You are no more equipped to understand their job than they are to understand yours. Dilbert does a great job lampooning the aspects that are visible to you, but a poor job of explaining the aspects that are not. You won't get this until you become a manager, I'm afraid.
Speaking as a manager, you're completely full of shit.
The fact that IBM chose not to partner with Lenovo for developing all these apps and services for Lenovo's Windows and Android tablets and smartphones is downright bizarre.
Indeed. It's utterly bizarre that IBM would choose to partner with a US company that has a successful product with good market penetration, rather than a Chinese company with products that have yet to gain any traction.
That's right. God planned for Jesus (god) to be crucified. So in effect, god sacrificed himself to himself to atone for the things he finds offensive according to his divine rules, so that he can judge you when he checks whether you complied with his rules.
So what you're saying is that god was a narcissist.
Beats takes analog audio hardware that hasn't changed since the 70s, sprinkles fairy design dust on it, and sells it for big money. What better model for Apple's transistor & software business?
I was going to object to your outright dismissal of design and how important it is to good (or sometimes just popular) products. But then I remembered that this is slashdot.
Hint: The failure of Linux to make inroads on the desktop is due to the exact same reason: the elevation of engineering above everything else.
Screw passive cloaking, lets see how well that self driving sensor package works when getting hit full in the face with some broad spectrum jamming.
Oh, it's a lot easier than that. I anticipate that we'll see exploits right off the bat that are based solely on specific behaviors next to / in front of / around an autonomous vehicle. It probably won't be hard to force one off the road just by aggressively encroaching into their lane and matching their rate of deceleration.
Dangerous, sure. Irresponsible, absolutely. But inevitable just the same.
The AC was presenting his personal opinion -- that if he has to pay attention, he's not interested. Technically speaking, one cannot be "wrong" about whether he is interested in it or not. He's either interested, or he's not, and there's only one person on the entire planet that actually has a say in that.
Sacramento isn't in Northern California. Well, okay, geographically speaking it is in the Northern half of the state. But I refuse to acknowledge Sac as part of NorCal in all the ways that actually matter.
it's public parking, so you have no right to keep someone from parking in it.
Conversely, nobody has a right to take it from you, either. You have as much right to sit there -- within any relevant time limits -- as anyone else. Delaying your exit for a winning bidder may not be the most civic-minded action you can take, but it's certainly not illegal.
Assuming that you find a way to communicate these alerts without freaking everyone out (which is a tall order to start with) I think your goal -- of having people "take extra care until it is fixed" is so completely vague an inactionable as to be completely meaningless.
It is my personal observation that the phrase "intrinsic value" is essentially meaningless. Ask three people what "intrinsic value" means and you'll get five answers. This makes it a phrase worth avoiding. If your argument rests upon the claim that something has "intrinsic value", you've lost.
Another person that doesn't understand Libertarian ideals. What a surprise. Libertarians do not believe markets should be totally unregulated.
Another person that doesn't understand that Libertarians (or people claiming to be Libertarians) endlessly spout a bunch of insane rhetoric to anyone that will listen, up to and including the ideal that markets should be totally unregulated.
You may not believe markets should be totally unregulated, but my personal observation is that among people who claim to speak for the Libertarian cause, you're in a very very small minority.
And as a side note: if Libertarians ever want to be taken seriously, you're going to have to weed out the crackpots from among your ranks, or at least get them to stop posting their insane rhetoric on every crackpot-friendly forum (i.e. Slashdot) on the interwebs. Y'all sound pretty nuts to the rest of us standing in the middle of the political spectrum.
I use TaskPaper. It's just slightly more than plain text, offering some automatic (and fairly unobtrusive) organization. I keep one text file for one year, and then start a new one.
It's a great place to live if you're rich, and virtually impossible to live if you're middle class or poor.
Considering that California is the most populous state in the nation, I think you might be exaggerating things just a bit. Clearly, lots of people live here, and not all of them are rich. Me, for instance.
You are legally free to boycott a company whose CEO, say, donated $1000 to a political campaign regarding abortion (either pro- or anti-), 5 years ago. That doesn't make it ethical.
Ethics has nothing whatsoever to do with the personal choice to boycott something that one disagrees with.
You're wrong, actually. We as citizens are just as free to voice our views as Eich was to voice his. We're saying we disagree with his views. Are you trying to suggest that we be disallowed from that basic freedom?
Would that be the Greater Fool Theory? Or the notion that there's a sucker born every minute?
Generally speaking, if you find yourself going negative on something that a bunch of other people are enthusiastic about, the chances are fairly good that you don't understand it. That's not to say that Bitcoin is a stable market (it's not) but that there are probably many more variables contributing to the price than you are aware of.
In case you haven't noticed, the value of Bitcoin has dropped by more than half over the past three months. Between the MtGox scandal, the Bitcoin bans in Russia and China, and the draconian new IRS regulations
So what? BTC is a medium of payment. The businesses accepting BTC as payment are largely converting it into their preferred currency, so the volatility isn't very important.
I'm amazed that it's still trading in the $500 range.
Your amazement should be taken as a clue that you don't actually understand the Bitcoin market.
It sure as hell don't see it coming back to $1,000 soon, that's for sure.
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You are no more equipped to understand their job than they are to understand yours. Dilbert does a great job lampooning the aspects that are visible to you, but a poor job of explaining the aspects that are not. You won't get this until you become a manager, I'm afraid.
Speaking as a manager, you're completely full of shit.
The nineties called. They want their buzzwords back.
The fact that IBM chose not to partner with Lenovo for developing all these apps and services for Lenovo's Windows and Android tablets and smartphones is downright bizarre.
