I've met bankers with a salary less than a dump truck driver. Once the bots have all the corners of beancounting squared away there is no need to keep an expensive suit around. Same with lawyers. I know of quite a few that barely get by.
I see the same in our space. The classic Type A software developer is on the way out. It's developer+key-account-manager+devops/admin these days. That's what I'm doing right now. Part time. With a salary that's still enough to live and more responsibility than ever. And still it's also easyer and more fun than ever. One company I regularly visit on meetups is so agile they basically have everyone doing everything at some point in time.
Thus is the new age of bots and abundance. Get used to it. It's going to be for the better. Eventually that is.
... and ZTE moves to Sailfish OS as a fallback and we finally get more than one iteration of relyable non-Gooapple Touchscreen Smartphones. That would be so cool. Lineage is neat, but I would rather use Sailfish and some Phone that officially uses it. And not just as a side-project.
How about working for a living instead of leeching of society?
The problem is that when robots take your job that "working for a living" might just turn into grabbing a Kalashnikov and taking whatever you want. Especially if there's no other option available.
UBI will come and it will be a simple writeoff for functioning societies. Think of it as a tax so the pitchforks don't come for you and other smart-alecs.
... with meager quality hippster column on how silicon valley is bad, Peter Thiel and Co. are on koke, Ellison and Co. can be A-grade dicks and Mark talks big nothing in press release. Film at eleven.
... third grade con-man 30 seconds into the presentation. LOL. This whole "I built my own crypto currency" bullshit is totally off the hook - feels like 2000 all over again, doesn't it?
Musk long since has noticed that the Japanese and the Germans have this car thing pretty much squared away and that tolerances and quality with US cars are shit. His bar isn't other US cars, his bar are the Nipponese and the Germans. That's why US once again is building one of the best cars in the world with Tesla. A first in a long time.
I personally would like to see BMW and Volkswagen and their ilk get a massive kick in the bollocks for dragging their heels on the electric front.
What I don't like is Tesla completely ignoring the need for an electric microcar like the Smart and building yet another crap SUV. The Y should be a microcar IMHO. This might be a long-term mistake.
... these days. Even before flakey audio and bluetooth management.
Seriously. Every other OS get's an easy 8 hours out of todays regular portable hardware, only Linux barely scrapes 4 hours. I'm a big Linux and FOSS fan but this is a problem that is really annoying and needs fixing ASAP. Windows, macOS and even Chrome have been on top of this for the better part of a decade and the Linux kernel still wastes gobs of energy. Unacceptable. This update is a step in the right direction. I hope it continues that way. Thumbs up for the kernel crew.
"Agile" is nothing but a fad and a cargo cult. Large corporations think they can buy amount x of "Agile", bring in some consultants with certifications that are beyond pointless and suddenly 8 weeks later their company is agile. This, of course, is bullshit.
Agility, on the other hand, is a requirement in certain types of settings (media production, performing arts, generic construction work, web software development, farming, etc.) The web software camp has discovered methods for agility -the most prominent being scrum - as means to cope with finik customers who don't know what they want but know exactly what it may cost and when it needs to be finished.
Outside of these special scenarios agility often isn't needed and most of the time even counter-productive.... But try an tell that to an industry gone crazy, filled with idiots. *sigh*
Two cents from a scrum master and consultant. And no, I'm not certified. Screw that bullshit.
I've said this time and time again: Facebook only exists because we're still using protocols and services from the steam age of computing. Usenet is super-dead and email is some awkward crutch.
Replace it with something from this day and age and Facebook will disappear all by itself because people will stop using it because it won't be the best solution around anymore.
Joseph Goebbels is dancing in his grave. But who am I to complain. After all, just like everyone else I'm carrying a Televisor around with me. The upgraded version.
