into/. through attention seeking idiots calling themselves/. users. Add to that users who agree with their "opinion" without doing their own leg work.... jeez, now I'm blowing a gasket.
Since the posting a lot more information came out and the facts are finally coming to the surface which is what most people who value their time care about.
I'm not justifying the killing. I was just pointing out that particular part of the video because as usual social media makes it what it wants it to be. I'm ok with drowning someone in accusations as long as we do so with validated facts.
I hardly call moving sunglasses "planting evidence"
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I didn't read all comments but suggesting to use the water that dropped on our roofs for drinking is silly to say the least. What I've seen new home owners do is have plastic reservoirs placed underground in their backyard. All gutters are redirected to this container which has an overflow to allow the excess to go back to the street. This allows the user to water his garden and lawn at no cost and it reduces the load on the network.
I personally only have a 50 gallon barrel that is hidden from view and it collects rain water. An electric pump (with filter) is used to water my lawn and garden. I also use it to wash the cars and bring up the water level of the pool. The cost of the setup paid for itself within less that 5 years. In my case I have about 1200 sqft of roof. The only disadvantage of the setup is that I have to stay on top of it before winter (drain and seal the barrel)
That's funny!!!
But fact is the Windows Phone fanboy wasn't actually invited to the party. Isn't that like most of us during our high school years?
That's only good for a small percentage of the population. I'm highly technical and I wouldn't bother with doing my own custom firmware installation unless it's straight forward. To me a router is like a hard drive. I just want to put it in and have it do what is expected of it. Doing updates is obviously a non issue.
FYI, there are a lot of custom firmware available for D-Link products so it's not just Netgear. Also, note that many of the low cost brands you see out there are spin offs from D-Link or Netgear products.
ASUS is in the same boat. Their motherboard often come with very broken software that requires updates. I've purchased over 60 motherboards from Asus and of that probably 7 different models total. Even their latest Z97 required a BIOS update due to critical issues found in the 3rd version released. I'm not very familiar with the quality of software of Asus network products but like most network products, security issues aren't noticeable until you get broken into or someone tells you about it.
I'm not criticizing ASUS or D-Link since I'd rather have a software engineering department that willing to fix issues rather than one that appears non-existent.
My experience with firmware updates on most devices of the same caliber is that they often reset your configuration which means an auto update would not be advisable. As the devices receive more memory more update options will become available. We probably aren't too far from seeing these types of devices auto update.
I worked for D-Link for over 7 years. The major issue have always been software, same as most low cost product. The competitors were also plagued with some of these issues because they used the same H/W and software with a different plastic case and different looking web interface. So chances are that not just D-Link has these issues but possibly Retail+, SOHO, and many of the other off brands you see at Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Staples.
When I worked there, the biggest issue was competitor launching products before standards were ratified. This almost always resulted in rushed firmware and hardware which was a big issue for both D-Link and it's competitors. Around 2003 a smart individual convinced the company to create a north American QC team. This team was comprised of people that had worked in technical support as well as technology experts. The results were much better products released in the US and Canada. Regardless, these types of security issues would not have been caught in QC due to it's complex nature and the limited amount of resources available to the QC team.
Nobody can ever tell me a PR apology is sincere since it's all about saving face but what do I really care about an apology? What matters is that the company issues a fix for the current issue and makes internal changes to avoid future issues.
What I like the most about this gesture is that I know this one is most probably genuine and not filled with hidden benefits even if there are some. Many business sharks would use this as a negotiating strategy and it would work with most employees at the bottom of the totem pole.
This guy doesn't look greedy (his past appears to say so) and I applaud him for that.
What do you expect them to think? "Oh, sorry, I don't want to affect your much higher standard of living. I'll just stick to my subsistence living with my postgrad education then."
That's not the point. These people are asking for less than market value by a large margin. If the worker is worth less, then so be it but it's not the case here. I had an intermediate programmer tell me he would accept minimum wage. I could tell he was worth at least 40k / year which means he could have easily raised his expectations by double and still been under the minimum I would have paid him. So why was he willing to work for less than the guy sweeping the floor at McDonald?
I could add more about how our current lifestyle wasn't raised by government intervention but rather employee intervention through the implementation of unions. How do we tackle this new problem? Maybe through government as you suggest.
That's not what the salary survey for that company shows.
Google's blog is spot on even if it won't mean anything in a court room. That blog is one of the best damage control via marketing I've seen.
I barely use Google products since I mostly live in MS world but I applaud their response to the EU.
Without bashing what he did most business people see right through that. Do you think most business owners get their life style from the salary they draw? The answer is no. At startup, the salary is all the owner draws out of the company but as it grows things change (usually within 5 years). Most business owners draw far more from the dividends. They also have huge business expense accounts which covers a large sum of their day to day expenses.
So as far as I'm concerned him giving up his salary was a great business decision which results in him having the ability to say he doesn't make that much money...
