Wrong, that's a human trait. Go out in the woods during the winter, see how deer behave. Then go watch during the summer. Then, go back the next winter again. Maybe look up "deer yard", see what that's about. Yeah, they'll fight a little bit over the last piece of food, but it's nothing like it is in summer.
If you're to much of a pussy to get out in the woods during the cold winter, then simply toss out some bread into your yard, watch how the birds behave. Then, do that same thing in the summer, watch the birds then.
You mean playing 'God of the Internet' is hard to do? Imagine that.
I've said it since the Snowden leaks first came out, there isn't a way to process all of the data that is generated on the internet. And I feel that this whole bullshit concept about the NSA collecting all of the information on the internet is another way to dowse for illegal activity (dowsing as explained here) Meaning that as long as people believe 'it has the power to do such' (because it was fucking expensive to build that Utah data center), that's all that's required to get others to follow along with rulings based on secret evidence that's all redacted.
I stand by my belief that the NSA, no, humanity itself, is not capable of playing God to itself, in any way - other than self-regulation (that means a person regulating him or herself and not as a country regulating itself). This fear-mongering way of regulation is outgrown by our own understanding of ourselves.
No, don't hold your breath for me. My intended investment in humanity has nothing to do with social media. I'm interested in people interacting with other people, using the technology that Nature evolved/created, in all dimensions.
I'm not sure what you're saying. I think you're saying christmas is a shortest day celebration, and that therefore in the southern hemisphere christmas should be observed in June. I think you're saying the southern hemisphere is doing the right thing on the wrong date.
What I'm saying is that Christmas, as celebrated, came to be so because of how cold it is, and how many plants, that during the summer months bear fruit, do not bear fruit, food can be scarce, and life generally gets harder. So people came to take the evergreen trees, decorate them, share gifts, share food, all in the name of 'things will be okay soon, as this is the shortest day of the year, so now things will generally begin to warm back up'. Where you are in the world does make this winter-solstice-experience quite different, but that's only to what degree the coldness sets in - ie, how close to the equator you are.
I'm just being tripped up by someone using a metric that is not appropriate for indicating time
What about 'shortest day' is it that trips you up? No matter where you are on the globe, the shortest day is the coldest day. It doesn't matter what time that happens. It's either in June or December, you are left to pick which applies to you, not me. If you remove "b)" and "c)", then "d)" is also irrelevant. What I said holds true regardless.
However now that we've had this conversation, when I'm swimming in June, I'm going to be thinking of you and hoping that you're able to have the things that you love the most with you, and not freezing to death, or starving.
Yeah, I think there should be a social media "internet" in the same way there is a telecommunications "internet". Where devices are hard-coded to use that "internet" and leave the actual internet alone. It would be nice if there were a way to force that into existence; hell the social media folks sure have enough money to make it happen.
I've always thought it would be nice to have that type of social network, where the device that you use (in today's case, it's a computer) contains all of your data, and not some website. Just like a telephone includes it's own mechanism to connect to it's network, and along with that, has it's own telephone number and that. Why couldn't someone create a device that is only used for social media type interactions, and contain it's own data. I think it'd be the next billion-dollar idea.
Yes, we're saying the same thing. I'm just saying that if all past posts of all kinds were erased (in this way, I'm assuming that by "an erasable internet" they mean to include all of what I call the internet, which does not include any social media sites), the internet would be pointless. But, as you say, the social media sites could be wiped out (fingers crossed) and the internet's functionality would not be affected.
You and others (heh, I'm marked troll for wishing everyone a merry christmas) misunderstood my point. I never said 'christmas = cold'.
Christmas is a celebration (for either hemisphere as far as I know) of winter solstice (the shortest day of the year). Some people will argue that it's about Jesus' birthday, but, to me, that's silly (What does a christmas tree, santa clause, trading presents, and a bunch of food have to do with Jesus?) The reason, as far as I know, is because it's cold, crops are dead, and generally the only thing that can be done in that time is come together and share. Obviously during the summer time, this isn't the case. What hemisphere you are in makes no difference.
Do you guys do anything for winter solstice in June?
The answer: Yes, an erasable internet would kill the whole internet, of which Goolge is a part.
As it stands, the human race is the accumulation of human experiences (from our inherent interest in exploration, all the way down to what we put in our food and why). This information is integrated into the fabric of our consciousness, and when looked at from a global perspective, shows that evolution is actually going on. It's a bio-logic sense-making intelligence that needs nothing other than the human cortex (for "storage"). This kind of "memory" cannot happen in anything other than the fabric of the natural universe, AKA bio-logical beings.
