Now if their revenue increased at the same rate, that would be impressive... I don't doubt that their revenue did increase, but by how much in absolute dollars/yen/rubles/whatever over that period of time?
Doubt it. Instead, you get rejections followed by a shitload of bloated egos arguing ad nauseum about the rejection, with no adult in the room to put a stop to it in a clear and concise manner that leaves no wiggle-room.
You know, like corporate development happens these days...
I've seen more than my share of soi-disant developer gods (who, well, weren't), and sometimes the only way to shut them the hell up and make them listen is to nuke their ego from orbit and use a few harsh words to drive the point home while you do it.
This method works perfectly in the Military (has for literal centuries), and adapts nicely to the dev world.
If someone quit my employment in this manner I'd be pleased to have them go
That's kind of the point, in a way.
It makes more sense in Japan, because Culture. Here, not so much (unless a US startup offered the same service with the added bonus of sending dead flowers, fecal material, or suchlike to your newly-former employer... waitaminute...)
Yes, "A" School in the Army is what we simply called "Tech School" in the USAF. It's usually vocational training to get your initial competency level ("3 level" in the USAF), but it can also serve to teach those who are cross-training into another field, or who go back and get higher-level courses for senior-level positions (for instance, a Senior NCO might go take courses in management, a soon-to-be senior officer might take courses in higher-level/strategic combat, etc.)
Actually, the USAF has the Community College of The Air Force, where that training does count (we just called it "Tech School"), depending on your AFSC ("MOS" in Army-speak) and what degree you were shooting for. OJT and CBTs (as well as PME/NCO training) also count as credits (again, depending on AFSC and degree). On top of all that, CLEP testing is (well, was) mega-cheap there.
Many many many people do not have that luxury. They get any job they can.
Unless they're on a sex offender registry (or similarly ostracized in the workplace)... why? Unemployment is at record lows, and still dropping as I type this.
The labor market is fairly tight right now, and all indications are that it's only going to get tighter. This means more competition for workers' time and attention, and if Amazon becomes known as a shithole to work for, they're going to have an impossible time finding people willing to work for them as time passes and as things continue on their current economic trajectory.
Nothing is stopping that from happening now... except for the long line of other semi-skilled workers waiting to take their places.
Then again, since we're experiencing a decent, hot-growing economy, and an ever-tightening labor market, Amazon may have to get their shit together before too long if they expect to keep employees... well, unless they go full robot in the warehouses, anyway.
...what sibling said - PCI is a mofo of a standard if you go about violating it, and yet still expect to have any payment processors even think of coming near you.
No need to at this rate - this merger just knocked one (of don't ask how many) IM client off of the list of IM clients commonly used and supported internally by our company at large.
Just a dozen more mergers, and we'll actually have a single standard IM client/server solution!
Meh - security-by-obscurity isn't quite the answer. A properly stripped, hardened and configured *nix kernel could secure things more than well enough, and require a lot less effort, money, time, etc. At least, as long as you keep up on patches, but that would be the case on any properly-maintained uber-proprietary OS.
Personally, I'm not as worried about Oregon's voting computers as I am the potential for fraud across the far weaker link - all of Oregon votes by mail. All it would really take is a properly-bribed postman or two to collect a few spare ballots (and discard a few ballots from parts of his route that vote heavily for The Other Guy), a handful of pencils, a roll of stamps, and a few cohorts willing to help you 'vote'. The voter would never know that anything was amiss.
(there's other ways that mail-in ballots are open for fraud, but this is one that comes to mind. The envelopes are unique, big, and easy to pick out.)
Worse than you think: Some of those rivers get half-burned human (and various un-burned animal) corpses dumped into them on a very regular basis (and if we're talking about the Ganges, we're talking near-industrial-scale corpse-dumping), let alone the massive amount of un/semi-treated sewage.
I guess this little step is better than no step, but yeah, you're right... there are way bigger problems that could be addressed here.
Was about to mention similar... these bags more often than not get a second life around the household - as small trashcan liners, to package used cat litter (or any other animal waste), to toss stuff in that the kid has to take to school that day, as a quickie it of waterproofing for a small laptop bag, etc.