Prime Traits of those at risk: - being a fat lonely awkward average frustrated chump - being a beautiful but nevertheless unfathomly insecure inexperienced girl/young lady living off selfies - being latently bipolar/adhd - being ugly - having not discovered the joy of going outside - being a nerd / wuss / wannabe - not having a regular job or non-computer passion
... called "Google Spamaway" that tracks the location of the caller and let's you demand an airstrike on their location. If enough users request an airstrike, the data get send straight to the US Airforce for realistic target practice.
MS spoiled email for everyone back in the day when fullquote became Outlook/Outlook Express default. Until someone comes up with an email alternative and a zero-fuss open source groupware server MS / Exchange and whatnot is going to continue to make E-Mail something you want to avoid.
Bottom line: MS is a sadist when it comes to email, so yes, they're probably trying to deliberately make it worse.
He left russia a few years back and took on the citizenship of a caribean microcountry in order to continue with Telegram unmolested. IIRC nobody knows his exact whereabouts or the whereabouts of the devteam - probably they're distributed around the planet and living the cyberpunk/diginomad lifestyle, flying under the radar most of the time. It sure takes some guts and wits to stick it to the FSB and other russian three-letter-authorities, you have to hand it to them. Nice job.
Sidenote: I've been using Telegram for a few years now and really like it. Definitivly up there with Signal and Threema when in comes to worthy WhatsCrap alternatives.
Back in the 80ies there was so much that still had to be done. The state of IT was just leaving the steam-age and we got all excited when the C64 came out and we could instantly push the envelope even further. We dreamt of devices resembling todays tablets and VR goggles, didn't we? Remember the "consoles" in Enders Game? We have those now. And better than OSC imagined. And Star Trek NG and their devices look friggin' *dated*! Amazing isn't it?
These days there's nothing to explore in the IT space (except for some MMO or something... if it isn't riddled with repetition and loot-boxes) because we all have dirt cheap high end devices and IT shortcomings & long since carried band-aids are quickly being replaced by the ideal solutions with no more need for optimisation what-so-ever. Even my job only exists because modern web is still based on pretty flaky software and tech from 15 years ago and there is always something to fix and replace. But that will be gone in 5 years.
However, outside of the nerd camp, things can be exciting, if you care to look - albeit only moderately so. I was climbing back then (freeclimbing was *the* avantgarde sport of the eighties) and I imagine even today there are still things to do outdoors, even though those have been perfected to the utmost degree. Wanna go climbing? There's a perfect climging hall for you right near by (we dreamed of this back then). Wanna go surfing? What type? Paddle? Longboard? Minisims? Wind? Kite? We have you covered. Wanna scate? Quads, Inline, Freestyle, Vert, Longboard Downhill, and so on. Same with most other adventures. Just about Aall is staked out and even Boyscouts is probably little more than therapy these days (dunno but I suspect).
It's not impossible not to be bored, but I do get that it's harder for current youngsters. This is post-scarcity economy for you and it rubs of onto youth, no surprise.
I don't like the notch and don't see the point. If your sensors need space, move them out of the screen. Obvious, isn't it?
I do get rounded cornsers - to an extent. If people insist on rounded corners on their case and designers insist on covering as much sceenspace as fittingly as possible - more power to them. I also find rounded corners esthetically pleasing. But then again, that's more personal taste than a law.
Bottom line: The Pixel 2 XL does just fine with rounded corners but without any notch. Do it like that and you're fine.
Her website screems "underf*cked & emotionally neglected avergage frustrated chump with a gun" only that this time the chump is a woman. Good to know that diversity is moving in on that territory aswell.
I hope no victim dies from the attack, AFAICT one victim still is critical.
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I've met bankers with a salary less than a dump truck driver. Once the bots have all the corners of beancounting squared away there is no need to keep an expensive suit around. Same with lawyers. I know of quite a few that barely get by.
I see the same in our space. The classic Type A software developer is on the way out. It's developer+key-account-manager+devops/admin these days. That's what I'm doing right now. Part time. With a salary that's still enough to live and more responsibility than ever. And still it's also easyer and more fun than ever.
