I used to leave my mail open all the time, be logged into chat (a former boss actually required it!), etc. - in all ways trying to stay as connected as possible at all times, in the name of collaboration and productivity.
What I've learned, though, over the years... once I started turning those things off for much of the day, I actually started getting work done. I have co-workers who are always logged into Slack and swear it's helping them work - but it sure seems like they aren't actually talking about work matters, 90% of the time.
I actually use Trello, but don't integrate it with much. I set due dates sparingly, and those are incorporated into my calendar - but mostly I log into Trello, look at the list, make a note, then close it again and get back to work.
"To prevent burn-in from the screen's virtual home button, Samsung's programmed it to move by a few pixels every few seconds. It's not a perfect solution, but it does the trick."
You know what else would "do the trick"? A physical home button.
At it's current altitude, the ISS orbit decays about 100m per day. And the lower it dips into the upper atmosphere, the faster the rate of decay becomes. Without correctional boosts, the ISS would probably fall from they sky relatively quickly. I've seen estimations of approximately six months or so.
Pseudoscientific technobabble. I know from my decades of watching Star Trek that objects in low planetary orbit have mere hours before they burn up in the atmosphere. And also that, as the orbit decays, there’s lots of faster and faster beeping, and all the instrument panels start to spark and smoke.
Has Bill Gates been successful in spending his money? Is there evidence he has deep knowledge about technology? Is there evidence he has deep knowledge about programming, for example?
Andy Hetzfeld was somewhat dumbfounded at some bad programming Gates was apparently involved with.
For some reason Slashdot isn’t letting me insert the hyperlink into the sentence above... but here it is: https://www.folklore.org/Story...
I grew up about 40 miles to the south of Seattle, then lived in the city from 1978 to 1990. My wife and I decided to move out of Seattle at that point, after we decided to start a family (we weren’t fans of the schools). This was well before Amazon existed, but even back then locals were lamenting the loss of the Seattle we’d known. You can track down episodes of Almost Live from that time period (an iconic local comedy sketch show) and find others who grew up here expressing similar sentiments.
But, back then, we were complaining about the influx of guys like Egan - migrants from the east coast and (especially) California - who came here and fundamentally changed the city’s attitude. So it’s all a matter of perspective.
Anyway, to wrap it up - if you don’t know who J.P. Patches was, you are not in a position to complain about Seattle’s changes.
Many people will argue that piracy is acceptable and that the GPL should always be enforced.
Many people choose to be selectively outraged depending on whether a situation is in line with, or in conflict against, their own philosophical sensibilities. We see it with politics, laws, personal behavior, etc. all the time... so it’s not surprising we also observe it when it comes to intellectual property.
The dude’s a billionaire. He’s obviously not exactly suffering due to the persecution from the repressive Chinese government - sounds like he’s more of a gadfly than a dissident.
Unless more damning details come out, I’ll save my rage for a case involving one of the many repressed Chinese who are actually suffering real consequences.
For decades, organizations have issued scrips of various kinds. From gift certificates and coupons to the ubiquitous gift cards exchanged today,...
Or the “company store” from the turn of the previous century, which the robber barons used to force their own employees deeper and deeper into indentured servitude.
As a question, at costco, the CC card can be processed before everything is scanned. I thought the transaction required the total before a chip charge could be processed. Is this not true?
Not just Costco - same thing at our local Fred Meyer. I wonder if they're just checking whether you're up against the card's credit limit or not?
As an aside... I don't know why anyone would run a month-to-month balance on the Costco card, since the interest rate is quite high. I use mine when I shop there because of the cash back, but am sure to pay the whole balance before the due date.
Google, Samsung, Apple... all their phones can now do pretty much everything their customers need, and are powerful enough where there’s not much practical gain in upgrading. These companies are basically stuck trying to sell us high priced gadgets which in truth are pretty much commodities now.
This new feature from Google doesn’t seem useful to me at all. But, given the choice between a phone able to do this and a phone which can turn me into an animated, talking poop emoji... I’d take this, thank you very much.
Amazon's political team: "You think those Russian bots were good at influencing elections? Those are amateur hour, man... wait until you see ours! It's not an election, it's an Alexa-ion!'
Slashdot Mirror
I was thinking about this scene: https://youtu.be/6FFnPjhEoF4?t...
Life imitates Futurama.
I used to leave my mail open all the time, be logged into chat (a former boss actually required it!), etc. - in all ways trying to stay as connected as possible at all times, in the name of collaboration and productivity.
What I've learned, though, over the years... once I started turning those things off for much of the day, I actually started getting work done. I have co-workers who are always logged into Slack and swear it's helping them work - but it sure seems like they aren't actually talking about work matters, 90% of the time.
I actually use Trello, but don't integrate it with much. I set due dates sparingly, and those are incorporated into my calendar - but mostly I log into Trello, look at the list, make a note, then close it again and get back to work.
