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  1. Re:The Shitshow of the Gig Economy. on The Rise Of The Contract Workforce (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    You have always been interchangeable and expendable. Your mission, whether you choose to accept it or not, is to sell the commodity that is your labor to the highest bidder.

  2. Re:The ugly truth: We're just whores on The Rise Of The Contract Workforce (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    And the staffing company rep doesn't like it when you call her your pimp...but, she won't fire you for it* and it is fun.

    *You could be caught with a dead girl or a live boy, and they wouldn't fire you as long as the client company doesn't find out. They're afraid of the contract going to a rival company.

  3. Re:It's not facebook's job to protect people on Facebook Says It Can't Guarantee Social Media is Good For Democracy (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    Trump won, because people are stupid, but those super-intellects in the DNC backing Hillary were not smart enough to outwit them.

    Something is awry in that equation.

  4. As a QA professional, the problem with TFS is that "good" is not defined? You can't test for a condition that is not defined. I find these sort of statements all the time in technical requirements, and it always ends in a conversation with the author where I repeatedly explain that I can't write a test that goes "if (condition > good) { pass} else {fail}"

    If the article is to mean anything "good" has to first be defined. The interesting part is that the definition of "good" will expose a lot of the biases held by Facebook leaders.

  5. Re:San Jose on Why Airports Rename Runways When the Magnetic Poles Move (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    Agreed. There are also structural components in the plane that screw with the compass, requiring a correction card.

    But still, all us pilots know why the numbers need to be periodically updated.

  6. Re:As any DBA knows... on Why Airports Rename Runways When the Magnetic Poles Move (wired.com) · · Score: 2

    No. We've decided that we can live with the heading plus/minus 5 degrees. So, should plus/minus 10 be ok? Plus/minus 20? Heh! I know just add one MORE bit of information to an overcrowded, barely legible sectional to say "Our runway markers don't mean a damn thing! It's just random numbers."

    Or, you could keep the marking updated and relevant.

  7. Re:What the... on BMW's Apple CarPlay Annual Fee is Next-level Gouging (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    I can't figure out why carmakers and phone makers can't deliver on something as apparently simple as "remote desktop with touch screen interface". I gotta believe both current iOS & Android OS/Windowing systems can support this from a basic software feature set, maybe even with dynamic screen sizes/resolutions, too.

    Just doing this would literally make using a phone in the car safer. The same idiots who will try to use Snapchat on the road will still do it, they just won't be doing and juggling a phone in their hands.

    I don't get it why device makers don't make this more straightforward for carmakers to support and vice versa, why carmakers have to make it more retarded or do dumb shit like BMW's rental concept.

    Is it just a plot to make car/phone integration so shitty people just leave their phones at home?

    Product liability laws. The same reason when I try to turn up the volume with my headphone, I first have to dig the phone out of my pocket and agree that listening to loud music can harm my hearing. And, I have to agree....every.....single....time. You may wreck while Snapchatting, but Google, et.al., can proclaim in court that they tried to protect you from yourself.

  8. What makes it inferior? It is more than enough contact space to transfer sufficient electrons to give more than enough volume for even the deaf to hear it (by feeling the vibration in their skulls).

  9. Re:Don't buy... on Buying Headphones in 2018 is Going To Be a Fragmented Mess (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Bluetooth is a pain in the rear if you have more than one source. I can plug a cheap pair of headphones in and sit back and relax. I turn on my 5.1 sound system and try to play bluetooth across it, but it is already connected to a tablet that is stashed somewhere or maybe my wife's phone. Or, maybe my phone connects to a different device that I wasn't expecting. Or, I connect to the bluetooth earbuds, but the battery runs out 20 minutes later.

    If I rip the cables, I get another cheap pair.

  10. Re:Don't buy... on Buying Headphones in 2018 is Going To Be a Fragmented Mess (theverge.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I can buy a great sounding pair of headphones for ~$20 with a 3.5mm jack

    Which is why they're being pushed out by the big players. Bose can't charge $1,000 for a decent set of ear buds, so they have no incentive to make them. The market has been sufficiently covered by Chinese manufacturing. The only answer is to make something proprietary that you can charge ridiculous dollars to license.

  11. Re:People like to think on Why People Dislike Really Smart Leaders (scientificamerican.com) · · Score: 2

    My solution to the problem is to make every vote a write-in. The ballot would be a sheet of paper with the offices listed with a blank line after each. The voter would have to legibly print the full name of each candidate they were voting for. If you can't be bothered to learn the candidate's name, you have no business voting for that office, IMHO.