One company I regularly visit on meetups is so agile they basically have everyone doing everything at some point in time.
Thus is the new age of bots and abundance. Get used to it. It's going to be for the better. Eventually that is.
... and ZTE moves to Sailfish OS as a fallback and we finally get more than one iteration of relyable non-Gooapple Touchscreen Smartphones. That would be so cool. Lineage is neat, but I would rather use Sailfish and some Phone that officially uses it. And not just as a side-project.
Duh.
You're welcome.
Did we really need a study for this insight?
How about working for a living instead of leeching of society?
The problem is that when robots take your job that "working for a living" might just turn into grabbing a Kalashnikov and taking whatever you want. Especially if there's no other option available.
UBI will come and it will be a simple writeoff for functioning societies. Think of it as a tax so the pitchforks don't come for you and other smart-alecs.
... with meager quality hippster column on how silicon valley is bad, Peter Thiel and Co. are on koke, Ellison and Co. can be A-grade dicks and Mark talks big nothing in press release. Film at eleven.
I want my 3 minutes back.
... third grade con-man 30 seconds into the presentation. LOL. This whole "I built my own crypto currency" bullshit is totally off the hook - feels like 2000 all over again, doesn't it?
Musk long since has noticed that the Japanese and the Germans have this car thing pretty much squared away and that tolerances and quality with US cars are shit. His bar isn't other US cars, his bar are the Nipponese and the Germans. That's why US once again is building one of the best cars in the world with Tesla. A first in a long time.
I personally would like to see BMW and Volkswagen and their ilk get a massive kick in the bollocks for dragging their heels on the electric front.
What I don't like is Tesla completely ignoring the need for an electric microcar like the Smart and building yet another crap SUV. The Y should be a microcar IMHO. This might be a long-term mistake.
... these days. Even before flakey audio and bluetooth management.
Seriously. Every other OS get's an easy 8 hours out of todays regular portable hardware, only Linux barely scrapes 4 hours. I'm a big Linux and FOSS fan but this is a problem that is really annoying and needs fixing ASAP. Windows, macOS and even Chrome have been on top of this for the better part of a decade and the Linux kernel still wastes gobs of energy. Unacceptable. This update is a step in the right direction. I hope it continues that way. Thumbs up for the kernel crew.
Disclaimer: Scrum Master speaking.
"Agile" is nothing but a fad and a cargo cult. Large corporations think they can buy amount x of "Agile", bring in some consultants with certifications that are beyond pointless and suddenly 8 weeks later their company is agile. This, of course, is bullshit.
Agility, on the other hand, is a requirement in certain types of settings (media production, performing arts, generic construction work, web software development, farming, etc.) The web software camp has discovered methods for agility -the most prominent being scrum - as means to cope with finik customers who don't know what they want but know exactly what it may cost and when it needs to be finished.
Outside of these special scenarios agility often isn't needed and most of the time even counter-productive. ... But try an tell that to an industry gone crazy, filled with idiots. *sigh*
Two cents from a scrum master and consultant.
And no, I'm not certified. Screw that bullshit.
We need to upgrade/replace email and Usenet.
I've said this time and time again: Facebook only exists because we're still using protocols and services from the steam age of computing. Usenet is super-dead and email is some awkward crutch.
Replace it with something from this day and age and Facebook will disappear all by itself because people will stop using it because it won't be the best solution around anymore.
It's that easy.
... many healthcare professionals make a living off making things worse.
Joseph Goebbels is dancing in his grave. But who am I to complain. After all, just like everyone else I'm carrying a Televisor around with me. The upgraded version.
Prime Traits of those at risk:
- being a fat lonely awkward average frustrated chump
- being a beautiful but nevertheless unfathomly insecure inexperienced girl/young lady living off selfies
- being latently bipolar/adhd
- being ugly
- having not discovered the joy of going outside
- being a nerd / wuss / wannabe
- not having a regular job or non-computer passion
Do I get my PhD in Psychology now?