But the tools of humanity, as they are, require their own "shelf" to reside. For the internet, the 'storage of data' is the very fabric of it's existence, it's "shelf" on which it resides. Like someone pointed out, looking at a forum from 13 years ago for information is the very reason for the internet. It was what everyone was excited about back in the late 80's-early 90's when we talked about what the internet is. However now since things like Facebook and twitter (or as the article talks about, Snapchat) have exposed the ridiculousness of humanity's ego, then that same ego wishes to remove the past, in order to preserve itself. This would be like removing roads because cars emit carbon that's causing global warming. Use the internet as it was originally designed or, like using any other tool incorrectly, you may break the tool, or whatever you're using the tool incorrectly on.
As divided as we all seem to be these days, Christmas still seems to be a time when we each can remove these mental boundaries and see humanity for what it is, regardless of our religious (or lack thereof) preferences.
In nature, when it's summer time, and food is plenty, generally wild animals fight for food, fight for mates, and fight for whatever else they see fit to fight over. But when it's cold, food is scarce and everything seems to be fighting to live, even some wild animals share what is available.
Merry Christmas everyone. I hope it was/is filled with the things that you love most.
You seem to have a good grasp on this, thank-you for responding. However, I'm still wondering what it is that the feds have physically in their possession, that allows them to now own someone else's bitcoins. Is it his private key? His "address"? A mixture of both?
I've, obviously, never done anything with bitcoins. But if I wanted to, would I then need to be concerned about anyone stealing my PC that I keep my key(s) on? How could one avoid having their bitcoins stolen?
Ok, I get that, but in your example, there's a bank called "First National Bank of Podunk" and inside that bank's control, there is a computer system that reflects your account. I can go to other banks' ATMs and get my money from there, because the other bank is able to interact with my bank's system (then I get charged for that interaction).
What I'm asking is, where do bitcoins reside - where is the system that keeps up with how much, and where? Because if like the idiot AC said, "The bitcoins don't reside anywhere, including in any particular 'virtual wallet on a PC'.", then how do the feds have this guy's bitcoins at all?
I know man, I live in America. I had to quit my job because of the ridiculousness. No one thinks, they just want to follow some old set of rules that are supposed to land you in a comfy position. The same nonsense that made me decide to quit my job, is the same nonsense that is making it hard for other countries (that are able to think in terms of a global scheme) to naturally thrive.
The real thing here is that human evolution is still going on, and some are simply more in tune with Nature than others. Pulling yourself out of this rat-race that is America these days, is the best idea. No one counts art as a part of Nature, but it's a huge part. I think America needs a huge art-movement - and I don't mean that we all need to take to the streets and draw, paint or make music. I mean do whatever you do, but make sure that you're able to have your own way of art involved in it. Otherwise you're just another brick in the wall.
Where do bitcoins reside? Honestly, I know very little about bitcoins and everything that I look up leads me to believe that they reside in a virtual wallet on a PC. If this is true, then the feds can take the PC, thus taking the bitcoins on the PC.
Yeah, but Americans have rights that make it more difficult for the American government to 'just do it'. This is not the case for foreigners. They have a right to be more upset than Americans do, IMO.
All the increases that you claim to have in freedom and pay are clawed back by taxes, benefits(with no benefits related to scale), and general instability(economically equivalent to Fukushima).
I don't know what you mean. When I was working for someone else, I was paying taxes and that. I also never knew when my job was going to get cut out of the picture (I know that this is not the same for many others, but in my case it was).
That and you dont get the general camaraderie from being in a group over a longer period of time.
I think the opposite is true. Rather than work with the same 10 or so people at a job that we all hate, I work with many clients that all love it when I come in.
So, for most people, salary beats contract when everything is put on the table; the only time it doesnt is for the exceptional and rare few.
I agree, but I feel that mindset is fading away for the IT world. There's a point in every company's growth, where one person can no longer do all of the work, but you cannot afford to pay someone else for a full-time position. In this way, it's important to work with other solo IT guys in a symbiotic way.
I certainly don't have all the answers, but I'd say that, at least where I live, there's an extreme shortage of IT professionals that have people skills. Most all of the guys in my area are show-boaters, and always talk over everyone's head, or they don't talk to the client at all (and if they do, they scare the client). Building a common way to explain common problems that are commonly dealt with in the IT field is a very good skill to build. It's great to be able to explain "computers" as if they're people, and come up with analogies that others can practically understand in this way.