I can also agree that you end up with way too many... some stores often use a bag for like 1-2 items (while others cram it full... kind of a crap-shoot, truth be told.)
I much prefer the reusable bags (especially the insulated ones for cold stuff), but usually that's because it's 25 miles to the nearest grocery store, and you end up carrying the same amount of stuff in less bags when it comes time to drag it all into the house.
...that, or FB really jacked-up their ad rates for crypto-related ads ('...just to make sure these were not fly-by-night companies, you understand...')
If you think about it, back in the 90's, do you remember TQM? It spread like a frickin' religion across Corporate America. Every company from GE down to your local strip-mall-based franchise retail outlet preached the Gospel of Deming. The justification boiled down to pretty much the same thing: "This is why Japan kicked our asses back in the 80s! We need to implement this!"
Here's how TQM actually turned out: Some orgs implemented it beautifully. Some gave it lip service then ignored it. The rest picked out what they wanted and shit-canned the rest. Eventually most of it got ignored while a few good bits got absorbed or were mutated to meet the C-level's expectations of it (basically they neutered it except for the bits where they could take good ideas from the proles and claim them as their own.)
Pretty much like how Agile (and its bastard spawn, such as Kanban, etc) is turning out.
Most modems nowadays (Sat, Cable, DSL) don't bother with a user/pass from you just to get itself online, because it originates from a physical point-of-presence - specifically, your home address.
Now the built-in wifi** is a different story, sure - but nothing prevents me from using ethernet-only in the house (well in my case I might have to bury some fiber to get out from the house to the home office and shop, but...)
** built-in wifi is not a given. My Exede/ViaSat modem doesn't have it (so I provide my own router plugged into the ethernet port).
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Nota Bene: users != revenue.
Now if their revenue increased at the same rate, that would be impressive... I don't doubt that their revenue did increase, but by how much in absolute dollars/yen/rubles/whatever over that period of time?
Only if you were on the Itanium team at one point in time, which is, naturally, a digital version of (rightfully) being branded.
Doubt it. Instead, you get rejections followed by a shitload of bloated egos arguing ad nauseum about the rejection, with no adult in the room to put a stop to it in a clear and concise manner that leaves no wiggle-room.
You know, like corporate development happens these days...
This, this right the fuck here.
I've seen more than my share of soi-disant developer gods (who, well, weren't), and sometimes the only way to shut them the hell up and make them listen is to nuke their ego from orbit and use a few harsh words to drive the point home while you do it.
This method works perfectly in the Military (has for literal centuries), and adapts nicely to the dev world.
If someone quit my employment in this manner I'd be pleased to have them go
That's kind of the point, in a way.
It makes more sense in Japan, because Culture. Here, not so much (unless a US startup offered the same service with the added bonus of sending dead flowers, fecal material, or suchlike to your newly-former employer... waitaminute...)
Well, taking a healthy dump on the boss' desk right before you tell him to kiss your ass does bring catharsis and relief at the same time, but...
Not necessarily - Senior NCOs and senior-level officers often go back and take required higher-level management and strategy training.
Yes, "A" School in the Army is what we simply called "Tech School" in the USAF. It's usually vocational training to get your initial competency level ("3 level" in the USAF), but it can also serve to teach those who are cross-training into another field, or who go back and get higher-level courses for senior-level positions (for instance, a Senior NCO might go take courses in management, a soon-to-be senior officer might take courses in higher-level/strategic combat, etc.)
Actually, the USAF has the Community College of The Air Force, where that training does count (we just called it "Tech School"), depending on your AFSC ("MOS" in Army-speak) and what degree you were shooting for. OJT and CBTs (as well as PME/NCO training) also count as credits (again, depending on AFSC and degree). On top of all that, CLEP testing is (well, was) mega-cheap there.
I'm still wondering who in the unholy hell would even *want* to broadcast what they spend money on...
Many many many people do not have that luxury. They get any job they can.
Unless they're on a sex offender registry (or similarly ostracized in the workplace)... why? Unemployment is at record lows, and still dropping as I type this.
The labor market is fairly tight right now, and all indications are that it's only going to get tighter. This means more competition for workers' time and attention, and if Amazon becomes known as a shithole to work for, they're going to have an impossible time finding people willing to work for them as time passes and as things continue on their current economic trajectory.
