Yes, but they paid for those to be sent to you. It did not cost you anything to receive them. With email, you pay a portion of the cost of the email they send.
On the other hand, it's getting to the point where the amount of credit card applications I get are starting to cost me. Like in having to buy a shredder to make sure nobody steals the applications to steal my identity and get a credit card in my name.
One slight problem with that. The US Constitution says that you cannot punish a family for the crimes of an individual.
On the other hand, if there really is gold on their land, it's a good indication that the family may have been an accomplice to hiding the funds from the authorities.
I'm not sure I'd call technical troubleshooting skills "unmeasurable", but they are really hard to measure, especially in a short interview. There are a few certifications that do some measurement of troubleshooting skills, with hands-on tests. The RHCE and CCIE are 2 that I know of; both are quite highly regarded. Google actually does a pretty good job at measuring troubleshooting skills during an interview. They ask technical scenario questions, and also push your knowledge so much that you have to figure things out to answer their questions.
I've seen situations where someone's buddy didn't work out. It just happens less frequently, as far as I've seen. And it costs that person some political capital; their judgement will be taken a little less seriously after that.
1. Many hiring managers are not very good at determining an applicant's technical skills. Especially if HR gets involved.
2. Networking is more about finding out about positions than anything. A large number of jobs are never posted. And it's better to have a several people looking for you, than looking just on your own.
3. A person vouching for a prospective hire's skills gives the hiring manager warm fuzzies. It adds another data point that the person has the right skills, and it also pushes some of the blame on the person recommending the hire, in case things goes wrong.
4. One very important part of hiring a new person is how they will fit in the culture or the group. If they're already friends with one employee, they're likely to fit in in a similar manner.
5. So-called "soft skills" are more important in most jobs than the hard technical skills. Soft skills are all about working with and communicating with others. This is another thing that a reference can show that you are good at. (This is even harder to discern during an interview.)
6. Networking works. I didn't believe it when I was younger, either.
There's a company called Twilight Games that has written a couple re-makes, as well as some that are similar to old classics. My favorite is Space Taxi 2. Many of the levels are very close to the original, with better graphics. Other levels are new, but in a similar spirit.
I was more pointing out that the Japanese and Western solutions to the problem were different, but equally effective. I wasn't really exploring how they came about those solutions.
When I was in Japan, the mother did beat (lightly) the futon mattresses before bringing them in. The combination of that and putting them away during the day, I'm guessing does a good job of keeping the bed bugs away.
Western beds have legs, and Japanese beds are moved out of the way for the same reason -- to keep critters from getting into the bed. The Japanese also beat their futon mattresses in the morning, to get out the little critters. I expect this is actually more effective than the western bed at critters that feed off of your skin.
Plastics are usually made from petroleum products, but they don't have to be. There's a growing number of plastics that are made from corn. I'm not sure of the characteristics of these new bioplastics, but I'd guess that they come in as wide a range of types as the petroleum-based plastics.
Microsoft has provided "superior value" -- just not in operating systems. Their development tools have always been top-notch. Especially in the assembler era, and less so in the C and Visual C++ eras. Even the VB and.NET are decent, even if VB does suck from a technical aesthetic standpoint.
Most people would PREFER a non-routable protocol for SAN traffic. Generally, the best design is to segregate your SAN traffic from all other traffic, on a separate segment. Just like you'd be best to have your SQL traffic going over a different network than your web traffic. Mostly for performance reasons, but also for security reasons. You don't want your raw data crossing networks that you don't have tight control over. Using a non-routable protocol ENSURES that your traffic stays where you want it.
I fail to understand your last 2 paragraphs. Using an Ethernet NIC, switch, and cables is pretty much how the whole thing works. What were you expecting? As far as virtualization, I'm pretty sure that most VMs use bridging -- not routing -- to multiplex the NIC, so I still don't see any issue.
Sorry, got distracted there. I'd like to know why it is that there are 4 bars right before I dial, and only 2 bars (or worse) right after I hit the SEND button. This has happened to me multiple times. I'm pretty sure it's even happened to me on 2 different carriers.
