In the GP's defense, there's game-related analysis (achievements) and scientific and/or marketing analysis based on the how you play the game. The former is fine for most people, the same way someone recording your batting average in a softball league is. But if someone in your league starts writing down what you do between at-bats, how you stand in the field...it gets a little creepy.
But what ticks me off is when I roll into work 30 minutes "late" the next day and it's like "Oh look, weave is rolling in late again."
I've had this same problem, though they didn't call me weave. The truth of the matter is, when you're in an 8-5 support job (and admin may include support) people expect you to be there from 8-5. If something goes wrong at 8 AM, and they page you or call your desk or stop by your cubicle, and can't find you...it's a problem. Solution is easy: communicate. Call and email your work POC (boss, administrative person, etc) when you leave the office at 2 AM and tell them you'll be rolling in late.
As to the less powerful people who remark on your apparent tardiness, simply start a numbers game:
"Oh, look who just woke up!" "2" "2 what?" "I left the office at 2 AM." "Oh..."
"Hah...rolling in late again, weave?" "3" "Geez, dude. Glad I don't have your job."
He's likely banking on the fact that ad revenues can't support everything. The bandwagon of paying for news, sports, entertainment, etc online hasn't even started rolling yet, but I believe this is him giving it a push. It'll end up being a bit like Comcast: $100/month + ads + extra pay-for movie channels and on demand.
Hopefully not the whole Internet, but eventual micropayments wouldn't surprise me.
Nothing of value was lost -- social networking is about as important as celebrity gossip.
Cue James Earl Jones:
I find your lack of faith disturbing. The ramifications of social networking have yet to be truly felt in the outer colonies. Communication is key to productivity and morale of the people. The Emperor is a fool to take it away and not realize it for the tool that it is. It is also quite helpful to keep tabs on the new T-17. Hot little number there. If the rebel alliance is to be deterred we must know where they are, what they're doing at all times, what they're currently dining on, when they've returned from the bathroom, and how they're wearing their hair today. Twitter is the key.
Wish I had mod points to bump you up. Monetary settlements generally have NDAs associated with them so the company doesn't go bankrupt as people compare what others received. In the case of an exploding iPod, having only delivered a simple refund, Apple should have left off the NDA so the next time this happens, they can say, "Standard settlement is the price of the iPod. Anything more than that and you'll have to go up against our lawyers for the next 10 years."
However, assuming that government is a service (something I don't assume, but most people do), the cost of providing that service should go *down* with respect to what they provide, and having a larger population should provide better economies of scale, making their services *cheaper* per person.
This only applies if the efficiency can be increased as demands increase. Perhaps with an assembly line, if demand rises, you can add two people to a line of 20 and tell everyone else to work a little faster and get a good bang for the buck.
But America isn't an assembly line -- the population is huge, the wear and tear on the infrastructure is huge, the resources we can bring to bear are limited compared to the enormity of the task (even if we're paying 3 guys a million dollars each to pave I-80, they're not going to get it done any faster than if we paid them a tenth of that). Don't even get me started on qualified doctors-to-patient ratios.
I'm not saying we can't be more efficient, but I'm not sure economy of scale applies to every situation we'll run into as America continues to grow. I like to think of the government as what it would be like if neighborhoods pitched in to mow the lawns. Say, 20,000 neighborhoods. It would take some organization, management, security, safety, etc. And now you have something the size of our federal government.
The other side of the coin is that we probably wouldn't need even non-corrupt regulatory bodies if capitalism didn't breed a bunch of greedy egomaniacs. Capitalism and the free market is flawed from the outset because it favors a person over the people. We're not predator/prey. We're a society of varying people who contribute in different ways, not in all monetarily significant ways.
But the difficult part is that capitalism brings out the worst in people -- you see yourself earning more because you were innovative. That's a good thing. But now you see what money can provide, but your innovative streak has run out or perhaps you're tired of being competitive...but you still want the money.
So you start to screw people out of theirs. You give them bad loans to get the bonus associated with them. You give yourself a million dollar bonus because your company went completely bankrupt but not insolvent so you "saved" it -- and you let your employees take the bullet for you.
Capitalism dates back to a less civilized structure. Let's grow up a bit.
Sort of funny I was modded Troll (which I deserved I think even though I didn't actually expect any replies) but you were modded flamebait. Makes me wonder what the difference is...
