Please, please adopt the metric system like the rest of the world.:(
The metric system is boring. English units are full of surprises! I mean, come on - with a joule you know exactly how to calculate it (yawn). BTUs, on the other hand, are a weird mystery involving arcane units and hard-to-remember numbers!
The video I’ve seen of the tsunamis from 2004 and 2011 seem to indicate that your hypothetical GoPro video would actually be rather boring. It’s not like a giant crested wave suddenly hit the land, for the most part - the water started coming in quietly at first, then just kept inexorably pouring in further and further, gradually increasing in depth and building in strength just due to the sheer volume of water.
When the volume was at its peak, then it did violently respond to obstacles - like the Fukushima tsunami wall. But that was a case of huge volumes of in-motion water suddenly being blocked and having to find some direction which allowed movement.
Implying that "oil scarcity" is the reason behind these regulations seems like such an obvious straw man that at first I figured everyone would see through it immediately... but then I realized this letter was targeted at Congress.
They charge ridiculously high prices to post any job there - so the people most likely to do that are those without any sense of the real value of money.
I don't know a lot about Oath, but I have noticed that since they bought out Engadget the site is inaccessible a fair bit of the time. Its preferred method of falling-over seems to be redirecting any story link to a login screen - was like that for days, until just recently (and this wasn't the first time).
"For many student developers, a computer science degree is not enough to teach them the skills they will need in the workforce, the report found."
If they're anything like me, what the school courses will have done is just teach them various languages' syntax. I didn't really "learn" how to write code until I had to actually use it to accomplish various tasks (mostly on the job).
Since they’ve now edited the summary (hooray for editing), I’ll note for the edification of future readers: The original quotes in the summary were attributed to “Chris from Department of Computer Science”.
More seriously: I recently resubscribed to our local newspaper after letting it go for about 4-5 years - before that, I’d been a subscriber for a couple decades. I’m debating if I want to continue. Thing is, the long-form journalism that is the strength of a newspaper has been cut way back - it seems they’re trying to appeal to the younger generation and their short attention span. But what they’ve really managed to do is cut down on the amount of information their product now offers. Not to mention that local news coverage is just about gone, excepting sports.
And the ads! I understand that they can’t rely on classifieds carrying them anymore, but it’s gotten ridiculous. You have to help not through the ads to find the newspaper.
My first thought was that I’d much rather be an MLK Jr than a JK Rowling... but then I realized that Rowling doesn’t have people trying to kill her and is ridiculously wealthy.
... C: I'm not home in the morning. A: Then do you have another address that you'd like to use? C: Can you reschedule for later in the day? A: I see that your reputation score is low. By asking us to reschedule, your score will drop lower. Are you sure you want to do that? C: Oh, sorry. A: It is too late. You have asked about rescheduling. We are cancelling your delivery and reporting your bad behavior. Would you prefer the corrections officers visit you in the morning or the afternoon? C:... the afternoon I guess. A: By selecting the afternoon, you have demonstrated an unwillingness to cooperate and also the potential for being a flight risk. I am locking all your doors and blocking your cell phone from the network. Please wait for the corrections squad. C: Please, is there anything I can do? A: Have a nice day!
Next time you just hop on google and start "googling" things, think of the poor, poor 22 year old engineers with those giant stacks of books and banks and banks of filing cabinets, and how rapidly they have to run
Wait... they’re using people? I thought it was some sort of really fast dog.
There are a number of things I don’t like about Apple right now... but this story doesn’t ring true to me.
I went in this past summer with an iPhone 6S - GPS no longer worked. The “genius” (yeah, I do hate that) listened to what I’d done to attempt a remedy, said “I’ve seen this problem before, but it’s usually been with the 6 not the 6S”, then gave me a replacement 6S. No hassles, no dissembling, no attempt to upsell.
In summer 2017 I went in with a 2015 MacBook Pro whose trackpad and keyboard wasn’t working. The guy took it, said “the trackpad cables on these sometimes get pinched during assembly and eventually fail”, and they did the repair.
I do find the new University Village Apple Store annoying, though. And I hate that they seem to have gotten rid of the dedicated help/repair area - while you’re waiting for your appointment, you’re just kind of hanging out in the middle of the throng trying to look for who ever is eventually going to help you. But I haven’t had any issues with the people themselves.
Unless things have changed recently, Seattle allows bicycles to ride on the sidewalks. It also has a lot of bike lanes, thanks to a previous mayor who biked himself and decided to arbitrarily take lanes away from cars. Believe me, you don't want to be driving in Seattle.
But the article has its dates and underlying assumptions wrong. The traffic nightmare up here is scheduled to start January 11, when the viaduct gets shut down - it ends on February 5, when the new tunnel is scheduled to open. The three-week closure is apparently necessary so they can finish the ramps from the old viaduct approaches into the tunnel. During that closure, all the cars which normally would use the viaduct (or the tunnel) are going to be shunted onto the already-overburdened Interstate 5 and downtown surface streets.
Slashdot Mirror
The blackjack.
Please, please adopt the metric system like the rest of the world. :(
The metric system is boring. English units are full of surprises! I mean, come on - with a joule you know exactly how to calculate it (yawn). BTUs, on the other hand, are a weird mystery involving arcane units and hard-to-remember numbers!
The video I’ve seen of the tsunamis from 2004 and 2011 seem to indicate that your hypothetical GoPro video would actually be rather boring. It’s not like a giant crested wave suddenly hit the land, for the most part - the water started coming in quietly at first, then just kept inexorably pouring in further and further, gradually increasing in depth and building in strength just due to the sheer volume of water.