Generally to start off, you'll probably know a few people, friends/family, that will need your services. Word of mouth is top priority in this field.
Second is time-management. Don't get stuck trying to do a whole bunch at a time, let things set in and go from there. Don't try to force anything on the client, and always allow them to feel like they're in control of their own network (unless they are of the type that want you to take a strong stance on how things "have" to go).
All that being said, like with any business, you still have to go "door-to-door" so to speak, and get business. Get yourself 1,000 business cards to start out, give them to people, put them on cork-boards at restaurants that have cork boards - you know, do what you can.
And remember, a lot of people just want someone that can explain things in a way that's clear and non-technical. But most people hate to hear "Man, that's weird" or anything like that. If you ever feel like saying that, just look them in the eyes and nod instead.
I support anyone that's willing to hit the breaks these days. Without people, nothing can succeed, nothing at all. If the only card we have to play - in this world of bullshit, lies and damn lies - is non-participation, then we have to play it. To keep going on like "everything is just what it is and there's nothing that we can do to change it" is to play into the continuation of the problem. To see others acting upon this truth is heart-warming and gives hope to others that are doing it.
Either work for someone, making (where I live) between 30k-75k per year, working long hours, traveling around the country (yeah, the good fun that comes with airports in America these days) and doing it all wrong, due to management's idea of how things should be done (which is usually about 15 years behind the times), and then later taking an ass-chewing for customers not being happy with the result of it all.
Or, work for yourself making (in my area) anywhere between 60K-125K per year, (mostly) doing things the way you want, staying at home (with family!) and building good relationships with a small customer-base. Dunno, seems like a no-brainer to me. Besides, fuck management that hasn't a clue what we do for a living. Fuck them real nice.
You sound like you have more of a grasp on this than I, and many others that I've talked to, do. If all of those departments were mingling data, it's a wonder how it even started as good as it did.
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Wrong, that's a human trait. Go out in the woods during the winter, see how deer behave. Then go watch during the summer. Then, go back the next winter again. Maybe look up "deer yard", see what that's about. Yeah, they'll fight a little bit over the last piece of food, but it's nothing like it is in summer.
If you're to much of a pussy to get out in the woods during the cold winter, then simply toss out some bread into your yard, watch how the birds behave. Then, do that same thing in the summer, watch the birds then.
You mean playing 'God of the Internet' is hard to do? Imagine that.
I've said it since the Snowden leaks first came out, there isn't a way to process all of the data that is generated on the internet. And I feel that this whole bullshit concept about the NSA collecting all of the information on the internet is another way to dowse for illegal activity (dowsing as explained here) Meaning that as long as people believe 'it has the power to do such' (because it was fucking expensive to build that Utah data center), that's all that's required to get others to follow along with rulings based on secret evidence that's all redacted.
I stand by my belief that the NSA, no, humanity itself, is not capable of playing God to itself, in any way - other than self-regulation (that means a person regulating him or herself and not as a country regulating itself). This fear-mongering way of regulation is outgrown by our own understanding of ourselves.
No, don't hold your breath for me. My intended investment in humanity has nothing to do with social media. I'm interested in people interacting with other people, using the technology that Nature evolved/created, in all dimensions.
I'm not sure what you're saying. I think you're saying christmas is a shortest day celebration, and that therefore in the southern hemisphere christmas should be observed in June. I think you're saying the southern hemisphere is doing the right thing on the wrong date.
What I'm saying is that Christmas, as celebrated, came to be so because of how cold it is, and how many plants, that during the summer months bear fruit, do not bear fruit, food can be scarce, and life generally gets harder. So people came to take the evergreen trees, decorate them, share gifts, share food, all in the name of 'things will be okay soon, as this is the shortest day of the year, so now things will generally begin to warm back up'. Where you are in the world does make this winter-solstice-experience quite different, but that's only to what degree the coldness sets in - ie, how close to the equator you are.
I'm just being tripped up by someone using a metric that is not appropriate for indicating time
What about 'shortest day' is it that trips you up? No matter where you are on the globe, the shortest day is the coldest day. It doesn't matter what time that happens. It's either in June or December, you are left to pick which applies to you, not me. If you remove "b)" and "c)", then "d)" is also irrelevant. What I said holds true regardless.
However now that we've had this conversation, when I'm swimming in June, I'm going to be thinking of you and hoping that you're able to have the things that you love the most with you, and not freezing to death, or starving.
Hooroo!