Indeed. It's utterly bizarre that IBM would choose to partner with a US company that has a successful product with good market penetration, rather than a Chinese company with products that have yet to gain any traction.
Oh, wait...
That's right. God planned for Jesus (god) to be crucified. So in effect, god sacrificed himself to himself to atone for the things he finds offensive according to his divine rules, so that he can judge you when he checks whether you complied with his rules.
So what you're saying is that god was a narcissist.
It's hardly "evil" for them to provide a free platform for independent artists, just because they're independent artists.
You mean the free platform that they provide to everyone else without discrimination or contractual obligations?
Beats takes analog audio hardware that hasn't changed since the 70s, sprinkles fairy design dust on it, and sells it for big money. What better model for Apple's transistor & software business?
I was going to object to your outright dismissal of design and how important it is to good (or sometimes just popular) products. But then I remembered that this is slashdot.
Hint: The failure of Linux to make inroads on the desktop is due to the exact same reason: the elevation of engineering above everything else.
(And yes, I too am an engineer).
I personally don't want you breathing any of the air I've ever breathed, or might breathe in the future.
God DAMN I need me some mod points. +1 Fuck Yeah!
Screw passive cloaking, lets see how well that self driving sensor package works when getting hit full in the face with some broad spectrum jamming.
Oh, it's a lot easier than that. I anticipate that we'll see exploits right off the bat that are based solely on specific behaviors next to / in front of / around an autonomous vehicle. It probably won't be hard to force one off the road just by aggressively encroaching into their lane and matching their rate of deceleration.
Dangerous, sure. Irresponsible, absolutely. But inevitable just the same.
Understandable reaction, but you're wrong.
The AC was presenting his personal opinion -- that if he has to pay attention, he's not interested. Technically speaking, one cannot be "wrong" about whether he is interested in it or not. He's either interested, or he's not, and there's only one person on the entire planet that actually has a say in that.
I've lived in a Texas. Bunch of racist motherfuckers.
Sacramento isn't in Northern California. Well, okay, geographically speaking it is in the Northern half of the state. But I refuse to acknowledge Sac as part of NorCal in all the ways that actually matter.
California govt & regulations suck.
And yet it's the most populous state in the nation.
it's public parking, so you have no right to keep someone from parking in it.
Conversely, nobody has a right to take it from you, either. You have as much right to sit there -- within any relevant time limits -- as anyone else. Delaying your exit for a winning bidder may not be the most civic-minded action you can take, but it's certainly not illegal.
Assuming that you find a way to communicate these alerts without freaking everyone out (which is a tall order to start with) I think your goal -- of having people "take extra care until it is fixed" is so completely vague an inactionable as to be completely meaningless.
Nothing has "intrinsic value".
It is my personal observation that the phrase "intrinsic value" is essentially meaningless. Ask three people what "intrinsic value" means and you'll get five answers. This makes it a phrase worth avoiding. If your argument rests upon the claim that something has "intrinsic value", you've lost.
Another person that doesn't understand Libertarian ideals. What a surprise. Libertarians do not believe markets should be totally unregulated.
Another person that doesn't understand that Libertarians (or people claiming to be Libertarians) endlessly spout a bunch of insane rhetoric to anyone that will listen, up to and including the ideal that markets should be totally unregulated.
You may not believe markets should be totally unregulated, but my personal observation is that among people who claim to speak for the Libertarian cause, you're in a very very small minority.
And as a side note: if Libertarians ever want to be taken seriously, you're going to have to weed out the crackpots from among your ranks, or at least get them to stop posting their insane rhetoric on every crackpot-friendly forum (i.e. Slashdot) on the interwebs. Y'all sound pretty nuts to the rest of us standing in the middle of the political spectrum.
I use TaskPaper. It's just slightly more than plain text, offering some automatic (and fairly unobtrusive) organization. I keep one text file for one year, and then start a new one.
It's a great place to live if you're rich, and virtually impossible to live if you're middle class or poor.
Considering that California is the most populous state in the nation, I think you might be exaggerating things just a bit. Clearly, lots of people live here, and not all of them are rich. Me, for instance.
A couple decades back, people were living in the exact same houses we're living in today.
You are legally free to boycott a company whose CEO, say, donated $1000 to a political campaign regarding abortion (either pro- or anti-), 5 years ago. That doesn't make it ethical.
Ethics has nothing whatsoever to do with the personal choice to boycott something that one disagrees with.
You are woefully confused.
You're wrong, actually. We as citizens are just as free to voice our views as Eich was to voice his. We're saying we disagree with his views. Are you trying to suggest that we be disallowed from that basic freedom?
Would that be the Greater Fool Theory? Or the notion that there's a sucker born every minute?
Generally speaking, if you find yourself going negative on something that a bunch of other people are enthusiastic about, the chances are fairly good that you don't understand it. That's not to say that Bitcoin is a stable market (it's not) but that there are probably many more variables contributing to the price than you are aware of.
I think you should re-read my statement. I believe you'll find that you are in error WRT what you think I said.
Dumb indeed.
In case you haven't noticed, the value of Bitcoin has dropped by more than half over the past three months. Between the MtGox scandal, the Bitcoin bans in Russia and China, and the draconian new IRS regulations
So what? BTC is a medium of payment. The businesses accepting BTC as payment are largely converting it into their preferred currency, so the volatility isn't very important.
I'm amazed that it's still trading in the $500 range.
Your amazement should be taken as a clue that you don't actually understand the Bitcoin market.
It sure as hell don't see it coming back to $1,000 soon, that's for sure.
See above.
Real coin has worked for thousands of years.
Yeah. And over those thousands of years, real coins have proved impervious to all manner of theft.