Nothing is stopping that from happening now... except for the long line of other semi-skilled workers waiting to take their places.
Then again, since we're experiencing a decent, hot-growing economy, and an ever-tightening labor market, Amazon may have to get their shit together before too long if they expect to keep employees... well, unless they go full robot in the warehouses, anyway.
...what sibling said - PCI is a mofo of a standard if you go about violating it, and yet still expect to have any payment processors even think of coming near you.
Bring back AIM!
(ugh... I'm really sorry guys, it sounded funnier in my head.)
No need to at this rate - this merger just knocked one (of don't ask how many) IM client off of the list of IM clients commonly used and supported internally by our company at large.
Just a dozen more mergers, and we'll actually have a single standard IM client/server solution!
Meh - security-by-obscurity isn't quite the answer. A properly stripped, hardened and configured *nix kernel could secure things more than well enough, and require a lot less effort, money, time, etc. At least, as long as you keep up on patches, but that would be the case on any properly-maintained uber-proprietary OS.
Personally, I'm not as worried about Oregon's voting computers as I am the potential for fraud across the far weaker link - all of Oregon votes by mail. All it would really take is a properly-bribed postman or two to collect a few spare ballots (and discard a few ballots from parts of his route that vote heavily for The Other Guy), a handful of pencils, a roll of stamps, and a few cohorts willing to help you 'vote'. The voter would never know that anything was amiss.
(there's other ways that mail-in ballots are open for fraud, but this is one that comes to mind. The envelopes are unique, big, and easy to pick out.)
Dunno... BPA would keep me out of doing that. I'll settle for an actual cup.
Worse than you think: Some of those rivers get half-burned human (and various un-burned animal) corpses dumped into them on a very regular basis (and if we're talking about the Ganges, we're talking near-industrial-scale corpse-dumping), let alone the massive amount of un/semi-treated sewage.
I guess this little step is better than no step, but yeah, you're right... there are way bigger problems that could be addressed here.
...and what's a few ruined lives in the process? (seriously - those are some pretty massive-assed fines for the average Indian.)
Even on a smaller scale, now the cost of groceries, take-out, whatever just went up.
Was about to mention similar... these bags more often than not get a second life around the household - as small trashcan liners, to package used cat litter (or any other animal waste), to toss stuff in that the kid has to take to school that day, as a quickie it of waterproofing for a small laptop bag, etc.
I can also agree that you end up with way too many... some stores often use a bag for like 1-2 items (while others cram it full... kind of a crap-shoot, truth be told.)
I much prefer the reusable bags (especially the insulated ones for cold stuff), but usually that's because it's 25 miles to the nearest grocery store, and you end up carrying the same amount of stuff in less bags when it comes time to drag it all into the house.
...that, or FB really jacked-up their ad rates for crypto-related ads ('...just to make sure these were not fly-by-night companies, you understand...')
If you think about it, back in the 90's, do you remember TQM? It spread like a frickin' religion across Corporate America. Every company from GE down to your local strip-mall-based franchise retail outlet preached the Gospel of Deming. The justification boiled down to pretty much the same thing: "This is why Japan kicked our asses back in the 80s! We need to implement this!"
Here's how TQM actually turned out: Some orgs implemented it beautifully. Some gave it lip service then ignored it. The rest picked out what they wanted and shit-canned the rest. Eventually most of it got ignored while a few good bits got absorbed or were mutated to meet the C-level's expectations of it (basically they neutered it except for the bits where they could take good ideas from the proles and claim them as their own.)
Pretty much like how Agile (and its bastard spawn, such as Kanban, etc) is turning out.
The more things change...
Your main point is correct, but...
Most modems nowadays (Sat, Cable, DSL) don't bother with a user/pass from you just to get itself online, because it originates from a physical point-of-presence - specifically, your home address.
Now the built-in wifi** is a different story, sure - but nothing prevents me from using ethernet-only in the house (well in my case I might have to bury some fiber to get out from the house to the home office and shop, but...)
** built-in wifi is not a given. My Exede/ViaSat modem doesn't have it (so I provide my own router plugged into the ethernet port).
RTFA? You must be new here.