We are getting undercut by those wanting to live the same life as us. What these people don't understand is that they are lowering said life style. As an entry to mid level technology person I would be concerned because you are being undercut by people possibly as competent as you minus communication skills. Experienced technology people usually have an edge due to their emersion into the North American corporate culture as well as their generally better communication skills. Keep in mind that I'm generalizing but doing so based on personal experience.
The fact is that COBOL is in decline. It isn't used for new projects and most projects are probably in maintenance mode (that's me speculating based on people I know who work for financial institutions). Maybe nothing to sneeze at BUT I wouldn't pick COBOL for a new project..
I would believe these numbers if they pertained to the financial sector but there's no way they account for 80% of the business code running today (in 1997-99, probably). If it's true then I wrote 1 / 2,000,000 of the business code in use.
There was a huge shift towards web technologies in the early 2000. The % of market share for COBOL would have started to drop significantly within the last 10-15 years. One sign is the removal of COBOL courses in universities and colleges.
It's just a matter of taste. The fact that the masses like the show is just an indicator that a majority love the show and it may be worth trying on for 3 episodes (it takes that many for this show to hook you). You may not like it and that's just fine but if you don't really try it you can never really know.
I'm one of the stubborn people that refused to watch it. I was tired of series as they always felt cheap so for many years I just didn't watch television other than the odd sporting event. A year ago a friend with very similar taste to mine strongly suggested I watch the first 3 episodes. The first didn't get me. It took 2 more episodes to take a liking.
Again, don't feel bad. You either like or don't like. Nobody can tell you what you like. Give them a polite F U if they aren't happy with your choices.
In your defense the sentence war poorly written but he's referring to the event-like nature of the show. (as previously stated in the same article).
Soon watching shows online will be like taking a book out of the library (except there will be unlimited copies). You'll get a subscription to the service and will have access to everything they ever offered. I can mobile devices eventually acting like PVRs allowing you to login, store content for your travels. As far as I'm concerned the Netflix model is the future of visual entertainment.
having a peak and off-peak pricing alone would encourage the consumers to schedule their washing machines and dishwashers during the off-peak hours.
This has been implemented in many places in Canada and EU. I'm not sure about the US but I'm sure smart meters are making their way into residential neighborhoods by now.
It's also why many appliances have timers such as dish washer.
The idea of having the ability to be an island is actually very beneficial IF it's sustainable. If we could design a battery that can store 100 KW of energy, is durable, is safe, uses resources that are green and reusable that would make it even more viable. 100 KW = 3 days worth of electricity for the average American.
Why is it so beneficial being off the grid?
1. Much lower cost of infrastructure and limited to non existent maintenance for residential applications (this is not applicable to industrial applications)
2. Distribution makes grids somewhat inefficient due to significant loses in transfer
3. No such thing as mass power outages/blackouts
4. Much lower cost of electricity (that's a bold statement considering how many variables play out)
Many people who advocate being off the grid are extreme isolationists..who value isolation over practicality
I don't see how that is relevant. Those who heat via oil are off the grid, does that make them isolationists? How about those who heat using wood stoves?
Sometimes, being a bit dependent, and interconnected, is good
Even being off the grid won't make you independent. It will just remove a huge overhead that has existed since the 1800s. Instead of spending your money on energy that isn't renewable you will spend it on maintaining renewable energy equipment you either own or rent.
I know I'd love to control the cost of my energy. Currently even if I use no electricity the bill is still high due to BS charges for maintaining the grid. I know every state and province is different so you may be seeing a different picture (if you are even paying for electricity).
There won't be a war over this. There have been situations must worst involving China and China's most hated country resulted in nothing (citation needed? Here it is:http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/25/us-japan-china-idUSBREA4O01920140525)
No I'm not. And I just want to say that in no way do I take the officer's side on this one although my original write up (after reviewing) doesn't appear to say so.
Maybe in his crazy mind the cop though he was ok and he was just going to return his sunglasses before being locked up.
Sorry for the bad humor there. :(
What I hope is that this man's sacrifice will change police and how we address their level of power.
BTW, are you a LEO? You seem to be awfully defensive on this subject in general.
What is a Leo? I'm not defensive about the cop being a murderer (that's pretty clear at first glance). I just hate when social media modifies the story based on one or 2 viewings of the video and no background information. The initial story that came out was a highly blurred version of the truth. I want this cop to pay the price just as much as anybody here that sees the nonsense that occurred. What I'm not willing to accept is that social media opinions and non factual information be used as factual information on initial posting of the news (that's what ticks me off). This has happened so much over the years that I've gotten to the point where news isn't news until it's 10 days old and the social media is no longer causing miss information. What's worst is that the non sense leaks into /. through attention seeking idiots calling themselves /. users. Add to that users who agree with their "opinion" without doing their own leg work.... jeez, now I'm blowing a gasket.
Since the posting a lot more information came out and the facts are finally coming to the surface which is what most people who value their time care about.
Sunglasses it is then.
I'm not justifying the killing. I was just pointing out that particular part of the video because as usual social media makes it what it wants it to be. I'm ok with drowning someone in accusations as long as we do so with validated facts.
I hardly call moving sunglasses "planting evidence"