  12. Re: Probably the same reason girls hate... on Why People Dislike Really Smart Leaders (scientificamerican.com) · · Score: 1

    Almost. Generally, women want a man they can conquer. It needs to be a challenge, but they'll give up if they find they can't succeed.

    I was over 45 when I started testing such theories, but quickly found that the "dating game" was quite predictable and easy to game.

  13. Re:Do they still use magnetic cpmpasses on Why Airports Rename Runways When the Magnetic Poles Move (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    Do they still use magnetic cpmpasses in commecial aviation?

    Yes.
    And commercial aviation is not the only segment that airports are built for.

  14. Re:Bigger problem looming on Why Airports Rename Runways When the Magnetic Poles Move (wired.com) · · Score: 2

    Nah! Pilot's will just have to fly their planes between the falling skyscrapers on their way to finding the hidden arks that will save the vestiges of the human race. The runway will only need to be realigned after the continents have finished shifting.

  15. Re:I can solve this from my armchair, no really! on Why Airports Rename Runways When the Magnetic Poles Move (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    You do realize that a compass doesn't get software updates. Right?

  16. Re:Great idea on Why Airports Rename Runways When the Magnetic Poles Move (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    The worst part of this is pilot coordination at a busy airport. Say you have three student pilot's in the pattern, an older pilot trying to shake off the rust, a formation team coming in, and a couple of guys out just enjoying the day. I've been at the airport in this sort of traffic. Now, what exactly is the take-off and landing zone? Everybody needs to agree, or they're going to be running into each other.

  17. Re:As any DBA knows... on Why Airports Rename Runways When the Magnetic Poles Move (wired.com) · · Score: 2, Informative

    As someone that has had the engine go silent at 7,000 feet, I can state with authority that you have no clue of what you're talking about. The stress of an emergency, "do it right the first time or die" situation has so much adrenalin pumping through your veins that basic math is near impossible. I was making radio calls that I was north east of the airport, when I was south of it (north east was where I was headed when the engine quit). Reading minuscule numbers off a sectional in order to calculate a deviation while trying to maintain best glide speed and keep calm. You simply have no clue what a ridiculous request that is.

  18. Re:Names and Method Inconsistent on Why Airports Rename Runways When the Magnetic Poles Move (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    search in airnav.com and give us an example of what your claiming.

  19. Re:San Jose on Why Airports Rename Runways When the Magnetic Poles Move (wired.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    The numbers get updated (God knows why) when the poles move.

    Pilots also know why.

    When on final approach, the number you see on the end of the runway should match what is on your compass. The compass is the "navigational aid of last resort", as it does not require any mechanical, vacuum or electrical assistance to work. How you set up for that runway...even how you approach the airport...depends on that number. Flying into an unfamiliar airport with screwed up runway numbers will add an extra layer of unnecessary complication.

  20. Re:Except Knowledge on Apple Is Blocking an App That Detects Net Neutrality Violations (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    You have to assume that both carriers are being fed data from the same source at the same rate

    Which the professor provided for by having all the data stream from his own server.

  21. Re:This is silly on Apple Is Blocking an App That Detects Net Neutrality Violations (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Except there was only one server involved. The Professor's.

    He spoofed the metadata to make the ISP think it was from the various services. If this ain't a hand in the cookie jar, I don't know what is.

  22. Re:Red Herring app on Apple Is Blocking an App That Detects Net Neutrality Violations (vice.com) · · Score: 2

    Maybe the guy tied himself up on the edge of the cliff when his gun accidentally discharged, causing him to fall over backward onto a knife. :-)

    In this case though, we know that the data came from the Professors OWN server.
    Read that carefully:

    The Professor streamed ALL the files from the same place. He spoofed the metadata to make it appear to come from the various services, but his own computer actually provided the bits.

  23. Re:The difference isn't subtle on No More Pancake Syrup? Climate Change Could Bring an End To Sugar Maples (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    "Worth it" is a personal preference. I actually don't care that much for "the real thing", and would pay extra for Ms Butterworth; though, I have often mixed the two.

    Real maple syrup is too runny for my taste, and makes a soggy mess of the perfectly crispy edges of my pancakes.

  24. Re:Less water does not make sense on No More Pancake Syrup? Climate Change Could Bring an End To Sugar Maples (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    That's ok. We're also being told that an average increase of two degrees will both melt the ice caps AND make the tropics to hot to support human life.

  25. Re:Physics on Turning Soybeans Into Diesel Fuel Is Costing Us Billions (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Byproduct of producing soy meal for pigs and chickens in China. Soy basically produces meal and oil, and China has a high demand for the meal.