If the entire Slashdot community can agree on *anything*, it should be that a shortage of meat and beer is indeed a crisis worthy of drastic government intervention.
I'm not sure to what extend they were really "solving" the problem. I'm guessing that a lot of what gets sent to China for recycling ends up in a landfill where it's out of sight and mind from the Western world.
This is basically the current situation with electronic waste - it is shipped to third-world countries for "reprocessing". Once it arrives there, any recyclable components may or may not be removed before the carcass is dumped in whatever spot is most convenient.
When one of those countries closes its borders to additional trash (as has happened here, with plastics), then the source countries start looking for another third-world country they can pay to receive it rather than spend the money to truly address the problem.
it's highly valued for what it represents already and the company is likely to need more cash infusion to survive.
Folks such as the GP like to quote that “25% are short sellers” in a vacuum - as if that, in itself, is evidence of nefarious activity. But the thing is... Tesla’s financial position puts it *exactly* in the category of stocks where the gamble known as short selling makes sense (if it ever does).
If Elon fanboys want to convince the rest of us that hanky panky is going on, they need to point out several other companies in similar financial straits where there *isn’t* a high degree of short selling going on.
I used the straight double-quote on both sides; but iOS, in its infinite wisdom, probably did an automatic replacement.
I could use less of Apple trying to be cute like that, and more of Apple paying attention to details - like overriding whomever the stupid fool was that thought randomly changing the size of the iOS space bar was a good idea.
As trite as it sounds, I have found that taking a minute to interrupt a stressful work situation with some “mindfulness” activity seems to help me with work - when I remember to take that minute, anyway.
Of course the stressors I’m dealing with are almost never directly related to my actual job - but we have a couple of very dysfunctional staffers currently at the top of our org right now, and they seemingly revel in creating messes.
But, in any case, taking that minute to reset mentally does help me separate myself from the stressful stuff which was distracting me and get my focus back to the work at hand.
Language is fluid. Over time, words change meaning through use - sometimes in ways we find stupid or annoying. But that’s just the way it goes.
I hate the term “life hack”. I hope it dies in a fire. But I have very little control over whether that excremental little turn of phrase ends up having staying power, or if it deservedly fades into oblivion along with the talentless hacks (hey, see what I did there?) who are trying to promote themselves by adopting it.
More like “quick to blame others” for her lack of knowledge.
Here’s what her blog post actually said: ”So much of world history leaves out or minimizes the contributions of women, and so “of course” most of us had no idea who she was.”
Good grief - I went to college in the 80s, and I knew who Ada Lovelace was. How much you want to bet Smith didn’t know about Bletchley Park in 2011, either?
In any case I’m sure Ms. Smith considers herself an expert in the field now, having likely spent several hours reading Wikipedia after her “embarrassingly clueless” European tour.
The submission does, at one point, refer to “purists” who would object to Google’s proprietary maps on principle. Those same purists might very well object to OpenStreetMap because of the non-GPL licensing terms used by the project.
So while the GP did appear to be correcting something which wasn’t actually stated in the submission, talking about the license behind OpenStreetMap seems like a valid topic of discussion.
The “correction” seems rather carefully worded using broad statements which don’t actually counter the specific original statement he made. This leads me to believe
1) His original statement is mostly true; and 2) Microsoft is very concerned that major news like this leaked out; because 3) They’ve got a lot of third parties who are completely dependent on their existing dev environment
This seems like a bigger deal than when MS decided it would start releasing its own laptops and mobile devices - which was, in its own right, a significant betrayal of its partners (or so it seemed at the time).
I suggest that you review the definition of the word "Compulsory."
Somehow, the fact that you’re having to explain what “compulsory” means - in juxtaposition to the topic at hand - seems both very hilarious and very apt.
And if you were to file a FOIA request, asking the CIA if they had any documents related to Daniel Oberhaus (the author of this silly story) - you would get the exact same response.
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But if this is gonna make it hard to get my beloved Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout, then I'm gonna get perturbed.
I mean, if you put people who don't trust government in charge of government you've gotta kind of expect these sorts of things...
Good thing we don't have to deal with that here in the US!
If the entire Slashdot community can agree on *anything*, it should be that a shortage of meat and beer is indeed a crisis worthy of drastic government intervention.
I'm not sure to what extend they were really "solving" the problem. I'm guessing that a lot of what gets sent to China for recycling ends up in a landfill where it's out of sight and mind from the Western world.
This is basically the current situation with electronic waste - it is shipped to third-world countries for "reprocessing". Once it arrives there, any recyclable components may or may not be removed before the carcass is dumped in whatever spot is most convenient.
