The only reason they're thinking it has less latency is because they're only considering a point-to-point case.
Once you wire that up to the various hubs and routers of the underlying DSL or cable infrastructure, or try to send traffic to somewhere other than the end-point the microwave is connected to, your latency rapidly goes to shit.
Add in the fact that fiber can transmit over longer distances, the weather-induced degradation of most microwave links, the fact that the whole link drops when a semi-tractor travels along the highway between the two links when line-of-sight is close to the ground, the need for high and unsightly towers to get over the trees and buildings, and the final fact that microwave towers were decommissioned in Canada precisely because of all these problems, and all you can say is:
What misconceptions or outright lies have become so ingrained in young people's use of technology that they need to be addressed?
Above all else, they need to be freed of the delusion that the ability to use a smart phone or tablet qualifies as "technical skills." Those devices are appliances, and using one does not confer any actual technical skills or knowledge at all.
Back in my university and high school days, it would be like someone who took a typing class claiming that they're "PC literate" because they know how to keyboard.
What is the difference between impeachment and being forced to resign? That's like quibbling over whether you were forced to quit or were fired. It's a semantic detail that doesn't matter worth shit to anyone except pedantrists.
As long as the jobs actually go to the kids in the end, I see no issue with the companies covering their bases.
After all, there is no guarantee whatsoever that the training programs are actually going to entice a significant number of kids to enter STEM careers. There have always been science classes and science clubs, yet the percentage of people pursuing STEM careers has always been relatively low.
That makes sick and twisted sense. People who are surfing from phones are more likely to be "instant gratification" types who aren't going to shop around for the best price or for alternate products. After all, they can't even wait to get home to *search* for the product.
Eventually we're just going to have to get away from societies that depend on "working for a living" as there is less and less actual work to be done. We're already starting to see that with all the layoffs in manufacturing over the years, the reductions in workforce at many companies, and the elimination of all but the lowest paying jobs as till operators and stock clerks.
Of course that means the few people who *do* have to actually "work" will end up living lives of luxury compared to the general public. With the majority of people living on a stipend instead of an income, who is going to want to go to the effort of training and education for employment as a doctor or nurse, for example?
I've spent thousands of dollars on keyboards and mice over the years I've owned computers. While a mechanical keyboard may cost twice as much as some of the cheaper models out there, it lasts for many long years without failing. Contrast that with, for example, Microsoft or Logitech keyboards, which only last about 9 months under my heavy use.
The sole exception was the original Natural Pro that Microsoft released. The first one I owned lasted five years. The second and third lasted 6-9 months, after which I swore off ever buying one again.
My el-cheapo "X-Armor" cherry keyswitch keyboard (the cheapest I could find), on the other hand, is now over two years old and still going strong. The clatter of a keyboard isn't an issue for me, because I no longer work in cube-land, but even if I was still in an office setting, I'd insist on a proper mechanical keyboard and to hell with the cube-mates. Your yapping on the phone, chit chat in the hallways, and annoying radios/headphones are not work related like my "noise" is.
Unlike cases where there is a question of whether someone is guilty or not, there is no doubt in this case that he planted to bomb, killed at least three people, and maimed scores of others (including a lot of kids.)
If there is a chance of a conviction being overturned, I don't agree with the death penalty. But in a case like this, I'm all for it.
What sickens me is that despite the clear guilt, there are probably going to be years of appeals costing hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars before this sick bastard is put to death.
I have been writing client/server software in an OpenBSD virtual machine for the security and the kqueue functionality; not to mention the rest of the virtual clients crash that I have tried.
If you can't get your software running under Linux or commercial *nix offerings, you're dead before you started.
It is highly unlikely that Apple is going to rewrite all that GPL and BSD code at the heart of iOS with Swift. As long as those core projects are based on 'C', they'll stay in 'C'.
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The only reason they're thinking it has less latency is because they're only considering a point-to-point case.
Once you wire that up to the various hubs and routers of the underlying DSL or cable infrastructure, or try to send traffic to somewhere other than the end-point the microwave is connected to, your latency rapidly goes to shit.
Add in the fact that fiber can transmit over longer distances, the weather-induced degradation of most microwave links, the fact that the whole link drops when a semi-tractor travels along the highway between the two links when line-of-sight is close to the ground, the need for high and unsightly towers to get over the trees and buildings, and the final fact that microwave towers were decommissioned in Canada precisely because of all these problems, and all you can say is:
Bad idea.