Now, if only I'd quit checking Slashdot...
”CBS refused to offer numbers, but did boast that Discovery's debut lead to the highest number of sign-ups in the history of its All Access service.”
So that means at least 10 people signed up because of Discovery, I’m guessing?
Bummer. I actually liked NewEgg.
So... guilty until proven innocent?
Yeah, I know it's not a popular stand to take but - some science is just wrong and shouldn't be done.
"Intel pleads with the tech community to please consider them still relevant"
"To prevent burn-in from the screen's virtual home button, Samsung's programmed it to move by a few pixels every few seconds. It's not a perfect solution, but it does the trick."
You know what else would "do the trick"? A physical home button.
I hate being the one to break it to you, but - Bea Arthur’s dead.
At it's current altitude, the ISS orbit decays about 100m per day. And the lower it dips into the upper atmosphere, the faster the rate of decay becomes. Without correctional boosts, the ISS would probably fall from they sky relatively quickly. I've seen estimations of approximately six months or so.
Pseudoscientific technobabble. I know from my decades of watching Star Trek that objects in low planetary orbit have mere hours before they burn up in the atmosphere. And also that, as the orbit decays, there’s lots of faster and faster beeping, and all the instrument panels start to spark and smoke.
Has Bill Gates been successful in spending his money? Is there evidence he has deep knowledge about technology? Is there evidence he has deep knowledge about programming, for example?
Andy Hetzfeld was somewhat dumbfounded at some bad programming Gates was apparently involved with.
For some reason Slashdot isn’t letting me insert the hyperlink into the sentence above... but here it is:
https://www.folklore.org/Story...
Remember, kids! Be like Billy! Behave yourself!
I grew up about 40 miles to the south of Seattle, then lived in the city from 1978 to 1990. My wife and I decided to move out of Seattle at that point, after we decided to start a family (we weren’t fans of the schools). This was well before Amazon existed, but even back then locals were lamenting the loss of the Seattle we’d known. You can track down episodes of Almost Live from that time period (an iconic local comedy sketch show) and find others who grew up here expressing similar sentiments.
But, back then, we were complaining about the influx of guys like Egan - migrants from the east coast and (especially) California - who came here and fundamentally changed the city’s attitude. So it’s all a matter of perspective.
Anyway, to wrap it up - if you don’t know who J.P. Patches was, you are not in a position to complain about Seattle’s changes.
Haha, I thought it was gonna be Quincy Jones rather than Jimi Hendrix.
Many people will argue that piracy is acceptable and that the GPL should always be enforced.
Many people choose to be selectively outraged depending on whether a situation is in line with, or in conflict against, their own philosophical sensibilities. We see it with politics, laws, personal behavior, etc. all the time... so it’s not surprising we also observe it when it comes to intellectual property.
The dude’s a billionaire. He’s obviously not exactly suffering due to the persecution from the repressive Chinese government - sounds like he’s more of a gadfly than a dissident.
Unless more damning details come out, I’ll save my rage for a case involving one of the many repressed Chinese who are actually suffering real consequences.
How do you change your fingerprints, or your eye's iris?
They do it in movies and anime all the time.
For decades, organizations have issued scrips of various kinds. From gift certificates and coupons to the ubiquitous gift cards exchanged today, ...
Or the “company store” from the turn of the previous century, which the robber barons used to force their own employees deeper and deeper into indentured servitude.
Yeah, I love "signing my name" on an iPad when I'm at the Apple Store. It's basically just a profile of the Rocky Mountains.
As a question, at costco, the CC card can be processed before everything is scanned. I thought the transaction required the total before a chip charge could be processed. Is this not true?
Not just Costco - same thing at our local Fred Meyer. I wonder if they're just checking whether you're up against the card's credit limit or not?
As an aside... I don't know why anyone would run a month-to-month balance on the Costco card, since the interest rate is quite high. I use mine when I shop there because of the cash back, but am sure to pay the whole balance before the due date.
If “cheaper” is the real issue... Viewmaster has been around for 80 years.
I'm 48 now. One of my colleagues is 70. When will I start worrying?
49 years, 10 months, 28 days.
Google, Samsung, Apple... all their phones can now do pretty much everything their customers need, and are powerful enough where there’s not much practical gain in upgrading. These companies are basically stuck trying to sell us high priced gadgets which in truth are pretty much commodities now.
This new feature from Google doesn’t seem useful to me at all. But, given the choice between a phone able to do this and a phone which can turn me into an animated, talking poop emoji... I’d take this, thank you very much.
Amazon's political team: "You think those Russian bots were good at influencing elections? Those are amateur hour, man... wait until you see ours! It's not an election, it's an Alexa-ion!'
Give it a few more years... you will definitely start.