What education do you think an accountant has which makes it easier for them to understand that, for example, a computer doesn't really use the IP address of the default gateway, but rather just sends a message out on the local segment asking what MAC address the interface using that IP address has, and then puts that MAC address on packets addressed to things outside of the network?
I'm claiming that an accountant with a 4 years of college and possibly a masters degree has a better chance of understanding a complex mathematical system than someone that did not graduate high school. One of the major reasons you go to college is to become a more critical thinker in and out of your field. Or do you think people become less able to understand complex concepts because they went to college?
It's not that hard to explain this shit to people. I explain asymmetric encryption and routing to accountants all the time; it just takes some 20-30 minutes. Knowledge transfers surprisingly quickly.
An accountant is much more educated than the average person on a jury. If it takes you half an hour to explain it to an accountant, imagine how long it would take a prosecutor (non technical person) to explain it to a lunch lady.
I already pay for options that lets me not pay for sports: Netflix, free Hulu, and broadcast TV. I've been wanting to pay for sports (ESPN and TNT) for years, but unwilling to pay $50 for it along with a bunch of channels I don't want.
What's unique about Sling TV is that it is the first option for legally streaming sports programming without a traditional cable/satellite subscription. And since Sling TV doesn't require a long-term contract, I can subscribe just for the months that I want to watch these channels. For me, that is December - June for NBA and NCAA basketball, and September for baseball playoffs. That's 8 months at $20/month for $160/year. I'd pay more than that for the 4 months of the year that I don't way pay-TV service.
In my area, NotComcast entrails Centurylink. So, the choice is basically between a shit burger and a diarrhea sandwich.
I've been a very happy CenturyLink customer for 5 years. Their customer service drives me crazy, but the actual DSL service is superb. I don't remember the last time I had an outage or low connection speed. 20 mbps for $30.
I bought a Sansa Clip. I loved it for exercising, but it stopped working after a few months. Thinking I did something bad to it, I bought another. Same story. I think I must sweat more than whoever tested that product.
We've seen over the last year many open source, power in numbers projects have critical vulnerabilities waiting to be exposed. Those defects were sitting there for years, yet being open source didn't magically fix them. I use many open source tools, but I've never inspected the code myself. Even if I did, I'm not going to be finding these hard-to-find defects that the people in the project can't find.
I'm not going to implicitly trust an open source project just because it's open source. How do I know who's really contributing? At least if Apple is doing something naught with my iCloud email, at least in theory I can join a class action lawsuit and get a free download from iTunes. If the NSA is inserting nefarious code into an SSL project, there's really no recourse for action.
Over the last year, I've learned that the key to internet security is that it doesn't exist. If there's something that really so sensitive, maybe you shouldn't email it.
I'll echo the comments saying be totally honest. When we asked the contracting company about the contractor's criminal history, they made clear that he was very honest about it and any mistruths would have led to an immediate termination.
I managed a contractor that never would have been hired by my or most engineering companies due to a criminal history and being a registered sex offender. He worked for a company that otherwise is H1B and Green Cards from India. I know he got paid quite a bit less than if he worked for my company, but he at least got in the door after his prison term. If you are skilled, one of these companies may take a flier on you.
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What education do you think an accountant has which makes it easier for them to understand that, for example, a computer doesn't really use the IP address of the default gateway, but rather just sends a message out on the local segment asking what MAC address the interface using that IP address has, and then puts that MAC address on packets addressed to things outside of the network?
I'm claiming that an accountant with a 4 years of college and possibly a masters degree has a better chance of understanding a complex mathematical system than someone that did not graduate high school. One of the major reasons you go to college is to become a more critical thinker in and out of your field. Or do you think people become less able to understand complex concepts because they went to college?
It's not that hard to explain this shit to people. I explain asymmetric encryption and routing to accountants all the time; it just takes some 20-30 minutes. Knowledge transfers surprisingly quickly.
An accountant is much more educated than the average person on a jury. If it takes you half an hour to explain it to an accountant, imagine how long it would take a prosecutor (non technical person) to explain it to a lunch lady.
I already pay for options that lets me not pay for sports: Netflix, free Hulu, and broadcast TV. I've been wanting to pay for sports (ESPN and TNT) for years, but unwilling to pay $50 for it along with a bunch of channels I don't want.
What's unique about Sling TV is that it is the first option for legally streaming sports programming without a traditional cable/satellite subscription. And since Sling TV doesn't require a long-term contract, I can subscribe just for the months that I want to watch these channels. For me, that is December - June for NBA and NCAA basketball, and September for baseball playoffs. That's 8 months at $20/month for $160/year. I'd pay more than that for the 4 months of the year that I don't way pay-TV service.
In my area, NotComcast entrails Centurylink. So, the choice is basically between a shit burger and a diarrhea sandwich.
I've been a very happy CenturyLink customer for 5 years. Their customer service drives me crazy, but the actual DSL service is superb. I don't remember the last time I had an outage or low connection speed. 20 mbps for $30.
I bought a Sansa Clip. I loved it for exercising, but it stopped working after a few months. Thinking I did something bad to it, I bought another. Same story. I think I must sweat more than whoever tested that product.
We've seen over the last year many open source, power in numbers projects have critical vulnerabilities waiting to be exposed. Those defects were sitting there for years, yet being open source didn't magically fix them. I use many open source tools, but I've never inspected the code myself. Even if I did, I'm not going to be finding these hard-to-find defects that the people in the project can't find. I'm not going to implicitly trust an open source project just because it's open source. How do I know who's really contributing? At least if Apple is doing something naught with my iCloud email, at least in theory I can join a class action lawsuit and get a free download from iTunes. If the NSA is inserting nefarious code into an SSL project, there's really no recourse for action. Over the last year, I've learned that the key to internet security is that it doesn't exist. If there's something that really so sensitive, maybe you shouldn't email it.
I'll echo the comments saying be totally honest. When we asked the contracting company about the contractor's criminal history, they made clear that he was very honest about it and any mistruths would have led to an immediate termination.
I managed a contractor that never would have been hired by my or most engineering companies due to a criminal history and being a registered sex offender. He worked for a company that otherwise is H1B and Green Cards from India. I know he got paid quite a bit less than if he worked for my company, but he at least got in the door after his prison term. If you are skilled, one of these companies may take a flier on you.