Very bad idea.
Above all else, they need to be freed of the delusion that the ability to use a smart phone or tablet qualifies as "technical skills." Those devices are appliances, and using one does not confer any actual technical skills or knowledge at all.
Back in my university and high school days, it would be like someone who took a typing class claiming that they're "PC literate" because they know how to keyboard.
Details. Details.
What is the difference between impeachment and being forced to resign? That's like quibbling over whether you were forced to quit or were fired. It's a semantic detail that doesn't matter worth shit to anyone except pedantrists.
The only "guarantee" is that people will always need plumbers, electricians, and other tradespeople.
When Nixon did that, he was impeached.
Nowadays you're seriously considering electing someone who did the same damned thing Nixon did?
WTF is wrong with you Americans, anyhow?
As long as the jobs actually go to the kids in the end, I see no issue with the companies covering their bases.
After all, there is no guarantee whatsoever that the training programs are actually going to entice a significant number of kids to enter STEM careers. There have always been science classes and science clubs, yet the percentage of people pursuing STEM careers has always been relatively low.
If they're not doing it to play the "instant gratification" card, why not subject desktop users to the same abuse?
That makes sick and twisted sense. People who are surfing from phones are more likely to be "instant gratification" types who aren't going to shop around for the best price or for alternate products. After all, they can't even wait to get home to *search* for the product.
Eventually we're just going to have to get away from societies that depend on "working for a living" as there is less and less actual work to be done. We're already starting to see that with all the layoffs in manufacturing over the years, the reductions in workforce at many companies, and the elimination of all but the lowest paying jobs as till operators and stock clerks.
Of course that means the few people who *do* have to actually "work" will end up living lives of luxury compared to the general public. With the majority of people living on a stipend instead of an income, who is going to want to go to the effort of training and education for employment as a doctor or nurse, for example?
Keys.
No risk of him escaping. No money wasted watching over him.
And most importantly, I consider being forced to live in a cell to be torture. I don't believe in torturing someone, no matter how guilty they may be.
I have the same issue with people held in Guantanamo.
I've spent thousands of dollars on keyboards and mice over the years I've owned computers. While a mechanical keyboard may cost twice as much as some of the cheaper models out there, it lasts for many long years without failing. Contrast that with, for example, Microsoft or Logitech keyboards, which only last about 9 months under my heavy use.
The sole exception was the original Natural Pro that Microsoft released. The first one I owned lasted five years. The second and third lasted 6-9 months, after which I swore off ever buying one again.
My el-cheapo "X-Armor" cherry keyswitch keyboard (the cheapest I could find), on the other hand, is now over two years old and still going strong. The clatter of a keyboard isn't an issue for me, because I no longer work in cube-land, but even if I was still in an office setting, I'd insist on a proper mechanical keyboard and to hell with the cube-mates. Your yapping on the phone, chit chat in the hallways, and annoying radios/headphones are not work related like my "noise" is.
Unlike cases where there is a question of whether someone is guilty or not, there is no doubt in this case that he planted to bomb, killed at least three people, and maimed scores of others (including a lot of kids.)
If there is a chance of a conviction being overturned, I don't agree with the death penalty. But in a case like this, I'm all for it.
What sickens me is that despite the clear guilt, there are probably going to be years of appeals costing hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars before this sick bastard is put to death.
If you can't get your software running under Linux or commercial *nix offerings, you're dead before you started.
Chrysler/Dodge/RAM are one company.
Shill much?
They've invested billions if not trillions in the surveillance networks and infrastructure.
Is anyone going to really believe it's all been mothballed at the stroke of a pen?
I won't.
Of course you never read about enraged scientists hacking religious zealots apart...
Why would you worry about someone "stealing" something you didn't create or pay for in the first place?
You don't get it, do you? Apple lives on open source code that they didn't write.
It is highly unlikely that Apple is going to rewrite all that GPL and BSD code at the heart of iOS with Swift. As long as those core projects are based on 'C', they'll stay in 'C'.
No. '90s. As in 1990. Ten YEARS before the Y2K "bubble".
I was making $85,000/yr in the '90s in IT. Bumping that by only $15,000 in 25 years seems kind of insulting.
A more accurate name would be "Windows Marketing Edition".
Could we wire up the web developers to a dynamo and electrocute them? :P