Maybe it's the language that causes brain damage, because here in Canada, we have the Quebecois with that same perverse "protectionist" mentality about their language and culture.
Or maybe they just can't accept the fact that the days of empire are over, and that they no longer matter all that much on the world stage compared to when they were in their glory days.
What I do know is that protectionism and isolationism don't save anything; they just create isolated backwaters that aren't connected with the global culture and the rest of the world.
Stupidest example I can think of: In Quebec, you're supposed to yell "Quatre" on the golf course. The problem with that is "Fore" is short for "Forewarned", not "Four."
As others have posted, I think you're making the problem far more complex than it needs to be by insisting on using "machine learning" techniques. All you need to do is some basic filtering to identify the beeps from the background noise, some averaging over a time window to determine which are dashes and dots, and the rest is just simple lookup tables.
I made the same mistake back in university. We applied machine learning techniques to playing a game (I forget which one), but it turned out that after three rounds of playing the game, the system just built a static lookup table and won all the time. The game just wasn't as random or intuitive as it seemed at first, so our solution to it was serious overkill for the problem at hand.
I'd say it's more like carrying around a wad of cash and getting pissed off because it fell out of your wallet. You have no idea what the qualifications are of the people who design and build these crypto-coin websites. It's not like they have any regulatory and testing requirements you can point to as any assurance that they're at all secure.
The same goes for any black or grey market website. So what if the site uses SSL and is "Verisign Approved" -- that tells you nothing about their back-end security (or lack thereof.)
I said "Judeo-Christian" for a reason: I've never met a Muslim who studies the Bible. While they are to live in peace with the Jews and Christians according to the Koran, their book is the Koran, not the Bible.
It's as if you were claiming the US legal system is British because the original settlers were mostly from the UK.
If you're talking about the number of sects and splinter groups, then maybe "It is the foundation of most of the world's religions.... They all had that basis of the Old Testament." But if you're talking about the population of believers, the Hindus and Buddhists might have a thing or two to say about that.
The only way I can see them getting away with the technology is to restrict their identification to glassholes who've opted in or out to install their software. The general public is not "just data".
Then the technology doesn't fly. They need permission from the person being identfied, so unless they contact everyone they can identify to give them a chance to opt out, they shouldn't be legal. It's not like an email system or an app where the user is being asked for permission.
No one else has the right to give my permission by proxy -- especially not the glassholes.
More importantly, 100% of a contracting fee is an expense for the client company. They can't necessarily write off all their expenses for an employee -- especially the employer side tax contributions.
More importantly, working as an employee often means 60 hour weeks without overtime.
Contracting, I was always paid straight-rate overtime. Not time and a half so as to gouge the customer, but at least compensated for my time. I found contracting kept me in a better headspace about work, too -- I never counted on the company to keep me around. So while my co-workers would be all freaked out at being downsized, I'd just shrug my shoulders and move to the next job with no hard feelings on either side.
I've been ranting about "bi-lateral security agreements" as a means to do an end-run around the bans on spying on citizens/locally that each nation has. This is just proof that such is exactly what the countries are all doing.
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Aww, surprise surprise.
Some whiny-assed bitches with mod points can't take a joke.
Maybe you should go cry to mommy about the mean old grey-beard...
All I've ever seen contributed by teens is slang and whining and posts of crap they claim is music.
Now get off my lawn!
I have the torrent running. It's doing over 100KB/s, and is expected to finish in 4-5 days.
It's not our fault you're on dial-up.
Maybe it's the language that causes brain damage, because here in Canada, we have the Quebecois with that same perverse "protectionist" mentality about their language and culture.
Or maybe they just can't accept the fact that the days of empire are over, and that they no longer matter all that much on the world stage compared to when they were in their glory days.
What I do know is that protectionism and isolationism don't save anything; they just create isolated backwaters that aren't connected with the global culture and the rest of the world.
