The issue is the venue. It's supposed to be a conference for developers to discuss the latest developments, where ability and intelligence are valued above all.
Actually it was at the after-party, where those "ability and intelligence" are specifically not on the menu. It's supposed to be a party, not a board meeting.
But as I mentioned above, why not hire dancers of both genders? There's nothing wrong with having dancers at a party, even a corporate event....but I would have them hire both men and women.
So you wouldn't have a problem with scantily clad men dancing around. After all, it's only sexuality, and the dancers get paid.
I'm straight, but no, I wouldn't care. I don't feel threatened by buff guys dancing or gyrating or whatever.
In fact, I tend to think it's actually discriminatory not to hire male dancers- hasn't the hue and cry for the last decade been all about "equality" and "equal opportunity"? Why should only women get a chance to make money by being employed as eye-candy at the trade show booths?
Sure you could, all they have to do is frame it the right way.
"Your honor, the defendant claims it was a simple mistake, but the FBI, CIA, Homeland Security, and the Department of Justice all have strong reason to believe it was deliberate. Telling you why would violate National Security, but trust us, we're sure of it."
"Indeed, hiring them could be a badge of honor...."
Perhaps, but it's not something that I'd count on.
Yes, it would look good on a resume but also signals that the person might quit at perceived notion of something that they didn't agree with, and that could be almost any company policy. But still, it would give the employee some serious street cred and probably make them seen as a solid person.
On the other hand, it could possibly signal a change in the perceived worth of an employee, in that the company needs to be aware of what they do lest it spark an exodus of employees who can find other employment without too much difficulty. (Although, to be honest, I don't hold out much hope for this scenario.)
I guess it is nice that the government accidentally confirmed the obvious, but it's not much of a news story.
This is the point of my comment below....there was a time when a revelation like this would have been major news, all the papers and news stations would have had a field day with it, and heads would have rolled. Now there's barely the merest hint of interest, and not a shred of outrage.
The public has been thoroughly desensitized to what should be seen as egregious and illegal behavior by the government, yet for most people it's basically a snoozefest
The worst part is that shit like this is no longer surprising or noteworthy.
There was a time when a revelation like this would have been major news, all the papers and news stations would have had a field day with it, and heads would have rolled. Now there's barely the merest hint of interest, and not a shred of outrage.
The public has been thoroughly desensitized to what should be seen as egregious and illegal behavior by the government, yet for most people it's basically a snoozefest.
"Microsoft Finally Rolls Out Windows 10 Mobile To Older Phones, Both Customers Said To Be Excited"
Out of the hundreds of people I know (including many who work at Microsoft) I know of 2 people who have Windows phones. One loves his phone, the other is looking to move to a iPhone because the Windows App Store is a "barren wasteland" (his words, not mine).
How about an option that forces you to use preview?
The problem is that I'm human; even with preview I occasionally make a mistake.
Perhaps a 2-minute grace period would suffice, and maybe even lock that out if there have been replies or moderation to the comment.
If people are really worried about back-editing to make responders look foolish, just quote the original post (or relevant parts) to preclude that kind of mischief.
Seriously, this is not a life and death issue, allowing a simple edit for a minute or two shouldn't cause such a panic.
i know people who bought a nokia phone just for here maps. it was cheaper than buying a device from garmin or tomtom. this is a proper blow for the platform.
How inexpensive is a Nokia phone? I ask because a basic GPS these days is only around $50 t0 $75, and many can be found for $20 to $30.
I've been reading slashdot for a long, long time, but only started posting within the last year or so.
Allowing editing of posts for during a grace period (10 minutes? 30 minutes?) would be a most welcome addition, if only to let me fix things when I screw up closing a italic tag.
But either way, thanks. It looks like you guys are working hard to make slashdot as good or better than it used to be.
Thanks for fixing the "you're on an open proxy- you can't post here" bug. It had me scratching my head wondering what was going on, especially since it happened right after we lost and then regained power here.