Yeah, I think there should be a social media "internet" in the same way there is a telecommunications "internet". Where devices are hard-coded to use that "internet" and leave the actual internet alone. It would be nice if there were a way to force that into existence; hell the social media folks sure have enough money to make it happen.
I've always thought it would be nice to have that type of social network, where the device that you use (in today's case, it's a computer) contains all of your data, and not some website. Just like a telephone includes it's own mechanism to connect to it's network, and along with that, has it's own telephone number and that. Why couldn't someone create a device that is only used for social media type interactions, and contain it's own data. I think it'd be the next billion-dollar idea.
Yes, we're saying the same thing. I'm just saying that if all past posts of all kinds were erased (in this way, I'm assuming that by "an erasable internet" they mean to include all of what I call the internet, which does not include any social media sites), the internet would be pointless. But, as you say, the social media sites could be wiped out (fingers crossed) and the internet's functionality would not be affected.
You and others (heh, I'm marked troll for wishing everyone a merry christmas) misunderstood my point. I never said 'christmas = cold'.
Christmas is a celebration (for either hemisphere as far as I know) of winter solstice (the shortest day of the year). Some people will argue that it's about Jesus' birthday, but, to me, that's silly (What does a christmas tree, santa clause, trading presents, and a bunch of food have to do with Jesus?) The reason, as far as I know, is because it's cold, crops are dead, and generally the only thing that can be done in that time is come together and share. Obviously during the summer time, this isn't the case. What hemisphere you are in makes no difference.
Do you guys do anything for winter solstice in June?
The answer: Yes, an erasable internet would kill the whole internet, of which Goolge is a part.
As it stands, the human race is the accumulation of human experiences (from our inherent interest in exploration, all the way down to what we put in our food and why). This information is integrated into the fabric of our consciousness, and when looked at from a global perspective, shows that evolution is actually going on. It's a bio-logic sense-making intelligence that needs nothing other than the human cortex (for "storage"). This kind of "memory" cannot happen in anything other than the fabric of the natural universe, AKA bio-logical beings.
But the tools of humanity, as they are, require their own "shelf" to reside. For the internet, the 'storage of data' is the very fabric of it's existence, it's "shelf" on which it resides. Like someone pointed out, looking at a forum from 13 years ago for information is the very reason for the internet. It was what everyone was excited about back in the late 80's-early 90's when we talked about what the internet is. However now since things like Facebook and twitter (or as the article talks about, Snapchat) have exposed the ridiculousness of humanity's ego, then that same ego wishes to remove the past, in order to preserve itself. This would be like removing roads because cars emit carbon that's causing global warming. Use the internet as it was originally designed or, like using any other tool incorrectly, you may break the tool, or whatever you're using the tool incorrectly on.
As divided as we all seem to be these days, Christmas still seems to be a time when we each can remove these mental boundaries and see humanity for what it is, regardless of our religious (or lack thereof) preferences.
In nature, when it's summer time, and food is plenty, generally wild animals fight for food, fight for mates, and fight for whatever else they see fit to fight over. But when it's cold, food is scarce and everything seems to be fighting to live, even some wild animals share what is available.
Merry Christmas everyone. I hope it was/is filled with the things that you love most.
Is it just me, or does it seem pointless to put more technology into an interface than can come from whatever is interfaced with?
You seem to have a good grasp on this, thank-you for responding. However, I'm still wondering what it is that the feds have physically in their possession, that allows them to now own someone else's bitcoins. Is it his private key? His "address"? A mixture of both?
I've, obviously, never done anything with bitcoins. But if I wanted to, would I then need to be concerned about anyone stealing my PC that I keep my key(s) on? How could one avoid having their bitcoins stolen?
Ok, I get that, but in your example, there's a bank called "First National Bank of Podunk" and inside that bank's control, there is a computer system that reflects your account. I can go to other banks' ATMs and get my money from there, because the other bank is able to interact with my bank's system (then I get charged for that interaction).
What I'm asking is, where do bitcoins reside - where is the system that keeps up with how much, and where? Because if like the idiot AC said, "The bitcoins don't reside anywhere, including in any particular 'virtual wallet on a PC'.", then how do the feds have this guy's bitcoins at all?
I know man, I live in America. I had to quit my job because of the ridiculousness. No one thinks, they just want to follow some old set of rules that are supposed to land you in a comfy position. The same nonsense that made me decide to quit my job, is the same nonsense that is making it hard for other countries (that are able to think in terms of a global scheme) to naturally thrive.