Anyway, I generalized...I took the "conservative, rural" and interpolated to "religious, republican" which in most cases is accurate. And yes it's a bit smug and certainly cynical, but we're all, conservative, liberal, republican, and democrat, still recovering from Bush's reign so I'm entitled to cynicism here.:-)
Sounds religious which may mean republican which, if they'd stuck to their guns, would definitely have 1984 required as it is a book against big government. Sadly, religion and republicanism came closer than they doth want, and made both mad.
Not that I don't appreciate that Amazon will let customers sell them back the Microsoft Windows software, but I'm sort of wondering why. (Here comes the car analogy.) If I buy a Subaru WRX with a normal shifter but plan on putting in a short-throw shifter after-market, Subaru isn't going to buy back my normal shifter. They sell me what they have on the lot. In terms of Amazon, I'm buying what they're offering: a laptop running Windows. If I want a laptop running a different OS, I'd buy it somewhere else. If there are no vendors selling that laptop without Windows, then I eat the cost, or try to recoup my costs by reselling the license (which I don't think is transferable but in this case one could probably make an exception).
I wouldn't have a problem with this, but I'd be stuck with the least expensive $100 handset. A contract assures the carrier that the cost of the handset will be at least recovered over the term of the contract. No contract, they'll charge you $400 for a clamshell phone that does texting and has 500 MB of music storage. The iPhone and Blackberries would bounce up to more normal $800+ pricing.
A contract ties you in for two years and the service generally isn't terrible...I don't think I've had a problem with AT&T customer service since 2003 or so when they didn't tell us the $50 metro plan we were currently on was replaced by a $50 nationwide plan -- all we had to do was sign up for it. Why not just sign us up automatically?!
That should be a real word. It could mean, adj, the case of being avant-garde to the point people thing you're crazy.
We had someone yesterday use the word "massivate" -- to make more massive.
And cloud computing is here to stay, it'll just become more part of every day stuff. It'll eventually need to be regulated for privacy and that may require federal subsidies the same way farmers do if Google can't keep scanning your data for advertising purposes. It'll be interesting.
Not my claim at all. My claim is you get to choose your actions. How you deal with your job is indicative of your personality. Some people are ok with getting pushed around and given an unfair hand. Others do anything for a fast buck.
Acting with morality is your choice, not your bosses.
1) Does the DoD contribute heavily to security software programs or packages? If so, they probably know which libraries are needed as they've been using them to provide the updates.
2) Maintenance of multiple server systems is always difficult. This is why Rocks was developed and why some develop their own startup and build scripts for clusters or server farms. Advanced scripting techniques are a must in a large environment.
3) Even if DoD doesn't contribute, they'll always point out the latest stable software and security fix. If you're talking about the defense of the country, how could you say, "We recommend this version...the one with the security hole that was fixed in the next version."
No, wages did not dictate my behavior in the company, but they definitely affected how I perceived my employer.
Exactly. You acted with morals and ethics, even if your employer did not, despite your salary. Pay makes a difference in how you see your job but not in how you do it.
I completely disagree. Morals and ethics has no correlation with wages. We've got people making $400K+ per year bilking the university for money, making illegal hires, and making front page news about it. You might find a disgruntled employee somewhere who is lower paid but it isn't the pay, it's the perceived treatment, with an emphasis on perceived. You can teach morals and ethics but like any education it's up to the student to want to follow through with what they have learned.
To paraphrase, this guy is in the middle of a flooding city. He repeatedly refuses attempts of others to rescue him, claiming God will save him. He drowns, winds up in Heaven, and asks God why he didn't save him. "I sent you a two boats and a helicopter..."
So I can see God now using his mighty and flagellant tendrils to tinker with the LHC's inner workings and yet we still press on, thwarting his every attempt to save the planet Earth and the life he created. I'm certain this will all end with a, "Okay, power it up!", followed by a surprisingly brief sucking sound as the world is drawn into a black hole of its own making.
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In the GP's defense, there's game-related analysis (achievements) and scientific and/or marketing analysis based on the how you play the game. The former is fine for most people, the same way someone recording your batting average in a softball league is. But if someone in your league starts writing down what you do between at-bats, how you stand in the field...it gets a little creepy.
And this is a little creepy.
How does this thing provide heating/cooling and what impact does running these systems have on said MPG performance?
The answer is two-fold, my boy:
It's air conditioning is wind powered!
The effect on MPG is directly related to which way the wind is blowing.
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask. I can provide detailed equations like E=mc^2 and c=pi*r^2 if you need them.