I was pretty sure my router/modem had reconfigured itself in some weird way but an email to you guys was answered promptly with an explanation that the bug was on your end and had been fixed.
I think it's obvious that computers will shortly be able to be any human player at virtually any kind of structured game. In fact, I have a hard time imaging a game where computers won't soon be able to beat a human.
Even unstructured games like Pictionary and Cards Against Humanity will eventually be able to be played well by computers (after enough training and live competition). Determining the "winner" of those games is subjective, but I've little doubt that computers will eventually be able to master them.
'perform certain actions, motions or gestures, such as to smile, blink, or tilt his or her head.'
No way a video of that could ever be faked!
It would be totally impossible to capture or intercept the video of a legit transaction and then play it back, that could just never, ever happen!
And with the advanced video tools on the market, it would also be utterly impossible to take some innocuous pre-existing video and modify it. Anyone who's ever uploaded more than a few seconds of video of themselves to Youtube doing anything is now at risk of being spoofed.
Seriously, it's like Amazon is searching for novel ways to make transactions less secure.
Why not just restrict all passwords to, oh I dunno, a maximum of 2 even numbers and be done with it?
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Makes perfect sense...
"You're not skilled enough to do this job, so we need you to train this H-1B guy we hired to replace you at half the cost."
The issue is the venue. It's supposed to be a conference for developers to discuss the latest developments, where ability and intelligence are valued above all.
Actually it was at the after-party, where those "ability and intelligence" are specifically not on the menu. It's supposed to be a party, not a board meeting.
But as I mentioned above, why not hire dancers of both genders? There's nothing wrong with having dancers at a party, even a corporate event....but I would have them hire both men and women.
So you wouldn't have a problem with scantily clad men dancing around. After all, it's only sexuality, and the dancers get paid.
I'm straight, but no, I wouldn't care. I don't feel threatened by buff guys dancing or gyrating or whatever.
In fact, I tend to think it's actually discriminatory not to hire male dancers- hasn't the hue and cry for the last decade been all about "equality" and "equal opportunity"? Why should only women get a chance to make money by being employed as eye-candy at the trade show booths?
Dear FBI,
No shit.
Signed,
Everyone in the universe who's been paying attention
You don't go to Gitmo for "Oops!"
Sure you could, all they have to do is frame it the right way.
"Your honor, the defendant claims it was a simple mistake, but the FBI, CIA, Homeland Security, and the Department of Justice all have strong reason to believe it was deliberate. Telling you why would violate National Security, but trust us, we're sure of it."
And off you go....
"Indeed, hiring them could be a badge of honor...."
Perhaps, but it's not something that I'd count on.
Yes, it would look good on a resume but also signals that the person might quit at perceived notion of something that they didn't agree with, and that could be almost any company policy. But still, it would give the employee some serious street cred and probably make them seen as a solid person.
On the other hand, it could possibly signal a change in the perceived worth of an employee, in that the company needs to be aware of what they do lest it spark an exodus of employees who can find other employment without too much difficulty. (Although, to be honest, I don't hold out much hope for this scenario.)
"Microsoft Tries Hard To Play Nice With Open Source..."
Bullshit. Microsoft doesn't play nice with anyone.
They buy you or they crush you, those are the only two options.
I guess it is nice that the government accidentally confirmed the obvious, but it's not much of a news story.
This is the point of my comment below....there was a time when a revelation like this would have been major news, all the papers and news stations would have had a field day with it, and heads would have rolled. Now there's barely the merest hint of interest, and not a shred of outrage.
The public has been thoroughly desensitized to what should be seen as egregious and illegal behavior by the government, yet for most people it's basically a snoozefest
The worst part is that shit like this is no longer surprising or noteworthy.
There was a time when a revelation like this would have been major news, all the papers and news stations would have had a field day with it, and heads would have rolled. Now there's barely the merest hint of interest, and not a shred of outrage.
The public has been thoroughly desensitized to what should be seen as egregious and illegal behavior by the government, yet for most people it's basically a snoozefest.