The real thing here is that human evolution is still going on, and some are simply more in tune with Nature than others. Pulling yourself out of this rat-race that is America these days, is the best idea. No one counts art as a part of Nature, but it's a huge part. I think America needs a huge art-movement - and I don't mean that we all need to take to the streets and draw, paint or make music. I mean do whatever you do, but make sure that you're able to have your own way of art involved in it. Otherwise you're just another brick in the wall.
Where do bitcoins reside? Honestly, I know very little about bitcoins and everything that I look up leads me to believe that they reside in a virtual wallet on a PC. If this is true, then the feds can take the PC, thus taking the bitcoins on the PC.
Yeah, but Americans have rights that make it more difficult for the American government to 'just do it'. This is not the case for foreigners. They have a right to be more upset than Americans do, IMO.
Nothing in life is certain - life is a challenge regardless how you live it.
Interesting website.
All the increases that you claim to have in freedom and pay are clawed back by taxes, benefits(with no benefits related to scale), and general instability(economically equivalent to Fukushima).
I don't know what you mean. When I was working for someone else, I was paying taxes and that. I also never knew when my job was going to get cut out of the picture (I know that this is not the same for many others, but in my case it was).
That and you dont get the general camaraderie from being in a group over a longer period of time.
I think the opposite is true. Rather than work with the same 10 or so people at a job that we all hate, I work with many clients that all love it when I come in.
So, for most people, salary beats contract when everything is put on the table; the only time it doesnt is for the exceptional and rare few.
I agree, but I feel that mindset is fading away for the IT world. There's a point in every company's growth, where one person can no longer do all of the work, but you cannot afford to pay someone else for a full-time position. In this way, it's important to work with other solo IT guys in a symbiotic way.
I certainly don't have all the answers, but I'd say that, at least where I live, there's an extreme shortage of IT professionals that have people skills. Most all of the guys in my area are show-boaters, and always talk over everyone's head, or they don't talk to the client at all (and if they do, they scare the client). Building a common way to explain common problems that are commonly dealt with in the IT field is a very good skill to build. It's great to be able to explain "computers" as if they're people, and come up with analogies that others can practically understand in this way.
Generally to start off, you'll probably know a few people, friends/family, that will need your services. Word of mouth is top priority in this field.
Second is time-management. Don't get stuck trying to do a whole bunch at a time, let things set in and go from there. Don't try to force anything on the client, and always allow them to feel like they're in control of their own network (unless they are of the type that want you to take a strong stance on how things "have" to go).
All that being said, like with any business, you still have to go "door-to-door" so to speak, and get business. Get yourself 1,000 business cards to start out, give them to people, put them on cork-boards at restaurants that have cork boards - you know, do what you can.
And remember, a lot of people just want someone that can explain things in a way that's clear and non-technical. But most people hate to hear "Man, that's weird" or anything like that. If you ever feel like saying that, just look them in the eyes and nod instead.
I support anyone that's willing to hit the breaks these days. Without people, nothing can succeed, nothing at all. If the only card we have to play - in this world of bullshit, lies and damn lies - is non-participation, then we have to play it. To keep going on like "everything is just what it is and there's nothing that we can do to change it" is to play into the continuation of the problem. To see others acting upon this truth is heart-warming and gives hope to others that are doing it.
Either work for someone, making (where I live) between 30k-75k per year, working long hours, traveling around the country (yeah, the good fun that comes with airports in America these days) and doing it all wrong, due to management's idea of how things should be done (which is usually about 15 years behind the times), and then later taking an ass-chewing for customers not being happy with the result of it all.
Or, work for yourself making (in my area) anywhere between 60K-125K per year, (mostly) doing things the way you want, staying at home (with family!) and building good relationships with a small customer-base. Dunno, seems like a no-brainer to me. Besides, fuck management that hasn't a clue what we do for a living. Fuck them real nice.
than go do some research and educate yourself on the topic!
Hell, that's what Slashdot is for, no?
BTW, looking at that quote above, I'd like to run this: sed -i '/than/then'
Because I'm trying to figure out if that's even porn or not.
Your answer: tentacles are not forbidden
BRRRRP! Wrong answer. The answer that we were looking for was:
It's not even porn, it's odd porn.
Seriously though, jap-fap porn is hard to come by.
Thank-you, thank-you. I'll be here all week.
You sound like you have more of a grasp on this than I, and many others that I've talked to, do. If all of those departments were mingling data, it's a wonder how it even started as good as it did.
Cheers for the info!
http://genki-genki.com/
Because I'm trying to figure out if that's even porn or not.