... called "Google Spamaway" that tracks the location of the caller and let's you demand an airstrike on their location. If enough users request an airstrike, the data get send straight to the US Airforce for realistic target practice.
EOM
And bathing together with them until they can swim.
Sometimes tech solves problems that don't exist. At least not for people with common sense.
MS spoiled email for everyone back in the day when fullquote became Outlook/Outlook Express default. Until someone comes up with an email alternative and a zero-fuss open source groupware server MS / Exchange and whatnot is going to continue to make E-Mail something you want to avoid.
Bottom line: MS is a sadist when it comes to email, so yes, they're probably trying to deliberately make it worse.
No. Most definitely not.
You're welcome.
Well I'm sort of glad the Prof didn't have us punch cards. Although that would've been more useful than papercoding.
The exam was OOP1 and pure code on paper. So your critique doesn't compute.
... for skimping out on paying a little upfront for an independent IT consultant and some scripting jobs on a Linux/Postgres setup.
Bottom line: Steer clear of Oracle. There is nothing Oracle can do that countless Foss stops can't do better and way cheaper.
He left russia a few years back and took on the citizenship of a caribean microcountry in order to continue with Telegram unmolested. IIRC nobody knows his exact whereabouts or the whereabouts of the devteam - probably they're distributed around the planet and living the cyberpunk/diginomad lifestyle, flying under the radar most of the time. It sure takes some guts and wits to stick it to the FSB and other russian three-letter-authorities, you have to hand it to them. Nice job.
Sidenote: I've been using Telegram for a few years now and really like it. Definitivly up there with Signal and Threema when in comes to worthy WhatsCrap alternatives.
Back in the 80ies there was so much that still had to be done. The state of IT was just leaving the steam-age and we got all excited when the C64 came out and we could instantly push the envelope even further. We dreamt of devices resembling todays tablets and VR goggles, didn't we? Remember the "consoles" in Enders Game? We have those now. And better than OSC imagined. And Star Trek NG and their devices look friggin' *dated*! Amazing isn't it?
These days there's nothing to explore in the IT space (except for some MMO or something ... if it isn't riddled with repetition and loot-boxes) because we all have dirt cheap high end devices and IT shortcomings & long since carried band-aids are quickly being replaced by the ideal solutions with no more need for optimisation what-so-ever. Even my job only exists because modern web is still based on pretty flaky software and tech from 15 years ago and there is always something to fix and replace. But that will be gone in 5 years.
However, outside of the nerd camp, things can be exciting, if you care to look - albeit only moderately so. I was climbing back then (freeclimbing was *the* avantgarde sport of the eighties) and I imagine even today there are still things to do outdoors, even though those have been perfected to the utmost degree. Wanna go climbing? There's a perfect climging hall for you right near by (we dreamed of this back then). Wanna go surfing? What type? Paddle? Longboard? Minisims? Wind? Kite? We have you covered. Wanna scate? Quads, Inline, Freestyle, Vert, Longboard Downhill, and so on. Same with most other adventures. Just about Aall is staked out and even Boyscouts is probably little more than therapy these days (dunno but I suspect).
It's not impossible not to be bored, but I do get that it's harder for current youngsters. This is post-scarcity economy for you and it rubs of onto youth, no surprise.
I don't like the notch and don't see the point. If your sensors need space, move them out of the screen. Obvious, isn't it?
I do get rounded cornsers - to an extent. If people insist on rounded corners on their case and designers insist on covering as much sceenspace as fittingly as possible - more power to them. I also find rounded corners esthetically pleasing. But then again, that's more personal taste than a law.
Bottom line: The Pixel 2 XL does just fine with rounded corners but without any notch. Do it like that and you're fine.
Her website screems "underf*cked & emotionally neglected avergage frustrated chump with a gun" only that this time the chump is a woman. Good to know that diversity is moving in on that territory aswell.
I hope no victim dies from the attack, AFAICT one victim still is critical.