From the PDF: "The victim also has to linger for a time in the attack webpage"
Since I don't use my phone for browsing*, I guess I'm safe for the moment.
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*Yeah, I just use it to make calls and take calls, and maybe snap the occasional picture. Weird, huh?
My kids refer to the spare Windows phone as "the punishment phone"
Lol, so true, so true.
I was speaking with my son the other night and he wants to replace his Galaxy S6.
I said, "What about a Windows phone?" and then we both just laughed and laughed. It was like I'd told the funniest dad-joke ever.
"Microsoft Finally Rolls Out Windows 10 Mobile To Older Phones, Both Customers Said To Be Excited"
Out of the hundreds of people I know (including many who work at Microsoft) I know of 2 people who have Windows phones. One loves his phone, the other is looking to move to a iPhone because the Windows App Store is a "barren wasteland" (his words, not mine).
So...how long before McAfee advertises that it'll protect you against itself?
"New McAfee 10, with Advanced Protection Against McAfee 10!"
"...the iOS malware exploits a flaw in Apple's DRM software"
O The Irony.
Trying to protect their profits creates a situation that will almost certainly cost them money.
I guess I'll have to turn off Adblock and NoScript so I can take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to get my free malware.
How about an option that forces you to use preview?
The problem is that I'm human; even with preview I occasionally make a mistake.
Perhaps a 2-minute grace period would suffice, and maybe even lock that out if there have been replies or moderation to the comment.
If people are really worried about back-editing to make responders look foolish, just quote the original post (or relevant parts) to preclude that kind of mischief.
Seriously, this is not a life and death issue, allowing a simple edit for a minute or two shouldn't cause such a panic.
i know people who bought a nokia phone just for here maps. it was cheaper than buying a device from garmin or tomtom. this is a proper blow for the platform.
How inexpensive is a Nokia phone? I ask because a basic GPS these days is only around $50 t0 $75, and many can be found for $20 to $30.
If only Bennett Hassleton were still here. He'd have a solution.
Except that Bennett Hassleton clashed with everything else in my office, including me.
Is it true that APK has a child molestation conviction? Because that's what I heard.
Well, someone probably could complain about auto-refresh, though I personally found it a silly waste of the servers' resources.
My biggest complaint is that the green color used in the header bars clashes with the curtains in my office.
I've been reading slashdot for a long, long time, but only started posting within the last year or so.
Allowing editing of posts for during a grace period (10 minutes? 30 minutes?) would be a most welcome addition, if only to let me fix things when I screw up closing a italic tag.
But either way, thanks. It looks like you guys are working hard to make slashdot as good or better than it used to be.
Thanks for fixing the "you're on an open proxy- you can't post here" bug. It had me scratching my head wondering what was going on, especially since it happened right after we lost and then regained power here.
I was pretty sure my router/modem had reconfigured itself in some weird way but an email to you guys was answered promptly with an explanation that the bug was on your end and had been fixed.
Good job, and thank you.
I think it's obvious that computers will shortly be able to be any human player at virtually any kind of structured game. In fact, I have a hard time imaging a game where computers won't soon be able to beat a human.
Even unstructured games like Pictionary and Cards Against Humanity will eventually be able to be played well by computers (after enough training and live competition). Determining the "winner" of those games is subjective, but I've little doubt that computers will eventually be able to master them.
'perform certain actions, motions or gestures, such as to smile, blink, or tilt his or her head.'
No way a video of that could ever be faked!
It would be totally impossible to capture or intercept the video of a legit transaction and then play it back, that could just never, ever happen!
And with the advanced video tools on the market, it would also be utterly impossible to take some innocuous pre-existing video and modify it. Anyone who's ever uploaded more than a few seconds of video of themselves to Youtube doing anything is now at risk of being spoofed.
Seriously, it's like Amazon is searching for novel ways to make transactions less secure.
Why not just restrict all passwords to, oh I dunno, a maximum of 2 even numbers and be done with it?
Oh, typosquatters, I'm always amazed at how much work you're willing to do in the hopes that you'll be able to screw people over.