When one of those countries closes its borders to additional trash (as has happened here, with plastics), then the source countries start looking for another third-world country they can pay to receive it rather than spend the money to truly address the problem.
It'll make him get out of his comfort zone a bit, meet new people... who knows, maybe he'll become a girlfriend.
Hey, it worked for circuses for years. Why not car production?
And, if he gets a better tax offer from another state - easier to roll up, load onto a train, and move (again, like the circus).
Patrick Stewart is something like 110 years old. Let the poor guy enjoy retirement.
it's highly valued for what it represents already and the company is likely to need more cash infusion to survive.
Folks such as the GP like to quote that “25% are short sellers” in a vacuum - as if that, in itself, is evidence of nefarious activity. But the thing is... Tesla’s financial position puts it *exactly* in the category of stocks where the gamble known as short selling makes sense (if it ever does).
If Elon fanboys want to convince the rest of us that hanky panky is going on, they need to point out several other companies in similar financial straits where there *isn’t* a high degree of short selling going on.
The Council is worried about the economy heating up. Can they fire 500,000 from one of the smaller companies, Iike one of the electronics companies?
I hope you continue to stay mostly symptom free until the thing passes.
I used the straight double-quote on both sides; but iOS, in its infinite wisdom, probably did an automatic replacement.
I could use less of Apple trying to be cute like that, and more of Apple paying attention to details - like overriding whomever the stupid fool was that thought randomly changing the size of the iOS space bar was a good idea.
I’m in favor of anything that prevents even a fraction of the population from using that insecure service.
Seems more appropriately named for a Nintendo console.
As trite as it sounds, I have found that taking a minute to interrupt a stressful work situation with some “mindfulness” activity seems to help me with work - when I remember to take that minute, anyway.
Of course the stressors I’m dealing with are almost never directly related to my actual job - but we have a couple of very dysfunctional staffers currently at the top of our org right now, and they seemingly revel in creating messes.
But, in any case, taking that minute to reset mentally does help me separate myself from the stressful stuff which was distracting me and get my focus back to the work at hand.
Language is fluid. Over time, words change meaning through use - sometimes in ways we find stupid or annoying. But that’s just the way it goes.
I hate the term “life hack”. I hope it dies in a fire. But I have very little control over whether that excremental little turn of phrase ends up having staying power, or if it deservedly fades into oblivion along with the talentless hacks (hey, see what I did there?) who are trying to promote themselves by adopting it.
We can call it the “Nigerian Prince Scam Scam”.
I sort of agree, but it is also a form of education and/or natural selection, and the US is already in dire need of both.
How is duping a then 67-year-old “natural selection”?
More like “quick to blame others” for her lack of knowledge.
Here’s what her blog post actually said: ”So much of world history leaves out or minimizes the contributions of women, and so “of course” most of us had no idea who she was.”
Good grief - I went to college in the 80s, and I knew who Ada Lovelace was. How much you want to bet Smith didn’t know about Bletchley Park in 2011, either?
In any case I’m sure Ms. Smith considers herself an expert in the field now, having likely spent several hours reading Wikipedia after her “embarrassingly clueless” European tour.
The submission does, at one point, refer to “purists” who would object to Google’s proprietary maps on principle. Those same purists might very well object to OpenStreetMap because of the non-GPL licensing terms used by the project.
So while the GP did appear to be correcting something which wasn’t actually stated in the submission, talking about the license behind OpenStreetMap seems like a valid topic of discussion.
The “correction” seems rather carefully worded using broad statements which don’t actually counter the specific original statement he made. This leads me to believe
1) His original statement is mostly true; and
2) Microsoft is very concerned that major news like this leaked out; because
3) They’ve got a lot of third parties who are completely dependent on their existing dev environment
This seems like a bigger deal than when MS decided it would start releasing its own laptops and mobile devices - which was, in its own right, a significant betrayal of its partners (or so it seemed at the time).
"some random dude claims"
“... and provides supporting evidence to back that claim”
You forgot to include the part you likely find rather inconvenient.
I suggest that you review the definition of the word "Compulsory."
Somehow, the fact that you’re having to explain what “compulsory” means - in juxtaposition to the topic at hand - seems both very hilarious and very apt.
I'm a coder - and this is the first time I've heard that self-driving cars would be moving into my field!
And if you were to file a FOIA request, asking the CIA if they had any documents related to Daniel Oberhaus (the author of this silly story) - you would get the exact same response.
Google Fiber is not coming to your neighborhood no matter how much you might wish it to be true, Danny Crichton.