Regarding Kevinism, did they confirm the bias was unjustified? Did they take a subset of all papers with the names redacted and have them regraded in a blinded manner? Neither article you linked to goes to that depth.
Perhaps those children really are a bit more dim-witted. Causation: genetics.:)
It isn't the number of people but the importance to those people, individually and as a group, that matters. Is it just a matter of inconvenience or does the outage cause economic hardship? If so, how much. How often might it happen? The outcome of that risk analysis will determine if a third link is cost effective.
But since we're talking about a government here, a strict cost-analysis isn't enough. The politician will ask, "Might the next outage get me thrown out of office?"
It would be nice if all routers were PoE capable too! I suppose PoE injectors are pretty cheap though. It would be nice for some low current devices like Roku or Chromecast but there's already a power strip *right there* so... why bother. There's just not enough call for it.
I've been working from home for the better part of 10 years now across two very different jobs and employers.
At first I thought it was dream!
When I took the job I had no idea I would be allowed to work from home. My first day on the job they gave me a very high-end laptop, docking station, monitor and company cell. They also allowed me to expense the entirety of my internet connection and a second phone line dedicated for business. This was in addition to very comfortable in-office space. Dream job! I thought. I worked almost exclusively from the office for the first six months and then they slowly started pushing me out the door. At some point shortly after that they gave my desk away. For four years I worked from home an average of 65 hours a week. I came in one day every week or two for meetings and face time. I was relegated to a back conference room. When something needed done at night or on the weekend, I was the guy they called because, 'Hey, you can do it without having to come in!' I was salary so I didn't see extra income from that. It was a nightmare. Finally, I quit.
My current job is much more relaxed. I go in for half a day every two weeks or so. I still work more than 40 hours a week but I'm hourly now and so I get paid for it. I very much doubt that the extra hours I work are greater than the time I would spend commuting daily to the office. I get far more done at home than I ever could at the office. I have a team that works half from home and half from the office. They take written instruction well. If I need to talk to them I can do it over the phone or Skype.
The biggest downside is the lack of advancement incentive. I have turned down three small promotions simply because I would not be able to do it from home. This is my choice, of course; I'm older and not chasing position anymore. The higher end promotions require in-office politics, from which I am pretty much immune. I think you get the picture.
Oh! The wife likes the days I have to go in. That's when I take a shower.
It can be a little lonely. But that's what Slashdot is for.:)
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Regarding Kevinism, did they confirm the bias was unjustified? Did they take a subset of all papers with the names redacted and have them regraded in a blinded manner? Neither article you linked to goes to that depth.
:)
Perhaps those children really are a bit more dim-witted. Causation: genetics.
It isn't the number of people but the importance to those people, individually and as a group, that matters. Is it just a matter of inconvenience or does the outage cause economic hardship? If so, how much. How often might it happen? The outcome of that risk analysis will determine if a third link is cost effective. But since we're talking about a government here, a strict cost-analysis isn't enough. The politician will ask, "Might the next outage get me thrown out of office?"
It would be nice if all routers were PoE capable too! I suppose PoE injectors are pretty cheap though. It would be nice for some low current devices like Roku or Chromecast but there's already a power strip *right there* so ... why bother. There's just not enough call for it.
I've been working from home for the better part of 10 years now across two very different jobs and employers. At first I thought it was dream! When I took the job I had no idea I would be allowed to work from home. My first day on the job they gave me a very high-end laptop, docking station, monitor and company cell. They also allowed me to expense the entirety of my internet connection and a second phone line dedicated for business. This was in addition to very comfortable in-office space. Dream job! I thought. I worked almost exclusively from the office for the first six months and then they slowly started pushing me out the door. At some point shortly after that they gave my desk away. For four years I worked from home an average of 65 hours a week. I came in one day every week or two for meetings and face time. I was relegated to a back conference room. When something needed done at night or on the weekend, I was the guy they called because, 'Hey, you can do it without having to come in!' I was salary so I didn't see extra income from that. It was a nightmare. Finally, I quit. My current job is much more relaxed. I go in for half a day every two weeks or so. I still work more than 40 hours a week but I'm hourly now and so I get paid for it. I very much doubt that the extra hours I work are greater than the time I would spend commuting daily to the office. I get far more done at home than I ever could at the office. I have a team that works half from home and half from the office. They take written instruction well. If I need to talk to them I can do it over the phone or Skype. The biggest downside is the lack of advancement incentive. I have turned down three small promotions simply because I would not be able to do it from home. This is my choice, of course; I'm older and not chasing position anymore. The higher end promotions require in-office politics, from which I am pretty much immune. I think you get the picture. Oh! The wife likes the days I have to go in. That's when I take a shower. It can be a little lonely. But that's what Slashdot is for. :)