I think you're on the right track, but you miss 2 important points.
First, the additional availability of the niche products in the long tail will help to increase their sales. For example, I bought a book on metaprogramming from Amazon. I'd been looking for that book for a long time, but was never able to find it. Amazon's ability to (virtually) "stock" that niche item was a major factor in me buying it.
Second, it's not the individual items that matter. It's the sum of the items in the long tail that add up to become significant. There's a significant amount of revenue in that aggregate. And that's the insight that led to the coining of the term.
I think that's what they wanted you to do. Even if you didn't buy a Sony TV, a substantial percentage of people will, so Sony wins by making you buy a new TV instead of fixing your old one. Or they win by charging you an outrageous price for the schematics and repair manuals.
And the reason that they do this is that they (and you) don't have to pay the real cost of disposing of the old TV. Instead of recycling the TV and reclaiming all the materials, you'll probably just toss the old TV in the trash. And the hazardous chemicals will leak into the soil. Our descendents will have to clean that shit up eventually, which will cost tons of money. But we don't have to pay that, so we just go get a new TV cheap.</rant>
MA tried to get a wind farm planted in the middle of a shallow bay, and the fucking environmentalists screamed blue-bloody-murder about everything little thing...from a small diesel tank (1000 gal) for maintenance equipment which was portrayed as the next Exxon Valdeez, to birds hitting the things, to sounds supposedly transmitted into the ocean that would 'confuse' whales. They even claimed the things would interfere with radio communications, making them a threat to national security...or some such bullshit.
And those are the very worst kinds of "environmentalists". Not only can they not see the forrest for the trees, but the small issues they whine about aren't even legitimate problems. I guess they'd rather see whales dying from heat exhaustion than getting "confused".
As some are starting to understand, to truly fix the environmental issues, we have to think "in the large". Like choosing nuclear power over fossil fuels. Nuclear technology has advanced quite a bit in the past 30 years. And with environmentalists pushing for even more safety, it would help solve our energy problems (pollution, foreign dependence, prices) tremendously, without causing significant impact to the environment. The push for only using "perfectly safe" technologies (solar, tidal, geothermal, perhaps wind and hydro) is just helping to maintain the status quo.
I own a Lotus Elise, on which this Tesla Roadster is based. Believe me, it's a lot of fun! That's the number one thing I like about it. It's also very stylish (a serious head turner; I've had people driving by take pictures) and has excellent performance characteristics.
The Tesla's electric drive train is a lot less complex than an internal combustion engine, so it should be easier to work on. On the other hand, it's probably so simple that there isn't much you can tweak.
I own a Lotus Elise, and you're exactly right -- the number one reason I bought it is because it's fun. If the Tesla Roadster was closer in price, I would consider buying one. Especially given its quicker acceleration, "stealth" quietness, uniqueness, and environmental friendliness.
I also agree that this is a good strategy. High performance sports cars already cost a lot. So it's easier to find buyers willing to spend the kind of money involved in a low-volume production model. As business builds, economies of scale kick in, and lower-priced models can be offered to meet larger demands.
I was not aware that the fact was disputed. I'd heard it several times. Now I can only say that bonobos have the most interesting sex lives besides humans. Or can you refute that one too?;)
That's an excellent article you referenced in support of your position. You must be new here.;)
The most I could lose is everything I have. Which I assure you is much less than $7.5 million. Even if a bunch of people sent money to my PayPal account. As soon as I lose, I just declare banruptcy. Relative to what I have to gain, what I have to lose is pretty small, and limited. (I have no house, and few other large assets to which I am attached.)
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Yes, but they paid for those to be sent to you. It did not cost you anything to receive them. With email, you pay a portion of the cost of the email they send.
On the other hand, it's getting to the point where the amount of credit card applications I get are starting to cost me. Like in having to buy a shredder to make sure nobody steals the applications to steal my identity and get a credit card in my name.