Stupidest example I can think of: In Quebec, you're supposed to yell "Quatre" on the golf course. The problem with that is "Fore" is short for "Forewarned", not "Four."
You'd think this article was posted just so I could share this link...
http://www.theonion.com/video/braindead-teen-only-capable-of-rolling-eyes-and-te,27225/
Meh. It's nothing but an excuse.
I've never had UPS deliver a package on time, regardless of the time of year.
I'm surprised at FedEx falling behind, but not UPS. UPS is THE worst package delivery service on the planet.
As others have posted, I think you're making the problem far more complex than it needs to be by insisting on using "machine learning" techniques. All you need to do is some basic filtering to identify the beeps from the background noise, some averaging over a time window to determine which are dashes and dots, and the rest is just simple lookup tables.
I made the same mistake back in university. We applied machine learning techniques to playing a game (I forget which one), but it turned out that after three rounds of playing the game, the system just built a static lookup table and won all the time. The game just wasn't as random or intuitive as it seemed at first, so our solution to it was serious overkill for the problem at hand.
I'd say it's more like carrying around a wad of cash and getting pissed off because it fell out of your wallet. You have no idea what the qualifications are of the people who design and build these crypto-coin websites. It's not like they have any regulatory and testing requirements you can point to as any assurance that they're at all secure.
The same goes for any black or grey market website. So what if the site uses SSL and is "Verisign Approved" -- that tells you nothing about their back-end security (or lack thereof.)
But he's not aware of how to use SQL effectively. And I'd bet you dollars to doughnuts this bozo is supposed to be programming database interfaces.
Believing in the same God isn't believing in the same book.
I said "Judeo-Christian" for a reason: I've never met a Muslim who studies the Bible. While they are to live in peace with the Jews and Christians according to the Koran, their book is the Koran, not the Bible.
It's as if you were claiming the US legal system is British because the original settlers were mostly from the UK.
More importantly, most of China follows various "philosophies". They don't even call them "religions."
Apparently you've never had to work with anything but the most recent releases of software.
If you're talking about the number of sects and splinter groups, then maybe "It is the foundation of most of the world's religions. ... They all had that basis of the Old Testament." But if you're talking about the population of believers, the Hindus and Buddhists might have a thing or two to say about that.
The NSA's spying is clearly technically feasible. Boston has been scanning license plates to identify vehicles, not people.
Are you ok with that, too?
If it's not ok for the government or police to spy on you, why some random stranger?
Even the TSA doesn't use technology like this.
The only way I can see them getting away with the technology is to restrict their identification to glassholes who've opted in or out to install their software. The general public is not "just data".
Then the technology doesn't fly. They need permission from the person being identfied, so unless they contact everyone they can identify to give them a chance to opt out, they shouldn't be legal. It's not like an email system or an app where the user is being asked for permission.
No one else has the right to give my permission by proxy -- especially not the glassholes.
So spoof your browser id string.
Oh. Let me guess. Apple and Safari won't let you do that.
More importantly, 100% of a contracting fee is an expense for the client company. They can't necessarily write off all their expenses for an employee -- especially the employer side tax contributions.
More importantly, working as an employee often means 60 hour weeks without overtime.
Contracting, I was always paid straight-rate overtime. Not time and a half so as to gouge the customer, but at least compensated for my time. I found contracting kept me in a better headspace about work, too -- I never counted on the company to keep me around. So while my co-workers would be all freaked out at being downsized, I'd just shrug my shoulders and move to the next job with no hard feelings on either side.
Yeah, but the submitter hadn't tried it, so that makes it "news".
Maybe they should bring back support for WinNT, Win2K, and Win98, too, hunh?
I've been ranting about "bi-lateral security agreements" as a means to do an end-run around the bans on spying on citizens/locally that each nation has. This is just proof that such is exactly what the countries are all doing.
Oh. Wait. 15 hours. Maybe it's not a record after all. :P
Forgot about the 24 hour clock. :)
Gee, three hours to a dupe.
That has to be some kind of new record.