But what ticks me off is when I roll into work 30 minutes "late" the next day and it's like "Oh look, weave is rolling in late again."
I've had this same problem, though they didn't call me weave. The truth of the matter is, when you're in an 8-5 support job (and admin may include support) people expect you to be there from 8-5. If something goes wrong at 8 AM, and they page you or call your desk or stop by your cubicle, and can't find you...it's a problem. Solution is easy: communicate. Call and email your work POC (boss, administrative person, etc) when you leave the office at 2 AM and tell them you'll be rolling in late.
As to the less powerful people who remark on your apparent tardiness, simply start a numbers game:
"Oh, look who just woke up!"
"2"
"2 what?"
"I left the office at 2 AM."
"Oh..."
"Hah...rolling in late again, weave?"
"3"
"Geez, dude. Glad I don't have your job."
etc, etc
Do either the Kindle or Sony ebooks have color displays?
Alright, bub. Don't cross movie plots in a single thread! It's practically like crossing the streams!
He's likely banking on the fact that ad revenues can't support everything. The bandwagon of paying for news, sports, entertainment, etc online hasn't even started rolling yet, but I believe this is him giving it a push. It'll end up being a bit like Comcast: $100/month + ads + extra pay-for movie channels and on demand.
Hopefully not the whole Internet, but eventual micropayments wouldn't surprise me.
Nothing of value was lost -- social networking is about as important as celebrity gossip.
Cue James Earl Jones:
I find your lack of faith disturbing. The ramifications of social networking have yet to be truly felt in the outer colonies. Communication is key to productivity and morale of the people. The Emperor is a fool to take it away and not realize it for the tool that it is. It is also quite helpful to keep tabs on the new T-17. Hot little number there. If the rebel alliance is to be deterred we must know where they are, what they're doing at all times, what they're currently dining on, when they've returned from the bathroom, and how they're wearing their hair today. Twitter is the key.
Do not fail me again.
Wish I had mod points to bump you up. Monetary settlements generally have NDAs associated with them so the company doesn't go bankrupt as people compare what others received. In the case of an exploding iPod, having only delivered a simple refund, Apple should have left off the NDA so the next time this happens, they can say, "Standard settlement is the price of the iPod. Anything more than that and you'll have to go up against our lawyers for the next 10 years."
However, assuming that government is a service (something I don't assume, but most people do), the cost of providing that service should go *down* with respect to what they provide, and having a larger population should provide better economies of scale, making their services *cheaper* per person.
This only applies if the efficiency can be increased as demands increase. Perhaps with an assembly line, if demand rises, you can add two people to a line of 20 and tell everyone else to work a little faster and get a good bang for the buck.
But America isn't an assembly line -- the population is huge, the wear and tear on the infrastructure is huge, the resources we can bring to bear are limited compared to the enormity of the task (even if we're paying 3 guys a million dollars each to pave I-80, they're not going to get it done any faster than if we paid them a tenth of that). Don't even get me started on qualified doctors-to-patient ratios.
I'm not saying we can't be more efficient, but I'm not sure economy of scale applies to every situation we'll run into as America continues to grow. I like to think of the government as what it would be like if neighborhoods pitched in to mow the lawns. Say, 20,000 neighborhoods. It would take some organization, management, security, safety, etc. And now you have something the size of our federal government.
The other side of the coin is that we probably wouldn't need even non-corrupt regulatory bodies if capitalism didn't breed a bunch of greedy egomaniacs. Capitalism and the free market is flawed from the outset because it favors a person over the people. We're not predator/prey. We're a society of varying people who contribute in different ways, not in all monetarily significant ways.
But the difficult part is that capitalism brings out the worst in people -- you see yourself earning more because you were innovative. That's a good thing. But now you see what money can provide, but your innovative streak has run out or perhaps you're tired of being competitive...but you still want the money.
So you start to screw people out of theirs. You give them bad loans to get the bonus associated with them. You give yourself a million dollar bonus because your company went completely bankrupt but not insolvent so you "saved" it -- and you let your employees take the bullet for you.
Capitalism dates back to a less civilized structure. Let's grow up a bit.
Sort of funny I was modded Troll (which I deserved I think even though I didn't actually expect any replies) but you were modded flamebait. Makes me wonder what the difference is...