One slight problem with that. The US Constitution says that you cannot punish a family for the crimes of an individual.
On the other hand, if there really is gold on their land, it's a good indication that the family may have been an accomplice to hiding the funds from the authorities.
Thanks for the backup info.
I'm not sure I'd call technical troubleshooting skills "unmeasurable", but they are really hard to measure, especially in a short interview. There are a few certifications that do some measurement of troubleshooting skills, with hands-on tests. The RHCE and CCIE are 2 that I know of; both are quite highly regarded. Google actually does a pretty good job at measuring troubleshooting skills during an interview. They ask technical scenario questions, and also push your knowledge so much that you have to figure things out to answer their questions.
I've seen situations where someone's buddy didn't work out. It just happens less frequently, as far as I've seen. And it costs that person some political capital; their judgement will be taken a little less seriously after that.
Here are a few clues for you:
1. Many hiring managers are not very good at determining an applicant's technical skills. Especially if HR gets involved.
2. Networking is more about finding out about positions than anything. A large number of jobs are never posted. And it's better to have a several people looking for you, than looking just on your own.
3. A person vouching for a prospective hire's skills gives the hiring manager warm fuzzies. It adds another data point that the person has the right skills, and it also pushes some of the blame on the person recommending the hire, in case things goes wrong.
4. One very important part of hiring a new person is how they will fit in the culture or the group. If they're already friends with one employee, they're likely to fit in in a similar manner.
5. So-called "soft skills" are more important in most jobs than the hard technical skills. Soft skills are all about working with and communicating with others. This is another thing that a reference can show that you are good at. (This is even harder to discern during an interview.)
6. Networking works. I didn't believe it when I was younger, either.
There's a company called Twilight Games that has written a couple re-makes, as well as some that are similar to old classics. My favorite is Space Taxi 2. Many of the levels are very close to the original, with better graphics. Other levels are new, but in a similar spirit.
I was more pointing out that the Japanese and Western solutions to the problem were different, but equally effective. I wasn't really exploring how they came about those solutions.
When I was in Japan, the mother did beat (lightly) the futon mattresses before bringing them in. The combination of that and putting them away during the day, I'm guessing does a good job of keeping the bed bugs away.
8. Go back to Windows.
You misspelled "Switch to Mac".
Python is so 2004. Everyone knows that Ruby is the current language du jour. Yahoo needs to catch up.
Western beds have legs, and Japanese beds are moved out of the way for the same reason -- to keep critters from getting into the bed. The Japanese also beat their futon mattresses in the morning, to get out the little critters. I expect this is actually more effective than the western bed at critters that feed off of your skin.
Plastics are usually made from petroleum products, but they don't have to be. There's a growing number of plastics that are made from corn. I'm not sure of the characteristics of these new bioplastics, but I'd guess that they come in as wide a range of types as the petroleum-based plastics.
Artificial reefs? (I'm not sure how well plastic would work for that though.)
Microsoft has provided "superior value" -- just not in operating systems. Their development tools have always been top-notch. Especially in the assembler era, and less so in the C and Visual C++ eras. Even the VB and .NET are decent, even if VB does suck from a technical aesthetic standpoint.
Excellent proper usage of the words "reckless" and "wreckless" in the same sentence!
Also, many rapes go unreported, which would make the percentage of false claims vs. actual rapes even smaller still.
Actually, that would make the percentage of false claims higher.
Most people would PREFER a non-routable protocol for SAN traffic. Generally, the best design is to segregate your SAN traffic from all other traffic, on a separate segment. Just like you'd be best to have your SQL traffic going over a different network than your web traffic. Mostly for performance reasons, but also for security reasons. You don't want your raw data crossing networks that you don't have tight control over. Using a non-routable protocol ENSURES that your traffic stays where you want it.
I fail to understand your last 2 paragraphs. Using an Ethernet NIC, switch, and cables is pretty much how the whole thing works. What were you expecting? As far as virtualization, I'm pretty sure that most VMs use bridging -- not routing -- to multiplex the NIC, so I still don't see any issue.