When the volume was at its peak, then it did violently respond to obstacles - like the Fukushima tsunami wall. But that was a case of huge volumes of in-motion water suddenly being blocked and having to find some direction which allowed movement.
Implying that "oil scarcity" is the reason behind these regulations seems like such an obvious straw man that at first I figured everyone would see through it immediately... but then I realized this letter was targeted at Congress.
They charge ridiculously high prices to post any job there - so the people most likely to do that are those without any sense of the real value of money.
Which describes BitCoin zealots to a "T".
Interesting, if anyone was fooled by that they kind of deserves it. Like reading an Onion news article and falling for it, you ought to know better.
What about someone who may have signed up for dancing lessons from the robot?
Asking for a friend.
Badly.
Oh my goodness! They're about to cross the Avagadro Boundary!
If this thing really weighed one gram like the name implies, by my calculations it would float away like a helium balloon.
The New LG Gram - It's Lighter Than Air!*
* Tether not included
This laptop should be named the LG 1360.777 Grams. ... Perhaps that is the model number?
I don't know a lot about Oath, but I have noticed that since they bought out Engadget the site is inaccessible a fair bit of the time. Its preferred method of falling-over seems to be redirecting any story link to a login screen - was like that for days, until just recently (and this wasn't the first time).
"For many student developers, a computer science degree is not enough to teach them the skills they will need in the workforce, the report found."
If they're anything like me, what the school courses will have done is just teach them various languages' syntax. I didn't really "learn" how to write code until I had to actually use it to accomplish various tasks (mostly on the job).
Since they’ve now edited the summary (hooray for editing), I’ll note for the edification of future readers: The original quotes in the summary were attributed to “Chris from Department of Computer Science”.
I’m sure she could’ve pointed out any fake Supremes.
That explains a lot.
More seriously: I recently resubscribed to our local newspaper after letting it go for about 4-5 years - before that, I’d been a subscriber for a couple decades. I’m debating if I want to continue. Thing is, the long-form journalism that is the strength of a newspaper has been cut way back - it seems they’re trying to appeal to the younger generation and their short attention span. But what they’ve really managed to do is cut down on the amount of information their product now offers. Not to mention that local news coverage is just about gone, excepting sports.
And the ads! I understand that they can’t rely on classifieds carrying them anymore, but it’s gotten ridiculous. You have to help not through the ads to find the newspaper.
I just did a spit-take all over my monitor and keyboard when I read that.
Yeah, I read that on my phone and - let’s just say I’m glad this phone has an IP68 rating.
I think the main advantage of Youtube is that they do a much better job of pushing stuff you want to see.
Not in my experience. Like most guys, I have absolutely no interest in Adele’s music - but YouTube seems to think she’s my favorite singer.
It sounds like someone at YouTube reached out to somebody at Venture Beat and spoonfed them some PR sound bites.
Sounds like a good place to retire!
My first thought was that I’d much rather be an MLK Jr than a JK Rowling... but then I realized that Rowling doesn’t have people trying to kill her and is ridiculously wealthy.
... ... the afternoon I guess.
C: I'm not home in the morning.
A: Then do you have another address that you'd like to use?
C: Can you reschedule for later in the day?
A: I see that your reputation score is low. By asking us to reschedule, your score will drop lower. Are you sure you want to do that?
C: Oh, sorry.
A: It is too late. You have asked about rescheduling. We are cancelling your delivery and reporting your bad behavior. Would you prefer the corrections officers visit you in the morning or the afternoon?
C:
A: By selecting the afternoon, you have demonstrated an unwillingness to cooperate and also the potential for being a flight risk. I am locking all your doors and blocking your cell phone from the network. Please wait for the corrections squad.
C: Please, is there anything I can do?
A: Have a nice day!
Next time you just hop on google and start "googling" things, think of the poor, poor 22 year old engineers with those giant stacks of books and banks and banks of filing cabinets, and how rapidly they have to run
Wait... they’re using people? I thought it was some sort of really fast dog.
There are a number of things I don’t like about Apple right now... but this story doesn’t ring true to me.
I went in this past summer with an iPhone 6S - GPS no longer worked. The “genius” (yeah, I do hate that) listened to what I’d done to attempt a remedy, said “I’ve seen this problem before, but it’s usually been with the 6 not the 6S”, then gave me a replacement 6S. No hassles, no dissembling, no attempt to upsell.
In summer 2017 I went in with a 2015 MacBook Pro whose trackpad and keyboard wasn’t working. The guy took it, said “the trackpad cables on these sometimes get pinched during assembly and eventually fail”, and they did the repair.
I do find the new University Village Apple Store annoying, though. And I hate that they seem to have gotten rid of the dedicated help/repair area - while you’re waiting for your appointment, you’re just kind of hanging out in the middle of the throng trying to look for who ever is eventually going to help you. But I haven’t had any issues with the people themselves.
Sold them? I had no idea those products still existed!
Unless things have changed recently, Seattle allows bicycles to ride on the sidewalks. It also has a lot of bike lanes, thanks to a previous mayor who biked himself and decided to arbitrarily take lanes away from cars. Believe me, you don't want to be driving in Seattle.
But the article has its dates and underlying assumptions wrong. The traffic nightmare up here is scheduled to start January 11, when the viaduct gets shut down - it ends on February 5, when the new tunnel is scheduled to open. The three-week closure is apparently necessary so they can finish the ramps from the old viaduct approaches into the tunnel. During that closure, all the cars which normally would use the viaduct (or the tunnel) are going to be shunted onto the already-overburdened Interstate 5 and downtown surface streets.