Anyway, I generalized...I took the "conservative, rural" and interpolated to "religious, republican" which in most cases is accurate. And yes it's a bit smug and certainly cynical, but we're all, conservative, liberal, republican, and democrat, still recovering from Bush's reign so I'm entitled to cynicism here. :-)
It shows in the updated reading list that your school has never read 1984 and has always been assigned I Am the Cheese.
Sounds religious which may mean republican which, if they'd stuck to their guns, would definitely have 1984 required as it is a book against big government. Sadly, religion and republicanism came closer than they doth want, and made both mad.
Not that I don't appreciate that Amazon will let customers sell them back the Microsoft Windows software, but I'm sort of wondering why. (Here comes the car analogy.) If I buy a Subaru WRX with a normal shifter but plan on putting in a short-throw shifter after-market, Subaru isn't going to buy back my normal shifter. They sell me what they have on the lot. In terms of Amazon, I'm buying what they're offering: a laptop running Windows. If I want a laptop running a different OS, I'd buy it somewhere else. If there are no vendors selling that laptop without Windows, then I eat the cost, or try to recoup my costs by reselling the license (which I don't think is transferable but in this case one could probably make an exception).
I wouldn't have a problem with this, but I'd be stuck with the least expensive $100 handset. A contract assures the carrier that the cost of the handset will be at least recovered over the term of the contract. No contract, they'll charge you $400 for a clamshell phone that does texting and has 500 MB of music storage. The iPhone and Blackberries would bounce up to more normal $800+ pricing.
A contract ties you in for two years and the service generally isn't terrible...I don't think I've had a problem with AT&T customer service since 2003 or so when they didn't tell us the $50 metro plan we were currently on was replaced by a $50 nationwide plan -- all we had to do was sign up for it. Why not just sign us up automatically?!
We can only hope that it's a Godwin-approved car analogy.
The way these East Texas judges handle cases is like the way Hitler would drive a ferrari: fast, loose, and to the benefit of one type of people.
nothing really revolunatary
That should be a real word. It could mean, adj, the case of being avant-garde to the point people thing you're crazy.
We had someone yesterday use the word "massivate" -- to make more massive.
And cloud computing is here to stay, it'll just become more part of every day stuff. It'll eventually need to be regulated for privacy and that may require federal subsidies the same way farmers do if Google can't keep scanning your data for advertising purposes. It'll be interesting.
Not my claim at all. My claim is you get to choose your actions. How you deal with your job is indicative of your personality. Some people are ok with getting pushed around and given an unfair hand. Others do anything for a fast buck.
Acting with morality is your choice, not your bosses.
1) Does the DoD contribute heavily to security software programs or packages? If so, they probably know which libraries are needed as they've been using them to provide the updates.
2) Maintenance of multiple server systems is always difficult. This is why Rocks was developed and why some develop their own startup and build scripts for clusters or server farms. Advanced scripting techniques are a must in a large environment.
3) Even if DoD doesn't contribute, they'll always point out the latest stable software and security fix. If you're talking about the defense of the country, how could you say, "We recommend this version...the one with the security hole that was fixed in the next version."
No, wages did not dictate my behavior in the company, but they definitely affected how I perceived my employer.
Exactly. You acted with morals and ethics, even if your employer did not, despite your salary. Pay makes a difference in how you see your job but not in how you do it.
I completely disagree. Morals and ethics has no correlation with wages. We've got people making $400K+ per year bilking the university for money, making illegal hires, and making front page news about it. You might find a disgruntled employee somewhere who is lower paid but it isn't the pay, it's the perceived treatment, with an emphasis on perceived. You can teach morals and ethics but like any education it's up to the student to want to follow through with what they have learned.
Leeeeeroy Jenkins!
To paraphrase, this guy is in the middle of a flooding city. He repeatedly refuses attempts of others to rescue him, claiming God will save him. He drowns, winds up in Heaven, and asks God why he didn't save him. "I sent you a two boats and a helicopter..."
So I can see God now using his mighty and flagellant tendrils to tinker with the LHC's inner workings and yet we still press on, thwarting his every attempt to save the planet Earth and the life he created. I'm certain this will all end with a, "Okay, power it up!", followed by a surprisingly brief sucking sound as the world is drawn into a black hole of its own making.
I can just see the look on his face...
Out of curiosity, are there other products that burst into flames spontaneously at rates lower than 1 in every 11 million?
Evian water has, reportedly, no claims of ever having any, repeat, any of its bottles of water spontaneously burst into flames.
Put that on your iPod and smoke it!
that they were just waiting on Windows 7.