Mmmm, bars.
Sorry, got distracted there. I'd like to know why it is that there are 4 bars right before I dial, and only 2 bars (or worse) right after I hit the SEND button. This has happened to me multiple times. I'm pretty sure it's even happened to me on 2 different carriers.
You forgot to provide the URL: http://www.hasbro.com/litebrite
I think you're on the right track, but you miss 2 important points.
First, the additional availability of the niche products in the long tail will help to increase their sales. For example, I bought a book on metaprogramming from Amazon. I'd been looking for that book for a long time, but was never able to find it. Amazon's ability to (virtually) "stock" that niche item was a major factor in me buying it.
Second, it's not the individual items that matter. It's the sum of the items in the long tail that add up to become significant. There's a significant amount of revenue in that aggregate. And that's the insight that led to the coining of the term.
The Commodore 64 also had a schematics fold-out in the back of the system manual. They appeared to be quite complete.
I think that's what they wanted you to do. Even if you didn't buy a Sony TV, a substantial percentage of people will, so Sony wins by making you buy a new TV instead of fixing your old one. Or they win by charging you an outrageous price for the schematics and repair manuals.
And the reason that they do this is that they (and you) don't have to pay the real cost of disposing of the old TV. Instead of recycling the TV and reclaiming all the materials, you'll probably just toss the old TV in the trash. And the hazardous chemicals will leak into the soil. Our descendents will have to clean that shit up eventually, which will cost tons of money. But we don't have to pay that, so we just go get a new TV cheap.</rant>
MA tried to get a wind farm planted in the middle of a shallow bay, and the fucking environmentalists screamed blue-bloody-murder about everything little thing...from a small diesel tank (1000 gal) for maintenance equipment which was portrayed as the next Exxon Valdeez, to birds hitting the things, to sounds supposedly transmitted into the ocean that would 'confuse' whales. They even claimed the things would interfere with radio communications, making them a threat to national security...or some such bullshit.
And those are the very worst kinds of "environmentalists". Not only can they not see the forrest for the trees, but the small issues they whine about aren't even legitimate problems. I guess they'd rather see whales dying from heat exhaustion than getting "confused".
As some are starting to understand, to truly fix the environmental issues, we have to think "in the large". Like choosing nuclear power over fossil fuels. Nuclear technology has advanced quite a bit in the past 30 years. And with environmentalists pushing for even more safety, it would help solve our energy problems (pollution, foreign dependence, prices) tremendously, without causing significant impact to the environment. The push for only using "perfectly safe" technologies (solar, tidal, geothermal, perhaps wind and hydro) is just helping to maintain the status quo.
I own a Lotus Elise, on which this Tesla Roadster is based. Believe me, it's a lot of fun! That's the number one thing I like about it. It's also very stylish (a serious head turner; I've had people driving by take pictures) and has excellent performance characteristics.
The Tesla's electric drive train is a lot less complex than an internal combustion engine, so it should be easier to work on. On the other hand, it's probably so simple that there isn't much you can tweak.
I own a Lotus Elise, and you're exactly right -- the number one reason I bought it is because it's fun. If the Tesla Roadster was closer in price, I would consider buying one. Especially given its quicker acceleration, "stealth" quietness, uniqueness, and environmental friendliness.
I also agree that this is a good strategy. High performance sports cars already cost a lot. So it's easier to find buyers willing to spend the kind of money involved in a low-volume production model. As business builds, economies of scale kick in, and lower-priced models can be offered to meet larger demands.
I was not aware that the fact was disputed. I'd heard it several times. Now I can only say that bonobos have the most interesting sex lives besides humans. Or can you refute that one too? ;)
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That's an excellent article you referenced in support of your position. You must be new here.
The most I could lose is everything I have. Which I assure you is much less than $7.5 million. Even if a bunch of people sent money to my PayPal account. As soon as I lose, I just declare banruptcy. Relative to what I have to gain, what I have to lose is pretty small, and limited. (I have no house, and few other large assets to which I am attached.)